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Chad dues payable in Cameroon
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...
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
Update: Ebola Outbreak (29 May 2026) Global & Regional Situation (DRC & Uganda) The current epidemic is caused by the rare Bundibugyo variant, for which there is currently no approved vaccine or specific targeted therapy. The World Health...
Happy International Day for Women in Maritime
Happy Orthodox Easter
Happy Easter
Ghana’s Ports of Takoradi & Tema Easter Closure
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,...
Carbon Contribution for maritime operators in Gabon: what you need to know
In January 2025, the Gabonese Republic introduced a mandatory mechanism for controlling and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions for air and maritime transport operators transiting or operating in Gabonese waters. This initiative, established by...
Aïd El-Fitr
Happy International Women’s Day – 8 March 2026
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.