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28-06-2016 : COSCO LINE ship ZHONG YUAN QING DAO inbound to Vancouver harbour photo : Robert Etchell
Wartsila wins order Wartsila has won an order for two new 8000m3 trailing suction hopper dredgers being built for the Adani group, India’s largest private multi-port operator. The contract was sifned in February 2016. The vessels are te first of a new IHC Beagle series designed by Royal IHC of the Netherlands. IHC will also build the dredgers. The Wärtsilä scope of supply comprises two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 main engines for the first vessel, and two 7-cylinder Wärtsilä 32 main engines for the second one, together with four Wärtsilä CPPs with shafts. In addition, Wärtsilä will supply a Super Trident sewage treatment plant with vacuum generation for both vessels. Delivery of this equipment will commence in September 2016. The first of the dredgers is scheduled for delivery to the customer in the end of 2017.We are very familiar with Wärtsilä's propulsion solutions, and are confident that they are a good choice for this new series of dredgers. The vessels will feature high levels of efficiency and maximum uptime, and the reliability and excellent performance of Wärtsilä's main engines are key contributors to this," says Sander Korving, Director Supply Chain Management of Royal IHC.We congratulate IHC on producing this latest dredger design series, and we are proud to have been selected to provide the propulsion machinery. Wärtsilä's global manufacturing resources offer important
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customer support since, regardless of whether future vessels in this series are built in Europe or Asia, we can produce the needed equipment locally," says Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President, Sales, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions. has earlier supplied equipment to IHC, while for dredgers and other port vessels owned by Adani, Wärtsilä has delivered its Vessel Fleet Management and Remote Monitoring systems. Source: worldcement
The Odd Trio: HMM, Maersk and MSC By Aiswarya Lakshmi
The MSC DEILA spotter yesterday Westbound in the Singapore Straits
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Multraship’s Damen ASD tugs make names for themselves
Two Damen ASD 3212 tugs for leading towage and salvage specialist Multraship have been named on 24 June at Terneuzen, the Netherlands.The state-of-the-art Multratug 29 and Multratug 30 were built at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam, and operate for Multraship as sister vessels to Multratug 19. The 32 m tugs, which have a bollard pull of 82 tonnes, are notable for their excellent sea-keeping behaviour, superb manoeuvrability and outstanding towing characteristics. The Multratug 29 and Multratug 30 were named respectively by Mrs Rita de Ruijter- Ribbens and Mrs Els Otten- Muller. Leendert Muller, managing director of Multraship, says, “These tugs are already operating for Multraship, and proving their worth on a daily basis. They are superbly equipped to meet the growing demand for Multraship’s services in both the harbour towage and offshore energy sectors, as well as being equipped to operate as emergency response vessels.” A nice detail was that the naming ceremony was
By Jonathan Saul and Saeed Azhar Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) SGXL.SI and London's Baltic Exchange have extended by two months exclusive talks which may lead to a sale of the British company at the heart of global shipping, the two firms said on Tuesday. Founded in 1744, the privately-owned Baltic Exchange is no longer a forum for chartering vessels but owns benchmark indexes for global shipping rates and provides a trading platform for the multi-billion dollar freight derivatives market. On May 25, the two sides said SGX was in exclusive talks to buy the Baltic, which were due to expire on June 30. They said on Tuesday the exclusivity period had been extended to Aug. 31."Over the past weeks the Baltic Exchange and SGX have together met with Baltic Exchange shareholders, members and panellists as well as the wider stakeholder community to discuss the potential transaction and have made good progress in consultations," the Baltic said. "The extension to the period of exclusivity allows this dialogue to continue." SGX reiterated on Tuesday there was no assurance of a deal.Sources have previously valued the sale at $100 million. A Baltic spokesman said Britain's vote to leave the European Union had no bearing on the extension of the talks.The Baltic's daily benchmark rates and indices are used to trade and settle freight contracts as well as data used in the freight derivatives or FFA market, which allow investors to take positions on freight rates in the future. The data is collected each day from market players known as panellists.Competitive Ship Brokers Limited (CSBL), a recently-founded association of smaller players in sector, said it objected to signing exclusivity for the data they contributed as panellists, which is seen as a key requirement for a deal.CSBL chairman Gary Weston said the extension by the Baltic was "buying them some time to see if they can improve the terms to the panellists"."If we don’t sign it, the Baltic will need to make a decision can they go without us," he added.The Baltic spokesman declined to comment when asked if extending talks was also due to resolving issues with the panellists.In February, the Baltic confirmed it had received a number of "exploratory approaches" after SGX said it was seeking to buy it. The London Metal Exchange 0388.HK, CME Group CME.O, ICE ICE.N, state-run conglomerate China Merchants Group CNMGP.UL and Platts were among other potential bidders, sources told Reuters previously. Souce : Reuters (Editing by Alexandra Hudson
MARITIME SHIPPING ENABLES CARBON EFFICIENT GROWTH IN AFRICA
The climate change challenge cannot be isolated from the on-going need for economic development in Africa, and the aim should be to reduce CO2 emissions whilst increasing trade and economic opportunities for the growing population on the continent. Jonathan Horn, Maersk Line Southern Africa Managing Director is shedding light on the environmental challenges that lie ahead, and aims to show that substantial reductions in CO2 are possible while still enabling trade and development across Africa. orn explains that in order to create a sustainable low carbon economy, an efficient shipping sector is critical.
