DAILY COLLECTION OF MAR ITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2013 – 317

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2013 – 317

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The DAL STELLENBOSCH arriving in Cape Town – Photo : Ian Shiffman ©

Europort sets standards for maritime technology

The conclusion of Europort 2013 on 8 November allowed business to take stock on how technology can address the key challenges that face the maritime and offshore industry. The event’s sharp focus on the core themes of technical innovation, cost efficiency, sustainability and human capital received intense scrutiny at 31 conferences, seminars and fringe events, including networking receptions and matchmaking opportunities.

Organiser Ahoy backed up its claim for Europort as ‘connecting the maritime world’ by logging attendance by 29,355 visitors from 84 countries, with trade missions present from China, Russia and Brazil, among others. With 1,062 exhibitor companies, Europort 2013 played host to a record number of 16 country pavilions.

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Konstantine Markelov, Vice-Governor of the Astrakhan Region, Russian Federation, came seeking partners to develop regional shipbuilding. He reported a “huge number of fruitful meetings”. “We have already agreed with several partners to jointly realize projects in Astrakhan,” he said. “We would like to combine our efforts, to create a Russian-Dutch shipbuilding cluster in Astrakhan.” Photo left : Peter Herweijer ©

A Future Pioneers Award provided a fitting finale on the closing day of Europort 2013, Friday 8 November in Rotterdam, as four students from the HZ University of Applied Sciences were recognised for

engineering ingenuity that also offers environmentally-friendly solutions to the real world. The award went to "Hydrogen, LNG or Diesel? How to meet the new Marpol NOx Tier III requirements for a second-hand engine".

The honour echoed sentiments expressed at Europort’s opening address by Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands. Acknowledging a global shortage of seagoing and technical personnel, she said: “Human capital is our most important resource…We must do everything we can to attract talented young people.”

The desire for concerted action was also highlighted by full attendance at Europort 2013’s Advanced Technology Conferences. Leo Maas, of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research said: “A combined effort of science and the industry is needed to succeed in this growing market,” after his presentation “Ocean Dynamics in the Deep”.



The ASL Marine Singapore booth with several guests including Jan ter Haar (V), Jan ter Haar (IV) , William

Braun , Mr Ang Kok Leong ( Executive Director ASL) and Karel Kaffa together with some Ladies of ASL

Jannis Kostoulas, organiser of the Mare Forum Conference reported “interesting and intense” discussions between government representatives that included the European Commission and the US Coast Guard and a cross section of industry representatives. As well as thoughts on the future of shipping, technical innovation and the role of government, views aired included what Mr Kostoulas termed “the sense and nonsense of ecoships”.*

From the exhibition floor, Craig Carter, Director of Marketing of Canadian company Thordon Bearings noted the “international flavour” of Europort 2013. As a first time exhibitor, Mr Carter was “pleased but surprised” to see existing customers from Saudi Arabia and Canada in attendance.

Europort 2013 enabled the signing of a new worldwide distribution agreement between Aage Hempel

Group and first-time exhibitor Promarine, of Finland. Promarine Managing Director Jani Järvinen cited the event’s “comprehensive representation of the entire maritime industry” as a factor.

GICAN coordinated participation from companies occupying the French Pavilion. Jean Pierre Carnet, GICAN Managing Director, said his organization had “brought to Europort some key players of the French industry displaying a high level know-how. We are particularly proud to have presented these competitive companies on the cutting edge of innovation.” Volkmar Galke, MAN Diesel & Turbo Head of Promotion (Turbochargers) and Corrie de Gooij, Public Relations Manager Bakker Sliedrecht also noted the variety of visitors to their stands. “PR motives have definitely succeeded this year,” said Ms de Grooij. “Everyone in the maritime world is here in one place.”



Marcel Wandel, Rolls-Royce, Sales Professional said that one of Europort’s strongest points was the fact that “All the major competitors are in one location, so customers can compare the different products”.

Shipyard representatives of Blohm & Voss and Remontowa cited the Thursday evening as an excellent networking occasion with social gatherings taking place throughout the exhibition.

Europort 2013 Exhibition Manager Raymond Siliakus summed up: “It has certainly been a busy week, but it has also been rewarding to see the planning and effort put into Europort 2013 coming to fruition. We are already well underway with Europort Romania, Constanta in May (13-15) 2014, while Europort Istanbul will take place from 18 - 21 March 2015, but we also look forward to welcoming visitors to Europort 2015 (3-6 November) in our ‘home’ port of Rotterdam.”

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The EN AVANT 10 arrived with the SERRA ATASOY, which encountered engine problems, in Rotterdam

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Pirates Take Tanker in Strait of Malacca Near Singapore

Pirates hijacked a second tanker in a month off the Malaysian coast near Singapore, Asia’s biggest oil-trading hub, according to the International Maritime Bureau.

Ten pirates armed with guns and knives boarded a vessel about 7.3 nautical miles (13.5 kilometers) west of Malaysia’s Pulau Kukup in the Strait of Malacca, forcing the crew to transfer its gasoil cargo to another ship, the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Center said in a Nov. 7 incident report on its website. The attack was about 34 miles west of Singapore, according to the co-ordinates recorded by the agency.

