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- United Kingdom, Newport (Gwent) – Petroleum berth maintenance closure
- Qatar, Doha – Port working hours during Eid AlAdha Dhul Haja
- Egypt, Suez Canal – Container ships transit fees
- Panama, Colon – Demonstrations & disruption to continue and escalate
- Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 22/10/12
DATE: October 22, 2012 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PORT: Newport (Gwent) Petroleum berth maintenance closure
The Petroleum berth at Newport, Cattedown Wharves, will be closed for essential maintenance (installation of new hydraulic hoses) as follows: – Mon 5 November: 1200–1630 hours – Tue 6 November: 0830–1630 hours – Wed 7 November: 0830–1600 hours
For information about operations in the UK contact GAC UK at uk@gac.com
DATE: October 22, 2012 COUNTRY: Qatar PORT: Doha Port working hours during Eid AlAdha Dhul Haja
Doha Port has advised working hours for the coming Eid AlAdha Dhul Haja, as follows:
Friday, 26 October – First Day of Eid. Work (vessels’ operations, delivery, receiving, vessels’ maneuvering, etc.) to stop completely.
The period from 25 October to 3 Novewmber will be considered as overtime, and the following working hours will apply:
1st Shift: 06:00-14:00 (Meal break from 11:30 to 12:30)
2nd Shift: 14:00-22:00 (Meal break from 18:00 to 19:00)
3rd Shift: 22:00-06:00 (No Breaks)
On Fridays, there will be a prayer time break from 11:00 to 14:00.
Pilotage (vessels mooring/unmooring) working hours: – Work to stop completely on first day of Eid – The remaining days will be as normal (24/7).
For information about operations in Qatar contact GAC Qatar at qatar@gac.com
DATE: October 22, 2012 COUNTRY: Egypt PORT: Suez Canal Container ships transit fees
Due to the interruption of work at Sukhna port, and the fact that container ships are currently unable to unload their cargo at Sukhna and are obliged to transit the Suez Canal to discharge their cargo at any of the Egyptian Ports along to the Mediterranean, the Suez Canal Authority has decided that the above mentioned ships shall enjoy transit dues exemption on their return trip on the following conditions:
1- Ship master has to provide a statement of the number of containers coming to Sukhna port.
2- A certificate from the discharge port showing the number of containers that had been discharged and that Egypt is the destination of such containers and also showing the departure date of the container ship.
3- The container ship has to make a direct return to transit the Suez Canal southbound without carrying out any charging operations.
This circular takes effect from Oct. 22nd / 2012 and remains Valid until things get back to normal at Sukhna port.
(For information about operations in the Suez Canal contact GAC Egypt at suezcanal@gac.com)
Source: Suez Canal Circular No.1/2012
DATE: October 22, 2012 COUNTRY: Panama PORT: Colon Demonstrations & disruption to continue and escalate
Protestors have announced they will continue demonstrations, disruptions and closures of major highways and entrances to the City of Colon, Cristobal (Atlantic sector), on a much larger scale, from today (Monday 22 October).
So far, this has not affected port operations or Panama Canal traffic as pilots and personnel are being mobilised by the water during the road closures. However, the threat exists that there could be a collateral impact on port operations and/or Panama Canal traffic.
For security reasons, GAC-Wilford & McKay’s Cristobal Office is working with a skeleton staff. For any urgent matters please contact office staff on their mobile phones. Emails will be continuously monitored.
For information about operations in Panama contact GAC-Wilford & McKay at gac-wilfordmckay.panama@gac.
DATE: October 22, 2012 Bunker Update: MARKET PRICE UPDATE 22/10/12
GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert MARKET PRICE UPDATE 22/10/12
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO
Aden 735.00 0 1, 204.00 0
Alexandria 778.00 720.00 1, 160.00 0
Aqaba 0 753.00 1, 070.00 0
Bahrain 0 0 1, 096.00 0
Busan 680.00 660.00 992.00 982.00
Cape Town 699.00 0 1, 049.00 0
Colombo 790.00 745.00 1, 150.00 0
Dubai 655.00 640.00 875.00 0
Durban 671.00 0 1, 121.00 0
Falmouth 735.50 700.50 1, 044.50 0
Fujairah 660.00 640.00 1, 040.00 0
Gibraltar 728.50 693.50 1, 041.50 0
Hong Kong 669.50 657.00 988.50 986.50
Houston 689.00 618.00 1, 049.00 0
Istanbul 673.50 658.50 1, 028.50 0
Jeddah 725.00 710.00 1, 150.00 0
Kaohsiung 693.00 681.00 1, 025.00 1, 010.00
Kuwait 649.50 636.50 0 1, 014.00
Malta 754.50 729.50 1, 013.50 0
Mumbai 673.50 660.50 1, 097.50 0
New York & New Jersey 656.00 626.00 1, 018.00 0
Panama 689.00 639.00 1, 036.00 0
Port Said 740.00 719.00 1, 250.00 0
Qatar 0 0 920.00 0
Rio de Janeiro 655.00 631.50 1, 056.00 0
Rotterdam 680.50 655.50 0 0
Salalah 710.00 670.00 1, 140.00 0
Shanghai 691.50 674.50 1, 070.50 0
Sharjah 655.00 640.00 875.00 0
Singapore 658.50 647.50 982.50 977.50
St Petersburg 570.50 555.50 0 0
Suez 730.00 746.00 1, 170.00 0
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