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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.

Budd Morocco reports that the Port authority of Casablanca has decided to suspend all port movements. This decision follows the fall of several containers into the sea from a container ship. The incident has caused a full suspension of maritime...

Happy Lunar New Year 2026 to all our clients and colleagues who are celebrating.

To mark a milestone anniversary, our Chairman and Managing Director, James  Budd, reflects on 175 years of maritime history. In the following exchange, we discuss the evolution of P&I correspondence, the importance of local expertise...

On Sunday, 4 January 2026, Guinea’s Supreme Court confirmed that General Mamadi Doumbouya, who first came to power through a putsch in 2021, had won the presidential elections with 86.7 % of the vote. Amid claims that many voters had abstained...

BUDD Benin reports that following Sunday's failed coup d'état, security has been reinforced around key government buildings and the presidential palace situated near the port of Cotonou. Military roadblocks are preventing access to the entire...

Tunisia's Office of the Merchant Marine and Ports (OMMP) has initiated a major investment plan for the renewal and enhancement of its national tugboat fleet in order to improve safety, port efficiency, and maritime assistance capacities across...