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The US Coast Guard medevaced a 37-year-old man from the 'SFL Fraser' abount 35 nautical miles off Port Aransas, Texas, on Nov 3, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a medevac request at 6:15 a.m. from the vessel, stating that the male crew member presented symptoms of a heart attack. The duty flight surgeon was consulted and recommended a medevac. Watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew to conduct the medevac. The helicopter hoisted the patient and transported him to the Spohn Shoreline Hospital to an awaiting EMS in stable condition.

On Nov 4 the 'marella Exölorer' requested the medical evacuation of a passenger 90 nautical miles southeast of Menorca. The CCS Palma of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 221, which hoisted the patient and transferred him to the helipad of the Son Espases hospital in Palma de Mallorca.

After many creditors withdrew distraint proceedings, the Commercial Court in Rijeka decided on Thursday to postpone the bankruptcy of Croatia’s debt-ridden shipyard “3. Maj” until Aug. 1. Seven days ago the shipyard’s account was blocked for 156 million kuna (23.8 million U.S. dollars). After some of the creditors pulled back, the blockade now amounts to 86 million kuna (13.1 million U.S. dollars). Judge of the Commercial Court in Rijeka Ljiljana Ugrin urged Croatian Electricity Industry and the Croatian government to engage in the process of revocation of the enforcement order, so that “3. Maj” could continue with unfinished shipbuilding contracts.

Balboa, Jul 4 -- Panama Canal Port Condition report for Jul 4. Projected backlog at 0001 hrs: Fifty-one vessels today, 47 tomorrow and 44 on Jul 6. There are 29 vessels arriving today, 30 tomorrow and 42 on Jul 6. There are 33 vessels scheduled for today and 33 for tomorrow. Estimated delays for vessels without reservation/non-booked: Northbound: All types of vessels, two days. Southbound: All types of vessels, one to two days

On the morning of Nov 4, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to four inflatable boats by the 'Guardamar Urania'. They had on board 62, 40, 60 and 63 people, who were transferred to Arrecife. The 'Salvamar Al-Nair' assisted another boat with 49 people on board, who were taken to Arrecife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1853421547190390907

The Houthi terrorists have launched an attack on the 'SC Montreal' on Oct 28, 2024, which was en route from Salalah to Pointe des Galets, Reunion. The shup was attacked with two drones while sailing in the southern Arabian Sea. There were no additional details or independent confirmation of this attack. There was alson an attack on the 'Motaro' (IMO 9310290), en route from Ust Luga to China, sailing in the Red Sea and approaching the Bab al-Mandab Strait, about 25 nautical miles south of Yemen’s Mocha, One explosion occurred near the vessel at 2:35 p.m. GMT, followed by another at 3:03 p.m. GMT and a final explosion at 4:37 p.m. GMT. The vessel and its crew were reportedly safe, and the ship continued the voyage from St. Petersburg to the next port of call, Changjiangkou. The vessel has no known connections to Israel and has not docked at any Israeli port in the last three years, The Houthi militants also claimed attacks on, the 'Maersk Kowloon', which was targeted by a cruise missile in the Arabian Sea en route from Salalah with New York as next port of destination.

Construction work on the second phase of the Tuas mega port began yesterday with the installation of the first concrete structure for the wharf. A total of 227 concrete structures or caissons, each weighing 13,000 tonnes, will be installed over the next eight years to construct the wharf, the largest in the mega port. Almost 400ha of land will be reclaimed for the second phase, which will have 21 container berths and be able to handle 21 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo annually. In April, the last of 221 caissons for the first phase of the mega-port project was installed. Last year, a consortium of three companies – Penta Ocean Construction, Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Boskalis International – won a $1.46 billion contract to develop the second phase of the Tuas port.

A press report, dated Jul 3, states: The 24-hour strike by seamen on Jul 3, has left Greek ferries and other passenger boats tied up in port, stranding tourists and Greeks heading for vacation and leaving many islands cut off for the day. The PNO seamen?s union called Wednesday?s strike to demand salary increases as part of collective wage agreements. Dozens of inhabited Greek islands don?t have airports and are accessible only by sea. The passenger shipping business association SEEN, with which the seamen?s union had been negotiating, had expressed surprise when the strike was announced in late June, saying it offered a two percent wage increase for 2019 on top of a retroactive two percent increase for 2018. It said the offer, along with staff increases, was ?beyond our actual capabilities during a particularly difficult time? with 50% fuel cost increases.

On the morning of Nov 4, the CCS Las Palmas of Salvamento Marítimo has coordinated the assistance to four inflatable boats by the 'Guardamar Urania'. They had on board 62, 40, 60 and 63 people, who were transferred to Arrecife. The 'Salvamar Al-Nair' assisted another boat with 49 people on board, who were taken to Arrecife. Report with photo: https://x.com/salvamentogob/status/1853421547190390907

The Houthi terrorists have launched an attack on the 'SC Montreal' on Oct 28, 2024, which was en route from Salalah to Pointe des Galets, Reunion. The shup was attacked with two drones while sailing in the southern Arabian Sea. There were no additional details or independent confirmation of this attack. There was alson an attack on the 'Motaro' (IMO 9310290), en route from Ust Luga to China, sailing in the Red Sea and approaching the Bab al-Mandab Strait, about 25 nautical miles south of Yemen’s Mocha, One explosion occurred near the vessel at 2:35 p.m. GMT, followed by another at 3:03 p.m. GMT and a final explosion at 4:37 p.m. GMT. The vessel and its crew were reportedly safe, and the ship continued the voyage from St. Petersburg to the next port of call, Changjiangkou. The vessel has no known connections to Israel and has not docked at any Israeli port in the last three years, The Houthi militants also claimed attacks on, the 'Maersk Kowloon', which was targeted by a cruise missile in the Arabian Sea en route from Salalah with New York as next port of destination.

A massive container ship will return to Timaru on Sunday after the world’s largest logistics company confirmed weekly visits to the port. This follows a trial late in May when the 286.5 metre long and 40m wide, Rio de Janeiro’s berthing acted as a test run for similar sized ships to dock in Timaru after a $2.5 million project to widen the port’s inner breakwater entrance from 90m to 140m. PrimePort chief executive Phil Melhopt confirmed the 6pm Sunday call of the giant vessel and said it was another demonstration of the forward steps the port was taking. “Maersk shipping line have been very consistent since the Timaru container terminal started their operations in 2014 and will be calling in at Timaru again,” he said. “They have recently announced their Southern Star Rio Class will form part of their service into Timaru. They’re going to call here going forward.

APM Terminals second terminal in Morocco, MedPort Tangier was inaugurated this week. Part of the Tanger Med Port complex, it has an annual capacity of 5 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalents). With this new capacity, Morocco is establishing itself as one of the most important transhipment locations in the world. Tanger Med Port is already ranked as the leading African port and is amongst the world’s top 50 container ports due to its prime location along key trade lanes and increasing cargo flows, to and from Africa. The construction of the state-of-the-art APM Terminals MedPort Tangier facility took two years and a total investment of USD 800m. This new transhipment terminal is designed, constructed and operated by APM Terminals, and will join existing hub facilities servicing Maersk and its partners. Built utilizing the latest technology, the terminal is set to be one of the most efficient and safest in the world.