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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS
The ANJEIERSGRACHT enroute Shipdock in Amsterdam – Photo : Marcel Coster (c)
It appears that the tide could be shifting for tanker owners, as things are starting to change for the better, day-in-dayout. According to the latest report from shipbroker Intermodal, this positive trend is exhibited week by week, by the firming prices noted in the second hand market as Asian buyers' interest mounts. According to the report, "most market players active in this trade seem to share a more bullish sentiment for the oil tanker business with many already “seeing” a market recovery, something very promising when compared to the more distant recovery prospects of the dry bulk market. This has been and will continue to be driven by energy hungry Asian countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and more recently India". Panos Makrinos, SnP Broker, wrote in this week's note that "recent evidence of this increase in trade towards the East has been seen in the fairly recent export volumes coming out of the Strait of Hormuz. We have seen significantly higher volumes in the first quarter of 2013 compared to what was witnessed in the same period last year. While this is promising on its own, with India having doubled its import volumes over the past decade and now looking firm to continue its growing appetite for imports at a similar rate, there may just be grounds to envision the emergence of a profitable freight market within 2014. At the same time we have industrial power houses like China, which on its own was enough to increase crude oil exports from Oman by 14.8% within the first quarter of 2013", Makrinos said. He went on to note that "with all this in sight, it is no surprise that we have seen ever more market players shifting their investment interest towards this sector and not hesitating to show serious interest for any sales units that enter the market, inspecting them and even offering higher levels compared to similar last done deals. The one side effect to all this has been the re-emergence of an overcapacity fear as activity in the newbuilding market has risen in tandem with that of the secondhand market. This may be a factor that could hamper market improvement down the line, but Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 2
Tanker market looking better by the day
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with most of the current new orders placed having delivery 2015 onwards it might not be something to really worry about", he stated.
The GENMAR VICTORY moored in Singapore – Photo : Piet Sinke (c) According to Makrinos, "with all this in mind, it is this writer’s belief that it is definitely the right time for any serious seller to get rid of their early 90’s tonnage sooner rather than later as there is real and serious interest now in the market and they are offering considerably more than the levels seen one year back. A good example of this has been the M/T ex-named “Delos” (47K dwt-blt 91 S.Korea) which was reported sold at levels of US$ 4.3m in November 2012, while similar vessel in the market today are being indicated at prices of at least US$ 6-6.5m (depending on specs and condition) with numerous prospective buyers from the Far East inspecting and offering in line with these levels" he concluded his analysis. Meanwhile, in the tanker markets, Intermodal said that probably last week was "too good to be true". It added that "but then again, with a little help from bunker prices and even though charterers partly withdrew the interest displayed the week prior, rates did fall, but did not crash, which is always good news in today’s market. Eastbound fixtures managed to hold above $20,000/day despite losing the WS 40 level, while both Westbound destinations came off the levels they reached in the beginning of the month, with rates for ex-MEG fixtures declining the most. With the exception of rates paid for cargoes fixed ex-WAF, which held stable on a week on week basis, both Black Sea and cross-Med activity remained subdued for Suezmaxes this past week. Availability of tonnage is still weighing down on rates paid for the segment and on top of that it seems that charterers are not demonstrating any interest in boosting the demand side of the equation either. Afras “ignored” the rest of the crude oil market mood and rates for all main routes inched up a bit on a TCE basis, while holding their WS levels from the week before. Tighter tonnage lists in the Caribs boosted rates by WS 10 points sending a positive tone all around despite the nevertheless conservative sentiment that still describes the majority of the market", the report concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide (c)
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21-05-2013 : The SAFMARINE SHABA inbound at the Tyne from Antwerp bound for OTP, Walker
Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers
Beukende golven, gestrande schepen en uitrukkende reddingboten. Beleef het mee in het Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers! Het Reddingmuseum vertelt het verhaal over de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse reddingwezen op zee. Er is van alles te vinden wat met water en ‘overleven’ te maken heeft. In het museum staan o.a. de motorreddingboot Twenthe, motorstrandreddingboot Ubbo en roeireddingboot nr.15. Ook is er aandacht voor de reddingmaatschappij, redders, bijzondere reddingacties, scheepsrampen, reddingsbrigades, search en rescue-diensten van de Marine en Luchtmacht, de Kustwacht, veiligheid op het water, scheepscommunicatie, navigatie, het weer, bebakening en divers reddingmaterieel. Voor het museum liggen historische reddingboten als Insulinde (1927), Johan de Witt (1941), Prins Hendrik (1951), Javazee (1967)(deze is tevens rolstoel toegankelijk) en Tjerck Hiddes (1975). De Johan de Witt maakt dagelijks – maar niet in de winter – tussen 13:00 en 16:00 uur rondvaarten in de Helderse Binnenhaven. Vaartochten met de andere boten zijn op afspraak mogelijk. Voor families, verenigingen en schoolreisjes zijn er leuke en leerzame speur- of doetochten in het museum. Onze museummedewerkers doen hun best uw bezoek tot een succes te maken en kijken graag met u naar een op maat gemaakt bezoek voor bijvoorbeeld uw bedrijfsuitje! Tevens is er de mogelijkheid om met één van onze historische Reddingboot een asverstrooiing te doen als u op een mooie, eerzame en nautisch verantwoorde wijze afscheid wilt nemen van uw dierbaren. Van 20 tot en met 24 juni 2013 zal in Den Helder de viering van 525 jaar Marine plaats vinden, waarvan 200 jaar met het predicaat Koninklijk! Daarnaast is tegelijkertijd Sail Den Helder en belooft het met deze gecombineerde vieringen een spectaculair Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 4
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evenement te gaan worden! Het Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers draagt Sail Den Helder een warm hart toe. Een prachtig, nautisch evenement past natuurlijk bij het historische nautische karakter van het museum. Het Nationaal Reddingmuseum is trots de exclusieve rondvaarten voor bezoekers tijdens Sail Den Helder te mogen verzorgen! Zo kunnen bezoekers tussen de tallships doorvaren op een historische Reddingboot van de KNRM, en op een heel bijzondere manier Sail Den Helder beleven! Deze rondvaarten vinden plaats tijdens Sail Den Helder van 09.00u tot 21.00u vanaf de KLPD steiger (direct links naast de van Kinsbergen brug te Den Helder) alwaar u ook terecht kan voor kaartjes en informatie. Ook het museum zelf, gelegen op het evenemententerrein Willemsoord zal tijdens Sail Den Helder zal zich op een bijzondere manier aan alle bezoekers presenteren. Voor een speciale Sail-prijs van slechts €1,- is het museum over het Nederlandse Reddingwezen te bezoeken, en kunt u zo voor een kleine bijdrage eens in dit prachtige museum binnen kijken! Tot ziens in het Nationaal Reddingmuseum! Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers Willemsoord 60G 1781 AS Den Helder 0031.(0)223.618320 [email protected] - www.reddingmuseum.nl
Stanford’s Marine 58m DP1 MPSV STANFORD GOSHAWK with the Dubai skyline visible in the back ground. She is currently sailing towards Mexico to commence a new charter there.
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“Today we are clearing the way for international shipping and trade. That’s typical of the Netherlands. That’s how we became big. With Maasvlakte 2, the Netherlands is throwing the door wide open to the newest generation of container ships. And we offer space for the latest terminals. The port is growing 20% larger, and the container capacity has doubled. Thousands of direct and indirect jobs will be created.” With these words, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, opened Maasvlakte 2 to shipping. “Together we have succeeded in constructing this phase of Maasvlakte 2 according to schedule and well inside budget. The project has turned out approx. €150 million less expensive than estimated. This becomes evident now that the construction has been largely completed”, according to Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Today, a fleet of around 25 vessels, varying from classic three-masters to a modern container ship, will be the first to sail officially via the Yangtzekanaal to Maasvlakte 2.
Port of Rotterdam: Minister opens Maasvlakte 2
Photo : Sebastiaan © Hans Smits: “From today, Maasvlakte 2 is an integral part of the port area. The area is now accessible by road, rail and water. The construction of the two container terminals of RWG and APMT is on schedule. They will be operational at the end of next year, but there will be other activity in the short term as well. In the second half of this year, the Port Authority will place poles in the inland lake of Maasvlakte 2 for ship-to-ship transfer. There are also advanced plans for developing an industrial park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site next to Lyondell. Together with partners, the Port Authority will construct the infrastructure so that new businesses can set to work quickly. We have also observed that there is increased interest in distribution activities due to the coming of the new container terminals.” Maritime access Considerable simulation research was carried out for the waterways on Maasvlakte 2. This helped determine the shape and width of the waterways and port basins that were constructed. The Yangtzekanaal is 600 metres wide so that two mega container ships can pass each other while a third is moored at the quay. The dominant wind direction in the Netherlands is southwest. The Amaliahaven has the same orientation, so moored vessels catch less wind there. And the shape of Maasvlakte 2 has reduced the cross current in the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg. Vessels with deep draught in particular now have less trouble with this. On 1 September 2008, the then mayor Opstelten gave the go-ahead for the construction of Maasvlakte 2. Contractors Boskalis and Van Oord, united in PUMA, sprayed 240 million cubic metres of sand (160 times Rotterdam’s De Kuip soccer stadium filled to the brim), constructed a 3.5-km hard seawall with 7 million tonnes of stone and 20,000 concrete blocks from the old seawall, built several kilometres of quay wall and laid down roads and railway lines. The port now has 700 hectares more land for business sites. Another 300 hectares will be added to this in the second phase. Work is currently still underway to achieve the optimum connection of the infrastructure on Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area. Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 6
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Photo : Sebastiaan © A series of important milestones were achieved in 2012. The bathing beach was opened for use in May. Queen Beatrix closed the seawall in July, while the road and railway along the seawall were opened in October. The latter was necessary before work could start in November on opening the Yangtzekanaal through to Maasvlakte 2. This was required to provide access for vessels with equipment for the new container terminals of APMT and RWG.
