News

BUDD News

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.

Global Shipping Bodies Issue Ebola Virus Advice. Sierra Leone & Liberia Update.

In view of the mounting concern over the Ebola virus, the International Chamber of Shipping, International Maritime Employers’ Council and the Internatinal Transport Worker’s Federation have issued formal advice which may be accessed via the link to their press release below.

http://www.ics-shipping.org/news/press-releases/2014/08/04/global-shipping-bodies-issue-ebola-virus-advice

According to the latest news on the ground,  in a bid to contain the virus, Liberia has set up a blockade to prevent people from the Western regions from entering Monrovia while Sierra Leone has quarantined the areas affected by Ebola in the East of the country.

For more details:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28690799#

Share this news