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* Australia, Gladstone – Port status update (7 February 2013)
* Australia, Newcastle – Rail union calls two back-to-back 24-hour strikes
* Ecuador, Guayaquil – Change to maximum LOA
* Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 07/02/13
DATE: February 07, 2013
COUNTRY: Australia
PORT: Gladstone
Port status update (7 February 2013)
Gladstone Ports Corporation has advised that, despite the impact of recent extreme weather conditions, RGT and Barney Point coal terminals are fully operational and stockpiles are accessible for loading and unloading.
There are still considerable clean-up activities to be completed, however all issues related to blocked stormwater drains, flooded conveyors and reclaim tunnels are now resolved.
Rail providers and coal customers are exploring options for maximising tonnage through the port whilst the supply chain is recovering. Repairs to the Blackwater Line were completed yesterday (6 February), ahead of schedule. The Moura Line suffered extensive damage and is expected to re-open progressively from 18 February. The complete line is not expected to be operational before 25 February.
A number of Force Majeures are in place, as follows:
Yancoal declared a Force Majeure for its Yarrabee coal mine, after it received more than 360 mm of rain in the pit. Production was suspended, restarting after a two-day shutdown. The Force Majeure was declared due to damage caused to the Blackwater rail corridor by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald. Yarrabee, along with several other mines on the same rail corridor, is currently not able to rail coal from the mines to the port in Gladstone.
However, coal haulage operations from Yarrabee to the Boonal rail loadout facility are continuing normally.
Following flooding in Queensland, Xstrata declared a Force Majeure on some of its coal exports as heavy rains damage its rail network. Rio Tinto Ltd also declared a Force Majeure on coal sales contracts from its Kestrel mine due to damage to the Blackwater rail network.
For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
DATE: February 07, 2013
COUNTRY: Australia
PORT: Newcastle
Rail union calls two back-to-back 24-hour strikes
Australia’s main rail union has announced two 24-hour strikes starting at midday tomorrow (Friday 8 February).
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union had already planned a Friday’s 24-hour strike when it gave Pacific National notice of the second strike to start on Saturday.
The consecutive strikes are expected to affect the New South Wales coal industry, as Pacific National hauls about 300, 000 tonnes of coal per day.
There could have an impact on exports through Newcastle, and a lesser extent Port Kembla, as there will effectively be 600, 000 MT less coal in the stockpiles when railing resumes on Sunday. Some delay in shipping is possible.
For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
DATE: February 07, 2013
COUNTRY: Ecuador
PORT: Guayaquil
Change to maximum LOA
Following a resolution regarding the navigation in the Estero del Muerto, vessels with LOA up to 195 metres may now enter Fertisa Terminal.
The maximum LOA allowed will be 200 metres (after security committee approval).
(For information about operations in the Americas, contact the GAC Houston Hub Agency Centre at hub.us@gac.com)
Source: Ultramar Network Ecuador – GAC agent
DATE: February 07, 2013
Bunker Update:
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 07/02/13
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GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert MARKET PRICE UPDATE 07/02/13
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO
Aberdeen 0 0 0 0
Aden 725.00 0 1, 110.00 0
Alexandria 715.00 700.00 1, 200.00 0
Amsterdam 661.00 636.00 994.50 0
Antwerp 672.00 641.00 1, 004.00 0
Aqaba 0 0 1, 070.00 0
Bahrain 0 0 1, 104.00 0
Barrow 0 0 0 0
Busan 705.00 680.00 1, 020.00 1, 010.00
Cape Town 693.00 0 1, 114.00 0
Colombo 750.00 720.00 1, 145.00 0
Dubai 655.00 640.00 865.00 0
Durban 699.00 0 1, 120.00 0
Falmouth 740.00 679.50 1, 058.00 0
Fawley 0 0 0 0
Felixstowe 0 0 0 0
Fujairah 670.00 645.00 1, 010.00 0
Gibraltar 745.50 700.50 1, 040.50 0
Grangemouth 0 0 0 0
Harwich 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong 671.50 667.75 1, 012.00 0
Houston 738.00 643.00 1, 056.00 0
Immingham 0 0 0 0
Invergordon 0 0 0 0
Istanbul 691.50 661.50 1, 054.50 0
Jeddah 700.00 690.00 1, 080.00 0
Kaohsiung 692.00 685.00 1, 054.00 1, 039.00
Kuwait 652.00 646.00 1, 004.00 0
Leith 0 0 0 0
Malta 755.50 727.50 1, 024.50 0
Mersey 0 0 0 0
Milford Haven 0 0 0 0
Mumbai 680.50 674.50 1, 114.00 0
New York & New Jersey 693.00 663.00 1, 065.00 0
Newport 0 0 0 0
Nigg Bay 0 0 0 0
Panama 760.00 660.00 1, 045.00 0
Piraeus 760.50 735.50 1, 019.50 0
Plymouth 0 0 0 0
Port Said 715.00 695.00 1, 080.00 0
Qatar 0 0 930.00 0
Ramsgate 0 0 0 0
Rio de Janeiro 665.00 641.00 1, 035.00 0
Rotterdam 669.00 644.00 1, 002.50 0
Salalah 735.00 695.00 1, 190.00 0
Shanghai 699.00 681.00 1, 096.50 0
Sharjah 655.00 640.00 865.00 0
Sheerness 0 0 0 0
Singapore 667.00 659.00 975.00 0
St Petersburg 603.50 588.50 0 0
Suez 695.00 665.00 1, 080.00 0
Tees 0 0 0 0
Thames 0 0 0 0
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* arrived late and refers to the seventh of February report
