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Number 157 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Friday 06-06-2014

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Falck Safety Services first training institute in the Netherlands accredited for STCW

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Only one month after the implementation of the new Dutch Ship Manning Act, Falck Safety Services is the first training institute in the Netherlands accredited to provide STCW refresher training. The first STCW refresher courses are scheduled for Monday 30 June 2014. As of this date the refresher training will be offered weekly at the training

centre at the Maasvlakte-Rotterdam. The refresher training is offered in two variations: single refresher modules and refresher combi courses. The single refresher modules are based on the initial training modules of the STCW training, but with less exhaustive content. Therefore the duration is shorter, only 1 or 2 days per module. All 4 modules, offered separately, add up to 7 days in total. Because we understand that it’s not desirable to occupy crew members with training for more than one week we have developed refresher combination courses. In these refresher combi courses the various training elements are combined in a very efficient way making it possible to complete all four modules in less time. The 4 refresher combi courses offered are: · Basic training (BT) + Advanced Firefighting (AFF) – 3 days · BT + Proficiency in Survival Crafts and Rescue Boats other than Fast Rescue Boats (PSCRB) – 3 days · BT + AFF + PSCRB – 4 days · BT + AFF + PSCRB + Proficiency in Fast Rescue Boats (PFRB) – 5 days

In developing the training programmes Falck Safety Services has been consulted by and cooperating with various Dutch shipping companies, sector associations and interest groups to create programmes that fit the wishes and needs of the industry. Both the single refresher module training and the refresher combi courses are officially approved by the Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate (ILT). For bookings, enquiries and information, please contact our Customer Services department: [email protected] or +31(0) 181 376 666.

ETA and ETD Problems Encountered With InfoPath eNOAD Submissions

here have been changes in ETA and ETD times for some InfoPath Template 6.2.2 users after their XML file has been submitted for processing to the National Vessel Movement Center. This problem appears to be more prevalent when users have made changes to their Windows system clock and change it between time zones. Local time will appear correctly in the visible portion of their form, but be saved with the time adjusted by the system clock of their computer. If you are an InfoPath Template user and the ETA you submitted does not match the times on your confirmation receipt then you likely have this issue. It is the submitters responsibility to review and compare all receipts from the NVMC and APIS.

It is recommended that users upgrade to InfoPath Template 6.2.3, which sometimes also has the same issue, and start a new file from scratch. Starting again from scratch sometimes resolves the issue. Until the issue can be fully resolved users may send an email to Tech Support and attach the XML file if they want assistance having the regional time adjustment removed. If you have further questions not answered at www.nvmc.uscg.gov you may contact the NVMC at (800) 708-9823 or (304) 264-2502 or by sending an email with your specific question or inquiry to the [email protected] address. You may send technical questions to the [email protected] address. Source: NVMC

Total awards $1.1B deal for Nigerian oil rig

Offshore drilling company Seadrill Ltd. said it signed a $1.1 billion deal with French energy company Total to help develop reserves in the deep waters off the Nigerian coast. This contract provides an opportunity to deepen our relationship with a key customer and strategically increase our rig fleet in Nigeria," Per Wullf, Seadrill's chief executive officer, said in a statement Monday. The five-year contract for Seadrill, which is registered in Bermuda, calls for a drillship for the West Jupiter field in the deep waters offshore Nigeria. The rig will be able to work in waters as deep as 10,000 feet and will be delivered to Total by August. There was no statement on the deal from Total.

The French energy company in April said first-quarter production of 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day was 6 percent lower year-on-year. It attributed the decline to "portfolio changes" and security issues in Libya and Nigeria. Source : UPI






Illegal fishing vessel interdicted by Coast Guard Cutters

United States and China Coast Guards interdict vessel for illegally fishing on the high seas The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter MORGENTHAU transfers custody of the fishing vessel Yin Yuan to China coast guard in the North Pacific Ocean June 3, 2014. The crew of the MORGENTHAU intercepted and boarded the vessel with two law enforcement officials from the China Coast Guard’s Fisheries Law Enforcement Command and interviewed the master after the vessel’s master made a claim of Chinese registry. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter MORGENTHAU. CLICK on the photos to view the High Resolution version

Capital working with Lloyd’s Register and DSME to develop LNG-fuelled Ultra-Large

Container Ships (ULCS) of the future

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Joint 14K teu boxship LNG as fuel project will be ‘cornerstone’ of a broad sustainability strategy supported by LR

Capital Ship Management Corporation is prioritising a business strategy inspired by, and applying, the key principles and goals of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO’s) Strategy for Sustainable Maritime Transport Systems. Capital is incorporating key 'imperatives' and 'goals', as defined by IMO in the company’s management systems across its operations.

Capital has established a task force to implement specific actions, plans, processes, and to develop systems addressing sustainability. Priority has been given to the promotion of a safety culture and environmental stewardship, as well as to the education, training and support of seafarers. Additionally, the strategy will encompass a drive to reduce the energy required to operate and explore and evaluate the potential of alternative marine fuels – particularly LNG.

At a project launching ceremony held during Posidonia 2014, Evangelos Marinakis, Chairman of the Board of Capital Product Partners LP, commented: "We need to understand and derive the maximum benefit from new technologies and the innovations that can drive total corporate performance – making our ships more efficient and attractive in the market place, offering our seafarers safe and rewarding careers, all while working to reduce the environmental impact of the ships we manage."

LR is p roviding independent verification of Capital’s sustainability performance to ensure effective measurement of progress and client awareness of key performance indicators as well as supporting the LNG as fuel joint development project. "Capital’s strategy is a platform for innovation," says Apostolos Poulovassilis, Regional Marine Manager EMEA for Lloyd’s Register. "And we provide independent insight, risk analysis, experience and the verification to support operational and investment decisions - as new systems, processes and technologies are considered and adopted. Capital is addressing the issues that are raised by the research and development that we have carried out to date such as our Global Marine Fuel Trends 2030 report issued in March." (www.lr.org/gmft2030 ) The Joint Development Project between Capital, LR and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is specifically examining LNG as fuel, its technology specification and costs including fuel performance, as well as the potential safety implications of its use on a future ultra large container ship design which will be developed with input from all three stakeholders.

LR now has a significant portfolio of newbuilding and design projects underway supporting the expansion of LNG as fuel away from small scale local trades into more sophisticated, larger volume LNG as fuel projects.

Mr Marinakis concluded: "Capital Ship Management strongly believes that the benefits of lower SOx, NOx and, potentially, reduced greenhouse gas emissions makes LNG as a marine fuel an attractive option. We think that competitive LNG pricing and an adequate global LNG bunkering infrastructure could be a reality within five to ten years. We want to be ready and we welcome the broad support that our partners LR and DSME can provide in helping us develop more sustainable shipping solutions."

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Asia Capesize Freight Rates Rally as Owners Resist Rates on Active Day

Capesize freight rates on established iron ore routes saw a small push Wednesday as owners began resisting charterers' rates. It was an active trading day Tuesday on the key iron ore route from Western Australia to China, after participants from both parties returned to the market after a holiday on Monday. BHP Billiton was heard early in the day fixing at $7.80/wmt for a vessel arriving June 15. Cargill was later heard concluding at least one fixture at $8/wmt with Swissmarine for June 19 arrival. PCL was also heard fixing with Swissmarine at $8.1/wmt for a June 20-25 laycan.

