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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 Number 338 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Saturday 02-12-2017 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites. ROG team making an insert after a tugboat pushed a bit to hard. ROG, your partner for Dockside an Onsite services. Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 1 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 Your feedback is important to me so please drop me an email if you have any photos or articles that may be of interest to the maritime interested people at sea and ashore PLEASE SEND ALL PHOTOS / ARTICLES TO : [email protected] If you don't like to receive this bulletin anymore : To unsubscribe click here (English version) or visit the subscription page on our website. http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/uitschrijven.aspx?lan=en-US EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS The UNION PRINCESS outbound from Rotterdam passing Maassluis Photo : Reinier Pieter van de Wetering skyphoto Maassluis © Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 2 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 Ampelmann Icemann achieves 10,000 personnel transfers in Sakhalin-2 project The Icemann gangway system has reached a milestone 10,000 transfers since its arrival in Eastern Russia in August to transfer personnel working on offshore platforms under the Sakhalin-2 project. Developed by Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access solutions, it is currently the only gangway system of its kind able to operate in remote and extreme cold climate. The N-type gangway, nicknamed ‘Icemann’ has been installed on the Stepan Makarov, a new ice-class platform standby vessel built for the Sakhalin-2 project under a 20-year charter between Sakhalin Energy and vessel operator, Sovcomflot. It is the first standby vessel in the world to use such a gangway for operations in severe ice states and temperatures. “The Icemann was born in response to a growing demand for safe and effective transfer equipment in frontier regions,” said Arnoud van Leer, senior motion control engineer with Ampelmann. “It is purpose-built to service remote and extreme cold climate oil and gas operations in areas such as non-Arctic Russia, Norway and Canada, as well as regions of the Caspian Sea. We worked closely with Sakhalin Energy over a period of two years to tailor the system to the unique requirements of the project.”Built in The Netherlands, it is designed to safely and efficiently transfer crew in extreme ice states and temperatures as low as -28 oC (-18 oF). The fully enclosed and insulated system is operational in sea states up to 3.5 metres (m) significant wave height and comprises active motion compensation. The transfer deck can accommodate up to 20 people and can rotate 360 degrees to ensure flexibility in platform landing locations and directions. It has a maximum gangway length of 32m, a telescopic scope of 11m and a footprint of 11x11m. “Given the remoteness of the work, it was crucial to ensure that any maintenance required to the gangway system was minimized and this was reflected in the design. Various extreme weather technologies were employed in the design of the Icemann, making it the most high performance gangway system that has ever been built from an operations and conditions point of view.”Before leaving Ampelmann’s manufacturing facility in Delft, The Netherlands, the Icemann was successfully tested offshore in the North Sea. The system successfully compensated its first waves while company operators evaluated the performance of the system. Following completion of the trials, the Stepan Makarov arrived in Rotterdam for the system mobilization, which was completed in a matter of days. In addition, Sakhalin Energy will charter a standard, non-winterized version of the motion compensated gangway for five years, to be installed on a second ice breaking support vessel, the Fedor Ushakov, and to support the personnel transfer requirements during the summer period. Due to travelling in the USA this week the newsclippings may reach you irregularly Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 3 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 VOS APHRODITE’ towing a large barge into Idku Navy Port assisted by Boskalis MPV ‘ANNA B’ As seen from Dutch Dredging ‘SEINE’ Photo : Crew of Seine.(c) S.Korea's Pan Ocean wins $1.8 bln deal to ship iron ore for Brazil's Vale SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - South Korean shipper Pan Ocean 028670.KS said on Thursday that it had won a 1.98 trillion won ($1.82 billion) contract to transport iron ore over a period of 27 years for Brazilian mining giant Vale VALE.N, VALE5.SA. Pan Ocean said in a filing with the Korea Stock Exchange that the contract with Vale involved shipping iron ore from Brazil to China from 2020 to 2047. The company operates eight iron ore carriers, but said it would invest 483 billion won to secure six more vessels for the contract from an identified Chinese shipbuilder. in South Korea and overseas. