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Flight deck operations onboard the US destroyer BENFOLD ( DDG 65 ), The SEAHAWK ships helicopter is landing whilst the destroyer is rolling heavily Photo : via Ad de Kruijf
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THE ELBE GALLERY
The following companies / persons have donated at least 500 Euro to save the Elbe :
SMIT – Waalhaven O.Z. 85 Port Number 2204 - 3087 BM Rotterdam - tel + 31 (0)10 – 454 99 11 www.smit.com
KAHN Scheepvaart - Van Vollenhovenstraat 3 - 3016 BE Rotterdam - tel + 31(0) 413 46 30 [email protected]
D.Touw Expertise- en Ingenieursbureau BV- Waalhaven ZZ 10 - 3088 HH Rotterdam – tel (0) 10 283 6666 [email protected]
BIGLIFT – Radarweg 36 – 1042 AA Amsterdam – tel : +31 (0) 20 4488300 [email protected]
MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES - P.O.Box 37196 – 1030 AD Amsterdam – tel + 31 (0)20 686 66 31 [email protected]
OPDR Netherlands Agencies BV - Seattleweg 17 – 3195 ND Rotterdam tel +31 (0)10 7980772 [email protected]
ALPHATRON MARINE – Schaardijk 23 – 3063 NH Rotterdam – tel +31 (0) 10 453 4000 [email protected]
HAPO International – Ringdijk 486 – 2933 GS Ridderkerk – tel +31 (0) 180 41 46 71
UNIFLEET BV Shipsmanagement – Scherpdeel 28 – 4703 RJ Roosendaal – tel + 31 (0) 165 578444 [email protected]
CLEARWATER GROUP – Scheepvaartweg 3A – 3356 LL Papendrecht – Tel +31 (0)78 64 104 40 [email protected]
REDERIJ WATERWEG – Het Nieuwe Diep 39 D –1781 AE Den Helder – tel +31 (0) 223 615 666 www.waterweg.nl
SMITWIJS OCEAN TOWAGE – Westplein 5b – 3016 BM Rotterdam – tel : +31 (0) 10 412 69 69 [email protected]
SOENEN BVBA – Oostkamp – Belgium - [email protected]
SEASPAN – C/O 2700 – 200 Granville street – Vancouver – Canada – tel (604) 482 8776 [email protected]
LEKKO I.T.E.S – P.O.Box 400 – 1970 AK IJMUIDEN – [email protected]
SAMUEL STEWART & Co – 1 Tranquil Vale – Blackheath – London SE3 0BU – Tel : 020 – 8297 7474 – www.stewartgroup.co.uk
LKL OCEANTRADE – Adriaen Banckertstraat 8 – 3115 JE Schiedam – tel 31 (0) 10 412 9622
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Bonn & Mees – Sluisjesdijk 123 – 3087 AE Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 429 05 44 [email protected]
VOPAK Agencies Rotterdam – Droogdokweg 71 – 3089 JN Rotterdam – tel 31 (0)10 294 2222 [email protected]
SLEDGEHAMMER Engineering – Ringdijk 486 – 2983 GS Ridderkerk – tel 31 (0) 180 41 37 28
STICHTING NATIONAAL SLEEPVAART MUSEUM
HvS Dredging Support B.V. – Noorderhaven 96 – 8861 AR Harlingen – tel +31 (0) 517 413588 [email protected]
HA-CE MARINE – Specerjenhof 53 – 3063 BX Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 212 23 22 [email protected]
HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS – Vondellaan 47 – PO Box 9321 – 2300 PH Leiden Tel 31 (0) 71 579 90 00 www.heerema.com
SVITZER WIJSMULLER – Sluisplein 34 – Ijmuiden – tel 31 (0) 255 56 26 66 www.svitzerwijsmuller.com
ATLAS SERVICE GROEP – Westersingel 91 – 3015 LC Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 241 1040 [email protected] - www.atlasgroep.nl
