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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.

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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.

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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

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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. To cater to family travel, popular among Chinese guests, the line is developing parent-child family spa and wellness activities, including a family spa retreat, parent-child yoga classes, family tai- chi classes and Zencalligraphy. Candy So, a 50-year-old teacher and scuba diving enthusiast from Shenzhen, sailed for the first time on a five-night Genting Dream cruise with three friends. “My favourite treatments were the pearl caviar anti-ageing facial and passion fruit body scrub,” she said, saying other Asian passengers were keen on the Chinese tui na, aromatherapy body massage, foot massage and yoga. Genting Dream also offers Ling Chan’s “Truly Complete Holistic Wellness of Skin, Body, Mind & Spirit”. Chan, who grew up in Hong Kong and is based in New York, developed facial treatments based on exfoliation and hydration to balance the skin and prevent skin ailments. She has been a facialist to celebrities including Naomi Campbell, Barbra Streisand, Alexander Wang, Renee Zellweger and Madonna since the 1980s. Celebrity Cruises was one of the first lines to introduce the now-standard cruise spa option. Its Celebrity Millennium, which seasonally sails in Asian waters, has trained acupuncturists on board. Besides a thalassotherapy pool – that offers mineral- rich showers, seawater pools, hydro-massage and algotherapy, that includes seaweed, algae or mud baths and wraps. There is also a Persian Garden steam and sauna area. Its spa has some novel options, such as a bamboo massage in which bamboo shoots of various sizes are rolled and used to massage muscles. On the Diamond Princess which can carry 2,670 passengers, the 8,800 sq ft Izumi Japanese bath has an indoor and an outdoor bath. These are popular with Japanese guests and a younger Asian crowd. “Cruising allows you more time to relax and pamper yourself,” says Malaysian Lim Yee Sher who celebrated Valentine’s Day on board sister ship the Princess Sapphire last year. She treated herself to the ionitheremie and aroma spa seaweed massage that aims to reduce cellulite and fatty deposits. It helped the 39-year-old sales and marketing manager relax and unwind. “Somehow, when you are on holiday, especially on board the ship, spa and wellness is a hassle-free option,” she said. “You do not need to worry about your meal and itinerary arrangements.” Source; South China Morning Post

The French Flagged River Barge “BOUNTY” seen down-bound on the Seine between Ile de la Cite and Ile Saint Louis looking towards the Notre Dame Cathedral I note she has a full complement of stowaway birds on the hatch covers! Photo : John Attersley Quay Marine Associates Inc. (c)

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The 2016 delivered 296 mtr long ATLANTIC SAIL entering the Deurganckdok in Antwerp Photo : Stefan Lemmens (c) Asia Dry Bulk-Capesize rates to climb higher in a 'market on fire' By Keith Wallis

The IBIS BULKER navigating the Mississippi River upstream passing New Orleans Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text !

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Freight rates for large dry cargo ships on key Asian routes, which hit three-year highs this week, are likely to rise further on a shortage of ships available for immediate charter, brokers said. Rates for 180,000 deadweight tonne (DWT) capesize ships are set to break $10 a tonne from Australia to China in the next few days, while rates could also surpass $20 a tonne from Brazil to China "There are more chances of rates breaking $10 than $20 because the Australian market is more active among miners and vessel operators," a Singapore-based capesize broker said on Thursday The $10-a-tonne level was last breached in April 2014, and would be equivalent to earnings of $28,500 a day, while rates of $20 a tonne were last seen in November 2014, according to ship brokers and data on the Reuters Eikon terminal. "Fortescue Metals was offering $9.50-$9.55 a tonne on Thursday. Roy Hill is likely to fix north of $10 a tonne," the broker said. "It doesn't look like there will be any slowdown, particularly from Australia," the broker added. Rio Tinto and FMG have both been active charterers this week, brokers said. In the Brazilian market, vessel operators have been active while Vale has largely stayed away from spot charters this week. "Weather delays in China and also significantly increased Brazil activity (are) adding fuel to a market segment on fire," Norwegian ship broker Fearnley said in a note. Vale has focused on developing chartering relationships with a core group of shipowners through long-term charters. South Korea owner Pan Ocean said on Thursday that it had won a 1.98 trillion won ($1.82 billion) contract from Vale to haul iron ore from Brazil to China for 27 years starting in 2020. Pan Ocean said Vale will sign long-term contracts for 30 ships from seven South Korean and foreign ship owners. "Happy days for the big ships with high and improving iron ore demand and prices in particular. Coal transaction volumes also higher than foreseen," Fearnley said in its note on Wednesday. Capesize charter rates on the Western Australia-China route rose to $9.44 a tonne on Wednesday from $8.35 per tonne last week. Rates hit $9.51 a tonne on Tuesday, the highest since Nov. 11, 2014. Freight rates from Brazil to China soared to $19.79 a tonne on Wednesday, the highest since Nov. 21, 2014, from $18.50 per tonne the same day last week. Panamax rates for a north Pacific round trip voyage rose to $9,750 per day on Wednesday, the highest since Nov. 10 from $9,029 per day last week. Rates in Asia for smaller supramax ships continued to rise with rates of $10,000-$11,000 per day from India to southeast Asia, and Singapore to Japan. Source : Reuters

HAL’s MAASDAM at anchor at Neiafu, Vava’u (Tonga) Photo: A.Nonymus (c) Fresh breeze for the USA: Global Renewables Shipbrokers opens office in Atlanta

Hamburg-based shipbroker GRS continues to forge ahead with its growth strategy by establishing a new branch office.

Growth continues unabated. Now GRS is not just supporting its clients from its Hamburg headquarters, but also from its office recently established in Atlanta. “The new US office is an important step for us as part of our growth strategy,” explains

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Matthias Mross, GRS Managing Partner. The decision to set up this branch abroad and at a new continent is another real milestone for the company geared towards international business. From Atlanta Alexander Gentsch will continue to extend the excellent network in the USA, the Gulf of Mexico Area and the Caribbean Sea for the European specialist shipbroker. “Being close to our clients and ship owners is of primary importance for us. Now they can benefit from very close collaboration and personal support in the US as well.” emphasizes GRS Managing Partner Philippe Schönefeld. Through a steady process of development for both the company and its service portfolio, GRS has become the European market leader in offshore renewable energy within a very short time span. Established in 2011, GRS is the first independent specialist shipbroker for charter, purchase and sales of offshore tonnage and equipment in renewable energy. For many years GRS has been supporting its clients in global and independent procurement and bidding procedures, thus helping them to save time, optimize processes and reduce costs with all important suppliers in the offshore industry. The whole team works in line with the company’s motto “Any Vessel Anytime”, in order to offer all of its clients the best prices, availabilities and service providers in the market on an ongoing basis. From the very first day of planning and for each project phase, GRS provides databased support to its clients in the global search for suitable vessels, proven shipping companies and offshore services. Detailed expertise and a network that has grown throughout the world make GRS the leading shipbroker for offshore tonnage in renewable energy. More information is available at www.grs-offshore.com/en.