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“Maritime shipping is the most carbon-efficient method to transport goods – far more efficient than road or air transport. For example, transporting one ton of goods for one kilometre by air or truck emits 560 grams and 45 grams of CO2, respectively. If the same quantity of goods is transported by one of Maersk’s energy efficient Triple-E vessels as little as three grams of CO2 is emitted,” he says About 90% of global trade by volume travels by sea and trade is crucial in the pursuit of creating development opportunities. According to the World Bank, no country has significantly increased per capita income the last 50 years without greatly expanding trade.Horn therefore highlights the need for a more sustainable and efficient trading environment in order to effectively reduce the environmental impacts of trade, still enabling growth. “The choice of transportation method plays a significant role in the level of CO2 emitted during the transport process. We are committed to further accelerating growth on the African continent while at the same time raising the bar on carbon efficiency. Our commitment is long-term, as is our history in Africa,” adds Horn.Since 2007, the Maersk Group’s shipping company, Maersk Line, has proven that shipping can decouple growth and fossil fuel consumption, already having reduced emissions per container moved by 42% by end 2015 from a 2007 baseline. “Maersk Line has driven energy efficiency improvements across the company, pioneering initiatives ranging from network design and speed optimisation, to technical upgrades and the deployment of new and more efficient ships in its network, such as the Triple-E vessels.” Despite CO2 emissions remaining relatively low in Africa, when compared to other more developed regions, severe consequences can be felt throughout the continent. According to the 2016 Climate Change Vulnerability Index, eight out of the ten countries most vulnerable to climate change are in Africa. The continent is suffering from increased climate-related ‘shocks’, such as the extreme drought that has persisted across Southern Africa, exacerbated by an exceptionally strong El Niño weather pattern. “Reducing our carbon footprint remains at the core of our commitment. The Maersk Group is pursuing energy efficiency across its entire portfolio and have set a target to improve CO2 efficiency across the group by 30% by 2020, compared to the 2010 baseline. By the end of 2015, Maersk Group had achieved a 23% improvement,” he says. Source: biznisafrica
Costa ship to call at Sir Bani Yas By Tom Stieghorst
The COSTA neoROMANTICA moored in Constanta Romania the First stop on this year ,and the first entry in Black
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Container line with a UK workforce of around 600 says it regards its presence in the country as enormously important MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co has reaffirmed its commitment to the UK market following last week’s vote to quit the European Union. In a statement to Lloyd’s List, MSC acknowledged the referendum result “marks a new era for the UK’s position in worldwide trade". MSC is a sizeable employer in the UK, with a total workforce of around 600. Of those, 557 are located in MSC's UK head office just outside Ipswich, while a dozen are based in Liverpool. The line also has some staff in Glasgow and London. The success of the Leave campaign has triggered shockwaves around the world and sent sterling plunging. That has enormous implications for the country’s international trade, making exports cheaper but imports much more expensive. “As the UK’s largest container carrier by import and export teu volumes, and with the widest port range, we see our presence in the country as enormously important in enabling us to manage such a significant share of containerised trade,” MSC said. “MSC is committed to the UK market and is confident that global trade will remain an essential part of the British economy.” The Geneva-headquartered line noted that the UK shipping industry adds around £3bn directly to GDP, while the broader UK transport and logistics sector employs around 1.7m people “Our presence here enables us to continue our door-to-door services with the global reach and local expertise we have become so well known for,” said MSC.The company added that it had been observing political discussions around the European referendum for many months “and had therefore been preparing itself for the final verdict”. Last week, MSC’s 2M partner Maersk warned that Brexit would hamper EU and UK growth opportunities and ambitions. Maersk said it expected a limited immediate impact on the group’s businesses in the UK as a consequence of the referendum — however, a decision to leave the EU would reduce the size of the internal market over time and potentially make trading more complicated. "Any long-term impact will depend on factors such as trade patterns, consumption habits and growth in the UK, Europe and other regions," said Maersk Group head of group public affairs Anders Würtzen."We do however consider it a loss that the UK has decided to leave the EU as it reduces the size of the internal market and over time potentially makes trading more complicated. This is likely to be a disadvantage to EU and UK growth opportunities and ambitions." Source : lloydslist
Maersk outlines US exporter-friendly SOLAS policy
Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has joined the ranks of ocean carriers that will accept terminal-provided weights at U.S. ports this Friday, when a new international container weight regulation goes into effect.The not-so-unexpected announcement from the Danish container line was made just as ports, marine terminals and container lines are coming closer to creating a system that will use pre-existing weighing processes to alleviate the burden on U.S. exporters. Maersk’s 2M Alliance partner and the second-largest container line, Mediterranean Shipping Co., is expected to detail similar guidance later this week. The competing G6 Alliance — which includes APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK Line and Orient Overseas Container Line — has already said it will accept container weight declarations produced by terminal scales. In addition, U.S. maritime regulators last Friday gave the go-ahead to allow a group of six East and Gulf coast ports and 19 ocean carriers to develop a common strategy to use existing weighing processes that satisfy federal regulations to meet the new international rule. And, on Monday, the New York-New Jersey Port Authority announced its six container terminals will follow a similar path. As of Friday, every container loaded on a seafaring vessel must be accompanied by documentation of its verified gross mass, or VGM, according to the International Maritime Organization’s recent amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea,
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or SOLAS, convention. The rule was passed in 2014 to crack down on overweight containers, which have played a role in maritime accidents. While few in the industry have disagreed with the spirit of the new safety precautions, many have criticized the guidance from operating ports, carriers, terminal operators and nation states, which has been variable and prone to change. The Maersk announcement has come amid new pressure on industry players to streamline SOLAS compliance policies, especially for U.S. exporters. “Our goal is to facilitate an easy submission of a VGM and a consistent information exchange with terminal operators,” Maersk said in a customer advisory Tuesday. In that advisory, Maersk said in no uncertain terms that it will accept the current terminal weighing practice to arrive at a VGM as a condition for loading come Friday. That is, unless the VGM is supplied by the shipper beforehand. U.S. terminals may apply fees for cargo accepted at terminal gates sans VGM, the carrier warned customers. To avoid additional costs, Maersk urges shippers to submit VGM declarations to the line two hours prior to cargo arrival at the terminal if sent electronically or 12 hours prior to cargo arrival for manual submission. How Maersk will handle VGM declarations for cargo accepted at terminals via on-dock rail, however, remains unclear. “At this time, we are working within the OCEMA regulatory counsel and stakeholders across the industry regarding the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act as it relates to arriving at a VGM,” the carrier said. “Once talks have concluded, we will communicate further details on VGM guidelines for export on-dock rail in the United States.” Source: The Jourbal of Commerce
Carnival Corp.’s profit skyrockets in ‘remarkable’ Q2
By Tom Stieghorst Driven by higher ticket prices and fuller ships, Carnival Corp. had net income of $605 million in the second quarter, up from $222 million a year earlier. Net revenue yields rose 3.6%, significantly higher than the range of 1.5% to 2.5% in the company’s earlier forecast. The results came despite a currency-exchange drag and fuel price increase equal to $127 million. “This was among the most remarkable quarters in the history of the company,” said CEO Arnold Donald, citing not only the earnings but the introduction of three new flagships (Carnival Vista, Holland America Line’s Koningsdam and the AidaPrima) and the historic launch of Cuba cruises by the new Fathom brand. Carnival’s revenue advanced slightly to $3.7 billion from $3.6 billion. The increase in yield was a combination of a 3.5% increase in ticket prices and a 4% rise in onboard spending, CFO David Bernstein said. Prices for Europe cruises on Carnival’s North America brands are lower although occupancies are up, Bernstein said.Donald positioned the decision by Britain to leave the European Union as a boost for Cunard Line and P&O Cruises because their fares in the weakened pound sterling are now more competitive with land vacations abroad for British travelers.Bernstein said every change of 10% or more in the pound’s value has an effect of about 8 cents a share, or about $60 million, on Carnival’s full-year results.Donald said Carnival has looked at its U.K and European forecasts in light of the Brexit vote.
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“At this point, we have no reason to adjust anything,” he said.Cruise stocks, including Carnival’s, were hit harder than the market in general after the British vote. After the earnings release, Carnival shares were up more than 4% but were up less than 0.25% by 11:30 am Eastern.Asked about the future development of Fathom, Donald said that its cruises to the Dominican Republic are geared toward a “travel segment rather than cruise,” and that Carnival’s ability to access that segment is “challenging.” He said Cuba sailings on Fathom have been successful and are very strongly booked for fall, but that there are still unsold cabins on summer departures.
MSC-Peel Ports Collaborate on Liverpool2 Trials
Marine-based commissioning work is now underway at Liverpool2, with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) committing vessel support to Peel Ports to help make the trial a success. Berthing and marine trials began with the MV MSC Nederland and will be followed by a variety of cargo-handling tests throughout July and August, 2016.
