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On Feb 18 at 10.50 p.m. the Spanish trawler "Pesca Vaqueiro" arrived in the the port of Montevideo to disembark the 30 Asian sailors - 22 of Chinese and eight of Indonesian nationality - of the "Zhong Yuan Yu 11" it had rescued and to assess the damage to the hull after the unloading of the fish. The ships had been in collision 208 miles east of Argentina off Comodoro Rivadavia in an area commonly known as mile 201 by reasons which have not yet been disclosed, on Feb 15. The Naval Prefecture of Argentina had sent the "GC-24 Mantilla" of the Coastguard, which was patrolling the Exclusive Economic Zone, and the aircraft PA 22 to the scene. The trawler from Vigo had sustained limited bow damage. The Prefecture of the Port of Montevideo informed the Office of the Prosecutor, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the National Directorate of Migration, the Maritime Health and the National Port Administration, and made contact with the corresponding embassies to report the safety of the crew members. Spanish report with photo: https://www.icndiario.com/2019/02/19/nueva-emergencia-mar-adentro-colisiono-un-buque-chino-y-un-espanol-30-tripulantes-rescatados/

On Feb 19, 2019, the Dutch container barge "Olesia", 6150 gt (IMO: 2293962), coming from Antwerp with the barge "Olesia II" (EU-No.: 02325909; MMSI-No.: 244150822), was in collision with the "Perseus", which had sailed from Rotterdam, on the Easter Scheldt halfway between Ouwerkerk and Stavenisse. The "Olesia" suffered damage and headed, escorted by Rijkswaterstaat, towards the Krammer Lock in Bruinisse, Zeeland, where the police launched an investigation. On Feb 20 at 8.40 a.m. the "Olesia" berthed in Krimpen/Rotterdam. The "Perseus" berthed in Hans Weert at 8.50 p.m. and arrived in Terneuzen on Feb 21 at 8.40 a.m. The collision was caused by poor communication. The skippers of both vessels wanted to cross each other between Ouwerkerk and Stavenisse, but had no contact in advance about their course. One skipper thought that the other ship would continue to follow a certain course, so that he could continue like this, the other navigated on assumptions too, but they have not verified this together. When they realized that things went wrong, it was already too late. Investigations were launched against both skippers as they have probably violated several articles of the inland police regulations. The Public Prosecution Service turned to the case. Dutch reports with photos: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/37682-schade-bij-aanvaring-oosterschelde/ https://www.112markiezaten.nl/nieuws/2437/Binnenvaartschepen-botsen-op-Oosterschelde-bij-Stavenisse

State-run PetroChina’s two subsidiaries on Wednesday signed contracts with state-owned Yantai Port Group to jointly build a new LNG receiving terminal and expand a crude oil terminal at Yantai port in eastern Shandong province, PetroChina said on its website Thursday. Kunlun Energy, a Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of PetroChina, and Yantai Port Group will jointly invest a total of around Yuan 7 billion ($1 billion) to build an LNG receiving terminal comprising four LNG storage tanks each 200,000 cu m in size, at the west Yantai port, and a dock capable of receiving 266,000 cu m LNG vessels, PetroChina noted.

The Port Authority today announced that the first all-electric straddle carrier in the United States is coming to the Port of New York and New Jersey by the end of this year, the agency’s most recent initiative to meet aggressive targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions set forth in the Paris Climate Agreement. A straddle carrier is a piece of terminal yard handling equipment that is used to move cargo containers by first straddling the container and then lifting it up and driving over the back of a truck to place the container on the chassis, in contrast to loading a container on the back of a truck from the side. Under a partnership with the Port Authority, Maher Terminals has agreed to pilot test the all-electric straddle carrier for a year on its container terminal at the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal to determine its operational and environmental benefits. It will be the first test of an all-electric straddle carrier anywhere in a United States port.

On Feb 18 at 10.50 p.m. the "Pesca Vaqueiro" arrived in the the port of Montevideo to disembark the 30 Asian sailors - 22 of Chinese and eight of Indonesian nationality - of the "Zhong Yuan Yu 11" it had rescued and to assess the damage to the hull after the unloading of the fish. The ships had been in collision 208 miles east of Argentina off Comodoro Rivadavia in an area commonly known as mile 201 by reasons which have not yet been disclosed, on Feb 15. The Naval Prefecture of Argentina had sent the "GC-24 Mantilla" of the Coastguard, which was patrolling the Exclusive Economic Zone, and the aircraft PA 22 to the scene. The trawler from Vigo had sustained limited bow damage. The Prefecture of the Port of Montevideo informed the Office of the Prosecutor, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the National Directorate of Migration, the Maritime Health and the National Port Administration, and made contact with the corresponding embassies to report the safety of the crew members. Spanish report with photo: https://www.icndiario.com/2019/02/19/nueva-emergencia-mar-adentro-colisiono-un-buque-chino-y-un-espanol-30-tripulantes-rescatados/