Glovis was heard fixing at least one vessel at $8/wmt levels for June 18 arrival while Richmark was heard to have fixed at $8.10/wmt for a June 20-25 laycan. Rio Tinto was heard in the market late in the day for a vessel arriving June 22, with owners heard willing to repeat $8.10/wmt. Platts assessed the Capesize iron ore freight market from Western Australia's Port Hedland to Qingdao port in China at $8.10/wmt, climbing 25 cents from the previous day. "The market seems a touch more supported [today]," one charterer-operator source said. "Owners are not really willing to offer any more at these levels, as the market seems to be picking up." The Brazil to China iron ore route on Capesizes also

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picked up Tuesday after Noble was heard failing the Meynell vessel at 19.30/wmt only to refix at $20/wmt on the same route with options. Cargill was also heard in the market bidding at $20/wmt for a vessel with June 20 arrival. Among fixtures concluded was the RZS Harmony fixed to Oldendorff at $20.85/wmt, arriving June 19.

The market was split on whether the Oldendorff fixture was repeatable or reflected current market levels, with indications on the market between $20/wmt and $20.85/wmt. The route from Tubarao port in Brazil to Qingdao was Tuesday assessed at 20.25/wmt, rising $1.05 from the previous day. "I think there is st ill plenty [of tonnage] out there, but owners are starting to resist," a broker said. "[It] still feels like there are too many ballasters and spot ships are not enough to keep up the positive momentum," one charterer said. The Saldanha Bay to Qingdao route was quiet Tuesday, with no fresh cargoes heard in the market. It was assessed at $14/wmt, flat from the previous day. Source: Platts

Doha: new airport opens on land created by DEME group companies

The new Doha (Qatar) Airport has become fully operational. Hamad International Airport was built on land that was reclaimed from the Gulf by DEME. The project required DEME to reclaim more than 60 million m³ of sand in less than 24 months. The work was undertaken by Dredging International and DEME’s branch in Qatar, Qatar Dredging Company QDC (now called the Middle East Dredging Company or MEDCO). Eleven different hopper and cutter suction dredgers were used to move the 60 million m³ of material, with up to five pipelines reclaiming dredging fill simultaneously onto the same surface area. The extremely limited

draught at the site constituted a particular challenge. This made it necessary to first dredge an access channel to the desired depth with smaller ships, so that the powerful suction hopper dredgers, such as DEME’s Lange Wapper and Nile River, could reach the location. DEME’s largest cutter suction dredger, ’D’Artagnan, (Photo : Willem Ooms – IB-Ooms ©) was also mobilised in order to ensure that the large quantity of sand would be pumped ashore on time. Source : Dredging News Online

Norway's Statoil cancels rig contract with Diamond Offshore

Norway's Statoil has cancelled a rig contract with Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc eight months earlier than expected, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday, confirming a report by energy news portal Offshore.no. The Ocean Vanguard rig was expected to remain on contract for Statoil until next February at rate of $454,000 per day, Offshore.no said. "We confirm that we have terminated the contract with Diamond Offshore. The termination is due to

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technical aspects of the rig," Communication manager Oerjan Heradstveit said without providing further detail due to confidentiality issues. The Ocean Vanguard was supposed to move to the U.K to drill a well in June before returning to Norway. "The contract was valid until February 2015. Apart from this, we don't want to comment any further," Heradstveit said. Source : Reuters - (Reporting by Henrik Stolen, edting by Balazs Koranyi)

The MSC JOY outbound from Antwerp passing Vlissingen – Photo : Henk Nagelhout ©

Micky Meir Arison Sells 248,720 Shares of Carnival plc Stock

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Carnival plc major shareholder Micky Meir Arison sold 248,720 shares of Carnival plc stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.11, for a total transaction of $9,976,159.20. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Major shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC. Carnival plc (NYSE:CUK) traded up 0.12% on Tuesday, hitting $40.59. The stock had a trading volume of 46,224 shares. Carnival plc has a 1-year low of $32.33 and a 1-year high of $42.77. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $39.52 and a 200-day moving average of $39.5. The company has a market cap of $31.538 billion and a P/E ratio of 30.69.

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Jefferies Group reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Carnival plc in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th.

Separately, analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Carnival plc in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. They now have a $41.00 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on shares of Carnival plc in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $41.00. Carnival plc, is a cruise company. It operates in two segments: North America and Europe, Australia & Asia Source : Mideast Time

SMIT SINGAPORE SOLD TO THE BREAKERS

The GLOBAL SUCCES I (built as Smit Singapore later Smitwijs Singapore followed by Singapore ) Arrived May 23rd 2014 at Alang and was sold May 25th 2014 to MARINE LINES SHIP BREAKERS (P) LTD., Alang and was beached May 29th 2014 on Plot 47 at Alang for scrapping.

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Marathon Oil sells Norwegian assets for over $2bn

Norwegian oil exploration and development company Det Norske Oljeselskap will acquire the assets Marathon Oil has entered into a definitive agreement with Det Norske Oljeselskap under which Det Norske will purchase Marathon Oil's wholly owned subsidiary, Marathon Oil Norge, for a total of $2.7 billion (€1.98 billion). After adjustment for debt, net working capital and interest on the net purchase price, Marathon Oil expects net proceeds of approximately $2.1 billion at closing. The companies expect to close the transaction, subject to the necessary government and regulatory approvals, in the fourth quarter of this year. 'The sale of our Norway assets advances one of our key 2014 priorities and further demonstrates our commitment to rigorous portfolio management to simplify and concentrate our business,' says Lee M. Tillman, Marathon Oil's president and CEO. 'Since becoming an independent E&P company in 2011, Marathon Oil has executed $6.2 billion of strategic divestitures repositioning the portfolio for future growth and profitability. The disciplined allocation of capital to opportunities that can deliver long-term growth at higher returns and improved margins is a strategic imperative. 'With respect to our plans for the re-deployment of proceeds, we remain resolute in our commitment to capital discipline,' Tillman says. 'Marathon Oil has a deep inventory across three high-quality US resource plays with expanding opportunities to further accelerate activity.

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Such organic growth will be our first priority for additional capital allocation, with the balance available for share repurchases under our remaining $1.5 billion board authorisation and general corporate purposes.'

The sale includes the Marathon Oil-operated Alvheim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, ten company-operated licenses and a number of non-operated licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea. Full-year 2013 net production in Norway averaged approximately 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) per day.

After careful consideration of all bids, the company received no acceptable offer for its UK North Sea business and has elected to retain those assets. 'From the beginning of this marketing process, we stated we would only sell our UK North Sea business if we received an offer that appropriately valued these assets,' Tillman said. 'Accordingly, we will continue to operate this business as we always have - with a focus on our company's long-held values and commitment to safe and responsible operations, and in a manner that maximises shareholder value.' Source : tankstoragemag

Anthem of the Seas partially floated out of shipyard

One of Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship that is under construction, ANTHEM OF THE SEAS

was partially floated out on Monday at the Meyer Werft shipyard.

Float Out of the first 120 meter long swimming part of the Anthem of the Seas at Meyer Werft shipyard on 1st June 2014. Now, the free space will be used to build another section for the Anthem. In the back of the dock hall you can see the Quantum of the Seas, which has been already completed. The float out of the Quantum (estimated for 3rd August) will be broadcasted live on my YouTube channel. SEE ALSO :

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The International Exhibition and Conference Marintec Indonesia 2014 will be held 26-28 November 2014 in Jakarta at JI EXPO Kemayoran. The conference will provide in depth technical training in marine technology and practice, the event organizer UBM Indonesia press release said. The Marintec Indonesia conference will provide a platform to discussing different topics in maritime technologies, latest industry information, and market insight with an emphasize on Indonesian Ship building, repair, offshore, and port equipment and technologies.

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Marintec Indonesia 2014 is the region's dedicated event for the entire shipbuilding, offshore, marine, machinery and equipment industry. Marintec Indonesia 2014 will showcase a range of products and services including shipbuilding & marine machinery, pumping equipment, protective coating, IT & software, shipping registration, offshore, underwater welding, marine engine, and much more. Marintec Indonesia 2014 is held in Indonesia, one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is predicted to be the world's 7th largest economy by 2030. The Government of Indonesia has launched Master Plan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia Economic Development and in 2014 Indonesia's infrastructure spending projected to reach $39 billion. Major exhibitor from China, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Netherlands, UK, USA, Spain, and Netherland have already confirmed their participation in the event. Source : PortNews

Rotarians support work of the RNLI Hundreds of pounds has been raised to help continue to save lives at sea.

