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Number 235 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Saturday 23-08-2014 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites.
OHT ‘s HAWK submerged at Singapore West Jurong anchorage last Thursday ready to load the “XL ENHANCED 2” (MAERSK INTERCEPTOR) Photo : Piet Sinke ( CLICK on the photo to view the high res version )
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Vinalines warns of rising piracy in Southeast Asia Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) warned its affiliates to remain vigilant against rising piracy in Southeast Asia.Marine transport companies must strictly follow safety protocols and maintain frequent communications with their dispatchers, the state-owned corporation said in a statement. According to Vinalines, pirates operating in Southeast Asia seek cargo and tend not to hold hostages for ransom like Somali pirates. The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reported a total of 73 incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia during the first half of this year. Of the 73 incidents reported, 18 were incidents of piracy and 55 were incidents of armed robbery against ships. Accordingly, 15 piracy incidents occurred in the East Sea (a.k.a. the South China Sea), two in the Bay of Bengal and one attempt in the Indian Ocean. In July, the International Maritime Bureau’s (IBM) Piracy Reporting Center raised concerns over a worrying trend of small tanker hijackings in its mid-year 2014 report. Globally, 116 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the PRC in the first six months of 2014, down 138 incidents compared to the corresponding period for 2013. In Southeast Asia, at least six known cases of coastal tankers being hijacked for their diesel or petroleum cargo have been reported since April, sparking fears of a new trend in piracy attacks in the area, according to the report. IMB director Pottengal Mukundan said the recent increase in the number of successful hijackings is cause for concern.“These serious attacks have so far targeted small coastal tankers. We advise these vessels to maintain strict anti-piracy measures in these waters, and to report all attacks and suspicious approaches by small craft.”The number of Somali pirate attacks continues to remain low; only 10 incidents were reported, including three vessels fired upon.None of those vessels were boarded. Sam Bateman, adviser to the Maritime Security Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said small product tankers of about 1,000 gross tons are very common in regional waters.“Due to their size, relatively slow speed and low freeboard when laden, they are particularly vulnerable to attack,” he said “A further problem arises because some of these vessels may not be compliant with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code which applies to most of these vessels and prescribes mandatory security requirements for them.”According to Bateman, most ships transiting regional waters are
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not at risk unless they slow down or anchor in areas where attacks occur.Major requirements to reduce the number of attacks in the region include better security in ports and anchorages and effective inter-agency coordination both at sea and onshore, he said.“These attacks are invariably transnational in nature indicating the importance of close cooperation onshore between regional police forces to deal with this form of maritime crime.” Source : thanhniennews HAWK LOADS “XL ENHANCED 2” IN SINGAPORE
The HAWK submerged ready to load her cargo, OHT owns four heavy lift vessels the EAGLE, FALCON, OSPREY and HAWK from which the HAWK is with her beam 55,5 mtr the widest of the fleet of ships in Singapore last
Thursday the HAWK loaded the second XL Enhanced Rig which was build at Keppel FELS Shipyard for Maersk drilling, the HAWK transported also the
first unit of this ultra harsh environment jack-type, named the MAERSK INTREPID in April this year from Singapore to Stavanger which trip was done in 42 days with a average speed of 11,4 knots. Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its second ultra-harsh environment jack-up, ‘XL Enhanced 2’, early August from the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore on time. The rig, which will be named at a ceremony in Norway in
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October, is the second in a series of four newbuild ultra harsh environment jack-up rigs to enter Maersk Drilling’s rig fleet in 2014-16. The four jack-up rigs represent a total investment of USD2.6 billion. The first three jack-up rigs, including ‘XL Enhanced 2’, will be delivered from the Keppel FELS shipyard in 2014-2015, and the fourth will be delivered from the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea in 2016. The total estimated contract value is approximately USD 700 million. Det norske has options to extend the contract up to a total of seven years. The rig will be working on the Ivar Aasen field, which contains approximately 150 million barrels of oil equivalents.The ‘XL Enhanced 2’ (to be named) MAERSK INTERCEPTOR was towed by 6 harbour tugs from the Keppel Fels yard towards the HAWK where the rig was taken over by the winches installed onboard the HAWK which pulled the rig into position under the professional guidance of loadmasters Ken and Arne over the submerged deck until the stopper
was resting at the guidepost whilst Capt. Valery Ilin of the HAWK was observing the the landing of the stopper at the guidepost from the workboat and later from the guidepost itself as seen left the MAERSK INTERCEPTOR is having a
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weight of 34.000 ton and during the loading a draft of 7,2 mtr in tomorrows edition the final photos and seafastening of the loading operation can be found, all photo’s : Piet Sinke (c) – CLICK on the photos to view / down load the high resolution version !!
Local fishing boat arrives on truck at a shipyard in Misratah, Libya. Lifting to the docking cradles is performed on a very special way. Photo : Richard van der Waal (c) Oakland Gaza protest makes good threat, stops Zim loading CALIFORNIA protesters against Israel's invasion of Gaza in response rocket fire made good their threat to stop the discharge of cargo from an Israel in Oakland.vThis was accomplised by inducing crane drivers of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union not to show up for work at the Oakland International Container Terminal.Opponents of Israel's Gaza action held demonstrations at the terminal, have been seeking to prevent loading and unloading of the 4,992-TEU Zim Piraeus at the terminal.The ship does not actually call at Israeli ports, but operates between both coasts of North America and the Far East.Other ships including two operated by Japan's NYK and one operated by Korea's Hanjin Shipping were not being worked either at OICT, reported American Shipper. Edward DeNike, president of SSA Containers, which operates OICT, said the company expected the Zim ship to depart and the other ships would be able to load and unload.Mr DeNike said he was trying to determine the best course to take as Zim makes weekly calls, adding that similar problems had not developed at other ports.Said Zim spokesman Shlomi Bidani: "We are working with local authorities at the places we operate to secure smooth operation to our vessels."The Zim Piraeus rotates on the weekly 11-vessel Zim Container Service Pacific through Savannah, Norfolk, New York, Halifax, Kingston, Long Beach, Oakland, Vostochnyy, Quingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Balboa, Kingston, and Savannah. Source : Asian Shipper
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Google barge leaves Portland Harbor ‘for good’ The so-called Google barge, seen leaving Portland Harbor on Monday evening, is "completely hollow inside," said Capt. Brian Fournier, whose Portland Tugboat LLC took the barge to Boston Harbor. Courtesy Portland Tugboat LLC The so-called Google barge left Portland Harbor “for good” on Monday evening, according to the president of the tugboat company that escorted the barge to Boston Harbor.Capt. Brian J. Fournier, president of Portland Tugboat LLC, said in a telephone interview late Tuesday night that the four-story, white-colored structure that has been sitting on top of the barge since it arrived in Portland will be scrapped at an undisclosed location. The barge will remain in Boston for the time being before it is eventually put to commercial use somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, Fournier said.“It’s completely hollow inside. You can look up at the ceiling from the bottom floor. It’s empty,” Fournier said.The only evidence that the structure was going to be used was a heating AND AIR conditioning system that had been installed. “I’m not sure what the excitement was all about,” Fournier said. “To us it was just another barge.”The Google barge was moved in late July from the Portland side of the harbor – off outer Commercial Street – to Turner’s Island Cargo terminal in South Portland.The barge carried 63 shipping containers that had been connected to create a four-story building. The structure was assembled in New London, Connecticut, and towed to Portland, where Cianbro Corp. was scheduled to do interior work on it, including the installation of undisclosed technology equipment.Cianbro has never disclosed the identity of the barge’s owner or its purpose. A similar mystery barge appeared on the waterfront in San Francisco last year.After some digging by reporters on both coasts, Google admitted that it had commissioned the barges to serve as “an interactive space where people can learn about new technology.” Roger Hale, owner of the South Portland terminal, later disclosed that the vessel had been purchased by an unnamed “international barging company.”And on Monday, the barge and structure left Portland – never to return. The Casco Bay Bridge was raised at 5:41 p.m. to let the barge pass underneath.“Rowan taking the barge formerly known as ‘Google’ out of Portland Harbor for good” was the caption underneath a photograph posted on Portland Tugboat LLC’s Facebook page. Source : pressherald
APM Terminals reports interim results APM TERMINALS delivered an increased profit of USD 223m (USD 179m) and a return on invested capital of 14.2% (12.8%). Terminals becoming fully operational and new terminals added to the portfolio supported the 8% growth in volume. More than 80% of EBITDA was generated in growth markets, 41 out of 66 container terminals are located and operated in these markets.Revenue increased 6%, representing the growth in volume and tariff increases in port
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activities, partly offset by a decrease in Inland Services due to divestment of activities in North America and Asia. The EBITDA margin improved to 23.0% (20.4%) supported to a large extent by the increase in volume and increased tariffs.The invested capital increased to USD 6.4bn (USD 5.6bn) reflecting the continued high investment level in APM Terminals, developing 7 terminals and expansions in 16 terminals.Operational cash flow was negatively impacted by VAT receivables accumulating in connection with construction activities, primarily in Latin America.“APM Terminals had a good performance in the second quarter and in the first half of 2014. The rise in our first half results came despite challenging conditions,” said Kim Fejfer, APM Terminals CEO. “It is crucial for our Global Terminal Network to provide stable operations and constantly improve our efficiency and portfolio offerings to our customers. This November, we are excited to introduce the world’s first fully automated container terminal which produces zero emissions from container handling equipment, launching a new era in container handling productivity and safety.”
