Beached at Alang 23.05.24
News
CLARA CAMPOAMOR
On May 23, 2024, the motor boat 'Llesca Prima', with three people on board, reported an engine failure and anchored in the vicinity of Escombreras, requesting assistance. The CCS Cartagena of Salvamento Maróitimo mobilized the auxiliary boat of the 'Clara Campoamor', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to the Santa Lucía Nautical Club in Cartagena.
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.
GUARDAMAR TALIA
In the late evening of May 22, the 'Guardamar Talía' was called to assist the occupants of a canoe which was located seven nautical miles south of Arguineguín. At midnight, the 56 sub-Saharan peopleon board, among them three minors, were dropped off at the port of Arguineguín. The response was coordinated by the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas.
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
KAPITAN BORCHARDT
The 'Kapitan Borchardt' ran aground on May 22, 2024, in the Lim Fjord near Løgstør. The ship suffered towing assistance and could be refloated. It was asked to dock in Aalborg. The Defense Command informed the North Jutland Police about the grounding on the evening, and the police were on standby in Aalborg Harbor when the sailing ship arrived.As the captain had failed to notify the authorites of the grounding, as obliged, he will be fined. The ship had to be examined for possible damage and was permitted to leave the port again on May 23 at 7 p.m. UTC.
YUKA D
A crew member of the 'Yuka D' from the Philippines died after falling from the ship's crane while cleaning it at the Paradip Port on May 22, 2024. The deceased has been identified as Azarcon Earl Wilhelm Curao (26). The sailor was brought ashore by a boat from the anchorage zone and taken to Paradip Port Hospital. Despite prompt medical attention, he died upon arrival at the facility.The ship was anchored at Paradip Port to load a cargo of coal. The Marine Police Station in the Nehru Bangla province launched an investigation. The Philippine embassy has been contacted, and arrangements were being made to repatriate Curao’s body.
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.