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| Tanker with diesel oil seized in Indonesia, suspect in illegal trading |
Product tanker EASTERN GLORY with cargo of diesel oil was intercepted and seized by by Indonesian forces on Sep 4 in waters off Batam island, Singapore Strait. Tanker is suspect in contraband, she left Batam bound according to papers, Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, but was lingering in Batam waters instead, supposedly for the purpose of illegal trading.
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| Cruise ship STAR PRIDE disabled at Buzzards Bay |
Cruise ship STAR PRIDE reported being disabled after loss of power to USCG at around 1920 UTC Sep 7 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, USA. The crew brought STAR PRIDE to anchor outside channel. It was decided to take her to Newport for inspection, while reportedly, power was already regained by 2100 UTC. As of 0300 UTC Sep 8, the ship, escorted by or under tow, of two tugs, was approaching Newport. She s to resumed voyage after inspection at Newport.
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| Kerch Strait Bridge damaged by drifting floating crane, Russia |
Floating crane, anchored off Kerch Bridge, Kerch Strait, caught in storm raging in the area, dragged anchors and drifted onto Kerch (Krym) Bridge at 0620 Moscow time Sep 8. Crane allided with pier No. 227 of car bridge, bridge sustained damages, car traffick restricted. Tug managed to take crane on tow at 0830 Moscow time, and tow it to safe distance from the bridge.
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| Russian and Turkish bulk carriers collided in Kerch Strait |
Bulk carrier PETRA STAR dragged anchor and drifted onto anchored bulk carrier INCE HAMBURG in stormy weather conditions on Kavkaz Port Anchorage, Kerch Strait, understood on Sep 8. Both ships reportedly sustained damages. Turkish bulk carrier remained at her anchorage position, Russian bulk carrier PETRA STAR was relocated and anchored off Crimea coast in Kerch Strait.
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| World s 1st Ocean Cleanup System Launched |
The Dutch non-profit organization, The Ocean Cleanup, launched the world s first ocean cleanup system from the San Francisco Bay on September 8.
The cleanup system, named System 001, is heading to a location 240 nautical miles offshore for a two-week trial before continuing its journey toward the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 1,200 nautical miles offshore, to start the cleanup.
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| ICTSI hikes stake in Manila North Harbor to 50% |
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) is hiking its stake in Manila North Harbor Port Inc. (MNHPI) to 50 percent for nearly P1 billion.
The listed company of billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. told the local bourse yesterday that it signed on Wednesday a share purchase agreement with Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc. (HCPTI) for the acquisition of the latter s 4.55 million shares in MNHPI.
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| Sri Lanka s Port of Colombo ranks world s leading container growth port |
Sri Lanka s Port of Colombo ranked the world s leading container growth port among the top 30 container ports for the first half of 2018, according to international rating agency, Alphaliner, the Ports and Shipping Ministry said in a statement Sunday. According to the rating, the Port of Colombo has recorded a 15.6 percent growth in container handling for the first half of 2018, over same period last year.
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| Iraq s Umm Qasr port reopens after protesters leave entrance |
Iraq s main seaport Umm Qasr reopened on Saturday at 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) and all operations have resumed after protesters left the port s entrance, port employees and government sources in the area said. All operations had been halted since Thursday, after protesters blocked the port s entrance.
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