December 2012

1 This issue Management Corner

INDEX Reefer Trends 24-25 REGULARS by Richard Bright Marine Science 4-6 This issue 2 by Ute Schuster A boy’s dream 26-30 by Robert J. Porte From the editors 2 Containers vs. break bulk 7-9 by The Myth Buster Port travel guide 31-32 Management corner 3 , The Seatrade Standard 10 Clippings 39 Working with Thermo King 33-35 Fish Potato Run 11 by Kay Henze Crow’s nest 40 by Katrijn Dehaen Sinterklaas excitement at Puzzle page 46 ASA Lines 12-13 the Seatrade offices 36-37 Fleetlist 47 Dover 14-15 Expoalimentaria 38 by James Ryeland by Gert-Jan Speld Two Straits meeting at Moin roads In the picture 16-18 Flowers, a choice of colours 41- 43 mv Coppename by Tom Verlinden 2012 has been a year with a great variety in stories. Major sporting With no big sports events, another four years of Obama, the events alternated with important elections; we added ‘Arab outcome of scientific experiments and rebellions unknown and Spring’ and ‘debt crisis’ to our daily vocabulary; were introduced bestselling books still in the authors’ pen, next year’s slate is blank Superstorms 19-23 Hidden messages in the to a particle called ‘Higgs’; witnessed a sound barrier-breaking still. Undoubtedly, new things are simmering as we speak, like by Howard Posner Seatrade calendar 44 space dive; and saw a very explicit novel called Fifty Shades of there are at Seatrade. by Fiona Schimmel Grey beating all records. A sneak preview into our shipmanagement branch reveals the All this happened against the background of a worldwide financial fleet -and office- wide implementation of the renewed Seatrade collapse that affected all of us. At Seatrade, we put up a good fight Standard. Following the outcome of the Management Review, Colofon Colofon that has resulted in a return to more positive market prospects. various other meetings and audit findings, it was felt that vessel Editorial Team Editorial Team Colofon performance optimization deserved extra attention. Technical- Fiona Schimmel, Karin Staal, Yntze Ideas, comments and input can be sent to: The information contained in this In response to the very poor 2012 market, 70 specialised reefer operational office staff and ’s crew will be familiarized Buitenwerf, Philip Gray, Pieter Hartog, Seatrade Reefer Chartering N.V. magazine is intended solely for the use vessels with a total capacity of 26 million cubic feet were sold for with the new Standard in various ways: during onboard visits, Howard Posner and Kor Wormmeester Attn.: Editorial Team “Simply Seatrade” of the individual or entity to whom it demolition. The market is meanwhile trending towards equilibrium workshops and interactive presentations. We strongly believe Atlantic House (4th fl.), is addressed and others authorised to whilst almost all major container lines have announced serious that working along the same lines will lead to less incidents, less Noorderlaan 147 receive it. If you are not the intended deficiencies, less cargo claims and a general improvement of the Layout and Creation rate increases for all their reefer cargo. This can be considered as PO Box 10.012 recipient you are hereby notified that any a strong indication that the rates they charged over the past few company KPI’s. Sigmund 2030 Antwerp 3 disclosure, copying, distribution or taking years, in an attempt to win market share from specialised reefers, Belgium action in reliance of the contents of this were unsustainable. On the commercial side we will continue to invest in our strategy Simply Seatrade has been realised thanks Phone (32) 3 544 9493 information is strictly prohibited and may to increase our role as a global specialised logistics provider. With to the efforts of various contributors. E-mail [email protected] be unlawful. The editor cannot be held Seatrade strongly believes in the need and effectiveness of offices virtually all around the world we are able to assist our Website www.seatrade.com · Antwerp liable for the contents and/or opinions specialised logistics by offering a reliable “Direct, Dedicated and customers locally with global services. www.seatrade.nl · Groningen expressed by writers of articles taken up Fast” service to its customers. www.reedereitriton.de · Leer in this magazine. Whilst most shipping markets are in rough seas facing major On a shipmanagement level, we were pleasantly surprised with challenges we foresee a balanced market for the years to come. The the KVNR Shipping Award nomination for the lengthening of mv trade in perishable products is expected to grow 4-5% annually Atlantic Reefer and mv Pacific Reefer. Although we did not win the and will be in need of appropriate transportation. Depending on From the editors award, the project in all its exceptionality has been attracting a lot the required transit time customers have the choice of Airfreight, of -international- attention. It is with good reason that Seatrade’s Specialised Logistics or mainstream Container Services. Seatrade It’s that most special time of the year again. This is the time of year when friends and family gather together to share a Newbuilding Department is further fine-tuning and exploring is committed to the specialised sector and is looking confidently traditional meal or toast the coming New Year. It’s a time when gifts are exchanged. these and other ways of shipping transportation. forward to the challenges of a new year.

This issue of Simply Seatrade is our gift to you. We hope you will find time in your busy schedule to find a comfortable Traditionally, in our segment the post-summer season is used for With good reviews on innovation and performance and your seat and partake of our offerings. We continue our travels around the world, as we visit the Russian port of Saint ship docking and repairs. The following have received or continuous support, we trust that 2013 will produce some Petersburg, take a look at how cross docking works at the port of Dover and help a doctor fulfill his lifelong dream. We are lined up for a bit of ‘Tender Loving Care’: Luzon Strait, Lombok wonderful stories for Seatrade. Just as much we wish for your Strait, Coral Mermaid, Tasman Mermaid, Prince of Waves, Prince book to be filled with good health and fortune. take a scientific look at the CO2 levels in the Atlantic and explore whether we have entered a period of super storms. We introduce you to some interesting partners, while we introduce the new ASA Lines. of Tides, Tasman Mermaid, Southern Bay, Hawk Bay, Caribbean Mermaid, Atlantic Mermaid, Timor Stream, Buzzard Bay, and Sierra Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year! As usual, all our regular features are here. We hope you’ll enjoy them as much as you’re enjoying those holiday treats. Leyre. We look forward to keeping you entertained and informed in 2013 and for years to come. The Management 2 3 Marine Science A decade of observing surface pCO2 in the North Atlantic

  GPS and air inlet                       11. on the bridge GPS and air-line. 22. in the engine room (control room deck) are the electronics cabinet, transformer, and gas standards. 33. in the engine room at the sea chest is the seawater inlet system. 

mv Benguela Stream arriving in Portsmouth end September 2011 Ute Schuster on board mv Santa Lucia in The locations of the CO2 instrument’s parts onboard Martinique in 2001 The ocean The ocean covers the majority of our planet’s surface, yet comparatively few people have the opportunity to spend time on or in it. Yet fewer people spend time studying its chemistry, biology, or physics. Its vast size makes detailed studies very difficult. Working with people in the commercial shipping industry does help collecting data that would otherwise not be possible to get. Why are we doing this? In December 2001, I joined Seatrade’s mv Santa Lucia on the Geest been done in 1994 and 1995, between the UK and the Caribbean Carbon, one of the chemical elements making up all material This “greenhouse effect” has kept the earth’s temperature higher Line charter, for a voyage between the UK and the Caribbean, to onboard the Seatrade vessel mv Prince of Seas on the Jamaican of our world, actively cycles through the planet’s atmosphere, than it would otherwise have been, making life as we know it install and test a new scientific instrument measuring sea-surface Producers charter, when Andrew Watson, who is now professor at land, and ocean. The burning of fossil fuels, in e.g. combustion possible. The atmospheric CO2 increase will affect the global engines, produces CO that is released into the atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Atlantic. This was my first of several the University of East Anglia (UEA), was the first in Europe to start 2 carbon cycle, including that in the oceans. For example, the voyages on a commercial vessel, after numerous voyages on such measurements. With new funding in 2001, we searched for becoming part of the global carbon cycle. Crucially, the addition additional CO2 increases the acidity of seawater, decreasing its research vessels. The voyages were absolutely fantastic, a superb a ship on a very similar regular route to continue comparative of such fossil fuel derived CO2 (called “anthropogenic CO2”) is an pH, affecting all marine organisms that have a carbon-based shell experience that is now shared by several of my students. For a measurements. We found it -once again- on a Seatrade ship, via addition to the natural carbon cycle, as the carbon in fossil fuel is or skeleton, but especially the smallest like plankton. However, scientist such as me, it is a great privilege to sail on a commercial Peter Dixon who is now managing director of Geest Line Ltd., and otherwise locked up deep in the earth for millions of years, away how much the marine carbon cycle will be affected and over what vessel, to meet people a scientist otherwise does not encounter, a new instrument was first installed onboard mv Santa Lucia at from the active carbon cycle. Measurements of atmospheric CO2, time scales, is uncertain. and to learn about the work seafarers do to ensure that we do the end of 2001. Measurements are ongoing with the instrument started in 1958 at Mauna Loa in Hawaii by David Keeling1 and have access to the products transported on the ships. On research also recording sea surface temperature, salinity, and dissolved now repeated all over the world, do indeed show the resulting Computer calculations are used to re-create the known global vessels, a scientist spends most of the time in a laboratory, i.e. oxygen, having moved to mv Santa Maria in mid-2002 and to mv atmospheric increase of CO2. Not all anthropogenic CO2 stays in carbon cycle. They are also used to make future predictions of in a very small world on a voyage of anything up to six weeks Benguela Stream early in 2008. the atmosphere -- approximately half is taken up by ocean and change, but with large uncertainties. Regular, highly precise and at sea; sailing on a commercial vessel means seeing activity land, with only the other half staying in the atmosphere CO2 accurate measurements are the only way to check the correctness on the bridge, on deck, and in the engine room - a glimpse at a absorbs infrared radiation. of the calculations and predictions. Our measurements are part of fascinating world. an international network of measurements onboard commercial The sun’s radiation hits the earth’s atmosphere and surface, from vessels in all ocean basins (see map on page 6). where some is re-emitted at longer wave lengths in the infrared region of the spectrum. CO , and other radiatively-active gases, What we are doing 2 The work is part of a global scientific effort to monitor the absorb some of this infrared radiation and warm the atmosphere. change of CO2 in surface waters of the world’s ocean. This is done by instruments installed on commercial vessels trading along regular routes. Measurements in the North Atlantic had already 1 See e.g. http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/

