| PILOTAGE SUSPENDED Port Botany, Australia |
| COAL TERMINAL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE Port Kembla, Australia |
| SANDSTORM CLOSES PORT Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Pilotage suspended |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Port Botany, Australia |
| Due to adverse weather, all pilotage at Port Botany have been suspended. The current swell height 3km off the port is averaging 6.1m, with a maximum height of 8.9m.
Conditions will be re-assessed at 0600 hours local time tomorrow morning (12 April). All berthed vessels are working as normal. For information about operations at Australian ports, contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com |
| Coal Terminal industrial dispute |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Port Kembla, Australia |
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Three days of industrial action have started today (11 April) at Port Kembla Coal Terminal over a dispute regarding Employee Enterprise Agreement negotiations. As a result of the action, there will be:
The dispute is affecting the shipping programme with one vessel presently alongside waiting to complete cargo loading, four at anchorage and another four vessels due off port by Friday 14 April. For information about operations at Australia ports contact GAC Australia at shipping.auistralia@gac.com |
| Sandstorm closes port |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
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Jeddah Port halted operations due to a sandstorm at 1100 hours local time today (11 April). For further details and updates, or information about operations in Jeddah, contact GAC Saudi Arabia at jeddah@gac.com |