Angola: Sociedade Gestora de Terminais S.A. (Sogester) signed a 20 year concession to operate, maintain and develop the Port of Namibe, which serves the hinterland from Namibe to Menongue through the city of Lubango for both container and general cargo. Algeciras, Spain: APM TERMINALS Algeciras invested USD 73 million to upgrade four existing cranes, adding four new cranes along with other infrastructure improvements in the strategic West Med market. The facility is Spain’s largest container port. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: APM TERMINALS Maasvlakte II terminal exercised the option to buy 22 more Automated Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (ARMGs) for Phase I operations of the new 2.7 TEU million annual capacity, deep-water terminal, opening November 2014. The 30-meter wide ARMGs will use a fully automated system to load and unload containers onto and off external truck chassis, and onto a fleet of 37 battery-powered Lift Automated Guided vehicle (Lift AGVs) in what will be the world’s most technologically advanced, “green” container terminal with zero emissions from terminal handling equipment. Santos, Brazil: Channel dredging was completed, enabling Brasil Terminal Portuaria, an APM Terminals – TIL joint venture, to attract larger container vessels being deployed in the trade and improve Brazilian SUPPLY chains. Itajai, Brazil: Berth 1 reconstruction was completed and is fully operational. In 2011, it was destroyed during a flood. Portsmouth, Virginia, USA: APM Terminals Virginia sold its Portsmouth container terminal. The transaction is expected to close during Q3. Productivity drive
APM Terminals efforts to improve port productivity are ongoing with a structured approach to continuously improve processes in each location. The scope of these improvements considers everything from initial planning to the introduction of new technology. The goal is to lead the industry in productivity and reliability while proactively managing the changes that larger container vessels and the rise of mega alliances are bringing to markets. The Journal of Commerce 2013 study of port productivity data recognized APM Terminals Yokohama as the world’s leading container terminal in productivity. Eleven facilities which are part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network were cited in the study, out of a total of 32 terminals named as the global, and three regional designations’ productivity leaders.
DIVER MASTER SALVAGED BY J.A. REDERIET The Danish Tug Diver Master, which sank at the Port of Esbjerg water ways on 4. August 2014, in a very trafficed area, whilst assisting the huge tall ship Kreuzenshtern under departure, was salvaged this weekend by J.A.Rederiet. J.A.Rederiet utilized a set of short current slacks to manage this special job, which included lifting the tug from the seabed and tow her underwater to quayside, where she was refloated. This was the 3rd salvage job this week for J.A. Rederiet, who refloated 2 yachts at Randers earlier in the week, where sunk following an incident with a coaster. Today the salvage team is working outside Bogense, where yet another yacht sits firmly aground. Photos: J.A. Rederiet (c)
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Membrane system to cleanse gas streams at Catcher FPSO in North Sea BW Offshore has contracted Honeywell subsidiary UOP LLC to supply equipment to remove contaminants from natural gas aboard the FPSO that will serve the Catcher project in the UK central North Sea.The vessel, which will be leased to operator Premier Oil, will include a UOP Separex membrane system to remove carbon dioxide (CO2). This will be the first North Sea FPSO to deploy a membrane-based treatment system, UOP claims. Additionally, the company will supply guard bed adsorbents to remove mercury and hydrogen sulfide. These contaminants must be removed to comply with export and end-user specifications and to protect downstream equipment. The technology involves no moving parts and no operator intervention. Rebecca Liebert, senior vice president and general manager of Honeywell’s UOP Gas Processing and Hydrogen business unit, said: “By integrating UOP Separex membrane technology and guard bed adsorbents into a single system, we are able to create a solution that improves gas processing efficiency while reducing operating costs for FPSO operators.”The Catcher FPSO is expected to enter service in 2017. It will have an oil processing capacity of 60,000 b/d and a storage capacity of 650,000 bbl. Source : Offshore
COSCO’s KANG SHENG KOU loaded 4x1 Barge Bound for US Gulf Coast with Methanol Plant relocation Modules – Photo : Michael Willenborg - Mammoet USA South, Inc. © Motion Compensation Aids Offshore Lifeboat Lift In a refurbishment program to upgrade lifeboats on offshore platforms, Ampelmann completed a second successful reinstallation using its full motion compensation technology. The eight-metric-ton lifeboat was kept completely stationary above the vessel deck, to allow lifting by the platform’s davit cranes. Traditionally, refurbished lifeboats are
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reinstalled on the offshore structure in the following manner: a platform supply vessel takes the lifeboat offshore, where it is lifted from the deck to the sea. Crew then enter the lifeboat, sail it under the offshore structure and attach the davit fall wires. The crew is removed from the lifeboat before lifting can commence. This operation is generally limited to calm weather and wave conditions, and requires challenging manhandling actions by the crew.
In late December 2013, Talisman Sinopec Energy UK contracted Ampelmann to assist in making this operation less weather-dependent and to reduce risk to the offshore crew. Together with partner TSG Marine, Ampelmann developed an installation method that was deployed in March for a first successful lift, followed by a second installation at the end of July.
The Ampelmann hexapod is capable of compensating actual heave motions of the vessel up to 2.5 meters which increases the workability significantly, even in adverse weather conditions. Where normally an Ampelmann system is topped with a gangway to transfer people, for this operation TSG Marine designed a cradle to support the lifeboat. The vessel was maneuvered beneath the davit crane with the fall wires lowered to the deck of the ship and safely connected to the lifting ropes of the lifeboat. Ampelmann then performed its full motion compensation while the ropes were pulled in. Thanks to this unique process, the installation of lifeboats is not tied to the summer period, but can also take place during the winter months. The Ampelmann ‘plug & play’ motion compensated gangway systems can be installed on any vessel with sufficient deck space in about 8 hours. Jan van der Tempel, Ampelmann Founder and CEO, said, “As the global leader in motion compensation systems, we are now working on the world’s largest motion compensating crane: the CTS (Cargo Transfer System). We look forward to providing our technology, experience and knowledge for many more hoisting projects in the future.” Source : Marinelink / ampelmann.nl
Maersk Line, MSC to launch vessel- sharing service in early 2015 Maersk Line plans to launch its new vessel sharing service with MSC Mediterranean as early as January next year, and expects to notify customers of the network and transit times by September. The world's largest container shipper, part of Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk and Swiss firm Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) reached an agreement on ship-sharing in July, a month after China's ministry of Commerce blocked a larger plan by the two firms and France's CMA CGM due to competition concerns.The global industry has been battling overcapacity since the financial crisis because new vessels ordered before the downturn have flooded the market. With freight rates still in the doldrums, the companies hope their new effort at pooling ships will help them reduce operating costs. The container shipper gave notice of the new, so-called 2M vessel sharing agreement (VSA) to China's Ministry of Transport in July, Maersk China's Managing Director Jens Eskelund told reporters in a briefing in Shanghai on Wednesday.Eskelund said that unlike the earlier plan, known as P3, the 2M service did not need approval from the commerce ministry. The two partners were only required to file details of the deal with the transport ministry. The Ministry of Commerce had said earlier that they rejected the P3 alliance because the three firms would have had more than 40 percent of Asia-Europe and trans-Atlantic trade, crucial paths in the global trade of goods. Director-general of the Commerce Ministry's anti- monopoly bureau, Shang Ming, said in an interview with China's state broadcaster last month that he was still worried the 2M alliance could erode the bargaining power of China's import-export firms against big shipping companies Eskelund, though, said the market share to be held by Maersk Line and MSC on the Asia-Europe route would be similar to what other shipping alliances held. "Other alliances have been able to operate similar market shares to the ones that we will have on Asia-Europe," Eskelund said. Analysts said 2M would give the shippers less than 30 percent capacity share on the Asia-Europe shipping route Other alliances operating on the Asia-Europe route include G6 - made up of six shippers including Neptune Orient Lines Ltd NEPS.Si and Nippon Yusen KKThe CKYHE alliance - made up of shipping companies from China, Taiwan and South Korea - also operates on the route. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue) Marauding IS shuts down Maersk Iraq operations The Danish shipping and oil giant Maersk has temporarily halted its oil activities in Iraq due to the offensive of the Islamic State (IS) in the region.Maersk Oil's interest in Kurdish-dominated northern Iraq, one of its most important growth areas, became even more pronounced back in January when it increased its investments in the region. But now, operations have been stopped.“At the moment, our drilling program and the like are suspended because of the
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situation,” Nils Smedegaard Andersen, the chief executive of Maersk, told Børsen newspaper.“We still believe that the activities in Kurdistan will function again. It won’t scare us away, but we don’t have any activity at the moment.”Other foreign oil companies have refused to comment on the IS issue due to security reasons, and Major Lars Cramer-Larsen of the defence academy Forsvarsakademiet said the silence was worrying.“This shows that IS is succeeding in scaring international companies away from Iraq,” Cramer-Larsen told Børsen.“That’s their goal, and at the same time they will control the most important oil refineries in Iraq, making it impossible to export oil from the country to the rest of the world.” The area in northern Iraq has enormous oil reserves and is considered one of the most promising oil areas in the world. According to the International Energy Agency, half of all future growth in the global oil industry will take place in Iraq and the Kurdish area. Source : The Copenhagen Post Increase in lifeboat call-outs There has been a rise in the number of search and rescue operations of those in peril on the sea this summer in Jersey. Jersey Coastguard said that in July and August last year, there were 47 incidents. Whereas this year, there have been 52 and say that could still rise before September. Jersey News from ITV Channel Television - st catherine's lifeboat The RNLI and Coastguards are advising boat users to be extra careful when out at sea and said wearing a life jacket and having a radio and flare on board at all times is equally as important as wearing a seat belt in a car.
