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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

ROLLDOCK STORM AT SINGAPORE EASTERN ANCHORAGE

As could be seen earlier this week the ROLLDOCK STORM arrived at Singapore Eastern Anchorage in preparation of loading 2 barges at the ATTV anchorage which operation was done yesterday morning The ROLLDOCK STORM is a multipurpose semi-submersible heavy lift transport vessel owned by the Dutch company RollDock. and is the second unit after her sister ROLLDOCK STAR , of the two ST-class roll-on roll-off / lift-on lift-off / float-in float-out vessels being built for

RollDock at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) yard in Germany.

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RollDock awarded the contract to Flensburger Schiffbau- Gesellschaft (FSG) for two semi-submersible, heavy lift, Ro-Ro, multi-purpose, dry cargo ships in March 2012. The first steel was cut for the ROLLDOCK STAR in February 2013 and the keel laying ceremony took place in June 2013 It was launched in August 2013 and delivered in November 2013. The second ship, M/V ROLLDOCK STORM, was delivered in the first quarter of 2014. The RollDock fleet also consists of two ships, the SUN and the SEA, which were built in 2009 and 2011 respectively.

ROLLDOCK STORM has an overall length of 151.5m

and beam of 25.4m. The length between perpendiculars and depth to main deck are 145.04m and 5.9m respectively. Her maximum draught is 5.67m and shallow draught is 4.5m.The vessel has dead-weights of 8,000t and 9,000t with and without hatch covers respectively. It is capable of holding 18,768m³ of cargo. The ship also facilitates the transportation of designated personnel occasionally needed for handling highly complex and sensitive project loads. It accommodates up to 32 people including crew and technicians."The ST-Class vessels are designed to transport

demanding cargo and hefty loads. ROLLDOCK STAR is a highly versatile and flexible vessel with the capability to operate either in conventional transport sector or in the offshore industry. It can hold cargo of 119.4m x 19.4m cargo. Loading and unloading of cargo is performed in three different ways. The two heavy-duty cranes manufactured by Liebherr are capable of lifting 350t of cargo with a maximum outreach of 18m each. Individual loads up to 4,000t can be taken on and off board in the Ro-Ro mode. The Ro-Ro ramp is 19.4m long and 9.5m wide. The weather deck plus the stern Ro-Ro ramp can be adjusted in six different positions allowing for various quay heights for transporting exceptional loads. Additionally, the detachable Ro-Ro ramp provides enough space for over-length loads. The ROLLDOCK STORM can be submerged by 12.5m, allowing the cargo to be floated

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One of the MAK 9M32 diesel engines is named after Sjoerd a hard working colleague involved in the construction of the 2 newbuildings and who passed away after an incurables sickness

The ROLLDOCK STORM is powered by two MAK 9M32 diesel engines, generating up to 9,000kW

of power. The engines are coupled to a pair of variable pitch propellers via a double shaft system. The fully laden vessel can reach a speed of 16 knots ROLLDOCK STORM is fitted with a Schottel-built bow thruster, rated at 1,200kW, for easy manoeuvring. The ship is also equipped with two Caterpillar

C32 auxiliary engines, which each generate 912kW of power. A remote controlled, fully automated, ballast water treatment system (BWTS) is built with fibreglass pipelines. In addition, a fully intact alarm and monitoring system is installed in the bridge unit of the vessel. The system monitors and controls the information delivered to the Engine Control Room (ECR) and the bridge. High-efficiency thermal oil system has been supplied by











Konutherm for the heavy fuel (HFO) heating. The system includes two optimised exhaust gas heaters, also called economisers, for maximum heat recovery from the engines' exhaust gas. A special reverse power system from the ships' cranes is inbuilt in the thermal oil system to recover the energy released from the crane and thus saves more fuel.

Above seen the two 400 tons barges loaded onboard the ROLLDOCK STORM bound for Chile which were loaded in

Singapore via German Cargo Services GmbH & Co.KG

For the construction of the ROLLDOCK STAR and STORM RollDock and Flensburger Schiffbau- Gesellschaft (FSG)formed a joint venture with Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for the design of this new vessel. This new innovative design also served as a basis for a range of semi-submersible heavy-lift Ro-Ro vessels with maximum possible loading and unloading flexibility. Other suppliers of equipments aboard the ROLLDOCK STORM included Caterpillar, Liebherr Rostock, Schottel, and MAN Diesel & Turbo. Herewith I would like to thank Superintendent Jakob-Jan Bijlsma, Capt Jos aan de Wiel and crew of the ROLLDOCK STORM for the lunch & hospitality whilst onboard this beautiful vessel and wish them a safe voyage to Chile. Photo’s : Piet Sinke © CLICK on the photos and hyperlinks in the text !

HCM City asks for $380m for dredging HCM City has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment for official development assistance and other soft loans worth US$380 million for (the third phase of) the project to dredge the section of Soai Rap River between HCM City and the East Sea. The passage will be dredged and widened and the buoy system will get an upgrade to make the river navigable for vessels of over 50,000 tonnes, allowing them to dock at ports along the river. According to the city People's Committee, the Soai Rap passage is one of the most important factors in developing the maritime economy of the city and neighbouring provinces and increasing their revenues.Last year, the city attained import/export tax payments of over VND89 trillion (nearly $4 billion), accounting for 35 per cent of the city's total tax revenues in 2014. Last August the city sought the Government's approval to spend VND300 billion ($13.4 million) to further dredge the Soai Rap passage which receives up to 2.5 million cubic metres of alluvial soil a year, affecting navigation.Starting in November 2012, 54km of the river covering 1,308ha in HCM City and Long An and Tien Giang provinces was dredged, with the work being completed in mid-2014.The dredging requires a total of nearly VND2.8 trillion ($124.4 million).The volume of cargo to be transported through the passage in 2015 –25 is estimated at 120-150 million tonnes, bringing in revenues of VND580-720.4 trillion ($25.9 billion - $32.2 billion).Together with the Cai Mep – Thi Vai passage in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, the Soai Rap passage paved the way for developing the Southern Key Economic Zone into one of





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the key regions in the country and HCM City into one of the important commercial ports in the region. Source: VietNamNet Bridge

BIGROLL’S FIRST VESSEL BIGROLL BARENTSZ LAUNCHED

The heavy marine transportation provider BigRoll Shipping has reached an important milestone, as the first of four MC Class vessels under construction, BIGROLL BARENTSZ, was launched on 27th October 2015 at Cosco Dalian Shipyard. The vessel construction and commissioning remains on schedule for delivery March 2016. The second BigRoll vessel, the BIGROLL BERING is expected to be launched in December, with an expected delivery date of May 2016.The remaining vessels will follow, with delivery anticipated to be the second half of 2016 and early 2017.Directly after delivery from the yard the first two vessels will enter into a multi-year contract with Yamgaz, the consortium of Technip, JGC Corporation and Chiyoda, for module transportation as part of the Yamal LNG project.

Sheerlegs seen lifting the accomodation unit onboard the BIGROLL BERING at the Cosco Dalian Shipyard

Petrobras to report earnings amid ‘rough ride’ of strikes, probes

The bad news has piled on Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), over the last 12 months, and Thursday evening's results will likely provide little relief.The Brazilian oil giant's third-quarter earnings are seen taking a hit from a falling domestic currency, ongoing corruption scandal and slump in crude oil prices — a triple-pronged hit that has crippled Brazil's broader economy as well.What's more, Petrobras is gripped by one of the largest strikes of the last two decades and was recently downgraded to "junk" status by Standard & Poor's (S&P) — although neither of these blows will impact results for the third quarter. Speculative grade or junk debt refers to bonds that carry a rating of "BB" or lower from S&P or 'Ba' or below from Moody's Investors Service. Ahead of its report, due after the market close, shares of



