In support of this year’s International Women’s Day, held annually on 8 March, the fifth edition of World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, Steering the Course, will reaffirm the federation’s…
WISTA International, during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 25 October 2023, ratified its fresh definition of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), reinforcing its commitment to…
Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International, opened the 2023 AGM in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Tuesday, 25 October, by welcoming representatives from a record 56 national WISTA associations (NWAs). The majority…
Montevideo, Uruguay. 23 October 2023 — The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) is setting the stage for transformative action in the maritime sector at its upcoming Annual General Meeting and…
Latin American Shipping and Trading: Towards an Inclusive, Greener and Digital Future This year’s WISTA International AGM & Conference will be celebrated in October in Montevideo, the beautiful capital city of Uruguay.…
Hot Port News from GAC 10-Oct-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 11-24 OCTOBER 2020 Worldwide World Holidays: 11-24 October 2020 Saturday, October 10, 2020, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming…
Hot Port News from GAC 03-Oct-2020 WORLD HOLIDAYS: 4-17 OCTOBER 2020 Worldwide World Holidays: 4-17 October 2020 Saturday, October 3, 2020, Worldwide Public holidays around the world in the coming…
Hot Port News from GAC 17-Mar-2020 SPECIAL MEASURES ANNOUNCED, PORTS STILL OPERATIONAL Costa Rica BORDERS CLOSED, FLIGHTS SUSPENDED Peru COVID-19 CONTROL MEASURES Uruguay ENTRY/EXIT OF FOREIGN CITIZENS Ecuador FURTHER EXTENSION…
In November one of our diver/technician teams performed a successful propeller blade cropping operation on a 229-meter bulker under difficult weather circumstances while the vessel was at anchorage in Punta…
Our forty-seventh weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015 and beyond, tonight Friday the 20th of November 2015, with John Faraclas…
On 20th February 2015, Disposición Marítima N° 149 (the “Regulation”) will take effect in Uruguay with the aim of establishing a set of rules governing the requirement for owners to contract with…
Please find below, links to the latest Club Circulars. Bermuda Circular – B.640 London Circular – L.249 This Circular covers Oil Spill Response Contract Requirements – Uruguay. This Circular…
Project Logistics technical engineering expertise for workboat move Sweden, 18 December 2014 – GAC’s project logistics experts have safely steered the loading, transportation and delivery of an 18-metre workboat from…
Damen Shipyard Group’s new transshipment Crane Barge (CBa) 6324 has got off to a strong start, with an order for the first unit from a client in Uruguay. The barge…
In April a Hydrex diver/technician team carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 157-meter dredger in Montevideo, Uruguay. The ship was suffering from an oil leak, making an…
Chinese Fishing trawler Kai Xin, operated by Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co., Shanghai suffered a serious fire on the 17th of April 2013 whilst fishing for krill in the vicinity…