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The SEA JACK seen in the port of Ijmuiden
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Omega Navigation Rescues Man at Sea
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. said that on January 3, 2008, the crew of its product tanker M/V Omega Lady
Sarah rescued an American citizen whose yacht sank off the coast of the Bahamas. The M/V Omega Lady Sarah
was on a laden voyage from New Orleans to Gibraltar when its crew members intercepted, off the coast of the
Bahamas, a distress call from the sailing yacht, Alchemy. The vessel diverted from its course and with seas swelling to
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approximately 11.5 feet recovered the 32 year old American citizen shortly before his yacht sank. The crew members
administered first aid and provided warm clothing, food and water to the survivor, who according to his statement had
spent 42 days at sea the last 4 of which without food. Following the recovery, the Omega Lady Sarah was contacted
by the U.S.. Coast Guard and instructed to divert to Nassau, Bahamas, where the recovered sailor was delivered to
local authorities and received medical attention. After Nassau, the M/V Omega Lady Sarah returned to its original
itinerary, towards Gibraltar. Source : MarineLink
MAERSK LINE CUTS UP TO 3,000 JOBS
AP Moller – Maersk Group's container shipping division is to cut between 2,000 and 3,000 jobs in a bid to “drive the
turnaround of the business and return to sustainable profitability. A long-term strategy comprising four core elements
will simplify the company”. The reorganisation is expected to be completed by April this year.
The MAERSK KOLKATA at Maas Pilot station
Photo : Piet Sinke ©
A company statement says: “The future will be a Maersk Line delivering a highly reliable service focused more closely
on customers needs. The core elements of the strategy are: filling our ships with profitable cargo, provide the most
reliable product demanded by our customers, provide a faster, more responsive service closer to customers and to
reduce complexity and cost.
Maersk Line says its global organisation will be reduced by 2,000 to 3,000 positions, out of 25,000. It says: “The main
element is reducing our regional organisations into smaller teams and pushing decision-making out to the countries –
closer to the customers. Further, a thorough process excellence project will reduce bureaucracy and streamline
processes – to the benefit both for customers and internal efficiency.”
It adds: “In order for Maersk Line to concentrate on its core business of container shipping, container inland services
(trucking, rail, stevedoring etc.) and logistics activities (Maersk Logistics and Damco) is being separated from the
Maersk Line organisation. Maersk Line’s structure will also be reduced from 14 to 11 regions to further simplify the
global organisation.”
Maersk Line's CEO, Eivind Kolding, says: “Maersk Line has a strong ambition to reinforce its leading position in the
market and to return to long-term profitability – this strategy will drive us towards these goals. Maersk Line will be
dependable, customer-focused and highly competitive. The new management team, which will drive the strategy, has
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the experience and proven ability to deliver results. The reality is that a leaner and simpler business requires fewer
people and this means there will be fewer positions in Maersk Line, mainly in the middle management layer.”
Source : Maritime Global Net
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Special-purpose ship arrives for Kupe project
One of the most advanced pipe-laying vessels operating in the offshore oil and gas industry has arrived in Wellington
from Scotland for the next phase of the Kupe project.
It was the first time a vessel such as the Apache had been used in this country, Kupe partner New Zealand Oil & Gas
(NZOG) said today. The Apache would be used to lay gas pipeline between the offshore Kupe wellhead platform and
the onshore production station near Hawera in South Taranaki.
Usually, pipes were welded together onboard a ship or barge and then laid off the back of the vessel, in a timeconsuming
process prone to delays due to inclement offshore weather, NZOG said.
The Apache allowed a pipeline which had already been welded together onshore, to be reeled off the back of the ship
easily and quickly with much less risk of weather downtime. The vessel was scheduled to leave Wellington on Sunday
to pick up the welded pipeline, which would be laid in three 10km sections, from the spoolbase at Picton.
Once necessary initiation procedures were carried out, the Apache could lay the pipeline on the seabed at up to 1km
an hour, NZOG said. The Apache was due to finish pipelaying by mid-February and would then return to the North
Sea.
The Kupe project is expected to be completed by mid-2009 and produce about 254 petajoules of natural gas, 1.1
million tonnes of LPG and 14.7 million barrels of light oil (condensate).
NZOG has a 15 per cent interest, while Origin Energy has 50 per cent, Genesis Energy 31 per cent and Mitsui E&P
Australia 4 per cent. NZOG shares were down 1c around lunchtime today to $1.13, from a high during the past year
of $1.34 last July and up on the 86c low last March. Source : NZ Herald
Gunmen attack ships near Nigerian
oil/gas complex
Unknown gunmen attacked four oil service ships on the channel leading to Nigeria’s largest oil and gas export complex
on Bonny Island on Wednesday, oil company security sources said.
