The Correspondent in Ukraine, Dias Marine Consulting, reports that the ice season has begun in the Azov Sea area and advises that when a vessel is planning to call at a Ukrainian port it will be “necessary to liaise with the agent and clarify more precise information about the weather conditions on the date of ETA”.
News Alerts
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13 January 2016
14 December 2015
Members proceeding to ports in China should note that the Ministry of Transport has issued a new Regulation that establishes three Emission Control Areas (ECA) and sets out limits on the sulphur content of fuel to be used by vessels at certain times during berthing and whilst in the ECA.
17 November 2015
Members will already be aware of various sanctions in place following the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in Spring 2014, as outlined in previous Club Circulars (click here) and News Alerts (click here).
5 November 2015
Members proceeding to the North East coast of China should note that there has recently been an increase in the numbers of cases involving vessels being fined by the local Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) for discharging garbage/sewage into Bohai Bay, China. The Correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Limited, Tianjin, has issued a detailed Circular clarifying the regulations concerning discharges of waste into the ocean in Bohai Bay area.
4 November 2015
Following the loss of the bulk carrier “Bulk Jupiter” and 18 lives in January 2015, as reported in the Club’s News Alert dated 7 January 2015 (click here), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers has recently published a Circular on the carriage of bauxite that may liquefy. The IMO Circular notes that the potential for bauxite to liquefy is not specifically addressed in the IMSBC Code, as it is only classified as a Group C cargo.
28 October 2015
Members involved in the carriage of Distillers Dried Grains and Solubles (DDGS) cargoes for discharging in China should note that there have been recent instances where the colour of the cargo has been a quality issue. DDGS is the solid remnants following ethanol manufacture. Most of the grain used in ethanol manufacture is maize, but there are varying contents of other grains such as rye and sorghum.
28 August 2015
Members will already be aware of the situation at Tianjin Port following the recent explosions as outlined in the Club’s News Alert dated 25 August 2015 (click here). Members should note that we have received a further update from the Correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Limited, Tianjin, reporting that the handling of dangerous cargoes at Tianjin Port has mostly returned to normal.
25 August 2015
Members calling at Tianjin Port in China should note that the Correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Limited, Tianjin, has issued a recent Circular on the situation following the incident involving explosions at a warehouse in the port.
11 August 2015
Members should note that the new lane of the Suez Canal opened earlier this month, with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) issuing Circular No.
7 August 2015
Members may be aware that the US Authorities/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently added Tartous Port General Company and Lattakia Port General Company to its list of Syrian SDNs. Both companies are part of the Ministry of Transport and are understood to control and generally own the berth, tug and other facilities at Lattakia and Tartous.