arrived Chittagong Anchorage 23.04.24
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ARMOISE
On April 23 at 6:00 a.m. LT, a migrant boat set sail in the Wimereux sector. Around 6:23 a.m., the heavily loaded boat seemed to be in difficulty a few hundred meters from the beach after passing a sandbank. Its engine had stopped, and two people fell into the water near the boat. The CROSS Gris Nez mobilized the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Minck' to rescue the two shipwrecked people. The semi-rigid boats of both ships were quickly launched. Arriving on site, the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued the two shipwrecked people. They indicated that several people appeared inanimate and in great difficulty aboard the drifting migrant boat after passing over the sandbank. The number of people on board was estimated at more than 100. The tug thereupon launched two more semi-rigid boats and the CROSS also deployed the SNSM boat of Boulogne-sur-Mer as reinforcement to. The semi-rigid of the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued on board two castaways and three inanimate people as well as a relative of an inanimate person. These people were underwent medical consultation. The semi-rigid then returned to the boat and collected two other inanimate people who were dropped off on the beach of Wimereux, where a major rescue system is put in place by the civil protection, the SDIS62 and the SAMU to take care of them. The three inanimate people and an accompanying person also disembarked from the tug towards Wimereux beach for treatment ashore. After several return trips, 48 people were finally rescued by the semi-rigid boats of the two ships and taken board the tug . Among them were two slightly injured, who were then evacuated by the SNSM boat and disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Despite the delicate situation, 58 people still on board the migrant boat refused to be rescued by the French resources. After various attempts, they managed to restart the engine of their boat and continued their crossing to Great Britain. The CROSS tasked the patrol boat 'Armoise' to ensure appropriate surveillance. At around 9:00 a.m., 48 people were taken care of on board the 'Abeille Normandie', before being disembarked at the quayside at the port of Boulogne, including two ahead of schedule by the SNSM boat. Some people had minor injuries, and care was coordinated at the dock in Boulogne. Among the six people quickly treated on Wimereux beach, five could not be resuscitated. The fatalities included three men, a woman and the young girl.
Dar es-Salaam
In one of the biggest pushbacks against Chinese president Xi Jinping’s Belt Road Initiative Tanzania has suspended the construction of the $10bn Bagamoyo port project, citing the onerous financial conditions put in place by Beijing. The project, which broke ground four years ago and was set to be run by China Merchants Holding International, would have been the largest port in East Africa. Tanzania’s president John Magufuli has accused the Chinese project backers of presenting “exploitative and awkward” terms in exchange for financing. Chinese financiers set “tough conditions that can only be accepted by mad people,” Magufuli told local media. “They told us once they build the port, there should be no other port to be built all the way from Tanga to Mtwara south,” Magufuli told a delegation of business people at State House in Dar es Salaam earlier this month. “They want us to give them a guarantee of 33 years and a lease of 99 years, and we should not question whoever comes to invest there once the port is operational. They want to take the land as their own but we have to compensate them for drilling construction of that port,” he said. Magufuli also said the new Bagamoyo port risked undermining the ongoing $522m expansion of Dar es Salaam port that would enable it to triple its current capacity when complete by the end of this year. Source : Splash247
Rotterdam
Container throughput continues to grow in Rotterdam. Following a record year in 2018 and a record quarter in 2019, April of this year was the best month ever for the Port of Rotterdam. 13.6 million tonnes of container freight was handled in April 2019. The previous record month was August 2018 (13.2 million tonnes). Measured in TEU, the standard unit for containers, April 2019 was the second-best month ever, with 1.3 million TEU, just a fraction lower than the record month of August 2018.
MINCK
On April 23 at 6:00 a.m. LT, a migrant boat set sail in the Wimereux sector. Around 6:23 a.m., the heavily loaded boat seemed to be in difficulty a few hundred meters from the beach after passing a sandbank. Its engine had stopped, and two people fell into the water near the boat. The CROSS Gris Nez mobilized the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Minck' to rescue the two shipwrecked people. The semi-rigid boats of both ships were quickly launched. Arriving on site, the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued the two shipwrecked people. They indicated that several people appeared inanimate and in great difficulty aboard the drifting migrant boat after passing over the sandbank. The number of people on board was estimated at more than 100. The tug thereupon launched two more semi-rigid boats and the CROSS also deployed the SNSM boat of Boulogne-sur-Mer as reinforcement to. The semi-rigid of the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued on board two castaways and three inanimate people as well as a relative of an inanimate person. These people were underwent medical consultation. The semi-rigid then returned to the boat and collected two other inanimate people who were dropped off on the beach of Wimereux, where a major rescue system is put in place by the civil protection, the SDIS62 and the SAMU to take care of them. The three inanimate people and an accompanying person also disembarked from the tug towards Wimereux beach for treatment ashore. After several return trips, 48 people were finally rescued by the semi-rigid boats of the two ships and taken board the tug . Among them were two slightly injured, who were then evacuated by the SNSM boat and disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Despite the delicate situation, 58 people still on board the migrant boat refused to be rescued by the French resources. After various attempts, they managed to restart the engine of their boat and continued their crossing to Great Britain. The CROSS tasked the patrol boat 'Armoise' to ensure appropriate surveillance. At around 9:00 a.m., 48 people were taken care of on board the 'Abeille Normandie', before being disembarked at the quayside at the port of Boulogne, including two ahead of schedule by the SNSM boat. Some people had minor injuries, and care was coordinated at the dock in Boulogne. Among the six people quickly treated on Wimereux beach, five could not be resuscitated. The fatalities included three men, a woman and the young girl.