On Feb 19, 2019, the "Olesia", 6150 gt, coming from Antwerp with the barge "Olesia II" (EU-No.: 02325909; MMSI-No.: 244150822), was in collision with the Belgian tank barge "Perseus", 2898 dwt (ENI-No.: 02326171), which had sailed from Rotterdam, on the Easter Scheldt halfway between Ouwerkerk and Stavenisse. The "Olesia" suffered damage and headed, escorted by Rijkswaterstaat, towards the Krammer Lock in Bruinisse, Zeeland, where the police launched an investigation. On Feb 20 at 8.40 a.m. the "Olesia" berthed in Krimpen/Rotterdam and continued its voyage to Colonia on Feb 21 at 9 a.m. The "Perseus" berthed in Hans Weert at 8.50 p.m. and arrived in Terneuzen on Feb 21 at 8.40 a.m. The collision was caused by poor communication. The skippers of both vessels wanted to cross each other between Ouwerkerk and Stavenisse, but had no contact in advance about their course. One skipper thought that the other ship would continue to follow a certain course, so that he could continue like this, the other navigated on assumptions too, but they have not verified this together. When they realized that things went wrong, it was already too late. Investigations were launched against both skippers as they have probably violated several articles of the inland police regulations. The Public Prosecution Service turned to the case. Dutch reports with photos: https://www.hvzeeland.nl/nieuws/37682-schade-bij-aanvaring-oosterschelde/ https://www.112markiezaten.nl/nieuws/2437/Binnenvaartschepen-botsen-op-Oosterschelde-bij-Stavenisse

Listed Asian Terminals Inc. deployed additional modern equipment at the Batangas Container Terminal as it continuously expands the port’s role as trade facilitator and smart logistics option for Calabarzon. BCT recently welcomed two new ship-to-shore cranes and four more rubber-tired gantry cranes, manufactured by Shanghai-based ZPMC, effectively doubling the port’s STS and RTG fleet to four and eight, respectively. The new STS cranes can reach up to 16 container rows, lift two 20-foot containers simultaneously and handle loads of up to 70 tons. The RTGs, meanwhile, can stack up to six containers high.

The Norwegian shipping company Color Line operates the additional freight ferry “Color Carrier“ on the route Kiel – Oslo as of 11th January to increase its freight-carrying capability. On the occasion of its inaugural call, the Lord Mayor of Kiel, Dr Ulf Kämpfer, PORT OF KIEL Managing Director Dr Dirk Claus and the Executive Manager of Sartori & Berger, Jens Broder Knudsen, welcomed the captain of the “Color Carrier”, Nils Sivertsen”, to the capital city of Schleswig-Holstein and handed over the traditional inaugural plaques during the onboard reception. Lord Mayor Kämpfer: “I am very happy about Color Line expanding its capacity on the only direct ferry route between Germany and Norway. It strengthens Kiel as a port location and also facilitates the eco-friendly hinterland transport by rail.” As of now, the additional freight ferry offers three roundtrips a week complementing the daily departures of the large passenger ferries. Hence, there are 10 departures per week and direction to choose from on this route. Jens Broder Knudsen: “Color Line expands the eco-friendly cargo transport between Germany and Norway. Shifting traffic from road to sea is considered a high priority in Norway as well as in the EU.”

The "Breizh Nevez", while serving the route Groix-Lorient (Morbihan), struck a rock in the morning of Feb 19, 2019, at the citadel of Port Louis. The ferry had left Groix Island at 6.30 a.m. with 38 passengers and eight crew members on board. The ship was breached and suffered water ingress which was quickly brought under control. All the passengers were picked up by a batobus who took them back to the Lorient ferry terminal. No injuries were reported. Haze and poor visibility were thought to have contributed to the accident. The service between Groix and Lorient was resumed in the foremidday with a reserve boat. The "Breizh Nevez" was towed to the commercial port of Lorient for examination at 9.40 a.m. by the tug "Morhiban".

The "MSXT Vivienne' which had been seized in Ijmuiden on Jan 11, 2019, for debts of 1,3 million Euro haa suffered a leak in the hull on Feb 19, 2019, with ensuing water ingress which damaged or destroyed part of the cargo. The ship was berthed at the Tata Steel in Flushing since Feb 18. It had arrived at Ijmuiden, coming from Puerto Bolivar, on Jan 1 and shifted to Flushing on Jan 12.

CMA CGM Marco Polo vessel yesterday docked at Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, becoming the biggest container ship ever to dock in Vietnam. It is a container ship owned by the CMA CGM group with a designed weight of 187,000 tons and loading capacity of 17,000 TEUs which directly transport Vietnam’s import and export goods to the Northern European market. On the occasion, the Cai Mep International Terminal has officially exploited as well as received weekly the other container ships as CMA CGM Marco Polo. Cai Mep – Thi Vai deep-water port is one of the biggest sized terminals in the Southeast Asian region and is considered as a cargo transit hub.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) flagship Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) recently received four of 16 new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTG) as part of the Company’s long-term investment in capacity enhancement and environmental efficiency. A first in the country and Manufactured by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (MES) of Japan, the Mitsui Li-ion Hybrid RTG is equipped with a 200kVA Li-ion battery and a smaller diesel engine that dramatically improves the carbon footprint of the terminal.