Petrobras listed on the New York Stock Exchange traded at around $4.79 — down roughly 1.4 percent on the day and a stark 54 percent over the last 12 months.Analysts polled by Reuters forecast that the bedrock of the Brazilian economy will post earnings per share of only 4 cents — steady on the same quarter a year before — on revenue of $22.9 billion."The company has had a rough ride in the last few months, facing roadblocks in the form of various internal and macroeconomic headwinds. Petrobras is currently experiencing the crippling effects of one of the worst worker strikes in the last 20 years, while a falling domestic currency, an ongoing corruption scandal, and the recent S&P downgrade are also adding to the company's woes," analysts at Trefis, reported on Wednesday."Additionally, Petrobras' average realizations for both upstream and downstream segments are down drastically in 2015 due to the extended period of low crude oil prices. We believe that these problems will persist in the near term and Petrobras will resultantly continue to operate in a challenging environment for the next few months," they added. On Monday, the state-backed company reported that the strike coordinated by oil workers' unions was knocking around 115,000 barrels per day from Brazilian oil output. On Wednesday, Petrobras offered striking workers a 9.54 percent wage hike, according to Reuters, in an attempt to end the strike. Source: CNBC

safety deal By Jake Frith

French-owned McMurdo Group, has announced that its distributor, Alphatron Marine BV, has won the tender to supply Dutch company KRVE (Koninklijke Roeiers Vereniging Eendracht), with McMurdo’s Smartfind S20 Personal AIS Beacon.Alphatron Marine BV will supply KRVE, one of Europe’s largest t companies specialising in docking in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with 250 Smartfind S20’s for their crew members. Photo : Kees Torn © CLICK on the photo ! Produced for the commercial market to assist location and recovery in Man Over Board (MOB) situations, the Smartfind S20 uses the latest AIS SART technology.Commenting on the contract win, Justine Heeley, Managing Director at McMurdo Group, says, “We are delighted to have worked with one of our key distributors,

Alphatron, to secure the contract with KRVE by supplying their crew with our Smartfind S20. The safety of all crew is of paramount importance and it is great to be able to provide them with the latest innovations in safety at sea.”Robert Schneider, Sales Manager for Inland Shipping at Alphatron Marine BV, says, “We are pleased to have worked with both KRVE and McMurdo for many years. The Smartfind S20’s safety capabilities, combined with its easy maintenance, made it the first choice for KRVE’s crew safety.”The Smartfind S20, which is intended to be attached to a lifejacket, is compatible with existing AIS enabled plotters and onboard navigation systems. The compact, lightweight unit sends structured alert messages, GPS position and a special identity code directly to AIS receivers within approximately a four-mile radius. A flashing LED light aids location at night.A built-in, high precision GPS receiver - which updates every 60 seconds - assures accuracy of the data transmitted from the S20. With precise location, distance and bearing data, fellow crew members (and nearby AIS-enabled receivers) receive all the information they need to locate the position of the person in difficulty and to enable a speedy recovery. The S20 will transmit continuously for up to 24 hours and has


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a seven year battery storage life. It is made of ABS plastic and is waterproof to five metres. Source: maritimejournal.

FAS Russia Brings Proceedings Against CMA CGM in Price Fixing Case

FAS says CMA CGM has failed to produce documents required as a defendant in a case on concerted activities.The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS Russia) has initiated proceedings against France-based CMA CGM S.A. (CMA CGM) on the grounds that the shipping company allegedly failed to produce the necessary documents required as a defendant in a case on concerted activities within the container freight market, Port News reports.The proceedings are said to come after FAS Russia sued CMA CGM, along with A.P. Моller-Maersk A/S (Maersk), MSC SA, Hyundai Merchant Marine Со., Ltd, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), and Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd., in August for undertaking concerted activities on the Far East/South-East Asia – Russian Federation routes."The actions of the shipping company drag out the proceedings in the antimonopoly case and we, therefore, apply measures as provided for in RF legislation," said Andrei Tenishev, head of the FAS Anti-Cartel Department."The issue of initiating administrative violation proceedings against other foreign companies is under consideration."Earlier this week, Ship & Bunker reported that Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NOL), is said to be in separate talks with both CMA CGM and Maersk over the possible sale of the shipping company. Source: Ship & Bunker News Team

Borelli eerste DC Hybride retrofit containerschip

eL-Tec Elektrotechnologie gaat in samenwerking met Visedo een bestaand containerschip ombouwen naar een parallel hybride schip in opdracht van The Blue World. Het zeven jaar jonge schip Borelli zal hiermee het eerste schip zijn welke wordt voorzien van de zeer compacte eL-Tec DC PowerSYSTEM parallel hybride oplossing met Visedo PowerDRUM permanent magneet motoren, permanent magneet generatoren en PowerMASTER inverters.Al langere tijd gaan er gesprekken om het bestaande schip te

verbouwen. Het doel van de verbouwing van de Borelli is principieel de uitstoot van CO2 naar beneden brengen. De gegevens worden vervolgens gebruikt voor het volgende te bouwen schip. Daarnaast willen de betrokken partijen met dit groene schip een statement maken naar de branche door te laten zien dat het mogelijk is een bestaand schip te vergroenen. De technieken die in de Borelli worden toegepast kunnen in de toekomst andere schepen helpen voor het verlagen van CO2 uitstoot en een lager brandstofgebruik.

NOL Takeover Talks Fail to Lift Share Price, Highlights Market Scepticism Over a Sale

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Despite confirming on Saturday it was in takeover talks with both CMA CGM S.A. (CMA CGM) and A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (Maersk), Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (NOL) Thursday saw it's share price slip back to S1.035, lower than the $1.055 it was on Monday.While last weekend's confirmation of talks along with reports that a preliminary offer had been made gave the share price a brief 6 percent boost in early trading, it failed to stick, and ultimately closed only a whisper higher than Friday's pre-announcement close price of S$1.045.Despite some analyst observations that the price had "jumped" to its highest since May - which was of course true - Monday's close of $1.055 was an improvement on the $1.050 achieved on both the 15th and 23rd of October by only the smallest of margins. And while, following Tuesday's holiday, NOL closed at S1.06 on Wednesday before yesterday's slide, it is a long way from the S$6+ the stock witnessed at times during 2007, with investors apparently feeling that even the 52-week high of S$1.1850 achieved on April 27 is currently too much for the company that has lost more than $1 billion in value over the last four years. Perhaps most notably, Thursday's close is a discount of 25 percent of the company's book value of S$1.380.Alphaliner this week said the situation reflected the market's scepticism that a sale can be successfully concluded, and noted that "significant obstacles" remained before that could happen."These are mainly related to the difficulty of reaching an agreement on the firm's valuation," said Alphaliner, adding that NOL has been been chronically unprofitable since 2009, has seen its global capacity share fall to only 2.8 percent, and lacks attractive assets that would attract a premium.n August analysts had suggested that a price of about $2 billion would offer the buyer "a modern fleet at a comparative bargain price." Source: Ship & Bunker News Team

British journalists jailed over wrong visa while making piracy film leave Indonesia: Lawyer

Two British journalists jailed in Indonesia for working without the correct visas have flown home, their lawyer said on Wednesday (Nov 11).Neil Bonner, 32, and Rebecca Prosser, 31, received two-and-a-half month prison sentences for misusing their tourist visas to make a documentary about piracy near the western island of Batam. Foreign journalists wanting to report in Indonesia must get a special visa.The pair, who had been detained since May - nearly four months longer than their sentence - left Indonesia on Tuesday evening."They left at midnight on an Emirates flight to London, transiting through Dubai," their lawyer Aristo Pangaribuan told AFP.The indictment said the British pair came to Indonesia to make a film with funding from National Geographic and had hired Indonesians to act out a scene of a tanker being boarded by a group of pirates off Batam.Those detained in the past for illegal reporting have been deported immediately or given short prison terms.Two French journalists were given jail terms of two and a half months last year after being caught in Indonesia's Papua province trying to make a documentary about the separatist movement while on tourist visas. Source : Straitstimes

