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Number 257 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Saturday 14-09-2013 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites.

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The SMIT SENTOSA anchored at Singapore west jurong anchorage Photo : Capt. S.Hardy - Master of MV. Salvern © UAE hopes to build capacity for Somalia While the international community and navies have succeeded in bringing down Somali maritime piracy, problems on land remain. Al Shabab militants are striking at will as shown by their attempt on the life of the president of that

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country last week and the killing of 15 innocents recently. The fledgling government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud requires long-term support to rebuild the nation still struggling to find its feet after decades of civil war.

A good start was made at last year’s conference where, led by the efforts of the UAE, the leaders of Somalia and breakaway Somaliland agreed to begin stalled negotiations after 20 years.

At the third counter-piracy conference starting in Dubai today, the UAE and other regional countries hope to build capacity and foster long-term development in the Horn of Africa.

“Central to the UAE’s counter-piracy strategy is the recognition that the capability and capacity of countries in the region to combat piracy are varied and at different stages of development. Determining specific gaps thus allows the UAE to target assistance where it can have the greatest impact, thereby advancing regional partners’ security and stability,” said Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a statement.

The plan is to help countries like Somalia which are affected by civil strife to develop their own counter-piracy capability, strengthen their rule of law, and protect their sovereignty and territory against the scourge of maritime piracy, said the minister.

He said the UAE had strengthened its military’s maritime security capability, engaged and trained private industry on best practices in areas such as port security, and used the legal system as a tool for prosecuting and deterring piracy- related offences.

“The recent reduction in piracy in the Indian Ocean region is the result of exactly these kind of strategic, focused and multi-disciplinary approaches that include security operations, investments in economic and social development, humanitarian assistance, and capacity building for local security forces and legal systems,” Shaikh Abdullah said.

Credit is due to international naval patrols: Eunavfor, Nato Operation Ocean Shield, and CTF-151, as well as efforts by China, India, Japan and South Korea, which curbed the phenomenon, but Oceans Beyond Piracy, a think-thank, said their mandates would expire in 2014 and gains could be reversed if the global community dropped the ball on Somalia.

“It is vital that the international community continues to engage with the government in Mogadishu to provide them assistance and support. It is only when the conditions ashore become stable and there is commerce and employment, that piracy will cease to be a threat to ships at sea,’’ Pottengal Mukundan of the International Maritime Bureau said from London. Maritime forces like the Eunavfor continue to engage with the Somalis. Last week, it hosted the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, onboard the Dutch Eunavfor flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt.

The Somali officials met the EU’s Special Envoy to Somalia, Michele Cervone d’Urso; the EU Naval Force Operation Commander, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant; and the Head of Mission of EU Capacity Building Mission (EUCAP) Nestor, Etienne de Poncins.

The Dubai counter-piracy conference will be followed by the ‘New Deal for Somalia’ summit in Brussels on September 16 where countries will endorse a ‘Compact’ between Somalia and the international community that identifies the key political, security and socio-economic priorities.

“Somalia welcomes cooperation with the EU to improve maritime security as part of the broader engagement of the EU in Somalia. Maritime cooperation will have important effect on the stabilisation and development of coastal areas in my country,’’ said President Mohamud in a statement.

The two-day conference in Dubai is jointly convened by the UAE Ministry Foreign Affairs, global ports operator DP World and Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC).

The organisers said 500 participants comprising foreign ministers, senior government officials, military officers, executives of global maritime-sector companies, and leading experts are expected to attend.

DP World called on the private sector to identify mechanisms to further create an environment for sustainable development of Somalia’s emerging economy and address the root causes of maritime piracy. Source : Khaleejtimes Pacific Radiance chooses ULSTEIN’s PSV designs Singapore based Pacific Radiance Group orders two platform supply vessels of the ULSTEIN PX121 design for construction at a Chinese yard. The vessels are estimated for deliveries in Q2 and Q3 2015. The contract includes options for two more vessels. The Pacific Radiance Group is currently managing over 120 vessels. “After researching a few designs we found that the PX121 design suits our targeted markets in the best possible way”, says Mr James Pang in Pacific Radiance, continuing:

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“Our team is striving towards operating cleaner and more fuel efficient vessels that meets and exceeds all the latest regulatory requirements. In addition, the crews’ and special charterer’s personnel comfort and operability of a vessel in rough weather conditions and strong currents are of increasing importance to our clients. This design meets most of our clients’ operational expectations in terms of e.g. deck space, capacities, speed, position holding capabilities and fuel efficiency. We believe this is achieved by the unique hull design and longer lines that allow for better transit speed and efficiency, saving time and cost for both us and our clients.”

The contract with ULSTEIN comprises basic design, engineering, and an extensive package of equipment.

The first vessel of the PX121 design started operations in 2012. The design has quickly gained popularity around the world as charterers and shipowners have discovered that the vessel meets the typical PSV requirements with a fuel efficient and competitive combination of loading capacity, speed and discharge capability. The first vessels are operating in the harsh waters of the North Sea, and feedback states that the vessels are working brilliantly. Operators are reporting that the vessels have higher regularity than comparable vessels due to their capabilities both in terms of station keeping and transit speed in foul weather. The crews are very impressed with the X-BOW® performance, saying they wouldn’t have believed it if they hadn’t experienced it. A quote from one of the crews: "No rolling, no spray, just pure fun".

