Bourbon ties up dozens of vessels, largely in the Gulf of Guinea
Bourbon Maritime, a leading offshore services company, is bearing the brunt of a dual crisis.
05/06/2020 at 17h06, by Africa Business+
The Covid-19 pandemic is weighing heavily on the organisation of operations, with border closures seriously complicating the company’s ability to rotate its seamen in Africa. Accordingly, in a first, Bourbon was driven to charter its own Paris-Luanda flight in mid-May with more than 100 employees on board in each direction.
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