As well as the 3,007 TEU MV MSC Nederland, four other MSC vessels will be used during the trials, including the 4,340 TEU MV MSC Sandra and 4,355 TEU MV MSC Alyssa. All five vessels due to run trials operate on the two MSC services currently calling at Liverpool – the North West Continent feeder service, carrying containerised cargo between Liverpool and worldwide destinations via Antwerp and Le Havre, and the Montreal Express service linking Liverpool and NWC hub ports with the Canadian port. David Huck, Port Director at Peel Ports, said: “This is yet another major milestone for the project and we’re delighted to have the involvement of MSC in the initial marine commissioning and berthing trials at Liverpool2 “Although the terminal has really been taking shape in recent months, seeing a container vessel alongside for the first time really brings home how much the team at Peel Ports has achieved.”Kelvin Wilden, Operations Director of MSC UK, said: “The port is integral to us being able to offer our customers the widest port network of any line in the UK. We’re all very excited to be at the heart of the process over the coming months.” Liverpool2 is to have a phased opening through the summer with the first landside phase expected to be fully operational by autumn. Peel Ports recently completed construction on weighbridges at the Port of Liverpool to help cargo owners comply with the new SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) international regulations on container weighing. The multi-lane, in-process capability involved considerable work to install multiple dynamic axle weighbridges at the
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terminal AutoGates.It is linked with the terminal operating system and is able to automatically provide a verified gross mass (VGM) record for the container. Source; Port Technology International
Susitna Ferry cleared to set sail for the Philippines
By Blake Essig
After undergoing engine repairs and passing inspection, the Susitna Ferry is now ready to set sail for the Philippines. In a press release issued by the Mat-Su Borough, The Susitna Ferry left the Foss shipyard in Seattle last Thursday with four newly-repaired engines. Ownership of the Susitna Ferry is being transferred to the Philippine Red Cross. The Borough and Philippine Red Cross officials are expected to close the sale of the ferry on Thursday. The Philippine Red Cross is paying $1.75 million for the ship. The disaster relief agency has already paid $250,000 for the
purchase of the ship, and an additional $60,000 for operation costs. “It’s a really innovative ship,” said Dan Mayfield, Mat-Su Borough Assembly. “The vessel was tailor-made for the mission the Philippine Red Cross is going to make. It has all the amenities that they need to do disaster relief. It will allow them to evacuate people, to hospitalize them, and to transport materials and equipment into disaster relief areas.”The Mat-Su Borough originally purchased the ferry in 2011, attempting to connect the two miles of water separating the Mat-Su Borough and Anchorage with ferry passenger service. Source: KTUU
Loss of Qatari oil contract piles pressure on Maersk profits
By Teis Jensen and Jonathan Saul Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO has lost a major oil production contract in Qatar this week, just days after the shipping and oil group said it was considering a break-up due to worsening market conditions, shipping and banking sources say. Maersk, which also announced last week the replacement of its chief executive and tasked the new CEO with a "strategic" review of its business, , is battling on two fronts. It is trying to deal with a container shipping market which is suffering its worst ever downturn and an oil business dealing with around a 60 percent fall in prices. "Replacing a CEO via an intra-day announcement and announcing a strategic review - you are not doing it for nothing. It is not because the numbers look that good," said ABN AMRO analyst Thijs Berkelder. "We have to see what the company now really delivers for the remainder of this year in all of its activities: that’s not really clear to me," said Berkelder, who maintained a Hold rating for the group. Maersk Oil said this week it had lost the contract to operate Al-Shaheen, Qatar's largest oil field, which accounted for up 40 percent of Maersk Oil's output last year. It had held the contract since 1992, which analysts at Clarksons Platou estimated could mean a fall in group net profits of $150 million to $200 million, based on the current oil price of around $50 a barrel.The group reported a net profit of $224 million in the first quarter of this year, down from $1.6 billion in the same period last year. "They’re being hit in most parts of the business at the same time," a senior oil banker at a European bank said. "The big worry is about their shipping business."Maersk Line, the group's container shipping unit, is trying to remain the world's biggest carrier as new challengers, particularly in Asia, try to grab a bigger share of a depressed market. Maersk veteran Soren Skou, 51, will replace Nils Smedegaard Andersen as group chief executive. Andersen, who will leave the group, had been in the job since 2007.One senior shipping industry source said there were questions over whether Skou, who will also remain CEO of Maersk Line and who has been with the group for 33 years, would be able to tackle so many challenges at the same time."Skou is coming from inside the Maersk group and no one knows whether there is enough vision in terms of
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what is required. They really needs to be an overhaul," the source said."There are still question marks over the timing of the appointment and what lies ahead with so much turmoil."Maersk Chairman Michael Pram Rasmussen said last week Skou was “a respected and knowledgeable leader with the ability to adapt quickly to market changes”.The management change came days after the grandson of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, who transformed the shipping company into an international conglomerate, was appointed chief executive of the holding company behind the group.Maersk's chairman spoke last week about a possible split of the conglomerate into separate companies.The company is the second biggest corporate contributer to Danish government revenues after Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO. Maersk shares fell almost 9 percent on Monday to 8,110 crowns, partly on media rumours of the Qatari contract loss, partially recovering on Tuesday to close at 8,240.Jakob Thomasen, head of Maersk Oil, told Reuters on Tuesday that the oil company would focus now on building on its business in the North Sea, in Kenya and other areas. (Full Story)But analysts said that without the Qatar contract Maersk Oil would probably be too small to be listed as a stand-alone company and could therefore become a takeover target for larger oil companies."After this Maersk Oil looks like a more obvious divestment candidate," analyst Morten Imsgard from Sydbank said.He said the price tag for Maersk Oil could be between 50 billion and 90 billion Danish crowns ($7.5-13.4 billion). Total TOTF.PA won a 30 percent stake in a new 25-year contract to operate the Qatari field on Monday.source: Reuters (Additional reporting by Freya Berry in London; Editing by Greg Mahlich, Ruth Pitchford)
Spotted in Glacier Bay in Alaska the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA BIRD with in front seen one of the tenders of
HAL’s ZAANDAM Photo : Willem J.M. Kappert Chief Electro-technical Officer MS Zaandam
Tugboat crash: Tappan Zee Constructors will seek to cap liability
By: Matt Coyne The bridge builders want to limit their liability, while plaintiffs question the barge owner's actions in the
run up to the crash Tappan Zee Constructors will seek to limit its liability in the three lawsuits filed against it after the tugboat crash on the Hudson River in March. An attorney for TZC, the consortium of contractors tasked with designing and building the new Tappan Zee Bridge, confirmed Tuesday that they did intend to seek the limitation. The parties were appearing at a pre-motion conference at White Plains federal court He declined to give further details. In the early morning hours of March 12, the tugboat Specialist was accompanying a crane barge from Albany to Jersey City with two other tugs, the Realist and the Trevor, when it hit a barge containing materials for the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The tug sank, taking Paul Amon, Timothy Conklin and Harry Hernandez with it. The families of the three men have since filed separate lawsuits against the constructors, consortium member Traylor Brothers, and the owners of the Specialist. The three lawsuits seek a total of $100 million, with plaintiffs seeking $10 million each from the defendants and Amon's family suing for an additional $10 million from barge owners Weeks Marine. The three cases are being litigated together as related matters.During the conference, Caspar Ewig, attorney for Amon's family, said the liability limitation would be pegged to the delay in construction related to raising the tug from the Hudson March 24. New York Marine Towing is also seeking to limit its liability to $800,000. Included in its complaint, filed Monday, are two letters from Long Island-based Marine Surveyor Claudio Crivici valuing the post-crash Specialist — currently being stored in Newark — at $50,000 and the Realist, one of the other two tugs helping the barge down the river, at $750,000.In March, Weeks Marine filed documents in federal court in Newark seeking to cap its liability at $1.5 million, said to be the value of the Trevor.But attorneys for Amon's family have argued that the filing was from "Weeks Marine as owner of the Trevor," not Weeks Marine generally; therefore they argue the company can still be sued over the barge being transported and their alleged negligence.Ewig, as one example, alleged the barge was "under powered" during its trip down the Hudson.An attorney for the company said the limitation should hold. Weeks Marine's status will be determined at a later date. Source: LOHUD