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Two people were injured, but none of the vessels were boarded, the sources said. Bonny Island is the export point for
about 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil and 18 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas.
”Four vessels were attacked by separate armed groups. There were two casualties but none of the ships was
boarded,” one of the sources said, asking not to be named.
The ships involved were all supply vessels that service oil platforms, production vessels and rigs offshore. They
normally work under contract to major oil companies and are manned by a combination of foreigners and Nigerians.
“It sounds like sea pirates because there were no hostages taken,” a second source said. Source : Khaleej times
Maritime industry set to get hotter in Asia
Maritime services, offshore industry, freight forwarding seen growing fastest
The world's maritime industry, increasingly an Asian affair, is becoming even more competitive, a new survey shows.
According to a report by business intelligence consultancy Fusion Consulting, Asia already has 39 per cent of the
market - a figure which is forecast to grow at an annual rate of 7 per cent between 2006 and 2010.
Maritime services, the offshore industry and freight forwarding are seen as the fastest growing parts of the trade, with
different regions developing their own areas of specialisation. But although fast growing, freight forwarding and
maritime services start from a relatively low base, being valued at just US$3 billion and US$9 billion respectively.
'The maritime industry across Asia-Pacific will continue to develop its core competencies and improve its competitive
advantage in the specialised market segments of FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) conversion,
offshore support vessels and shipbuilding,' said Peter Davey, strategy director at Fusion Consulting in Singapore.
Asia, however, is expected to be the main battleground for port supremacy. Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai are
far ahead of the pack in terms of container traffic but China's ravenous demand for commodities has meant that
Shanghai (537 million tonnes) has overtaken Singapore (448.5 million tonnes) in terms of cargo handled.
Fusion's figures also show that the Asia-Pacific region amounts to US$43 billion or 42 per cent of the global market for
port operations and services, and this is expected to grow to 44 per cent or US$54 billion by 2010.
'The main areas of growth in ports and terminals are expected in China, India and Korea,' Fusion predicts. The report
adds that by 2011, it expects Asia to handle 206 million TEU (containers), including 64 million TEU in transshipment.
Fusion also noted the recent trend of China buying up interests in ports around the world to secure international
shipping routes while also gaining direct access to raw materials. Chinese private companies' investments in a range of
Latin American ports from Argentina to Panama are cited as examples.
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The offshore and shipbuilding and repair sectors are also set for strong growth, Fusion predicts. The global market for
offshore operations is currently worth US$136 billion but this is expected to hit US$159 billion by 2010. Asia Pacific's
market share of 23 per cent is set to rise from US$31 billion now to US$41 billion by 2010, at an annual growth rate of
8 per cent.
Rig building makes up the bulk (94 per cent) of the sector and Singapore companies like Keppel Offshore and Marine -
with 52 per cent and 26 per cent of global market share in jack-up rigs and semi-submersible rigs respectively - and
Sembawang Marine are the world leaders in this field.
The booming shipbuilding and repair sector is changing rapidly, Fusion said. The region's shipbuilding industry has a
66 per cent market share and is worth US$43 billion, the report said.
South Korea (with over 40 per cent market share) has gained the most, but China (15 per cent share) is hot on its
heels and has secured more than half of the total contracts in the first quarter of last year for bulk carriers and smaller
tankers to be delivered by 2009.
Finally, the region's share of the ship repair and maintenance market is forecast to grow from 45 per cent to 48 per
cent or US$7 billion in value by 2010. Established repair yards in Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea especially are seen
expanding in China through joint ventures as they look for low-cost bases.
'In the long run, the ship repair industry in Singapore is likely to be threatened by the rise of low-cost ship repair yards
in China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam,' the report said. Source : Shippingtimes
Veerpont Westerschelde vaart vandaag weer
Fietsers en voetgangers kunnen vandaag al weer met de pont tussen Breskens en Vlissingen. Aanvankelijk ging
vervoerder Veolia ervan uit dat veerboot Prinses Maxima, die uit de vaart is wegens reparaties, op zijn vroegst
zaterdag weer zou varen. De andere boot, de Willem-Alexander blijft voorlopig nog buiten gebruik.
De PRINSES MAXIMA - Foto : Piet Sinke ©
De Maxima liep op 21 december in dichte mist vast. Daardoor ontstond een gat in de romp en moest de boot uit de
vaart worden genomen. Veolia verwachtte toen dat het probleem kort na de kerst opgelost zou zijn. De reder kon
echter later dan verwacht bij een werf terecht voor de reparatie.
De andere boot was al langer in reparatie voor onderhoud. Deze reparaties zijn nog niet voltooid, meldt Veolia. Naar
verwachting wordt de Willem-Alexander op 21 januari weer in gebruik genomen. In de pontloze periode werden
bussen ingezet.