Earlier this year, Spanish Boluda Corporacion Maritima acquired the German towage company URAG and the Hamburg-based subsidiary Lütgens & Reimers. The tugs have been renamed with a “VB” prefix accordingly, and VB RASANT (ex RASANT- 17) displays the new livery when spotted Nov 29th at Hamburg. She is a Damen ASD 2411 tug, built in 2016 by Damen Shipyards at Sharjah. Photo : Martin Lochte-Holtgreven © Marintec 2017: New VIKING MES cuts servicing costs Mandatory servicing of marine evacuation systems (MES) on board passenger vessels is both costly and labour-intensive. At Marintec 2017, VIKING will introduce visitors to its latest MES solution that enables shipowners and operators to significantly reduce servicing costs and administration. Set in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, Marintec 2017 is the largest maritime event in the Asia Pacific region. At Stand N1D61-9, leading maritime safety equipment and servicing provider VIKING Life- Saving Equipment is showcasing its range of cutting-edge maritime safety solutions including the company’s latest evolution in marine evacuation systems (MES). Called the VIKING VEC PlusTM, the new MES differs from existing systems in its ease of servicing and fewer mechanical parts, enabling lower lifetime operating costs.

Less logistics and fewer components

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Traditional MES servicing involves removing the entire system from the vessel and transporting it to a certified service facility. The system is then serviced, returned to the vessel and reinstalled on board. This process can take up to six days and needs to be completed every year. Shipowners are highly aware of the costs and hassle associated with this process and therefore, the new MES is a welcome solution to a difficult issue “The VIKING VEC PlusTM system only needs to be serviced four times over a ten-year period, which means fewer costs resulting from having to shut down vessel operation and transport the MES to a servicing station,” says Niels Fraende, VP Sales for Cruise & LifeCraft at VIKING. “We have simplified the design of a traditional MES and increased deployment safety by removing more than 40 percent of the technical components while using gravity-based rather than mechanical launching. This makes it easier for the crew to efficiently operate the system and for our technicians to service the system on board the vessel as well,” he adds. Retrofit or new-build Installing the VIKING VEC Plus is surprisingly easy on board almost any passenger vessel, whether it is a retrofit or a new- build. “Choosing the VEC PlusTM as a new-build option, for example, reduces installation time and costs at the shipyard, because the new, simplified system allows shipowners to incorporate new operating cost-efficiencies into their vessels,” says Niels Fraende.

What meets the eye The VEC Plus is installed in a compact storage unit that looks right at home on today’s passenger and cruise vessels. The sleek visual appearance of the unit is largely due to a dedicated industrial design effort aimed at matching its exterior to modern ship aesthetics, while also instilling confidence in both passengers and crew “Passengers can be very safety- conscious, so we wanted the complete package to look solid and efficient, providing reassurance of its functionality via an up-to-date appearance and a visually high build quality. Being and feeling safe go hand in hand,” Niels Fraende elaborates.

Training via technology Every VIKING VEC PlusTM comes not only with a conventional instruction manual, but with VIKING Saatsea - a 24/7, on board, computer-based crew training solution that helps to ensure crew are certified, ready and able to maintain and deploy the MES in the event of an emergency. The unique solution allows managers to get an ever-updated overview of crew competencies, tracking and reporting their training progress. For a high-quality, low-maintenance MES option, the VIKING VEC PlusTM is leading the way in ensuring shipowners can continue to maintain a high level of on board safety and remain compliant when it comes to maritime safety requirements - all without breaking operating budgets. VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is a global market leader in maritime and offshore safety, providing and servicing safety and fire-fighting equipment for passenger and cargo ships, offshore installations, fishing vessels, the navy, fire departments and leisure yachts. VIKING is a privately held corporation founded in 1960 with group headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark. Products are manufactured in Denmark, Norway, Bulgaria and Thailand. VIKING offers a broad range of off-the-shelf and tailored safety solutions and systems certified in accordance with the latest requirements of the IMO, SOLAS, EU and USCG. The product portfolio includes chute and slide-based marine and offshore evacuation and crew transfer systems, liferafts, lifejackets, immersion suits, fire suits, work suits, pilot suits, helicopter transportation suits, MOB boats, davits, pilot ladders, signs, and other lifesaving appliances. VIKING Shipowner and Offshore Safety Agreements offer uniquely customizable concepts that incorporate safety products, global servicing, single-source management, and financing in a variety of fixed price structures. With 2,000 employees worldwide, the unique VIKING network of branch offices, agents, 260 certified servicing stations and worldwide stock points makes VIKING a truly global provider at convenient locations in all significant markets. www.VIKING-life.com GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ESSENTIAL TO KEEP A VESSEL SHIP-SHAPE The American club launches free pocket guide to maintaining a safe working environment on board

Daily maintenance and cleaning tasks are essential to supporting a safe working environment on-board a ship, but the importance of these simple actions can also often be overlooked. The latest in The American Club’s Pocket Guides, which contain valuable loss prevention advice for its Members and the industry at large, has just been published, titled Good Housekeeping. The guide underlines how essential a well maintained and uncluttered work environment is to the health and safety of the ship’s crew and the efficient and secure operation of the vessel. While the phrase ‘ship-shape’, meaning in good order, neat and trim has been borrowed from the days of sail, The American Club has reverted to the more modern idiom, which refers to a well-run home to emphasise the importance of a safe working environment on-board ship. Announcing the publication of the Pocket Guide, the Club’s Head of Loss Prevention and Senior Vice-President Dr William Moore commented, “We have previously reported that the overall cleanliness and general housekeeping of ships revealed during surveys have in some cases become a cause for concern. The appearance of ships and shipboard equipment on the outside suggests how

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well things are operating on the inside.” As a consequence of these observations the Club felt it was important to stress certain common-sense practices in an easily understood and convenient format; the Guide quite literary folds-up to be carried in crew members’ pockets. The guidelines are ordered according to areas of the ship – deck, engine room, galley, stairs and ladders – as well as drawing attention to commonplace hazards – oily rags, paint lockers, acetylene cylinders.

Each section itemises ‘what to look for’ and outlines the tasks to be carried out to minimise risk. As ever the Club’s advice is intended to assist Members and their crews in ensuring that ships are maintained to the highest standards. Good Housekeeping-A Pocket Guide can be accessed in English, and in new and traditional Mandarin, on the Club's website: http://american-club.com/page/good-housekeeping

In conclusion Dr Moore emphasised, “A ship's cleanliness and neatness contribute to the health, safety and happiness of the crew. Furthermore, housekeeping oversights rarely go unnoticed during port state control or vetting inspections, ISM audits and condition surveys. A well-kept vessel is sure to make a good first impression.”

