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Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel HAVILA PHOENIX inbound for Rotterdam passing Rozenburg.
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Shelter or floating prison? Sweden to use cruise ship to house 1,260 refugees
In an attempt to resolve the worsening housing shortage problem in Sweden, local authorities have announced plans to house some 1,260 refugees on board a cruise ship.Even the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket), which struck the deal with the ship’s owner, Gothenburg firm Accumul8or Invest AB, doesn't deny the obvious: “It’s a bit unusual.” “It’s nothing we’re used to. It’s new for Sweden and it’s also new for the shipping industry,” Migrationsverket press spokesperson Willis Aberg told local tabloid GT. It's not clear yet at which port the vessel will dock. Among the large harbors previously mentioned are Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Oskarshamn, Uddevalla and Gävle, the Local reported.Sweden has received 150,000 asylum seekers so far this year, the most per capita in the EU. The previous record of 84,000 was set during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.During the past seven days, about 3,200 people have applied for asylum in Sweden, the Dagens Nyheter daily reported. The number has decreased steadily since it reached
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record levels of 8,000-10,000 per week in October.“Our main scenario was 160,000 asylum seekers this year. Now, I think the number will be between 170,000 to 175,000 people,” Magnus Bengtsson, from the Swedish Migration Board told the newspaper. Earlier this week Swedish transport operator SJ announced that it is halting all trains crossing the border from Denmark, because it won’t carry out the mandatory ID-checks introduced by the Swedish government in order to limit the influx of illegal migrants and refugees. The company explained that it simply has no capacities to carry out the checks quickly enough and was forced to stop the services “until there is a working solution in place.”The Swedish ruling center-left coalition confirmed in early December that regular ID checks on every transport route leading to the country will be introduced early in 2016, as the Nordic state struggles to cope with an unending inflow of refugees seeking shelter in the country. Sweden’s toughening of border controls could result in more refugees claiming asylum in Denmark instead of Sweden, Danish Jyllands-Posten reported, citing several experts.Anti-immigrant sentiment has been growing stronger in Sweden, plagued by the ongoing refugee crisis, dubbed the worst since World War 2. Dozens of facilities reserved to house asylum seekers have been attacked by suspected arsonists, with the latest incident reported last month."The country is polarizing. On the one hand you have all those people who don't want immigrants and refugees, but on the other hand we have a strong part of the population that are helping immigrants and asylum seekers," Adrian Groglopo, a social science professor at the University of Gothenburg, told RT."These terrorist attacks [carried out] by the far-right groups are of course shaking the basis of Swedish society," he added, referring to the arson attacks on refugee centers.Some of Sweden's neighbors have taken steps to become a less lucrative destination for refugees. After Denmark slashed benefits for asylum seekers by half, the number of new arrivals immediately went down to a level lower than in the same month in 2014. Source Russia Today
Rosmorport commissions icebreaker Murmansk
built at Vyborg Shipyard An acceptance / handover certificate for the icebreaker "MURMANSK" was signed by FSUE Rosmorport and United
Shipbuilding Corporation at Vyborg Shipyard. Besides, an official commissioning and Russian flag hoisting ceremony was held on board the vessel, Rosmorport said Friday in a press release. The
ceremony was attended by Yuri Kostin, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot), Andrei Tarasenko, General Director of FSUE Rosmorport, Alexander Solovyov, General Director of Vyborg Shipyard, Alexandr Lysov, Mayor of Vyborg and others. The new diesel-powered icebreaker will be operated by the North-Western Basin branch of Rosmorport. Expansion of icebreaking fleet is a priority to ensure smooth and safe year-round navigation to / from freezing sea ports of the Russian Federation. MV Murmansk powered by 17.4 MW propulsion package features advanced technologies and can sail in 1.5-meter-thick
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ice. The icebreaker was designed to escort and tow large vessels and transport cargo. Key particulars: length - 119.8 m; breadth - 27.5 m; draft - 8.5 m; speed in open water - 17 knots. MURMANSK is the third in a series of three icebreakers. The ship was designed by naval architecture and marine engineering firm Baltsudoproekt (a branch of Krylov State Research Center) and built at Vyborg Shipyard (part of the USC) with her blocks fabricated at Finland based Arctech Helsinki Shipyard (100% owned by the USC). The 21900 M series lead ship the VLADIVOSTOK icebreaker was delivered on-time, on-budget in October 2015 to the Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport, its sister ship NOVOROSSIYK was laid down in late October. Vyborg Shipyard (part of state-owned United Shipbuilding
Corporation) is one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the North-Western Region of Russia with over 60-years’ experience in shipbuilding. Since its inception in 1948 the shipbuilding company has built more than 200 different vessels with a total displacement of 1,550,000 tonnes.United Shipbuilding Corporation was founded in 2007 as a 100-percent state-owned group of companies by the Presidential Decree № 394 (March 21, 2007). Currently, the USC
consolidates about 80% of the domestic shipbuilding industry and incorporates three regional shipbuilding centers, nine engineering and design offices and 39 dockyards. Fijne feestdagen en een gezond 2016 van de vrijwilligers zeesleper
ELBE The Corp’s largest shipbuilding assets include Kaliningrad-based JSC Yantar Shipyard, JSC Admiralty Shipyards (St. Petersburg), JSC PA Sevmash (Severodvinsk), JSC DVZ Zvezda (Vladivostok) and Baltic Shipyard Besides, UCS holds a 50% stake in Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, a joint venture with STX Finland Cruise Oy. The Group builds ships for Russian customers and exports its products to 20 countries. Source : portnews
