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TANKEROperator AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2015 www.tankeroperator.com Innovative engineering for environmentally friendly products. Becker Marine Systems faces its responsibility for sustainable and environmentally friendly development by continuously reducing the ecological footprint of Becker products. Furthermore we research and develop energy-saving product innovations like Nord Strength the Becker Mewis Duct®. Combined Tanker • built 2013 with a Becker Rudder, the Becker LOA 183.0 m •49,995 dwt Its Becker Mewis Duct® Mewis Duct® enables our customers reduces CO2 by 1,134 t per year to save up to 8% of power and to improve the EEDI of their vessels. 586 Becker Mewis Ducts® have already reduced CO2 by more than 1,500,000 t fuel saver until July 2015. 425 more Becker Mewis Ducts® have already been ordered. 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Contents Markets Anti-Piracy 04 Geo-political challenges continue 26 A three-pronged attack Technology 29 30 Classification Societies All change at IACS Asset performance optimisation RS rules in compliance Flag state’s take on class LR gains tanker success Vetting support offered Singapore Report 08 New SSA President Join the industry Shipmanagement centre Norstar set for growth FSL Trust’s markets gains Shipmanagement 18 Wallem promotes new personnel V.Group continues momentum Commercial Operations 23 Boutique agency expands Mombasa agency faces the future 36 Efficiency - Fuels & Lubes Keeping vessels operational Advantages in planning change 40 Ship Design New ship design tools 42 Ballast Water Problem of regrowth 43 Profile - DSM Dyneema Synthetic fibres used in rope 44 Coatings New products and ideas 47 Tank Servicing Statutory requirement changes Calibrating portable gas detectors As well as presenting the 1,000th Mewis Duct at Nor-Shipping, the company, through one of its subsidiaries, started to supply LNG as a fuel to an AIDA cruise ship in Hamburg. Innovative engineering for environmentally friendly products. Becker Marine Systems faces its responsibility for sustainable and environmentally friendly development by continuously reducing the ecological footprint of Becker products. The fuel is transferred from a purpose deigned and built barge stationed in the port. Managing director Dirk Lehmann and his team are Furthermore we research and develop energy-saving product innovations like Nord Strength the Becker Mewis Duct®. Combined Tanker • built 2013 with a Becker Rudder, the Becker LOA 183.0 m •49,995 dwt Its Becker Mewis Duct® Mewis Duct® enables our customers endeavouring to market this concept worldwide and not only to cruise ships but also to other vessel types, including LNG-powered tankers. reduces CO2 by 1,134 t per year to save up to 8% of power and to improve the EEDI of their vessels. 586 Becker Mewis Ducts® have already reduced CO2 by more than 1,500,000 t fuel saver until July 2015. 425 more Becker Mewis Ducts® have already been ordered. Despite the fall in bunker prices, Becker Marine’s novel design rudders and ducts will still save enough percentage of fuel for a timely return WWW.BECKER-MARINE-SYSTEMS.COM Visit us at Kormarine, International Marine, Shipbuilding & Offshore Exhibition, Busan, Korea, German Pavilion, hall 4, booth no. 4S23, 20th-23rd October 2015 on investment. August/September 2015 TANKEROperator 01 COMMENT Just what are the Nigerians up to? Did the Nigerians really blackball been no reasons given for the blanket ban. elected a new Government one of whose 113 tankers? It would appear so Until such times that we know the reasons and election promises was to clean up corruption. given all the fuss that has ensued. how to circumvent those reasons, we had The NNPC has already stated it will look into Intertanko, P&I Clubs and the legal better take it seriously. the bunkering/fuel oil situation in Nigeria and fraternity, among others have all become Leading London-based law firm Holman within its territorial waters. involved, since a letter purported to have come Fenwick & Willan (HFW) almost immediately With smaller ship-to-ship transfers offshore from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp sent out a warning saying that the directive there is still a real threat of piracy by interests (NNPC) suddenly landed on desks, stating that was thought to emanate from the President of allegedly based in Nigeria who want to steal the organisation had banned the tankers from Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. cargoes and resell them. calling in Nigerian waters. HFW also explained that earlier this year, The larger crude oil loading terminals are The letter included phrases such as the Nigerian authorities introduced a operated by the oil majors with the authorities “..engaging in crude oil/gas ... activities in requirement that all tankers loading crude and are by and large well guarded. There are any... terminals within...Nigerian territorial from Nigerian terminals complete an out-turn various factions that occasionally cause waters...”