End of an era, after years of reliable service, the tug PRESIDENT HUBERT, is lying in a corner of Waalhaven, Rotterdam at the Boskalis premises. Deprived from valuable electronics, name, homeport and funnel-loge Painted over, she is sadly awaiting her final voyage to the breakers. Photo : Henk Ros ©

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STUDENTS OF MARITIME INSTITUTE WILLEM BARENTSZ VISITED VRYHOF ANCHORS

Students of the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz of Terschelling visited Vryhof Anchors with their self designed and made anchors to be tested in a fierce competiotion who designed the best holding power anchor Photo : Wibbo Hofman MIWB lecturer © Vryhof is the trusted partner to most offshore industry's leaders, delivering innovative and customer-focused anchoring and mooring solutions. Vryhof is committed to the highest standards of safety and integrity. and are proud of their legacy and impeccable track record over the last 45 years, always delivering value in everything they do. As OPEC extends output cuts, Asia turns to North America for more oil By Henning Gloystein and Keith Wallis Asian refiners are losing no time reacting to a decision by OPEC and Russia to extend their agreed production cuts to all of 2018, ordering more oil from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in a move that will result in lost OPEC and Russian market share. Output cuts aimed at tightening the market to prop up prices have been in place since January and were to expire in March 2018, but the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), together with non-OPEC producers including Russia, extended those cuts on Thursday, to cover all of 2018.Despite this, oil supplies remain ample. Even before the official announcement on Thursday to extend the cuts, refiners in Asia, the world's biggest consumer region, had already put in enquiries for oil shipments from the Gulf of Mexico and the wider Caribbean, particularly from the United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia, tanker operators said. "There have been many enquiries from Asia for oil tanker shipments from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Now that we know OPEC's cuts will be extended, these enquiries are being turned into orders," said a broker who specializes in long-haul crude oil shipments, declining to be named as he was not authorised to talk to media about ongoing negotiations.

'CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY' OPEC's and Russia's biggest problem with cutting output has been that it has led to higher U.S. production and market share. In a note to clients titled "Christmas comes early," Barclays bank said on Friday: "U.S. crude oil exports to China could easily double next year as U.S. production and export capacity expands ... (and) OPEC countries will see their market shares in Asia decline further." Shipping data in Thomson Reuters Eikon shows oil shipments from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to Asia's consumer hubs of China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore have already soared from around half a million barrels per day (bpd) in January, when the OPEC-led cuts were implemented, to over 1.2 million bpd in November and December The biggest increase in exports to Asia have been coming from the United States, where output is soaring thanks to shale oil drillers. U.S. oil production hit a record 9.68 million bpd last week, according to government data. "The real winners (of the cuts) will be the U.S. producers," said Matt Stanley, a fuel broker for Freight Investor Services in Dubai.

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Consultancy Rystad Energy expects U.S. output to reach 9.9 million bpd this year, bringing it close to levels of top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia. Stronger North American oil supplies to Asia benefit shippers as this is one of the world's longest trade routes, meaning chartered tankers spend more time at sea. The U.S.-Asia route is at least twice as long as that from the Middle East to the main Asian trading hubs in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. "We believe the 'new trades' (from North America to Asia) will develop further, which is long-term positive for shipping," said Robert Hvide Macleod, chief executive of Frontline Management, a major tanker owner The ripple effects of ongoing OPEC cuts will also affect refinery output. U.S. crude oil tends to be relatively light and sweet in quality, as opposed to the heavier and sourer grades that many Middle East producers export. Mike Petrut, a petroleum researcher at Industrial Info Resources Oceania in Perth, Australia, said an increase in supplies of light U.S. crude at the cost of heavy crudes from OPEC would mean higher gasoline output by Asian refiners, and a lower yield of heavier products like fuel oil. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Henning Gloystein and Keith Wallis; Additional reporting by Roslan Khasawneh; Editing by Tom Hogue)

Bunker suppliers must prepare for the death of fossil fuels in shipping Marine bunker suppliers should anticipate that there may no longer be significant demand for fossil fuels from shipping within as little as 25 years, if not sooner, and that the sector is now on an inevitable trajectory towards a future of zero CO2 emissions This was the message that the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) delivered to the Platts' Mediterranean marine bunker fuel conference in Athens today. ICS is representing the world's national shipowner associations at the UN IMO negotiations on CO2 reduction. 'Addressing an audience of bunker fuel suppliers about the imminent transition to zero carbon fuels is perhaps like Henry Ford addressing suppliers to horses and carts.' said ICS Director of Policy, Simon Bennett. 'Henry Ford remarked that if, in say 1890, you had asked someone in the street what they wanted, they would have asked for a faster horse.' He added: 'Governments need to recognise that many ships will remain dependent on fossil fuels probably at least until around 2050, just as some people in developed nations were still using horses in 1920. But the momentum created by the Paris Agreement on climate change means that the wholesale switch to alternative fuels and propulsion systems will be relentless and inevitable.' 'This will happen as soon as the technology and bunkering infrastructure permits, which ICS is confident it eventually will, whether using fuel cells or batteries powered by renewable energy, technologies such as hydrogen or some other solution we can't yet anticipate.' Commenting on the development by IMO Member States of a comprehensive strategy for addressing CO2 emissions from shipping, scheduled to be adopted in April 2018, Mr Bennett said there was already broad consensus among governments that the goal was zero CO2 emissions and that IMO had already drawn up a list of possible short, medium and longer term candidate CO2 reduction measures for helping shipping to achieve this. ICS says that the most challenging area in the ongoing IMO negotiations is agreement on the levels of ambition for CO2 reduction, by the sector as a whole, before zero CO2 fuels become widely available. This is the process of managing the transition to alternative fuels, which has to be set against projections for increased demand for maritime transport (over which the industry has no control) due to massive global population growth, plus increasing prosperity and economic development which international shipping directly facilitates. The shipping industry, including ICS, has therefore proposed that IMO Member States should agree that the initial goal should be to hold the entire sector's total CO2 emissions below 2008 levels. 'The is actually very ambitious' said Mr Bennett 'as the CO2 emissions from the rest of the world economy are predicted by the UN to continue increasing until the 2030s, even taking account of the commitments governments have made under the Paris agreement. But the industry has also proposed that IMO should agree upon a percentage by which the sector's total CO2 emissions should reduce by the middle of the century, for example in 2050.' However, ICS asserts that if IMO is to reach agreement on an ambitious mid-century goal before zero carbon fuels are viable and globally available, the percentage cut agreed upon must also be technically and politically realistic. ICS says that if IMO is to succeed, its strategy must also take account of the legitimate concerns of emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil about the potential impacts on global trade and their economic development, consistent with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. On the controversial question of the possible development of a Market Based Measure to help reduce CO2 emissions from shipping, Mr Bennett said that an MBM - most likely a fuel levy - was likely to go forward as a possible candidate measure as part of the initial UN IMO strategy to be agreed next April. However, regardless of the political momentum behind a fuel levy, he said the industry remained deeply sceptical about the ability of MBMs to further incentivise meaningful reductions in fuel consumption. 'Fuel is already by far shipping's greatest cost, and we already expect a truly massive increase in bunker costs as a result of the switch to low sulphur fuels required by the IMO global sulphur cap that comes into effect in January 2020.' said Mr Bennett. Source : International Chamber of Shipping

