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Search for ships currently entered in the London P&I Club by their name or I M O number Search Search for correspondents in our global network by country/area or port/city Search Qatar – Trading Prohibition 6 June 2017 Members will be aware from international news reports that various Gulf nations - including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt - announced on 5 June 2017 that they will halt diplomatic and trading ties with Qatar. This includes the suspension of land, air and sea traffic with Qatar, and with Qatari citizens and diplomats given two weeks’ notice to leave. The Club has received updates from our local correspondents in the Gulf, which can be summarised as follows: UAE The Club Correspondent in Dubai, Gulf Agency Company (Dubai) LLC, reports that:“ Jebel Ali immigration has announced that no vessels that are coming from Qatar will be permitted into the port and no clearance will be given to any port calling Qatar from Jebel Ali .” The Port of Fujairah issued a Notice to Mariners no. 224 dated 5 June 2017 advising that vessels flying flags of Qatar or vessels destined to or arrival from Qatar ports are not allowed to call Port of Fujairah and Fujairah Offshore Anchorage regardless their nature of call till further notice. Additional information has been provided by One Maritime, including more detailed UAE port information from 5/6/2017 (click here to access a copy) and updated information on Ports in UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar as of 6/6/2017 (click here to access a copy). SAUDI ARABIA The General Organization of Saudi Sea Ports Authority announced this evening to all shipping agents not to receive any vessels hosting Qatari flag or owned by Qatari companies or individuals as well as to unload any goods of Qatari origin in Saudi ports. BAHRAIN The Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has issued a notice advising that marine navigation from Bahrain Ports and territorial waters to State of Qatar shall be suspended
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