In the early morning of May 4, 2024, the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed about a cable jamming the propeller of the 'Blue Star 1' in the port of Piraeus. An inspection was carried out by a diving crew, and the obstruction was removed from the ship's propeller shaft. Upon presentation of a certificate of class maintenance by the monitoring classification society, the ship departed from the port of Piraeus with 1229 passengers on board for its scheduled route to the ports of Syros, Patmos, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos and Rhodes.
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CHALLENGER 1
The 'Challenger 1' suffered an engine malfunction off the coast of Tavşan Island in the The Marmara Sea on May 2, 2024, while sailing to the Tuzla Shipyards area. under the coordination of the Izmit VTS Center; the tug 'Şark' towed the ship to Tuzla, where it berthed at the Desan Yardgem United Shipyards at 3.40 p.m. UTC. Report with photo: https://twitter.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1786327571812045286
Marseille
On 27 June the Corsican Parliament officially approved the upcoming 15-month public ferry service between Marseille and the island, starting on 1 October 2019.
KLM BERLIAN 01
On May 4, 2024, at 9 a.m. WIB the KLM 'Berlian 01' sank due to wind and high waves in the waters of Rangsang Island, Meranti Islands, en route from Pasir Gudang, Johor Malaysia to the Pulau Meranti Regency. Water entered the starboard side at around 08:00 a.m. WIB. All crew members were rescued and taken to the Selatpanjang Navy Post. Report with photo: https://www.goriau.com/berita/baca/kapal-klm-berlian-01-karam-dihantam-angin-dan-gelombang-tinggi.html
SEA MARINE 1
On May 4, 2024, the 'Sea Marine 1' suffered an engine malfunction in front of the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge en route from the Laconian Gulf STS Offshore to Russia and needded assistance. Under the coordination of the Çanakkale VTS Center, the ship was taken in tow by the tug 'Kurtarma 3' and taken to the Şevketiye anchorage, where it was moored in pos. 40° 56.49' N 028° 46.47' E and remained stationary as of May5 with the tanker 'Bilal Bey' (MMSI: 271010693) alongside.
Port Hedland
Thirty-eight vessels at anchor off Port Hedland, waiting to load iron ore.
Agaete
In a ruling last week, the Court of Justice of the EU rejected an appeal presented by Fred. Olsen S.A. over a sentence dictated by the General Courts of the EU in March 2018, whereby the continued exclusive use of the Port of Agaete on the Island of Gran Canary, by Fred. Olsen, constituted a subsidy by the Government of the Canary Islands to said shipping line.
SALVAMAR DRACO
On the afternoon of May 3, 2024, a pPassing ship reported a boat sailing eight nautical miles from Cabode Palos. The RCC in Cartagena of Salvamento Marítimo mobilizd the 'Salvamar Draco', which located the boat and rescues the 18 people who were on board. Report with photo: https://twitter.com/salvamentogob/status/1787057860771258644
Cancun
Two identical 37-metre, 459-passenger catamarans have been completed by Wight Shipyard Co (WSC). The Incat Crowther-designed vessels will be transported to Cancun, Mexico, for Ultramar early next month.
Rotterdam
The first paperless, instantly financed and fully door-to-door tracked container made its way from Korea to the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg via Port of Rotterdam on blockchain-based platform DELIVER. ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS demonstrated that blockchain technology enables interoperability, and that integrated container tracking and tracing, required cargo documentation processing and financing can all be done in a trusted, secure and paperless way.