The Malacca Strait, which connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean, is one of the world’s two “most strategic chokepoints” for oil trade along with the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It’s the shortest sea route between the Middle East and Asia with about 15.2 million barrels of oil a day transported along the waterway in 2011, according to the EIA. About 90 percent of that was crude.

“Perhaps it’s the work of some kind of gang,” said Captain Mathew Mathai, the marine manager at the Nippon Maritime Center in Singapore, a research group funded by the Nippon Foundation. The attack is similar to those occurring off the coast of Nigeria because the pirates siphoned off the cargo, he said by phone today. “You need an empty ship to transfer the cargo to. It may be a syndicate in operation.” Gasoil Cargo

The oil-products tanker contained gasoil, the IMB said in an e-mailed statement today. A fishing vessel was the only ship to be hijacked in the Strait of Malacca in all of last year, according to the organisation’s website.

The incident follows the hijacking of an oil-products tanker off Malaysia’s Pulau Aur in the South China Sea on Oct. 10, about 67 miles northeast of Singapore. Pirates stole the ship’s cargo before abandoning it on Oct. 15, the IMB’s website shows. The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia

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reported that a vessel called the Danai 4, carrying marine gasoil from Singapore to Vietnam, lost contact with its owners in the area on Oct. 10, according to an alert on its website.

Singapore, at the southern end of the Malacca Strait, was the world’s biggest container port in 2012 after Shanghai and the busiest trans-shipment hub. It’s the site of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s largest oil refinery globally.

There have been 206 reported incidents of piracy worldwide this year, including 11 hijackings, data from the IMB showed. The number of attacks fell globally to 188 in the nine months to September from 233 for the same period last year. The number of armed robbery attacks on vessels in Indonesia is rising, the IMB said on its website Oct. 17. Source: Bloomberg

The HANJIN BLUE OCEAN arriving in Rotterdam Europoort – Photo : Frans de Lijster ©

Commissaris van de Koning Han Polman spreekt op 21 november a.s. over de

kansen van de maritieme industrie en het belang van de maritieme sector voor het

zeevaartonderwijs in Zeeland. Zeeland Maritiem organiseert haar volgende bijeenkomst op 21 november a.s. van 15.00 – 18.00 uur in het Maritiem en Logistiek College De Ruyter, Boulevard Bankert 130, in Vlissingen. ZeelandMaritiem is een informeel netwerkplatform van maritieme professionals uit de Zeeuwse delta. Het initiatief en de organisatie ligt bij de Vereniging Oud Leerlingen van de zeevaartscholen in Vlissingen. (www.zeevaartschoolvlissingen.nl ). Tijdens vorige bijeenkomsten was de maritieme sector steeds bijzonder breed vertegenwoordigd met een opkomst van gemiddeld 100 mensen. Elke bijeenkomst begint steeds met een korte, actuele en uitdagende introductie. Afwisselend geven bekende personen uit het maritieme, of sprekers van maritieme organisaties, hun visie op gebeurtenissen, kansen en ontwikkelingen. Op 21 november a.s. zal de Commissaris van de Koning provincie Zeeland, Han Polman spreken. De heer Polman gaat in op de kansen voor onze maritieme industrie tijdens crisistijd en het belang voor de maritieme sector van M.B.O. en H.B.O. zeevaartonderwijs in Zeeland. U bent van harte uitgenodigd om deze bijeenkomst (kosteloos) bij te wonen. Aanmelden via www.zeelandmaritiem.net Voor meer informatie wordt u verzocht contact op te nemen met: Alex Flinkerbusch [email protected]

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The ESTIA enroute Amsterdam – Photo : Marcel Coster ©

How to keep the seas safe from piracy Commanding the biggest ship in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service, Port Victoria, Captain Gerry Northwood went pirate hunting in the Indian Ocean. Over a four -month period that ended in January 2012, the real-life action hero captured nearly 50 Somali pirates, with more than 30 ending up in jail. And just as important, 44 merchant mariners were rescued by his task force, adding to an already impressive CV that includes chasing down Caribbean drug-runners. There are few who possess greater expertise in protecting the high seas, which is why shipowners’ ears prick-up when Northwood argues that there are increasing risks of attack, from the Suez Canal to the Strait of Gibraltar.

Alongside prostitution, piracy is “one of the two oldest professions in the world”, he says. A year on from what was said to be the first fair Somali election since 1969, hijackings and similar incidents are now at their lowest level than at any time since they received a $315,000 (£199,000) ransom for the release of the Hong Kong-owned tanker Feisty Gas in 2005. Western business’s perception of the East African nation has mellowed to the extent that the former Conservative Party leader Sir Michael Howard brokered an exploration deal with the new government for Soma Oil and Gas earlier this year. However, Somali bandits patrolling the waters off the Horn of Africa could still be costing the global economy as much as $18bn (£11bn) a year, according to a recent World Bank report. Mary Harper, the broadcaster and author of Getting Somalia Wrong?, warned at London International Shipping Week this month that the pirates are “just sleeping, waiting for their time to come back”. When she visits the capital, Mogadishu, Ms Harper is still protected by five bodyguards. The pirates have also been replaced, for now, by increasing criminality in “pinch-points”, such as West Africa, which has cost shipping companies billions of dollars in altered trade routes, extra fuel costs and insurance. Last month, the

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Cosco Asia containership was attacked in the Suez Canal by Egyptian militants who were hoping to destabilise the government. It was the second attack of the summer in the area and al-Furqan, the group claiming responsibility for the foiled attempt on the Cosco Asia, has warned that more will soon follow. “This was a terrorist attack and they are still out there,” Kevin Doherty, the president of US security firm Nexus Consulting, has warned.

