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MARIANNE DANICA
The Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has confirmed reports that the 'Marianne Danica', which was carrying a cargo of arms to Israel, and had requested permission to call at the port at Cartagena on May 21, 2024, got the request denied on May 16. The ship had left Madras for Israel, carrying a cargo of about 27 tons of explosives.
Vado Ligure
Terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT) has released a video of the final three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arriving at the Vado Gateway terminal, which it hopes will be the next major logistics hub for the Mediterranean and Europe. The Vado Gateway terminal is scheduled to open on December 12, 2019, and will be built with a 700-meter deep-sea berth specifically to handle the latest Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS), as well as an automated gate and stacking area. APMT announced the inauguration date in July 2019 – a story PTI reported on at the time. Located in the Vado Ligure Port Complex in the northwest of the country, it will be the first semi-automated port in Italy and be integrated with an already existing reefer terminal.
Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest universal port, saw its inland and hinterland cargo traffic grow by 12.1% – 2.57 million tons – in the first quarter of 2019, according to its latest financial results. The data also shows that, for the first quarter of 2019, the Port has handled 34,640 TEU – 20ft standard containers – an increase of 20% in comparison with the same period last year.
HUMANITY 1
The “Humanity 1” has rescued 28 people from distress in international waters. Among the refugees in a small, overcrowded wooden boat, which was unable to maneuver and without rescue equipment, were pregnant women, small children and babies. The crew of the rescue ship “Humanity 1” took the people on board on May 16. The castaways were exhausted, some seasick and dehydrated, but in a stable medical condition. The Italian authorities assigned the “Humanity 1” Marina di Carrara as a safe port, which, according to SOS Humanity, is more than 1,150 kilometers ways from the rescue site, with an ETA as of May 21. The voyage would take four to five days. The captain asked the MRCC to assign a closer port.
Mumbai
The Government of Maharashtra, India, India has named the Virgin Hyperloop One – DP World Consortium as Original Project Proponent (OPP) for the Pune-Mumbai Hyperloop Project, making it the first hyperloop project in the world. In a statement, Virgin Hyperloop One described it as a “landmark announcement” for the building of the Mumbai-Pune hyperloop transportation system.
Balboa
Starting August 1 and until November 30, 2019, the Panama Canal will promote the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) annual recommendations on speed and maritime transit aimed at protecting cetaceans, which include whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration. With these measures, ships should proceed at a speed of not more than 10 knots in specified areas. Panama has monitored this requirement since December 1, 2014 when maritime traffic separation devices (TSS) were installed by both the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean entry points to the Canal.
ISLAND BIRI
On May 9, 2024, the 'Island Biri' ran aground on the coast of Lajala, Coron Palawan. An area of 255 square meters sauare meters coral reef was damaged by the fast craft. An administrative case was to be filed with the PCSD against the owner of the vessel as soon as the investigation has been completed. The collected fines will also be used for the rehabilitation of the damaged reefs, which serve as a home and breeding ground for various fish.
Mombasa
The new Lamu Port in Kenya took a big step towards completion yesterday with the announcement that its first of 22 berths is finished. According to the South Sudan and Ethiopia Transport Corridor Development Authority, the second and third berths will be completed by December 2020.
Montevideo
Shandong BaoMa Fisheries Group has shelved plans to build a port in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo that could accommodate 500 Chinese vessels, amid legal complications and strong opposition from local residents and environmental organisations. The US$200 million project, which included a free trade zone, shipyard and fish processing and freezing plants, on a private 28-hectare site in Punta Yeguas, a mostly rural area with a public park, required a change in the legal designation of the land.