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The Disciplinary Board for Shipping has investigated the allision of the 'ARM 18-Joris Senior ' with the 'Golden Daisy' on the night of Sep 28, 2022, which was anchored near IJmuiden. The damage was extensive. The cutter was on its way to IJmuiden with six crew members, the ship's home port since the ban on pulse fishing. Just before 11.30 p.m., when it slammed into the tanker's side, rupturing a water tank . The bow of the fishing vessel was badly damaged too. The cause of the accident was that the helmsman was on the toilet. He has now been given a hefty fine. The helmsman was on board as a substitute skipper and officer of the watch at the time of the allision. The man appears to have made one mistake after another. He did not follow the course that the skipper had set. The intention was to sail north of the anchorage to IJmuiden. While the rest of the crew was asleep, the helmsman chose to go through the anchorage area anyway to arrive a bit earlier. It should have been clear to him that, sailing through the anchorage, constant alertness on the bridge was required, but left the bridge for about five minutes, without anyone else there. While he had seen the tanker, he expected the cutter to pass it at a distance of a few hundred metres, not taking into account the influence of the wind and the current. Furthermore, the agreement was that he would call the skipper when they approached IJmuiden. He had failed to do so. The disciplinary board found that the man ‘seriously failed in his responsibilities as a helmsman/officer of the watch, resulting in the allision, and that it was incomprehensible that the man simply went to the toilet. As a result, he ‘endangered the safety of the crews. He was previously fined 1500 euros for acting as a substitute skipper on a ship, while he did not have the correct certifictes for this. The disciplinary board has now imposed a fine of 3000 euros on him, half of which is conditional. This took into account the fact that he is the sole earner and can no longer sail as a crew member due to physical problems, partly caused by the accident. The fishing cutter involved in the accident no longer in service. The ship was handed in for scrapping a few months after the collision as part of the restructuring scheme for the fishing industry. Report with photo: https://www.pzc.nl/middelburg/toiletbezoek-met-grote-gevolgen-viskotter-botst-op-tanker~a5ba1be7/?cb=b6617ba5-164e-488e-9051-51875381afec&auth_rd=1

On Nov 5, 2024, around 9.35 p.m. WITA, the barge 'Intan Kelana 26', which was towed by the.' Dewi Citrawati II', went adrift amid adverse weather conditions with wind speeds of 30-35 knots and the ebbing tide in Pulau Bunyu waters. At 10 p.m. the two vessels were pushed gainst the conveyor structure on the PT. Garda Tujuh Buana’s jetty, resulting in severe damage to the facility. The tug suffered minor damage to the accommodation windows. The conveyor structure on the jetty was severely damaged. No environmental damage and no inuries were reported. Repairs to the conveyor jetty will be conducted promptly as loading/transshipment activities are scheduled for Nov 22,. A further investigation into the causes of the accident was ongoing by the relevant authorities.

Qatar has established an investment partnership with Somalia to build a new port in the latter's country. The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Qatar said that the partnership between Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani) and Somalia will see the construction of the Hobyo Port in the Mudug region of central Somalia. Hobyo Port is expected to bring multiple economic benefits for Somalia. The port could create new business opportunities for the country by bolstering the commercial relationship with new markets in Africa and providing access to global markets, in addition to providing maritime services to vast areas in Somalia. The Hobyo Port is in proximity to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most important sea crossing points. Hobyo is also important due to its location in the Mudug region, which links the south and north of the country.

Gautam Adani is looking to expand his ports empire by closing in on buying a 65-70 per cent stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd, the entity promoted by Hyderabad-based CVR Group to run a private deep-water port at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, is expected to pay more than ₹5,500 crore to buy the stake which will give it access to the country’s largest waterfront area (for a port) of 12.5 km and a transit storage area of 6,800 acres. It started operations in 2008. Currently, the port has a draft of 18.5 metres, a depth that can accommodate full-loaded Capesize vessel of 200,000-tonne capacity.