Ute Schuster 4 5 Marine Science Containers vs. break bulk a decade of observing surface pCO2 in the North Atlantic When quality matters

This article contains a reprint of an article written by the Myth Buster and published by the 360 Quality Association, and is printed in Simply Seatrade with their kind permission.

The Myth Buster has taken on newspapers and container lines in the most recent issues of the newsletter of the 360 Quality Association.

The association, of which Seatrade is a founding member, is an alliance of specialised reefer shipping lines and seaport terminals specialised in the handling of reefer cargoes. Its aim is not only to maintain the high standards established in the chain, but also to continuously improve the quality of hand- ling, storage and transport of reefer cargoes.

The below article appeared in the seventh issue (September 2012).

When the Myth Buster was leafing through various web pages the other day he spotted the above headline on the Maersk site. Well, when the word “quality” is mentioned, his attention is drawn! The This map shows the lines along which sea surface CO2 is measured on a routine basis, together with the ship’s name and the country maintaining the article starts by stating that break-bulk operators would like the example to support this argument is the news that Fyffes have CO2 measurements reefer world to believe that loading chilled cargo on their vessels extended their long term charter agreement with Star Reefers was better for the quality of chilled reefer cargo than loading (aka Siem Shipping) for four vessels that they have had on charter Our findings so far in reefer containers. It then gives a number of reasons mainly since launched five years ago for another two years, with Fyffes’ surrounding cool chain integrity to build to an ending crescendo option for a further one year. Now that is a commitment to the Measurements of course reveal substantial seasonal fluctuations. understand the nature around us, and to improve predictions of stating “It is obvious that the quality of the cargo will be best specialised reefer mode! In 2007, we also proved that the surface ocean CO2, and therefore the future, measurements such as ours are crucial. when loading in refrigerated containers”! the uptake of atmospheric CO2, varies significantly from year to year between Europe and the Caribbean. In 2009, we then showed Such measurements would not be possible without project If the final statement of the Maersk web story is true then one that this is also the case for the majority of the North Atlantic, and funding, of course. It would, however, be totally impossible without Well, this puzzled the Myth Buster. Whereas extensive tests by wonders why the entire banana industry have not changed to also in other ocean basins. the support of people and companies in the commercial shipping the marketers of kiwifruit ZESPRI have shown that containers. The Myth Buster has many friends in the banana industry. I have always found this support, and feel privileged to the air/temperature circulation through the palletized fruit in industry and posed the question. Since then, the big question is what is causing this variability. We have been able to do this work, a gratitude that is shared by my containers is inferior to that provided by specialised reefers, he do know that e.g. ocean currents change over time; this affects scientific colleagues around the world. And we do hope that this did not think specialised reefer operators made such comparisons The overall opinion is that the quality of bananas loaded in ocean temperatures and hence marine physics and biology and fascinating work will continue in the future. nowadays between container and specialised shipments of containers and/or below deck has no difference on quality, hence the carbon cycle. Of course, this begs the question of what is the cause of the changing currents. As chemistry, physics, and Ute Schuster, bananas. The recent specialised reefer new buildings built over especially with the banana majors that have multiple vessels biology all inter-linked and affect the carbon cycle, understanding School of Environmental Sciences, the last few years ALL have concentrated not only on under loading at production ports every week. The key to preserve cause and effect is not always straightforward. In order to University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK deck pallet capacity, but also to providing considerable on deck a product of excellent quality mainly depends on pallet container capacity, specifically for the carriage of bananas in unitization, good packaging specs and packing materials, and containers. This has allowed the large banana companies to enjoy proper agricultural practices set forth by highest QA standards. Our main funding Further information their economies of scale by maximizing their cost advantages Multinationals are no strangers to containers since the specialised CarboOcean, EU programme between 2005 and 2009 Our group’s web site at UEA: producing very low per carton of fruit transportation cost. A good fleet composition is a good mixture of product below deck and (http://www.carboocean.org/); http://lgmacweb.env.uea.ac.uk/mbc/;

CarboChange, EU programme between 2011 and 2015 Atmospheric CO2 measurements at Mauna Loa, Hawaii: (http://carbochange.b.uib.no/); http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/;

UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme, UK programme The International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project: between 2010 and 2015 http://www.ioccp.org/; (http://www.oceanacidification.org.uk/). A video of the effect of ocean acidification, made by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BPS8ctVW2s.

6 7 Containers vs. break bulk When quality matters

the service implemented by Star Reefers with 17 days transit to St. Petersburg from Ecuador where now they can bring product consistently week on week. It has just been reported that from the East Coast of to the US Gulf that Maersk have simply cancelled their service for being uneconomical with effect from the end of September. Small shippers and/or retailers that were sourcing bananas direct from growers won’t be able to bring their product now. There were much heralded announcements by Container Lines of banana services from Ecuador and East Coast Central America but these have not proved so popular due transit times of up to 30 days which is claimed to prejudice fruit quality. Rock bottom freight rates being offered by Container Lines cannot win over quality issues.

It could be very interesting if Insurance underwriters could disclose the amount of claims on bananas shipped on container lines (numbers may surprise the market) for arriving in bad conditions. It’s all very well for Container Lines to hark on about their uninterrupted cold chain but it is not always the case when containers, some multinationals have “container reefer ships” due life. No matter how advanced container technology is today, cargoes are stuffed at the port of loading and unstuffed at port to their supply chain set-up but ultimately all have the ability to when specialised reefer services can transport bananas with of discharge into the same facilities used by specialised reefers. deliver a good quality product leaving the use of Container Lines transit times that container lines cannot offer there is no doubt mainly for destinations where volumes simply do not justify use that quality of bananas arriving to markets is ALWAYS better on To sum up, QUALITY is not just carriage and out turn condition of specialised reefer as result of volumes but, the KEY factor for specialised reefers than that on container lines. of reefer cargo. It also refers to schedule integrity and reliability. the banana industry is “transit time and consistent arrival”. That reliability also extends to pricing. This goes especially for The driving factor for using container lines has been basically the banana industry. In the good old days when “men were men The specialised reefer carrier excels in delivering product on cost driven where they have brought down prices that now the and freight rates were freight rates” the major banana players, time on the core banana trades, unlike container lines where on very same industry recognize as unsustainable. Obviously the now the so called Multinationals built and bought their own tonnage. time reliable services are not the norm. Depending upon which admitted unsustainable pricing admitted to by some Container Container Line, you can have from 60% to 80% on time arrivals Lines has placed Specialised Reefer Owners in a bad position over In this way they knew what their biggest cost in their logistic chain, in any given year. Furthermore, customers require consistent the last few years (as has been hammered home on a regular namely shipping, was for the ensuing 10-15 years. Nowadays the arrivals, especially in markets when more often than not, the basis by the Reefer Industry publication Reefer Trends). multinationals like Del Monte and Fyffes tend to achieve this Container Lines will miss an arrival due weather, transshipment by medium to long term time charter. Other banana companies connections, et cetera. Skipping one arrival and bringing twice Another risk factor with shipping on the Container Liner services seem to be backing the Container Line service routes. It probably the volume in a given week happens also with the Container by the banana industry is that the Container Line business models comes as cold comfort to them to hear of Maersk’s protestations Lines. As everybody knows, banana prices are very sensitive, not are mainly based on dry-cargo and not reefer cargoes. A perfect that their reefer rate structures are unsustainable! How can you only to economic conditions, but also heavily impacted by arrival example of this is the unilateral decisions by Container Lines plan/budget for the future when your service provider admits volumes where price can easily collapse when these inconsistent to change their service strings with complete disregard to the that considerable freight increases are required to maintain their arrivals to the market occur. It has been seen that over and over banana shippers. For example, Maersk have increased their transit continued investment in reefer transportation? again receivers/shippers will prefer to pay a premium on freight time on their Ecuador - St. Petersburg service up to 25 days with no over container lines when it comes down to maintain the supply apparent regard for the wishes of the Ecuador shippers. The result, chain and commitments to customers. Transit times are most BANEX (the foundation upon which Maersk built their ECUBEX The Myth Buster important not only for the quality of the bananas but also shelf service originally) is now back into specialised reefer ships on