Indonesian Sailors Recount Hijacking On that sweltering afternoon, June 20, 2016, Tugboat Charles 001 was sailing at normal speed in the waters between Jolo and Tawi Tawi in the southern Philippines, pulling the barge Robby 152 after making a coal delivery at Cagayan De Oro, Philippines. Indonesian sailor Rudi Kurniawan was at the helm, keeping an eye on the tugboat’s coordinates and speed. Three crew members were with him in the wheelhouse. “It was almost time for a crew change. I was tired after being at the helm all day,” Rudi told BenarNews in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on June 26.His sleepiness vanished when two speedboats pulled up on either side of the tugboat and a dozen men pointed rifles in their direction. “It crossed my mind, they are Abu Sayyaf. There’s been piracy before in the waters off Tawi-Tawi,” he said. Fourteen Indonesian sailors were snatched in two separate incidents in March and April, then released in May after being held by Abu Sayyaf, a group known for taking foreigners hostage and killing some of their captives. Rudi and his three colleagues rounded up the nine other crew members, and all of them crowded into the wheelhouse. Meanwhile, armed men were getting on board. “Some of them had already gotten on the boat, pointing their guns at us. We couldn’t do anything but put our hands up in a sign of surrender,” said Rudi, who still appeared exhausted.
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‘Where are the engineers?’ By Rudi’s count, seven pirates boarded the tugboat. One of them, using a Malay dialect, began asking for the tugboat’s engineers. They tied up the tugboat captain Ferry Arifin, chief engineer Muh Mahbrur Dahri and engineer Edi Suryono. “They were looking for machinists. ‘Where are the engineers, where are the engineers!’” said Andi Wahyu, another crew member, imitating the pirates. “Edi’s hands were immediately tied with rope. Then they grabbed Ferry and Mahbrur, pointing their guns at them.” The three were loaded onto a speedboat, along with most of the tugboat’s communications equipment.One of the sailors started crying as the three most senior members of the crew were led away.“Seeing our mate cry, the pirate who spoke Malay said we didn’t need to worry because they are only after money from the owner of our boat,” Andi said. In Jakarta on Monday, Indonesian Armed Forces chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo told reporters that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 200 million Philippine pesos, the equivalent of almost 65 billion Indonesian rupiah (U.S. $4.9 million). He said the hostages were likely being held on Jolo, in the Sulu archipelago of the southern Philippines. Authorities believe two different groups are behind the snatchings, one of them led by Abu Sayyaf figure Al Habsyi Misaya.“The other one we don’t know yet, and we’re looking into it,” Gatot said, adding that Indonesia’s government was in close contact with counterparts in the Philippines. As soon as the pirates took off, the remaining crew set a rapid course away from Jolo, while trying to get a signal on a cell phone a crew member had managed to hide from the hijackers, Andi said. “Our panic had not even subsided, we had just started up again, when another speedboat with armed men appeared,” he said.The crew tried to outrun this boat, abandoning the barge to increase their speed. “We weren’t as fast as them even after we let the barge go. In the end the armed men boarded the boat,” Andi said. The second group, wearing brown camouflage uniforms and bullet-proof vests, looked even more terrifying than the first. With no senior crew left to snatch, this group tied up four members of the crew.“Without saying too much, they took our four crew mates,” Andi recounted. Deeply shaken, the six remaining sailors started their journey once again, heading for Kalimantan.“For 35 hours, we took turns driving the boat out of Jolo waters until we reached Berau [Kalimantan] and immediately called the [shipping] company on the remaining cell phone,” Andi said.Indonesia had announced a moratorium on coal shipments to the Philippines after the earlier kidnappings, but shipping companies did not comply.Plans by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to mount joint patrols in waters along their shared borders to prevent more maritime hijackings have not yet materialized.The release of the 14 sailors in May was secured through diplomatic efforts and not ransom payments, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said at the time.Malaysia acknowledged that 12 million ringgit (U.S. $2.94 million) was paid to unnamed organizations in the Philippines to obtain the release earlier this month of four Malaysian sailors kidnapped in April. But the money was not ransom paid to Abu Sayyaf, Deputy Prime Minister Adhamd Zahid Hamidi said.
The KOTUG-SMIT operated SMIT HUDSON seen assisting the ISLA DE BIOKO in Rotterdam- Europoort
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Sewol Commission lodges suits against lawmaker and journalist
By Kim Mi-young, staff reporter A family member of one student who died in the Sewol ferry sinking watches the ongoing efforts to raise the ferry, in the waters off of Jindo, South Jeolla Province. (provided by the Special Sewol Investigative Commission) Investigative body currently resisting government’s plan to cut its budget by the end of this month The Special Sewol Investigative Commission has decided to lodge suits with the prosecutors about a Saenuri Party lawmaker in the National Assembly and a former high-ranking executive at a broadcasting studio. The commission has also confirmed that some of the iron bars on the overloaded Sewol Ferry were bound for the naval base in Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island. On June 27, the Sewol Commission held a meeting for all members at its office in Seoul at which it voted to accuse a current Saenuri Party lawmaker identified by the letter K and a journalist identified by the letter N of violating the Broadcasting Act and to ask the prosecutors to investigate the two. Sources say that the lawmaker is a close associate of South Korean President Park Geun-hye and that the journalist is a former senior executive for a broadcasting company. This is the first time that the Sewol Commission has lodged a complaint against someone using evidence that turned up during its own investigation.The Sewol Commission explained that it had decided to lodge a complaint against the lawmaker and journalist after finding that they had violated Article 4, Clause 2, of the Broadcasting Act, which states that “no one shall regulate or interfere with the broadcast programming unless as prescribed by this Act or other Acts.”During the process of planning broadcasts immediately after the Sewol sinking, the executive in question reportedly gave instructions not to criticize the coast guard, while the lawmaker is reportedly accused of having passed these instructions along to the executive and of having put pressure on him.A document acquired by the Special Sewol Investigative Commission detailing what cargo was aboard the ferry, the highlight row is iron bars for the naval base on Jeju Island.The motion to lodge a complaint against these two individuals was carried out with few objections, with nine of the attending members in favor and one opposed. The Sewol Commission also announced that it had confirmed that the Sewol was carrying 2,215 tons of cargo on the day of the accident, which was 1,228 tons above the legal limit of 987 tons. In addition, while investigators with the police and prosecutors had said that the Sewol was carrying 286 tons of iron bars, the Commission learned that there had actually been 410 tons of iron bars onboard, meaning that 124 tons had been omitted by the previous investigation.According to a document that the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries submitted to the National Assembly on Monday, 278 tons of materials had been bound for the naval base on Jeju Island.The Sewol Commission emphasized the need to reassess the timing and causes of the sinking by recalculating the ship’s stability based on the results of its investigation into the cargo overload. With the Sewol Commission releasing these new findings and lodging its first complaints against people connected with the accident, the debate about the premature conclusion of the commission’s activity is expected to intensify.During a meeting with Sewol Commission Chair Lee Seok-tae at the National Assembly on Monday, Woo Sang-ho, floor leader of the Minjoo Party of Korea, repeatedly expressed his opposition to the government’s plan.“The government means for the Sewol Commission to wrap up its activity at the end of this month, but that is a far cry from the National
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Assembly’s intent when it framed the law. If that is the government’s intention, the Minjoo Party of Korea will have no choice but to resist it. This is an issue on which we cannot back down,” Woo said. Next month, the government is planning to reduce the Sewol Commission’s staff by 20%. On July 1, 12 of the 29 public servants who are currently assigned to the Sewol Commission will return to their original ministries. Source: hani
New marine warranty standard is a digital first I am pleased to inform you that DNV GL's Noble Denton marine services team has just published the energy industry’s only standard for the warranty approval of marine operations. DNVGL-ST-N001 documents design and operational requirements for the temporary phases in the development of offshore assets, including transportation by water. It combines best practice previously published by DNV and GL Noble Denton, and gives greater flexibility to the industry than ever before. DNVGL-ST-N001 Marine operations and marine warranty is now available free of charge from the My DNV GL portal.Here, you can submit details about the type of asset, operation and structural code you wish to use. Our online standards wizard will then select the pertinent information from DNVGL-ST-N001. This avoids having to sift through a 500-page standard to look for information relevant to your project.To assist you we have created a step by step guide to accessing the My DNV GL portal in addition to a video explaining how use our standards wizard.