ULSTEIN PX121 for Pacific Radiance: Length: 83.4 m Breadth: 18 m Load capacity: 4,000 t Cargo deck: 840 sqm Speed: 14.5 kn Accommodation: 30 persons Clean Design (DNV) Satisfying IMO’s SPS Code (Special Purpose Ships) for carrying up to 60 specialised personnel OILREC class notation for oil recovery in emergency situations Comfort class Newbuilding ordering activity surges again as summer lull has officially ended It might have been a quieter summer in terms of newbuilding orders, but with the first days of September now behind us, activity has rebounded. As the weeks go by though and especially given the latest surge of the dry bulk market, more orders are expected to pour in. For the time being though, as Clarkson Hellas notes in its latest weekly report, "with the dry bulk newbuilding market remaining quiet towards the end of August, this week we have seen a limited number of orders to report although from a single owner and exclusively concentrated on the Capesize market. Rizhao Steel (Cara Shipping) are understood to have contracted two firm 180,000 DWT Capesize at both Dalian and Qingdao Beihai, with an additional two options at the latter.These orders are understood to have been concluded in the middle of this year, with delivery of the first vessel from Beihai lined up for 2015 and the remainder all due in 2016", the shipbroker said. It added that "following a limited number of new orders so far this year, the VLCC orderbook, which currently stands at around 50 vessels, has seen the addition of two firm plus two option 300,000 DWT crude tankers from Metrostar at HHI. Although pricing remains undisclosed delivery of both firm vessels is planned for the first half of 2016. In the product tanker market we understand Clients of Capital Ship Management have declared two options in a series of 52,000 DWT MRs at Samsung Ningbo. These most recent contracts are both for delivery in 2016 and take the total series to six vessels. A polar opposite week of ordering in the container market with a small number of orders in the feeder sizes compared to the numerous orders for 14-18,000 TEU behemoths seen last week. Firstly, CMA CGM are understood to have

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converted a previous Con-Ro order into a series of three firm 2,100 TEU geared container carriers at Hyundai Mipo, with all the vessels due for delivery in 2015. The reported price for these ships is reflective of this restored order at USD 34 Mill. Clients of Lomar Shipping are understood to have declared options for the third and fourth in a series of 1,100 TEU feeder vessels at Jiangsu New Yangzijiang, similarly for delivery in 2015 and if the same pricing as the Vessels ordered last year, we expect it to be around USD 18 Mill for these geared ships. In gas, and further ordering to report in the large LNG carriers, with Samsung tanking an order for two firm 174,000 LNG vessels from FLEX LNG. Pricing is understood to be just under USD 200 Mill per vessel with delivery of both in the first quarter of 2017. In other markets, and this week has seen Kline contracting a total of four firm 7,500 CEU PCTCs in Japan, with half the order split between Shin Kurushima and JMU. Delivery of the series is within 2015, although pricing was undisclosed", Clarkson Hellas concluded. Meanwhile, in a separate report, Golden Destiny noted that the past week ended with 60 vessels put on orders, with a total deadweight of 5,281,466 tons, while an additional 38 transactions reported at an undisclosed contract price. The invested capital revealed is about $1,64bn for 22 new orders. ( 21 bulkers, 18 tankers, 2 gas tankers, 2 liners, 5 containers, 1 passenger/cruise, and 6 special projects). According to the Piraeus-based shipbroker "newbuilding activity was up by 88% week-on-week and 650% up year-on- year. The largest volume of newbuilding activity is reported in the bulk carrier and tanker segment with 21 and 18 new orders respectively. The accelerated newbuilding activity of this week is mainly attributed to the significant volume of business for MR product tankers at South Korean shipyards. Bulk carriers held 35% share of this week’s volume of new orders, tankers 30% share, special projects 10% share, while containers only 8% share and gas tankers 3% share. At a similar week in 2012, 8 fresh orders had been reported with the largest volume of newbuilding activity with only 2 contracts, zero reported business for tankers and containers, 3 Ro-Ro and 3 special projects. Compared with previous week’s levels, a large increase of 91% in the volume of new orders is recorded in the bulk carrier segment (21 new orders from 11 last week) and 80% in the tanker (18 new orders from 10 last week). in terms of invested capital, a hefty amount of money is invested in the tanker segment, 48% share of the total amount invested for newbuilding business, while high valued special projects keep attracting significant capital ( the construction of a drillship from Norwegian Flex LNG at Samsung for about $553mil). Chinese shipping players emerged strong this week in the placement of new contracts for capesize bulkers and Greek in the volume of tanker contracts", the shipbroker's report concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Hellenic Carriers Limited: Agreement to

acquire one second hand supramax vessel Hellenic Carriers Limited, an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces the agreement of acquisition by one of its subsidiaries from an unaffiliated third party of one geared 52,388dwt Supramax vessel built at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Corporation, Japan in 2004 at the price of US$16.16 million in cash. The vessel will be financed by one of the existing bank facilities in place after the sale of the older Panamax units in 2012 as well as existing cash reserves. The vessel is expected to be delivered to her new owners during Q4 2013. Source: Hellenic Carriers Limited September 2013 issue of Horizons out now The latest issue of Lloyd’s Register’s technical publication for the marine sector is available now.

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Ships that travel on a carpet of bubbles. Winged masts that use the power of the wind to drive vessels. These are two of the revolutionary, fuel-saving concepts featured in the September issue of Horizons.

Picture a future of robots replacing teams of inspectors to trace flaws in the welding on ships’ hulls and cutting edge wireless technology that can track and locate passengers and crew cast adrift when a ship founders or gets into trouble at sea. All these projects are included in this ideas-packed, 40-page issue.

And we’re highlighting Lloyd’s Register’s advice and support for navies around the globe. Newbuild subs, two of the world’s largest aircraft carriers, 200-metre-long tankers and Lloyd’s Register’s unique Grey Code for smaller vessels that provide vital back-up for the world’s naval fleets. These are just some of the exciting LR projects highlighted in the new magazine.

Find out how a young female surveyor is succeeding in a traditionally man’s world and a thought-provoking article by a leading risk advisor on why rules are not always what they seem! You can read all this plus eight pages of up-to-date news and features about LR and shipping in this incisive, hard-hitting issue. A PDF of the magazine can be downloaded now at www.lr.org/horizons , if you require a hard copy please contact Chris Browne at [email protected] Arctic coast guard helicopter crash kills 3

Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating a tragic incident in which three men were killed last Monday when the helicopter they were on crashed into the Arctic Ocean. The helicopter was on a reconnaissance mission at the time, travelling with the Amundsen, a coast guard icebreaker. There were no survivors.

The men who died were:

Marc Thibault, commanding officer of the CCGS Amundsen. Daniel Dubé, helicopter pilot. Klaus Hochheim, an Arctic scientist affiliated with the University of Manitoba. The Amundsen had recently departed Resolute on a research voyage.

The location of the crash, about 600 kilometres west of Resolute, in the Northwest Passage north of Banks Island. (CBC) The crash occurred at 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. MT) Monday in the McClure Strait, about 600 kilometres west of Resolute. The McClure Strait is north of Banks Island on the opposite side of the island from Sachs Harbour, N.W.T.

