27-Jan-2016
| DREDGING WORK OFF PULAU SATUMU Singapore |
| CLOSURE TO TRAFFIC FOR BRIDGE WORKS Bosphorus, Turkey |
| CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE North Atlantic, USA |
| Dredging work off Pulau Satumu |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2016, Singapore |
| From 27 January to 29 March, dredging works will be carried out off Pulau Satumu, within the working area bounded by the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum): 1) 01 deg. 09.978’N / 103 deg. 45.011’E 2) 01 deg. 10.065’N / 103 deg. 45.164’E 3) 01 deg. 09.947’N / 103 deg. 45.223’E 4) 01 deg. 10.245’N / 103 deg. 45.442’E 5) 01 deg. 09.925’N / 103 deg. 45.759’E 6) 01 deg. 09.524’N / 103 deg. 45.081’EAccording to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.11 of 2016 dated 26 January 2016, the works will be conducted 24 hours daily including Sundays and Public Holidays.The dredging work will be carried out by Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) pulling the draghead over the seabed. The TSHD is self-propelled and will maintain a speed of around two knots during the dredging work.Craft involved in the works will exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals. When in the vicinity of the working area, mariners are reminded to: For information about operations in Singapore contact GAC Singapore at singapore@gac.com |
| Closure to traffic for bridge works |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2016, Bosphorus, Turkey |
| The Bosphorus will be closed to traffic from 00:15 to 18:00 hours on Friday 29 January, due to works on the 3. bridge (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge).For information about operations in the Turkish Straits contact GAC Isxtanbul at turkey@gac.com |
| Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale |
| Wednesday, January 27, 2016, North Atlantic, USA |
| The National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce issued a Final Rule to replace the critical habitat for right whales in the North Atlantic with two new areas.The areas being designated as critical habitat contain approximately 29, 763 nm \2\ of marine habitat in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank region (Unit 1) and off the Southeast U.S. coast (Unit 2).NOAA has considered positive and negative economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the critical habitat. It is not excluding any particular area from the final critical habitat.NOAA made one change from the proposed rule to the areas designated as right whale critical habitat, extending Unit 2 further to the south to include an area that is a portion of the critical habitat designated in 1994, expanding the area south and increasing Unit 2 by approximately 341 nm\2\. Unit 2 now includes nearshore and offshore waters of the southeastern U.S., extending from Cape Fear, North Carolina south to approximately 27 nm below Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The January 27, 2016 rule, available on the Maritime Exchange NOAA Web page at http://www.maritimedelriv.com/ (For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at usa@gac.com) Source: Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay Information dated 27 January 2016 |
