John Faraclas on ERT’s global radio station “The Voice of Greece”, in the program “Greeks Everywhere”, with Thanos Choupis who interviewed him on the ragging wars and others about to…
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement: “It is deeply saddening to follow the horrific reports of the casualties on the merchant vessel True Confidence, following an attack on the…
Hot Port News from GAC 02-Oct-2020 TEMPORARY ESTABLISHMENT OF ACOUSTIC MONITORS FOR DOLPHIN SURVEY Hong Kong INDUSTRIAL ACTION PAUSED Australia ROADS TO OIL PORTS BLOCKED Aden, Yemen OPL OPERATIONS SUSPENDED…
Hot Port News from GAC 13-May-2020 REVISED CREW CHANGES FAQS India CREW CHANGES POSSIBLE AT SOME PORTS France WEATHER DETERIORATION FORECAST Bahamas HIGH WATER RESTRICTIONS RESCINDED Mississippi River, United States…
Hot Port News from GAC 30-Apr-2020 SCALE OF RATES TO INCREASE Paradip, India MARITIMESG TOGETHER PACKAGE FOR MARITIME COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS AND SEAFARERS Singapore TEMPORARY RELIEF MEASURES Panama Canal, Panama TEMPORARY…
Hot Port News from GAC 26-Apr-2020 CURFEW AMENDMENT Sri Lanka SUSPENSION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS EXTENDED Pakistan SELF-ADMINISTRATION DECLARED Aden, Yemen Curfew amendment Sunday, April 26, 2020, Sri Lanka Lifting and…
Hot Port News from GAC 11-Apr-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 12-25 APRIL 2020 Worldwide PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES FOR ARRIVING SHIPS Aden, Yemen PRIVATE AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BETWEEN KARACHI, LAHORE & ISLAMABAD Pakistan SELF-ISOLATION FOR…
Hot Port News from GAC 21-Jan-2020 DEMOLITION WORKS AT SOUTHERN TUAS BASIN Singapore CONSTRUCTION OF OUTFALLS AT THE FORMER KAI TAK RUNWAY Hong Kong GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESEARCH ENTERS NEXT PHASE…
Hot Port News from GAC 25-Nov-2019 PILOTAGE ALLOWANCE AMENDMENT Aden, Yemen DIGITAL BERTH ADVICE APPLICATION TRIAL Rotterdam, Netherlands WORKS OFF SOUTH OF MARINA EAST Singapore Pilotage allowance amendment Monday, November…
Hot Port News from GAC 20-Nov-2019 AMENDMENT OF PILOTAGE ALLOWANCE Aden, Yemen PORT OPS SUSPENDED DUE TO STRONG WINDS Dammam, Saudi Arabia Amendment of pilotage allowance Wednesday, November 20, 2019,…
Hot Port News from GAC 28-Aug-2019 REMOVAL OF JETTY AND INSTALLATION OF MONO PILES Singapore VICTORY DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Turkey DORIAN NEARING VIRGIN ISLANDS & PUERTO RICO Virgin Islands &…
Hot Port News from GAC 19-Aug-2019 MINISTRIES CLOSE ADEN OFFICES, AIRPORT AND PORT STILL OPERATING Aden, Yemen DRAFT INCREASED Mississippi River, United States Ministries close Aden offices, airport and port…
aden, Yemen Hot Pot News from GAC 14-Aug-2019 CEASEFIRE AGREED Aden, Yemen COLLISION AT ISTANBUL ANCHORAGE Istanbul, Turkey THREATS TO COMMERCIAL VESSELS Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman,…
Hot Port News from GAC 08-Aug-2019 FIVE-DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY Turkey BAD WEATHER/STRONG WIND WARNINGS Brazil PORT STILL OPERATING DESPITE CLASHES Aden, Yemen ONE-WAY TRAFFIC RECOMMENDED FOR STONE PLACEMENT WORKS Lower…
08-Nov-2017 AROUND THE ISLAND YACHT RACE Hong Kong PORT EXEMPT FROM CLOSURE Aden, Yemen Around the Island Yacht Race Wednesday, November 8, 2017, Hong Kong A large-scale yacht race…
18-Mar-2017 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 19 MARCH-1 APRIL 2017 Worldwide PORT DECLARES READY TO RECEIVE CONTAINERS & OTHER CARGO TRAFFIC Aden, Yemen World Holidays: 19 March-1 April 2017 Saturday, March 18, 2017,…
20-Feb-2017 PORT DUES SUBSIDY WITHDRAWN Saudi Arabia SHOALING ALERTS Delaware River, USA CITY IN TOTAL BLACKOUT Aden, Yemen Port dues subsidy withdrawn Monday, February 20, 2017, Saudi Arabia Saudi Ports…
14-Nov-2016 DREDGING AT TEMASEK FAIRWAY Singapore MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION, TAP SHEK KOK Hong Kong PORT OF FUJAIRAH – BERTH CRITERIA AMENDMENT Fujairah, UAE PORT…
11-Apr-2016 LANDING CRAFT SUNK Port Khalid, Sharjah, UAE PORT RESUMES BUNKER SUPPLY OPERATIONS Aden, Yemen REMOVAL OF FLOATING SEA BARRIER OFF POYAN RESERVOIR Singapore…
Precondition for lock entry April 24, 2015, Germany, Kiel Canal The Kiel Canal authorities have announced that due to limited lock capacity it will be mandatory to check efficiency of…
Our fifteenth weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015, tonight Friday the 10th of April 2015, with John Faraclas of…
PORT STILL VIRTUALLY CLOSED DUE TO FIGHTING Yemen, Aden HOLY WEEK HOLIDAY Panama, all ports BUNKER UPDATE – MARKET PRICE UPDATE 01/04/2015 Port still virtually closed due to fighting April…
REBEL SHELLING EFFECTIVELY CLOSES PORT Yemen, Aden PULAU TEKONG RECLAMATION WORKS Singapore, Singapore Rebel shelling effectively closes port March 30, 2015, Yemen, Aden The port of Aden is effectively closed…
The “BRILLANTE VIRTUOSO” SUEZ FORTUNE INVESTMENTS LTD and PIRAEUS BANK SA v TALBOT UNDERWRITING LTD and others On 5th-6th July 2011, the vessel Brillante Virtuoso was taken by pirates off…
International private maritime security expert Sea Marshals Ltd has expanded into new premises to cope with its growing workload, particularly in the Gulfs of Guinea and Aden. Sea Marshals marked…