URS – Noorderlaan 139 - 2030 Antwerpen – tel +32 (0) 3 545 11 20 [email protected]
ANGLO DUTCH SHIPBROKERS bvba – Petrus Bogaertslaan 31 – 2970 Schilde – Belgium Tel 32 (0) 3 464 26 09 - [email protected]
DE KIL bv Dordrecht – Pieter Hoebeeweg 99 - 3316 BT Dordrecht – tel 31 (0) 78 648 29 29 [email protected]
BROERE SHIPPING – Wieldrechtseweg 50 – 3316 BG Dordrecht – tel 31 (0) 78 65 28 428 [email protected]
MULTRASHIP BV – Scheldekade 48 – 4531 EH Terneuzen – tel 31 (0) 115 64 5000 www.multraship.nl
FALCONER, BRYAN & ASSOCIATE Pte Ltd – 20 Maxwell Road - # 03-02 Maxwell House SINGAPORE 069113 tel : 65 6222 9282 - [email protected]
WAGENBORG SLEEPDIENSTEN – Markstraat 10 / P.O.BOX 14 – 9930 AA Delfzijl Tel : 31 (0) 596 63 69 11 - [email protected]
HARMS BERGUNG TRANSPORT & HEAVY LIFT – Johannisbollwerk 20 – D-20459 Hamburg Tel 49 (0) 40 31 77 22 0 – [email protected]
KOTUG International BV – Parklaan 2 – 3016 BB Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 217 0217 www.kotug.nl
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MTS EUROPRODUCTS BV – Heldringstraat 4A ZW – 3144 CG Maassluis Tel 31 (0) 10 –59 91 599 - [email protected]
NUTEC Rotterdam BV – Beerweg 101 – Harbour No 7033 – 3199 LM Rotterdam-Maasvlakte Tel 31 (0) 181 362 394 – [email protected]
MCS International Marine Services – Blijdorpplein 41 – 2992 LB Barendrecht Tel 31 (0) 180 641 690 - [email protected]
INTERSHITRA S&P – Blijdorpplein 41 – 2992 LB Barendrecht – tel 31 (0) 180 641 630 [email protected]
SMIT South Africa – 31 Carisle Street- Paarden eiland 7405 – Cape Town – South Africa Tel : + 27 21 507 5777 – [email protected]
RISC Fire & Safety Training – Beerweg 101 – 3199 LM Rotterdam Tel 31 (0) 181 376 666
FAIRPLAY Schleppdampfshiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard GmbH Stubbenhulk 10 – 20459 Hamburg – Germany – tel +49 40 374 999-0 – [email protected]
DISA Maritime – Emiel Vermeulenstraat 160 – 2980 Zoersel (Belgium) Tel 32 (0) 3 385 17 27 – [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CONTRACTORS Herenweg 133 – 2105 MG Heemstede – tel 31 (0) 23 548 5200 – [email protected]
TITAN Salvage USA – 410 SW 4th Ter. Dania, FL 33004 – P.O.Box 350465 Ft.Lauderdale, FL 33335 – USA – tel 954 929 5200 – www.titansalvage.com
ISKES Towing & Salvage BV – Min van Houtenlaan 108 – 1981 EK Velsen Zuid Tel 31 (0) 255 510 182 - [email protected]
SCHEEPSWERF DE HAAS – Govert van Wijnkade 1 – Postbus 2 – 3140 AA Maassluis Tel 31 (0) 10 59 135 11 - [email protected]
MARINT (offshore services) Ltd – Stags Court – 1B Highstreet – Thames Ditton KT7 0SD Surrey – United Kingdom tel : 44 – 020 8398 9833 – www.marint.co.uk
VLIERODAM BV – Binnenbaan 36 – 3161 VB Rhoon – tel 31 (0) 10 501 8000 [email protected]
EUROPORT MARITIME ( AHOY Exhibition centre ) Johan Teunisse – tel 31 (0)10 293 32 07 [email protected]
FLANDERS Shiprepair – Noordzeestraat 14 – 8380 Zeebrugge (Belgium) Tel : 32 (0) 50 33 70 50 – [email protected]
TENWOLDE Marine Equipment – Boonsweg 19 – 3274 LH Heinenoord Tel : 31 (0) 186 60 33 33 – [email protected]
