Hot Port News from GAC 15-May-2020 CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF TEMPORARY WIND MONITORING STATION Hong Kong CLOSURE OF MINOR PORTS DURING FOUL SEASON Maharashtra, India SOUTHWEST PASS RECOMMENDED TRANSIT DRAFT Mississippi…
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FAQS India CREW CHANGES POSSIBLE AT SOME PORTS France WEATHER DETERIORATION FORECAST Bahamas HIGH WATER RESTRICTIONS RESCINDED Mississippi River, United States…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 25-Feb-2020 MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION AT PULAU UBIN Singapore DAYLIGHT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO HIGH WATER Mississippi River, United States ADDITIONAL COVID-19 MEASURES South Africa ARRIVING/DEPARTING VESSELS…
 Hot Port News from GAC 23-Aug-2019 UNLOADING OF CAISSON UNITS Hong Kong SOUTH WEST PASS DRAFT INCREASED Mississippi River, United States NEW TOWAGE PROVIDER RATES Eden, Australia PIER CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE,…
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…
Hot Port News from GAC 27-Jun-2019 SUSPENSION OF VESSEL TRAFFIC FOR YACHT RACE Bosphorus, Turkey CHANNEL CLOSURES FOR FIREWORK DISPLAYS Mississippi River, United States Suspension of vessel traffic for yacht…
28-Mar-2019 STEERING LIGHT CONTROLS REQUIREMENTS (CLARIFICATION) Panama Canal, Panama INSPECTION OF EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, CHA KWO LING Hong Kong SEAWALL REINSTATEMENT WORKS AT SIU A CHAU, SOKO ISLANDS Hong Kong…
07-Sep-2018 PORT STATUS NORMAL FOR PORT MOBILE AREA OPERATIONS POST TROPICAL STORM GORDON Mobile, USA GATUN LOCKS OUTAGE Panama Canal, Panama POST-STORM PORT RECOVERY UPDATES Mobile, United States SABINE PASS…
 01-Sep-2017 PORT CONDITIONS RETURNING TO NORMAL Lake Charles, United States SEA PORT CONDITION RECOVERY SET Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange/Lake Charles, United States PORT OPEN WITH RESTRICTIONS Corpus Christi, United States TROPICAL…
 09-Aug-2017 CABINET COUNCIL APPROVES CANAL TOLLS STRUCTURE MODIFICATIONS Panama Canal, Panama LIMITATION OF ANCHORAGE USE Mississippi River, United States Cabinet Council approves Canal tolls structure modifications Wednesday, August 9,…
 04-Aug-2017 SUBMARINE OUTFALL INSPECTION WORKS OFF CHAI WAN Hong Kong NAVIGATION RESTRICTIONS Mississippi River, United States Submarine outfall inspection works off Chai Wan Friday, August 4, 2017, Hong Kong…
 02-Aug-2017 PROHIBITION ON VESSELS OFF MARINA BARRAGE ON 9 AUGUST Singapore LOCKS AND CULVERT OUTAGES Panama Canal, Panama ROCK OPERATIONS Mississippi River, United States of America Prohibition on vessels off…
 19-Jul-2017 MARINE WORKS INSIDE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER Hong Kong ROCK OPERATIONS UNDERWAY Mississippi River, United States Marine Works inside Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter Wednesday, July 19, 2017, Hong…
12-Jun-2017 TROPICAL STORM MERBOK Hong Kong DREDGING AT ALHAMBRA CROSSING Mississippi River, United States QATAR SANCTIONS UPDATE United Arab Emirates Tropical Storm Merbok Monday, June 12, 2017, Hong Kong According…
 03-Jan-2017 SANITARY DUES CHANGES Turkey LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CLOSURE Mississippi River, USA Sanitary dues changes Tuesday, January 3, 2017, Turkey Effective from 1 January 2017, the sanitary dues for…
  13-Apr-2016 NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT PRICING TO TACKLE CRUISE SHIP GREY WATER/SEWAGE DUMPING Helsinki, Finland DRAFT REDUCTION IN SOUTH WEST PASS Mississippi River, USA New…
  –   21-Jan-2016 SEASONAL ICE PROCEDURES: ICE CONDITION 3 Delaware Bay, River & tributaries, USA LOADING RESUMED AT COAL TERMINAL Port Kembla, Australia CHANNEL CLOSURE…
  16-Dec-2015 NEW YEAR’S DAY OPENING OF CENTRAL MARINE OFFICE Hong Kong WATERWAY TO CLOSE TO TRAFFIC Bosphorus, Turkey COAST GUARD CONTINUES RESPONSE TO COLLISION…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that the draft for the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River has been increased from 45 to 47 feet following dredging. In early August,…
River closure for dredging operations December 18, 2014, United States, Mississippi River, Louisiana Due to dredging operations, the Lower Mississippi River will be closed to navigation from 0600 to 1800…
Locks closure for urgent repair works October 23, 2014, Germany, Kiel Canal The New Big North Lock Chamber at Kiel-Holtenau will be taken out of service next week (Monday 27…
River closure for fireworks display October 06, 2014, United States, Mississippi River, Louisiana Tomorrow (7 October), the Lower Mississippi River will be closed from MM 95.5 to MM 96.5 AHOP…
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Your daily news service from ports around the world. In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about: * United States, Mississippi River, Louisiana – Temporary Safety Zone for fireworks display * Singapore,…
Your daily news service from ports around the world. In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about: * France, Fos – Terminal berths to close for maintenance * United States, Mississippi…