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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 197<br />
Number 197** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS ***Wednesday 11-10-2006<br />
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The ACERGY EAGLE seen enroute Shipdock in Amsterdam to be re-painted into the new Acergy house-style colours<br />
Photo : Joop Marechal ©<br />
Kew Bridge refloated<br />
The St Vincent-and-Grenadines-flag LPG carrier 16,228-dwt Kew Bridge (built 1983) had resisted several previous<br />
attempts to shift it after it grounded on 14 September in heavy weather eight miles from the Indian port of Ratnagiri.<br />
Tugs from the port and units from salvors Smit and Wijsmuller were involved, as well as a dredger, while some 700<br />
of the cargo of 9,000 tonnes of butane were taken off by a lightering vessel, Relgas Nayantor , before it was freed<br />
at 23.27 hrs local time today.<br />
The 15,400-cbm gas carrier, part of the fleet of US-listed MC Shipping, is now in an outer anchorage undergoing an<br />
underwater survey.<br />
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While an oil sheen was reported around the Kew Bridge during an earlier attempted “pull-off”, the ship’s managers,<br />
Hanseatic Shipping, say the hull has remained intact.<br />
Double Dutch op z’n Frans<br />
Door : Dirkzwager Noordzee Loods Kapt. Jan Schmidt Crans aan boord van de California Luna<br />
Op een zonnige Zondagmiddag bij de beloodsing van het containerschip California Luna ging ik met de 2de<br />
stuurman op weg naar de brug, daar aangekomen werden wij via marifoon kanaal 12 opgeroepen door een aardige<br />
vrouwelijke operator van Cherbourg signal station die met het schip de volgende communicatie had:<br />
CherbS.S. “California Luna joe hef e det wool on joer bouw”<br />
De kapitein en 2de stuurman en ondergetekende keken elkaar vragend aan ?<br />
2de Stuurman “Cherbourg can you please repeat your message”<br />
Even werd het stil, toen kwam er een mannelijke stem, die ws beter Engels sprak:<br />
Cherb “California Luna joe hef e det weel on joer bouw”<br />
voren gestuurd en inderdaad er hing een grote walvis over de<br />
bulb.<br />
Met een flinke klap achteruit gleed de det weel van de bulb en<br />
na rapportage aan Cherbourg Signal Station hebben we de reis<br />
naar Rotterdam voortgezet.<br />
Wel zonde van zo’n mooi groot beest, kijk maar naar de foto’s<br />
gemaakt door de eerste stuurman.<br />
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Date er iets aan onze boeg hing<br />
hadden wij nu wel begrepen , maar<br />
wat, was niet duidelijk:<br />
NZ loods “Cherbourg we understand<br />
there is something hanging on our<br />
bow, but wat is it a fishing-net ?”<br />
Cherb “ No, no it is a big vis it is a<br />
det weel”<br />
NZ loods “You mean a very big fish,<br />
a whale”<br />
Ondertussen hadden wij de<br />
machines gestopt, de eerste<br />
stuurman met bemanning naar
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Offshore Windmill Uses Dyneema Fiber<br />
The JUMPING JACK seen departing from IJmuiden<br />
Photo : Joop Marechal ©<br />
For the installation of offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea, Mammoet Van Oord, a marine contractor, selected heavy<br />
lifting slings made with Dyneema polyethylene fiber from DSM Dyneema. The round slings, manufactured by the<br />
Unitex Group, are designed to lift heavy loads weighing up to several hundreds of tons. Mammoet Van Oord is using<br />
the Unitex lifting slings with its new jack-up installation barge, the “Jumping Jack,” to place 240 ton monopiles as<br />
part of the foundations required for the installation of wind turbines in the Burbo offshore wind farm project located off<br />
the coast of Liverpool, United Kingdom.<br />
Similarly, while abrasive steel wire can scratch coatings that provide important corrosion resistance to the monopiles,<br />
slings made from Dyneema help prevent damage to these valuable components. Finally, the new slings deliver lifting<br />
performance that is equivalent to that of steel-wire equipment. Unlike synthetics such as nylon or polyester, Dyneema<br />
fiber exhibits minimal stretch. This leads to improved load handling which is a major benefit to crane operators.<br />
Dutch Parliament OKs Maasvlakte 2 Project<br />
The Dutch Parliament voted in favor of the construction of Maasvlakte 2, the new port district of Rotterdam. This gives<br />
the green light to the next phase: in 2007 a number of spatial planning and licensing procedures must be completed<br />
before actual construction can get underway in 2008.<br />
A parliamentary majority also supported the proposal to construct the outer contour of Maasvlakte 2 in a single<br />
operation. This is an attractive option, both for environmental and financial reasons. It had been proposed earlier<br />
moving these sea defenses further out to sea in phases, in response to the need for industrial space. However, no-one<br />
in Rotterdam is concerned about market demand for space, so that the construction of the definitive sea defenses in a<br />
single operation is justified. European legislation on air quality that came into force in 2005 has placed extra pressure<br />
on preparations for the Maasvlakte 2 project during the past eighteen months. Maasvlakte 2 will mean extra traffic and<br />
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could therefore cause these limits to be exceeded even further. Before the subject of Maasvlakte 2 was debated in<br />