. The directive further provides that verification exercise (OVE) at discharge ports. trouble around the Bonny River and Niger “...the affected vessels have also been barred It was thought that the recent letter could be Delta, but these are mainly aimed at the oil from movements within ... Nigerian territorial linked to this initiative. However, HFW majors operating in the area, rather than the waters.” confirmed that the grounds for the ban had not ships themselves. Holes have immediately been identified in been explained thus far and “it is quite unclear At the time of writing (24th July), VLCC the list of tankers allegedly banned, including what rules or regulations the owners affected trip rates ex West Africa were above WS80 - a duplications, miss-spellings and the fact that are meant to have breached.” healthy return for owners but not necessarily some of the named vessels had never been to for operators. If we see an exodus of tonnage Nigeria, according to their owners and Wide ranging implications from this loading area with its popular heavy operators. HFW warned owners and operators about the crude, it could spook the market and would I cannot comment too much as to the potential implications for crude oil tankers obviously impact on Nigeria’s foreign content of the letter, as a copy did not arrive operating within Nigerian waters, which could earnings. on Tanker Operator’s desk, so presumably we be wide-ranging. Whilst steps are being taken Is it just a case of a new Nigerian are not banned. to understand the ban, HFW recommended the Government trying to exert its power over the However, it has engendered a series of affected owners and charterers take action to oil majors, who are accused of milking the warnings to owners and operators of named protect themselves against the consequences of assets or are there more deep political culprits about ever considering calling at being included on the prohibited list. undertones at work? Nigerian terminals. Some operators have even Looking forward, owners and charterers Hopefully, by the time you read this, the gone so far as to suggest inserting special should also take action to ensure they reduce situation will have become much clearer and clauses in charterparties, especially voyage the risk of being included in any we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief. Until c/ps, to indemnify themselves against having a updated/amended prohibited lists, the law firm then, there is nothing like uncertainty to send a vessel stopped when fixed to load crude oil at said. market sky high or into freefall. a Nigerian terminal. HFW also pointed out that there was a One has only to remember the Middle East Are we overreacting? I guess we have to question mark over what constitutes Nigerian wars and their affect on the tanker markets take anything seriously, which could cause a ‘territorial waters’. with threats to close the Straits of Hormuz $90 mill plus vessel to be seized together with For many years now, Nigeria has been a seen almost daily. her cargo and crew, as thus far, there have particularly unstable country and recently TO TANKEROperator Vol 14 No 8 PUBLISHER/EVENTS/ ADVERTISING SALES PRODUCTION Future Energy Publishing Ltd SUBSCRIPTIONS Melissa Skinner Wai Cheung 39-41 North Road Karl Jeffery Only Media Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 8150 5292 London N7 9DP Tel: +44 (0)20 8150 5292 Mobile: +44 (0)7779 252 272 [email protected] www.tankeroperator.com [email protected] Fax: +44 (0)20 8674 2743 SUBSCRIPTION [email protected] EDITOR 1 year (8 issues) - £150 Subscription hotline: Ian Cochran SOUTH KOREAN Tel: +44 (0)20 8150 5292 Mobile: +44 (0)7748 144 265 REPRESENTATIVE [email protected] [email protected] Seung Hyun, Doh Mobile: +82 2 547 0388 Printed by PRINTO, spol. s r.o. (Ltd.) [email protected] Gen. Sochora 1379 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba Czech republic 02 TANKEROperator August/September 2015 INDUSTRY - MARKETS Challenging times ahead? Where do you begin to describe the events influencing the resurgent tanker market of the past 12 months, a leading broking house asked? n the crude sector, OPEC’s historic Increasing crude flows out of Iraq supported margins, particularly in Europe, boosted decision against cutting crude production Suezmax earnings, whilst exports from West product trades, and subsequent product tanker to defend its market share reverberated Africa to Europe remained robust, offsetting the earnings. With margins remaining strong thus Ithroughout the tanker markets. With the near disappearance of the traditional West far in 2015, together with an additional 800,000 oil price crashing, bunkers, which represent the Africa/US crude trade. barrels per day refining capacity in the Middle single biggest voyage expense, followed suit.