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8 9 The Seatrade Standard Fish Potato Run Improving vessel performance through uniform A hot day in September standards

Urk is a small fishing village on the border of the IJsselmeer in the me. I tried to focus on her flashy barefoot 5-finger running shoes. centre of the Netherlands. In 1939 a dike from the mainland ended The shoes look like “feet gloves”, the latest in footwear, complete this town’s island status. In square metres Urk is the smallest with articulated toe pockets. Anyway, she passed me, and all of a PRIDE: Personal Responsibility municipality in the Flevoland province, but the Urker fleet is one sudden I felt the need for new running shoes with toes. In Delivering Excellence of the largest and most modern, consisting of 130 ships with 900 crew. The Urker fishermen picked up the challenge of adapting to Wout was far ahead; he trained, he was motivated: I overtook the changed circumstances and became very successful at fishing him last year in the last mile; this year he was taking revenge. I on the North Sea. sometimes recognized his white hair, jumping up and down at the rhythm of his feet, but I could not reach him. Without pain no change Why am I sharing this freshly obtained knowledge here with you? We were there: on 8 September 2012, a team of five brave runners Halfway, in Tollenbeek where the 4-mile runners joined in… there of Seatrade Antwerp participated in the Fish Potato Run, which was an angel with a garden hose, cool water, all the way down. celebrated its 23rd edition of what has become one of the most The runners, one by one rushed through this open air shower. for multitaskers famous running competitions in this area. Breasts up, belly in, my inner coach instructed, this now unofficially became a wet shirt parade. 1825 runners from all over the Netherlands - and at least two amongst them came from Belgium - gathered at the charming The last mile towards Emmeloord, the potato capital, is jogging in The Seatrade Standard Urker Harbour for an 8-mile run. After a welcome speech from the clouds, even though at first the Poldertoren, where the arrival In this constantly changing world of increasing As an aid for performance improvement, the ‘Seatrade Standard’ offers a clear a politician (due to election time), warming up dancing (but it is, does not seem to come any closer. The whole town is out in the was already warm enough), and a last quick visit to the toilet, the streets, cheering and inciting, pulling this last bit of energy out of outside pressure, short communication lines framework to work within. running crowd took off at 14:00 sharp for a long hot run on a dead our bodies. “Do not stop, you are almost there”, guiding us to the and dependency on automation, at Seatrade straight road with only one curve. finish as we are all Usain Bolt. Groningen and Triton we took a close look at • Commit to safety conscious and environmental friendly practices our company’s structure and performance. We • Communicate openly and effectively within a culture of tolerance both onboard It was hot, so hot, and already after the second mile thoughts that Passing the finish, the organizing crew welcomed us with came to the conclusion that vessel performance and ashore usually only cross one’s sporting mind halfway through, started energizing drinks, water, dextrose and first aid if necessary. We all needs extra attention. Closely related is our • Convince by performance, take pride in your job and be responsible, both as an teasing my overheated brain. “What am I doing here, why did I not made it within the time limit. Gerben felt like having a beer, Philip wish to further improve on safety and the individual and as a team train more”. Only seeing others suffer too, gave me the spirit to preferred a chair and lots of water. We got together and went to way we interact with each other. That is why • Continue improvement and development of employees and vessels keep on running. pick up the highlight of this day, the purpose of our martyrdom… we renewed the ‘Seatrade Standard’. This new • Care for a clean ship, a friendly crew and a good condition of the cargo, well no cup nor medal, but a 2.5 kilo bag of potatoes! Hellen, a friend of Gerben who volunteered to join our team -improved- ‘Seatrade Standard’ will help us to representing the company because we were one runner short (thank you, Hellen), passed I plumped up my story just the tiniest bit… but fact of the matter: have a better understanding of the actions a cost conscious attitude with high commercial awareness • Combine It was fun to participate, very well organized, and we ran in a we take every day and how they influence the fantastic atmosphere. We will certainly return next year, on the world, our company, our surroundings and our Mark Jansen concludes: “For Seatrade’s shipmanagement it is not only important second Saturday of September in Urk! safety. that each vessel and her crew reflect the Seatrade image, it is important for all staff, both onboard and ashore. This is why Vincent Peeters, Kor Wormmeester and myself Katrijn Dehaen Mark Jansen, Managing Director of Seatrade organized a series of workshops in The Netherlands, Russia and the Philippines for all Seatrade Antwerp Groningen, explains: “We feel there is a lot to shore staff and onboard management. We will keep updating you about the ‘Seatrade be gained in unity, communication between Standard’ which we trust will benefit all of us.” ship and shore and safe operation of our ships. We do not always work along the same lines; we face language barriers, cultural differences and sometimes a simple lack of common sense. Yet, rather than focusing on obstacles we want to move beyond these issues and join forces. Lengthy brainstorm sessions, a lot of self-reflecting and useful input from all layers of the organization resulted in the launch of the new ‘Seatrade Standard’.

If you want to go ahead fast, go alone. If you want to get far,

go together

10 Hellen, Gerben, Wout, Katrijn and Philip, with their ‘trophies’ 11 ASA Lines A new short sea shipping link between Tarragona and Vado Ligure The president of the Spanish Road Transport Federation, Mr Marcos Montero, welcomed On 31 October, the port of Tarragona hosted the opening of ASA The line has become popular with independent trucking companies the initiative which is seen as key towards Lines’ short sea Ro-Ro service between this Catalonian port and which can also make certain their drivers take their statuary rest the future of intermodalism in Europe and Vado Ligure in Italy. while they travel with the vessel. the only way forward to gain sustainability Operating on a twice weekly rotation in each direction, the and competitiveness. Mr Juan Carlos Pardo company employs the RO-PAX Scandola. The service is geared By choosing Tarragona and Vado Ligure, ASA Lines ensures easy and of Transpais SA, a trucking and logistic towards trucking companies and intermodal logistic operators, non-congested access to ports and terminals, and the service has family company and member of the Astre which benefit of reducing the time drivers spend on the road as a natural cargo generating hinterland, although cargo originating group stated that up to 10 per cent can well as minimizing the environmental footprint, saving costs such as far as Portugal and Turkey has also found its way to this newly be saved by his company through using as fuel, wear and tear, highway tolls, breakdowns, etcetera. created intermodal short sea link. the short sea option against the road link between Catalonia and North Italy.

The Scandola is a 1850-lane metre RO-PAX with accommodation for up to 60 drivers. Local agents in Tarragona are Messrs Arola and in Vado Ligure Messrs CSA, whilst Hispafrio in Madrid also acts as sales agent. The service is managed by Seatrade on behalf of ASA Lines BV.

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The reception onboard was well attended

A lot of interest from Spanish media

Seatrade’s Philip Gray and Arola’s Carlos Arola with the Scandola Several speeches were held. Mr Marcos Montero of Pañalon S.A. as one of the major customers on the service spoke on behalf of the users of the short sea line 12 13 Dover Rayo’s gateway to Europe!

