Archive for the ‘Civil Unrest’ Category
Hot Port News from GAC
Hot Port News from GAC
06-Aug-2019
SEAFARERS’ ACCESS TO MARITIME FACILITIES
United States
PORT OPERATIONS UNAFFECTED BY PROTESTS
Hong Kong
BALLAST WATER LOG REQUIREMENTS
California, United States
Seafarers’ Access to Maritime Facilities
Tuesday, August 6, 2019, United States
The Coast Guard issued...
August 6th, 2019 | Civil Unrest, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
Hot Port News from GAC
01-May-2019
INSTALLATION OF ECO-SHORELINE FEATURES
Hong Kong
SECURITY UPDATE (1 MAY)
Sri Lanka
Installation of eco-shoreline features
Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Hong Kong
From 1 May 2019 and for approximately 6 weeks, marine works involving installation of eco-shoreline features...
May 1st, 2019 | Civil Unrest, Health and Safety, Piracy and Terrorism, Safety and Security | Read More
Ukraine’s thorny IMF relationship, Roundtable with Donald Kohn
Commentary: Ukraine’s thorny IMF relationship
By Mark Sobel in Washington
The IMF’s relationship with Ukraine has always been among its most high profile and difficult interactions. The US and Europe have consistently encouraged the IMF to remain engaged in Ukraine, viewing this as a means...
October 30th, 2018 | Banking, Civil Unrest, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Finance | Read More
The BHSI clinches a point; all other indices dive…
John Faraclas
The BDI fell eight points and now stands at 1,468; the Geopolitics will soon bring-in the worse tsunami never ever imagined in your wildest dreams. John Faraclas’ brief market and geopolitics recap:
The Capes’ BCI was down 33 points and now reads 2,602 points… Let’s see the...
May 15th, 2018 | Chartering, Civil Unrest, Dry Bulkcarriers, Markets, Military, News, Reports, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets, Tenders | Read More
Low, unsustainable and volatile markets …and Peace lost the chance
John Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) “managed” to clinch just four points since yesterday and now reads 1,496… The Geopolitical situation and conversely Peace – given what happened in the Middle East and particularly in the borders of Israel and Gaza, has spectacularly failed, “thanks”...
May 14th, 2018 | Chartering, Civil Unrest, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Dry Bulkcarriers, Health and Safety, London Shipping Law Centre, Markets, News, Reports, Safety and Security, Ship Finance, Shipping Indices, Tenders | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
19-Mar-2018
STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTED AS TENSIONS SUBSIDE
Sri Lanka
TRANSIT DELAYS
Kiel Canal, Germany
State of emergency lifted as tensions subside
Monday, March 19, 2018, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered the lifting of the state of emergency that had been declared...
March 19th, 2018 | Canals, Civil Unrest, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
15-Mar-2018
SUBMARINE OUTFALL INSPECTION WORKS OFF STANLEY PENINSULA
Hong Kong
MARINE WORKS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THREE-RUNWAY SYSTEM NORTH OF AIRPORT
Hong Kong
VESSEL MOVEMENTS HALTED AFTER HELICOPTER INCIDENT
Port Hedland, Australia
TROPICAL CYCLONE EXPECTED
Darwin, Australia
CIVIL UNREST EASES, CURFEW...
March 15th, 2018 | Aviation, Canals, Civil Unrest, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Weather | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
14-Mar-2018
EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE LINDA
Queensland, Australia
SUSPENSION OF TRAFFIC
Dardanelles, Turkey
CIVIL UNREST, CURFEW IN FORCE
Panama
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Linda
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, Queensland, Australia
At 9am AEST today (Wednesday 14 March), Ex-Tropical Cyclone Linda was located in the Coral...