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The helicopter, a Messerschmitt BO 105S, was doing a reconnaissance mission on the state of the ice in the area when it crashed.

A spokesperson with the Coast Guard said Tuesday that weather conditions in the area of the crash were "clear, with good visibility."

The first responder to the crash site was the Amundsen itself. The crew was able to recover the three victims, and are returning to Resolute with their bodies. All three were wearing standard issue orange emergency suits.

Marc Thibault, commanding officer of the CCGS Amundsen, was killed Monday when the helicopter he was on crashed into the Arctic Ocean. Louis Fortier, the scientific director of the mission of which the three men were part, said their deaths came as a shock.

“Commandant Thibault and Daniel and Klaus were friends,” he said. “And this is the main message this morning, it's the sadness for those people with whom we've been working with for 10 years now and it's a major loss.”

The ship is expected to arrive back in Resolute on Wednesday.

Helicopter Pilot Daniel Dubé, who was killed in the crash, was born in Abitibi, Que., in 1957.Helicopter Psychologists will be there when the ship arrives to offer support to the nearly 80 crew members and researchers aboard the Amundsen.

Thibault was born in L'Islet in the Chaudiere Appalaches region of Quebec in 1965. Dubé was born in Abitibi, Que., in 1957. He was married with four children. Hochheim was 55 years old. He leaves behind a wife and three children.

"Klaus was a friend and colleague. We're devastated at the news of his passing," said Tim Papakyriakou, one of Hochheim's colleagues at the University of Manitoba. "He was a veteran of high Arctic field campaigns and an outstanding research scientist. We extend heartfelt condolences to his family. He will be sorely missed by all."

Klaus Hochheim, 55, a passenger killed in Monday's helicopter crash in the McClure Strait, was an Arctic scientist affiliated with the University of Manitoba.Klaus Hochheim, 55, a passenger killed in Monday's helicopter crash in the McClure Strait, was an Arctic scientist affiliated with the University of Manitoba. (DFO) Prime Minister Stephen Harper also issued a statement on the death of the three men.

"On behalf of Canadians, Laureen and I offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of [the victims]," Harper said. "It is a grim reminder of the very real dangers faced on a regular basis by those brave individuals who conduct research and patrol our Arctic – one of the harshest and most challenging climates in the world – to better understand and protect Canada’s North." “The courage and dedication of these three brave individuals will be honoured and remembered," the PM said.

The vessel had gone through a full crew change on Sept. 5 in Resolute.

The coast guard spokesperson said it is standard practice for helicopters to depart on reconnaissance missions to gauge ice around the ship following a crew change. The Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it is probing the crash.

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“One of our biggest challenges is that there are no eyewitnesses," said John Lee, who is with the TSB in Edmonton. "And of course the helicopter itself, which is going to have a lot of important information for us, is located at the bottom of McClure Strait so until we retrieve the wreckage it's going to be difficult to be able to come to any kind of determination as to cause or any underlying issues.” Lee said the TSB is still trying to figure out how it’s going to retrieve the helicopter. It's about 450 metres under water north of Banks Island. The last time a coast guard helicopter crashed was in 2005 in Marystown, Nfld. Source :CBC news

The WORLD DIAMOND working the Noble Al White located near the F15A platform on the dutch sector. Photo : Mitchel van den Heuvel © Costa Concordia: Wreck-Raising Starts In Days An international team of 500 mechanics will begin a major operation to recover the stricken ship on Monday, it is announced. Engineers are preparing to raise the Costa Concordia cruise ship a few days from now, it has been announced.

The 114,500-ton luxury liner capsized off the island of Giglio, with 4,229 passengers and crew on board, in January 2012.

It has been lying on its side ever since, but on Monday a salvage team will begin the first of five phases to "parbuckle" (upright) the vessel so it can be towed to a scrap yard.

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Franco Gabrielli is heading the operation, details of which have recently emerged. He said: "If weather conditions allow, the operation will start at 6.00 am (4am UK time) on September 16.

"This is an operation that has never been attempted before."

The feat will involve 500 engineers and divers from 21 countries who have worked around the clock to ensure the operation will be a success. Using giant cement sacks and a custom-made metal platform, the salvage operation has so far secured the rusting hulk, which was threatening to slip off an underwater rock shelf into deeper waters.

The plan is to drag it up using ropes and pulleys - a complex and delicate operation since the hull of the ship is badly damaged 20 months after the crash.

Italy's civil protection agency said the official go-ahead would be given only on Sunday afternoon.

The operation is now expected to be completed in a single day and officials have said they will block all maritime traffic in the area until it is over.

"The size of the ship and its location make this the most challenging operation I've ever been involved in," said Nick Sloane, the chief salvage operator. He fears there is a chance the hull could buckle, but Mr Gabrielli ruled out the possibility of the hull splitting in two.

The salvage operation is the biggest ever attempted for a passenger ship and has been delayed repeatedly, mainly because of the difficulty of drilling holes in the granite seabed to install the platform intended to keep the ship upright before it is towed away. Retrieval of fuel from the ship's 15 tanks and collection of 240 cubic metres of waste water and sewage to prevent pollution, was completed earlier this year. Environmentalists have warned of the potential danger of toxic chemicals from the ship pouring into the sea as it is rolled over. Mr Gabrielli admitted there would be some spillage as it is being raised but said preparations had been made to contain it using floating booms and clean it up.

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The project is being financed by insurance for ship owner Costa Crociere, Europe's biggest cruise operator and a part of US giant Carnival.

Insurance companies have said the total cost of the salvage could be $1.1bn (£695,446) but officials on Thursday said it was €600m (£504m) "and rising". The ship struck a reef, took on water and listed badly before capsizing off Giglio's port, killing 30 people and leaving two missing, presumed dead.

The manslaughter trial of the Concordia's captain, Francesco Schettino, resumes on September 23. Prosecutors alleged he steered the boat too close to shore, though he claims the reef did not appear on his navigational charts. Source : Skynews

The shipping forecast - it’ll be colder but much, much quicker: New Arctic shipping route saves up to two weeks’ travel between Asia and Europe Its cargo was unremarkable: dismantled cranes to be used to hoist containers on to ships. But when the Yong Sheng sailed into Rotterdam this week, the boat and its crew were greeted with bouquets of roses, Chinese television crews, and the cheers of company officials who say they have made history.

