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On the morning of July 4, the 'Salvamar Draco' rescued the 30 North African occupants, among them one woman and two minors, from a rubber dinghy which had been located 39 nautical miles off Cartagena by the ferry 'GNV Cristal', which alerted Sakvamento Marítimo. The migrants were taken to the port.. The response was coordinated by the CCS Cartagena.

The "Elegant Lady" remained moored on the banks of the Moselle in pos. 50° 05' N 007° 08' E as of July 4. A total of 50 ships had to interrupt their voyage after the allision in St. Aldegund. To be able to continue their journey as quickly as possible, the exact damage to the lock must first be determined. For this purpose, an expert was lowered into the damaged gate on zjr afternoon of July 3, using a crane. The Waterways and Shipping Authority (WSA) was hoping that the waiting ships will be able to pass through the damaged lock. The gate can still be opened and closed, and emergency operations could be possible perhaps as early as July 6. Report with photos: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/rheinlandpfalz/schiffsunfall-mosel-schleuse-100.html

Onb Feb 18, 2025, a fire broke out in HJHansen's scrapyard at the port of Kolding. 50 firefighters fought the flames throughout the day, which they brought under control on the evening. It was a complicated extinguishing operation, as pouring water on the burning scrap heap did not have much effect, as the water ran away on the surface of the items in the pile. With the assistane of two cranes, the emergency services were able to separate the pile into smaller fractions. The firefighters contnued working on extinguishing the fire during the night, and they have finished only on Feb 19. Packubgup their equipment, took another couple of hours. Six people were injured in the fire when they were hit by flying fragments. Three of these were taken to the hospital for a check-up, and it was found that no one was seriously injured. Report with photo: https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/1147088/skrotbrand_i_kolding_er_slukket_seks_kom_til_skade

The Stena Line, which owns the Port of Holyhead, has issued a major update on the work to repair a ferry berth damaged during Storm Darragh. The damagehad caused major disruption on the oute between North Wales and Dublin Port, which led to temporary routes connecting Fishguard, Pembroke, and on the existing freight-only Birkenhead (Liverpool) link being opened up for motorists. In January, the ferry port in Wales partially reopened after Terminal 5 was restored to operational activity and saw ferry operations resume. Stena Line has announced a provisional date after the required repairs are completed at Terminal 3, from where Irish Ferries had used. Access to the Terminal 5 ferry berth was successfully restored on an adjusted timetable, allowing ferry operations at Holyhead Port to resume as of Jan 16. Planning is now underway for the necessary repairs and restoration of the Terminal 3 ferry berth, with the current estimate for reopening set for July 1. Work was progressing to ensure that the berth will be returned to full operational capabilities as safely and efficiently as possible.

On July 3, 2025, at noon, the Port Authority of Karystos was informed by the Greek Coastal Administration that following a request from the Unified Coordination Center for Operations and Crisis Management due to a fire n the Municipality of Rafina-Pikermi, the 'Evia Star' could not sail to the port of Rafina. The ship, which was operating the Marmari-Rafina route with 125 passengers and 17 crew members on board, returned to the port of Marmari. The remaining scheduled routes of the ship remained unexecuted.

On the afternoon, of July 3 the Multratug 20' , assisted by the 'Multratug 3', was towing the 'Astpria' from its longtime berth in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam to Ghent with an ETA as of July 4. On the morning of that day, the convoy was underway off Middelburg with a speed of about four knots. During the unmooring manoever, also the tugs 'Fairplay 66' and VB Boluda' assisted. The ship was supposed to arrive in Flushing around 01:00 a.m. but sailed near Westkapelle at around 08:30 a.m. and was now expected in the outer harbour of Terneuzen around 2:15 p.m. It will pass through the lock there at around 2:45 p.m. If all goes well, the 'Astoria' will arrive in Ghent early in the evening, a few hours later than the planned 3:00 p.m. Due to non-payment of fees by the former owner, the cruzise ship had been detained for five years The new Belgian owner Galloo paid 200,000 euros for the ship in addition to the amounted fees. Reports with photos: https://www.tugspotters.com/app/content/2025/07/multratug-20-en-multratug-3-met-astoria/ https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/17574558/scheepsspotters-opgelet-oudste-cruiseschip-ter-wereld-vaart-op-de-westerschelde https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/2035947/schip-des-doods-heeft-waalhaven-verlaten-en-begint-aan-laatste-reis

