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Port of Casablanca has Reopened

We are pleased to advise that the port of Casablanca has reoponed.

For safety reasons, all vessel movements were suspended last week after 85 containers on a vessel bound for Barcelona fell overboard in the port entrance on Wednesday night.

COVID-19: Cruise Ships Banned from Senegal Ports

On Saturday, 14 March, the Senegalese
Governement announced that the following additional measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 contagion would come into force as of today, 16 March 2020:

  • Cruise ships are prohibited from calling in Senegal’s ports until futher notice;
  • Court hearings will be held in camera;
  • All public gatherings in either open or closed spaces are forbidden for a period of 30 days;
  • Schools and universities
    are closed for a period of 21 days.

Budd Dakar also reports that delays at court registries seem to be longer than usual.

Information provided by Budd Dakar

budd.senegal@budd-pni.com

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