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ASA New Leaders for 2009-2011 Mauricio Garrido, Vice President, Salvage and Emergency Response for Bisso Marine Co., Inc. (Houston, Texas), has been elected President of the American Salvage Association (ASA) at its recent meeting in Arlington, Va., October 5, 2009. Tim Beaver, Chief Executive Officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. (Seattle, WA), has been elected ASA’s Vice President. Paul Hankins, Vice President for Operations, Donjon Marine (Alexandria, VA), has been elected Secretary/Treasurer. In addition, David Devilbiss, Alaska Regional Manager for Global Diving & Salvage; Dan Schwall, Managing Director for Titan Salvage; Bob Umbdenstock, Vice President for Client Services for Resolve Marine Group; and Captain Jack Ringelberg, President, JMS Naval Architects & Salvage Engineers, were elected to ASA’s Executive Committee. Source : MarineLink

Britain bans trading with Iran’s IRISL shipping line

According to an article in Times Online Britain has banned UK companies from making use of the Iranian state-owned shipping company IRISL (Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line) on account that IRISL has transported goods for Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.



The UK Treasury Minister made the announcement yesterday, saying that British companies may also not trade with Bank Mellat, one of Iran’s leading banks. Ms Sarah McCarthy-Fry said that “financial and credit institutions will no longer be able to enter into new transactions or business relationships with these entities, nor to continue with existing transactions or business relationships unless they are licensed by HM Treasury.” Bank Mellat trades in the UK as Persian International Bank. IRISL operates a fleet of container, bulk and general cargo vessels and has in the past been a frequent caller in South African ports when the company maintained an office in Durban. In the past five or more years however IRISL ships have become less frequent in these waters and the local office was closed. The British move follows a similar warning issued last month by the US Treasury against trading with IRISL. The US claimed the shipping line had provided logistical services to Iran’s Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics and had carried cargo for Iran’s nuclear and missile programme. According to the US Treasury IRISL falsified documents and used deceptive schemes to shroud its involvement in ‘illicit commerce’. “IRISL's actions are part of a broader pattern of deception and fabrication that Iran uses to advance its nuclear and missile programs,” the Treasury stated. High-level negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme are due to take place in Vienna next week involving Iran, western nations and Russia. source : Times Online

The HOEGH TROTTER seen enroute Amsterdam - Photo : Ronald de Bloeme (c)

Toxic US ship with dubious distinction sneaks into Alang

The Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) has sought a detailed report from the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) about an American ship allegedly carrying hazardous toxic waste including radioactive substances, which touched Alang without intimating authorities. Platinum-II also changed her name from SS Oceanic (formerly SS Independence) without changing documents in IMO Number. It was lying idle at Dubai for nearly a year and a half before changing name. Gopal Krishna, convener of the Indian Platform on Ship breaking (IPOS), mapped in his letter to the MoEF that the dead vessel arrived at Alang under tow of Tug Barakuda-1 on October 7. "This 682-ft ocean liner is loaded with an estimated 210 tonnes of toxic polychlorinated biphenyl contaminated material and an estimated 250 tonnes of asbestos as part of its construction," Krishna wrote, demanding that it be sent back to the United States.



GPCB's local officer GV Patel said they boarded the vessel on October 8 and found approximately 200 tonnes of asbestos-containing material. As soon as Platinium-II anchored at Alang, Haryana Ship breaker (Plot No14) and the ship broker settled with the others for safe beaching the same day, without declaring the vessel to authorities. However, Tug Barakuda-1 collided with an anchored vessel, Amira-S, exposing the mala fide intensions and the illegal way in which it changed name. Indian Platform on Ship Breaking is demanding that US recall the ship the way France had recalled Le Clemenceau. The ship was convicted and penalised by USEPA in January 2009 and its entry into Indian waters violated the UN's Basel Convention on trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal. Source : DNA

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René de Vries nieuwe (Rijks)havenmeester Rotterdam

René de Vries (49) is per 1 maart 2010 benoemd tot (Rijks)havenmeester van Rotterdam. Op die datum gaat de huidige havenmeester Jaap Lems met pensioen. De haven van Rotterdam is geen onbekend terrein voor De Vries. Hij begon zijn loopbaan bij het Havenbedrijf in 1982 als matroos op een van de patrouillevaartuigen. In de loop van de jaren klom hij op tot zijn huidige functie als manager van de afdeling Verkeersplanning & Operaties, een afdeling met 220 medewerkers. De (Rijks)havenmeester is verantwoordelijk voor het vlot, veilig, schoon en beveiligd afwikkelen van het scheepvaartverkeer in de Rotterdamse haven. Onder zijn leiding werken zo’n 570 mensen onder andere in verkeerscentrales, het Havencoördinatiecentrum, bruggen en sluizen, op patrouillevaartuigen en als inspecteur aan boord van bezoekende schepen. Dat werk gebeurt voor een groot deel in continudiensten. De (Rijks)havenmeester maakt enerzijds onderdeel uit van het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. en legt anderzijds voor zijn publieke taken verantwoording af aan het college van B&W en aan de minister van Verkeer en Waterstaat. De havenmeester is tevens port security officer en maakt deel uit van de veiligheidsstaf van Rotterdam. In goed overleg met de gemeente Rotterdam en het ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat is het Havenbedrijf dit voorjaar op zoek gegaan naar een nieuwe (Rijks)havenmeester. Na een uitvoerige in- en externe selectieprocedure viel de keuze op René de Vries door zijn combinatie van ervaring, kennis en persoonlijkheid. Tot 1 maart 2010 blijft de huidige (Rijks)havenmeester op zijn



