Hot Port News from GAC
16-Sep-2020 PORTS CLOSED
Gulf Coast, United States
MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION WORKS AT WEST JURONG CHANNEL
Singapore
NATIONAL LOCKDOWN EXTENDED
India
Ports closed
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Gulf Coast, United States
Port Condition Zulu was set at Mobile, New Orleans and Pascagoula and the ports closed yesterday (15 September), ahead of expected arrival of Hurricane Sally.
Sally was forecast to maintain hurricane strength before making landfall today and rapidly weakening thereafter.
For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at usa@gac.com
Marine soil investigation works at West Jurong Channel
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Singapore
From 14 September to 31 December, marine soil investigation works are being carried out at West Jurong Channel.
According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.060 of 2020 dated 14 September 2020, the works are being conducted 24 hours daily – including Sundays and Public Holidays – at the following coordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
MBH1) 1 deg. 16.837’N / 103 deg. 38.962’E
MBH2) 1 deg. 16.817’N / 103 deg. 38.997’E
MBH3) 1 deg. 16.813’N / 103 deg. 39.039’E
MBH4) 1 deg. 16.788’N / 103 deg. 39.087’E
MBH5) 1 deg. 16.770’N / 103 deg. 39.138’E
MBH6) 1 deg. 16.736’N / 103 deg. 39.184’E
MBH7) 1 deg. 16.774’N / 103 deg. 39.252’E
MBH8) 1 deg. 16.740’N / 103 deg. 39.298’E
MBH9) 1 deg. 16.713’N / 103 deg. 39.347’E
MBH10) 1 deg. 16.682’N / 103 deg. 39.391’E
MBH11) 1 deg. 16.661’N / 103 deg. 39.442’E
MBH12) 1 deg. 16.621’N / 103 deg. 39.479’E
MBH13) 1 deg. 16.590’N / 103 deg. 39.525’E
MBH14) 1 deg. 16.549’N / 103 deg. 39.560’E
MBH15) 1 deg. 16.513’N / 103 deg. 39.603’E
MBH16) 1 deg. 16.483’N / 103 deg. 39.644’E
A jack up barge and tug boat are being used to carry out the marine soil investigation work. A safety boat is deployed in the vicinity of the working area to warn other vessels of the work.
Craft involved in the works exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals.
When in the vicinity of the working area, mariners are reminded to:
a) Keep well clear and not to enter the working area;
b) Maintain a proper lookout;
c) Proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution;
d) Maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 22 (Jurong Control);
and
e) Communicate with Jurong Control for assistance, if required.
For information about operations in Singapore, contact GAC Singapore at singapore@gac.com
National lockdown extended
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, India
The Government of India further extended the national lockdown for containment areas up to 30 September 2020.
At the same time, it has started UNLOCK Phase 1/2/3 extending conditional relaxation (except in containment zones) for most of activities that had been halted for almost six months due to COVID-19
For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in India, contact GAC India at india@gac.com
