The pleasure boat 'Rosendo' was disabled and adrift 20 nautical miles northeast of Garrucha on April 22 and requested assistance. The 'Salvamar Algenib' was mobilized by the CCS Almería of Salvamento Marítimo. It took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to the port of Garrucha.
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CARNIVAL PARADISE
On April 21, 2024, on the first full day of her current cruise, the 'Carnival Paradise' rescued 27 refugees from Cuba west of the island nation en route to Roatan, Honduras. All of them were brought safely aboard the ship and provided with emergency care, while official authorities were notified regarding the next steps. At approximately 2:30 p.m. the bridge crew spotted a small boat signaling for assistance. The cruise ship immediately turned to render aid, bringing aboard 27 Cuban nationals from the overcrowded boat approximately 20 miles southeast of Los Cajuelos. The small wooden boat was in poor condition, with a makeshift sail. The US Coast Guard Sector Key West was notified, as were Roatan officials. The refugees were to be turned over to authorities as soon as possible, as is standard procedure with these incidents. Because Carnival Paradise was on a scheduled day at sea, the time spent with the rescue operation will not significantly impact the ship’s itinerary. The 'Carnival Paradise' had left the port of Tampa, Florida, on April 20, for the 5-night Western Caribbean sailing. After visiting Roatan on April 22, the ship was scheduled to visit Cozumel, Mexico on April 23 before another day at sea. The cruise will end in Tampa on April 25. At this time, there were no expected changes or delays to the ship’s itinerary or overall schedule. Report with photos: https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-ship-rescues-27-people-adrift-at-sea-in-the-caribbean/129534
Visakhapatnam
With further development to its existing solid European products, Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced the launch of a new direct service, the Indian Ocean Service 3 (IO3), which covers South East India, Mediterranean, and North Europe. The new product will offer new port coverage and boost reliability to a wider range of direct port call options to ONE’s valued customers. It will also further expand ONE’s already comprehensive service offerings and allow its clients to enjoy greater choice while bringing efficiency and additional values to the supply chain. The first sailing of the loop is now expected to start from 26th October 2019. IO3: Indian Ocean Service 3 Rotation: Visakhapatnam – Krishnapatnam – Chennai – Tuticorin – Colombo – Cochin – Damietta – Piraeus – Rotterdam – London Gateway – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Damietta – Jeddah – Colombo – Visakhapatnam (Fixed day weekly service, 63-day rotation)
Callao
APM Terminals has become the first Peruvian port to introduce a customer platform that logs, streamlines and coordinate General Cargo operations in the port of Callao. During the pilot phase, the platform, which was developed together with maritime and customs agents, enabled users to complete transactions 67% faster and operations were completed 12% faster. APM Terminals Callao invested nearly USD 1 million in the implementation of MOST, a new state-of-the-art platform that can be used by maritime agents, customs agencies and carriers, among others. MOST can be used to register cargo and view real-time information, make online payments and generate authorizations for the loading and unloading of all types of General Cargo, from anywhere, anytime. The platform is a clear milestone in the efficient management of port logistics using world-class technology.
SALVAMAR BETELGEUSE
The Spanish flagged fishing vessel 'Piringuela', with two crew members on board, suffered a mechanical breakdown near Pta. San Mamede (Ares and Betanzos estuary) on April 22, 204. The ship was adrift close to shore, and the fishermen dropped anchor. The CCS A Coruña of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Betelgeuse', which took the vessel in tow and safely pulled it to Sada.
Rio de Janeiro
ICTSI subsidiary ICTSI Americas BV has acquired 100% of the shares of Libra Terminal Rio S.A. (Libra Rio) to run the Terminal de Contêineres 1 (T1Rio) container terminal in the Port of Rio, Brazil. Libra Rio holds the concession rights to operate, manage and develop T1Rio and was acquired by ICTSI from Boreal Empreendimentos e Participações SA. The deal to take over the port container terminal concession was disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange, reported Manila Standard. ICTSI said: “The parties will work to sign a share purchase agreement in due course.” Concession until 2048
Limassol
Two and a half years after taking over the operations of the Multi-Purpose and the New Cruise Terminals at the Limassol port, DP World Limassol on Wednesday presented the upgrades and investments in infrastructure and equipment. The company said that it had acquired brand-new equipment in January 2019 as part of an ongoing upgrade of the Limassol port infrastructure. The new machinery was put into operation in March 2019, following intensive training of staff and has contributed to speeding up operations at the Multi-purpose port terminal. More specifically, the new equipment includes: A new, high-tech LHM 420 mobile harbour crane, with maximum lifting capacity of 144 tons and radius of 54 metres enhancing the efficient handling and transportation of bulk cargo, general cargo, containers, oil and gas.
ADAM PATRICIA
A tourist in his 20s was rescued from the sea by the crew of the 'Adam Patricia' off County Dublin after getting into difficulty on April 21, 2024. The man had been swimming on Burrow Beach and then decided to swim out to Ireland's Eye. However, he was spotted clinging to a marker buoy 1km from shore off Howth by the ferry. He was taken on board, and the Irish Coast Guard unit from Howth were tasked to meet the ferry. The Coast Guard crew took the casualty, who had been in the water for two hours and was suffering from severe hypothermia, to the Coast Guard station. Medical care was provided until the arrival of an ambulance. He was then taken to Beaumont Hospital. Report with video: https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2024/0422/1444928-howth-swimmer-rescue/
ABDULLAH
The 'Abdullah' has finally reached Dubai's Al Hamriya Port on April 21. The ship moored on the anchorage in pos. 25° 32.20' N 055° 22.58' E att around 4:30 p.m. Bangladesh time. The coals onboard will be unloaded once the ship has docked. Currently, the vessel was awaiting berthing and further instructions from Al Harmia Port Control authorities. The 23 crew members of the ship were doing fine. The Second Officer Mojaherul Islam Chowdhury and General Squad Mohammad Noor Uddin will get off the ship in Dubai and return home by air. The remaining 21 sailors will return by ship. They will reach Chittagong port directly.
Hanjin Subic Shipyard
The 300-hectare shipyard of Hanjin Philippines may be taken over by several shipping companies that would transform it into a major global port, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in a chance interview recently. He said the shipyard could be a sprawling multipurpose mixed-use port facility that would be jointly operated by several players. This, he said, is one of the proposals received by Hanjin creditors for the development of the shipyard after Hanjin Philippines declared bankruptcy early this year. “It’s a good masterplan that has been proposed and it is targeted to be implemented this year,” Lopez said. He declined to name the companies but hinted that these include foreign players. Another source said creditors are in negotiations with an American and a Japanese company. Officially, Hanjin has fully shut down just this month, ending the last of its remaining maintenance operations, sources said. As of this writing, the creditors have not made any official announcement yet regarding the final plans for the shipyard.
Lisbon
The Alcantara container terminal in Lisbon announced this week plans to invest 122 million euros (137.4 million U.S. dollars) by 2038 to modernize and streamline the operational activity of its port infrastructure.