Northwood left the Navy at the start of the year, entering the private sector as chief operating officer at Gulf of Aden Group Transits. The Malta-based company has protected more than 40,000 seafarers and is one of the top five maritime security groups that collectively account for around half of the $200m market. “If they [terrorists] really want to sink a vessel in the Suez Canal they will learn how to do it; and clearly it is in the Muslim Brotherhood’s interest to keep the canal in difficulties,” Northwood argues. “The attack on the Cosco Asia shows an increased risk, that immediate and sustained, heightened security needs to be implemented on board merchant vessels using the canal, as well as major maritime choke points such as the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait [between Yemen and Djibouti].”

The cost of a four-strong team of armed ex-marines protecting a ship on a 10-day voyage across the Indian Ocean comes to about $40,000. A three-person team of two Filipinos and an Estonian team leader come in at closer to $25,000 – either way, these are negligible costs given that the cargo may be worth $100m. Besides, an armed entourage means that a ship can travel at a more economical pace across the ocean, saving thousands of dollars in fuel costs, rather than attempting to race away from the threat of piracy. However, taking weapons into ports is not realistic in terms of international diplomacy: “You can’t blame people for not wanting a huge armoury just off their coast,” Northwood points out.

Ports and citadels: seafarer safety Ships – particularly those carrying refined products that are easy for robbers to sell quickly, such as petroleum – should follow certain basic tactics when entering a port. Many port authorities have been infiltrated by militant and criminal gangs, meaning that they will soon be tipped-off on any lucrative incoming cargo. Ship masters should inform a port that the vessel is preparing to dock only hours before it arrives, giving gangs less time to prepare. “If you’re getting to port on Tuesday, don’t tell the authorities until Monday evening or even Tuesday morning,” advises Northwood. “Leave it as late as possible.”

Unarmed security advisers can also help seafarers establish citadels (shelters) on the ship and establish quick routes to reach them when under attack. Security advisers should show crew when they should not be in exposed locations, but being unarmed does not mean that a ship cannot protect itself with razor wire, fire hoses and even decoys, such as mannequins with fake guns to “put doubt” in the attacker’s mind. Source: Independent

As reported last week, the AEGIR of Heerema loaded reels for the first time, the reels were transported from

Zhangzhou to Galveston by SAL’s MV "TRINA" above seen transiting the Panama Canal in July Photo : SAL Heavy Lift GmbH. ©



JTF captures 3 sea pirates, recovers arms, ammunition

Operatives of the Joint Task Force in Niger Delta code-named Operation Pulo Shield have arrested three suspected sea pirates with large cache of ammunition along Twene waterways near Torah community in Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Also, 40 suspected crude oil thieves were nabbed in separate operations in the creeks of Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States. Media Coordinator of the Joint Task Force, Lt. Col Onyema Nwachukwu, in Yenagoa said the sea pirates were nabbed by troops of 130 battalion in the Sector 2 area of responsibility of the JTF.

According to him, the hoodlums were arrested armed with three AK47 rifles and 177 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition on board double 7-horse power speed boat. Lt Col Nwachukwu who said the sea pirates were intercepted at about 10pm while prowling Twene waterways near Torah community for opportunity targets added that the troops also arrested 6 suspected crude oil thieves at Oil Well Head 26 located at Ekuluma II while siphoning crude oil from the oil well.

Troops of 3 and 19 battalions covering the Delta State stretch of Sector 1 area of responsibility of the Joint Task Force, according to Lt Col Nwachukwu also nabbed 24 suspects for illegal oil bunkering activities during anti-oil theft patrols at Mosagor Sapele Road, Egwu 1, Opumami, Asiagbere Creek in Gbekebor, Okufoma and Okwuagbede Communities in Ethiope West, Warri South, Warri North and Okpe Local Government Areas of Delta State.

“The patrol troops also scuttled 7 illegal crude oil distillation sites and 17 Cotonou boats, 16 steel reservoirs, 29 large plastic reservoirs and 3 welding machines used by the oil thieves for their illicit operation,” he said.

In a similar operation in Bayelsa State, he said, troops of 343 Regiment and 5 Battalion of Sector 2 of the JTF patrolling the water ways of Bolbo, Opigni and Mansonkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State also arrested 10 suspected pipeline vandals while attempting to hack into AGIP pipeline in Nembe.

“The suspects were operating with a pumping machine, 15 angle iron, 5 metal pipes and other assorted pipeline vandalism equipment. “The troops further scuttled 18 illegal oil distillation sites and 9 Cotonou boats conveying illegally stolen crude oil.

