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Overview
- To date, 26 organisations have utilized the transportation services organised by the Logistics Cluster and operated by Handicap International / Atlas Logistique, to deliver humanitarian cargo within Haiti. The Logistics Cluster is facilitating the delivery of goods for several other clusters, including Shelter, Water and Sanitation, Food and ICT clusters.
- This week WFP as the Logistics Cluster lead has organised the transport of 89 trucks of inter-agency humanitarian cargo from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince.
- WFP/UNHAS provides transport of both passengers and cargo from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince. Since the establishment of this service, staff from 58 different UN agencies, NGOs, governments and media institutions have used these services.
Security
- All requests for security for convoys, warehouses and distributions will be processed by the newly-established Joint Operations Tasking Centre (JOTC). A 911 hotline has been established through the Joint Operations Tasking Centre, for rapid reaction and medevac.
Civil Military Coordination
- The new Joint Operations Tasking Centre (JOTC) which combines representatives of MINUSTAH, the US Military, the Canadian Military, UN C/M Coord and the Logistics Cluster, begun operations today and will be fully operational by 01 February. A representative of the Logistics Cluster will be permanently based in there to coordinate requests for military transport.
- All requests for logistics and transport assistance must be placed through the Logistics Cluster. Bilateral requests will no longer be accepted for the use of military assets.
Logistics Coordination
Port-au-Prince
- Ongoing meetings will be held with the US Military logistics unit to plan for the supply routes to Haiti.
- Access to the MINUSTAH Log Base will be becoming more restricted and organisations are encouraged to register through OCHA to be granted access in the longer term.
Santo Domingo
- The Santo Domingo Logistics Cluster held its fourth meeting on 27 January. 31 organisations participated. The next meeting will be held at the UN House in Santo Domingo on Wednesday 4 February at 1400 hrs.
Air Operations
Air Operations Port-au-Prince
- Three helicopters managed by UNHAS (one Mi-8 and two Mi-171) have successfully completed their test flights and are expected to begin operations on 28 January out of Barahona near the Haitian border (though this may be subject to change). The helicopters are primarily for cargo transport, with a capacity from 2 to 4 mt depending on flight distance. Passenger capacity is 20 pax.
- As of today, passenger flights in and out of Port au Prince take place from the MINUSTAH apron on the Log Base. Passengers report to the UNHAS gate. A map is available at http://www.logcluster.org/ops/hti10a.
- The passenger schedule is currently two flights a day except for Sunday.
Air Operations Santo Domingo
- On 27 January UNHAS transported 56 passengers from 22 different organisations and institutions on the route Santo Domingo-Port-au-Prince.
- UNHAS also transported 1.5 mt of ICT equipment from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince.
Surface Transport
Port-au-Prince
- In Haiti, WFP as the Logistics Cluster lead is facilitating the deliveries of emergency relief items through a fleet of 35 trucks managed by Handicap International/Atlas Logistique. The trucks operate out of Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and Petit Goave. An additional 50 trucks are being secured by WFP to augment the capacity for inter-agency cargo transport in Haiti.
- Roads which are already damaged from the earthquakes are likely to get worse due to the use of heavy trucks.
Santo Domingo
- WFP in Santo Domingo has contracted 85 long-haul trucks for agencies whose humanitarian relief supplies arrive in the Dominican Republic. The trucks are coordinated through the Logistics Cluster and are used to transport relief supplies from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince.
- There are now three daily convoys (increased from twice-daily) departing from the Jimaní border crossing. The convoys leave at 0600h, 1200h and at 1500h. The Logistics Cluster has three staff in Jimaní to facilitate coordination with MINUSTAH for escorts and border crossing.
- All organisations transporting goods across the border at Jimaní are advised to carry an original copy of the waybill.
Sea Transport
Port au Prince
- The Port-au-Prince port remains limited in terms of capacity. Only the south pier is currently operational, there is little handling equipment, and many ships are unable to dock requiring cross-landing. There are only three ramps and equipment to clear the key is minimal.
- The US Coast Guard is securing the site. Meetings take place twice daily to discuss incoming ships and necessary repairs. All those considering bringing in goods by sea are invited to attend.
- Many organisations are bringing in cargo by sea and there are concerns that the ports might start suffering from congestion.
Warehousing
Port au Prince
- An additional 6,000 m2 warehouse has been identified to augment interagency storage in Port-au-Prince.
Santo Domingo
- The Spanish Corporation (Agencia Española para la Cooperación Internacional y Desarollo) has offered the Logistics Cluster use of a 1000 m2 warehouse at the Caucedo terminal in Santo Domingo. The Spanish Corporation will also provide the warehouse management. The Cluster is working to secure an additional 3000 m2 warehouse at Caucedo.
- A 2000 m2 warehouse has been secured at the Barahona hub. The planned erection of three mobile storage units will secure an additional storage space of 1500 m2.
- 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.