The New Zealand Navy has released the first images of the sunken HMNZS 'Manawanui', lying just below the surface of the reef, near Upolu in Samoa, which the ship struck on Oct 5, while it was conducting a hydrographic survey and was sailing about one nautical mile from the coast in rough weather. The exact circumstances wree still being investigated. There was a slow diesel leak from an engine room pipe and vent which is causing a slight sheen on the sea’s surface. So far, the main fuel tanks that were accessible for assessment have remained intact, and there was no evidence of any leaks from these. Officials could not definitively state how much fuel has leaked at this time but considered, based on a week’s worth of evidence, that it was less than what was first assessed. The response continued to work towards mitigating any further environmental impacts. Ongoing assessments and further analysis continued to take place regularly,in support of the Samoan Government. The New Zealand Navy was also investigating how to remove the 950 tonnes of diesel fuel that remained in the ship's tanks. Report with video: https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/forste-billeder-af-sunket-forskningsskib
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Oslo
Port of Oslo in Norway has signed a cooperation agreement with an environmental non-profit organisation to help it become emission-free. The Port of Oslo, which first talked about its zero-emission ambition in June, will partner with the Oslo-headquartered Bellona Foundation to achieve its zero-emission goal. Emissions in the port are anticipated to be reduced by 85% by 2030 and gradually reduce until they are eliminated. “The Port of Oslo is in full swing with the green transition, and has begun the phasing in of emissions-free solutions,” said Port of Oslo chairman, Roger Schjerva. “It is enthusiastic about working alongside the Bellona Foundation and exchanging ideas and solutions with Bellona’s network of environmental experts and organizations. Maritime transport and urban ports are crucial in reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.”
Walvis Bay
In the morning of Aug 17, 2019, around 7 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the Namibian trawler "Ocean Tide", 296 gt (IMO: 7220839), which was moored at the jetty of the Seaworks Fish Processors. One of the 20 crew members on board, was found dead following the fire. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old Hausiku Mathews Sivambo. It was believed he became trapped inside the vessel and burned to death. His body was removed the next morning. The family of the deceased was present at the scene. A police investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing. Report with photo: https://www.nbc.na/news/one-dead-after-vessel-caught-fire-walvis-bay.21902
GUARDAMAR C.ARENAL
On Oct 16, Salvamento Marítimo was notified about a dinghy leaving from Tan Tan. The CCS Las Palmas mobilized the 'Guardamar Concepción Arenal', which assisted the 58 people aboard, among them six women, one of whom was pregnant, and one minor, in apparent good condition 61 nautical miles east of Lanzarote. They were heading to Arrecife.
MSC VIRTUOSA
On Oct 16,, the Colombian consultate in London named the woman who went overboard from the 'MSC Virtuosa' north of Les Casquets rocks, west of Alderney, early on Oct 12, as Jessica Andrea Gómez Granda. The 28-year-old Colombian national was identified with authorities in Paris and her family had been notified. The cruise ship docked in Southampton on Oct 12 at around 8 a.m., following its journey from Cartagena.
Batumi
The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) will launch a test voyage of a feeder vessel along the Black Sea container route Batumi-Constanta by September 20. The vessel will sail every 10 days (3 times a month). If cargo volumes increase, the growth in the number of vessels and the regularity of sailings on the line is also expected.
Newcastle
Australia’s New South Wales government said on Wednesday it will fast track its review of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the port of Newcastle, proposed by a South Korean firm, as the state urgently looks to beef up gas supply. The $430 million Newcastle GasDock LNG project, planned by South Korean firm EPIK, was declared “critical state significant infrastructure”, which means the project will not have to go to the state’s independent planning commission for approval, saving several months in the review process.
MADISON
A worker from the food company Soubry was seriously injured in an accident aboard the 'Madison' in Roeselare on Oct 16, 2024. Just before 11 a.m., the man was working along the quay of the Roeselare-Leie Canal during cargo operations aboard the 'Madison'. When he was standing on a ladder in the cargo hold, it suddenly slid away. The man fell a few meters down and suffered several fractures. He had to be brought back to the ground floor with the help of the fire brigade, before he could be taken to the hospital by ambulance. The police of the Riho zone made the initial findings of the accident. The labour auditorate was conducting the further investigation into the circumstances of the accident, and whether all safety measures were followed. The Welfare at Work Supervision service was called in. Report with photos: https://www.hln.be/roeselare/arbeider-gewond-na-val-in-laadruimte-vrachtschip~abbea7b7/
Krishnapatnam
Gautam Adani is looking to expand his ports empire by closing in on buying a 65-70 per cent stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd, the entity promoted by Hyderabad-based CVR Group to run a private deep-water port at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, is expected to pay more than ₹5,500 crore to buy the stake which will give it access to the country’s largest waterfront area (for a port) of 12.5 km and a transit storage area of 6,800 acres. It started operations in 2008. Currently, the port has a draft of 18.5 metres, a depth that can accommodate full-loaded Capesize vessel of 200,000-tonne capacity.
Shenzhen
Chinese city-gas distributor Shenzhen Gas will launch next week in southern China its first fully-owned terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), a company executive told Reuters on Friday. This will make Shenzhen Gas the second city gas distributor backed by a local government that owns an LNG import facility.