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Engine trouble off Prawle Point
The 'Hoegh Jacksonville', en route from Veracruz to Bremerhaven with 20 crew members on board, was NUC after a main engine scavenging fire resulted in a damage to the piston, approximately 40 nautical miles southwest of Prawle Point in position 49 37 25 N, 004 07 28 W on Nov 4, 2021, at 1.20 p.m. while the vessel was drifting at about three knots. The estimated time for completion of repairs was about six hours. The vessel was carrying 613 cars, trucks and high heavy totalling 1238 tonnes on board. The vessel completed repairs and initial tests were carried out around 10 p.m. to operate using own engine, at nine knots, and was monitored by an engineer. A small leak has interrupted with the stopping box replacement at 11.30 p.m. It needed to complete some additional work to permanently rectify the engine fault on Dec 5 at 12.40 a.m. The master intended to proceed to a position in the vicinity of lat 48 33 00N, long 008 50 00W, approximately 150 nautical miles southwest of Land's End and 190 nautical miles west of Roscoff, for additional sea room with consideration for the weather forecast, land, and shipping routes. On Dec 5 the ship was underway with nin knots and an ETA as of Dec 7.
Jacksonville welcomes Hoegh Jacksonville to biggest car exporting port in US
Hoegh Autoliners has docked its newest car carrier, the 57,280-gross ton Hoegh Jacksonville, on its maiden call to its namesake city, now the No 1 US port for vehicle exports with an annual throughput of 630,000 units. The ship, named after the company's busiest port, is the first of two sister ships able to carry 6,500 vehicles, reported the American Journal of Transportation of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Hoegh Autoliners, a leading global provider of vehicle transport, operates out of Jaxport's Blount Island Marine Terminal. Jacksonville also now serves as the company's US headquarters, which relocated from New York last year. The company operates 60 ocean carriers and has a worldwide network of 20 offices in four regions. Said Jaxport chairman John Falconetti: "Hoegh has become an important part of our community and a vital component of our port business."
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