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The 'Radcliffe R. Latimer' suffered a malfunction of the starboard side main engine on the St. Lawrence River in position 44 49.544 N, 75 19011 W off Iroquois on Dec 30, 2021, at 11.30 a.n. Using the port side main engine, the vessel resumed the voyage from Montreal to Hamilton, where it berthed at pier 25 on Dec 31 at 8 p.m..

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The US has once again warned Israel to reconsider Chinese investment in the port of Haifa in Israel. This warning, contained within a major spending bill currently passing through the Senate, follows a review late last year into the deal that would see China's state-owned Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) operate the terminal for 25 years.

Texas-based midstreamer Howard Energy Partners (Hep) announced that it’s completed the expansions of its bulk liquid terminal facilities in Port Arthur and Corpus Christi, Texas. The completion of these projects increases HEP’s Gulf Coast terminal storage capacity to 2.6 million barrels with three ship docks, three barge docks, unit train loading capacity for up to two trains per day, and direct pipeline connectivity through wholly-owned pipelines to seven refineries. HEP began operating terminal facilities in mid-2014. “The substantial expansions at our Port Arthur and Corpus Christi facilities signify HEP’s commitment to designing and constructing fully-engineered facilities that are tailored to meet the exact needs of our customers,” said HEP Co-Founder and President Brad Bynum.

The 'Maria G' was disabled due to main engine issues in the St. Lawrence River in position 46 30.033 N, 72 13 09 W off Batiscan on Dec 28, 2021, at 6.10 p.m. The ship dropped anchor nearby, and the crew carried out repairs which allowed the vessel to resume its voyage from Montreal to Valletta the same day with an ETA as of Jan 12, 2022.

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June 12: On Wednesday customs officials at the Port of Santos located 506 kg of cocaine in export cargo destined for Antwerp, Belgium. The cocaine was hidden inside five “pallets”, out of a total of ten, which contained flooring stones (white marble and granite). On four granite and marble pallets, the inner stones (below the third layer) were cut so as to make room for the concealment of the narcotics.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, is improving trade links between Costa Rica and northern Europe by adding a new direct call from the Port of Moin. On 16 June MSC Katya R. will be the largest vessel to call Moin Terminal in Costa Rica, launching a new era in cargo shipping for the port and for exporters using its facilities. MSC’s service will bring larger container ships with more capacity to carry refrigerated produce on transatlantic routes to European and Asian markets.

The 'Federal Shimanto' was disabled due to its main sea water system being blocked by ice which caused the main engine to overheat in the St. Lawrence River in position 46 50.933 N, 71 02.833 W off Saint-Laurent-de-l'lle-d?Orleans, on Dec 30, 2021, short past midnight. After anchoring nearby, the crew carried out repairs which allowed the vessel to resume its voyage from Sorel to Belledune the same day. On Jan 1 at 1.50 p.m. it dropped anchor off the port.

The 'Algoma Guardian' suffered a steering gear pump issue in the St. Lawrence Seaway in position 45 19.967 N, 73 54.667 W off Beauharnois on Dec 27, 2021, at 8.40 p.m. The bulk carrier proceeded to the anchorage in Pointe Fortier, Beauharnois Lock, to assess the problem and carry out repairs where it berthed on Dec 28 at 12.50 a.m. After repairs the ship left the Beauharnois Lock on Dec 29 around noon, bound for Comeau Bay, where it arrived on Jan 1, 2022, at 8.50 a.m.

Intermarine UK struck an agreement with a Chinese manufacturer to make the Port of Portland one of the UK’s centers for scrubber installation. Intermarine President Slawomir Kalicki signed the agreement at Norshipping in Oslo with counterpart DB Wang deputy general manager of the Shandong Pure Ocean Technology based in Renhe Town in the Shandong province. The deal will see Intermarine act as an agent to Shandong and offer to install its scrubber systems to a wide variety of vessels to help them meet tough new environmental regulations. This includes bulk, container and cruise ships as well as RoPax and RoRo ferries, tankers, car carriers and fishing vessels.

Carnival Cruise Line has marked its 10-year anniversary of offering year-round cruises from the Port of Baltimore in Maryland, US. Since Carnival launched Baltimore’s first year-round cruise programme in 2009, it has brought more than one million guests to the city. The cruise brand marked the milestone with a ‘Decades of Fun’ celebration onboard Carnival Pride, which included a ceremony where the brand’s president Christine Duffy presented Cruise Maryland’s general manager Cynthia Burman with a ship’s bell. In return, Burman gave Duffy a maritime international clock.