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Below you will find ARC’s weekly report dated 14 May 2025, covering the period of 8 to 14 May 2025, where the following incidents were reported:
- 0 maritime security incidents in West Africa in the last 7 days
- 1 maritime security incident in the Indian Ocean/Middle East in the last 7 days.
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In a move to safeguard underwater infrastructure, Turkiye's Directorate General of Maritime Affairs has issued a directive to maritime organizations, emphasising the importance of anchoring within designated zones in Istanbul's Southern Anchorage.
The directive, issued on May 7, 2025, comes in response to a trend of vessels anchoring outside designated areas, posing risks to subsea pipelines and communication cables. The letter instructs agents to inform ship Masters about the critical need to adhere to designated anchorage zones to prevent delays and potential claims.
Non-compliance could lead to stringent measures, including the assignment of escort tugs and underwater inspections at the vessel's expense. Administrative sanctions may also be imposed on vessels that anchor outside the prescribed zones.
Full advisory at the following link.
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Escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and its impacts on shipping. Members are advised to check with their club contact for the latest updates.
Operations at all Ports in India are presently ‘NORMAL’ without any delays/interruptions, reported.
Update for the Port of KANDLA:
Port is working Normal.
Acceptance of vessels arriving from Ports in Pakistan (berthing and cargo operations are allowed / permitted ONLY after obtaining special clearance from the Customs authorities (Addtl Commissioner / Commissioner of Customs) and the Port. This is done strictly on a Case-to-Case basis only, without any precedence.
Customs authorities are strict in this regard and permissions are granted for berthing and cargo operations (for vessels working at anchorage and alongside berths) - only after proper verification of all documents and physical boarding of vessels.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://north-standard.com/insights-and-resources/resources/news/tensions-between-india-and-pakistan
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During January – March 2025 Ukrainian ports handled 23 mln tons of cargoes.
Black Sea Ports handled 20.7 mln tons:
Pivdennyi – 10.6 mln tons;
Chornomorsk – 6.6 mln tons;
Odesa – 3.5 mln tons.
Ukrainian ports on Danube in total handled 2.3 mln tons of cargoes during the said period.
Both Reni & Izmail ports are nowadays facing decrease of turnover volumes, this problem started to develop when Ukrainian Black Sea Ports resumed operation.
For comparison, in the first quarter of 2024 Ukrainian ports handled 4.8 mln tons more than this year.
Fall in turnover volumes is connected with the war-related reduction of land areas used by agricultural industry, as well as decrease of production in other spheres. In particular, metal industry was one of the Ukrainian economy’s flagships in pre-war times, 75-80% of produced steel were exported by sea. Now the volumes significantly reduced and logistic costs raised due to involvement of railway & land transport. Demand for steel within Ukrainian market before war was mostly focused on commercial construction and production, now its infrastructure and defence. 27-30% of internal market’s needs are covered by steels imported from Turkey, China and India. In order to make Ukrainian steel more competitive it’s necessary to invest into modernization of the local plants to improve the quality of the products and decrease the price.