Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | September 6 – Nigerian ambulance boat, litter-collecting craft for Philippine Coast Guard and more

A new ambulance boat enters service in Nigerian inland waters as construction is underway on a new rescue craft in Croatia and a police patrol vessel for Tasmania in Aust ..

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Port Canaveral awarded $1.9 million in Port Security Grant funding

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Port Canaveral, Fla., has been awarded $1,941,285 in FEMA funding for several projects that will protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats.

The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) will receive $1,357,020 in federal funding for two projects.
The federal dollars will be supplemented by a 25 percent CPA cost share match

CYBERSECURITY

The port’s Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Project was awarded a $884,520 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) grant to support a $1.18...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/port-canaveral-awarded-1-9-million-in-port-security-grant-funding/

Port Canaveral To Be HomePort For Two Of Disney Cruise Line’s New Vessels

The Canaveral Port Authority and Disney Cruise Line have reached a new 20-year agreement to expand operations and make Port Canaveral home for two of Disney Cruise Line’s three new ships. The new operating agreement will begin June 1, 2019, and replaces an existing Marine Terminal Agreement set to expire on December 31, 2027. It provides a 20-year primary term with two additional five-year renewals. Initially, the call guarantee remains at 150 calls, but increases to 180 calls in 2023 and up to...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/port-canaveral-to-be-homeport-for-two-of-disney-cruise-lines-new-vessels/

New mobile harbor crane arrives at Port Canaveral

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A new mobile harbor crane for Port Canaveral arrived on Jan. 18 at the Port’s North Cargo Berth 5. The mammoth crane arrived early Friday morning aboard the heavy load carrier, Happy Dover. The 270-foot tall Liebherr LHM 600 – the largest mobile harbor crane in the United States – will be operational in the second quarter of 2019.  It joins two 270-foot-tall, ship-to-shore cranes in service at the Port since 2014.

The Canaveral Port Authority purchased the mobile harbor crane to accommodate the...

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