Implementation of exclusion zone around barge
October 29, 2014, Angola, Cabinda
An exclusion zone has been established at Cabinda 1000 feet around the barge Castoro-10 being used to install and pipelines in the Cabinda-Block 0 for the South Mafumeira project.
The Castoro-10 is currently installing four anchors at the following locations:
CASTORO-10
Lat 05 deg. 32.107’S / Long 012 deg. 06.880’E
ANCORA S1
Lat 05 deg. 32.442’S / Long 012 deg. 06.581’E
ANCORA P1
Lat 05 deg. 32.540’S / Long 012 deg. 06.910’E
ANCORA S4
Lat 05 deg. 31.892’S / Long 012 deg. 06.749’E
ANCORA P4
Lat 05 deg. 31.955’S / Long 012 deg. 07.173’E
For information about operations in Angola contact GAC Angola at angola@gac.com
Northern Right Whale seasonal management
October 29, 2014, United States, New York, NewYork
The NOAA NMFS Seasonal Management Area regulations for the Northern Right Whale go into effect again at 0000 this coming Saturday, November 1. They remain in effect until 1 May.
Ships should not exceed 10 knots between the COLREGS demarcation line (approx. 5-6 gate in Ambrose and ha;fway between 5-6 and 7-8 gates Sandy Hook Channel) out to sea approximately 20 miles.
Because of the reduced transit speeds in Ambrose, beginning Saturday, please plan on additional time to transit between pilot station and Ambrose LBs 5 & 6. For example, most ships can figure approximately 2 hours vice 1 ½ hours from boarding at the pilot station to meeting boats in the Upper Bay.
For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at usa@gac.com
Fire after ships collide
October 29, 2014, Malaysia, Port Klang
A fire broke out on two container ships at Port Klang last night (28 October) after they brushed against one another.
One of the ships was towed away from Westport berth to prevent the blaze spreading, and several tug boats were sent to the scene to douse the flames with seawater.
The second ship was allowed to remain at the berth as its fire was quickly extinguished.
No-one was injured in the incident, and an investigation has been launched.
For information about operations in Malaysia contact GAC-Kudrat at gac-kudrat.malaysia@gac.com
Two-day maintenance shutdown
October 29, 2014, Australia, Port Kembla
No vessel loading operations will be conducted at Port Kembla Coal Terminal from 0700 on Friday (31 October) until 0700 on 2 November, due to the shutdown of No.1 reclaimer for urgent unscheduled repairs.
During the repairs there will be one vessel alongside waiting to resume loading and five vessels at anchorage.
The current waiting time is between 7-10 days for most vessels, which is expected to ease by mid-November.
For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
Fuel Tax to rise
October 29, 2014, Australia, all ports
The Australian Government has announced a rise in Fuel Tax from the present 38.143 cents per litre to 38.600 cpl with effect from 1 November 2014.
For Coastal Shipping, the rate payable for Bunker Excise on coastal bunkers consumed will become 38.600 cpl, with the Excise Rebate remaining at 100% due to the removal of the Carbon Tax from 1 July.
Indexation of fuel duty will return to biannual CPI Indexation from 1 February 2015.
For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert
Market Price Update 29/10/2014
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COUNTRY | 180 CST | 380 CST | MGO | MDO | |
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Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 747.00 | 0 | |
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Aden | 740.00 | 675.00 | 1, 100.00 | 0 | |
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Alexandria | 755.00 | 640.00 | 1, 150.00 | 0 | |
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Amsterdam | 483.00 | 462.00 | 730.00 | 0 | |
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Antwerp | 478.00 | 457.00 | 725.00 | 0 | |
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Aqaba | 0 | 720.00 | 1, 020.00 | 0 | |
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Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 890.00 | 0 | |
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Bergen | 533.00 | 511.00 | 765.00 | 0 | |
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Busan | 535.00 | 515.00 | 750.00 | 740.00 | |
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Cape Town | 532.00 | 0 | 797.00 | 0 | |
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Colombo | 555.00 | 550.00 | 945.00 | 0 | |
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Dubai | 545.00 | 530.00 | 810.00 | 0 | |
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Durban | 498.00 | 0 | 978.00 | 0 | |
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Fujairah | 510.00 | 485.00 | 950.00 | 0 | |
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Gibraltar | 544.00 | 514.00 | 782.00 | 0 | |
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Hambantota | 605.00 | 585.00 | 940.00 | 0 | |
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Hong Kong | 504.00 | 496.00 | 775.00 | 0 | |
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Houston | 527.00 | 457.00 | 817.00 | 0 | |
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Istanbul | 530.00 | 500.00 | 800.00 | 0 | |
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Jeddah | 710.00 | 655.00 | 1, 090.00 | 0 | |
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Kaohsiung | 548.00 | 538.00 | 875.00 | 860.00 | |
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Kuwait | 0 | 520.00 | 1, 200.00 | 0 | |
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Lerwick | 0 | 0 | 794.00 | 0 | |
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Malta | 653.00 | 626.00 | 762.00 | 0 | |
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Montrose | 0 | 0 | 796.00 | 0 | |
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Mumbai | 521.00 | 511.00 | 1, 041.00 | 0 | |
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New York & New Jersey | 542.00 | 487.00 | 853.00 | 0 | |
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Panama | 610.00 | 484.00 | 911.00 | 0 | |
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Piraeus | 556.00 | 536.00 | 776.00 | 0 | |
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Port Louis | 682.00 | 0 | 956.00 | 0 | |
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Port Said | 750.00 | 640.00 | 1, 100.00 | 0 | |
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Qatar | 0 | 0 | 890.00 | 0 | |
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Richards Bay | 523.00 | 0 | 998.00 | 0 | |
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Rio de Janeiro | 505.00 | 481.00 | 869.00 | 0 | |
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Rotterdam | 483.00 | 458.00 | 725.00 | 0 | |
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Salalah | 650.00 | 600.00 | 1, 070.00 | 0 | |
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Shanghai | 545.00 | 516.00 | 958.00 | 0 | |
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Sharjah | 545.00 | 530.00 | 810.00 | 0 | |
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Singapore | 503.00 | 490.00 | 743.00 | 0 | |
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Sohar | 0 | 630.00 | 1, 025.00 | 0 | |
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St Petersburg | 363.00 | 330.00 | 660.00 | 0 | |
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Stavanger | 0 | 0 | 784.00 | 0 | |
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Suez | 690.00 | 615.00 | 1, 090.00 | 0 | |
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Walvis Bay | 682.00 | 0 | 900.00 | 0 | |
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West Africa OFFSHORE – FROM ABIDJAN TO LUANDA | 735.00 | 660.00 | 935.00 | 0 |
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