The Rotary Club of Tynemouth held a collection at the Sainsbury’s store in Whitley Bay in aid of Tynemouth’s RNLI lifeboat station. And rotarians dressed up for the occasion by wearing lifejackets as they handed over a cheque for £336.77. Club president Murray Shand said: “We are delighted to once again be able to assist our own lifeboat station. “We are aware of the need for a lifeboat in this area and are very proud of the volunteers who support the station and give up their free time to man the boat when it is called out in all kinds of weather.” A RNLI spokesperson said: “Once again, the Rotary Club of Tynemouth has supported us in our fundraising efforts. “We are very much indebted to them and other members of the public for their support, which enables us to continue this essential service.” Source : News

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What PDVSA, Petrobras and Pemex have in common

We recently profiled Latin America’s three largest oil and gas companies: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Petroleos Brasileiro (Petrobras) and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). The three national oil firms are, in some ways, very different. Yet they share a common predicament: each has access to enviable hydrocarbon resources, but is prevented from exploiting them efficiently by state interference. PDVSA is the most striking case. Although Venezuela possesses the world’s largest oil resources, production is declining. An embattled government is plundering the national oil firm; management often make decisions based on politics, not profits. On top of this, an abysmal investment climate—Venezuela comes bottom of our business-environment rankings of 82 countries—deters would-be investors in the prized heavy-oil reserves of the Orinoco Belt. Pemex's annual results, 2009-13If PDVSA is a model of how not to do it, Petrobras has often been seen as a textbook example of how to turn around a state oil company. After its part-privatisation in the 1990s, the firm became an investor favourite. But local sourcing regulations and similar restrictions are hampering growth. Expanding output at deepwater fields gives some succour, but the company will be unable to fulfil its potential unless the government steps aside.

Mexico’s government, meanwhile, hopes to mimic the initial success of the Petrobras overhaul. Planned legal changes should enable Pemex to attract foreign partners, and investment to flow into Mexico’s shale and deepwater resources. Still, if the company is to prosper, Mexico’s politicians will have to avoid making the mistakes of their Brazilian counterparts, and loosen their grip. Taxing Pemex supplies one-third of state revenues, but weakens the firm. Unfortunately, change in this area is likely to be slow. Source: Industry Briefing

Passengers injured as boat crashes into Tower Bridge



Nine people including two members of crew were injured when a boat struck Tower Bridge Wednesday afternoon. The City Cruises ‘MILLENNIUM DIAMOND’ vessel was travelling from Greenwich when it hit one of London’s most famous landmarks. After the crash, which happened at around midday, the boat carried on into St Katharine Dock where the injured parties were treated. A 64-year-old woman was taken to hospital with pelvic and head injuries.

She is believed to have fallen down a set of steel steps, sustaining a head injury and bruises to her ribs. A man and a girl also went to hospital but not by ambulance. Kevin Maynard, one of the four Tower RNLI lifeboat crew members on the lifeboat, explained how the drama unfolded: “We launched just after midday and when we arrived the boat had come alongside St Katharine Pier by Tower Bridge. We understand the woman had been

standing at the top of some steel steps when the collision happened and the impact knocked her down.

“Although the original call to us was related to that one lady, while we were on scene a further nine people came forward to say they had been injured. We treated the woman by giving her oxygen and using blankets to keep her warm, as well as dressing her wound and placing her on a board to protect her spine. We looked after her until London Ambulance Service arrived to take her away for further assessment.” It is thought there were 126 passengers on board. Tower RNLI is one of three London lifeboat stations serving the entire length of the Thames from the estuary up to Teddington Lock. The RNLI remains a charity that relies on donations and voluntary contributions for its lifesaving work. Source : London24

Interislander ferry ARATERE departed from Singapore last Wednesday (04-06), above seen the ferry passing the

Sultan Shoal lighthouse outbound in the Temasek Fairway

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Korea set to resume search for 16 missing in sunken ferry

Underwater operations to find 16 people still missing in the deadly ferry disaster were resumed on Wednesday amid improved weather conditions, the state response team said. Heavy rains, coupled with strong winds and waves, have effectively prevented operations since Sunday to find those still unaccounted for after the ferry Sewol sank off the country's southwestern coast on April 16. "We expect to resume the underwater operations later in the day, as the high seas watch was lifted," an official of the response team said. "Barges and rescue ships that evacuated due to bad weather have already returned to the scene." "Some 123 divers are ready to comb inside the sunken ferry. Along with search operations, they will also cut open the hull to gain access to the unsearched compartments filled with debris," the official added. To boost the effectiveness of the search operations, the government is a lso planning to deploy a remotely operated vehicle underwater, according to the state team. The government said it will come up with ways to financially assist fishermen hit by the disaster. "To handle the compensation request by the residents here, the government will find a way to raise money to compensate them in advance (of the completion of a damage assessment)," the state team official said, vowing to devise measures against the oil spill from the sunken ferry that also has affected fishing near Jindo. Source : Yonhap




Tugboat strike on hold for now; stoppage would disrupt ship dockings

Seaspan Marine and the union that represents its tugboat officers and deckhands have signed an agreement to enter into arbitration following meetings with federal Labour Minister Kellie Leitch, averting possible job action by the masters, mates and engineers that could have taken place as early as Sunday. In an announcement Tuesday, Seaspan said it will defer its unilateral implementation of a new contract on the members of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild that it employs, that was a key element in the escalation of the labour dispute between the company and the two unions representing its tugboat crews. A work stoppage by Seaspan would have a significant impact on Port Metro Vancouver operations with Seaspan handling about 70 per cent of ship-docking and escort duties in the port. Seaspan tugboats, including three positioned in Victoria, help a variety of vessels to safely dock, including container ships, cruise ships, bulk carriers and oil tankers.

The union representing deckhands and cooks on Seaspan tugs remains in discussions with Leitch, and that union’s president remains hopeful the meeting will help avert job action by its 350 members that could begin as early as Sunday at noon. Earlier Tuesday, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 400 voted unanimously in favour of striking rather than accepting terms of a new collective agreement being imposed on them. But they are holding off on serving 72-hour notice before concluding meetings with Leitch.

“We believe the minister can assist us in resolving this issue,” said Terry Engler, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 400. “She seems to be interested in doing that, so we’re in a bit of a holding pattern at this point and guardedly optimistic.” Engler said he met with Leitch for an hour Tuesday morning, then had to break to hold the meeting for Local 400’s strike vote, which he characterized as “the largest meeting we’ve had at our union for a long time,” with a 100-per-cent vote in favour as its result. The time to reach a resolution, however, is short, Engler said. If Seaspan has not withdrawn its position on the new contract and the sides are not back in negotiations by noon on Thursday, the union will serve its strike notice to time its job action for noon Sunday.

Engler said it would be the union’s first strike since the local was formed in the 1950s. The labour dispute is erupting as cruise ships arrive on B.C.’s west coast to carry passengers to and from Alaska. Cruise ships are expected to bring 450,000 passengers and crew to the capital region during 200-plus stops this year, delivering millions of dollars into the local economy. Shawn McBride, spokesman for King Bros. Ltd. custom brokers and ships’ agents, said Seaspan tugs based at Ogden Point are used to help cruise ships using the mooring dolphin at Pier B.

