Lebanon

With great sadness we announce the passing of Mr. Joseph Y. Safra Basel, 10 December 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the death, on this date, of…

Hot Port News from GAC 10-Sep-2020 ENTRY RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN TRAVELERS Malaysia MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT LAI CHI CHONG PIER, TAI PO Hong Kong WAREHOUSE FIRE UNDER CONTROL Beirut, Lebanon…

Capes fell but all other Dries’ balancing act saved the day whilst Turkey might rock World Peace The BDI clinched five points earlier on today and now stands at 1,506.…

  Markets  remain overall buoyant amid perplexed Geopolitics leading to hostilities and a spreading Coronavirus The BDI was up just  a point since yesterday and now stands at 1,501; on a…

Hot Port News from GAC 05-Aug-2020 PROHIBITION OF VESSELS IN THE DEMARCATED AREAS AT EASTERN ANCHORAGES Singapore LOCKDOWN EXTENDED Bahamas MASSIVE DAMAGE TO PORT Beirut, Lebanon PERMISSIBLE DRAFT REDUCED New…

IMO: Statement on Lebanon IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said:  “I express my deepest condolences and sincerest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of…

Capes and Panamaxes lift the BDI, Explosive Geopolitics amid spreading Coronavirus The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 78 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,463. Beirut port explosion brings…

Hot Port News from GAC 04-Aug-2020 SAMSA LEVY ADJUSTMENT South Africa USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORD BOOKS (ERB) ON BOARD SHIPS UNDER MARPOL Hong Kong DREDGING AT WEST KOWLOON REFUSE TRANSFER…

Hot Port News from GAC 09-Jul-2020 COVID-19 TEST FOR ARRIVING CREW Hong Kong REVISED PROCEDURE FOR JOINING CREW Russia INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS SUSPENDED, PASSENGER LIMITS INTRODUCED Australia AMENDED PROTOCOL FOR VESSEL…

Hot Port News from GAC 14-May-2020 MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION NORTH-WEST OF TSING YI Hong Kong INCOMING SEVERE WEATHER (TYPHOON AMBO) Philippines HUB CLOSED AHEAD OF BAD WEATHER Bahamas CANAL SECURES…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Apr-2020 MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT KWUN TONG Hong Kong LOCKDOWN UNTIL 3 MAY India LOCAL TRANSPORTATION RESTRICTIONS, MANPOWER SHORTAGE Krishnapatnam, India IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW RATES…

Hot Port News from GAC 16-Nov-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 17-30 NOVEMBER 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 17-30 November 2019 Saturday, November 16, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming…

Hot Port News from GAC 09-Nov-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 9-23 NOVEMBER 2019 Worldwide BULBUL EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL West Bengal, India World Holidays: 9-23 November 2019 Saturday, November 9, 2019, Worldwide…

02-Feb-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 3-16 FEBRUARY 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 3-16 February 2019 Saturday, February 2, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:…

26-Jan-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 27 JANUARY-9 FEBRUARY 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 27 January-9 February 2019 Saturday, January 26, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include…

20-May-2017 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 21 MAY-3 JUNE 2017 Worldwide World Holidays: 21 May-3 June 2017 Saturday, May 20, 2017, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include…

13-May-2017 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 14-27 MAY 2017 Worldwide World Holidays: 14-27 May 2017 Saturday, May 13, 2017, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:…

04-Feb-2017 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 5-18 FEBRUARY 2017 Worldwide World Holidays: 5-18 February 2017 Saturday, February 4, 2017, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following:…

  28-Jan-2017 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 29 JANUARY-11 FEBRUARY 2017 Worldwide World Holidays: 29 January-11 February 2017 Saturday, January 28, 2017, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the…

Support given to restore structured classroom life for refugees Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 15 December 2016: Thuraya Telecommunications Company has supplied books for classrooms in Lebanon, where displaced Syrian children…

  19-Nov-2016 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 20 NOVEMBER-3 DECEMBER 2016 Worldwide World Holidays: 20 November-3 December 2016 Saturday, November 19, 2016, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the…

  12-Nov-2016 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 13-26 NOVEMBER 2016 Worldwide World Holidays: 13-26 November 2016 Saturday, November 12, 2016, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the following: Tue…

Commenting on the terrorist attacks on Beirut and Paris ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) general secretary Steve Cotton said: “On Friday night, as the people of Lebanon were holding two…

                               14-Nov-2015 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 15-28 NOVEMBER 2015 Worldwide World Holidays: 15-28 November 2015 Saturday, November 14, 2015, Worldwide Public…

12 November 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Representative in Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, have strongly condemned the terrorist attack today in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh. “He…