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Asylum seekers will once again be accommodated on the 'Alemannia' in the Sliksloot Port in Krimpen. This was announced by the municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel. 150 people will be accommodated there for a period of two years. The Distribution Act came into effect on Feb 1, 2024. This obliges municipalities to create reception locations or exchange them with other municipalities. For Krimpen aan den IJssel, this concerns 164 reception places for asylum seekers. The ship has been providing shelter for asylum seekers since Sep 2022 and was officially in use until Dec 2023, but still offered space for asylum seekers who could not yet move on. Previously, minors were accommodated on the vessel, but the COA considers children on the water 'too vulnerable sot that now only families with adult children and adult men and women will be accomodated on the ship. The municipality is organizing residents' meetings on board the 'Alemannia', on two occasions. The mayor and alderman Van der Wal will then explain the decision and answer questions from local residents. The walk-in times are on Sep 18 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Interested parties can register via

The 'Glen Sannox' will be taken out of service almost straight away from the start of operations in December for a mandatory overhaul. The two-week refit is required to permit the ferry to operate for a year, and delaying it into 2025 was seen as being more disruptive. The work includes inspection of the underwater section of the hull, which is required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The announcement came after it was revealed that sea trials for the vessel had been delayed by two weeks - though the Ferguson Marine shipyard insisted the planned completion date at the end of this month remained unchanged. Due to the deterioration of the harbour of Ardrossan, the 'Glen Sannox' is expected to sail from Troon to Brodick when it finally begins service. The Scottish Government-owned Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL), which owns CalMac’s ferries, has postponed its own sea trials to test the 'Glen Sannox' to Sep 16-20, involving a 12-hour endurance trial which would run it exceptionally hard. The date had been changed for logistical and operational reasons, and the ferry was still due to be completed on Sep 30.

On Sep 3, 2024, the 'Red Orchid' has been authorized to set sail after paying unpaid debts for pilotage services in the Port of Rosario and in the Río de La Plata, after having been prohibited from leaving Quequén by the Court, applying in this case the provisions in force within the Navigation Law. The ship was only able to leave after it was established that the debt of more than 150,000 dollars was settled by the contribution of the surety insurance policy as a result of a civil file duly prepared called “judicial injunction prohibiting departure to sea” and the ship could not leave the port until the commitment acquired for the services provided at another maritime station was paid. The ship was anchored in the outer harbour after having been unable to set sail for almost a week in the port due to a legal dispute. Against the presentation of a surety insurance policy as a guarantee to cover the sum in dollars owed, the Court ordered the lifting of the embargo. The ship had loaded 16000 tons of corn bound for Peru, but in its cargo hold it already had another 40.000 tons shipped from the Santa Fe terminal of Cosco, in the area of ​​San Lorenzo.

The 'Levante Jet' bound for Algecira, turned around to Ceuta due to a passenger's anxiety attack on Sept 4 at around 3:30 p.m., The captain of the ferry made the decision as the passenger could not be controlled by the crew. Once in port, an ambulance was waiting for them, as well as members of the Civil Guard and the Port Police, all ready to take control the situation. The ship was later able to resume its journey, with the consequent delay in its rotations due to the incident.

Also the 'Mulan' has been sanctioned by the US State Department on Sep 5, 2024, besides the LNG tanker 'New Energy', which has been charged with using deceptive practices and turning off its AIS transponder while engaging in ship-to-ship transfer of LNG from the already sanctioned LNG tanker 'Pioneer'. Gotik Energy Shipping Co. (Gotik) and Plio Energy Cargo Shipping OPC PVT LTD (Plio Energy), which are the shipowner and the commercial manager, respectively, of the vessel'New Energy', have also being sanctioned by the US government. The 'Mulan', managed by the Pilo Energy, has been identified as Pilo Energy’s property of interest and, hence, has also been sanctioned. The ship-to-ship transfer of LNG took place on Aug 25. The LNG was sourced from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project and transferred onto the 'New Energy' from the 'Pioneer', which had already been sanctioned on Aug 23. The stern stance of the US against the Russian LNG 2 project is to prevent Russia from gaining revenue from energy exports, which the US authorities believe to be used in funding the Russian military.