When tying up at the mooring dolphin, “they just take one line thrown from the ship onto the tug and then the tug escorts it over to the mooring dolphin and hands it to the longshoremen,” he said. At times, Kings Bros. calls on Seaspan tugs for other work further offshore or to assist in berthing other types of vessels, McBride said. Tourism consultant Frank Bourree, partner in Chemistry Consulting, said “any labour dispute out there in the height of the season is not a happy thought. We have a very short cruise-ship season.” Cruise line owners are “very sensitive to labour issues and any kind of confrontation for their guests. It’s somewhat fragile, I think. They have other options. They don’t have to come to Victoria.” Seaspan tugs are called in to help manoeuvre ships in and out of their berths at Ogden Point in cases of difficulty, for example, if there is a mechanical issue, Rebecca Penz, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority spokeswoman said. Most cruise ships do not rely on tugs, she said. Doug Crowder, chief financial officer at

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Ralmax Group of Companies, said Seaspan tugs are used periodically for barges carrying Ellice Recycle materials and for work related to Point Hope Maritime and for Salish Sea Services. Source : timescolonist.com

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Lloyd’s Register verifies OOCL’s CO2 and SOx emissions data

OOCL’s emissions data reported into the BSR Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) verified as true and accurate, supporting the leading operator’s commitment to reducing GHG emissions from their vessels

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is one of the world's leading integrated international container transportation companies with a clear commitment to environmental care. Lloyd’s Register has confirmed that OOCL’s emissions data reported into the BSR CCWG Environmental Performance Metrics Assessment (EPMA) tool has been verified as true and accurate, supporting the leading operator’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their vessels. This work builds on and supports Lloyd's Register's work in helping shipowners improve safety and performance while reducing environmental impact, along with Lloyd's Register's many projects which improve the monitoring, reporting and verification of sustainability and climate change data and information for organisations worldwide.The verification, for calendar year 2013, was carried out by Lloyd's Register Marine and LRQA - both of which are members of the Lloyd’s Register group and hereafter collectively referred to as Lloyd’s Register - utilising the basic principles of ISO 14064-1:2006. ISO 14064 series give guidance for the quantification and reporting, and validation and verification of GHG assertions. The BSR CCWG is a global business-to-business initiative by leading cargo carriers and their customers, dedicated to environmental performance improvements in marine container transport through measurement, evaluation, and reporting. The CCWG gathered environmental data from more than 2,600 container vessels for calendar year 2013. Lloyd’s Register developed the verification procedure for BSR that is now used by all CCWG verifiers. The OOCL work was unique in that not only did it assure the CO2 and SOx data of the 97 vessels submitted to the BSR CCWG, but it also included the total direct GHG emissions (Scope 1[1]) of the whole OOCL 2013 container fleet. Mr. Stephen Ng, Director of Trades of OOCL said, “This is the third consecutive year that OOCL completed the verification by using the CCWG standard. By extending the scope of the verification to include the ISO standard for greenhouse gas, it not only demonstrates our long-term commitment to emissions data integrity and environmental performance, but also enhances OOCL’s sustainability profile to a wider audience of stakeholders that appreciates greater transparency and forward-thinking green objectives.” Lloyd’s Register’s mission is to enhance the safety of life, property and the environment and to make a difference to society. “As an organisation, we have been involved with developing and delivering schemes to recognise the safety, commercial and environmental performance of shipping for many years,” said John Rowley, President, Lloyd’s Register Asia Pacific. “OOCL’s achievement is a testament to their environmental commitment, through publicly demonstrating that the environmental performance data of their fleet is prepared with high accuracy, completeness and transparency.”



Malaysian prime minister seeks for code of conduct in South China Sea

MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak urged for a rapid conclusion to the long-stalled drafting of a code of conduct for the South China Sea, the Wall Street Journal reported. The call comes after a tense weekend at the Asia Security Summit in Singapore, where China traded barbs with the US and smaller Asian neighbours over Beijing's claims to disputed waters. Diplomatic progress has taken on new urgency as China increasingly uses its strengthening military to assert its claims to nearly the entire sea. Source : Asian Shipper

Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s FALSTAFF outbound from the Pasir Panjang Container Terminal in Singapore yesterday morning Photo : Piet Sinke (c) CLICK on the photo to view the high resolution

Piracy returns to the Malacca Strait, RI Navy increases patrols

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) announced that the Thai-flag tanker MT ORAPIN 4, laden with diesel fuel, has been hijacked on its voyage from Singapore to Indonesia. Authorities lost contact with the tanker after it left an oil terminal in Singapore on May 27. Following up on the case, the Indonesian Navy’s Western Fleet Security Task Force deployed a number of naval vessels and aircraft to search for the ship. In its report, the IMB announced that the tanker went missing some 4 kilometers north of Batam island in the Riau Islands. The act of piracy may signal a return of maritime crime in the Malacca Strait, which in recent years has seen piracy rates plummet to zero. “The Navy received information on the piracy case, and we have taken measures to investigate. So far we have found no trace [of the ship],” said Commodore Harjo Susmoro, who commands the task force that oversees the western part of the country. According to Harjo, naval ships and aircraft were deployed to search for the tanker on May 31. Four Navy patrol boats are searching around the clock in the Malacca Strait, while a number of Nomad Navy patrol aircraft have been placed on standby Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam and at Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport in Tanjung Pinang, both of which function as Navy aerial patrol bases. Batam’s naval base commander, Col. Ribut Eko Suyatno, said neither the tanker owner, operator or any other party had formally reported the hijacking of MT ORAPIN 4 to the Indonesian Navy, but that intelligence officers were following up on other information reports. “We have acted on information received by operational forces, but we have yet to receive a formal report [from anyone on the ship],” said Ribut. Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, the Thai tanker that went missing after leaving Singapore last week has been released by pirates who stole its oil cargo. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said it had been informed by the ship’s owner that Mt Orapin 4 had been released and had arrived safely at Sri Racha Port in Thailand on Sunday. The ship’s owner lost contact with the vessel and its 14 crew members after it left Singapore on June 27. The ship was due at Pontianak Port, Kalimantan, two days later but failed to arrive. “Pirates hijacked and stole the tanker’s oil cargo onboard and destroyed the communication equipment. The crew and vessel are safe,” said Noel Choong, who heads the bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. No further details were available.




Separately, the Main Naval Base Region IV, which covers Riau Islands province, has recorded that despite occasional episodes of onboard theft, ship hijackings have been all but eliminated in the Malacca Strait in recent years. Source : Jakarta Post

POSH Terasea’s SALVIGILANT is presently escorting the FPSO N'goma starting from off Port Elizabeth to off Cape Columbine. Photo : Bob Cole, Master of FPSO N'goma. ©

Boskalis acquires contracts worth EUR 70 million in the UK and Sweden

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has acquired two contracts in the United Kingdom and Sweden with a combined value of approximately EUR 70 million. In the UK Boskalis is to build a breakwater in Clacton-on-Sea for Tendring District Council over a distance of five kilometers between Clacton Pier and Holland Haven. The breakwater will consist of 23 stone groynes with sand fill to create beaches in between. Boskalis will execute the project through the VBA JV Ltd (a consortium of Volker Stevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins). Work is scheduled to begin this summer and will be complete late 2015. Two medium-sized trailing suction hopper dredgers will be deployed on this project, with all the stone work being performed by dry equipment. In Sweden a joint venture of Boskalis and Züblin Scandinavia AB has won a contract from Trafikverket Göteborg for the design and construction of the Marieholm Tunnel and construction of quay walls in the city of Gothenburg. This new traffic tunnel under the Göta Älv River will connect the urban districts of Marieholm and Tingstad in Gothenburg. The Design & Construct contract runs until end-2020. For the realization of this project Boskalis will dredge a trench with a depth of around 20 meters into which the tunnel will be submerged, install the sand beneath and alongside the submerged tunnel and install a layer of rubble to protect the tunnel roof.

