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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS AVRA TOWAGE’S COMPASS ARRIVED
IN SUEZ
AVRA’s latest new tug "COMPASS" arrived with the hull of
Stemat's new selfpropelled workship "Stemat Spirit" in Suez. Both
units departed from Shanghai on 30th April 2009 and arrived in Suez
Monday. Transit of the Suez Canal is
planned to take place later on Tuesday and "weather permitting"
this convoy will arrive in Rotterdam on July 21st/22nd, 2009. In
Holland, the offshore workship "Stemat Spirit" will be completed by
Neptunus Shipyard of
Hardinxveld-Giessendam, where they are now finalising the
superstructure of this vessel. Photo via Landfall, Capt. Joop Stoer
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Sulpicio owner, ship captain face raps A year after the MV
Princess of the Stars tragedy, the Department of Justice (DOJ)
yesterday announced that it had found probable cause to indict for
the loss of hundreds of lives the ship captain who had been
declared dead and a top officer of the shipping company. Justice
Secretary Agnes Devanadera said she had ordered the filing in the
Manila Regional Trial Court of charges of reckless imprudence
resulting in multiple homicide against Capt. Florencio Marimon and
Sulpicio Lines Inc. executive Edgar Go. Bail was set at P320,000
for their provisional liberty. The Bureau of Immigration was also
ordered to place Go and Marimon on its watch list to prevent them
from fleeing the country. Sulpicio Lines lawyer Manuel Espina
declined comment, saying he had not been authorized to issue a
statement. Devanadera’s directive followed a yearlong inquiry by a
DOJ panel whose recommendation was approved by Senior Assistant
Chief State Prosecutor Severino Gana. The Princess of the Stars
capsized on June 20, 2008, off Romblon’s Sibuyan Island amid the
raging fury of Typhoon “Frank.” The ship carried 864 people aboard,
only 57 of whom survived. The tragedy was the worst since the MV
Doña Paz, also owned by Sulpicio Lines, collided with the oil
tanker MT Vector, leaving 4,000 people dead. “(Edgar Go) is
inarguably involved in making decisions on whether a vessel would
be allowed to sail out of the Port of Manila,” the DOJ panel said
in its 48-page resolution of the complaint by the families of 23
victims and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption.
“Considering the severe weather condition prevailing at that time,
prudence should have dictated (Go) to cancel or discourage Voyage
No. 392 of the Princess of the Stars,” it added. “There is no shred
of doubt that (Marimon) was
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negligent in navigating along the vessel’s regular route to Cebu
when Typhoon Signal No. 3 had already been hoisted in Mindoro and
Romblon,” the panel said. “This is bolstered by the fact that
’Stars’ was the only vessel that proceeded on its voyage and did
not take shelter after Severe Weather Bulletin No. 9 was issued by
Pagasa,” it added. Senior State Prosecutor Emilia Victorio, chair
of the DOJ panel, said the department would file the case against
Marimon despite reports that he was one of those who perished.
“There is no death certificate submitted to us. As far as the panel
is concerned, he is still a respondent,” Victorio told the
Inquirer. On Sept. 10 2008, the National Bureau of Investigation
disaster victim identification team, composed of Interpol and NBI
experts, announced in Cebu City that Marimon’s body was among the
fatalities recovered. The body was claimed by the family and
hurriedly buried later in the day at the Pardo Public Cemetery for
fear of reprisal by relatives of the victims. Dr. Renato Bautista,
head of the team in Cebu, reconfirmed on Monday that Marimon’s body
was identified on the basis of blood samples provided by his son
and another close relative. But Maria G-ree Calinawan, regional
director of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) in Cebu City, said
her office did not believe that Marimon was dead because the NBI
team had refused to issue a document confirming his death.
Calinawan also said there were rumors then that Marimon had been
seen, but the information had not been validated. The DOJ panel
recommended that further investigation be conducted against
Sulpicio captains Rizaldy Ponteres and Benjamin Eugenio and
Philippine Coast Guard PO1 Felix Rizaldy Sardan in connection with
the ship setting sail amid stormy seas. The complaints against
other Sulpicio Lines executives—Go family members Enrique, Eusebio,
Carlos, Victoriano, Dominador, Ricardo and Edward—were all
dismissed “for insufficiency of evidence.” The panel also
recommended that the Office of the Ombudsman investigate officers
and employees of the Bureau of Customs, the Philippine Ports
Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard for the entry into the
country of the deadly pesticide endosulfan and its subsequent
transshipment on the ill-fated vessel. While the panel declared
that there was insufficient evidence to indicate that endosulfan
was loaded in the Princess of the Stars without a special permit,
it believed that “something was amiss” in the handling of the
dangerous cargo. Susan Lisbo, 45, a survivor, warned that the
Princess of the Stars tragedy might be repeated unless the
government makes the temporary grounding of 18 Sulpicio vessels
permanent. “Once the franchise is revoked, Sulpicio Lines can no
longer be responsible for any other tragedy. Otherwise, this will
go on and on,” said Lisbo, who lost a cousin during the incident.
Sulpicio Lines has figured in at least three other major maritime
mishaps over the past two decades, including the Doña Paz disaster.
In all three incidents, however, the shipping company has been
cleared of any criminal responsibility. Also on Monday, PAO chief
Persida Acosta said that her office would file a motion to exhume
50 bodies following complaints by relatives that the process of
identification was unsatisfactory. “The relatives feel that the
victims cannot be identified through DNA,” she explained in a
telephone interview. Acosta said there were plans to invite local
forensic experts who may be able to establish the identities of the
victims through an examination of their bones. “It is also possible
that we can look at the personal effects inside the body bags that
are recovered along with the victims,” she added. Acosta said
relatives had complained they were not given access to the
recovered bodies. “Only representatives of the (NBI) and Sulpicio
Lines were allowed inside the funeral parlors,” she said.