Shipowners Mark Third Year Without Piracy Attacks Off Somalia Coast

A lull in piracy attacks off the coast of Somalia has stretched into a third year, bringing relief to consumers and shipowners previously hit by high cost due to the menace. Military incursions on and off-shore Somalia have helped end piracy attacks on key shipping routes around the Gulf of Aden, new data showed even as maritime experts called for caution. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said no piracy attack has been reported on the key routes this year.“No incidents have been noted off Somalia or in the Gulf of Aden this year, previously a piracy hotspot. The positive development reflects the combined efforts of navies in the region, along with greater compliance with the Best Management Practices guidelines against Somali piracy, the employment of private security contractors and a stabilising government,” it said adding that suspected Somali pirates continue to hold 29 crew members for ransom. IMB director Pottengal Mukundan however urged vessels to maintain vigilance, noting the “increasingly fragile” situation ashore Somalia, with the threat of piracy not “eliminated”.The current lull solidifies a trend since May 2012 when the last successful hijacking took place, raising hope for more reliable shipping services and lower cost of goods leaving and entering the East African market.Piracy off the coast of Somali has in the past few years cost the global shipping industry billions of shillings in ransom payouts to secure captured vessels, cargo and crew.The menace has also led to increased operational costs due to higher insurance premiums and use of longer alternative routes round the Cape not forgetting hiring of special security personnel to escort vessels through the Gulf of Aden and other measures such as watchtowers and razor wire. Prices of basic industrial and household items have also risen sharply after shipping lines passed on the additional costs to consumers down the supply chain.A deployment of naval forces around the Gulf of Aden has helped reduce piracy attacks in the past two years. International navies have stepped up pre-emptive action against pirates, including strikes on their bases. But even as piracy off the shore of Somalia seems



contained, authorities in other hotspots around the world registered mixed trends. In Southeast Asia, a piracy crackdown appears to be bearing fruit, with only two hijackings reported in the third quarter of 2015.Indonesian and Malaysian authorities have also arrested, and in some cases prosecuted, members of product tanker hijacking gangs, notably those behind the MT Sun Birdie and MT Orkim Harmony attacks.“The robust actions taken particularly by the Indonesian and Malaysian authorities – including the arrest of one of the alleged masterminds – is precisely the type of deterrent required,” Mukundan said.The two hijackings, on a small product tanker in the Straits of Malacca and a fishing vessel 40-miles west of Pulau Langkawi, were among 47 incidents the IMB piracy reporting centre recorded globally.Source: The East African

VethPropulsion delivers Z-drives to"RT Borkum" of Rotortug

During Europort Rotterdam 2015 Veth Propulsion has won a contract from Padmos Stellendam BV to deliver 3 Veth Z-drives including diesel engines with driving shafts and a generator set to the ART10-15 Training Rotortug "RT BORKUM." "Already at an early stage we got together with Robert Allan and Rotortug and the Veth Z-drives were part of the design of the vessel. Therefore, it was nice that Michael Fitzpatrick, Vice President Robert Allan, and Evan Willems, Managing Director Rotortug, were present during the contract signing, "said Martin van der Jagt, General Sales Manager Veth Propulsion.The 10 tons bollard pull tug is designed by Robert Allan Ltd from Vancouver andwill be used as a training vessel in addition to simulation training. She will be outfitted according to superior yacht quality and will at the same time serve as a representation – and display vessel to show the Rotortug principle to prospective clients.In addition, the aim is to test innovations, which can then be applied to larger tugs. To implement innovations short communication lines, in the same language, quick decisions and converting innovative ideas into testable products are necessary. "And therefore Ton Kooren choose us a partner," said van der Jagt. "Because we provide the entire propulsion system, Rotortug has one point of contact within Veth Propulsion for all product innovations in the future." Years of cooperation and mutual trust were the reason for Padmos to cooperate with Veth Propulsion. Currently we are collaborating on the refit with Veth Z-drives for tugboat SATURNUS.

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Browse LNG turret win brightens tough quarter for SBM

by Martyn Wingrove Offshore LNG has offered some respite for SBM Offshore, after the company saw its revenues almost halved to US$2.1 billion to the end of the third quarter, due to a lack of new orders for floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels.SBM Offshore is the world’s largest supplier and owner of FPSOs and turret mooring systems and cuts to offshore oil and gas development expenditure have restricted the number of projects and orders it has received, said chief executive Bruno Chabas.However, one highlight for SBM in the last month has been winning an engineering contract from Technip for three large-scale turret mooring systems, designed for the Browse floating LNG (FLNG) development off Australia. This project could involve three FLNG vessels deployed on the Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa gas fields in the Browse basin.“We are pleased to have been awarded the Browse FLNG turret front-end engineering and design study,” said Mr Chabas. “And we look forward to delivering strong lease and operate segment cashflow upon completion of the last three FPSO projects under construction.” Source: lngworldshipping

Four Subsea 7 vessels laid up in Leith, L to R, ROCKWATER 1, SEVEN PETREL [out of sight], SEVEN NAVICA, and SEVEN DISCOVERY. The SEVEN NAVICA has moved to the Imperial Dock since this image was taken.

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Sri Lanka scraps security firm's deals on running floating armouries

Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena on Wednesday revoked all deals by a private security firm related to running "floating armouries", a government spokesman said, the latest move in a scandal which has brought down a government minister. Police this year seized more than 3,000 weapons in 20 containers from an armoury, run by the

Avant Garde security firm and docked in the southern port of Galle. Another ship also was seized last month with over 800 weapons."The entire operation of Avant Garde is proven illegal after the president had discussions with all the former defence chiefs and the attorney general department," Rajitha Senaratne, government spokesman told Reuters.

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"So all the operations by Avant Garde have been ceased with immediate effect and all the agreement by that company has been revoked. The president also ordered the Inspector

General of Police to expedite the investigations into this." The move came two days after Law and Order Minister Tilak Marapana quit to avert a possible split in the ruling coalition government after he defended Avant Garde amid a probe into allegations of operating a "floating armoury". Sri Lanka's neighbour India and some Western nations had raised concerns over the floating armouries run by Avant Garde, saying that unregulated weapons could pose a risk to the



maritime security.The company had said its operation was to help safeguard ships in the east-west route from Somali pirate attacks The Avant Garde investigations are part of a wide probe of allegedly corrupt deals during the administration of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.The coalition government between Sirisena's centre-left Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's centre-right United National Party (UNP) has come under criticism over delays in investigating many allegations under Rajapaksa. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Richard Balmforth)

Rescue Ship Idar Ulstein Named in Norway The search and rescue boat IDAR ULSTEIN was named in Ulsteinvik today, becoming the latest newbuild to join the fleet of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue. RS Idar Ulstein is also the first vessel in the new Ulstein class, named after ULSTEIN’s long-time CEO. The new vessel IDAR ULSTEIN was named by lady sponsor Gunvor Ulstein in a ceremony in Ulsteinvik.The 22-meter rescue vessel employs powerful twin engines and a water jet to achieve large bollard pull and reach top speeds near 40 knots.“Short response time is essential to saving lives at sea. With RS Idar Ulstein we combine a high-speed vessel with the size needed to operate in the demanding coastal regions,” explained Nicolai Jarlsby, President of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (RS) The vessel is operated by a crew of three: captain, mate and chief. She will primarily serve coastal, fishing

and recreational vessels. As well as emergency lifesaving and rescue, the vessel is designed to perform operations including towing, salvage, diving missions, fire, ambulance and medical transportation. The vessel is equipped with the latest in radar technology and an advanced thermal camera. Ulstein Group has financed the major part of the total NOK 38 million costs. The boat will be stationed in Fosnavåg, and succeed the RS EMMY DYVI, which is currently based there. “This is a gift in memory of Idar Ulstein, Ulstein Group’s CEO and Chair of the Board through many years, who passed away in 2012. Idar Ulstein was a great supporter of RS. This donation, honoring his life and contribution to the maritime industry, will potentially help save the lives of many people experiencing difficulties off the Norwegian coast,” said Tore Ulstein, Chair of the Board in Ulstein Group. RS IDAR ULSTEIN has been built at Swede Ship Marine, Sweden. There is an option to build three new SAR vessels in the Ulstein class. “We still have older vessels stationed along the Norwegian coast. We aim to find donators who can help us financing more vessels in the Ulstein class,” Jarlsby said.

Svitzer Bahrain set to provide key training Svitzer Bahrain, a marine services provider of towage and pilotage, has announced it will provide a combined Bridge Team Management and Ship Handling Course for Bahraini professionals at Force Technology in Denmark. This is part

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of Tamkeen’s professional certification programme, the company said in a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

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Clarksons Platou Dubai Wins Maritime Broker of the Year

Clarksons Platou Dubai was delighted to be awarded “Maritime Broker of the Year” at this week’s Maritime Standard Awards held at the Atlantis Hotel on the Palm in Dubai. The Awards attracted 600 attendees from across the shipping, ports and related sectors and rewards the achievements of individuals and companies active in the maritime sector in the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent.In accepting this prestigious award, Essam Bella MD of Clarksons Platou Dubai said “Clarksons Platou is extremely honoured to be recognised as the leading maritime broker in the region and this award comes in the same year that we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our office in Dubai – a period of of incredible growth for the Dubai team and for the Clarksons Group as a whole.”

