12-Dec-2021

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship 'X-Press Pearl', are pleased to report that a further four former crewmembers of the vessel have had their travel bans lifted by a Sri Lankan court on Friday, December 10, 2021. Arrangements are currently being made for their immediate repatriation to their families after spending more than six months in Sri Lanka after their evacuation from the vessel on May 25, 2021.

We continue to work with the Sri Lankan authorities towards the further lifting of travel bans for the four remaining crew members who remain housed at a hotel in Colombo. We are very aware and concerned about the toll that their lengthy separation from family and friends is taking on them mentally and physically and the ongoing burden placed on their families at home. We are providing as much support as possible to these much-valued seafarers and their families and are hoping to see them repatriated as soon as possible.