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SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has amended the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) to require, as a condition for loading a packed container onto a ship for export, that the container has a verified weight. The Shipper is responsible for the verification of the packed container’s weight. This requirement will become legally effective on July 1, 2016. After that date, it would be a violation of SOLAS to load a packed container onto a vessel if the vessel operator and marine terminal operator do not have a verified container weight.

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Notice issued by the Egyptian Minister of Trade & Industry – December 30th 2015

Special Conditions Regarding the Importation of Certain Commodities

Read the notice

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Globelink West Star WEMAG – December 2015 – Issue 29

Globelink West Star – December 2015 – Issue 29

Merry Christmas

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New Hazardous Restrictions for Saudi Arabia

There are new restrictions applicable for the shipment of hazardous cargo through Saudi ports from Nov 2015. Saudi Arabia will not allow the discharge of any chemicals in the port except for shipments that have been pre-cleared by the customs authority.

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New port restrictions on Food and Medicine shipments to Doha

All food items now need to arrive in Doha in a non-operational reefer container and need to be approved by the Doha Port authority. Due to the new regulation this will cause delays in the transhipment of the cargo from Dubai to Doha.

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Tilbury Depot Update

Please note that with effect from 1st August our main loading depot at Tilbury will be under the management of Maritime Transport Limited.
Full receiving address details can be viewed in the main article…

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Yorkshire Freight have Changed Address

As of Monday 20th July Yorkshire Freight
have moved to a new address.

Please note their telephone and fax numbers have also changed.

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Pipavav Port In India Extensively damaged

Due to recent adverse weather conditions the rail line was extensively damaged from/to Pipavav Port In India.
The weather has caused extensive damage to the rail line operated by Pipavav Rail Corporation Limited.

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Globelink Fallow Receives a Visit from Afristar

This week our local South African agents, Afristar, paid us a visit.
Click here to for more information about Afristar and their services.

Left to right: Michael Ryan, Elaine Fox, Seema Ryan, Bob Andrews.

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Globelink open new branch office in Konya

Globelink Unimar Logistics Inc. (Turkey) have announced the opening of a new branch office in Konya which is under control of their Mersin office.

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