parliament, the Ministers of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (V&W) and Housing, Spatial Planning &<br />
the Environment (VROM) had announced a package of measures that could be introduced in phases if necessary to<br />
improve air quality in the region to such an extent that, when Maasvlakte 2 is in use, air quality in the region will not<br />
get any worse. The package includes an incentive scheme for cleaner engines for inland vessels and dynamic traffic<br />
management for road transport and inland shipping.<br />
Two construction consortia are currently competing for the construction of Maasvlakte 2: Boskalis - Van Oord of the<br />
Netherlands and Jan de Nul - Dredging International of Belgium. The Port Authority expects to conclude a contract<br />
with one of these consortia in mid-2007. A contract was concluded with APM Terminals last spring for a container<br />
terminal. In addition, there is currently an open tender process in progress for a container terminal.<br />
Toxic-probe ship to leave Estonia,<br />
damages claimed<br />
Estonia is to release an impounded ship which the government of Ivory Coast says discharged toxic waste that killed<br />
eight people in Africa, according to port sources in the Baltic state.<br />
The sources said the tanker, impounded and made the subject of a criminal investigation on suspicion that similar<br />
slops were discharged into the Baltic, could leave on Wednesday.<br />
"We have heard that the ship may be able to sail tomorrow," a source said on Tuesday. The Estonian prosecutor's<br />
office would not say when its probe was due to end, nor when the ship was free to leave.<br />
"The ship will lose its value as evidence this week and then we will not have any reason to hold it," a spokeswoman for<br />
the office said. "When this will happen exactly we do not know."<br />
The Panamanian-registered Probo Koala was<br />
seized on September 27 in the Estonian port of<br />
Paldiski. Estonia had been asked by Ivory Coast to<br />
detain the ship after its government said an 8th<br />
person in the West African country died from<br />
exposure to the waste.<br />
Trafigura, the Dutch-based oil trading firm which<br />
chartered the ship, said the vessel in Africa<br />
followed correct offloading procedures.<br />
"The Probo Koala followed all correct procedures<br />
when it offloaded slops at Abidjan," the company<br />
said in a statement.<br />
"The Probo Koala left Abidjan with all normal<br />
clearances from the port authorities on August 22,<br />
two days after the slops were discharged under<br />
supervision of the port authorities into the road tankers of a certified … disposal agent," it said.<br />
"The first reports linking the ship with the tragic incidents in Abidjan were made several days after that."<br />
Thousands of people in Ivory Coast have suffered vomiting, stomach pains and other symptoms caused by toxic fumes<br />
from waste from the ship in late August, according to the government.<br />
The incident has stretched the country's health services and forced its cabinet to resign.<br />
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Boat sinks in southern Greece, 57<br />
migrants rescued<br />
Greek rescuers said on Tuesday they had located 57 illegal immigrants lost at sea after their wooden boat sank off the<br />
southern tip of Greece.<br />
The boat carrying the migrants, mostly from Afghanistan, sank in bad weather off the coast of the southern<br />
Peloponnese early on Tuesday, authorities said. "According to initial evidence we do not seem to have any missing<br />
persons at this moment," Merchant Marine Ministry spokesman Andreas Theofilou said.<br />
Coastguard vessels and a helicopter searched the area after the boat sank off the island of Kithira and some of the<br />
people were washed up alive on the nearby island of Antikithira. The first survivors told authorities there were another<br />
40 migrants on the boat. Despite strong winds and rain in the area, rescuers managed to locate those missing and<br />
were transporting them to safety.<br />
The two islands are a few miles off the southern tip of the the Peloponnese peninsula. Thousands of illegal<br />
immigrants mostly from Asia, attempt every year to cross into Greece, a European Union member, using boats from<br />
the western Turkish coastline.<br />
UNDERWATER SURVEY SPECIALIST APPOINTED FOR ORION 1<br />
The owner of barge Orion I, Mr. Malik Qutub, has advised<br />
that he has appointed a local marine specialist: Indus<br />
Divers, to carry out an underwater survey and then advise<br />
of the best possible salvage operation plan. The divers are<br />
performing the underwater survey today and will submit a<br />
plan after consultation with Messrs Smit Singapore Pte.<br />
The salvage operation will be undertaken in conjuction<br />
with port authority and is to be supervised so that no oil<br />
spill will occur.<br />
Photo : Imran Farooq ©<br />
He said: "Round the clock monitoring is also going on to<br />
meet any eventuality". The barge 84 feet in length, 70 grt,<br />
and has a storage capacity of 200 tones. It was built in<br />
March 2006 and has insurance coverage of Rs seven<br />
million with Adamjee Insurance. The vessel is in good<br />
condition and all tanks are intact and no oil spill is reported, he added. The barge was going to deliver fuel oil to a<br />
vessel at Port Qasim last Friday (Oct 6) but developed a fault and later capsized.<br />
AHTS availability remains extremely<br />
tight says broker<br />