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Court tells Cebu shipyard to pay insurer for Superferry damage

THE SUPREME COURT has ruled that Keppel Cebu Shipyard, Inc. must pay a minimum P329.7 million for the fire that gutted the M/V Superferry 3 in 2000. In a 39-page decision penned by Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura, the high court gave credence to Pioneer Insurance and Surety Corp.’s claims that the shipyard was negligent when the fire broke out, and as a result, there was little to salvage from the ship. Pioneer had brought the case to the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) after the then William, Gothong & Aboitiz, Inc. (WG&A) subrogated its rights over the vessel. WG&A has since changed its name to Aboitiz Transport System Corp. The shipping company had a ship repair agreement with Keppel, whereby the latter would renovate and reconstruct M/V Superferry 3 using its dry docking facilities. During the process however, an employee was found to have worked at a certain portion of the ship without the necessary safety permit. Fire soon broke out, causing "evasive" damage to the ship. WG&A thereafter filed a claim with its insurer Pioneer, allowing the latter to seek damages from the shipyard. The vessel was insured for $8.472 million or some P360 million. CIAC later ordered Keppel to pay the insurer a minimum of P25 million, excluding interest. Both parties raised the issue before the Court of Appeals, where the shipyard’s legal liability was limited to P50 million. Before the high court, Keppel claimed the validity of that amount should be upheld because WG&A had acceded to it under the ship repair agreement. Nevertheless, Keppel said it should not be held culpable for the negligence. In fact, there was no "constructive total loss," it claimed. Pioneer however insisted that Keppel was liable for a bigger amount. Estimates from three disinterested shipyards showed that the repair expense was between P270 million to P360 million. "It cannot be denied that M/V Superferry 3 suffered widespread damage from the fire that occurred, a covered peril under the marine insurance policies obtained by WG&A from Pioneer. The estimates given by the three disinterested and qualified shipyards ... constituted credible and acceptable proof of the extent of the damage sustained by the vessel," the court said.



The high court gave credence to the subrogation of WG&A’s rights to Pioneer. "Subrogation is the substitution of one person by another with reference to a lawful claim or right, so that he who is substituted succeeds to the rights of the other in relation to a debt or claim, including its remedies or securities," the high court said. As such, Keppel could not insist on the limited liability clause under the ship repair agreement, it said. In fact such arrangements were "unfair and inequitable under the premises. It was established during arbitration that WG&A did not voluntarily and expressly agree to these provisions," the high court added. Based on its computations, the high court deducted the salvage value from the total repair cost, bringing the liability to P329.7 million. The payment should include interest of "6% per year from the [time the arbitration case was filed until the decision becomes final], plus 12% on the said amount or any balance thereof from the finality of the decision until the same have been fully paid," the court said.

The brand new 2009 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (Ulsan) build tanker ATLANTIC PISCES enroute Amsterdam Photo : Marcel Coster (c)

Suspected pirate ship released The Seychelles has released a suspected Somali pirate ship and its 11 crew captured at the weekend in the wake of the attempted hijacking of two French tuna trawlers, the presidency said on Monday. The ship and the 11 suspected pirates were released on Sunday as there was no proof they were involved in piracy, it said. The suspect ship and a small motorboat were intercepted on Saturday by the coastguard vessel Topaze inside the Seychelles' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. Local media reported late on Sunday that the released ship was heading for the high seas under surveillance by the Topaze.

Coastguard commander Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Rosette said the Topaze intercepted the ship as part of a joint operation with a spotter plane from the EU's anti-piracy task force Atalanta. He said the three people aboard were arrested, while a coastguard vessel then pursued two small motorboats. One was captured with eight people on board but the other skiff got away. The boats and their crew are suspected of the attempted hijacking in the area early on Saturday of two French tuna trawlers which was foiled when French marines on board the trawlers opened fire. Rosette said there was no proof that the men detained had taken part in Saturday's attack. "Since we didn't find any arms, any ammunition or any proof of involvement in acts of piracy, we had to free them" with their ship, he said, adding that the Seychelles had kept the skiff.



The Seychelles government drew protests in September from authorities in Somalia's breakaway Puntland region who briefly held two planes and their crew for landing illegally at a remote airstrip to repatriate 23 Somali pirates. Puntland said the pirates were swapped for three Seychellois seamen freed by pirates. The planes and their crew were held for a few days and were released on payment of a fine, Puntland police sources said, without specifying the amount. Source : SAPA

The tug PRINCETON departed with the VT tanker VOORNE from Rotterdam bound for Port Harcourt Photo : Rik van Marle (c)