Muntinlupa Rep. Rufino Biazon said that while the DOJ was now
moving against Sulpicio Lines, much-needed reforms such as the
Coast Guard bill, the Maritime Code, and the creation of the
National Transportation Safety Board as well as other proposals of
past Board of Marine Inquiries remained pending.
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“After the heat of the news about the Princess of the Stars
tragedy died down, Congress has likewise forgotten these bills
which would institute reform in the maritime industry. In 1997,
when the Bureau of Marine Inquiry investigated the sinking of the
Princess of the Orient, it warned that if reforms were not
effected, sea tragedies would continue to occur. Prophetically, it
did happen again with the Princess of the Stars,” Biazon said in a
text message. Source : Philippine Daily Inquirer
Shipping industry takes measures to avert further damage from
recession
The Hellenic Shipbrokers Association (HSA) concluded its Pireas
2009 conference, bringing important industry delegates from all
over the world, with one important message under their belts; the
shipping industry is already implementing measures to limit the
losses currently sustained as a result of the global recession,
which has inevitably affected the market. Among the measures
discussed is the setting up of the proper controls which will
prevent similar disasters from “bubbles” breaking. Also, one of the
industry’s foremost advantage which will prove itself once more is
the good human relations established over the year. Mutual trust is
critical in these days, especially between banking officials and
their shipping counterparts. During last week’s conference it was
made clear once more that shipping as a whole has been directly
affected by the recession, since the industry was always subject to
the laws of supply and demand. Mr. Alkis Korres the President of
the Union of Maritime Economists of Greece, outlined in his speech
that is it necessary to establish the proper mechanisms that will
prevent a similar crisis and will allow the industry to deal with
its “cycles”. On a similar note, Mr. John Pachoulis, President of
the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association mentioned that everybody’s
hopes lie with the potential recovery of the US economy after the
latest measures implemented. Mr. Yannis Tzoannos, Secretary General
of the Ministry of Mercantile Marine mentioned the “immoral”
tactics of the financial sector and added that nothing alike should
ever occur in shipping. He also said that each side (banks and ship
owners) shouldn’t exploit their advantageous position over the
other side on occasion. Mr. Constantinos Giziakis, professor of
maritime studies in the University of Piraeus stressed out that the
problem in the shipping markets is a direct result of a slump in
demand for goods worldwide and in some degree to the overcapacity
of ships. Meanwhile, Mr. Stavros Tsolakis, Vice President of DST
Shipping Inc noted that this era calls for ship owners to use a
small part of their super profits of the previous years to support
their companies. Similarly, Mr. Tzortzis Gavriel, general manager
of Golden Union Ship Agents said that the current market offers big
investment opportunities for ship owners to exit the crisis
successfully. Those ship owners that managed their huge profits of
the past four years in a proper manner, will be in the position to
take advantage of these opportunities, which come as a result of
the huge drop of ship values, as soon as the market is stabilized.
Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News
The HOEGH CHIBA (ex MAERSK WILKIN) at the Westerscheldt River
Photo : Henk de Winde (c)
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Evergreen, NOL deny Taiwan fraud charges Evergreen Marine and
Neptune Orient Lines are denying charges by prosecutors in
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, that their employees were involved in falsifying
data on cargo volumes passing through the port in order to collect
Taiwanese government incentives. "Evergreen Marine did not falsify
any data," said Barbara Yeninas, an Evergreen spokesperson. "The
Kaohsiung case resulted from different calculation methods used by
the prosecutors and harbor authorities," Yeninas said. "The
container throughput of Evergreen Marine Corporation in Kaohsiung
was in accordance with the standard calculation published by Taiwan
Transportation authority and Kaohsiung Harbor. The data also had
been verified without fault by Kaohsiung Harbor." NOL, the parent
of container line APL, said in a statement, "The company denies any
involvement in this matter. It said that while three employees of
APL and one former employee had been indicted or are to be indicted
on corruption and fraud charges, "none of the NOL group companies
(including APL) has been indicted on such charges." The two
shipping lines were responding to Thursday's indictments by
prosecutors of 46 executives from some of the world's biggest liner
shipping companies and the Port of Kaohsiung on charges of fraud
for allegedly inflating cargo volumes to claim government
incentives. Those indicted include executives of Evergreen Marine,
Wan Hai, Yang Ming, APL, NYK Logistics and the director general of
the Kaohsiung harbor bureau, Shieh Ming-Hui. Kaohsiung prosecutors
accused Shieh and more than 10 of his staff of helping five
shipping lines claim a total of $10 million in government rewards
over the past three years. The indictment alleges that Kaohsiung
harbor bureau officials colluded with ship line executives to
collect the bonuses. Prosecutors say their own calculations show
that actual throughput by the five companies' ships fell short of
those reported by the Kaohsiung harbor bureau by more than 10
percent of the port's stated container throughput in 2006 and 2007,
when container traffic at Kaohsiung peaked at 10.2 million 20-foot
containers. Shieh said the port had its own system to gauge cargo
volume and he was not aware of the difference between that and the
figures ship lines reported. Wan Hai said it had "actively sought
to claim all reasonable and legal benefits in accordance with
national policy and for the benefit of its shareholders." It had
evidence its staff followed regulations in reporting throughput,
and added, "There is clearly a misunderstanding." Kaohsiung began
an incentive scheme for shipping lines in 2006, offering rental
concessions and other rewards for those bringing additional traffic
to the port. Source: joc.com
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Maersk to cut investment in ships A.P. Moller-Maersk, the parent
of the world's largest shipping line, plans to invest its capital
in more profitable areas than in Maersk Line in future, its chief
executive, Nils Smedegaard Andersen told Denmark’s’ Berlingske
Tidende newspaper. The newspaper quoted Andersen as saying that the
heavy investment in Maersk Line over the last two decades means
that the company’s fleet simply can’t get any larger.
