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The Coast Guard repatriated 17 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Nov 9, following the interdiction of a migrant boat in the Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. One of the interdicted migrants remained in U.S. custody to face federal prosecution by the U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico attempting to illegally re-enter the United States under 8 U.S.C. 1326. The interdiction occurred the night of Nov. 5, after the crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft sighted a grossly overloaded 40-foot makeshift vessel transiting southwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico.  Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted the 'Heriberto Hernandez' to assist.  Once on scene, the cutter deployed the Over the Horizon boat which stopped the compliant vessel and embarked the migrants, who claimed to be Dominican Republic nationals.  The repatriated migrants were transferred to Dominican Republic Navy authorities. The migrant awaiting prosecution was transferred to U.S. Border Patrol custody in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Nov 7. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3963594/coast-guard-repatriates-17-migrants-to-dominican-republic-following-vessel-inte/

The 'Sophia', which ran aground on Tainan's Little U.S. Army Beach due to Typhoon Kemi (Gaemi) in July 2024, will be dismantled on the spot. The ship unexpectedly became a photo spot and brought a wave of tourism. The Port Bureau will pay attention to the dismantling process, hoping to complete it before the end of the year. Many experts believed that towing the 'Sophia' away would cause less harm to the environment than dismantling it on site; because Typhoon Santor caused the ship to tilt at 45 degrees. The Environmental Protection Bureau said that for towing it to the open sea, a channel must be deep enough, and it would be difficult to tow the Sophia out. The existing work boats in Anping Port are not powerful enough, and it would take a long time to find a solution. The bidding process has been completed and construction should start in November. Report with photo: https://udn.com/news/story/7326/8322985

A joint venture featuring CMA CGM and DP World has been granted the contract to expand box facilities at the port of Le Havre in northern France. Générale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP), a joint venture held 50:50 by DP World and Terminal Link, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, will build and operate the 1m teu container terminal for the Port 2000 berths 11 and 12 under a 34-year concession. The new terminal will include a 700 m long quay and 42 ha of land.

Hapag-Lloyd continues to develop its position in Africa and launches the new MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service – which will offer direct connections and fast transit times between South and West Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, Colombo (Sri Lanka) and La Réunion. Hapag-Lloyd has entered the African market about twelve years ago and has since then seen steady and significant growth in transported volumes to and from Africa."With the new MIAX service our customers will now benefit from an even wider range of fast and flexible direct connections," says Dheeraj Bhatia, Senior Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd's Region Middle East.The MIAX service will be connected to the Global Mainline Network via the key ports of Jebel Ali (Dubai) and Colombo. Hapag-Lloyd will jointly operate the MIAX service with it's THE Alliance partner Ocean Network Express. A total of nine ships with a capacity of 2,800 TEU each, including five provided by Hapag-Lloyd, will be deployed for the new service.

On Nov 13, the 12-meter f/v 'Petit Barranc', with two crew members on board, requested assistance because it was drifting towards the rocks in the Bay of Roses. The CCS Barcelona of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Alnilam' to assist the ship. It was taken in tow and safely pulled to Port de la Selva. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1856668802970173913

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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and local natural gas producer FortisBC are currently studying options to develop a LNG marine bunkering terminal at the port to cater the growing demand for cleaner marine fuels in the coming years. The facility would be the first ship-to-ship LNG marine bunkering service facility on the west coast of North America.

The Port of Los Angeles has announced a development opportunity for an Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal at Berths 46 and 50, with plans to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) later this fall. The proposal is intended for cruise lines, terminal operators, and real estate developers interested in creating a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal in a prime location for expansion of west coast cruise travel at America’s busiest port. Located on the south end of an extensive LA Waterfront development, the proposed 13-acre site offers unique panoramic views of the coastline and Catalina Island. The area is currently used as a concert venue, special event site, and temporary berth location for cruise ships.

On the afternoon of Nov 13, the recreational boat'Sailaway' reported the sighting of a cayuco, which was adrift 35 nautical miles southsouthwest of Los Cristianos, Tenerife. The 'Salvamar Alpheratz' was mobilized to assist and rescued the 63 sub-Saharan people on board, among them 57 men, five women and one minor at 6:40 p.m. The castaways were disembarked in Los Cristianos, where a health and safety device was awaiting them. The response was coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Center of Salvamento MArítimo in Tenerife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1856964296736985198

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A work accident with deadly outcome occurred at the container terminal in Copenhagen's North Port on Oct 4, 2019. A worker who was seriously injured when two straddle carriers collided at the terminal died of his injuries on Oct 6, 2019. The details of the accident were not disclosed. Authorities were investigating the accident. Since the accident, employees have been offered various types of emergency assistance.

With the successful start an important milestone has been reached in the execution of the contract to operate the tugboat fleet for Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) in Port Hedland, the world’s largest bulk export port on Australia´s west coast. The fleet consists of eight new ART 85-32W and one RT80-32 Rotortugs®. Six of them are Fortescue owned, three are owned by KOTUG, which are chartered directly to Fortescue. KOTUG manages the entire contract.