Over the last two years a quiet revolution has been taking place As time evolved Hammonds were increasingly asked to discharge Interest was immediate but suspicion in some parts of the world means change does not come easily. in the transportation of highly perishables cargoes from Ecuador cargo in Dover, which had been originally nominated for discharge However, the reputation of this new service quickly proved itself especially with its ability, given the and Peru. From humble beginnings Seatrade and their working in Holland. quality of vessels Seatrade uses on this service, to keep to their schedule be it for UK or continental ports. partners George Hammond PLC in Dover have developed a service, offering what is now regarded as both express and yet The vessel’s scheduled arrival is for a Saturday night discharge, 2012 has seen a major increase in containers being shipped from Peru especially into Dover. This has cost effective for arrivals into both the UK and Continent. which means that by Sunday morning the container contents been driven on two fronts, firstly by the realisation within the trade that Seatrade now offer not only a would have been unstuffed under the total control of Hammonds serious but credible and most importantly reliable alternative to the container lines. Secondly continental For many years shippers and their European customers have within their terminal area. Then, on behalf of Seatrade, Hammonds cargo interests now understand the benefits to be achieved by bringing cargo into Dover on a weekend been at the mercy of container lines and their frequently erratic also arrange both the immediate onward transport to Holland in with the prospect of Monday delivery into a destination of their choosing anywhere on the near continent. scheduling. In a business where arrival deadlines are paramount reefer trucks and customs clearance documentation allowing duty Hammonds, working closely with specialised hauliers, have now established this effective continental link and delays can have serious consequences to the quality of free (T1) transfer. This cargo would otherwise have not arrived service delivering fresh produce into , Belgium, Holland and Germany. produce on arrival, the ability to serve customers in a sector which in Rotterdam or Flushing until later that week given the vessel’s is highly time sensitive is highly desirable. current rotation via . Up to now commodities transferred to the continent include bananas, flowers, asparagus, mangoes, papaya and other similar exotic produce. In recent weeks we have seen the arrival of the first Peruvian grapes for Recognising their ability to provide such a service Seatrade This concept is not new to Hammonds. The unique geographical this season which demonstrates how this service has become firmly established within what is one of the reinstated sailings out of Ecuador in 2011. This offered both position of Dover being the nearest UK port to the Continent, most competitive business areas in the shipping of fresh produce. under deck and container capacity and elected Dover as the UK combined with the continuous and Eurotunnel service port of discharge. to Calais and Dunkirk has resulted in similar transfers being Such has been the success of this service it has caused a reconsideration, as to whether the already undertaken on weekly basis for other clients. This had mainly been credible traditional reefer vessel with an extended container capacity becomes a more reliable option The arrival of the first containers on this service with plantains into Northern France and Belgium with occasional deliveries to than the container lines. and bananas for UK receivers and flowers in transit for Holland Holland as well. It was the seamless success of this particular turned quite a few heads. These importers now realised for operation which provided a new marketing opportunity for Being ahead of market thinking and with this concept in mind Seatrade have already had two of their the first time, they had a service with a vessel sailing direct to Seatrade to pursue. vessels lengthened to accommodate their move into what could be termed as services offering ‘the best Europe from her last Ecuador load port, also providing an almost of both’ for their customers: the ability to carry volume cargoes under deck, but with a more than adequate guaranteed arrival time. Around this time the Seatrade Ecuadorian service was starting capacity on deck to accommodate various types of produce, which demand different temperature and to attract the attention of a cost conscious and time sensitive carriage regimes. This service was further enhanced when customers realised business sector, while over the border in Peru shippers were facing that customs clearance formalities are completed quicker in similar problems with the container lines and their scheduling. As we move towards 2013, the objective for all is to build on and increase throughput of these container Dover than a typical container port and allows containers to cargoes and enhance and add value to the service offered to shippers and receivers to ensure the true be collected on the same day of discharge, which for this Rayo Ever alert to any opportunity, Seatrade extended their Ecuadorian potential available is realised. service is usually on a weekend. Those who have fully embraced Rayo sailings and offered a container-only service from the the service are quite often even able make two collections from Peruvian port of Paita to the same European ports. James Ryeland the port with the same vehicle on the day of discharge. George Hammond PLC 14 15 1. I come from the Philippines, the people there are very hospitable. I come from Vladivostok In the picture 1. 2. I started as a seaman in 1991 (Russia), this is a beautiful and I joined Seatrade vessels in town for me. 2002. MV COPPENAME Started sailing in 1993, for 2. 3. Most Seatrade vessels are Seatrade in 2008. almost the same. All vessels are my favourites. 3. 4. I like my job. 4. I like everything in my job, onnel, 5. Ports everywhere are similar. Shurlo Sergei, because I love my job. Maglalang R 2nd Officer Cook When you go ashore, it is 5. My favourite port is where expensive. my family is. 6. Always think about their job 6. Always think safety. and their future.

1. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Very long winters and too 1. Bacolod City, Negros Occ. much snow. Philippines. My city is called the 2. Started sailing in 1983. city of smile and most people are Started sailing on Seatrade friendly. managed vessels in 2006. 2. 2004 and with Seatrade I 3. Coppename. The satisfactory started in 2008. general condition. C, 3. mv Coppename is a good vessel Zakhozhiy Nikolay, 4. Visits to many ports and Gillegao Arnel with Russian crew. They are good Fitter Chief Engineer countries. as well. Victoria. Very interesting 5. 4. Good system and safety. nature. 5. Puebla Del Caraminal, because 6. To read/study more technical easy to communicate with our textbooks. loved ones. 6. Study hard and respect others. 1. I Vladivostok, Russia. 2. Started sailing in 1989. Started sailing for Seatrade in 1. Ormak City, Philippines. Small Ships particulars 2004. place in Province of Philippines MV COPPENAME In each Simply Seatrade we present one of the vessels managed by any of the pool 3. mv Hawk Bay: Engine where the temperature is a bit members; the ship’s particulars and the present crew will be introduced. This issue condition is not so bad. different from Manila, not so hot we turn to mv Coppename, managed by Seatrade Groningen B.V. 4. Working with tools and Call sign: PJYM and not so cold. Plenty trees and machinery. Flag: Curacao Dutkevich Alexander, beaches where you can relax Meet the crew 5. Genoa, nice place. Homeport: Willemstad 1st Engine Officer anytime you want. We asked the following questions: 6. Try to know more about their LOA: 108.81 m C, 2 This is my first time and I almost 1. Where do you come from? Could you tell us a little bit about this place? profession. Try to get skills Bolanio III Juanito Beam: 16.42 m completed my contract. One year 2. When did you start sailing in general and when did you start sailing on Seatrade which are necessary for their Engine Cadet Hold Capacity: 212,102 cbft of practice. I started 5 December managed vessels? future job. Keel Laid: 5 October 1989 2011. 3. What is your favourite Seatrade/Triton vessel and why? mouth, England as onl Delivered: 26 March 1990 3. I can only say mv Coppename 4. What do you like most about your job? Build at: Hayashikane because this is my first experience. 5. What is your favourite port and why? 1. Vladivostok, Russia. Dockyard Co. LTD, Japan 4. I like most of my job, when 6. What is your advice to young seafarers? 2. Started sailing in 2007. there are some problems with the auxiliary engines and I need to Started sailing for Seatrade in analyze what the problem is. I work together with engineers to 2009. repair the equipment. mv Joint Frost. Good 3. 5. For me I think any port as long as crew, vessel and I are safe. condition of auxiliary engines. 6. I am too young to give advice to young seafarers. 4. Visit many port and Khimenko Dmitry, countries. 2nd Engine Officer 5. Rio de Janeiro. 1. I come from Philippines: this is a beautiful country for me. I come from the Philippines 1. 2. I started sailing with Seatrade. Malevanyi Sergei, Zidaev Sergey, which is a nice place for me, it Master Chief Officer 3. I don’t have a favourite vessel. is the country of my heart. 4. I like mooring operation. I started as a seaman in 1. My home city is Vladivostok - the city of seamen, fishermen 1. My native place is Ural, which is located in the middle of 2. 5. Port of (USA). A lot of 1989 and I joined Seatrade and beautiful ladies. Russia not so far from Siberia. Ural Mountains and Lake Turgoyak Manalo June, shopping malls near the port. vessels in 2004. 2. My first trip was on board of a training ship in 1976. The first are some of the most popular tourist places in Ural. AB 6. Choose a good company and Seatrade ship Wester Till was in 2002. 2. I commenced my career in Seatrade in 2003. 3. All vessels are my favourite. always think safety. 3. The most interesting was Spring Deli - speedy, complex, and 3. One of my favourite vessels is mv Pacific, one of the modern 4. All kinds of job I like. comfortable. vessels. 5. I like European ports. Good condition and clean. 4. You have two different lives - one on board, other one at home. 4. I like to find comfortable provisions for conducting and enjoy Elmerante V, Tanglao 6. Always think safety and take Double life is perfect doing my work. Bosun 5. Of course Puebla del Caraminal as you stay alongside in a 5. One of the favourite ports in my opinion is Puebla Del initiative. pleasant place for 2-3 weeks. Carminal. 6. To think 5-10 times about before become a seaman. 6. A general advice is try not to waste time and use any opportunity for gaining experience. 1. I I come from the Philippines, 16 17 In the picture Superstorms MV COPPENAME

