Tag: Gibraltar

Staff at the Gibraltar Port Authority carried out testing of a newly acquired Offshore Speed Sweep System Oil boom, in conjunction with contractors Brightside Services, who are the Tier 1 and 2 responders locally. This is expected to enhance the Gibraltar Port Authorities oil pollution response capabilities in the Bay.

Cepsa has started bunker supply activity in the Port of Gibraltar using mass flow meters for ships, a new precise measurement system that guarantees the quantity of product supplied. In addition to the high levels of fuel supply precision, the system reduces refueling operation times by up to 3 hours and is totally transparent, as it is monitored continuously and simultaneously.

After an intensive 10-month review and upgrade of operating processes across the company, Gibdock has made the transition from ISO 9001:2008 to the new ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard, and from ISO 14001:2008 to the ISO 14001:2015 environmental standard.

Gibraltar Port Authority fears that the shipping activity in the Port of Gibraltar could be “severely affected” by any post-Brexit disruption at the border. Concerns were raised in a new report conducted by the EU Select Committee in the House of Lords.

The Spanish firm CEPSA recently announced that it has started to supply 0.1 percent ultra-low-sulphur fuel oil in Algeciras Bay in Gibraltar, in order to meet the upcoming global limit of 0.50% m/m sulphur content in fuel oil, effective from 1 January 2020.

The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) has announced another year of growth across most areas of activity following its performance review for 2016.

Cepsa has set up a new and accurate measurement system for fuel supply on its barges in the Strait of Gibraltar.The new technology, based on the Coriolis effect, enables the amount of fuel to be supplied to be determined by mass.

HM Government of Gibraltar and the Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) have signed a bunker market development agreement with Shell.

The Port of Gibraltar has announced positive trends in shipping activity as it reviewed its performance for 2015.

Vessels who wish to remain at Gibraltar Port Authority's Eastern Anchorage for several days will be eligible for a highly attractive daily fee of 100