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Number 311 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Sunday 07-11-2010 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites.

Above seen the 1994 IHC (The Netherlands) built TDC/CHEC owned TSHD “TONG LI “ operating at the approach channel of Yingkou Port in Bayuquan. Photo : Tim Nijk ©

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IN MEMORIAM

As we all have learned from the news about the crash of the ATR-72 of AeroCaribbean (Flight 883) airplane over Cuba. The plane was en route from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital when it reported an emergency at 5:42 p.m. local time Thursday, then lost contact with air traffic controllers. It went down near Guasimal, a village in Sancti Spiritus province, carrying 61 passengers and a crew of seven.

The Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that none of the passengers survived this disaster

From Damen we have received the very sad message that onboard this plane 3 Dutch Damen Group employees were travelling:

BEN VAN DAM (General Manager DAMEX)

HANS VAN SCHUPPEN (Sales manager Americas)

WALTER VAN DEN BERG (Trainee)

Our hearts go out to the families, relatives and friends and wish them a lot of strength to cope with this sudden, unexpected loss

Ben , Hans and Walter ***** REST IN PEACE *****

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The PINTA seen outward from St.Petersburg – Photo : Dirk van Uitert ©

Working at the port of Rotterdam: you can’t explain it, just experience it! Jong Havenvereniging Rotterdam, the association of young professionals working at the port of Rotterdam, requested companies to open their gates for students. During this ‘Mainport Meewerkdagen’ (Mainport Contribute- day) students from all educational institutions in and around Rotterdam experience the diversity of the port. Dozens of enthusiastic professionals from 36 different companies joined the ‘Meewerkdagen’.

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Pilots, oil and chemical plants, the port authority, maritime lawyers, shipping agents, container terminals and shipping companies: a varied mix of port-related companies.

Photo: Daniëlla Vermeer ©

“These students are all looking for their future job. Many of them have no idea they can find that specific job at the port”, Gerrit Peekstok, chairman of Jong Havenverening, says. “We can explain it or write about it, but there is only one way to find out: you have to experience it. Working one day as a pilot, as a tug- captain or as a CEO of a large shipping agent or the port authority: you will never forget that!”

Over 70 students already enlisted Mainport Meewerkdagen. Enlisting is still possible by e-mail: [email protected] For more information, please check www.jonghavenvereniging.com

Mainport Meewerkdagen 2010 will be closed with an informal reception, on November the 18th starting at 18h00. Jeannette Baljeu, Rotterdam alderman for port, traffic and regional economics, is one of the speakers at this reception.

The TAURUS seen arriving in Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)

Danish shipper mulls listing offshore unit Danish privately held shipper J. Lauritzen is looking to sell part of its rapidly growing offshore shipping unit to share investment costs and mulling a listing of the unit, a newspaper reported on Friday. The unit's vessels, including shuttle tankers, serve the offshore oil and gas industry. It is part of the 125-year-old J. Lauritzen group. "We consider Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 4 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

establishing a partnership with potential investors ... We are interested in finding a partner that can help carry the large investments that are necessary to develop Lauritzen Offshore further," J. Lauritzen Chief Executive Torben Janholt told daily Berlingske Tidende. "Further ahead, it is a possibility that Lauritzen Offshore could get an independent stock market listing," he said during a visit to Japan to meet potential investors. In the first half of 2010, Lauritzen Offshore Services made a pretax profit of $12 million on sales of $52 million, the company said on its website. A year earlier, the unit, which was established in 2008, made a $5 million loss with $5 million in sales. Source: Reuters

Seen last week Tuesday in the Port of Kotka (Finland) the training ship "Katarina" IMO 6604121 Photo : Theo Willem Kanders – o/b Tideway Rollingstone ©

Smaller dry bulk vessels the weapon of choice among Hellenic ship owners With the Handymax sector now emerging as one of the most attractive among its piers, when it comes to looking for an added value n terms of supply/demand balance is shaping in the years to come, it’s no surprise that Hellenic ship owners are actively on the lookout for more investments towards that direction. According to a recent report from N.Cotzias Shipping Group, which looks to the current ‘competition’ between the Hellenic and the Chinese maritime communities for the global lead in terms of fleet sizees, ‘Chinese buyers prefer larger ships possibly with focus that these ships can server their own cargoes. The Greeks on the other hand buy dry cargo vessels with an average age of only 8 years, an average size of 60,000 tonnes at an average price of $35.6 US dollars. The Chinese buy older bigger and cheaper, with average age being 16.7 years, the average size 81,000 tonnes and average price paid $20 mil US dollars’ said the shipbroker. He went on to mention that it is an observed trend that Greeks have been buying more Handymax and Handysize units during the past months. We should note here that Handymax and the smaller Handysize ships apart from having the smallest Newbuilding Orderbook, may perhaps represent the size sector that may be exposed to less threat from China as Chinese concentrate on the larger units. The added advantage of these acquisitions is that it can present the best solution for the next years, as countries like India and Indonesia which have not yet developed satisfactory port infrastructure suitable for accommodating Capes will need a great deal of raw materials, cement, iron, coal, iron ore to achieve the development of basic infrastructure facilities that will enable their further’ said the report. Meanwhile, the newbuilding market has remained active this week, with continual reports of new business being concluded. According to Clarksons, ‘as we now firmly enter the final quarter of the year, yards with outstanding 2011/2012 capacity still remain aggressive for new business - and with such outstanding capacity mainly existing in China - it is the Chinese yards that have superseded their Korean counterparts and are leading the charge in terms of new business in this final portion of the year. This week we have also seen many of the yards

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announce strong 3Q results to the market - and we can also note that this further surge in profits has been triggered not only by continual ordering in both Dry and Wet - but an increased focus and yield from the offshore and container sectors. Going forward - there certainly remains a healthy enough volume of enquiry to suggest that the 4Q will also deliver similarly positive results - and culminate in 2010 ultimately being a strong year for the yards.

