693 - 05/10 - Strike Action - South Africa
06/05/2010
The Association would like to advise Members of the current situation in South Africa regarding strikes. It is anticipated that a strike at Transnet, the para-statal company, will have an impact on South Africa's seven major ports.
The Association would like to inform Members about the rising number of thefts onboard vessels berthed at the Port of Durban despite implementation of additional security measures.
The Association would like to inform Members about the situation involving an increased number of exaggerated cargo claims in the Yemeni port of Aden. Bulletins 219, 377, 521 and 523 all contain information regarding cargo problems in Yemen.
The Association would like to inform Members of the requirements governing the import of food cargoes to Israel. A couple of recent cases have emerged and highlighted the regulations imposed by the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH).
666 - 11/09 - Fines - Gabon
27/11/2009
The Association would like to inform its Members about the problems encountered with forged Bills of Lading in West Africa. Following recent investigations it was revealed that the problem is quite wide-spread and forged bills are presented regularly.
The Association would like to remind its Members of a problem that was highlighted in bulletins 324 and 598 concerning fraudulent activities in the Suez Canal.
The Association would like to take this opportunity to remind its members of the current situation in the area of the Gulf of Aden and Somalia.
The Association would like to inform its Members of efforts being made by the Ministry of Transport in Algeria to ease congestion in the nation's ports.
The Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea (Rotterdam Rules) was adopted in December 2008 by the UN General Assembly. It will significantly increase the liability of shipowners and maritime carriers in respect of the carriage of cargo.
The Association would like to inform its members about the issues associated with cement cargoes in the port of Luanda, Angola. Problems have been noticed with the carriage of cement and other materials. These are required as part of large scale on-going construction programme in Angola that has been funded by outside investment.
Douala's Harbour Master in charge of maritime immigration has just informed the Club's correspondent in Douala that in an ever-increasing number of cases, ship's agents are taking it upon themselves to organise the disembarkation at sea of Cameroonian stowaways (or stowaways who embarked in the Cameroon) without following the official procedures.
644 - 06/09 - Swine Flu Precautions - Yemen
25/06/2009
The Association would like to draw the attention of Members to the measures taken by the Yemeni Ministry of Transport to protect against the spread of Swine Flu.
It has been brought to the attention of the Association that a large number of short shipments have been noticed when carrying grain from South America to North Africa.
Load line Rules in South Africa
31/03/2009
Although the International Load Line Rules, as the title implies, are in force 'internationally', there have been a number of misinterpretations of these rules experienced when ships call at South African ports.
607 - 10/08 - Customs Fines - Dakar, Senegal
31/10/2008
Customs authorities in Dakar appear to be focusing on ship compliance with the Customs Code; paying particular attention to ship's declarations of stores, paints, bunkers, and lube oil.
603 - 10/08 - Hot coal - Maputo, Mozambique
02/10/2008
Members are alerted to a recent incident in Maputo, Mozambique where a cargo of coal was loaded to the vessel at a temperature in excess of 55 degrees.