“During the anti oil theft operations, 40 suspects were arrested for oil theft related offences and are currently undergoing preliminary investigations before they will be handed over to relevant prosecuting agencies,” he said. Source: Vanguard

Why analysts predict oil tanker stock underperformance

A constant stream of money printing by the Fed and higher earnings have pushed the S&P 500 and major indexes into new highs this year. The Guggenheim Shipping ETF (SEA), which invests in major shipping companies like Maersk, has also performed well, outperforming the S&P 500. Yet crude tanker stocks have underperformed the Guggenheim Shipping ETF (SEA) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over the past 12 months. The performance of crude tankers

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shown above comprises Frontline Ltd. (FRO), Nordic American Tanker Ltd. (NAT), Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TNP), and Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK).

Despite the market putting in one of the best performances in years, the underperformance of crude tanker stocks reflects poor industry fundamentals. While the global economy appears to be picking up momentum and countries like Europe and China are doing better than last year, they haven’t helped.

In last week’s series, we saw crude imports in China continue to climb. However, this was negatively affected by inventory restocking activity in 2012. So on a year-over-year basis, crude tanker rates are negatively affected. Car sales in China remain solid, which is a bright spot. But U.S. export of product oil continues to rise, which likely reflects negative fundamentals for crude tankers.

Outlook for crude tankers

Higher orderbook for VLCCs and newbuild prices are reasons to be optimistic about the future. But for now, the average crude tanker stock will likely underperform the overall market and the Guggenheim Shipping ETF (SEA) over the short to medium term, despite showing signs of possible bottom. Source: Market Realist

Northern Shipping Route Functional but Problematic

The new Arctic shipping route running along Russia's northern shore that opened up due to climate change will not be crowded any time soon. Cargoes of coal, diesel and gas have made the trip but high insurance costs, slow going and strict environmental rules mean there will not be a rush to follow them.

Looser ice means icebergs. One vessel has already been holed, and large ice breaking vessels, not always on hand, are a must.

"Significant safety and navigational concerns remain an obstacle to commercial shipping in the Northern Sea route, despite recent media reports of 'successful' transits," said Richard Hurley, a senior analyst at shipping intelligence publisher IHS Maritime. "AIS [ship] tracking of vessels in the area shows all vessels are subject to deviation from direct routes as a result of ice, and many areas still cannot be navigated safely without the presence of large icebreakers able to provide assistance such as lead through to clearer waters." Sporadic Success

Last month, a dry bulk vessel carrying coal from Canada passed through the Northwest Passage to deliver a cargo to Finland, in a trip its operators said would save $80,000 worth of fuel and cut shipping time by a week.

The world's top oil trader Vitol brought tankers in October with Asian diesel to Europe via the Northern Sea route over Russia, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs.

The fast-growing liquefied natural gas market, in which Arctic players like Russia and Norway play a big role, has also seen maiden Arctic voyages.

The YONG SHENG arriving in Rotterdam – Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©

Hurley said the passage of the Yong Sheng cargo vessel in August from China to Europe via the Northern Sea was only possible with the aid of the world's largest nuclear powered icebreaker, 50 Let Pobedy, to get it through the Lapatev Sea. Ship tracking showed only four large icebreakers were available at any one time to cover the whole Northern sea route. Separately, a small Russian oil products tanker was holed in September in the Kara Sea, also off Russia. "Even though damage was minimal and did not cause a pollution incident, the holing revealed the fragility of



emergency help," Hurley said. "Taken together, all the inherent dangers and concerns over potential Arctic pollution count heavily against time and cost savings alone when assessing the commercial viability of the seaway." Insurance and Containers

The market is also still nascent for insurers.

"The key obstacle here will remain the insurance, as it is still simply too risky a proposition for standard commercial insurers," said Michael Frodl of U.S.-based consultancy C-Level Maritime Risks, who advises insurers.

"The ships are not ready, the support facilities and port infrastructure are not yet in place, and the risks have not been figured out enough to price insurance correctly." Others say the commercial potential is unlikely to be viable for container ships, which transport consumer goods, partly as trade flows develop beyond China in coming decades towards other regions including Africa and South America.

"The further away global trade moves from a totally China-centric export pattern, the more a short 'polar' route loses its appeal," said Jan Tiedemann, shipping analyst with consultancy Alphaliner.

"The Southern route — even if longer — will always have the advantage of serving numerous markets at the same time. Think of the Middle East. Think of transshipment via the [Malacca] Straits to Australia and New Zealand. Think of transshipment in Arabia for East Africa. Think of Med and Black Sea loops," he said. Environment Dictates Cargo

Until recent years, harsh weather conditions, which can drop to 40 to 50 degrees centigrade below zero, had limited Arctic shipping mostly to small freighters and icebreakers that supplied northern communities in Canada, Norway or Russia. According to French ship classification society Bureau Veritas, there were 40 Arctic route trading voyages in 2012 for all vessel classes, including oil tankers, with about one million tons of cargo moved. That compared with 700 million tons transported through the Suez Canal. Knut Espen Solberg of Norwegian shipping and offshore classification group Det Norske Veritas, said dry bulk vessels carrying coal were best suited for Arctic shipping as the potential for environmental damage was less. "Oil and container spills have a much bigger potential environmental impact than coal, so their shipping is likely to be restricted heavily," said Solberg, a former Arctic mariner. Source: The Moscow Times

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Captain Francesco Schettino jumped off sinking Costa Concordia, trainee officer

tells court A TRAINEE officer on board the Costa Concordia when it sank off an Italian island last year has told a court that the captain did not fall off the stricken liner on to a lifeboat as he claims, but jumped to safety.

