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The officer at the helm of the "Paksoy 1" at the time of the collision with the "Eesm Cobalt" on Nov 15 was responsible for the accident, the investigation of the water police in Wilhelmshaven found out. A manoever carried out by the 40 year old man caused the clash. The "Eems Cobald" was approaching the northbound freighter from South. Both ships would have stayed clear if they had held course, but the helmsman of the "Paksoy 1" decided to turn sharply to starboard and crashed into the starboard side of the "Eems Cobalt". The man has to pay a fine of 250 Euro.

Upon its arrival in Kiel on its route from Klaipeda and Karlshamn on Nov 30, 2018, the "Maestro Universe" was found to be in need of urgent repairs. The ship did not take any cargo on board but was instead sent directly to the Stocznia Dock Yrad in Gdynia where she was docked on Dec 3 at 7 a.m. and remained stationary since.

RAK Ports used the occasion of SeaTrade Maritime Middle East 2018 to unveil the opening of the first of two new deepwater berths constructed at Saqr Port. The deepwater berth project at Saqr Port has been ongoing since mid-2017 and is one of the largest engineering initiatives to have taken place in the northern emirates in recent years. The first berth was completed earlier in October this year and is now fully operational, a fact which was both widely publicized and discussed by the attendees of SeaTrade Maritime Middle East 2018. The event took place in the Dubai World Trade Centre from October 29th – 31st and is the region’s premier maritime exhibition.

(Reuters) – British engineering and defence firm Babcock International said on Thursday it was closing its Appledore shipyard in Devon, a “difficult” decision after orders ran out. Babcock said it hoped to offer all 199 employees at Appledore positions at other Babcock facilities, such as nearby Devonport, which is a British Navy dockyard. The southwest England Appledore yard completed an Irish Navy order for an offshore patrol vessel in the last few weeks but was not engaged in any orders from Babcock’s main client, Britain’s Ministry of Defence.

The officer at the helm of the "Paksoy 1" at the time of the collision with the "Eesm Cobalt" on Nov 15 was responsible for the accident, the investigation of the water police in Wilhelmshaven found out. A manoever carried out by the 40 year old man caused the clash. The "Eems Cobald" was approaching the northbound freighter from South. Both ships would have stayed clear if they had held course, but the helmsman of the "Paksoy 1" decided to turn sharply to starboard and crashed into the starboard side of the "Eems Cobalt". The man has to pay a fine of 250 Euro.

On Dec 1, 2018, the "Doric Warrior" has discharged 53 tonnes of diesel oil into the waters of the North Sea. The ship had sailed from Rotterdam on Nov 30 and berthed at the Ventspils Commercial Port on Dec 6. During an surveillance flight by the Danish Naval Forces, no pollution could be traced on Dec 11. The case has been handed over to the lawyers.

Iran, Afghanistan, and India believe the Chabahar port in south-east of Iran, which is being developed by Indian investors, will play a vital role in the future economy of region, particularly in that of the crisis-hit Afghanistan. India, Iran and Afghanistan have been involved in negotiations on the development of the Chabahar port since 2003. Chabahar was stuck and delayed for a long time due to the UN sanctions on Iran. The Indian government rushed in after the lifting of UN sanctions, earlier the same year (2016) on January 16 with the signing of JCPOA, the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, before the situation deteriorated again. India, Iran and Afghanistan finally signed Chabahar port agreement on May 23, 2016.

Finland-based construction and engineering companies Deltamarin and Elomatic to provide engineering, design and site services for Dream Cruises’ second Global Class ship. Both companies were contracted by MV Werften, the Germany-based shipyard owned by Dream Cruises’ parent company, Genting Hong Kong. The contract was signed following their successful collaboration on the first Global Class ship, which is currently under construction at MV Werften. “We are very happy that MV Werften continues to trust in our expertise and ability to design world-class cruise ships and we look forward to designing the second vessel in this remarkable Global class series,” said Patrik Rautaheimo, Elomatic CEO. Set to be 342 metres long and more than 46 metres wide, the 204,000gt newbuild has been designed specifically for the Asian market.

In the morning of Dec 11, 2018, the helmsman Trond A. Sandanger on the "Foldøy" observed an explosive fire with a lot of black smoke emerging from a cabin cruiser off Finnøy. He alerted the fire department in Stavanger and reported about the fire. The boat was at Alnaskjær when it started to burn. The police, divers, a fire boat, an ambulance boat and the NSSR arrived quickly at the scene. Also the passenger boat "Rygerprins" diverted from its route to participate in the search for possible victims. The SAR operation was stood down after three men aged 18 - 21 years were taken in custody of the police and charged with boat robbery. The boat has been stolen from a dock in Hommersåk according to investigations of the South West Police District. Norwegian report with photos: https://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/i/0E64p6/Batbrannen-ved-Finnoy-Eieren-har-meldt-seg---baten-var-stjalet

The "Thorco Isabella" suffered a main engine failure, coming from Ortanger, while berthing in position 045 29 58 N, 073 32 45 W, at the port of Montreal on Dec 9, 2018, at 8 a.m. A second tug was asked to assist. On Dec 12 the ship remained stationary in port.

Port Qasim dock workers continued their sit-in for the acceptance of their demands on the 40th consecutive day outside the Karachi Press Club. A sit-in camp had been established at the press club by the Port Qasim Authorities (PQA) Workers Union to press the authorities to accept their demands. They have been protesting against the PQA and a Chinese cargo management company.

Incat Crowther has designed the world’s first fast ro-pax ferry with dual-fuel LNG engines for Mediterranean shipping company Baleària. The Incat Crowther 125 ferry will be the first to use four dual-fuel reciprocating engines that each provide 8,800 kilowatts of power from Wärtsilä. By using LNG fuel, Baleària will be able to reduce its carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, and eliminate sulphur oxide and particulate matter emissions.