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Damen wins 2017 Dutch Logistics Award Damen Shipyards Group has won the 2017 Dutch Logistics Award. This prestigious prize was presented by the Netherlands Association of Logistics Management (vLm) in recognition of Damen’s high standards of logistical management and efficiency. Damen representatives received the award during an award ceremony and gala dinner hosted by vLm on 29th November. In following its 10-step criteria for nominees, in which parameters such as innovation, customer focus, implementationand cost effectiveness are assessed, vLm’s jury first approached Damen regarding its operations for two separate projects. CLICK at the Photo ! “These involved the production of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), for which we used an innovative modular solution, as well as the multiple vessel shipments that we execute regularly from our Asian yards,” explains Jason Bronscheer, Damen’s Director Operations Support. For the multiple vessel shipments from its yards in China and Vietnam, Damen charters a single heavy-lift vessel to transport several vessels at once. “We have transported up to 22 vessels in one go with this strategy – it is highly efficient,” he continues. “These vessels are secured in place by ship cradles, and to make the process even more efficient, we have developed reusable ship cradles. Once the vessels are unloaded, the cradles can be disassembled and returned to the construction yard in containers, ready for the next shipment.”

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After Damen’s initial presentations to the jury, however, numerous additional aspects of the company’s working methods came to light. “Employee engagement is also part of the jury’s criteria, and this is a matter that we take very seriously. For example, every two years we commission an independent survey that receives feedback from all of our 9,000 personnel across 33 shipyards around the world.” On the subject on innovation, Damen pays considerable attention to its Research and Development department. “We have a very future-proof way of thinking; we are utilising advances in the Internet of Things, and the fields of robot and sensor technology and automation,” he says. “In fact, we do everything to make our work processes as efficient and safe as possible.” Furthermore, Damen has developed a ‘vessel configurator’ as a tool for sales managers and their clients to configure a vessel with all the various options available.Established in 1984, the Dutch Logistics Award is organised by the Netherlands Association of Logistics Management (VerenigingLogistiek Management). Previous winners include renowned industry names such as DAF Trucks, TomTom WORK, Nike, Heineken, and Philips Lighting.“We are extremely proud to have been presented with this prominent award for our work,” Mr Bronscheer adds. “It is recognition of our strong track record that has been accomplished by a concerted effort from all our employees.”

Diving Support Vessel "MMA PRESTIGE" and the Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel "SK LINE 511". The vessels are the suport vessels during pipeline installation work at West Lutong. Photo submitted by Capt. Muzafarsham Abdul Majid of Global Offshore Consultants, Kuala Lumpur office.

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AEGIR-Marine launches two Augmented Reality Applications Checking the state of a stern tube seal with Augmented Reality AEGIR-Marine launches two Augmented Reality Applications

AEGIR-Marine is implementing augmented reality to increase the quality of its service activities. For this purpose, the company commissioned Artishock to build two AR applications. The apps are also available for training purposes. Augmented reality can be an ideal tool for service engineers in maintaining and repairing large maritime propulsion systems. CLICK at the photo left ! In addition, it is the ideal way to master the service engineering trade. Rob de Wit, Knowledge & Quality Manager at AEGIR-Marine: "Building an augmented reality app matches the strategy of an innovative company like AEGIR-Marine to educate its employees. We are busy incorporating this kind of learning tools in our own new AEGIR-Marine Academy."

See the seal in detail One of the two augmented reality apps of AEGIR-Marine runs on a tablet. By pointing the tablet at the image of an existing stern tube seal, the app generates an additional 3D layer. Within the app, engineers can then walk virtually around the propulsion unit of a ship and look at the seal in detail. The seal “comes to life”, and the service engineer is able follow the work in progress, step by step.  First you download the app for iOS/Apple or Android  Then download need the marker (here). This marker is a specific image the app will recognize. When the app sees the image it will generate the visualization.  Now open the app and point towards the marker and can experience our PRIME sealbox in Augmented Reality.  Virtually turn the propulsion unit The second augmented reality app of AEGIR-Marine is even more advanced. With this app a bow thruster is brought to life through a HoloLens (augmented reality goggles). De Wit: “When we overhauled a bow thruster, we will test it intensively. We have to check if the bearings and gears meet the demands and do overheat due to friction. Also, we will check if the unit does not vibrate or makes too much noise. This so-called spin test can also be viewed in 3D through the HoloLens. Not only are we able to zoom in on details, we also get information about all the components, the actual unit temperature and its speed. In addition, you can walk around, zoom in and look at the bearings, shaft and seal in detail. It is also possible to virtually turn or shift the unit with your hands through the HoloLens, while the actual engine is switched off. Moreover, you can pick up the spin test unit and place it next to a real unit so you can compare them both and check for deviations.”

The future is now The augmented reality apps are great tools to train engineers and better inform customers about what we do. De Wit: "In the future, the HoloLens can even be used by the engineers to consult instructional documents, drawings and manuals during their inspection work. This allows us to work even more efficiently. Augmented reality is not the future, it's already a reality for AEGIR-Marine.”

AEGIR-Marine is a full service provider for stern tube seals and propulsion systems for the maritime industry. The company focuses on exceptional quality service for both ship owners and ship managers. AEGIR-Marine was established in 2000. Since

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then the company managed to become a major supplier of independent maritime spare parts and services for all main maritime propulsion systems. AEGIR-Marine’s headquarters are located in Wijk bij Duurstede, the Netherlands. The company also has offices in Namibia, Singapore, China and the USA from where Service Engineers can be dispatched globally. Besides its offices, AEGIR-Marine works with a network of professional agents. From Canada to Chile, from South Africa to Estonia and from Greece to Japan. More information is available via www.aegirmarine.com.

