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| Grounded RoRo with Livestock Onboard Listing Heavily off Chile |
The roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) cargo vessel Coyhaique, which grounded near the Chilean Port of Aguirre in the early morning hours of July 3, is listing heavily and taking on water.
The Navimag-operated vessel ran aground near the Islote Oscuro, with 224 cattle in trucks aboard.
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| NGO: 146 Ships Sent to South Asian Beaches in 2nd Quarter |
A total of 146 vessels, from the 193 units sent to scrapyards in the second quarter of 2019, were beached in South Asia, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform’s report showed.
More than half of the ships sold to South Asia this quarter changed flag to the registries of Comoros, Niue, Palau and St. Kitts and Nevis just weeks before hitting the beach.
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| SAMSA Investigating Bunker Spill off Ngqura Port |
South African authorities have launched an investigation to establish the cause of an oil spill that occurred during bunkering off the port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth.
The incident occurred during a fuel transfer operation to the Liberia-flagged MV Chrysanthi S.
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| No Immediate Threats to Shipping in Straits of Malacca and Singapore, MPA Says |
After China raised its security warning to the highest level for ships transiting the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it had not received any information on immediate threats to ships in the region.
Singapore noted it would maintain the current security level 1 as per the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, adding that the country’s security agencies would continue to be vigilant.
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| Qingdao port aims global edge through full automation |
As the Chinese government accelerates its effort to bolster inter-regional cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Port of Qingdao in this eastern province in China has committed to making an edge in the world s cargo handling industry through full automation of its port operations.
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| KoPT restarts container handling at Khidderpore Dock |
Kolkata Port Trust has resumed container handling at its Khidderpore Dock (KPD) after nearly 10 years with the first vessel arriving here from Tamil Nadu s Kattupalli, a senior port official said on Sunday.
With the beginning of container handling, the KPD started operating as a hub for coastal shipping, the KoPT official said.
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| Customs working to reduce container dwell time at ports |
The government is working on a strategy to increase green channel clearances of containers to reduce dwell time of containers at ports and facilitate trade.
The strategy includes steps to increase clearances by 10 per cent in the coming quarter and 10pc in the subsequent quarter ultimately increasing the total green clearances to 60pc.
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| Demand For Storage Sees Esbjerg Expand |
In response to increased demand for storage and shipping-out areas, the board of directors of Port Esbjerg has agreed to the construction of a new 40,000m2 multi-terminal in the eastern port area.
The new DKK15m terminal will be west of the existing multi-terminals in the eastern port and will have direct access to the three ramps already established at the quay. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
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