Offshore Shipbrokers <strong>Ltd</strong> (OSL) in the UK says anchor handler availability in the North Sea "remains extremely tight"<br />
with only the slim possibility of a couple of vessels coming free, subject to their rig move options not being declared.<br />
"Any AHTS availability is, however, expected to quickly be snapped up and fixed onwards given the current<br />
outstanding demand," said OSL in its most recent daily update.<br />
A handful of fixtures were concluded over the weekend, two AHTS fixtures being reported at circa £100,000 level<br />
each, whilst a PSV fixed for a cargo run at an unconfirmed rate but believed to be in the high teens.<br />
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Four PSVs are still currently prompt in Aberdeen however a couple of cargo requirements remain unfixed, said OSL.<br />
Haze prompts warnings to ships<br />
Moving with caution: An Indonesia-bound ferry leaving a jetty<br />
amidst thick haze in Port Klang, yesterday.<br />
In Singapore, port authorities say business is going on as usual, while<br />
precautions are being taken, with MPA advising ships in port waters to<br />
keep a proper lookout Malaysian and Singapore maritime authorities<br />
have issued periodic warnings since last week as a haze index went up<br />
to its highest levels in recent time on Saturday.<br />
While ports, airports and ferry services have been functioning normally,<br />
Indonesia recorded the first smog-related accident on Sunday when two vessels collided on the Batanghari river in the<br />
haze-shrouded province of Jambi, leaving one passenger missing.<br />
The incident occurred when a tug boat hit the cargo ship Masriana, and a crew member fell overboard. The ship sank<br />
together with all the cargo on board, according to a report by the national Antara news agency.<br />
Singapore port authorities said business was going on as usual, while necessary precautions were being taken.<br />
'As part of our haze action plan, we issued a Port Marine Notice on Oct 2 to advise ships in the Singapore Strait and<br />
our port waters to keep a proper lookout, and to navigate with caution,' a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore<br />
spokesman told BT yesterday. 'We have also been sending out hourly broadcasts to ships in the Singapore Strait and<br />
our port waters to update on the visibility level. All vessels are advised to navigate with extra caution and if necessary<br />
reduce speed to allow more time to assess the situation.<br />
'Port operations and shipping traffic in our waters remain unaffected,' the MPA added. The Malaysian Marine<br />
Department made similar warnings to vessels, especially noting that visibility along the narrow Malacca Strait, which<br />
links Asia to the Middle East and Europe, has been sharply reduced to less than 1.6 km from a usual 19 km.<br />
'We have alerted ships using the strait to take extra care due to the poor visibility,' Reuters quoted a Malaysian marine<br />
department official as saying. 'This is dangerous for small boats, but so far there has been no incident.'<br />
Some 50,000 ships use the Malacca Strait in a year, carrying 40 per cent of world trade, including 80 per cent of the<br />
energy supplies of China and Japan. Smoke raging from forest fires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra islands,<br />
the culprit in the most recent onslaught of smog in the region, showed no signs of abating.<br />
It has seriously downgraded air quality and hampered flights in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, and governments<br />
have issued health advisories. Some people were staying indoors, to avoid falling ill.<br />
Forest fires are started by farmers or agricultural companies looking for a cheap way to clear brush land for<br />
plantations, often palm oil. It has become an annual occurrence during dry seasons, costing billions of dollars to the<br />
local economies, despite attempts by governments in the region to work together to solve the problem.<br />
Malaysia fears the haze could hit tourism and small businesses if Indonesia does not take swift action to stamp out the<br />
fires, Health Minister Chua Soi Lek told reporters.<br />
'We hope the Indonesian government becomes more proactive in helping to solve this problem because it will not only<br />
cause resentment among our people, it will also have economic implications in terms of tourism, in terms of outdoor<br />
activities,' Reuters quoted Mr Chua saying. 'Even hawkers at night are affected.'<br />
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However, there has been no rise in haze-related illnesses, such as heart and lung conditions or asthma, he added.<br />
In Sumatra, thick haze from forest fires forced the main airport in Riau province on the island to close on Sunday, the<br />
Koran Tempo newspaper reported. Passenger ferries in the province also were delayed when haze shrouded the main<br />
seaport. Lily Sadiah Aryanto, the head of the health office in Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan in Borneo, said<br />
the number of acute respiratory infections had risen this year.<br />
'Haze this year is denser. People are coughing, have colds and sore throats. In some cases the skin turns red, while<br />
eyes are painful and water,' she told Reuters. The haze situation in Singapore improved yesterday. The air pollution<br />
index fell back to a healthy range to stand at 45 based on a three-hour average reading on late Monday morning from<br />
a high of 109 on Sunday, a three-hour average reading by the National Environment Agency showed.<br />