Panama Canal Expansion

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The Panama Canal Expansion is the largest project at the Canal since its original construction. The project will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks, doubling the waterway’s capacity. The existing locks allow the passage of vessels that can carry up to 5,000 TEUs. After the expansion the Post-Panamax vessels will be able to transit through the Canal, with up to 13,000 TEUs. The Expansion will double the Canal’s capacity, having a direct impact on economies of scale and international maritime trade. The Program consists of several components:

• New Locks (Third Set of Locks) • Pacific Access Channel • Improvement of Navigational Channels (Dredging) • Improvements to Water Supply


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The Panama Canal expansion is based on six years of research, which included more than 100 studies on the economic feasibility, market demand, environmental impact and other technical engineering aspects. Works on the Panama Canal Expansion began on September 2007 at a total cost of US$5.2 billion.

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«Krasin» icebreaker finishes summer navigation in the eastern sector of the Arctic Region

FESCO KRASIN icebreaker has completed navigation in the eastern sector of the Arctic Region, providing pilotage of the vessels along the Northern Sea Route. This project was carried out at the request of the Federal Maritime and River Transport Agency of the Russian Federation.

Left : KRASIN arriving in Vladivostok Photo : Capt Shaun Beal Master Cable Innovator © During this time the icebreaker has provided navigation of 32 vessels which delivered 114,000 tons of general cargo to the ports of the Northern Sea Route and taken out 87 000 tons. In addition to KRASIN, FESCO ice-class cargo vessels also took part in this Arctic summer-

autumn season transportation, they are: general cargo ship USSURI, diesel-electric ship «VASILIY GOLOVNIN» and timber ship ABAKAN. KRASIN icebreaker arrived at her home port Vladivostok on November 14 as seen above. Further it is planned that KRASIN’s will be prepared for the next voyage on November 26, 2015 together with the other FESCO icebreaker ADMIRAL MAKARO. These icebreakers are to escort Aframax crude oil tankers (deadweight over 100,000 tons) from the port of De-Kastri through the Tatar Strait under the contract with Exxon Neftegas Limited, operator of the Sakhalin-1 Project FESCO has a unique experience in the Arctic: more than 100 years ago steamer setting sail «Kolyma» delivered government cargo to the Kolyma estuary, and since 1956 FESCO icebreakers have been regularly providing ships navigation in the Arctic along the Northern Sea Route. Since 2004 FESCO has been carrying out pilotage of vessels at the request of the Federal Maritime and River Transport Agency of the Russian Federation. Besides that, FESCO ice-class cargo vessels deliver general cargo to the northern ports of Russia, FESCO icebreakers provide navigation in The Sea of Okhotsk, the Tatar Strait and Aniva Bay. Source: Portnews


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Human Performance and Limitation for Mariners

Published by The Nautical Institute The Nautical Institute’s latest book, Human Performance and Limitation for Mariners, builds on a concept first introduced in the aviation industry that was responsible for a massive reduction in accidents. This concept willenable seafarers to make the best use of their physical and mental abilities in the challenging shipboard environment. Launching the book in Manila today (November 13), Captain Robert McCabe FNI, the Institute’s President, said “It will give mariners insights into physical and psychological difficulties they may face.”“In aviation the concept of human performance and limitation (HPL) has been credited with great advances in safety,” he explained. “Pilots came to understand the realities of human limitations and their implication for delivering consistent overall performance.“ This publication will help seafarers to benefit from those advances.Although we seek to learn and benefit from these lessons out of the aviation industry, we recognise two major differences with the maritime industry,” continued Captain McCabe. “First, on vessels weare subjected to different motions and effects such as noise, heat, and vibration. Thesecond, and more significant difference that this book describes, is the ship is home for our maritime professionals for many monthsat

a time. There are challenges to life onboard,including living in a multicultural environment.” One of these challenges is fatigue, which is often implicated in casualty reports. “This book sets out exactly what is going on if mariners face fatigue and the dangers it can put them in. It has been written to help individuals gain an insight into physical and psychological traits and help mariners understand the limitations oftheir bodies and minds in this special environment.” “These insights will help to protect mariners and ensure that they are able to contribute effectively to the special team that is the ship’s crew,” he added.There are practical examples of HPL in the book, from explaining the effects of fatigue to the time it takes eyes to adjust to the change from light to dark – particularly crucial for reading the bright displays on bridges.“If this sounds intimidating and technical, then I can assure you it shouldn’t be. The book’s style is personal and written in seafarer language,” added Captain McCabe. All crew members have a part to play in the safety and commercial success of their vessels. Crews are responsible for the lives of all those onboard, for millions of dollars of company assets in the form of the ship itself, hundreds of millions of dollars in cargo value and billions of dollars in terms of liabilities and environmental impact. The Nautical Institute feels that happy, healthy, well-trained and motivated seafarers will ensure the safe conduct of ships and the safe and timely arrival of the world’s cargoes. All mariners need to be aware of how to protect themselves physically and mentally and to make the best use of their physical and mental abilities to manage modern ships in what we all know is an increasingly complex and dynamic maritime environment.Human Performance and Limitation for Mariners is available from The Nautical Institute price: £40;ISBN: 978 1 906915 346 www.nautinst.org/pubs

Asia Tankers-Basra crude cargoes to give VLCC rates direction next week

· Rates will "leap" on strong Basra cargo volumes -broker · Iraq plans to export 2.9 barrels per day in December -trade sources

By Keith Wallis Freight rates on key Asian trades for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which have fallen from a five-year high in early October, face an uncertain direction next week with a rebounded dependant on the volume of cargoes from the Middle East, ship brokers said on Friday.The volume of fixing for the first 10 days of December "decides what happens for the rest of the month," said a Switzerland based VLCC broker."It's a bit of a psychological game. Owners are ready to push up rates. Now charterers are quietly trying to fix at the same rate as the last fixture," the Swiss broker said.The first fixtures to load Iraq crude from Basra in early December are due out in the next few days brokers said. The Basra cargoes should be followed by the loading programme from Saudi Arabia, brokers said. "The direction of the market depends on how many cargoes come out of Basra. If it's a heavy amount owners will put 5 Worldscale points on what they thought rates should be before - rates will leap up," said a Singapore-based VLCC ship broker.Iraq, OPEC's second largest producer plans to export 2.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of Basra crude from its southern oil terminals in December, slightly higher than the 2.82 million bpd planned for this month, trade sources said on Friday, citing a

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preliminary loading programme. A VLCC can carry slightly more than 2 million barrels of crude.Around 110 cargoes were concluded from the Middle East for November loading, Norwegian ship broker Fearnley said in a note on Wednesday.There are up to five November cargoes still left to fix with amble tonnage available to cover them, the Singapore supertanker broker said.Rates from West Africa to Asia, which tend to track rates from the Middle East, slipped slightly this week but have been supported by strong cargo volumes for smaller Suezmax tankers, the Singapore broker added.Freight rates for the Middle East to Japan benchmark route slipped to below W62.50 on Thursday down from around W65.50 a week earlier.VLCC rates from West Africa to China were around W69 on Thursday, against W70 the same day last week.Rates for an 80,000-dwt Aframax tanker from Southeast Asia to East Coast Australia were steady at W95.25 on Thursday, compared with W94.50 last Thursday. Clean tanker rates from Singapore to Japan were slightly lower at W111.50 on Thursday from W112.25 last week. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Keith Wallis; Editing by Anand Basu)