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The upsizing of the Maersk Boomerang service fleet from 4500 TEU to 5600-6000 TEU is gathering momentum. E R FRANCE, previously listed at 5762 TEU but now described as 'enhanced' to 6008 TEU, has replaced SAFMARINE MAFADI. Soon sisters E R AMSTERDAM and E R KOBE replace MAERSK GIRONDE and MAERSK LAUNCESTON, respectively, and earlier the 5618 TEU TASMAN (in and out in darkness, alas) replaced CLEMENS SCHULTE. Above the ER FRANCE spotted in Melbourne – Photo : Dale E.Crisp
Condition Surveys For Tankers Which Have Carried Heavy Fuel Oil as Cargo
As in previous years and in accordance with International Group practice, the Club is required to carry out condition surveys of seagoing tankers aged 10 years or more if they carried heavy fuel oil (HFO) as cargo during the previous policy year unless the ship:
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· has undergone a P&I Club condition survey during the previous 12 months; or · has undergone a class Special Survey during the previous 6 months; or · is currently rated as CAP 1 or CAP 2 by an IACS classification society. All Members who operate tankers are asked to complete and return the first page of the attached declaration. Members should also complete the form on the second page if any tankers in their fleet carried HFO as cargo between 20 February 2015 and 19 February 2016 and were aged 10 years or more at the time. If a tanker continues to carry HFO as cargo in successive years, the Club is not obliged to carry out an annual condition survey. However, the ship will need to be re-examined at least once every three years, or more frequently at the Club’s discretion.The definition of HFO to be used for the purpose of the annual declaration is: A residual fuel with a kinematic viscosity of 380 centistrokes or greater when measured at 50 degrees Celsius by Test Method ISO 3104. This definition is intended to exclude intermediate fuel oils and heavy crudes, as well as bitumen and tar. Members affected by this Notice are asked to submit their declarations to the Loss Prevention Department as soon as possible, but not later than 31 August 2016. Source: West of England
Extension of Deadline for Vessel Fleet and Terminal Plans Submittal
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is extending the Vessel Fleet and Terminal Plans submittals due date from July 1, 2016 to October 1, 2016. The Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary Diesel Engines Operated on Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth in a California Port (At-Berth Regulation) requires that affected fleet operators submit a plan to ARB identifying the compliance option they will use to reduce at-berth emissions at a port and outlining how vessels in the fleet will comply with the requirements of the regulation. Operators of terminals are also required to provide updated plans to ARB outlining how the terminal will provide the necessary infrastructure for affected fleets to comply with the regulation. The submittal of the vessel and terminal plans for the upcoming 70 percent reduction requirement is now due to ARB on October 1, 2016. For more information on the At-Berth Regulation and this extension, please visit the Shore Power website at:
To download updated terminal and vessel plan reporting forms, please visit the “Forms and Tools” section of the shore power website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/forms/forms.htm
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Jonathan Foster, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-1512 or Lynsay Carmichael, Air Resources Engineer, at (916) 327-5784 or
In December 2007, the Air Resources Board approved the At-Berth Regulation (Shore Power). The purpose of the regulation is to reduce emissions from diesel auxiliary engines on container ships, passenger ships, and refrigerated-cargo ships while berthing at a California Port. The regulation provides two options to reduce at-berth emissions: 1) turn off auxiliary engines and connect the vessel to some other source of power; or 2) use alternative control
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technique(s) that achieve equivalent emission reductions. The At-Berth Regulation affects operators of container-ship or refrigerated-cargo-ship fleets whose vessels cumulatively make 25 or more visits annually to one affected California port and operators of passenger-ship fleets whose vessels cumulatively make five or more visits annually to one affected California port. The affected California ports are: the Port of Hueneme, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), the Port of Long Beach (POLB), the Port of Oakland, the Port of San Diego and the Port of San Francisco. Terminal operators at the affected ports who receive 50 or more visits are required to submit a plan to CARB demonstrating how they will accommodate shore power and/or reduced emissions vessel visits for the vessel fleet’s January 1, 2017 requirements. Source: CARB
The MAERSK SHAMS assisted by the KOTUG-SMIT operated SD REBEL in Rotterdam-Europoort
VETH PROPULSION NAMES TWIN DISC AS NEW U.S. DISTRIBUTOR
Global marine propulsion manufacturer Veth Propulsion has named Twin Disc as a new US distributor. The announcement was made in May at the ITS Convention and Exhibition in Boston by Erik Veth, Managing Director Veth Propulsion and Tim Batten, Director Global Marine Sales of Twin Disc. Twin Disc and Sewart Supply Recently Twin Disc already became a Veth distributor for select Asian markets. Its new territory is the US, except for the Gulf Coast region which will be covered by Veth's new sub-distributor, Sewart Supply. This partnership was also announced at ITS by Veth Propulsion and Allie Adams, VP of operations of Sewart Supply. A Twin Disc distributor for 70 years, Sewart Supply of Morgan City, Louisiana, offers the commercial marine industry a wide array of quality equipment and an extensive parts selection. The strategic agreement provides Veth Propulsion access to the extensive and robust Twin Disc sales and service network and strengthens the general world wide position of the Dutch thruster
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manufacturer. Additionally, Twin Disc now offers its customers Veth's broad range of commercial marine products. Veth Propulsion and Twin Disc share a drive to bring new, transforming technologies to the marketplace. Our equipment is built to the highest standards and is in use on countless inland, coastal, tug and offshore vessels worldwide and we have already built a long resume of successful installations of innovative products. Veth Propulsion engineers and manufactures azimuth rudder propellers, thrusters and marine electronics, and is a supplier and servicer of diesel engines and generator sets. Since 1951, its quality equipment has been widely respected by shipyards/owners and naval architects worldwide.