'Booreiland Ameland ontsnapt aan een ramp' Een booreiland van de Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, vanwaar zo'n 3 kilometer ten oosten van Ameland naar gas wordt geboord, is tenauwernood ontsnapt aan een ramp. De zeecontainers die twee weken geleden van een schip overboord sloegen, hebben het eiland geramd, zegt burgemeester Albert de Hoop van Ameland. Twee weken geleden verloor de Navic Baltic, die langs Terschelling voer, negen containers. De containers en de inhoud spoelden aan op Ameland en op een zandplaat in de buurt van Schiermonnikoog. Nog steeds spoelen er fietsonderdelen en andere dingen die in de containers zaten aan. Volgens De Hoop is op foto's die mensen van het eiland hebben gemaakt, te zien dat twee containers tegen een poot van het eiland aanbeuken. ,,Daar is een leiding waar onder zeer hoge druk gas naar boven komt. Daar omheen zitten een aantal spijlen, die de gasleiding hebben beschermd.'' De burgemeester vindt de gang van zaken zeer ernstig. ,,Ik wil dat de Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid onderzoek gaat doen.'' De Hoop pleit al langer voor maatregelen. Hij wil dat de containers zendertjes krijgen, zodat ze bij overboord slaan makkelijk kunnen worden gelokaliseerd. Ook vindt hij dat de containers beter moeten worden vastgezet.

The 126 m deep sea trawler SCH 124 Afrika seen in its homeport Scheveningen, under repair. She sustained gear box problems in the English Channel and was towed to Scheveningen by Harms' tug Pegasus.

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Oceanteam’s Dutch operation has filed for bankruptcy after losing a court battle which has seen its assets arrested. Oceanteam BV filed papers with the District Court of Amsterdam after its Norwegian parent company withdrew its financial backing, it announced this morning. Ruud van der Steeg, CFO of Oceanteam, says the 11 people employed at the Amsterdam-based contracting business will be found jobs elsewhere in the group. Earlier this week a Bergen court ruled against Oceanteam in a long-running battle with VOF Bouwcombinatie Egmond (BCE) over a 2006 wind-farm joint venture. Today an Oceanteam statement said: “Besides having an adverse affect on the organisation's need to focus on market challenges, the cost of arbitration has been and continues to be significant, and Oceanteam BV is no longer in the position to account for those costs, nor to account for the outcome should it turn out to the disfavour of Oceanteam BV.” Oceanteam ASA, its Norwegian parent, has previously underpinned the Dutch operation, but that support has been withdrawn amid fears it will interfere with the group’s restructuring efforts, it explains. Oceanteam said yesterday it was considering an appeal against a ruling in the Gulating High Court which allowed BCE to seize assets. Earlier this year Oceanteam axed around 150 jobs after shutting its UK operation. Again the doors were closed after financial support from Norway was withdrawn.

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training," she said. "They both fell in the water but they managed to right the boat and continue to sail." A record 28,292 competitors from 95 countries ranging in age from 24 to 101 are taking part in the World Masters Games -- the world's biggest multi-sport event -- which run until October 18. The minimum age requirement to compete in sailing events is 35.

Piraeus port closed for another five days Despite political initiatives and meetings with port workers, the deadlock in the port of Piraeus, Hellas’ biggest port of entry for trade will remain closed until next Sunday the 18th of October. This will mark almost three weeks of action by workers who oppose the transition of container handling Piers II and III to Chinese conglomerate Cosco Pacific. The decision taken yesterday came as a shock to the trading and business community, since many expected that some form of temporary “truce” could be found, especially since Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping, Mrs. Louka Katseli had a more than 2-hour meeting with port workers’ unions, in an attempt to contain the crisis and persuade them to refrain from their new five day strike. Still, no compromise was made, despite the efforts and unions left the Ministry reportedly saying that “we are in the middle of the dialogue process”. Meanwhile, importers and exporters are already working out alternative routes, opting once more for the only private port of the country, the one in Astakos region, at the western part of the country. Already, Astakos has already in just one week handled 2,500 containers and its CEO, Mr. Koutsis said yesterday that the port is ready and well equipped to cater to the needs of potential customers in a competitive cost. Astakos was one of the biggest gainers from Piraeus’ loss last year, with earnings skyrocketing by 3,057% at 1.2 million euros, up from just 39,754 euros the year before. Besides Astakos, companies are also turning towards other ports in the region, like Alexandria in Egypt, Taranta in southern Italy or Constantinoupolis (Istanbul) in Turkey. Today, it is estimated that up to 7,000 containers are clogged into Piraeus port’s warehouses, while lines are implementing surcharges to their clients, due to this delay. The strike began on Oct. 1 to coincide with the start of Cosco's 30 year concession to develop and operate two of the port's three container berths. Dockworkers staged industrial action, including strikes and overtime bans, through 2008 to protest the privatization program, but the previous center right government held out and Parliament approved the Cosco agreement earlier this year. The strikes, combined with falling trade, squeezed container traffic to 431,000 20-foot equivalent units in 2008 from 1.4 million TEUs in the previous year. Cosco Pacific, the world's fifth largest terminal operator, edged out rivals with a winning $5 billion bid for the concession and a pledge to invest an additional $300 million to revamp facilities and boost annual capacity to 3.7 million TEUs. The new Minister has raised the issue of renegotiating with Cosco some parts of the agreement signed and ratified by the previous government of conservatives, a prospect which the Chinese conglomerate has already agreed with. In fact, Cosco’s executives are willing to discuss with workers their problems. In a separate meeting held yesterday between Mr. Michalos, president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Luo Linquan, the latter said that the agreement signed earlier this year between the Port Authority and Cosco must be implemented. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

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Box Trade Moves toward Recovery

The MSC KALINA seen outward bound from Rotterdam-Europort – Photo : Jaap Heuvel (c)

