HOT Port News from GAC
Bunkering, Ports & Terminals — By admin on December 20, 2012 at 7:39 PMYour daily news service from ports around the world.
In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
- United Kingdom, Campbeltown – Berth upgrade complete
- United States, Mississippi River, Louisiana – Safety Zone for New Year fireworks display
- Singapore, Singapore – Revised working period for reclamation
- Singapore, Singapore – Autonomous system experiments
- Australia, all ports – Christmas working hours at coal terminals
- Australia, Port Kembla – Pilotage Services
- Bunker Update – MARKET PRICE UPDATES 20/12/12
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PORT: Campbeltown Berth upgrade complete
Folling the upgrade of the main berth at Campbeltown, which has now been completed, the harbourmaster advises the below: – New max length of vessel able to be taken at this berth is 170.00 M – Draft at low water 9.00 m – Maximum length of vessel not requiring compulsory towage 120.00 M For information about operations in the UK contact GAC UK at uk@gac.com
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: United States PORT: Mississippi River, Louisiana Safety Zone for New Year fireworks display
The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port New Orleans, under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, will establish a safety zone on the Lower Mississippi River, above Head of Passes, from Mile 93.5 to Mile 95.5, extending the entire width of the river in the vicinity of Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA. This safety zone is needed to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with the New Orleans New Years Eve fireworks display. This rule is effective from 11:30 p.m. on December 31, 2012 until 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2013.
All vessels are prohibited from entering this safety zone unless they have been granted permission by the Captain of the Port New Orleans or designated representative. The Captain of the Port’s designated representative for this Safety Zone is the Vessel Traffic Services, Lower Mississippi (VTS). All vessels requesting permission to enter or transit through this safety zone are required to contact the Vessel Traffic Services via VHF Channel 12. Vessel Traffic Services will evaluate and allow vessels to transit through the Safety Zone on a case-by-case basis.
A USCG Small Boat will be on scene for the duration of the event can be contacted on VHF-FM Channel 16 in the event of an emergency. (For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at usa@gac.com) Source: US Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin Vol XII, Issue 37 – Waterway Status – dated 20 December 2012
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: Singapore PORT: Singapore Revised working period for reclamation The working period for reclamation at Pasir Panjang Terminal and Pasir Panjang Wharves has been revised. The work will now be carried out from 20 December 2012 to 19 June 2013. According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.184 of 2012 dated 19 December 2012, the works will be conducted 24 hours daily – including Sundays & Public Holidays – within the working area bounded by the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum): Working Area 18 1) 1° 16.774’N / 103° 46.645’E 2) 1° 16.662’N / 103° 46.579’E 3) 1° 16.620’N / 103° 46.649’E (PKHV4 / Yellow Pillar / Fl (2) Y.4S) 4) 1° 16.472’N / 103° 46.748’E (PKHV1 / Yellow Pillar / Fl (2) Y.2S) 5) 1° 16.255’N / 103° 46.777’E (PKHV2 / Yellow Pillar / Fl (2)Y. 4S) 6) 1° 16.228’N / 103° 46.823’E 7) 1° 15.872’N / 103° 46.613’E (PKHV6 / Yellow Pillar / Fl Y.2S) 8) 1° 15.513’N / 103° 46.566’E (PKHV11 / Yellow Pillar / Fl(2) Y.4S) 9) 1° 15.326’N / 103° 46.878’E (PKHV10 / Yellow Pillar / Fl(2) Y.8S) 10) 1° 15.138’N / 103° 47.190’E (PKHV9 / Yellow Pillar / Fl Y.2S) 11) 1° 15.308’N / 103° 47.290’E 12) 1° 15.266’N / 103° 47.360’E 13) 1° 15.320’N / 103° 47.433’E (PKHV8 / Red Can / Fl R. 4S) 14) 1° 15.688’N / 103° 47.748’E (PKHV7 / Red Can / Fl R. 2S) 15) 1° 15.946’N / 103° 47.768’E (PKHV13 / Red Can / Fl R. 6S) 16) 1° 16.030’N / 103° 47.694’E (PKHV3 / Red Can / Fl R. 8S) 17) 1° 16.153’N / 103° 47.663’E (PKHV5 / Red Can / Fl(2) R. 5S) 18) 1° 16.278’N / 103° 47.737’E 19) 1° 16.321’N / 103° 47.665’E 20) 1° 16.307’N / 103° 47.640’E 21) 1° 16.211’N / 103° 47.583’E Temporary markers/ buoys as listed in the table above will be in place for the duration of the project works. Craft involved in the works will exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals. Works will include reclamation, dredging, soil investigation, caisson construction, demolition of the de-commissioned Pasir Panjang wharves and removal of submarine cables and pipelines. Dredging works will be carried out by dredgers attended to by tug boats. Safety boats will be deployed in the vicinity of the working area to warn other craft and vessels of the project works. When in the vicinity of the working area, mariners are reminded to: (a) keep clear and not to enter the working area; (b) maintain a proper look-out; (c) proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution; (d) maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 25 (Pasir Panjang Control); and (e) communicate with Pasir Panjang Control on VHF Channel 25 for assistance, if required. For information about operations in Singapore contact GAC Singapore are singapore@gac.com
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: Singapore PORT: Singapore Autonomous system experiments
From 22 December 2012 to 7 January 2013, autonomous system experiements will be carried out in the East Johor Strait. Accoridng to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Port Marine Notice No.180 of 2012, the works will be conducted between 0800 and 1800 hours daily – including Saturdays & Sundays – within the working areas bounded by the following co-ordinates (WGS 82 Datum): Working Area “1” 1) 01° 24.003’N / 103° 56.269’E 2) 01° 23.175’N / 103° 57.300’E 3) 01° 23.087’N / 103° 57.125’E 4) 01° 23.767’N / 103° 56.181’E Working Area “2” 5) 01° 25.131’N / 103° 55.186’E 6) 01° 24.302’N / 103° 56.041’E 7) 01° 24.203’N / 103° 55.946’E 8) 01° 25.024’N / 103° 55.053’E Working Area “3” 9) 01° 26.045’N / 103° 52.906’E 10) 01° 25.439’N / 103° 53.958’E 11) 01° 25.266’N / 103° 53.859’E 12) 01° 25.889’N / 103° 52.829’E Working Area “4” 13) 01° 27.224’N / 103° 51.774’E 14) 01° 26.103’N / 103° 51.537’E 15) 01° 25.936’N / 103° 52.322’E 16) 01° 27.075’N / 103° 51.581’E Working Area “5” 1) 01° 28.260’N / 103° 47.983’E 2) 01° 28.140’N / 103° 48.058’E 3) 01° 28.027’N / 103° 47.879’E 4) 01° 28.147’N / 103° 47.804’E The experiments and collection of data will be carried out by deploying autonomous underwater vehicles in the working areas. During the experiments, the autonomous underwater vehicles will be closely followed by the safety boats. Craft involved int he works will exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals. When in the vicinity of the working areas, mariners are reminded to: (a) keep well clear and not to enter the working areas; (b) maintain a proper lookout; (c) proceed at a safe speed & navigate with caution; (d) maintain a listening watch on VHF channel 21 (Sembawang Control); and (e) communicate with Sembawang Control on VHF 21 for assistance, if required. For information about operations in Singapore contact GAC Singapore at singapore@gac.com
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: Australia PORT: all ports Christmas working hours at coal terminals
Below is a round-up of working hours at Australian Coal Terminals during the Christmas holiday period: ABBOT POINT There will be no ship loading from 07:00hrs LT on Christmas Day until 07:00hrs LT on 26 December 2012. Normal ship loading operations will be carried out on all other days including New Year’s Day.
HAY POINT COAL TERMINAL & DALRYMPLE BAY COAL TERMINAL DBCT loading terminal will still operate during this period at this stage. Hay Point Coal Terminal will not operate on Christmas Day 25/Dec. We understand Pacific National Railways will be operating during this period, while Queensland Rail may close from pm/24 December until pm/26 December. Pacific National only carry coal from certain mine sites, where Queensland Rail holds the majority of cartage throughout this region. Certain coal mines may close from pm/24 December until pm/26 December, but this is still to be confirmed.
