UAE says four ships sabotaged near Fujairah port

UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) announced that four commercial vessels were subjected to sabotage, close to United Arab Emirates territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, on Sunday, May 12. The incident occurred east of Fujairah, one of the world’s largest bunkering hubs situated outside the Strait of Hormuz.

The Ministry commented

The concerned authorities have taken all necessary measures, and are investigating the incident in cooperation with local and...

https://safety4sea.com/uae-says-four-ships-sabotaged-near-fujairah-port/

USCG: Great Lakes Pilotage rates 2019 review

In accordance with the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960, the US Coast Guard announced it is establishing new base pilotage rates and surcharges for the 2019 shipping season, effective from 10 June.

This rule will adjust the pilotage rates to account for a rolling ten-year average for traffic, and result in an increase in pilotage rates due to an adjustment for anticipated inflation, changes in operating expenses, surcharges for applicant pilots, and an addition of two pilots,

…USCG explained.

The...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-great-lakes-pilotage-rates-2019-review/

Port of Koper opens second truck gate

From the perspective of project value, the new Sermin entrance to the port belongs among the minor strategic projects currently in progress in the Port of Koper, but it has a great symbolic value. For the first time since it opened 60 years ago, the Port of Koper can boast two truck entrances.

Over the decades, the port expanded and its throughput continued to grow. Since the number of trucks was increasing as well, when the new national zoning plan was drafted, an additional entrance to the...

https://container-news.com/port-koper-second-truck-gate/

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