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In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* Worldwide – Notice regarding SPM Channel regulations
* Indonesia, Tuban – TPPI Tuban Port Update
* Argentina, San Lorenzo-San Martin – Sailors strike at San Lorenzo Port
* Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 20/05/13
DATE: May 20, 2013
COUNTRY: Worldwide
Notice regarding SPM Channel regulations
Please advise all your ship masters to refrain from crossing the SPM channel, please refer to our Notice to Mariner no. 161 dated 28 June 2012.
This restricted area is under continuous surveillance and vessels crossing will be recorded in our SPM Channel Monitoring System automatically.
Ship Master / Utility Boat Master crossing the SPM Channel by ignoring our regulations will invite a fine of US Dollars 10, 000/-
Source: HARBOUR MASTER
DATE: May 20, 2013
COUNTRY: Indonesia
PORT: Tuban
TPPI Tuban Port Update
This is to inform that TPPI Tuban Port is being inactivated since December 2011 due to administration matters with PERTAMINA (Government oil company) and will be re-activate on June 2013.
As per local authorities, Port Tariff will remain the same.
Anyway, we will inform you for any changes of Port Tariff when Port will be fully operational again.
Source: Local agent
DATE: May 20, 2013
COUNTRY: Argentina
PORT: San Lorenzo-San Martin
Sailors strike at San Lorenzo Port
Pls note that according latest information received, sailors of mooring/unmooring boats at San Lorenzo port called for a strike
for undetermined period of time, starting next may 20th 0000hs.
Time being is not confirmed how/if the measure will affect the operation of the vessels.
More updates to follow.
Source: AMI Operations
DATE: May 20, 2013
Bunker Update:
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 20/05/13
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO
- Aberdeen 0 0 915.00 0
- Aden 745.00 0 1, 110.00 0
- Alexandria 0 0 1, 180.00 0
- Amsterdam 600.00 578.00 846.00 0
- Antwerp 613.00 586.00 859.00 0
- Aqaba 0 730.00 1, 030.00 0
- Bahrain 0 0 1, 017.00 0
- Bergen 680.00 660.00 895.00 0
- Busan 647.00 621.00 930.00 920.00
- Cape Town 697.00 0 963.00 0
- Colombo 675.00 665.00 1, 065.00 0
- Dubai 645.00 625.00 820.00 0
- Durban 668.00 0 1, 095.00 0
- Falmouth 0 605.00 970.0 0
- Fujairah 675.00 615.00 1, 010.00 0
- Gibraltar 685.50 653.50 927.50 0
- Hong Kong 636.50 627.00 920.00 0
- Houston 668.00 580.00 960.00 0
- Istanbul 651.50 626.50 945.50 0
- Jeddah 710.00 690.00 1, 100.00 0
- Kaohsiung 649.00 635.00 954.00 939.00
- Kuwait 623.50 614.00 1, 009.00 0
- Leith 0 0 944.00 0
- Lerwick 0 0 919.0 0
- Malta 686.50 668.50 907.50 0
- Mumbai 636.00 621.50 1, 044.50 0
- New York & New Jersey 625.00 595.00 985.00 0
- Panama 676.00 604.0 1, 015.00 0
- Piraeus 690.50 664.50 912.50 0
- Port Louis 730.00 0 1, 025.00 0
- Port Said 685.00 705.00 1, 100.00 0
- Qatar 0 0 915.0o 0
- Richards Bay 681.00 0 1, 105.00 0
- Rio de Janeiro 634.50 620.00 970.00 0
- Rotterdam 609.00 586.00 854.00 0
- Salalah 690.00 644.00 1, 100.00 0
- Shanghai 647.00 626.50 1, 081.50 0
- Sharjah 645.00 625.00 820.00 0
- Singapore 616.00 605.00 870.00 0
- St Petersburg 594.50 572.50 0 0
- Stavanger 0 0 891.00 0
- Suez 700.00 705.00 1, 110.00 0
- Walvis Bay 695.00 0 1, 000.00 0
- West Africa OFFSHORE – FROM ABIDJAN TO LUANDA 0 701.00 1, 010.00 0
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