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World Shipping Council strengthens its organisation in Asia and the USA Washington, D.C. / Singapore, 1 March 2021 – To support its growing scope of activities across the globe, the…

Hot Port News from GAC 27-Feb-2021 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 FEBRUARY-13 MARCH 2021Worldwide REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORE-BASED PERSONNEL BOARDING VESSELS AT ANCHORAGES, SHIPYARDS, TERMINALS & MARINASSingapore World Holidays: 28 February-13 March 2021Saturday,…

Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard* on Legal Shipping Challenges: an interview with John Faraclas I was more than privileged twenty years ago to receive a copy of her Modern Admiralty Law** in…

Hot Port News from GAC 18-Feb-2021 LOCK KEEPERS’ & PORT WORKERS’ STRIKE ENDEDSaint-Nazaire, France CONSTRUCTION & UPGRADING OF BARGE JETTYSingapore TRANSIT RESERVATION AND OMS FEES MODIFICATIONPanama Canal, Panama Lock keepers’…

ReCAAP ISC today issued an Incident Alert (01/2021) on incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait: The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway…

Hot Port News from GAC 26-Jan-2021 CONSTRUCTION OF TEMPORARY RORO RAMP AT TUAS SOUTHSingapore MARINE WORKS AT JUNK BAYHong Kong Construction of temporary Roro ramp at Tuas SouthTuesday, January 26,…

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Semirio with SwissMarine ATHENS, GREECE, December 24, 2020 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing…

Hot Port News from GAC 09-Dec-2020 PORTS PREPARE FOR TROPICAL LOWDampier & Port Hedland, Australia EXTENSION OF MARITIMESG TOGETHER PACKAGESingapore TERMINAL REOPENEDBuckeye Bahamas Hub, Bahamas Ports prepare for Tropical LowWednesday,…

Innovez One to digitise Singapore’s last mile delivery of launch operations New solution will increase efficiency in launch services, improve productivity, and accelerate automation and digitalisation of manual, time-consuming pier…

Hot Port News from GAC 24-Nov-2020 REPLACEMENT OF FENDERS AT TANKSTORE JETTYSingapore SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF SAND AT TUAS VIEW EXTENSIONSingapore SHARP INCREASE IN ROBBERY AND THEFT FROM SHIPSSingapore Straits,…

Hot Port News from GAC 23-Nov-2020 MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION OFF TANJONG PUNGGOL Singapore PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DECLARED Oman TARIFF UPDATE Ceyhan, Turkey DEMOLITION OF MENA PLAZA TOWERS Freeport (Zayed Port), United…

Hill Dickinson announces the appointment of Jonathan Goacher as a partner as it expands Singapore regulatory practice Hill Dickinson announces the appointment of Jonathan Goacher as a partner, as it…

Hot Port News from GAC 10-Nov-2020 DOCKERS’ STRIKE SUSPENDED Montoir & Saint-Nazaire, France RESTRICTIONS ON ARRIVALS FROM DENMARK United Kingdom FURTHER ENHANCEMENTS TO CREW CHANGE FOR CARGO SHIPS Singapore TROPICAL…

Hot Port News from GAC 02-Nov-2020 THREE PIRACY ATTACKS IN TWO DAYS Singapore Strait, Singapore SPEED RESTRICTION TO PROTECT NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES Delaware Bay, United States NATIONAL LOCKDOWN ANNOUNCED…

Hot Port News from GAC 15-Oct-2020 KUSU PILGRIMAGE SEASON 2020 Singapore CORAL SURVEY AT SHEK TSAI WAN, MA WAN Hong Kong PIRATES KIDNAPPING MORE SEAFARERS OFF WEST AFRICA, IMB REPORTS…

Hot Port News from GAC 14-Oct-2020 EASING OF CREW CHANGE RESTRICTIONS China ROAD ACCESS TO MARINA SOUTH PIER DURING KUSU PILGRIMAGE SEASON Singapore CONTAINER VOLUME PASSES 1 MILLION TEUS FOR…

Hot Port News from GAC 29-Sep-2020 DEPLOYMENT OF UNDERWATER WAVE SENSORS Singapore RECLAMATION WORK AT PULAU TEKONG Singapore MOORING/UNMOORING OF VESSELS OFF PULAU TEKONG Singapore UPDATED CREW CHANGE REQUIREMENT Zhoushan,…

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…

Hot Port News from GAC 16-Sep-2020 PORTS CLOSED Gulf Coast, United States MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION WORKS AT WEST JURONG CHANNEL Singapore NATIONAL LOCKDOWN EXTENDED India Ports closed Wednesday, September 16, 2020,…

Hot Port News from GAC 07-Sep-2020 NEW PROCEDURE FOR SEAFARERS ARRIVING FROM INDIA TO SIGN-ON Sri Lanka INSTALLATION OF FLOATING SOLAR FARM WEST OF SENOKO FISHERY PORT Singapore MARINE SOIL…

Hot Port News from GAC 03-Sep-2020 JETTY REPAIR WORKS IN BANYAN BASIN Singapore PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PCR TEST REQUIREMENT South Korea ISOLATION MEASURES EXTENDED Buenos Aires, Argentina SERVICING OF…

Hot Port News from GAC 31-Aug-2020 SUSPENSION OF VESSEL TRAFFIC Dardanelles, Turkey GRADUAL PHASED REOPENING Bahamas LOCK CLOSED AFTER VESSEL COLLISION Kiel Canal, Germany ENHANCEMENTS TO CREW CHANGE FOR CARGO…

  Hot Port News from GAC 13-Aug-2020 INSTALLATION OF PONTOONS AND GANGWAYS AT SENTOSA COVE MARINA Singapore Installation of pontoons and gangways at Sentosa Cove Marina Thursday, August 13, 2020,…

Hot Port News from GAC 11-Aug-2020 RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONES New England/Mid-Atlantic, United States RESTRICTIONS FOR SIGNING-OFF INDIAN NATIONALS Texas, United States REVISED VTS RATES Gujarat, India CREW CHANGES &…