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Hot Port News from GAC 11-Nov-2020 OIL JETTY SPARED Deendayal, India BAN ON OPEN LOOP SCRUBBER SYSTEMS REVOKED Krishnapatnam, India TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS APPROACHING COAST Southwest Florida, United States…

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 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 13-Oct-2020 LATEST COVID-19 PROTOCOL Ras Laffan, Qatar POST-HURRICANE DELTA PORT STATUS Lake Charles & Port Arthur, United States MARINE SOIL INVESTIGATION WORKS AT TUAS WEST…

Hot Port News from GAC 22-Sep-2020 SUBMARINE OUTFALL INSPECTION WORKS OFF KAU SAN TEI, TAI O Hong Kong REQUIRED NUMBER OF TUGBOAT ASSISTANCE Subic Bay, Philippines PORTS CLOSED FOR TROPICAL…

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 15-Sep-2020 DOCKERS & PORT WORKERS ANNOUNCE TWO-HOUR STRIKE PLAN France IMPLEMENTATION OF LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS PHASE II Jakarta, Indonesia SUSPENSION OF TRAFFIC DUE TO BRIDGE…

Hot Port News from GAC 02-Sep-2020 CREW CHANGES TO COMMENCE, WITH RESTRICTIONS Freeport, Bahamas INCREASE OF THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED DRAFT FOR NEOPANAMAX VESSELS Panama Canal, Panama HURRICANE LAURA PORT CONDITION…

Hot Port News from GAC 01-Sep-2020 UPDATED TRAVEL GUIDELINES Bahamas USE OF ACCOMMODATION LADDERS FITTED WITH TRAPDOORS Panama Canal, Panama TEMPORARY RELIEF MEASURES EXTENDED TO YEAR-END Panama Canal, Panama VESSEL…

Hot Port News from GAC 26-Aug-2020 SUSPENSION OF VESSEL TRAFFIC Bosphorus, Turkey COVID-19 UPDATES (26 AUGUST) Indonesia HURRICANE LAURA INTENSIFIES Texas & Louisiana, United States BUCKEYE PORT REOPENED Buckeye, Bahamas…

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 31-Jul-2020 BERTHS TO CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE La Rochelle, France SEASONAL MEASURES FOR BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG Australia PREPARATION FOR POSSIBLE STORM IMPACT Bahamas TRAVEL POLICY…

Hot Port News from GAC 30-Jul-2020 PORT OPERATIONS DURING EID AL ADHA Sohar, Oman PORT CONDITION WHISKEY (72 HOUR ALERT) SET Florida ports, United States PORT CLOSURES & OPERATIONS DURING…

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 06-Jul-2020 SEAFARERS’ GREEN LANE OPENED Philippines FENDER REPLACEMENT AT THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION JETTY, TAP SHEK KOK Hong Kong NEW SOUTH WALES CLOSES BORDER…

Hot Port News from GAC 27-Jun-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 28 JUNE-11 JULY 2020 Worldwide SHIP CHANNEL CLOSURE TO SUBMERGE DREDGE PIPELINE Corpus Christi, United States MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE OBSTRUCTION Delaware River,…

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 26-May-2020 TERMINAL STILL CLOSED Buckeye Bahamas Hub Terminal, Bahamas MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT TAI PO RAILWAY PIER, TAI PO KAU Hong Kong ARCH BRIDGE TO…

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 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 09-Apr-2020 CANCELLATION OF PASSENGER SHIP RESERVATIONS Hawaii, United States STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR 2019-NCOV Gopalpur, India PORT STILL WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY Gothenburg, Sweden UPDATED…

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…