Kosten Otapan lopen op tot twee miljoen<br />
De kosten voor Nederland voor het laten terugkeren en het verwerken van asbest op de Otapan lopen op. De kosten<br />
komen uit op 1,5 tot 2 miljoen euro. Dat zegt staatssecretaris Van Geel van Milieu.<br />
Nederland heeft de verantwoordelijkheid overgenomen voor het asbestschip dat in Griekse wateren strandde. Turkije<br />
wilde het schip, dat in juli uit Amsterdam vertrok, niet toelaten vanwege een teveel aan asbest aan boord.<br />
Komend weekend, eerder dan verwacht, is de Otapan waarschijnlijk alweer in Nederland, zegt een woordvoerder van<br />
Van Geel.<br />
The GOLDBLATT TIDE seen operating in the Girassol field at Angola.<br />
Photo : Fedde Visser o/b Thialf ©<br />
Spanje houdt zusterschip Probo Koala<br />
in de gaten<br />
Greenpeace heeft de Spaanse regering gevraagd actie te ondernemen tegen de olietanker Probo Emu die zich twee<br />
maanden lang op een verdachte manier heeft opgehouden in de Straat van Gibraltar.<br />
De Probo Emu is een zusterschip van de Probo Koala, de tanker die vorige maand gif stortte in Ivoorkust, waardoor<br />
acht mensen zijn overleden en duizenden mensen ziek werden.<br />
Een woordvoerder van het Spaanse ministerie van milieu heeft bevestigd dat het schip al geruime tijd in de gaten<br />
wordt gehouden. Maar de autoriteiten kunnen verder niets doen zolang er geen bewijzen zijn dat het schip illegaal<br />
bezig is. De Probo Emu bevindt zich sinds twee maanden op zo‘n twintig mijl uit de Spaanse kust, buiten de<br />
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territoriale wateren. Greenpeace verdenkt het schip ervan nafta (een slechte kwaliteit olie) op te kopen en dat op zee<br />
te verwerken tot goedkope benzine voor Derde Wereldlanden. Hierbij komen gevaarlijke stoffen vrij.<br />
Een zeer lucratieve handel volgens milieuactiviste Helen Perivier. Raffinage op zee is volgens de Europese wetgeving<br />
verboden, maar het wordt volgens haar veelvuldig gedaan. Het schip met een capaciteit van 40.000 ton vaart onder<br />
Panamese vlag. Volgens de officiële papieren is de bevrachter het Nederlandse bedrijf Trafigura Beheer, dezelfde<br />
onderneming die ook verantwoordelijk is voor de lading van de Probo Koala.<br />
Een derde schip van dezelfde makelij, de Probo Elk, moest in juli de haven van Los Angeles verlaten omdat het olie<br />
had geloosd. Gezien de verdenkingen tegen de twee zusterschepen en de gedragingen van de Probo Emu in de<br />
Straat van Gibraltar is er volgens Greenpeace voldoende reden om een onderzoek in te stellen. De milieuorganisatie<br />
zegt ook zelf bezig te zijn bewijsmateriaal te verzamelen. Volgens mediaberichten heeft het verdachte schip zaterdag<br />
koers gezet richting Polen. Zolang het langs de Spaanse kust vaart wordt het door de kustwacht gevolgd. Wie daarna<br />
een oogje in het zeil houdt is onbekend.<br />
Harlingen mag niet zeewaarts uitbreiden<br />
De haven van Harlingen mag, net als de andere havens aan de Waddenzee, alleen landinwaarts uitbreiden. Minister<br />
Pieter Winsemius (VROM) liet dat maandag de Tweede Kamer weten tijdens een overleg over het beleid voor de<br />
Waddenzee.<br />
Winsemius maakte duidelijk dat er voor Harlingen geen uitzondering wordt gemaakt op het verbod op zeewaartse<br />
uitbreiding van havens. CDA en VVD zouden graag zien dat dat wel gebeurt. De problemen zijn in Harlingen volgens<br />
het kabinet echter niet zo groot dat hiervoor inbreuk moet worden gemaakt op het pakket maatregelen dat de<br />
Waddenzee moet beschermen.<br />
on to Cassar shipyards.<br />
CASUALTY REPORTING<br />
Stricken vessel towed ashore<br />
Salvage experts have removed a cargo<br />
vessel containing 30 tonnes of oil from<br />
the rocks it ran aground on Tuesday.<br />
Civil Protection director Peter Cordina told<br />
www.di-ve.com that the "Golden Bay",<br />
which was stranded off Marsascala,<br />
(Malta) was freed by the tug, "Pawlina"<br />
at around 1140CEST.<br />
The 200ft Maltese-registered vessel<br />
grounded just after 0600CEST on<br />
Tuesday. The crew was unhurt.<br />
Mr. Cordina said that at high tide, the<br />
salvage tug began the job gently easing<br />
the ship off the rocks before towing her<br />
He ended that there have been no spillage of fuel oil from the vessel. Meanwhile, the Malta Maritime Authority<br />
launched an investigation into the accident, which will be conducted by the Inspectors of the Merchant Shipping<br />
Directorate in terms of IMO Assembly resolution A.849(20).<br />
MOL BULKER SINKS<br />
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TWO seafarers are confirmed dead and eight others still missing following<br />
the sinking of the Mitsui OSK Lines capesize bulk carrier Giant Step<br />
According to reports the 1985-built, Panama-flag ship caught fire and ran<br />
aground off up the Japanese port of Kashima. Sixteen crew members<br />
were rescued.<br />
The ship was carrying about 190,000 tonnes of iron ore to Kashima from<br />
Australia and broke in two following the grounding. Some reports<br />
mentions oil pollution from the ships bunkers.<br />
This incident is the third, and most serious, mishap to afflict the MOL fleet in recent months. The car carrier Cougar<br />
Ace nearly capsized off Alaska while the VLCC Bright Artemis suffered damage and spilt crude oil during a rescue<br />
attempt of the crew of a freighter on fire off the Nicobar islands. Just last week MOL announced the setting up of a<br />
new committee to monitor safety within its fleet.<br />
