On the afternoon of Sep 15, 2024, the Central Port Authority of Piraeus was informed by the Master of 'Poseidon Hellas', that while the ferry was preparing to sail, a malfunction occurred in the port side propeller system. The ship was to carry out an approved route with 145 passengers on board, from the port of Piraeus to the ports of Aegina and Agistrio. The passengers were forwarded to their destinations by the ship's owning company aboard the 'Achaios'. The Port Authority banned the 'Poseidon Hellas' from sailing until the damage is repaired and a certificate of class maintenancepresented by the monitoring classification society.
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SALVAMAR BETELGEUSE
On Sep 13 at 8 p.m. the sailing yacht ‘Sueño’, without crew on board, stranded on the rocks of As Xubias. The Maritime Rescue Centre of A Coruña mobilised the 'Salvamar Betelgeuse', which refloated the boat and towed it to the Oza dock without any damage to the hull. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1834871587385888864
Hamburg
Germany’s largest universal port remains on a growth course, achieving a distinct 4.1 percent advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend in the general cargo segment, up 6.1 percent at 48.4 million tons, was the main contributor to the excellent figures for total and container handling. The total for bulk cargo handling was just 0.3 percent lower than for last year’s first half at 21.0 million tons. Germany’s largest universal port remains on a growth course, achieving a distinct 4.1 percent advance to 69.4 million tons in seaborne cargo handling in the first half of 2019. Especially good growth trend in the general cargo segment, up 6.1 percent at 48.4 million tons, was the main contributor to the excellent figures for total and container handling. The total for bulk cargo handling was just 0.3 percent lower than for last year’s first half at 21.0 million tons.
Sabetta
Icebreaker assistance and ice restrictions for ships entering the basin of Section No.1 at the Port of Sabetta, Yamal and access channel are canceled as of 00:00 Moscow time, August 6. The corresponding order was signed by the Port Harbourmaster Nikolay Nesterov. The order says that there is a possibility of separately floating ice floes, therefore masters of ships sailing in this water area of the Port of Sabetta and on approaches to the port are advised to exercise caution. Arctic Port of Sabetta is built on the western shore of the Gulf of Ob (Kara Sea) for transshipment of hydrocarbons from the South-Tambey gas condensate field on the Yamal peninsula to the Western Europe, South America and APR countries under Yamal LNG project. The project envisages the construction of an LNG plant capable of producing 16.5 million metric tonnes of LNG and 1.35 million tonnes of gas condensate annually
OUR OLIVIA BELLE
On Sep 14, 2024, at midnight theIllfracombe RNLi boat was tasked by the UK Coastguard to assist the Padstow lifeboat in towing the 'Our Olivia Belle'. The fishing trawler had broken down and was taking on water. The crews launched the lifeboat 'Shannon' and took over the tow three miles northeast of Hartland. The size and weight of the trawler and the need to take great care meant that progress was slow. At Ilfracombe’s outer harbour, the 'Our Olivia Belle'’s sister ship 'Our Dylan Ben' was able to take over the tow while the 'Shannon' shadowed to ensure all safely reached the moorings in the inner harbour. Five hours after launching, the lifeboat was recovered.
SALVAMAR ADHARA
On Sep 14 at 1:38 p.m. Canary time a cayuco was located three nautical miles from La Restinga (El Hierro). The Maritime Rescue Centre of Tenerife mobilised the 'Salvamar Adhara' to assist, which locates the boat and accompanied it to La Restinga. At 2.13 p.m. the 28 people on board safely disembarked at the dock.
Monfalcone
ENCHANTED PRINCESS, the fifth in a line of six Royal Class ships built for Princess Cruises, was floated out on 6 August at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone.
Immingham
On August 1, ABP announced new customers for the Port of Immingham this week: The port welcomed the first vessel in a new contract with customers Top Blue and The Fuel Trading Company. The new deal is expected to bring an extra 30,000 tonnes per year through the Port of Immingham – the largest Port by tonnage in the UK. The cargo being delivered is Prilled Urea which is a key part of the mixture for the AdBlue market.
MANISA GRETA
On Sep 13, 2024, the 'Manisa Greta', en rouite from Mindelo, suffered engine problems near the port of Las Palmas. The CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR vessel 'Miguel de Cervantes', which managed to establish a towing connection in the night. The transfer maneuver to the port tugs was carried out the next morning after daybreak due to bad weather. The ship was safely docked in the port of Las Palmas. Report with photos: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1834567021066928325
GUARDAMAR CALIOPE
On Sep 14 at 4 p.m. Canary time, the pleasure boat 'Samurai' sighted a cayuco 21 nautical miles south of La Gomera and notified Salvamento Marítimo in Teneriffe. At 5.35 p.m. the 'Guardamar Calíope', which had been deployed to assist, rescued 70 migrants, among them 69 men and one woman, in apparent good health. They were disembarked in La Gomera.
Takoradi
Expansion works on the Takoradi Port have started with the construction of a multipurpose on-dock Atlantic Container Terminal. The project will see the port basin being dredged to create a 16-metre depth and land reclamation for the building of five new berths to hold bigger capacity vessels. A visit to the Takoradi Port in the Western Region revealed that the contractors were casting the foundation stones for the quay wall to herald the expansion project at the port. The project, being developed by Ibistek Ghana Limited at a cost of $475 million, marks the first time a wholly owned Ghanaian firm has been engaged in port development in the country. The Atlantic terminal, which will be the major development in the history of the Takoradi port when completed, will have a cargo holding space of one million twenty-footer equivalent units (TEUs), an upscale from the average container traffic of about 55,000 TEUs a year.
Vado Ligure
Terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT) has released a video of the final three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arriving at the Vado Gateway terminal, which it hopes will be the next major logistics hub for the Mediterranean and Europe. The Vado Gateway terminal is scheduled to open on December 12, 2019, and will be built with a 700-meter deep-sea berth specifically to handle the latest Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS), as well as an automated gate and stacking area. APMT announced the inauguration date in July 2019 – a story PTI reported on at the time. Located in the Vado Ligure Port Complex in the northwest of the country, it will be the first semi-automated port in Italy and be integrated with an already existing reefer terminal.