The tug ELBE enroute Maasvlakte 2 to participate in the celebrations – Photo : Ronald Verburg © €150 million cheaper Now that Maasvlakte 2 has been opened, the actual costs are also clear. In 2006 it was estimated that an amount of €1.7 billion would be spent on the first phase of Maasvlakte 2. On top of that, as customary with this type of project, due to its complexity and size, a kind of ‘contingency sum’ was estimated: an extra amount of €200 million for large setbacks and deviations from the original plan, so-called scope expansions. This brought the budget to €1.9 billion. It now looks like the first phase cost €1.55 billion. The work ended up €150 million cheaper than estimated, and the ‘contingency sum’ of €200 million does not have to be touched. Combination of reasons There are various reasons why the construction thus far has gone so favourably and costs were kept under control, while quality was not sacrificed. To start with, the project was thoroughly prepared, so that during its execution scarcely any unexpected matters arose. It was partly due to this that there was also almost no delay as a result of legal proceedings. Appropriate forms of contract were sought with the various contractors, including agreements on enabling optimisation after the contract was concluded. One important example of an optimisation is the design of the hard seawall. The seawall which has now been built consists of a half-open block dam and a cobble beach. The original design was a solid dike. This allowed savings in construction and maintenance costs, without sacrificing safety. Another optimisation was the temporary cooling water discharge for the E.ON power station. A relatively expensive structure was replaced by a narrow canal to the Yangtzehaven. A well thought-out risk distribution between client and contractors was also part of the contracts. For example, sand being washed away by storms was the risk of the contractor. Only loss of sand resulting from a storm with waves higher than 6.75 metres for more than 3 hours was the responsibility of the Port Authority. This kind of storm occurs once every 10 years on average. The weather helped here, as such a severe storm did not occur in the past few years. Adhering to original scope In addition, overexpenditure was avoided by continually sticking to the original scope of the project as much as possible. The largest extension of the scope during the course of the project was increasing the security level of the railway, so that the railway can be put to better use. Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 7
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The calls for tender for infrastructure to connect Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area started in 2010. In this period, the market situation was such that projects could be awarded more favourably than had been estimated in 2006. As all important milestones in the planning continued to be met, there was no domino effect in the planning, and the costs of supervising the construction project were also kept under control. The good cooperation between contractor consortium PUMA, other contractors and the Port Authority also contributed to this.
Engineers behind the maneuvering stand of the 54 years old tug ELBE during the opening of the Maasvlakte 2 Photo : Kees Schotel © The setbacks for which the €200 million contingency sum had been reserved did not occur. There was no postponement or delay, for instance due to long legal proceedings, and the costs did not rise due to extremely high inflation or substantial changes to the size of the project: Maasvlakte 2 has been constructed almost exactly as conceived in 2006-2007. The largest outstanding risk is formed by possible extra costs of maintenance of the seawall resulting from unforeseen changes to the current. For the first ten years, the Port Authority will bear these costs. New activities The Port Authority wants to establish an industry park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site near Lyondell Bayer. Together with local partners, the Port Authority is developing the infrastructure for the site such as jetties and mains services (gas, water, electricity). This plug-and-play concept offers businesses the advantage of being able to concentrate on their core activity: making products. The Port Authority has made agreements with local utility companies and discussions are underway with international businesses that may want to establish here. The inland lake on Maasvlakte 2 will remain in the coming five to ten years. The 300 hectares of business sites that can still be created here will only come about once there is a demand for them. For the time being, the 700 hectares now created are sufficient for the Port Authority. In the meantime, the Port Authority is placing poles for ship-to-ship transfer. This market is growing strongly, especially for the liquid bulk sector (mainly oil coming from Russia which is shipped to Asia via the port of Rotterdam) and dry bulk (grains in particular). The poles can also be used for offshore activities. The Port Authority is investing approximately €10 million in these poles where vessels can moor. They will be ready for use next year. The construction of the container terminals of APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway is on schedule. Both terminals will be operational at the end of next year. The coming of the terminals is generating more interest from companies that want to establish themselves in the Maasvlakte distribution park. This has not yet resulted in actual site issue. Source: Port of Rotterdam
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The global fleet of ships that carry minerals and grains will expand next year at the slowest pace in a decade, according to DNB Markets, a unit of the largest Norwegian bank.
Dry-Bulk Fleet’s Expansion Next Year Seen Slowest in a Decade
The MAGELLAN ENDEAVOUR arriving at the Crib Point berth in Western Port 22nd May. Photo : Bill Barber (c)
The Bulker CAPE NORMANDY in Rotterdam- Europoort – Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©
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The dry-bulk fleet will swell by 5 percent in 2014, down from 7 percent this year, Oslo-based DNB analysts led by Nicolay Dyvik said in an e-mailed report today. Ton-mile demand, calculated by multiplying cargo size and voyage length, will rise 10 percent in 2013, outpacing fleet growth for the first time in six years, they said. “We argue that optimism is slowly returning to the market, and that the bottom is behind us,” the analysts said. The Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a gauge of charter rates for dry-bulk vessels, dropped for a fourth year in five in 2012, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg. Source: Bloomberg
After drifting toward shore on a floating drill rig tilted by 30-foot swells and 45-knot winds, then riding a basket up to a hovering Coast Guard helicopter, Todd Case said he would revise the towing plan for the vessel on a winter trip across the Gulf of Alaska. In hindsight, he told a Coast Guard investigation panel Wednesday, two tugs would have been advisable for towing the Kulluk, a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill vessel, on its December voyage from Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands to Seattle. "Multiple tugs would have kept us from having the incident we had," he said. On Dec. 27, the Kulluk lost its tow line to the single vessel towing it, the Aiviq, and four days later it ran aground off tiny Sitkalidak Island, just off Kodiak Island. All 18 people on board were rescued without injury. The drill vessel was refloated Jan. 6 but damage was a factor in Shell losing the 2013 Arctic Ocean drilling season. Case was employed by Noble Drilling to be the offshore installation manager on the Kulluk, a 266-foot diameter drilling barge with a funnel-shape hull and a 160-foot derrick. Shell used the vessel for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea during the short open water season and in December was moving it to a shipyard to prepare for 2013. The Aiviq, a 360-foot anchor handler, was built to tow the Kulluk. Case told the Coast Guard panel that he had ridden the Kulluk north behind the Aiviq through the Chukchi Sea six months earlier and watched it handle foul weather. He was confident it could handle the Gulf of Alaska in winter, he said. The weather was not at bad at first. "Christmas Day, we barbecued outside," he said. Rodney Layton, left, the captain of the tug Alert, testifies at a formal marine investigation hearing on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the New Year's Eve grounding of the Kulluk, a Shell Arctic drilling rig, near Kodiak Island. The Alert was one of the tugs attempting to tow the Kulluk until it was told to stop. On the right is Layton's lawyer, Matthew Vafidis of San Francisco. However, as wind and waves picked up, the pitch and roll regularly exceeded 6 degrees, the level when a procedures manual called for slowing down or stopping. The crew discussed moving farther out to sea to try to put the storm behind them. "We were just starting to talk about this when all hell broke loose," he said. The line between the vessels parted. Within hours, the Aiviq had attached to the Kulluk's emergency tow line, but plans for reaching Seattle changed. "We were going to try to get into a safe haven," he said, so repairs could be made to the main towing system. That changed again early Dec. 28. Case was awakened and told the Aiviq's four engines had lost power. Both vessels began drifting toward Kodiak Island. A Coast Guard cutter and relief tugs reached the scene and tried to tow the Aiviq while its crew waited for engine parts. A shore-side Shell official ordered Case and his crew to abandon the barge, but when Coast Guard helicopters approached early on the night of Dec. 28, pilots reported the vessel's helicopter pad, where a basket would be lowered, to be heaving 50 feet up and down. Pilots also worried the helicopters could have been blown into the derrick. The attempt was abandoned for the night. Case said launching lifeboats was not a consideration. It was too dangerous to walk on the deck, he said, much less approach the rail, and a pod holding the 18-member crew could easily have been pushed beneath the funnel-shaped hull and crushed. "I think it would have had a bad outcome," he said. The crew rode out the swells another night. Case ordered crew members to prepare to launch an anchor, and while the vessels were under tow to the tug Guardsman, the anchorage was mistakenly deployed, he said. He did not know for how long, he said, and the anchor was quickly retrieved. A lull in the weather Dec. 29 allowed two Coast Guard helicopters to return and pull the Kulluk crew off in three shifts. Case was the second to last person to be hauled up. On Jan. 31, the repaired Aiviq and the Alert, a tug on loan Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 10
Drill barge manager says second tug could have prevented Shell vessel from Alaska grounding
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from escorting Prince William Sound oil tankers, were briefly able to make headway pulling the Kulluk southwest away from land. But when the line to the Aiviq broke again, and with the Kulluk pulling the Alert toward Kodiak, Shell officials ordered the tug to cut the barge loose. Source : The Republic
Van Oord’s CSD HAM 250 in Shuwaikh Port (Kuwait). Dredger was built in 1980 at Shipyard C.M. Van Rees (yardnr 760) and has a total installed power of 1427 Kw. Photo : Chris van den Boogaard ©
The STADT GERA arriving in Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)
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Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services ANS, sold the PSV Lady Kari-Ann (1982, ME 202, 2,972 DWT). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place earlier this week. Sale of the vessel will give a booked profit of approx. NOK 3.5 mill. in the 2nd quarter 2013.