Robin Fitzgerald from Jersey Coastguard said: "Hopefully next year if we keep pushing the sea safety message people will heed our advice, they look at the weather before they go, our incident figures will slightly decline again next year and we'll see by the end of next year whether that's become true or not." Source : channelonline.tv
Chaos In Kerch: Russia Struggles To Ferry Tourists To Crimea Since annexing Crimea from Ukraine in March, the Kremlin has said it is Russians' patriotic duty to spend their summer holidays at the peninsula's resorts. But Russian tourists taking up the call have found that actually getting to Crimea for their Black Sea vacations is no easy task. With the tourist season hitting its peak, thousands of Crimea-bound vehicles have been forced to wait in line for as long as 40 hours for the ferry crossing the Kerch Strait, the only point -- other than by air -- where Russians can cross into Crimea. According to Russia's transport authorities, at any given time more than 2,000 vehicles are lined up on both sides of the Kerch Strait crossing. Just five ferries sail between Crimea and Russia's southern Krasnodar region. Photos and videos posted on the Internet depict angry tourists complaining about the heat, the dust -- and each other. The summer heat has forced many to strip down to their swimwear. Others sought shelter from the scorching sun behind cardboard shades on their windshields. And some try Distribution : daily to 30425+ active addresses 23-08-2014 Page 10 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2014 – 235
to attack cars trying to skip the queue. "I've been waiting for 20 hours with a sick child inside the car. Please, let me pass," cries a woman in a video posted on YouTube as several men and women block her way.
"Call the ambulance, we all are tired and feeling sick," another woman says. "There is a pregnant woman also waiting in the line." The heat and long hours of waiting proved too much for one man, who died – apparently from a heart attack -- on August 16 while waiting to be ferried to Crimea, Russian media reported. Russian media later identified the man as 58-years-old resident of the southwestern city of Bryansk, who reportedly passed away shortly before the ambulances arrived. A video recording shows four people trying to resuscitate the man lying on the roadside, as several women argue with medics. Holidaymakers also attacked and seriously wounded a woman, who attempted to skip the line, Russian media reported. The woman was taken to a nearby clinic with head injuries. The backlog of the tourists in Kerch has prompted Russian authorities to slow down their campaign to attract tourists to Crimea, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported on August 19. ITAR-TASS quoted Oleg Safronov, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency as saying Crimea's transport system is overstretched and that "airlines have already increased the possible number of flights" to the limit. Safronov said he expects three million Russian tourists to visit Crimea this year.
Shortly after annexing Crimea in March, Russia launched new flights to the peninsula via the Dobrolyot airline, a sister- company of the national flag carrier, Aeroflot. The budget airline, however, suspended its flights on August 4, citing "unprecedented pressure" from European partners as a result of economic sanctions against Russia. Moscow has also announced an ambitious plan to build a massive bridge connecting Crimea to mainland Russia. The project, however, will cost up to $7 billion and take several years to complete. In the meantime, the chaos in Kerch shows no signs of abating. Source : rferl Chilean Navy on Standby After Ferry Accident Two vessels from the Chilean Navy fleet have been deployed to inspect and prevent the possible fuel leaks after a ferry accident. The Navimag ferry Amadeo I struck a rock and started listing in the Kirke pass, 50 kilometers southwest of Puerto Natales. The ferry was carrying 17 passengers and 28 crew, all of which have been safely evacuated. The ferry, which has a 4.500 tons freight capacity, is listing 60 degrees, but will not sink due to its bow on the beach. General Boat Service (LSG) Puerto Natales and the patrol vessel Piloto Sibbald are at the site of the accident, prepared to contain any spill. Source : Naval Today
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Tanker Anichkov Bridge is the first to transit Northern Sea Route this year
Tanker Anichkov Bridge of Sovcomflot Group (SCF) completed voyage along the Northern Sea Route on August 18, 2014. The 47,000 – dwt MR vessel of Ice-1А class (Arc4) has performed a westward ballast passage in the water area of the Northern Sea Route. The tanker is heading for port Vysotsk (Gulf of Finland), where she will be loaded with dark oil products for NorthEasternShipping CompanyLtd. Tanker Anichkov Bridge is the first large capacity tanker to transit the Northern Sea Route this year. The tanker flies the flag of the Russian Federation. She is fitted with all available means of communication including satellite communication (Glonass and GPS). The vessel is under technical management of Sovcomflot’s subsidiary Unicom (Saint-Petersburg). Icebreaking assistance was provided to the Anichkov Bridge by icebreaker Vaygach of FSUE Atomflot. Ice conditions during the voyage were more severe than it is typical for this period of time. Sovcomflot Group is Russia’s largest shipping company and one of the world’s leading shipping companies specializing in the maritime hydrocarbons transportation and supporting continental shelf exploration and oil & gas production. The SCF fleet includes 156 vessels with a combined deadweight of around 12 million tonnes. One third of them have a high ice class. The Group specialises in hydrocarbon transportation from regions with challenging ice conditions. Sovcomflot supports large-scale offshore energy projects in Russia and the rest of the world, including: Sakhalin-I, Sakhalin-II, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Tangguh, Escobar, and Peregrino. The company is registered in Saint-Petersburg and has representative offices in Moscow, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Vladivostok, London, Limassol, Madrid, Singapore and Dubai. Source : PortNews
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The 69 mtr long Offshore support vessel NIR in Haifa the NIR is built in 1975 at the 1975-10 Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp. - Seattle, Wa under Yard/hull No.: 69 and named ASHDOD in 1987 the vessel was renamed in NIR and is flying the Israelian flag – Photo Peter Szamosi © Five monkeys found as stowaways on ship heading for Rotterdam Five monkeys have been found on board a container ship heading for Rotterdam port, primate charity Stichting Aap said on Wednesday. The five primates, said to be wild crab-eating macaques, were caught by the crew and will be handed over to the foundation when the Maersk freighter arrives in the Dutch port city which was Wednesday. The primates are thought to have climbed aboard the ship in Malaysia. It is not yet clear if they will be returned, news agency ANP reports. ‘In practical terms, they could be sent back but it will be decided later whether to do this or send them to a zoo,’ a spokeswoman for the foundation said. ‘They will first be given a health check.’ The monkeys were first running wild on the ship but were eventually all caught and put in a crate. ‘It is not a big crate but you have to do the best with what you have,’ a spokesman for Maersk told ANP. The crab-eating macaque is regarded as one of the world's 100 most invasive alien species because it is so adaptable and a generalist feeder. The males can reach up to 55 cm in length. Source : dutchnews.
