the night of Jnne 3, 2024, two migrant boats were reported in difficulty off the coast of Calais. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified that a migrant boat had sauled from the Blériot beach. The CROSS diverted an air craft for on-site reconnaissance. At the same time, the lifeboat 'Notre Dame du Risban-SNS 077' was launched from Calais and the mine hunter 'Thétis' also headed to the positon. The lifeboat crew indicated that 18 people requested assistance. They were taken on board and then dropped off at the port of Calais. The 'Thétis' was monitoring the situation on board the migrant boat. An hour later, the 36 other people still on board also requested assistance, as their engine had broken down again. They were rescued by the vessel, which headed towards Calais to drop them off at the dock. While en route, the 'Thétis' reported to the CROSS that a second boat seemed to be in difficulty off the coast of Calais. The CROSS re-engaged the 'Thétis' and deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to come and take over. At dawn, the emergency tug arrived near this second boat and rescued eight people. The other people on board refused the assistance offered. The choice was made to let them continue on their way. The Abeille Normandie headed to the port of Boulogne, where the eight castaways were dropped off. Report with photo: https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/operation-d-assistance-et-de-sauvetage-de-62-personnes-au-large-de-calais-62
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SALVAMAR ENIF
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
Tallinn
Active construction is currently underway in the D-terminal of the Port of Tallinn being built by Nordecon, in order to open the first phase of construction of the renovated D-terminal to passengers within two months, the port says in a press release. A digital twin of the new D-Terminal building and the remodeled part which aims to make the building's life cycle more efficient was created in the BIM implementation model. The completion of the extension and reconstruction work of the port is scheduled for summer 2020.
Rostock
Marine battery supplier Corvus Energy is to install its lithium-ion battery storage systems onboard AIDA Cruises’ ships to reduce fossil fuel use and emissions. In a project that will also involve ABB and Siemens, Corvus will install and commission the battery storage systems on the first AIDA ship in 2020. The companies then plan to then use their findings from the pilot project to successfully fit battery systems onboard other vessels in the AIDA fleet. “Our goal is the emissions-neutral ship operation,” said Michael Thamm, group CEO of Costa Group and Carnival Asia.
FRENCH WARSHIP
the night of Jnne 3, 2024, two migrant boats were reported in difficulty off the coast of Calais. In the middle of the night, the CROSS Gris-Nez was notified that a migrant boat had sauled from the Blériot beach. The CROSS diverted an air craft for on-site reconnaissance. At the same time, the lifeboat 'Notre Dame du Risban-SNS 077' was launched from Calais and the 'Thétis' also headed to the positon. The lifeboat crew indicated that 18 people requested assistance. They were taken on board and then dropped off at the port of Calais. The 'Thétis' was monitoring the situation on board the migrant boat. An hour later, the 36 other people still on board also requested assistance, as their engine had broken down again. They were rescued by the vessel, which headed towards Calais to drop them off at the dock. While en route, the 'Thétis' reported to the CROSS that a second boat seemed to be in difficulty off the coast of Calais. The CROSS re-engaged the 'Thétis' and deployed the 'Abeille Normandie' to come and take over. At dawn, the emergency tug arrived near this second boat and rescued eight people. The other people on board refused the assistance offered. The choice was made to let them continue on their way. The Abeille Normandie headed to the port of Boulogne, where the eight castaways were dropped off. Report with photo: https://www.premar-manche.gouv.fr/communiques-presse/operation-d-assistance-et-de-sauvetage-de-62-personnes-au-large-de-calais-62
GUARDAMAR TALIA
On June 5, 76 migrants were assisted in two missions. The 'Guardamar Talía' rescued the 72 occupants of a Mauritanian canoe. Among them were two minors. The castaways were transferred to the port of Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Enif' came to the rescue of four North African migrants on a precarious boat and transferred them to Barbate.
Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has reached an agreement with Sif Holding n.v. regarding the lease of 20 ha of port site and a 200-m stretch of deep-sea quay at Maasvlakte. Sif’s new lot lies adjacent to its existing port site, where the company already works on the assembly of foundations for offshore wind turbines, the company said in its release. Sif will be using the newly allocated site on behalf of clients active in the offshore wind power sector. The first project to be undertaken at the new site will be the logistics handling of all 94 monopiles (wind turbine foundations) destined for the offshore wind farm Borssele 1 + 2, commissioned by Deme Offshore.
Tangier
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with long-term customer EUROGATE Tanger (EGT) in Morocco to upgrade four ZPMC ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, as part of the terminal’s expansion plans. With a quay length of 821 meters, a terminal area of 400,000 m2 and a water depth of up to 18 meters, the facility is well-equipped to handle the new generation of containerships. The terminal’s equipment fleet already includes several Kalmar machines, including rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs). Furthermore, Kalar will be responsible for the planning, engineering and execution of the entire project, which involves heightening the four STS cranes by 11 meters and extending the booms by six meters. The project with Kalmar will help the terminal serve mega-sized container vessels.
ALSU
About 12 tons of diesel oil leaked into the sea from the 'Alsu' at the pier of the fuel oil facility in Tekirdağ during fuel loading operations when the connection broke on June 1, 2024. The diesel leaked over the ship's side. Following the incident, Coast Guard Command and Tekirdağ Port Authority teams were dispatched to the port and launched an investigation. The Tekirdağ Port Authority imposed a fine of 120006000 liras on the owner company. Precautions were taken at the port and cleaning efforts commenced. Report with photo: https://www.evrensel.net/haber/520097/tekirdagda-12-bin-litre-mazot-marmaraya-sizdi
PROSPECTOR 1
The highest Dutch court has issued a temporary halt to construction on a gas well near Borkum on June 4, 2024. Greenpeace had previously protested on the drilling platform. The German Environmental Aid (DUH) , along with other partner organizations, had submitted an urgent application against the planned drilling. The court followed this. A final decision will be made next week after a hearing. The DUH accuses the energy company One-Dyas and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection of circumventing a previous court-ordered halt to construction by amending the permit. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs cleared the way for the controversial project on on May 29 after One-Dyas had made adjustments to the environmental requirements for the construction work in accordance with a previous court order. The 'Prospector 1' was brought by One-Dyas to the planned extraction site northwest of Borkum on the night of June 3 to start preparatory work for natural gas extraction. Greenpeace members protested against this on the morning of Juen 4. Some activists secured themselves to a platform and prevented the preparatory work from starting. One-Dyas reacted with incomprehension to the action, but assured that it would do everything to ensure the safety of the activists and the crew. One-Dyas announced last week that it was sticking to the goal of producing the first natural gas this year. Reports with photos and video: https://www.greenpeace.de/klimaschutz/energiewende/gasausstieg/kein-neues-gas https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/Gasbohrungen-vor-Borkum-Gericht-erlaesst-vorlaeufigen-Baustopp,bohrplattform102.html
Wismar
Genting Hong Kong (GHK) has officially secured funding for the construction and post-delivery financing of Dream Cruises’ two new Global Class ships. KfW IPEX-Bank will supply US$2.9 billion, with backing from the Federal Republic of Germany, Finnish export credit agency Finnvera, and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. At an overall cost of €3.1 billion (US$3.4 billion), the two new vessels are currently being built at GHK-owned shipyard MV Werften in Germany for the fast-growing Asian cruise market. “We are very appreciative of KfW IPEX-Bank, the bank consortium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Finnvera for supporting GHK in the financing of the Global Class ships,” said Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chief executive of Genting Hong Kong.
Mogadishu
Qatar has established an investment partnership with Somalia to build a new port in the latter's country. The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Qatar said that the partnership between Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani) and Somalia will see the construction of the Hobyo Port in the Mudug region of central Somalia. Hobyo Port is expected to bring multiple economic benefits for Somalia. The port could create new business opportunities for the country by bolstering the commercial relationship with new markets in Africa and providing access to global markets, in addition to providing maritime services to vast areas in Somalia. The Hobyo Port is in proximity to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most important sea crossing points. Hobyo is also important due to its location in the Mudug region, which links the south and north of the country.