1. I come from Philippines, the place is nicer than another 1. Balazan, Ilolo Philippines. This small country. town is a very beautiful and nice place. For the past quarter century, I have - by choice - lived and raised major storms make landfall immediately to the south and north of 2. I started inter island in People live here very simple. Plenty of a family deep in the heart of the Atlantic hurricane belt. From us, while other major systems have passed by to the east and more Philippines as a deck cadet, fresh air and clean environment. June through November each year, we are reminded daily of this notoriously to the west. We sit on pins and needles waiting for the then as an OS in Seatrade. 2. 2006 on Seatrade managed vessels. fact. Newspapers publish special hurricane preparedness guides latest updates from the National Hurricane Center, focusing on the 3. All vessels are my favourite. First ship was mv Caribbean Mermaid. each year, reminding us of how to gather up the resources for cone - that projects out the potential path of the storm - for the 4. I like my job, because in 3. mv Eagle Bay because it is a good a survival kit and learn about the latest evacuation plans. TV coming three days. We secretly pray that storms pass over Cuba Miranda Mark Philippines the salary at sea oy, and clean vessel. The engine room is Lozanda John R weather reporters seem to have an extra hop in their step during or , where we’ve learned that the mountains can weaken a Vincent, AB is better than when you work Oiler very clean and in good condition. storm system. land based. 4. At sea is an exciting job. While you the season, as they explain things like barometric pressure and 5. I like all European ports. earn money you can see the world for spaghetti string models - showing off their latest Doppler radar 6. Always think positive not free. gadgets. Weather fronts and developing systems become a regular Massive and deadly storms in the past 10-15 years - storms such negative. Safety first! 5. Cape Town, South because it’s topic of conversation. We become tuned into whether or not this as Andrew (South Florida), Mitch (Central America), Ike (Texas) and a beautiful place, after work you can go is an El Niño year and what implications this might have on the Katrina (New Orleans) - have redefined what we now consider the ashore and go to the Table Mountain number and severity of storms. destructiveness of mega storms. via cable car. At the top you have a very beautiful view. Historically, tropical storm systems and hurricanes have wreaked The Making of a Superstorm 1. I come from Marinduque, 6. Enjoy sailing and think positive all havoc on coastal communities up the entire Eastern Seaboard In late October of 2012, Hurricane Sandy - which had already left Philippines; it is a small the time. province with a very popular and Gulf of . Virtually every coastal community has a a path of death and destruction as she made her way across the marine festival. story about the famous storm of such-and-such year, where local Caribbean, met up with a large cold front developing in the U.S. 2. I started in 2008. historians can recite the number of deaths and recount the local Northeast, to create a perfect storm scenario. Sandy developed 3. All vessels in Seatrade/ destruction. The overwhelming majority of annual storm activity from a in the western on October 22, Triton are my favourites takes place along the Southeast and Gulf coasts. In Tampa, we quickly strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy because of good condition. are constantly reminded of the implications of a direct hit on this six hours later. Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater 4. The best that I like in my job B, region. The storm surge could put most of downtown under two or Antilles and gradually intensified. On October 24, Sandy became a Penarubia Arvin is all, because I love my job. more meters of water and coastal communities could be wiped out. hurricane, made landfall near Kingston, Jamaica, a few hours later, re- AB 5. Almost all ports are my emerged into the Caribbean Sea and strengthened into a Category favourites. In relative terms, we have been quite lucky. The last major storm 2 hurricane. On October 25, Sandy hit Cuba, and then weakened to 6. Study hard and learn how to do your job. to hit Tampa directly was in 1921. In the past decade we’ve seen a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 26, Sandy moved through the Bahamas. On October 27, Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical

mv Coppename arriving at Lagos Superstorm Sandy affected 24 US states

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storm and then re-strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane. Early on October 29, Sandy curved north-northwest and then moved ashore near Atlantic City, New Jersey as a “post-” with hurricane-force winds.

Days before landfall, media outlets began referring to Sandy as a Superstorm - the so called, 100-year storm or Frankenstorm. State and local government agencies took the threat seriously and called for massive evacuations, but little could be done to prepare low- lying coastal homes and businesses for the dual wallop of hurricane force winds and impending storm surge.

The storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter with winds spanning 1,800 km), as she made landfall - burying coastal communities along New Jersey and New York and leaving sections of Manhattan under more than two meters of water. As the storm continued inland, water- logged transformers, downed trees and heavy snow fall (as Sandy continued her march inland, she left heavy snow fall in seven states, with areas of West Virginia receiving upwards of 60 cm of snow) which left upwards of eight million Americans without electricity. In some of the hardest hit areas, power outages continued for more than three weeks and the city of New York has reported that they will be forced to condemn and demolish hundreds of housing units displacing thousands of residents. Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans in 2005

Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern seaboard flooding in low-lying areas and erode coastlines. These predictions population, would be most exposed to coastal flooding by 2070. from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountains aren’t just theoretical worries about the future; they appear to be Fifteen were Asian, with the first eight placed headed by Kolkata to Michigan and Wisconsin. Sandy is estimated in early calculations happening now. “Anyone who says there is not a change in weather followed by Mumbai, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, to have caused damage of at least $20 billion. Preliminary patterns is denying reality,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Bangkok and Yangon. The other Asian cities were Haiphong estimates of losses that include business interruption surpass $50 days after Sandy struck. (10th), Tianjin (12th), Khulna in Bangladesh (13th) Ningbo (14th), billion, which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane Chittagong (18th, Tokyo (19th) and Jakarta (20th). The remaining behind only Hurricane Katrina. The death toll from the storm is The causes and effect associated with Sandy and other mega five were Miami (9th), Alexandria (11th), Lagos (15th), Abidjan (16th) reported to be in excess of 200. The city of New York and the region storms that have struck the USA over the past 20 years are not and New York, which rated 17th. have begun to give serious study to the feasibility of storm surge uniquely a USA or Caribbean problem. Rising sea levels combined abatement systems such as dykes and flood gates, projects that with development along sensitive coastal regions put millions of Several factors combine to make the new mega-cities so vulnerable. would take decades to construct at a cost well into the billions of lives at risk each year. The hammer blow dealt to New York by One is a rise in mean sea levels, which according to the study’s model, dollars. Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which will be around 50 centimeters by 2070 as warmer temperatures are more exposed but less equipped to deal with such threats, cause oceans to expand. Second is the thrust, or wind-whipped Have we reached a new normal ain terms of storm severity and experts say. storm surge, from cyclones, which dump vast amounts of rain. The frequency? Are we now living in an era of Superstorms? Is global conclusion of the report is that the impact of superstorms is hugely warming to blame for Superstorm Sandy? The rise of cities on a coastal arc - from China to the Arabian amplified when cities strip away their natural defenses and people Sea - is luring millions in search of a better life. “These cities are are allowed to settle in places of risk. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers. Climate change is stronger. It might have headed harmlessly out to sea if not for undergoing a very rapid expansion and they are not only exposed to Aside from the physical damage and loss of life associated with measured in terms of observed changes in temperatures and a rare blocking pattern caused by a high-pressure system near sea-level rise, they are also exposed to tropical cyclones,” according superstorms, the insurance industry has also weighed in on the weather patterns across broad swaths of territory over long periods Greenland, which may have arisen because Arctic temperatures are to Bob Ward, director of policy at the Grantham Research Institute subject. On 17 October 2012, the giant German reinsurance of time. Scientists are reluctant to attribute any single weather going up. on Climate Change and the Environment in . Ward believes company Munich Re issued a prophetic report titled “Severe event to man-made global warming. Some will say that Sandy that a lack of urban planning and low-quality housing leaves these Weather in North America. Globally the rate of extreme weather was strengthened by the climate crisis. In part, it’s because Sandy But more important than the exact causes of Sandy’s fury is the fact people particularly vulnerable and exposed. events is rising and nowhere in the world is the rising number of involved a highly unusual confluence of weather events, some of that it was so predictable. Climate scientists have warned for years natural catastrophes more evident than in North America.” which may have resulted from a widely documented rise in global that we can expect more extreme weather events such as storms, A 2007 OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and ocean and surface temperatures. Waters in the mid-Atlantic, for cyclones, droughts and floods as the greenhouse effect takes hold. Development) study identified 20 port cities which, in terms of From 1980 through 2011, weather disasters caused losses totaling example, are unseasonably warm, which may have made the storm They have predicted that rising sea levels would cause severe