Farstad Shipping ASA: Sale of vessel
The LADY KARI-ANN anchored off Singapore last week – Photo : Piet Sinke (c) After the sale of Lady Kari-Ann Farstad Shipping's fleet consists of 57 vessels (29 AHTS, 25 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 3 PSV, 3 AHTS and 1 SUBSEA under construction. The company's operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 2080 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet. Source: Farstad Shipping ASA
China Exim Bank has signed agreements with three Greek shipowners - Diana Shipping, Angelicoussis Shipping and Dynagas Shipping -to support them ordering vessels including LNG vessels at Chinese shipyards. China Exim Bank said it will continue to support international shipowners to order vessels in China this year, which will also accelerate the industrial restructuring of the domestic shipbuilding industry and eventually enhance the competitiveness of the industry. Source: Sino Ship News
China Exim Bank to support Greek owners
State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) said that it has taken delivery of a Kamsarmax Bulk carrier taking its total fleet size to 79 vessels. The vessel christened " Vishva Chetna" has a gross tonnage of 44,864 tonne and is second of the four such ships ordered in 2010 from a Chinese ship builder, the company said in a statement. So far, the company was operating the small-sized Handymax and Handysize bulk carriers whereas the Kamsarmax bulk carriers have larger carrying capacity, it said. The Kamsarmax vessels were ordered as part of the replacement of the existing DaewooBSE 0.00 % series Handymax bulk carriers built in 1986 and 1987, it said. The company's total tonnage goes up to 5.96 million and it has 15 vessels on order at present, the statement said. It should be noted that globally, the shipping trade is going through turbulent times at present with many vessels struggling to get chartered and shipping companies getting burdened with over capacities. Most of the current flab has been ordered in the period leading up to the start of the global slowdown in 2008, when shipping was booming. Source: PTI
SCI fleet size swells to 79 with Kamsarmax-class bulk carrier
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The Libyan Navy has taken delivery of 30 new semi-rigid-hulled inflatable fast patrol boats from French military boat maker Sillinger, the first batch of 50 ordered in January this year. According to the Libya Herald, the Libyan Special Naval Forces showcased seven of the new boats during a high-speed display at the naval harbour in Tripoli on Monday. Naval Special Forces spokesman Colonel Ayoub Qassem said the high-powered boats, which range between 3.5 metres and 12 metres in length, will be used for the navy’s maritime border patrols. He said they will be deployed to various naval bases including one at the port of Ras Ijdar in the west and Al-Burdi in the restive east where they will also be used on coastguard duties, protecting vital installations as well as monitoring illegal sea-borne intrusions and landings within the country’s territorial waters. The order for the 50 rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBS) includes the 1200 RIB UM Inboard, designed for the high seas. Libya is the second customer for this new model. The 1200 RIB UM is one of the largest and most advanced of Sillinger's military offerings and is able to carry up to 25 people. Weapons options include a 7.62 or 5.56 mm gun on each side and a 12.7 mm machinegun on the front. Armour can be retrofitted to the sides of the boat. According to information from Sillinger, the 1200 RIB carries radar and infra-red cameras which make it easier for the boat to navigate rough seas in all types of weather. Powered by two 370 horsepower engines, the 1200 RIB UM Inboard weighs 3 900 kg. Sillinger boats are widely used by French Navy commandos and the French Customs, particularly the 580 RIB UM, a boat designed for open sea surveillance or insertion operations. Qassem said the Libyan Navy, which is still struggling to rebuild its capacities following the revolution which ousted Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, is shortly expecting delivery of 25 patrol boats from South Korea. He said that Libya’s navy received Dutch-made patrol craft earlier in the year. Meanwhile, Libya recently ordered two Raidco Marine RPB 20 boats, which will be delivered to the Navy on April 26. As part of the deal, Raidco is training 32 Libyan sailors (including four officers) as well as maintenance and other personnel in Lorient, France. They will remain in France for a month before sailing for Libya. The RPB 20 series is 20 metres long, has a top speed of 28 knots (thanks to its double-chine deep-V hull) and can launch a small boat. Source : Defence Web
Libya receives 30 French patrol boats, expects 25 more from South Korea
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Submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) Successfully Completes First Sea Trials
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the newest Virginia-class submarine, Minnesota (SSN 783), successfully completed alpha sea trials . Alpha trials are the boat's first round of at-sea tests and evaluations. Minnesota is being built at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. All systems, components and compartments were tested during the trials. The submarine submerged for the first time and operated at high speeds on the surface and under water. See also : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yPsWsvTSMxY
Putin Calls on Shipbuilder to Speed Up Naval Deliveries
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on Tuesday for delays in delivery of warships to the Russian Navy and demanded the shipbuilders improve efficiency. “Problems still remain with deadlines and the quality of implementation of orders, including defense projects. In particular, the construction of a number of nuclear submarines and surface ships and their delivery to the navy has been unjustifiably delayed," Putin said at a meeting with USC officials. The president called on Russian shipbuilders to accelerate the delivery of ships to the customer without impairing their quality. “The corporation must work smoothly, producing warships. This is one of the key tasks facing the USC's new management," Putin said. Putin announced at the meeting that Vladimir Shmakov, first deputy CEO of tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, has been appointed the new USC head. The president ordered USC's management to submit a report by October 15 on measures to improve the situation in the industry. Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov confirmed after the meeting that the USC had failed to keep with the schedule on about 30 percent of contracts with the Defense Ministry. He said that the USC will hire foreign sub-contractors to help the company fulfill the delayed contracts. United Shipbuilding Corporation, established in 2007, is Russia’s largest shipbuilding and ship repair company. It comprises nine design bureaus and 39 shipyards. USC currently accounts for 70 percent of the domestic shipbuilding industry, according to its website. The corporation is wholly owned by the state. The Russian Navy is expected to receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020, according to the Defense Ministry. Source : RiaNovosti
THE BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) began its much-awaited sea trials as part of preparations for its journey to the Philippines. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said the Alcaraz left at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston, South Carolina, where it has been undergoing refurbishing since it was turned over to the Philippines last year. Navy Capt. Elson Aguilar, defense and naval attaché of the embassy, said the Alcaraz will stay out at sea for three days to test its propulsion and other systems before returning to port on Thursday. “We want to make sure everything is in place before the Alcaraz finally sets sail for the Philippines before the middle of next month,” Aguilar said. The Alcaraz has been undergoing refurbishing since it was acquired by the Philippines in May 2012. The ship’s 14 officers and 74 ratings, led by Capt. Ernesto Baldovino, have also been undergoing training since the turnover last Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 14
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year. The 378-foot-long Alcaraz was commissioned in 1968 and served with the US Coast Guard as the USCGC Dallas until it was decommissioned and turned over to the Philippines in May. It is being refurbished and refitted at a cost of $15.15 million. The Alcaraz is the second Hamilton-class cutter that was acquired by the Philippines under the US Excess Defense Article and Military Assistance Program. The first, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF15), was turned over to the Navy in May 2011. Aguilar said both the Alcaraz and the del Pilar are capable of conducting patrols for long periods of time and withstanding heavy weather and rough sea conditions. Both have been reclassified as frigates by the Navy. The Alcaraz was named after the late Commo. Ramon Alcaraz, a Navy officer who distinguished himself during the Second World War when the patrol boat he commanded was credited for shooting down three Japanese aircraft. Both the Alcaraz and the del Pilar are ideal for Navy patrols on the West Philippine Sea, which is a part of the South China Sea. Source : Business Mirror
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The COSCO IZMIR and COSCO ASHDOD under construction along the Yangtze River - Photo : Hans Semeins ©
Name giving and Christening ceremony Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina”
May 17th, 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the “DP Gezina” at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day. The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending the event. Mrs. Gezina Roelofs is the mother of the owner of Chevalier Floatels, Marcel Roelofs. With Chevalier Floatels new flagship, “DP Gezina” completed, both Chevalier Floatels and Holland Shipyards companies have added another remarkable vessel to their track record. “DP Gezina” is truly the first of its kind in the offshore (wind) industry.