The EAGLE TORRANCE inbound at the Mississippi River passing Spliethoff’s SLUISGRACHT seen handling cargo i the background Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text ! Two Vroon PSVs start Mediterranean ops for TechnipFMC Two platform supply vessels (PSVs) owned by the shipping company Vroon have started a charter for oilfield services company TechnipFMC. Vroon announced on Wednesday, November 29 that VOS Patience and VOS Partner recently started the charter for TechnipFMC. The two PSVs were delivered in Malta and will support TechnipFMC, supplying pipelines and subsea materials to TechnipFMC’s construction assets offshore in the Mediterranean. Left : The VOS PATIENCE arriving in Malta Photo : Michael Cassar (c) Both units will operate in the Mediterranean for two, non-consecutive phases in 2017 and 2018. VOS PATIENCE and VOS PARTNER are two of a series of six PX121-type PSVs, constructed for Vroon at the COSCO Guangdong Shipyard in China. According to Vroon, their Ulstein-patented X-BOW design ensures smoother vessel movements and optimal fuel efficiency. Both vessels are under commercial and operational management by VOS Genoa. Source: offshoreenergytoday

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vessel types when allocating these additional slots. If no container vessels are interested, the slot will be awarded to any vessel that participated in the special competition, based on the Panama Canal Customer Ranking. After the special competition, the slots will be available to all vessels on a first-come, first-served basis. The Neopanamax Locks can transit additional ships beyond the number of daily slots allotted. For example, the Expanded Canal transited a record 10 Neopanamax ships on November 17, and provides daily performance that far exceeds the three to four daily transits originally expected. Dedicated to providing the utmost safety and efficiency for its customers, the Panama Canal will continue to explore ways to expand its capacity, working toward the goal of offering eight Neopanamax reservation slots by the end of the first quarter of 2018 and gradually implementing additional measures to increase capacity through 2019. Source: Panama Canal Authority

The MSC JOY outbound from Antwerp heading for Riga Photo : Huib Lievense (c) Prepare for environmental inspections in China China launches a year-long inspection campaign on ’Ship Pollution Control’ in the Hainan Province as part of its efforts to reduce air and water pollution associated with shipping. According Gard’s local correspondent, Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd, the Chinese Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) has announced that it will conduct an inspection campaign on ‘Ship Pollution Control’ at ports in the Hainan Province between 3 November 2017 and 3 December 2018. The inspections will focus on compliance with MARPOL Annex VI on air emissions as well as the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention. Please see our correspondent’s Circular No. PNI 1713 of 30 November 2017 for additional information on the ongoing inspection campaign as well as an unofficial English translation of the original Notice published by the Hainan MSA on 3 November 2017. Recommendations Members and clients with vessels trading to China are advised to ensure vessels’ crew are aware of, and prepared for, the inspection campaign in the Hainan Province prior to calling at ports such as Yangpu, Haikou, Sanya and Basuo. To demonstrate compliance with MARPOL Annex VI, bunker delivery notes and engine room logbook records must be up to date and readily available for inspection by the attending port state control officer (PSCO). Representative samples of the fuel oil delivered onboard must also be available. Please note that in accordance with MARPOL Annex VI Reg.18, bunker delivery

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notes shall be retained for a period of three years after the fuel oil has been delivered on board. Samples shall be retained under the ship’s control until the fuel oil is substantially consumed, but in any case for a period of not less than 12 months from the time of delivery. As spot sampling and analysis of a ship’s fuel is becoming increasingly common as a means for PSCOs to verify the actual sulphur content of the fuel in use, ship’s procedures should ensure that samples of fuel can be drawn safely from the ship’s fuel service system when requested by the attending PSCO. There are currently no designated emission control areas (ECAs) in the Hainan Province, i.e. the sulphur content of any fuel oil used on board ships shall not exceed the global 3.50% limit applicable until 1 January 2020. However, ships using separate fuel oils to comply with ECA regulations in other parts of the world should always be prepared to demonstrate how the fuel oil change-over is done and recorded. To demonstrate compliance with the BWM Convention, the BWM Certificate, BWM Plan and BW Record Book must be up to date and readily available for inspection by the attending PSCO. Inspections are likely to focus on ships’ equipment and procedures for disposal and discharge of ballast as well as the crews’ familiarity with the same. Other relevant information • Fuel oil sampling: see our alerts “New sampling guidelines for the sulphur content of fuel oil” of 20 January 2017 (HERE) and “Onboard verification of fuel sulphur content” of 30 September 2016 • Chinese ECAs: see our alerts “China changes its ECA timeline” of 21 September 2017 (HERE) and “Chinese ECAs – sulphur requirements for marine fuels” of 2 September 2016 HERE. • Management of ballast water: see our Insight “Ballast water management – are you ready for 8 September 2017?” of 10 July 2017 Other inspection campaigns addressing ships’ air emissions: see Paris MoU Press release of 30 May 2016 announcing its CIC on MARPOL Annex VI in 2018. Source: GARD

RAMFORM HYPERION seen departing Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad and Tobago from the PACIFIC DOLPHIN on 30 Oct 2017. Photo : Ben O’Riley Training Captain (C.A.D) Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd First diesel cargo in 2 years leaves Saudi Arabia for New York By Jessica Jaganathan A ship carrying diesel has left Saudi Arabia heading towards New York for the first time in more than two years, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon ship tracking data and traders. The SEAWAYS SHENANDOAH, which can carry up to 112,000 tonnes of diesel, left Yanbu in Saudi Arabia on Nov. 27 with New York as its destination, the Eikon data shows. If the ship unloads in New York, this will be the first time since February 2015 the United States has imported diesel from Saudi Arabia, U.S. Energy Information Administration data shows. The tanker is one of several carrying diesel from other origins heading to the New York Harbour trading hub after a sharp drop in East Coast stocks and winter's approach led to a rally in prices for the fuel. Benchmark U.S. diesel prices HOc1 hit a more than two-year high on Nov. 24, opening a number of rare arbitrage options, according to traders. Overall, the United States has 31.1 days of supply in distillate inventories DST-NDS-T-EIA, a three-year low, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. U.S. East Coast inventories DST-OUT-1-EIA sank below five-year lows in late October, following damage from the devastating Atlantic hurricane season and strong U.S. and foreign demand. The fuel stocks later rebounded, but still fell below 2016 levels last week Profits from shipping diesel cargo from Saudi Arabia to New York were higher than to Europe, which could have prompted the rare shipment, a middle distillates trader said The cargo loaded from Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Co (Yasref), which is majority owned by oil giant Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE. China's Sinopec 600028.SS holds the remaining stake. Refinery officials were not available for comment outside normal Middle East office hours. The bulk of diesel imports into the United States over April to September this year have come from Canada, the latest EIA data showed. There are no diesel shipments from the Middle East in that period, according to the data. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Jessica Jaganathan; Editing by Richard Pullin and Tom Hogue) Distribution : daily to 38.150+ active addresses 02 -12-2017 Page 20 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2017 – 338