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Top the catamaran SAN GWANN during the Evacuues Operation at Grand Harbour, Malta on Saturday 16th August, 2014. Photo : Capt. Lawrence Dalli www.maltashipphotos.com ©
A Virtu Ferries Catamaran left the port of Zuwaytinah, south west of Benghazi, at 8am today with 289 evacuees on board. The trip was the second to be chartered by Daewoo Logistics Corporation.The evacuation was coordinated by Virtu Ferries and Daewoo.The catamaran, San Gwann, is expected in Valletta this evening.All passengers will then proceed to Malta International Airport for their flights back home.This is the fourth evacuation by Virtu. Besides the two for Daewoo, it organised one for Hyundai and one for the Indian government. Source : Times of Malta
Biglift’s HAPPY ROVER outbound from Rotterdam bound for Immingham – Photo : Kees van Schie © Arrest of STX Mumbai Wrongful, Singapore Court Says The High Court of Singapore has upheld a first instance decision striking out the action by Transocean Oil Pte Ltd against the Pan Ocean’s boxship “STX MUMBAI” and also set aside the arrest of the vessel, Clyde & Co, Pan Ocean’s legal representatives on the case said. The Honourable Justice Belinda Ang also ordered an inquiry into the damages suffered by the firm’s clients who are the vessel owners following the wrongful arrest. The Registrar in the first instance hearing had ordered the striking out of the action but denied the application to set aside the arrest of the vessel. The opposing party’s action was struck out because the vessel was arrested before the debt fell due. “The ruling of the Singapore High Court is significant as this court has again affirmed the test for a wrongful arrest executed in bad faith or with gross negligence first espoused in England in the The Evangelismos (1858) 12 Moo PC 352 and has on the facts in this case ordered an inquiry into damages suffered due to the wrongful arrest which the courts here
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have typically been reluctant to do,” Clyde & Co said. This decision also provides a Singaporean authority for the proposition that the insolvency of a company does not itself indicate an anticipatory breach by that company unless performance has been rendered impossible. Justice Belinda Ang stated: “As the parties have not submitted on this specific point, my observations on this interesting point – the first time a Singapore court appears to be directly looking at this exception – are entirely provisional in nature. It must be left to another forum to specifically rule on the point”. Transocean Oil meanwhile has filed an appeal to the Singapore Court of Appeal which is the court of final appeal in Singapore. Source : worldmaritimenews
West African Ventures ROMA and MARO departed from Rotterdam-Caland canal – Photo : Hans Hoffmann © Hamas says fired rockets at off-shore Israeli gas well The armed wing of Hamas, engaged in a six-week war with Israel, said on its website it had fired two rockets at Noa, a gas well owned by Noble Energy and Delek. Noa lies northwest of the Gaza Strip in Yam Tethys, a largely depleted gas field. "The gas is flowing, business as usual," a spokeswoman for Noble said in an emailed statement. Delek had no immediate comment. While Noa is technically within range of Hamas rockets, the weapons are highly inaccurate and the chances of hitting a relatively small platform at sea are extremely unlikely.
At the same time, Israel's offshore gas reserves have attracted substantial foreign investment and the country is keen to ensure security, with the navy believed to provide heavy protection. Defense officials are reluctant to provide details.
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Shares of Noble opened 0.9 percent lower in New York, while Delek Group's shares were down 1.6 percent in Tel Aviv in late trading. The broader bourse was down 0.3 percent. Earlier in the conflict, shrapnel from a Hamas rocket landed near Ben Gurion airport east of Tel Aviv, Israel's international hub, prompting U.S. and European airlines temporarily to suspend flights -- a blow to Israel's economy and reputation. A ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas militants who control Gaza collapsed on Tuesday, ushering in a new round of rocket launches and Israeli airstrikes, with no sign of any lasting peace deal in sight. Source : Reuters (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Noah Browning and Steven Scheer; Writing by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Crispian Balmer)
FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba leaves yard for presalt Santos basin On Aug. 16, the Schahin–Modec consortium, hired by Petrobras to build and operate the FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba, initiated the process of moving the vessel out of the BrasFels shipyard, in Angra dos Reis. This platform vessel will operate in the Iracema South area of the Lula field, connected to wells in the presalt layer of the Santos basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. Working with a 65% local content, the construction and integration of modules in Brazil involved four worksites in the state of Rio de Janeiro, at Itaguaí, Ilha do Fundão, Niterói, and Angra dos Reis, plus one in Bahia state. Anchored 240 km (149 mi) offshore, in 2,200 m (7,218 ft) of water, the Cidade de Mangaratiba will be connected to eight production and eight injection wells. The FPSO has the capacity to produce 150,000 b/d, compress 8 MMcm/d (300 MMcf/d) of natural gas, storage capacity for 1.6 MMboe, and an injection capacity of 240,000 b/d of water. The vessel’s oil production is expected to start in 4Q 2014. The Iracema South area is part of the BM-S-11 concession, operated by Petrobras (65%), in partnership with BG E&P Brasil Ltda. (25%) and Petrogal Brasil SA (10%). Source : pennenergy Monitoring of Self-Heating Coal Cargoes Prior to Loading Coal cargoes can be particularly challenging to carry, with the posbility of methane production, oxygen depletion and the corrosion of metal structures. Coal from some parts of the world, particularly from the Indonesian province of Kalimantan, is also prone to self-heating due to its lower rank, subbituminous geological nature which can lead to spontaneous combustion. This Bulletin provides guidance on the factors that may trigger or promote self- eating and includes precautionary measures that should be taken to help identify and reject coal arriving by barge that has already begun to selfheat. If a vessel loads such a cargo without recognising the warning signs, it may experience significant delay while attempting to deal with the situation due to the remote location of coal ports in Indonesia.
Mandatory Requirements
The International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code states that coal with a temperature higher than 55˚C should not be loaded. Above this temperature, the rate of self-heating in this type of coal can accelerate significantly in the presence of unlimited oxygen leading to fire without an external source of ignition.
Factors Affecting Self-Heating
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In general, self-heating does not take place homogeneously throughout an entire parcel of coal. Hot spots may occur if conditions conducive to self-heating exist.
As coal begins to self-heat, an increasing amount of carbon monoxide is produced. As the temperature of the coal rises the rate of reaction approximately doubles for every 10°C increase in an exponential manner until such time as the coal spontaneously combusts. Self-heating takes place as a result of surface oxidation of reactive compounds in the coal. Some of the key factors which may influence self-heating include the size of the particles, their surface area, the air gap between the particles and the amount of air available. The surface area of coal in the form of lumps and large particles is less than for the same volume of coal consisting of small particles and fines. Although it is easier for air to penetrate and oxidise lumps and bigger particles, the larger air gaps tend to dissipate any heat that may develop. Similarly, the reduced air gap between smaller particles and fines makes it more difficult for air to penetrate the cargo and trigger a reaction. Consequently, coal cargoes are more prone to develop hot spots if they do not contain significant quantities of large lumps or very fine particles. The air flow also needs to be sufficient to promote oxidation, but not strong enough to produce a cooling effect.
The presence of moisture due to rainfall can assist the oxidation process and may initiate or exacerbate a self-heating situation. Prolonged weathering or exposure to the effects of wind and rain while the coal is stockpiled or stowed in barges will therefore increase the self-heating risk. Conversely, covering the coal with tarpaulins may, in addition to protecting it from rainfall, restrict air circulation and reduce the possibility of self-heating. If coal is loaded into a barge from a spout, the cargo may form a series of conical piles. Loading of coal in this manner causes the larger particles to migrate naturally towards the edges of the cone and for the finer particles to accumulate towards the centre. Depending on the available airflow and the size of the other particles, heat from the oxidation process may rise vertically through the cone so that it acts like a chimney, drawing in fresh air from around the base and causing the cone to self-heat. Ideally, coal barges should be trimmed level once loaded.
Barges loaded with coal being towed will be exposed to relative wind while underway. It has been found that hot spots may develop towards the bows of such barges because of the movement of air in this area, particularly lower down in the stow. Coal that has been heavily compacted by bulldozers or loaders being driven over the surface is less likely to self-heat as the weight of such equipment tends to squeeze air from the cargo and reduce the gaps between particles. Source: WoE KNRM brengt walvis aan wal De dode walvis die voor de kust van Katwijk dreef, is door vrijwilligers van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij naar de kust gesleept. Het dier lag in een vaarroute en belemmerde de scheepvaart. Natuurhistorisch museum Naturalis gaat de walvis morgen op het strand onderzoeken. Na het onderzoek wordt besloten wat er met het dier gebeurt. Volgens medewerkers van de KNRM in Katwijk is het dier ongeveer 14 meter lang.
Een visser kwam het drijvende dier tegen op zo'n zes kilometer uit de kust. Hij meldde het aan de KNRM. Na de melding zijn de vrijwilligers van de KNRM naar het dier gevaren om de situatie op te nemen. Daarna werd besloten om de walvis toch te verslepen naar het strand. Walvissen verschijnen wel vaker voor de Nederlandse kust. Begin deze maand werd in het Marsdiep bij Texel een negen meter lange dwergvinvis gered die in een visnet verstrikt was geraakt. Bron : NOS CLICK HERE to see the movie made onboard the Katwijk Lifeboat during the action
Research houses maintain ‘buy’ on Bumi Armada RHB Research is maintaining its 'buy' call on Bumi Armada Bhd with a target price of RM4.54, backed by its strong earnings visibility as well as its RM31.7 billion orderbook.