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Nieuw bestuur Stichting Havenman/-vrouw van het Jaar

De Stichting Havenman/-vrouw van het Jaar heeft een nieuw bestuur. Frank de Kruif (voorheen Nieuwsblad Transport, nu zelfstandig journalist) volgt Theo Jongedijk op als voorzitter van de Stichting, die sinds 1981 elk jaar een man of vrouw onderscheidt die een opvallende bijdrage heeft geleverd aan de ontwikkeling van de haven van Rotterdam. Behalve Theo Jongedijk treedt ook Bram Oosterwijk terug uit het bestuur. Nieuw in het bestuur zijn Antoon Oosting (voorheen AD/Rotterdams Dagblad, nu zelfstandig journalist voor onder meer Maritiem Nederland en Seaport) en Johan de Koster (hoofdredacteur RTV Rijnmond). Gail van den Hanenberg (Navingo) blijft secretaris. Havenman/-vrouw van het Jaar is een journalistieke onderscheiding. Bij de benoeming wordt het bestuur bijgestaan door een verkiezingscollege, bestaande uit de drie laatste Havenmannen/-vrouwen van het Jaar, drie sponsoren en het Jong Haventalent. Voor meer bijzonderheden zie http://www.havenman.nl

The ORSV SEA FORTH IMO9656723, Built 2013, 4003Grt, is seen in Peterhead Bay heading for ASCO Seabase.

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Turkish navy to continue Somali counter-piracy mission until 2016

NATO has decided to extend its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission by two years to the end of 2016, judging that piracy remains a threat despite a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday. The decision was taken by NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. NATO ships have patrolled the waters off the Horn of Africa since 2009, as part of a broader international effort to crack down on Somali-based pirates who had caused havoc with world shipping. NATO's "Ocean Shield" operation as well as European Union and other counter-piracy missions have significantly reduced attacks. In 2011, pirates captured 24 ships and NATO recorded 129 pirate attacks off Somalia. Not a single ship has been

captured off Somalia since May 2012, NATO said in a statement. However, the military alliance said it believed pirates continued to have the intent and capacity to attack ships. Ships from Spain, Italy and Turkey are currently part of the NATO counter-piracy fleet. Source : Today’s Zaman

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Fresh controversy over factory ships in Australian waters

A fresh controversy is brewing over the use of factory ships in Australian waters, with a plan to bring in a 4400-tonne east European-owned ship. MERIDIAN 1 would fish for blue grenadier in the Southern Ocean off Tasmania at a time of opposition to the use of foreign charter factory-freezer ships in local waters. Owned by a company headquartered in

the disputed Russian-Ukrainian city of Sevastapol, MERIDIAN 1 flies the flag of the Caribbean island of Dominica, and is registered in Vanuatu.

Following the MARGIRIS controversy, that supertrawler's opponents are campaigning for a ban on any big factory-freezer ship that can process and hold hundreds

of tonnes of fish each day. At 104 metres length, MERIDIAN 1 is around half the tonnage of the MARGIRIS but would equal the largest vessel ever to fish in Australia, the IVAN GOLUBETZ, in 1992. MERIDIAN 1 has been fishing in New Zealand, and a proposal to bring it to Australia is being developed by Tasmania's Petuna Seafoods, and New Zealand's Sealord, according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. "This is as large a vessel as has ever fished in Australian waters," AMCS marine campaigner Tooni Mahto said.

"It's foreign-owned and crewed, and there's a lot of uncertainty about who has oversight of it." Greenpeace said humanitarian and environmental abuses had occurred in association with foreign charter vessels operating in New Zealand. "It's not in Australia's interest to import that sort of catastrophe from across the Tasman," said Greenpeace Australia Pacific Oceans Campaigner, Nathaniel Pelle. The Stop the Trawler Alliance, formed among fishers and environmentalists to battle the Margiris, said it wanted a permanent ban on all factory-freezer vessels in Australian waters because of concerns about their impacts. "Has the Australian Fisheries Management Authority not learned the lessons of the Margiris?" alliance spokeswoman Rebecca Hubbard said.

"Trying to slip another big boat through a net of secrecy does no favours to the Australian Government, the fishing industry, or the public." An AFMA spokesman said it was currently not able to confirm the names of foreign flagged boats that had applied to fish for blue grenadier, but New Zealand vessels had trawled the fishery in the past. "Please note that, on enquiry, the company operating the Meridian 1 has indicated to AFMA that the flag of the boat may change," a spokesman said. Petuna director, Les Scott, said he was unable to speak about the MERIDIAN 1

"In a week's time I might be in a position to comment," Mr Scott said. Sealord had nothing to add, a company spokeswoman said. Sealord's chief executive Graham Stuart recently told an NZ parliamentary committee the company had used Ukrainian vessels for almost 20 years, in compliance with NZ standards and pay. The NZ Government is legislating to more tightly regulate foreign charter ships following allegations of mistreatment and underpayment of mainly Korean foreign crews. Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently told parliament Margiris would "stay banned", but the government's supertrawler prohibition only applies to vessels over 130m. in length, in the small pelagics fishery. Source : smh.com

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Jack Gaston: 20 years with Maritime Journal

By : Larz Bourne Time goes quickly in the Tugs & Towing business and Maritime Journal's illustrious correspondent JACK GASTON has now been documenting the industry's progress for MJ for 20 years. It has been a period of immense technological change for the industry, as tug design and development has diversified to meet demand for a wider range of more versatile and powerful vessels.

Jack's interest in tugs began in the early 1960s. He had just finished an apprenticeship in heavy plant engineering and, always a keen model maker, saw a plan for a tug in The Model Engineer magazine. He had never seen a tug but contacted the owners of the tug 'Moorcock', berthed at Gravesend near his home in Kent UK. A tour of the ship with the tug's chief engineer and Jack was hooked. "I was so fascinated by the direct reversing Polar engine, I have never been away since." Jack later became involved with J P Knight Ltd, which ran a fleet of tanker handling tugs on the River Medway. Company MD, Anthony Knight was most encouraging and so began a long and enduring relationship with that company. Jack also started photographing tugs and his first article, a photo feature for Ships Illustrated, was published in 1965. "I was intrigued by the technology. What interested me most was that a tug is all engine and technology. No passengers, no cargo - that suited me just fine."

A first article for ‘Sea Breezes’ magazine in 1969 led to a regular column about the British industry which ran for 30 years. By 1990 he was contributing to Lloyds List and took over writing the publication's Towage & Salvage and Tug Design & Construction Special Reports. In 1994 Jack contacted Maritime Journal and told founding editor Peter Moth, "In every tug I go on, there is a coffee stained copy of Maritime Journal. I reckon if you had news on tugs in there it would improve the magazine." From the March 1994 issue Jack's monthly Tugs & Towage became a regular featureof MJ. Jack has also written four books; 'Tugs & Towing', 'Tugs Today', and two versions of 'The Tug Book', which are widely recognised as the industry standard works of reference. In 2006 he was unanimously selected by the British Tugowners Association as the first ever recipient of the British Towing Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the British towage industry. Jack intends to reduce his monthly contribution to Maritime Journal from the July issue. The regular ‘Tugs & Towing’ column will be taken over by fellow tug enthusiast Peter Barker but Jack will continue to contribute feature articles on new technology. "I have arrived at a point in my life where there are other things I want to do, he says. "But Tugs & Towing has been and will remain an all consuming interest. I w ill always be grateful for the support I have received from my many friends and associates in the industry." Source : Maritime Journal

NAVY NEWS Submarine plans sunk

The owners of the ONYX, revealed that the campaign to rescue it had run out of time — and the sub is to be broken up because a £40,000 deposit has not been handed over. It is owned by Liverpool businessmen Jim Tidsdale and Peter Davies, and is currently lying at the DRB Marine Services boatyard in Rosneath. Mr Tidsdale said they have been negotiating a sale to campaigners, including tourism outfit Discover Inverclyde, since last September to no avail. He said: “We bought the submarine two years ago from a p rivate owner and had plans to use it as a s howpiece abroad. “That business venture fell through, so we decided to dismantle it and sell the pieces. “However, Chris Jewell of Discover Inverclyde contacted us last September and expressed an interest in buying the Onyx.“We gave him three months to come up with a deposit, and then extended that to six.“Eight months have now passed, and we can’t wait any longer.”The diesel electric sub, the last of its kind available, was built at Birkenhead’s Cammell Laird shipyard, which was founded by the Laird family of Greenock.It is the same class as 11 produced by Scott’s of Greenock between 1962 and 1978.Mr Tidsdale added: “We don’t want to be made out to be the bad guys here. “We have done everything possible to accommodate Chris and his group, but we can’t wait any longer.