Asia Tankers-VLCC rates to remain under pressure, U.S. trade to grow By Keith Wallis

The STI GAUNTLET navigating upstream the Mississippi River passing New Orleans Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo ! Charter rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which fell below break-even levels on routes from the Middle East this week, are expected to remain under pressure as too many ships chase too few cargoes, brokers said. "This is the worst in terms of earnings sentiment for winter. Wake me up when December ends," said a Singapore-based supertanker broker on Friday. That came as major oil producers agreed on Thursday to extend oil output cuts until the end of 2018 in a move that is expected to open the market to increased crude volumes from the United States and other exporters. Increased exports from the United States could potentially support VLCC rates because longer voyage distances to Asia would cut the number of vessels available for charter "The effect (of the output cuts) we have found neutral as the reduction in Middle East export volumes was replaced by increased volumes from Atlantic Basin," said Robert Hvide Macleod, chief executive of leading tanker owner Frontline Management. Macleod told Reuters that as a result of the continued cap "we believe the 'new trades' will develop further - long-term positive for shipping". Unipec, the trading arm of Asia's largest oil refiner Sinopec <600028.SS>, signalled last week its intention to double the volume of U.S. oil it will import next year from 6 million tonnes this year. There are around 24-30 VLCC cargoes a month from the U.S.-Caribbean region, brokers said. "With crude from the Caribbean-U.S. Gulf area being heavy sour crude it will only find a home - China and India - which have the refineries that can process them," said Ashok Sharma, managing director of Singapore shipbroker BRS Baxi Far East "There is not going to be an instant reflex in the tanker markets to the oil producers' decision on Thursday. But shale oil producers will increase production," Sharma said. Brokers estimated there were an average of around 15 fewer VLCC cargoes per month from the Middle East since the cuts were implemented in January. That, together with the delivery of around 52 new VLCCs this year, has increased the number of ships available for charter, putting pressure on freight rate Supertanker earnings for a voyage from the Middle East to Japan dropped to around $18,200 per day on Thursday, compared with $32,600 per day at the fourth quarter peak on Oct. 17, data on the Reuters Eikon terminal showed That compared with daily break-even costs of $20,000-$22,000, brokers said "Rates of under $20,000 a day for December loading have not been seen for a long time," Sharma added. VLCC rates on the Middle East-to-Japan route dropped to 56.50 on the Worldscale measure on Thursday, the lowest since Sept. 29, from W63.50 last week. Rates on the West Africa-to-China route fell to around W64 on Thursday, against W66.50 the same day last week. Charter rates for an 80,000-deadweight-tonne Aframax tanker from Southeast Asia to East Coast Australia slipped to W109.25 on Thursday from W112.50 last week. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Keith Wallis; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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The ARDEA navigating the Schelde River off Doel Photo : Piet Dubbeldam (c) NAVY NEWS Navy releases new details about ship collision off South Korea’s coastline By Dan Lamothe

A U.S. ship assigned to protect an American aircraft carrier off the Korean Peninsula collided with a commercial fishing boat after losing track of it on radar and attempting “improper and untimely maneuvers” in an attempt to avoid a wreck, the Navy said in report released Thursday. The May 9 collision of the USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN, a guided-missile cruiser, was one of four major incidents for Navy ships in the Pacific this year, including two that left 17 sailors dead. The incidents have prompted broad scrutiny of the Navy’s seamanship, training, deployment schedules and oversight by senior officials. The Champlain, a 567-foot-long cruiser, collided with the 60-foot South Korean fishing ship Nam Yang 502 in the Sea of Japan at 11:51 a.m., 16 minutes after the Champlain lost track of the smaller boat. The cruiser’s crew ordered a hard turn of 30 degrees first to the right, and then to the left, ultimately striking the Nam Yang 502. The South Korean vessel’s bow, or front, struck the Champlain’s port, or left, side. The collision created a 3-by-5-foot dent on LAKE CHAMPLAIN,, before the South Korean ship pivoted to its right and scraped the ship’s side. U.S. sailors inside reported a bulge on an inside wall, or bulkhead, of the ship, but the vessel did not take on water and no one was injured, the report said.At the time of the collision, the LAKE CHAMPLAIN,was operating in formation with the USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft carrier, and the ROKS Yangmanchun, a South Korean destroyer. The LAKE CHAMPLAIN,and Yangmanchun provided security for the carrier, with the Champlain posted to the southwest and the Yangmanchun to the northeast. The report cited “numerous failures” by Navy personnel standing watch on the Lake Champlain, including an inability to adhere to “sound navigation practices,” use available tools at their disposal, such as