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NAVY NEWS Russia says U.S. warship in near miss with
Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday said a U.S. destroyer had dangerously approached a Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea on June 17, protesting at what it said was a flagrant violation by U.S. sailors of rules to avoid collisions at sea. The incident involved the USS Gravely and the Russian Navy frigate Yaroslav Mudry, the ministry said. The Gravely dangerously approached the Russian vessel at a distance of 60-70 metres from the port side and crossed its course in front of it, it said. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov and Alexander Winning)
Singapore's RSS Steadfast first non-US navy ship to lead RIMPAC multinational group sail
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The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) frigate RSS Steadfast is leading two other warships in a multi-national group sail from Okinawa, Japan, to Hawaii to participate in the Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. This is the first time a non-US Navy ship is commanding a group sail to the world's largest international maritime exercise. The two warships, which the RSN is leading from June 18 to 29, are from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said in a press release on Tuesday (June 28). The RSN conducted naval warfare serials with the two naval ships en route, in preparation for the high-intensity sea phase during Exercise RIMPAC. With an embarked S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter, RSS Steadfast led helicopter operations, surface warfare drills, gunnery firings as well as manoeuvring and communications serials, Mindef said. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Ooi Tjin Kai, commanding officer of RSS Steadfast, said: "The exercises at sea help to build confidence in operating with one another. As commander of a Multinational Group Sail, the RSN plays an important role in catalysing cooperation between the participating navies and we are glad to be able to value-add to the interactions." Hosted by the US Navy, Exercise RIMPAC will be held in the waters off Hawaii from Friday to Aug 5. The RSN is participating in the biennial exercise for the fifth time.Mindef said that the exercise, as well as the multi-national group sail, serve as important avenues for the RSN to sharpen its combat proficiencies as well as to deepen professional ties and inter-operability with other participating navies. Source: Straitstimes
SHIPYARD NEWS
Subs for recycling stacking up at shipyard
The USS City of Corpus Christi passes the Manette Bridge on the way to PSNS for decommissioning this month.
Photo: LARRY STEAGALL / KITSAP SUN file By Ed Friedrich
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarines are piling up at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. In a recent 10-day stretch, three arrived at the only place the Navy recycles them. The USS Houston, USS City of Corpus Christi and ex-Norfolk joined 11 others waiting to be scrapped or in the process. (Ships become exes after their fuel is removed, and they're decommissioned.)Sixty-two Los Angeles-class boats were built between 1971 and 1996. Fourteen are here, including two hulls now undergoing recycling and two to begin in July. Nine have already been scrapped and 39 remain active. They're being replaced by Virginia-class subs, at the rate of about two per year. Forty-eight Virginias are planned. Twelve have been produced. Since being assigned the responsibility in the late 1980s of dismantling the Navy's nuclear ships, the shipyard has recycled eight cruisers, 60 fast attack subs and 28 ballistic missile subs.Spent nuclear fuel is shipped by rail to the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls, where it's stored in special containers. Empty reactor compartments are shipped by barge to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, where they're buried. What's left is cut up
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and recycled. Moored with the Los Angeles-class boats are two unique submarines and a cruiser. The ex-USS Narwhal is a one-of-a-kind vessel commissioned in 1969. It was the quietest submarine of its era and featured many innovations. Little is publicly known of its operations, except that it received a Navy Unit Commendation and four Meritorious Unit Commendations for them. It entered the recycling program in October 2001. Over the next five years, efforts were to made to make the Narwhal the centerpiece of a planned National Submarine Science Discovery Center in Newport, Kentucky, but fundraising fell short. Another one-of-a-kind boat is the naval research vessel ex-NR-1. With a crew of just 13, it was the smallest nuclear submarine to ever operate. It could dive deeper than any other. When it reached the ocean floor, it could roll on wheels with lights illuminating the depths outside its windows.Launched in 1969, it was primarily a research vessel but also carried out military missions that remain under wraps. It was never officially named or commissioned. It was deactivated in 2008, de-fueled and sent to PSNS to be scrapped. De-fueled, inactivated ships are stored at the shipyard's Mooring A. They begin the recycling process at Pier 7 before completing it in drydock. Source: Kitsap Sun
Busy times at Amels & Damen Dutch shipyard Amels appears to be a hive of activity. Back in May, the yard reported another sale of its 55m Amels Limited Editions. The new order is a part of the Amels 180 range and is going to be delivered in spring 2017. The steel-hulled full displacement yacht will be constructed according to the owner's specific features, while the interior will be produced by the designer Laura Sessa. The project itself also involves a high level of customisation - an aspect typical of Amels' style.More exciting news came earlier in June, with the announcement of the yard's latest delivery. Following her successful delivery to her owner, the 55m superyacht Elixir is now on her way to the Med. The yacht's exterior styling was completed
by the well-known British designer Tim Heywood, while the interior design is, again, led by Laura Sessa. In The Superyacht Intelligence Annual Report 2016, Amels was ranked 9th out of top 50 shipyards, having delivered a total of three superyachts in 2015; two of them are a part of the 55m Amels Limited Editions - superyachts Vega and La Familia.
Right : Crew on board of M/Y Elixir
Damen shipyard has also reported quite a substantial amount of work, currently ongoing at the yard. At present, it has a total of four support vessels in build, three of which are due to deliver in 2017. The projects in build also include YS 5009, which is a newly upgraded 55m Damen Yacht Support. The vessel will make its debut
during the Monaco Yacht Show 2016. The rest of the Damen projects in build have a LOA range of 69-71.5m including the second Sea Axe hull - 6911, also known as YS 6911. Source: superyachtnews
Arrest beckons for former DSME boss as fraud investigation hots up
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A former ceo of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) was taken into custody today over the yard’s huge accounting fraud. Nam Sang-tae had faced questions from prosecutors yesterday. He’d been handed a travel ban a number of months back as investigators upped their inquiry into the fraud which amounts to around $4.6bn. An arrest warrant is likely tomorrow, prosecutors say. The 66-year-old ran DSME from 2006 to 2012. His successor is also under suspicion. DSME is now going through a massive restructuring in no small part thanks to the losses stemming from the fraud.source: Splash 24/7
Ground-breaking Ceremony for Shipyard Reimerswaal
The ground-breaking ceremony for the new Shipyard Reimerswaal in Vlissingen took recently place, with Carla Schönknecht, delegate of the Province of Zeeland, ceremoniously driving the first pile in the ground. The yard has outgrown its current location in Hansweert and by moving to Zeeland Seaports, they can continue to grow which has a positive effect on the employment in the region. The construction period of the yard will take about 300 days. The new yard will be built on the old
Zalco factory site. The new wharf can welcome ships with much greater depths (9 metres) than at the old location in Hansweert. Mrs. Schönknecht said the Province is delighted with the move of the shipyard and praised the efforts of all] concerned to maintain the yard in Zeeland. The maintenance and repair yard can now expand operations, providing permanent employment for the region’s manufacturing industry.Port Director Jan Lagasse mentioned
that with the arrival of the shipyard, the internationalposition of the maritime and offshore maintenance cluster in Zeeland is further strengthened. The new state-of-the-art site will include a new maritime quay with a length of approximately 300 metres and a 355 metre long runway. In addition, two docks of 108 and 120 metres willbe moved from Hansweert to Vlissingen. The widest dock spans 30 metres and will be lifted over the lock in Hansweert in one piece and subsequently towed to Vlissingen via the Western Scheldt. In addition, the former pontoon and access bridge of the Olau Line terminalwill be reused for accessing the docks in Vlissingen. The scaffolding of the former ferryservice will be
dismantled for reuse at the shipyard.
