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11/12/2018
China Sulphur Emission Control Requirements Updated

Earlier this month, the China Maritime Safety Administration published a further notice on the implementation of the low...
21/11/2018
Budd China Extends its Services

We are pleased to advise that, in addition to the P&I, H&M, protecting, emergency, legal and surveying services which Bu...
05/10/2018
Eastern DR Congo Battles with Ebola and Massacres

Insecurity, rumors and suspicion are hampering the efforts of aid agencies to combat the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
01/10/2018
Nigeria: General Strike Over

Budd's Nigeria office reports that the general strike which commenced on 27 September is now over.
27/09/2018
General Strike in Nigeria - Ports at a Standstill

Budd’s Lagos office advises that a general strike of all public and private sector employees started this morning (27 September 2018).
26/09/2018
Tug Stoppage in Marseille-Fos 28 September 2018

Marseille-Fos’ tug operator, Boluda, has advised all local ship agents that on 28 September 2018, there will be no tug s...
25/09/2018
Recent Attacks Confirm Piracy Increase in Gulf of Guinea

A major pirate attack took place this Saturday (22 September) when pirates boarded MV Glarus, a Swiss-flagged vessel en route from Lagos to Port Harcourt (Nigeria). The vessel was carrying wheat.
22/08/2018
Indonesia Revokes Nickel Ore and Bauxite Export Permits

Budd Indonesia has spotted this important news published by Reuters:
03/08/2018
Indonesia Back-Pedals on Regulation 82/2017

After postponing implementation of the stipulation under Regulation 82/2017 that only Indonesian-controlled vessels coul...
09/07/2018
Guinea: Petrol Prices Spark Protests

A 25% increase in petrol prices (from GF 8,000 or US$ 0.89 per litre to GF 10,000 or US$ 1.11 per litre) resulted in barricades going up in the streets of Conakry on Friday, 6 July 2018.
04/07/2018
Budd Group Network Updates

The very latest coordinates of all Budd's offices and staff have just been published in the Budd App (search for budd group) and in the "Our Offices" section of our website.
02/07/2018
Jakarta's Port off War Risk List

Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta was not on the War Risk blacklist published on 14 June 2018 because it has been declared safe for world shipping by the Joint War Committee (JWC).
02/07/2018
Ships Needed for Emergency Services Training Exercises

Marseille's Naval Fire Brigade (les Marins Pompiers) is offering the opportunity for vessels calling in the ports of Marseille-Fos to participate in fire and rescue training exercises.
09/04/2018
Indonesia: Two New Implementation Dates for Regulation 82/2017

To the relief of many, the Director General of Foreign Trade, Oke Nurwan, has confirmed that the obligation under Regula...
30/03/2018
HAPPY EASTER !

During the Easter Weekend (Monday, 2 April is a public holiday in many countries), the Budd Group's staff are available via the 24/7 Emergency Contact no. +33 (0)1 84 88 08 41 or their mobiles.

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Service Provider to the maritime Industry since 1850

China Sulphur Emission Control Requirements Updated

Budd China Extends its Services

Eastern DR Congo Battles with Ebola and Massacres

Nigeria: General Strike Over

General Strike in Nigeria - Ports at a Standstill

Tug Stoppage in Marseille-Fos 28 September 2018

Recent Attacks Confirm Piracy Increase in Gulf of Guinea

Indonesia Revokes Nickel Ore and Bauxite Export Permits

Indonesia Back-Pedals on Regulation 82/2017

Guinea: Petrol Prices Spark Protests

Budd Group Network Updates

Jakarta's Port off War Risk List

Ships Needed for Emergency Services Training Exercises

Indonesia: Two New Implementation Dates for Regulation 82/2017

HAPPY EASTER !

Letter from Africa: Why Kenyan men don't want to share power with women

From Ebola survivor to trainee doctor

Egypt restricts sales of yellow vests to stop protests

Congo's President Kabila on elections, corruption and his future

Kenya coins replace leaders with animals

Rwandan genocide suspect 'extradited from Denmark'

Mozambique busts '30,000 ghost workers'

South Africa protests to Rwanda over Lindiwe Sisulu slur

African pro-wrestler Cindi Gold: I'm forging a path for other black women

Nigeria's Fulani men who get whipped to find a wife

Coloured wedding dresses are on trend: Designer Ogake Mosomi

Cherrie: The Scandinavian RnB star with Somali roots

'I'll be the first Tanzanian Hollywood director'

South Africa's first black President Nelson Mandela remembered five years on

Yaya Toure leaves Olympiakos three months after rejoining Greek club

Morocco's Achraf Hakimi continues to impress in Germany

Africa Cup of Nations: Caf to choose 2019 hosts in January

Simon Murray loving South African 'football safari' with Bidvest Wits

Congo sports minister denies they are contenders to host 2019 Afcon

Anne Soy: How foreign powers have stopped Somali pirates

Catherine Byaruhanga: From revelry to tragedy on Uganda party boat

Luke Reddy: Ghana boxer's rise from homeless to world success

The devastating effects of drought and severe weather in Mozambique

Ghana's red-hot funerals: Buried in a chilli pepper

In pictures: Follow Ghana's 'yellow-brick road'

Spectacular super bloom transforms South African desert

How one DR Congo town is coping with Ebola outbreak

Migrant crisis: Life and death on a Spanish rescue boat in Mediterranean

The forest beekeepers of Zanzibar

In pictures: ‘This is the Sudan I want to show’

The details of life in a refugee camp

Brian Hungwe: Cremations 'threaten' Zimbabwe's ancestral spirits

Zeinab Mohammed Salih: Fashion police shave off afros

Elizabeth Ohene: A royal visit to a land of princes

Mannir Dan Ali: A young country for old men

Fairies, pharaohs and Wizkid

Kenya's Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant

Senegal unveils Museum of Black Civilisations

Saving the last West African giraffes in Niger

Burundi: Inside the secret killing house

South Africa: Taking on a mining firm and winning

Letter from Africa: How to get Ghanaians to pay their taxes

Tamino: The new 'Sound of the Nile'?

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