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Disney Ship Drydocked at BAE Systems<br />
The Virginian Pilot reported that the Disney Wonder, a 964-ft. Disney Cruise Line ship arrived at BAE Systems<br />
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Rig to be Dewatered, Surveyed<br />
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drilling unit Zeus which is located at the entrance of the Freeport Channel. ESCO is conducting this operation in order<br />
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Maersk Adds East Coast South America Service<br />
Maersk Line is significantly expanding its presence at Broward County’s Port Everglades by bringing its new NASA<br />
service to/from the East Coast of South America to APM Terminals, located at the Greater Fort Lauderdale seaport. In<br />
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Grimaldi plans Finnlines takeover<br />
After a share purchase carried out today Grimaldi Group companies hold in aggregate 18,807,034 shares in Finnlines<br />
Plc (Finnlines), representing 46.2 per cent of all shares and votes in Finnlines.<br />
Grimaldi Compagnia di Navigazione S.p.A. (Grimaldi), part of Grimaldi Group, says it is planning to make a voluntary<br />
offer for the remaining shares of Finnlines pursuant to the Finnish Securities Market Act.<br />
Grimaldi says the planned voluntary offer period will begin before the end of October 2006 and it will last<br />
approximately five weeks. The consummation of the planned voluntary offer will be conditional to consents and<br />
approvals from authorities and other similar bodies, including consents from relevant competition authorities.<br />
As consideration in the planned voluntary offer Grimaldi will pay EUR 15.95 per share in cash for each share in<br />
Finnlines. The offer price equals the highest price per share paid by Grimaldi Group companies for the shares in<br />
Finnlines within the past six months. The consideration is approximately 7.7 percent above the 12-month volume<br />
weighted average price of the Finnlines share during the period 10 October 2005--9 October 2006.<br />
Singapore Establishes New Bunker Standards<br />
Singapore’s bunkering industry will receive a boost with the implementation of a new national standard. As of June 1,<br />
2007, all bunker suppliers in Singapore are required to be certified in accordance with the new Singapore Standard on<br />
Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (SS 524:2006), in order to renew their bunkering licenses. This was<br />
announced by Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State for Finance and Transport at the opening of the 14th Singapore<br />
International Bunkering Conference (SIBCON 2006).<br />
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The new SMIT BISON seen enroute the Caland Canal to commence yard trials – Photo : Wil Kik ©<br />
Maersk wants more control<br />
Danish owner AP Moller-Maersk's APM Terminals is looking at ways to increase control at its ports worldwide.<br />
The company, which has interests in nearly 40 facilities, will either raise its holdings to more than 50% or team up<br />
with minority partners, the daily Boersen reported, citing APM Terminals chairman Tommy Thomsen.<br />
DEEP SEA SUPPLY IN OPPORTUNIST SALE<br />
NORWEGIAN based offshore specialist Deep Sea Supply, controlled by John Fredriksen, has sold its 20% stake in a<br />
newbuilding program for four UT 755 LN platform supply vessels to be delivered from Cochin Shipyard, India in 2008<br />
and 2009. It bought the stake for US$3.1m but is not yet saying how much it sold it for, other than “at a significant<br />
profit”.<br />
Deep Sea bought the stake in June. It says in a statement: “The project manager was Platou Finans Shipping AS and<br />
the project was done together with Navigation Finance Corp. and a group of Norwegian investors. For Deep Sea<br />
Supply this was an opportunistic investment.”<br />
SKAUGEN PROFIT UP<br />
NORWEGIAN-based IM Skaugen Group made a Q3 pre-tax profit of US$2.9m. This compares with US$0.7m in Q3 2005<br />
and US$0.6m in Q2 2006.<br />
Skaugen has three business segments. Norgas comprises the group's gas transportation activities, the new division<br />
Skaugen Marine Construction (SMC) manages all newbuilding activities in China and SPT is involved in ship-to-ship<br />
transfer of, primarily, crude oil. The company says trading conditions for Norgas improved somewhat in Q3 and were<br />
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subject to reduced idle time. The freight rates have remained at “acceptable” levels, while most costs have increased<br />
through the period. It says: “It is expected that the gas transportation market will remain at similar levels for the<br />
balance of 2006.”<br />
Skaugen says: “SMC continues its positive progress with the newbuilding program. On September 25th the first 3.200<br />
cbm pressurised LPG vessel was successfully launched at the yard in Taizhou. This first, of our 16 vessel newbuilding<br />
program for gas carriers, will be delivered at our original estimated cost.”<br />
Regarding SPT, Skaugen says: “The activity in SPT remained stable from 2Q06 for full ship lightering operations in the<br />
Gulf of Mexico, while we saw an increase in the number of support service operations. This, combined with somewhat<br />
lower tanker charter costs, results in a positive net result from SPT.”<br />
World Largest car carrier Launched<br />
Ulyanik Shipyard in Croatia launched the world's largest ferry aimed for the transportations of cars. The 13 decks ferry<br />