March 14th, 2018 | Canals, Civil Unrest, Health and Safety, Inland Waterways, Port Conditions, Safety and Security, Trade and Commerce, Weather | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
01-Nov-2016
COMMUNICATION WITH UNKNOWN ENTITIES
Hodeidah, Yemen
RECOGNITION OF VESSELS WITH HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY RATING
Panama Canal, Panama
PLANNED PROTEST MARCH UNLIKELY TO AFFECT PORT OPERATIONS
Jakarta, Indonesia
Communication with unknown entities
Tuesday, November...
November 1st, 2016 | Canals, Civil Unrest, Environment, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
The Markets and Geopolitics: blessing in disguise…
John Faraclas
Another Skyfall of the markets continued today and coupled with the geopolitical uncertainty due to the many unsettled issues around Planet Ocean – as a result of the inability of our politicians and diplomats, make us say: ain’t seen nothing yet! John Faraclas’ midweek recap:
The...
September 14th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, European Union, Events, Markets, Military, News, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Ship Finance, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
War on Planet Ocean!
John Faraclas
Indeed this is the case as we have numerous times, not only hinted, but explicitly reported and explained over the last five years in many articles at allaboutshipping.co.uk uploads of what is yet to come. John Faraclas warning message to the shipping industry:
The next couple of weeks...
July 27th, 2016 | Bribery and Corruption, Civil Unrest, Health and Safety, Ports & Terminals, Reports, Safety and Security | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
21-Jul-2016
SAILING REGATTA
Singapore
BUSINESS AS USUAL DESPITE STATE OF EMERGENCY
Turkey
VESSEL RESTRICTIONS DURING DREDGING
Matagorda Bay, TX, USA
Sailing Regatta
Thursday, July 21, 2016, Singapore
The Republic of Singapore Yacht Club Sailing Regatta 2016 will be held...
July 21st, 2016 | Canals, Civil Unrest, Inland Waterways, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Sports | Read More
Chaos is ante portas: Dropping BDI and worsening geopolitics…
John Faraclas
It seems that we are heading for both a low market as well as a dangerous geopolitics period which unfortunately will last for the foreseeable future; unless…; John Faraclas’ daily recap:
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost ten points today closing at 736 amid rumours of a break-up...
July 20th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, European Union, Markets, Military, News, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Sales and Purchases, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tourism, UN | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
19-Jul-2016
ADVANCE NOTICE OF DELAYED ARIVAL
Turkey
Advance notice of delayed arival
Tuesday, July 19, 2016, Turkey
Vessels experiencing a delay more than 12 hours later than their declared ETA at Turkish ports must inform the Harbour Master through their agents in good tim....
July 19th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, Military, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Further BDI and geopolitics hiccups…
John Faraclas
As expected the markets lose steam and we have the first signs of unsustainability; Geopolitics due to the Turkish behaviour might become explosive; John Faraclas’ daily recap:
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down to points at 746. The Capers BCI 2014 continued their fall, today 30 (thirty)...
July 19th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, Markets, Piracy and Terrorism, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Port Alert: Turkey – Port operations and clearances
19 July 2016 – Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is advising that there has been no impact to operations at the Turkish Straits following the attempted coup in Turkey, with all passages taking place as per schedule. However, vessel clearances can not currently be granted at Karadeniz Ereğli...
July 19th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals | Read More
Hot Port news from GAC
16-Jul-2016
WORLD HOLIDAYS: 17-20 JULY 2016
Worldwide
COUP ATTEMPT IMPACT ON SHIPPING
Turkey
COUP ATTEMPT IMPACT ON SHIPPING
Turkey
COUP ATTEMPT IMPACT ON SHIPPING
Turkey
World Holidays: 17-20 July 2016
Saturday, July 16, 2016, Worldwide
Public holidays around the world...
July 16th, 2016 | Associations, Canals, Civil Unrest, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals | Read More
The Markets amid world turmoil
John Faraclas
The Shipping Markets were on a positive plus just after launch time earlier on today, but the world is on fire given the latest atrocities in France and a messy situation developing as you read these lines in Turkey; John Faraclas’ weekly report:
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) closed seven...