Drewry sees some progress if carriers manage over-capacity Recession ravaged one economy after another in 2009, fulfilling earlier dire predictions for the global container industry, said Drewry Shipping Consultants in their latest Market Review & Forecast. Containership lines had to cut back drastically this year and still were not able to match the dramatic drop in volume. Over-capacity has become the most critical issue facing ocean carriers. Managing it and keeping costs contained needs some clear management focus if container businesses are to survive the challenging market conditions that will prevail until at least 2014, the report said. But the report is not entirely pessimistic. Global traffic should recover a little in the second half of 2009, and trade flows may recover by around 2.4 percent in 2010, Drewry predicts. Drewry forecasts average all-in East-West rates will climb approximately 18 percent. Costs have been held down, and wages, no longer driven by shortages of skilled mariners, are no longer rising, Drewry said. Source: The Journal of Commerce

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Number of laid up containerships rise 10.4pc by October 12

The number of laid up containerships increased 10.4 per cent in a fortnight, according to the latest Alphaliner survey, which showed 568 ships were idle, aggregating 1.35 million TEU as of October 12 from the 548 idle vessels, totalling 1.29 million TEU, noted two weeks earlier. The Paris-based agency said laid up fleet is now the biggest ever. Apart from ships in the 1,000-TEU - 2,000 TEU range (7,500-TEU plus sized ships lay-up rate remained steady), all sizes showed increases in idling during the two-week period. Alphaliner also reported that the raft of service cutbacks by major carriers had an impact. Yet idle ships from non-operating owners and active carriers alike continued to rise as the peak season faded and ships ended rotations as seasonal demand dried up. Source: SchedNet



CASUALTY REPORTING

Collision on Scheksna river Volgo-Balt water system control reports collision on Scheksna river, 568.1 rilometer mark, between m/t Volgoflot-5 cargo heavy oil, and m/v Okskiy-62, cargo crashed stone, October 13, 23.47 LT. Tanker holed in fore truster compartment, compartment flooded. m/v Okskiy-62 holed in engine room area, engine room flooded, dirty water spill, vessel on a white border of channel (presumably sank and aground with upper parts above water), crew 7 evacuated to m/t Volgoflot-5, traffic not affected. 01.10 – tug OTA-092 sent to render required assistance. m/t Volgoflot-5 enroute Rybinsk – S.Petersburg, inland tanker, owner Volgoflot Tanker Co., N.Novgorod. m/v Okskiy-62 enroute Shala – Tver, owner Belozerskiy Port. Source : Mike Voitenko

RESOLVE TO REMOVE OIL FROM BLACK ROSE

Resolve Marine was contracted by the Paradeep Port Trust to recover the 975 ton oil from the wreck of the Black Rose exactly one month after the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal about 5 km from the port. Resolve Marine will remove the oil from the sunken vessel at a cost of Rs 17.5 crore and the operation will take 45 days for completion, the firm is expected to start the operation within one week from now.

NAVY NEWS Cape Town’s mystery submarine



A submarine that suddenly appeared among the docklands of Cape Town harbour recently created something of a mystery, until newsclippings reader / contributor Aad Noorland, no stranger to the nooks and crannies of the port’s dockland, went off to investigate. The submarine is a life size mock-up under construction for a movie to be shot in and around Cape Town, with the submarine being destined for one of the Peninsular’s tidal pools. Photo : Aad Noorland (c) Source : ports.co.za

Surface Forces - Iraqi Patrol Boats Iraq is buying nine 115 foot (35 meter) patrol boats from U.S. firm Swiftships. The 24 foot wide ships have a five foot draft, and are designed to patrol coastal waters, out to 300 kilometers from land. The crew of twelve have sleeping quarters, showers and a full kitchen. The Iraqi ships, which will cost $20 million each (including maintenance and training). And are armed with a 30mm autocannon, plus machine-guns and assault rifles for the crew. Top speed is 45 kilometers an hour. The ship carries GPS, direction finder and electronic navigation charts. There are two navigation radars and a remote display for it in addition to the fixed one on the bridge. Propulsion is via waterjets, making the ship very maneuverable. There is a rescue platform in the rear (aft) of the ship, along with a rigid inflatable boat with an outboard motor. The aluminum hulled ship can handle rough weather up to Sea State 4 (up to 8 foot, or 2.5 meter, waves) and can stay at sea for several days at a time. The ships will be built in Louisiana. Source : strategypage

USS Nimitz Celebrates Its 100,000th Catapult Shot

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) reached a milestone in history when an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to Tactical Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, became the 100,000th aircraft to launch off Catapult Number 1 Oct. 7. The successful launch was flown by Cmdr. Vincent Johnson, the executive officer of VAQ-135. "It's obviously a really cool achievement," said Johnson. "It's a little piece of history that I can always take with me." A ceremony was held Oct. 9 to celebrate this achievement. "It has been 34 years with 22 sets of work ups, and it's all possible because of the people that work on this to make it happen," said Nimitz Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Monger, during the