Certainly in the short term, the market remains robust and it will now be a case of yards formulating strategy as we move into 2011 and trying to find a way of maintaining momentum in what holds the potential to be tighter market on the chartering side and a steady influx of new orders delivering onto the market’ Clarksons’ report said. In terms of reported business: In Dry, Akmar Shipping have signed with Sungdong to build 2 x 82,000dwt Kamsarmaxes for deliveries in 2012 at circa USD 37 Mill per vessel. Meanwhile First Steamship have ordered 1 option 1 x 82,000dwt Kamsarmax for deliveries from Sep 2012 at Beihai Shipbuilding. Ray Shipping are reported to have signed 4 x 56,000dwt Supramax bulkers at Hyundai Mipo with these due to deliver in 2H 2012 and early 2013. In Wet, Central Mare are reported to have ordered 2 option 2 x 157,000dwt Suezmax tankers at Jiangsu Rongsheng with these vessels due to deliver in 2013 and 2014.

In Other Sectors, COSCO are reported to have ordered 4 x 28,000dwt MPPs at Nantong Cosco KHI for USD 15.6 Mill per vessel with these to deliver from mid 2013 onwards. Viking lines have ordered a 57,000GT Pass/Car Ferry at STX Finland (Turku) for delivery in 2013. Norwegian Cruise line have ordered 2 x 143,500 GT Cruise ships at Meyer Werft for deliveries in 2013 and 2014. Finally, Torghatten Trafikkselskap have ordered 4 x 4,200 GT LNG powered Pass/Car Ferries at Gdanska Remontowa for delivery in 2013. In a separate report, Fearnley’s also reported another active week with as many as 19 ships reported most of them being bulk carriers. Yangfan shipyard in China has secured orders for 2 Handysize dry bulk vessels from the German owner John T Essberger, as well as an order for 4 Supramax dry bulk vessels from the Turkish Owner Ulusoy Denizyollari. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

SAL’s TRINA seen at the Westerscheldt Ribver enroute Antwerp – Photo : Steven Oppeel – www.stevo.be ©

Thai navy rescues Somali pirate victims

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A Thai navy ship taking part in anti-piracy patrols near Somalia rescued 23 crewmen from a Thai trawler attacked and seized by pirates, naval officials said. One Thai crewman and four Yemini policemen were missing, officials said

The Thai naval force received a report Tuesday that the Sirichai Nava 11, a Yemen-registered Thai fishing vessel, had been attacked by Somali pirates about 15 nautical miles (22.5 miles) from the coast of Yemen, the Bangkok Post reported.

The HTMS Pattani, one of two Thai ships taking part in a 28-country anti-piracy effort, was immediately sent on a rescue mission.On reaching the attack area, a helicopter search was initiated. Around noon Wednesday, survivors were spotted. Seven Thai and 15 Cambodian crew members and one Yemeni policeman were rescued from the water. Crew members said the pirates took control of the trawler and were sailing toward the Somali coast when the ship was hit by gunfire from a ship of unknown nationality and sank. The crewmen were left adrift until their rescue. They did not know what became of the pirates, the Bangkok post said. Source : UPI.com

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The HANJIN RIO DE JANEIRO seen in Rio Grande – Photo : Marcelo Vieira ©

Is Shipping Crown Heading East London’s position as the world’s top shipping hub is being challenged by emerging contenders such as Singapore and possibly Shanghai as rising Asian economic powerhouses China and India suck in goods. Chinese commodity demand

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is an increasingly pivotal factor driving freight market activity eastwards, while Asia dominates shipbuilding. Indian appetite for raw materials is also set to grow in the coming years, all enabling Singapore to set out its stall as a centre for the ship industry. Meanwhile Shanghai is also vying to attract the maritime firms that are looking away from London and to the east. “Encouraged by the assumption of an Asia-led economic recovery, companies are looking at setting up a presence in Asia,” said the government-run Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Many in the shipping industry have begun to speculate whether London and the wider UK could start to see a drop in its position as the leading maritime services centre built up over centuries for ship insurance, finance and law.

“It is a credible threat,” said Michael Tamvakis, professor of commodity economics and financeat London’s Cass Business School. “London has a weaker position — I don’t think it is going to be so dominant any more especially when you have places like Singapore which has a lot of advantages.”

Singapore’s growing attraction has led to new maritime set-ups in recent months including UK-based Shipowners’ P&I Club opening their first overseas Asian office in Singapore. Global ship broker Clarksons relocated its Hong Kong dry cargo broking teams to Singapore, while Swiss Re moved its Hong Kong marine reinsurance operations to Singapore. Rolls Royce moved the global headquarters for its marine business to Singapore from London last year.Earlier this year ship broker Howe Robinson moved its corporate headquarters to Singapore from London.

“Right now Singapore has got both the physical shipping business alongside the maritime services. So that combination is inevitably very powerful,” said Jeremy Penn, vice chairman of Maritime UK, which represents the UK’s maritime industries. A survey published this month by maritime recruitment firm Faststream, canvassed among shipbrokers and chartering managers, showed Singapore was the most favoured job location in the world to move to, slightly ahead of London and Geneva.

“Singapore is stable politically and has a legal system that is also strong and stable,” said Gervais Green, head of Asia shipping with law firm Norton Rose. “In shipping, they provide government incentives for non-Singaporean businesses. Norway, London and the United States have suffered because of this.” Company tax exemption schemes in Singapore have already benefited maritime businesses including groups such as Marco Polo Shipping and Mercator Lines, Green said.

Some in the shipping sector have argued that the UK government’s moves to raise corporation tax and other fiscal initiatives including higher personal tax could also push new business away from London. “All these things contribute to probably a decline in London over the longer term particularly as tax rates stay high,” said James Kidwell, finance director with UK group Braemar Shipping Services. Global economic turmoil in 2008 has dented maritime earnings but the sector remains lucrative. UK overseas earnings from overall maritime services fell some 10-15 percent to around 1.8 billion to 1.9 billion pounds ($3.07 billion) last year from 2.1 billion pounds in 2008, independent industry body TheCityUK said.