"Hoeg Delhi" is capable to carry 7 th.cars. the vessel is 199 meters long; its speed is 20.8 knots. This is the lead ship<br />
of the series of two ordered by Norvegian companies.<br />
The construction contract was signed on November 13, 2003, the construction has been started on May 15, 2006.<br />
MSC and CMA CGM Close Gap on Maersk<br />
Maersk Line's hugely dominant market position with a fleet twice the size of its nearest competitor, Mediterranean<br />
Shipping Co (MSC), has lasted just one year with the gap between the carriers falling 20% in 2006, reports Business<br />
Times.<br />
The 6.600 TEU A.P.MOLLER – Photo : Odense Steel Shipyard Group ©<br />
The Danish giant controlled an 18.2% market share by fleet capacity at the beginning of 2006 but a slimming down of<br />
tonnage in recent months cut that to 17.4% by September, according to analyst AXS-Alphaliner.<br />
In the same period, MSC increased its market share to 9.3% from 8.6% and is likely to grow even further with the<br />
large number of panamax and post-panamax vessels it is subletting from other carriers). Third placed CMA CGM has<br />
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also extended its market reach from 5.6% to 6.4%. This means that despite Maersk's reduction, the top three now<br />
control just shy of one third of the global containership capacity.<br />
The top three control 33.1% of the fleet, up from 32.4% nine months ago and well in excess of the combined market<br />
share of 23.7% held by the three leading lines Maersk Sealand, Evergreen and P&O Nedlloyd at 1 January 2000.<br />
Maersk Line's shrinkage reflects some of its difficulties absorbing P&O Nedlloyd since acquiring the Anglo-Dutch carrier<br />
in 2005 and mirror the experience AP Moller-Maersk had swallowing Sea-Land in 1999, after which its lead position<br />
was chipped away as other carriers caught up.<br />
New Ferry Terminal in Gdynia<br />
In two years time, work in a new ferry terminal will commence in Gdynia at a cost of EUR 70 mn. The port expects EU<br />
to provide 80% of the financing.<br />
The new terminal will be built in the eastern part at the Polskie and Finskie quays. It will have two ferry berths with<br />
ramps, a terminal hall, a gallery and buildings to house customs and border police. Roads will be upgraded and<br />
parking spaces constructed. The work commences in 2008 and finishes in 2011.<br />
New Feeder Service From Kotka<br />
Newly established Yellow Star Line will in November start a new liner service, connecting Kotka with Hamburg and<br />
Bremerhaven. The 6,494-DWT ro-ro vessel "Polaris", equipped with a stern ramp and hatchcovers, will be deployed<br />
on the line. Yellow Star Line is a part of the Finnish Stella Company Group.<br />
The same group also comprises Stella Naves Oy <strong>Ltd</strong> that is agent in Finland for the Narva Line service between Kotka<br />
and Sillamae, reports SSG<br />
Shipbreaking workers want safer conditions<br />
Indian and Bangladeshi shipbreaking workers called on the industry's chiefs meeting in London yesterday to bolster<br />
regulation to cut deaths and injuries.<br />
'Shipbreaking workers in India and other parts of the world need work, but they need safe work,' said Vidyadhar V<br />
Rane, secretary of the Mumbai Port Trust Dock and General Employees' Union.<br />
'I am appealing to the developed countries who send their ships to Asia to take some responsibility and save lives,' he<br />
added. Mr Rane is part of a delegation in London to tell the International Maritime Organisation's Marine Environment<br />
Protection Committee (MEPC) about conditions in the shipbreaking industry. Recycling of ships is on the agenda of the<br />
MEPC, which is meeting here until Friday.<br />
According to the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), which acts on behalf of 25 million metalworkers across<br />
the globe, shipbreaking is one of the world's most dangerous industries.<br />
Thousands of workers, many of whom are migrants, die, are injured or fall ill when recycling ships. They have little or<br />
no legal rights, protective equipment or medical aid and earn about US$1 a day. Ninety-five per cent of old ships are<br />
broken up and recycled on the beaches of India, Bangladesh, China, Pakistan and Turkey but the poorly-paid<br />
employees have to run the gauntlet of life-threatening hazards on a daily basis. These include fire, explosions, falls<br />
from heights and exposure to asbestos and PVCs.<br />
Discussions are under way at the IMO to develop internationally-agreed regulations on the recycling of ships but they<br />
are unlikely to be adopted until 2009 and not implemented until 2015, the IMF said. The shipbreaking workers are<br />
being represented by the Geneva-based IMF.<br />
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Nieuwe dienst Hapag Lloyd<br />
waarschijnlijk naar Ceres<br />
De nieuwe lijndienst tussen Noord-Europa en West-Afrika die Hapag Lloyd heeft aangekondigd, zal waarschijnlijk de<br />
Amsterdamse Ceres Terminal aanlopen.<br />
Een bevestiging daarvan kon echter nog niet worden verkregen, maar volgens het Amsterdamse havenbedrijf wordt er<br />
wel onderhandeld tussen Hapag Lloyd en Ceres. Een woordvoerder van Ceres bevestigt dat er binnenkort uitsluitsel<br />
kan komen.<br />
Amsterdam krijgt de enige aanloop van de dienst in de Benelux. De Duitse rederij zal twee eigen schepen inzetten van<br />
elk zo’n 800 teu. Omdat de rederij slechts twee schepen inzet, komt er een afvaart om de zestien dagen.<br />
Crew shortage spurs Conti reflaggings<br />