Holland Marine Equipment – Postbus 24074 – 3007 DB Rotterdam Tel 31 – (0) 44 44 333 - [email protected]
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STENA LINE Hoek van Holland – Stationsweg 10 – 3151 HS Hoek van Holland Tel 31 (0) 174 38 9333 - [email protected]
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HOLLAND AMERICA LINE – 300 Eliott Ave West – Seattle WA 98119 Tel : 00 1 206 281 3535 - www.hollandamerica.com
REDWISE Maritime Services – maritime recruitment Eenweg – 37 42 LB Baarn – tel 31 (0) 35 54 80 500 – [email protected]
EUROPEAN ROPE SERVICES BV Komeetweg 15 – 4782 SH Moerdijk – tel :31 (0) 168 35 85 65 – [email protected]
DAMEN SHIPYARDS GORINCHEM – P.O.Box 1 – 4200 AA Gorinchem - tel 31 (0)183 63 99 11 [email protected] - www.damen.nl
SEAWAY HEAVY LIFTING – Chroomstraat 30 – 2718 RR Zoetermeer Tel : 31(0) 79 363 77 00 - www.shl.nl
IHC GUSTO ENGINEERING – Kareldoormanweg 66 - 3115 JD Schiedam - Tel +31 (0)10 – 232 0000 fax +31 (0)10 232 0100 www.ihcgusto.nl
UNITOR - Willem Barentszstraat 50 - 3065 AB Rotterdam Tel +31 10 4877 920 – [email protected]
HUMANITAS –Achillesstraat 290 – Postbus 37137 – 3005 LC Rotterdam Tel + 31 10 461 51 00 [email protected]
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Save the ELBE Giro rekening No 8145443 Att : Piet Sinke - Stationsweg 21 - 3151 HR Hoek van Holland The score until today : 48.700 Euro
EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS
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The stern trawler WILLEM VAN DER ZWAN moored in the port of IJmuiden discharging fish Photo : Piet Sinke ©
Vrachtschip al eerder in problemen Het Noorse schip dat maandag voor de kust van Hoek van Holland in moeilijkheden kwam, is al eerder in de problemen gekomen. Zo liep de onder de vlag van de Bahama's varende Fritind op 25 januari in Noorwegen aan de grond, doordat de stuurman een fout maakte.
Op het moment van het vastlopen rond 5 uur in de ochtend stond de stuurman alleen aan het roer, terwijl de kapitein naast hem op de brug had moeten staan.
Boven : File foto van de FRITIND – foto : Bram Plokker ©
De 47-jarige Poolse kapitein zat op dat moment op het toilet, blijkt uit berichten in de Noorse media. In het gebied waar het schip vastliep, geldt een loodsplicht, tenzij de kapitein een vaarbewijs heeft voor het gebied. Het is niet duidelijk of de Pool dat heeft, maar hij mocht de 38-jarige Letse stuurman in ieder geval niet alleen laten.
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Water maken De met 1400 ton staal geladen Fritind maakte water, maar bleef drijven. Het schip kon op eigen kracht verder varen. De in 1978 gebouwde Fritind werd in een droogdok nagekeken, en zou daarna naar een buitenlandse werf gaan voor reparatie, aldus een gemeentewoordvoerder in het Noorse Fitjar.
Onduidelijk is of dat ook is gebeurd. Het schip heeft een laadvermogen van 1049 ton, wat zou betekenen dat het te zwaar beladen was op het moment dat het aan de grond liep. De Noorse politie onderzoekt of de bemanning vervolgd moet worden.
