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* Hong Kong, Hong Kong – Marine Site Investigation off Tai Ho Wan, Lantau
Island
* Hong Kong, all ports – Codes of Practice issued
* Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 29/08/2013
DATE: August 29, 2013
COUNTRY: Hong Kong
PORT: Hong Kong
Marine Site Investigation off Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island
For approximately 2 months, marine site investigation works involving
drilling of boreholes for the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link will be carried
out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following
co-ordinates (WGS84 Datum) from (A) to (F) and the adjacent shoreline:
(A) 22 deg. 17.962’N / 113 deg. 58.087’E
(B) 22 deg. 18.157’N / 113 deg. 58.170’E
(C) 22 deg. 18.503’N / 113 deg. 57.564’E
(D) 22 deg. 18.596’N / 113 deg. 57.669’E
(E) 22 deg. 18.226’N / 113 deg. 58.287’E
(F) 22 deg. 18.157’N / 113 deg. 58.549’E
The works will be carried out by two flat top barges. One tug and one motor
boat will provide assistance.
A working area of approximately 50 metres will be established around each
barge. Yellow marker buoys fitted with yellow flashing lights will be laid
to mark the positions of the anchors extending from the barges.
The hours of work will be from 0700 to 1900 hours. No work will be carried
out on Sundays and public holidays. Vessels employed for the works will
stay in the works area outside the hours of work.
Vessels engaged in the operations will display signals as prescribed in
international and local regulations.
Vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution.
(For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at
shipping.hongkong@gac.com)
Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.100 of 2013
dated 27 August 2013
DATE: August 29, 2013
COUNTRY: Hong Kong
PORT: all ports
Codes of Practice issued
The following Codes of Practice (COP) have been issued by the Director of
Marine under the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance (Cap 313) and the
Merchant Shipping (Local Vessels) Ordinance (Cap 548) by notification in
the Gazette on 16 August 2013:
Code of Practice – Shipboard Container Handling on Vessels (2ndEdition –
September 2013);
Code of Practice – Shipboard Container Handling on Local Vessels (2nd
Edition – September 2013);
Code of Practice – Working in Confined Space on Vessels (October 2013
Edition);
and
Code of Practice – Working in Confined Space on Local Vessels (October 2013
Edition)
The above first two COPs will supersede the “Code of Practice on Shipboard
Container Handling on Vessels (January 2007 Edition)” and “Code of Practice
on Shipboard Container Handling on Local Vessels (January 2007 Edition)”
respectively and will take effect on 1st September 2013. The last two COPs
will take effect on 1st October 2013.
The above COPs can be obtained from the Marine Industrial Safety Section,
Marine Department, 23rd Floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central,
Hong Kong (Enquiry No.: 2852 4477) or can be downloaded from the Marine
Department website at the addresses below:
http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/
http://www.mardep.gov.hk/en/
(For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at
shipping.hongkong@gac.com)
Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.99 of 2013
dated 27 August 2013
DATE: August 29, 2013
Bunker Update:
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 29/08/2013
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GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 29/08/2013
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO
Aberdeen 0 0 958.00 0
Aden 720.00 0 1, 100.00 0
Alexandria 725.00 705.00 1, 200.00 0
Amsterdam 625.00 601.00 946.00 0
Antwerp 637.00 609.00 959.00 0
Aqaba 0 696.00 990.00 0
Bahrain 0 0 1, 039.00 0
Bergen 698.00 669.00 985.00 0
Busan 668.00 638.00 960.00 950.00
Cape Town 640.00 0 1, 011.00 0
Colombo 670.00 650.00 1, 020.00 0
Dubai 645.00 629.00 900.00 0
Durban 630.00 0 1, 071.00 0
Falmouth 697.00 645.00 972.00 0
Fujairah 670.00 615.00 1, 020.00 0
Gibraltar 689.50 649.50 974.50 0
Hong Kong 629.00 624.00 947.50 0
Houston 694.00 625.00 1, 010.00 0
Istanbul 659.50 635.50 994.50 0
Jeddah 680.00 660.00 1, 060.00 0
Kaohsiung 656.00 646.00 1, 030.00 1, 015.00
Kuwait 606.00 600.00 998.50 0
Leith 0 0 996.00 0
Lerwick 0 0 983.00 0
Malta 712.50 687.50 961.50 0
Mumbai 633.00 631.00 1, 110.00 0
New York & New Jersey 650.00 630.00 1, 000.00 0
Panama 695.00 630.00 1, 045.00 0
Piraeus 700.50 674.50 967.50 0
Port Louis 725.00 0 1, 050.00 0
Port Said 725.00 705.00 1, 065.00 0
Qatar 0 0 970.00 0
Richards Bay 640.00 0 0 0
Rio de Janeiro 663.00 639.00 950.00 0
Rotterdam 631.00 609.00 954.00 0
Salalah 707.00 657.00 1, 175.00 0
Shanghai 669.50 638.00 1, 072.00 0
Sharjah 645.00 629.00 900.00 0
Singapore 614.00 606.00 935.00 0
St Petersburg 605.50 584.50 0 0
Stavanger 0 0 985.00 0
Suez 675.00 655.00 1, 060.00 0
Walvis Bay 705.00 0 1, 070.00 0
West Africa OFFSHORE – FROM ABIDJAN TO LUANDA 0 685.00 1, 010.00 0
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