20 21 Hurricane Pauline (2007): What is The Difference Between A Over the years, Mexico has been witness to a number of natural disasters. But Hurricane Pauline was the deadliest of and a Typhoon? hurricanes to make landfall. Having developed out of a depression Superstorms in Africa, it intensified into a storm by the time it paralleled the Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather Mexican coastline. On 7 October, it reached its peak, with winds phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms up to 217 km/h. But more devastatingly Pauline caused torrential in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the US$1.06 trillion. Munich Re found a nearly quintupled number of rainfall along the coastline, which at its worst, reached 82 term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the weather-related loss events in North America for the past three centimetres in Puente Jula. The relentless downpour resulted in Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in decades. By contrast, there was an increase factor of 4 in Asia, 2.45 disastrous landslides, killing over 250 people and leaving more the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. in Africa, 2 in Europe and 1.5 in South America. Human-caused than 300,000 homeless. climate change “is believed to contribute to this trend,” the report The ingredients for these storms include a pre-existing said. Global warming “particularly affects formation of heat waves, Hurricane Ike (2008): weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture, and droughts, intense precipitation events and in the long run most Ike was the costliest hurricane ever to impact Cuba, the third- relatively light winds. If the right conditions persist long probably also tropical cyclone intensity,” Munich Re said. costliest hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States and enough, they can combine to produce the violent winds, the costliest hurricane in Texas history. It was the ninth named incredible waves, torrential rains, and floods we associate Lessons from the Past storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic with this phenomenon. The tally of Superstorm Sandy’s destruction and ultimate cost is far hurricane season. Ike was blamed for at least 195 deaths. Of these, from complete. There has been speculation that tidal surges up Hurricane Katrina - photo: Andrew Ketchum 74 were in Haiti. Due to its immense size, Ike caused devastation Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic are called hurricanes, rivers and tributaries may have released toxins that long ago settled from the Louisiana coastline all the way to Corpus Christi, Texas. tropical storms, or tropical depressions, depending on their deeply into the muck on those river bottoms. The region has been Hawaii in recorded history. Forming on September 5 during the In addition, Ike caused flooding and significant damage along the intensity. In addition, there have been several storms over the an industrial centre for more than 200 years and environmental strong El Niño of 1991–1994, Iniki was one of eleven Central Mississippi coastline and the Florida Panhandle. Damages from years that have not been fully tropical which are categorized considerations have changed drastically over that time. Future Pacific tropical cyclones during the 1992 season. It attained Ike in U.S. coastal and inland areas are estimated at US$29.6 as subtropical depressions and subtropical storms. During clean-up of river deposits may have to be added to Sandy’s tab. tropical storm status on September 8 and further intensified into billion with additional damage of US$7.3 billion in Cuba, US$200 the season, regular tropical weather outlooks are issued by a hurricane the next day. After turning to the north, Iniki struck million in the Bahamas, and US$500 million in the Turks and Caicos, the National Hurricane Center, and coordination between As coastal crowding increases and sea levels rise, we don’t know the island of Kauai on September 11 at peak intensity; it had amounting to a total of at least US$37.6 billion in damage. the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center and National what’s ahead of us in terms of destructive superstorms and their winds of 235 km/h, and was a Category 4 hurricane. Iniki caused Hurricane Center occurs for systems which have not formed ultimate cost in lives and resources. From someone living on the around US$1.8 billion of damage and six deaths. At the time, Iniki yet, but could develop during the next three to seven days. front line, I can assure you that the spectre of such storms has was among the costliest United States hurricanes, and it remains increased exponentially over the past decade. Science is a long one of the costliest hurricanes on record in the eastern Pacific. Worldwide, tropical cyclone activity peaks in late summer, way from pinpointing when and where these storms will strike. when the difference between temperatures aloft and sea While some may argue the cause and effects as relates to climate Hurricane Andrew (1992): surface temperatures is the greatest. However, each particular change, we know empirically that the climate is changing. A look The first hurricane of the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane basin has its own seasonal patterns. On a worldwide scale, May back at eight of the most destructive storms in history, should give Andrew developed from an Atlantic wave and intensified into a is the least active month, while September is the most active. us some pause to reflect on how we can better prepare for the Category 5 hurricane by 23 August. Andrew struck Dade County on In the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a distinct hurricane season future: 24 August and wreaked havoc across the northwestern Bahamas, occurs from June 1 to November 30, sharply peaking from late southern Florida and southwest Louisiana. Andrew caused US$26.5 August through September; the season’s climatological peak Bhola Cyclone (1970): billion in damage - though the actual cost is estimated to be much of activity occurs around September 10 each season. Most often considered the deadliest of cyclones in history, Bhola hit higher than this number, closer to US$34 billion. Even though the Bangladesh and West Bengal on 12 November 1970. While reports death toll was relatively low at 26 deaths, the number of homes Tropical disturbances that reach tropical storm intensity are vary on the death toll, it is estimated that the storm claimed the destroyed was approximately 49,000, with an additional estimated named from a pre-determined list. On average, 10.1 named lives of 300,000-500,000 people. It formed over the Bay of Bengal 108,000 damaged. storms occur each season, with an average of 5.9 becoming and intensified as it travelled north. At its peak, when itmade hurricanes and 2.5 becoming major hurricanes (Category 3 landfall, the speed of the winds reached 185km/h. The category 3 (2002): or greater). The most active season was 2005, during which storm wiped out entire villages, devastated islands and destroyed A category 5 hurricane, Kenna was considered the second most 28 tropical cyclones formed, of which a record 15 became crops throughout the region which eventually led to civil war in intense Pacific hurricane ever. On 25 October 2002 Mexico’s West hurricanes. The least active season was the 1914, with only Bangladesh. Coast was torn apart with winds that were over 258 km/h. San one known tropical cyclone developing during that year. Blas in Nayarit and in felt the worst of Typhoon Nina (1975): the hurricane’s effects, where over 100 people were injured and Howard Posner Nina was a short-lived but intense super typhoon that caused thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Seatrade USA catastrophic damage and loss of life in China after causing the Almost all of the buildings in San Blas were damaged, and hundreds Banqiao Dam to collapse. Over 1,000 people died because of the of buildings were destroyed along coastal areas of Puerto Vallarta. resulting floods, making it one of the deadliest tropical cyclones recorded in history. The collapse of the dam due to heavy floods also Hurricane Katrina (2005): caused a string of smaller dams to collapse, adding more damage It forever changed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in the United by the typhoon: sweeping away people, cattle, and crop; destroying States. It is considered the costliest disaster in America’s history. The over six million buildings, and affecting over 11 million people. It is immediate damage was put at US$80 billion while the resulting estimated the tragedy cost the country over $1.2 billion. financial implications were considered to be closer to US$200 billion. It claimed over 1800 lives and hundreds more suffered (1992): from serious injuries. The storm surge rose to over 9 meters, putting Iniki was the most powerful hurricane to strike the U.S. state of almost 80 percent of the state of Louisiana underwater.