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During the conversion the vessel was lengthened by 9 metres and sponsons were added to improve the sea keeping and make the vessel more confortable for those onboard. Internally the vessel was completely changed and is now capable of accommodating 60 to 90 persons, in its ‘state of the art’ accommodation facilities. Technically, the vessel was equipped with an additional machinery room to house the Ampelmann system and two additional generators. The generators provide power for the additional loads required to meet the requirements of DP2 notation and the equipment required for the vessel to fulfill its intended role. These equipment’s include retractable bow thruster for the DP2 requirements and an Ampelmann crew transfer system. With the added machinery room, additional bow thruster and increased generator capacity the vessel been able be equipped with a DP 2 system and consequent class notation.
The Ampelmann system allows for a significant improvement in operational time and scope compared to more conventional transfer methods. Where other systems are limited to wave heights of 1,5 meters significant, the Ampelmann has the capacity to work in wave heights up to 3 metres significant, thus greatly increasing productivity in the field. On the aft deck a heave compensated work crane has been fitted, with capacity of one tonne at 20 m outreach for servicing offshore installations. Also the vessel has been equipped with the facility to accept a multi beam sonar, thus allowing for works such as cable inspections.
After a relatively smooth building period for 6 months, the vessel has already secured its first charter, and the market is responding positively. Looking to the future “DP Gezina’s” sister ship is currently being converted by Holland Shipyards to serve the same market. For more information on Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” and Chevalier Floatels, visit: www.cfbv.com
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Damen Stan Patrols 5509 for Guardia di Finanza Corp
Latest model in successful series to make its first appearance in Italy for patrolling tasks in Mediterranean basin waters Together with its Italian partner yard Cantiere Navale Vittoria S.p.a., Damen Shipyards are building two Stan Patrols 5509 to the Italian Guardia di Finanza. This Italian law enforcement agency, deals with financial crime, smuggling Illigal Immigration and narco traffic and maintains a fleet of about 250 vessels. The contract, resulting from a European tender, may be considered quite a unique event, says Frank de Lange, sales director North, West and South Europe at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. Guardia di Finanza, after a long and careful assessment, has chosen the proposal of the team Damen Shipyards/Cantiere navale Vittoria, Mr De proven design and guaranteed performance against a very competitive
Lange attributes the success to the quotation. Actually the 5509 is the latest model of a series Stan Patrols that remains highly in demand, and the largest to be built so far. The two vessels are built in Italy from a so called ‘Damen Technical Cooperation Package’, by using a prefabricated shipbuilding kit. For this purpose Damen joins forces with the shipbuilding and -repair company “ Cantiere Navale Vittoria” in Adria. Vittoria has been in the trade for 80 years always under the control of the Duò family. Showpieces The vessels will be put to use for continuous patrolling duties in the Italian territorial waters and in the entire mediterranean sea. Speed and reliability are thus essential for carrying out the duties. One of the Stan Patrol’s main features is the unrivalled sea- keeping behaviour, a technical feat stemming from intense research in cooperation with the Delft University of Technology. Its ‘Sea Axe’ bow form allows the vessel to reach and keep a speed up to 28 knots at a 90% MCR, even in heavy seas and strong winds. Superior motion behavior and a much lower resistance decrease the Stan Patrols fuel consumption and emissions. This gives advantages in cost-effectiveness also related to enviromental sustainability. The Stan Patrols are further more equipped with two rigid inflatable boats, in order to give more flexibility to the unit. “These vessels are definitively showpieces”, Frank de Lange concludes.
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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES
Allseas PLMV "Solitaire" laying 34in pipeline out to the deepwater Jansz field - Photo : Peter Barr (c)
Statistics suggest Irish exports to long-haul markets down in first quarter A sharp increase in the volume of animal feed imports helped to mask the continued downturn in container traffic through Irish ports in the first quarter of the year. The Irish Maritime Development Office’s iShip index shows shipping and port activity rose 2 per cent in the first three months of the year as a result of increased animal feed imports linked to the recent fodder shortage. “Irish ports have seen record levels of animal feed passing through their quays in recent months as farmers struggle with unseasonably poor weather conditions,” the office said in a statement. “Animal feed imports increased by 80 per cent compared to the same quarter last year, continuing the double-digit surge in demand for these commodities since last July.”
Fodder crisis helps to mask falling shipping volumes
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This trend led to a 10 per cent increase in the volume of dry bulk traffic through Irish ports in the quarter to more than 4.2 million units.
The Supply vessel Bourbon Calm passing Caribbean Princess alongside at Cobh Cruise terminal Photo : Aidan Fleming (c) Coal shipments also rose during the period, which the office attributed the need for to poor weather conditions. However, three of the four remaining port traffic categories fell during the period, with the exception of roll-on/roll-off traffic which increased by 1 per cent. Container traffic (lift on/lift off) fell by 6 per cent to 140,681 units, its lowest level for more than a decade. This sector is seen as a measure of Irish exports to long-haul markets such as the US and Asia, which as a subset fell by 8 per cent in their poorest quarter since 2009. “This is primarily due to weaker conditions in key global markets coupled with slower growth across the eurozone impacting on demand,” the office said. “Our data initially identified a slowdown in export growth starting to emerge in Q3 2011.” Imports of container based commodities into Ireland fell by 5 per cent in the same period. This measure has fallen for 21 consecutive quarters. Liquid bulk imports fell by 24 per cent and break bulk imports were down by 10 per cent. Source : The Irish Times
The AIN SNAN outbound from Rotterdam-Europoort – Photo: Jan Oosterboer (c)
MeteoGroup, the global private weather company, has launched its latest onboard weather forecasting and ship performance optimisation system: SPOS8. The new release of SPOS, the world’s leading onboard weather routing system, introduces an extensive inventory of new features and enhancements, providing captain and crew with the information they need to calculate the optimum route, including, for the first time in onboard software, a fuel consumption-speed reduction curve. SPOS8 can be integrated into MeteoGroup’s other fleet management tools and routing services to offer a complete fleet management solution. With its first onboard use in 1995, SPOS has set the standard for weather routing and is now installed on over 3,000 ships. MeteoGroup has an ongoing development programme for SPOS and the software is always evolving and Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 19
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improving, ensuring existing and new clients benefit from the latest innovations. In SPOS8, the enhancements are immediately visible with a greatly improved interface and a more intuitive workflow. The route editor has been completely rebuilt, transforming complex data into clear and accessible output which is now even easier to interpret. In the new release, existing features have been enhanced and a huge number of new functions have been added. One of the most highly anticipated features of SPOS8 is a fuel consumption-speed curve which integrates the ship’s specific characteristics enabling the Master to conduct scenario calculations and route optimisation calculations. With SPOS8, the Master also has the tools to carry out improved calculations for fixed ETAs, recalculate archived routes with analysed weather data and customise the voyage with improved weather limit warnings, easy GIS layer functionality and integration with MeteoGroup’s shore-based routing service RouteGuard. Interfacing with ECDIS navigational software systems, motion sensor software and MeteoGroup’s routing and fleet management software, SPOS is also an integral part of MeteoGroup’s fleet management solution. Future plans for SPOS include new partnership opportunities with ECDIS providers and further improvements for fleet management requirements through the development of office and web-based applications. Martin de Jonge, Product Manager Shipping at MeteoGroup commented: “Our partnerships have been a crucial component in the success of SPOS to date and, we see huge potential for expanding our co-operations in the future, adding further value to our weather services for the shipping market.” De Jonge added: “SPOS8 has been developed in close co-operation with customers to ensure the improvements deliver real value to them. We are always exploring new innovations and trialling new software iterations to ensure SPOS maintains its market-leading position, but at the end of the day, the system still does what it does best: calculates an optimum route, for any given ship specification, weather scenario and route parameters.”
A new terminal of Odessa maritime merchant port, which is under construction at the Quarantine Mole, will accept the first ship in autumn this year, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Kozak has said at a briefing in Kyiv.
New terminal of Odessa port will accept first ship in autumn 2013
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"The construction of the first phase of the terminal at the Quarantine Mole in cooperation with a German company with 50/50 financing is in process. Investment in 2013 will amount to about UAH 2 billion," he said. According to the minister, this will allow the building of two berths with a total length of 650 meters, create 112,400 square meters of warehouses, create 405 jobs, and increase container cargo turnover at the port. Source: Interfax-Ukraine
Shipping Ministry, T Kumar, New Delhi New Delhi: The Shipping Ministry's proposal to induct another Additional Secretary may be accepted at the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday. The ministry, which is the custodian of the country's vast and evolving maritime transport sector, now has just one Additional Secretary, Ms T Kumar, also working as Financial Advisor to the Ministry. Kumar also handles the same charge for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Shipping Ministry has sought another Additional Secretary as it requires more hands at the top level to keep pace with the fast expanding sector, official sources said. The new Additional Secretary will have the responsibility to oversee all areas relating to shipping, ports, waterways and among others, they added. The Shipping Ministry now has four Joint Secretaries and a Secretary. Additional secretary's rank is a notch above the Joint Secretary. Source: ZeeNews
Shipping Ministry may get one more Additional Secretary
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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS
The ANJEIERSGRACHT enroute Shipdock in Amsterdam – Photo : Marcel Coster (c)
It appears that the tide could be shifting for tanker owners, as things are starting to change for the better, day-in-dayout. According to the latest report from shipbroker Intermodal, this positive trend is exhibited week by week, by the firming prices noted in the second hand market as Asian buyers' interest mounts. According to the report, "most market players active in this trade seem to share a more bullish sentiment for the oil tanker business with many already “seeing” a market recovery, something very promising when compared to the more distant recovery prospects of the dry bulk market. This has been and will continue to be driven by energy hungry Asian countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and more recently India". Panos Makrinos, SnP Broker, wrote in this week's note that "recent evidence of this increase in trade towards the East has been seen in the fairly recent export volumes coming out of the Strait of Hormuz. We have seen significantly higher volumes in the first quarter of 2013 compared to what was witnessed in the same period last year. While this is promising on its own, with India having doubled its import volumes over the past decade and now looking firm to continue its growing appetite for imports at a similar rate, there may just be grounds to envision the emergence of a profitable freight market within 2014. At the same time we have industrial power houses like China, which on its own was enough to increase crude oil exports from Oman by 14.8% within the first quarter of 2013", Makrinos said. He went on to note that "with all this in sight, it is no surprise that we have seen ever more market players shifting their investment interest towards this sector and not hesitating to show serious interest for any sales units that enter the market, inspecting them and even offering higher levels compared to similar last done deals. The one side effect to all this has been the re-emergence of an overcapacity fear as activity in the newbuilding market has risen in tandem with that of the secondhand market. This may be a factor that could hamper market improvement down the line, but Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 2
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with most of the current new orders placed having delivery 2015 onwards it might not be something to really worry about", he stated.