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De uitval van het fietsvoetveer leidde tot ophef in Zeeland. De pont zou nog nooit zo lang zijn uitgevallen. Particulieren
en bedrijven trokken bij het provinciebestuur aan de bel. Provinciale Staten toonden begrip voor de verontwaardiging
en boosheid. Vrijdag wordt de kwestie in de provincievergadering uitvoerig besproken. Veolia en de provincie hebben
besloten de abonnementhouders van de pont financieel te compenseren.
De pont vaart vrijdag om 05.45 uur vanaf Vlissingen en gaat om 06.15 terug. Daarna gaat de boot om het uur.
The CITRO lifeboat GRIEND seen getting retrieved back at the trailer at Curacao
Photo : Joop Kooijman ©
'Scheepvaart niet in emissiehandel'
De internationale scheepvaart kan voorlopig niet in een Europees systeem voor handel in emissierechten, zoals de
luchtvaart. Europees Commissaris Joe Borg (Maritieme Zaken) heeft dat donderdag gezegd bij het European Policy
Centre (EPC) in Brussel.
De scheepvaart is zo internationaal, dat betalingen voor emissierechten de Europese sector zouden benadelen,
redeneerde de commissaris. Hij wil eerst de mogelijkheden onderzoeken op internationaal niveau.
"Bovendien is de maritieme sector erg schoon, vergeleken met wegvervoer en luchtvaart. Scheepvaart stoot veel
minder broeikasgas uit per kilo vracht", zei Borg. "Hoewel een enkel schip in de haven uiteraard wel erg vervuilend kan
zijn, vooral met NOx-uitstoot."
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De Europese luchtvaartbedrijven moet vanaf 2011 wel meedoen met het Europese emissiehandelsysteem. Nu geldt de
regeling nog alleen voor fabrieken in vijf sectoren die veel energie gebruiken. Bedrijven riskeren hoge boetes als ze
meer CO2 uitstoten dan waartoe ze recht hebben. Bron : Nu
The STENA CARIBBEAN seen departing from Willemstad
Photo : Kees Bustraan ©
Second tug victim laid to rest
by Lorraine Tinney
THE people of Inverclyde bid a second farewell to one of their own at the funeral of tugboat disaster victim Eric
Blackley yesterday.
Lay preacher Jack Glenny conducted the service in front of hundreds of mourners
led by Eric’s grieving widow Eileen, their son, Eric, and daughter, Donna, at
Westburn Church in Greenock.
Mr Glenny said: “The tragedy of the Flying Phantom’s sinking will live with us.
“The passing of Eric Blackley will always hurt, but the joy of having known him, the
legacy of family and friends, will remain in our hearts.”
The raised standard of the Deep Sea Tugs Association was a constant reminder of
the 57-year-old Gourock dad’s life as a sailor, as were the many floral tributes lined up outside the church — including
displays from Clydeport, the crews and management of Svitzer and an arrangement in the shape of an anchor from
Liverpool tugmen.
Mr Glenny, a reader in the Church of Scotland, recalled Eric’s idyllic childhood in Larkfield, his love of the hills and the
sea, and the fun of family holidays in Millport.
He talked of the sailor’s passion for boats and of his career as an engineer before joining the Admiralty serving on the
Fishery protection vessels and then meeting his wife Eileen, whom he wed in 1971.
The preacher said that Eric could inspire more stories than Para Handy, with his sense of fun and journeys as far afield
as Stornoway and Oban, but he also compared his devotion to his work and his family to the very tugs he served on.
He said: “That wee boy from Larkfield and his fellow crew members had a powerful effect on mighty ships as they
guided them in and out of our River Clyde. Yet, like the tug on which he served, Eric worked quietly and steadily for
the good of those who asked him.
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“It is that quiet commitment that characterises Eric Blackley, man of the sea, who loved boats and loved making things
from wood but who, above all, loved his wife and family.”
He added: “Eric’s great passion for building things led him to convert an old ship’s lifeboat into the family yacht which
he named ‘Donna’ — and the Blackley family took to sea on holidays.”
On a more serious note, the preacher praised the community of Inverclyde for supporting the family during their
darkest days. He said: “In their lowest times, they looked up from the depths of their grief and saw the love of God in
the faces of the ordinary folk who reached out in compassion.
“Let us be grateful for that love and compassion as we remember the man who quietly and modestly extended a
helping hand to all who needed it. May we, like Eileen and the family, see the love of God in the faces of ordinary
folk.”
Teddy Brown, who was a mate on the doomed Flying Phantom tug, said: “It was an absolutely beautiful service.