The research house said Bumi Armada, an integrated floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) solutions provider, was its preferred pick in the sub-segment of the oil and gas (O&G) value chain. "We expect the second half
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of 2014 to be a stellar period for Bumi Armada, as contributions from new FPSO deployments start to kick in," it said in its reseach note today. Bumi Armada announced that it has clinched a RM3.76 billion contract to supply a FPSO vessel for the Madura BD Field in Indonesia. RHB Research said the company was the best proxy to the sector, leveraging on the still-attractive FPSO segment, and its core business was complemented by offshore support vessel and transport and installation divisions, making it an integrated FPSO solutions provider. Meanwhile, Maybank IB Research has also maintained its 'buy" call on Bumi Armada with a target price of RM4.55. "This Madura FPSO job win is positive to Bumi Armada but not unexpected. Timing-wise, this is a long overdue win, which the industry has been anticipating since 2013.
"Nonetheless, it further consolidates its position among the Top-10 global FPSO players," it said. Maybank IB said the contract was likely to start first production in 2017, contributing about RM20 million net profit per annum from 2018 and 25 sen to target price. The counter ended the morning session today two sen higher at RM3.36. Source : New Straits Times / Bernama Recovery Of Persons From The Water The purpose of this Marine Notice is to provide advice to ship owners and ship operators on new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) resolution MSC.338(91) which requires all ships to have plans and procedures for recovery of persons from the water. The new SOLAS regulation came into force internationally on 1 July 2014. The regulation applies to new ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014 and to existing ships by the first periodical or renewal safety equipment survey or certificate of survey, as applicable after 1 July 2014, (whichever comes first).
In many incidents involving ships in distress with persons in the water, responding ships have often endangered the lives of their own crew to rescue persons from the water. In the absence of any specific plans and procedures to recover persons from the water, the safety of the recovering ship’s crew can be compromised. Better preparation for recovering persons from the water will enable ships to have a greater chance to save lives at sea when dedicated search and rescue resources are not available. SOLAS regulation III/17-1 is the outcome of IMO’s work that addresses this important matter. IMO agreed it will be beneficial if ships to which chapter III of SOLAS does not apply to also have plans and procedures as adopted by resolution MSC.346 (91) for emergency situations where recovery of persons from the water is required. The resolution lists categories of vessels for which SOLAS contracting Governments are requested to determine to what extent the requirements of regulation III/17-1 should apply.
Australian position
AMSA intends to give effect to SOLAS regulation III/17-1 through Marine Order 25 (Equipment – lifesaving), which is currently under review. SOLAS regulation III/17-1 will be applied to all regulated Australian vessels and foreign vessels to which Chapter III of SOLAS applies.
Guidance
IMO has developed the following circulars which contain guidance to assist owners and operators to meet the requirements of SOLAS regulation III/17-1: •MSC.1/Circ.1447 – Guidelines for the Development of Plans and Procedures for Recovery of Persons from the Water •MSC.1/Circ.1182 – Guide to Recovery Techniques •MSC.1/Circ.1185/Rev.1. – Guide for Cold Water Survival
Equipment intended to be used for recovery operations will need to be identified in the plans and procedures developed through a risk assessment, taking into consideration anticipated conditions and ship-specific characteristics.
The guidance recommends that drills be carried out to ensure that crew are familiar with the plans, procedures and equipment for recovery of persons from the water, as part of the routine man-overboard drills. Owners and operators of new and existing ships should bring this information to the attention of their designers, shipyards, surveyors and other relevant persons, to assist in preparing for when the SOLAS regulation is given effect by Marine Order 25. Copies of the relevant IMO documents are available on the IMO website or from AMSA. http://www.imo.org/knowledgecentre/indexofimoresolutions/Pages/Default.aspx http://www.imo.org/OurWork/Circulars/Pages/IMODOCS.aspx Source: AMSA Marine Stars hits again Bulk carrier Marine Stars hit a rock off the small island of Oinousses, Greece, yesterday - only two days after it ran aground in the Dardanelles, Turkey. The 53,565-dwt vessel was on a route from the Black Sea to the Persian Gulf,
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carrying 31,000 tonnes of grain. Shortly after the incident, Vernicos-owned tug Alexander 5 (built 1991) took over the vessel’s refloating. TradeWinds has learned that Marine Stars' bow is still aground but there is not a major problem with the engine or the rudder. He said that there is no danger of pollution near the area. The Greek-owned vessel’s refloating process is expected to be accomplished soon. Marine Stars is operated by Aegeus Shipping of Athens. Source : Tradewinds NAVY NEWS
HMS IRON DUKE has arrived in Cape Town for a six day (official visit – must be official as they fired 21 guns) She will be open to the public on Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 3pm. Photo : Ian Shiffman © Navy kicks out 34 sailors for nuke cheating At least 34 sailors are being kicked out of the US Navy for their roles in a cheating ring that operated undetected for at least seven years at a nuclear power training site, and 10 others are under criminal investigation, the admiral in charge of the Navy's nuclear reactors program told The Associated Press.
The number of accused and the duration of cheating are greater than was known when the Navy announced in February that it had discovered cheating on qualification exams by an estimated 20 to 30 sailors seeking to be certified as instructors at the nuclear training unit at Charleston, South Carolina. Students there are trained in nuclear reactor operations to prepare for service on any of the Navy's 83 nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers. Neither the instructors nor the students are involved in handling nuclear weapons. After further investigation the Navy determined that 78 enlisted sailors were implicated. Although the cheating is believed to have been confined to a single unit at Charleston and apparently was not known to commanding officers, the misconduct had been happening since at least 2007, according to Adm. John M. Richardson, director of naval reactors. The exact start of the cheating was not pinpointed. "There was never any question" that the reactors were being operated safely, he said in an AP interview, yet the cheating was a stunning violation of Navy ethics. Richardson said he was "loaded for bear" at the outset of the investigation, unconvinced the cheating was confined to a single training unit. But he now believes that it had not spread, and that this was one reason that the ring managed to operate so long without being discovered. In addition to the 34 enlisted sailors who were removed from the nuclear power program and are being administratively discharged from the Navy, two more who were implicated as "minimal" participants had their non- criminal punishment suspended due to their "strong potential for rehabilitation." Also, 32 sailors were implicated by investigators but later exonerated by Richardson, and he gave one officer a verbal warning. The officer, whom Richardson declined to identify by name or rank, was not accused of participating in the cheating. He was faulted for "deficiencies" in his oversight of the exam program, but Richardson said this was not severe enough to merit punishment. The Navy investigation also concluded that commanders were not directly at fault. "It was not the result of 'wishful blindness," it said. The 68 implicated sailors are in addition to the 10 whom Richardson said are believed to have been "at the center" of the cheating ring and remain under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The scandal rocked the Navy, but details until now had remained under wraps as senior Navy officials sought to determine the scope of the cheating - including whether it was happening elsewhere - as well as the root causes and possible remedies. Unlike an Air Force exam-cheating scandal that came to light in January at a Montana base that operates land-based nuclear-armed missiles, the sailors involved in the Navy cheating had no responsibility for nuclear weapons.
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Navy investigators did, however, find one key link between the two episodes. Their investigation report said "a triggering event" for the unidentified sailor at Charleston who alerted superiors to cheating on Feb. 2 was media reports a few weeks earlier about exam cheating at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. "This increased his concern enough about being caught to outweigh the group behavior of his peers," the report said, apparently alluding to peer pressure this unidentified sailor may otherwise have felt not to report the misconduct. Richardson said he met individually with each of the accused and heard at least two common themes: a belief that there was little risk of getting caught, and a work environment at the nuclear training site that created stresses and pressures on the approximately 300 sailors who serve as instructors. In an interview in his Navy Yard office Tuesday, Richardson said he is taking steps to ease the pressures and to strengthen ethics training. Richardson said the accused at Charleston fell into two main categories: -Sailors who cheated on the tests. -Sailors who enabled the cheating by providing answers in advance to others taking the test and tipping them off about what test they would be given. Richardson called the latter group of 10 sailors the ringleaders and said their offenses are considered more serious because they had facilitated the illicit transfer of classified test answers. An extensive investigation ordered by Richardson and led by Rear Adm. Kenneth M. Perry found that an electronic master file of "engineering watch supervisor" tests and answers was illegally removed from a Navy computer "sometime before 2007." Investigators failed to identify who took it or exactly when. The set of test and answer keys became known among the cheaters as the "Pencil Files." These files were secretly passed via personal email accounts, compact disks, thumb drives and other non-official electronic systems. Richardson said the Pencil Files contained all 600 answers to questions on five sets of tests. Also, a "Pencil Number" was passed to sailors to tip them to which of the five exams they would be given. "The result was a deliberate scheme to cheat ...," the report said. It found no evidence of espionage. Exam security was weak. For example, investigators found that the five tests were used in a predictably rotating order and the questions had not changed significantly since 2004, even though written rules require they be changed frequently. NCIS investigators interviewed four people thought to have knowledge of the origin of the Pencil Files. Three of them denied involvement in the scheme and the fourth invoked his right to remain silent and requested an attorney. "Thus, no further evidence of the origin of the 'Pencil Files' was obtained," the investigation report said. Source : wlja
This is INS Arihant, First Made-in-India Nuclear Submarine NDTV's Science Editor Pallava Bagla has accessed the first images of the 6,000-tonne vessel, the first of a class of three nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines with a displacement of 6,000 tonnes. She is designed to carry four nuclear-tipped submarine-launched ballistic missiles called the K-4 which have a range of 3,500 kilometres or a dozen Bo 5 missiles which can strike targets about 700 kilometres away. The heart of the Arihant is its nuclear reactor, an Indian designed-and-built 83MW pressurized water reactor. The Arihant still faces its biggest trial - the test launch of a ballistic missile while submerged. It is only once that happens that the Arihant will be battle-worthy. When the submarine is declared fighting-fit, India will become one of only six countries in the world with the knowledge of designing, engineering and operating a nuclear submarine.
