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IN MEMORIAM You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and

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Zaterdag bereikte mij het droeve bericht dat

ROB KROOTJES Robertus Emanuel Wilhelmus

Op 13 juni is overleden. Millingen aan de Rijn 27 juli 1945 Bergen op Zoom 13 Juni 2014

Rob begon zijn nautische loopbaan bij de koopvaardij en maakte de overstap naar Smit-Lloyd waar hij heeft gevaren als kapitein, later werd hij hoofd nautische dienst bij Smit vloot gevolgd door operations manager Smit Rockwater offshore waarna Rob de overstap maakte naar VOPAK waar hij directeur vloot werd gevolgd door general manager Broere en Essberger en daarna met pensioen om nog voor 1 schip, naar wat Rob zelf zei, (het mooiste schip) te zorgen, de Eendracht waar hij directeur van de Stichting Het Zeilend Zeeschip ‘De Eendracht’ werd, ik kreeg op 12 juni het bericht dat de gezondheid van Rob het niet langer toestond dat hij zijn werk voor de Eendracht bleef continueren. Zijn gezondheid speelde hem al langer parten. Dubbel droevig omdat zijn inzet voor het schip en de organisatie in één woord ‘groots’ was. “Erg jammer want ben nog lang ik niet klaar met dingen doen en had nog veel plannen maar de feiten zijn keihard dus het gaat anders dan ik in gedachten had” schreef Rob in een mail. Mensen het ga je goed!! Woorden die diep respect afdwingen, Ik heb nog met Rob gecomuniceerd via de e-mail, waarin hij me vroeg “Maak er een mooi verhaaltje van in de newsclippings, als je dat zou willen doen dat doe ik liever dan een dure nietszeggende rouwadvertentie in de krant” Hierbij heb ik aan je wens voldaan Rob, ik hoop dat ik het goed gedaan heb.

Rob is thuis in zijn vertrouwde omgeving, alwaar geen bezoek

U kunt afscheid nemen van Rob op donderdag 19 juni om 12.30 uur in de zaal van Natuurlijk Kloof, Zurenhoek 5 te Bergen op Zoom. U bent na het afscheid welkom in de ontvangstruimte van NatuurlijkKloof voor een samenzijn. De familie zal Rob in besloten kring naar het crematorium begeleiden.

Condoleren graag alleen schriftelijk voor de dienst.

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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

The bulker NORD YILAN arriving Dunedin to load logs Photo : Ross Walker ©

Massive Foss Maritime tugs soon will be bound for the Arctic

The lower Columbia Region’s economic fortunes are becoming increasingly tied to the energy industry, and that’s especially true for one of the area’s oldest companies. Foss Maritime, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has begun building a fleet of three arctic-class tugboats in its Rainier shipyard. It will use the tugs to serve the oil and gas mining industries in Alaska. Costing $10 million each, the tugs will tow building modules from Korea to remote ocean oil fields in the arctic. The first, the Michele Marie, is supposed to be ready by spring. Crews in Rainier already have completed the hull. On Thursday, they were preparing to install the main engine next week. “It’s the biggest and most complex one we’ve built here,” shipyard director Don Nugent said of the tug. When finished, the Michele Marie will be able to pull 120 tons through Alaska’s icy waters, Faber said. It will be capable of travelling 30 days without refueling — a necessity in remote oil fields, Faber said. The hull is extra stout to withstand rough seas and ice. By next May, two other tugboats also named after Foss board members’ wives — Denise Lynn and Nicole Kathleen — will round out the three-year project. The project has been an economic boon to Rainier, which in 2012 expanded the shipyard and its workforce there to 40 so it could build bigger boats. The Lower Columbia Region’s ties to the energy

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industry have been growing, with oil exporting terminals locating or proposed here. Two coal export terminals are proposed in Longview and Port Westward. Gary Faber, senior vice president at Foss, says the Northwest has historic ties to Alaska, and building the arctic tugs to service oil and gas industries in the far north continue the connection. “It keeps transportation from the Puget Sound to Alaska with a Northwest-based company,” Faber said.

Foss, based in Seattle, was founded in 1889 in Tacoma by Thea Foss, who owned a single tugboat. “She started with zero. She built one of the first thriving industries up here. There isn’t any reason why we can’t be innovative and looking for opportunities,” Faber said. Foss today is a global company with 1,000 employees. It owns 130 tugs and barges and had $302 million in revenues in 2010, according to the company. Rainier is the location of one of its two shipyards (the other is in Seattle). Source : The Daily News Online

Cruise ships searching for new 'wow' factor

A cruise is basically made up of two ingredients: the ship (aka the what) and the ports it sails to (the where).

For many years, we heard a lot about the what. With each new ship came a new can-you-top-this amusement - climbing walls, basketball courts, putting greens, virtual-reality experiences. Passengers have been conditioned to expect something wow-worthy when they come aboard. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' 4905-passenger Quantum of the Seas created a buzz with news of its sky-diving simulator, RipCord by iFly, and its Ferris wheel-style sky ride, North Star. In the past, this is what made news in the cruise world. It was what got potential passengers interested.

But the "where" can also make a cruise line stand out.

HAL’s NIEUW AMSTERDAM moored in Istanbul – Photo : Adrian Brown ©

With competition fierce and so many ships sailing the same routes to popular ports around the world, every cruise line is under pressure to find a new "wow", according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), an industry association with 26 member cruise lines and 10,500 travel agencies. Cruise lines big (Carnival, for example) and small (Azamara) are finding wow factors beyond what's onboard. They're adding new ports or two every season, or developing a new itinerary in a popular destination. They're also moving ships to new destinations in areas they wouldn't have even considered five or 10 years ago, including Montenegro and Afghanistan. Viking Cruises, American Cruise Lines, UniWorld and other small ship lines are commissioning new builds.



Besides ships, whole small-ship cruise lines have either just opened (Emerald Waterways, DreamCruise) or are expanding (Aqua Expeditions, Ponant Croisieres, Tauck Cruises) to keep up with demand. All feature ships with a capacity of less than 250 - built not just to blend in with traditional vessels of the regions but withstand the vicissitudes of remote areas and/or extreme weather.

Time has also been spent researching and testing waterways that have long been the lifeblood of civilisations but not on our radar today, because size matters when it comes to ships and where they can go when they're carrying a few thousand people. Destinations on the rise today include Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Amazon among the exotics. France - yes, France, its many canals and rivers - is especially au courant right now for small-ship sailing.

The big cruise lines are adding ports in all parts of the globe. Regent Seven Seas has added 21 ports, ranging from Natal, Brazil, to Nosy Be, Madagascar. Crystal's two ships have 12 maiden calls, including Oban, Scotland, and Luanda, Angola. Holland America is adding Burma, Labrador and Angola, as well as itineraries based out of Singapore.

The big lines know they can't tread water, even in the Caribbean, which is still the most popular destination for cruisers. So they are adding new islands to their itineraries. Even fans of "the islands" who don't really care about the "where," as long as it's sunny and warm, eventually want a change of scenery - provided it's still sunny and warm, of course. So itineraries are being refreshed to include less-visited islands.

Regent Seven Seas has revamped several sailings, including its Caribbean Colonies 10-night itinerary round trip from Miami, to include new destinations and new experiences: For instance, it pulls into San Juan, Puerto Rico, midday, timing the visit to allow passengers an evening of urban fun, after which ports of call include Gustavia, St Bart; St John's, Antigua; Castries, St Lucia; and Philipsburg, St Maarten, before returning to Miami.

Many destinations, understanding the value of cruise ship tourism, are investing in their ports to make them more attractive and accommodate larger ships. Especially in the Caribbean, demand for new ports is so high CLIA and its member cruise lines formed a Global Ports Committee to bring together key players from the cruise lines, port operators, port authorities, government and port-related service providers. Of course, one of the advantages of small ships and river cruises is they can go where big ships can't. That is one reason river cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the cruise market. Source : Stuff.co.nz

Eni Norge Enters Agreement with DNV GL Eni Norge AS awards DNV GL a framework agreement for the supply of inspection services to the Goliat platform in the Barents Sea. The term of the contract is three years, with an option for a two-year extension. The assignment consists of planning and carrying out inspections of static equipment, load-bearing structures and offloading and anchoring systems aboard the Goliat FPSO during its operational life.