Business spending in Singapore from 120 tax-exempt global shipping groups, a fraction of the 7,000 maritime related firms there, reached S$2.8 billion ($2.18 billion) last year, down from S$3.3 billion in 2008, government figures showed. But many players say the sheer strength of London, built up over centuries, as a maritime capital is unlikely to be matched. “There is a huge residual body of knowledge and expertise not just in ship broking but in law, insurance, banking, ship registry and that is not going to go away over night,” said Kidwell, whose company has expanded its Asian operations.

Penn, who is also chief executive of the Baltic Exchange, said it had started to report some of its Asia route information in the Asian afternoon, the freight market still largely trades in the European day. “For the time being at least the time zone does help,” he said. “The use of English law and therefore the prejudice in favour of London arbitration is a huge advantage. The adjacency of a major financial centre as well is also an advantage.”

Shipping officials have said while Singapore aims to woo companies it faces challenges itself especially from Shanghai. “I believe Singapore will become a major shipping hub but I don’t think it will supplant London,” said Harry Theochari, global head of transport with Norton Rose in London. “The biggest problem Singapore faces is the development of Shanghai. If I were a betting man I would put my money on Shanghai.” Source : ShipTalk Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 8 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

The CAPTAINYANNIS L seen outward bound from Antwerp – Photo : Stan Muller ©

Medals Of Honour Twelve merchant navy seafarers have been awarded European Defence medals for their work with the Royal Navy at the European Union’s Operation Atalanta Headquarters, working to protect vessels from piracy attack. The medals acknowledge their exceptional contribution working in partnership with the Royal Navy to combat piracy and ensure the safe transit of merchant vessels. A medal ceremony and reception was held at the Chamber of Shipping on Thursday 28 October 2010. Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham presented the awards in his capacity as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Minister with responsibility for counter-piracy issues and on behalf of the British Government.

The event was also attended by Rear Admiral Thomas Ernst, Deputy Commander EU Naval Force, Colonel Richard Spencer Chief of Staff, EU Naval Force and Jan Kopernicki, President of the Chamber of Shipping and Chairman of Oil Companies International Marine Forum. Representatives from all of the companies that have provided MNLO seafarers also attended.

Jan Kopernicki said: “Over 80% of world trade travels by ship, with some 18 million containers making over 200 million trips each year. More than 20% of global trade passes through the Gulf of Aden and so Operation Atalanta is crucial to ensure the safe transit of merchant vessels in this area.

“Piracy is a long running problem in Somalia and growing off the West coast of Africa. This skilled collaboration between merchant seafarers and naval personnel to ensure sea routes remain secure is proving invaluable for all involved. I am delighted to congratulate the merchant seafarers involved and welcome the recognition that this medal offers.”

The military operation was launched 8 December 2008 and has now been extended by the European Council until December 2012. The Merchant Navy officers are seconded from their parent companies and organisations at no cost to the naval operation, and provide a significant and invaluable industry contribution to the success of the counter piracy operation.

In the first nine months of 2010 Somali pirates were involved in 127 attacks on merchant ships, 35 of which were hijacked. At the current time, 15 vessels remain in pirate control and more than 220 seafarers are being held hostage.

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Company; Captain Roger Harding, The Maersk Company; Captain Geert Koffema, The Maersk Company; Captain Howard Snaith, INTERTANKO; Mr Stuart Walker, International Marine Transportation; Mr Jon Hobbs, Carnival UK; Captain Ko Shindo, NYK Line; Captain Steven Moon, BW Fleet Management; Captain Aaron Cooper, Chevron Shipping Company; Captain Laureano Larraury, Teekay; Mr Simon Church, EU Naval Force. Source : ShipTalk

CASUALTY REPORTING

2009 built crude oil tanker involved in distress call rescue operation

Report & Photo : Capt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com ©

On Tuesday 26th October 2010 @ 1955hrs the BEL flag 23m monohull sailing yacht BUCCANEER with sail number BEL 1969, 5 crew onboard that was taking part in the Middle Sea Race 2010 sent a distress call to Augusta Radio requiring assistance. The 2009 built crude oil tanker V8 STEALTH that was 13miles off the position 36* 13. 66N; 014* 37. 79E was required via Augusta Radio to proceed to the yacht, meanwhile the 1983 built general cargo ship ELEONORA that was on her way to Santos, Brazil and the 2008 built chemical/oil products tanker STANLEY PARK

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that was on her way to Port Said, Egypt changed course and proceeded to the yacht that required medical assistance with one person suffering from shock and crew are afraid that he loose conscious.

At 2015hrs Valletta Port Control made contact with the sailing yacht that lost radar to access the situation and vessel was informed that the AFM OPV P61 will be coming to the assistance.

At 2044hrs the container ship IBN ASAKIR who was on her way to Port Said, Egypt was asked by Valletta VTS if she can see a target on her radar and vessel reverted back that she saw a target 3.7nm away from her and changed course to do a search rescue pattern.

At 2046hrs the sailing yacht BUCCANEER switched on her manual transponder giving her position 36* 12.6N 014* 58.77E of which vessel V8 STEALTH confirmed that she received the signal.

At 2057hrs the sailing yacht BUCCANEER reported that the crew member is in good health and do not require medical assistance but required to be towed.

At 2106hrs the V8 STEALTH reported that she was 12nm off the yacht position.

At 2120hrs the AFM P61 reported to Valletta VTS that her eta to the yacht position will be in 90 mins.

At 2157hrs the V8 STEALTH reported that she was 1nm from the yacht and can see visually the yacht.

At 2316hrs P61 arrived on scene and IBN ASAKIR was given instructions to complete her voyage and thanked for her valuable assistance.

At 0520hrs P61 entered Grand Harbour towing the sailing yacht.