Nuclear submarines are the ultimate stealth weapon. Highly mobile and technically capable of remaining underwater for months if required, a ballistic missile submarine effectively gives a nuclear power like India the ability to keep shifting a mobile nuclear base which needs to be prepared to strike after authorized launch codes are transmitted from the country's nuclear command. Detecting nuclear submarines underwater has become a finely calibrated art practiced by the superpowers through decades of the Cold War. The more quiet a nuclear submarine, the more stealthy it is.
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India presently operates another nuclear submarine, the INS Chakra, a nuclear attack submarine of the Akula-2 class from Russia. The Chakra does not carry nuclear weapons but would likely be deployed with the Arihant during its pre- commissioning trials to protect this key nuclear asset. Like other key strategic weapons systems, the INS Arihant is being developed under the aegis of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), which is accountable to the Defence Ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the agency in Delhi today and said, "At least five DRDO labs should be identified exclusively for innovation with young scientists up to the age of 35 years. They should be managed by leaders also in the same age group". "DRDO is becoming hollow at the bottom," says Dr Avinash Chander, the agency's chief. He said he can induct only about 70 fresh scientists every year instead of the nearly 300 recruits it used to add annually till recently. Source : NDTV INS Sahyadri reaches Philippines to enhance naval ties The Indian Navy's INS Sahyadri arrived in Manila, Philippines Wednesday and made a courtesy port call to reinforce naval ties, a defence ministry statement said. Navy officials said the indigenously built stealth frigate went to Manila after participating in RIMPAC 14 -- the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise -- and covering a distance of about 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km). The ship had sailed from Hawaii in the US Aug 2.
The frigate's arsenal includes long range anti-ship missiles, medium and short range surface-to-air missiles augmented by powerful guns of different calibres that provide a formidable shield against all types of threats. Two multi-role helicopters on the ship act as force multipliers in all maritime scenarios due to their versatility and long range. Commissioned July 21, 2012, INS Sahyadri is at present being commanded by Captain Jyotin Raina, and manned by 25 officers and 255 sailors of different specialisations. During her stay at Manila, the ship will undertake operational turn around while the crew will participate in various events like professional inter- action, sports events and social fixtures. Manila is a regular port of call for Indian naval ships, said navy officials. Source : daijiworld Russia to upgrade 2 Pacific Fleet nuclear submarines Two multi-purpose Project 971 nuclear submarines Samara and Bratsk of the Russian Pacific Fleet will be delivered to the city of Severodvinsk, a nuclear shipbuilding center in Russia’s northern Arkhangelsk region. They will be upgraded at the Zvezdochka military shipyard, the military shipyard’s press service told ITAR-TASS on Wednesday. A dock-ship will deliver nuclear submarines from the Far-Eastern port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on the Northern Sea Route Source : ITAR-TASS
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SHIPYARD NEWS
Ecuador’s coastguard boosts fleet with two Damen Stan Patrols (SPa) 5009 Damen has recently signed a contract with AstillerosNavalesEcuatorianos (Astinave) to construct two Damen SPa’s 5009 for the Ecuadorian Coastguard. The Ecuadorian shipyard will build both vessels locally with Damen Technical Cooperation, which is Damen’s method of ‘building on site’. Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) will supply Astinave with prefabricated kits to build both vessels. As well as the numerous advantages that local construction brings to the contract- signing table, DTC uses proven Damen designs that guarantee technical and operational performance. Due to the sheer complexity of building the Stan Patrol 5009, Damen’s agreement with Astinave includes on-site technical assistance during the construction and commissioning periods.
Strategic alliance Although this latest contract represents the first Damen Stan Patrol 5009 for Astinave, the yard has built up considerable experience with Damen designs over the years. “We see Astinave not only as a client but also as a partner,” says Ezequiel Najmias, Damen Sales Manager Americas. “Our relationship with them started more than a decade ago when both parties signed a Strategic Alliance Framework Agreement.” Following the first building contract in 2007, “Astinave has built a great number of vessels in cooperation with Damen, including tugs, cutter suction dredgers, fast crew suppliers and patrol vessels.”
Customer specifications The Ecuadorian Coastguard will mobilise the two new Damen SPa’s 5009 for general patrol duties – benefitting from a top speed of 23 knots provided by four fixed-pitch propellers. They specified that both vessels had the capacity to accommodate 32 people operating for up to 30 days without external support – something that required a number of design adaptations. “Our most challenging modification was to change the standard accommodation layout to fit one extra bed in each room without losing comfort,” explains Mr Najmias. “By increasing the fuel capacity to 90m3, enlarging the storage and freezer rooms and installing a powerful water-maker, both vessels will be able to operate autonomously for 30 days.” Ecuador’s Coastguard already operates three Damen SPa’s 2606, with a fourth currently
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under construction at Astinave’s facilities on the banks of the Guayas River. After delivery of the two patrol vessels, the fleet will total six Damen builds.
Poly grad is now shipyard CEO Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lauded Keppel Corp for focusing on the skills of its employees rather than their starting qualifications, and offering them pathways to advance. He said Keppel illustrates the shift in outlook that society needs . He interviewed three Keppel employees who have been promoted to leadership positions even though they did not go to university, one of whom dropped out when he was in Secondary 2. WHEN Mr Abu Bakar joined Keppel Shipyard in 1990 as a diploma holder, he never thought he could rise to become a chief executive officer. The Singapore Polytechnic graduate started out as an assistant safety officer and slowly moved up the ranks, working in other areas such as production and marketing. Today, the 48-year-old has been the CEO of Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine, a shipyard in Qatar, for nearly four years. "I was blessed, as Keppel guided me and really groomed me, entrusting me with more responsibilities along the way," said the father of two daughters aged 16 and 20. He held posts overseeing Keppel subsidiaries such as Alpine Engineering Services, as well as its shipyards in Tuas, Benoi and Gul Road.
"It is about having pride in your work and doing your job well," he said. "There is some merit in having qualifications, but that should not be the only way we identify people with high potential. "People may be late bloomers, or they missed chances to be educated because of bad timing or financial reasons." "I appreciate that Keppel takes the lead in training and developing staff, and pays us according to our experience and skills," he said, adding he had gone for company-sponsored management and financial courses. Last year, he completed an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) course with the Singapore Management University (SMU) which was also funded by the company.
This was done with the help of Mr Choo Chiau Beng, the former chief of Keppel Corp, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. "He (Bakar) didn't have a degree; he had a poly diploma. The EMBA needed a degree to start," said Mr Lee. "Mr Choo Chiau Beng wrote a letter to SMU vouching for Bakar's experience and capabilities. So, employer support is very important." Mr Bakar, a brigade commander in the Singapore Armed Forces, was also promoted recently to the rank of colonel as an NSman. Mr Lee said: "I first met him when he was commissioned in the old Safti parade square 25 years ago on his commissioning parade, and I was very happy to discover on the day I interviewed him, that was the day he was being promoted." "You do not need a degree to be a good commander," he added.
Mr Bakar said: "Upgrading should not be about getting promoted or higher salaries, but about helping you perform better at your job. Most people think you must get a degree to be successful, but I don't think so. There are other ways for you to get up. "I tell my daughters this, 'Don't rush through school to get a degree. Enjoy school, build relationships with friends, so that you can understand life and your craft better'." Source : malaysia-chronicle – ED Deadline looms for offers to save shipyard THE joint administrators of the ailing Ferguson shipyard have set a deadline of 5pm today for any interested parties to suggest a deal. Any offers for the Port Glasgow business - which was the last commercial shipbuilder on the River Clyde - and its assets must be made by then. The owners of McGills Buses, Sandy and James Easdale, have already declared their interest in the firm and in a statement they said they hoped to be be in a position to make a conditional offer. Source : Herald Scotland BAE Systems offer glimmer of hope should Ferguson shipyard deal falter BAE Systems are 'ready to work with key stakeholders' should efforts to save Ferguson Shipbuilding prove unsuccessful. The shipyard, the last on the lower Clyde, went into administration at the end of last week, with up to 80 members of staff being made redundant. STV understands that BAE will not be applying for contracts that Ferguson previously held, including deals for commercials ships such as Caledonian MacBrayne ferries, which BAE does not ordinarily bid for.