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Construction of Project 22220 series icebreaker to begin at Baltic Shipyard in July
Construction of the Russian icebreaker Ural of the Project 22220 series will begin at Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg in the summer 2016, RIA Novosti reports citing the shipyard's press service. "In late July construction of the second nuclear icebreaker of the series, Ural, will begin," the message of the press service reads. Ural will take the place of the Sibir nuclear-powered icebreaker on the slipway. The latter's construction has been ongoing under Project 22220. Sibir was moved to the site in the shipyard earlier occupied by the lead ship Arktika of the Project 22220 series which was launched on June 16, 2016. Nuclear-powered icebreakers of the Project 22220 series will lead ship convoys across the Arctic, breaking through ice approximately three meters thick. The new ships will escort vessels delivering raw hydrocarbons from deposits in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas and from the Kara Sea shelf to markets of the Asia-Pacific Region. The full-scale design of the nuclear-powered icebreaker was made by the Iceberg Central Design Bureau in 2009. The dual-draft design enables the ship to operate in both Arctic waters and mouths of polar rivers. Source: the arctic
South Korean Shipyard Workers Vote To Strike Almost unprecedented vote shows scale of Korean shipyard woes
Over 91% of participants in a ballot calling for strike action responded positively to their union's call on Tuesday at the embittered Samsung Heavy Industries shipyards in South Korea. Like many other Korean shipbuilders, debts and a much altered shipping environment has meant restructuring has had to take place at Samsung, with the company looking to shed some 1500 jobs this years.Samsung does not permit a formal union at their yards but the workers have organised themselves into a Council and although the strike vote is more advisory than anything likely to lead to action, the signal from the workers clearly demonstrates their anger and fears.A delegation of 150 are expected at the company's headquarters today where they will make their feelings and demands known outside the offices in an attempt to start talks with management.With a glut of ships on the market place, less demolitions taking place and China's growth nowhere near the dizzying heights of the 2000s, shipping has struggled to maintain profitability. Shipbuilders have found it hard to compete without lowering prices and in doing so have reduced their liquidity.Like China they have had to embark on a programme of restructuring and consolidation. This has hit the workforces hard, used as they are to a recent history of seemingly endless orders and burgeoning growth. Samsung is one of the Big Three in South Korea and each of the major shipbuilders faces much the same set of difficulties, having grown exponentially in recent decades they now find themselves with heavy debts and salaries they cannot service without going into deeper debt.Orders have practically dried up. In the first quarter of this year there were only eight ships on order from all the yards, which compares to 68 vessels the same period the previous year. China has similar problems but their costs are lower. Experts are already predicting that the boom period for South Korean shipbuilding has ended and will not return. Source: shippingtimes.
Keppel delivers Lapa FPSO Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil SA's BrasFELS shipyard has recently completed the integration and completion works on a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 arrived at BrasFELS from Singapore in Q2 2016 having completed the first phase of integration works at another Keppel O&M subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard, in Singapore. Upon completion of BrasFELS' scope of work, the unit was towed offshore to support Petrobras' operations in the Lapa (formerly Carioca) oilfield of the Santos Basin, Brazil.“The safe and expedient completion of BrasFELS' scope of work on FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 reflects the good teamwork we have built up with Modec over several projects. It extends our track record as the most established shipyard in the region having delivered milestone projects for Brazil since 2000. BrasFELS is glad for the continued trust and support of Modec, and we are committed to sustain our position as the choice shipyard for both our long-standing customer, Modec, and Brazil,” Kwok Kai Choong, CEO of Keppel FELS Brasil said.FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 is the fourth Modec FPSO to undergo integration and completion works at BrasFELS since 2012 and all four projects were delivered safely and ahead of schedule. FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 has a processing capacity of up to 100,000 b/d with 177 MMcf/d of gas, and a storage capacity of 1.6 MMbbl. BrasFELS and Modec are presently collaborating on a fifth FPSO project, FPSO Cidade de Campos dos Goytacazes MV29. BrasFELS' work scope comprises the fabrication and integration of nine topside production modules. The vessel is expected to arrive at the shipyard by Q1 2017 for integration.“We are glad to complete another high quality FPSO project at BrasFELS. We continuously bring our projects to the Keppel Group
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because of their strong reliability in meeting our needs and delivering on time and to the highest safety and quality standards. Leveraging our complementary expertise and experiences, our companies have successfully collaborated on a number of major FPSO projects for Brazil over the years. Modec is committed to support the development and growth of Brazil's significant oil and gas industry, and we are glad to have a good partner in the Keppel Group to help us on this journey,” Sateesh Dev, president and CEO of Modec Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) said.source: OEdigital
ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES
Seafarers' Corners
New Rule For On-Signers From Dubai, United Arab Emirates
With immediate effect, Dubai Immigration will not issue seaman visa for an on-signer if the seafarer does not hold a Seaman’s Book issued from his home country (e.g. Indian must hold Indian Seaman’s Book).
