InterManager Daily News 13.08.2024.

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1. Philippines Plans More Sea Activities With Vietnam After Drills. The Philippine Coast Guard said it is planning to send one of its ships to Vietnam later this year to boost maritime cooperation after the two countries held joint exercises this week amid sea disputes with China. In a Facebook statement on Friday night, the PCG said it will reciprocate Vietnam for its “gesture of goodwill” in sending a Coast Guard ship to Manila for an inaugural port visit. The two nations’ coast guards conducted maritime exercises on search-and-rescue operations, according to the statement.
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-plans-more-sea-activities-with-vietnam-after-drills/
2. USS Lincoln Crew Headed For Middle East Brace For Conflict. As the USS Abraham Lincoln pulled out from Guam, the aircraft carrier’s captain announced to the crew over the intercom that fresh US strikes to destroy Houthi missiles and drones in the Middle East were a “reminder of the environment we are going to.”
https://gcaptain.com/uss-lincoln-crew-headed-for-middle-east-brace-for-conflict/
3. USS Wasp Docks In Cyprus, Could Assist Civilians If Mideast Tensions Flare. A U.S. amphibious assault ship has docked in Cyprus as part of a pre-arranged visit, but could be used to support civilians if hostilities flare in the Middle East, the U.S. ambassador to Cyprus said. EU member Cyprus has offered to assist, if needed, in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals should tensions spill over in the Middle East amid a standoff between Israel, Iran and Iran-affiliated groups.
https://gcaptain.com/uss-wasp-docks-in-cyprus-could-assist-civilians-if-mideast-tensions-flare/
4. Kerala Govt Proposes Multi-Purpose Berth At Ponnani Port Under Sagarmala Scheme 
The Kerala Maritime Board has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways for the construction of a multi-purpose berth at Ponnani Port, a non-major port under the jurisdiction of the Kerala state government. The proposed project is estimated to cost Rs 20 crore and seeks partial funding assistance under the central government’s Sagarmala Scheme.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Kerala+Govt+Proposes+Multi-Purpose+Berth+At+Ponnani+Port+Under+Sagarmala+Scheme
5. Maersk bows to pressure, cuts surcharges for Mombasa port users. 
Traders using the Port of Mombasa have been saved from higher freight costs as Maersk moves to reverse new surcharges it had introduced in mid-July, causing an uproar in the market. The Danish shipping and logistics firm which accounts for the biggest volume of container throughput at Mombasa has reverted to old rates, while abolishing some, after protests by local traders and shippers in the country, with the industry regulator Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) intervening.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Maersk+bows+to+pressure%2C+cuts+surcharges+for+Mombasa+port+users
6. Second LNG Tanker Seen Docking at Sanctioned Russian Facility. 
A second liquefied natural gas tanker has docked at an export terminal in northern Russia that’s subject to US sanctions, satellite images show. The ship’s appearance and length of about 290 meters (951 feet) matches the Asya Energy, according to satellite images from Planet Labs PBC. Its arrival follows the apparent export of the Arctic LNG 2 plant’s first cargo earlier this month on another ship that also concealed its true location and was owned by the same India-based company.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Second+LNG+Tanker+Seen+Docking+at+Sanctioned+Russian+Facility
7. Coal imports rise by 6 pc to 75.26 MT in April-June. 
India’s coal import rose by 5.7 percent to 75.26 million tonnes (MT) in the first quarter of the current fiscal compared to 71.16 MT of coal in the same period of the previous fiscal.
Coal imports in June were also higher by 6.59 percent at 22.97 MT compared to 21.55 MT in the same month of the previous fiscal, according to data compiled by mjunction services ltd, a B2B e-commerce platform from a joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL.
https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/Coal+imports+rise+by+6+pc+to+75.26+MT+in+April-June
8. Beijing puts shipping on notice following hazardous cargo blast in Ningbo. China’s Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) has reiterated warnings about transporting hazardous cargoes properly in the wake of the blast on the YM Mobility boxship docked at Ningbo, an accident captured on video last Friday that made headlines around the world.
https://splash247.com/beijing-puts-shipping-on-notice-following-hazardous-cargo-blast-in-ningbo/
9. Top flags join forces to pinpoint ‘problematic’ vessels. The world’s largest shipping registries have joined forces to share information about ships flag hopping to avoid sanctions. Panama, the Marshall Islands and Liberia are among the flags to have created the Registry Information Sharing Compact (RISC) database, supported by the US Department of State. The database keeps flags informed and updated on vessels’ histories and any sanctions-related concerns.
https://splash247.com/top-flags-join-forces-to-pinpoint-problematic-vessels/
10. Fire on MSC ship berthed in Sri Lanka. Swift and coordinated action successfully averted a potential disaster yesterday following a fire that broke out aboard the 2,826 teu MSC CapeTown III which was berthed at Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) at the port of Colombo. The 18-year-old vessel was in the midst of discharging 995 teu and loading 880 teu at the time of the incident.
https://splash247.com/fire-on-msc-ship-berthed-in-sri-lanka/

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