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The port of Rotterdam is gaining importance for the European import of steel products from China. The Cyprian bulk carrier Almasi arrived at one of the breakbulk terminals of Broekman Logistics: Broekman Project Services in the village of Heijplaat. The ship is chartered by Pacific Basin. The in Honk Kong listed shipping company recently added Rotterdam as its European gateway. The Almasi has approximately 18,000 tonnes of steel products on board. The cargo will be discharged at Broekman and at JC Meijers. It is the 5th time since recently a ship chartered by Pacific Basin visits Rotterdam. The next one will arrive on 10 January. This ship will transfer its cargo ship-to-ship at JC Meijers. The ship will have 10,000 tonnes of steel products on board. Pacific Basin The dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd is one of the world’s leading owners and operators of modern Handysize and Supramax dry bulk ships and is busily expanding. In spite of current market overcapacity, the in Hong Kong headquartered and listed shipping company operates globally with a fleet of over 200 ships and is having 18 new dry bulk vessels built between 2015 and 2017. Furthermore, the company is not standing still in the breakbulk domain either, as evidenced by this new regular service. Pacific Basin appointed Sinepol Shipping & Agency BV as port and commercial agent in Rotterdam. The new regular service is consistent with the Port Authority’s plan to become the best breakbulk port in Western Europe. Source: Port of Rotterdam

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced three mariners, reportedly suffering from burns and a leg injury, from the "Almasi" 52 miles west of the Columbia River Bar on Feb 5, 2015. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at 11:30 a.m. from Pacific Coast Maritime Agencies, a vessel operation service for tanker and dry bulk vessels, that two crew members had received injuries consistent with chemical burns and another crew member had a possible broken bone. The mariners were reportedly injured while refueling and cleaning the holds. The "Almasi" was originally 69 miles west of the Columbia River Bar and coordinated with Coast Guard personnel to move closer to shore to rendezvous with the Jayhawk crew. The Jayhawk crew arrived on scene around 1:42 pm., assessed the Almasi members' injuries, hoisted the three men and safely handed them over at 3:09 p.m. to emergency medical services, who transported them to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, for further medical treatment. Weather on scene was reported as 31 to 38 mph winds with 19-foot seas. The vessel resumed its voyage from Portland to Nakhodka after the medevac. Report with video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2458434/