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30 Dec 2015 / Singapore, Tuas Finger One

Mooring and unmooring of vessels at Tuas Finger One project area

The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore has announced the following update to Port Marine Notice No. 112 of 2015 on the Reclamation Work at Tuas View, off Temasek Fairway, from 01 Oct 2015 to 30 Apr 2016.

During this period, bulk carriers, self-propelled barges and pusher tugs with barges in composite unit carrying bulk sand will be transiting the Temasek Fairway to the Tuas Finger One reclamation project area.

Masters of vessels and harbour craft should keep a proper lookout for these vessels, proceed at a safe speed and navigate with extreme caution when in the vicinity of the mooring buoys off eastern part of Tuas View Extension.

Mooring buoys ‘HSPBV-MB2’, ‘HSPBV-MB2A’, ‘HSPBV-MB3’ and ‘HSPBV-MB3A’ and with a total of two mooring slots between them have been laid for use by the bulk carriers. The positions of the mooring buoys are as follows (WGS 84 Datum):

Name Latitude (N) Longitude (E) Light Characteristic

HSPBV-MB2 01deg. 15.469’N 103deg. 38.131’E Fl. Y. 3s

HSPBV-MB2A 01deg. 15.469’N 103deg. 38.304’E Fl. Y, 3s

HSPBV-MB3 01deg. 15.469’N 103deg. 38.417’E Fl. Y. 5s

HSPBV-MB3A 01deg. 15.469’N 103deg. 38.589’E Fl. Y. 5s

The mooring and unmooring of vessels will be carried out one at a time during daylight hours between 0700 hrs to 1800 hrs. The mooring buoys will be removed upon completion of the reclamation.

For information about operations in Singapore, contact GAC Singapore at gac.com/singapore.

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