"We found a lifeboat. I jumped on, (Francesco) Schettino had jumped on just before me," Stefano Iannelli told a court in Grosseto where the captain is on trial for manslaughter, abandoning ship and causing the disaster which left 32 people dead.

His testimony would appear to corroborate accusations that the embattled captain - nicknamed "Captain Coward" by tabloid media - apparently headed ashore to ensure his own safety while terrified people were still trapped aboard the doomed ship.

Capt Schettino insists that he slipped off the Costa Concordia, which was already tilting at a 90-degree angle, and fell on to a lifeboat. In a widely-quoted phone call a coast guard official is heard upbraiding Schettino and ordering him to "get back on board, for f***'s sake" - an order the former captain refused point blank to follow.

"We had formed a human chain, so as not to slip," Mr Iannelli said as he described the chaos on board after the crash off the Tuscan island of Giglio, according to Italian media reports.

"I was part of the Tango India support team and we helped at least five injured people. When I could no longer see any passengers, I went with Schettino" and four others "and we found a lifeboat," he said. "I jumped on its roof, Schettino had jumped on just before me. As soon as the lifeboat set off, the ship rolled over and the deck we had been on sank underwater. On our way to shore we picked up passengers in the water," he added. The 290-metre Concordia crashed into rocks off Giglio on January 13, 2012, with 4229 people from 70 countries on board. Capt Schettino faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Source : HeraldSun

EXTRA GARANTIE Afgelopen zaterdag heeft KNRM Breskens de heer Piet Herrebout en zijn familie ontvangen. Een bijzonder moment, omdat de heer Herrebout al 50 jaar donateur is van de KNRM en dus met recht een trouwe donateur genoemd mag worden.

De 73-jarige Piet Herrebout was jarenlang kapitein op een chemicaliëntanker op de kleine handelsvaart. Omdat zijn vrouw een extra garantie wilde, dat hij heelhuids thuiskwam, is zij destijds donateur van de KNRM geworden. Na haar overlijden heeft dhr. Herrebout het donateurschap voortgezet.

Na een hartelijk welkom werd door de secretaris iets verteld over de historie van het reddingstation en over het dagelijkse reilen en zeilen. Het aantal reddingen is de afgelopen jaren gestaag gegroeid van ongeveer 12 naar meer dan 70 reddingen per jaar. Ook wist onze secretaris te vertellen, dat Breskens het enige reddingstation van Nederland zou zijn, dat nog nooit aan een oproep geen gehoor heeft kunnen geven. Dus met recht kan gezegd worden, dat we altijd paraat staan.

Vervolgens nam de voorzitster van ons reddingstation én burgemeester van de



Gemeente Sluis Annemiek Jetten het woord. Zij benadrukte het belang van donateurs voor de KNRM en hoe bijzonder het is dat iemand al 50 jaar donateur is. Uit handen van onze voorzitster kreeg de heer Herrebout een speld uitgereikt en was het tijd voor taart.

Daarna ging het hele gezelschap aan boord van reddingboot ZEEMANSHOOP en werden de trossen los gegooid. De heer Herrebout woont in Terneuzen met uitzicht op de Westerschelde. Hij vond het daarom wel leuk om voor een keer Terneuzen vanaf de waterkant te bekijken. Ondanks zijn

jarenlange vaarervaring was dit zijn eerste keer aan boord van een reddingboot. Onderweg was er alle tijd om nader kennis te maken met de bemanningsleden. Met deze mooie vaartocht hopen we dat de heer Herrebout aan den lijve heeft ondervonden hoe welbesteed en gewaardeerd zijn jarenlange bijdrage is geweest én zal zijn.

Crowds turn out to look at tall ship Thousands of people lined up to look at the tall ship Lord Nelson when it entered Picton

A spokesman for the Marlborough Maritime Heritage Trust said he did not expect the numbers who turned out to see Lord Nelson, which is designed to cater for people with all types of physical disabilities. "There was just a constant stream of people coming through, Picton was just booming," he said.

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The ship was open for viewing from 1.30pm until 5pm, and was first open to the elderly or people with disabilities, he said. The number of people showed the "maritime flavour was very evident in Picton", the spokesman said.

"It fits Picton well." He hoped the visit would be the first of many to come, saying it was a good attraction for Picton.

"It's been very good for raising awareness of the Edwin Fox [museum], there was a good flow on,

and positive feedback . . . there was people everywhere," he said. Shops and cafes in Picton were also thriving, and the crew from Lord Nelson were to spend the night in the town before heading toward Auckland on the ship tomorrow. The public are able to buy tickets to stay on board for different parts of the ship's journey. The ship is crewed by people with and without disabilities at different stages of the trip, each lasting between five days and two months. A second tall ship, the Young Endeavour, would be arriving in Picton today (Wednesday) for just an hour, about 3pm, the spokesman said. Source : Stuff



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IN WATERS DEEP-A SAILORS END. In ocean wastes no poppies blow, No crosses stand in ordered row,

There young hearts sleep. beneath the wave. The spirited, the good, the brave,...