Local spin-off effects The contract, which will help further reinforce the petroleum cluster in Northern Norway, is in line with Eni Norge’s ambition to create spin-off effects connected with the Goliat project. DNV GL has experience of working for Eni Norge from the company’s Harstad section, for example in the field of oil spill contingency. In connection with the new agreement for inspection services, DNV GL sees potential for moving personnel to Hammerfest. Also DNV GL subcontractor ApplusRTD will establish a branch office in Hammerfest during the coming year. The contract underpins DNV GL’s established business strategy for growth in Northern Norway and heightened focus on services connected with Arctic operations.

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loading unit (FPSO), and is full of unique technological systems, specially adapted to conditions in the Barents Sea. The estimated reserves in the field are 174 million barrels of oil and 8 billion standard cubic metres of gas. Source : Marinelink

The E.R. PUSAN approaching the port of Haifa – Photo : Peter Szamosi ©

Illegal sand dredging activity busted, 6 detained

A team of local marine police seized a barge suspected to be carrying out illegal sand dredging at Tanjung Sahat, Muara Payang (Borneo) near here, on Wednesday. Acting state (Region 5) marine police commander Supt Mohd Yazid Abdul Aziz confirmed that a team of marine police when conducting an operation code-named `Ops Pensura’ that morning spotted the barge in the midst of carrying out sand dredging. When interrogated, the skipper failed to produce a valid permit which prompted the enforcement officers to rope the crew in to facilitate investigation under Section 32A of State Land Code. The seized barge equipped with two cranes and sand worth in all about RM3.2 million together with the skipper and five crew on board had been handed over to the local Land and Mines Department for further action. Source : The BorneoPost

Scanjet offers widest in-tank equipment package for FPSOs

Scanjet Marine AB and Scanvent ApS are combining product ranges to create the most comprehensive in-tank equipment package available for tankers and FPSOs. Scanjet’s current product range consists of tank cleaning equipment, Tank Management solutions with monitoring, control and alarm system for cargo and service tanks.

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Scanvent offers a novel range VOC efficient dual nozzle high velocity valves, ranging from barges to VLCCs and FPSOs, and MSC/Circ. 1324 flame screen upgrade kits spares for most existing p/v valves.

The combined product ranges cover all in-tank equipment bar cargo pumps. The two companies are already supplying numerous projects individually for the most demanding ship owners, such as JO Tankers and Stolt-Nielsen, and combining efforts will boost efficiency and customer services by rendering a single contact for the combined product range.

Scanjet’s factory in Sweden will assume manufacturing of Scanvent p/v valves next to its tank cleaning machine production line. The two sales and R&D organisations will integrate with Scanjet’s sales network becoming a single point of contact for customers over the next months. Source : Energy Global

SMIT BUFFALO working near the Black Jack buoy in Southampton approaches on the Boskalis project to deepen and extend the shipping channel to make room for the next generation of Ultra Large Container ships. Photo : Graeme Ewens ©

Global LNG: Asian spot prices slide towards 3 year lows amid weak demand Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) slid further this week to levels not seen since April 2011 as mild weather and high inventory levels kept a lid on demand, traders said. Spot LNG prices for July delivery fell to $12.20-$12.30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), from $12.70 per mmBtu a week earlier. A glut of LNG supplies has spurred one of the sharpest downturns on record, prompting spot prices to drop around 40 percent from a late-winter February peak above $20 per mmBtu. "We don't expect much change in demand for July and August," a trader with an oil major said. Spot LNG prices usually slump during the summer, but often see sharp reversals once demand picks up towards the start of the winter season. This year an increase in supply as ExxonMobil began exports from its Papua New Guinea terminal in May, six-months ahead of schedule, put extra pressure on spot LNG. Traders were awaiting the result of a sell tender by Australia's North West Shelf for as many as six LNG cargoes to get a better read on the market. The tender was due to be awarded on Friday. Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina also aims to sell several LNG cargoes from its Bontang export facility for July delivery, a person familiar with the matter said. Adding to the already ample global supply, two Qatari mega-production trains are resuming production following a maintenance period that began earlier in the year, said another trading source. Qatargas did not reply to questions sent by email. Re-exports from Europe have come to a halt due to the drop in Asian prices. Spanish re-exporters appear largely to be hoarding supply, with buyers unwilling to meet sellers' price expectations, said to be in the $11 per mmBtu FOB range.



Europe continued to absorb excess volumes from Qatar amid weak demand in Asia, traders said. Four LNG tankers with a total capacity of 872,000 cubic meters from Qatar are expected to arrive in Britain or Belgium in the week to June 18. "Compared to last year there is additional supply coming from Papua New Guinea, but then there is less coming form the Atlantic basin, so the total number of cargoes available is not much different," the oil major's trader said. In an unusual effort to limit supply and prop up prices, some industry players are considering using floating storage to store the current oversupply of LNG. Low tanker day-rates at around $60,000 and weak demand provide some of the conditions needed to enable the storage play for the first time in about eight years. However, trade sources say prices are not yet weak enough to warrant the move.Unlike crude oil, storing LNG on tankers out at sea is generally seen as a measure of last-resort to prop up prices, given the high costs of storage and the fact that cargoes evaporate over time. Argentina's state-run YPF this week issued a tender to buy two LNG cargoes for delivery in late-July and mid-August into its river terminal at Escobar, trade sources said.Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) is on track to complete construction of three new LNG storage tanks by end-July for its upcoming fourth import terminal and is currently testing them, a company spokesman said on Friday.Kogas is said to be in talks to swap out or defer up to 30 LNG cargoes this summer Source : Reuters / Brecorder

Mammoet expresses intention to sell Maritime division to Hebo Maritiemservice B.V.

Mammoet Europe B.V., based in Schiedam, The Netherlands, has expressed its intention to sell the largest part of its maritime fleet to the Dutch company Hebo Maritiemservice B.V. This decision was made after review of Mammoet’s company portfolio. As Mammoet increases its focus on offshore activities, Mammoet Maritime’s inland activities insufficiently support the company strategy.

Left the ZEPHYRUS one of the units of MAMMOET MARITIME Photo : Paul Gerdes ©

Careful consideration of the future of Mammoet Maritime and its employees led to the intended sale of a major part of the vessels, floating cranes, barges and tugs to Hebo Maritiemservice B.V. This scenario of sale offers the best possible solution in order to preserve employment, whereby the number of redundancies will be minimised.

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at Wiltonhaven, Schiedam, remains property of Mammoet Europe B.V. The union in The Netherlands and the workers council of Mammoet Maritime B.V. have been informed on June, 10. Source : Mammoet

PDVSA orders ten ASD tugs with Damen Shipyards Group

Damen to deliver ASD Tugs 2810 to Petroleos de Venezuela SA

Signalling a major commitment to tug fleet renewal, Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) has placed a 10-vessel order with Damen Shipyards Group, as part of the state-owned operator’s strategic shift from chartered in to owned tonnage.The new tugs, which are expected to enhance operating efficiencies while reduce running costs, will provide mooring and manoeuvring support to tankers in Venezuelan ports and harbours.

Following a global tender, the contract calls for Dutch shipbuilding group Damen to supply ten ASD 2810 type Azimuthing Stern Drive tugs, each with a 60 tonne bollard pull rating. Seven of these 28m long tugs are being supplied by Damen Shipyards Galati(Romania), while the remaining three are being built at Damen’s joint venture Song Cam yard in Vietnam.

All ten tugs are expected to be delivered by the end of July this year. The Venezuelan oil company has several years of experience operating chartered-in tonnage to the ASD 2810 design. However, this is the first time that Damen has secured a direct contract from PDVSA.

“There are two main reasons why PDVSA opted for the Damen design,” says Erik Hertel, Damen regional sales manager. “Technically the ASD 2810’s flexibility and high-end performance makes a perfect match for PDVSA requirements; this is our most popular standard tug and has a proven track record for reliability. In addition we were able to provide a very short delivery time as a result of our policy of building tugs for stock.” The 10 tugs have each been specified with a number of optional extras, including FiFi 1 capability, an aft towing winch and a larger than usual deck crane. The latter will have a lift capacity of 1.45 tonnes and 12.6m outreach. Hertel suggest that while this is the first direct Damen contract with PDVSA, it may not be the last. “We are talking to PDVSA about further orders to meet their various requirements as a result of the ongoing tug renewal project,” he says. “We developed a close cooperation with them as part of this project and we hope very much to build a long term partnership over the months to come.”

