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Ferries collided in Sunda Strait, damaged, 1 crew missing
Ferry WINDU KARSA DWITYA collided with ferry VIRGO 18 near Merak port, Java, Sunda Strait, at around 1630 LT Apr 22. WINDU KARSA DWITYA was leaving Merak, while VIRGO 18 was approaching port, both ferries serving Merak Bakauheni line. One crew of WINDU KARSA DWITYA fell overboard and is missing, one passenger was injured and transferred to hospital, on arrival to Merak. WINDU KARSA DWITYA suffered starboard bridge wing and fore deck hull dents and breaches, VIRGO 18 sustained stern damages.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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North Carolina Ports Welcomes Its Largest Boxship
North Carolina Ports made history on April 22 by welcoming its first-ever 12,000 TEU vessel to the Port of Wilmington.
The ship, Kota Pekarang, is so far the largest capacity-wise vessel to call the port. The containership is operated by Israel-based liner company ZIM in partnership with the 2M Alliance which links Asia to Wilmington.
"This is a monumental milestone for North Carolina Ports and the Port of Wilmington," Paul J. Cozza, Executive Director, North Carolina Ports, said.
"This is proof of concept that we are big ship ready and capable of handling some of the largest container vessels calling East Coast ports today,".
The ship s visit to Wilmington comes on the heels of the arrival of North Carolina Ports third neo-Panamax crane. The third crane arrived in early April as part of the organization s USD 200 million capital improvements plan aimed at expanding the Port of Wilmington s infrastructure to accommodate the 14,000 TEU vessels - the largest ships currently calling the United States East Coast.
NC Ports infrastructure improvements plan includes a wider turning basin, berth enhancements, new neo-Panamax cranes and an overhaul of Wilmington s container terminal. The terminal renovations will double the port s annual throughput capacity to 1.2 million TEUs and triple its refrigerated container capacity to 1,000 plugs.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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COSCOCS Unveils Name of Sixth Valemax Unit
China COSCO Shipping Corporation (COSCOCS) held a naming ceremony for its sixth Valemax very large ore carrier (VLOC) in Yangzhou on April 18.
The 400,000 dwt Yuan Shen Hai is one of ten VLOCs Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) will deliver to COSCO under a contract 2016.
Measuring 362 meters in length and 65 meters in breadth, the Singapore-flagged Yuan Shen Hai will transport iron ore from Brazil to China under a 27-year agreement COSCOCS entered with Brazilian miner Vale.
The remaining four Valemaxes for COSCOCS are all scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2019.
The deal between COSCOCS and SWS is part of a bigger, 30-vessel order that Chinese owners Cosco Group, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and ICBC Financial Leasing Co have placed with four separate shipbuilders.
ICBC and CMES later agreed to join forces on the VLOC project with the aim of reducing operational risks.
The Valemax fleet is expected to give Chinese carriers control of about 30% of total iron-ore imports into the country in terms of volume.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Australian Gov t Cancels Funds for Newcastle Cruise Terminal
The Australian government has withdrawn funding for the new cruise terminal project at the Port of Newcastle.
"Infrastructure NSW has advised that the AUD 12.7 million funding for the cruise terminal project is no longer available," the Port of Newcastle said in a statement.
The funding for the new multipurpose cruise terminal in Newcastle Harbour was first announced back in 2016. The purpose of the facility was to enable a significant expansion of the cruise industry in the Hunter.
Since then, the Port of Newcastle has been working on this project on behalf of the government on the basis of providing a facility that meets the cruise industry s needs while remaining within the funding provided.
"While disappointed construction of the terminal facility cannot proceed at this time, we respect that funding is no longer available," the port added.
The funding was in addition to the AUD 800,000 provided for the upgrade of mooring bollards for the facility at the existing Channel Berth near Dyke Point.
"We re pleased that AUD 800,000 of upgrades to mooring bollards, jointly funded by the NSW Government and the Australian Government, have enabled larger ships of up to 3,900 passengers to berth in Newcastle," the port further said.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Mitsubishi Heavy Joins Charter of Trust for Cybersecurity
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a cooperation agreement related to its participation in the Charter of Trust on Cybersecurity on April 23.
The deal, which follows the signing of the LOI in February 2019, makes MHI the first Asian member company as the 17th partner in the Global Cyber Security Initiative.
"Cybersecurity is an important field for MHI and its group companies," Eisaku Ito, CoCTO of MHI, said.
"Our participation in the Charter of Trust is part of our commitment to our global customers and partners, and we hope that this occasion will help to promote the 10 key principles advocated by the Charter of Trust, and that the Charter of Trust initiative will contribute to greater globalization," Ito added.
Initiated by Siemens, the Charter of Trust calls for binding rules and standards to build trust in cybersecurity and further advance digitalization.
Charter of Trust member companies have also worked out baseline requirements to make digital supply chains more secure. The partners recently announced to implement these requirements in their own supply chains.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Spirit of Vancouver Island Returns to Service after LNG Conversion
BC Ferries second Spirit-class vessel has returned to service after completing its mid-life upgrade and liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion in Poland this spring.
The Spirit of Vancouver Island is now capable of operating on LNG and will, together with sister vessel Spirit of British Columbia, reduce BC Ferries CO2 emissions by 12,500 tonnes per year, according to company estimates.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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MOL Turns to Augmented Reality for VLCC Navigation Systems
Japan s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has decided to install augmented reality (AR) navigation systems on 21 MOL-operated very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) following a two-ship test interval.
The system was tested on MOL s first next-generation Flexie series car carrier, Beluga Ace, which was delivered in March 2018, and VLCC Suzukasan, delivered in October 2018.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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SHI Secures Order for Asian FPSO Unit
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order for the construction of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit.
The contract worth KRW 1.1 trillion (around USD 970 million) has been signed with an unnamed Asian shipowner.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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NMPT registers tepid traffic growth in 2018-19
New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) handled 42.5 million tonnes (mt) of traffic in 2018-19 as against 42.05 mt in 2017-18, recording a growth of 1.07 per cent.
Cargoes such as crude oil and containers contributed significantly to the traffic during 2018-19.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Abu Dhabi Ports attracts over 250 Emirati students to Maritime Industry Open Day
Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy, the education arm of Abu Dhabi Ports, welcomed over 250 Emiratis to a Maritime Industry Open Day in collaboration with the Human Resources Authority with the goal of selecting outstanding Emirati talent aiming to kick-start their career in the industry.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Vallarpadam posts 14% growth in January-March container traffic
The International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadam has posted a 14 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2019, surpassing the average industry rate of 9 per cent.
South India s premium transshipment terminal operated by DP World recorded the highest quarterly throughput of over 1.6 lakh TEU and recorded its all-time highest monthly throughput of more than 56,000 TEU in March 2019.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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MCT to unveil modern international port in Mindanao
The Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), formerly known as Mindanao International Container Terminal Services Inc. (MICTSI), said that it is rolling out improvements and upgrades at its port terminal, part of an ongoing strategy to become a premier international gateway in Mindanao.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Cargo handled by Vietnamese seaports on the rise
The volume of goods moving through Vietnamese ports reached over 128.4 million tonnes in the first three months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 7%, including nearly 4.1 million TEUs of container throughput, according to the Vietnam Maritime Administration.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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Why Lagos ports may never be free from congestion
Modern ports are known to be transit area and holding bay but not a storage zone. But the reverse is the case in Nigerian ports.
Today, the nation s two leading ports located in the heart of Apapa the are regarded as storage area and residential environment.Posted On:23-Apr-2019
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