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APM Terminals Apapa renovates LUTH Oncology Dept
APM Terminals Apapa Ltd. has aided the treatment of Cancer patients in Nigeria by renovating the Oncology Section of the Radiotherapy and Oncology Department of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Lagos by the General Manager. Communication and
Sustainability of the company, Mr Austine Fischer.According to the statement, at the inauguration of the renovated clinic, the Deputy Managing Director, APM Terminals Apapa, Mr Olufemi Ransome-Kuti said cancer was a major cause of death. Merry Christmas & Happy new year from the Capt & crew onboard the TERASEA HAWK Ransome-Kuti said this aroused a passion within the company to support the care and treatment of cancer patients.“The renovation of the Oncology clinic is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of our company in line with one of our core values, constant care, which focuses on sustainable business environment.“These include our employees, customers and their families,’’ the company said in the statement.The Head of
Radiotherapy and Oncology Department of LUTH, Prof. Remi Ajekigbe said along with everyone in the department, he was happy to see the Oncology clinic take a facelift.Ajekigbe thanked the management of APM Terminals for the initiative.According to him, cancer is a gloomy disease and taking care of cancer patients in a gloomy environment will be double jeopardy. The ANTILLEAN NAVIGATOR wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy newyear 2016
A recovered cancer patient, Mrs Abigail Simon-Hart, who worked with APM Terminals on renovating the Oncology clinic, praised the company for taking the lead and sponsoring the renovation work. Simon-Hart, Managing Director, Bricon Global Consult, called or early detection of cancer and the need to have an environment conducive for treatment, to aid speedy recovery of patients.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that APM Terminals Apapa is the largest container facility by capacity with a container throughput (imports and exports) of about 700,000 in 2014.APM Terminals Apapa is the busiest container terminal in the West Africa, handling 50 per cent of Lagos in-bound containers.The sum of 350 million dollars has been invested in its expansion programme since 2006 when the concession programme was concluded. Source :the guardian
Pemex extends Fugro offshore geophysical and geotechnical campaign
The contract extension is valued at approximately USD 20 million and the workscope includes geophysical and geotechnical field operations, laboratory testing and geoconsulting activities. The field programme commences in December 2015 from the ultra-deepwater geotechnical and well services vessel FUGRO SYNERGY, while the geoconsulting programme will continue through 2016.This contract extension represents a continuation of Fugro’s long-standing and successful working relationship with Pemex and reinforces Fugro’s global market leadership and status as preferred service provider for geotechnical and geophysical services and geoconsultancy. Source: scandinavian Oil & Gas
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MSC Cruises the latest to announce new private island destination
MSC Cruises is investing $200 million to create Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve on a 95-acre island in the Bahamas. Ground breaking is scheduled for March, and the reserve is expected to open for guests at the end of 2017.A rendering of the 4,140-passenger MSC SEASIDE, which will begin sailing out of PortMiami in December 2017. The island will offer 11,400 feet of beach front spread across six distinct beaches, including a family beach with a kids’ restaurant and play areas. Cruisers can also enjoy an inland lagoon area, walking and running paths, a zip line, bike rentals,
restaurants and bars, a pavilion for weddings and other celebrations, shops and a 2,000-seat amphitheater.Passengers who book staterooms in the MSC Yacht Club will have access to an exclusive spa and wellness sanctuary with private bungalows and massage huts on the island.The landscaping plan includes more than 80 indigenous Caribbean trees, grasses, flowers and shrubs, along with a reproduction of a Bahamian village.The sides of the Soufriere Hills volcano have turned green since the last explosion. The houses at the base are empty and filled with volcanic ash. There will be a pier — no need to tender — and guests can step off the ship and right into this tropical paradise. While ships are docked at the island, all on-board services (including the casino!) will stay open. Guests aboard MSC SEASIDE, which launches in December 2017 and will homeport in Miami, will be the first to visit the island. Bookings are now open for the ship’s inaugural season.Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve also will be a destination for the Miami-based MSC DIVINA, as well as the Havana-based MSC OPERA and MSC ARMONIA. Windstar’s STAR LEGEND which recently completed its inaugural voyage from Puerto Rico, is calling on Little Bay, Montserrat — making Windstar the first cruise line with regular calls to the port since the 1995 eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano, which buried the island’s capital city.The 212-passenger power yacht, launched in May, is offering two new seven-day itineraries for 2016. Both will include a stop in Montserrat. The San Juan and the Virgin Islands itinerary also will include calls on Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, St. Martin (Marigot) and St. Bart’s. The Caribbean Hideaways voyage visits St. Bart’s, Guadeloupe, Barbados, Bequia and St. Lucia in addition to Montserrat. Silversea Cruises celebrated a milestone this month with a keel-laying ceremony for its newest ship, Silver Muse, at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy.Tradition has it that welding a coin into the keel will bring good luck during construction, and to the captain and crew when the ship sails.At the SILVER MUSE ceremony, eight coins were welded into the keel: one for each of the continents that the cruise line’s fleet sails to, along with a specially designed commemorative SILVER MUSE coin .The 596-guest ship will launch in the spring of 2017 and will sail throughout Europe, North and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Details on the ship are at www.silvermuse.info. Source : palmbeachpost.
