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The 'Hulk', while heading south en route from Kiel, was forced to divert to Brest on June 4 following an electrical problem caused by a faulty transformer, as well as problems with its compass. The ship was moored at the eastern quay of the fifth dock of the commercial port on June 5 in order to undergo repairs there for two days. Report with photo: https://www.letelegramme.fr/finistere/brest-29200/port-de-commerce/a-brest-de-petites-reparations-seront-effectuees-sur-le-remorqueur-hulk-avant-le-golfe-de-gascogne-6830754.php

On the late evening of June 4, one of the two grounded ships off Sweden, the 'Ali Aykin' (IMO: 9166510), was refloated and berthed in Malmö on June 5 shortly after midnight. The ship reached the port with own power, assisted by tugs and monitored by ships from the Swedish Coast Guard. The transit to the port took two hours in good conditions No oil spills were observed neither during the salvage nor during the way to Malmö. The successful salvage was the result of the close and intensive cooperation between several authorities and private actors. The environmental threat in the Sound has been eliminated with joint efforts. The preliminary investigation into gross negligence in maritime traffic is being led by prosecutors and is still ongoing. One person on the crew has been served with a suspicion and is being detained. The work to prevent oil spills from the other grounded ship, the 'Meshka', was continued off Landskrona. The situation there was desciribed as complex but under control, and measures were being taken to minimize the risk of environmental impact by the Coast Guard. The 'Meshka' has approximately 938 metric tons of oil in fuel and lubricating oil in its tanks. The authority has vessels on site with the ability to combat oil spills. The patrol boat 'KBV 497' (MMSI: 266286001) was monitoring the grounded ship on June 5. Reports with photos: https://www.kustbevakningen.se/nyheter/fartyg-pa-grund-soder-om-oresund/ https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/kustbevakningen-om-grundstotta-fartygen-oresund-ar-riskomrade https://www.landskronadirekt.com/2025/06/04/sa-ska-meshka-komma-loss-fran-grundet/

Two workers were killed and three others injured after a cable attached to a ship collapsed on them at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda in Bangladesh on Saturday evening. The accident happened at the Ziri Subedar shipbreaking yard and is the latest in a series of deaths at Bangladeshi yards this year. On July 31, three workers died after inhaling toxic fumes from a gas leak while dismantling a tanker in the same shipbreaking yard.

The implementation of a range of simple measures to streamline shift changes at APM Terminals Pipavav has reduced vessel idle times, added capacity and reduced impact on crane moves per hour due to shift change by around 16%. At the same time, it has also improved trailer driver and crane operator safety. The Pipavav team has introduced clearly marked parking bays for terminal trailers, which provide a safe distance between each trailer. This provides drivers with a safe area to conduct pre-operation checks and protects them from other vehicles when exiting their trailers.

The 'Wilson Flex IV' allided with a quay of the Aker Solutions at Eldøyane in Stord on the morning of June 5, 2025. The incident occurred in connection with project deliveries at the shipyard. A ballast water tank of the ship was damaged, but no injuries were reported. The police, the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the municipality have been notified, writes Naustdal. Aker Solutions has started investigations to map the extent of the damage and expected to have an overview shortly.

On the morning of May 28, a 20-m- cayuco was located by SIVE about six nautical miles off La Restinga. It was escorted to the dock by the the SAR boat 'Salvamar Diphda', but the narrow boat with a beam of only three metres capsized a few metres from the port, as it the more than 150 people on board were about to disembark. A large group of people have been rescued, but so far, seven people have been found dead (four women, two five-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl). A baby was missing, and two girls, who were rescued in poor condition, have been taken to Tenerife by helicopter. Besides the 'Salvamar Diphda', also the 'Salvamar Navia', the National Police, the Civil Guard/GEAS, diving clubs, the Red Cross, and medical personnel and workers who were on the dock, were involved in the SAR operation. Reports with photos: https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/migraciones/tirarse-agua-dudar-fuera-servicio-decision-salvo-vidas-naufragio-hierro_1_12361915.html https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927689649260028314 https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927972939107799372