In addition to tug newbuilding contracts, the shipbuilder and PDVSA are in active discussions over the possibility of Damen setting up service and maintenance facilities to support the operations of its new fleet of tugs in Venezuela.

Van Oord acquires J T Mackley & Co in UK Van Oord has reached an agreement in principle on the acquisition of UK specialist marine civil contractor J T Mackley & Co Ltd. The acquisition will strengthen Van Oord's position in the UK flood defence and coastal construction market.

J T Mackley & Co Ltd will continue its business under its own name and will continue to be run by the existing management and staff. The company provides all round engineering, construction, maintenance and project delivery services in the UK and serves clients such as water, coastal, marine, commercial and industrial companies. Van Oord and the British company have been working together for more than a decade. Paul Verheul, COO of Van Oord, said: "Mackley is a renowned civil and marine contractor and their wide variety of marine expertise and dedicated staff is a perfect match for Van Oord. We have been working together in a long standing partnership in Team Van Oord, where Mackley plays a crucial part in our joint work for the Environment Agency. We are both family-owned companies and



our cultures and values are fully aligned. "With Mackley on board we will be able to significantly strengthen our innovative offering to the UK’s growing need for flood defence solutions." Source : Dredging News Online

The SUPERSTAR GEMINI moored at the Singapore Cruise Terminal in Keppel Bay yesterday morning

Photo : Capt. Jelle de Vries – Sunshine Marine Services ©

FAMILY OF SKOREAN FERRY VICTIM FILES SUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT

The parent of a South Korean ferry victim reportedly filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the government and the vessel’s owners, marking the first litigation move by any of the family members of the nearly 300 killed in the tragedy, according to AFP. A court spokesman said the suit is seeking 30 million won ($30,000) in compensation from the government and Chonghaejin Marine Co., the company that owned and operated the 6,825-tonne Sewol ferry, which sank on April 16. Although 172 were rescued on the day the ship sank, no survivors were found since. Some 292 bodies have been recovered, and 12 are still missing. The suit was filed by the mother of an unidentified student from Danwon High School, which had 325 students aboard the ferry for an annual school field trip to Jeju Island. About 80 percent of the school’s sophomore class was killed in the accident. The suit claims that the ferry’s safety wasn’t ensured because it was overloaded with cargo. Results of the initial investigation into the sinking also revealed that water ballast was reduced to dangerous levels to create space for more cargo, which could have contributed to the ferry failing to handle a sharp turn before it tilted and capsized. “Chonghaejin Marine Co., owner of the Sewol ferry and employer of the crew, was neglectful in safety education and the state was very lax in the management of operation and licensing,” the suit said, as reported by AFP. The plantiff said she could raise the claim to as much as 600 million won, as more information becomes available from the ongoing investigation. Source : Iamkorean

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13-06-2104 : "WEI LI" operating in Bay of Campeche, Mexico as seen from the "Wei Li" main crane top, approx. 76

metres above sea level Photo : Capt. Przemysław Zieliński ©

USCG Ballast Water Regulations The ability of ballast water to serve as a medium for the transfer of both invasive species and harmful bacteria has made the issue of ballast water management (BWM) the subject of legislation for both the IMO and various

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governments. One country which has legislated on this subject is the United States of America, where the USCG has published stringent legislation concerning BWM for vessels trading in US waters. As of 31 May 2014, the IMO’s own ballast water convention was not yet in force, with 40 contracting states / parties representing 30.25% of the world’s tonnage as signatures. This percentage represents a shortfall of 4.75% of the required 35% (of world tonnage) for it to come into force, for the USCG however, no such legislative hurdles exists. Prompted by the ecological impact of the zebra mussel invasion of the Great Lakes during the 1980’s the US government drew up the ‘Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act’ (NANPCA) in 1990, this act was replaced in 1996 with the ‘National Invasive Species Act’ (NISA). NISA ensured the continuation of the programs already adopted and provided the USCG with the mandate to establish a voluntary BWM program for all ports outside of the Great Lakes. Twenty years since the original ballast water legislation was enacted, the USCG issued its final rules for BWM called ‘Standards for Living Organisms in Ships Ballast Water Discharge in US Waters’. The final rule came into effect 21 June 2012 and mandated that certain types of vessels operating in US waters comply with stringent regulations concerning the management of ballast water. Application The USCG Final Rule applies to two categories of vessels trading within US territorial seas i.e. 12 nautical miles from the coastal low water line. The categories of vessel affected are those currently required to conduct ballast water exchange (BWE) and coastal vessels that do not operate outside of the US Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), but are greater than 1,600 GRT and take on / discharge ballast between more than one ‘Captain of the Port Zones’. Implementation A vessels compliance date depends on whether the vessel is deemed a new or existing vessel. Existing vessels are defined as a vessel, the keel of which was laid before 1 Dec 2013. Vessels whose keels were laid after 1 Dec 2013 are considered a new vessel.

New vessels must demonstrate their compliance from their delivery date, whilst existing vessels compliance dates will be the first ‘scheduled dry docking’ after 1 Jan 2014 or 2016. An existing vessel’s compliance date falls in 2014 or 2016 depending on the ballast water capacity of the vessel. Underwater surveys/UWILD or emergency dry docking will not trigger this requirement. Compliance A common misconception within the maritime industry is that the USCG final rules require all vessels to fit a USCG approved ballast water management system or alternative management system. It is important to note that there are five methods for compliance. Method 1: Ballast Water Management Systems Installation of a USCG approved ballast water management system (BWMS). These systems treat ballast water using a variety of techniques to ensure that the ballast water discharged overboard meets the USCG standards. For a BWMS to be used to discharge ballast it must be approved by the USCG. The USCG has not approved any BWMS’s at this time. Method 2: Alternative Management Systems Installation of an alternative (ballast water) management system, (AMS). Alternative management systems are systems which have already been approved by another flag state, but have yet to be approved by the USCG. The USCG has produced a list of acceptable AMS which may suffice for a period of 5 years after a ship’s compliance date. It should be noted that at the end of the 5 year period an AMS must be type approved by the USCG, so that it may continue to be used. Method 3: No discharge of ballast If a vessel does not intend to discharge ballast in US territorial waters this to will serve as a compliance measure. Method 4: Using water from a US public water supply to fill ballast tanks Water from a public supply would be free from microbiological contamination and the invasive species that the regulations are designed to prevent and would also suffice as a means of compliance. Method 5: Discharge of ballast water to shore reception facility Discharge ballast to a reception facility ashore. This option ensures that ballast water which may be contaminated with harmful invasive species etc will not enter the local eco-system thus preventing contamination and serving as means for compliance. Vessels which currently conduct BWE under the previous regulations may continue to do so until their vessel’s compliance date whereupon they must demonstrate compliance using one of five ballast water management options mentioned above. For full details of the regulations, including the USCG ballast water discharge standard, record keeping requirements and additional requirements for removal of fouling organisms etc, please refer to the ‘Ballast Water Management’ section of the USCG’s Homeport website. Source: The Standard Club



HELWIN BETA DEPARTED FROM HEEREMA ZWIJNDRECHT

Photo : Willem Hoogendijk ©

Last Saturday the HELWIN BETA loaded onboard the Heerema transport barge H-542 was transported from the Heerema premises in Zwijndrecht to the Mammoet premises in Schiedam the tugs commenced at 5.00 in the morning and the barge was pulled midstream around 8.00

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by 4 tugs and 1 pusher tug from where the barge was handed over to the KOTUG tugs RT MAGIC and RT ADRIAAN ( whish last tug was used as pusher tug) the two KOTUG tugs towed the H542 to Spijkenisse where a stop was made for the first stop from 11 to 15:00 hrs, at 15:45 the bridges where passed and the transport arrived at 17:30 at the Mammoet premises in Schiedam

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Bunker prices set to rise this week, expert says

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Brent and WTI crude oil prices surge on Thursday as conflict and violence in Northern Iraq escalates. The Brent crude jumped more than $2 to over $112 a barrel on worries that escalating violence in Iraq could disrupt oil supplies from the major OPEC exporter.