But stars a constant vigil keep, For them who lie beneath the deep. 'Tis true you cannot kneel in prayer

On certain spot and think. "He's there." But you can to the ocean go.

See whitecaps marching row on row; Know one for him will always ride.

In and out. with every tide. And when your span of life is passed, He'll meet you at the "Captain's Mast." And they who mourn on distant shore For sailors who'll come home no more, Can dry their tears and pray for these Who rest beneath the heaving seas.

For stars that shine and winds that blow And whitecaps marching row on row.

And they can never lonely be For when they lived. they chose the sea.

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2 dead, 5 missing as ship lost in typhoon in S China

Rescuers in the southern island province of Hainan found two bodies on Monday suspected of being sailors from a cargo ship missing in the South China Sea since Sunday. Five crew of the Guangxi-registered ship remain unaccounted for after the ship's mooring rope broke at 3:22 p.m. Sunday amid typhoon Haiyan, and the storm drove the vessel away from Sanya in Hainan, according to the local maritime search and rescue center.

Ships, speed boats and helicopters were mobilized to join the search, but the rescue effort was futile while the typhoon raged. The national observatory issued a rainstorm alert on Monday for the southern provinces as rain and tidal waves caused at least seven deaths in the region. As of early Monday evening, the typhoon had brought economic losses of close to 5 billion yuan (about 810 million U.S. dollars) in Hainan, especially in the agricultural, fishing and forestry sectors, said Chen Wu, spokesman for the Hainan Provincial Flood, Drought and Typhoon Prevention Department.

Haiyan has destroyed over 3,600 houses and damaged about 122,000 hectares of farmland in the province. In neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, gales and rainstorms cut the power supply to over 158,000 households. Over 300 teams have been sent on emergency rescues. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains to Guangxi and the provinces of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guizhou on Monday and Tuesday. Source : ChinaDaily

NAVY NEWS

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Navy strives to keep new ships like Zumwalt from being hacked

The destroyer being built at BIW and other modern warships pose a cybersecurity challenge.

Combining mechanical and combat systems into an integrated network aboard U.S. warships presents cybersecurity challenges, but there’s no evidence that a Navy ship has ever been hacked, according to one of the Navy’s top cybersecurity officials.

The stealthy Zumwalt that’s under construction at Maine’s Bath Iron Works represents the highest level of automation and integration to date on a destroyer, Rear Adm. William Leigher said.

“The real key for Zumwalt is doing the exhaustive testing that we will do as the ship starts to come to life and doing the training that we need to as we understand the nuances of the ship,” said Leigher, the Navy’s director of Warfare Integration for Information Dominance.

Leigher, a native of Appleton, returned to his home state to deliver a keynote address Friday at a University of Southern Maine conference bringing together information technology officers to talk about cybersecurity, cyber ethics and resources for small businesses.

The USM graduate said the first Navy ship he served aboard was powered by a steam engine and was controlled by valves that had to be turned by hand.

The Navy’s current destroyers are light-years beyond that and the Zumwalt takes it to another level, with so much automation that the crew size will be nearly halved.

In his job, working for the chief of naval operations, Leigher is responsible for overseeing the Navy’s future programs for network systems, intelligence, shipboard systems, unmanned aircraft and weapon systems.

Cybersecurity and network operations are a big part of the 200 programs – including some systems aboard the Zumwalt – that fall under his purview.

His biggest concerns, he said, are about 450,000 computers used by the Navy, threats from nation states and groups like Anonymous that try to penetrate networks, and networked systems that are integrated aboard Navy warships and submarines operating around the world.

“Anyone who turns on a computer is introducing some threat at various levels,” he said. “The sheer size of the Navy’s network is a problem for us.”

In commercial ships, a private security firm has demonstrated the ability to hack the Automatic Identification System used by thousands of ships around the world, either disengaging the system or altering it to send out erroneous data or to create phantom vessels. But the Navy doesn’t believe anyone has managed to hack a system aboard a U.S. warship, and Leigher wants to make sure that no one does. “Our security is very good, but if I thought it was perfect, then I could go home at 3 o’clock after every day, and I don’t,” he said. “It takes all of our attention to sharpen the skills of our operators and to make sure we have the most relevant technology.” Source : Morning Sentinel

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Sevmash completes testing of ocean-going mega-yacht

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Sevmash OJSC (Severodvunsk) has completed testing of ocean-going yacht. The test programme has been completed in full. According to the company’s press center, the yacht will be sent to Arkhangelsk and further transported to Italy for VIP interior finish. This yacht is the first experience of Sevmash in construction of such vessels.

Technical characteristics of the ocean-going yacht of project А 1331: length - 71 m, width – 11 m, draught – 3.8 m, displacement – 1,200 t, speed – 20 knots, accommodation – 12 passengers, 14 crew.