ALSO INTERESTED IN THIS FREE MARITIME NEWSCLIPPINGS ? PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE : WWW.MAASMONDMARITIME.COM AND REGISTER FOR FREE ! NAVY NEWS Half-Steam Ahead The Royal Australian Navy has ordered its warships to cut speeds to save fuel and help slash $2.5 billion from the navy’s budget. Ships’ menus are also being standardised and the number of days spent at sea cut as part of a plan that aims to save $2.5 billion in the coming decade. “When ships are operating normally, commanding officers are expected to operate them at the most economical speed,” a navy spokesman said. At the same time, the navy has been forced to beg the New Zealand navy for places on board the multi-role ship Canterbury for 89 officer trainees and seven staff because it’s own amphibious transport ships HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla are laid up in Sydney Harbour with huge mechanical and structural problems. In September, the Kanimbla drifted dangerously close to shore without power after a fire near Sydney Heads. According to navy insiders, there are now grave doubts that the two 8000-tonne vessels will ever return to sea.

The navy maintains there have been no cuts to “training demand” but has admitted it is using more shore training compared with sea days in the wake of the “operational pause” for the Manoora and Kanimbla. “This impact is being mitigated by increased training in other platforms and simulation ashore,” it said.

The Canterbury exercise is the first time an entry officer course has been conducted on a foreign ship. The Australian trainees, working as junior sailors, will spend their first 15 days at sea on the ship during an 18-day deployment this month. Such deployments at sea take place twice a year, but it is not clear whether the New Zealand

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navy will be called on for future training cruises. The training cruise will be conducted free of charge by the New Zealand navy. Source : ShipTalk

Ukraine’s only submarine to enter service in 2011 Ukraine’s only submarine ‘Zaporizhzhia’ which has been undergoing repairs for almost ten years is expected to enter service in 2011, according to the Defence Ministry. Zaporizhzhia's keel was laid down in 1970 at the New Admiralty Shipyard in Leningrad. In 1970 she was commissioned into the Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet, where she conducted 14 patrols, including a port call in Cuba. Later the submarine was transferred to the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, serving there until 1994. In 1995, the submarine's batteries permanently failed and she became abandoned without their replacement.

In 1997 the submarine was handed over to the Ukrainian Navy during the partition of the Black Sea Fleet. Like most of the country's naval ships, she was renamed after one of Ukraine's cities — Zaporizhzhia. The city's community began to co-sponsor the ship, especially the accommodational needs of the crew. But it was only in 2003 when Ukrainian government became able to buy a new batteries set abroad and make Zaporizhzhia's survival real. However, she was immediately placed under repair in Sevastopol. The repair is finished on 75% at the moment, but the submarine is still unable to put out to the sea.

In 2005, Zaporizhzhia was considered to take part in the 2006 joint exercise conducted by the Ukrainian Navy and the Italian Navy, but the end of her repair was postponed. Being on a years-lasting repair, Zaporizhzhia was an inactive military unit stated Defense Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko in April 2006. In January 2007, (Defense Minister) Hrytsenko stated that Ukraine intends to sell Zaporozhie. As of July 2010 Zaporizhzhia is preparing for trials after repairs. RADM Yury Ilyin, Ukrainian Navy Deputy Commander was quoted as saying that Zaporizhzhia will start mooring trials in December and sea trials in May 2011 after which it will join Ukraine's naval forces.

New tests for Yury Dolgoruky Russia’s newest strategic submarine “Yury Dolgoruky” is currently undergoing state tests in the White Sea. Afterwards the submarine will get ready to launch its first Bulava ballistic missile. The submarine left the Sevmash shipyard outside Arkhangelsk on November 2, and will be undergoing state tests until November 10-12, Vesti.ru reports.

After the tests, the submarine will return to the shipyard for preparations for its first launch of a Bulava missile. Russia had two successful test launches of its newest submarine-launched ballistic missile in October, both conducted from

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the White Sea by the nuclear-powered rebuilt Typhoon class submarine “Dmitry Donskoy”. In October, “Yury Dolgoruky” conducted its first ever torpedo firing, as BarentsObserver reported.

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The YORK RANGER seen under repairs at the DAMEN Shiprepair facilities in Schiedam Photo : Henk van der Heijden © Slachtoffers zijn werknemers scheepswerf Drie werknemers van de scheepswerf Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem zijn omgekomen door een vliegtuigongeval in Cuba. Het ongeval vond plaats donderdag einde van de middag (lokale tijd). Het zou gaan om een toestel van Aero Caribbean van het type ATR-72 van Frans-Italiaanse makelij, dat op weg was van de oostelijke stad Santiago de Cuba naar de hoofdstad Havana. Het stortte neer in de regio Guasimal in de provincie Sancti Spiritus. Er Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 13 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

zou voor de crash nog een noodoproep zijn gedaan, waarna het contact wegviel. Aan boord van het toestel waren 68 mensen, die allemaal zijn omgekomen. Watde oorzaak van de crash is, is nog onduidelijk. De Cubaanse luchtvaartautoriteiten gaan onderzoeken of slecht weer een rol speelde.

Korean yard bribery scandal unfolds A couple of bribery scandals have rocked Korea’s shipbuilding industry. 15 executives at two shipbuilding companies, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Daehan Shipbuilding, were booked Thursday on suspicion of accepting bribes to the tune of hundreds of million won. 12 executives and staff members of Hyundai Samho and three at Daehan are involved in the bribery scandals. 13 subcontractors were also under investigation by authorities. Bribery at Korean yards is nothing new. Last year the president of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world's third largest yard, was hit with similar allegations. Source : Seatrade Asia

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

Stolt-Nielsen S.A. Acquires Seven Parcel Tankers In Separate Transactions Stolt-Nielsen S.A. announced Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire seven stainless steel parcel tankers in a series of separate transactions for a total consideration of $255 million, including takeover and upgrade costs. In a transaction with Odfjell SE, Stolt Tankers B.V. acquired two fully stainless steel parcel tankers of 37,438 deadweight tonnes ("dwt"), each equipped with 47 tanks and built by STX Europe's yard in Floro, Norway, in 2000 and 2001, respectively. The two ships are among the most sophisticated of parcel tankers and will be renamed M/T Stolt Focus and M/T Stolt Commitment. Stolt Tankers B.V. also acquired three Japanese-built stainless steel parcel tankers. Two of the ships are 23,400 dwt, built in 2009 and 2008, with 26 and 30 tanks, respectively. The third ship is 19,700 dwt, built in 2006 with 26 tanks. The ships will be renamed M/T Stolt Bobcat, M/T Stolt Ocelot and M/T Stolt Serval, respectively. In addition, Stolt Tankers exercised purchase options under existing time charters to acquire the M/T Stolt Glory and M/T Stolt Strength from their owners. The ships were built in 2005 and are currently on time charter to the Company. Both ships are 33,000 dwt with 28 stainless steel tanks. Commenting on the acquisitions, Mr. Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer of SNSA, said, "We are pleased to have acquired these high quality ships on what we believe to be favourable terms. Following the cancellation of our eight-ship order in Korea, the addition of these ships to our fleet, in combination with the recent time charter arrangement with JO Tankers, effectively meets our current needs for tonnage. Stolt Tankers is well positioned both to meet anticipated growth in customer demand on certain key trade lanes and to extend its leadership positions in those niche markets that we have targeted for long-term growth." Source: Stolt-Nielsen S.A.

