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- The Joint Operations Tasking Centre has begun accepting requests for tasking for security, transport assets, and assistance with infrastructure. Tasking through this system will begin on Monday.
Civil Military Coordination
- A new Joint Operations Tasking Centre combining representatives of MINUSTAH, the US Military, the Canadian Military, UN C/M Coord and the Logistics Cluster, has been established to coordinate all requests for military assistance for security, infrastructure and transport. Tasking will be processed according to the priorities established by the Humanitarian Coordinator and the Clusters.
- 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.
- Requests for infrastructure and technical assistance will be placed through the relevant Clusters, as will requests for escorts and static security.
- The system has begun accepting submissions with tasking to begin on Monday.
- SOPs will be published as soon as possible and widely disseminated.
- The second Logistics Theatre Planning Meeting was held today with MINUSTAH and the US Military together with the Logistics Cluster to plan medium term reinforcement of supply routes to Haiti.
Border Crossing and Customs:
- The opening hours of the border at Jimaní are now 05:00h to 20:00h
- Organisations are reminded that an original copy of the waybill is essential for goods crossing the border.
Logistics Coordination
Port au Prince
- A full list of assets available for interagency use through the Logistics Cluster can be found on the web site at: http://www.logcluster.org/hai10a.
- The next Logistics Cluster meeting will be held on Saturday, January 30.
Santo Domingo
- Requests for Logistics Cluster services in Santo Domingo are increasing heavily and a large influx of humanitarian cargo is expected in the coming days.
- The next Logistics Cluster meeting will be held at the UN House in Santo Domingo on Wednesday 3 February at 1400 hrs.
Air Operations
Port au Prince Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport
- PAP airport is operating at peak capacity with an average of 120 incoming flights a day.
Air Operations PAP
- Three helicopters managed by UNHAS (one Mi-8 and two Mi-171) will be in place in PAP as of tonight (January 29) to provide cargo transport into key locations in Haiti. The helicopters are primarily for cargo transport with a capacity of 2 to 4 mt, but assessment teams and passengers can also be accommodated in case of need.
- The 4 mt capacity Caribou aircraft is available for tasking for high value low volume cargo requiring fast transport into Haiti. The plane can land on most short airstrips.
- The Antonov 12 (16 mt) is also available to transport larger cargo.
- Today US Military helicopters carried out rotations to Mont Merlin to deliver plastic sheeting, jerrycans and blankets for UNICEF as well as 5 mt of HRDs and 3 mt of HEB for WFP.
Air Operations Santo Domingo
- To date, UNHAS has transported passengers for 93 different agencies, NGOs, governments and media institutions from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince.
- In eight days of operation, UNHAS has transported 8,6 mt of humanitarian cargo from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince, serving five different organisations and three different clusters (Health, Food and ICT).
Surface Transport
PAP
- To date in the operation the Logistics Cluster in Haiti has moved 750 mt of interagency goods for 30 different organizations to areas in and around Port au Prince, Leogane, Petit Goave and Grand Goave.
- Following the earthquake the border crossing at Malpasse, which previously had been open from 06:00 to 19:00, was allowing transport 24 hours a day to facilitate the increase in cargo crossing through from Santo Domingo. This has now reverted to the daytime-only restrictions, creating a severe increase in traffic on this corridor.
Santo Domingo
- To date, the Logistics Cluster has sent a total of 118 trucks from Santo Domingo to Jimaní and Port-au-Prince carrying cargo for 11 different organizations in the Shelter, Water and Sanitation, Food and ICT Clusters.
- 17 trucks destined for Port-au-Prince were loaded in Santo Domingo with cargo from CRS, Mercy Corps, UNFPA, IOM, UNICEF and WFP.
Sea Transport
Port au Prince
- The PAP seaport was very severely damaged in the earthquake and the North pier was completely destroyed. Following light repairs the South pier was being used for limited operations until January 27. However following an in-depth assessment more serious damage has come to light and the seaport has now been declared unsafe for incoming ships. Landing crafts are used to offload incoming ships, hampering the already diminished capacity.
Warehousing
Port au Prince
- Clearing has begun on a new site to install Mobile Storage Units.
- Currently the Logistics Cluster has 3,500 sqm of warehouse capacity for interagency use.
Santo Domingo
- The Logistics Cluster now disposes of 5,500 m2 of warehousing in Santo Domingo.
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.