“It cost us £60,000 to tow the submarine from Barrow to Rosneath. “We brought it there because it was the best place to dismantle it, and Chris got back in touch with us when he realised we had done that. “But we’ve still not been

able to get a deposit from the group.” When the Tele broke the news to Mr Jewell that the deal was dead in the water, he described it as ‘disappointing’, but said the group had been unable to find a financial backer and added that the owners had raised the selling price from £315,000 to £400,000. He confirmed talks have been going on since last September, although these were made public only recently. Asked if he thought the group could have looked for public support earlier, he said: “Arguably we could have done so and might well have got people interested. “But we had to do a feasibility study and make a case economically on the viability and physical logistics of the submarine being here before we felt we could make public comment. “We didn’t

feel it was the right approach to awaken interest before we knew if the project could work.” Work is now starting to remove the submarine’s 400 half-ton batteries, which are believed to be worth about £90,000 The first batch will be lifted up through the hatch to make enough space on the floor for a hole to be cut to take out the rest. It will take 10 weeks to do this before the sub can be broken up, but asked if this meant the Inverclyde group had that length of time to come up with a deposit, Mr Tidsdale said: “No, they have run out of time. “We can’t wait any longer.” Source : Greenock Telegraph

A brand new 27,000 tonne Australian Navy ship was damaged during maiden sea trials

A CIVILIAN contract crew made two serious errors during sea trials for the navy’s biggest ever ship, damaging its hull and melting down electrical systems. The first of two $1.5 billion 27,000-tonne Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs), to be known as HMAS CANBERRA, suffered excessive vibration in May during her first “shakedown cruise” between Melbourne and Sydney. The fault was traced to the brand-new vessel’s two German-built Siemens propulsion pods — or azimuth thrusters — which were out of alignment. Each thruster, fitted at the stern of the ship, has two propellers

mounted on large electric powered pods that can be rotated to any angle, eliminating the need for a rudder. And just like the wheels of a car, poor pod alignment causes vibration. A crew from Teekay Shipping Corporation was hired by prime contractor BAE Systems and was apparently unaware that the pods must be operated in tandem above eight knots. They ran them independently in low-speed mode at high speed, causing serious vibration throughout the ship. “Once the pods were back in the correct mode the vibration ceased,” a project source said. “It was an operator error and the return journey was

much smoother.” The vibration was generated by cavitation and the bounce produced at the stern rolled across the ship with decks trembling and panels vibrating. “It was like the shaking floor in an amusement park house of fun,” a source said. Damage was minimal, but vibration caused paint to be stripped from the ship’s hull directly above the pods. The crew’s woes continued when Canberra returned to Port Phillip Bay and was forced to drop anchor for four hours after losing steerage following an electrical power failure. Unfortunately the operators forgot to disconnect the emergency power and when the main power kicked back in the circuit breakers melted. “There were no major design errors during the trials and both issues were operator errors,” the source said. “The trial didn’t go as well as hoped, but it was better than expected.” In addition to the serious errors, excessive corrosion was detected in propeller nuts and a small crack was discovered in the hull of the ship that was caused during its long journey on a barge from the builder in Spain. The Canberra will be back at sea in July for the next round of trials before she is handed to the Navy later this year. News of the botched sea trials comes as the government announced it would insert an “experienced shipbuilding management team” into taxpayer-owned shipbuilder ASC in Adelaide to fix the troubled $8.5 billion Air Warfare Destroyer program. Defence Minister David



Johnston and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said the team would target productivity and production schedules in a bid to get the controversial three-ship alliance project back on track. Source : News Corp Australia

Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh to go on sea trial on June 10 -11

Severodvinsk-based military shipyard Sevmash will put Project 955 Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine VLADIMIR MONOMAKH on sea trials in the White Sea on June 10-11, a source in defense industrial sector told

ITAR-TASS on Wednesday. “A missile-carrying submarine cruiser will have to go on one more sea trial in July,” the source said. During these sea trials the crew of the missile carrier will check all warship systems, including navigation, radio-electronic systems and sailing features on sea trials. “In September Monomakh will make a first test-launch of a continental ballistic missile Bulava this year,” the source recalled. Nuclear-powered submarine ALEXANDER NEVSKY to arrive in Kamchatka before end of 2014 In November Borei-class nuclear submarine YURI DOLGORUKY will test-fire another Bulava missile, earlier reports said.Project 955 head submarine Yuri Dolgoruky was brought into service of

Russia’s Navy in 2012. First serial warship of this project Alexander Nevsky came into naval service in 2013. Fourth missile carrier KNYAZ VLADIMIR is on the stocks of the military shipyard. The keel of fifth Borei-class submarine KNYAZ OLEG will be laid down at Sevmash on July 19. Knyaz Oleg will be a first serial warship being created under modernised project 955A.Borei-class strategic missile-carrying nuclear submarines are designed at the St. Petersburg-based central maritime machinery design bureau. Their main weaponry is 16 new intercontinental ballistic missiles Bulava. Source : itar-Tass

DCNS receives €1bn Corvette procurement order from Egypt

French shipyard group DCNS has reportedly received a €1bn order from Egypt for four Gowind-class corvettes, fighting off competition from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and the Dutch Damen Schelde group. The scope of the contract includes two vessels with an option for two more, one of which will be built in France before being transported to Egypt, reported the French news agency La Tribune. "The vessels can cruise at a maximum speed between 22k and 27k, while accommodating 50 to 75 crew and passengers." The DCNS Gowind 2,400t variant, selected by Egypt, will integrate the French shipyard's proprietary SETIS combat management system, in addition to MBDA's armaments, including MICA VL air-defence missiles and Exocet MM-40 anti-ship missiles. The latest order is the second for Gowind, with the first export contract received from Malaysia for six corvettes. Powered by a diesel-driven propeller and waterjet system, the vessels can cruise at a maximum speed between 22k and 27k, while accommodating 50 to 75 crew and passengers. Capable of being configured for the deployment of special forces, as well as an array of commando equipment, the DCNS Gowind vessels can be deployed for anti-piracy, sea control and denial, combat, counter-terrorism, drug interdiction and anti-smuggling operations. They can also be used for oil and gas platform protection, search and rescue, fisheries protection, environmental protection and humanitarian support. Source : Naval-Technology

SHIPYARD NEWS MHI Delivers Cargo-passenger Ship "Tachibana-

Maru" to Tokai Kisen At its Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works



On June 4 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) delivered the cargo-passenger ship "TACHIBANA-MARU" to Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd. at its Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works. The vessel is a "super eco-ship" with a high-efficiency propulsion system that achieves outstanding energy savings, environmental load reduction, and enhanced passenger comfort and safety. The ship also features a fresh new color scheme of yellow ocher and olive green designed by Ryohei Yanagihara, a well-known Japanese illustrator who is also an honorary captain at Tokai Kisen. The cargo-passenger ship measures 118.0 meters (m) in length overall (LOA), 17.0m in width, and 8.95m in height (5.40m in draft). The 5,681 gross tonnage vessel has a service speed of 19.0 knots per hour (about 35.2km/hour). MHI began construction of the ship in March 2013 and launched it in November of the same year. The ship will be put into service on the route between Tokyo and the Izu Islands on June 27, 2014.