Tanger-Med
Tangier will today celebrate the opening of the largest container port in capacity terms in the whole of the Mediterranean, something that will bring enormous competition to the likes of Algericas just 25 nautical miles away across the Strait of Gibraltar. The $1.6bn expansion of Tanger Med port, located to the east of the Moroccan city of Tangier, due to be unveiled today will create Africa’s largest port with an annual capacity of 9.5m teu. The port is operated by APM Terminals, Eurogate and a local firm.
Ho Chi Minh
Samsung C&T Corp., a construction unit under Samsung Group, said Tuesday it has won a US$179.5 million project to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Vietnam. Under the deal with Petrovietnam Gas Corp., Samsung C&T and Vietnamese firm PTSC will build the Southeast Asian country’s first LNG terminal, in the coastal area 70 kilometers southeast of Ho Chi Minh City for 40 months. The project also calls for the construction of LNG tanks and other related facilities, according to Samsung C&T. Samsung C&T has a 61 percent stake in the project. Source: Yonhap
ROYAL ROMANCE
The Dutch auction house Troostwijk Auctions may auction the 'Royal Romance' of the pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk from Ukraine. This was decided by the Ukrainian government agency Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA). According to Troostwijk director Arno Hendrikse, this is the most expensive object that his auction house has ever auctioned.
ABEILLE NORMANDIE
On April 23 at 6:00 a.m. LT, a migrant boat set sail in the Wimereux sector. Around 6:23 a.m., the heavily loaded boat seemed to be in difficulty a few hundred meters from the beach after passing a sandbank. Its engine had stopped, and two people fell into the water near the boat. The CROSS Gris Nez mobilized the 'Abeille Normandie' and the Minck' to rescue the two shipwrecked people. The semi-rigid boats of both ships were quickly launched. Arriving on site, the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued the two shipwrecked people. They indicated that several people appeared inanimate and in great difficulty aboard the drifting migrant boat after passing over the sandbank. The number of people on board was estimated at more than 100. The tug thereupon launched two more semi-rigid boats and the CROSS also deployed the SNSM boat of Boulogne-sur-Mer as reinforcement to. The semi-rigid of the 'Abeille Normandie' rescued on board two castaways and three inanimate people as well as a relative of an inanimate person. These people were underwent medical consultation. The semi-rigid then returned to the boat and collected two other inanimate people who were dropped off on the beach of Wimereux, where a major rescue system is put in place by the civil protection, the SDIS62 and the SAMU to take care of them. The three inanimate people and an accompanying person also disembarked from the tug towards Wimereux beach for treatment ashore. After several return trips, 48 people were finally rescued by the semi-rigid boats of the two ships and taken board the tug . Among them were two slightly injured, who were then evacuated by the SNSM boat and disembarked in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Despite the delicate situation, 58 people still on board the migrant boat refused to be rescued by the French resources. After various attempts, they managed to restart the engine of their boat and continued their crossing to Great Britain. The CROSS tasked the patrol boat 'Armoise' to ensure appropriate surveillance. At around 9:00 a.m., 48 people were taken care of on board the 'Abeille Normandie', before being disembarked at the quayside at the port of Boulogne, including two ahead of schedule by the SNSM boat. Some people had minor injuries, and care was coordinated at the dock in Boulogne. Among the six people quickly treated on Wimereux beach, five could not be resuscitated. The fatalities included three men, a woman and the young girl.
Charleston
South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), Southeast's deepwater port, said that five rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes arrived at Wando Welch Terminal to further modernize operations. The Port has received 14 of the 24 new cranes ordered for the Wando terminal; the terminal currently has 52 RTGs overall. Meanwhile, SCPA reported its strongest May on record, with 204,457 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) handled last month.
Brownsville
The Port of Brownsville is closer to deepening the Brownsville Ship Channel after receiving a key permit June 6 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to advance the Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project (BIH) to its construction phase.