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Indonesian ferry sinking death toll climbs above 60 as rescue operation winds down
The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia has risen to 63, an official says, with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down. Search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo said as of Friday morning 103 passengers aboard the ill-fated boat had been recovered, with just 40 found alive."If the information is correct, we are still searching for 15 other missing people," said Mr Soelistyo, adding that all the bodies found so far were within the search area. The ferry operator said the boat was carrying 116 people when it ran into trouble, but Mr Soelistyo said there were two canteen staff who were not mentioned on the manifest. Ten vessels, including navy warships, and two aircraft are scouring the seas for any sign of the missing, while families wait
anxiously for news in Siwa, the port town where the stricken vessel was heading. Mr Soelistyo said according to the initial plan the search should end on Saturday but could be extended depending on a final evaluation of the operation.The ferry sank on rough seas last Saturday with survivors describing massive waves smashing into the vessel before the engine died and the order was made to abandon ship.The Indonesian archipelago of more than 17,000 islands is heavily dependent on ferry services but fatal accidents are common. Source : ABC Net
Pemex to announce job cuts with oil output at 25-year low
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) plans to cut jobs next year after posting a record loss and seeing oil production fall to a 25-year low. The state-owned oil producer is set to announce the staff reduction as part of the plan to restructure the company and to synchronise itself to industry standards, interim Chief Financial Officer Rodolfo Campos said in a phone interview on Wednesday.Mexico is opening its energy industry to foreign companies for the first time in decades to help stem a persistent decline in production at a time when falling prices are already reducing income. Oil output at Pemex in 2015 will drop to the lowest since at least 1990 as a series of accidents and budget cuts curbed supply. The company is nearing $100 billion in debt and recently posted a record loss of about $10.2 billion in the third quarter.
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"This is an addition to other tools to slowly align the company to industry metrics," Campos said. The company had more than 153,000 employees at the end of 2014, according to an annual report. Campos didn’t specify how many jobs would be lost.The company’s overall strategy is to form partnerships along the entire production chain, he said. "We’re looking for private capital to develop our business plan in addition to the tools we already had," Campos said, referring to bond issuance. Pemex’s capital spending budget for next year was cut by 73 billion pesos ($4.4 billion) to
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293 billion pesos, the lowest allocated since 2007. "There will be plenty of people interested in partnering with Pemex," Wilbur Matthews, chief executive officer of San Antonio-based Vaquero Global Investment, which oversees more than $100 million in assets including Pemex bonds, said by phone. "It would be a smart strategy for Pemex to try to sell assets to reduce their debt."The company is focusing on upstream partnerships, or farm-outs, to improve output in mature fields and areas where the company lacks the ability or capital to maximise production. Pemex, which was hoping these joint ventures would be in place this year, now expects to announce and carry them out during 2016, Campos said, declining to comment on a more specific timeline. "The entire proposal is being re-designed" due to market conditions, he said. Pemex’s output is set to drop 6.7 per cent from 2014, falling for an eleventh straight year. Production is more than 100,000 barrels a day below the original 2.4 million forecast for the year by Chief Executive Officer Emilio Lozoya.Former Chief Financial Officer Mario Beauregard stepped down on November 13, weeks after the company reported the record loss. Juan Pablo Newman, the adjunct financial director of Mexico’s Nacional Financiera development bank, known as Nafinsa, will replace Beauregard on January 1, according to an e-mailed statement from Pemex source: times of oman
Norwegian Cruise Line Breaks Social Media Record and More Cruise News
Norwegian Cruise Line broke its previous record for the most social media usage at sea during the inaugural voyages of NORWEGIAN ESCAPE. During the 20-day period, cruisers logged 576,896 Facebook posts, 14,150 tweets and 11,367 Instagram posts for a total of 159 million impressions.
