1. The Grimaldi Group and the Grimaldi Foundation support Valencia after the floods. In response to the devastating floods that struck Valencia at the end of October, the Grimaldi Group and the Grimaldi Foundation swiftly mobilized resources and personnel to support the people affected.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/the-grimaldi-group-and-the-grimaldi-foundation-support-valencia-after-the-floods/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/the-grimaldi-group-and-the-grimaldi-foundation-support-valencia-after-the-floods/
2. COSCO SHIPPING launches new Far East to South America West Coast Automobile Carrier Service. COSCO SHIPPING Chancay Port commenced trial operations. This milestone was marked by the successful unloading of new energy vehicles and other transportation products from M.V. COSCO SHIPPING HONOR and M.V. COSCO TENG FEI at Chancay Port
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/cosco-shipping-launches-new-far-east-to-south-america-west-coast-automobile-carrier-service/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/cosco-shipping-launches-new-far-east-to-south-america-west-coast-automobile-carrier-service/
3. Valenciaport takes its extensive connectivity to Logitrans 2024 Turkey, the international maritime transport and logistics fair. Valenciaport will be presenting its extensive capacity and its complete offer of connectivity and services to the main Turkish logistics companies and international shipping companies attending the fair at Logitrans 2024 from 20 to 22 November.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/valenciaport-takes-its-extensive-connectivity-to-logitrans-2024-turkey-the-international-maritime-transport-and-logistics-fair/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/valenciaport-takes-its-extensive-connectivity-to-logitrans-2024-turkey-the-international-maritime-transport-and-logistics-fair/
4. New container gantry cranes for Container Terminal Burchardkai. Two new container gantry cranes arrived on Wednesday at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA)’s Container Terminal Burchardkai . They will be installed at Berths 1 and 2 in the Waltershofer Hafen
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/new-container-gantry-cranes-for-container-terminal-burchardkai/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/new-container-gantry-cranes-for-container-terminal-burchardkai/
5. Port of Hamburg and Port of Vancouver to collaborate to improve sustainability and operations. The Hamburg Port Authority in Germany and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate across a range of port priorities including decarbonization, safety and cruise.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/port-of-hamburg-and-port-of-vancouver-to-collaborate-to-improve-sustainability-and-operations/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/11/26/port-of-hamburg-and-port-of-vancouver-to-collaborate-to-improve-sustainability-and-operations/
6. Record lows see LNG spot prices dip below $7,000 a day. LNG shipping spot rates and time charter rates have fallen to all-time lows, according to research from Joakim Hannisdahl-led Gersemi Asset Management. Dual fuel diesel electric carriers and steam turbine carriers are at or below operating costs, Hannisdahl warned yesterday.
https://splash247.com/record-lows-see-lng-spot-prices-dip-below-7000-a-day/
https://splash247.com/record-lows-see-lng-spot-prices-dip-below-7000-a-day/
7. UK unleashes its largest wave of shadow fleet sanctions. The UK has imposed its largest wave of sanctions to date against Russia’s shadow fleet, including ships found not to be carrying correct insurance while transiting the English Channel. Alongside the 30 vessels targeted, insurance companies enabling the fleet have also been sanctioned.
https://splash247.com/uk-unleashes-its-largest-wave-of-shadow-fleet-sanctions/
https://splash247.com/uk-unleashes-its-largest-wave-of-shadow-fleet-sanctions/
8. One in three ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control. Over 30% of all installed ballast water treatment systems fail Port State Control D-2 compliance inspections despite 95% of systems having successfully passed commissioning tests.
Information submitted by Global TestNet to the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee revealed that 29% to 44% of operational systems are failing to remove invasive species.
https://splash247.com/one-in-three-ballast-water-treatment-systems-fail-port-state-control/
https://splash247.com/one-in-three-ballast-water-treatment-systems-fail-port-state-control/
9. Canadian Freighter ‘Tim S. Dool’ Hard Aground in St. Lawrence River. A Canadian-flagged bulk carrier, the Tim S. Dool, is currently hard aground on the U.S. side of the St. Lawrence River, prompting a complex salvage operation.
The grounding occurred Saturday at approximately 12:30 p.m. near Crysler Shoal, as the vessel was carrying a cargo of Canadian wheat.
https://gcaptain.com/canadian-freighter-tim-s-dool-hard-aground-in-st-lawrence-river/
https://gcaptain.com/canadian-freighter-tim-s-dool-hard-aground-in-st-lawrence-river/
10. Sixteen Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea Coast. Sixteen people including 12 foreign nationals are missing after a tourist boat sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, the local government said on Monday.The Sea Story was carrying 44 including 31 tourists and 13 crew on a multi-day diving trip when it went down near the town of Marsa Alam, the Red Sea Governorate said in a statement, revising an earlier report of 14 Egyptian crew aboard.
https://gcaptain.com/sixteen-missing-after-tourist-boat-sinks-off-egypts-red-sea-coast/
https://gcaptain.com/sixteen-missing-after-tourist-boat-sinks-off-egypts-red-sea-coast/