The Sri Lankan government on Friday said it has begun a massive development project to further modernize its ports across the country in order to transform Sri Lanka into a maritime hub in the region. The government information department said in a statement that under this mega development project, the Port of Colombo will continue to develop its facilities for container handling by continuous addition of capacity, advanced handling and processing technology. “The development of the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Port of Colombo will be followed by the West Container Terminal (WCT 1 and 2) ahead of demand. The ECT and the South Asia Gateway Terminal will be expanded to create an ultra large container terminal, expanding the total capacity to 35 million TEUs in the coming years,” Sirimevan Ranasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Western Development said. Last year, the Port of Colombo handled a record breaking seven million TEUs(twenty-foot equivalent units).

Saras announces that from 1st September 2019 it will starts direct supply of shipping fuels (bunkering) at specific dedicated areas of the ports of Sarroch and Cagliari. Saras will be able to offer the complete range of marine fuels: in addition to MDO (marine diesel oil) and traditional fuel oils, in fact, it will be supplied the new ecological fuel oil with a very low sulfur content (max 0.5% as per the latest specifications IMO 2020). All products are produced locally at the Sarlux refinery. The service is offered to meet the needs of ships arriving and departing from the above mentioned ports as well as to offer further supply options to the several ships that pass along the Sicilian Channel and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Refueling will be offered with a modern ship, the “M/T Atlantic”, equipped with all the most advanced safety tools and with a specifically trained crew, in order to offer the maximum guarantees to operate in full respect of the environment.

The Public Prosecution Service in Termini Imerese is conducting a legal investigation into two Dutch nationals for the death of the Dutch diver Rob Cornelis Huijben, who died on May 9 during the salvage operations of the yacht. The two suspected Dutch nationals are the person responsible for occupational safety and the operational manager of the Dutch salvage company Smit Salvage (a subsidiary of Boskalis), for which the diver worked. An investigation was previously opened by the lawyer of the Dutch shipping company. The Public Prosecutor of Termini Imerese suspected the two Dutch nationals of manslaughter and violation of the provisions on occupational safety. Smit Salvage allegedly did not meet the requirements to carry out the underwater operations that were fatal for the diver. A failure to comply with the safety measures probably played a major role in the accident. Moreover, according to the legal investigation, the employees would not have the required training. The diver was also not registered in the register of the Sicilian region, as required by the law on occupational safety. This registration checks the technical skills of divers. It also offers protection for companies and institutions involved in underwater activities. the 39-year-old diver died from the explosion of a hydrogen bag that occurred while cutting the zipper that connects the boom of the sailing ship to the 72-meter-long mast. The hydrogen was probably ignited by the acetylene-oxygen flame that was used to make the cut. Rescuers from the floating cranes 'Hebo Lift 2' and 'Hebo Lift 10' tried to save him without success.

On the morning of May 28, a 20-m- cayuco was located by SIVE about six nautical miles off La Restinga. It was escorted to the dock by the the SAR boat 'Salvamar Diphda', but the narrow boat with a beam of only three metres capsized a few metres from the port, as it the more than 150 people on board were about to disembark. A large group of people have been rescued, but so far, seven people have been found dead (four women, two five-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl). A baby was missing, and two girls, who were rescued in poor condition, have been taken to Tenerife by helicopter. Besides the 'Salvamar Diphda', also the 'Salvamar Navia', the National Police, the Civil Guard/GEAS, diving clubs, the Red Cross, and medical personnel and workers who were on the dock, were involved in the SAR operation. Reports with photos: https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/migraciones/tirarse-agua-dudar-fuera-servicio-decision-salvo-vidas-naufragio-hierro_1_12361915.html https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927689649260028314 https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1927972939107799372

The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) is the only container port in Jordan and the primary trade gateway for the Jordanian market, bordering five countries and three continents. The port handles capacities of 1.2 million TEUs and 1km of berthing. Under a joint Development Agreement between APM Terminals and the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC), BAM International, a subsidiary of the European BAM Group, built the container terminal in 2013 and the Aqaba New Port in 2014. APM Terminals has invested USD 284 million in developing the terminal’s infrastructure and expanding its capacity.

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