The MAERSK SALALAH – Photo : Fred Vloo (c)
That, coupled with falling profits, means the Copenhagen-based
group will focus its future investments on its oil and terminal
activities. ‘We must spread our investments in the areas where we
will get the best returns,” Andersen said. “Maersk Line has given
bad yields in the last few years, and it is a complex area to make
money in. Where investments are concerned, our main focus in the
future will be directed towards oil and terminals, among others,”
he said. In recent years, the Maersk Group has invested up to $11.2
billion in new ships and projects, but now wants better returns
from areas of “great potential.” “Our oil business and terminals,
together with other business interests, continue to grow
significantly faster than the market,” the Maersk CEO said. He
confirmed that even when global economies stabilize again, the
group does not intend to order new ships for Maersk Line, but
charter container ships for varying periods to increase
flexibility. Maersk Line has 70 container ships
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on order with a total capacity of 365,338 TEUs, which equals
17.9 percent of its existing fleet, according to the latest
statistics compiled by AXS-Alphaliner. Source: joc.com
Maersk shares fall 4 percent on downbeat shipping outlook
Shares in oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk fall 4
percent to 30,200 Danish crowns ($5,641) after the head of its
shipping unit Maersk Line tells Bloomberg he expects the unit to
make "considerable" losses in 2009 and 2010, traders say.
The MAERSK STOCKHOLM seen outward bound from Rotterdam Photo :
Rik van Marle (c)
A.P. Moller-Maersk spokesman Michael Storgaard says Eivind
Kolding has told Bloomberg: "We will have a substantial loss this
year and next year will be equally difficult." Maersk Line is the
world's biggest container shipping firm. "It's the news Maersk Line
will lose money in 2009 and 2010 and the lower container ship
volumes, which Eivind Kolding is quoted on (that moves the share)",
says Mads Zink, chief trader at Danske Bank. A.P. Moller-Maersk
swung to its first group loss since World War Two in the first
quarter amid slowing global trade, and warned the full year might
end in deficit too. Source: uk.reuters
Two St. Petersburg bridges to be drawn up for yachts finishing
Volvo Ocean Race on June 27
Within the framework of the Finish of Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009
to be held in St. Petersburg on June 27-28, 2009, the
Blagoveshchenski and Dvortsovy bridges will be drawn up to let the
yachts pass from 17:00 to 17:30 (local time) to the mooring site at
temporary berths (southern shore of Hare Island, near the beach of
the Peter-and-Paul Fortress, Volgo-Balt SBA reports. Volvo Ocean
Race is one of the leading projects of sport community in terms of
both the scale and the technologies used to cover it by mass media.
The first start of the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread
Round the World Race) was in 1973 in Great Britain. From 1997, the
race bears its current name - Volvo Ocean Race and is held every
four years (from 2005 – every three years). It is one of five
largest sport events in the world. The race of 2008-09 is the tenth
in its history. The current race started in Alicante, Spain in
October.
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The COSTA ATLANTICA seen in Flam (Norway) - Photo : Hans Voskuil
(c)
Air France crash searchers say no black box found
Investigators have not yet found flight recorders of an Air
France airliner that crashed this month, France's air accident
authority said on Tuesday after a report that signals from the
recorders had been picked up. The website of France's Le Monde
daily reported that signals had been detected and a mini submarine
had been launched to try to locate the "black box" recorders that
could contain vital clues to explain the June 1 crash, in which 228
people died. But the BEA, the French air accident authority, said
searchers had not heard any signals they could be sure came from
the black boxes. "No signals transmitted by the flight recorders'
locator beacons have been validated up to now," it said in a
statement. "In the context of the sea searches that are under way,
work is undertaken on a regular basis that is aimed at eliminating
any doubts related to any sounds that may be heard, and any
findings will be made public," it said. Everyone aboard died when
the Air France Airbus 330 crashed into the Atlantic en route from
Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1. A BEA spokeswoman noted that
many sounds are detected on the seabed and said investigators had
picked up numerous signals that had turned out to be false leads.
Locator beacons, known as "pingers", on the flight recorders send
an electronic impulse every second for at least 30 days. The signal
can be heard up to 2 km (1.2 miles) away. French vessels involved
in the search operation include a nuclear submarine with advanced
sonar equipment and a research ship equipped with mini
submarines.
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The remote location in the Atlantic as well as the depth and
surface of the ocean floor have made the search especially
difficult and the wreckage could lie anywhere between 1 km (0.6
miles) and 4 km (2.5 miles) down. Source : Reuters
CASUALTY REPORTING
The POSH-Semco tug SALVALIANT enroute from China to Rotterdam
with the loaded barge MARGARET lost her tow in bad weather off the
South African coast, the loaded barge ran aground at the coast of
the Jacobsbaai /
Saldhana as can be seen at the photos. Photo’s : via Aad
Noorland
Unkranian ferry collided with berth in port Kavkaz
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Ferry Kerchenskiy-2 collided with berth No6 in Kavkaz port,
Kerch Strait, at 09.15 LT June 23. Damages to berths No 5,6 and
vessel. Two passengers injured, assisted in emergency ambulance of
Kavkaz port. Investigation under way. Ferry Kerchenskiy-2 – dwt 382
tonns, built 1978, flag Ukraine, manager Kerch Ferry Co. IMO
7741017 Source : Mike Voitenko
m/v Turkmenistan wrapped propeller in buoy chain, Volga-Caspian
Channel
m/v Turkmenistan sailing Volga-Capsian Channel at 14.30 LT June
22 collided with the buoy No8 – buoy chain wrapped on a propeller.