An earlier silent market response to news that Sunni rebels had overrun Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul and moved in on its largest refinery at Baiji has given way to growing worries as the al Qaeda splinter group appeared to make rapid advances toward the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad, causing fear that it will threaten the Iraqi oil exports. Concern that the Bagdad controlled Iraqi army was disintegrating and could no longer secure key oil facilities in the country. – However, Iraq’s main oil export facilities are in the largely Shi’ite areas in the south of the country, where al Qaeda-inspired groups enjoy little sympathy. Those facilities, which ship about 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd), were “very, very safe”, the country’s Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi, said on Wednesday. The possibility of U.S. intervention in Iraq is another sign of how desperate the situation is and how weak the government has become. OPEC, which supplies about 40 percent of the world’s crude, kept its production target unchanged at 30 million barrels a day, a decision that was widely anticipated, was declared on Wednesday. The group forecasts demand for its crude of 30.4 million barrels a day in April, the organization’s data show. In Libya, output has fallen to a 10th of pre-conflict capacity because of protests at oil fields and strikes at export terminals. Iran faces an end in July to relief from sanctions, which have reduced oil exports, if it cannot reach a broader deal on its nuclear program. OPEC considers “everything is good, stable and everyone is happy”. The Saudi Arabia is able to raise production as high as 12.5 million barrels a day and sustain it there. Saudi produced 9.705 million barrels a day in May. The U.S. inventories fell by 2.6 million barrels last week, while gasoline supplies grew, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported yesterday. Stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma, the delivery point fot WTI, slid by 198,000 barrels to 21.2 million, the report shows. Supplies at the largest U.S. storage hub have decreased since the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline began moving oil to Gulf Coast refineries in January. We expect oil prices are likely to rise next week. Source : PortNews

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The Swedish Club returns a strong performance

“Last year was a good year for the club with results showing a positive return on investment and a very good contribution from the underwriting side,” said Lars Rhodin, The Swedish Club’s Managing Director, during his address


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to the Club’s 142nd AGM in Gothenburg on June 12. He added: “We had a strong operating performance, returning a surplus of $17m, and we saw further diversification within marine and energy with planned growth in all sectors.” During the year, the Club reinforced its office in Norway, decided to offer its Maritime Resource Management (MRM) programme free of charge to members and saw its free reserves rise to a historically high level of $168m.Lars_Rhodin Lars Rhodin told members attending the AGM that the results were the combination of four factors: “First of all we had a benign claims year; then we saw the effects of diversification over many products in different business areas and we also had a strong marine operating performance with a very good combined ratio. The way we transfer risk today means the Club takes more risk, enabling us to conserve the upside.” The Swedish Club’s Managing Director also underlined the importance of the Club’s future growth strategy. He said: “Growth is important and our goal is to grow a bit more than the market. In P&I we have grown by 50% over the past four years, against a growth in the world fleet of 30%. In H&M we have increased the number of units we insure from 1,500 to 2,000. Part of this is regular growth and part is the addition of more offshore service vessels which we have entered in through our regional offices.” Lars Rhodin also pointed to the strong contribution that came from the underwriting side. He added: “We saw a total net combined ratio of 93% which was made up from a net combined ratio in Marine of 67%; a net combined ratio in Energy of 84%; net combined ratio in P&I of 112% — which is acceptable under the circumstances — and a net combined ratio in FD&D of 81%. “In terms of our underwriting result, we saw a contribution of $15.8m from Marine and $1.2m from Energy but we had a $5.2m deficit from the P&I side with a surplus of $1.3m from FD&D,” he said. While claims frequency may have been up a little, the size of the average claim fell in P&I. There was a rise in cargo and injury claims last year, members were told. Source: Swedish Club

Greenpeace steps up campaign against Kara Sea drilling

The Greenpeace vessel “Esperanza” is protesting in Ølen in western Norway where the West Alpha oil rig is being prepared by ExxonMobil for the joint drilling with Rosneft in the Kara Sea later this summer.

“ExxonMobil plans to go drilling in the most extreme, remote and harsh location in the Arctic this year. We need to stop ExxonMobil, and other oil companies such as Statoil, Gazprom and Rosneft. An oil spill in these icy areas will be impossible to clean up, and there is no point to go to these extreme areas to drill for oil that the world cannot afford to burn anyway - if we are to stay within safe climate targets,” says Truls Gulowsen, Campaign Manager Greenpeace Norway.

While Greenpeace argues against the drilling they claim threatens the magnificent wildlife at the nearby Novaya Zemlya Russian National Park, Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin says the Kara Sea drilling might start ahead of schedule. Talking to Reuters at a government meeting on Russia’s energy sector in Astrakhan by the Caspian Sea, Sechin said the Kara Sea drilling had been scheduled to begin in mid-August, but could be moved forward depending on the weather.

A map of the sea ice extent for June 6 shows that the east coast of Novaya Zemlya is already open water. The map, posted by Climate4you, is compared with a map of June 6 last year when practically the entire Kara Sea was covered by ice. The drilling to be carried out by ExxonMobil with the West Alpha rig will take place in the northern part of the Kara Sea.

Simultaneously as the Greenpeace vessel “Esperanza” was near the oil rig yard in Ølen, activists unfurled a large banner at the Bislett stadium in Oslo with the message “No Arctic Oil.” ExxonMobil is main sponsor of the Bislett Games, an annual international sport game.

“ExxonMobil is trying to dazzle people with fancy events and the shine from some of the world´s brightest athletes. But we will not be fooled. With this illuminating protest we will put their dirty plans for the Arctic in the limelight,” says Truls Gulowsen with Greenpeace in a comment to the protest. ExxonMobil has multiple areas of exploration interest in the Russian Arctic. With the 2011 strategic cooperation agreement with Rosneft, a 125,000 square kilometers across three blocks in the Kara Sea are now up for exploration. That is an area equivalent in size to the total acreage in the entire U.S. Gulf of Mexico.ExxonMobil says in a brochure that safety is well taken care of, the company has the industry’s longest history of Arctic experience and is best positioned to take on future challenges in the region. In Russia, ExxonMobil are active at the Arctic Sakhalin-1.

According to the Huston Chronicle, the Kara Sea drilling project will cost $600 million. Source : BarentsObserver



CAN-DO Approach Leads to £200m of Contract Renewals

CAN Group has secured two major contract renewals, totaling approximately £200million, following competitive re-tendering. These two contracts, coupled with an increase in business, will lead to the safe-guarding of 150 jobs. The Aberdeen headquartered business has been awarded a five year contract for the provision of asset integrity services to ConocoPhillips and a three year contract for the provision of topsides inspection and integrity support services with Apache in the North Sea. Both contracts have options to extend for up to a further four years.

Following a competitive tender, ConocoPhillips has renewed its contract with CAN, held since 1995, for a full range of non-destructive testing and inspection services. An important addition to this renewal is the expanded scope which encompasses the full suite of integrity engineering support services, such as asset integrity technical services including structural, corrosion and inspection engineering. This part of the contract will be delivered by ENGTEQ, the group’s integrity engineering business. CAN and ENGTEQ have been ensuring the continued integrity of Apache’s North Sea assets since 2007. The Apache contract renewal will see both companies continue to provide a comprehensive range of inspection and integrity engineering services including non-destructive testing, advanced inspection and innovative solutions and corrosion, structural and inspection engineering services to support the integrity management of topsides pressure systems and structures.

Innes Walker, group director said: “These two contract renewals speak volumes about the confidence our clients place in our services. They also underline our role as a major player in asset integrity management where our comprehensive service and high quality engineering are delivering real results. We expect to grow rapidly in the next five years by maintaining existing contracts, and securing new business in the North Sea where demand for our proven expertise and unrivalled experience is rising. This is due to the greater emphasis being placed on the integrity of ageing assets and infrastructure.” Formed in 1986, when it pioneered industrial rope access techniques offshore, CAN Group is now a diversified market leader with four distinct business streams: ENGTEQ, VENTEQ and their inspection and trades businesses which trade under the CAN name. Together these businesses provide a comprehensive asset integrity service, with ENGTEQ providing the integrity engineering services, and the quality assurance and quality control services from VENTEQ. CAN Group, which boasts a £70million turnover and a workforce of over 700 people has an expansive platform of integrity management services that can be delivered by individual companies, dedicated divisions, teams and specialists. For more information, please visit: www.cangroup.net

Italy's navy rescues 40 migrants, 10 found dead, dozens feared missing

Italy's navy saved 40 migrants and found 10 dead during rescue operations carried out on Saturday.

