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On April 15, 2025, the 'Grietje' was detained in Qingzhou with nine deficiencies, three of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Fire safety - Ready availability of fire fighting equipment Not as required 2) Radio communications - SART/AIS-SART Not as required 3) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training The vessel was released again on April 17 and left the port en route to Nansha. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On day two of the collision the authorities were still planing for an alternative of how to separate and move the two ships to nearest thd port. They remained in pos. 10° 33' N 106° 51' E. Videos: https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRDVjUFJmMGdnMU5acTIxTAEeCtAWgNVhoNFwc1Nwibc33lkKJU7BMYy6NE6L7fMUYZ2gJwOMsq2pfvWEUH8_aem_M67tz_4ubUTvSYHigMQhBQ)

Ferry services have been cancelled between Holyhead and Dublin following the storm Darragh. The Irish Ferries and Stena Line websites were showing major disruption to services on Dec 9, 2024, and Dec 10. The Irish Ferries website showed all services were cancelled due to infrastructure weather damage in Holyhead. Although the Holyhead to Dublin service by the 'James Joyce' on Dec 10 at 8.15 .p.m was scheduled to run. Stena Line is also showing the 'Stena Estrid' was set to sail from Holyhead at 8.30 p.m. The incident with the 'Ulysses', which had an allision on Dec 7, has caused damage to port infrastructure. As a result, Holyhead Port has been closed to marine traffic and, at this time, it was expected that the port will remain closed until Dec 10 at 6 p.m. at the earliest, while a thorough assessment was conducted.

On Nov 18, 2024,, at 2 p.m. LT, a fire broke out aboard the accomodation ship 'Orient Princess' (IMO: 6708109) in Tianjin,. Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene and put out the fire by 3:00 p.m. The blaze was caused by sparks that ignited insulation material during ongoing renovation work on the vessel. The 'Orient Express' was formerly known as cruise ship "Yao Hua." However, due to legal complications,it was seized by authorities in 2003. Another Chinese company subsequently took over the ship and converted it to an accommodation vessel, mooring it permanently in the Haihe Bund Park, Binhai New Area, Tianjin City, as a tourist attraction. Report with photos: https://www.imarinenews.com/16714.html

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On April 12, 2025, the' Chelsea 4' was detained in Venice, Italy, with 11 deficiencies six of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Seafarers employment agreement (SEA) Expired 2) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 3) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 4) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Inoperative 5) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Lack of information 6) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 23 and left the port enroute to Sulina.

Smoke has been observed at the port of Tuapse after explosions were reported overnight on Nov 29, 2024. Reports suggested that a large Russian landing ship may have been damaged. Smoke was rising from one of the berths, which is equipped with cranes for loading civilian vessels. Satellite images from SentinelHub on Nov 20 revealed a 135-meter-long vessel docked there, potentially a large landing ship, matching the class of Russian warships known as Project 11711 Ivan Gren. Currently, there is only one such ship in the Black Sea, the 'Pyotr Morgunov' from Russia's Northern Fleet.

Russia’s Defense Ministry showed footage of a Russian Iskander-M missile attacking the cargo ship 'Paresa' 4860 gt (IMO: 9008134) at the port of Yuzhny on Oct 6, 2024, a vessel Russian officials claimed was carrying ammunition from Europe. The Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo vessel suffered a direct strike with a significant explosion. To date, no injuries have been reported. British maritime security consultants Ambrey assessed this attack as a further escalation, with vessels calling at Ukraine being at heightened risk of direct attack by Russian forces. Ambrey also assessed it as plausible that Ukraine may retaliate; therefore, vessels calling at Russian Black Sea ports are also assessed to be at heightened risk of physical damage. Having gone all year without any merchant ships coming under attack, the strike marked the third commercial vessel to be hit by Russian forces in the Black Sea in less than a month. Report with video: https://splash247.com/russia-claims-latest-ship-target-was-delivering-ammunition-to-ukraine/

On day two of the collision, the authorities were still planing for an alternative of how to separate and move the two ships to nearest thd port. They remained in pos. 10° 33' N 106° 51' E. Videos: https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw https://youtu.be/XLJT6DHb2mw?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRDVjUFJmMGdnMU5acTIxTAEeCtAWgNVhoNFwc1Nwibc33lkKJU7BMYy6NE6L7fMUYZ2gJwOMsq2pfvWEUH8_aem_M67tz_4ubUTvSYHigMQ