The ship employs a tandem-hybrid contra-rotating propeller (CRP) propulsion system developed by MHI. The system is comprised of single-shaft propulsion propellers driven by low-speed marine diesel engine and electric-drive azimuth propulsion propellers that enable the direction of propulsion power to be freely changed. In comparison to conventional twin-shaft propulsion systems, the new system enables less appendages for propulsion systems such as skegs, shaft brackets and rudders and reduces water resistance, and improves energy-saving efficiency by allowing the use of only fuel-efficient low-speed diesel power in bays and channels where slower navigation speeds are required.

The new propulsion system enables the Tachibana-Maru to achieve 15.6% higher fuel efficiency than the "Salvia-Maru," a cargo-passenger ship built by MHI and currently in service at Tokai Kisen. In addition, the use of an electronically controlled fuel injection system enables the main low-speed marine diesel engine to achieve higher combustion efficiency, thereby ensuring that the Tachibana-Maru emits less carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). The ship is also equipped with a system that utilizes exhaust gas thermal energy more efficiently.

The propulsion system's ability to deliver required power using only a single-shaft configuration, with the load shared between a single diesel engine and an electric drive system, ensures higher passenger comfort by reducing both noise and vibration. In addition, the electric-drive azimuth propulsion system can be used as a stern thruster in combination with the bow thruster to enhance safety and swiftness when approaching or departing the pier.

MHI is making eco-ships with enhanced energy-saving and environmental performance capability a key product focus of its efforts in the shipbuilding and ocean development business sector. Gaining momentum from construction of the Tachibana-Maru with epoch-making high environmental performance, the company aims to further strengthen its proposal-based marketing activities in the sector and continue development of various echo-ship related technologies. Source : MarketWatch

Abu Dhabi Ship Building actively seeking partnerships

Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) is attending Posidonia for the first time, looking for industry partners to mutually enhance shipbuilding capabilities. "We are here to look for partners, to work together," Khaled al Mazroui, ceo of Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding stated in a presentation at Posidonia in Athens. "You cannot work alone, you have to work with other regions, you have to work with other companies. Don't think we are competitors, we are partners. We have to help each other, we have to support each other and by the end of the day we can have mutual benefits for your

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shipyards and for us as well." Central to his presentation was the idea of partnership and cooperation between companies across geographic regions to further shipbuilding expertise, with a particular emphasis on manpower support, training, specialist services, OEMs and planning and software interface. "I know some of the companies here faced financial difficulties, operational difficulties. Ok, we can work together. We can take some of those staff, they can enhance the capability we have. We need to take those talents and keep those in shipbuilding. If after three months or five months you need them, they can be available for your requirements."

ADSB is p roactively looking for partners and is o pen to offering its own expertise in specialist areas in a two way knowledge share. "Perhaps you have a lack of technicians or engineers specialised in combat systems, which is one of the strengths of our company, OK we can enhance that, bring those engineers in to work at ADSB. Vice versa, we can take our staff and work in your specialist service sectors." Mazroui also mentioned the possibility of financial cooperation within the industry. "There is a possibility for some partnerships of buying into shares in some shipyards... This would have to be studied by our financial specialists but this is a potential scenario that has been discussed " Source : seatrade Global

Oman Drydock awarded GTT license Oman Drydock Company (ODC) says it has made a "giant leap" forward in its campaign to become one of the leading shipyards in the world for LNG repairs. It has now been awarded a Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) license and used a formal presentation at the Poisidonia trade show in Greece to draw attention to the achievement. ODC chairman Dr. Abdulmalik Al Hinai was joined by GTT CEO Phillippe Berterottiere at the ODC stand to make the announcement. Mr. Berterottiere said that ODC had put into place a solid quality system as a center for LNG expertise.

"Oman has an important LNG fleet and its geographical position thrusts it to the forefront of the international LNG market," he said. "It is close to shipping routes for the Gulf and Asia. GTT has been very impressed by ODC's commitment to standards right through its workforce, management and control systems. We also saw evidence of ODC's determination to continue to improve into the future, which is vital to us. The GTT technology is advanced and ODC had to reach a technically very high level to secure this license. We are delighted to make the award and look forward to working with the ODC team in the years ahead." Dr Abdulmalik said ODC has worked enormously hard to earn the GTT license.

"We are deeply committed to providing the highest possible standards of repair work in the LNG sector," he said. "The GTT license will strengthen our offering for cargo containment systems for high-end LNG carriers. More widely the GTT license is p roof of our intent and our seriousness to grow and diversify into the LNG market. Only last month we announced further strengthening of our LNG services with the launch of a new venture with our partner DSME. Woking with its subsidiary DSEC we have developed one of the most advanced LNG repair packages in the world. Our new LNG services will cover key areas such as the supply chain of various materials such as INVAR, insulation boxes, membranes, prefabricated panels and cryogenic safety valves. Meanwhile, we are also investing in new facilities including renovating our cryogenic shop so it can cater to repairing up to four LNGCs at any one time." Operated and managed by Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., is one of the newest and largest shipyards in the world. Owned by the Government of Oman, it is based in Duqm Oman's planned new ports and logistics mega city. Following a soft opening in 2011 the $1.5 billion shipyard has drydocked more than 230 vessels. Dr Abdulmalik said the Greek shipping market is o f vital importance to ODC. "ODC has already delivered repairs for more than 50 Greek owned or operated ships," he said. "We have an important relationship with Dynacom Ship Management helping drydock a number of its vessels including VLCCs. We are further proud to repair the Astro Polaris owned by Maran Tankers which we delivered a day ahead of schedule. "We have worked enormously hard to develop a robust track record working on a wide variety of ships from Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) to container ships to LNG and LPG carriers to chemical carriers dredgers, RO-ROs and barges," he said. "We can now show the shipping industry we not only have world class facilities, which include our massive dry docks which can accommodate any size of vessel, but we have the experience too." Source : Marinelog

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES Ship pilot: Didn't see tug in crash until

too late



The pilot guiding a freighter into the foggy Houston Ship Channel when it crashed into an oil-filled barge earlier this year says he did not see the barge until it was too late to avoid a collision. The tugboat captain said earlier Tuesday at a federal hearing investigating the accident that the larger vessel increased its speed and she couldn't maneuver quickly to avoid the crash. The pilot says he needed the speed to navigate strong currents. No one was hurt in the March 22 accident, but nearly 170,000 gallons of oil spilled into the busy waterway between Texas City and Galveston and then into the Gulf of Mexico. Traces of the oil were found as far as 200 miles down the Texas coast. Source : KLTV

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New harbour of port Sochi welcomes first cruise ship Insignia owned by

Oceaniа Cruises On June 4, new harbour of port Sochi welcomed the first cruise ship, IAA PortNews was informed at the port. Cruise ship INSIGNIA owned by Oceaniа Cruises is flying the flag of Marshall Islands. Cruise season at port Sochi was opened on April 12 with the call of cruise ship HAMBURG (flag of Bahama Islands). Source : Portnews

Rem adds Vard newbuild Norway’s Rem Offshore is spending NOK 800m ($133m) on a new offshore construction vessel (OCV).