As it was reported earlier, the yacht was launched on September 4, 2013.

Sevmash OJSC is a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, Russia’s largest multi-profile shipbuilding complex. The basic directions of Sevmash activities are military engineering manufacturing for Russian Navy and foreign customers; marine engineering manufacturing for oil and gas production; civil shipbuilding; manufacturing of equipment for mechanical-engineering, metallurgy, gas-and-oil and other branches of industry; atomic submarines and surface ships warranty repair and upgrading, utilizing; design of vessels, marine structures, marine equipment, equipment for oil and gas production. Source : PortNews

£14m for Solent after shipyard closure The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a £14m to cushion the economic blow of shipbuilding closures at Portsmouth Naval Base in 2014. The Solent LEP has made £7.7m of a £14m support package available immediately following the news that BAE will cease shipbuilding operations in Portsmouth from 2014. The £7.7m fund is comprised of £4.7m from Solent Futures and a further £3m from the Growing Place Fund. Details are being finalised for the release of the amount, which will be about £7m. The announcement follows an offer from Hampshire Chamber of Commerce to support Portsmouth City Council to soften the impact on the local economy. Doug Morrison, chairman of the Solent LEP, said: "The time to act is now. We have to respond to the news quickly and positively and I believe with the development of this funding package that's exactly what we are doing. "Together with our partners, we are looking to give local people and businesses the tools they need to pick themselves up and create new opportunities. It's an investment in the economy of tomorrow and I am confident that this funding will be just the start of the help we can offer." Morrison and the chief executive of Solent LEP are also in talks with central government to source further funds. Source : Insider Media Limited

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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

The JORK RANGER in Rotterdam – Photo : Henk de Winde ©

WSB Weekly Market Report Week 45 - 8th November 2013

DRY S&P MARKET:

The dry S&P market reported ten sales last week. In the panamax sector OCEAN LION (75,656 / blt 2005 Japan) was sold to Hellenic Star for $20 m. The mid ‘90s built PRIDE OF INDORE (75,230 / blt 1996 Italy) went for $7.4 m to Chinese buyers whilst the Korean built C.JOURNEY (73,095 / blt 1995) was sold to Greek buyers for $7.25 m. Baltic Trading is reported to have paid $60 m en bloc for the Japanese built ultramaxes; SUPRA CHALLENGER I (61,462 / blt 2012) and SUPRA CHALLENGER II (61,455 / blt 2013). The modern ultramax DESERT CONDOR (56,147 / blt 2011 Japan) has been sold to Greek owners Vamvaship for $28 m a very firm price. Pacific Basin purchased MEDI CHENNAI (55,862 / blt 2005 Japan) for $19.5 m and FRONTIER ANGEL (52,478 / blt 2001 Japan) was sold in an off-market deal to Blue Wall for $14.6 m. In the handysize sector OLEG (27,900 / blt 1995 Japan) was confirmed sold for $7.6 m to undisclosed buyers and unknown Greek buyers spent $6.3 m on GLOBAL CHALLENGER (25,012 / blt 1998 Japan).

TANKER S&P MARKET:

The Tanker S&P market has six reported sales. Eurotankers bought the suezmax TENERIFE SPIRIT (160,383 / blt 2000 Korea) for $16.5 m and Polembros got OLIVER JACOB (157,327 / blt 1999 Korea) for $13.3 m. MADONNA (30,561 / blt 1999 Japan) went to Indonesian buyers for $7.9 m. The Romanian built TERNEN (15,212 / blt 2009) is

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reported sold to German buyers for $12 m. Med based owners purchased the Turkish built RAPALLO (8,476 / blt 2010) for $13.7 m and VINGATANK (4,298 / blt 2002 Turkey) went to Russian owners for $4.4 m.

CHARTERING:

Capesize improved by 114 ponits to close the week at $2,514. Polaris covered Mona Frontier (172,865 / blt 2001) dely Port Talbot 11-14 Nov trip via Hampton Roads redly South Korea at $37,000. The time charter average of panamax market dropped from $13,031 to $12,503. Low period activity reported, Norden fixed Angelic Glory (74,700 / blt 2002) dely Qingdao 23-28 Nov for 4-6 months redly worldwide at $11,500 daily. Supramax period rates remained stable with Chios Trinity (50,341 / blt 2004) fixed dely Tonda spot for 2-4 months trading redly PMO-Japan at $11,750 daily to Oldendorff. Average hires for the Coal via Indonesia to China at $12,000-13,000's level basis dely South China. Source : Wallem Shipbroking (HK) Ltd. - Projects - Sale and Purchase As brokers only - All information given in good faith without guarantee.

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Queen of Scandinavia sale DFDS has sold passenger ship Queen of Scandinavia , which since 2010 has been chartered to the Russian shipping company St Peter Line . It is not known how much Russians paid for the 32- year-old passenger , now operating under the name Princess Maria. Queen of Scandinavia was built in Finland to Silja Line in 1981 pasted it on the route between Stockholm and Helsinki. In 1990 it was sold to DFDS under the name Queen of Scandinavia pasted it on the route between Copenhagen and Oslo. In 2001 we went on to the company's former route between Newcastle and

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Ijmuiden, in 2007 to be deployed on the route between Newcastle and Bergen. Since this route closed in 2008, Queen of Scandinavia was laid up in Korsor .