On April 26, 2025, the "Dauerwelle" of the University of the Arts in Bremen broke lose from its fixed berth on the Weser and drifted against the Wilhelm- Kaisen- Bridge. The reason was still unclear. The exact cause is currently being investigated. A passenger ship initially attempted to stop and tow the stricken vessel. Because that failed, five boats from the police, fire department, and DLRG (German Lifeboat Association) towed the event ship to the Neustad Embankment in front of the Stephani Bridge and moored it there. Later that evening, they brought it toaberth near the Bürgermeister-Smidt Bridge. A helicopter was on site as a precautionary measure to search for people. On the evening, experts inspected the Wilhelm-Kaisen Bridge for damage. The results are not yet available.

A 37-year-old forklift driver was hospitalized after a stack of containers toppled onto his vehicle at Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal on Nov 25, 2024, at around 6:40 a.m. at the terminal’s older facility. The accident happened when the forklift, operated by the 37-year-old man, was moving a container. As the forklift reversed, a column of five stacked containers became unstable and collapsed. The top container fell directly onto the forklift’s cabin, tilting it backwards and causing the driver to fall to the ground. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was informed about the incident at 6:55 a.m. Emergency responders quickly arrived on-site and transferred the conscious worker to the National University Hospital, where he was reported to be in stable condition. The Malaysian national had suffered lacerations to his head and body. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has launched an investigation into the incident. It has instructed PSA Singapore, the terminal operator, to suspend all empty container-handling activities at Pasir Panjang Terminal. Along with the suspension, the Ministry ordered a “safety time-out” at the terminal, meaning PSA Singapore must pause its daily operations to review workplace safety protocols and operations. The company has promised to cooperate with the investigation and take the necessary steps to improve safety at the terminal. Report with video: https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-forklift-driver-injured-after-shipping-containers-fall-at-him-in-singapores-pasir-panjang-terminal/?fbclid=IwY2xjawG0XcxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZGqc-HKJtR5IOMfF8O27grYxD8YlBPalk9_VZDmkBG-hkBrd-HpzmyE7g_aem_hMlhBEBKg8MPnTefuSUkEA

The Port of Kiel and AIDA Cruises are jointly celebrating the 100th cruise ship call this year to be supplied with shore power as the 'AIDAnova' docked at the Ostseekai Cruise Terminal on Sep 25, 2024. Dr Dirk Claus, the MD of the Port of Kiel, highlighted that Kiel had defined 100 shore power supplies to cruise ships as its benchmark for this year. Now this goal has been fulfilled ahead of schedule and ahead of the season’s close. Almost 70% of all ocean cruise ship calls handled at Kiel this year will make use of shore power supply. While the majority of supplies conducted in recent years accounted for tests and preparations, Kiel has now achieved 85% of the connections accounting for regular supplies - with just a 15% share remaining for tests of further ships wanting to take shore power. According to the Port of Kiel, ships wanting to take shore power usually need between one and three 'trial calls' for tests and preparations before regular supplies can start. During recent years, 22 ships have passed respective testing at Kiel, and 2024 alone saw another ten ships being integrated. Out of this year's shore power supplies, about one third have taken place at Ostuferhafen which saw its facility going into regular operation this spring. Here, among others MSC Euribia and Costa Diadema receive shore power regularly. Up to and including 2025, the Port of Kiel will have invested €55m into its shore power facilities. The port supplies its customers entirely with 'green shore power' purchased on the spot market according to demand. Out of the 100 cruise ship calls supplied with green shore power this year, Carnival Corporation accounts for 54 - out of which 41 calls are AIDA Cruises ships. Felix Eichhorn, President of AIDA Cruises, outlined the mutually beneficial cooperation between the Port of Kiel and AIDA Cruises commenting that Kiel had recognized the potential of shore power supply early on and made corresponding investments. Eichhorn said the milestone call was the result of joint, collaborative efforts to make cruising more sustainable. German ports - with Kiel at the top – have takn a leading position in onshore power supply for cruise vessels. While shore power is increasingly turning into a standard in Germany's cruise hubs, according to recent CLIA figures, only 35 cruise ports worldwide have the facilities in place to offer shore power at present. Report with photo: https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/kiel-celebrates-100th-cruise-ship-supplied-with-shore-power-this-year-as-aidanova-plugs-in-at-ostseekai