Photo right : Frans de Lijster ©

While sailing from Dalian, in China, to the Dutch port of Rotterdam is one of the most plied routes in the world, the Yong Sheng has become the first commercial Chinese container vessel to make the journey through the icy waters of the Arctic, rather than south via the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal.

As global warming leads to a decline in Arctic ice, shipping-company officials are rubbing their hands at the prospect of a “Golden Waterway” which could cut journey times and reduce the cost of transporting goods from Asia to Europe. “It saves between 12 and 14 days of transit,” said Ron Sallet, a manager in Rotterdam for the state-owned Cosco Group, which operates the Yong Sheng.

Although there was much fanfare on Tuesday afternoon when the ship finally docked, she was not the first vessel to use that route: Russian authorities said that 46 permits were granted last year for ships to sail through its Arctic waters. What makes the Yong Sheng unique is that she was the first Chinese merchant vessel to make the journey, demonstrating its commercial potential for the world’s biggest exporter.

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Via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), ships can make the 8,100-nautical-mile journey in about 35 days, instead of 48 through the southern route, saving fuel and therefore money. But there is at least one snag: right now, ships can make the journey for only about 10 weeks a year, during a window between July and November, when summer temperatures thaw the ice. Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©

And the Arctic Institute, an independent think-tank, said in an analysis on its website that ships still run the risk of getting stuck in ice, which would then incur delays and the cost of calling out a Russian ice-breaking vessel to free them. Although ship owners see the potential of the route, many believe it will be years before it will be commercially viable.

“Large-scale transarctic shipping and a shift in global trade patterns towards the Arctic… are far from becoming a reality,” wrote Andreas Raspotnik, an analyst at the institute. “Traffic along the NSR will continue to be dominated by regional – primarily Russian – traffic and remain a seasonal and niche trade route.”

But decades ago, such journeys were not possible at all. Now, as scientists blame climate change for heating up the oceans, the level of ice in the Arctic has reduced by about 25 per cent over the past 30 years. Results of a study by the European Space Agency’s CryoSat mission released today found that the volume of sea ice in the Arctic hit a new low this year, and some scientists predict that the Arctic could experience ice-free summers by 2030.

This is worrying environmentalists, who are calling for more research into the Arctic’s delicate ecosystems before 20,000-tonne vessels carrying heavy fuel oil start chugging through the pristine waters every summer.

The YONG SHENG discharging in Rotterdam-Amalia harbour – Photo : Krijn Hamelink ©

“If we are concerned about the potential for oil spills in this region and we know that we do not have sufficient resources to clean up a potential oil spill, then the best way to avoid that would be to only let ships with clean fuel sail through this region,” said Nina Jensen, the head of WWF Norway. Source : the Independent

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The SAFMARINE SAHARA making her way up the River Tyne bound for the Offshore Technology Park 12/09/13 Photo : Derrick Johnson ©

Pirate attacks in the Gulf down 80 per cent The instances of pirate attacks have been reduced by 80 per cent over the last two years in the Gulf of Aden since the UAE, along with the United States and EU took lead in setting up a platform to fight maritime piracy, the third Counter Piracy conference in Dubai heard. Pledging continued support for the ongoing process of rooting out piracy from the Horn of Africa region and Somalia in particular, UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: “Government of UAE is working closely with the Somali government in putting concerted efforts to root out piracy. The efforts so far have been successful in reducing the rate of piracy and the world needs to focus now on the root cause of piracy and address it accordingly.” He added that maritime piracy is serious global issue though shouldn’t be taken lightly. “If we have to see the complete end of piracy in the Gulf of Aden then we need to support the Somali government and help establish a sustainable economy in Somalia. UAE will continue to provide all the necessary support that is required to trigger growth and stability in Somalia and improve the living condition in the country,” added Shaikh Abdullah. Over the last four years UAE has contributed $120 million (Dh438 million) in food aid and relief to Somalia and in May this year pledged another $50 million (Dh182.5 million). But it is more than relief and aid that Somalia needs if the world has to see a complete end to Somali piracy. “We really appreciate the sincere efforts that the UAE and other countries are putting in supporting Somalia in its fight against piracy. I thank the leadership of the UAE for coming forward and hosting this conference which has played a leading role over the last two years in bringing people together put a concerted effort in fighting piracy,” said Hassan Shaikh Mahmoud, President of Somalia, addressing the opening session of the conference.

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According to a World Bank report until two years ago the cost of piracy to the global economy was $18 billion (Dh65.7 billion) annually, which has now come down to around $ 6 billion. Echoing Shaikh Abdullah, Shaikh Hassan urged the international community to help build a viable Somali state and strengthen its institutions, which could be the only way to root out piracy from the region. “We need resources to create jobs and offer better alternative to Somali youth. We need resources to not only fight the criminal networks that hire pirates but to build institutions that could prosecute pirates. We also need resources to offer livelihood and essential services for people,” Mahmoud added. However, since 2011 the joint efforts that involves several international groups including Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) that is chaired by the US, with UAE an active participant, have paid off. From 19 hijackings in just two months of 2011 to just two in 2013, there has been an 80 per cent drop in the attacks and the Gulf of Aden is now manned by around 20 to 22 naval vessels from various countries at a time. But despite the efforts, 67 seafarers are still languishing with the pirates, which calls for more focus on addressing the root cause of the menace. Source: Gulfnews

Grootscheepse oefening: Redding van reizigers van fietsvoetveer Op initiatief van de KNRM in Zeeland en Rijkswaterstaat Zee & Delta wordt zaterdagochtend 21 september tussen 9.00 en 12.00 uur een grootschalige evacuatie van een veerboot georganiseerd. Deze oefening is in samenwerking met Politie Zeeland en Veiligheidsregio Zeeland opgezet. Verdere deelnemers aan deze oefening zijn de Kustwacht, de Geneeskundige Hulpverlening in de Regio (GHOR) en Multraship.

