This same vessel has already entered the port of Chimbote on another occasion this year and remained in the port of Chimbote for 21 days

Chinese fishing boat enters Callao port

PERU
Friday, November 29, 2024, 04:00 (GMT + 9)

• On November 27, the Chinese vessel Hong Run 668 entered the port of Callao. This vessel traveled more than 2,500 nautical miles in 10 days just to enter the Peruvian port for three hours and then leave the Peruvian sea.

• The Chinese vessel did not comply with the installation of the SISESAT equipment, as provided by Supreme Decree No. 014-2024-PRODUCE.

• This lightning move raises doubts about its intentions and compliance with recent regulatory changes.

More than two months have passed since the Ministry of Production issued a regulation (Supreme Decree No. 014-2024-PRODUCE) that seeks to establish clearer rules for the arrival of foreign vessels to Peruvian ports, including the mandatory use of the Peruvian State satellite tracking system (SISESAT).

The Zhoushan Hongrun Ocean Fishery Co Ltd  ship-owning company has a total of 5 vessels operating

As it is recalled, although the regulation had to be complied with the day after its publication, the Minister of Production, Sergio González, pointed out in the extraordinary session of the Foreign Trade and Tourism Commission of the Congress of the Republic, that the obligation to use Peruvian satellite devices for the surveillance of Chinese fleets would begin to be fully complied with from November 18, given that they had to comply with adapting the computer platform used to authorize the entry of foreign ships to Peruvian ports. However, the day before yesterday, Wednesday, November 27, the National Port Authority, through its Redenaves platform, announced the arrival of the Chinese ship Hong Run 668, an industrial ship specialized in catching squid. 

Entry and exit trajectory of the Hong Run 668 ship on 11/27/2024 (Source: Vessel Finder) | Click on the image to enlarge

This same vessel has already entered the port of Chimbote on another occasion this year. Almost three months ago it remained in the port of Chimbote for 21 days despite having requested authorization to make a change of crew, an operation that only requires a few hours.

According to Alfonso Miranda, president of the Committee for the Sustainable Management of the Giant Squid of the South Pacific (CALAMASUR), on that occasion, the entry of this vessel has drawn attention because it entered and left the port of Callao in the early hours of the morning, apparently without having enough time to install the satellite tracking equipment, or to receive the required inspections.

“A notable aspect of the entry of this ship to the port of Callao is that it arrived around 2 in the morning and left at approximately 5, with a total stay of only three hours. Given the long journey made for such a short stay, the possibility has been raised that the vessel may have used the figure of "forced arrival" as a justification for its entry into Peru," he said.

Miranda expressed his concern in this regard, pointing out that "this would have been an opportunity for this Chinese vessel to give signs of its willingness to comply with the regulations and install the SISESAT equipment on this ship. In any case, the reasons for the arrival, what inspections were carried out and if any other service was provided should be known."

This ship belongs to the company Zhoushan Hongrun Ocean Fisheries Co. Ltd., a company that, according to the well-known portal "Bait to Plate", operates at least four other ships that have been reported for activities such as turning off satellite equipment, illegal fishing and the use of forced labor in their crew.

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