After an interlude as a floating hotel in Sweden ,the passenger ship was in early 2010, chartered to St. Peter Line and placed on the company's new service between Helsinki and St. Petersburg.

The plan is Princess Maria will continue on its present route ,with a side trip to Sochi where it will be floating hotel during the Winter Olympics . In spite of sale, the technical management of DFDS Seaways AB in Klaipeda remains. Source: DFDS Update / Ferries of Northern Europe

Greenpeace's 'hippie ship' open to public in S.F

America's Cup yachts? Cruise ships? Forget all that. The big attraction Sunday along San Francisco's waterfront was the world's most famous "hippie ship." Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, the floating, green-hued hub for environmental activism, pulled into Pier 15 Friday and will remain through Nov. 19, open for free public tours, art shows, films, panel discussions and live music.

Up to 900 people a day are expected to visit the boat,

made famous by a 1985 incident off the coast of New Zealand when the French bombed - and sank - its predecessor, the first Rainbow Warrior, during a nuclear weapons protest.

The new Rainbow Warrior (actually, the third overall) is a $33 million, custom-built sailboat outfitted with a helipad, and unique A-frame masts that give the boat stability and allow it to derive 90 percent of its power from the wind. It's designed to accommodate up to 32 crew members as they circle the globe blocking oil tankers, protesting deforestation and taking up other environmental crusades. The job is not without its hazards. Its sister ship, the Arctic Sunrise, saw its crew of about 30 arrested in September by the Russian Coast Guard and imprisoned in Murmansk, awaiting trial for piracy after the crew attempted to string a protest banner across a Russian oil rig. They face 15 years in jail if convicted. Joel Stewart, captain of the Rainbow Warrior, is not fazed. "The real risk isn't getting arrested, it's climate change," he said Sunday. "No amount of military superiority or terrorism is going to get us out of this one. ... The risk is definitely worth it." While in San Francisco, Greenpeace staff are protesting a Stockton palm-oil refinery that imports large volumes of palm oil from deforested Indonesian rain forest. Next it's off to San Diego, then Central and South America. "People used to think of the Rainbow Warrior as a hippie ship," said Greenpeace spokeswoman Kat Clark. "But now we're scientists, activists, professionals. ... And the need is greater than ever." Source : San Francisco Chronicle

Protesters bar tanker from loading A source in the Hariqa Port, to the east of Libya, said that last Friday, Libyan protesters prevented a tanker that was supposed to head to Italy, from loading crude oil at Hariqa port, which has been troubled for over two months.

The Libyan provisional government has repeatedly announced it is willing to reopen the port, located to the far east of the country, for oil shipments, however the government couldn't implement their desire due to repeated protests and unrest. Source : Gulfshipnews



Good cruise season for Copenhagen The cruise season in 2013 was another good year for Copenhagen. The number of calls this year went up to 346 and the number of travelers over 800,000. Copenhagen continues therefore to be one of the most popular cruise destinations in Europe. " Copenhagen has become the natural hub for cruise traffic in Northern Europe. We continue to be competitive and attract both new and returning guests . The port location in the capital city is perfect, the airport is nearby, and the city of Copenhagen attracts many different kinds of companies and visitors , here is something for everyone to experience , "says Arnt , cruise manager at CMP.

The largest cruise month was June with 88 calls , followed by 86 in July and 74 in August . The season ends in December with five Christmas cruises. Of the 346 calls is 46 percent so-called turnaround calls , it means that the vessels takes new passengers on board before departure , and later put passengers at the end of cruise travel .

At the same time several crew changes were made in Copenhagen during the season . Copenhagen is in this way a kind of home port for these vessels during the summer season in the Baltic Sea .

The rest of the calls are known as transit calls , the vessel shall one day visit , so passengers can use between six and seven hours as tourists in Copenhagen . Calculations carried out , estimates that cruise passengers and crews according to calculations down to around 825 million Danish kroner a year.

In order to develop traffic makes CMP substantial investment. A new quay allows for 500 calls per year from 2014 onwards. In addition , to create three new , ultra-modern terminal buildings to turnaround activities .

"We are excited to be involved and contribute to the development of the tourism industry by creating the best possible conditions for cruise traffic ," says Arnt. Top 6 of visitors cruise passengers in Copenhagen : 1 Germany ( 25 percent ) 2 USA / Canada ( 22 percent ) 3 United Kingdom ( 14 percent ) 4 Italy ( 7 percent ) 5 Spain ( 4 percent ) 6 Australia ( 3 percent )

2013 was also the first cruise ships with turnaround calls to Malmo , where the Spanish cruise organizer Pullmanturs vessel Empress call ten times with about 36,000 passengers. Source: Copenhagen Malmö Port/Maritime Denmark

OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX

The handsome British registered freighter TEAKWOOD, 6551 gross tons, was built for John I. Jacobs & Co. Ltd. in 1962. She called at Cape Town in 1964 to discharge a consignment of red London buses. - Photo: Robert Pabst ©



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