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Paranagua port has been receiving a good amount of Diesel Oil, this highlight it’s on account of new clients that are investing into the local market which before commanded by PETROBRAS ( Brazilian Government company ). Nevertheless the new clients are making a test on the next months and in case the cargoes/prices satisfactory for sure The demand of cargo/ships should increase. Enclosed herewith photo of one our vessels attended in Paranagua port discharging Diesel Oil from USA / Houston port. Photo : Jefferson Modesto - BPA AGENCIAMENTOS MARITIMOS LTDA ©

Construction of Maasvlakte 2 "running like clockwork" The Port of Rotterdam Authority has issued a fresh update on progress with the huge Maasvlakte 2 project.

Said the port: "Since work started on the construction of Maasvlakte 2 two years ago, 170 million m3 of sand has been brought in. That is more than would be needed to fill the Rotterdam - Fyenoord soccer stadium to the brim 100 times. At the height of the 'sand operations', some ten trailing hopper suction dredgers were at work simultaneously."

Photo : Marijn van Hoorn ©

"Now, that number has been reduced to about three. Contractor PUMA (a joint venture between Boskalis and Van Oord) has shifted the accent in construction to the 'stone operations', or in other words the construction of 3.5 km of hard sea defences on the northwest side, and the construction of the quay wall for the first container terminal."

"Both are currently in full swing. This means that the project is on schedule. In three years, the first container ship will be able to moor in the new port area." Important milestones expected in 2011 are the start of construction work on the quay wall for the APMT container terminal (January), the delivery of the site to container stevedoring company RWG so that it can set up its terminal (spring) and the construction of the infrastructure bundle (road, rail, cables and

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pipelines) to connect Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port infrastructure. This infrastructure bundle will be situated between the Slufter and Distripark Maasvlakte. Source : Dredging News Online

Mammoet expands business on 80,000 m² site at Autrichehaven Zeeland Seaports Mammoet Benelux, with headquarters in Schiedam (the Netherlands), recently acquired an 8 ha undeveloped harbor site on the Axel Plain (Axelse Vlakte) at Autrichehaven in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen. In the coming year Mammoet intends to develop a third Multi-Purpose Terminal for Mammoet in the Netherlands on this site. It will include their

own 300-metre quay at the new Autriche Terminal to receive vessels of up to 12.50 meters draft. The arrival of Mammoet implies a major expansion of the stevedoring activities on the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal. This makes Zeeland Seaports an excellent alternative for for the ports of Antwerp, Ghent and Vlissingen for the storage and transfer of goods for third parties. Mammoet's expansion in the region will also create local employment opportunities.

Mammoet is going to use the site as a test location for three new Superheavy Lift Cranes in the period ahead. Mammoet is currently developing and manufacturing this New Generation cranes which will become available in two types in 2011. The PTC 120 DS (maximum load moment 120,000 ton meters) and the PTC 160 DS (160,000 ton meters) combine an enormous capacity and versatility. Mammoet has two other terminals besides the terminal which is going to be built in the Terneuzen port area. The Heavy Lift Terminal in Schiedam at Nieuwe Maas in the port of Rotterdam has a 20,000 m² storage area. The existing Multi-Purpose Terminal in Westdorpe, near Terneuzen, has a covered storage capacity of 8,000 m² and an outdoor storage area of 15,000 m². Container liners leave for Vlissingen, Rotterdam and Antwerp every day. Mammoet has more than enough lifting and transport equipment (as well as ro-ro possibilities) on both existing terminals and highly skilled staff is available to meet all storage and transfer demands.

Jan De Nul Group & Classdiving Set to Upgrade Sierra Leone Ports In a bid to upgrade the Sierra Leone Queen Elizabeth II Quay to a very standard quay that will accommodate large ships, an under-water construction and Marine Contractor Company ‘Classdiving’ in collaboration with a Belgium based

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Dredging and Marine Construction Company Jan De Nul Group, have been contracted by the Sierra Leone Government to dig the Queen Elizabeth II Quay jetty to a standard dept.

To commence the project, Jan De Nul Group has brought in their dredging vessel named James Cook from Spain which is presently parked at the quay awaiting all necessary arrangement to be completed.

In a conducted tour with journalists to the Queen Elizabeth II Quay on Wednesday 3rd November 2010, to see the ‘James Cook’ dredging vessel, the Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Classdiving Mr. Anders Peter Hansen told newsmen that Classdiving are approved agent for Jan De Nul Group, Dredging and Marine Construction in Belgium that has been operating in Africa since 1993 in construction and repairs of harbours and Jetties, special in areas of survey for World Bank projects in post- war countries such as Sierra Leone and Liberia, and also countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Angola, Congo, and Guinea. He said the vessel is here to dig the Queen Elizabeth Quay port to a standard dept of 11 meters. According to him, due to continuous erosion and other artificial reasons, the port has over the years become shallow to a dept of 9 meters. He said as a result this shallow dept in the port, a good number of large ships and other vessels have stopped coming in to Sierra Leone, adding that at the end of the contract, when the port would have been dug to a very standard dept, more vessels and large ships will start visiting the country and this he said will help boost the Sierra Leone economy. Mr. Hansen further revealed that Jan De Nul Group will be coming in with another dredging vessel to work on the Kissy Targrin Ferry Terminal, the London mining in Port Loko and that of the African Minerals to give them a standard dept that will allow more large vessels and ships to slam.