The shipowner said Fincantieri-owned Vard will build the ship in Norway. The Vard 2 06 design is 100 metres long, with a beam of 25 metres. It has a bollard pull of 400 tons.It will come with a 150-ton offshore crane, ROV hangar and accommodation for 90 people. The hull will be ice-class 1B to work in arctic seas. Rem said: “The vessel will be used for project work including anchor handling as a part of the vessel’s capacity." Delivery is set for the first quarter of 2016. Rem has two other newbuildings due from Kleven Werft in 2014 and 2015 – a multipurpose service vessel and a supply ship. Source : tradewinds

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Open Day at Maritime Propulsion Services/ Maritime Propeller Repairs

There was record attendance at the Maritime Propulsion Services BV (MPS) open day on May 23 when over 200 delegates from shipyards, classification societies, and workshops around the world gathered together in Drunen. Apart

from the four propellers which were in the workshop for repair, on display were some of the latest developments in quality control as well as repair procedures and technology. These included state of the art non-destructive ultrasonic techniques to inspect either for porosities in bronze castings or weld repairs on propeller blades. The equipment can use either a water interface or “in air” scanning to analyse the metal being inspected. This system has been developed from research carried out by the highly respected Fraunhofer-Institute for Industrial Mathematics.

Another new development of great interest was DurAbility

Coatings. These are specialist tungsten-carbide coatings which are specifically formulated to provide protection against abrasion, cavitation and corrosion, and are currently the most effective on the market, and much stronger than the more commonly used method of chromium plating. They are in particular demand for the protection of propellers, thrusters and liners operating in very sandy estuaries or rivers or for offshore support vessels, which have to maintain position for long periods of time. In addition, the adjacent foundry, Gieterij Drunen, gave an impressive demonstration of the casting of a propeller hub and various other castings. This foundry took over the facilities of Wärtsilä when, in 2010, it was decided to reduce production capacity in Europe. GieterijDrunen acquired the foundry-specific knowledge as well as inventory, it can melt ferro castings of up to 12 tons and non-ferro parts of up to 50 tons piece weight – the second largest capacity in Europe. Gert Hendriksen, Managing Director of MPS/MPR, summarised the open day saying “it was wonderful to see the support of so many customers. We hope that they enjoyed the day as much as we did. As part of our on-going plans to reduce costs for our customers, we are currently working on obtaining classification approval for our welding repair procedures to be carried out on propellers in situ on the shaft. The potential savings are significant, and we hope to be able to start this type of repair work in the very near future”.

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Dockwise VANGUARD arrived last Wesdnesday at the West Jurong Anchorage in Singapore

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Norwegian Oil-Strike Threat Rises as Union Breaks Off Wage Talks

Norwegian onshore oil workers became the latest in the industry to break off pay negotiations with employers, increasing the risk of a strike two years after western Europe’s biggest producer suffered its longest walkout. The Industry Energy union, representing 3,900 of the 5,000 onshore workers at companies like Statoil ASA (STL) and BP Plc, (BP/) ended discussions yesterday, the lobby for the industry said. Three other unions sought more time to study the employers’ offer, the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association said in a statement. Negotiations with Industry Energy, the largest union, will move to public mediation, where failure may result in a strike. The latest breakdown follows the industry’s inability to achieve full or part deals in three separate discussions with workers on offshore platforms, supply bases and at oil-service companies. The strike over pensions two years ago cut Norwegian output and led to employers threatening a staff lockout until the government used legal measures to intervene in the dispute. “It’s very regrettable that yet another collective-bargaining agreement will go to mediation,” Jan Hodneland, the employers’ chief negotiator, said in the statement. “It’s clear that the unions’ expectations for this year’s negotiations have been very different from the employer side’s.” Platform Workers Talks with the two unions for platform workers, Safe and the Norwegian Organization of Managers and Executives, will go to mediation June 16 and 17. Failure to reach a deal would lead to strikes, according to the unions, cutting off about 50,000 barrels of oil a day at Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)’s Ringhorne, Jotun and Baler fields, and 28,000 barrels of oil and 11 million cubic meters of gas a day at GDF Suez (GSZ)’s Gjoea field. The figures are based on the fields’ output in March reported to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. A strike on the Gjoea platform would also cut off output from Statoil’s Vega field that goes through Gjoea. Vega produced about 22,000 barrels of oil a day in March, according to the directorate Mediation for the supply-base negotiations is set for June 25 and 26, Industry Energy Deputy Leader Frode Alfheim said by phone today. Oil-service mediation is due July 4 and 5. No date has been set for the onshore workers, though Industry Energy hopes it may be scheduled for within the month, Alfheim said.Source: Bloomberg

Beijing demands Hanoi pull ships from Xisha

Beijing demanded on Tuesday that Hanoi "withdraw its vessels and personnel immediately" from the waters off a Chinese oil drilling site in the South China Sea. Media reports said on Tuesday that Vietnamese ships again rammed Chinese vessels in the waters near China's Xisha Islands. "The Vietnamese are raising tensions in Chinese waters, a violation of international law and the basic rules of international relations," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily news conference in Beijing on Tuesday. China has consistently asked Vietnam to stop its use of force against the regular operations of China's oil drilling platform in the waters close to the Xisha Islands and to stop infringing on China's sovereignty, rights and interests as well as jurisdiction, Hong said. "However, so far, the Vietnamese have




continued ramming Chinese vessels," Hong added during a briefing on the problem with Vietnam. Source : China Daily

Nordcap provides update on offering and fleet plans

Nordcap Offshore says the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) has approved a prospectus prepared by the company in relation to its offering and listing. In connection with the listing, the company will conduct an equity offering of new common shares to raise gross proceeds of approximately NKr 1,211,091,000, equivalent to approximately US$202 million. Nordcap Offshore intends to use the net proceeds from the offering in combination with the proceeds from a senior secured amortizing credit facility to finance the acquisition of a fleet of 10 PSVs.

Two of the vessels (both of UT 755LN design) are in the water already, and five more will be delivered by October 2014. The fleet will be completed by May 2016. Said Nordcap: "Every vessel is of proven Norwegian design constructed at reputable yards in Asia and Norway: two Vard 08 CD, three Vard 09 CD, as well as three UT 755CDL PSVs. "These PSVs are designed to fulfil customers' requirements regarding quality, safety and the need to protect the environment, today and in the future," said the company, which said it sees an increasing demand for PSVs notably in the mid to large sized segment. The vessels are intended to be operated in Africa, Brazil and the North Sea. Source : Offshore Shipping Online

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Record year boosts Belfast’s future Ireland’s Belfast harbour is committing more than £60m to capital expenditure projects following a record financial year during 2013. The Harbour’s Annual Report revealed that turnover rose by 30% to £50.3m, while operating profit also rose by 42% to £26.2m during 2013. During the same period, the Harbour also paid over 36.6m in tax. Tonnages handled during 2013 also spiked by 16% to 22.7 million tonnes. The growth in trade was also good in sectors such as dry bulk cargo (up 45%), which is closely related to the island’s agro-food industry, and ro-ro (up 8%). The Harbour’s offshore wind energy facility also saw trade grow significantly from 2,000 to 200,000 tonnes. “Much of 2013’s growth was secured by investments totalling £100m by the Harbour in three sectors – renewables, dry bulk and freight,” said Len O’Hagan, chairman. These sectors have benefitted from long-term investment in new marine infrastructure such as enhanced deep-water facilities and its new £53m offshore wind energy terminal – the first in the UK and Ireland. The 50-acre facility is currently leased to DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables, and has completed its first full year of operations. Now, the Harbour says it’s committed to supporting the ongoing regeneration of Belfast Harbour Estate as part of the ongoing capital expenditure, which has “enabled the Harbour to attract new customers, services and trades, and to support the ongoing regeneration of Belfast Harbour Estate”. “Record levels of profit have enabled the Harbour to commit £60m towards further projects to benefit the local economy. This is necessary to accommodate a projected 68% increase in trade over the next 15 years and ensure that Belfast Harbour remains forward looking as the island’s most modern gateway to overseas markets,” Mr O’Hagan added. Source : portstrategy

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