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radar, and respond effectively when in danger of a collision. The report, while not focusing on the South Korean vessel’s actions, also noted that the Nam Yang 502’s global positioning system and radio were not functional, contributing to the collision. LAKE CHAMPLAIN,crew members tried to reach the ship several times prior to the mishap to establish where each other were. The Navy released a brief description of the collision in a report Nov. 1 that detailed a broad review of Navy operations in the Pacific. It was called for this summer by Adm. John Richardson, the service’s top officer, after the destroyers USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain experienced catastrophic collisions June 17 and Aug. 21, respectively. The Fitzgerald accident killed seven sailors off the southern coast of Japan, while the McCain collision killed 10 sailors near Singapore. The Navy had declined numerous Freedom of Information Act requests to release a report detailing the Lake Champlain investigation, citing open litigation. Richardson, when asked at a Nov. 2 news conference, committed to releasing a more detailed report about the Champlain. The collisions of the Fitzgerald and the McCain prompted senior Navy officials to fire their commanding officers. The top officer of the Lake Champlain at the time of its mishap, Capt. Chris Cegielski, kept his job until September, when he rotated out in typical fashion. The report released Thursday said that Cegielski was away from his ship on a regularly scheduled meeting on the Carl Vinson when the collision occurred. That left in charge his executive officer, the second in command, who was not on the ship’s bridge and was not notified of the danger the LAKE CHAMPLAIN especially the officer of the deck, for not communicating with others. In particular, the officer of the deck was required to call the executive officer, but did not do so on multiple occasions, the report said. Source : Washington Post US Navy 'Fat Leonard' scandal: Retired aircraft carrier commander censured By Brad Lendon, CNN Retired Rear. Adm. Kenneth Norton has been given a Secretarial Letter of Censure for his role in the so-called Fat Leonard scandal, the Navy said in a statement Wednesday. The scandal, which stretches back to at least 2007, centers on former defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis. His Singapore-based company Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA) provided services to Navy ships including fuel and tugboats at Asian ports. Norton, while serving as commander of the Japan- based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan during 2008-2010, "was found to have repeatedly and improperly accepted gifts from GDMA," according to a statement from Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer. "Further, Norton's personal behavior was found to have constituted conduct unbecoming an officer," the Navy statement said. "The review concluded that he intentionally disregarded the ethical standards long established for the naval service and brought ill-repute and disgrace upon the U.S. Navy," Spencer's statement said. Norton is the second commander of the Reagan to be censured in the "Fat Leonard" scandal. In 2015, Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, was censured by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus for improper interactions with GDMA in 2006-2007, according to a Navy statement. Kraft has since retired. According to the Navy's Judge Advocate General manual, letters of censure are administrative, not punitive. But they can become part of an officer's record and damage careers and chances for promotion. Since the "Fat Leonard" investigation began in 2013, 20 current and former Navy officials have been charged in the fraud and bribery investigation stretching across Asia. Federal prosecutors allege it has cost millions of US taxpayer dollars. Navy officials have been accused of accepting cash, prostitutes and all-expenses-paid trips in exchange for steering ships to ports where Francis' company operated. Francis pleaded guilty to bribery charges in 2015. In March 2017, acting US Attorney Alana Robinson described the "Fat Leonard" scandal as "fleecing and betrayal of the United States Navy in epic proportions, (which) was allegedly carried out by the Navy's highest-ranking officers." The Washington Post reported in early November that the Navy is reviewing the actions of 440 more active-duty and retired personnel in connections with the scandal. According to the report, 60 current and former admirals are included in the review. The Navy said Wednesday the investigation of GDMA continues, led by the Department of Justice with the US Attorney Office in San Diego leading prosecutions. Source :CNN Hope for Argentina Submarine Crew Fades By DANIEL POLITI and ERNESTO LONDOÑO The Argentine Navy on Thursday signaled that it had given up hope of finding the 44 crew members aboard a submarine that appeared to have experienced a calamitous event in mid-November. The announcement was almost certainly an acknowledgment of the largest loss of life aboard a submarine in nearly two decades. Capt. Enrique Balbi, a navy spokesman, said the operation to find the submarine, the San Juan, had been downgraded from a rescue mission to a search for the remains of the vessel. Some relatives of crew members reacted angrily to the decision and complained that they first learned about it on the news “This measure destroyed the last bit of hope I had,” Luis Tagliapietra, the father of one of the missing sailors Alejandro Damián Tagliapietra, told the cable news channel Todo Noticias. “I want to know what happened for real, because I don’t believe the official hypothesis at all. They lie to us.” Captain Balbi said the navy would not “give categorical confirmation” that the crew members were dead. But he noted that the rescue effort had continued far beyond

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the time the submariners were likely to have survived, even if the vessel had not experienced a catastrophic event. The disappearance of the San Juan, which was last heard from on Nov. 15, transfixed Argentines during the early days of the search. Military personnel from 18 nations rushed to a large stretch of the ocean off the coast of Patagonia to mount one of the largest maritime search missions in modern times. Roughly 4,000 military personnel, 28 ships and nine aircraft participated in the search. Relatives of the crew members largely gave up hope last week after officials disclosed that sensors had detected an unusual event that appeared to be an explosion in the area where the vessel had been sailing hours after the crew was last in contact. During that call, the submarine’s captain reported that a leak had damaged part of the vessel’s battery system. Some relatives said even then they had held out hope for a miracle. “Some days I got up and felt hopeless, but then I would run into somebody, or receive a message that referred to the possibility of finding them alive, and suddenly I was filled with hope again,” said Carlos Miguel Mendoza, 46, the brother of one of the missing sailors, Fernando Mendoza, 38. “But now it seems that as far as they are concerned, all is said and done, and they are, sadly, no longer alive.” Fatal submarine incidents are extraordinarily rare in peacetime. The last major accident aboard a submarine happened in 2000, when a Russian vessel, the Kursk, sank during a training exercise with 118 onboard. Argentine officials have said the San Juan was seaworthy when it set out on a routine training mission on Nov. 8 during which the sailors also sought to interdict illegal fishing boats. The German-made vessel had been in commission since the mid 1980s and had recently undergone a complete overhaul. Relatives said they did not understand why navy officials disclosed that the submarine had experienced battery problems only several days into the search. Some are planning to take legal action to try to learn whether the navy knows more than it has disclosed to date. “The only thing I want is for my son to turn up,” said Hilda Raquel Colombani, 65, Mr. Mendoza’s mother. “If he’s dead, I want his body so that we can carry out a proper Christian burial and to make sure he is not left in the bottom of the ocean forever.” Source : new York Times SHIPYARD NEWS

Core activities at Eerland Shiprepair are mainly: - Restoration activities, employing our self propelled craneship Marine Service 1, lifting 35 metric tons up to a reach of 45 m. - Ship repair; domestic and abroad. - Under water activities, employing our mobile docks. - Qualified welding jobs for steel, aluminium, stainless steel and duplex. - Overhauling of winches of all brands; - Repair of gangways, quays, pontoons, etc. - You can find more about our projects at our website. IJzerwerkerkade 41, 3077 MC Rotterdam, Harbour no. 1095 Tel. +31 (0) 10-483 48 88; Fax +31 (0) 10-482 23 25 [email protected] www.eerlandshiprepair.nl General Dynamics NASSCO Begins Construction on Matson Containership General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction on a Kanaloa-class containership for Matson Navigation Company, Inc., as part of a two-ship contract. The 870-foot-long, 3,500 TEU containership design provides the capability to transport containers, automobiles and rolling stock, including trailers. Using proven design standards, the design incorporates liquefied natural gas-capable main and auxiliary engines, which are compliant with Tier III emission requirements. The design accommodates future installation of a LNG fuel gas system. “We’re honored to advance the Matson fleet with two large, modern vessels reflecting the highest standards of design and energy efficiency,” said Kevin Graney, president of General Dynamics NASSCO. “The construction we began today, and the contracted work for several additional U.S. Navy ships, require additional manpower at our San Diego shipyard. NASSCO will soon begin hiring to continue our reputation of delivering high quality ships on schedule.” “These Jones Act-qualified, Kanaloa Class vessels are designed specifically for our