Two stroke power for mega tug MAN B&W Diesel A/S, Denmark has been awarded the contract to supply a complete twin-screw low- speed two-stroke propulsion package for a 90 m, 11,000 kW oceanic mega tug boat.
The newbuilding is under construction at Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan, China for the owner Shanghai Salvage Co. Ltd., which owns a large fleet of various salvage tugs and tug boats.
The newbuilding, which is scheduled to be delivered during April 2006, will be operated by the Hong Kong-based Shen Hua Shipping Company Ltd.
The primary tasks of the SDARI (Shanghai Research and design Institute)-designed vessel will be oceanic towing. The heavy fuel oil burning propulsion package solution is based on two 8S35MC two- stroke engines, two VBS1080 controllable pitch propellers and an Alphatronic 2000 Propulsion Control System.
The shipment of engines and propulsion equipment from Denmark to China is scheduled to take place between June and August--beginning with the propulsion control equipment--to match the shipyard installation schedule.
Length oa 89.9 m - Length wl 85.9 m - Length pp 80.0 m Breadth 17.2 m Draft max 6.8 m Main engines 2 x MAN B&W Diesel 8S35MC Output 5920 kW at 173 r/min Propellers 2 x MAN B&W Diesel VBS1080 Propeller diameter 3,700 mm Bollard pull 188 tons Speed 16 knots Control system MAN B&W Diesel Alphatronic 2000 Classification China Classification Society Ice class B2 Class notation CSA 5/5 Tug, CSM, AUTO-0, SCM, CMS
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Propulsion package particulars:
Main engines : Two MAN B&W Diesel 8S35MC engines, specified for HFO operation, according to the IF180 fuel specification. The total engine output amounts to 2 x 5,920 kW (2 x 8,050 bhp) at 173 r/min.
Tunnel gearboxes and alternators : Two Flender type GUG 1200 gearboxes with a speed ratio of 170:1500 r/min. Each drives an 1160 kW / 1375 KVA shaft alternator via a flexible tooth coupling.
Propellers and shafting : Two MAN B&W Diesel four-bladed CP Propellers with a diameter of 3,700 mm. The propellers are designated VBS1080, with medium-skew propeller blade profiles optimized for nozzle operation with a speed of 170 r/min. The propeller shaftlines each consist of a 17m tail shaft, an ODS oil distribution unit/coupling flange and 3 x 6 m intermediate shafts.
Control system : The Alphatronic 2000 Propulsion Control System, with twin main bridge and control room maneuver stations, includes interfaces to a power management system and a Kongsberg Simrad JoyStick System coordinating the control of propellers, rudders and tunnel thrusters.
New Zealand launches search for ships missing in Cyclone Olaf
A New Zealand Air Force Orion was expected in an area north of Samoa to begin a search for three fishing vessels, with a total of 18 men on board, which were hit by Cyclone Olaf.
One of the vessels is known to have sank about 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Samoa in what the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre of New Zealand described as "atrocious weather" and there are fears for the safety of the crew.
The six on board, who reported they had food, water and lifejackets, abandoned the vessel for a liferaft in 190kmh winds and 15 metre seas. Although Cyclone Olaf remained a threat in the South Pacific it had veered away from Samoa and conditions were beginning to ease, rescue centre coordinator Dave Wilson said.
"They are beginning to abate and that's the reason for the timing of the Orion," he said.
"By the time it gets on the scene, the conditions should be much improved for a search and we will be able to get some surface vessels there to assist as well."
Wilson said the three vessels were part of a commercial fleet based in Apia, Western Samoa, and ranged in size from 15 metres to 25 metres. He said the two other vessels for which there were concerns did not radio through their positions at the scheduled time Wednesday and had not been heard from since.
All three boats had crews of six on board. Wilson said several emergency beacons had been activated in and some could be associated with the vessels known to be in distress.
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Samoa and American Samoa declared a state of emergency as villagers braced for Cyclone Olaf and winds gusting over 220kmh.