Dozens more migrants were feared missing, as a new major shipwreck was believed to have occurred off the coasts of Sicily, authorities said.

The navy confirmed it rescued 39 migrants aboard an inflatable boat about 100 miles off Lampedusa, a tiny island that lies 113 km from Africa. Two of the migrants had serious burns and were picked up by an emergency helicopter in order to receive medical care most quickly.

Ten people were found dead, the navy added. Another man was found alone on a similar craft by a trading ship 117 miles off Pelagie islands, closer to the Libyan coasts. According to migrants' accounts, the first boat capsized on Friday due to bad sea conditions when they were some 40 miles off Libya, and dozens among them would not have survived.

Migrants told authorities some 80-90 people at least went missing during the storm, Italian media reported. Nothing more specific was yet discovered about the second craft, but both navy and coast guard kept searching the waters for other possible missing. "The situation is very serious, patrol boats are finding several corpses and survivals told they were around 500 aboard. I hope it is not so," Lampedusa mayor Giusi Nicolini told state TV broadcaster RAI News 24 during operations on Saturday.

Survivals were brought on a bigger navy vessel that was already carrying other people rescued in the previous days. The ship was expected to reach Palermo port in Sicily on Sunday with a total amount of 700 migrants aboard, the navy said. The sea patrols were part of a major operation called Mare Nostrum (Our Sea), which Italy launched in October

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2013 in order to tackle an increasing wave of migrants and try to save those who undertake the perilous journey from Africa to Europe. Mare Nostrum was set up after more than 400 hundred migrants had died in two major shipwrecks off Lampedusa, and it was backed by the European Union (EU). Since then, however, the inflow coming especially from Libyan coasts has not receded and the government appealed for more EU help in terms of funds and common strategy. The massive inflow tries to reach Italy as one of the easiest gateway to Europe, the Italian government pointed out, and as such should be addressed as a common problem. Yet, Italy seemed quite unsatisfied with the EU response so far and Interior Ministry Angelino Alfano restated the appeal in sharper tones on Saturday. "Mare Nostrum is not just an Italian operation. Either the EU takes responsibility or we will leave it and continue to help migrants alone. Yet, we cannot take charged of a disaster other Western countries have created in Libya," Alfano said. More than 2,500 people were rescued by the navy last week, and the Interior Minister recently stated almost 40,000 migrants reached Italy's coasts between January and May 2014. Source : Xinhua News Agency.

France orders Maersk to locate 500 lost containers in Bay of Biscay

FRANCE has warned Denmark's Maersk Line that the shipping line has until the end of the summer to find 517 containers that fell from the 7,226-TEU Svendborg Maersk during a storm in the Bay of Biscay in February. Eighty per cent of the boxes lost were empty and the remainder contained dry, non-hazardous goods, including cigarettes, many of which were found washed-up along the coastline of south-west England. "It's perhaps an exceptional request on our part, but one which follows an exceptional maritime shipping incident," a spokesman for France's State Office for Maritime Affairs in Brittany said.

So far 13 containers floating on the surface have been recovered by French support ships. The carrier has been billed EUR250,000 (US$340,063) for damages resulting from the incident, reported Lloyd's List. French authorities have ordered the company to draw up a detailed map indicating the exact location of the containers which sank, using a chartered ship to carry out a sonar survey of the ocean floor. "The aim of the survey is to produce cartographic data which will help fishermen avoid zones where containers lie and prevent the entanglement of nets." Source : Asian Shipper

CASUALTY REPORTING

Kristen D collides enroute to island Injuries were avoided when the Kristen D passenger ferry to Bois Blanc Island , traveling east toward the island, collided with the tugboat G.L. Ostrander, which was heading south toward Alpena shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday on Lake Huron during a period of low visibility on the water. Kirsten D owner Curt Plaunt said his ferry received minor damage to an approximately 10-foot piece of the rub rail, which did not inhibit the vessel's scructural integrity in any manner. The G.L. Ostrander received a very small dent on the forward port of the boat and was not impacted structural. Eight persons were aboard the ferry, three crew and five passengers, on the regular morning trip to the

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island. “I'm so glad nobody was hurt,” said Plaunt. “We're just very fortunate nobody was injured and the damage was very minimal,” adding the United States Coast Guard cleared the ferry to resume operations later that afternoon. LT Mike Hjerstedt, chief of the Investigative Division of the Unites States Coast Guard, USCG, Sector Sault Ste. Marie, explained the vessel colliding with the Kristen D was an “articulated tug and barge.” The G.L. Ostrander tugboat, which is 136-feet long, was pushing the 441-foot freight barge Integrity from behind. He said the tugboat slips into a notch at the back of the barge, essentially making the two vessels one at 577-feet total when connected. When the tugboat is in “push mode,” it is driven from an upper level pilot house, versus the lower level one when it is on it own. When in push mode, it appears like a normal freighter as it moves through the water. Hjerstedt said he can't reveal details of the incident that is still being analyzed as part of a USCG Marine Casualty investigation. He said it could take up to 90 days before a final report will be issued. He said he is being assisted by a USCG inspector and together they are trying to determine the cause of the accident and are gathering information about the timeline of events, environmental factors, the condition/performance of hardware and software components of the vessels as well as human factors. “It will take time to distill the information and put together a picture of what happened. Then we will determine if there needs to be any enforcement action taken,” said Hjerstedt. He said although there were not serious injuries, it is always of increased interest to safety officials when a passenger ferry collides with a deep-draft vessel because of the potential for injury or death to those on board. Hjerstedt said the Kristen D is a USCG inspected vessel that receives a five-year certification of inspection and an annual safety inspection. It also receives a five-year, dry-dock inspection. The barge Integrity also receives a USCG certification of inspection. The tugboat G.L. Ostrander falls under federal regulatory oversight. Both the Kristen D and the G.L. Ostrander are piloted by USCG licensed operators. Source : cheboygannews.

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Israelian Submarine anchored of Haifa during the DAKAR MEMORIAL which was held last Friday The INS Dakar Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the 69 soldiers of the Israeli Navy of the submarine INS Dakar who died in the Mediterranean Sea in 1969. The remains of the submarine were found in 1999. Onshore is a memorial is located in the Garden of the Missing Soldiers in the National Military and Police Cemetery in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. It is next to the wall of the names of the missing soldiers of Israel. The memorial was built with exposed concrete in a shape of a submarine; the lower half is submerged in the ground. Inside the memorial is the room with all the 69 names of the soldiers that died at sea. The memorial was built in 1970 by the architect Photo : Peter Szamosi ©

Three new submarines to be ready by 2015

Construction of three Type 214 submarines, which has been stymied by technical snags, legal disputes and corruption probes, will be completed in the next couple of years, the Hellenic Navy has said. Speaking to journalists yesterday, Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Evangelos Apostolakis said that the three submarines – named Pipinos,

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Matrozos and Katsonis – will join the fleet by the end of 2015. A fourth vessel, a Type 209 submarine, the Okeanos, is also expected to be ready by that time following upgrade work, he said.

The Pipinos, which is 80 percent ready, will begin at-sea tests and evaluations in September while the Matrozos will be launched for trials two months later, Apostolakis said. Testing for the Katsonis will have to wait for 2015 before it is commissioned into service, he said.

The Papanikolis is currently Greece’s only Type 214 submarine in service. The boat, built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) in Kiel, Germany, joined the Greek fleet in 2010 after a four-and-a-half year delay caused by stability problems. Greece’s submarine program, involving the procurement of four new craft and the overhaul of two older ones at an originally estimated cost of 3.5 billion euros, has suffered additional setbacks.

Former Socialist Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was last year jailed after being found guilty of having received millions of euros in kickbacks for defense contracts during his tenure, including submarine orders placed in 2000 and

2002. The program has been dogged by legal squabbles after the sale of Greece’s majority stake in Hellenic Shipyards from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to Persian Gulf group Abu Dhabi MAR. The Greek state has filed a lawsuit against HDW, TKMS and Abu Dhabi MAR for failure to fulfill the submarine contracts. Source : ekathimerini.

The Coast Guard Cutter PAUL CLARK rendezvous with the Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE off the coast of Miami to transfer passengers June 14, 2014. The EAGLEe was built in Germany in 1936 and recommissioned by the United States at the close of World War II. Photo : U.S. Coast Guard - Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney CLICK on Photo !