In de oefening wordt gesimuleerd, dat het Veolia fietsvoetveer Vlissingen-Breskens na een aanvaring dusdanig beschadigd is geraakt, dat de boot niet veilig terug kan keren naar de haven. Ruim honderd opvarenden moeten zo veilig mogelijk van boord worden gehaald en aan land worden gebracht. Daar worden de gestrande reizigers opgevangen en onderzocht op eventueel letsel. De opvarenden zijn vrijwilligers uit de regio.

Photos : Jaap Wolvert ©

Bij deze oefening zullen alle reddingstations van de KNRM gelegen aan de Westerschelde nauw betrokken zijn. Dit zijn de reddingstations Breskens, Cadzand, Hansweert en Westkapelle. Voor de reddingboten en hun bemanning zal dit een leerzame oefening zijn, zodat zij goed getraind en voorbereid zijn wanneer er een dergelijke calamiteit daadwerkelijk zou plaatsvinden

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HMC: The Art of Transport Engineering: HMC is proud to be involved in an enormous project as the $5.2 billion project of the expansion of the Panama Canal. Our part in this magnificent project is the delivery of the complete transport engineering which led to the successful transportation of the first sets of four voyages to be completed. The first set of Panama locks were transported from Trieste, Italy and are now off-loaded onto a temporary dock on the Atlantic side of the waterway. The arrival of the first set of new gates comes as the expansion nears the end of its sixth year of construction. The completion of our transport engineering part is not to be underestimated. It took some time to modify the heavy transport vessel to comply with all applicable regulations and raised questions in our participation in the DNV workgroup of Heavy Lift and Transportation. The arrival of the gates is one of the most visible aspects of the total project and HMC is very proud to show the industry how important good engineering can be in voyages like this. In 2014, the Panama Canal has his 100th birthday and the total project of the renovation and enlargement is scheduled to be completed. For now HMC looks forward to the second load out of the Panama lock gates which will take the completion of the Panama Canal expansion to the next level.

• The HAPPY DIAMOND arriving at St John's harbor New Foundland Photo : Rob Bunders ©

Over the worst? We might find out this week The shipping market has a spring in its step, even as summer draws to a close. There is it seems, confidence that finally, we are emerging into the light and the beginnings of a sustained recovery. In this sense, London International

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Shipping Week, which will be in full swing by the time this piece is published, will be a useful thermometer with which to take the patient’s temperature. We might not get a full appraisal and certainly the industry will need to be kept under observation, but there should be plenty of discussion of whether the worst is over and how quickly earnings and operations can get back to normal. As a participant this week I shall certainly be looking for signs of returning confidence and full recovery but Jonah that I am, I’m not completely convinced we are out of the woods yet. The problem that shipping has at the moment is equating activity with achievement. If we all just look busy, the feeling goes, we can work our way out of this. And just when you’re least expecting it, you’ll pop your head up and everything will be rosy again. This scenario is very unlikely to take place, at least in the short term. For one thing, shipyard capacity is still far, far, too high and the very short memories of those who cashed in at the flood are still strong enough to have them believe that there is money to be made by hanging tight and waiting for better times. In one sense this might be true, if some of the ships lashed together as the yard was being built around them really are as short-lived as some people predict. It would be a good thing if the global fleet was renewed and its average age reduced so significantly that one source of casualty risk is reduced, or even removed. Unfortunately, recent casualties tend to suggest that it is not as simple as that. Singling out the shipyards seems a little unfair, after all it is the owners that keep on coming back for more. But the fact that some are prepared to continue to cut prices in order to attract business undermines the entire industry and creates the worst possible two-tier market. Owners are hardly in the best of health either, an observation based on the eagerness with which they are flocking to new sources of finance – now that the banks have decided they will mostly pass – and their willingness to order against analysis of economic recovery which is far from proven. The change in complexion of the Chinese economy, even given that country’s extraordinary ability to manage its movements up and down is in stark contrast to the rout being effected on the Indian currency (and others) as a result merely of expectations that the US Fed will taper its QE programme. Micro-economic conditions elsewhere remain fragile to say the least. To take one example, London property prices (and hotel room rates) are high but the country’s recovery seems predicated on very doubtful fundamentals. Analysts have forecast the end of the commodities boom since the start of the year if not longer and the reversal of fortune in Australia’s economy is testament to that. It seems self-evident that an extractive industry is unsustainable in the very long term but when the demand profile changes, the supply side has to adjust. Look at the tanker market and shale gas for further evidence of that. The major shipping markets remain volatile and treacherous, even despite the summer’s dry bulk upturn and some semblance of order returning to tanker and containership markets. In the first of these, simply look how far out the forward curve has pushed a recovery – with Cal14 Cape levels below spot values last week. At the same time costs, primarily as a result of regulation and the cost of quality labour continue to remain high. But the situation here is if anything even more confused. Owners have to budget and plan for some regulations that continue to move away from them and others that seem set in stone, despite concerns that they will be difficult to comply with and will put further pressure on the price of operations. At the same time, owners are engrossed in hot pursuit of energy efficiency initiatives, many of which sound promising but which are in some cases lacking in empirical evidence as to their efficacy. Elsewhere, security concerns a remain, with new threats emerging, in Libya, Suez and in the eastern Mediterranean to add to those already well known off east and west Africa. These will hopefully be temporary effects – though ironically some degree of disruption can be good for earnings – but no one can image that a long term closure of the Suez Canal for example is in the industry’s best interest. New frontiers continue to be explored, with the first Chinese transit of the Northern Sea Route recently completed. Even the secretary general of the IMO has made the journey, suggesting that shipping is preparing for this to become part of the business as usual scenario before long. And yet doesn’t it also seem likely that during his voyage, Mr Sekimizu will have come to the inescapable conclusion that melting summer ice on the NSR should probably go in the ‘cons’ column when weighing the effect in the context of global warming? Perhaps he will have returned doubly convinced that the industry must tackle the carbon dioxide issue and perhaps more troublingly, the carbon black issue, before too long. Still, take a look at this week’s LISW programme and it seems inconceivable that any of these pressing issues will be overlooked. With NGO, governmental and industry representatives from across the board meeting, greeting and generally doing their thing, this is actually a very strong opportunity to build a platform for the next year and beyond.