Left: " NORWEGIAN ESCAPE " at pier 46, Ocean Terminal Southampton. Ready for her second of three Inaugural short cruises before delivery to Miami and naming by singer "Pitbull" and starting the new "Freestyle" caribbean cruises. Sail training three master "TENACIOUS" alongside (www.jst.org.uk) Photo : David W.Pratt (c) Norwegian uses a hybrid satellite-terrestrial-
cellular system provided by EMC, a maritime communications provider. All ships across Carnival Corporation's many brands will carry cage-free eggs by 2025.
Happy new year from www.maritimememories.nl The cruise company, whose brands include Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard Line, Seabourn and Costa Cruises, is working with the Humane Society on the logistics of the move. Carnival is the second company this month to pledge its commitment to going cage-free. Royal Caribbean also announced it will be cage free by 2022.
Royal Caribbean and Virgin Islands Sign 10-Year Agreement
Royal Caribbean and the Virgin Islands Port Authority have signed a 10-year contract, keeping the cruise line coming to the Virgin Islands through 2026. The agreement gives Royal Caribbean guaranteed berthing rights at the Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Facility in Crown Bay, St. Thomas. The contract also includes increases in port fees going forward, including port fees for berthing in St. Croix, which had been free since 2002. Source: cruisecritics
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EINDE 2015 GEDACHTEN SPINSELS Door : Wouter Valkenburg (Schiedam)
Wat gedachtenspinsels tegen het einde van 2015: de oliemarkt maakt zware tijden door met mede als gevolg dat we afscheid moeten nemen van twee offshore iconen: de Saipem CASTORO SETTE (7) en de McDERMOTT DB 101. Van beide schepen is aangekondigd dat ze van de markt verdwijnen. De DB 101 is ondertussen aangekomen op de sloop werf Mabiya Ship
Breakers in Bangladesh. De CASTORO 7 is onderweg naar een sloop werf. Beide schepen hebben een lange historie achter de rug en hebben hun basis in Nederland: voor beide schepen werd het ontwerp door Gusto in Schiedam gemaakt. De levensduur van beide schepen geeft aan hoe “goed” beide wel niet zijn ontworpen en gebouwd. De CASTORO 7 werd in 1975 onder bouwnummer CO 928 als VIKING PIPER op de Gusto werf in Schiedam gebouwd.
De VIKING PIPER in aanbouw Foto : Gemeentearchief Schiedam / IHC Gusto BV
Het ontwerp met twee drijvers, zes kolommen en daar boven op het hoofddek heeft als voorbeeld gediend voor vele half-afzinkbare schepen (semi-submersibles).Vooral het ontwerp van de verstijvingen (bracings) was uniek. De VIKING PIPER is in 1981 overgenomen door Mc Dermott als Lay Barge 200 (LB 200), in 2006 overgenomen als Acergy Piper en in 2009 overgenomen door Saipem als Castoro 7.
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De DB 101 werd in 1978 als NARWHAL voor de NOC op de IHI werf in Tokyo Japan gebouwd (de Gusto werf in Schiedam was reeds gesloten). In 1985 overgenomen door Mc Dermott en omgedoopt tot DB 101, van 1988 tot 1997 onder beheer van Heeremac (het samenwerkings verband van Mc Dermott en Heerema), daarna weer terug naar Mc Dermott. Het eigenzinnige ontwerp met de enkele gesloten drijver (waardoor er geen verstijvingen nodig waren) en van origine de kraan midden op het dek hebben voor heel wat operationele hoofdbrekens gezorgd. De kraan is later achterop geplaatst. NARWHAL (voor die tijd ongelofelijk groot!) in de haven van toemailige scheepswerf Wilton Fijenoord in Schiedam, 1979.
Ik moet denken aan de vele mensen die op- of voor beide schepen gewerkt hebben: de ontwerpers, de bouwers, de bemanning, werknemers van de rederij, werknemers van
onderhouds bedrijven, werknemers van de oliemaatschappijen als klant. Over de hele levensduur moet er een enorm aantal mensen op allerlei manieren bij de schepen betrokken zijn geweest, elk met hun eigen herinneringen. De schepen zullen ongetwijfeld met afwisseling “vervloekt” en geprezen zijn, meestal zal er echter een gevoel van trots
overgebleven zijn.Tijd voor weemoed is er niet. Na een hele serie “saaie” mono-hull offshore constructie schepen breken er nieuwe tijden aan met de PIONEERING SPIRIT van ALLSEAS en de SLEIPNIR van HEEREMA. En een aantal “ouwe dames” gaan gewoon nog even door zoals de HERMOD (zie de foto van de dag vandaag!) en de BALDER
(1978) die nu onderweg is naar Rotterdam om klaar gemaakt te worden voor nog minstens 10 jaar als Deepwater Construction Vessel (zie de Photo of the Day in Shippingnewsclippings 358, 23-12-2015).