Woman falls from Norwegian cruise ship off

Cuba’s coast By Noel Gonzalez

The Coast Guard was searching for a woman who went overboard from a cruise ship Thursday evening off the coast of Cuba.The woman, who has not been identified, fell from the deck of the NORWEGIAN PEARL about 22 nautical miles off the coast of Cuba, the Coast Guard said. Crew members reported the passenger overboard to the Coast Guard ataround 7 p.m.A Coast Guard Cutter and an aircrew were en route to help in the search Thursday night.In an emailed statement, Norwegian Cruise Lines stated that a female passenger was observed “intentionally going overboard” while the Pearl was sailing the Yucatan Channel.The cruise line said crew members immediately deployed three rescueboats and notified authorities.The statement said the trip was a chartered cruise, and both the ship and charter company are providing support to the family and guests.The incident apparently took place during Mad Decent Boat Party, popular EDM concert series that is being held onboard the PEARL as it cruises to Cozumel, Mexico. Concert-goers took to social media Thursday night, posting prayers andhoping the passenger would be found safe.The woman was the second cruise passenger to fall overboard in the past week. The Coast Guard on Saturday suspended its search for a man who fell from the Royal Caribbean OASIS OF THE SEAS Friday. Source: miamiherald

Stranded Bulk Carrier given 90 Days to Debunker

Accounts differ as to whether Los Llanitos has spilled any fuel. With the possibility that its hull may split in half, stranded Mexican bulk carrier Los Llanitos has been ordered to transfer an estimated 425,000 liters in fuel from the vessel's interior, World Maritime News reports. The order was given by the Mexican government and must be completed in 90 days, after which the 71,665 dwt vessel will be sunk and turned into an artificial reef.Despite being grounded on the rocks near Barra de Navidad, Mexico, during Hurricane Patricia and its hull cracking open, Los Llanitos reportedly shows no indication of spilling any oil – although shipwrecklog.com says that along with the engine room and several sections of the hold suffering water ingress, "fuel tanks were also ruptured, releasing pollution along the shore."Representaciones Marítimas, S.A., told the press that all

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contingency protocols have been enacted and additional booms put in place, supposedly making any fuel spill impossible.Profepa, Mexico's environmental agency, says the ship owner has agreed to conclude the transfer within a month depending on weather conditions and adds that no administrative procedure against the owner has been undertaken because "so far there is no recorded environmental damage".In September, the Liberian-flagged MV Victoria suffered a similar fate when it ran aground off the coast of Varberg, splitting open but not spilling any fuel into surrounding waters source: Ship & Bunker News Team

NAVY NEWS Singapore Deploys Submarine to Naval

Exercise With Thailand Exercise Singsiam sees a couple of notable firsts this year.

Singapore has added a submarine for the first time to the most recent iteration of a biennial naval exercise it holds with Thailand, the city-state’s defense ministry announced November 10. Exercise ‘Singsiam,’ which the two countries have held since 1981, ran this year from November 2 to 12. Following the opening ceremony and a shore planning phase at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, the two navies conducted a sea phase in the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea. In terms of participating assets, there were two notable firsts, according to a press release by Singapore’s defense ministry. First, Singapore deployed the RSS ARCHER, Singapore’s Archer-class diesel-electric submarine, for the first time in the history of Exercise Singsiam, along with the Formidable-class frigate RSS INTREPID and the Victory-class missile corvette RSS VIGOUR. Second, both navies deployed their naval helicopters jointly for the first time to conduct anti-submarine warfare serials, an indication of how Exercise Singsiam, now in its 18th iteration, has gradually expanded in scope and complexity. “The inaugural participation of these assets, made possible by the conducive conditions and vast expanse of the Andaman Sea, will open up a whole new frontier for mutual learning and cooperation. This augurs well for the future of Exercise Singsiam,” Edwin Leong, commanding officer of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Missile Corvette Squadron, said at the opening ceremony. Leong had co-officiated the ceremony with Rear-Admiral Sittiporn Maskasem, commanding officer of the Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) Frigate Squadron Two. In addition to the two Archer-class submarines it currently possesses, Singapore signed a contract in 2013 to procure two new Type 218SG attack submarines from German defense contractor ThyssenKrupp Marine System, with the first expected to be delivered to the RSN in 2020. This is the first time the city-state has bought new submarines following the decades-old Challenger-class and refurbished Archer class submarines it previously purchased from Sweden.As for U.S. ally Thailand, as I have noted earlier, it is currently in a unique position of having a submarine base but no submarines, a capability it has lacked for more than six decades But the ruling junta made headlines earlier this year when it disclosed a billion-dollar plan to procure three Chinese-made submarines, a controversial move that was subsequently suspended. Source: The Diplomat

Italian Navy to receive seven patrol ships from Fincantieri consortium

The organisation for joint armament cooperation (OCCAR) has ordered one more multipurpose offshore patrol ship (PPA) from the Raggruppamento Temporaneo di Impresa (RTI) consortium for the Italian Navy.The latest development represents the exercising of a contract option for the vessel, increasing the number of total vessels for the Italian Navy to seven.Initially, the consortium, consisting of Fincantieri and Finmeccanica, received a joint €3.5bn ($4bn) contract for six vessels. The existing contract has four options.With the latest development, the contract value reached a total amount of around €5.4bn, of which Fincantieri's

share amounts to approximately €3.6bn, and Finmeccanica's to approximately €1.8bn."The 132.5m-long vessel will be able to cruise at more than 33k, according to vessel configuration and operational conditions.According to Fincantieri, the delivery of the first patrol vessel is expected in 2021, while the following patrol vessels are planned for 2022, 2023, 2024 (two units), 2025, and 2026.The Italian Navy's multipurpose offshore patrol ship will have the capacity to serve multiple functions, ranging from patrol with sea rescue, to civil protection operations.In addition, the 132.5m-long vessel will be able to cruise at more than 33k, according to vessel configuration and operational conditions.The vessel



will have the capability to accommodate 171 crew personnel, and to supply drinking water to land.It will also be capable of operating high-speed vessels such as rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) up to 11m-long through lateral cranes or a hauling ramp located at the far stern.Awarded by the Organization Conjointe de Cooperation sur l'Armement (OCCAR), the international organisation for cooperation on arms, the contract will be carried out in different phases.Fincantieri will be responsible for providing support for the vessels over the first ten years, while Finmeccanica, through its subsidiary Selex ES, will serve as the prime contractor for all of the new naval units' combat systems. Source: naval-technology

$20bn submarine deal runs deep with Germany’s bid

When Malcolm Turnbull meets his German counterpart Angela Merkel in Berlin, they will talk not only trade, economics and refugees but also submarines.The topic may seem a strange fit alongside other pressing global issues, but Merkel has asked German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to provide her with a full brief on submarines before Turnbull’s visit. It is an example of how seriously Germany is taking its bid to win the $20 billion contract to build Australia’s future submarines, against rival bidders Japan and France.With only two weeks to go until each country has to lodge their finalised bids with Defence, the stakes for the largest military contract in the nation’s history have never been higher. Of all the bidders, Germany’s campaign to win the contract has been the most audacious and politically risky. Berlin has lobbied hard from Merkel down, first to prevent Tony Abbott giving the contract to Japan, and more recently to argue its case for being the preferred builder.“You have a new government in Australia and a new Prime Minister, which I don’t think is to the detriment of the German bid,” Uwe Beckmeyer, the co-ordinator of maritime affairs in the German parliament, told The Australian over dinner in Berlin’s Reichstag building last week.“I trust the Australian government; they said there will be a fair competition and I believe them.” The truth is that it has taken Germany and France some time to be persuaded there will be a fair competition for the contract after former PM Abbott signalled last year he was likely to hand the contract unilaterally to Japan.Since the Germans got wind of Abbott’s sudden interest in Japanese submarines after his visit to Toyko in April last year, TKMS, backed by the German government, has fought to stay in the race.Several weeks after Abbott’s Japan visit, Hans Atzpodien, the senior TKMS official presiding over the Australian bid, stood up at an Australian Strategic Policy Institute submarine conference in Canberra and stated that Germany could build 12 submarines for only $20bn. It was an attention-seeking claim to defuse the Japanese push and refute the then-accepted ASPI estimate that a new fleet would cost $36bn. But it appeared to come too late because Abbott seemed already besotted with the Japanese option and his office was briefing media that a deal with Toyko was all but inevitable.If TKMS were to stay in the race it needed a heavy hitter; and it found one in Merkel. When the German Chancellor arrived in Australia last November for the G20 meeting she went out of her way to deliver some blunt comments to Abbott in their one-on-one meeting. Merkel warned the prime minister that if Australia bought submarines from Japan it would raise “tensions with China”. She argued that Germany, an experienced submarine exporter, would be seen as a “neutral arbiter in the Asia-Pacific”. But even this meeting did not persuade Abbott to call for an open competition for the submarine contract, or dampen his personal preference for Japan.German officials tell The Australian that when the then head of Defence procurement, Warren King, visited Germany in December he told them Germany would be chosen to build Australia’s submarines only if the Japanese option fell over. But back in Canberra, the German embassy advised Berlin not to be too pessimistic. It could sense the shifting political winds that eventually would doom Abbott, and it urged the German government to keep the pressure on regarding submarines.Germany’s wishes came true in February when Abbott, in a desperate bid to save his leadership and seats in South Australia, called for a three-way competition for the project, with a stronger focus on local jobs and industry. Of the three bidders, Germany was fastest to respond, in part because it had exported 161 submarines to 20 countries since 1960 and knew the game. Of these vessels, 51 had been built in eight countries outside of Germany, giving credence to its claim that it could do the same for Australia.TKMS set up an Australian office and hired as its chairman John White, who oversaw the previous successful Australian naval shipbuilding project, the Anzac frigates, which were constructed in Williamstown dockyard on time and on budget. It hired as chief executive Phil Stanford, a former Collins-class submarine captain who later oversaw the navy’s submarine arm.TKMS also read the local political mood more quickly than its competitors. It realised public opinion in South Australia meant it was no longer politically feasible to build the submarines overseas, so quickly advocated building the entire fleet in Australia.The company held a national roadshow and brought in German naval chiefs and heavyweight delegations from Berlin to showcase its plans to build the submarines on a fixed-price contract.Since then, France’s shipbuilder DCNS and, eventually, Japan have stated they too are willing to build the entire fleet in Australia.Each bidder has unique challenges to overcome