The GENMAR VICTORY moored in Singapore – Photo : Piet Sinke (c) According to Makrinos, "with all this in mind, it is this writer’s belief that it is definitely the right time for any serious seller to get rid of their early 90’s tonnage sooner rather than later as there is real and serious interest now in the market and they are offering considerably more than the levels seen one year back. A good example of this has been the M/T ex-named “Delos” (47K dwt-blt 91 S.Korea) which was reported sold at levels of US$ 4.3m in November 2012, while similar vessel in the market today are being indicated at prices of at least US$ 6-6.5m (depending on specs and condition) with numerous prospective buyers from the Far East inspecting and offering in line with these levels" he concluded his analysis. Meanwhile, in the tanker markets, Intermodal said that probably last week was "too good to be true". It added that "but then again, with a little help from bunker prices and even though charterers partly withdrew the interest displayed the week prior, rates did fall, but did not crash, which is always good news in today’s market. Eastbound fixtures managed to hold above $20,000/day despite losing the WS 40 level, while both Westbound destinations came off the levels they reached in the beginning of the month, with rates for ex-MEG fixtures declining the most. With the exception of rates paid for cargoes fixed ex-WAF, which held stable on a week on week basis, both Black Sea and cross-Med activity remained subdued for Suezmaxes this past week. Availability of tonnage is still weighing down on rates paid for the segment and on top of that it seems that charterers are not demonstrating any interest in boosting the demand side of the equation either. Afras “ignored” the rest of the crude oil market mood and rates for all main routes inched up a bit on a TCE basis, while holding their WS levels from the week before. Tighter tonnage lists in the Caribs boosted rates by WS 10 points sending a positive tone all around despite the nevertheless conservative sentiment that still describes the majority of the market", the report concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide (c)
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Beukende golven, gestrande schepen en uitrukkende reddingboten. Beleef het mee in het Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers! Het Reddingmuseum vertelt het verhaal over de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse reddingwezen op zee. Er is van alles te vinden wat met water en ‘overleven’ te maken heeft. In het museum staan o.a. de motorreddingboot Twenthe, motorstrandreddingboot Ubbo en roeireddingboot nr.15. Ook is er aandacht voor de reddingmaatschappij, redders, bijzondere reddingacties, scheepsrampen, reddingsbrigades, search en rescue-diensten van de Marine en Luchtmacht, de Kustwacht, veiligheid op het water, scheepscommunicatie, navigatie, het weer, bebakening en divers reddingmaterieel. Voor het museum liggen historische reddingboten als Insulinde (1927), Johan de Witt (1941), Prins Hendrik (1951), Javazee (1967)(deze is tevens rolstoel toegankelijk) en Tjerck Hiddes (1975). De Johan de Witt maakt dagelijks – maar niet in de winter – tussen 13:00 en 16:00 uur rondvaarten in de Helderse Binnenhaven. Vaartochten met de andere boten zijn op afspraak mogelijk. Voor families, verenigingen en schoolreisjes zijn er leuke en leerzame speur- of doetochten in het museum. Onze museummedewerkers doen hun best uw bezoek tot een succes te maken en kijken graag met u naar een op maat gemaakt bezoek voor bijvoorbeeld uw bedrijfsuitje! Tevens is er de mogelijkheid om met één van onze historische Reddingboot een asverstrooiing te doen als u op een mooie, eerzame en nautisch verantwoorde wijze afscheid wilt nemen van uw dierbaren. Van 20 tot en met 24 juni 2013 zal in Den Helder de viering van 525 jaar Marine plaats vinden, waarvan 200 jaar met het predicaat Koninklijk! Daarnaast is tegelijkertijd Sail Den Helder en belooft het met deze gecombineerde vieringen een spectaculair Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 4
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evenement te gaan worden! Het Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers draagt Sail Den Helder een warm hart toe. Een prachtig, nautisch evenement past natuurlijk bij het historische nautische karakter van het museum. Het Nationaal Reddingmuseum is trots de exclusieve rondvaarten voor bezoekers tijdens Sail Den Helder te mogen verzorgen! Zo kunnen bezoekers tussen de tallships doorvaren op een historische Reddingboot van de KNRM, en op een heel bijzondere manier Sail Den Helder beleven! Deze rondvaarten vinden plaats tijdens Sail Den Helder van 09.00u tot 21.00u vanaf de KLPD steiger (direct links naast de van Kinsbergen brug te Den Helder) alwaar u ook terecht kan voor kaartjes en informatie. Ook het museum zelf, gelegen op het evenemententerrein Willemsoord zal tijdens Sail Den Helder zal zich op een bijzondere manier aan alle bezoekers presenteren. Voor een speciale Sail-prijs van slechts €1,- is het museum over het Nederlandse Reddingwezen te bezoeken, en kunt u zo voor een kleine bijdrage eens in dit prachtige museum binnen kijken! Tot ziens in het Nationaal Reddingmuseum! Nationaal Reddingmuseum Dorus Rijkers Willemsoord 60G 1781 AS Den Helder 0031.(0)223.618320 [email protected] - www.reddingmuseum.nl
Stanford’s Marine 58m DP1 MPSV STANFORD GOSHAWK with the Dubai skyline visible in the back ground. She is currently sailing towards Mexico to commence a new charter there.
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“Today we are clearing the way for international shipping and trade. That’s typical of the Netherlands. That’s how we became big. With Maasvlakte 2, the Netherlands is throwing the door wide open to the newest generation of container ships. And we offer space for the latest terminals. The port is growing 20% larger, and the container capacity has doubled. Thousands of direct and indirect jobs will be created.” With these words, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, opened Maasvlakte 2 to shipping. “Together we have succeeded in constructing this phase of Maasvlakte 2 according to schedule and well inside budget. The project has turned out approx. €150 million less expensive than estimated. This becomes evident now that the construction has been largely completed”, according to Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Today, a fleet of around 25 vessels, varying from classic three-masters to a modern container ship, will be the first to sail officially via the Yangtzekanaal to Maasvlakte 2.
Port of Rotterdam: Minister opens Maasvlakte 2
Photo : Sebastiaan © Hans Smits: “From today, Maasvlakte 2 is an integral part of the port area. The area is now accessible by road, rail and water. The construction of the two container terminals of RWG and APMT is on schedule. They will be operational at the end of next year, but there will be other activity in the short term as well. In the second half of this year, the Port Authority will place poles in the inland lake of Maasvlakte 2 for ship-to-ship transfer. There are also advanced plans for developing an industrial park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site next to Lyondell. Together with partners, the Port Authority will construct the infrastructure so that new businesses can set to work quickly. We have also observed that there is increased interest in distribution activities due to the coming of the new container terminals.” Maritime access Considerable simulation research was carried out for the waterways on Maasvlakte 2. This helped determine the shape and width of the waterways and port basins that were constructed. The Yangtzekanaal is 600 metres wide so that two mega container ships can pass each other while a third is moored at the quay. The dominant wind direction in the Netherlands is southwest. The Amaliahaven has the same orientation, so moored vessels catch less wind there. And the shape of Maasvlakte 2 has reduced the cross current in the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg. Vessels with deep draught in particular now have less trouble with this. On 1 September 2008, the then mayor Opstelten gave the go-ahead for the construction of Maasvlakte 2. Contractors Boskalis and Van Oord, united in PUMA, sprayed 240 million cubic metres of sand (160 times Rotterdam’s De Kuip soccer stadium filled to the brim), constructed a 3.5-km hard seawall with 7 million tonnes of stone and 20,000 concrete blocks from the old seawall, built several kilometres of quay wall and laid down roads and railway lines. The port now has 700 hectares more land for business sites. Another 300 hectares will be added to this in the second phase. Work is currently still underway to achieve the optimum connection of the infrastructure on Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area. Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 6
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Photo : Sebastiaan © A series of important milestones were achieved in 2012. The bathing beach was opened for use in May. Queen Beatrix closed the seawall in July, while the road and railway along the seawall were opened in October. The latter was necessary before work could start in November on opening the Yangtzekanaal through to Maasvlakte 2. This was required to provide access for vessels with equipment for the new container terminals of APMT and RWG.