A second, less powerful storm, Cyclone Nancy, had last night passed the Cook Islands, uprooting trees and damaging roofs.
Cocaïne onderschept voor de kust van Saba Op ongeveer één zeemijl (één zeemijl = 1852 meter) ten zuiden van Saba heeft de kustwacht vanavond een go-fast onderschept. Eén bemanningslid van de go-fast is aangehouden en 75 kilo cocaïne is uit het water opgevist.
Het marinefregat Hr. Ms. "Van Speijk" heeft vanavond een go-fast nabij Saba aangehouden. Op het moment van de aanhouding gooiden de drie bemanningsleden pakketten overboord die later drugs bleken te bevatten. Daarna sprongen ook de drie bemanningsleden overboord.
Drie pakketten cocaïne van ieder ongeveer 25 kilogram zijn door het marinefregat Hr. Ms. "Van Speijk" uit het water opgevist. Van de drie bemanningsleden is tot nu toe is één man uit het water opgevist. Naar de andere twee wordt nog steeds gezocht. Vermoed wordt dat de bemanningsleden zwemmend trachten Saba te bereiken. De bemanningsleden zijn in het duister overboord gesprongen, iets wat het zoeken er niet makkelijker op maakt.
Het marinefregat Hr. Ms. "Van Speijk" voert momenteel taken uit voor de kustwacht voor de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba.
MSC in Keys settlement Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reached a $500,000 settlement with US authorities over damage caused by one of its ships to reefs off the Florida Keys.
In October 2002 the 4,056-teu MSC Diego (built 1999) ( Photo : David Hazell ©) was cited for anchoring in a no anchor zone area within the Sanctuary's Tortugas Ecological Reserve. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sanctuary divers found damage to the coral reef where the ship had been anchored.
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The shipowner and the Standard P&I Club will pay the US federal government $100,000 to reimburse response and damage assessment costs. They will also purchase an annuity that will provide $465,796 in future payments to cover monitoring of the restored area and provide for compensatory restoration.
Sanctuary biologists assessed the total injured area at 1,175 square meters, slightly smaller than an Olympic sized swimming pool, NOAA said. NOAA added: “An anchor and its chain had overturned more than 1,000 coral colonies, while completely crushing others.” The National Marine Sanctuaries Act authorizes NOAA to seek damages from the responsible party when sanctuary resources have been injured. Damage assessments cover response, injury assessment, restoration or replacement cost for the injured habitat or acquisition of equivalent habitat. Costs may be obtained to compensate the public for the lost value of the injured resources until they fully recover. After the incident MSC and the Standard P & I club hired Marine Resources, to work with sanctuary divers to reattach more than 1,000 coral colonies.
“This settlement will allow NOAA to continue to monitor the progress of this restoration and fund other projects that will help compensate the public for the loss of these significant coral reef resources while they recover,” NOAA said. “We commend MMSC for acting quickly in hiring a contractor to reattach the overturned corals, rather than allowing the coral reef to become the victim of prolonged negotiations,” said NOAA administrator Vice Admiral Conrad C Lautenbacher. NOAA first established an emergency no anchoring zone for vessels over 50 meters in the Tortugas in 1997. One year later the area became a permanent no anchor zone. In 2001 the establishment of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve extended the no anchoring restriction to all vessels in part of the new reserve area. A month after the Diego incident the IMO designated the waters surrounding the Florida Keys as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area. This requires that protective measures such as the Tortugas no anchor zone appear on international nautical charts. Zoekactie overboord geslagen man gestaakt De kustwacht heeft donderdagochtend voor de kust bij IJmuiden tevergeefs naar een overboord geslagen man gezocht. Tussen zeven en acht uur was een melding binnengekomen dat een opvarende van het vrachtschip Aurora in zee was gevallen.
