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- The ship Crimson Clover landed in Port-au-Prince today at the south port with 123 mt worth of goods. Unloading went smoothly and the goods are now in a bonded area of the seaport. Many more ships are expected over the coming period.
Security
- A request has been made for organizations to assess their needs for security and potential MINUSTAH assistance in terms of deliveries outside Port-au-Prince so these can be communicated to the regional offices. The matter will be discussed at tomorrow’s Logistics Cluster meeting.
- Any information on security problems should be communicated to MINUSTAH at gonzalez@un.org and jmac643@yahoo.com, and to julia.littmann@gmail.com and littmann@un.org in order to assure a good overview is maintained regarding safety concerns in Port-au-Prince or other regions.
Civil Military Coordination
- All requests for transport by US military assets are being coordinated through the Logistics Cluster to ensure the most effective use of the available resources. The Logistics Cluster is also coordinating with the Canadian military, which is currently focusing mainly on the south coast out of Jacmel.
- There may be some space available on US Ministry of Defense flights to bring some goods from Miami into Haiti. This will be coordinated by the Logistics Cluster via USAID/OFDA.
Air Operations
- US Military Blackhawks delivered 6 mt of HDR to the Petionville Club which has been earmarked as one of the four delivery points in Port-au-Prince, and another 8 mt of HDR to Jacmel.
- Cargo left on the ground in the airport is not secured 24 hours a day. The Logistics Cluster will contact those with identified cargo and move these goods into warehouses.
- The strategic corridor from Dominican Republic remains the best option for the majority of incoming cargo unless it is urgently required the same day. Logistics Cluster counterparts are on the ground to assist with all eventual operations, and communications are better than is currently the case in Haiti.
- Some transport can be made available for aerial assessments and staff transport. Organizations were advised that requests should be coordinated through their Cluster coordinators.
Surface Transport
- Atlas/Handicap International is running a fleet of 3.5 mt all-terrain (M6) trucks to provide free interagency transport. The team and structure were already in place before the earthquake and the operation is running smoothly. This capacity will be augmented with both private contracted trucks and military vehicles. Requests for transport should be made by filing a CMR (Cargo Movement Request) form, currently available on the Logistics Cluster website at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a.
- The road from Santo Domingo to Port au Prince (approximately 300 km) can get extremely congested and some reports have transit time to Jimani at 8-9 hours, after which all vehicles are formed into a convoy escorted by MINUSTAH.
Sea Transport
- The ship Crimson Clover landed today in the south port of Port-au-Prince with 123 mt of relief cargo for Food for Peace/CRS. Unloading went smoothly and the cargo is currently in a bonded area of the shipping terminal.
- At latest information, the port at Gonaives is operational and has lifting capacity. Saint-Marc is also operational but has no lift capacity. Miragoane can also accept some cargo but the road diversion is very difficult to pass. Miragoane has no power and no spare parts.
- A detailed port assessment overview undertaken by MINUSTAH is attached to this sitrep and will be made available on the Logistics Cluster website. Please note that the south pier is now operational following repairs.
Warehousing
- The Logistics Cluster has 3,500 m2 of warehousing available for interagency use in Port-au-Prince, which can be found directly behind the US Embassy.
- Five MSUs arrived today and another 10 – 15 are on their way to augment this capacity. Other organizations with their own MSUs could discuss sharing the site in order to pool resources and security.
- Requests for temporary storage should be made by filing a TSR (Temporary storage request) form with the Logistics Cluster. This is available at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a.
Dominican Republic
- 50 trucks have been contracted to shuttle in convoys to Haiti, with personnel placed in Jimani to push trucks forward, coordinate with escorts and collect information.
- 3,000 m2 of warehouse space is available for incoming cargo and the Logistics Cluster commercial handling agent on site will facilitate the incoming goods.
- Drivers from the Dominican Republic can enter Haiti with no issues.
- Organizations planning on taking relief goods in through the Dominican Republic should inform the authorities in DR beforehand so they can maintain an overview. A contact name will be communicated as soon as possible.
Fuel
- The first shipment of fuel for the Logistics Cluster arrived today and some tankers and fuel will be made available on a cost recovery basis. However organizations have been advised to begin looking for their own supplies since Dominican contractors can bring fuel into Haiti.
- Any distributions must be done by drums. All requests for fuel should be made in person by contacting Logistics Cluster staff.
Other
- Most of the equipment for the 200-person capacity IHP base camp arrived in Port-au-Prince on 18 January, alongside the MSB staff to set it up. The remaining materials arrived today, 19 January. The site for the camp has been identified in MINUSTAH’s Camp Charlie and work building it is now underway.