Everyone at work is very down — it’s horrible to lose three of your own. I worked with Eric for 31 years and it’s like
losing a part of the family. This is a terrible blow.” Source : Greenock Telegraph
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MARIELLA IN PROBLEMS
Photo : crew ANGLIAN EARL / KLYNE TUGS
Just before 11.30 Thursday morning U.K. Portland Coastguard were alerted to a chemical tanker the `Mariella’, a
1986 built, 41,766 tonne, 228 meter long Norwegian vessel with an 8.3 meter draft which had dragged its anchor in 45
knots of wind in Weymouth Bay.
The vessel is in ballast and her tanks are inert. The vessel was in Weymouth Bay undergoing engine repairs at the
time. Several other vessels are also in the bay sheltering from the strong winds. A gale warning was issued earlier
today warning of severe gales in the area which are likely to last for the next few hours.
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Photo : Piet Sinke ©
The Coastguard tug `Anglian Earl’ which was in
the area at the time was tasked to go and stand
by the vessel and get a line on the `Mariella’ to
hold her from grounding if possible in the
challenging weather conditions.
The G-BDIJ from Portland heli-base which was
scrambled - Photo : Piet Sinke ©
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Weymouth RNLI lifeboat was also requested to launch and stand by the vessel in case non essential personnel needed
to be evacuated from the vessel. Wyke Coastguard Rescue Team were also deployed to the coastline.
The Coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled to oversee the scene and report back to Portland Coastguard as well
as airlift any possible crew in the event of any grounding.
The Secretary of States Representative in Maritime Salvage and Pollution (SOSREP) was also informed along with the
local authorities to the unfolding events. Other agencies including the Police and ambulance services were alerted.
By 12.45 a line had been passed to the `Anglian Earl’ and she began taking the weight of the drifting vessel which is
also being held in place by her port anchor. The plan is now to mobilize a second tug and take the vessel to a deep
water anchorage in Portland Port.
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China's largely inactive submarine fleet stirs
China's entire fleet of 55 attack submarines conducted six patrols in 2007, up from the two the fleet conducted in 2006
and none in 2005, according to new information obtained by a scientific organization.
According to the Navy, none of China's ballistic missile submarines have ever made a patrol, 25 years after the
country's first nuclear missile capable submarine was built. Chinese submarines in the 1990s conducted an average of
1.2 patrols a year. FAS said the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet conducts more than 100 patrols annually.
The Navy has been faulted in some quarters for paying insufficient attention to China's growing maritime power, much
of which rests on new submarines. At a House Armed Services Committee hearing Dec. 13, 2007, ranking Republican
Duncan Hunter of California said the U.S. Navy risks being eclipsed by China's growing maritime power.
In an exchange with Navy chief Adm. Gary Roughead, Hunter said China was "outstripping us by 3-1 on submarine
production, and your own figures show that they are going to eclipse us in submarine numbers in 2011." In response,
Roughead said anti-submarine warfare was a top Navy priority.
While the Chinese submarine inventory includes a number of older diesel electric boats, the country recently took
delivery of eight Russian-built Kilo class, non-nuclear powered submarines, according to the Congressional Research
Service. China is building four classes of new submarines including a nuclear powered attack submarine and a nuclear
powered ballistic missile submarine, and was expected to have 28 relatively modern submarines in its inventory by
2006.
Yet, China's low submarine patrol numbers would appear to call into question the level of training of its submarine
crews and the capability of the its submarine fleet to operate much beyond the nation's coastal waters.
The U.S. Navy currently operates 53 nuclear-powered attack submarines, twice as many as the rest of the world
combined, and is building its newest attack submarine -- the nuclear-powered Virginia class -- at the rate of one per
year. The service also maintains a fleet of anti-submarine warfare aircraft that has no equal.
The Navy's annual funding of $137 billion dwarfs China's entire defense budget, which was estimated at $44 billion in
2006, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
In an analysis of relative global naval power, Robert O. Work, senior defense analyst at the Center for Strategic
Budgetary Assessments in Washington, wrote, "No naval challenger now threatens the U.S. Navy... Although the battle
fleet numbers fewer ships that at any time since 1931, the Navy likely enjoys a wider margin of superiority than at any
point since the late 1940s."
The Navy's 71 major surface warships have a cumulative guided missile magazine capacity greater than that of the
366 major surface combatants in the next 17 largest navies, Work said. The U.S. Navy also owns 12 of the world's 15
aircraft carriers and operates its own air arm that is larger than any other nation's air force.
SHIPYARD NEWS
Bharati announces plan for new shipyard
India's Bharati Shipyard Ltd is to construct a Green Field modern shipyard at Usgaon near the Dabhol port in Ratnagiri
district of Maharashtra on India's east coast.
The yard will have the capacity to build vessels upto 100,000 DWT and will be fully operational in the next two years.