because navy says it requires something that does not exist: a 4000-plus tonne conventional long-range submarine. Japan has the hardest task because it has never constructed a submarine overseas before and will have to produce a longer-range version of its Soryu-class submarine. Tokyo’s challenge is a dearth of export experience as well as potential cultural and language issues for an Australian build.France’s DCNS is an experienced submarine exporter and has a 4000-plus-tonne nuclear submarine, the Barracuda, but will have to produce a modified conventional version for Australia. France’s challenge is whether it can technically convert a nuclear submarine design into a conventional one without coming to grief.The German challenge is that while TKMS is the most experienced designer of diesel-electric submarines, it has never constructed a boat larger than 2200 tonnes. Its competitors say this is a major handicap, but the Germans disagree.“We are not afraid that we will be able to do the necessary upscaling of the design based on our proven technology,” TKMS’s Atzpodien told The Australian in an interview in Berlin last week. “If we were not convinced we would never go in for a firm and fixed-price offer.”TKMS says it has made this quantum of a scale-up before and maintains that the larger hull does not pose a major design challenge.“Given TKMS designs a new submarine every five years on average, we consider pressure hull design our daily business and assess it as low risk,” the company says. “The design risk is in the integra-tion of systems and subsystems.”However it says more than 80 per cent of its proposed systems for the Australian submarine are already integrated and operating at sea.Unlike the French and Japanese shipbuilders, TKMS has no government ownership and so it alone bears the financial risk of its bid.But the company has a solid record in this regard with the difference between the contract price and delivery price for its submarine exports sitting at less than 2 per cent, most of which were driven by changed customer requirements. “This company lives or dies on its ability to manage risk,” TKMS board member Jim Duncan says.TKMS’s competitors argue that being a non-government company makes its future ownership uncertain. The German government says its submarine construction arm is a strategic necessity that would never be sold to outsiders.Last week The Australian visited TKMS’s vast submarine-building facilities in the northern port of Kiel, where 120 people, including about 70 designers, were putting the finishing touches on the Australian bid.Behind the old brick buildings near the waterfront sit two small workers’ huts lined with pictures of the Sydney Opera House and Uluru where the 10-person Australian project team is finalising the bid.In the huge warehouses nearby, nine submarines from several countries are in various stages of construction.The proposed Australian submarine will use technology from TKMS’s smaller Type 212A and 214 submarines. “Submarines such as the TKS Class 212 and the (Israeli) Dolphin have been specifically designed for customers that require a unique capability in the same way that Australia is seeking to do,” the company says.TKMS is proposing to build the expected eight new navy sub-marines in Adelaide or Perth, or a combination of both cities, depending on the government’s preference.It plans to make Australia a regional hub for naval shipbuilding and does not rule out the pos-sibility that Australian-made submarines could eventually be exported.Although each bidder is required to forward three options for building the submarines — all in Australia, all overseas or a hybrid of the two — TKMS strongly favours an all-in-Australia option. “It is less expensive in our calculation to build them all in Australia,” White tells The Australian in an interview in Kiel. “We know how to do it — we’ve done a similar thing with the Anzacs — we don’t need to build any of them here in Germany.”By contrast, France says the quickest and cheapest option is a hybrid build, where the first submarine is built in France and the rest in Australia. Japan says its first submarine would be a mock-up boat to allow its workers to hone their skills before working on the real thing.All three competitors believe they will have the backing of the US, despite persistent rumours that Washington would prefer Japan because it would strengthen the strategic bond between Australia, Japan and the US against China.TKMS’s Atzpodien says he doesn’t believe the US would have any problem with German submarines for the Australian navy, noting they will be fitted with US combat and weapons systems.“We know the US plays an important role because in the end the submarines have to have commonality with the US Navy (and) we are able to include US electronic subsystems into our submarines; that is not an issue.”German MP Beckmeyer says: “Germany is a member of NATO, which co-operates a lot with the US — we are convinced we are the best in terms of constructing conventional large submarines for the Pacific.”The federal government is expected to choose a single winner or to narrow the choice down to two bidders in the first half of next year.TKMS says it’s confident that Turnbull will be a neutral player in the submarine decision — something the company could not say about Abbott.Turnbull also has closer connections with Germany than did his predecessor. His wife, Lucy, is president of the German-Australian Chamber of Commerce and was part of a delegation of senior businesspeople who travelled to Berlin in July for a meeting with Merkel.When Atzpodien met Turnbull in Canberra in September, only days before he toppled Abbott as prime minister, Turnbull pointed to a painting of Lucy on his wall and discussed her engagement in the bilateral relationship.Turnbull then gave Atzpodien, a fellow lawyer, a signed copy of Spycatcher, the book by former M15 agent Peter Wright, whom Turnbull successfully defended against British attempts to suppress the book’s publication.These engagements, however minor, have at least served to reassure Germany that the submarine competition is not the stacked hand they believed it to be under Abbott.In Berlin, Merkel will reinforce the message that the German government is strongly backing what would be one of the biggest arms deal between the two



countries. With such high stakes, politics is playing an important role in what promises to be the most far-reaching strategic decision of Turnbull’s government.

Essex Amphibious Ready Group Operates in South China Sea Ahead of Amphibious Exercise

The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) transited the Straits of Malacca and conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.The ARG's flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), conducted the patrol as the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) prepared for bilateral training exercises with Brunei and Malaysia. On Nov. 10, Rushmore began offloading troops for the 2015 iteration of Malaysia-U.S. Amphibious Exercise (MALUS AMPHEX 2015), in which U.S. personnel will train with Malaysian amphibious units ashore to instruct and develop core competencies and enhance interoperability with a key partner nation in the region."Only the flexible, scalable and responsive force structure of the Amphibious Ready Group-Marine Expeditionary Unit team allows for participation in three critically important, concurrent events in the region," said Capt. Clint Carroll, ARG Commander. "While having the three-ship composite unit sailing together delivers a wide range of capabilities that can be sustained longer-term, independent operations make it possible for Essex ARG Sailors and Marines to meet three theater objectives concurrently.""That's one of the primary value-added characteristics of the amphibious ready group construct - an adaptable, flexible, mobile force able to meet mission requirements when and where amphibious forces are needed," continued Carroll.Routine patrols like this one support security and stability throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Other U.S. Navy ships performed similar operations in the 7th Fleet area of operation in recent months, including the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Lassen (DDG 82) and USS Preble (DDG 88), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3).The Essex ARG includes the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), as well as various supporting elements from Assault Craft Unit 5, Beachmaster Unit 1, Fleet Surgical Team 1, Tactical Air Control Squadron 11 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21. The Essex ARG is assigned to Combined Task Force 76 (CTF 76) during its time in the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR. The Essex ARG and 15th MEU deployed from San Diego, Calif., May 11, 2015, on a regularly scheduled deployment and will continue to support operations and engagements in the U.S. 7th Fleet AOR prior to returning to homeport. Source: US Pacific Command