Vessel anchored in Buoy No4 area and didn’t report incident to
authorities, first report came at 12.10 LT June 23, salvage
agreement signed with SKU ASPTR (Federal salvage company) for
underwater inspection and repairs. Salvage will start June 24 after
midday. m/v Turkmenistan – dry cargo, dwt 3152 tonns, built 1992,
flag Turkmenistan, owner International Sea Port Turkmenbashi, IMO
8891924. Source : Mike Voitenko
The SVITZER INTREPID seen in Harwich - Photo : Marius Esman
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NAVY NEWS Historic ship may end up as Portsmouth
attraction A historic ship that survived World War II battles
may have a new home in Portsmouth. The Zuni Maritime Foundation
wants to dock the 66-year-old Navy salvage tug on the Portsmouth
waterfront. The Zuni is currently docked at Little Creek Naval
Amphibious Base in Norfolk after it was passed down to the
foundation seven years ago. Officials say the foundation needs to
raise about $300,000 to restore the ship. It is the only ship out
of about 800 that remains from the Battle of Iwo Jima. Source :
Examiner
ADSB starts work on Bahrain vessels Ship Building (ADSB) has
begun work on the first of two steel landing craft being built for
the Royal Bahrain Naval Forces. The contract for the 42-metre
vessels was won against stiff competition from international
shipyards, further confirming ADSB's position as the region's
leading provider of support services to GCC navies. It is ADSB's
first new building contract for Bahrain and also includes two
16-metre Seakeeper landing craft built with composite materials. A
traditional keel-laying ceremony was held at ADSB's shipyard at
Mussafah, Abu Dhabi, to mark the start of work, attended by Staff
Colonel Hassan Ahmad Mohammad, Head of the Planning Department,
Royal Bahrain Naval Force, who praised the standard of construction
at ADSB. Source : Gulf News
Royal Navy destroyer goes into service without missile
system
A state of the art Royal Navy destroyer is to enter service
without its vital missile system working in a move branded as
"disgraceful" by a committee of MPs. The new Type 45 destroyer will
become operational without being able to fire its advanced Sea
Viper air defence missiles because of a series of failings by the
Ministry of Defence, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
The destroyer, which has been suggested to provide air defence
security during the 2012 Olympics, is expected to enter service
this year but it will not be until 2011 that its defence systems
will be fully functional. "What is disgraceful is that it will
enter service with not one of its main anti-air missiles having
been fired from the ship," said Edward Leigh, MP, the PAC chairman.
The project has been hit by "cost overruns and time delays" and the
ships will enter service three years late and £1.5billion over
budget.
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The committee said the situation was "deeply worrying" and had
serious implications for Britain's air defence capabilities. The
new Type 45s will not have their full capability "until well into
the next decade" which will result in the veteran Type 42
destroyers being "patched up and kept in service for longer" at a
cost of almost £200 million despite having limited capabilities, it
found. The Navy would have to rely on "just five ageing Type 42s,
in particular, their greater vulnerability to sea-skimming missiles
and their ability to deal with the most up to date threats from a
modern sophisticated enemy". Liam Fox, the shadow defence
secretary, said: "This report highlights the extraordinary risk
that this Government is taking with our nation's defences in an
increasingly volatile world. Its appalling incompetence has left
the Royal Navy having to "juggle and hope" with only half the new
ships it was supposed to have, and a fleet of exhausted Type 42s
that are more than three decades old." The Type 45 is said to be
the most sophisticated destroyer in the world and has radar
equipment which means it can target a cricket ball travelling at
three times the speed of sound. The MoD had originally planned for
a fleet of 12 but this was reduced to just six. The PAC report
found that equipment which will enhance the Type 45s ability to
conduct anti-air warfare operations will not be fitted until after
the ship enters service in some cases. The 7,350-tonne destroyers
will also go to sea without key communications equipment such as
Bowman and Skynet, which enable the warships to share information
more effectively with other military units, particularly when the
US Navy's Co-operative Engagement Capability is installed. "As with
so many other Defence projects, the problems on Type 45 Destroyer
result from the Department's unrealistic and over-optimistic
assessments of the likely costs and timescales to deliver
technically complex equipment," the report said. The report
condemned the overspend and delays that have been "a feature of so
many major defence projects". It also warned that it was
"essential" for the MoD to learn from the failures and successes in
the project so that they could be avoided in the future
particularly in the carrier programme. Despite being a cornerstone
for the defence of the two new aircraft carriers, expected next
decade, there will only now be six Type 45s from an original 12
ordered, although the MoD insisted it would be able to put five at
sea at any time. Daring, the first Type 45 to be built is due to
enter service in November 2010, three years later than originally
planned, although the MoD is working to an earlier 'target' date of
December 2009. The current forecast cost of the project is £6.46
billion, an increase of 29 per cent on the original budgeted cost
when the main investment decision was taken. Quentin Davies, the
defence minister, said by the time Daring enters service she would
have proven a level of anti-air warfare performance “significantly
higher than any other ship”. “Against this background the
government is surprised and disappointed that the Committee does
not recognise the extensive trials that have taken place. In these
circumstances, the use of the word 'disgrace’ obviously makes no
sense at all and is absurd.” Source : telegraph.co.uk
Ukraine military says Sea Breeze-2009 exercise called off
There will be no Sea Breeze naval exercises with NATO forces in
Ukraine's Crimea this summer, a source in the Ukrainian Navy
command said on Monday. A military exercise with the participation
of foreign troops requires parliamentary permission, but the
Ukrainian parliament has refused to even consider the matter. The
source said the U.S. military command had informed Ukraine last
week that the Ukrainian-U.S. naval exercise would not take place
this year. Sea Breeze-2009 was due to be conducted in July. Sea
Breeze exercises have been held annually in the Crimea since 1997,
and have been subject to occasionally violent anti-NATO protests in
recent years. Last year's Sea Breeze drills saw protesters set up
camps along the Black Sea coast, and reportedly attempt to prevent
foreign warships, participating in the exercises, from leaving the
port of Odessa. Source : en.rian.ru
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Royal Navy targeted for more cuts The Royal Navy faces the
prospect of further deep and painful cuts to its capabilities this
year as part of an MoD wide initiative to balance the budget.