It will make use of the majority of the shipyard machinery and equipment that Bharati purchased from Britain's Swan
Hunter Shipyard--including the Swan Hunter floating drydock.
Bharati Shipyard managing director Mr. P. C. Kapoor, Managing Director of the Company said: "We are very proud to
announce the Green Field Shipyard at Dabhol. The yard will be spread over an area of more than 250 acres. We have
already acquired more than 180 acres of land. We are in the process of acquiring balance land."
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Bharati says the yard is situated inside a creek away from the main sea, which makes it suitable for shipbuilding in all
weather conditions. The yard has many other locational advantages including very good water depth, adequate
waterfront, scope for further expansion, etc. The civil work and the capex including installation of machineries at the
yard has already commenced.
The Swan Hunter machinery and equipment will "be optimally utilized at Dabhol" and "provide very good synergies" as
they are capable of building vessels up to 250,000 DWT. With the increased shipbuilding capacity, the new shipyard
will also help boost allied industries and create job opportunities for more than 3,000 people. Source : MarineLog
The VOS TRAPPER seen fitting out at the Maaskant shipyard in Stellendam
Photo : Lenie Kleingeld ©
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The LUNA-A seen in Brest where the tug collected a bucket dredger with destination Rotterdam
Photo : Jacques Carney ©
Circle Line Orders Three
New York’s Circle Line Sightseeing has the first of three new steel mono-hulled sightseeing boats under construction at
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Massachusetts. The first of the 165 x 36-ft. vessels will be delivered in April
2008 with the second to follow in August and the final boat in March 2009. A pair of Cummins KTA38M1 main engines
developing 1100 hp at 1800 RPM will power the first vessel. The engines will be linked to ZF W3350 gears with
4.497:1 ratios. A pair of Cummins 6CTA powered generators will provide electrical power for each vessel including the
140 hp electric Wesmar dual prop bow thrusters. Designed by Dejong and Lebet, Inc. The Sightseeing/Tour vessels
will have a classic profile with a 22.5-ft. airdraft and be capable navigating under the low Harlem River Bridges. They
will accommodate up to 600 passengers each.
Fully loaded they will draw eight feet of water on their 12-ft. molded depth. It is expected that the new vessels will
allow the owners to retire some of their older boats. As has been the practice, the new boats will depart from the Pier
83, 42nd St, on two and three hour tours around the Island of Manhattan. Source : MarineLink
SEAWAY VOLUMES DOWN
THE St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) has put a brave face on news that volumes were down
significantly last year. Total Seaway cargo volume for 2007 is estimated to amount to 42.7m tonnes. The SLSMC
comments: “While lower than the 2006 total of 47 million tonnes, due principally to lower ocean vessel traffic and steel
imports into the Seaway, the volume demonstrates the resilience of the system through the complete economic cycle.”
“We are satisfied with our accomplishments in 2007” said Richard Corfe, President and CEO of the SLSMC. “While the
season started slowly, we enjoyed a strong resurgence in cargo volumes by mid-summer, and this trend continued
through the fall. We are particularly optimistic that the momentum in project cargoes that we observed this year will
carry forward into the future. Shipments of speciality cargoes such as wind turbine components, destined for various
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“green energy” projects throughout Eastern North America, have become a hallmark of the Seaway’s drive to diversify
its cargo base.”
The US Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Terry Johnson added: "The Seaway
accomplishments in 2007 were significant. Completion of the bi-national, interagency Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Seaway Study provides a 50-year roadmap for a modernized, sustainable marine system, one that could attract new
markets while potentially serving as a means of reducing surface congestion; and we have made progress towards
harmonized ballast water rules with our Canadian counterparts to increase protection against the introduction of
aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes". Source : Maritime Global Net
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Maersk Offers New Service
Maersk Line announceed a new, direct service between the Far East and Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. On January 28, the
company said it will introduce a direct, weekly call in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the Far East - West Africa 2 (FEW2)
service. Thereby we can serve our customers from Far East to Abidjan and from Abidjan to Far East faster and more
reliable.
The FEW2 service is one of two direct services linking the Far East and West Africa: FEW1 and FEW2. These coupled
with our unmatched product range via Algeciras in Spain ensures that we can continue to support the increased trade
between the Far East and West Africa with fast and flexible services. With our Far East to West Africa services, we
offer our customers the following benefits: - Own feeder network and own offices in destination and origin countries -
Best schedule integrity in the market and competitive transit times - Unmatched service to the northern range of West
Africa (Mauritania to Cote d'Ivoire) via our North of Africa services with transhipment in Algeciras/Malaga - Coverage of
the Cameroon to Congo range via our North of Africa services with transhipment in Algeciras - Calls at large ports in
the Ghana to Nigeria range with our direct services as well as our existing Algeciras services - A world-class service to
Angola transhipping in Walvis Bay (Namibia) In connection with the new Abidjan call, we will revise the two services as
follows:
FEW1 Current rotation: Nansha (Pearl River Delta, China), Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Walvis Bay
(Namibia), Tema (Ghana), Apapa (Nigeria), and Pointe Noire (Congo) Future rotation: Nansha (Pearl River Delta,
China), Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Lome (Togo), Tema (Ghana), Cotonou (Benin), Apapa (Nigeria), and
Pointe Noire (Congo) First vessel on the new FEW1 rotation will be Santa Alexandra, westbound voyage 0803, calling
Nansha on 23 January 2008.