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And in case one was in any doubt that it was a shipping industry affair, there’s even a black tie dinner, where the industry can toast its successes and look to the future, confident it has a handle on all the big issues and solid strategies to cope with them. Source: BIMCO

Boskalis CSD BALDUR operating off Mumbai with alongside the TERRAFERRA 501/502 and The UNION ONYX and UNION TOPAZ, the BALDUR is at present operating at a depth of -19.5 mtr where the CSD is removing hard- rock with her 14m3 rock bucket , further more at the same Boskalis project the units QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, PRINS DER NEDERLANDEN and HAM 318 are deployed. Photo : Capt. Jan-Andries Hamstra – Master Baldur © PNG Ferry disaster – 7 charged Seven people have been charged in connection with the mv Rabaul Queen disaster in Papua New Guinea on 02 February last year. According to a police investigation team, this now concludes the arrests of people implicated in the country’s worst maritime incident involving Rabaul Shipping’s mv Rabaul Queen.

The vessel sunk off the Finschhafen coast in Morobe, killing at least 162 people.

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Police say the seven charged included officers from the National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA) who had allegedly failed to play their part and were complacent for too long, resulting in the tragedy.

The owner and employees of Rabaul Shipping were charged for not adhering to weather reports from the National Weather Service and making sure the ferry was not overloaded.

The police team is now in Lae, Morobe, preparing and filing court papers for the seven defendants which would then be served onto their respective lawyers before court proceedings on Sept 26.

The seven are out on K5,000 (US$2,000) bail each.

They are Rabaul Shipping company owner captain Peter Sharp, captain Anthony Tsiau, chief mate to Tsiau – Michael Zirau, NMSA Kimbe manager – Michael Benjamin Livinai, Kimbe branch port manage – Grace Amen, NMSA Rabaul manager – Joseph Kabiu and NMSA Madang manager Carl Kamau.

Sharp, 69, is facing 162 counts of manslaughter and for sending an unseaworthy vessel out to sea.

Tsiau 54, from Nissan island in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and Zirau 47, from Manam Island in Madang were both charged with 162 manslaughter charges and taking an unseaworthy vessel out to sea.

Amen from Duke of York, Livinai from Misima in Miline Bay, Kabiu from Rabaul and Kamau from Turubu in East Sepik are all facing 162 manslaughter charges.

The Commission of Inquiry sanctioned by the Government found in Sept last year that mv Rabaul Queen was not seaworthy, unsafe, overloaded and should never have departed on its final voyage.

The commission found that weather and sea conditions at the time the ship capsized were gale force and it should not have been at sea.

The operator of mv Rabaul Queen was arrested last month. He had appeared before the Kokopo District Court on Aug 26 facing 162 manslaughter charges and one charge for sending an unworthy ship to sea.

The case was adjourned to allow police to complete their files.

A survivor said Sharp’s arrest was “long overdue” but would help with “the healing process.” Source : The National

The LEWEK KEA bunkering the REDFISH 4 while static towing the FPSO PERISAI KAMELIA in the Gulf of Thailand. Photo : Ralph Laing ©

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JUMBO AWARDED PIPELAYING CONTRACT Jumbo has been awarded a contract by Malaysian pipelay contractor, Sigur Ros. Under the contract Jumbo, with the HLV Fairplayer will oversee transportation and installation of 126 gravity anchor spreads in water depths up to 1,400m, starting end 2013-beginning 2014.

Project management and Engineering will be carried out by Jumbo who will undertake collection of the materials in the port of Mersin Tasucu Seka in Turkey, transportation to the offshore location and installation.

The materials will be loaded on board using the vessel’s 900t mast cranes. The anchor spreads, which will consist of a 230t gravity anchor, tether wire and subsea buoy will be used to moor a pipeline with a 1,600mm diameter, running 80km from Turkey to Northern Cyprus. The pipeline, in spans of approximately 500m, will be suspended, floating at a depth of approximately 250m.

The tether ropes, 116mm in diameter, will be cut to varying lengths to match water depths along the pipeline’s route, up to 1,400m. Towards the tops of the tether wires the sub-sea buoys, 8m in length, 3m in diameter and weighing 17t each, will be positioned to moor the pipeline.

Carrying out the installation will require the Fairplayer’s DP2 system to maintain the vessel’s position. The anchor spreads will be lowered into position using both of the Fairplayer’s mast cranes. One of the cranes will oversee the deployment of the buoy and tensioning of the tether wire, whilst the other will lower the anchor. Both cranes will be equipped with the integrated deep water winch system allowing installation without the need for a wet handshake. 14km of crane wire will be applied to the winch, which can carry out installations to water depths of up to 3,000m.

Removing the wet handshake from the process means less handling and offers greater control. This, in addition to increased efficiency, ensures a greater degree of safety; the main priority for Jumbo in everything we do.

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The SEALAND RACER departing from Rotterdam bound for the Suez canal – Photo : Jan Oosterboer © Ezra Surges to 8-Month High on Speculation of Possible Takeover Singapore shares were slightly lower on Friday, but oil and gas services provider Ezra Holdings Ltd surged to an eight-month high on market speculation about a possible takeover.

The Straits Times Index was down 0.1 percent at 3,117.78 points, while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan declined 0.8 percent.

Ezra shares jumped as much as 19 percent to S$1.26, the highest since Jan. 15. More than 65 million shares were traded, 15 times the average full-day volume over the past 30 days. It was the top traded stock by value in Singapore.

“The company regularly explores and reviews business opportunities, projects and proposals relating to the subsea business and enters into discussions with various parties from time to time,” Ezra said earlier this week, in response to a query from the Singapore Exchange about the surge in its share price.

Shares of Singapore Windsor Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28 percent after it said Ho Kwok Wai, director of investment firm Conscendo Capital, plans to make a cash offer of S$0.18 per share for all the shares he did not already own.

The company makes moulds and provides services in the printed circuit board business. Source : Thomson Reuters

Singapore to the fore throughout London’s shipping week Singapore has been the elephant in the room at this week’s highly successful inaugural London International Shipping Week. Much of the week’s discussion focused on shipping centres and who was top of the pile, something that quickly came down to a straight shoot out between London and the Lion Republic. Denis Petropoulos, director at Braemar Shipping Services, said that Singapore was without doubt the preeminent maritime centre in Asia and was snapping at London’s heels. He said Singapore “has become the world’s most important shipping centre after London”.