He also used this forum as an opportunity to say thanks to the Managing Director Rtd. Captain Benjamin Davies and Mr. Sanie Sesay of the Sierra Leone Port Authority (SLPA) for what he described as their tireless supports in ensuring that the James Cook vessel came in to Sierra Leone.

Classdiving is also partnering with the Martrade Marine Services based in the Netherlands and have so far been offering complete survey solutions of Africa Ports and Harbors, Bathymetric Survey, Side Scan Sonar imaging, Sub Sea Bottom Profiling, Echo sounding for detailed surveys, Repositioning of Navigation Aid, for vessel traffic, repairing to harbors, ports, and jetty structures, Cathodic Protection, Cathodic Potential Survey, Anode rehabilitation, Emergency repairs, Pipe laying, and mooring handling among others. Flexibility, reliability and quality are the major key word in the company, as well as customer discretion. Vessels can be surveyed, repaired & maintained where customers find it suitable, at offshore, on anchorage or at Port.

Port consulting and Port facility Security reports are some of the key services offered by Classdiving. Whatever the need is in aspects of Survey, they have the solution for a fast reliable first hand knowledge of the Ports structure, facility and details, upgrade of sea charts or test the ports construction structure (safe handling structure) steel and concrete super structures with non destructive test testing methods in inspection of port facilities. According to the CEO, the purpose of the company is to provide the maritime industry with first class underwater service to Vessels, Harbors, and Ports, adding that they also provide marine consultancy for government and privates companies. He said at present, Classdiving Sierra Leone has a team highly trained and qualified members in all scopes of work and survey aspects, with a manpower of forty-seven Sierra Leonean and four expatriates from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Ghana who are presently involved in all sea based survey programs for Sierra Leone based companies such as the African Minerals Limited and London Mining Company Limited Sierra Leone as well serving as a

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contractor for the Vibrocoring Project for African Minerals and are also service partners with Fugro Seacore Project for African Minerals. Source : Awareness Times Newspaper in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Coscon starts 5th China service from Nansha's GOCT COSCON has announced the launch of the IC6 loop, its fifth domestic China service from the Guangzhou South China Oceangate Container Terminal (GOCT) at Nansha on the southern outskirts of the Guangdong capital. Four 1,300- to 1500-TEU ships are being deployed on the service that calls at GOCT every five days on a port rotation of: Shenzhen- Shekou, Guangzhou-Nansha, Shanghai, Tianjin, Yingkou and Ningbo.

This brings the number of domestic services at GOCT, connecting Nansha with main hubs in east and north China, to seven, a company statement said. With water depth of 15.5 metres, the GOCT facility features a 2,100-metre quay over six berths, serviced by 18 gantry cranes with an outreach of 65 metres. It is jointly invested and operated by Guangzhou Port Group, Cosco Pacific and APM Terminals. Source : Schednet

Svitzer’s LONDON seen arriving in Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)

More cruiseship orders for SAM Electronics Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, has received orders to supply a further four NACOS 65-5 integrated navigation command systems for new cruise ships currently under construction in European yards for Carnival, Celebrity and Costa for delivery in 2011 and 2012.

Ships to be equipped with the systems are Carnival’s Carnival Magic being built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard in Italy, and Celebrity’s Celebrity Silhouette under construction by Meyer Werft in Germany. The other two systems will be installed aboard Costa’s Costa Fascionosa and Costa Favolosa, both of which are being completed by Fincantieri at its Breda shipyard. In addition to the navigation systems, all four ships will be similarly outfitted with integrated Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 18 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

automation assemblies for machinery control developed by SAM Electronics’ associate company, Valmarine AS of Norway. Incorporating high degrees of operational redundancy and featuring integrating interswitchable SAM X- and S-band radars with Ecdis, autopilot and other key navaids, the NACOS systems will enable each cruise ship to be steered to an accuracy within half its beam using precise positioning and speed measurement techniques. The systems form part of a new extended series of NACOS Platinum models providing a wide range of scalable navigation, automation and control functions using common components and operating networks. Two such assemblies have already been commissioned for the new 71,000gt Aida cruise ships being built at Meyer Werft. Source : The Motorship

Spotted in the Port of La Goulette, TUNIS, cruise ship COSTA CONCORDIA - Photo : Theo Bakker ©

Italian-Thai inks deals for huge Myanmar port project Top Thai construction company Italian-Thai Development Pcl has signed a contract with Myanmar for a port and infrastructure project worth at least 200 billion baht ($6.73 billion). The framework agreement between Italian-Thai and the Myanmar Port Authority was endorsed in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital, on Nov. 2, according to state media in Myanmar and a company source. The Dawei development in the Tanintharyi region in Myanmar's south will take 10 years to complete under three phases of construction.

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The project covers construction of the deep-sea port, buildings for shipyard and maintenance work, petrochemical industries, a refinery, a steel plant, a power station, road and rail links from Dawei to Bangkok and an oil pipeline running alongside those transport links. A total of 25 vessels ranging from 20,000 to 50,000 tonnes would be able to berth simultaneously at the 22 wharves and 100 million tonnes of goods could be handled a year at the port. Source : Reuters

Atlas Jaymar do Brasil Celebrates 5th Anniversary During October, Atlas Jaymar do Brasil celebrated its 5th year operating in Macae, Brasil. An informal celebration marked this milestone on the evening of 28th October where clients, employees and friends gathered for a traditional Brasilian barbeque within Atlas Jaymar do Brasil’s grounds.

“It was a very enjoyable evening”, remarked William Mair (General Manager of Atlas Jaymar do Brasil), “it was nice to see everyone enjoying themselves”. Since it was founded in October 2005, Atlas Jaymar do Brasil has grown from a two person operation to it’s current staff of 13, based in the Macae office. From this office we source and deploy consulting professionals and/or crew requirements depending on client’s needs.

William Mair commented: “We now have the infrastructure in place to compete for larger contract tenders and we are sure the next 5 years will be even more successful than the first”.