Superstorm Sandy October 2012 - Photo: Anton Oparin 22 23 Reefer Trends

WEEK 46, 2012 – ISSUE 632

The week that was.... The charter market is entering an interesting phase: as operators manoeuvre units reefer preparation for the Chilean season it appear there is sufficient demand from Latin America, the US Gulf and Morocco to absorb excess fixed poultry to West Africa at US$190 per trends in tonnage. The largest operator of Spot tonnage The last major piece of seasona s Seatrade reports that all its units are now in the process of being finalised: the Chil MT. deployed or scheduled until the end of the year. has already taken the two 590’cbftl Summebusiness - CSAV - is Elsewhere NYKCool has sched in lay-up from Chartworld and may Reefer Trends is an independent news information provider for the the Philippines and West Africa, terminal operators in Latin company that publishes Eurofruit, Asiafruit and Americafruit unit to lift up to 6,000 pallets of early grapes fro the charterer will need several m ean charterer under its control are similar to rs currently Africa to the UK and N Cont markets.uled a Family Class take the third - but magazines. After leaving the company in 2002 I began editing to the specialized reefer was partly prompt With operators and chartere ore units if fruit volumes reefer shipping business, financed predominantly by revenue from America, the US and Europe, the world’s leading shipping banks disaster last year when several c m South for a seller’s market between Januarythose and of Aprlast season. The switch back the lucrative pre-Christmas market will probably not want to fishrs fromalike bracingthe themselves Cool Trends, the market analysis element of GoReefers’ web- Grape producers and exportersontainer will be vessels h ed missed by the The question is, will the Spot market subscriptions. and broking houses, finance analysts as well as trade associations, than the 84c/cbft TC average the cha the protests in the He . il, CSAV claimed one life, do not spill over into the major seedle tonnage last year…? Spot market. x Valley, which have already yield more or less based logistics solution. production regions of the Orange River o oping that Among the generally good news storie cargo interests and fruit exporters and distributors in 35 countries rterer paid for its Province. On Wednesday farm workers said they would and operators was the disappointment suspend their protest over wages and living conditio Turbana 2-vessel string from Colombia an ss Established in 2003, Reefer Trends provides a number of services on all continents. for two weeks. However Union Cosatu has warnedr Northern into the Texan port of Freeport. Turbana hass for instead owners such (violent) protests may spread unless a se chosen to containerize the trade, chartering of losing in the the on wages is reached. 1,180 TEU (280 reefer slot) Corona J and 1,157d Costa TEU Rica When it became evident that a web-based interface could not ns SHIPPING for users along the reefer logistics chain: published on a Friday (250 reefer slot) Auriga J. The box units replace the The market for the small segmen that strengthen, buoyed by good demand ttlement Scandinavian and Peruvian Reefers, which h replace the function of a broker, the GoReefers management and a certain amount of congestion at the Algerian port employed on the run from South and Central A morning the Reefer Trends weekly charter market report is Reefer Trends also provides sector reports and forecasts for t has started to of Mostaganem, which has artificially cut the suppl into the Gulf for several years. for potato cargoes SPECIALISED permanently shelved the project in order to dedicate more open tonnage. Turbana is evidently confident that desp ad been SHIPPING acknowledged as the benchmark publication for the specialised operators, brokers and charterers and has acted as an expert There was some other good news for logistical difficulties loading merica 270,000 cbft Greensea, which has secure the frustrated previous effo y of containers out iteof theTurbo obvious and ‘12 time to building the third party logistics provider service it to deliver Spanish citrus to Klaipeda, it can make the string work. One of the adva 63c TREND reefer business - the report tracks the charter market for reefer witness in chartering disputes. rts of other multi-nationals hitherto been conducted over d a two shipmentoperator deal keeping all cargo below deck on a reefer w up ‘11 reported to be in the final stage of n in Turbo is that the process makes i 450,000 cbft 45c a trade that has vessels as well as analyzing and commenting on factors, trends has become today. I re-shaped Cool Trends into the more Egyptian citrus deal into Saudi Arabia,land. aGreensea trade recovered is also ahem, ‘unauthorized’ cargo to piggyback on the vontages of ‘12 from the container lines. Bets have opened on how long Turbana will behen loading 24c TREND egotiations for an t more difficult for, hold out before reverting to the specialized flat/up ‘11 digestible 2-page weekly Reefer Trends update and added 26c and variables that influence the movement of the market. The publication rose from the ashes of the failed attempt by Fixtures: In S&P news Baltic Shipping co yage. BUNKER Before listing this week’s fixtures it should be pointed fleet – the Russian owner/operato able to PRICES (380 out that last week’s TCE average of 36c/cbft was not bought the 480’cft blt’88 Talca and 480’cbft blt’87 reefer. Teno www.reefertrends.com. ntinues to renew its C GoReefers to create an online trading platform for reefer charterers representative of the general market – the result was for US$2.75m each. ST) r is reported to have Gibraltar ‘12 skewed by a general lack of activity on the one hand ‘11 Rotterdam 611 and couple of fixtures in or around 40c/cbft on the Corporate: Often controversial, irreverent and generally provocative the and ship operators. The specialised reefer business recognized the 592 683 other. The exclamation mark after the number was Last Friday Maersk Line rather undermined its cas St Petersburg 653 used to alert readers that the TCE average published for a General Rate Increase on all reefer cargo by Canal 485 The strength of the weekly report is as much down to 630 470 publication has become part of the furniture. Its mission is to need for independent comment and analysis and was therefore should have been treated with caution. posting a profit of US$498m in the third quarter of Fujairah 688 2012, giving the world’s largest container line a profit Busan 608 While this week’s average for the smaller segment is e on a rising tendency, partly because of st of US$126m for the first nine months of the 649 672 inform, educate and entertain its readership: in doing so, on more supportive of the publication from the outset - both financially in those within the industry who took the time to educate 720 and partly due to reduced bunker costs, t figure compares to US$40m over the corresp large units has yet to follow suit. H period in 2011. EX RATES

than one occasion Reefer Trends has managed, albeit in the most terms of subscriptions and, more importantly, in the provision of and induct me into the world of reefer shipping (and analysis is accurate this could start to changerong rapidly. demand Maersk Line said it still expects a modest year. This he average for result in 2012 based on higher av From Ecuador the Pacific Breeowever if the above onding US$ / SAR ‘12 Shipping for Algiers at US$4.50 per box, the the second half of the year. The UK£ / SAR 8.93 ‘11 who continue to provide valuable perspective), as it is 8.17 part unintentionally, to test the sense of humour and tolerance information. Bay and Frio Athens fixed Excelban and the implemented universally, will add U positive € / SAR 14.15 ze fixed Ecuador erage rates in 12.87 plus one fixed CoMaCo. Rastoder Maersk Line bottom l 11.40 US$1,500 GRI, if 11.02 from Central America, this week loading Fortuna multiplying the number of ML reefer boxes (230, US$ / € thresholds of certain industry stakeholders. to the successful development of a niche. This ‘by the ine in 2013 S$1.53bn– calculated to bythe Star from Moín. Rates from Ecuado by its average number of paid moves per yea UK£ / 0.81 continuesIvory to ship Ace € 0.74 remain below US$6 per box but operators a average 4.2) by US$1,500. If this target fig 1.25 US$ / ¥ 1.17 industry, for the industry’ philosophy will continue to that this figure will be breached in the nextthe Costa Rican reached presumably Mr Skou will have s r to the eastern Med 000) US$ / RUR The Cap Changuinola fixed from Brazil to to do. Either that or one of the three assumptionsr (industry 78 Richard Bright, Editor 31.7 77 at a reported US$165 per MT while the Green Hore confident calculation is incorrect. ure is not 30.7 drive the editorial for as long as there is demand - I ome explaining US$ / NZ$ The weekly publication also acts as a forum for discussion, asking 10-14 days. One way in which Maersk can ach UK£ / NZ$ 1.24 I started my professional career at London-based fruit importer St Petersburg is by leveraging its considerable equity in reefe in the € / 1.96 1.30 A Reefer Trends Production – +44 (0) 1494 875550 – http://www.reefertrends.com – Content © Reefer TrendsNZ$ 2009 2.05 as many questions as it offers answers or explanations. Finally, hope for a good many years. What are the chances? nduras withdrawing slot capacity. What are the 1.58 Hart Ltd before moving to Fyffes and then taking time out According to the weekly Alphaliner report Maeieve its target US$ / CLP 1.76 r by UK£ / CLP 484 chances? € / 767 513 twice a year Reefer Trends publishes a profile of the reefer fleet, CLP 808 to do an MBA. Between 1993 and 1999 I worked in the planning rsk leads 618 US$ / ARS 692 detailing S&P deals and demolitions – and newbuilds as and when UK£ / ARS 4.79 Market € / 7.60 4.27 department at Capespan International as a Product Manager. ARS 6.12 6.72 they happen! Capespan was the ideal schooling for anyone who wished to learn After enduring one of the most difficult periods in its history and 5.76 about the factors that influence supply and demand for fresh an ‘apocalyptic’ February-to-April peak season in 2012 there are The Weekly Report www.reefertrends.com is an online daily news service, covering produce on a European scale. signs that the reefer business is emerging from a prolonged deep developments in the global fruit, banana and logistics industries. trough that resulted in an historically high number of ships being charterers and cargo interests or alerted them to the danger of When the company restructured following deregulation of the demolished in the first six months of the year. It remains to be seen shipping all of their products in one mode. So even if they remain Subscribers include specialised reefer shipping companies and South African deciduous and citrus fruit industries I jumped from whether it can once again scale the peaks of excitement achieved unaffected by this year’s General Rate Increase in the long term container line operators, ship owners, charterers, brokers, banana the commercial cut-and-thrust of international fruit trading into in the middle of the last decade, but there are certainly a number charterers will surely want to retain a viable alternative in the multi-nationals, banana exporters in South and Central America, journalism when I went to work for Market Intelligence Ltd, the of encouraging signs. interests of balance, even if specialised reefer rates also rise. One of the most significant consequences of the downturn in fortunes for the reefer segment is that the structure of the business The specialised reefer sector will continue to shrink as the fleet has changed. Where once there were many ships tramping bananas, ages and tonnage is not replaced - however, if this analysis is poultry, grapes, citrus and fish on an active spot market there are accurate, the rate of decline witnessed over the past four years now very few spot cargoes. Instead operators and charterers have will slow as the business becomes profitable once again. There sought the relatively safe haven of liner agreements and Contracts is a good argument to suggest the transformation could begin of Affreightment. The reduction in number of spot cargoes has led as early as 2013. to the gradual disappearance of intermediary reefer brokers. Richard Bright Reefer Trends What has encouraged reefer owners and operators to believe in a new equilibrium is the decision by the container lines, led by the world’s largest carrier of reefer products Maersk Line, to impose a US$1,500 per container General Rate Increase on all reefer container voyages from the beginning of next year. In pioneering the rate rise Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou said that the carrier’s reefer rates, including Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF), had failed even to cover rising bunker costs over the last 18 months, let alone the rate of inflation over the past 7 years!