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Nevertheless, Petropoulos had special praise for the British capital. “London is not a maritime capital, London is the maritime capital,” he said.

On Wednesday the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers held a seminar on the London versus Singapore debate. Heidi Heseltine, managing director of Singapore and London based specialist shipping recruitment firm Halcyon Recruitment, made a very strong case for Singapore being the main shipping hub following the substantial growth in its shipping sector over the past decade. However this was not enough to persuade the audience that London had completely lost its crown, and Alan Marsh, the former ceo of Braemar Shipping Services, was able to demonstrate that key elements of the London market will continue to play a dominant role going forward.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Masamichi Morooka, was adamant that London is, without doubt, “still the shipping capital of the world”.

Taking a sensible point of view on the debate was Frontline’s Jens Martin Jensen, who stated: “It's London and Singapore, not London versus Singapore.” Source : Seashipnews NAVY NEWS

The Dutch OPV P 843 GRONINGEN arriving in the Thames Estuary bound for the Defence Security International Exhibition at London's ExCel centre which ran from 10th to 13th September – Photo : Capt. Julian Jager - Master m.v. Norstream © Navy to delay $4 billion contract for next carrier The Navy will delay by as much as a year awarding Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. a contract for at least $4 billion to start construction on the second vessel in a new class of aircraft carriers, according to U.S. officials. Award of the "detail design and construction" contract for the John F. Kennedy, designated CVN-79, was planned for this month until recently, said the officials, who asked not to be identified because the postponement hasn't been announced.

The ship would be built at Huntington Ingalls' Newport News Shipbuilding facility, the only place in the country that builds nuclear-powered carriers.

The Navy is grappling in a time of budget cuts with how to pay for a shipbuilding plan that anticipates spending$43 billion for three carriers in the new class, as well as $34 billion for 52 littoral combat ships and the costs, not yet estimated, for a 12-vessel nuclear submarine fleet to replace the Ohio-class subs.

Huntington Ingalls is operating under a $4.9 billion construction contract awarded in 2008 for the Gerald R. Ford, or CVN-78, the first vessel in the three-ship class. The Ford, already the costliest warship ever built, is projected to cost $12.8 billion when completed and fully equipped, 22 percent more than estimated five years ago. Sean Stackley, the Navy's assistant secretary for acquisition, made the decision to delay the Kennedy contract, the officials said. Also, the Pentagon's independent Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office hasn't completed an analysis of total costs for the Kennedy, which is required before a contract award.

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Cmdr. Thurraya Kent, a Navy spokeswoman, said in an email that the service continues to negotiate with Huntington Ingalls on the contract and, "until these negotiations conclude," the Navy intends to extend funding on a current, smaller, construction-preparation contract to "avoid a costly production break." The Navy awarded that $296 million contract to the shipbuilder last year.

Continued negotiations on the larger contract "will allow Huntington Ingalls and the Navy to account for construction process improvements and other cost-reduction opportunities," she said.

Beci Brenton, a spokeswoman for Huntington Ingalls, said in an email that extension of the existing contract "will help ensure that the fragile supplier base and our shipbuilders remain working, minimizing delay to ship delivery and associated cost increases."

"This extension also provides time for the Navy and industry team to implement lessons learned from CVN-78 construction, implement further construction process improvements, identify any government requirement reductions, and increase the maturity of government technologies in order to stay within a challenging budget," Brenton said.

The Navy's action wasn't prompted by a recommendation made by the Government Accountability Office this month to delay the contract until deficiencies with systems on the Ford were corrected and tested, according to a Navy official. Source : PilotOnline

The frigate HMS Northumberland arriving in the Thames Estuary on 7th September bound for the Defence Security International Exhibition at London's ExCel centre which ran from 10th to 13th September. Photo : Chris Brooks www.ShipFoto.co.uk © SCANTER 4100 Selected for Mid-Life Modernization of Indonesian Navy Warship Terma’s SCANTER 4100 radar has been selected by Ultra for integration on the first of the Fatahillah Class corvettes.

Ultra Electronics Command and Control Systems has been contracted by the Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence for the mid-life modernisation of the first of the Fatahillah Class corvettes.

Terma’s SCANTER 4100 radar has been selected by Ultra for integration as part of the new Combat System. Terma and Ultra expect to finalize negotiations this autumn. The SCANTER 4100 systems are considered technologically state- of-the-art and equipped with the newest software and electronics resulting in significant improved performance shared with the SCANTER 6000 radars.

The radar supports operation of both UAVs and helicopters and provides unsurpassed small target detection – in close range and up until the radar horizon in all weather conditions. Air targets are detected to 96 nm and sea skimming

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missiles as they meet the radar horizon. The SCANTER 4100s high resolution pictures offer unique situational awareness for all missions from Search and Rescue to missile detection. SHIPYARD NEWS

BIGROLL MC CLASS BUILT BY COSCO DALIAN SHIPYARD CO., LTD BigRoll Shipping announces that it has contracted COSCO Dalian Shipyard Co., LTD to build two MC Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in May 2015 and August 2015. The contract has an option for two additional vessels.

The MC Class is designed with a focus on reliability of operations, short loading and discharging time, high service speed and low accelerations and will have Finnish Swedish 1A ice class notation. The vessels are DP2 prepared. Their overall length is 173 m with a beam of 42 m, giving the vessels a deck space of 42 by 125 m. The deck is completely free of manholes, air heads etc. The depth is 12 m and the maximum deadweight of the MC Class vessels is 21,000 mt. The vessels are highly suited to travel to remote areas such as the Arctic, as well as for direct offshore supply. BigRoll Shipping is looking forward to a close cooperation with COSCO Dalian Shipyard in the detailed design and the construction of the vessels. “The market’s response to BigRoll Shipping and BigRoll’s MC Class design has been very positive and we are pleased we can now announce that the vessels will be available mid 2015” says Arne Hubregtse of BigRoll Shipping. BigRoll Shipping is a joint venture of heavy lift shipping companies BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping. Jiangsu New Yangzijiang delivers HS SHACKLETON (4,770 teu) China's Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipyard this week delivered the 4,770 teu container vessel HAMMONIA TOSCANA, the third unit of a new baby-overpanamax ship design and the lead ship of a quartet of sisters for Hansa Shipping of Hamburg. The HS SHACKLETON has been taken on charter by Hapag-Loyd and she is presently positioning to Singapore to phase into the carrier's Straits and Indonesia to Australia service 'SAL' (#2710), offered in

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cooperation with CSCL, UASC, Hanjin, RCL and ANL. The new ship will replace the 4,250 teu JPO VULPECULA, which Hapag-Lloyd is expected to return to her owners.