On the morning of Nov 7, a passenger ship reported to the CROSS Gris-Nez the presence of a migrant boat at the entrance to the Calais access channel. The G CROSS then engaged the 'Minck' to monitor the boat. Once the vessel was on site, the migrants on board reported being in difficulty. The 'Minck' then launched its semi-rigid intervention boat to assist the 60 people on board the boat. They were then dropped off at the quayside in Calais, where they were taken care of by the shore based rescue services and the border police.

On Nov 7, 2024, the sailing yacht 'Aminata' , with two crew members on board, ssued a PAN PAN (call three nautical miles from the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and requested towing assistance. The CCS Tenerife of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the 'Salvamar Tenerife', which took the boat in tow and safely pulled it to La Marina. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1854565616423772213

Port of Oslo in Norway has signed a cooperation agreement with an environmental non-profit organisation to help it become emission-free. The Port of Oslo, which first talked about its zero-emission ambition in June, will partner with the Oslo-headquartered Bellona Foundation to achieve its zero-emission goal. Emissions in the port are anticipated to be reduced by 85% by 2030 and gradually reduce until they are eliminated. “The Port of Oslo is in full swing with the green transition, and has begun the phasing in of emissions-free solutions,” said Port of Oslo chairman, Roger Schjerva. “It is enthusiastic about working alongside the Bellona Foundation and exchanging ideas and solutions with Bellona’s network of environmental experts and organizations. Maritime transport and urban ports are crucial in reducing the world’s greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector.”

In the morning of Aug 17, 2019, around 7 a.m. a fire broke out aboard the Namibian trawler "Ocean Tide", 296 gt (IMO: 7220839), which was moored at the jetty of the Seaworks Fish Processors. One of the 20 crew members on board, was found dead following the fire. The deceased was identified as 40-year-old Hausiku Mathews Sivambo. It was believed he became trapped inside the vessel and burned to death. His body was removed the next morning. The family of the deceased was present at the scene. A police investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing. Report with photo: https://www.nbc.na/news/one-dead-after-vessel-caught-fire-walvis-bay.21902

On Nov 7, 2024, a search was underway for a crew member who went over board from the 'Double Delight' south of Newcastle in New South Wales. The usual crew check found there was one person missing, and hadn't reported for duty. The crew searched the vessel and assumed he fell into the water. The crew member was last seen onboard the bulk carrier at about 11:30 p.m. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was coordinating the search and has tasked the Newcastle-based NSW Water Police and Marine Rescue NSW units, along with the Port Stephens-based Water Police vessel, to assist. at 12 p.m. The region's rescue helicopter has joined the search from the air with assistance from a chopper specialising in defence force rescues. The search was concentrated around the vessel about seven nautical miles off Redhead. The search was continued until nightfall. The 'Double Delight' was due to dock back in the Port of Newcastle at around midnight.

On Nov 6, four crew members, among them the captain, of the 'Vox Maxima' were charged with not performing their duties under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 during the oil spill that occurred from the vessel in Singapore on June 14. The cases of them have been adjourned uintil Dec 4. The dredger had suffereed a sudden loss of steering control, leading to the alision with the tanker 'Marine Honour', which was docked at the Pasir Panjang Terminal, which led to the rupture of one of the tanks, so that around 400 tons of Very Low Sulfur Fuel oil leaked into the sea. During a preliminary investigation, 13 deficiencies were identified on board the dredger, three of which being so serious that the vessel was detained until they were rectified.

The Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (ASCO) will launch a test voyage of a feeder vessel along the Black Sea container route Batumi-Constanta by September 20. The vessel will sail every 10 days (3 times a month). If cargo volumes increase, the growth in the number of vessels and the regularity of sailings on the line is also expected.

Australia’s New South Wales government said on Wednesday it will fast track its review of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the port of Newcastle, proposed by a South Korean firm, as the state urgently looks to beef up gas supply. The $430 million Newcastle GasDock LNG project, planned by South Korean firm EPIK, was declared “critical state significant infrastructure”, which means the project will not have to go to the state’s independent planning commission for approval, saving several months in the review process.