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Please be advised with the following update:
- unloading of Russian military equipment at Berdyansk Sea Port
Russian forces use Berdyansk Sea Port for their logistic purposes, in particular delivery of military
equipment for attacking Ukrainian territory. Recently Russian ship called Berdyansk port with armored
vehicles onboard, unloading was held by means of port cranes.
- mined waterways
According to information published by the Head of the Institute of Chornomorsk Strategic Researches,
Russian forces mined recommended waterways from Bosphorus to Odessa and thereafter made false
notification that anchor mines were laid by the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the entrances to the Ukrainian
ports, were torn off due to storm conditions and are currently drifting.
- export of corn
Due to blockade of the ports, Ukraine developed logistic options for export of agricultural products by
railway and land transport. It enables export of up to 600000 mt per month. Several thousands of corns have already been exported.
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Hong Kong Merchant Shipping published lessons learned from an incident where crewmembers entered a coal cargo hold without wearing self-contained breathing equipment.
The incident
A Hong Kong registered bulk carrier anchored at Navlakhi outer anchorage, India to prepare for discharging coal cargo. The bosun entered the cargo hold, fully loaded with coal cargo with the hatch cover opened, intending to climb to the top of the cargo pile to unlink a grab from a ship crane.
Unfortunately, after walking a few steps on the cargo pile, the bosun collapsed and slipped down to its edge where the oxygen level was insufficient to sustain life. In order to rescue the bosun, the carpenter and steward entered the cargo hold without wearing self-contained breathing apparatus, nevertheless they also fainted and rolled down to the edge of the cargo pile.
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A cargo vessel collided with a ferry transiting the Shitalakkhya River in Bangladesh, resulting in the death of 6 people, while up to 20 individuals are still missing.
River police seized the Rupshi-9 general cargo ship yesterday. However, the master of the vessel had fled when the authorities arrived.
The ferry was carrying more than 50 passengers when it collided. Rescue operations in the area have started immediately following the incident.
Six bodies have been retrieved so far, three of them women The rescue campaign is underway for the missing ones.
A fire service official was quoted as saying by the private Independent TV channel. Another official mentioned that more passengers were feared to be drowned and some of them could also be trapped inside the ferry.
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The queues of container ships outside major Chinese ports are lengthening by the day as COVID-19 outbreaks in manufacturing export hubs threaten to unleash a fresh wave of global supply chain shocks, ship owners, logistics firms and analysts say.
China is experiencing its biggest spike in COVID-19 infections since an initial outbreak in the central city of Wuhan was contained in early 2020.
The spread of the highly-infectious Omicron variant this month has led to movement controls across China, including in key manufacturing hubs of Shenzhen and Dongguan, paralyzing factories making goods from flash drives to car parts.
While China’s main ports remain open and vessels are continuing to dock, congestion is building up and some container ships are re-routing to avoid expected delays, according to ship owners, analysts and supply chain managers.
Charter rates are expected to ramp up, while delays to shipping freight grow longer, they said.