German KG financier Conti Group, one of the staunchest supporters of the German flag, has been forced to transfer<br />
more of its ships into open registries this year because of the acute shortage of German masters. Managing director<br />
Nikolaus Pröls told journalists in Hamburg today that five 1,600-teu vessels were reflagged to Liberia this year as its<br />
pool of German captains has become stretched to the limit through retirement and poaching by other German owners.<br />
"Reflagging has only taken place on a limited scale so far, but the pressure is rising," Pröls warned. Irrespective of the<br />
personnel shortage, Conti's fleet is set to yield record payouts for private investors this year, even exceeding the very<br />
good result of 2005. Pröls predicted overall payouts of euro170M ($214M) after euro144M last year. Current charter<br />
income levels across Conti's 80-strong fleet will also enable it to write off the outstanding debt for another eleven<br />
ships, he added.<br />
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AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS<br />
VLIEGER-INFODAGEN KONINKLIJKE LUCHTMACHT<br />
Op vliegbasis Soesterberg worden vrijdag 13 en maandag 16 oktober vlieger-infodagen gehouden. Tijdens deze dagen<br />
kunnen schoolverlaters kennis maken met het beroep van jacht- of helikoptervlieger bij de Koninklijke Luchtmacht.<br />
Jaarlijks heeft de luchtmacht veel nieuwe vliegers nodig.<br />
Door de toename van de vliegcapaciteit met transportvliegtuigen en -helikopters en de uitbreiding van het aantal<br />
bemanningen per toestel vanwege de voortdurende inzet bij operaties, is er structureel meer personeel nodig.<br />
Belangstellenden krijgen op beide dagen een uitgebreide voorlichting over het werk als vlieger bij de luchtmacht.<br />
Hiervoor zijn op vliegbasis Soesterberg operationele vliegers aanwezig die vanuit de praktijk uitleg geven over hun<br />
werk. Ook zijn er diverse vliegtuigen en helikopters van dichtbij te bekijken.<br />
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Na een algemene opleiding tot officier start de vliegeropleiding op de Pilatus PC-7 op vliegbasis Woensdrecht. Daarna<br />
wordt de opleiding voortgezet in de Verenigde Staten, voor toekomstige jachtvliegers op de F-16 in Tucson en voor<br />
helikoptervliegers op Fort Rucker. Na brevettering worden de nieuwe vliegers omgeschoold naar het type vliegtuig of<br />
helikopter waarop zij in Nederland bij een operationeel squadron gaan vliegen. De gehele opleiding duurt ruim<br />
drieëneenhalf jaar.<br />
Voor meer informatie of een bezoek aan de infodagen kunt u contact opnemen met<br />
Luchtmachtvoorlichting, (070) 318 88 04.<br />
Work halted at Nyhamna after aircraft accident<br />
Hydro has decided to halt construction<br />
work at Nyhamna Tuesday after four<br />
people were killed in an aircraft<br />
accident at Stord this morning.<br />
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The plane was carrying project<br />
workers from Stavanger via Stord to<br />
Molde. The project workers were on<br />
their way to work in Nyhamna, where<br />
Hydro is developing Ormen Lange.<br />
The aircraft, an Atlantic Airways<br />
BAE-146/200, overran the end of<br />
the runway when landing at Stord,<br />
according to police. There were 12<br />
passengers on board, in addition to a crew of four. No Hydro employees were on board the plane. "This is a sad day<br />
for the Ormen Lange project, and our thoughts go first and foremost to those who have been directly affected by this<br />
tragic accident at Stord," said Hydro's Project Director Tom Røtjer.<br />
"Out of respect for what has happened and to be able to provide sufficient information, all work at Nyhamna has been<br />
stopped today," said Røtjer. The facility's own health team and Aukra municipality's emergency services are mobilised<br />
and will assist at the scene.<br />
Dronken passagier KLM met injectie gekalmeerd<br />
Een arts heeft zondag aan boord van een KLM-toestel een dronken passagier die wild om zich sloeg met een injectie<br />
gekalmeerd. De bemanning wist daarvoor met een aantal passagiers de op tilt geslagen reiziger te overmeesteren. Het<br />
incident gebeurde op een vlucht van Brazilië naar Schiphol.<br />
Woordvoerder Rob Stenacker van de marechaussee op Schiphol bevestigde dinsdag dat zijn dienst zondag een man<br />
van een vlucht uit Brazilië heeft aangehouden. Volgens hem zorgde deze passagier voor ongeregeldheden en is hij<br />
tijdens de vlucht overmeesterd en in de boeien geslagen. Ook erkende Stenacker dat een arts in het vliegtuig de man<br />
hierna een kalmerende injectie gaf. Wat er precies aan boord is gebeurd, onderzoekt de marechaussee. De<br />
amokmaker zit vast.<br />
Nieuwe topman Airbus kondigt ontslagen aan<br />
Medewerkers van de Europese vliegtuigbouwer Airbus moeten rekening houden met een 'pijnlijke' ontslagronde. Dat<br />
heeft de nieuwe topman van Airbus, Louis Gallois, dinsdag voor de Franse radio bekendgemaakt. Gallois werd<br />
maandag aangewezen als opvolger van Christiaan Streiff, die door de problemen met het jumbovliegtuig van Airbus,<br />
de A380, het veld moest ruimen. Gallois verklaarde voor de zender Europe 1 dat de ontslagen waarschijnlijk zullen<br />
vallen onder administratief personeel en het management van Airbus. De mensen in de fabrieken van Airbus blijven<br />
buiten schot. Zij zijn namelijk hard nodig om de toestellen te bouwen en af te leveren, aldus de topman, die niet zei<br />
hoeveel medewerkers voor hun baan moeten vrezen.