FEW2 Current rotation: Port Klang (Malaysia), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), and Apapa
(Nigeria) Future rotation: Port Kelang (Malaysia), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Walvis Bay (Namibia), Abidjan (Cote
d'Ivoire), Apapa (Nigeria), Walvis Bay (Namibia) First vessel on the new FEW2 rotation will be Maersk Inverness,
westbound voyage 0801, calling Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) on 28 January 2008 and Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) on 20
February 2008. Source : MarineLink
Attica to Sell RoRo
Attica Holdings S.A. announces that it has contracted to sell its RoRo vessels Shield and Challenge for a total cash
consideration of Euro 34,775,000. The delivery of the vessels and final payment will take place in February 2008. The
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two RoRos, built in 1998 and 1999 are time chartered and trade between UK and Ireland. At the time of conclusion of
the transaction, Attica Group is expected to book capital gains of approximately Euro 3.76mln.
Cosco Container Ship Delivered
On January 1, M.V. Cosco Europe, the second 10,000-TEU-Class
container ship of Cosco, was delivered at Hyundai Heavy Industries
shipyard. The ship left the shipyard for the port of Dalian on the same day.
The ship will be added to the service between the Far East and Europe
Sovcomflot eyeing shipping company
Sovcomflot has placed an offer to purchase 36,301,145 shares of Novorossiysk-based shipping company Novoship at
RUB 81.82 (approx. USD 3.35) each, Russia's largest shipping company indicated in a statement today.
As reported earlier, a joint tanker company was formed in December 2007 as a result of a merger of Sovcomflot and
Novoship. The new company intends to publish the consolidated financial report under IFRS for 2007 in April 2008.
Source : RBC News
Photographed in Singapore 5th Jan were the two new buildings from Pacific Ocean Engineering & Trading Pte Ltd
Singapore. Ocean Diamond was built as yard no. 1257 and has 4930 bhp ,built for Pacific Oceans own account. The
other vessel a near sister was built as yard No. 1255 and built as Dalni Emerald however was purchased by Swire
Offshore in December and renamed Pacific Ataawhai, she is powered by 3500 bhp.
Photo : Ian Edwards ©
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The POLARSYSSEL seen moored in Toulon
Photo : Fop Leder ©
The 50 mtr M/S POLARSYSSEL is an expedition- and research vessel, made for operations in the Arctic and Antarctic
regions. During the winter half-year the ship is mostly used for research projects in icy waters. The ship can receive
and land helicopters up to the size of Super Puma. It is further more equipped with licensed helicopter handling
equipment. The ship has since 1988 to 2002 been charted by the Governor of Svalbard for governmental purposes. It
therefore changed its name from M/S Polar Circle to M/S POLARSYSSEL.
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EIB stelt 900 miljoen euro beschikbaar
voor de aanleg van Maasvlakte 2.
President Philippe Maystadt van de Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) en Hans Smits, bestuursvoorzitter van
Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. (HbR), hebben vandaag het eerste financieringscontract van 100 miljoen euro getekend
voor het Maasvlakte 2-project van Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. Deze overeenkomst is de eerste van een reeks
contracten, die naar verwachting een totale omvang van 900 miljoen euro zullen belopen, voor de financiering van het
landaanwinningsproject en de aanleg en uitbreiding van de capaciteit voor containeroverslag en de havenfaciliteiten
van Rotterdam in de periode 2008-2014.
