Beached at Aliaga 24.05.24
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JULIET
On the afternoon of May 23, 2024, the Greek Coast Guard was informed about a migrant boat in difficulties 70 nautical miles south of Crete with 37 people (34 men and thhree minors) on board. The castaways were picked up by the 'Juliet' 83.5 nautical miles. south of Crete. According to the captain's report and testimonies of survivors, one person fell into the sea and drowned. The 37 rescued were transferred to a Greek kifeboat and landed safely at the port of Kale Limeni. Afterwards, they were transferred to Heraklion, accompanied by officials of the Central Port Authority where they stated that they had started from Tobruk on the morning of May 21, paying 150,000 Egyptian pounds for their transportatio. Two men, aged 28 and 36, were arrested by the Central Port Authority of Heraklion, which was conducting the preliminary investigation, for violation of art. 83 of Law 3386/05 "Illegal entry into the country", art. 25 of Law 5083/23 "Facilitation" and art. 306 of the Civil Code "Exhibition".
Houston
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals, part of its best-in-class refined products storage hub on the Houston Ship Channel. In response to growing customer demand, KMI’s liquids terminal platform now boasts 10 ship docks, 38 barge spots, 20 inbound pipelines providing connectivity to 10 regional refineries and chemical plants, 15 outbound pipelines, 14 cross-channel lines, and approximately 43 million barrels of storage on the Houston Ship Channel, North America’s leading port for energy exports.
Takoradi
Expansion works on the Takoradi Port have started with the construction of a multipurpose on-dock Atlantic Container Terminal. The project will see the port basin being dredged to create a 16-metre depth and land reclamation for the building of five new berths to hold bigger capacity vessels. A visit to the Takoradi Port in the Western Region revealed that the contractors were casting the foundation stones for the quay wall to herald the expansion project at the port. The project, being developed by Ibistek Ghana Limited at a cost of $475 million, marks the first time a wholly owned Ghanaian firm has been engaged in port development in the country. The Atlantic terminal, which will be the major development in the history of the Takoradi port when completed, will have a cargo holding space of one million twenty-footer equivalent units (TEUs), an upscale from the average container traffic of about 55,000 TEUs a year.
N.DADAYLI
On May 23, 2024, the 'N. Dadaily', en route from Damietta, suffered a mechanical failure in the main engine 7.9 nautical miles northnortheast from Ribadesella. The tug 'Alonso de Chaves' was tasked to assist by Salvamento Marítimo and towed the ship away from the coast until a commercial tug arrived and pulled it to the port of Santander, where it was safely moored at the Noatum Terminals on May 24 at 10.15 a.m. UTC. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1793993563606229024
Hamburg
Germany’s largest universal port remains on a growth course, achieving a distinct 4.1 percent advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend in the general cargo segment, up 6.1 percent at 48.4 million tons, was the main contributor to the excellent figures for total and container handling. The total for bulk cargo handling was just 0.3 percent lower than for last year’s first half at 21.0 million tons. Germany’s largest universal port remains on a growth course, achieving a distinct 4.1 percent advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend in the general cargo segment, up 6.1 percent at 48.4 million tons, was the main contributor to the excellent figures for total and container handling. The total for bulk cargo handling was just 0.3 percent lower than for last year’s first half at 21.0 million tons.
Sabetta
Icebreaker assistance and ice restrictions for ships entering the basin of Section No.1 at the Port of Sabetta, Yamal and access channel are canceled as of 00:00 Moscow time, August 6. The corresponding order was signed by the Port Harbourmaster Nikolay Nesterov. The order says that there is a possibility of separately floating ice floes, therefore masters of ships sailing in this water area of the Port of Sabetta and on approaches to the port are advised to exercise caution. Arctic Port of Sabetta is built on the western shore of the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) for transshipment of hydrocarbons from the South-Tambey gas condensate field on the Yamal peninsula to the Western Europe, South America and APR countries under Yamal LNG project. The project envisages the construction of an LNG plant capable of producing 16.5 million metric tonnes of LNG and 1.35 million tonnes of gas condensate annually
ESSEX
The U.S. Central Command said on May 25, 2024, the Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea, but no injuries or damage were reported. The 'Essex' was anchored off the coast of Alexandria port. The vessel is managed by Zodiac Maritime, which is controlled by Israeli magnate Eyal Ofer. There has been no sign of anything unusual. In an apparent reference to the 'Essex', the British maritime security company Ambrey said in a note that the vessel had traded between Alexandria and Port Said, and had not called at any Israeli port in recent weeks. The tanker was not further offshore Egypt than 15N nautical miles over the prior week. The Houthi language indicated they did not hit the vessel.
SPOB JEANITA
On May 24, 2024, a fire broke out aboard the 'SPOB Jeanita' in the waters of Tanjung Uban, Bintan, in pos. 01°03'647" N 104°12'693" E. The Sea and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) of the Directorate General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, succeeded in evacuating the crew with the the Tanjung Uban PLP Base and extinguishing the fire. At 01.00 a.m. WIB the Captain of the KPLP KN patrol boat 'Rantos-P.210' was notified and departed from Tanjung Uban PLP Pangkalan Pier to the ship. At 02.30 WIB it reached the scene and immediately began extinguishing operations with assistance from the ships TB 'Transko Dara 3202' and TB 'Medelin Partner'. At 02.45 a.m. WIB, although the fire began to subside, the ship was still emitting clouds of smoke. At 03.30 a.m. the 'Rantos' began extinguishing fires in the ship's accommodation area and engine rooms using fire hoses. At 05.00 a.m. the KPLP Team cooled the ship to ensure the fire was completely extinguished. Report with photo and video: https://www.beritatrans.com/article/247214/Kebakaran-Kapal-SPOB-Jeanita-di-Perairan-Tanjung-Uban-Tim-KPLP-Berhasil-Padamkan-Api/.
Monfalcone
ENCHANTED PRINCESS, the fifth in a line of six Royal Class ships built for Princess Cruises, was floated out on 6 August at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone.
Immingham
On August 1, ABP announced new customers for the Port of Immingham this week: The port welcomed the first vessel in a new contract with customers Top Blue and The Fuel Trading Company. The new deal is expected to bring an extra 30,000 tonnes per year through the Port of Immingham – the largest Port by tonnage in the UK. The cargo being delivered is Prilled Urea which is a key part of the mixture for the AdBlue market.