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The LCT 'Hamota' with five crew members from Tanjung Batu on boardran aground at the coast of Kilang Mandiri Beach, on the morning of Sep 14, 2024. The ship was hit by strong winds accompanied by high waves, causing it to break lose from its mooring. The ship had on board 200 tons of cargo destined to the the Bunyu Island area, North Kalimantan.

On Sep 11, 2024,, at 8:00 a.m. the fishing vessel 'QNa-95221 TS' was hit by the 'Pacific Grace', in 16.13 N 108.29 E, about 10.25 nautical miles east-northeast of Cape Son Tra. There were 8 fishermen on board the boat, who were rescued by the 'Pacific Grace' and two fishing boats from the Binh Minh commune (Thang Binh district) at 10:30 a.m. Their ship suffered significant damage and sank. The 'Pacific Grace' was en route to Hai Phong, where it arrived on Sep 12 at 7:30 a.m. The Quang Nam Provincial Border Guard Command directed the Cua Dai Border Guard Station (Hoi An), Binh Minh Border Guard Station (Thang Binh District) to coordinate the response. Report with photo: https://nhandan.vn/va-cham-tau-hang-va-tau-ca-tren-bien-8-ngu-dan-duoc-cuu-kip-thoi-post830258.html

Thirty-eight vessels at anchor off Port Hedland, waiting to load iron ore.

In a ruling last week, the Court of Justice of the EU rejected an appeal presented by Fred. Olsen S.A. over a sentence dictated by the General Courts of the EU in March 2018, whereby the continued exclusive use of the Port of Agaete on the Island of Gran Canary, by Fred. Olsen, constituted a subsidy by the Government of the Canary Islands to said shipping line.

A swift response by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has prevented a potential environmental disaster in the shallow waters of the Apo Reef Natural Park off the coast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, on Sep 11, 2024, after the 'Meridian Queen' had lost propulsion due to a mechanical issues with its controllable pitch propeller control with 23 people on board. It was drifting towards the protected area. The PCG’s multi-role response vessel, BRP 'Cabra (MRRV 4409)' was dispatched to assist the ship, and, in coordination with the Apo Reef Protected Area Superintendent and park rangers, ensured that the vessel was temporarily towed to a safer location, away from the shallow waters and coral reefs. The PCG had remained on-site, with the 'Cabra' on standby, until a tug arrived to safely tow the 'Meridian Queen' to a repair facility. Report with photos: https://mindorotoday.tv/2024/09/15/pcg-averts-environmental-disaster-in-shallow-waters-of-apo-reef-natural-park/

The 'Lenaneft 2029', en route from from Tatarstan to Yaroslavl, allided with a railway bridgei on the Kostroma-Novaya - Karimovo section of the Volga at river kilometr 601 in Kostroma on the early morning of Sep 12, 2024, and got stuck underneath. There were no casualties nor oil spills as a result of the incident, Rail traffic was not disrupted. An inspection has been organized in connection with the incident on the Volga River by the Kostroma Transport Prosecutor. The Transport Prosecutor's Office will check all the circumstances, compliance with the legislation on navigation safety during the operation of water transport, and will assess the actions of the responsible persons. The wheelhouse of the tanker was crushed and deck structures were demolished. The ship of the Volga-Trans LLC from Samara was ballasting along the Samara-Yaroslavl route. It has since been pulled out under the bridge and left at anchor near the scene of the incident. Reports with photos and video: https://kostroma.today/news/barzha-vrezalas-v-kostromskoj-most-cherez-volgu/ https://portnews.ru/news/367764/ https://76.ru/text/incidents/2024/09/12/74078411/ https://www.tatar-inform.ru/news/gruzovaya-barza-iz-tatarstana-vrezalas-v-zeleznodoroznyi-most-v-kostrome-5958391 https://rtvi.com/news/tanker-protaranil-zheleznodorozhnyj-most-v-kostrome/

Two identical 37-metre, 459-passenger catamarans have been completed by Wight Shipyard Co (WSC). The Incat Crowther-designed vessels will be transported to Cancun, Mexico, for Ultramar early next month.

The first paperless, instantly financed and fully door-to-door tracked container made its way from Korea to the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg via Port of Rotterdam on blockchain-based platform DELIVER. ABN AMRO, Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS demonstrated that blockchain technology enables interoperability, and that integrated container tracking and tracing, required cargo documentation processing and financing can all be done in a trusted, secure and paperless way.

On Sep 10, 2024, the 'Twilight-PZ330' caught fire while being berthed in Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall,. The fire started in the vessel’s galley and quickly got out of control. The Falmouth Coastguard was alerted and requested the RNLI lifeboat from Penlee to respond. The lifeboat arrived on scene and began firefighting efforts with multiple sea hoses. A short time later the Penzance fire brigade arrived on scene and continued the fire fighting efforts from the dock. A crew member from the 'Twilight' had escaped the fire, but had suffered smoke inhalation, requiring him to be taken to hospital. After an hour the blaze was completely extinguished. The extent of damage to the vessel was not yet known. Report with photos: https://shipwrecklog.com/log/2024/09/twilight-pz33/

On Sep 10, 2024, the 'Hopterix', loaded with rolled products ran aground on in the Sulina Channel near Mile 17 on the right bank. The ship was heading to Brăila Port when it got stuck in pos. 45° 12' N 028° 52 E, iThe tug 'Sulina 2', belonging to the "Lower Danube River Administration" (AFDJ) Galati, was sent to the area to carry out refloating operations. Also, a team from the Sulina Port Authority was present on the spot to monitor the situation. Because the refloating operation was not possible with a single tug, a second tug, the"GalațI 3", was sent to assist on the morning of Sep 11. As the 'Hopererix' was stuck in the longitudinal axis of the navigable channe ship traffic in the area had not to be restricted. The Port Authority of Sulina has launched an investigation. Reports with photos: https://constanta.info/cargoul-hopterix-a-esuat-pe-canalul-sulina-intervin-remorcherele-afdj/ https://tomisnews.ro/inca-o-nava-esuata-pe-canalul-sulina-autoritatea-navala-au-fost-trimise-doua-remorchere/#google_vignette

On 27 June the Corsican Parliament officially approved the upcoming 15-month public ferry service between Marseille and the island, starting on 1 October 2019.

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