4 big ladies in St Maarten. Celebrity's REFLECTION, Royal Caribbean's ANTHEM OF THE SEAS and OASIS OF THE SEAS and P&O's AZURA. but for the two tugs in the front it's "a day off" as the power and maneuverability of these massive ships are like a small yacht. Photo: Anders Olsen (c)
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LNG in the Maritime Sector – Business Opportunities in Germany, Norway and the
Netherlands LNG will play a crucial role in green shipping, opening up an enormous market potential both onshore and offshore. On the 20th and 21st of January an event will be held to bring together industry stakeholders from Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, providing an update on current market developments and upcoming projects. Various opportunities as well as current and future activities regarding the use of LNG in the maritime sector will be presented and discussed. More precisely, relevant projects in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway will be introduced, outlining ways of co-operation and identifying potential project partners. Date & location
20 – 21 January 2016 in Hamburg
On the first day, participants can visit Becker Marine Systems’ LNG Power Barge ”HUMMEL” as well as VTG’s LNG rail tank wagon before attending an interactive session where projects will be presented and discussed. On the following day, participants have the opportunity to visit Meyer Werft in Papenburg.
Netherlands Business Support Office Hartmut Rosowski
LNG Masterplan for Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube: successfully ended
The European Union is very proud to have facilitated this project between 2013 and 2015. The project cost a total of 34 million euros, 17 million of which were provided by the European Union from the TEN-T Programme. We can say “Well done” to all parties involved. It looks like we are going to benefit tremendously from this project for the implementation of LNG in the inland water transport sector. We are actually getting things done now.’ honoured Dimitrios Theologitis, head of the European DG MOVE Unit Ports and Inland Waterways, the substantial results of the LNG Masterplan for Rhine/Meuse-Danube at the final event of the LNG Masterplan project in Rotterdam., almost three hundred of LNG stakeholders gathered in Rotterdam to discuss the latest developments in safety, emergency response, design of ships, bunkering, fuelling as well as technical- and market developments. The guests explored the port, visiting the GATE
terminal, the Falck Risk training facility for emergency response on LNG. The STC-Group opened its doors to show the brand new e-learning and training facility for the employees of shipping and trucking industry, who work with LNG. And at the venue of the event, two LNG vessels could be visited: the LNG
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retrofitted container vessel EIGER-NORDWAND of Danser Group moored next to the 100% LNG-fuelled type C tanker ECOLINER of Damen. On the quay, Scania and Iveco displayed their latest trucks. And TNO showed the LNG-tank that recently has been used in a 2 hour fire-test – and withstood the test. In the Seinehaven, the first European LNG-fuelled vessel Argonon of Deen Shipping was displayed Source: LNG Masterplan Photo’s: Ries van Wendel de Joode/HBR CLICK at the photo’s!
Royal Caribbean's lengthened Vision class ship ENCHANTMENT of the SEAS in its home Port Canaveral, FL
Photo: Anders Olsen (c)
Two Rescued from Stranded Vessel near Everett
Coast Guard personnel rescued two fishermen from a 28-foot recreational vessel when it became stranded with a disabled engine and grounded due to shoal water near Everett Wednesday night. The crew of the JACK-UP BARGE 115 wish you Merry Christmas and happy new
year An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles hoisted the men and transported them safely to Paine Field in Snohomish County. Dispatchers from 911 transferred a call for help to watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound at 1:25 p.m. Sector watchstanders issued a Marine Assistance Request Broadcast and contacted other local agencies to tow the vessel, but none were able to respond due to shallow water. The aircrew launched in response and arrived on scene at 8:10 p.m. No injuries were reported, but responders were
concerned about the risk of hypothermia due to cold weather. The men reportedly had no cold weather survival gear on board aside from one blanket, which was already wet from rain." JANSZOON MARITIEM wish you a very Happy new year
Proper vessel maintenance and preparation are key to survival in winter weather," said Petty Officer First Class Mario Roy, a watchstander at Sector Puget Sound who helped coordinate the
case. "If anybody is going out on the water this winter, they should always be ready for the worst case scenario by
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taking extra food, drinks, blankets and survival gear."The men reportedly made the call for help using a cell phone. Smartphone users can download the Coast Guard Boating Safety Mobile App for free access to safety information and even request assistance in emergency situations. For more information, visit http://www.uscg.mil/mobile/ . The weather at the time of the hoist was reported to be raining with an air temperature of 38 degrees and 16 mph winds. Source : Marinelink
Cyprus Can Boost Shipping’s Role in Economy, Wilbur Ross Says
Cyprus’s target to increase the contribution that shipping makes to its economy by around two percentage points over the next three years is achievable, U.S. billionaire investor Wilbur Ross said.
The country needs to increase the share of the global fleet managed by companies on the island to 4.8 percent from 4 percent in order to push shipping’s contribution to gross domestic product to around 9 percent from 7 percent, “not such a heavy lift,” said Ross, who owns shipping interests and serves as vice chairman of lender Bank of Cyprus. Cyprus has structural and geographical advantages, “they just need to do more promotion,” he said by e-mail.