According to various defence sources with knowledge of the current
planning round, the Royal Navy and RAF are together considering
cutting the Joint Harrier Force, while the Navy may scrap some of
its Type 42 destroyers earlier and delay the Future Surface
Combatant (FSC) by up to 20 years. Each service will be expected to
make drastic sacrifices in order to meet the £2bn cut coming to the
defence budget next year. But the Royal Navy is rumoured to be
among the biggest losers. The MoD has refused to comment on
planning round discussions and everything is speculation at the
moment. Completely axing the Harrier force would be a drastic and
dramatic step but it seems unlikely at this point unless the MoD is
also planning to cut the new aircraft carriers from the budget.
Without the Harrier Force the current carriers would not have any
fixed wing aircraft for operations until 2018 when the Joint Strike
Fighter comes into service. Cutting a few of the Type 42 Destroyers
is a possibility, but completely axing all of them from the fleet
in the next few years is also unlikely. The Type 45 Destroyers are
slowly coming into service so a complete cut to the Type 42 fleet
would leave the Navy with a major capability gap for up to five
years. As a compromise the Navy may agree to bring forward the out
of service dates on one or two of the ships. Delays to the FSC seem
the most likely at the moment. The MoD has repeatedly refused to
give details of an FSC timeline and requirements. It is unclear
what they actually want in terms of a replacement for the Type 22
and 23 frigates and how many they will need. Ministers have said
that decisions will be taken in the next few years and have avoided
questions from MPs on the subject. As a result the Type 22 and 23s
will have their lives extended which could prove to be more costly
in the long run due to the need for major upgrades and maintenance
programmes to keep the ships afloat. Source :
defencemanagement.com
Navy seals 45,000-cr deal: seven warships
India has cleared its largest ever indigenous defence contract
worth Rs 45,000 crore to manufacture seven advanced stealth
frigates for the Navy at shipyards in Kolkata and Mumbai. The P17A
warship project, which will be India’s most advanced and stealthy
frigates, has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
on Friday. Sources said that brushing aside a request by the Navy
that two of the indigenously designed frigates may be manufactured
abroad, the DAC has decided that all seven warships will be
manufactured in India by the Mazagon Dock Limited, Mumbai (MDL) and
the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. The
Defence Ministry has allocated a budget of Rs 45,000 crore for the
project and the work will be divided between the two shipyards. The
P17A frigates will be even more advanced than the P17 Shivalik
class warships that are currently being inducted by the Navy.
Source : indianexpress.com
Taste of Portsmouth for sailors of India Hundreds of Indian
sailors got their first taste of Portsmouth when they arrived in
the city on a European tour. Indian destroyer INS Delhi and
frigates INS Beas and INS Brahmaputra are berthed at the naval base
ahead of a six-day exercise off the south coast. On Saturday the
visiting crew will work with the Royal Navy to share tips and
expertise on tackling piracy and terrorism. But before the hard
part they are taking time to see the sights. The visitors loved a
trip to the Spinnaker Tower and were all excited about seeing the
dockyard.
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The man in charge of India's western fleet, Rear Admiral
Surinder Cheema, said his group had been impressed with their
welcome. He said: 'We have completed a joint exercise with the
Royal Navy since 2004 in Indian waters, and we are excited to be
here in the UK. 'We have had a very warm welcome in Portsmouth, and
we hope to profit as much as possible from this experience.' Piping
aboard the dignitaries yesterday were Seaman 1st class Alex Vinoth
Arul, 22, and Leading seaman Sudhir Kumar, 24. They said they had
never left India before. Mr Kumar said: 'This is my first visit to
any country other than home – it's very exciting.' Greeting the
Indian party was Commodore Simon Ancona. He will lead the
Portsmouth frigate HMS Westminster, the frigate HMS Northumberland,
a nuclear submarine, support ships and a patrol plane in Exercise
Konkan. He said: 'We have an incredibly relaxed relationship with
the Indian Navy, partly because of our history and partly because
of our ongoing common focus. 'We are both maritime nations who look
over the horizon, we can share our knowledge of coastal security,
keeping sea lanes open and tackling piracy. 'In many ways the
Indian Navy has kept our traditions going better than we have, such
is their commitment to etiquette and custom.' Working on deck,
Petty Officer Shailesh Kumar said he was impressed with the
Spinnaker Tower. He said: 'It is fantastic, I would love to go up
the top and see the view.' Source : portsmouth.co.uk
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Photo : Scheer fotografie ©
The lengthening on board the MV Tor Ficaria, the first out of
three Ro-Ro vessels from DFDS Tor-Line, one of the biggest
conversion work presently in Europe has started at MWB Motorenwerke
Bremerhaven Shipyard. The work on each vessels consist off:
lengthening by 32 meters / 1300 Ton - lengthening of the Ice Belt -
widening of the internal ramps - installation of a new and bigger
rudder (except the Tor Begonia) - thruster power increase The last
ship shall leave MWB at the end of September. Source : Martin
Luitwieler - MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven AG
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ABG Shipyard makes counter offer for Great Offshore
ABG Shipyard Ltd said on Tuesday it has made an open offer to
buy stake in Great Offshore Ltd at Rs 375 a share, countering a
previous offer by rival Bharati Shipyard. ABG Shipyard and its unit
Eleventh Land Developers Pvt Ltd have made an open offer to acquire
12.57 million shares, or 32.12 per cent of Great Offshore's diluted
share capital. They already own 2.02 per cent stake in the company.