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Airbus zit diep in de problemen door een reeks vertragingen met de ontwikkeling van de A380, een dubbeldekstoestel<br />
dat achthonderd passagiers kan vervoeren. De problemen zijn technisch van aard en hebben te maken met de<br />
bedrading van het toestel. Vorige week kwam het Europese luchtvaartconcern voor de tweede keer dit jaar met een<br />
winstwaarschuwing en werd het aandeel van moederconcern EADS hard afgestraft door de beleggers.<br />
De ontslagronde die er nu aankomt, maakt deel uit van een reorganisatieplan, Power8 genaamd. Het plan moet in vier<br />
jaar tijd een besparing opleveren van 2 miljard euro. Gallois zei verder dat er wat hem betreft snel een besluit valt<br />
over de ontwikkeling van een ander nieuw toestel van Airbus, de A350.<br />
Gallois' voorganger Streiff had Power8 al in de steigers gezet. Deze moest maandag echter vertrekken, nadat hij nog<br />
maar honderd dagen in functie was geweest. Het zou Streiff kwalijk zijn genomen dat hij de dubbele bestuursstructuur<br />
van moederbedrijf EADS wilde veranderen, terwijl hij daar bij zijn aantreden niet moeilijk over had gedaan. De<br />
structuur van EADS is een complex geheel waarin met name Frankrijk en Duitsland hun aandeel opeisen.<br />
Met de benoeming van Gallois lijkt er wel iets te veranderen bij EADS. De nieuwe topman van Airbus behoudt namelijk<br />
ook zijn zijn functie bij EADS, waar hij aanblijft als onderbestuursvoorzitter.<br />
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NVKK SYMPOSIUM TE BREUKELEN OP 20 OKTOBER<br />
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PROGRAMMA<br />
13.00-13.05 uur Introductie door kapitein A. van Binsbergen, voorzitter NVKK<br />
13.05-13.35 uur ECDIS door de heer W. Amels (DATEMA)<br />
Om goed te kunnen navigeren hebben we kaarten nodig. Deze bestaan al eeuwen en hebben de veiligheid ter zee<br />
vergroot. Er zijn al vele systemen en projecties ingevoerd en weer verdwenen. In dit elektronische tijdperk heeft de<br />
Electronic Navigation Chart (ENC) zijn intrede gedaan, waardoor er een totaal andere visie op het gebruik van<br />
zeekaarten is ontstaan. Eén van de nadelen van normale zeekaarten, het tijdrovende corrigeren met de hand, zou tot<br />
het verleden gaan behoren. Toch is alles nog niet wat het zou moeten zijn. Een blik in de toekomst!<br />
13.35-14.05uur MarNis door mevrouw ir. L. Kuiters (Rijkswaterstaat, Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer)<br />
MarNis (Maritime Navigation & Information Services) is een Europees onderzoeks-project uit het 6de kaderprogramma<br />
van de afdeling DG Transport and Energy van de Europese Commissie. De opdracht is om, op pan-europese schaal,<br />
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een maritiem informatie systeem en ondersteunende diensten aan de scheepvaart te ontwikkelen. MarNis wil een<br />
bijdrage leveren aan een veilige, efficiënte en milieu-vriendelijke scheepvaart binnen en buiten de territoriale wateren<br />
en havens binnen de EU. MarNis richt zich op een veilige en vlotte verkeersafwikkeling op zee en onderzoekt ook de<br />
mogelijkheden van verkeersmanagement op zee in combinatie met Search and Rescue (SAR) activiteiten. MarNis zal<br />
voor het bereiken van haar doelstellingen adviseren gebruik te maken van moderne technologiën zoals moderne<br />
navigatie- en communicatie apparatuur.<br />
14.05–14.35 uur Automatic Positioning door Prof. J.A. Spaans (NIN)<br />
Het bepalen van het bestek op zee heeft de laatste jaren veel ontwikkelingen doorgemaakt. Via het sextant kwamen<br />
we bij DECCA en LORAN en daarna bij GPS. Sinds het laatste DECCA station gesloten is, komt de nadruk steeds meer<br />
te liggen bij GPS. Toch staat de betrouwbaarheid van dit systeem, ontwikkeld door de Amerikaanse overheid, nog<br />
steeds ter discussie. Misschien kan het nieuwe Europese systeem Galileo iets bijdragen aan de betrouwbaarheid en<br />
nauwkeurigheid van satelliet navigatie systemen.<br />
14.35 – 15.00 uur pauze<br />
15.00-15.30 uur Integrated Bridge Systems door de heer M. Noordergraaf (IMTECH)<br />
De brug aan boord van schepen heeft in afgelopen tientallen jaren vele veranderingen ondergaan. Door het<br />
toenemend aantal technologische ontwikkelingen werden er op bestaande schepen steeds meer apparatuur<br />
bijgeplaatst. Door plaatsgebrek werd het geheel dikwijls zeer onoverzichtelijk, om over ergonomie maar te zwijgen.<br />
Het integrated bridge systeem heeft de vele toepassingen gecombineerd in een overzichtelijk geheel waarbij alle<br />
apparatuur op praktische wijze is geîntegreerd.<br />
15.30-16.00 uur A.I.S. en L.R.I.T. door de heer W. van der Heijden (ex TNO)<br />
Het Automatic Identification System (A.I.S.) is ontwikkeld om schepen uit de anonimiteit te halen. Bij navigatie is het<br />
nu mogelijk te weten met welk schip men van doen heeft. Ook hebben autoriteiten nu de mogelijkheid schepen te<br />
identificeren die een overtreding hebben begaan. Praktisch is er nog wel het een en ander op te lossen zoals het juist<br />
invoeren van gegevens in de apparatuur. LRIT biedt ook mogelijkheden om schepen op grotere afstanden te volgen en<br />
te identificeren.<br />
16.00-16.30 uur E-navigation, door de heer F.L.A. Bloot (Ministerie van V&W, DGTL afd Zeevaart)<br />
Alle behandelde ontwikkelingen kunnen samengevoegd worden tot een werkbaar systeem waardoor navigatie kan<br />
plaatsvinden zonder dat er een mens aan te pas komt. De officier van de wacht wordt toezichthouder die moet<br />
ingrijpen als de apparatuur het af laat weten. In de luchtvaart bestaat dit syteem al veel langer. Toch zijn er<br />
betreffende het begrip E-navigation nog veel misvattingen, terwijl het systeem nog volledig ontwikkeld moet worden.<br />
Bij de IMO wordt zelfs nog steeds aan een passende definitie gewerkt.<br />
16.30-17.00 uur “Question time” en conclusies<br />
De sprekers zullen worden ingeleid door kapitein F.J.van Wijnen, bestuurslid NVKK en secretaris CESMA.<br />
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