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BAE said that "no direct approach has been made to workers" at Ferguson's shipyard, adding that it was too early to be actively looking to redeploy the redundant members of staff as administrators seek to find new investors by 5pm on Thursday. However, given the highly skilled nature of the shipyard workforce at Ferguson, STV understands that should efforts to revive the Port Glasgow yard fail, BAE may be interested in acquiring some of the Ferguson's staff.
A BAE Systems spokesperson said: “We are saddened by the recent news of Ferguson Shipbuilding going into administration and stand by ready to work with key stakeholders as appropriate.” Jim Moohan, Chairman of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU) Scotland, said the union's immediate priority was keeping the yard operational. He said: "At the present time, we are still exploring options to keep the yard open and get people back working at Ferguson. Our aim is to get job security for the workers. "If that isn't achieved, I'd be delighted if a company like BAE would take the workers under their wing. "The workers at Ferguson would 100% fit in with the work programme at BAE. An opportunity like that for them would be very good news. "But the people there have put 30 to 40 years of service into the company and we are keeping our eye on our aim of keeping the yard open." Administrators was set a deadline of 5pm Thursday, August 21, for offers for the business and assets of Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited. Blair Nimmo, Joint Administrator and Head of Restructuring for KPMG in Scotland, said: “We have been encouraged by the level of initial interest in, and support shown for, Ferguson Shipbuilders and we sense there is a desire to see its heritage maintained. "By setting an early closing date we hope to establish whether it is possible to facilitate an early sale which may lead to the resumption of shipbuilding and ship repair activity at Port Glasgow in the short term.” Greenock-based businessmen Sandy and James Easdale, owners of McGill’s Buses and Rangers board members, have already expressed an interest in buying the shipbuilding firm and said to STV's Mike Edwards they will be making a 'conditional offer' on the shipyards. Source : STV Glasgow Tsuneishi execs introduce 20 years milestone in Cebu Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THIC), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding's subsidiary in Cebu, the Philippines, will celebrate its 20th year of foundation on Sept. 30, 2014. THIC, commemorating the upcoming 20th anniversary, invited local and international media to a hotel in Manila on Aug. 18 to introduce its business development during the past two decades. At the media briefing, Hitoshi Kono, president of THIC, Kenji Kawano, managing director of Tsuneishi SB, and Lilia B. de Lima, director-general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) were present. Explaining the education and technical training at the Cebu yard, THIC's Kono said that, "We have done technical trainings at our shipbuilding center, and sent over 1,400 employees to Japan where Filipino employees acquired additional technical skills." THIC's commitment to educate and train employees is also manifested in its Japanese language school, located on the company premises, to prepare trainees and young employees who are headed to Japan, with regular and systematic trainings. THIC aims to further strengthen the Philippine's role as Tsuneishi Group's strategic hub in Asia. THIC is a joint venture between Tsuneishi Group and Philippines' Aboitiz Group, and annually constructs about 20 ships centering on bulkers. It is a leading shipyard in the Philippines with a workforce of more than 13,000 people, including workers at subcontracted firms. Over the last two decades since its inception, THIC has completed 193 ships, including ship orders made in 2014, with its cumulative sales estimated to reach around Y600 billion at the end of 2014. Source : Kaiiji press News via Justus Schoemaker Dutch - Japanese Maritime Desk K.K.
Week's Ocean-Going Shipbuilding Orders Sparse Despite some media reports of more significant ordering, there is only one firm shipbuilding order to report in the drybulk sector, according to the latest Clarkson Hellas S&P Weekly Bulletin, as follows:
Dry bulk carriers COSCO Zhoushan have announced a contract for two 64,000 dwt Ultramax with deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017 respectively. It is understood that these are the options declared by clients of Hong Kong owner KC Maritime who had signed the contracts for the two firm units in the end of last year for delivery in the fourth quarter of this year.
Tankships
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Compared to dry, more activity was seen by Clarkson Hellas in tankers with clients of Navig8 Chemical Tankers contracting four firm plus four option 49,000 dwt IMO-II MRs at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in Korea. Deliveries of the firm units are from 2016 and the vessels will be built at STX’s Jinhae facilities.
Clients of Goldwin Shipping contracted one firm plus two option 38,000 dwt IMO-II Stainless-Steel Chemical Tankers at New Hantong Shipyard with delivery of the firm vessels within the third quarter of 2016 and options later in 2017 if declared. It is also understood by Clarkson Hellas that Suisse-Outremer Reederi A.G. declared two further options of 4,900 DWT Asphalt & Bitumen Carrier at Avic Dingheng in China, taking their total series on order to four vessels. Deliveries for those options will be in the second quarter of 2016. Source: Marienlink / Clarkson Hellas S&P Weekly Bulletin ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES
The fully loaded Kuwait homeported AL QIBLA is leaving Antwerp for another voyage to the Far East. The 366 mtr long 145.237 DWT AL QIBLA is built at the Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd in Geoje underYard/hull No.: 1883 and in 2012 delivered to the UNITED ARAB SHIPPING COMPANY the vessel is powered by one MAN-B&W, (built by Doosan Engine Co Ltd - South Korea ) 12K98ME7 engine of 71,770 kW (97,578 hp) at 97 rpm for 25 knots on 295 tonnes fuel consumption per day Photo : Adri de Schipper © Garbage Disposal At Argentinian Ports The Association is grateful to Correspondents Pandi Liquidadores for assisting with this update, based on a circular issued by Agencia Maritima NABSA S.A. Following new regulations issued by the SENASA Authority in 2010, random inspections may be conducted of the garbage on board vessels.
The inspection fee, which is compulsory, is USD123 and following the inspection a decision is made whether the vessel has to dispose of the garbage ashore. Recent experience suggests that the authorities are tightening the inspection regime and that even small amounts of garbage have to be disposed of according to Inspector’s demands. Only Authority approved service providers may perform the disposal service and the cost of these services may start at USD 2,800 and up. Final costs can be significantly higher.
Loss Prevention Advice
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Vessels due to call at Argentina should check how much garbage they carry on board and whether or not it can be disposed of at a previous port of call in an economic, and regulation compliant manner.
Both Chartering and Operations Teams should be aware that Port Calls in Argentina may come with this additional cost when making their voyage plans and financial calculations.
Marpol Annex V Regulations
With respect to any garbage disposal, Members are reminded that as of 1 January 2013, stricter controls and regulations have come in to force for both garbage disposal as well as cargo residue disposal. Further details can be found in Skuld’s previous bulletin: Stricter controls on garbage disposal beginning 1 January 2013 http://www.skuld.com/topics/voyage--port-risks/fines/global/stricter-controls-on-garbage-disposal-beginning-1- january-2013/ Source: Skuld
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 Lives Lost in Disorganized Rescue At about 0645 on that day, while the timber cargo on board the German registered general cargo vessel was being discharged, three crew members entered a cargo hold access compartment. Another crewman saw one of his colleagues collapse in the compartment and raised the alarm. A frantic rescue operation ensued. During the recovery of the three unconscious crewmen, safety equipment was used incorrectly and inappropriately. The three crewmen did not survive.
The investigation found that the oxygen levels within the compartment had been depleted, probably by the timber cargo, with levels of 5-6 percent recorded at the compartment deck. The conclusions reached by MAIB were that three crew members collapsed and died after entering an oxygen deficient compartment on board the vessel. It is likely that the second and third crew members entered the space to attempt to rescue their colleagues(s). The vessel had no rescue plan or appropriate rescue equipment in place. It is fortunate that more lives were not lost during the disorganized rescue attempt.
MAIB advises: . Never enter a confined space if safer alternatives for carrying out the work are available. If entry into a confined space is unavoidable, robust procedures should be put in place which should include emergency arrangements. . Warning signs should not be ignored. . If you are not part of the team designated to work in a confined space do not enter. However compelling the desire to enter an enclosed or confined space to attempt to rescue an unconscious colleague is, it must be resisted. . A ship should have a pre-arranged plan for the rescue of a person who has collapsed within an enclosed or confined space and regular drills should be conducted to test the plan and ensure the crew are familiar with it. . Breathing apparatus is provided for fire-fighting and rescue; all crew should be trained, drilled and capable of using such critical safety equipment properly in an emergency. The full report is available here. http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Safety%20Bulletin3_2014.pdf Source: MAIB China: Tax on Charter Hire And Freight As of 1 August 2014, new tax regulations have come in to force in China with respect to hire, freight and other related charges. These measures which are called “Provisional Measures” at this time will require non-resident enterprises to declare and pay tax either directly or through appointed agents. The word “Provisional” should not give the impression, however, that these measures are in any way temporary. Under the new rules, International Transportation Business has been defined as transportation in to or from Chinese ports, and all such “ITB” will be subject to the Enterprise Income Tax. This will include charter hire.
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A tax withholding agent may also be authorised by the Tax Authorities in China. That could be a Chinese contractual counterparty, like a charterer.
