The US Coast Guard decommissioned the 'Sea Dog (WPB 87373)' and 'Sea Dragon (WPB 87367)' on May 29, 2024, during a ceremony in St. Marys, Georgia. Rear Adm. Douglas M. Schofield, Coast Guard District Seven commander, presided over the ceremony honoring the years of service the Coast Guard Cutters provided to the nation. The marine protector-class cutters assigned to Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay in the Coast Guard’s Seventh District. The 'Sea Dragon' was commissioned in January 2008 and the 'Sea Dog' was commissioned in July 2009. Following the decommissioning ceremony, the cutters will be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The Coast Guard cutters 'Sea Devil (WPB 87368)' and 'Sea Fox (WPB 87374)' have relocated from Bangor, Washington, to replace the 'Sea Dog' and 'Sea Dragon'. Report with photo: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3788815/photo-release-coast-guard-cutters-sea-dog-sea-dragon-decommissioned-in-st-marys/
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SALVAMAR MARKAB
On May 29, 2024, the fishing vessel 'Santa Esperanza' with two crew members on board was disabled and adrift north of Menorca. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Markab', which took the ship in tow and safely pulled it to Ciutadella.
Oslo
Port of Oslo in Norway has signed a cooperation agreement with an environmental non-profit organisation to help it become emission-free. The Port of Oslo, which first talked about its zero-emission ambition in June, will partner with the Oslo-headquartered Bellona Foundation to achieve its zero-emission goal. Emissions in the port are anticipated to be reduced by 85% by 2030 and gradually reduce until they are eliminated. “The Port of Oslo is in full swing with the green transition, and has begun the phasing in of emissions-free solutions,” said Port of Oslo chairman, Roger Schjerva. “It is enthusiastic about working alongside the Bellona Foundation and exchanging ideas and solutions with Bellona’s network of environmental experts and organizations. Maritime transport and urban ports are crucial in reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.”
Walvis Bay
In the morning of Aug 17, 2019, around 7 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the Namibian trawler "Ocean Tide", 296 gt (IMO: 7220839), which was moored at the jetty of the Seaworks Fish Processors. One of the 20 crew members on board, was found dead following the fire. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old Hausiku Mathews Sivambo. It was believed he became trapped inside the vessel and burned to death. His body was removed the next morning. The family of the deceased was present at the scene. A police investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing. Report with photo: https://www.nbc.na/news/one-dead-after-vessel-caught-fire-walvis-bay.21902
ZELENGA
Representatives of the Western Interregional Investigative Committee for Transpor of the Russian Federation have opened a criminal case based on the allision of the 'Zelenga' with a railway bridge in Rostov for violation of traffic safety rules and operation of water transport․ While the ship's crew was not injured, the ship and part of the bridge suffered structural damages. The amount of damage to the owner of the ship and Russian Railwayswas more than a million Russian rubles. The cause of the accident was a failure of the steering control. The damaged vessel was towed out of the bridge and to a pier․ Trains can cross the bridge at a speed lower than usual․ Reports with photo and video: https://rtvi.com/visual/suhogruz-protaranil-zheleznodorozhnyj-most-cherez-don-foto-dnya/ https://e-nautilia.gr/rosiko-fortigo-ploio-prosekrouse-se-sidirodromiki-gefura-pou-trofodotei-tin-krimaia/#google_vignette
ARINO
On May 29, 2024, the 'Ariño' suffered a leak when it was near Corrubedo. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'Salvamar Régulus' and the helicopter Pesca I of the Coast Guard. After verifying that the three crew members were safe, the rescuers helped to gain control of the water ingress. Later, the 'Salvamar Regulus' towed the fishing vessel to Aguiño.
Batumi
The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) will launch a test voyage of a feeder vessel along the Black Sea container route Batumi-Constanta by September 20. The vessel will sail every 10 days (3 times a month). If cargo volumes increase, the growth in the number of vessels and the regularity of sailings on the line is also expected.
Newcastle
Australia’s New South Wales government said on Wednesday it will fast track its review of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the port of Newcastle, proposed by a South Korean firm, as the state urgently looks to beef up gas supply. The $430 million Newcastle GasDock LNG project, planned by South Korean firm EPIK, was declared “critical state significant infrastructure”, which means the project will not have to go to the state’s independent planning commission for approval, saving several months in the review process.
GUARDAMAR POLIMNIA
On May 29, the pleasure boat 'Troyona' with one crew member on board suffered an engine breakdown one nautical mile from Cala Castell. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Guardamar Polimnia', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to Palamós.
Krishnapatnam
Gautam Adani is looking to expand his ports empire by closing in on buying a 65-70 per cent stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd, the entity promoted by Hyderabad-based CVR Group to run a private deep-water port at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, is expected to pay more than ₹5,500 crore to buy the stake which will give it access to the country’s largest waterfront area (for a port) of 12.5 km and a transit storage area of 6,800 acres. It started operations in 2008. Currently, the port has a draft of 18.5 metres, a depth that can accommodate full-loaded Capesize vessel of 200,000-tonne capacity.
Shenzhen
Chinese city-gas distributor Shenzhen Gas will launch next week in southern China its first fully-owned terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), a company executive told Reuters on Friday. This will make Shenzhen Gas the second city gas distributor backed by a local government that owns an LNG import facility.