De kustwacht heeft met vier reddingsboten van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Reddings Maatschappij (KNMR), een patrouillevaartuig van de douane, twee helikopters van de Koninklijke Marine en een Offshore Sar (search-and-rescue) helikopter tot half twaalf naar de man gezocht. Volgens de kustwacht heeft verder zoeken geen zin, gezien de omstandigheden waarin de man overboord is geslagen. "Het water heeft een temperatuur van ongeveer zes graden. De kans dat iemand dat vier uur verdraagt is klein." De man zou volgens de kustwacht 45 jaar zijn. Hij zou van buitenlandse afkomst zijn. CASUALTY REPORT
A China-bound hovercraft is berthed at a Hong Kong pier after collided with a Chinese freight boat in Hong Kong waters Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005. 94 people were injured with four people in serious condition among more than 160 passengers in the collision. The cause of the accident wasn't immediately known
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Twee gewonden bij brand op binnenschip Bij een brand op een binnenvaartschip in Terneuzen zijn woensdagochtend twee personen lichtgewond geraakt. Het schip ligt aan de Beneluxweg. Het vuur ontstond rond kwart voor acht door een brandende sigaret.
Een 53-jarige vrouw uit Terneuzen kreeg ademhalingsmoeilijkheden en is naar het ziekenhuis gebracht. Een 54-jarige man uit dezelfde plaats werd eveneens naar het ziekenhuis vervoerd. De man liep brandwonden aan zijn handen op, toen hij een brandende matras uit de boot sleepte. De vrouw wilde net voor het slapen een sigaret roken, en is met de brandende sigaret in slaap gevallen. De brand is door de brandweer geblust. Grounded boxship leaks fuel
Fuel from the tanks of the grounded boxship MSC Al Amine (built 1983) is threatening the coast of Tunisia. The 563-teu vessel grounded on Ain Oktor beach in the Korbous region on Tuesday night, witnesses said on Wednesday.
Specialised anti- pollution teams, troops, national guardsmen and about 200 local people were busy cleaning up fuel which had already leaked to shore, running out strings of buoys to prevent further pollution, AFP reported.
Officials said the crew were unharmed and safe, some on shore and others still on board the ship, which was stranded on a sandbank in heavy seas about 20 metres off the coast.
The Tunisian ministers of the interior, defence and the environment - Rafik Belhaj Kacem, Hedi Mhenni and Nadir Hamada - all went to the scene to assess the damage and the environmental protection measures for themselves.
An official from the ship’s owner reportedly said it capsized in the storm because of "an electrical and engine failure".
The vessel has P&I cover from Gard and is classed by Germanischer Lloyd. It has no port state control detentions in the last three years.
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NAVY NEWS
The Peruvian transport ship Ilo (ATC 131) enters Pearl Harbor February 15th , for a four-day port visit. Ilo, carrying cadets from the Naval Academy of Bolivia and Peruvian Air Force, will tour U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine facilities in Hawaii to exchange knowledge and help develop relations between the countries
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SHIPYARD NEWS
The ZEELEEUW was seen on the slipway of the DE HAAS shipyard in Maassluis photo : Jan Steehouwer © AKER YARDS EARNINGS DOWN IN 2004 NORWEGIAN-headquartered international shipbuilding group Aker Yards EBITDA for 2004 of NKr 802m (US$125m), against NKr1.6bn in 2003
For 2005, Aker Yards says that it foresees a growth in revenues, compared with 2004, and aims to have an EBITDA result “somewhat above the level of 2004”. It adds that, despite the increased order backlog Aker Yards is still not at full capacity utilisation. Order intake in the fourth quarter was NKr6.4bn and the order backlog at the close of the fourth quarter was NKr23.4bn, compared with NKr 18.2bn at year-end 2003. The order backlog in Cruise & Ferries is NKr 10.2 billion. Aker says that in the Offshore and Specialized Vessels business area, and in Merchant Vessels, the order intake “continues to improve”. ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES THIS SECTION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY :
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TOTAL VESSEL MANAGEMENT K.P. van der Mandelelaan 34 - 3062 MB Rotterdam (Brainpark) - The Netherlands Telephone : (31) 10 - 453 03 77 Fax : (31) 10 - 453 05 24 E-mail : [email protected] Telex : 24390 wosh nl ANNOUNCEMENT from Blue Star Ferries Blue Star Ferries announces the suspension of service on the Piraeus-Chania-Piraeus route as of Thursday, 3rd March, 2005.