Demolition work on the collapsed Carola bridge in the city of Dresden was suspended on Feb 18, 2025, after new fractures were discovered in the structure, with shipping traffic on the Elbe river also halted again. An installed acoustic emission monitoring system had detected steel fractures in two sections of the bridge that were not directly affected by its partial collapse on Sep 11, 2024,due to stress corrosion cracks caused by moisture in a section of the structure, leading to inland shipping traffic on the affected section of the Elbe being suspended for five months. The authoritieshad only reopened the passage under the bridge in central Dresden for inland commercial shipping three weeks ago, with free passage in a one-way system planned from Feb 18. However, the passage has been completely closed again since that morning after the measuring system installed to permanently monitor the collapsed bridge signalled movement. The authorities were now waiting for an engineering firm to assess whether the bridge will hold and whether ship traffic may be allowed to pass under it. The dredger 'Domarin' was meanwhile working on the fairway. Reports with photos: https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen/dresden/dresden-radebeul/carolabruecke-durchfahrt-schiffe-elbe-sperrung-100.html https://www.dnn.de/lokales/dresden/carolabruecke-dresden-noch-mehr-schaeden-entdeckt-L2PS2IHRPBDKLPP5JWNNUUHEH4.html https://www.projectcargojournal.com/transport-installation/2025/02/19/first-project-cargo-moves-on-the-elbe-following-carola-bridge-collapse/

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On the afternoon of July 3, 2025, the Port Authority of the Argosaronic Gulf was informed by the captain of the 'Flying Dolphin XIX' that an object had possible got entangled in the ship's fins while sailing in the waters of ​​the Piraeus anchorage of a scheduled route from the port of Aegina. The ship sailed safely to the port of Piraeus, where it disembarked 14 passengers, while it subsequently had scheduled routes for the ports of Aegina and Agistri with 16 passengers, who were forwarded to their destination with the company's care. During an underwater inspection by a diver, a crack in the stern of the ship was found. The Argosaronic Gulf Port Guard banned the ship from sailing until the damage was repaired and a certificate of seaworthiness was issued by the monitoring classification society. As of July 4, the ferry was moored in Perama in pos. 37° 58' N 023° 34' E.

The 'Excellence Queen', enroute from Nuremberg to Erlangen with 80 passengers and 40 crew members on board, became stuck under a pedestrians and cyclists bridge over the Main-Danube Canal near Fürth on July 2, 2025, at around 10 p.m. None of the 120 people on board were injured. The allision triggered a major SAR operation involving firefighters, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW), and water rescue teams. Since it was initially unclear whether anyone had fallen into the water, 70 rescuers searched the shore and the canal using powerful lights. At the same time, the list of passengers and staff on board was checked. Finally, everyone was accounted for. According to initial investigations, the accident occurred because the captain had failed to adjust the height of the ship to the bridge. The Main-Danube Canal was closed to shipping for the duration of the search oepration and accident investigation. About two hours after the alision, the ship, which had suffered damage in the five digit Euro region, was able to continue its journey. Damage was also caused to the bridge. Iinitial estimates put the damage at several tens of thousands of euros. Short past midnight, the shipping on the waterway was possible again. On July 3, the "Fürberger Steg," which connects the two Fürth districts of Unterfürberg and Oberfürberg, was to be checked for stability. Reports with photos: https://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberg/polizeibericht/grosseinsatz-am-main-donau-kanal-bei-furth-passagierschiff-kollidiert-mit-brucke-1.14745320 https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/flusskreuzfahrtschiff-bleibt-an-fussgaengerbruecke-haengen,UprYjBd https://www.infranken.de/lk/fuerth/blaulicht/fuerth-passagierschiff-kollidiert-mit-bruecke-70-einsatzkraefte-vor-ort-art-6235919

The Kerala government is set to hand over the provisional completion certificate for Vizhinjam Port, marking the beginning of its commercial operations. Kerala government will issue the provisional completion certificate for the Vizhinjam international seaport on Wednesday - 04/12/2024. The Directorate of Customs has assigned a new port code, "INTRV01," for Vizhinjam International Seaport. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has also officially recognized "INTRV01" as the designated port code for Adani Vizhinjam Port. This development reflects the growing prominence of Vizhinjam International Seaport as a strategic hub for maritime trade in South Asia. The recognition by UNECE ensures compliance with international standards, reinforcing the seaport's status as a key player in global shipping networks. Vizhinjam International Port has made waves in the shipping industry by achieving a historic milestone—handling 300,000 TEUs (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) of cargo in just six months of its trial run! This phenomenal growth cements Vizhinjam’s status as a world-class transshipment hub, attracting some of the biggest players in global shipping. MSC Brings Shipping Titans To Vizhinjam! The world’s leading shipping giant, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), is making a bold move by introducing Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCV) to Vizhinjam by the end of this month. As part of MSC’s elite Jade (Premium) Service, which bridges Asia and Europe, a massive cargo ship will now dock at Vizhinjam every week—which will be a game-changer for international trade.

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