Unattended gun found on carrier Enterprise

A crew member of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise left an unattended gun onboard the ship this week, prompting an investigation and concerns at Newport News Shipbuilding, where the nuclear-powered ship is being decommissioned.Matt Mulherin, shipyard president, disclosed the incident Friday in a letter to his 23,700 employees, saying "we are taking this matter very seriously." He said the owner of the gun was found, and Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the matter. However, NCIS determined charges were not warranted and turned the matter over to Enterprise command staff for possible disciplinary action, according to a Navy source who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss the case publicly. Neither the Navy nor the shipyard would identify the sailor by name or rank. They also did not disclose why the weapon was left unattended.

A shipyard employee found the gun, and Mulherin termed it "an isolated incident." Still, concerns ran high in the wake of the March 24th shooting at Naval Station Norfolk that left two dead, and a September 2013 tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard where a disturbed federal contractor killed 12 people before being shot dead. Asked whether this incident will prompt a review of shipyard security procedures, Newport News spokeswoman Christie Miller said

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shipyard "is always looking for ways to improve our security processes and procedures," but declined to discuss details. Navy spokesman Mike Maus said no weapons are permitted at the shipyard, and "we take this matter very, very seriously." The head of the largest union at the shipyard has raised security concerns before. Arnold Outlaw, president of United Steelworkers Local 8888, asked for a meeting with management after the Washington Navy Yard shootings. A dispute over a disclosure agreement had delayed the meeting, and Outlaw said Friday he continues to ask for one. Newport News, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the nation's only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Besides Enterprise, two other carriers are currently in the yard: USS Abraham Lincoln, undergoing a refueling, and USS Gerald R. Ford, the first-in-class ship still being outfitted. Source : Daily Press

RUSSIAN LANDING CRAFTS PASSING THE BOSPHORUS

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The Ropucha , or Project 775 class landing ships are classified in the Russian Navy as "large landing craft" (Bol'shoy Desatnyy Korabl). They were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północna shipyards, in Gdansk. They are designed for beach landings and can carry a 450 ton cargo. The ships have both bow and stern doors for loading and unloading vehicles, and the 630 m² of vehicle deck stretches the length of the hull. Up to 25 armored personnel carriers can be embarked.

While being designed for roll-on roll-off operations the ships can also be loaded using dockside cranes. For this purpose there is a long sliding hatch cover above the bow section for access to the vehicle deck. There are no facilities for helicopters. The 28 ships of this type where commissioned from 1975 to 1991. The last three ships were of the improved variant Project 775M, also called Ropucha II. These have improved defensive armament and accommodation for an increased number of troops. They were built for the Soviet Navy during the Cold War, but the current Russian Navy has little need for a long-range amphibious capability and most of them are kept in reserve or are retired. However, during the 2008 South Ossetia war ships of this type were used for landing troops at the Georgian port of Poti. One ship of this class, the U402 Kostiantyn Olshansky, is in service with the Ukrainian Navy, and another was transferred to South Yemen in 1979 and was in service with the Yemen Navy until 2002, after that she was sold as a

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civilian cargo named Sam of Yemen and is this in service. The later vessel is the only unit of this class in (former) service outside the former USSR. On 3 August 2012 international media reported that three vessels of the class, the Aleksandr Otrakovskiy, Georgiy Pobedonosets and the Kondopoga would soon visit the Russian naval base in Tartus, Syria

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. The ships were part of the Northern Fleet. Earlier reports, quoting a source at the Russian general staff, said the ships would spend a few days in Tartus and would take on fresh supplies of food and water. British media added that the ships each had up to 120 marines on board. The Russian defence ministry left open the possibility that the ships might dock there at some point for logistical reasons, saying they had every right to do so. The General Staff source, who was not named, had said that after calling in at Tartus they would head for the Bosphorus and the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.

Iraq Crisis: US Moves Aircraft Carrier To Persian Gulf As Obama Weighs Military

Options The U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is being moved to the Persian Gulf in case President Barack Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq, CNN reported Friday. Iraq is in turmoil after an al Qaeda offshoot, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, made advances this week in the north and north-central portions of the country, including the seizure of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. On Thursday, Obama said he was mulling all options on Iraq, saying, "I don't rule anything out." His spokesman, Jay Carney, later clarified, saying the president is not considering putting troops on the ground.

PM Narendra Modi aboard India's biggest ship, INS Vikramaditya;

inspects Navy prowess Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the country's largest warship INS VIKRAMADITYA off Goa coast in Arabian Sea on Saturday, showcasing India's naval prowess. Arriving on board the warship in a Sea King chopper, the Prime Minister was given the ceremonial guard of honour by the Navy and was briefed about the warship, which will be dedicated to the nation today. He also sat in a MIG 29 aircraft and had a feel of the combat fighter on the ship sailing off the Goa coast.

The Prime Minister will spend a few hours on board the 44,500-tonne warship and is likely to witness a host of exercises by the frontline warships and aircraft. This is the new Prime Minister's first visit to any defence installation. During his stay on the ship, acquired from Russia for over Rs 15,000 crore, Modi would witness 'air power demonstration' by various naval aircraft, including MiG 29K, Sea Harriers, P 8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Anti-Submarine Warfare aircraft, TU 142M and IL-38SD maritime surveillance planes along with Kamov and Sea King helicopters. He will also witness high-speed manoeuvres by the Navy's Western Fleet ships including aircraft carrier INS VIRAAT, Delhi-class destroyers and Talwar-class frigates. The Prime minister shall also witness the take-off and



'arrestor wire landing operations' and high-speed low-level operations of MiG29 K integral fighters planes onboard the flight deck of INS VIKRAMADITYA, officials said. Modi interacted with the senior officers and the crew.

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The deal for the aircraft carrier was signed during the previous NDA regime in 2004 and the ship will be dedicated to the nation after a gap of ten years. The vessel had joined the Indian Navy on November 16, 2013. The ship was earlier commissioned by the then defence minister A K Antony in Russia. INS VIKRAMADITYA a floating airfield, has an overall length of about 284 metres and a maximum beam of about 60 metres, stretching as much as three football fields put together. Standing about 20 storeys tall from the keel to the highest point, the ship has a total of 22 decks and carries

1,600 personnel.

Its logistics requirements include nearly a lakh of eggs, 20,000 litres of milk and 16 tonnes of rice per month. With her complete stock of provisions, she is capable of sustaining herself at sea for about 45 days. It is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier, which was purchased by India from Russia for the Indian Navy in 2013. The ship has been renamed in honour of VIKRAMADITYA, a legendary 1st century BC emperor. Originally built as Baku and commissioned in 1987, the carrier served with the Soviet (until the dissolution of the Soviet Union) and Russian Navies before being decommissioned in 1996, it being too expensive to operate. Source : Deccan Chronicle

SHIPYARD NEWS

Kazakhstan signs agreement on shipyard construction

Chairman of the Board of JSC NC KazMunaiGas Sauat Mynbayev and CEO of the Italian ENI company Claudio Descalzi signed an agreement on the implementation of the "Issatay" and shipyard projects, the Kazakh company reported. In accordance with the signed agreement, both of the companies confirm their readiness to implement "Issatay" and "Shipyard" projects. Under the KazMunaiGas `s "Issatay" project and ENI agreed to conduct exploration work on the same block in the northern part of the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. As the report said, the parties have determined that a joint operating company will carry out exploration. The KazMunaiGas and ENI started their work with the Ministry of Oil and Gas in order to obtain the right for subsoil use. Both of the companies hope that the "Issatay" project will be successful, and KazMunaiGas and ENI will be able to announce about the commercial discovery in accordance with the geological exploration results. The agreement also provides for the implementation of the project on the construction of shipbuilding / shipyard in Kuryk settlement on the Caspian coast of the Mangistau region ("Shipyard"). In accordance with the signed agreement, the financing of the construction of the plant will be provided by the KazMunaiGas and ENI, and a joint project company will be created for management. Source : Trend

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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

UK subsea sector strengthens links with burgeoning Asian industry

Subsea UK will be strengthening and expanding on links between British subsea companies and the burgeoning Asian industry when it hosts is biennial conference, Subsea Asia, in Malaysia this week (11 June). With the Malaysian government recently approving new incentives for exploration activity in more challenging deepwater fields, the chief executive of Subsea UK, Neil Gordon, says this focus will not only place subsea at the heart of Malaysia’s renewed growth, but open up even more opportunities for Scottish companies.