The vessel, which was employed on the above route, will be redeployed on the Patras-Igoumenitsa- Bari route improving Blue Star Ferries' presence on the Greece - Italy routes where the company is already active with one vessel.
The vessel concerned is BLUE STAR 1. – photo : Hans Mauritz © Evergreen Group to build two piers in China The Evergreen Group, Taiwan's largest marine transportation services provider, has signed an accord with Ningbo Harbor Administration to jointly set up two container piers in the fourth-stage development project of the Beilun port, Ningbo of Zhejiang Province, China through its Italy-based subsidiary -- LT China Limited.
The investment in the two piers, including Nos. 5 and 6, in Beilun will help Evergreen Group make a great stride in the mainland's marine transportation market. The piers will be able to boost their efficiency after a bridge across the Hangzhou Bay designed to connect Shanghai municipality is completed sometime in the next few years.
China has long been Evergreen's investment destination because the mainland currently accounts for 60 percent of Asia's marine transportation amount. In May last year Evergreen chairman J.F. Chang led several executives to make a fact-finding tour of Shanghai and Dalian. After the fact-finding tour was completed, Evergreen is said to have strong willingness to invest in the mainland's marine transportation market.
At present, Evergreen mainly focuses on container processing and shipping services in Ningbo, but with no self-owned container pier. That's why the group has shown strong desire to invest in container piers in Beilun port.
Evergreen said the investment in Beilun port would help it catch up with some mainland and foreign shipping firms that have already invested in Ningbo. In addition, some world-class petrochemical
PSi-Daily maritime press clippings Page 14 2/17/2005 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 - 045 groups, including Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group, have promised to set up production facilities in the proposed Ningbo petrochemical special zone.
Ningbo imported 30 million metric tons worth US$7.78 billion of crude oil last year, up 46.4 percent and 77.7 percent, respectively, from the previous year. The crude oil imported from Ningbo accounted for 30 percent of the total imports by the nation last year.
EURONAV PROFITS SURGE 300% THE 2004 full-year pre-profits of VLCC operator Euronav increased by over 300%, to US$246m, compared to the previous year.
The company says the surge in profits reflects not only the huge rate rise but also the strategic decision to increase market exposure through chartering in and acquisition of vessels, “most notably the four largest modern double hull tankers in the world, acquired in joint venture with OSG another member of the Tankers International pool”. During 2004, Euronav almost doubled its exposure to the spot market with only a marginal increase of average cost per vessel. It says that the tanker spot market was at its highest and significantly stronger in Q4 2004 than in the preceding quarter with approximate average time charter equivalent (TCE) earning for the vessels operating in the Tankers International pool at US$120,000 per day.
Euronav has interests in 24 VLCCs and ULCCs of which nine vessels are chartered in from third parties either directly or jointly with partners. Twenty-one vessels from this fleet in the Tankers International pool of which Euronav is one of the major partners
Two fined $125 under anti-terrorism laws Two Mackay men are the first to be prosecuted under new maritime anti-terrorism legislation.
Heath Snedden and Garry McKenna have been fined $125 each for walking through Mackay Port Authority land without permission on New Year's Day. The maximum penalty for breaching the Maritime Transport Security Regulations is $5,500. Senior Sergeant Greg Badde says he hopes the incident sends a clear message to others.