ceremony. "The fact is this has been kept up for years, and it's tremendous. It's impressive to watch these guys work every day." Nimitz Air Boss Cmdr. Eric Wright kick started the celebration with admiration for Air Department's V-2 Division that helped to make the launch successful. "We have about 30 people on that catapult for 10-12 hours a day and around 25 people on nights to make this happen," said Wright. "When you add it all up, it is years of peoples' lives invested, and it's invested for a worthy cause." Also helping to make the mission possible was the team of people from Air Department's V-4 Division consisting of maintainers, catapult and panel operators and crew members on the flight deck. "I was the deck edge operator, and I was the one who controlled the catapult for the launch," said Aviation Boatswains Mate Equipment (AW/SW) 2nd Class Alanso ChaconGalindo. "I have been here since 2005, and this is the only catapult out of four that's reached 100,000 launches." "All of my guys are important out here to make all of this happen," said Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate Equipment (AW) Soji Thomas. "This could not happen without team work." By accomplishing this milestone, the crew members of Nimitz showed once again why Nimitz's motto is 'Teamwork… a tradition.' Nimitz is the first Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and was commissioned in 1975. The ship is named after World War II Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz. Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), commanded by Rear Adm. John W. Miller, is comprised of Nimitz, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23, and the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65). Ships assigned to DESRON 23 include the destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91), USS Sampson (DDG 102) and the frigate USS Rentz (FFG 46).

Squadrons from CVW 11 include the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, the "Tophatters" of VFA 14, the "Warhawks" of VFA 97, the "Sidewinders" of VFA 86, the "Indians" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6, the "Black Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron 135, the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 and the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Command and Control Squadron 117. Helicopter detachments include the "Easy Riders" of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37, the "Battle Cats" of HSL 43, the "Wolfpack" of HSL 45, the "Scorpions" of HSL 49 and the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23. Also accompanying the Nimitz CSG are Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 and the USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Source : defencetalk

Dutch Ocean Patrol Vessels To Receive Thales-Built Satellite Communication Systems

Photo : Thales Nederland Thales has been awarded a contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to supply naval satcom terminals on the four Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV), that are being built for the Royal Navy. The first terminal will be installed on the first ship scheduled to be handed over to the Royal Navy at the end of 2010. The delivery period will last until 2012. This very comprehensive contract will guarantee the effectiveness of the Ocean Patrol Vessels, enabling them to communicate over secure, high bandwidth satellite links, both with



other national and allied force elements. This solution is already in service in several NATO countries, including France, Belgium and Norway. Thales will deliver a complete and innovative satcom solution for the Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) including a state-of-the-art dual band stabilised antenna, with civilian satcom Ku-band and military X-band. This solution is engineered to give the best trade-off between performances and installation constraints on-board the OPV. It is based on the sea-proven SURFSAT* naval satcom family with leading-edge multi-band and stabilisation capabilities, using multiple transmission systems, and ensuring seamless on-board integration. Thales is the Prime Designer and Integrator of the Integrated Mast on which the naval satcom terminal will be placed. The possibility to accommodate on the same structure and assure the compatibility of the numerous sensors for communications including satellite, surveillance, fire control and navigation is a sound and unprecedented answer to reduce the time and cost to build naval warships. Other advantages are significant savings in top-deck and below-deck space and better operational performance. “This contract confirms Thales as a leading provider of naval satcom solutions and will strengthen Thales’s partnership with the Royal Netherlands Navy”, said Geert Van der Molen, Director Land & Joint Systems of Thales Nederland. *SURFSAT is Thales's family of naval satcom terminals. It has been originally developed for the French Naval-2000 programme. SURFSAT-L, for medium and large vessels, is available in several sizes (from 1m90 to 2m60), and several operating frequency configurations, single or dual, military X band, commercial C or Ku bands. Other configurations are being developed including versions with lower diameter antennas (SURFSAT-S), or for other frequency band such as Ka and EHF. All the versions of SURFSAT terminals share the same innovative pedestal technology. They can however slightly differ regarding antenna technology; namely, according to the operational and performance requirement, SURFSAT can rely either on aluminium or composite reflector, and be fitted with single band feed or multiband feed. Furthermore, other system functions such as dual satellite tracking, primary link, ESM, etc… are available whatever the version of SURFSAT delivered. Source : defpro.com

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Ulstein Verft confirms two vessel launches Ulstein Verft says two vessels, one its building itself, and one it will complete, yards numbers 287 and 290, were launched earlier this month. Hull yard number 287, Karianne, was launched at Zaliv Shipyard in the Ukraine. The vessel, an ULSTEIN SX121, is an offshore construction vessel specialized for inspection, maintenance and repair operations (IMR). The vessel will be completed at Ulstein Verft. Normand Ranger was launched at Ulstein Verft, Norway. The VS 490 AHTS vessel is 91m by 22m, and will accommodate 58 people. Source : Offshore Shipping Online



Above seen the STENA VICTORIA in Singapore ready for departure at the Sembawang Shipyard seen from the JO SPRUCE.