Former Navy training vessel 'Neversail' in San Diego is again shipshape

For many Navy veterans, their first experience on a ship came aboard a replica informally called the Neversail at the boot camp in San Diego Starting in 1949, recruits learned the basics of seamanship aboard the wood and sheet-metal vessel anchored firmly to the ground — casting off lines, participating in fire drills and working and living in a very restricted space without unduly getting on each other's nerves.But after the boot camp closed in 1993 and its affiliated training center four years later, the Neversail — its formal name is the Recruit — went into decline. Rust and other signs of disuse were visible to motorists from heavily traveled North Harbor Drive, not far from the city airport,

Lindbergh Field. The sun and salt air had taken a toll. To veterans, it was an outrage.There was talk of renovation but in the hurly-burly of transferring ownership of the 361-acre training site to a private developer (Corky McMillin Cos.), not much was done.Finally, Corky McMillin, officials at the Midway carrier museum and a group of eager volunteers decided that the Neversail should be returned to its previous glory — at least its exterior. Fixing the inside was considered far too costly. Now, with the help of 300 volunteers, along with tens of gallons of gray and black paint, 60 sheets of metal, 20 sheets of plywood and new exterior lighting, the 233-foot-long, 41-foot-tall Neversail is back. Among the volunteers were electricians, carpenters, welders and sheet-metal workers, their work largely completed last year.A plaque notes its history as the only commissioned ship in the Navy that never touched water. The plaque is



the work of history buffs from the fraternal organization dubbed E Clampus Vitus."She was an icon in San Diego for decades," said Alan Makinson, chief executive of San Diego's E Clampus Vitus chapter. "To lose that tie to history would have been terrible."The structure is on the National Register of Historic Places and listed as a California historic landmark. There were two other Recruit vessels at training bases, but San Diego boosters say those two no longer exist and were never considered commissioned ships.Mike Plount, who went through the San Diego boot camp in 1967, said it was his first time aboard a ship, albeit a mock one. "It was cool, the kind of thing you never forget," he said.Mac McLaughlin, retired admiral and now president of the Midway museum, said he hopes the ship will "educate and inspire future generations" and remind the public "of San Diego's contribution to our national defense." By unofficial estimates, more than a million recruits spent time on the Neversail. Replica guns were on its deck; below were classrooms, a 54-bed bunk room, toilets and showers, plus a captain's cabin and a communications room.In 1949, the construction was meant to look like a destroyer escort, at two-thirds the size and with fittings from salvage and mothballed ships. In the early 1980s, a reconfiguration made the Neversail into a guided-missile frigate. When the boot camp was at its busiest — during the Vietnam war, for example — there were so many recruits that time aboard the Neversail was limited — just long enough to learn how to climb ladders and the difference between port and starboard, bow and stern."It was basic training and that's what the Recruit did, provide the basics," said Clint Steed, who retired in 2002 as a senior enlisted sailor.Ed Lazarski, who went through boot camp in 1983, said most of his fellow recruits had never seen a Navy ship. "They looked at the Recruit and it was like 'Hey, so this is what a ship is like,'" he said.Like other veterans, Lazarski was dismayed to see the Neversail in decline. "It was tough to look at it and see the paint peeling," he said.The 361-acre site is now called Liberty Station, with open space, offices, housing and tourist-leaning businesses. A nine-hole golf course is open to the public.Next to the Neversail is the Homewood Suites hotel, within walking distance is an Oggi's pizza parlor, a Thai restaurant, a sushi restaurant and a nail salon and spa.The site has two hotels, and Corky McMillin plans to add three more. For the Neversail renovation, the company contributed more than $160,000; Midway and the Navy helped round up volunteers from among the region's large population of veterans.Makinson said his entire family was in the Navy — including a grandfather in the 1950s who served as an instructor at the boot camp. Still, Makinson enlisted in the Air Force."I'm the black sheep of the family," he said. Source : Los Angeles Times

Chinese naval eavesdropping ship spotted near Senkakus

The Defense Ministry said Thursday that a Chinese navy ship sailed near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Dongdiao-class intelligence-gathering ship did not enter Japanese territorial waters around the islets, but repeatedly sailed from east to west and vice versa near Japan’s contiguous zone outside the territorial waters, according to the ministry.A Chinese ship had never shown such abnormal movements before, it said. The Self-Defense Forces are carefully monitoring the situation, ministry officials said.The Japanese government has informed the Chinese side through diplomatic channels that Tokyo is watching the incident with close attention.According to the ministry, a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft spotted the Chinese navy ship traveling west outside the contiguous zone south of the Senkaku Islands around 5 p.m. Wednesday (8 a.m. GMT).Toward 7 p.m. Thursday, the Dongdiao-class ship repeatedly sailed from west to east and from east to west.Some officials in the ministry believe the Chinese ship was trying to intercept communications. The islets are claimed by China, which calls them Diaoyu. Source: Japantimes

SHIPYARD NEWS Fincantieri to build other two ships for Viking

Ocean Cruises Viking Ocean Cruises and Fincantieri have signed an agreement for the construction of two additional cruise ships, the company said in its press release.The new units, like the four sister ships which the ship owner has already ordered, will become part of Viking’s fleet respectively in mid-2018 and at the end of 2020. The contract is expected to be operational when the technical and financial conditions will be defined. The first ship was delivered in early 2015; the second and third ships are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Technical and financial conditions are still being defined for the fourth ship option.These additional units, too, will be built for ocean cruises: at about 47,800 gross tons, having 465 cabins, and being able to accommodate 930 passengers on board with a total capacity of over 1,400 people, including the crew. The ships will be built according to the latest navigation regulations and



equipped with the most modern safety systems, including the “Safe return to port”.The two new units will be designed by Fincantieri, while the interior fittings, as for the previous ships, will be assigned to Rottet Studio of Los Angeles and to SMC Design of London.Fincantieri has built 70 cruise ships since 1990 (47 since 2002) and other 14 ships are currently being designed or built in the Group's yards. Source: Portnews

Nam Cheong defers vessel deliveries as Q3 earnings plunge to RM6,000

Offshore marine group Nam Cheong reported on Friday (Nov 13) that its net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30 was almost wiped out to RM6,000 (S$1,945) from RM126.3 million a year ago.Group revenue fell 69 per cent to RM189.3 million from RM618.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenue from the shipbuilding segment fell by 69 per cent to RM182.1 million from RM595.1 million, mainly due to the completion and delivery of two vessels in the quarter compared to six vessels in the year-ago quarter. Revenue from vessel chartering also fell, declining 70 per cent from to RM7.1 million. Looking ahead, Nam Cheong said the outlook for the offshore & marine sector remains weak and it expects vessel sales and shipbuilding to remain

slow.In response to the increasingly challenging business environment, the company has deferred the schedule of deliveries of its vessels currently under construction, both at customers' requests and also at its own initiative.Nam Cheong has a gross order book of approximately RM1.4 billion as at Sept 30, comprising a mix of OSVs due for deliveries up till 2016. Source: straitstimes

200 more jobs cut at Williamstown naval dockyard

Williamstown’s shipyard on Thursday announced another 200 jobs would be cut before Christmas unless it is awarded new work contracts from the federal government. BAE Systems chief executive Glynn Phillips said a further 150 jobs would be cut in the first quarter of 2016 as work on the air warfare destroyer program neared completion.“The shipbuilding reductions are necessary because we are a project-based business and our employee numbers must match the needs and status of our ongoing and upcoming projects,” he said.“Our maritime business remains important and we stand ready to support the Commonwealth government’s continuous shipbuilding strategy.“We have designs for offshore patrol vessels and frigates that we believe could meet the Royal Australian Navy’s needs under the SEA