“Malaysia is keen to establish itself as the forefront of the Asian oil and gas market by 2017 with operators anticipating investments of almost £12 billion in the region’s subsea capabilities and hardware over the next three years. Scottish companies are ideally placed to provide Malaysia with higher levels of technology, improved safety standards and engineering expertise - areas in which Scotland excels – as well as grown the £9bn revenue for the sector. ”

Another emerging area the subsea sector is keen to promote is sensor technology which brings together Scotland’s expertise in sensor systems and subsea engineering. During the two day Subsea Asia Exhibition, which follows on from the conference, companies attending will be able to find out more about the technologies which are being developed in Scotland at a lunchtime seminar.

Neil McInnes, Head of South East Asia for Scottish Development International, says the event will give companies involved in subsea exploration and operations the chance to find out more about Scotland’s new innovation centre for sensor and imaging systems (CENSIS) and how they can integrate leading research capability into new product development.

“CENSIS brings together world-class university researchers and leading industrial innovators who may be able to come up with solutions to solve particular challenges for companies working in subsea environments. We’re also keen to highlight a whole range of Scottish companies which are developing world-leading technology in this area, which have the potential to target new opportunities in the global oil and gas/subsea industry.”

Of the ten Scottish companies attending Subsea Asia as part of an SDI trade mission, several, such as Bowtech Products and NCS Survey are already using sensor and imaging systems in the subsea sector.

Subsea UK, supported by the Society for Underwater Technology and UK Trade and Investment, has drawn together a strong line-up of speakers for the one day conference in Kuala Lumpur. Neil Oakes, chairman of the Society for Underwater Technology will open the conference, followed by keynote speaker Emry Hisham Yusoff, senior general manager of Petronas. Delegates will also hear from Kian Zi Chew, senior analyst at Douglas Westwood, who will discuss the outlook for the Asian Oil & Gas industry. SMD, Tracerco, Technip, FMC Technologies and GE Oil & Gas will also give presentations at the event which will focus on applications for new and existing subsea technology and how companies can apply global best practice to the Asian market. Adam Ridgway, of exhibition organisers Allworld Exhibitions, is delighted that companies from 21 countries will be attending the Subsea Asia Exhibition, presenting a diverse selection of subsea technology, services and equipment. “Since its inception in 2008, Subsea Asia has developed an enviable reputation as an excellent platform for debate, networking and show-casing the latest technology.” For more information, please visit: www.subseauk.com

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Zim ends role in Asia-Europe trade, but builds on Asia-South America

ISRAELI flag carrier Zim has decided to exit from the Asia-North Europe trade because it lacks the mega ships it needs to participate, but is determined to ply Asia-South America routes with greater vigour. Zim CEO Rafi Danieli said he intended to expand coverage. "South America is one of the trades we are going to concentrate on, we are even looking at how to extend services there," he said. Said Zim vice president Nissim Yochai: "In fact, we are thinking of adding another vessel to our line from South America to the Far East.

But for now, Zim's Asia-Europe's plans are at an end. "This is a trade where there is an obvious advantage for the bigger vessels," said Mr Yochai, noting that the carrier's biggest ships are in the 10,062-TEU range. "Given our financial situation at this stage, and the size of our vessels, we don't think we can add any value to that trade for our customers and therefore the simple conclusion was to withdraw from the trade," Mr Yochai said. "We don't have the 14,000-TEU to 18,000-TEU vessels that will allow us to compete on even terms with the big guys," he said. Zim offered services on the trade as a vessel provider on a joint service with China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) until the end of April. But then CSCL decided to go it alone. Source : Asian Shipper

Maersk Line Triple-E: Smarter design, with room for 18,000 containers

While the new Triple-E class is only a few meters longer and wider than the current world record holder in size, it offers no less than 16 per cent more container space due to its wider, more bulbous bow. The wide body allows room for an additional row of containers. Moving the bridge forward improves the line of sight and makes it possible to stack containers higher. Moving the engine backwards increases stability and allows for more containers below and above deck. It all adds up to a 16% capacity improvement over the previous world record, and contributing to the 50% decrease in co2 emissions making the Triple-E the most advanced and efficient ship in the world. Click HERE to view the movie Source : Maersk

Hartlepool’s lifeboat called to third broken-down vessel in as many days

LIFEBOAT volunteers were called to help a broken-down vessel which was the third in as many days and the fourth in the space of a week. Hartlepool’s inshore lifeboat was called to help a small boat called The South Gare which had broken down about a mile south of Longscar Bouy, Hartlepool, around 6.15pm on Saturday. The RNLI reached the stricken boat, which had three people on board, including a child, around 6.30pm. By 7pm, the lifeboat had towed the vessel into Hartlepool Marina. An RNLI spokesman said a child was taken on board the inshore lifeboat, who was cold and scared. It is the third vessel the town’s lifeboat has helped after engine problems in the space of three days, and a similar incident happened last Sunday. A spokeswoman for Humber Coastguard said this could be due to “this time of year, when the boats haven’t done anything all winter and people come to take them out”. “They could have problems with fuel, that sort of thing, it’s quite common this time of year”, she added Source : Hartlepool Mail

Tall Ship Bounty Sinking The USCG recently released the report on the sinking of the Bounty. The Bounty was a movie prop of years past and had been an a dockside amusement vessel. It is a great report and very well written. It speaks to ego and pride of the master, economic concerns regarding repairs and in general just plain bad thinking - I have enough bilge pump capacity to keep up with the current hull leakage thus I won't worry about it. (All causal factors familiar in marine casualty investigations.) The master set off fully knowing a tremendous storm was ahead. He believed a ship was safer at sea then in port with a storm. Ironically,I think when that rule is applied, when ships leave port they do so for the express purpose to head in a direction to get far away from danger vice towards it. It's sad though because another person had to die at the incompetence / negligence of the master. If interested go to http://marineinvestigations.us

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Canada/US: NOVA STAR: Not plain sailing New ferry from N.S. to Maine faces challenges such as drop in tourist traffic from U.S.

For Paul Potratz, Nova Scotia is the “ultimate motorcycling adventure.” The roads are good and the scenery is even better. Not only can he see whales and moose while riding, the views don’t get obstructed by billboards and traffic. At times, he’s went a full tank of gas without seeing anyone else on the road. The Upstate New York resident has been to Nova Scotia five times for these motorcycle trips. Most of the time, he travelled with five to seven other motorcycle enthusiasts. Back at home near Albany, he belongs to two riding groups who often get together for rides and a meal. In both groups, the idea of taking a trip to Nova Scotia came up on two occasions in recent months, but there was a problem. “Well, there’s no Cat, let’s find something else to do,” said one of the people at the first gathering. The same thing occurred at the other meeting — nobody knew a ferry from Maine to Nova Scotia was back in place. Potratz himself didn’t learn about the new ferry until April, when he was in Halifax speaking about digital marketing at an auto industry conference. Optimism for the Nova Star’s future is generally running high in Nova Scotia, with proponents arguing the company behind the venture, Nova Star Cruises, has the expertise to make the venture a success. As well, supporters feel the Nova Star is a more appropriate vessel than the Cat because it will provide a better onboard passenger experience and can handle more types of vehicles. As well, there’s a belief that because a ferry worked before, it will work again. On the Nova Star’s maiden voyage, the 1,200-passenger vessel had about 300 travellers on board. The Nova Star will have to overcome many challenges to succeed. A number of the external factors which played a role in the demise of the Cat still hold true today, including fewer visitors coming to Nova Scotia from the U.S. Statistics from the province show the number of U.S. visitors who came to Nova Scotia totalled 301,200 in 2004. In 2012, the number fell to 166,600, a decrease of almost 45 per cent. Because of changes in the way the statistics are calculated, a comparison can’t be made with the 2013 data, said the province. This decline in U.S. visitors is something which concerns Graham Steele, the former NDP cabinet minister, who in separate stints, oversaw both the Department of Finance and the Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism during his time in power. “What I worry about is that people have forgotten just how bad things were with the Cat or maybe they never knew in the first place, and so they believe that the return of a ferry is some kind of magic solution and everything’s going to be OK, but this was all taking place against the backdrop of a significant and steady decline in ridership,” he said.There were a number of reasons for the decline in U.S. visitation, including a sluggish U.S. economy, high gas prices and a strong Canadian dollar. While declining ferry use in the mid- to late-2000s largely gets pegged as being the fault of the Cat, it is important to note, that even when the Cat and Scotia Prince were both in operation in the early 2000s, the number of overnight visitors who came via Yarmouth peaked in 2002, and then began to fall, even before the Scotia Prince ceased operations after the 2004 season. Despite repeated requests, Nova Star did not make a representative available for comment for this story. The provincial government is confident in the Nova Star’s future. It has committed to spend $21 million over seven years to help fund the operation, but by the end of May it had already advanced $19 million to the venture. The original plan called for half of the money to be spent on startup costs, while the other half was to go to marketing over the seven years. Independent of this, the province is spending a total of $4.5 million in the current and previous fiscal year on marketing to attract visitors from the northeastern U.S. states. Efforts are being focused specifically on the Boston area because platforms such as television advertising reach most of the New England market from there. The results have been encouraging as measured by visits to the provincial tourism website, novascotia.com, in March and April. “We’re up to over 100,000 people that have visited our website from that area (Massachusetts) versus 10,000 or so last year during the same time,” said Patrick Sullivan, the CEO of the Nova Scotia Tourism Agency. “That tells me there’s certainly more interest in visiting Nova Scotia than at the same time last year.” Website visits are one thing, how that translates into the number of visitors to Nova Scotia and people taking the Nova Star remains to be seen. Source : Ferries of Northern Europe

