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The crew of the 'Disney Treasure' provided rapid assistance to four sailors in the middle of the Atlantic on Nov 10, 2024. Southwest of Bermuda, the skipper of the catamaran "Serenity", had sent a distress call to the US Coast Guard as it was in danger of sinking. Since the 'Disney Treasure' was nearby, the ship immediately changed direction and headed at top speed towards the position. On the afternoon, a rescue boat was launched to evacuate the four sailors from their sinking catamaran. They were safely brought aboard the cruise ship. Report with video: https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-disney-s-newest-cruise-ship-rescues-sinking-catamaran-in-atlantic

On the morning of Nov 8, the departure of a migrant boat was reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off Wimereux. The CROSS then engaged the 'Minck' to monitor the boat. Once the ship was on site, the migrants on board reported being in difficulty following an engine failure. The 'Minck' then launched its semi-rigid intervention boat to assist all the people on board the boat. The 20 people rescued were then dropped off at the quayside in Boulogne-sur-mer.

Napier Port, the third largest port on New Zealand’s North Island, has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for an Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) Tug 2412 Twin Fin for delivery later this year. The contract was signed by Sjoerd de Bruin, sales manager Pacific for Damen and Napier Port CEO Todd Dawson at Napier Port main office. Napier Port is currently developing a sixth wharf which, at 350 metres long, will be capable of handling the larger vessels that are expected to access the port in the near future. As a key transport hub for the Hawke’s Bay region of the North Island, the port already hosts a wide range of vessels including container ships, cruise ships, cargo and timber carriers. The ATD Tug 2412 Kaweka will join two existing Voith-type tugs at the port; the Te Mata and Ahuriri. Tractor tugs work best at Napier Port due to their ability to operate effectively in a swell, to tow indirectly, and their manoeuvrability, the last particularly important due to the tight berthing arrangements in the harbour. Just 24-metres in length but with 72 tonnes of bollard pull, the ATD Tug 2412 delivers just the combination of power but compactness that the Napier Port management team is seeking.

ABP announces that it will be welcoming the Royal Navy’s HMS Grimsby, into the Port of Grimsby on Sunday 15th September. For one day only, HMS Grimsby will be lowering her gangway at ABP's port and allowing the public to come aboard to learn about the important work the Royal Navy does in protecting the UK, as well as the host of other roles it performs across the world. The vessel will open for public viewing between the hours of 12.00 – 16.00 for one day only, at The Port of Grimsby, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby DN31 3LL.

On Nov 10, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS first engaged the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet and the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM Calais station to relocate and assess the situation of a migrant boat the distress of whoch was uncertain. Once on site, all the people on board requested assistance from the lifeboat which rescued the 26 people, who were then disembarked at the quay in Calais. Later in the day, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck'. The crew of the vessel began monitoring the boat. During the monitoring, 25 people on board the boat requested assistance. It launched its intervention semi-rigid to assist the people on board the boat. The 'Minck' resumed its monitoring mission and indicated that the other people still on board refused the assistance offered by the French resources. The 25 people rescued by the 'Minck' were disembarked at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.

On Nov 11, 2024, at noon , the Port Authority of Kalymnos was informed about a malfunction of the rudder on the 'Stavros'. After an inspection of the ship by the local Port Authority and by a private diver, the loss of the port side rudder was found. The Kalymnos Port Authority prohibited the sailing of the ferry until the damage gas been repaired and a certificate of class maintenancpresented by the monitoring classification society. At the same time the process of imposing administrative sanctions against the Master was initiated, as he did not inform the Port Authority about the damage as it should be.

On the 9th of September 2019 the work for the contract “Dredging Het Nieuwe Diep”, commissioned by the Port of Den Helder, has started. Dutch Dredging is expected to carry out the remediation of 200,000 m3 of partially contaminated spoil until mid-December. The survey vessel “Hydrograaf” started the pre-dredge survey on the 9th of September, a so-called “baseline measurement” of the work. The work will then be carried out in 3 phases. In Phase 1, a bed leveller equipped with a so called dirt-plough will be employed. This is due to the fact that the top layer of silt contains a considerable amount of soil-foreign material. The specifically developed dirt-plough consists of long thin spikes that sink through the layer of silt and rake the dirt from the soil. The dirt will be ploughed to free locations where it can be dredged by means of a grab dredger and will be discharged into skips on the quay for removal and disposal. In the Phase 2, a bed leveller, trailing suction hopper dredger and a grab dredger will subsequently commence with the dredging works to the north and south of the Moorman bridge. They will restore the required depth. During Phase 3 the contaminated sediment will be removed. This phase is carried out by a grab dredger and several hopperbarges. The dredged material will be loaded in to the barges, which will transport the sediment to a depository for polluted sediment.

The fire in the engine room of the crude oil tanker Dubai Harmony moored at the Sture terminal in Øygarden municipality has now been extinguished, Equinor said in its release. At 1102 this morning, Equinor's alarm centre received reports of a fire in the engine room on board Dubai Harmony, which was loading at the quay at the Sture terminal. The fire has now been extinguished and the fire service is continuing to cool the area where the fire took place. The 102 people who were at the Sture terminal were evacuated from the terminal when the incident occurred as a precaution, while only personnel with emergency tasks remained at the terminal. The emergency organisation in Equinor will maintain dialogue with the public rescue service and other relevant authorities.

On Nov 10, numerous departures of migrant boats were reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. Early in the morning, the CROSS first engaged the Dauphin helicopter of the French Navy base in Le Touquet and the 'SNS 077-Notre Dame du Risban' from the SNSM Calais station to relocate and assess the situation of a migrant boat the distress of whoch was uncertain. Once on site, all the people on board requested assistance from the lifeboat which rescued the 26 people, who were then disembarked at the quay in Calais. Later in the day, the CROSS engaged the 'Minck'. The crew of the vessel began monitoring the boat. During the monitoring, 25 people on board the boat requested assistance. It launched its intervention semi-rigid to assist the people on board the boat. The 'Minck' resumed its monitoring mission and indicated that the other people still on board refused the assistance offered by the French resources. The 25 people rescued by the 'Minck' were disembarked at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the land rescue services and the border police.

The "Playa de Bares", with eight crew members on board, suffered a failure in its steering system on the Galician coast, in the Ortigueira Estuary, just 2.7 nautical miles north of Ortegal, on the night of Nov 11, 2024, and needed urgent assistance at around 9:50 p.m. The failure in its steering system prevented it from controlling its course. The crew of the "Playa de Bares" activated the safety protocols and informedthe maritime authorities. The SAR boat 'Salvamar Shaula' was mobilized to assist by Salvamento Marítimo. Iit proceeded to tow the fishing vessel to the Port of Cariño, where it arrived at around 11:15 p.m. The emergency coordination was carried out by the Fisterra Maritime Rescue Centre.

Last week, the Dutch multimodal operator Multi Modal Rail B.V. launched a new container rail service between Rotterdam and the French town of Ottmarsheim, Port of Rotterdam said in its release. Starting with one round trip per week, the shuttle connection is expected to swiftly expand to two round trips per week. The train calls on each of Rotterdam’s major terminals. After being loaded in Rotterdam on Thursday, the shuttle departs from the sea port on Friday and arrives/departs in Ottmarsheim on Saturday. The train is back at Maasvlakte for unloading on Sunday morning. The shuttle service is offered as a complement to the two existing container rail services between Rotterdam and Strasbourg.

Following the first steel cutting, MV Werften has officially started with the construction of the second 208,000gt Global Class cruise ship for Genting Hong Kong. This not-yet named unit will be delivered in 2022, following GLOBAL DREAM in 2021.