Hurricane Dora Forms Off Mexico's Pacific Coast
expected to slow and remain offshore, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. Dora, the first hurricane to form in the Pacific so far this year, was carrying maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per hour (130 km per hour) as it whirled about 170 miles (275 km) south-southwest of the port of Manzanillo, the center said. Dora was slowing and was likely to see some strengthening on Monday before weakening on Tuesday, the NHC said. The storm was expected to drop 1 to 2 inches (25 to 50 mm) of rain on the coasts of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Michoacan. (Reporting by Michael O'Boyle
Hurricane Blanca Weakens off Mexico
but it is forecast to strengthen as it heads toward tourist resorts at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Blanca, the second hurricane to form off Mexico's Pacific coast this year, was about 465 miles (750 km) south of the major port of Manzanillo, with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (175 km), the Miami-based NHC said in a report. It had earlier been a powerful category 4 storm on the five-step scale of hurricane strength. The storm drifted slightly south-west early Thursday before starting to drift north-west
Almarin Supplies Beacons for Panamá Maritime Authority
of Colon (Panamá). The Spanish contractor Delta 9 awarded this project to Almarin, which involved the design and supply of 16m focal plane ALT7 model towers, with corresponding lights, AIS systems and photovoltaic energy systems. These towers have been built to mark the entrance to the port of Manzanillo under the request of the Panamá Maritime Authority (APM). Delta 9 removed the old towers with the subsequent conditioning of concrete bases and installed the new towers provided by Almarin. Delta 9 is a company specialized in concrete infrastructures with strong presence in Panamá
'Force Majeure' Declared on Damaged Mexican Gas Pipeline
line in question, the Guadalajara Pipeline, is owned by pipeline company TransCanada Corp and transports natural gas in a gaseous state to the terminal at Manzanillo. The damaged section of the TransCanada pipeline is located near the town of El Bordo, about 125 km (80 miles) inland from the port of Manzanillo, in Colima state. The Manzanillo LNG terminal, with a capacity of 3.8 million tons a year, started operations last year, and is a owned jointly by Samsung C&T, Mitsui Trading, and Korea Gas Corp, the world's biggest LNG buyer. Source: Reuters
February 2025