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Hawaii service, and we’re thrilled to partner with NASSCO on their development,” said Ron Forest, president of Matson. “The start of construction today has only heightened our excitement to watch these vessels come to life, and we look forward to seeing them serving our customers in the Hawaii trade. Representatives from NASSCO and Matson gathered in San Diego for a brief ceremony to cut the first pieces of steel, signifying the start of construction for the first of two vessels for Matson. Construction of the first ship is scheduled to be complete in 2019. A second Kanaloa-class containership for Matson will begin construction in 2018 with delivery in 2020 NASSCO partnered with Daewoo Ship Engineering Company to provide Matson with state-of-the-art ship design and shipbuilding technologies. For more than a decade, this partnership has produced premium ships for five separate Jones Act owners. NASSCO serves as the only major shipyard on the West Coast of the United States designing, constructing and repairing ships for the U.S. Navy and commercial customers. In the past decade, NASSCO has delivered more than 30 cutting-edge, ocean-going ships, including the world’s first LNG-powered containerships. Source: General Dynamics NASSCO Shipyard De Hoop scoops Celebrity Cruises expedition ship contract Celebrity Cruises has struck a contract with Shipyard De Hoop for the design and construction of an expedition cruise ship. The 5,635 GT 100 passenger-capacity vessel, to be named CELEBRITY FLORA will have a keel laying ceremony later this year and is due to be delivered in May 2019. De Hoop said the cruise vessel is “optimised for experiencing the land and marine environment of the Galapagos in high comfort”. Celebrity Flora will be the first vessel to be built to two-compartment damage stability regulations and additionally complies with the relevant damage stability requirements planned for implementation during 2020. De Hoop said the vessel also commits to specific Galapagos National Park Directorate Regulations, whereby explicit environmentally low-impact features were applied. As this vessel is expected to be stationary – in a bay or near one of the islands – for 66% of the operational time, “considerable thought went into the design and selection of equipment, allowing the ship to perform efficiently under dynamic positioning (DP)”. Combined with a zero-speed stabiliser system, the DP system will choose a heading to minimise the roll and heave motions on the vessel, significantly improving passenger comfort. The power and propulsion plant of Celebrity Flora is duplicated and housed in two separate enginerooms. De Hoop said the introduction of an advanced propulsion system, its hull configuration (improved with CFD calculations) and specially designed diesel engines, guarantee an average 25% reduction in hull resistance, 15% reduction of overall fuel consumption and equivalently fewer air emissions. The ship’s bow shape features a straight, wave-piercing stem, with an integrated bulb at the waterline. De Hoop said “This characteristic bow both reduces resistance in waves when in transit and saves energy when staying in position, due to the highly efficient short bow thruster tunnel.” Source : passengership ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

Nieuwe haventarieven voor drie jaar vastgelegd De haventarieven voor de haven van Rotterdam zijn voor de komende drie jaar vastgesteld. De tarieven stijgen de komende drie jaar met 1% per jaar. Het vastleggen van de tariefontwikkeling voor drie jaar heeft de afgelopen periode de markt veel helderheid gegeven. Daarom hebben het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, Deltalinqs, VRC en VNPI na constructief overleg wederom een afspraak voor een meerjarige periode gemaakt. Met deze behoudende tariefontwikkeling zet Rotterdam in op concurrerende tarieven met de omliggende zeehavens. Het Havenbedrijf handhaaft de specifieke maatregelen om de

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Rotterdamse positie als container hub te versterken. De haventarieven voor tankers met ruwe olie worden, net als voorgaande periode, ook de komende jaren 1,5% onder de algemene stijging vastgesteld. Hiermee wordt het verschil in haventarieven met o.a. minerale olieproducten verder verkleind. Voor de binnenvaart nemen de tarieven met 1% per jaar toe. Daarnaast gaat het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam het systeem deze periode moderniseren zodat het gebruiksgemak zal worden vergroot. Het Havenbedrijf, Deltalinqs en VNPI hebben vaste afspraken over de manier waarop jaarlijks de hoogte van het havengeld wordt vastgesteld. Door gestructureerde marktconsultatie komt de sector tegemoet aan de wens van de overheid voor zelfregulering van de tarieven. Bij deze consultatie worden onder andere inflatie, marktomstandigheden en economische ontwikkelingen meegenomen. De tarieven gelden voor de zeehavens van Rotterdam, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Maassluis, Dordrecht en Moerdijk. Havengeld is één van de inkomstenposten van het Havenbedrijf en wordt in rekening gebracht aan de rederijen die Rotterdam aandoen. In 2016 ontving het Havenbedrijf € 295 miljoen aan zeehavengeld en € 14 miljoen aan binnenhavengeld. De andere grote inkomstenbron van het Havenbedrijf is met € 349 miljoen de huur en erfpacht van terreinen. ExxonMobil Nears Deal To Explore For Oil And Gas Offshore Mauritania by Edward McAllister Exxon Mobil is close to signing a deal to explore for oil and gas offshore Mauritania, its first foray into the West African country, Mauritania's oil, energy and mines director said on Wednesday An Exxon Mobil spokeswoman declined to comment on the deal, but said the Texas-based company does not yet have drilling activities in Mauritania. Interest has surged in oil and gas fields offshore of Mauritania and neighbour Senegal since big discoveries by Cairn Energy and Kosmos Energy, the latter now partnered with BP, in separate projects over the last three years. Both are expected to start production early next decade. London-based BP is already developing a major gas project and France's Total has bought into several exploration licences in both countries. "We have agreed on the terms of three blocks," Moustapha Bechir, Mauritania's director general of oil, energy and mines told Reuters on the sidelines of an Oil & Gas Council conference in Dakar. He said they and Exxon had yet to formally sign the deal, but would do soon. Experts describe the deep waters there as the next big frontier in energy drilling, though the true size of the deposits is not yet known. BP next year plans to make a final investment decision on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project that would ship West African gas worldwide. Long overlooked by firms more focused on massive deposits in the Gulf of Guinea further south, Senegal's and Mauritania's oil and gas was discovered by new technology that has given companies a better idea of what lies under the sea bed. Now, specialist firms are trawling the deep waters making seismic tests to determine what is below. Oil service companies such as Baker Hughes, now part of General Electric, Schlumberger, and others are lining up to team up with oil producers to develop the resources. Governments in less developed areas south of Senegal and Mauritania's deposits, including Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Guinea, are also trying to coax oil companies in the hope that they can emulate the interest. Gambia is marketing oil blocks in its thin sliver of territorial water, while Guinea has started to drill offshore. Guinea Bissau plans to drill its first deep offshore well next year, Celedonio Vieira, the director of marketing and business development at state-run PetroGuin, told Reuters. "We are optimistic because of the success in Senegal," he said. Souce : reuters (Editing by Tim Cocks and David Evans) PLEASE MAINTAIN YOUR MAILBOX, DUE TO NEW POLICY OF THE PROVIDER, YOUR ADDRESS WILL BE “DEACTIVATED” AUTOMATICALLY IF THE MAIL IS BOUNCED BACK TO OUR SERVER If this happens to you please send me a mail at [email protected] to reactivate your address again You can also read the latest newsletter daily online via the link : http://newsletter.maasmondmaritime.com/ShippingNewsPdf/magazine.pdf

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