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The 'Open Arms' has bee mobilized to Valencia to help in the search for victims of the storm Dana. The ship left Tarragona on the afternoon of Nov 6, 2024, with a crew of between 15 and 20 people and equipped semi-rigid boats. It could arrive on the Valencian coast between Nov 7 and Nov 8. The aim of the mission was to help in the search for fatalities who could have been dragged by the current to the sea. In recent days, the organization has already sent a team to Valencia to provide support and help on the ground.

On Nov 7, 2024, the crew of the 'Barbara B', en route from Bremen to Durres, rescued six Maghrebi migrants who were on board a precarious boat, which was located 30 nautical miles south of Almería. The MRCC of Almería coordinated the rescue of the on the whole seven occupants, one of whom was intially reported missing. The Helimer 205 helicopter rescued another person from the water with symptoms of hypothermia and transferred him to the Almería airport.

Chinese city-gas distributor Shenzhen Gas will launch next week in southern China its first fully-owned terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), a company executive told Reuters on Friday. This will make Shenzhen Gas the second city gas distributor backed by a local government that owns an LNG import facility.

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.

The 'Ramón Margalef' was mobilised by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU), through the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), to search for victims of the storm Dana off the coast of Valencia, after a previous call at Alicante to embark technical equipment and research personnel, with an ETA as of Nov 9, 2024. The vessel has a multibeam echosounder system,that allows obtaining detailed images of the seabed, generating high-resolution bathymetric maps. It also has on board the Liropus 2000 underwater robot, with articulated arms and high-resolution cameras, which can contribute to search and rescue tasks on the high seas, and is equipped to operate unmanned underwater vehicles (ROV). The 'Ramón Margalef' will be staffed with personnel with experience in emergency operations and specialists in the analysis of the ecological effects of massive runoff events at sea, contributing to the monitoring of water quality and the observation of phenomena such as eutrophication, anoxia and phytoplanktonic blooms, among other environmental impacts caused by the storm.

On Nov 7, the frigate Reina Sofia' of the Spanish Navy located a precarious boat with migrants on board about 23 nautical miles southwest of Cádiz. The 'Salvamar Suhail' was mobilized and rescuesd 30 Moroccan migrants at 3:45 a.m. The people were transferred to Puerto América. The response to the emergency was coordinated by the MRCC of Salvamento Marítimo in Cádiz.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) announced a series of projects, totaling over $170 million of capital investment, that will increase efficiency, add product liquidity, and enhance blending capabilities at its Pasadena and Galena Park terminals, part of its best-in-class refined products storage hub on the Houston Ship Channel. In response to growing customer demand, KMI’s liquids terminal platform now boasts 10 ship docks, 38 barge spots, 20 inbound pipelines providing connectivity to 10 regional refineries and chemical plants, 15 outbound pipelines, 14 cross-channel lines, and approximately 43 million barrels of storage on the Houston Ship Channel, North America’s leading port for energy exports.

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.

On Nov 7, the 'Salvamar Draco' rescued 20 migrants about 30 ki,ometers south of Cartagena, who were sailing in a small boat. Once the migrants arrived at the port of Cartagena, they were attended to by Red Cross volunteers before being placed at the disposal of the National Police officers.

On Nov 7 the crew of the sailing yacht 'Cap´tain Kirk' remarked a cayuco heading north, abut 43 nautical miles south of La Restinga. It finally lost sight of it and a search was carried out. The 'Guardamar Talía' was mobilized by the CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo and finally re-located it. It transfers 47 people, among them eight women were rescued and taken to La Restinga (El Hierro). Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1854521812706615732

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.

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