To round off the celebrations, Atlas Jaymar do Brasil was awarded DNV ISO 9001-2008 accreditation following an audit which took place on Monday the 1st November.

“With this accreditation, we feel we can better serve our clients and with continual self assessment, even improve on our current high level of service to our clients in the energy and marine industry” – William Mair.

Contact details: Atlas Jaymar do Brasil 27920-260 Cavalerios, Macae, RJ Brazil Phone: +55 22 277 34 859 [email protected] www.jaymarbrasil.com More details on new HQ for Dutch dredging company Van Oord As highlighted earlier this week in Dredging News Online, Dutch dredging contractorm has started work on a new head office in Rotterdam. The building is on the banks of the River Maas, and is due to be completed in March 2012. "Our new offices and the location are a reflection of our business activities," said Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord. "We are proud that Van Oord has chosen this sustainable solution," said Coen van Oostrom, CEO of OVG Projectontwikkeling. The arrival of Van Oord in the Nieuwe Maas office park heralds the start of phase 1 of the campus project. The second phase comprises an office development of around 12,000m². Source : Dredging News Online

COSCO Shipping orders more heavy lift vessels COSCO Shipping has signed up for a total of eight heavy lift newbuilds in the past week. On the evening of October 31st, COSCO Shipping signed a contract with Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Company Limited in Shanghai, to build four 28,000-dwt heavy lifters. On the morning of November 1st, COSCO Shipping signed with Shanghai Shipyard to build another four 28,000-dwt heavy lift ships. COSCO signed for ten 27,000-dwt MPPs back in March as part of plans to establish its heavylift fleet as the number one in the world. Source : Seatrade Asia Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 20 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

The ICE FIGHTER seen departing from Willemstad (Curacao) Photo : Kees Bustraan – http://community.webshots.com/user/cornelis224 (c)

Floating a natural gas giant Shell is planning to build a gigantic floating facility that will produce and process offshore natural gas, opening up vast new resources. It will contain around 260,000 tonnes of steel – five times more than used to build Sydney Harbour Bridge. Its decks will measure 486 metres by 74, the length of more than four football fields end to end. This will be the largest floating object in the world. The facility will cool natural gas to –162°C, shrinking it by 600 times for shipping to far-flung markets. This will be Shell’s – and possibly the world’s – first floating plant for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG). It will be highly mobile and compact compared to plants on land, yet strong enough to withstand extreme weather conditions. Such an innovation could revolutionise the approach to gas production.

“Floating LNG has the potential to change the way we produce and deliver natural gas,” says Neil Gilmour, Shell Upstream International General Manager FLNG. Building pipelines and onshore LNG facilities to process natural gas from some remote offshore fields is still too costly to be viable. To add to this, crucial factors are sometimes uncertain – for example the size of a field or the gas price in a region. Using FLNG technology allows us to move the facility to new fields once resources at a specific field have been depleted. FLNG also reduces environmental impact because it avoids the need to build onshore plants or lay extensive pipelines on the seabed. Current plans would see construction of the facility starting next year, and likely finish in the second half of this decade.

Equipment on board will include units to clean and liquefy the gas, a water-cleaning plant, and a gas-fired power plant to drive the operations. The weight of the equipment combined with the facility’s hull and the stored liquids will total around 600,000 tonnes, roughly seven times as much as the largest aircraft carrier. Up to 120 crew members will work around the clock to produce some 3.5 million tonnes of LNG each year, plus 1.5 million tonnes a year of liquefied petroleum gas and other natural gas liquids. “Despite its size, the facility will only have a fifth of the surface area of a standard LNG plant on land,” says Barend Pek, General Manager FLNG Shell Projects & Technology. Some conventional LNG gas-cooling processes need equipment that would be too big for the deck. Shell’s FLNG liquefaction facilities use Shell technology and take up less space. We can alter the composition of coolant to suit different climates, increasing the facility’s flexibility. The process will harness cold temperatures to help cool the gas naturally, using less energy and so lowering CO2 emissions. We have successfully used this cooling process at our integrated oil and gas project Sakhalin II, in Russia, where temperatures can plummet to –45°C. A turret will run through the deck of the FLNG facility, with up to 24 mooring lines securing it to the seabed. The turret allows it to absorb the impact of high winds and waves, turning in place like a weather vane. The FLNG design is adaptable: equipment to compress and store CO2

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or to remove natural gas liquids, for example, can be added as needed. The design also allows for equipment that would compress gas from the reservoir if the pressure drops over time as the field is produced.

Carriers will ship the LNG to customers in other parts of the world. The FLNG facility – towering tens of metres above the water line – must align with each carrier. The volume of products in the storage tanks will vary. Seawater can be pumped into the double walls of the facility’s structure to control its depth and keep it balanced. We have developed ways for carriers to pull safely alongside the FLNG facility. In severe weather conditions, carriers will not approach. The planned site of the first Shell FLNG project is the Prelude and Concerto gas fields in the Browse region off the coast of north-west Australia. Weather can be extreme and the area has experienced several cyclones over the last decades. The FLNG facility will be able to withstand hurricanes up to category 5 and weather events predicted to occur once in every 10,000 years. Its sheer size makes it stable and allows it to stay moored at sea even during a hurricane. Source: Shell

Overview of the Busan (South Korea) passenger terminal – Photo : Jan de Bokx ©

MOL, 'K' Line, NYK to start 9-ship Asia- Honolulu December 2 JAPANESE shipping giant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) has announced it will take part in a service connecting Asia to Honolulu starting December 2. The service is offered through slots on an existing Asia-West Coast South America service operated by "K" Line with MOL and NYK with the following port rotation: Busan, Keelung, Ningbo, Shanghai, Nagoya, Yokohama, Honolulu, Manzanillo, Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Manzanillo, Honolulu, Tokyo and back to Busan.