The tug ELBE enroute Maasvlakte 2 to participate in the celebrations – Photo : Ronald Verburg © €150 million cheaper Now that Maasvlakte 2 has been opened, the actual costs are also clear. In 2006 it was estimated that an amount of €1.7 billion would be spent on the first phase of Maasvlakte 2. On top of that, as customary with this type of project, due to its complexity and size, a kind of ‘contingency sum’ was estimated: an extra amount of €200 million for large setbacks and deviations from the original plan, so-called scope expansions. This brought the budget to €1.9 billion. It now looks like the first phase cost €1.55 billion. The work ended up €150 million cheaper than estimated, and the ‘contingency sum’ of €200 million does not have to be touched. Combination of reasons There are various reasons why the construction thus far has gone so favourably and costs were kept under control, while quality was not sacrificed. To start with, the project was thoroughly prepared, so that during its execution scarcely any unexpected matters arose. It was partly due to this that there was also almost no delay as a result of legal proceedings. Appropriate forms of contract were sought with the various contractors, including agreements on enabling optimisation after the contract was concluded. One important example of an optimisation is the design of the hard seawall. The seawall which has now been built consists of a half-open block dam and a cobble beach. The original design was a solid dike. This allowed savings in construction and maintenance costs, without sacrificing safety. Another optimisation was the temporary cooling water discharge for the E.ON power station. A relatively expensive structure was replaced by a narrow canal to the Yangtzehaven. A well thought-out risk distribution between client and contractors was also part of the contracts. For example, sand being washed away by storms was the risk of the contractor. Only loss of sand resulting from a storm with waves higher than 6.75 metres for more than 3 hours was the responsibility of the Port Authority. This kind of storm occurs once every 10 years on average. The weather helped here, as such a severe storm did not occur in the past few years. Adhering to original scope In addition, overexpenditure was avoided by continually sticking to the original scope of the project as much as possible. The largest extension of the scope during the course of the project was increasing the security level of the railway, so that the railway can be put to better use. Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 7
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The calls for tender for infrastructure to connect Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area started in 2010. In this period, the market situation was such that projects could be awarded more favourably than had been estimated in 2006. As all important milestones in the planning continued to be met, there was no domino effect in the planning, and the costs of supervising the construction project were also kept under control. The good cooperation between contractor consortium PUMA, other contractors and the Port Authority also contributed to this.
Engineers behind the maneuvering stand of the 54 years old tug ELBE during the opening of the Maasvlakte 2 Photo : Kees Schotel © The setbacks for which the €200 million contingency sum had been reserved did not occur. There was no postponement or delay, for instance due to long legal proceedings, and the costs did not rise due to extremely high inflation or substantial changes to the size of the project: Maasvlakte 2 has been constructed almost exactly as conceived in 2006-2007. The largest outstanding risk is formed by possible extra costs of maintenance of the seawall resulting from unforeseen changes to the current. For the first ten years, the Port Authority will bear these costs. New activities The Port Authority wants to establish an industry park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site near Lyondell Bayer. Together with local partners, the Port Authority is developing the infrastructure for the site such as jetties and mains services (gas, water, electricity). This plug-and-play concept offers businesses the advantage of being able to concentrate on their core activity: making products. The Port Authority has made agreements with local utility companies and discussions are underway with international businesses that may want to establish here. The inland lake on Maasvlakte 2 will remain in the coming five to ten years. The 300 hectares of business sites that can still be created here will only come about once there is a demand for them. For the time being, the 700 hectares now created are sufficient for the Port Authority. In the meantime, the Port Authority is placing poles for ship-to-ship transfer. This market is growing strongly, especially for the liquid bulk sector (mainly oil coming from Russia which is shipped to Asia via the port of Rotterdam) and dry bulk (grains in particular). The poles can also be used for offshore activities. The Port Authority is investing approximately €10 million in these poles where vessels can moor. They will be ready for use next year. The construction of the container terminals of APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway is on schedule. Both terminals will be operational at the end of next year. The coming of the terminals is generating more interest from companies that want to establish themselves in the Maasvlakte distribution park. This has not yet resulted in actual site issue. Source: Port of Rotterdam
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The global fleet of ships that carry minerals and grains will expand next year at the slowest pace in a decade, according to DNB Markets, a unit of the largest Norwegian bank.
Dry-Bulk Fleet’s Expansion Next Year Seen Slowest in a Decade
The MAGELLAN ENDEAVOUR arriving at the Crib Point berth in Western Port 22nd May. Photo : Bill Barber (c)
The Bulker CAPE NORMANDY in Rotterdam- Europoort – Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©
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The dry-bulk fleet will swell by 5 percent in 2014, down from 7 percent this year, Oslo-based DNB analysts led by Nicolay Dyvik said in an e-mailed report today. Ton-mile demand, calculated by multiplying cargo size and voyage length, will rise 10 percent in 2013, outpacing fleet growth for the first time in six years, they said. “We argue that optimism is slowly returning to the market, and that the bottom is behind us,” the analysts said. The Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a gauge of charter rates for dry-bulk vessels, dropped for a fourth year in five in 2012, according to figures compiled by Bloomberg. Source: Bloomberg
After drifting toward shore on a floating drill rig tilted by 30-foot swells and 45-knot winds, then riding a basket up to a hovering Coast Guard helicopter, Todd Case said he would revise the towing plan for the vessel on a winter trip across the Gulf of Alaska. In hindsight, he told a Coast Guard investigation panel Wednesday, two tugs would have been advisable for towing the Kulluk, a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill vessel, on its December voyage from Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands to Seattle. "Multiple tugs would have kept us from having the incident we had," he said. On Dec. 27, the Kulluk lost its tow line to the single vessel towing it, the Aiviq, and four days later it ran aground off tiny Sitkalidak Island, just off Kodiak Island. All 18 people on board were rescued without injury. The drill vessel was refloated Jan. 6 but damage was a factor in Shell losing the 2013 Arctic Ocean drilling season. Case was employed by Noble Drilling to be the offshore installation manager on the Kulluk, a 266-foot diameter drilling barge with a funnel-shape hull and a 160-foot derrick. Shell used the vessel for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea during the short open water season and in December was moving it to a shipyard to prepare for 2013. The Aiviq, a 360-foot anchor handler, was built to tow the Kulluk. Case told the Coast Guard panel that he had ridden the Kulluk north behind the Aiviq through the Chukchi Sea six months earlier and watched it handle foul weather. He was confident it could handle the Gulf of Alaska in winter, he said. The weather was not at bad at first. "Christmas Day, we barbecued outside," he said. Rodney Layton, left, the captain of the tug Alert, testifies at a formal marine investigation hearing on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Coast Guard is leading the investigation into the New Year's Eve grounding of the Kulluk, a Shell Arctic drilling rig, near Kodiak Island. The Alert was one of the tugs attempting to tow the Kulluk until it was told to stop. On the right is Layton's lawyer, Matthew Vafidis of San Francisco. However, as wind and waves picked up, the pitch and roll regularly exceeded 6 degrees, the level when a procedures manual called for slowing down or stopping. The crew discussed moving farther out to sea to try to put the storm behind them. "We were just starting to talk about this when all hell broke loose," he said. The line between the vessels parted. Within hours, the Aiviq had attached to the Kulluk's emergency tow line, but plans for reaching Seattle changed. "We were going to try to get into a safe haven," he said, so repairs could be made to the main towing system. That changed again early Dec. 28. Case was awakened and told the Aiviq's four engines had lost power. Both vessels began drifting toward Kodiak Island. A Coast Guard cutter and relief tugs reached the scene and tried to tow the Aiviq while its crew waited for engine parts. A shore-side Shell official ordered Case and his crew to abandon the barge, but when Coast Guard helicopters approached early on the night of Dec. 28, pilots reported the vessel's helicopter pad, where a basket would be lowered, to be heaving 50 feet up and down. Pilots also worried the helicopters could have been blown into the derrick. The attempt was abandoned for the night. Case said launching lifeboats was not a consideration. It was too dangerous to walk on the deck, he said, much less approach the rail, and a pod holding the 18-member crew could easily have been pushed beneath the funnel-shaped hull and crushed. "I think it would have had a bad outcome," he said. The crew rode out the swells another night. Case ordered crew members to prepare to launch an anchor, and while the vessels were under tow to the tug Guardsman, the anchorage was mistakenly deployed, he said. He did not know for how long, he said, and the anchor was quickly retrieved. A lull in the weather Dec. 29 allowed two Coast Guard helicopters to return and pull the Kulluk crew off in three shifts. Case was the second to last person to be hauled up. On Jan. 31, the repaired Aiviq and the Alert, a tug on loan Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 10
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from escorting Prince William Sound oil tankers, were briefly able to make headway pulling the Kulluk southwest away from land. But when the line to the Aiviq broke again, and with the Kulluk pulling the Alert toward Kodiak, Shell officials ordered the tug to cut the barge loose. Source : The Republic
Van Oord’s CSD HAM 250 in Shuwaikh Port (Kuwait). Dredger was built in 1980 at Shipyard C.M. Van Rees (yardnr 760) and has a total installed power of 1427 Kw. Photo : Chris van den Boogaard ©
The STADT GERA arriving in Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)
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Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services ANS, sold the PSV Lady Kari-Ann (1982, ME 202, 2,972 DWT). Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place earlier this week. Sale of the vessel will give a booked profit of approx. NOK 3.5 mill. in the 2nd quarter 2013.
