Maritime Press Clippings 2012 - Hydrex Underwater Technology

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 209Enrico L. Basilio, president of the Research, Education and Institutional Development Foundation, Inc. (REID) in hisspeech during the 1st ASEAN Regulatory Reform Symposium yesterday in Makati City.According to REID, there are around 1.8 million containers that land in Manila ports and only 50 containers per week inBatangas. Batangas is part of the ASEAN roll on-roll off system which aims to connect the Philippines to othercountries in the region. Another speaker in the same forum cited the need to come up with a regional policy on thetransport of passengers and goods between points in a country by a vessel registered in another state. “With theopening up of the ASEAN, it could be good for countries to set their stance on cabotage,” said World Bank IndonesiaOffice Senior Trade Specialist Henry Sandee in his speech. In the Philippines, for instance, foreign ships are restrictedto plying routes between international sea ports - a factor long blamed for relatively high interisland shipping costs.Still another speaker noted that ASEAN members can use as an example the progress towards an integrated Customssystem in the region that will eventually enable traders to declare goods at any one country in order to enter theregional economy. “Reforms in regulation have helped push the development of the National Single Customs Windowalong in order to meet the ASEAN single window,” said Ruth Banomyong of Thailand’s Thammasat University. Theforum was held to share best practices in the field of supply chain and logistics regulatory reforms. Source: BusinessWorldEcospeed in excellent condition onrudder after five years at seaFive years after the Ecospeed underwater hullcoating had been applied on her rudder, the 195-meter container vessel Marie Delmas came intodrydock in Dubai. Shortly afterward the rudders oftwo other ships owned by the same company, CMAShips UK Ltd., were also coated with Ecospeedand this in China.left: Ecospeed coating after application.right: Ecospeed coating after five years.The drydocking of Marie Delmas allowed theowners to see the excellent condition of Ecospeedon her rudder. This further vindicated their decisionto choose the same treatment for the rudders ofVille d’Aquarius, Ville D’Orion and five othercontainer vessels in their fleet.Ecospeed is guaranteed for ten years and isexpected to remain intact for the lifetime of the vessels. The rudders of all eight vessels will not have to be repaintedduring future drydockings and extensive repairs will not be needed. Planning the maintenance of the vessel’s sternarea therefore becomes much easier. The smoothness attained by the coating also provides optimum hydrodynamicconditions for rudders to operate at maximum efficiency.Richards Bay terminal to get ship unloaderRichards Bay Terminal’s R3-billion equipment replacement programme has kicked off with the arrival this week of acustom-built pneumatic ship unloader.Port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), which allocated R12.1-billion of its R33-billion budget over the nextseven years to the Richards Bay bulk export facility, aimed to improve capacity, equipment reliability and servicedelivery. The unloader, produced by shipping manufacturer Rio Tinto Alcan Alesa Engineering and the seventh of itskind in the world, had a 1 000 t/h capacity. It enabled the unloading of alumina and petcoke from vessels, whilefacilitating a consistent and dust-reduced material flow. “This investment...will make a remarkable difference inenabling the plant to achieve improved operating efficiencies and deliver on customer expectations,” said TPT’sRichards Bay Terminal head Victor Mkhize. Once the unloader arrived, TPT would start assembling, endurance testing,hot and cold commissioning, as well as operator training before handover. “The offloader will significantly improve theefficiency of BHP Billiton’s operation and will undoubtedly make a positive impact in reducing spillages,” said TPT clientBHP Billiton Aluminium SA asset president Lucas Msimanga. TPT CEO Karl Socikwa commented that the acquisition ofDistribution : daily to 22500+ active addresses 27-07-2012 Page 21