The service will deploy nine 2,000- to 2,470 TEU ships on a weekly sailing with the first being the 2,468-TEU MOL Satisfaction from Busan on December 2-3, then to Keelung, December, 4-5; Ningbo, December 5-6; Shanghai, December 7-8; Nagoya, December 10-11; Yokohama, December 11-12 and Honolulu on December 20-21. Source : Schednet

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Matson profit rises 67pc in third quarter to US$40.4 million MATSON Navigation's parent company, Alexander & Baldwin, has posted a third quarter operating profit increase of 67 per cent year on year to US$40.4 million. Matson's revenue increased 14 per cent to $267.5 million from $234.2 million in the same quarter last year. Container volume fell two per cent from Hawaii, but increased 29 per cent from China. Car volume to Hawaii fell 10 per cent.

Rapid recovery of China rates helped the company, putting a peak season surcharge in place for the entire quarter and higher volumes compared with the third quarter of 2009. Matson said its original CLX1 service had proven to be an "excellent" performer. The company's stevedoring joint venture, SSAT, also benefited from strength in transpacific volumes. While it expects the service to do well for the balance of the year, it said normal volume and rate softening due to the end of the peak season in September is expected.

Matson said it began its second China string, CLX2, in September. Offices have been established in the new China ports of Hong Kong and Shenzhen and five vessels have been time-chartered, with full deployment of the five-ship string initiated in October. Matson Logistics had operating profit of $1.8 million in the quarter, an 18 per cent drop. Revenue was $92.4 million, a 12 per cent improvement. Source : Schednet

Shipowners’ Club Reports Encouraging Half Year Growth and Announces No General Increase in Premiums The Shipowners’ Club has published its first half-yearly financial report and has advised Members that no general increase will be imposed for the next policy year, 2011/12. Strong underwriting performance coupled with a small investment return result in a US$23.9M overall surplus, increasing free reserves to US$159.2million.

Shipowners’, the mutual P&I Club which specialises in providing liability insurance to smaller and more specialised vessels, has for the first time made public results of its half-year performance. At the same time the Club has also confirmed that no general increase will be applied to Members’ premiums at the 20th February 2011 renewal. Commenting on the recent Board decision, Charles Hume, CEO stated, “We have applied general increases during recent renewals but in view of our encouraging first half results and the challenging operating environment still being experienced by many of our Members, we are pleased to announce now that no general premium increase will be applied for the 2011 policy year. That said, underwriters will be looking closely at the claims record and premiums Distribution : daily 14725+ copies worldwide 07-11-2010 Page 24 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 311

paid by each Member and also assessing closely the risks associated with every vessel type. It is through this sort of prudent underwriting that the financial stability of the Club will be maintained.”

The results in question are indeed encouraging with the unaudited figures for the six-month period showing gross earned income of US$ 96.3M, which represents a 14% increase in debited income over the same period last year. In keeping with the experience of other P&I insurers, Shipowners reports a reduction in the number and value of claims despite the total number of vessels entered with the Club being reasonably constant at around 28,000 since 2007.

With claims reduced and income increasing, the six-month underwriting performance is predictably strong. In this regard, Shipowners reports an anticipated technical account surplus of US$21.1M, producing a combined ratio of 75.4%. OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX T 47 CLASS D 624 BOUVET

Above seen the T-47 KERSAINT class destroyer D 624 BOUVET seen anchored of Lorient last week Photo : Clemens Smits ©

The T 47 class were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernised in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s when they were replaced by Georges Leygues class frigates

Photo : Clemens Smits ©

These ships were larger than other contemporary European destroyers and were based on the wartime Hardi class destroyers but were enlarged and had a dual purpose armament. The ships were designed as fleet escorts rather than for independent operations therefore had a slower speed than their predecessors. The main guns were a French design firing a 127mm (5 inch) shell, which enabled them to use US ammunition

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Pennant Name Builder Commissioned Modernisation Fate Accidentally rammed in 1971; surviving

D621 Surcouf Arsenal de Lorient 1 November 1955 None aft part sunk as target in 1972. D622 Kersaint Arsenal de Lorient 20 March 1956 Anti-air Decommissioned 1983 D623 Cassard AC Bretagne 14 April 1956 none Broken up 1974 D624 Bouvet Arsenal de Lorient 13 May 1956 Anti-air Decommissioned 1982 D625 Dupetit-Thouars Arsenal de Brest 15 September 1956 anti-air Decommissioned 1988 D626 Chevalier Paul FC de la Geronde 22 December 1956 none Decommissioned 1971

D627 Maillé-Brézé Arsenal de Lorient 4 May 1957 anti-submarine Museum ship 1988 D628 Vauquelin Arsenal de Lorient 3 November 1956 anti-submarine Decommissioned 1986 D629 D'Estrées Arsenal de Brest 19 March 1957 anti-submarine Decommissioned 1985 D630 Du Chayla Arsenal de Brest 4 June 1957 anti-air Decommissioned 1991 D631 Casabianca AC Bretagne 4 May 1957 anti-submarine Decommissioned 1984 D632 Guépratte FC de la Géronde 6 June 1957 anti-submarine Decommissioned 1985

All T-47 class destroyers ended their career either as artificial reefs or targets for weapons tests except the Maillé-Brézé (D627) which is the only preserved T 47 class destroyer (escorteur d'escadre) of the French Navy. She was built by Arsenal de Lorient in Lorient, commissioned on 4 May 1957 and named after French admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé (1619– 1646), In 1988 she was decommissioned and became a museum ship in Nantes. She is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since October 1991.

Photo : Piet Sinke ©

General characteristics T-47 class Displacement: 2750 tons standard, 3740 tons full load Length: 128.6 m Beam: 12.7 m Draught: 5.4 m Propulsion: 2 shaft geared turbines, 4 boilers, 63,000 hp Speed: 34 knots Range: 5000 nmi at 18 knots Complement: 347 Armament: 6 - 127mm guns (3 twin turrets) 6 - 57mm/60 modèle 1951 guns (3 twin turrets) 4 - 20mm guns (4x1) 12 - 550mm torpedo tubes (4x3)

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…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..

EUROCARGO MALTA of Grimaldi Lines, arriving at Valletta, on the 04-11-2010. – Photo : Gejtu Spiteri ©

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