Farstad Shipping ASA: Sale of vessel
The LADY KARI-ANN anchored off Singapore last week – Photo : Piet Sinke (c) After the sale of Lady Kari-Ann Farstad Shipping's fleet consists of 57 vessels (29 AHTS, 25 PSV and 3 SUBSEA) and 3 PSV, 3 AHTS and 1 SUBSEA under construction. The company's operations are managed from Aalesund, Aberdeen, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore, Macaé and Rio de Janeiro with a total of 2080 employees engaged onshore and offshore. The company's strategy is to be a leading quality provider of large, modern offshore service vessels to the oil industry. The company maintains a long-term charter profile for the fleet. Source: Farstad Shipping ASA
China Exim Bank has signed agreements with three Greek shipowners - Diana Shipping, Angelicoussis Shipping and Dynagas Shipping -to support them ordering vessels including LNG vessels at Chinese shipyards. China Exim Bank said it will continue to support international shipowners to order vessels in China this year, which will also accelerate the industrial restructuring of the domestic shipbuilding industry and eventually enhance the competitiveness of the industry. Source: Sino Ship News
China Exim Bank to support Greek owners
State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) said that it has taken delivery of a Kamsarmax Bulk carrier taking its total fleet size to 79 vessels. The vessel christened " Vishva Chetna" has a gross tonnage of 44,864 tonne and is second of the four such ships ordered in 2010 from a Chinese ship builder, the company said in a statement. So far, the company was operating the small-sized Handymax and Handysize bulk carriers whereas the Kamsarmax bulk carriers have larger carrying capacity, it said. The Kamsarmax vessels were ordered as part of the replacement of the existing DaewooBSE 0.00 % series Handymax bulk carriers built in 1986 and 1987, it said. The company's total tonnage goes up to 5.96 million and it has 15 vessels on order at present, the statement said. It should be noted that globally, the shipping trade is going through turbulent times at present with many vessels struggling to get chartered and shipping companies getting burdened with over capacities. Most of the current flab has been ordered in the period leading up to the start of the global slowdown in 2008, when shipping was booming. Source: PTI
SCI fleet size swells to 79 with Kamsarmax-class bulk carrier
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The Libyan Navy has taken delivery of 30 new semi-rigid-hulled inflatable fast patrol boats from French military boat maker Sillinger, the first batch of 50 ordered in January this year. According to the Libya Herald, the Libyan Special Naval Forces showcased seven of the new boats during a high-speed display at the naval harbour in Tripoli on Monday. Naval Special Forces spokesman Colonel Ayoub Qassem said the high-powered boats, which range between 3.5 metres and 12 metres in length, will be used for the navy’s maritime border patrols. He said they will be deployed to various naval bases including one at the port of Ras Ijdar in the west and Al-Burdi in the restive east where they will also be used on coastguard duties, protecting vital installations as well as monitoring illegal sea-borne intrusions and landings within the country’s territorial waters. The order for the 50 rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBS) includes the 1200 RIB UM Inboard, designed for the high seas. Libya is the second customer for this new model. The 1200 RIB UM is one of the largest and most advanced of Sillinger's military offerings and is able to carry up to 25 people. Weapons options include a 7.62 or 5.56 mm gun on each side and a 12.7 mm machinegun on the front. Armour can be retrofitted to the sides of the boat. According to information from Sillinger, the 1200 RIB carries radar and infra-red cameras which make it easier for the boat to navigate rough seas in all types of weather. Powered by two 370 horsepower engines, the 1200 RIB UM Inboard weighs 3 900 kg. Sillinger boats are widely used by French Navy commandos and the French Customs, particularly the 580 RIB UM, a boat designed for open sea surveillance or insertion operations. Qassem said the Libyan Navy, which is still struggling to rebuild its capacities following the revolution which ousted Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, is shortly expecting delivery of 25 patrol boats from South Korea. He said that Libya’s navy received Dutch-made patrol craft earlier in the year. Meanwhile, Libya recently ordered two Raidco Marine RPB 20 boats, which will be delivered to the Navy on April 26. As part of the deal, Raidco is training 32 Libyan sailors (including four officers) as well as maintenance and other personnel in Lorient, France. They will remain in France for a month before sailing for Libya. The RPB 20 series is 20 metres long, has a top speed of 28 knots (thanks to its double-chine deep-V hull) and can launch a small boat. Source : Defence Web
Libya receives 30 French patrol boats, expects 25 more from South Korea
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Submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) Successfully Completes First Sea Trials
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the newest Virginia-class submarine, Minnesota (SSN 783), successfully completed alpha sea trials . Alpha trials are the boat's first round of at-sea tests and evaluations. Minnesota is being built at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. All systems, components and compartments were tested during the trials. The submarine submerged for the first time and operated at high speeds on the surface and under water. See also : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yPsWsvTSMxY
Putin Calls on Shipbuilder to Speed Up Naval Deliveries
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on Tuesday for delays in delivery of warships to the Russian Navy and demanded the shipbuilders improve efficiency. “Problems still remain with deadlines and the quality of implementation of orders, including defense projects. In particular, the construction of a number of nuclear submarines and surface ships and their delivery to the navy has been unjustifiably delayed," Putin said at a meeting with USC officials. The president called on Russian shipbuilders to accelerate the delivery of ships to the customer without impairing their quality. “The corporation must work smoothly, producing warships. This is one of the key tasks facing the USC's new management," Putin said. Putin announced at the meeting that Vladimir Shmakov, first deputy CEO of tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, has been appointed the new USC head. The president ordered USC's management to submit a report by October 15 on measures to improve the situation in the industry. Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov confirmed after the meeting that the USC had failed to keep with the schedule on about 30 percent of contracts with the Defense Ministry. He said that the USC will hire foreign sub-contractors to help the company fulfill the delayed contracts. United Shipbuilding Corporation, established in 2007, is Russia’s largest shipbuilding and ship repair company. It comprises nine design bureaus and 39 shipyards. USC currently accounts for 70 percent of the domestic shipbuilding industry, according to its website. The corporation is wholly owned by the state. The Russian Navy is expected to receive 24 submarines and 54 warships of various classes by 2020, according to the Defense Ministry. Source : RiaNovosti
THE BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) began its much-awaited sea trials as part of preparations for its journey to the Philippines. In a statement, the Philippine Embassy in Washington said the Alcaraz left at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in North Charleston, South Carolina, where it has been undergoing refurbishing since it was turned over to the Philippines last year. Navy Capt. Elson Aguilar, defense and naval attaché of the embassy, said the Alcaraz will stay out at sea for three days to test its propulsion and other systems before returning to port on Thursday. “We want to make sure everything is in place before the Alcaraz finally sets sail for the Philippines before the middle of next month,” Aguilar said. The Alcaraz has been undergoing refurbishing since it was acquired by the Philippines in May 2012. The ship’s 14 officers and 74 ratings, led by Capt. Ernesto Baldovino, have also been undergoing training since the turnover last Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 14
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year. The 378-foot-long Alcaraz was commissioned in 1968 and served with the US Coast Guard as the USCGC Dallas until it was decommissioned and turned over to the Philippines in May. It is being refurbished and refitted at a cost of $15.15 million. The Alcaraz is the second Hamilton-class cutter that was acquired by the Philippines under the US Excess Defense Article and Military Assistance Program. The first, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF15), was turned over to the Navy in May 2011. Aguilar said both the Alcaraz and the del Pilar are capable of conducting patrols for long periods of time and withstanding heavy weather and rough sea conditions. Both have been reclassified as frigates by the Navy. The Alcaraz was named after the late Commo. Ramon Alcaraz, a Navy officer who distinguished himself during the Second World War when the patrol boat he commanded was credited for shooting down three Japanese aircraft. Both the Alcaraz and the del Pilar are ideal for Navy patrols on the West Philippine Sea, which is a part of the South China Sea. Source : Business Mirror
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The COSCO IZMIR and COSCO ASHDOD under construction along the Yangtze River - Photo : Hans Semeins ©
Name giving and Christening ceremony Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina”
May 17th, 2013 will certainly be remembered for its outstanding atmosphere during the naming ceremony of the “DP Gezina” at Holland Shipyards’ premises in Hardinxveld – Giessendam, despite the heavy rain on the day. The naming of Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” was performed by Mrs. Gezina Roelofs, and witnessed by the 200 guests attending the event. Mrs. Gezina Roelofs is the mother of the owner of Chevalier Floatels, Marcel Roelofs. With Chevalier Floatels new flagship, “DP Gezina” completed, both Chevalier Floatels and Holland Shipyards companies have added another remarkable vessel to their track record. “DP Gezina” is truly the first of its kind in the offshore (wind) industry.
