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In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* Angola, Soyo – Position of accommodation barge
* United States, Delaware River – Closure of Reedy Point South Anchorage
* Ukraine, all ports – Port ops continuing as normal
* Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 03/03/2014
DATE: March 03, 2014
COUNTRY: Angola
PORT: Soyo
Position of accommodation barge
Until further notice, the accommodation barge M/V JASCON 30 is situated in
WGS84 position as follows: Latitude 06° 21.02’S, Longitude 011° 09.18’E.
A 500m exclusion zone around the position should be observed by all vessels
transiting the area.
For further information please contact Soyo Port Control on VHF channel 11.
(For information about operations in Angola contact GAC Angola at
angola@gac.com)
Source: Soyo Maritime Authority Safety Notice No.07/14
DATE: March 03, 2014
COUNTRY: United States
PORT: Delaware River
Closure of Reedy Point South Anchorage
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone around the upper
portion of Reedy Point South Anchorage No.3 to allow for the continuation
of dredging operations in New Castle Range.
The temporary safety zone is effective from March 5, 2014 until April 22,
2014, unless cancelled earlier by the Captain of the Port.
The safety zone will encompass all waters of Reedy Point South Anchorage
No.3 upriver of a line drawn between positions 39 deg. 33’7.5″N, 75 deg.
33’2.0″W and 39 deg. 33’8.8N”, 75 deg. 32’31.8W, as charted on NOAA chart
12311.
While the Dredge ESSEX is operating within the area, vessels heading north
through the Delaware River with intent to transit the Chesapeake & Delaware
(C&D) Canal will be re-directed through this portion of the anchorage.
Anchoring within this portion of the anchroage will not be permitted while
the temporary safety zone is in effect.
Vessels heading south through the Delaware River with intent to pass the
Dredge ESSEX should call the Dredge ESSEX at least 30 minutes prior to
passage. The Dredge ESSEX will monitor channels 13 and 16 and can be
contacted by phone at 757-353-0455. Mariners are cautioned to remain a safe
distance away from the dredge, buoys, cables, pipelines, barges, derricks,
wires, and related equipment and are urged to operate at minimum steerage
speed to reduce wake when transting the area.
(For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at
usa@gac.com)
Source: U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Marine Safety Information
Bulletin #24-14 dated 28 February 2014
DATE: March 03, 2014
COUNTRY: Ukraine
PORT: all ports
Port ops continuing as normal
Local sources in Ukraine report that operations at all the country’s ports
are continuing as normal and without delays.
For information about operations in Ukraine contact GAC-Maxmarin at
gac-maxmarin.ukraine@gac.com
DATE: March 03, 2014
Bunker Update:
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 03/03/2014
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GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert
MARKET PRICE UPDATE 03/03/2014
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO Aberdeen 0 0 570.00 0 Aden 730.00 0 1, 115.00 0 Alexandria 0 0 1, 180.00 0 Amsterdam 604.00 581.00 890.00 0 Antwerp 607.00 587.00 899.00 0 Aqaba 0 697.00 1, 030.00 0 Bahrain 0 0 1, 065.00 0 Barrow 0 0 1, 010.00 0 Bergen 704.00 677.00 960.00 0 Busan 670.00 640.00 947.50 937.50 Cape Town 658.00 655.00 1, 025.00 0 Dubai 638.00 617.00 908.00 0 Durban 616.00 0 1, 045.00 0 Falmouth 672.00 625.00 989.00 0 Fawley 0 0 984.00 0 Felixstowe 0 0 1, 058.00 0 Fujairah 626.00 618.00 990.00 0 Gibraltar 716.50 676.50 969.50 0 Grangemouth 0 0 585.00 0 Harwich 0 0 1, 045.00 0 Hong Kong 644.50 638.50 958.50 0 Houston 675.00 605.00 1, 025.00 0 Immingham 0 0 985.00 0 Invergordon 0 0 1, 010.00 0 Istanbul 655.50 620.50 980.50 0 Jeddah 700.00 690.00 1, 070.00 0 Kaohsiung 668.00 656.00 1, 040.00 1, 025.00 Kuwait 625.00 616.00 989.00 0 Leith 0 0 584.00 0 Lerwick 0 0 587.00 0 Malta 743.50 722.50 940.50 0 Mersey 0 0 575.00 0 Milford Haven 0 0 1, 027.00 0 Mumbai 637.50 629.50 1, 129.50 0 New York & New Jersey 680.00 626.00 1, 075.00 0 Panama 695.00 635.00 1, 050.00 0 Piraeus 720.00 695.50 944.50 0 Plymouth 0 0 1, 035.00 0 Port Louis 702.00 0 1, 040.00 0 Port Said 0 0 1, 070.00 0 Qatar 0 0 960.00 0 Richards Bay 633.00 0 1, 050.00 0 Rio de Janeiro 666.00 643.00 1, 020.00 0 Rotterdam 613.00 590.00 899.00 0 Salalah 712.00 662.00 1, 120.00 0 Shanghai 652.50 649.50 1, 083.00 0 Sharjah 638.00 617.00 908.00 0 Singapore 635.00 622.00 930.00 0 Sohar 0 629.00 1, 020.00 0 St Petersburg 409.50 388.50 0 0 Stavanger 0 0 975.00 0 Suez 0 0 1, 070.00 0 Walvis Bay 690.00 0 1, 040.00 0 West Africa OFFSHORE 0 622.00 995.00 0
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