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Panama Canal
PCR test requirements
12 Apr 2022, Khor Fakkan/Jebel Ali/Fujairah/Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Latest updates on PCR test requirements. 
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Week-long public holiday
12 Apr 2022, Indonesia
Ship owners and operators with vessels due to call at Indonesian ports are urged to provide advance notice in light of a full week of holiday scheduled to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. 
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Steady draft through 2022
12 Apr 2022, Panama Canal, Panama
After sustaining...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/12/hot-portnews-from-gac-2/

Fendercare Marine expands service offerings with bespoke fixed fendering solutions

  • Fendercare Marine has expanded it’s service offering to include bespoke design and supply of fixed fender solutions
  • The new offering will be delivered via a business partnership between Fendercare Marine and Ship2Shore Engineering Ltd
  • This is an exciting one-stop-shop solution for the Fixed Fendering market

Fendercare Marine, a leading global supplier of premium quality marine products, has today announced an exciting new offering of port and marine construction management services.

This...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/07/fendercare-marine-expands-service-offerings-with-bespoke-fixed-fendering-solutions/

Port of Liverpool goes from strength to strength as it celebrates several new record-breaking milestones

Photo shows the five cranes deployed as it handled the MSC Hong Kong earlier this week       
  • Port of Liverpool handles 52,000 containers in record-breaking month
  • Liverpool2 terminal deploys five of its eight cranes simultaneously for first time ever
  • Single vessel record exchange completed in just under 5000 moves

The Port of Liverpool, part of Peel Ports Group and one of the UK’s largest port operators, has announced a number of record-breaking achievements across its container terminals...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/07/port-of-liverpool-goes-from-strength-to-strength-as-it-celebrates-several-new-record-breaking-milestones/

TT Talk: measures for security

Current geopolitical tensions have inevitably raised the stakes in general perception around security, as well as, tragically, huge displacement of the population of Ukraine. The sobering reality from experience is that criminals are quick to change their methods, exploit difficult situations and cause further human degradation. 

I hope you find these articles useful. 

Peregrine Storrs-Fox   

Risk Management Director, TT Club

Evolving security threats
Disruptions through the global supply chain...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/05/tt-talk-measures-for-security/

Ukraine – IMO information and web page

The ongoing armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine presents a serious and immediate threat to the safety and security of crews and vessels operating in the region. IMO is continuing to liaise closely with all key stakeholders in the region to contribute to efforts to address the safety and security of seafarers and shipping. 

For information from IMO and communications from Member States please refer to main page: 

Maritime Security and Safety in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/04/ukraine-imo-information-and-web-page/

Ukraine casts long shadow over Ocean Week

Good Morning Monaco

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Attack on Ukraine casts long shadow over Ocean Week
John Kerry, US President Joe Biden’s special envoy on climate change, was at the Oceanographic Museum on Monday for the first day of Monaco Ocean Week… 

One hundred ships blocked in Ukraine’s ports
Ukraine faces a possible grain revenue loss of $6 billion as the blockade of its ports by Russian forces prevents it from selling millions of tonnes of wheat and corn…

Every Kind of People hits the spot Another...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/22/ukraine-casts-long-shadow-over-ocean-week/

IACS Council Withdraws Russian Register’s Membership of IACS

IACS Council Withdraws Russian Register’s Membership of IACS

Following the recent, tragic developments in Ukraine and resulting actions taken by governments and other entities worldwide including, in particular, sanctions in the UK where IACS is domiciled, IACS Council has been continuously reviewing the developing sanctions landscape to ensure it complies fully with all legal requirements.  As part of that ongoing evaluation, and following the receipt of external legal advice, IACS Council...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/11/iacs-council-withdraws-russian-registers-membership-of-iacs/

ESPO expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian port community

ESPO expresses its solidarity with the Ukrainian port community

02 March 2022

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) wishes to express its solidarity with the Ukrainian Sea Port Authority (USPA), which unites all Ukrainian ports under one administration. The Ukrainian Sea Port Authority joined ESPO as observer member in 2018. ESPO is deeply concerned about the well-being of USPA’s employees and the whole Ukrainian port community. The thoughts of Europe’s ports are with them and their...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/02/espo-expresses-its-solidarity-with-the-ukrainian-port-community/

The Panama ship registry issues recommendations for its vessels sailing in the waters of Ukraine and Russia, in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

The Panama ship registry issues recommendations for its vessels sailing in the waters of Ukraine and Russia, in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) through the Panama Ship Registry, published on February 24, 2022, the Merchant Marine Notice MMN 03/2022, which emphasizes that its ships must maintain maximum vigilance and increase security conditions on board, to protect both the seafarers on board and the ship, when they are sailing in Ukrainian and Russian...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/28/the-panama-ship-registry-issues-recommendations-for-its-vessels-sailing-in-the-waters-of-ukraine-and-russia-in-the-black-sea-and-the-sea-of-azov/

The BDI falls, Dirties unexpected rise; despicable mess and hype by all on Ukraine whilst …Covid still around..

The BDI falls, Dirties unexpected rise; despicable mess and hype by all on Ukraine whilst …Covid still around..

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 57 points as well as the 2,200 threshold and now stands at 2,187.Unexpected rise in Dirties with the BDTI up 179 points at 904. Hype and theatre of the absurd in Ukraine with Russian Forces smashing local defences in all fronts; a big surprise or a copy of the Afghan Army’s collapse? Something more than dubious happened. The Covid-19...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/24/the-bdi-falls-dirties-unexpected-rise-despicable-mess-and-hype-by-all-on-ukraine-whilst-covid-still-around/

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