Hot Port News from GAC 24-Jul-2020 REPAIR WORKS OFF WEST JURONG CHANNEL Singapore RESTRICTIONS TIGHTEN FOR ON-SIGNERS AMID SECOND WAVE CONCERNS Malaysia NEW CARGO TERMINAL OPENED Townsville, Australia AMSA LAUNCHES…
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 30-Apr-2020 SCALE OF RATES TO INCREASE Paradip, India MARITIMESG TOGETHER PACKAGE FOR MARITIME COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS AND SEAFARERS Singapore TEMPORARY RELIEF MEASURES Panama Canal, Panama TEMPORARY…
29-Sep-2017 PORT CHANNEL WIDENING PROJECT RECEIVES STATE APPROVAL Townsville, Australia SUNKEN VESSEL REMOVED FROM SHIPPING CHANNEL Cochin, India WAIVER OF COMPLIANCE WITH NAVIGATION LAWS United States Port channel widening…
02-Mar-2016 CLOSURE OF BOSPHORUS Bosphorus, Turkey REVISED PORT NAVIGATION & BERTH DEPTHS Townsville, Australia GATUN LAKE LEVEL & DRAFT RESTRICTION PROJECTION Panama Canal,…
Amended restrictions for vessels calling at Cotonou June 08, 2015, Benin, Cotonou Completion of heavy works for the enlargement of breakwaters at the port of Cotonou is scheduled for end…
Severe weather safety planning May 15, 2015, United States, Houston, Texas The 2015 Hurricane Season will officially start on June 1, 2015. All facilities and vessels in the Houston-Galveston Captain…
Increased port charges effective from July May 07, 2015, Australia, Townsville A 5% increase will apply to port charges at the Ports of Townsville and Lucinda effective 1 July 2015.…
Terminal operations continuing despite strike threat December 17, 2014, Nigeria, Bonny Operations at Bonny NLNG Terminal and BRT are continuing smoothly and without disruption, despite a threatened indefinite strike by…
Townsville, November 6th 2014 – The maritime wing of the Australian Army purchased and installed a VSTEP simulator classroom at its Townsville base in Queensland. The maritime simulators are used for landing…
New towage service September 03, 2014, Australia, Bundaberg ‘Pacific Tug Australia’ have commenced towage operations at the port of Bundaberg, Queensland. A separate company named ‘Wide Bay Shipping Services Pty…
Port navigation depths in port entrance & berths August 01, 2014, Australia, Mackay The design and actual port navigation depths [at Mackay] below port datum, Lowest Astronomical Tide, are amended…
Bunker barge scheduled for testing July 31, 2014, South Africa, Cape Town Chevron advise that the bunker barge “Southern Valour” at Cape Town will be out of service for scheduled…
Government announces new oil prices July 30, 2014, Yemen, all ports The Yemeni Government has today (30 July) announced new oil prices, as follows: Product Old Price/Litre New Price/Litre Benzene…
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