Source : Elmer Fillekes ©

Unemployment looms over Finnish shipyards

As they put the finishing touches on the Oasis of the Seas, some Finnish shipyard workers are too concerned about their futures to savour completing the largest cruise ship ever built. Many of the 5,000 employees and subcontractors at the STX shipyard in the southwestern city of Turku are worried about what will happen to their jobs after the Oasis and her sister ship are delivered amidst a sharp downturn in the industry. "The mood at the shipyard is pretty low. Some people are more worried than others," said workers' union representative Jari Aalto. "We will try to hang on to our staff, but it is certain that some will disappear," leaving for other jobs or retiring as lay-offs loom, he said. Shipyards in Finland and elsewhere are suffering from the global economic turmoil, which has prompted cruiselines and shipping companies to postpone decisions on new ship orders. "Since autumn 2008, for over a year now, nobody has ordered new cruise ships," Teppo Raitis, director of the STX shipyard in Turku, told AFP. About 300 of his workers are currently laid off temporarily and that number is expected to rise in coming months. "By the end of the year, the number of temporarily laid off (employees) will increase to around 900," Raitis predicted. STX Finland, part of South Korean shipbuilder STX, has one shipyard in the capital Helsinki and two in the Southwestern cities of Turku and Rauma. The three shipyards employ some 3,800 people. But the dry spell in shipbuilding also impacts STX's subcontractors and thousands of workers in metals and engineering companies. It could force up to 3,000 workers into temporary unemployment by the end of this year, according to Kimmo Puolitaival of Southwest Finland's employment and economic centre. The Turku shipyard specialises in large cruise ships, and the future of most employees there looks bleak, as they finish up Oasis of the Seas ahead of her delivery to the Royal Caribbean cruiseline in late October.



When her sister ship, Allure of the Seas, is delivered next autumn, most of STX's 2,300 employees in Turku will be temporarily laid off, the shipyard's director said. The situation is slightly better some 90 kilometers (58 miles) away at the Rauma shipyard, as its 1,000 staff workers are working on two ferries to be delivered in 2010 and 2011. In Helsinki, around half of the STX shipyard's 500 employees are at work. The maritime industry and authorities in southwestern Finland have asked the government to help shipyards by aiding innovation and changing the tax lease system, which gives financial incentives on new ship orders. Yet the Nordic country's government, which is dealing with the eurozone's worst recession, has promised no money for the shipyards. Economists have predicted that cruise companies will start ordering new vessels again once the economy stabilises, as consumers will start spending again on holidays and cruises. "All of the big cruise vessels have been delivered to the United States and the key issue is how the US economy will develop," said Birgitta Berg-Andersson, a researcher at Finnish economic research institute ETLA. She added it was difficult to predict when cruise companies would make new orders, but STX's Raitis remained confident they would be coming soon. "I predict that next spring or possibly during this year, there will be new orders," he noted. Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas are the largest cruise ships ever built and cost around 900 million euros (1.3 billion dollars) each to be made. The Oasis can accommodate up to 5,400 passengers, who will have luxurious attractions such as pool surfing, rock-climbing walls and a park with real trees at their disposition on board. The vessel is scheduled to make its maiden voyage from the US-port city of Fort Lauderdale to Haiti on December 1. Source : google

ACERGY HAVILA HULL LAUNCHED The Acergy Havila Project is pleased to announce that the hull being built at Cemre in Turkey (a subcontractor of Havyard) was successfully launched on Saturday (October 10th, 2009) and is now being prepared for tow to Norway for outfitting and integration of the Draeger dive system. Estimated time of arrival in Norway is mid November.

The launch ceremony of the world's most advanced DSV was organised as a big event by the Cemre shipyard, with hundreds of people, folkloric band, fireworks, champagne, etc. The event gathered all the subcontractors, workers and their families together with the Turkish Minister of Transport and Energy and the former Minister of Environment and Forest.

Shipbuilding report says bulk carrier fleet will grow



A new report, released by Lloyd’s Register - Fairplay Research, predicts that the world’s dry bulk carrier fleet will continue to show strong growth over the next five years, spurred largely by surging demand for iron ore and metallurgical coal to feed China’s undiminished appetite for steel production. The monthly Shipbuilding Market Forecast for September examines the dry bulk and general cargo ship sectors. It provides a review of the global business environment demand for seagoing transport, market conditions and capacity utilization for these classes of vessels, and gives a detailed five-year shipbuilding forecast, including new orders, deliveries and demolitions. The report estimates that the dry bulker fleet, currently standing at 7,839 ships with a total capacity of 432 million deadweight tons (dwt), will grow by an average of 9.5 percent through the end of 2013, up from 6.5 percent annual average growth the previous five years. The fastest growing segment will be very large ships over 200,000 dwt, increasing at 16.8 percent per annum. Deliveries of new bulkers through year-end 2013 will amount to some 318 million dwt, up 150 percent from the last five years. This will be offset by an increase in scrapping, with 76 million dwt of capacity to be removed from the fleet. Shipyard orderbooks for new bulkers will diminish as the large number of ships ordered during the boom years of 2007 and 2008 are delivered to the fleet. The contract forecast for 2009-2013 stands at 139 million dwt, considerably lower than the last five years, but a respectable size nonetheless, due to expected orders for new tonnage to be placed by Chinese and Japanese interests.