A total of ten sister ships of the new Jiangsu Yangzijiang type have been ordered, all by German non-operating owners. Six of the ships will be managed by Peter Dohle, whereas four ships will be controlled by Hansa Shipping.

The vessels have a length over all of 255.10m and a beam of 37.30m (15 rows). They are powered by an MAN B&W 6 S80ME-C9 main engine and they provide electricity for up to 600 reefer containers.

The HS SHACKLETON is named after the British polar explorer and scientist Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874- 1922), best known for his Antarctic tour of 1915, during which the expedition ship was lost. Shackleton and his crew subsequently survived an 800 mile journey in a small open boat to the nearest populated island.

Hansa Shipping's 'Explorer' quartet will be completed in the coming months with three more ships: The HS BAFFIN, HS EVEREST and HS MARCO POLO. Source : Linervision Cosco Shipyard grabs another flotel contract Axis Offshore has ordered a second semi-submersible flotel, Axis Vega. Axis Vega is the second in a series of up to four flotels to be built at Cosco Shipyard. Axis Vega is expected to be delivered year-end 2015. The sister vessel, Axis Nova, has been under construction at Cosco Shipyard since August 2012 and will be delivered in early 2015.

The newbuildings are targeted to operate in the harsh environment of the North Sea, especially in the Norwegian and UK sector capable of holding 500 crew and guests.

Axis Nova and Axis Vega are based on the GM500A design in compliance with Norwegian rules. The flotels have 11.5 m operational air-gap, dynamic positioning systems (DP3) as well as mooring to enable year-round operability in the North Sea.

The ceo of Axis Offshore, Jesper Kragh Andresen, commented: “ The positive responses and growing interests Axis Offshore is receiving from clients reinforce our belief in the superior specification underlying our new-buildings. While we see strong potential for our newbuildings in the North Sea, we remain keen to expand our presence in other regions as well”. Source : Sinoshipnews ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

CMA CGM Group celebrates its 35th anniversary 35 years ago, on September 13th 1978 in Marseilles, Jacques R. Saadé founded CMA, Compagnie maritime d’affrètement, and launched the first service linking Marseilles, Livourne, Beirut and Latakia. His vision and intuition subsequently led him to extend the company’s activities in Asia and the rest of the world. Today, the CMA CGM Group present on every continent through its 650 agencies, employs 18,000 people worldwide and is ranked the third largest container shipping company in the world, the shipping company says in its press release.

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Jacques R. Saadé witnessed the beginnings of container transport in the United States in the early 1960s whilst attending an internship, and he became convinced that containers were the future of international sea cargo transport. It was as a result of this realization that CMA was founded on September 13th 1978 in Marseilles.

Operating at the beginning between Marseilles in France, Livourne in Italy, Beirut in Lebanon and Latakia in Syria, the Group rapidly expanded its activities to the whole of the Mediterranean Basin. Following again his intuition, Jacques R. Saadés and CMA conquer markets in Asia, which was to become the future epicenter of worldwide trade, in the 1980s. Precursor, the company opened agencies all over the region, especially in China from 1992.

The acquisition of CGM in 1996 represented a major step in the Group’s development which was followed by the acquisition of several regional shippers (ANL, CNC Line, Comanav, DELMAS, Mac Andrews and US Lines) offering the Group a global coverage. Culmination of its development strategy, the Group opened its capital to the Yildirim Group in 2010 and to the French Fonds Stratégique d’investissement (FSI) in 2013, in mandatory convertible bonds.

In just 35 years the CMA CGM Group has become a major player of international shipping. The company employs over 18,000 people through its 650 agencies spread over 150 countries. Operating a fleet of 429 vessels the Group is present on every continent and serves more than 400 of the world’s 521 commercial ports. As a responsible leader, the Group is engaged since 2003 in an ambitious environmental policy and has created a corporate foundation dedicated to weakened children.

Marking the Group’s 35th birthday, the CMA CGM JULES VERNE, the company’s flagship displaying exceptional dimensions, deviated from its route to make a call in Marseilles, where she has been inaugurated by François Hollande, President of the French Republic, on June 4th 2013. At this occasion, the French President congratulated Jacques R. Saadé and the CMA CGM Group on their success. Source : PortNews

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Navios takes delivery of two Panamax vessels

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced that two Panamax vessels were delivered to Navios Holdings' owned fleet, the Group said on Wednesday in a media release.

The Navios Galileo, a 2006-built Panamax vessel of 76,596 dwt, was delivered to Navios Holdings' owned fleet on August 26, 2013. The vessel is chartered-out for approximately six months at a rate of $8,835 net per day.

The Navios Amitie, a 2005-built Panamax vessel of 75,395 dwt, was delivered to Navios Holdings' owned fleet on September 10, 2013. The vessel is chartered-out for approximately six months at a rate of $9,263 net per day.

Following the delivery of the Navios Galileo and the Navios Amitie, Navios Holdings has 50 vessels in the water.

Navios Holdings has contracted 90.3% and 27.7% of its available days on a charter-out basis for 2013 and 2014, respectively. Source : PortNews

Noble Resources drops off Singapore's list of licensed bunker fuel suppliers Noble Resources International is no longer on Singapore's list of accredited bunker fuel suppliers, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's latest update on its website. This brings the total number of suppliers on the list to 67, from the previous total of 68. There was no one in Noble's Singapore office who could comment on its fuel oil and bunker fuel trading business.

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It is not known if Noble had voluntarily returned the bunker license. Noble dropping off the list comes amid market talk that the company has been inactive in the fuel oil and bunker fuel trading markets for months now, trade sources said. In recent months, MPA has also been tightening the number of accredited bunker fuel suppliers in the Singapore port, with the list shortening from some 80 suppliers about 20 months ago to the current 67. Source: Platts

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