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Revenue from ship management services alone rose to 464 million euros ($506 million), equivalent to
5.4 percent of GDP, in the first half of 2015 from 421 million euros in the second half of 2014, according to the central bank. Ship management companies based on the island include Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Cyprus Ltd, Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd and Interorient Navigation Co Ltd.“Cyprus has a strong registry like Malta, but it also has a strong resident industry,” Transport Minister Marios Demetriades said in an interview in Nicosia. The government plans to be more aggressive in attracting new business by strengthening regional offices in shipping centers like New York, Rotterdam and Piraeus, he said.
Season’s Greetings from SEATRADE Cyprus is already the world’s second-largest ship management center, with island-based companies controlling a merchant fleet of 2,200 vessels with gross tonnage of 50 million, according to the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency. Cyprus also has the third-largest merchant fleet in the European Union, after Greece and Malta.Cyprus has the right conditions to attract more shipping companies and quality ships to its registry, according to Thomas Kazakos, director general of the Cyprus
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Shipping Chamber. The requirements include a competitive EU-approved tax system coupled with a business-friendly maritime administration ready to work with the private sector, and “we have this in Cyprus,” he said in an
interview.Cyprus also has the potential to become an eastern Mediterranean base for shipping companies offering services to the oil and gas industry following recent discoveries in countries including Egypt and Israel, Ross said. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY SPLIT Inc. wish you a festive holiday season and a happy new year As a stable country in an unstable part of the world, Cyprus is “perfectly positioned” to be the entry point to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, he said.Reunification of the island, which would see Turkey lifting its embargo on Cyprus-flagged ships, would further boost demand for Cypriot shipping services given its proximity to Turkey and could promote development of
ports to service the Turkish market, Demetriades said. Source: Bloomberg
The NDURANCE seen moored in Ijmuiden to load cable Photo : Marcel Coster (c)
OPEC expects USD 70 oil by 2020 OPEC predicts oil to rise to USD 70 per barrel by 2020 from the lowest prices since 2008 due to increased demand and higher exploration costs in its World Outlook report, released on Thursday. The GLOBAL MARITIME GROUP wish you Happy Holiday season and a prosperous new year OPEC has been allowing prices to fall by keeping production high despite the supply glut, with the hopes that US shale players will back out due to high costs of production.The OPEC
meeting on December 4 in Vienna saw the cartel’s leaders keep record production levels of 31.6 million barrels of oil per day unchanged. Source: the oil & gas year
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Are fixed annual rates still the right contract model?
With spot rates chronically below annual contract rates, shippers are increasingly questioning whether they should continue to sign contracts with fixed annual rates. To fix or not to fix?
The annual carrier contract with rates fixed for the next 12 months has been for many years the main way in which large shippers have bought ocean transport services. But this contract type is looking less and less solid. The crew of the ROLLDOCK SUN wish you Merry Christmas & Happy new year For about 6 months, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors has been asked by major and medium-size beneficial cargo owners to advise them on moving away from annual contracts with fixed freight rates. Several objectives triggered this review: spot rates have been much lower than contract rates for some time (see chart) and following the shipping spot market price rather than
trying to fix at the current level would have reduced costs. Furthermore, low spot rates have resulted in shippers having to or deciding to re-open and re-negotiate current contracts to avoid paying much more than “the going rate” and or paying more than some of their competitors. So what is the point of a fixed annual rate? Drewry operates a benchmarking club, which enables companies to benchmark their rates against their peers, giving them visibility into BCO rates by lane. Benchmarking ClubSome carriers to whom Drewry has spoken see annual contracts as a better way of doing business with shippers because they provide regular, guaranteed capacity in return for volume commitments and the annual contracts include certain additional services which spot rate agreements do not offer. Seasons greetings from newsclippings contributor HENK
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You can also argue that buying ocean transport on the spot market is more time consuming, makes invoice payments more complex and makes it harder to develop
customer-provider relationships. And the fact that the rate is fixed protects shippers from the “US$1,000 GRI” shocks which smaller shippers and forwarders regularly have to pay to secure capacity in certain weeks, carriers say.So there is value in having capacity guarantees, less risk of price volatility and less complex management of numerous spot transactions under fixed-rate annual contracts. In fact, the argument that fixed-rate contracts protect shippers from sudden high rates is not so valid in the current market, because the highest spot rates do not even reach the year-long contract rates (and the lowest spot rates are way below).While annual contracts can make sense to many shippers, Drewry sees advantages for some shippers to connect to the spot rates without losing the main benefits of annual contracts. How? Merry Christmas & Happy new year from Tschudi’s BLUSTER You can enter into an annual contract which is indexlinked, meaning that the service features are the same as for a standard contract, but the price is based on an external, variable index (like the Container Freight Rate Insight or the WCI indices).You can allocate say 80% of your volume to fixed-rate contracts
and the remainder to spot-market carrier or forwarder agreements. You can have a rate review clause in the contract
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(same approach as fuel surcharge review clauses in some existing contracts). Should you consider a change in your ocean transport contract type? Source: Drewry Supply Chain Advisors
Bergebulk’s BERGE HAKODATE entering Port Phillip Bay – Photo : Bill Barber (c)
Export Change Means More Tankers May Leave U.S. Carrying Crude
The days of empty oil tankers leaving the Houston Ship Channel are over. Now that the U.S. has ended crude export restrictions after 40 years, tankers bringing crude oil to Houston and other Gulf Coast ports will also be able to take crude from them, spawning an active market for crude sellers and ship ownersMost vessels that discharge in the U.S. Gulf had challenges finding regular back-haul cargoes because of the restrictions that were eased last week, Stefanos Kazantzis, senior shipping adviser at McQuilling Services, said in an instant message. The U.S. already allowed exports of refined products. DAMS MARINE SERVICE (ASIA) For all seamans around the world the best wishes also for their family who might be without their loved one(s).