GLADSTONE Coal terminals will still operate normally during Christmas.
BRISBANE Chrsitmas & New Year Shiploader Outage 25 December 12 – Christmas Day only.
NEWCASTLE All Newcastle Coal Terminals will load as per normal during the Christmas and New Year holiday period.
PORT KEMBLA There will be no ship cargo loading operations and rail & road receivals for 24 hours from 0700/25 December until 0700/26 December due to Christmas Day Public Holiday. For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
DATE: December 20, 2012 COUNTRY: Australia PORT: Port Kembla Pilotage Services
Port Kembla’s Port Authority has advised that due to injuries to three of its marine pilots, it will not be able to offer unrestricted coverage over the weekend of 22nd-23rd December. The shipping program is very busy through the weekend and the port may experience some minor disruptions to pilotage services during this time. The Port Authority is currently operating with one restricted pilot (to 240m and Car carriers to 225m) on day shift (0600-1800hrs), one unlimited Pilot on 1200-2000hrs and one restricted Pilot (202m LOA, excluding car carriers) on night shift 1800-0600hrs. The Port Authority will continue to work in minimising disruption to port users during this period. For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com
DATE: December 20, 2012 Bunker Update: MARKET PRICE UPDATES 20/12/12
GAC Bunker Fuels Ltd Pricing Alert MARKET PRICE UPDATES 20/12/12
180 CST 380 CST MGO MDO
- Aberdeen 0 0 0 0
- Aden 745.00 0 1, 210.00 0
- Alexandria 730.00 715.00 1, 175.00 0
- Amsterdam 608.00 573.00 913.00 0
- Antwerp 611.00 581.00 929.00 0
- Aqaba 0 0 1, 050.00 0
- Bahrain 0 0 1, 039.00 0
- Barrow 0 0 0 0
- Busan 645.00 635.00 967.00 957.00
- Cape Town 667.00 0 1, 039.00 0
- Colombo 730.00 670.00 1, 080.00 0
- Dubai 615.00 600.00 830.00 0
- Durban 618.00 0 1, 103.00 0
- Falmouth 664.00 621.00 984.00 0
- Fawley 0 0 0 0
- Felixstowe 0 0 0 0
- Fujairah 645.00 610.00 1, 020.00 0
- Gibraltar 686.50 657.50 972.50 0
- Grangemouth 0 0 0 0
- Harwich 0 0 0 0
- Hong Kong 631.00 620.50 956.50 951.50
- Houston 710.00 615.00 1, 000.00 0
- Immingham 0 0 0 0
- Invergordon 0 0 0 0
- Istanbul 640.50 610.50 979.50 0
- Jeddah 725.00 715.00 1, 130.00 0
- Kaohsiung 650.00 640.00 986.00 971.00
- Kuwait 616.00 605.00 0 992.00
- Leith 0 0 0 0
- Malta 693.50 663.50 956.50 0
- Mersey 0 0 0 0
- Milford Haven 0 0 0 0
- Mumbai 644.00 633.00 1, 057.50 0
- New York & New Jersey 637.00 608.00 1, 030.00 0
- Newport 0 0 0 0
- Nigg Bay 0 0 0 0
- Panama 710.00 630.00 1, 045.00 0
- Piraeus 690.50 668.50 957.50 0
- Plymouth 0 0 0 0
- Port Said 0 0 0 0
- Qatar 0 0 915.00 0
- Ramsgate 0 0 0 0
- Rio de Janeiro 617.00 593.50 1, 000.00 0
- Rotterdam 616.00 581.00 921.00 0
- Salalah 685.00 645.00 1, 125.00 0
- Shanghai 645.00 627.00 1, 061.50 0
- Sharjah 615.00 600.00 830.00 0
- Sheerness 0 0 0 0
- Singapore 608.00 600.00 913.00 0
- St Petersburg 567.50 552.50 0 0
- Suez 710.00 700.00 1, 110.00 0
- Tees 0 0 0 0
- Thames 0 0 0 0
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