Onm May 13, the CROSS Gris-Nez was informed that several migrant boats were in difficulty in the Strait of Pas-de-Calais. On the early morning, the CROSS Gris-Nez deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to assist, which launched its rescue boat to reach the site and recovered 21 people. Several people still present on board the troubled boat refused the assistance offered by French means and continued their journey under appropriate surveillance. The shipwrecked people were dropped off at the port of Dunkirk. At the same time, the CROSS Gris-Nez engaged the 'Ridens', which also launched its rescue boat and recovered 28 people. Several people still present on board the boat refused the assistance offered by French means and continued their journey under appropriate surveillance. The shipwrecked people were dropped off at the port of Calais. All castaways were taken care of by the shore based rescue services and the border police.
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MJ PINAR
On the early morning of May 13, 2024, the 'MJ Pinar', en route from Aviles to Ravenna, requested the medevac of a crew member north of Burela. The CCS Fisterra of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the Helimer 401 helicopter, which hoisted the patient and transported him to Alvedro (A Coruña).
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.
DALI
Explosive charges were detonated on the afternoon of May 13 to bring down sections of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the 'Dali', with officials now hopeful that they will be able to remove the vessel later this week. The detonation went as planned. Next, crews will assess the remaining bridge pieces on the ship’s bow ande then ensure anything underwater may not be preventing the ship from being floated and moved out of the area. After a resurvey of the channel as well as surveys around the 'Dali' to make sure there are no obstructions that come from that precision cutting that would interfere with traffic, the US Coast Guard will reopen the limited-access channel to traffic. After necessary assessments and surveys, the plan was to remove ballast to make the ship buoyant on its own and then use four tugs to pull it out into the channel and escort it to a nearby pier. Additional wreckage and containers will be removed from the 'Dali' at the pier and the ship will undergo necessary, temporary repairs before more permanent ones can be made. Report and video: https://splash247.com/baltimore-officials-confident-of-removing-stricken-dali-this-week/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_a0XSfc1AE&t=118s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2tXgp4q-8&t=1543s
MED STAR
After ten months moored in the port of Gibraltar, the “Med Star”, once owned by the Moroccan company Intershipping, set sail on May 9, 2024, towed by the tug “Christos XXXIV”, headed to Piraeus. The registration port was erased, and the ship did not have a flag. During the departure maneuver the ferry was assisted by the tugs “Rooke” and “Eliott”. Since January 2023 it was moored in the port of Algeciras, frequently detained due to excessive smoke problems and suffering from the financial problems of its owner. Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/el-ferry-ex-marroqui-med-star-abandona-gibraltar-remolcado-a-grecia/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3zG2HJbay8Eae9ihca8Uyhs1Yzmur_nD1P63LyLSJnq5cAcczV9N-COvw_aem_AYpDR19m7H0LIWjOPCgHt6ERT4nTZbJrTMoP8y1V67GZVYzHR8hwFQfDx3XJPq8pppKelW0SACigfWBSidg4R_fL
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.
DALI
On May 7, Unified Command salvage teams discovered the sixth and final victim who died in the 'Dali' accident, José Mynor López, 38. Maryland State Police investigators along with officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and the FBI responded to the scene and recovered the body of the sixth construction worker. According to the release, Maryland State Police investigators, an FBI Victim Specialist, a linguist and a team of mental health professionals notified López's family after a positive identification was confirmed. Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr., Superintendent of the Maryland Department of State Police, said: “With heavy hearts, today marks a significant milestone in our recovery efforts and providing closure to the loved ones of the six workers who lost their lives in this tragic event. As we mourn with the families, we honor the memory of José Mynor López, Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, Carlos Daniel Hernandez Estrella, and Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez.”
OSTROVNOY-7
On May 12, 2024, at 4 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the 'Ostrovnoy 7' at the berth of Aspers LLC in the Diomede Bay of Vladivostok, where the crab fishing vessel was being repaired. Firefighters were on the spot within five minutes. At that moment, the cabins in the stern of the ship were burning. No one was hurt. The fire area was about 50 square meters. The cause was being established by investigators from the Ministry of Emergency. The Primorsky investigative department for transport of the Eastern MSUT of the Investigative Committee of Russia was conducting a pre-investigation check under Art. 216 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of safety rules during work, resulting in the infliction of major damage through negligence). Report with video: https://www.newsvl.ru/accidents/2024/05/12/223808/
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.