“At 200,000 barrels a day of additional U.S. crude exports
(on top of what goes to Canada), we estimate that about five to seven Aframax tankers would be required to deliver the crude to ports in Europe and the Caribbean/South America,” Kazantzis said Imports to PADD 3, the Gulf Coast region, averaged 3.04 million barrels a day in 2014. Merry Christmas and happy new year from CROON TBI and yes you can count on us in 2016 24/7 all around the globe !
It would take four to six Aframax tankers or three Suezmax ships to carry that amount Much of the extra movement will get different crude grades to the refineries that are best suited to process them, CME Group Inc.’s Dan Brusstar, senior director of energy research, said in a phone interview. Brusstar said the exports will be lighter, sweeter crudes headed for Europe and that U.S. Gulf refineries will keep importing heavier grades.“Sweet crude will be moved out of the U.S.,” Brusstar said. “You will see efficiency. Source: Bloomberg
Brent Crude, Light Sweet Crude futures prices regain ground, settle at $37,91 and $38,12 a barrel On Dec. 24, 2015: IPE Brent Crude Oil futures for January delivery settled higher, closing at $37.91 (+1.46%) a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe Exchange. Light Sweet Crude futures price jumped 1.65% to $38.12 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Source : Portnews
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CASUALTY REPORTING
Cargo ship and passenger ferry collided in Singapore Strait
The general cargo ship HENG STAR collided with passenger ferry SINDO EMPRESS in Singapore Strait off Sekupang,
Indonesia. The both ships were proceeded in crossing routes, as ferry was en route from Singapore to Sekupang, while the general cargo ship HENG STAR was en route from Singapore to Surabaya, Indonesia. The collision happened due to mistake of the duty officers and violation of ColReg. The ferry SINDO EMPRESS suffered dents and scratches, but remained afloat, while general cargo ship HENG STAR remained almost unharmed. During the accident on board of the ferry there were 74 passengers and all were evacuated and transported to the mainland. Two of the passengers from ferry SINDO EMPRESS were slightly injured, but after medical examination were released to return home.The local authorities started investigation of the accident. It is unclear what were circumstances, which lead to the collision and shipping accident. The ferry SINDO EMPRESS suffered damages and remained anchored in Singapore Strait until further repairs and survey. The general cargo ship Heng Star was inspected and released to resume voyage. Fortunately during the collision both ships remained afloat, without serious injuries from the people on board and without causing water pollution. The general cargo ship Heng Star (IMO: 8104008) has overall length of 76.20 m, moulded beam of 12.00 m and maximum draft of 3.50 m. The deadweight of the vessel is 2,599 DWT and the gross tonnage is 1,491 GRT. The ship is managed and operated by Karya Dumai Harapan. The ferry Sindo Empress (IMO: 9070876) has overall length of 32.00 m, moulded beam of 7.00 m and maximum draft of 2.00 m. The deadweight of the ship is 100 DWt and the gross tonnage is 190 GRT. Source : Maritime News
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NAVY NEWS HMS DEFENDER VISITS DUBAI
HMS DEFENDER (D36) seen moored in Dubai HMS DEFENDER is the fifth of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name. Construction of DEFENDER began in 2006, and she was launched in 2009. The ship completed her first sea trials in October–November 2011, and was commissioned during March 2013. Photo : Ko Rusman (c) CLICK AT THE PHOTO TO SEE THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF THE CREW
Ammunition ship Akademik Kovalev left Zvezdochka dock, bound for her homeport
Armament support ship, Project 20180TV "AKADEMIK KOVALEV " built at Zvezdochka Ship Repair Centre (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2015 sailed out from the yard's dock and is now bound for her permanent deployment base, the shipbuilding company said in its blog. State contract for the construction of ammunition ship "Akademik Kovalev" was signed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and JSC Shipbuilding Centre Zvezdochka Shipyard in September 2011. The ship keel was laid on December 20 the same year in
shipyard's main shipbuilding hall.The "AKADEMIK KOVALEV " was designed by the St. Petersburg based CMDB "Almaz" (Chief Designer Vitaly Shimalovich). In July 2014 the ship was rolled out of the slip dock and launched for further outfitting. Between March and September 2015 the team of shipbuilding company, contractors and the crew completed dock-side trials.On October 11, 2015 the Akademik Kovalev for the first time put out to sea. By early December, the crew and a commissioning team of Zvezdochka completed the program of shipbuilder's and state acceptance trials.The ammunition ship of Project 20180TV has ice-class Arc-5 and is intended for loading / unloading / transport of arms. General characteristics: length overall - 107.6 m; breadth overall - 17.8 m; full load displacement - 6300 tonnes; crew - 60. The vessel has DP2 system and is equipped with a helipad for sea-based helicopters, a 90-tonne crane and a tilting device.Severodvinsk, Russia based Shipbuilding Center ‘Zvezdochka’ is a diversified shipbuilding enterprise. It has two covered slipways with 7 shipbuilding yards, which are designed for overhaul and
