News

According to Guinea’s Ministry of Health, the incurable Ebola virus has caused 61 deaths in the remote N’zerekore region on the Guinea/ Ivory Coast border.

We were heartened to read this balanced and positive article in the New York Times. Despite the obvious challenges, Tunisia has succeeded in laying the groundwork for a society based on democracy and freedom.

​Following terrorist attacks in Tunisia last week, our local office would advise all vessels calling in the Tunisian ports to reinforce security measures in accordance with the ISPS code.

Budd’s Tema office (Ghana)draws our attention to the successful collaboration between the Ghanaian Police and Navy which led to the arrest of a vessel suspected of stealing fuel from a ship which had been hijacked by pirates in Gabon.

A recent press release from the Tunisian Port Authority describes improvements aimed at addressing operations and security issues.

Following the shooting of the leader of the Movement of People Party yesterday morning (25 July 2013), a general strike has been announced today in Tunisia.

We are pleased to advise that Budd’s services are now available in Indonesia. This new Budd Group office works in close collaboration with Mr Van Hong Dang of Budd Vietnam.

As long-established Club Correspondents in West Africa, we were particularly interested to read the International Maritime Bureau’s July Piracy Report (see link below).

On the occasion of President Obama’s visit to Dakar, Budd Senegal advises that all roads leading to the town centre will be closed to traffic from midday on Wednesday, 26 June 2013 to midday on Friday, 28 June 2013.

Following our bulletin of 1 March, our local office advises that our Guinea staff will be working from home today (2 May) due to a further protest march in Conakry which may result in violent incidents.