Earlier this month, rival shipbuilder Bharati Shipyard had made an
open offer for 20 per cent of Great Offshore at 344 rupees a share,
after it acquired just under 15 per cent stake in May. ABG's offer
opens on August 13 and closes September 1. The last date for a
competitive bid would be June 24, it added in a news paper
advertisement. Source : Times of India
There is a poster from Allseas with three vessels: “SOLITAIRE”,
“LORELAY” and “TRENCHETTER” with this title: “Three times a lady”
above seen something similar, “Three ladies at the same time”; the
three big catamarans belong Balearia “JAUME I”, “JAUME III” and
“PATRICIA OLIVIA” inside the
big graving dock of CERNAVAL in Algeciras for normal drydocking
jobs. Photo : Pablo de Celis (c)
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AGREEMENT WITH DAEWOO FOR THE BUILDING OF TWO NEW VESSELS FOR
THE GREEK MARKET
The Board of Directors of Attica Group S.A. is pleased to
announce the agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine
Engineering Co. Ltd. (DSME), Korea for the building of two new fast
car-passenger ferries. The signing of the shipbuilding contracts
will take place on Thursday 25th June 2009. The ships will have
overall length 145.5 meters and speed of 26 knots and the capacity
to carry 2,400 passengers and 450 private vehicles or 50 freight
units and 150 private vehicles. Source : Attica Group
The newbuilding TSHD ARTEVELDE seen shifting back to Sliedrecht
for outfitting from the drydock in Schiedam Photo : Michel Kodde
(c)
STX-Petrobras ponder new shipyard in Brazil
South Korea's STX Corporation is reportedly mulling constructing
a new shipyard in Brazil in co-operation with Brazil's state-owned
oil major Petrobras. South Korean shipbuilding rivals appear to be
nervous about the news as they concentrate their energies on
winning the drillship orders expected to be placed by Petrobras. A
local source reported that STX had decided to construct a new
shipyard in Brazil in addition to STX Brazil Offshore SA and it is
considering establishing a joint venture for operating the yard in
the country together with Petrobras. According to the report, STX
plans to build a shipyard on a site owned by Petrobras while STX
securing more than 50% stake in the JV shipyard to have management
right. A spokesperson at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is quoted
as saying, "Petrobras is saying that it will order newbuildings
only at local shipyards. We have decided to construct an additional
shipyard in Brazil to get the inside track for winning the offshore
unit orders." At present, STX Europe subsidiary STX Brazil Offshore
SA is operating a shipyard located in Niteroi, Brazil but the yard
has limited capacity even in building two to three midsize ships at
once. Meanwhile, an STX official said, regarding the issue, nothing
has been decided yet and the company is just seeking to win new
orders through a variety of means.
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The JV shipyard construction proposal is STX's idea and no
discussions on the matter are underway with Petrobras, he added.
However, STX chairman Gang Duk-soo is said to be planning to visit
Brazil in early July to decide on the potential Brazil project.
Source : The Motorship
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Above seen on Saturday afternoon (20/6/09) , at the Singapore
Eastern Anchorage, KARLA-OMAYRA (ex Thor Scan)and KLAMPENBORG (ex
Project Arabia). Possible the first (?) and last time these ex
Mammoet ships will be seen
together? Photo : Krispen Atkinson (c)
Two more ferries serve Bintan-Singapore route
PT Bintan Resort Cakrawala (BRC), the management of Lagoi, an
international tourism destination in Bintan, Riau Islands, provided
Monday two additional ferries worth US$ 21.2 million to serve a
route linking Bintan to Singapore. Riau Islands Governor Ismeth
Abdullah and Singapore's Senior Minister for Trade and Industry and
Education S Iswaran witnessed the inauguration of the ferries,
which have a capacity of 300 passengers each. Armed with the new
ferries, BRC is targeting a 11 percent increase in tourist visit to
400,000 visitors this year from some 360,000 tourists last year.
BRC President Director Chin Chow Yoon said the company's investment
in the ferries was part of its efforts to develop Lagoi.
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“The ferries have new technology and can tackle big waves to
ensure passengers' comfort,” he said. BRC had been operating three
ferries to serve the Tanah Merah, Singapore-Lagoi route since 1991.
The three ferries mostly transported foreign tourists from Europe
and America with a combined capacity of 856 passengers. Riau
Islands Governor Ismeth Abdullah said the additional two ferries in
Lagoi can help his government reach a target of 1.9 million foreign
tourists visit this year, up from 1.7 million last year. Source :
Jakarta Post
CMA CGM announces rate restoration program between
India/Pakistan and Europe
In a continued effort to provide its customers with the same
reliable and efficient services to which they are accustomed, the
CMA CGM Group has decided to restore freight rates between
India/Pakistan and Europe to a sustainable level. New rate
increases will apply to all cargo and commodities moving westbound
and eastbound between India, Pakistan, Europe and the
Mediterranean, effective July 1, 2009. Source: cma-cgm.com
DOCKWISE SWIFT loaded with 2 Jack Up barges was spotted in
Tenerife taking bunkers. Photo : Marco van der Hijden (c)
Shipping Corporation of India postpones fleet expansion
Shipping Corporation of India has deferred plans to buy eight
vessels - including four very large crude carriers (VLCC) - in this
financial year as it waits for freight demand to pickup and ship
prices to decline further, writes Dow Jones Newswires. "Looking at
the current market conditions, we are not exercising the order for
four very large crude carriers in this financial year," K.S Nair,
director at the state-run company's bulk carrier and tanker
division, told DJN. The slowing global economy has hit world trade,
sharply contracting freight rates. This has also led to reduced
demand for ships. Global tanker rates have declined 30% since the
last financial year, Nair said. He said the cost per VLCC has
declined to $120m from $160m last year. "We are waiting for the
rates to fall further," he said. "We may cancel these bids and
invite fresh tenders." The nation's biggest shipping company by
fleet is also deferring an order to buy four capesize bulk carriers
- which are of about 170,000 dead weight tons, or DWT - in the
fiscal year that began April 1.
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He didn't disclose the cost for purchasing the bulk carriers but
cited the decline in their prices as the reason for the deferment.