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construction of vessels with a launching weight of up to 18,000 tonnes. The firm is majority owned by Northern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation. Source : Portnews
USCG takes delivery of 16th FRC the Winslow Griesser from Bollinger Shipyards
U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery its 16th Fast Response Cutter the WINSLOW GRIESSER built at Bollinger Shipyards. The handover of the 154-foot patrol craft took place in Key West, Fla. The WINSLOW GRIESSER will be commissioned in March in Puerto Rico. The vessel design is based on well-proven DAMEN STAN PATROL 4708. The patrol craft has a max. speed of 28 knots and features state-of-the-art command, control, communications and computer technology. Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., owns and operates ten shipyards strategically located between New Orleans and Houston with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway. Bollinger is a leading provider of new construction and other services to offshore energy, commercial and government marine markets and is the largest vessel repair/conversion company in the Gulf of Mexico region with a total of 28 dry-docks in Louisiana and Texas. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission. Source: portnews
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Eight aframaxes for Tsuneishi Helping prop up its own yard Japan’s Kambara Kisen has come in for an order of four aframax tankers at Tsuneishi Zosen. Moreover, another Japanese line, Meiji Shipping has inked a contract for four identical 115,000 dwt aframaxes at the same yard. Wishing A blessed Christmas and all the best for 2015 to all readers of Shippingnewsclippings by Nico and Gerrie Peeters”
All eight ships will deliver in 2017 and 2018.Tsuneishi Zosen is the Japanese lead yard of the Tsuneishi group which has yards also in China and the Philippines as well as plans to launch a facility in Indonesia. Kambara Kisen is the shipowning arm of the family run group.source : Splash 24/7
President Coleiro Preca pays courtesy visit to Palumbo Shipyard
The President thanked Mr Palumbo and the workers for their generosity towards those that need support from the Malta Community Chest Fund.Mr Antonio Palumbo said that it was indeed a great honour to welcome The President of Malta, at the shipyard, where she met members of the staff and saw the activity at the shipyards, which is at the moment full to capacity with ships in all the docks. Source: independent
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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES
Total US imports from January-November stand at 18.6 million TEU
TOTAL US imports in the first 11 months of the year stand at 18.6 million TEU, up from 17.7 million TEU handled over the same period in 2014, according to data compiled by Zepol. Looking back to significant periods over the past year, the busiest month for total US import volumes was August at 1.862 million TEU, compared to 1.779 million TEU in October, 2014, which was last year's peak month.The Port of Los Angeles' containerised imports in the first 11 months of the year reached 3.7 million TEU compared to the port of Long Beach's 3.2 million imported TEU, London's Port Technology reported.The third quarter was Long Beach's busiest ever with a total of two million TEU handled, a year-on-year increase of 14.8 per cent, according to port authorities. The Port of New York's busiest month for imports this year was July, with 292,000 TEU handled, while the port of Los Angeles' strongest month for imports was March with 396,000 TEU and its slowest month was January at 254,000 TEU due to the US west coast port strikes dragging on until the end of February. Source: Schednet
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Total begins the drilling of Antelope-6 in Papua New Guinea
InterOil Corporation has been advised by Total E&P PNG Limited, operator of Petroleum Retention License 15 in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea, that it has begun drilling the Antelope-6 appraisal well.The well is designed to provide structural control and reservoir definition on the field's eastern flank. It has a proposed total depth of around 2,464 meters (8,084 feet) true vertical depth sub-sea and is located about 2km east-south-east of Antelope-3. InterOil holds a 36.5375% interest in the well. Total E&P PNG Limited has a 40.1275% interest, Oil Search has 22.8350%, and the remaining 0.5000% is held by minority parties. InterOil Corporation is an independent oil and gas business with a sole focus on Papua New Guinea. InterOil's assets include one of Asia's largest undeveloped gas fields, Elk-Antelope, in the Gulf Province, and exploration licenses covering about 16,000sqkm. Its main offices are in Singapore and Port Moresby. InterOil is listed on the New York and Port Moresby stock exchanges. For more information, please visit: www.interoil.com
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