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Vessel Dali Passed Previous Foreign Port State Inspections

The container vessel, Dali, was flagged with Singapore from October 2016 and is classed by classification society ClassNK. Classification societies are generally authorised by a flag administration to monitor compliance to technical standards and the applicable regulations by vessels registered under its flag. Based on records, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore confirms that the vessel’s required classification society and statutory certificates covering the structural integrity of the vessel and functionality of the vessel’s equipment, were valid at the time of the incident. The vessel also underwent and passed ...

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SC Ports efficiently works big ships as imports increase

South Carolina Ports seamlessly handled big ships and big move counts at Wando Welch Terminal as imports trend back up. The SC Ports team and maritime community recently moved 4,474 containers on and off the ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Mount Olympus vessel. This marked one of the highest move counts ever on a vessel at SC Ports and the highest move count of any ZIM/2M operated vessel to call the Port of Charleston. SC Ports also efficiently worked the 15,286-TEU MSC Kayley at Wando Welch Terminal. With its gross tonnage ...

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Trans Global Projects Grows Bremen Team

Trans Global Projects (TGP) has made three new key appointments to its team based in Bremen, Germany, in order to bolster its operational capacity following a period of strong growth and expansion. Morten Guba and Nicholas Schubert have both joined as Project Managers, while Knuth Meinardus has joined as Sales Manager – with the three new hires adding decades of experience to the team. Andreas Menzel, Managing Director – Germany, TGP, said: “We made a strategic decision to grow both our Bremen operational and sales team as a result of ...

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HOT PORT NEWS from GAC

Construction works for wave wall at Lei Yue Mun 27 Mar 2024, Hong Kong For approximately seven months, construction works for a wave wall at Lei Yue Mun will be carried out. Read More » Revised Berthing Policy & Tariff Structure 27 Mar 2024, Kattupalli, India A revised Berthing Policy & Tariff Structure (BPTS) will come into force at Kattupalli Port from 1 April. Read More » Traffic restricted due to wind 27 Mar 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Marine operations at Dubai were restricted to one-way traffic at 05:00 ...

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The Port of Baku: A crossroads for trade

Logistics isn’t on many people’s radars until things go spectacularly wrong, like when a trading ship accidentally blocked the Suez Canal and nothing else could make it through. Our modern lives and economies depend so much on logistics working. Within Eurasia – which has long been an important trading route between the East and West – sits the Port of Baku, nestled on the shore of the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan. Dating back to the time of the Silk Road, it has helped to facilitate trade for centuries between diverse ...

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Russia’s Baltic port oil exports for April 1-10 down 8% m/m to 2.2 mln T, sources say

Russian Urals and KEBCO oil loadings have been set at 2.2 million metric tons during April 1-10 compared to 2.4 million tons over March 1-10, according to two trading sources citing the preliminary schedule. This is down by some 8% from the same period last month, Reuters calculations showed. Urals, KEBCO and Siberian Light oil loading plans for Novorossiisk, Primorsk and Ust-Luga for the full month of April have yet to emerge, traders said. Russia’s government has ordered companies to reduce oil output in the second quarter to ensure they ...

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China’s Cosco Shipping evaluating impact of Peru’s lawsuit on megaport development

China’s Cosco Shipping is evaluating the impact of a move by Peru’s government to annual the exclusivity it holds over operations at the new Chancay megaport. Peru awarded exclusivity to Cosco Shipping 1199.HK to operate the port in 2021, but last week said it was an “administrative error” and requested a judicial process to annul the decision. The Chinese company said in a statement late on Monday the push affects investment security in the Andean nation. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Alexander Villegas)

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At least 10 ships bound for Baltimore drop anchor after traffic stopped, shipping data

At least 10 commercial ships that were sailing to the U.S. port of Baltimore have dropped anchor in waters nearby, data from ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic showed on Tuesday. A container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the port on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below. Port traffic was suspended until further notice, Maryland transportation authorities said. The vessels that anchored included container and bulk carrier ships that were signaling their destination as Baltimore, the MarineTraffic data ...

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Announcing an innovative charity partnership between PD Ports and Daisy Chain

PD Ports are proud to announce a new partnership with award-winning North East charity Daisy Chain – a forward-thinking agreement that will see our two organisations share mutual and meaningful support. With the joint aim of improving the lives of autistic and neurodivergent people across the region, the new collaboration has been launched ahead of World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Acceptance Week. PD Ports’ chief executive officer, Frans Calje, and Daisy Chain’s chief executive officer, Neeraj Sharma, met to formally announce the agreement and their commitment to improving employment ...

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MPA will support the US Coast Guard in its investigations

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirms the incident of a Singapore-registered vessel’s allision with the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, on 26 March 2024 at about 1:30pm (Singapore Time). The vessel, Dali, is a 95,000 GT container vessel operating with 22 crew onboard at the time of the incident. MPA is in contact with the US Coast Guard and the ship management company to provide the necessary assistance. As the flag state, MPA will provide full cooperation to the US Coast Guard in its ...

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APSEZ acquires Gopalpur Port in Odisha for INR 3,080 crore

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest ports and logistics company, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the 56% stake of the SP Group and 39% of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) in Gopalpur Port Limited (GPL). The acquisition is made at an enterprise value of INR 3,080 crore#, and the transaction is subject to statutory approvals and fulfilment of other conditions precedents. Gopalpur port is located on the east coast of India and has the capacity to handle 20 MMTPA. The Government of Odisha awarded ...

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Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses; no major impact on East Coast ports

Singapore flagged container ship Dali collided with a portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, with the incident unlikely to have a major impact on the US East Coast operations, sources said. “All lanes closed both directions for incident in I-695 key bridge. Traffic is being detoured,” Maryland Transportation Authority said on X, formerly known as Twitter. The MPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment by S&P Global Commodity Insights. The ship called Dali, which caught fire during the collision, had ...

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HOT PORT NEWS from GAC

Marine incident at Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore 26 Mar 2024, Baltimore, USA Safety zone established by US Coast Guard Maryland-NCR. Read More » Update: Adverse weather warning 26 Mar 2024, Iskenderun Bay & Ceyhan Region, Turkey Pilotage services suspended until further notice. Read More » Construction of vehicular bridge between airport & Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port 26 Mar 2024, Hong Kong For approximately six and a half months, marine works involving establishment of temporary working platforms, and construction of pile caps, piers and decks will be carried ...

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HHLA continues future-oriented investments despite challenging conditions

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) recorded a drop in revenue and earnings in the 2023 financial year. The ongoing war in Ukraine, geopolitical tensions, high inflation and interest rate hikes burdened the economy and continued to dampen the recovery from the pandemic. This economic weakness is reflected in the company’s earnings. Group revenue decreased by 8.3 percent to € 1,446.8 million (previous year: € 1,578.4 million). The Group operating result (EBIT) decreased by 50.4 percent to € 109.4 million (previous year: € 220.4 million). The EBIT margin amounted to ...

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Agreement on IMO Global Fuel Standard in the making

Last week, IAPH attended the 16th meeting of the IMO Intersessional Working Group on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships (ISWG-GHG 16). The session was held ahead of the 81st Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 81) which takes place this week. Member States and international organisations discussed ways forward to develop the basket of candidate mid- and long-term GHG reduction measures to achieve the targets of the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy. Although delegations were in agreement to develop a Global Fuel Standard (GFS) in the form of a ...

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