Canals

Hot Port News from GAC St Nazaire/Montoir/Donges/Nantes, France – Dockers’ strike 22 Jun 2021, St Nazaire/Montoir/Donges/Nantes, France Dockers have given notice of a strike/work stoppage from this Thursday (24 June)…

Transport Infrastructure Financing course – 20-24 September 2021 – online 20-24 September 2024 – online Interested in a certified online training on financing and funding of transport infrastructure programmes, introducing a…

Hot Port News from GAC 07-Jun-2021 WORKS AT TUAS WESTERN COASTSingapore SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING FROM CHUNG HOM KOK TO WATERS EAST OF HONG KONGHong Kong CHARGE INCREASE & INTRODUCTION OF…

Hot Port News from GAC 18-May-2021 FREE TIME AFTER BERTHINGKrishnapatnam, India CREW CHANGE ARRANGEMENTSSri Lanka ENTRY OF NON-NATIONALS SUSPENDEDTaiwan WEAKENED CYCLONE STILL BRINGING HIGH WINDSGujarat, India QUARANTINE CONDITIONSMauritius SUSPENSION OF…

Liner shipping transformation – changing business models in the 2020s The liner shipping business model is undergoing a profound change. This will not only bring about changes for the liner…

Hot Port News from GAC 12-May-2021 TRANSITION TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2030Panama Canal, Panama WITHDRAWAL OF CARGO JETTY FOR MAINTENANCE & DREDGINGDeendayal, India NEARLY €25 MILLION EU FUNDING AWARDED TO…

Renovation of Lisbon waterfront Lisbon Tourism Association (ATL) inaugurates the renovation of waterfront next to the iconic Praça do Comércio in Lisbon. Lindley is proud to have been selected for…

“Never waste a good crisis”… to learn… as the saying goes and this is so true in the current situation. In 2020 as well as in the first months of…

(n)EVER GIVEN fairness Hong Kong & UAE, 14 April 2021. The IMarEST UAE branch hosted on 14th of April, a thought-provoking panel discussion on the importance of the seafarer who…

Call for strong governance and additional IWT funding. Fruitful exchange on future IWT sector at high-level 1st PLATINA3 Stage event. Over 250 experts and stakeholders gathered on the 7th and…

Panama Canal Authority postpones planned price hike following calls from shipping industry 14 April 2021, Singapore – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it will postpone price increases…

Hot Port news from GAC 14-Apr-2021 IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSIT RESERVATION SYSTEM TARIFFS POSTPONEDPanama Canal, Panama GULF OF GUINEA STILL PIRACY HOTSPOT: IMB LATEST FIGURESWorldwide VESSEL MOVEMENTS SUSPENDEDShuaiba, Kuwait UPDATED CREW…

Hot Port News from GAC 12-Apr-2021 INSTALLATION OF SINKERS OFF MARINA BARRAGESingapore TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF BIG SISTER’S ISLAND & JETTY FOR REPAIRSSingapore CARGO LIGHTENING CHARGES FOR CAPE SIZE VESSELS CARRYING…

Hot Port News from GAC 05-Apr-2021 NEW BERTHING POLICY & TARIFF STRUCTUREKattupalli, India UPDATED TRANSIT SCHEDULESuez Canal, Egypt New Berthing Policy & Tariff StructureMonday, April 5, 2021, Kattupalli, India Adani…

Hot Port News from GAC 03-Apr-2021 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 4-17 APRIL 2021Worldwide NORMAL CONVOY TIMINGS EXPECTED FROM MONDAYSuez Canal, Egypt World Holidays: 4-17 April 2021Saturday, April 3, 2021, Worldwide Public holidays…

Hot Port News from GAC 31-Mar-2021 PLANNED LOCK CLOSURESHull, United Kingdom UPDATED COVID PROTOCOLRas Laffan, Qatar PILOTAGE TARIFF INCREASEJaneiro state, Brazil ARRANGEMENTS TO CLEAR BACKLOG OF WAITING VESSELS (UPDATED)Suez Canal,…

Hot Port News from GAC 30-Mar-2021 LIGHTERAGE AT PORT ANCHORAGEKrishnapatnam, India NEW SEA PILOTS TARIFF (AMENDED)Port Philip, Australia TRANSIT CONVOYS RESUMED AFTER WATERWAY CLEAREDSuez Canal, Egypt Lighterage at port anchorageTuesday,…

Hot Port News from GAC 29-Mar-2021 SCOUR PROTECTION WORK AT PASIR RIS WAFER FABRICATION PARKSingapore SUSPENSION OF LIQUID CARGO OPERATIONSJawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India EXEMPTION FOR TRANSITING FOREIGN SEAFARERSPhilippines GROUNDED…

Navigating through dire straits By John Faraclas Many times in the past and for a multiple of reasons we have referred to the importance of all of Planet Ocean’s dire…

Hot Port News from GAC 27-Mar-2021 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 MARCH-10 APRIL 2021Worldwide PROGRESS REPORTED IN WORK TO FLOAT GROUNDED VESSELSuez Canal, Egypt World Holidays: 28 March-10 April 2021Saturday, March 27,…

Suez Canal disruption: Analysis of impact on tanker market by Signal Group    There are currently around 30 tankers above 25,000 dwt waiting to cross the Suez Canal. We expect…

Hot Port News from GAC 26-Mar-2021 CREW CHANGE FOR CARGO SHIPSSingapore LIGHTERAGE OPERATION (FOR DRY CARGO VESSELS) AT ANCHORAGEDhamra, India FLOATING SEA BARRIER WORKS AT SENTOSA BEACHFRONT & SENTOSA COVESingapore…

Statement from IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim on MV Ever Given incident The IMO has been closely monitoring the incident involving the MV Ever Given, which ran aground in the…

Ever Given Situation Report 25th March 2021 As of 07:00 Egypt time Thursday 25th March Evergreen can confirm the following: After 48 hours of proactive efforts to re-float Ever Given, the…

Hot Port News from GAC 24-Mar-2021 EFFORTS TO REFLOAT GROUNDED VESSEL (UPDATED)Suez Canal, Egypt NEW GUIDELINES FOR INSTITUTIONAL ISOLATIONOman POSSIBLE DELAYS DUE TO FLOODINGAustralian East Coast, Australia Efforts to refloat…