Tag: Yemen

The UK P&I Club has published a bulletin involving the following updates in relation to the current situation in Yemen from its local correspondent network.

United Nations have welcomed the official launch of the operations of a UN inspection mechanism to facilitate the unimpeded flow of commercial goods and services to Yemen, while ensuring compliance with the arms embargo created by the Security Council.

Combined Maritime Forces warn that Al Qaeda has shifted its focus on Yemeni waterway posing a growing threat to merchant ships transiting the area despite efforts by Yemeni government forces and their allies to repel the Islamist militants.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has issued a Ship Security Advisory to recommend heightened vigilance while transiting off the Southern Philippines and Yemen based on information received from private maritime security company, LSS-SAPU. RMI warns on potential terrorist involvement in attacks on merchant vessels in these areas.

Swedish P&I Club advises that currently all Yemeni ports are operational in a normal manner. This excludes Ash Shihr oil terminal, Balhaf LNG terminal and Ras Isa oil terminal, which are still closed. Ships need to be cleared by the coalition before they are allowed into Yemeni ports.

GAC (Yemen) Ltd, have provided information on the latest situation in Yemen

Mokha port is now operational and safe The Swedish P&I Club has been informed by its Hodeidah Office based on the information received from Advisor of Chairman of the port authority that they have reopened the Mokha port on 11/09/2015 and the port is operational and safe.Also the Club has received updated information for more ports of Yemen as follows:Hodeidah port has been reopened & started the work for receiving the ships from 27/08/2015 at 11:30 am & all operations are working normaly & they has been received & berthed first ship MV. ORYX at berth no.4 & started discharging at 12:30 pm for the cargo Steel & Flour.Port of Aden management calls for all shipping agents, traders and other port users to start business. Water and electricity are still not available at Ma'alla and Steamer Point districts where the port of Aden is located.Regarding Ras Isa port Safer Marine Terminal is closed & not operational since two months.Currently there is one tug boat called "Ras Isa" temporary operational at the terminal port instead of tug boats of the terminal until reopening the port.FYI, SEPOC will not allow any vessel to berthing at safer marine terminal have no agreement signed ...

Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation has issued a Circular announcing that the port of Aden is now open and has received more than ten vessels since the cessation of hostilities.

Any vessel calling Yemeni ports require to get entry permission from Ministry of Transport

The Skuld P&I Club has posted an article to inform about port operation status in Yemen