The company had floated tenders for the eight ships last year and
received responses from several shipbuilders. It is yet to
shortlist the bidders, Nair said. It had planned to finance as much
as 80% of the cost through borrowings and the remainder from its
cash flow, he said. Shipping Corp. has a fleet of 78 vessels and
accounts for a third of the total tonnage carried by India's
shipping companies. It also manages 58 ships for state-run
organizations such as the Geological Survey of India, Oil &
Natural Gas Corp. and the National Institute of Ocean Technology.
Shipping Corp. has ordered 31 ships since 2006 for a total of 75
billion rupees ($1.54 billion) Nair said, adding, the ships are due
for delivery until 2012. Nair said the company will take delivery
of a VLCC worth $129 million this month and two MR product tankers
- which are of 45,000 DWT - worth $45 million each in October and
December. Source: seatradeasia-online
The Beluga Formation loaded with the 1036 mT STP (Submerged
Turret Production) buoy departed from Batam to the US Gulf of
Mexico Cascade field where it will be installed in 2500 mtr
waterdepth by Heerema’s Balder
Photo : Willem van Woercom (c)
GDF Suez and Hoegh to issue FSRU tender European energy giant
GDF Suez and Hoegh LNG are expected to issue a tender shortly for a
purpose-built LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU)
for their Triton project of Italy. Four shipyards, Daewoo, Hyundai
Heavy Industries, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding and Samsung, have
been prequalified for the job of building the 170,000m3 unit which
would be stationed in the Adriatic about 30 kilometres (18.6 miles)
off the Marche region shore. The price of the job will depend on
the specifications detailed in the tender but indications are that
it could be around $300m or slightly less. The partners need to opt
for a newbuilding since there are no existing vessels of this size.
Informed sources describe the planned unit as something of a hybrid
between a regasification vessel and an FSRU in that it is likely to
have a higher gas send-out rate than a regas ship but offer greater
propulsion speeds than an FSRU. Shipbuilders were originally
expecting to receive the tender for the job last month but this
slipped back to mid-June, with the latest indications being that it
will be issued this month. The business, which would represent the
first LNG FSRU newbuilding, would provide welcome work for yards
that have been starved of orders since the downturn. After yards
submit their proposals, two are expected to be shortlisted before a
final selection is made. The project is currently scheduled to be
sanctioned early next year with the FSRU due to be operational by
2013.
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Gaz de France (GdF) and Hoegh signed a joint-development
agreement to design, build and operate an FSRU for the Triton LNG
project in May 2008. When they first detailed the project, the
partners specified a base-load regasification capacity of five
billion cbm, which could be doubled with the addition of a second
FSRU. Under this plan, GDF Suez would own the unit and lease it to
its joint-venture partnership with Hoegh. The Norwegian company
would operate the FSRU and GDF Suez would supply the LNG. GDF Suez
LNG North America and Hoegh are working together on US
offshore-import project Neptune LNG, which is due to be
commissioned late this year or early next year using shuttle and
regasification vessels. Last year, Hoegh, which is trying to
progress a number of other FSRU projects, hooked up with Italy's
Enel to develop an LNG floating production storage and offloading
(FPSO) unit. Source : The Motorship
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One step closer to deep-water port in Arkhangelsk
The administration in Arkhangelsk Oblast is forming a working
group to speed up the project on connecting the Northern Sea Route
with the Russian national railway transport system. The working
group will elaborate a time schedule for this project which
includes construction of a new deep-water area in the port of
Arkhangelsk port and development of the Belkomur railroad. The
deep-water port will probably be built by the island Mudyug outside
the town of Arkhangelsk, Regnum.ru reports. Belkomur is a huge
project which includes a railroad connecting Arkhangelsk with Komi
and Perm. This will shorten the way between Siberia and the White
Sea ports by 800 kilometers and open new efficient ways for cargo
flows from the Urals and Siberia industrial zones to Europe. The
administration of Arkhangelsk Oblast is now preparing a project for
a deepwater port by the island Mudyug outside The town of
Arkhangelsk. General Director of the Belkomur Railway Development
Company Elman Khudazarov believes the railway line will materialize
ahead of schedules. While the Russian federal transport strategy
opens up for construction start in 2016, Mr. Khudazarov himself
believes the construction can start already in 2011,
BarentsObserver reported. Source: Barents Observer
Iridium OpenPort Wins Award Iridium Satellite LLC and Cambridge
Consultants announced that Global Telecoms Business (GTB) has
awarded its 2009 GTB Innovation Award to the two companies for
excellence in the Wireless Network Infrastructure Innovation
category. The award recognizes the groundbreaking Iridium OpenPort
system, which is the world’s first and only global high-speed voice
and data service for the maritime market. With its small footprint
and light weight, the Iridium OpenPort omni-directional antenna
array can be quickly installed in any convenient location on deck.
It does not require a stabilization platform and is virtually
maintenance free. With
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no moving parts, the array reduces the risk of failure or
downtime and lowers the total cost of operations. Iridium OpenPort
delivers up to three phone lines for simultaneous use and features
always-on data with speeds up to 128 kbps – on an all-IP backbone.
Source : Iridium
The ANGELES B seen departing from Willemstad (Curacao) Photo :
Kees Bustraan (c)
Far Scorpion delivered Far Scorpion, a UT731 CD anchor handler,
was delivered by STX Norway Offshore AS, Langsten on June 22nd to
Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Farstad Shipping
ASA. The vessel will trade the spot market in the North Sea. A
long-term facility of NKr 415 million has been drawn with Nordea
Bank Norge ASA to finance the vessel. Source : Offshore shipping
online
Seabourn Accepts Delivery of New Luxury Vessel, Odyssey
The Yachts of Seabourn has taken delivery of the cruise
industry’s first ultra-luxury vessel to launch in six years. Built
at T.Mariotti shipyard in Genoa and with a gross tonnage of 32,000,
Seabourn Odyssey will be launched and named in Venice on June 24
before embarking on her maiden voyage.
