Pakistan

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…

Hot Port News from GAC 16-Oct-2020 E-VISA FOR FOREIGN CREW SIGN-ON Indonesia UPDATED LIST OF EXEMPTED COUNTRIES Pakistan MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN Mangalore, India PORTS HOIST WARNING SIGNAL Gujarat coast, India E-Visa…

Signs Contract to Provide STM with LM2500 Gas Turbines to Power Pakistan Navy’s New MILGEM Corvettes EVENDALE, Ohio (October 6, 2020) — GE Marine announced it has signed a contract with STM (Savunma…

Hot Port News from GAC 30-Sep-2020 RELEASE OF CONTAINERS TO BE DIGITALIZED Antwerp, Belgium MOURNING PERIOD ANNOUNCED Oman SEA PARADE OF FISHING VESSELS Hong Kong ESTABLISHMENT OF SILT CURTAIN IN…

Two new cases, five recoveries; Desperate Marseille restaurants defy shutdown…  plus two more items Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Two new coronavirus cases on Monday One resident is…

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 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 15-Jul-2020 ISSUE OF SIGN-0FF VISAS RESUMED Mina Al Ahmadi & Mina Abdulla, Kuwait UPDATED CREW CHANGES REQUIREMENTS & RESTRICTIONS Pakistan STATE LOCKDOWN EXTENDED UNTIL MONTH’S…

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…

Hot Port News from GAC 18-Jun-2020 MARINE WORKS INSIDE CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER Hong Kong MARINE WORKS EAST OF HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Hong Kong AMENDMENT TO TRAVEL/TRADE ADVISORY FOR…

Hot Port News from GAC 11-Jun-2020 NEW PILOTAGE & TOWAGE TARIFFS Port Bau-Bau, Indonesia CESSATION OF FORCE MAJEURE Haldia, India “ETHERAZ” APP: MANDATORY GREEN STATUS REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO VESSELS…

Hot Port News from GAC 29-May-2020 DREDGING OFF CAFHI JETTY Singapore BRAZIL ADDED TO LIST OF RESTRICTED COUNTRIES United States CURFEW & CREW CHANGES UPDATE Sri Lanka STRONG WINDS WARNING…

Hot Port News from GAC 16-May-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 17-30 MAY 2020 Worldwide SUSPENSION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS EXTENDED Pakistan MANDATORY WEARING OF FACEMASKS Qatar PRE-BERTHING PROCEDURE FOR OFF-SIGNING CREW Port Arthur,…

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 08-May-2020 TERMINAL MAINTENANCE COMPLETE, BERTHING RESUMED Basrah, Iraq PHASED SOFTENING OF LOCKDOWN Pakistan RESTRICTIONS FURTHER EXTENDED Kenya CASH TO MASTER SERVICE SUSPENDED Singapore Terminal maintenance…

Hot Port News from GAC 06-May-2020 ON-SIGNING & OFF-SIGNING CREWS South Korea CREW CHANGES PERMITTED Spain ANCHORAGE AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR VESSELS Fos/Martigue/Lavera/Marseille, France TYPHOON SEASON Hong Kong EASING OF LOCKDOWN…

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 08-Apr-2020 ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE EXTENDED Luzon, Philippines PORT REMAINS OPEN AMIDST ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES Singapore TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PLEASURE CRAFT MOVEMENT Singapore MARINE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL…

Hot Port News from GAC 07-Apr-2020 MOBILITY OF ASYMPTOMATIC WORKERS Canada NEW LOCKDOWN Bahamas FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTROLS Trinidad & Tobago WORK RESUMED AT DOCKS Haldia, India BIG-SCALE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS…

Hot Port News from GAC 31-Mar-2020 MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF SEAFARERS & SEAFARER’S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE Singapore COMPULSORY DISINFECTION Derince, Turkey COVID-19 MEASURES AT PORTS France CLOSURE EXTENDED Yemen UPDATED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS…

Hot Port News from GAC 21-Mar-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 22 MARCH-4 APRIL 2020 Worldwide UPDATED COVID-19 INFORMATION Norway SAFETY MEASURES FOR VESSELS Grand Bahama Anchorage, Bahamas MARINE CREW DEEMED ESSENTIAL Canada…

Hot Port News from GAC 18-Mar-2020 COVID-19: TWO SHIPS UNDER INVESTIGATION Cape Town, South Africa ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 Namibia AIRPORTS TO CLOSE TO ARRIVING INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER…

Hot Port news from GAC 12-Mar-2020 NEW PORT TARIFFS Port Elizabeth, South Africa ON-ARRIVAL VISA FOR TOURISTS SUSPENDED Sri Lanka VISA RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO COVID-19 India EXCEPTIONAL MEASURES ANNOUNCED Kuwait…

Hot Port News from GAC 12-Feb-2020 TRANSIT DUES FOR 2020 Suez Canal, Egypt NEW FORMAT FOR SEA CARGO MANIFESTS India AMENDMENT OF FREQUENCY RANGE(S) IN SHIP STATION LICENCE Singapore LONGER…