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1180 and SEA 5000 projects.”On October 28, the Nuship Adelaide left Williamstown for Sydney after BAE finished work on Australia’s second landing helicopter dock ship.It may be the last ship to leave the yard. Federal Gellibrand MP Tim Watts said if the cuts went ahead it would push the number of jobs lost at BAE to more than 1000 since the Liberals gained government. “My first thoughts are with those workers and families that will be affected by this announcement and are faced with a difficult Christmas period,” he said.“The government was warned that this would happen if they didn’t accelerate future projects and they still sat on their hands and did nothing.“Australia has had three different defence ministers since the election, and it shows.“Christopher Pyne has been spruiking the government’s half-baked shipbuilding plan, which was designed to save his job, while he plays the Christmas Grinch in my electorate.” Defence Minister Marise Payne said the government was disappointed, but stressed it was Labor’s fault. “While this is ultimately a commercial matter for BAE Systems, the government is disappointed that further job losses are occurring across the shipbuilding industry, but unfortunately this is Labor’s ‘valley of death’ in action,” she said.“The ‘valley of death’ was caused by Labor’s failure to order a single Australian-built naval ship in its six years in office. “While it is too late to completely avoid a downturn in naval shipbuilding activity, this government is doing everything it can to reduce the size of the workforce reductions.”She said the government had brought forward the construction of future frigates by three years and new offshore patrol vessels by two years “It is estimated that this government’s decisions will ensure about 800-1000 jobs are retained in surface shipbuilding activities over the next few years that would otherwise have been lost,” Ms Payne said. Source starweekly

HIGHTECH FISHFOOD CARRIER At VEKA Shipyard Lemmer a large team of specialists is currently working on a highly complex project, a seagoing vessel that will transport fish food from the factories directly to the salmon farms in the Norwegian Fjords. The ship will be named ' ARTIC JUNIOR ' has been shortened to 20 meters which makes it also possible to load the fish food at factories with a small quay. The loading will be done via a side door in the ship with two trucks bringing the big bags full of fish feed aboard. At the various salmon farms the fish food is delivered using an ingenious self-supporting unloading system. On our yard in Lemmer we are now working on the electrical systems, the piping in the engine room, the interior and the panelling. We are also applying a PSPC coating in the water ballast tanks at this moment. The 70-meter Fishfood

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Maersk Container Industry Delivers First Star Cool Reefer Containers from New Factory in Chile World trade in perishable foods turns a page as Maersk Container Industry (MCI), an independent business unit in the Maersk Group conglomerate, today announced that it has begun production of the first refrigerated containers and Star Cool refrigeration machines built in South America at its new MCI facility in San Antonio, Chile.The first trial production of these ISO standard 40 feet reefer containers were successfully delivered during the third quarter of 2015 into the Maersk Line and CMA CGM operations. Shortly thereafter, both shipping lines placed new orders. To further leverage this new value proposition, Maersk Line has secured a fixed monthly volume from the MCI facility allowing for increased agility and fast response time to the demand in the region.“In this sweet spot of fruit exporters, we have placed the factory right where the demand is. For the first time ever in South America, reefer containers can go straight “from factory to farm”,” said Stig Hoffmeyer, Chief Executive Officer of MCI. “Offering the Star Cool Integrated reefers locally to shipping lines, farmers, fruit distributors and leasing companies, will have a financial benefit counted in thousands of dollars per reefer, and millions for the industry in total,” he continued.Every year, more than 100,000 reefer containers are needed in Chile to cater for the large export. Including Colombia, Ecuador and Peru it amounts to approximately 300,000 reefer containers, predicts Seabury, the international shipping and transportation analyst. For many years, China has up until now been the only country with reefer container production.“MCI is a strategic supplier for Maersk Line. The production of the Star Cool reefer containers out of Chile means that we can immediately employ them instead of an empty relocation trip. It will help us create new business opportunities in the West Coast of South America,” said Soren Toft, Chief Operations Officer of Maersk Line.For the local farmers, the close access to the Star Cool Integrated reefer technology opens up for broader market coverage and can become a catalyst for South American fresh produce exports. The Star Cool refrigeration machine is not only able to service cargo at refrigerated temperatures with the lowest energy consumption. The add-on service of the “Controlled Atmosphere” system has also proven to carry fresh fruit and vegetables over extended distances, e.g. bananas, avocados, mango and asparagus . “We’re looking forward to further applying our advanced refrigeration solutions to the very specific cargo needs of the local fruit industry. We are in this for the long term and our 1,000 employees are fully committed to ensure an ongoing world class production,” said Stig Hoffmeyer.“Our new MCI factory is a strategic USD 200m green field investment. In the coming years, we will gradually ramp up production to 25,000 reefer containers per year giving full priority to safety and quality. The factory is designed for a potential future sale of 40,000 reefers by 2020, all under one roof,” he continued.Maersk Container Industry A/S (MCI) develops and manufactures refrigerated containers, dry containers and the Star Cool refrigeration machine. MCI’s headquarters, including R&D and engineering test facilities, are located in Denmark. The company has production facilities in China and Chile. MCI’s flagship, the Star Cool Integrated reefer, features innovative technologies like Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and Automatic Ventilation (AV+). It is widely recognised as the most energy-efficient reefer container on the market. MCI employs around 5,500 people and has a global network of over 350 service providers. Serving the global intermodal industry, MCI’s customers include shipping lines, fruit distributors and leasing companies. MCI is an independent business unit of the Maersk Group, a worldwide conglomerate with approximately 89,000 employees and offices in around 130 countries. Source: Maersk Container Industry

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series of land-based tests, both the standard MPN (regrowth) method and the more exacting FDA/CMFDA, or ‘instant kill’, benchmark were successfully assessed.Optimarin’s market proven system, with over 350 sold and 270 units installed, utilises environmentally friendly UV irradiation and back-flushing filters to wipe out invasive organisms that stow away in ballast. Systems employing UV lamps have so far proven their ability to meet the MPN standard, rendering organisms unable to reproduce, but, until now, none has achieved the instant kill capability demanded by USCG.“This is a great endorsement of our system’s effectiveness and the expertise of our team,” comments Optimarin CEO Tore Andersen. “We’ve been developing our system since founding the company in 1994 and we believe, and testing shows, we have a market leading solution for vessels in our segment.” He continues: “USCG approval is crucial, so we’re happy to be so far down the line in achieving it. Without a USCG approved system ships won’t be able to discharge ballast water in US waters. For shipowners with global fleets and route networks, not having such a system would impact massively on their operational footprint and overall fleet flexibility. It really is a must.”Testing of Optimarin’s system was carried out by DNV GL at the NIVA test facility in Norway. Further testing of remaining water salinities are now scheduled for spring2016, after which point approval is expected later in the year. The company is investing some USD 3million in the comprehensive approval programme. When asked to pinpoint why Optimarin’s system has succeeded where competitors have struggled, Andersen notes: “Our UV lamp technology is the key.“Each of our lamps has a 35kw capacity. This, quite literally, kills any potentially harmful invasive organisms straightaway. Other systems may neutralise them in a way where they die eventually, but ours does it before they are deposited back into the water. USCG is pushing for these stringent demands, challenging the industry to meet requirements and safeguard the environment.”Andersen adds that this technical efficacy, in addition to the firm’s established success with retrofits, delivers “complete peace of mind” for shipowners forced to comply with both USCG regulations and the upcoming ratification of the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention.“It’s a situation that can be both demanding and confusing,” Andersen notes, “so we’re happy to be a supplier that can cut through that and say ‘this is what you need, this is what we do, you can rely on us for complete compliance’.” Optimarin, which installed the first ever BWT system on board Princess Cruises’ Regal Princess in 2000, supplies systems to shipowners including Saga Shipholding, MOL, Grieg Shipping Group, Gulf Offshore, Farstad Shipping, NYK, Nor Lines and Evergreen Marine Corp, amongst others. The firm is a leader in both the newbuild and retrofit segments, with over 60 systems currently retrofitted onto a wide varietyof offshore and deepsea vessels.Optimarin’s type approved Optimarin Ballast System (OBS) is certified by a comprehensive range of classification organisations, including DNV GL, Lloyd’s, Bureau Veritas, MLIT Japan, and American Bureau of Shipping. Source: Optimarin

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