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“This is certainly a very historic day for our company, as today
we took delivery of our beautiful new yacht, Seabourn Odyssey,”
said Pamela Conover, president and CEO of Seabourn. “This moment
marks a milestone occasion in Seabourn’s history; Seabourn Odyssey
is the first of three new sisters to be introduced over the next
two years and sets a new standard for the ultra-luxury cruise
industry. We hope our guests will be as delighted as we are and we
look forward to welcoming them aboard to enjoy a new era in
Seabourn’s yachting life.” The $250 million Seabourn Odyssey will
be launched in an intimate ceremony with the unmistakable skyline
of Venice as the backdrop. In a twist from traditional naming
ceremonies, all guests sailing on the Maiden Voyage will be named
‘godparents’ with the breaking of a bottle of Italian Prosecco to
mark the occasion. An ingenious bottle breaking mechanism has been
designed especially for the event. Following the on-deck event, all
‘godparents’ will receive a commemorative certificate and their
names will be affixed to a plaque displayed onboard. Source :
Cruise Industrie News
The COMORES STREAM seen moored in Zeebrugge Photo : Henk Claeys
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NOL's box volumes, rates seem to be bottoming out
THE plunge in Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) container volumes and
average rates seems to finally have bottomed out in the May
reporting period, with both figures rising slightly from the month
before, although they are still down over 20 per cent from the
corresponding period the year before. For the four weeks of period
five from May 2 to May 29, container shipping volumes declined 21
per cent to 159,100 forty-foot equivalent units (FEUs) from 201,700
FEUs in May 2008 while average revenue per container fell 23 per
cent to US$2,326 from US$3,023 in the same period last year. The
decrease in volume was due to the decline in demand on all major
trade lanes, NOL said. Lower average revenue per FEU was due to
lower core freight rates and lower bunker recovery. For the
year-to-date, container shipping volumes declined 25 per cent to
798,400 FEUs from 1.07 million FEUs up to the same point the year
before. Meanwhile, average revenue per FEU also declined 18 per
cent year-to-date to US$2,415 from the previous year's levels of
US$2,952.
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Month-on-month however, volumes and rates actually rose slightly
from 157,800 FEUs and US$2,322 respectively in April. This itself
is a slight 1.5 per cent increase over the 155,400 FEUs NOL carried
in the March reporting period, as the sharp plunge from around the
fourth quarter of last year started to flatten out. Source :
Business Time
Hanjin terminal could be two years late The Hanjin Shipping Co.
Ltd.’s $208 million terminal at Dames Point could open two years
later than originally planned. Jacksonville Port Authority
Executive Director Rick Ferrin said the terminal could open as soon
as late 2012 or as late as June 2013. The terminal construction
timetable has been pushed back due to a lengthier permitting
process and the company’s requirement that the terminal’s design
was bid separately from the construction work, which takes longer
than the design-build approach. The process is also slowed down by
the authority having to front the costs of the construction because
Hanjin doesn’t want to put the expenses on its books, Ferrin said.
The South Korean company will pay the authority back for the
design, permitting and construction costs through the rental and
cargo throughput rates. The authority plans to spend about $5
million of its $69 million capital budget for fiscal 2009 on the
design and permitting process. Hanjin is expected to match the
amount. Source: bizjournals.com
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The 2003 built Hong Kong registered bulk carrier Pos Auckland
loading logs at Port Chalmers, New Zealand for Asia. The vessel has
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Petrobras to Reel in More Rigs for Offshore Santos Basin
Brazilian state-run energy giant Petrobras (PBR) expects to
bring up to four more drilling rigs to a prospect in the offshore
Santos Basin in the second half of the year. The ultra-deepwater
rigs will be used to "attack" areas in the subsalt region in the
Santos Basin, Petrobras' Mario Carminatti told the local Estado
news agency. The Santos Basin is home to the Tupi field, the
Western Hemisphere's largest oil discovery in more than 30 years.
The rigs will be used to complete studies of the Tupi, as well as
other subsalt drill targets, Petrobras' executive manager for
exploration said. "We have other areas of interest in the Santos
Basin, all in the subsalt," Carminatti added. Tupi is estimated to
hold recoverable reserves of between 5 billion and 8 billion
barrels of oil equivalent. It's located in the BM-S-11 block, part
of a cluster of exploration blocks loaded with oil prospects hidden
more than 7,000 meters under water, shifting salt and rock.
Carminatti's comments followed the announcement earlier Friday that
Petrobras had reached a deal with Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Norwegian
driller Seadrill (SDRL.OS) to take over control of Seadrill's West
Polaris rig. The West Polaris was drilling for Exxon in the BM-S-22
block, site of the Azulao and Guarani prospects. Similar deals
could be reached with other foreign oil majors with drilling rigs
operating offshore Brazil, Carminatti said. The idea is to utilize
downtime between contracts to squeeze in some drilling. "This was
already done with Repsol (REP), with Anadarko (APC) and now with
Exxon," Carminatti said. Source : Rigzone
All ferries back in operation at Likoni All five ferries that
the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) operates between Mombasa Island and
the mainland were back in service on Saturday. KFS managing
director Kashero Deche said that three ferries that had been
withdrawn for repairs were back in operation. Normally four ferries
— mv Kilindini, mv Harambee, mv Nyayo and mv Pwani — ply the Likoni
route between the island and the south coast, carrying a daily
average of 3,000 vehicles and 200,000 passengers. Mv Mvita carries
only passengers on foot from the island across Mtongwe Channel to
the south coast. But the vessel was deployed to Likoni after mv
Kilindini was withdrawn for repairs last weekend during rush hour.
Mr Deche, who was forced to take charge at the Likoni crossing
point last weekend, said there had been congestion problems after
mv Harambee and Pwani were also withdrawn because of problems, and
all the the foot traffic that usually crosses at Mtongwe had moved
to Likoni. Source : nation.co.ke
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