Op 17 juli 2007 keurde de EIB een kredietfaciliteit van 900 miljoen euro goed ten voor het Maasvlakte 2-project. Dit
project omvat de uitbreiding van de haven van Rotterdam en het direct aan de Noordzee gelegen industriegebied met
containerfaciliteiten aan diep vaarwater samen met locaties voor de chemische verwerkingsindustrie en
distributiediensten. De aanleg van Maasvlakte 2 begint in het najaar van 2008. De nieuwe haven en het bijbehorende
industriegebied zullen in totaal een oppervlakte van 2000 hectare beslaan, en ruimte bieden voor de uitbreiding van
containeractiviteiten, maar ook voor de chemische industrie en distributie. Vanuit de industrie is de belangstelling voor
vestiging op Maasvlakte 2 groot. De eerste containerterminals zijn al gecontracteerd. Naar verwachting zal de eerste
terminal in 2013 in gebruik worden genomen en zal Maasvlakte 2 in 2033 volledig bezet zijn. De totale kosten van de
aanleg van Maasvlakte 2 worden geraamd op 3 miljard euro. De financieringsstructuur van het project omvat zowel
eigen middelen, (kapitaal, leningen van aandeelhouders, kasmiddelen) als vreemd vermogen. Dit laatste was een
belangrijke voorwaarde bij de totstandkoming van het definitieve investeringsbesluit voor het Rotterdamse Maasvlakte
2-project. De goedgekeurde faciliteit van de EIB is erop gericht voor een belangrijk deel aan deze voorwaarde te
voldoen.
Het project is onderdeel van de Rotterdamse planning op middellange termijn, dat aan een strategische
milieueffectbeoordeling is onderworpen. Het project zelf is getoetst aan twee complete milieueffectanalyses, waarbij
de nadruk lag op de bouwwerkzaamheden en het gebruik van het aangewonnen land. Belangrijke milieueffecten van
de zandwinning uit de zeebodem zijn in kaart gebracht en er zijn uitgebreide maatregelen getroffen om de nadelige
gevolgen hiervan te beperken dan wel te compenseren. Ten behoeve van de belangrijkste stakeholders is een systeem
van volledige en transparante informatievoorziening opgezet, en het project heeft van de Europese Commissie groen
licht gekregen.
De EIB financiert de eerste fase van het project, dat betrekking heeft op de aanleg van de zeewering voor de kust en
de basisinfrastructuur op het aangewonnen land. Na de afronding ervan zal het nieuwe havengebied beschikken over
twee nieuwe containerterminals met een verwerkingscapaciteit van ongeveer 4,2 miljoen TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent
Unit, de eenheidsmaat van een 20-voets container), een totale oppervlakte van 150 hectare behelzen en een lengte
van 2 kilometer aan dokruimte bieden. Extra grondgebied, met een totale omvang van zo’n 160 hectare ten behoeve
van aanvullende havenactiviteiten, zoals depots, industrie en milieu, is eveneens in het project opgenomen.
President Maystadt merkte op dat: “de EIB al vele jaren een van de grootste bronnen van bancaire financiering is voor
de hoogwaardige strategische vervoersinfrastructuur. Met het huidige project is de rol van de Bank als innovatieve en
katalyserende financieringspartner nog eens bevestigd".
“Het Havenbedrijf is verheugd met de EIB als financieringspartner gezien de lange looptijden, flexibele contracten en
gunstige voorwaarden, die bijzonder geschikt zijn voor grootschalige infrastructuur. De EIB-financiering vormt een
belangrijke basis voor aantrekking van verdere faciliteiten”, aldus de heer Smits.
De huidige lening is een voortzetting van de geslaagde samenwerking tussen de EIB en HbR. Eerder financierde de
Bank met 300 miljoen euro al de aanleg van de Euromax containerterminal en de Delta 2000-8 containerterminal.
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De Europese Investeringsbank (EIB) is de bank van de Europese Unie die financieringen op lange termijn biedt ter
ondersteuning van de Europese doelstellingen. Het steunen van de transeuropese netwerken (TEN’s), de omvangrijke
infrastructurele netwerken voor vervoer en energie, is een van de zes prioritaire doelstellingen die de EIB aan haar
kredietactiviteit stelt. De toewijding van de Bank aan de transeuropese netwerken is onlangs opnieuw bevestigd in het
document “Een nieuw beleid voor EIB kredietverlening aan de vervoerssector”. Sinds de benoeming van transeuropese
netwerken tot prioritaire doelstelling in 1993 heeft de EIB meer dan 93 miljard euro aan deze netwerken toegewezen;
83 miljard euro hiervan is ten goede gekomen aan de vervoerssector.
The OLYMPIC CANYON (Ex OLYMPIC COMMANDER) seen in Niteroi (Brazil)
Photo : Pieter Dekker ©
Port Rashid will take up new role
Port Rashid, once Dubai's major trading gateway, is closing general and non-containerised cargo handling operations,
which will move to Jebel Ali, reducing its operations as part of a government plan to turn the area into a major
maritime services and cruise hub, a statement said yesterday.
The move marks the beginning of the end of Port Rashid - a major supply line for the UAE, as reported in Gulf News
earlier. Till the mid-1980s, Port Rashid used to be the main harbour. However, Jebel Ali, the region's largest harbour,
began to outshine the rest since its inception in the early 1980s.