The MAERSK KENDAL seen moored in Singapore at the Keppel Hitachi yard Photo : John Bruinsma (c)

The continuing surge in Chinese imports of iron ore and coal will be the primary growth engine for the world’s bulker fleet, offsetting the falloff in grain and agricultural product exports and generally low freights for bulk commodities, according to the research report. “Steel production provides business for nearly half the world’s bulk carriers, and China now produces nearly 50 percent of the world’s steel,” observed Niklas Bengtsson, one of the report’s authors. “China’s imports of energy and non-energy commodities to supply its industry with materials for production of domestic goods and investments in infrastructure have triggered a surge in demand for large-tonnage bulkers.” The growth curve for general cargo ships will be much flatter, according to the report. In August 2009, the general cargo fleet consisted of 17,137 ships with a total capacity of 81 million dwt. It is predicted to grow by just 2.5 percent annually through 2013. There are still a large number of newbuilds to be delivered – a hangover from the ordering binge of 2007 and 2008 – but scrapping will remove 12.7 million dwt from fleet capacity through 2013, and new orders will plummet by 63 percent as demand softens. The report also notes that the market for specialized refrigerated cargo vessels will continue to decline, with only a handful of ships on order. Given China’s dominance in the steel industry, it is no surprise that China holds the top position in shipbuilding for the dry bulk and general cargo sector. China’s share of the orderbook through 2013 is a whopping 50 percent, while Japan and South Korea come in a distant second and third place. The report notes that bulker and general cargo ship deliveries from European yards have more or less disappeared over the last 30 years, and concludes “there is absolutely nothing that points to a reversal of this trend.”



ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

SHANGHAI LNG TERMINAL OPENS Shanghai's new LNG terminal, operated jointly by CNOOC and the Shenergy Group, has received its first LNG cargo, 20 days later than originally planned. Malaysia's Petronas has a long term contract to supply 3m tonnes of LNG per year to the terminal when running at full capacity from 2013. Source : Maritime Global Net

SCI takes delivery of product tanker The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), country’s largest shipping company took delivery of a 47,878 dwt Medium Range product tanker, “Suvarna Kalash” from the Jinling Shipyard, a major enterprise of China Changjiang National Shipping Group. With this the fleet size of SCI has soared to 79 vessels with a tonnage of 4.7 million dwt. Earlier in June this year the company accepted delivery of a crude container named “Desh Vishal” from Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co. It has a gross tonnage of 162,412 tons and has come to become the largest vessel in the

Indian Register presently. “SCI the government owned conglomerate today commands about 35% of the Indian tonnage,” stated the company’s spokesman, Gajanan Shetti, Deputy General Manager. “In tune with the worldwide trend of specialisations and the premium placed on core-competencies, the SCI has charted a definitive course of action for the future. The thrust areas for growth and diversification focus has been on energy transportation and offshore. The company heralded India’s entry into the specialized field of LNG transportation by acquiring a stake in the two Indian LNG transportation agreements contracted that too after a global bidding process.” The company robust performance, despite the economic downturn yielded record revenue in the past fiscal 2008-09 to the tune of $ 98.4 million compared to $ 86.9 million in the previous year. The profits were higher at $ 20.01 million as against $ 17.32 million netted in 2007-08. SCI is on a vessel acquisition spree and has on order 31 new buildings with plans to acquire additional 38 vessels by end of the 11th Five Year Plan (31st March 2012). One more product tanker being built by Jinling Shipyard is expected to join the fleet in another six months. On 9th July 2009 the company had placed an order for two Platform Supply vessels (PSVs) and two Anchor Handling towing and supply (AHTS) vessels with Cochin Shipyard Ltd.



Further, it contracted for six LR-I size Product Tankers, six Handymax and four Panamax bulk carrier placed with STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of South Korea. Informatively this became the largest shipbuilding contract ever signed by STX Shipyard in terms of value. All these are expected to be delivered from the first half of 2010 onwards. The SCI also has on order four Aframax and two LR –II product tankers with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd of South Korea. Another four AHTS new-building are pending delivery by Bharati Shipyard Ltd.

Interislander Ferry Aratere Completes 20,000 Crossings Of The Cook Strait

Above seen the ARATERE – Photo : Ross Walker (c)

The Interislander ferry Aratere completed her 20,000th crossing of the Cook Strait. Starting in January 1999 the passenger, vehicle and rail ferry has clocked up around 2 million kilometres. Master Graeme Shepherd was at the helm as Aratere docked in Wellington at 1.15pm. To celebrate the milestone, Interislander provided a $500 travel voucher for one passenger lucky enough to be on board the special sailing. Stuart Newport, from Richmond, was reported to be delighted at winning the draw. The celebrations for the crew were brief, as the Aratere headed back out to sea shortly afterwards. Source : voxy.co.nz

Yueyang Welcomes the First Five-Star German Cruise Ship

After receiving a batch of European and American tourists in two luxurious five-star cruise ships “ Viking Century Sky” and “ Viking Century Sun”provided by Switzerland -based Viking River Cruises, Yueyang City welcomed another five-star cruise ship-“Victoria” full of guests from Germany at 9:00 am on Oct.9. Tourists got fascinated by the unique charm of the Yueyang Tower and the magnificence of the vast Tongting Lake immediately they arrived at the Yueyang Tower Scenic Spot at 10:00 am. The 300 plus tourists couldn’t help saying “OK, OK” again and again especially when they stood on the top floor of the tower and looked far into the distance. You can hear their constant laughter at the Junshan Island which is the kingdom of plants and the paradise of birds. They didn’t forget to photograph the beautiful scenery with cameras and DVs while enjoying themselves. Later in the afternoon, these German guests were invited to Bazimen( 8-shaped Door) Primary School near the scenic spot for cultural exchanges with teachers , students and other locals. According to the statistics, the foreign tourists visiting Yueyang Tower, Junshan Island and Tongting Lake exceeded 20 thousand for the first time during the past eight-day-long holiday of this year, up 30% over the same period of last year. Source : rednet



