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- All organisations operating in the Haiti Earthquake response have been asked to provide their pipeline information to the Logistics Cluster so an overview of assistance can be made available to the humanitarian community, the government and donors. This should be forwarded to Global.LogisticsCluster@wfp.org
Logistics Cluster meeting
- Santo Domingo Cluster: The third Logistics Cluster meeting was held on 24 January, with over 30 organisations attending.
- Port-au-Prince Logistics Cluster: A meeting was held on 23 January to coordinate logistics support for organisations operating in regions outside of the capital.
- Logistics Cluster meetings are every two days in Port-au-Prince and three times a week in Santo Domingo. Meeting announcements are posted on the Logistics Cluster website. http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a
Civil Military Coordination
- The Chief Air Transport Officer of UNHAS (the UN Humanitarian Air Service) and the Logistic Cluster’s Civil/Military Officer are coordinating activities at the airport with US military unit tasked with assisting with clearance of relief cargo, the ferrying of goods for airlift and loading of organisation’s trucks as required.
- The Logistics Cluster has a Civil/Military Officer in Miami liaising with SOUTHCOM. The Chief Air Transport Officer of UNHAS is also in Miami for five days to work the prioritsation of flights and the slot mechanism in place with the US Southern Command.
Air Operations
Port au Prince Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport
- Jacmel is one of the most convenient locations for the US heavy-lift helicopters to fly to on a daily basis. Cargo is delivered to a MINUSTAH landing zone. Airlift to this location can currently be arranged on a same-day basis directly from the airport. However a point of contact is required to receive the cargo on the ground or the delivery will not take place.
- On 23 January US heavy-lift helicopters delivered 3 mt of HEB to Bainet and 2.5 mt of HDR to Leogane for WFP along with 3 mt of medical goods to Jacmel for Diakonie.
- There are currently few incoming requests for cargo delivery using US helicopter assets. Any organisation wishing to take advantage should contact the Logistics Cluster as soon as possible with their projects while this service remains available.
- Organisations with a mandate not to use military assets can inform the Logistics Cluster and only inter-agency assets will be tasked.
Santo Domingo Las Americas International Airport
- Las Americas airport in Santo Domingo is starting to experience congestion problems. Organisations are encouraged to use other airports such as Puerto Plata and Samana, in close coordination with the airport management authorities (Aerodom).
- The Logistics Cluster in Santo Domingo has requested support from the Logistics Emergency Team (UPS, TNT and Agility). UPS has already deployed two staff to air operations in Santo Domingo and has allocated 75,000 square feet of warehouse space for WFP and Logistics Cluster activities at Miami International airport. TNT and Agility are also looking into available capacity in Dominican Republic and will provide support upon request.
UNHAS: Route Port-au-Prince (PAP) - Santo Domingo (SDQ)
- Passenger service SDQ-PAP: The UNHAS passenger service between Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo is ongoing with two daily flights. Depending on demand, two aircraft are available to provide transport up to a maximum of 86 passengers each way. Schedule available at:
http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a/unhas-flight-schedule-sdq-pap-23-january-2010 - Flights from Santo Domingo are booked through submission of a Passenger Request Form to unhaspax.haiti@wfp.org Forms can be downloaded from: http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a/UNHAS-HAITI-BOOKING-FORM.xls/view
- Passengers should always confirm their departure time the afternoon prior to the flight since these times are subject to change.
- Passenger service PAP-SDQ: For now, passenger flights from Port-au-Prince to Santo Domingo are booked by UNHAS in person at the MINUSTAH Log Base (opening hours for the UNHAS booking office are 09:00h to 17:00h).
- Cargo Service: Two UNHAS-operated cargo planes are available to transport cargo from Santo Domingo to Port-a-Prince; a Caribou aircraft (capacity 2.7mt) and an Antonov 12 (capacity 19mt).
- All requests for cargo transport, including by air, should be made by filing a Cargo Movement Request to haiti.cargo@wfp.org
- CMR forms are available at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a
Surface Transport
Port-au-Prince
- Handicap/Atlas Logistique is managing 45 all-terrain trucks for transportation of inter-agency cargo. Twenty nine trucks are available for transport in Port-au-Prince; 13 interagency trucks are available in Jacmel.
- Cargo Movement Request forms are available at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a
Santo Domingo
- 70 trucks have been leased by WFP for inter-agency use to transport cargo from the Dominican Republic to Haiti.
- On 23 January, eight truck-loads of relief items were sent into Port-au-Prince from Santo Domingo, carrying prefabricated buildings. An additional ten trucks were loaded with UNICEF medicine, nutrition kits, tents and inter-agency health kits; seven trucks were loaded for OXFAM (five from Santo Domingo airport and two from Port Caucedo) and three trucks were loaded with MREs for WFP (Danish donation).
- Border crossing: The border at Jimani is open from 07:00 to 05:00 Haitian time (08:00 to 06:00 Dominican time). The busiest traffic is between 07:30 and 11:00.
- MINUSTAH-escorted truck convoys carrying goods to Haiti leave the border 07:00 and 14:00.
- The Peruvian battalion escorting the convoys across the border waits until there is a sufficient number of vehicles and then makes the crossing, which takes about 15 minutes.
Sea Transport
- Many of the ships arriving at the port in Port-au-Prince are too large for the current port capacity. A barge system will have to be put in place.
- The port infrastructure is still weak. The US military is planning to set up emergency wharfs while waiting for the repairs to be completed.
- Coordination meetings with the US military (the newly created task group reported earlier) take place twice a day to coordinate port repairs and arrival of vessels.
- Both tanker terminals can now receive cargo.
- There are concerns about potential congestion at the ports of Cap-Haitien and Gonaives as relief cargo starts to enter Haiti by sea.
Warehousing
Port-au-Prince
- Handicap/Atlas Logistique is managing interagency warehouse facilities in coordination with the Logistics Cluster in Petit Goave in a MINUSTAH-secured compound near the port which has been loaned by the mayor, and is considering establishing interagency storage in Petit Goave.
Santo Domingo
- 2,500 m2 of warehouse space in Las Americas airport has started to receive inter-agency cargo and space remains available. The Logistics Cluster is trying to secure additional space as incoming cargo to Santo Domingo will increase significantly in the coming days.
- TSR (Temporary Storage Request) forms are available at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a.
Pipeline
- All organizations operating in the Haiti Earthquake response have been asked to provide their pipeline information to the Logistics Cluster so an overview of assistance can be made available to the humanitarian community, the government and donors. This should be forwarded to Global.LogisticsCluster@wfp.org
Other
- An influx of people into areas outside Port-au-Prince is forseen. Potential logistics bottlenecks arising from this will be identified.