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China says it will never send military to area of oil rig spat with Vietnam

A Chinese official said on Friday that China will never send military forces to the scene of an increasingly ugly spat with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea, and accused Hanoi of trying to force an international lawsuit. Scores of Vietnamese and Chinese ships, including coast guard vessels, have squared off around the rig despite a series of collisions after the platform was towed to the area in early May. Vietnam has accused China of sending six warships, but Mr Yi Xianliang, deputy director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, said that China had never sent military forces. "I can tell you very clearly that from May 2 to today, including to when the (drilling) operations are complete, we have never, are not and will never send military forces. Because we are carrying out normal, civilian, commercial activities," he told a hastily arranged news conference.

"What I can tell you is that this is on a maritime route and at some periods there have been certain Chinese military ships coming back from the south but these have been far away" from where the stand-off round the rig has been taking place, Mr Yi added.Source : Straitstimes

Western Bulk cashes in Pan Ocean claim for $12m

Western Bulk has announced it has gained $12m by selling off its claim against Pan Ocean. A $31.8m claim was lodged against STX Pan Ocean, now Pan Ocean Co. Ltd, in 2013 for damages and hire after Pan Ocean went into receivership last year. A settlement agreement was recently reached between the two companies and reviewed by the Korean courts.

In its first quarter results, Western Bulk stated that the deal was likely to be settled 33% in cash and 67% in shares of Pan Ocean, with the cash spread over a 10 year repayment plan heavily loaded towards the end of the decade-long period. Since the court’s adjudication, Western Bulk has sold off its entire claim to a third party for cash in a deal expected to be finalised this month. During 2013, Pan Ocean lost $1.77bn, had a $1bn debt-to-equity deal approved and its entire board removed. The company emerged with a Q1 profit in 2014. Source: Seatrade Global

Panamax shipowners idle vessels as thermal coal freight rates dip below

operating cost Panamax shipowners are reportedly idling their ships as a lack of cargoes puts further pressure on rates, market sources said Thursday. Panamax vessels carrying thermal coal from Indonesia to east and west coast India are being fixed on APS [Arrival Pilot Station] basis at around $6,000/day plus $60,000 ballast bonus or less, market participants said. “Owners are starting to think it’s below cost and are anchoring,” one charterer said, adding that he had seen three or four idle ships so far, with possibly more in the market. APS delivery is when charterers only start paying hire at the load port, rather than from the moment the ship leaves the last discharging port of the previous contract, or from dropping outward pilot station, or DOP. Platts assessed the Panamax thermal coal freight route from Banjarmasin port in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province to Mundra port on India’s west coast at $8.80/mt, down 10 cents from the previous day. The rate from Banjarmasin to Paradip port on India’s east coast was assessed at $7.80/mt, also falling 10 cents from the previous day. “It’s a very poor market, we’re coming down to single digits on the APS market now,” one India-based broker said. “Not many owners are taking kindly to the market now.” “The market must soon be looking to find a floor as for some owners we are already at levels below their running costs,” a broker report seen Thursday said. The Panamax thermal coal freight market from South Africa’s Richards Bay coal terminal to Mundra port was on Thursday assessed at $13.75/mt, down 25 cents from yesterday. The rate to Paradip was assessed at $13/mt, down 50 cents from the previous day, after owners were seen offering vessels at $13/mt against charterer’s aims at about $12.50/mt. Opinions were split Thursday on when a possible recovery in Panamax rates will happen. Most were pessimistic on any quick recovery, citing long tonnage and continued depressed demand for coal from India and China.



“The freights on Panamaxes and Supramaxes are abysmally low, and there isn’t much respite on the horizon,” an India-based shipbroker said. Others however, believe coal demand from India will improve next month, when coal stocks are depleted. “Seasonally it is a bit low,” the charterer said. “Hopefully it will get better by next month, at least a lot of the coal will get used up and there might be more demand.” A tender into east coast of India from Indonesia for the next six months is also expected to lift demand, sources said. The tender will be on a contract of affreightment, or COA basis, and could involve 5-6 cargoes. Source: Platts

Egypt pushing ahead with Suez port expansion projects – official

Egypt is pressing ahead with plans to develop a new wheat storage facility and expand port operations at two terminals in the Suez area as the country looks to bolster strategic food reserves and attract investment, a top port official said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who as armed forces chief toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last July following mass protests, was sworn in on Sunday and seeks to fix Egypt’s economy while overcoming political divisions after a long period of turmoil and bloodshed. Egypt plans to boost its storage capacity in the strategic wheat sector to reduce reliance on imports and cut its 32 billion Egyptian pound ($4.5 billion) overall food import bill. A government minister said this week Egypt wants to be a “global logistics hub” for grain storage. Hassan Falah, chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority, said it had recently issued a tender to develop a wheat storage site with a capacity of 2 million tonnes at the port of Adabiya. He declined to disclose the value of the project. “There are a number of Egyptian banks who are willing to fund the project with any investors and one of them is the National Bank of Egypt,” Falah said on a trade visit to Britain this week. “In six months, the winner of the tender will be known.” The National Bank of Egypt could not immediately be reached for further comment. Falah said Adabiya would add to grain storage facilities at other ports in Damietta, along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, and Safaga, which is situated along the Red Sea. “Adabiya is in the middle and it is preferred to shorten the distance and can serve cities and governorates in different areas,” Falah told Reuters via an interpreter. Egypt is also making progress in increasing local storage capacity with the help of one of its major Gulf Arab backers, the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has committed to funding the construction of 25 silos to boost storage capacity by a further 1.5 million tonnes. Falah said Port Tawfik, also situated in Suez and another terminal within his port authority, had issued a tender to develop a multi-purpose port there.“In the pipeline and under study are expansion projects for yachts and cruise ships at the port,” he added. Authorities have mounted a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, once Egypt’s most well organised Islamist group, and its supporters since Mursi was deposed, killing hundreds and arresting thousands. Sisi still faces a violent threat from militants based in the Sinai peninsula, who are believed to have access to weapons smuggled from chaotic Libya. In May, the army said it had seized 15 tonnes of a material used to make explosives in a town straddling the Suez Canal, a vital source of foreign exchange for Egypt and the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. Falah, who retired from the Egyptian navy as a rear admiral in 2007, said there were no security issues with Suez. “There are multiple checkpoints throughout Suez. The Suez area is secure,” he said. Sisi’s plans include creating a Central Sinai governorate, or administrative area, carved out of the North and South Sinai. North Sinai has seen countless militant attacks on policemen and soldiers since Mursi’s ouster. “A new governorate will be created in the Sinai area,” Falah said. “This will mean there will be a lot of improvements in the security situation. It will be much better and not worse.” Source: Reuters (By Jonathan Saul, additional reporting by Shadia Nasralla and Maggie Fick in Cairo; Editing by Dale Hudson)

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