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BUDD Marseille would like to draw your attention to the heightened surveillance and severe penalties regarding seabed damage caused by non-compliant anchoring in the French Mediterranean. Increased Surveillance and Severe Fines for damage...

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has issued a circular advising that the Port Facility Security Committee (PFSC) has recommended the introduction of mandatory canine searches for stowaways on vessels loading bauxite and manganese ore...

In view of a recent surge in alleged smuggling cases, Budd Togo urgently reminds vessels that exchanging goods with fishermen may well be interpreted as a major Customs infringement (see Togo: Fine Alert).   In accordance with the...

Update: 2 July 2026 Following our initial reports  (Recent Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo), DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak has now expanded beyond the trouble-torn Ituri Province to North Kivu and South Kivu. The country’s sea ports (Banana, Boma,...

Shipowners and operators whose vessels have called at Cameroon ports with transit cargo bound for Chad are advised that they may receive formal notifications issued by a debt recovery agent, K Polygone, demanding the payment of outstanding maritime...

Budd Ghana reports that the Ports of Takoradi and Tema will be closed from 06:00 on Good Friday, 3 April 2026 until 06:00 on Holy Saturday, 4 April 2026 for Easter.  There will be no vessel movement or cargo handling activity during this time,...