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During the conversion the vessel was lengthened by 9 metres and sponsons were added to improve the sea keeping and make the vessel more confortable for those onboard. Internally the vessel was completely changed and is now capable of accommodating 60 to 90 persons, in its ‘state of the art’ accommodation facilities. Technically, the vessel was equipped with an additional machinery room to house the Ampelmann system and two additional generators. The generators provide power for the additional loads required to meet the requirements of DP2 notation and the equipment required for the vessel to fulfill its intended role. These equipment’s include retractable bow thruster for the DP2 requirements and an Ampelmann crew transfer system. With the added machinery room, additional bow thruster and increased generator capacity the vessel been able be equipped with a DP 2 system and consequent class notation.
The Ampelmann system allows for a significant improvement in operational time and scope compared to more conventional transfer methods. Where other systems are limited to wave heights of 1,5 meters significant, the Ampelmann has the capacity to work in wave heights up to 3 metres significant, thus greatly increasing productivity in the field. On the aft deck a heave compensated work crane has been fitted, with capacity of one tonne at 20 m outreach for servicing offshore installations. Also the vessel has been equipped with the facility to accept a multi beam sonar, thus allowing for works such as cable inspections.
After a relatively smooth building period for 6 months, the vessel has already secured its first charter, and the market is responding positively. Looking to the future “DP Gezina’s” sister ship is currently being converted by Holland Shipyards to serve the same market. For more information on Service Support Vessel “DP Gezina” and Chevalier Floatels, visit: www.cfbv.com
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Damen Stan Patrols 5509 for Guardia di Finanza Corp
Latest model in successful series to make its first appearance in Italy for patrolling tasks in Mediterranean basin waters Together with its Italian partner yard Cantiere Navale Vittoria S.p.a., Damen Shipyards are building two Stan Patrols 5509 to the Italian Guardia di Finanza. This Italian law enforcement agency, deals with financial crime, smuggling Illigal Immigration and narco traffic and maintains a fleet of about 250 vessels. The contract, resulting from a European tender, may be considered quite a unique event, says Frank de Lange, sales director North, West and South Europe at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. Guardia di Finanza, after a long and careful assessment, has chosen the proposal of the team Damen Shipyards/Cantiere navale Vittoria, Mr De proven design and guaranteed performance against a very competitive
Lange attributes the success to the quotation. Actually the 5509 is the latest model of a series Stan Patrols that remains highly in demand, and the largest to be built so far. The two vessels are built in Italy from a so called ‘Damen Technical Cooperation Package’, by using a prefabricated shipbuilding kit. For this purpose Damen joins forces with the shipbuilding and -repair company “ Cantiere Navale Vittoria” in Adria. Vittoria has been in the trade for 80 years always under the control of the Duò family. Showpieces The vessels will be put to use for continuous patrolling duties in the Italian territorial waters and in the entire mediterranean sea. Speed and reliability are thus essential for carrying out the duties. One of the Stan Patrol’s main features is the unrivalled sea- keeping behaviour, a technical feat stemming from intense research in cooperation with the Delft University of Technology. Its ‘Sea Axe’ bow form allows the vessel to reach and keep a speed up to 28 knots at a 90% MCR, even in heavy seas and strong winds. Superior motion behavior and a much lower resistance decrease the Stan Patrols fuel consumption and emissions. This gives advantages in cost-effectiveness also related to enviromental sustainability. The Stan Patrols are further more equipped with two rigid inflatable boats, in order to give more flexibility to the unit. “These vessels are definitively showpieces”, Frank de Lange concludes.
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Allseas PLMV "Solitaire" laying 34in pipeline out to the deepwater Jansz field - Photo : Peter Barr (c)
Statistics suggest Irish exports to long-haul markets down in first quarter A sharp increase in the volume of animal feed imports helped to mask the continued downturn in container traffic through Irish ports in the first quarter of the year. The Irish Maritime Development Office’s iShip index shows shipping and port activity rose 2 per cent in the first three months of the year as a result of increased animal feed imports linked to the recent fodder shortage. “Irish ports have seen record levels of animal feed passing through their quays in recent months as farmers struggle with unseasonably poor weather conditions,” the office said in a statement. “Animal feed imports increased by 80 per cent compared to the same quarter last year, continuing the double-digit surge in demand for these commodities since last July.”
Fodder crisis helps to mask falling shipping volumes
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This trend led to a 10 per cent increase in the volume of dry bulk traffic through Irish ports in the quarter to more than 4.2 million units.
The Supply vessel Bourbon Calm passing Caribbean Princess alongside at Cobh Cruise terminal Photo : Aidan Fleming (c) Coal shipments also rose during the period, which the office attributed the need for to poor weather conditions. However, three of the four remaining port traffic categories fell during the period, with the exception of roll-on/roll-off traffic which increased by 1 per cent. Container traffic (lift on/lift off) fell by 6 per cent to 140,681 units, its lowest level for more than a decade. This sector is seen as a measure of Irish exports to long-haul markets such as the US and Asia, which as a subset fell by 8 per cent in their poorest quarter since 2009. “This is primarily due to weaker conditions in key global markets coupled with slower growth across the eurozone impacting on demand,” the office said. “Our data initially identified a slowdown in export growth starting to emerge in Q3 2011.” Imports of container based commodities into Ireland fell by 5 per cent in the same period. This measure has fallen for 21 consecutive quarters. Liquid bulk imports fell by 24 per cent and break bulk imports were down by 10 per cent. Source : The Irish Times
The AIN SNAN outbound from Rotterdam-Europoort – Photo: Jan Oosterboer (c)
MeteoGroup, the global private weather company, has launched its latest onboard weather forecasting and ship performance optimisation system: SPOS8. The new release of SPOS, the world’s leading onboard weather routing system, introduces an extensive inventory of new features and enhancements, providing captain and crew with the information they need to calculate the optimum route, including, for the first time in onboard software, a fuel consumption-speed reduction curve. SPOS8 can be integrated into MeteoGroup’s other fleet management tools and routing services to offer a complete fleet management solution. With its first onboard use in 1995, SPOS has set the standard for weather routing and is now installed on over 3,000 ships. MeteoGroup has an ongoing development programme for SPOS and the software is always evolving and Distribution : daily to 25875+ active addresses 24-05-2013 Page 19
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improving, ensuring existing and new clients benefit from the latest innovations. In SPOS8, the enhancements are immediately visible with a greatly improved interface and a more intuitive workflow. The route editor has been completely rebuilt, transforming complex data into clear and accessible output which is now even easier to interpret. In the new release, existing features have been enhanced and a huge number of new functions have been added. One of the most highly anticipated features of SPOS8 is a fuel consumption-speed curve which integrates the ship’s specific characteristics enabling the Master to conduct scenario calculations and route optimisation calculations. With SPOS8, the Master also has the tools to carry out improved calculations for fixed ETAs, recalculate archived routes with analysed weather data and customise the voyage with improved weather limit warnings, easy GIS layer functionality and integration with MeteoGroup’s shore-based routing service RouteGuard. Interfacing with ECDIS navigational software systems, motion sensor software and MeteoGroup’s routing and fleet management software, SPOS is also an integral part of MeteoGroup’s fleet management solution. Future plans for SPOS include new partnership opportunities with ECDIS providers and further improvements for fleet management requirements through the development of office and web-based applications. Martin de Jonge, Product Manager Shipping at MeteoGroup commented: “Our partnerships have been a crucial component in the success of SPOS to date and, we see huge potential for expanding our co-operations in the future, adding further value to our weather services for the shipping market.” De Jonge added: “SPOS8 has been developed in close co-operation with customers to ensure the improvements deliver real value to them. We are always exploring new innovations and trialling new software iterations to ensure SPOS maintains its market-leading position, but at the end of the day, the system still does what it does best: calculates an optimum route, for any given ship specification, weather scenario and route parameters.”
A new terminal of Odessa maritime merchant port, which is under construction at the Quarantine Mole, will accept the first ship in autumn this year, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Volodymyr Kozak has said at a briefing in Kyiv.
New terminal of Odessa port will accept first ship in autumn 2013
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"The construction of the first phase of the terminal at the Quarantine Mole in cooperation with a German company with 50/50 financing is in process. Investment in 2013 will amount to about UAH 2 billion," he said. According to the minister, this will allow the building of two berths with a total length of 650 meters, create 112,400 square meters of warehouses, create 405 jobs, and increase container cargo turnover at the port. Source: Interfax-Ukraine
Shipping Ministry, T Kumar, New Delhi New Delhi: The Shipping Ministry's proposal to induct another Additional Secretary may be accepted at the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday. The ministry, which is the custodian of the country's vast and evolving maritime transport sector, now has just one Additional Secretary, Ms T Kumar, also working as Financial Advisor to the Ministry. Kumar also handles the same charge for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Shipping Ministry has sought another Additional Secretary as it requires more hands at the top level to keep pace with the fast expanding sector, official sources said. The new Additional Secretary will have the responsibility to oversee all areas relating to shipping, ports, waterways and among others, they added. The Shipping Ministry now has four Joint Secretaries and a Secretary. Additional secretary's rank is a notch above the Joint Secretary. Source: ZeeNews
Shipping Ministry may get one more Additional Secretary
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