Nigeria

Hot Port News from GAC Independence Day holiday 30 Sep 2021, NigeriaThe Federal Government of Nigeria has declared tomorrow, Friday 1 October, a public holiday to mark the country’s 61st…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Oct-2020 CREW CHANGE REQUIREMENTS Denmark PORT OPERATIONS TO CONTINUE ON RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY (30 OCTOBER) Pakistan PUBLIC HOLIDAY – EID-EL-MAULUD CELEBRATION (29 OCTOBER) Nigeria FREEPORT TRAFFIC…

Seafarers “extremely vulnerable” to attacks – Sailors’ Society responds to stowaway incident off UK coast Attacks on ships can be “utterly terrifying” for the seafarers involved, Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade…

Hot Port News from GAC 21-Oct-2020 TRAFFIC SUSPENSION FOR YACHT RACE Bosphorus, Turkey SAFETY ZONE ESTABLISHED AROUND RIG Sabine Bank Channel, United States 24-HOUR CURFEW IMPOSED Lagos, Nigeria UPDATED LIST…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Sep-2020 MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION AT TUAS BAY AND TUAS BASIN Singapore CREW CHANGE PROCEDURES Malaysia CREW CHANGES POSSIBLE Lagos & Port Harcourt, Nigeria Marine soil…

Hot Port News from GAC 18-Sep-2020 CONSTRUCTION OF JETTY AT WEST JURONG CHANNEL Singapore MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT DEEP WATER BAY Hong Kong TEMPORARY LOADING FACILITY AT THE FORMER KAI…

Hapag-Lloyd continues to grow in West Africa and opens office in Nigeria As the largest economy and one of the most populous countries in Africa, Nigeria plays a crucial role…

Hot Port news from GAC 29-Jul-2020 POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE Bahamas ADDITIONAL WEEKEND LOCKDOWNS ANNOUNCED Bahamas FLIGHTS REOPENED WITH RESTRICTIONS Indonesia CREW CHANGES SUSPENDED FOR SHIPS WITHOUT CARGO OPERATIONS Hong Kong…

Hot Port News from GAC 21-Apr-2020 TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN EXTENSION PROJECT MARINE WORKS Hong Kong TRANSPORTING WINE & FRESH PRODUCE FOR EXPORT DURING LOCKDOWN South Africa NAVAL SEA FIRING…

Hot Port News from GAC 02-Apr-2020 TRANSIT OF VESSELS WITH POSITIVE OR SUSPECTED CASES OF COVID-19 Panama Canal, Panama FORCE MAJEURE DECLARED Visakhapatnam, India ADJUSTMENT OF SHIFT TIMINGS Deendayal/Kandla, India…

 CIRM Secretary General Frances Baskerville sent us this interesting article from one of CIRM’s member companies Multidigital who are leading the way in the Ship Service sector:  Reliability & maintainability…

Hot Port News from GAC 19-Mar-2020 ENTRY RESTRICTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS Australia PROCESSING OF MARITIME CREW VISAS Australia COVID-19 PORT CONDITIONS Azores Islands AIRPORT CLOSED TO NON-NATIONALS Trinidad & Tobago…

Hot Port news from  GAC 28-Feb-2020 FURTHER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES Malta DREDGING WORKS IN TEMASEK FAIRWAY Singapore DREDGING WORKS FOR PORT EXPANSION (ATLANTIC TERMINAL) Takoradi, Ghana CODE OF PRACTICE FOR BUNKER…

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…

Hot Port News from GAC 28-Sep-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 29 SEPTEMBER-12 OCTOBER 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 29 September-12 October 2019 Saturday, September 28, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in…

Hot Port News from GAC 21-Sep-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 22 SEPTEMBER-5 OCTOBER 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 22 September-5 October 2019 Saturday, September 21, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in…

Global Maritime Security Conference (7-9 October) “GLOBAL MARITIME SECURITY CONFERENCE” – ADVANCING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR A SAFE, SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE OCEAN ECONOMY (ABUJA NIGERIA, 7-9 OCTOBER 2019) International Collaboration to…

Find out how ETS is changing lives for mothers and drivers in Nigeria When Bilyaminu became an ETS driver, his entire community reaped the benefits. The Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS)…

What difference does available transport make? Ask Jamila… Meet Jamila and Abdullahi: a mother who has used ETS and the driver that saved her life Since 2016, the Emergency Transport…

Hot Port News from GAC 08-Jun-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 9-22 JUNE 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 9-22 June 2019 Saturday, June 8, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming…

CHot Port News from GAC 01-Jun-2019 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 2-15 JUNE 2019 Worldwide World Holidays: 2-15 June 2019 Saturday, June 1, 2019, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming…

Hot Pot News from GAC 27-May-2019 WORKS AT TUAS TERMINAL PHASE 2 Singapore MARINE WORKS INSIDE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER Hong Kong PORT OPERATIONS DURING END OF RAMADAN HOLIDAY Turkey…

Homeland Integrated Offshore Services of Nigeria adds to its fleet of Damen 3307 Patrol Vessels Damen Shipyards Group and Homeland Integrated Offshore Services of Lagos have signed a contract in…

08-Mar-2019 BORDERS & PORTS TO CLOSE FOR ELECTIONS Nigeria MARINE WORKS INSIDE EX-WAN CHAI PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA BASIN Hong Kong NEW DISCEPRANCY RATE FOR LNG CARGO HANDLING Turkey Borders…

21-Feb-2019 TROPICAL CYCLONE OMA Queensland/New South Wales, Australia WORK-FREE DAY DECLARED AHEAD OF ELECTIONS Nigeria Tropical Cyclone Oma Thursday, February 21, 2019, Queensland/New South Wales, Australia A Cyclone Watch has…