July 15th, 2016 | Associations, Canals, Civil Unrest, European Union, Markets, Military, News, Organisations, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Tourism | Read More
The BDI@555; no fuming, …just smoking*
John Faraclas
With another 16 points plus earlier on today since last Friday’s closing, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) at 555 is trying to maintain a level of fewer losses given that all ships more or less need US$ 2-2500 daily support/self-finance from its owners to avoid lay-ups or being by its creditors...
April 11th, 2016 | Civil Unrest, Containers, Dry Bulkcarriers, Insight, Markets, Military, Piracy and Terrorism, Ports & Terminals, Sales and Purchases, Sanctions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Despite the BDI going above the 400 points, the crisis remains…
John Faraclas
With 111 points plus, since the historic rock bottom of the 10th of February – nearly 42 days ago, the dry markets are far worse than expected, far worse than the reports… These 401 BDI points today (plus three since yesterday) and the chaotic world economy and geopolitics are a...
March 23rd, 2016 | Bribery and Corruption, Chartering, Civil Unrest, Containers, Dry Bulkcarriers, Fixtures, Health and Safety, Marine Insurance, Markets, Piracy and Terrorism, Ports & Terminals, Religion, Safety and Security, Sales and Purchases, Ship Demolitions, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
22-Mar-2016
IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRST DRAFT RESTRICTION
Panama Canal, Panama
AIRPORT AND METRO CLOSED AFTER EXPLOSIONS
Brussels, Belgium
Implementation of First Draft Restriction
Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Panama Canal, Panama
Effective April...
March 22nd, 2016 | Canals, Civil Unrest, Corruption, Inland Waterways, Piracy and Terrorism, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)
Dr. Platon Monokroussos, Chief Market Economist, Deputy General Manager, Eurobank Ergasias S.A
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: German government bonds firmed in European trade on Tuesday on the aftermath of explosions in Brussels airport and a metro station in...
March 22nd, 2016 | Associations, Banking, Civil Unrest, Company Profiles, Country Profiles, Finance, Markets, Military, News, Person Profiles, Piracy and Terrorism, Reports, Safety and Security, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Only at 2, 000 plus points the BDI(and Shipping) will make sense…
John Faraclas
Whilst the BDI is…approaching the 400 points threshold, in reality and despite what the media and analysts report, as well as what the owners and managers want – needless to say the expectations from the stock markets for the listed companies and the financiers’ interest, given...
March 21st, 2016 | Chartering, Civil Unrest, Containers, Corruption, Disputes, Dry Bulkcarriers, Fixtures, Gas, Health and Safety, Immigration, Markets, News, Oil Industry, Safety and Security, Sales and Purchases, Sanctions, Ship Demolitions, Ship Finance, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Global Security threats assessed and displayed…
GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS ASSESSED AND DISPLAYED ROUND THE CLOCK IN NEW INTERACTIVE MAP
Ship owners and managers can now view what security threats a country poses to shipping lines with the click of a button thanks to a new live interactive map.
The security and risk mapping system RiskMap provides a...
February 9th, 2016 | Associations, Bribery and Corruption, Civil Unrest, Corruption, Defense, Health and Safety, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Marine Insurance, Maritime Fraud, Safety and Security | Read More
The Migrants issue continues…
John Faraclas
Without prejudice
Anathema and Migrants: Human Aggression at its best!
Why all this hypocrisy by all involved and in particular from the so called politically correct EU’s masters of colonialism? Do they have an idea what an… ism ending means and entails…? John Faraclas’s insight...
February 1st, 2016 | At the end of the day..., Bribery and Corruption, Civil Unrest, Claims, Corruption, Defense, Health and Safety, HR, Immigration, Insight, Maritime Accidents, Maritime Fraud, Military, News, P and I Clubs, Religion, Sanctions, Seizures | Read More