Dubai Maritime City, which has started operations on a reclaimed land near Port Rashid, along with Dubai Drydocks,
will become the biggest maritime services, shipbuilding and cruise hub. Port Rashid will host the region's only
dedicated cruise terminal, which has witnessed a strong growth in business. Dubai's Department of Tourism and
Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is to build a second cruise terminal in the coming years.
Staff and equipment associated with general and non-containerised cargo handling will similarly relocate to Jebel Ali by
the end of March. Some container handling capacity will remain at Port Rashid and cruise ships and ferries will
continue to use Port Rashid.
Mohammad Al Muallem, senior vice-president and managing director of DP World's UAE region said: "We have
discussed our services with our customers, who are keen to take advantage of our new facility at Jebel Ali. We are
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therefore making this move to ensure we continue to meet their expanding needs efficiently today and into the future,
offering state of the art facilities and services.
"There is also the potential for our customers, and their customers, the shippers, to explore opportunities to improve
supply chain efficiencies with the free zone expansion and development of new airport facilities at Jebel Ali, which will
be focused on cargo movement. We will work with our customers and business partners over coming weeks and
months to ensure a smooth transition to Jebel Ali.
"These operations may move to add to the thriving business we have at Jebel Ali, but Port Rashid is part of our history
and will therefore always be important to us and to our city."
DP World yesterday said that in response to customer requests, it is moving its general and non-containerised cargo
handling operations at Port Rashid in central Dubai to its flagship facility near Jebel Ali.
"Following requests from container shipping lines to move to the brand new container terminal at Jebel Ali opened in
the third quarter of last year, most of the containerised cargo handled at Port Rashid has already moved to DP World's
flagship terminal," the statement said. Source : Gulf News
Novoship Took New Tanker
On January, 2 2008 the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries ST.Ltd. delivered a new tanker of Aframax class to
Novoship. According to the press-service of the Russian company the vessel’s name is “NS LOTUS”.
The vessel is to transport crude oil and black oil products. Technical characters of the tanker: the deadweight - 115
thousand tons, the length – 250 m, the breadth – 43.80 m, the hull height – 21 m, the draught – 14.92 m, the speed
– 15 knots, the capacity of the main engine - 13 560 kwt.
The tanker is the forth in the series. In 2007 the company was delivered “NS LEADER”, “NS LION”, “NS LAGUNA”.
It is expected that in 2008 Novoship will put into operation 4 new tankers. Source : Seanews
MOVEMENTS
The outward bound MAERSK IMPORTER meest the Vlaardingen bound MAERSK FLANDERS
Photo : Cees Kloppenburg ©
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The 17 mtr Hull pilot tender HUMBER CALLISTO arrived at the De Haas shipyard in Maassluis, the GRP pilot tender
is built in 2000 at the Souter Marine, Cowes (UK) and is powered by 3 Scania DSI 14 75 M Engines of 600 hp each,
each driving 1 waterjet, for a service speed of 32 and a maximum speed of 37 knots, capacity is 2 crew + 10 pilots.
Photo : Teun van de Zee ©
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…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..
Vroon’s CANADIAN EXPRESS seen at the Westerscheldt River - Photo : Henk de Winde ©
B O E K B E S P R E K I N G
Auteur : Frank NEYTS
“Jaarboek Binnenvaart 2007”.
Bij De Alk verscheen naar jaarlijkse traditie “Jaarboek Binnenvaart 2007” De vrachtprijzen
in de droge lading blijven op een hoog niveau, hoewel ze zomer 2007 iets terugzakken. De
nieuwbouwgolf houdt aan. Nieuwbouwschepen zijn niet aan te slepen en komen overal
vandaan. Nog steeds veel casco’s uit China, maar ook binnenlands worden complete schepen
gebouwd.
De tankvaart heeft het niet gemakkelijk. De vrachtprijzen zijn laag en de eigenaren van
dubbelwandige tankers hebben moeite om rendabel te varen. De eigenaren van enkelwandige
tankers krijgen van de grote oliemaatschappijen te horen dat ze op termijn niet meer welkom
zijn. Om aan hun milieuvriendelijk imago te werken eisen de oliemaatschappijen dubbelwandig
vervoer.
De binnenvaart komt in opstand tegen het verdwijnen van steeds meer ligplaatsen. Vooral op
de Duitse Rijn wordt weinig rekening gehouden met de belangen van de varende bevolking en wordt in voormalige
havens driftig aan het water gebouwd.
Het “Jaarboek Binnenvaart” geeft in foto’s, korte nieuwslijnen, nieuwsverhalen en menselijke verhalen een
overzicht van het jaar, dat zich uitstrekt van juli 2006 tot en met juni 2007.
”Jaarboek Binnenvaart 2007” (ISBN 978-90-6013-269-2) werd als hardback uitgegeven en telt 136 pagina’s. Het
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