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Tunisia Stevedore Strike in Sfax not Gabes
Erratum: Our article of 24/01/22 should have read as follows. In the Tunisian port of Sfax, the stevedores employed by STAM have announced a full 3-day strike from 25-27 January included. Industrial action had already started last week when...
Tunisia: Stevedore Strike in Gabes
In the Tunisian port of Gabes, the stevedores employed by STAM have announced a full 3-day strike from 25-27 January included. Industrial action had already started last week when the stevedores stopped nocturnal cargo operations. Since the...
Ghana: No Fines But Covid Vaccination Still Mandatory
Contrary to what we had understood from the Ghana Port Health memo reproduced in our circular of 14 January, GPH have clarified that although the imposition of fines has been suspended until further notice, Covid-19 vaccination is still mandatory...
China: Tianjin and Shenzhen ports operating normally despite Omicron spread
Tianjin reported an increase in Covid infections including the Omicron variant. According to the local authorities, the current Omicron strain is the third generation of this variant, suggesting that it was present for some time before being...
Ghana Drops Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination for Seafarers
Following our 10 January circular, we have just received this memo from Ghana Port Health (GPH) suspending mandatory Covid-19 vaccination and USD 3,500 fines for non-compliance until further notice. The implementation date for these measures...
Ghana: Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination. Update 10 January 2022.
Ghana: Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination. Update 10 January 2022. Having received numerous queries regarding the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination measures in Ghana, we today obtained the following clarifications from the Director of Ghana Port...
Tunisia: Courts Demand Payment of Registration Rights
Theoretically, in addition to the award made by the commercial courts, defendants who lose their case in Tunisia have always been under the obligation to pay registration dues to the Tunisian tax office, but this measure was not always applied....
Guinea Coup d’Etat: Transitional President Sworn In
Late on Monday evening, Guinea's military junta unveiled its transitional roadmap towards "free, democratic and transparent" elections. According to the Transitional Charter which was read out on national television, the duration of the...
Coup d’Etat in Guinea: Update 09/09/21
Although the situation in Conakry is still unpredictable, we are pleased to advise that: Cargo handling operations in the port of Conakry have now resumed; The airport has reopened and some airlines have resumed flights; All Guinean ports outside...
Coup d’Etat in Guinea: Update 06/09/21
Following yesterday's putsch (see here for more details) led by the Guinea Special Forces, Budd's local office reports that no cargo operations took place today (06/09/21) in the port of Conakry. We understand that there were no...