"Mackay Port Authority has taken extraordinary lengths to secure the Mackay Port, so we certainly do take these types of incidents very seriously," he said."These gentlemen were warned in relation to moving from the area. They didn't comply with this warning so the appropriate action was taken against them." MOVEMENTS THIS SECTION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY : MULTRASHIP Towage & Salvage Scheldekade 48 4531 EH Terneuzen The Netherlands Tel : + 31 – 115 645 000 Fax : + 31 – 115 645 001 Internet [email protected] http://www.multraship.nl
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The SUN BEAUTY seen here arriving in the port of IJmuiden – Photo : Piet Sinke ©
Rederij Waterweg´s PIETER arrived with the VOS RUNNER which encountered an onboard fire, in IJmuiden Photo : Joop Marechal ©
The Greek tanker MINERVA ELENEORA visited the BP Finnart with a cargo of crude oil from Mongstad.- photo : Tommy Bryceland, Scotland ©
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The CARNIVAL PRIDE was seen at Puerto Vallarta photo : René van der Voort – Oosterdam ©
AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS Meer omzet voor Air France-KLM De luchtvaartcombinatie Air France-KLM heeft over het derde kwartaal van het gebroken boekjaar 2005/2005 een omzet geboekt van 4,9 miljard euro. Dat is een stijging met 5,7 procent vergeleken met dezelfde periode in het vorige boekjaar. Dat blijkt uit informatie die Air France-KLM woensdag bij de Franse financiële autoriteiten heeft ingeleverd.
Over de eerste negen maanden is de omzet uitgekomen op 14,6 miljard euro tegenover 9,3 miljard een jaar eerder. De luchtvaartmaatschappij publiceert donderdag de winstcijfers over het derde kwartaal. Het boekjaar loopt op 31 maart af. De opbrengsten uit het passagiersvervoer zitten in de lift. Dit resultaat bedroeg 3,5 miljard euro, een toename van 3,7 procent. De omzet uit het vrachtvervoer steeg 17 procent tot 668 miljoen euro.
Exel dient megaclaim in bij Thomas Cook De noodlijdende luchtvaartmaatschappij Holland Exel dient een claim van tientallen miljoenen euro's in bij touroperator Thomas Cook. De vervoerder vindt dat de reisorganisatie contractbreuk heeft gepleegd, zei directeur H. Prins woensdag. Thomas Cook stapte onlangs op als klant van de maatschappij.
De chartermaatschappij stond tot voor kort op het punt van faillissement. Alleen een financiële injectie kon het bedrijf, dat in surseance verkeert, redden. De touroperator TUI, een klant van Holland Exel, was bereid enkele miljoenen in het bedrijf te stoppen. Thomas Cook verbrak daarentegen het contract. Holland Exel eist nu tientallen miljoenen euro's van deze onderneming.
Door het vertrek van Thomas Cook zaten de maatschappij en TUI met vele lege stoelen in hun maag. Om deze te vullen, biedt TUI ze voor zeer lage prijzen aan.
Surseance Exel stelt dat Thomas Cook in Nederland en België ten onrechte het contract heeft opgezegd. De reisorganisatie zegt echter niets fout te hebben gedaan. "We hebben gebruik gemaakt van een clausule in het contract. Deze bepaalde dat we in geval van surseance van Holland Exel het contract konden ontbinden", zei een woordvoerster van de Nederlandse divisie van het reisconcern.
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Holland Exel en TUI onderhandelen over een overname. Volgens Prins verlopen de gesprekken "heel goed" en zitten de partijen in de afrondende fase. "We hebben bovendien voldoende middelen om de komende maanden door te vliegen", zei de directeur.
Een groter probleem is Air Exel. Deze luchtvaartmaatschappij heeft de vluchten vanaf Eindhoven en Maastricht geschrapt wegens financiële moeilijkheden. Het bedrijf zoekt nog naar een oplossing. Prins gaat ervan uit dat het goed komt met Air Exel. "Maanden geleden was de situatie uitzichtloos, nu zijn we al 70 procent opgeschoten.". Air Exel praat met investeerders over een overname.
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