Hot Port News from GAC 18-Dec-2020 MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT YI O, LANTAU ISLANDHong Kong OPENING HOURS OF CENTRAL MARINE OFFICEHong Kong CIRCULARS RELATED TO DRY BULK CARRIERS, CONTAINER SHIPS…
Hot Port News from GAC 14-Dec-2020 DOLPHIN REPAIRS IN NEW YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTERHong Kong QUARANTINE PERIOD CHANGEMalaysia GATUN LOCKS LANE OUTAGEPanama Canal, Panama TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT…
Hot Port News from GAC 30-Nov-2020 KIEL-CANAL DUES REMAIN SUSPENDEDKiel Canal, Germany HOLIDAY PORT CLOSURE SCHEDULEBuan, Philippines PREVENTING THE DISCHARGE OF EGCS INTO OMANI TERRITORIAL WATERSOman CABLE LAYING WORKS IN…
Hot Port News from GAC 26-Nov-2020 ACTIVATION OF CREW CHANGE HUBDavao, Philippines SUBMARINE OUTFALL INSPECTION OFF RIVER TRADE TERMINAL, TUEN MUNHong Kong ESTABLISHMENT OF SILT CURTAIN AT CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Nov-2020 DREDGING AT INDIRA DOCKMumbai, India JETTY TO CLOSE FOR URGENT MAINTENANCEHaldia, India REBATES FOR CRUDE OIL TANKERSSuez Canal, Egypt MUA ANNOUNCE EXTENDED INDUSTRIAL ACTIONAustralia…
Swissterminal expands intermodal portfolio with new barge service to Rotterdam and Antwerp Frenkendorf, Switzerland, 25 November 2020: Switzerland-based integrated logistics provider Swissterminal AG and its partner DP World have announced…
BIMCO’s Shipping Number Of the Week: Oil tanker Suez Canal transits drop 27% Y-o-Y in October The number of oil tankers passing through the Suez Canal in October have seen…
Panamaxes survive Dry fall; despicable Geopolitical amid further Coronavirus lockdowns. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell 14 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,283. On a weekly basis 133…
Hot Port News from GAC 30-Oct-2020 TYPHOON WARNING Manila, Philippines MAINTENANCE DREDGING OPERATIONS Adelaide, Australia WAITING TIMES AT KIEL CANAL Kiel Canal, Germany Typhoon warning Friday, October 30, 2020, Manila,…
Hot Port News from GAC 27-Oct-2020 PORT DUES TO BE IMPLEMENTED Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates INSTALLATION OF FLOATING SEA BARRIER Singapore CARGO STORAGE AND DECK CARGO MANIFEST FOR OFFSHORE…
Capes’ “surge” in a rather grounded Dry Market whilst Wets “dive”; Geopolitics pathetic and Coronavirus dangerously surge. Neither the Capes nor any other size can dictate or create a Market,…
When common sense prevails: 100% liability finding in a three-ship collision in the Suez Canal The Panamax Alexander, Sakizaya Kalon and Osios David At a Glance… On 5 October 2020, in his last…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Sep-2020 INCREASE OF NEOPANAMAX VESSELS’ MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED DRAFT Panama Canal, Panama UPDATED LIST OF PERMITTED COUNTRIES Seychelles Increase of Neopanamax vessels’ maximum authorized draft Friday,…
Hot Port News from GAC 11-Sep-2020 MODIFICATIONS TO TRANSIT RESERVATION SYSTEM RULES FOR NEOPANAMAX VESSELS Panama Canal, Panama Modifications to Transit Reservation System Rules for Neopanamax vessels Friday, September 11,…
Hot Port News from GAC 04-Sep-2020 MARINE WORKS INSIDE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER Hong Kong COMMENCEMENT OF 2020-2021 BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG (BMSB) RISK SEASON Australia DAMAGED LOCK GATE REPLACED…
Hot Port News from GAC 02-Sep-2020 CREW CHANGES TO COMMENCE, WITH RESTRICTIONS Freeport, Bahamas INCREASE OF THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED DRAFT FOR NEOPANAMAX VESSELS Panama Canal, Panama HURRICANE LAURA PORT CONDITION…
Hot Port News from GAC 01-Sep-2020 UPDATED TRAVEL GUIDELINES Bahamas USE OF ACCOMMODATION LADDERS FITTED WITH TRAPDOORS Panama Canal, Panama TEMPORARY RELIEF MEASURES EXTENDED TO YEAR-END Panama Canal, Panama VESSEL…
Hot Port News from GAC 28-Jul-2020 ELECTRONIC SERVICE FEES Suez Canal, Egypt SACRIFICE HOLIDAY Turkey EID AL-ADHA HOLIDAYS ANNOUNCED Yemen DEPLOYMENT OF UNDERWATER WAVE SENSORS Singapore SHUTDOWN ORDERED Punjab Province,…
Hot Port News from GAC 22-Jul-2020 CREW CHANGE OF FOREIGNERS NOT PERMITTED AT OUTER ANCHORAGE Cochin, India TWO-WEEK LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCED Grand Bahama, Bahamas CREW VISAS NOW AVAILABLE Dubai, United Arab…
Hot Port News from GAC 27-Jun-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 JUNE-11 JULY 2020 Worldwide SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE TO SUBMERGE DREDGE PIPELINE Corpus Christi, United States MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE OBSTRUCTION Delaware River,…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Jun-2020 ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTRICTED AREA AND CLOSURE OF LANDING STEPS AT CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Hong Kong SEAWALL AND PIER REINSTATEMENT WORKS AT DEEP WATER…
Multimodal 2020: On the move to March 2021, with continuity plan in place As a result of the directions provided by both Public Health England and the UK government, the…
BIMCO: Suez Canal ship transits rise amidst the Covid-19 pandemic Transits through the Suez Canal, the beating heart of the Egyptian economy, have stayed remarkably resilient to the fallout of…
Effective response to seafarers from 25 different countries Panama makes the first Isthmic transhipment in the World, during the sanitary crisis of COVID-19 moving crews from the Pacific to the…
CroisiEurope applying Bureau Veritas infection prevention measures across a fleet of 32 vessels ‘Restart your business with BV’ will be delivered to CroisiEurope’s fleet of 30 inland, and two seagoing…