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Polferries for sale The state-owned ferry company Polferries is up for sale, the Polish Treasury announces. Maersk and DFDS are among the speculators the Polferries CEO Jan Warchol says to Tradewinds. The company has four ferries operating in the Baltic Sea; m/f Scandinavia, m/v Baltivia, m/f Pomerania and m/f Wawel. A year ago DFDS and Polferries started to cooperate on the ferry route Swinoujscie-Ystad. From November 1 2008 DFDS charters the ro-pax ferry Wavel, owned by the Polish company. DFDS and Polferries entered into a management agreement, saying that the ship will remain in its current traffic and be operated by the current crew under the Polferries brand. Source : ShipGaz

Canada Feeder Lines carries 56 Monopiles (steel tubes) up 550 mt each for the Construction of the Belwind off shore wind park. Each vessel (above seen the CFL PRUDENCE) can carry 2 piles in her hold and 1 on deck. Van Ameyde

Marine b.v at Rotterdam advised charterers Vertom and Van Oord on the stowage and securing. Photo : Henk Bakker - Van Ameyde Marine (c)



Tallink to lay off 77 people from Finnish land unit

Tallink decided to lay off 77 employees from it's land unit in Finland, Kejo Mehtonen, the CEO of the company told Yleisradio that Tallink aims to reduce bureaucracy. That's why the layoffs affect mainly people from phone sale and bureau. Lembit Kitter, member of Tallink's management board side that they don't plan big layoffs in Estonia and it's all depending on results Source : balticbusinessnews

SeaFrance strike SeaFrance's CFDT union has announced a one-day strike for this Friday which will ground the 4 vessels of the company's active fleet. The union claims that an independent investigation into the company's situation. This follows a general meeting on the union aboard the SEAFRANCE MOLIERE last Friday. This is ahead of a crucial meeting being held on Monday to progress the re-organisation plan. Source : lavoixeco

Jurong Port Sept throughput falls JURONG Port said yesterday its container throughput in September fell 32.63 per cent to 64,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), from 95,000 TEUs a year earlier. But September's figure was about 8.5 per cent higher than that in August, when the port handled 59,000 TEUs. August's throughput was down 33 per cent from 88,000 TEUs the year before and the same as July's 59,000 TEUs. In August, Singapore's overall container throughput rose 2.5 per cent month-on-month to 2.28 million TEUs, but this was still 13.8 per cent down from 2.6 million boxes moved in August last year. Source: Business Times Singapore

Above seen the TOR NERINGA (ex TOR NORVEGIA, ex BALDUIN) enroute Rotterdam-Moerdijk. Photo : Cees de Bijl (c)



Total to Ship First Yemen LNG Cargo to South Korea

Total SA will ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas from its Yemen LNG venture in a “matter of weeks,” and the second production line will start in 2010, an official said. The first cargo from the 6.7 million metric ton-a-year LNG venture in Middle Eastern nation will be sent to South Korea under a multiyear contract with Korea Gas Corp., Francois Ravel, the company’s vice president of LNG marketing, said today in Beijing. The second of two units will start in the middle of next year. “It usually takes a couple of months for a unit to reach full capacity,” Ravel said, commenting on when the first train will maximize output. He declined to comment on reports that Total and GDF Suez, which had targeted the U.S. for about two- thirds of the terminal’s output, are diverting supplies to higher-priced markets in Asia. Yemen LNG, the country’s biggest industrial project, was originally scheduled to start in December 2008 and supply most of its output to the U.S. The global recession has forced producers to accelerate maintenance plans and shut down output as Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reduce purchases. There’s quite a lot of surplus this year, next year will be worse and it may peak in 2011, said Frank Harris, global head of LNG at Wood Mackenzie Consultants Ltd., in August. Producers are diverting cargoes away from the U.S. as prices of benchmark U.S. gas at Henry Hub have fallen by 31 percent in the past year. Total owns 39.6 percent of Yemen LNG and state-run Yemen Gas Co. owns 16.7 percent. Dallas-based Hunt Oil Co. holds 17.2 percent, South Korea’s SK Corp. has 9.5 percent, Korea Gas Corp. has 6 percent, Hyundai Corp. owns 5.8 percent and Yemen’s General Authority for Social Security and Pensions holds 5 percent, according to data posted on Yemen LNG’s Web site. Source: Bloomberg

OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX

The SVEA lines FLORIA was built in 1950 at Finnboda Varft in Nacka, sold to Rederi AB Mercurius / Rederi AB Kjell and chartered back, 1964 re-purchased by AB Svea, 1970 sold to Cia Armadora De Sudamerica, Greece renamed

Proteus 2, 1976 sold to Österreichische Reederi AG, Austria renamed Austerian Exporter, 1980 sold to Kariele SA, Panama renamed Nigerian Ala, 1980 scrapped.

Photo : Coll. Kees Huisstede

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A number of cruise ships were present at Thira, Santorini on 9th October. These included (from bottom clockwise) ISLAND SKY, SEA DREAM I, SILVER WIND, THE CALYPSO, COSTA MEDITERRANEA and CRYSTAL

SERENITY. Also present but out of view was COSTA ROMANTIKA. Photo : Simon Smith (c)

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