Visa For Non-Citizens Working On Vessels At Australian Ports
The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection has issued a factsheet relating to non-citizens working on vessels in Australian Ports.Non-citizens on all vessels in the migration zone are required to hold an appropriate Australian visa. This includes international and domestic vessels in Australia’s migration zone to undertake scheduled and unscheduled repairs and refits, both within and outside of dry dock facilities. There are various appropriate visa options. In circumstances where multiple visas are appropriate, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection should be contacted for further advice, or a Registered Migration Agent consulted. The information contained in the fact sheet is current as at 9 June 2016. Australian law may change after this time resulting in a change in visa options. Please check the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website for further information at http://www.border.gov.au/. This notice is largely to ensure that Owners Superintendents, technicians, etc, visiting vessels in the country’s ports have the correct visa – in this case being a Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa Subclass 400. Source: GAC
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Cosco switches heavylift vessels to MPVs at Shanghai Shipyard
By: Jason Jiang Cosco Shipping, a listed subsidiary of China Cosco Shipping Group (Coscocs), has announced that it plans to order three 36,000dwt ice-class multi-purpose vessels by modifying orders at CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Shipyard. Cosco Shipping has signed two letter of intents with Shanghai Shipyard. Under the LOIs, Cosco Shipping will change two out of six 28,000dwt heavy lift vessels it ordered at Shanghai Shipyard to two 36,000dwt ice-class multi-purpose vessels, while it will change one 28,000dwt heavy lift vessel it agreed to purchase from a subsidiary of CSSC Shipping (Hong Kong) and Shanghai Shipyard to one 36,000dwt ice-class multi-purpose vessel. The price for each vessel is RMB242m ($36.37m) and delivery is expected to start in October 2017. Cosco Shipping said the vessels were part of its fleet expansion plan in 2016 and they would greatly enhance the capability of the special purpose vessel fleet of the company. Splash 24/.7
Buying interest for dry bulk ships unaffected by Brexit aftermath
Shipping will definitely be affected by the aftermath of the “Leave” vote win, during the referendum conducted in the UK last week. However, few analysts attempt to decode the exact consequences of such an event, just yet. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that “we will have to wait much longer to fully see the impact of this rather unexpected divorce between Britain and the E.U. on our industry, while the fact that all dry bulk indices, opposite to most global market indices, rose on Friday, is strong evidence of how hard this correlation is at the moment. If anything buying interest for bulkers appears to be unaffected for now. Kamsarmaxes, Panamaxes and Supramaxes built during the last decade are currently the most popular, with Japanese built tonnage naturally gathering most inspections. Despite the undoubtedly firm activity though, there is still a lot of insecurity among owners who remain sceptic in regards to how long it will take before a meaningful recovery takes place. As for those owners who are currently contemplating to buy, this feeling of insecurity is additionally also fed by the recent firming of prices which definitely makes the decision to invest costlier and consequently riskier. Saying that and despite this recent firming in dry bulk asset values, prices are still low. Last week we saw the M/V KEY BOUNDARY (83kdwt, blt 2010, Sanoyas) being committed in the region of USD 13.7m, while about a year ago a similar vessel was marketed at around $ 21.5m. According to Intermodal’s, Giannis Andritsopoulos, SnP Broker, “last week closed off with a massive shockwave for markets across the world following the British referendum, the result of which will mark the beginning of the process for the country’s exit from the European Union. Despite the fact that the medium and long term effects of this historical decision are hard to assess at the moment, the shockwaves from Thursday’s result were felt by nearly everyone in the investing community. Wiped out stock values, a plunge in oil prices and of course a shaky sterling were some of the immediate referendum effects, while the shipping industry, already fundamentally challenged in many ways is still trying to figure out what to expect by this new development. Brexit will introduce a new reality for the British people that will bring along massive challenges for the country’s economy but will also result in a stronger effort by the Britons in order to become more competitive, with newly formed or altered trade agreements with other countries that are bound to impact the shipping industry as well”. Andritsopoulos added that “as far as tankers are concerned, the second hand market still remains on a downward path. The M/T SIGNAL MAYA (46kdwt, blt 2005, Naikai Zosen) was sold in the region of $ 15.5m and the M/T STAVANGER EAGLE (45kdwt, blt 2004, Shin Kurushima) was sold in the region of $ 16.0m. Owners’ ideas for ten year old vessels were in the high $ 18.0m some time ago but have now come down to $ 16.0m and it looks very possible that they will keep going lower. As far as bigger vessels are concerned things are similar, the M/T E ELEPHANT (317kdwt, blt 2011, Hyundai) which was sold in the region of $ 55.6m, while the similar vessel M/T HANJIN RAS TANURA (309kdwt, blt 2011, Hyundai) was sold in the region of $ 75.0m back in February”. Concluding his analysis, Intermodal’s broker said that “as a general observation, we are seeing two broad categories of buyers. Big shipowners who have been inspecting, offering -even low – and end up buying. These owners believe that this is the right time to renew their fleet and hope to also benefit from the eventual recovery of the market, which will result in the increase in value of an asset bought at low levels that should compensate them for the time they will have to financially support their investment. On the other hand, there are these owners who keep inspecting but do not offer, waiting to do so only when a clear sign of recovery is visible even if this means that they will have to face higher
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asset values when the time comes. Either or we don’t see the Brexit seriously affecting the logic of any of these two categories of Buyers for now”. Source: Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Advanced MacGregor technology serves new polar research ship
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply MacGregor offshore cranes and a Triplex handling system for a 14,300gt polar research vessel being built for the Polar Research Institute of China. Designed by Aker Arctic Finland, it will be the first vessel of its type to be built in China; the shipyard has yet to be named. "Our ability to deliver tailor-made packages of equipment and a reputation for successful low temperature operations were key factors in winning this contract," says William Storvik, Shiptype Group Sales Manager, MacGregor Offshore Deck Machinery. "MacGregor products have a proven track record of performance in extreme environments, which makes them ideal for this type of vessel. Our combined expertise also ensures good value and performance for the customer and smoothes operations by reducing the number of suppliers that the shipyard and the owner have to deal with." "MacGregor is also able to support its products with a strong worldwide service network and the owner is keen to work closely with us on global lifecycle support for the new vessel," adds Terry Onn, Senior Shiptype Sales Manager, MacGregor Offshore Deck Machinery. The 122.5m multi-functional icebreaker will be able to handle ice up to 1.5m thick, achieving a continuous icebreaking speed of two to three knots. It will have an endurance of 20,000 nautical miles and with a full 90-person crew, it will be able to cruise for 60 days without re-supply.The vessel will feature two MacGregor offshore cranes: a 50-tonne SWL telescopic crane with a 15m outreach and a 24-tonne SWL knuckle jib crane with a 12m outreach. It will also be fitted with a MacGregor Triplex six-tonne SWL telescopic/knuckle jib crane with a 17m outreach and a handling system specifically designed for research equipment. The handling system comprises: a 30-tonne SWL stern-mounted A-frame; a five-tonne SWL multi-functional launch-and-recovery overhead crane for conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) oceanographic instrumentation; and a piston coring system that includes an eight-tonne SWL corer pipe handler, a 23m corer pipe cradle and a 25-tonne SWL side-mounted A-frame.With the exception of the cranes, all MacGregor equipment will be served by a common central hydraulic system driven by one hydraulic power unit. MacGregor deliveries are scheduled for completion by the end of 2017.Yuan Shao Hong, Director of Engineering and Secretary of the Polar Research Institute of China`s party committee said at the contract signing: "We are delighted to work together with a world-leading equipment manufacturer like MacGregor to build and deliver one of the best `green` polar research icebreakers, providing the Chinese, as well as global scientists, a good polar research platform and contributing to the world polar research development."The Polar Research Institute of China was established in 1989. It is a public welfare institution reporting to China`s State Oceanic Administration. The new vessel will join its existing 1993-delivered icebreaker, Xue Long, which operates in research stations in the Arctic and Antarctic. MacGregor shapes the offshore and marine industries by offering world-leading engineering solutions and services with a strong portfolio of MacGregor, Hatlapa, Porsgrunn, Pusnes and Triplex brands. Shipbuilders, owners and operators are able to optimise the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close cooperation with MacGregor.MacGregor solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations, offshore loads, crude/LNG transfer and offshore mooring are all designed to perform with the sea. www.macgregor.com
MacGregor is part of Cargotec. Cargotec`s (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2015 totalled approximately EUR 3.7 billion and it employs almost 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com
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