Two rescue missions took place in the night from April 16-17. The 'Salvamar Izar' assisted a boat with 72 people on board, among them 60 men and 12 women, from a boat 53 nautical miles southwest of Gran Tarajal. They were accompanied to this port, where they arrived on April 17 at 5:50 a.m. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanies a boat with 61 people on board, among them 58 men and three women, which was located seven nautical miles south of Restinga, to this port. Photo: https://twitter.com/salvamentogob/status/1780488524057161944
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MSC ARIES
Portugal’s Foreign Ministry summoned Iran’s Ambassador on April 16 to condemn the attack on Israel by Tehran on April 13 and to demand the immediate release of the “MSC Aries”. The Ministry said in a statement after the meeting that it “will await the results of this formal measure and evaluate any additional steps, depending on those”. Portugal had demanded the release of the crew “as explanations provided so far have not been considered consistent”,. Tehran said on April 15 that the ship was seized in the Strait of Hormuz for “violating maritime laws”. MSC, which operates the 'MSC Aries', wass working “with the relevant authorities” for the vessel’s safe return and the well-being of its 25 crew members. MSC leases the Aries from Gortal Shipping, an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime. Zodiac is partly owned by Israeli businessman, Eyal Ofer.
Salalah
The Port of Salalah, Oman’s major regional gateway port and transshipment hub on the Arabian Sea, set another record in productivity with a delivering 412.97 Port Moves per Hour (PMPH) on vessel Cap San Tainaro handling 3,820 moves in a port stay of 9.25 hours. This is the highest productivity delivered by any port in the region till date.
Rijeka
The Croatian government said it would help a troubled shipyard owned by Uljanik, the country’s largest shipbuilder, resume production. The government, which owns a 25% stake in Uljanik, said in March that it would not back a proposed restructuring plan for the group due to the financial burden it would place on the state. However, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said on Thursday that the government was willing to support 3.Maj, which is located in the northern Adriatic port of Rijeka and is one of the group’s two shipyards, because it did not have as big a debt burden. “Unlike Uljanik, the 3.Maj is not an overly indebted company and there is an interest in the construction of new ships,” Plenkovic told a televised press conference after a government meeting. He said the government expected 3.Maj to draft a plan for its future operations.
SALVAMAR IZAR
Two rescue missions took place in the night from April 16-17. The 'Salvamar Izar' assisted a boat with 72 people on board, among them 60 men and 12 women, from a boat 53 nautical miles southwest of Gran Tarajal. They were accompanied to this port, where they arrived on April 17 at 5:50 a.m. The 'Salvamar Adhara' accompanies a boat with 61 people on board, among them 58 men and three women, which was located seven nautical miles south of Restinga, to this port. Photo: https://twitter.com/salvamentogob/status/1780488524057161944
SALVAMAR AL NAIR
The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas coordinated the rescue of 151 migrants from three boats on Aoril 16, 2024, at dawn. The 'Salvamar Macondo' and the SAR helicopter Helimer 201 assisted 45 people. They were transferred to Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Izar' rescued 59 people. They were disembarked in Gran Tarajal. The 'Salvamar Al Nair' rescued 48 people, who were transferred to Arrecife. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1780144279949541515
Taranto
This is the 22nd marine port in Yilport Holding’s portfolio, and its first terminal in Italy. The company, ranked 12th among international container terminal operators by Drewry, targets to be ranked among the top 10 by 2025. Chairman Robert Yuksel Yildirim made the following remarks at the signing ceremony: “We have a strong presence in the Mediterranean. We are in Malta and operate seven ports between Spain and Portugal. Being able to enter Italy and work here in Taranto is like filling in the missing piece of a puzzle that we are building globally. The infrastructure was there but there was no one to take care of it. Our intention is to create another success story in Taranto. From today until the end of this year, we will be fixing cranes to ramp up business, visiting potential customers, and promote the container terminal. The project also aims to cooperate with local operators to improve cargo and ro-ro traffic.”
Venice
Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, Barcelona are a few of the European ports that the President of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Pino Musolino, has sent a letter to in recent days, inviting his colleagues to meet in Venice to discuss the economic and environmental impact of the cruise industry and to draw up guidelines for a new sustainable approach to maritime tourism. The ports mentioned above have already accepted and other replies are expected in the coming days. A date will soon be set for a seminar on the issues, to be held in the Venice area.
T165
The INS 'Talwar-F40', which was recently operating in support of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, conducted its first interdiction of illicit narcotics as a member of Combined Maritime Forces, seizing 940 kg of drugs in the Arabian Sea on April 13, 2024. The frigate crew seized 453 kg of methamphetamines, 416 kg of hash and 71 kg of heroin from a dhow as part of Focused Operation Crimson Barracuda. The seizure was the f4th of the operation in deterring and disrupting criminal and terrorist activities at sea. Crimson Barracuda, which concluded on April 15, focused on countering terrorist and criminal organizations’ use of the high seas to conduct smuggling operations in the Western Indian Ocean region.
SALVAMAR IZAR
The CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Las Palmas coordinated the rescue of 151 migrants from three boats on Aoril 16, 2024, at dawn. The 'Salvamar Macondo' and the SAR helicopter Helimer 201 assisted 45 people. They were transferred to Arguineguín. The 'Salvamar Izar' rescued 59 people. They were disembarked in Gran Tarajal. The 'Salvamar Al Nair' rescued 48 people, who were transferred to Arrecife. Video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1780144279949541515
Halifax
PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) has completed the acquisition of Halterm Container Terminal (“Halterm”) in the Port of Halifax, Canada, from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners,a fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, following formal approval by the relevant regulatory authorities. Halterm is the only container terminal in Eastern Canada that can serve mega container vessels.
Istanbul
There is currently limited supply of marine gasoil at the Turkish port of Istanbul, sources said Friday, August 2, owing to limited cargo deliveries in the region.