This development represents a significant development in the Chinese Tax Code as it may apply to international shipping. In the attached note, Wang Jing & Co. set out details of the new provisions and how they may apply to shipping.
Advice
Members, whether owners or charterers, that are in the category of a “Non-Resident Taxpayer”, i.e.: a company incorporated outside of China and whose actual administration is outside of China, will be subject to these new provisions. This includes foreign companies that may have operations in China. It will be very important for members affected to familiarise themselves with these new provisions and be ready to comply with them. They will also need to be aware of the possibility that their Chinese charterer counterparty may act as a withholding agent to collect the due taxes, and it will be important to check in advance if the charterer will act in such capacity. For any member that may be based in a country that enjoys a tax treaty with China, it is possible to apply for an exemption in line with those treaties. It will be important to check in advance whether such situation applies and members should seek to make such enquiries at the earliest opportunity. Source: Skuld AHTS day-rates surge Day-rates in the North Sea spot sector have reached their highest level since late December, with BP hiring the 274-bp anchor-handler Havila Jupiter (built 2010) for £110,000 per day. Shipowners’ early optimism for a strong summer market had failed to materialise until the last few days, when rates started to surge due to limited availability of ships.
Before today’s £110,000 charter, day-rates had reached £85,000 and NOK 900,000 during the week. Jorgen Welde Knudsen, Westshore’s duty broker, told TradeWinds: “It has been a difficult year for the owners but the tightness in the market, which we have been waiting for, has come.” In the beginning of what was seen as a “busy summer”, rates had remained subdued with utilisation lagging despite increased activity.
But Knudsen said: “Harsh weather in the North Sea had an impact recently because we saw delays and rig moves were taking longer than expected, leading to lower availability.” According to the broker, weather will be a decisive factor in whether prices remain at a high level. “If vessels return to ports after the weekend, that means that we will see lower rates,” he said. Regardless of rates, it has been a busy summer in terms of market activity and charterers looking for tonnage. Only two vessels remain available in the UK while every ship in Norway is under contract. Source : Tradewinds All Eyes on Atlantic as Potential Tropical Storm Stirs The Atlantic has begun to stir.
While there aren’t any tropical storms on the map, a candidate has caught the eyes of forecasters and is being watched by the National Hurricane Center in Miami. As of yesterday — the day marking the start of the most active part of the six-month hurricane season — the center gave the area of “shower and thunderstorm activity” hundreds of miles east of the Windward Islands a 60 percent chance of becoming the season’s next storm within five days. For the past few days, some computer forecast models have suggested it will become at least a tropical storm, Cristobal, and end up swirling into the Gulf of Mexico next week. Before anyone runs to the hardware store to buy plywood, it’s important to note that earlier this week, one computation had the system hitting Houston while another had it landing in New Orleans, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC in Bethesda, Maryland. Now there are models that take it over Hispaniola, Jeff Masters, co-founder of Weather Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wrote in his blog. Hispaniola is home to Haiti, the Dominican Republic and some of the Caribbean’s highest mountains, which could shred any tropical system that gets near them. Situation Fluid - A lot of things may change in the next few days. One is that an actual storm may form. The models were designed to track real storms, not possible ones, the hurricane center’s James Franklin wrote in a blog post last month. A potential storm is called an “invest,” short for “investigative area,” in the language of the forecasting community. When it comes to invests, “the model guidance is notoriously poor and erratic,” said Franklin, branch chief of the hurricane specialist unit. So, while it is important to keep an eye on the sea, no one can really say what a system is going to do until it gets here. Until then, the
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predictions are probably as good as tossing a tennis ball into a room full of dogs and trying to figure out which one will bury it in the backyard. Source: Bloomberg
Prosafe posts second quarter and first half report 2014 Prosafe posts operating profit for the first quarter came to USD 133.4 million and net profit amounted to USD 42.1 million, the company said in its press release. An interim dividend of NOK 0.98 per share was resolved. At the end of the quarter, the gross value of the contract backlog amounted to USD 2.2 billion including clients’ extension options. Although the long-term demand drivers remain intact, there is increased uncertainty regarding the short-to-medium term market development.
Utilisation of the vessel fleet was 84 per cent (84 per cent) in the second quarter. Operating profit amounted to USD 55.0 million (USD 68.7 million). Regalia, Safe Concordia, Safe Lancia, Jasminia, Safe Hibernia, Safe Britannia and Safe Regency were in full operation throughout the quarter. The existing contract with Petrobras for Safe Concordia was completed on 10 June, and was immediately followed by a further three-year extension. The average effective day rate for the quarter was approximately USD 148 000. Safe Caledonia underwent preparatory work at Burntisland in the UK before mobilising for the contract with Nexen in the UK. The contract commenced on 3 June, and the vessel was in full operation throughout the remainder of June.
Safe Scandinavia commenced the contract with Statoil in Norway on 28 April, and Safe Bristolia started on the contract with ConocoPhillips in the UK on 1 May. Safe Astoria completed its operation for Swiber in Indonesia on 15 May, and then moved to the yard in Batam for preparation for the contract with Shell at Malampaya in August. The vessel earned a de-mobilisation day rate until it arrived in Batam on 20 May. Net financial costs were reduced to USD 9.2 million (USD 12.5 million). This change is mainly due to an unrealised gain on the NOK bond loans, which was partly offset by a change in fair value of currency forwards. Net profit amounted to USD 42.1 million (USD 54.9 million), corresponding to diluted earnings per share of USD 0.18 (USD 0.24). Total assets at 30 June amounted to USD 1 689.9 million (USD 1 502.9 million), while the book equity ratio declined to 41 per cent (44 per cent). Net interest-bearing debt stood at USD 799 million (USD 651 million). Source : PortNews
B O E K B E S P R E K I N G Door: Frank NEYTS “Naar een duurzaam rivierbeheer”
Bij de uitgeverij UPA (University Press Antwerp) verscheen recent het boek “Naar een duurzaam rivierbeheer. Hoe herstellen we de ecosysteemdiensten van rivieren? De Schelde als blauwe draad.” Patrick Meire en Mark Van Dyck tekenden als auteurs. Rivieren zoals de Schelde leveren voor miljarden euro’s per jaar goederen en diensten aan de mens. Dat doen ze van nature, en dus geheel gratis. Ze bezorgen ons bijvoorbeeld drinkwater, vis, hout, vruchtbare grond en bouwmaterialen. Ze openen mogelijkheden voor scheepvaart en havenontwikkeling. Ze beschermen woongebieden tegen overstromingen door het afvoeren van wateroverschotten. Ze zuiveren het water, bevorderen de biodiversiteit en brengen aantrekkelijke landschappen voort die zich onder meer lenen voor recreatie en toerisme. We spreken in dit verband van “ecosysteemdiensten”. Vanouds probeert de mens via dijkenbouw, inpolderingen, rechttrekkingen en uitdiepingen rivieren nog efficiënter bepaalde behoeften te laten bevredigen. Helaas domineert een eenzijdige aanpak, telkens gericht op de optimalisering van één specifieke ecosysteemdienst. Resultaat: de onmiskenbare voordelen die de menselijke ingrepen op rivieren op korte termijn opleveren, worden ruimschoots overtroffen door de nadelen op langere termijn. Vandaag zijn het ecosysteem en de bijhorende ecosysteemdiensten van de Schelde en tal van andere rivieren ernstig ontwricht, met dure en verontrustende gevolgen. In dit boek wordt aangegeven hoe we de natuurlijke werking van rivieren duurzaam kunnen herstellen, zonder de huidige maatschappelijke en economische waarden uit het oog te verliezen. Ecologie en economie worden niet als
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opponenten gezien, maar integendeel als de twee onafscheidelijke zijden van een muntstuk waarmee we welvaart en welzijn (blijven) kopen. Op die manier is ‘Naar een duurzaam rivierbeheer’, waarin de Schelde consequent als voorbeeld fungeert, een pleidooi om de natuur als cruciale maar onvoldoende naar waarde geschatte economische productiefactor te herwaarderen. Of hoe de natuur werkelijk voor iedereen kostbaar is, zelfs voor wie er gevoelsmatig geen cent om geeft. “Naar een duurzaam rivierbeheer” (ISBN 9-789057-181948) telt 252 pagina’s, werd als softback uitgegeven, en kost 29,95 euro. Aankopen kan via de boekhandel of rechtstreeks bij de uitgeverij UPA, Academic & Scientific Publishers, Ravensteingalerij 28, B 1000 Brussel. Tel. +32(0)2.289.26.50, Fax +32(0)2.289.26.59, e-mail [email protected] , website www.aspeditions.be .
…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..
The 2008 built LBR anchor handling vessel URANUS towing the 1978 built BHS flag semi-submersible pipe layer CASTORO SEI offshore Sicily underway to Burgas, Bulgaria from the Netherlands on Wednesday 20th August, 2014. Photo : Capt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com ©
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