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12/12/2018
New Bauxite Facilities in Guinea

As the bauxite mining industry continues to grow, Budd's Guinea office reports on a few of the latest developments.
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...

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New Bauxite Facilities in Guinea

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

Felix Tshisekedi - the man trying to outdo his father to lead DR Congo

Letter from Africa: How Nigeria's elite avoid 'bad education'

Protesting Ethiopian soldiers given jail terms

Egypt tomb: Saqqara 'one of a kind' discovery revealed

Cambodia makes record breaking ivory haul at port

Nigerian military lifts Unicef ban after 'spy' row

Great Ethiopian Run 2018 helps promotes unity with Eritrea

Chi Modu has photographed hip hop's biggest artists

Kenyan teen using poetry to teach people about HIV and polio.

How Nigeria inspired Black Lives Matter

Egypt: 'One of a kind' tomb found in Saqqara

Fela Kuti's son Seun says Grammy nom was 'unexpected'

Confederation of African Football: "No decision on 2021 Nations Cup hosts"

Botswana's Zebras struggling to repeat 2012 Afcon success

African Champions League: Gor Mahia close in on group stage

Egyptian giants Al Ahly appoint Uruguayan Martin Lasarte as new coach

Pumza Fihlani: How a shepherd found a dinosaur graveyard

Anne Soy: How foreign powers have stopped Somali pirates

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

Elizabeth Ohene: How to get Ghanaians to pay their taxes

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

Zeinab Mohammed Salih: Fashion police shave off afros

Mannir Dan Ali: A young country for old men

DR Congo elections: Why do voters mistrust electronic voting?

In pictures: Ethiopians drum for unity

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

From revelry to tragedy on Uganda party boat

Senegal unveils Museum of Black Civilisations

Kenya's Mr and Miss Albinism beauty pageant

Saving the last West African giraffes in Niger

Burundi: Inside the secret killing house

South Africa: Taking on a mining firm and winning

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