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin; Editing by Joseph Radford) Liner Trade Award Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. & “K” Line (Australia) Pty Ltd. are pleased to announce that ‘’K’’Line Group received the Liner Trade Award in Australia-North East Asia (Remark) category, that is one of main trades along with South East Asia, at the 22nd Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards sponsored by Daily Cargo News (an Australian leading shipping & maritime news incorporation with Lloyds’ List) and other parties in the industry which held on Nov.16th, 2017 in Sydney. Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 4 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 It is our honor to receive high praise from customers and the industry. We will ensure continuous reliable high quality liner service and let it go forward to Ocean Network Express(ONE) which is scheduled in coming April, 2018. The DIMONIOS moored in Barcelona Photo : Jim Prentice © http://caledoniantransportphotos.blogspot.com http://caledoniantransportphotos-buses.blogspot.com http://caledoniantransportphotos-railways.blogspot.com http://caledonianmodelwarships.blogspot.com Asian cruise ship trends: spa and wellness packages, more Chinese passengers Cruise customers in Asia – who mostly come from China now – are increasingly looking for massages and fitness classes with their sea view, and operators have responded by offering spas, on-board yoga and novel wellness packages Soak in a Japanese bath or indulge in a Himalayan salt stone massage, while you gaze out to sea. As more Asians discover the joy of cruise travel, operators are responding to the rising demand for wellness-themed options. Cruise line capacity in the region has grown in the past four years to 4.24 million passengers. According to a 2017 Cruise Lines International Association report, there are 66 cruise ships in Asia, five of which can each carry more than 3,500 passengers. In 2016, 3.1 million passengers from Asia took to the seas, 55 per cent more than the previous year. China is the major source of these tourists, accounting for 2.1 million, or 68 per cent of all passengers. Health and wellness is a growing reason for people to travel in Asia, according to Thatcher Brown, president of Genting’s Dream Cruises. Citing a recent industry report, he points out that, beyond accommodation, 33 per cent of guests place importance on fitness Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 5 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338 facilities, while 28 per cent mention spa facilities. International cruise operators are heeding the call, rolling out new-wave wellness and spa options. The 18-deck Genting Dream can carry 2,000 crew members serving 3,400 passengers. The year- old vessel has the largest Asian spa at sea, with more than 60 treatment “thrones” spread across 1,300 square metres. Its Crystal Life Asian Spa offers Chinese therapeutic reflexology an meridian energy massage, and traditional Chinese tui-na or body acupressure. It also offers a fitness centre with popular classes such as spinning, pilates and yoga. “It was a special takeaway from the trip,” said Pevon Kan, 40-year-old housewife from Hong Kong who has sailed twice on Genting Dream. “My hands and feet are usually cold, with bad blood circulation. My muscles are also very tense from work. The hot stone massage helped with my blood circulation and muscle relaxation. It was part of a relaxing holiday at sea, to truly unwind and recharge.” A Himalayan salt stone massage is part of the Asian spa’s holistic health service, which has a quartz bed massage option. Heated crystal stones made from pink Himalayan salt are said to help stimulate circulation, improve sleep, reduce inflammation, calm the nervous system and reduce signs of ageing. Brown says wellness packages are especially popular with Asian women looking for beauty treatments a weight-loss- management programme, or wanting to relax. Elderly guests sometimes look for a health-management regimen or try out a new sport during a cruise. The packages come with an individual health and wellness consultation, healthy meals, physical analysis, skin consultation, daily fitness and leisure group activities, and use of saunas and a thermal pool. There is also meditation on offer, with a choice of tai chi, yoga o stretching. This October, the vessel had an “Yoga Academy at Sea” led by Hong Kong-based yoga expert Rosalie E’Silva. Dream Cruises doubled its capacity when its new vessel World Dream began cruising out of Hong Kong in mid-November.