If the liner sector is serious about running the reefer side of its business profitably there will continue to be opportunities for the specialised reefer with its distinct competitive advantages, service and expertise. It remains to be seen whether the lines will be able to fully implement the general increase. Even if they cannot, the cumulative announcements alone will either have alienated

Richard Bright acting as moderator at the Reefer Seminar in 2011 www.reefertrends.com

24 25 A boy’s dream

Working as a medical doctor in the tropics has been something Cargo loading operations in Rotterdam I have been thinking of since I went to Medical School, but the His office was in the heart of Rotterdam on the Wilhelminakade right opportunity simply had never crossed my path. Now the and when I visited him at work I could stare at the large freight opportunity was there and I decided to go and work in Paramaribo ships loading and discharging their cargo in the port of Rotterdam. from the beginning of October 2012 until January 2013. My wife Sometimes, on Sunday afternoons, we drove to the entrance of the and kids could not join me for the entire period because of their Nieuwe Waterweg at Hoek van Holland to watch the cargo ships job and school, but we decided they would come over during the sail by. When I was standing there as a little boy I fancied what Christmas vacation, so we could spend Christmas and New Year’s life would be like on these cargo ships. Where would they go to; Eve together in Suriname. where were they coming from? How would it feel to be on board of such a large vessel for days or weeks? The first thing that may cross your mind when planning a trip to a distant country like Suriname is buying an airplane ticket. For Although for a while I had considered going to nautical school or some reason that is not what happened to me. For my job and even the Navy, I finally decided that I wanted to study Medicine, during vacations I have been flying so many miles to different so I never got an answer to these questions I had as a little boy. places on the globe and that was not the way I wanted to get to Of course, I have made some short trips by boat, for example on a Suriname. ferry to cross the North Sea to the UK, but is was never more than a few hours and never did I have a chance to sail on a Why wouldn’t it be possible to combine two boy’s dreams during or even cross the Atlantic Ocean on a vessel. my sabbatical? Why not work in a developing country in the tropics and get there by sea? Would that be possible? As a child

Robert Porte with Henk Kooistra

It is a typical Thursday in September when I am picked up by Mr Henk Kooistra at 09:20 at my home in Groningen, The Netherlands. You can feel that summer is over and the Dutch fall is coming; it is getting colder, there are some rain showers mixed with spells of sunshine. For me it is the sunshine that counts and that reflects my mood: I am thrilled, because today is the first day of my voyage to Suriname on board of mv Esmeralda. It is going to happen; a boy’s dream will come true: sailing across the Atlantic on a cargo ship!

It all started more than six months earlier when I decided to explore the options of taking a sabbatical leave for a few months. I had been working as a surgeon at the University Medical Centre in Groningen for almost 15 years and I felt it was time for a break-out.

I love my work and I could not imagine doing anything else, but I had started to realize there is so much more in life, yet life is flying by so fast. Working as a surgeon at a university medical centre is not a nine-to-five job and it can easily take up more than half of the 24 hours in a regular day, but so many other aspects of life remain unexplored; many dreams will not be fulfilled if I keep running in the hectic flow of daily life. Capt Fidel Solis on the bridge Heading south to the open seas So, I decided to step out for a while. Not a break from my profession, which is simply a part of my life that I enjoy so much, I grew up in a village called Hellevoetsluis which is about 30 So, when planning my sabbatical in Suriname I started to search but a break from the hectic Western way of living. Luckily, I kilometres away from Rotterdam, the city with one of the largest the internet to find out if there was any shipping company that received permission from the head of my Department (as well ports in the world. My father used to work as a traffic coordination had a cargo line between the Netherlands and Paramaribo. as from my wife!) to take a three-month sabbatical and I got in manager with a large container shipping company. It turned out that it was there right next to me! A large reefer contact with a colleague working in Paramaribo, Suriname who helped me to get a permit to work there for some time. Cargo loading operations in Rotterdam 26 27 A boy’s dream

shipping company, called Seatrade appeared to maintain a Heading south to the open seas After passing the English Channel traffic lessened and everybody take to provide urgent medical care. Fortunately for Chief cook regular connection between Rotterdam and Paramaribo and it The morning of the day we left the Netherlands, Mr Kooistra, seemed to pick up his daily life at sea with dedication and joy. It Erwin Torres he survived the drill and we were able to continue even was a Groningen-based company. When I found out about a retired former employee of Seatrade, had driven me from struck me how friendly and positive minded all the crew members enjoying his daily treats! this while browsing the internet, I initially couldn’t believe it! The Groningen to the Waalhaven in Rotterdam where he introduced were. Of course I cannot compare with other sailors, but I must say headquarters of Seatrade was actually very close to my house me to Mr Kor Wormmeester who also paid the vessel a visit. The I was impressed by the friendliness and hospitality I received from I have learned a lot from the conversations I had with the captain and I must have been driving along the Seatrade office building car ride to Rotterdam had been most enjoyable thanks to the all of them. I am now convinced that sailors are a special breed, and chief officer while they were taking watch on the bridge. hundreds of times when going back and forth to the hospital. great stories Mr Kooistra was telling me about his life at Seatrade. and you must have special characteristics to be a good sailor; Sometimes at daylight; sometimes at night when the sea and This car ride with him had set the right tone for the rest of my trip. willing to work hard, be safe and serving. Life at sea in a small the deck cargo in front of us was lit by the moon and the stars. At the same time I found out it is not easy for a civilian passenger All the people at Seatrade have been so kind and helpful to me. community on board of a cargo vessel requires a certain amount These moments were very special to me and will be engraved in to get on board of a cargo ship nowadays, because of the They made me feel at home and part of the company. of flexibility and perseverance, but also gives you camaraderie in my memory forever. Thank you, gentlemen, for your ever positive international regulations and security measures. Yet, I decided return. For me personally it has been a unique experience to be spirit, your time, and the many things I have learned from you. that that would not immediately hold me off and I wrote an email When I boarded mv Esmeralda all crew members were very busy away from my mobile phone, pager, emails and internet for almost to Mr Mark Jansen, Managing Director of Seatrade Groningen, with loading the cargo and preparing for the departure, yet they two weeks. As a passenger it has been a unique and relaxing To summarize my experience on board of the Esmeralda, I am very asking him about the possibility of joining a Seatrade ship as a all made some time to meet and have a short first chat with me. experience and it has given me a look into a life that I could only grateful for the opportunity that Seatrade has given me to live my passenger to Paramaribo. A special moment for me was when I met Captain Fidel Solis. He fantasize about before. boy’s dream and to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a cargo ship. I am gave me a warm welcome and showed me my cabin, right next very thankful to Captain Solis and his crew for their hospitality Mr Jansen and I had never met before but I was invited sometime to the bridge of the ship. My father had come to say goodbye, With respect to the medical facilities on board, I can only say I and for making me part of their daily lives. I have great respect for in March 2012 and had a chance to meet with him at the Seatrade together with my brother Erwin, his wife Gea and their kids and am impressed. All the essentials are there; emergency medical all crew members: they are a bunch of great sailors with a positive office in Groningen. He introduced me to Mrs Karin Staal, Team from the bridge we could see the cargo and containers being equipment, surgical instruments and sutures, medication, all attitude, despite being away from home for such a long time. Manager Crew Resources at Seatrade, and I received a warm lifted into the cargo areas and on deck. one could possibly need on a vessel. I have seen the medical welcome by them. We had a very pleasant conversation for handbooks and I have spoken with Captain Solis and Chief Officer I have noticed that safety is an important issue on board and about an hour and to make a long story short: They granted me The first night after we had left Rotterdam, I stayed on the bridge Max Strohmaier about how they would deal with urgent medical every crew member I spoke with is aware of this. More people permission to board on one of the Seatrade vessels as a passenger until 01:30, looking at all the traffic around us on the busy North situations on board. Chief Officer Strohmaier took time to show on shore should be aware of what great and brave professionals for an Atlantic crossing to Paramaribo! In return they asked me to Sea. I received my first “lessons” in nautical navigation and me the small but well equipped hospital on board and I was are out there on the world’s oceans and seas, and how hard and look at the medical facilities on board and to talk with the crew was informed about the characteristics of a reefer ship like the positively surprised by his medical knowledge. conscious they perform their daily jobs. members about their knowledge of emergency medical care. How Esmeralda. During the subsequent days I had a chance to meet easy would that be for me to do and how excited I was that I closer with all the crew members. It was very interesting for me to During the weekly security meeting, Captain Solis had asked Many thanks to all of you for this unique experience! So long and was given the unique opportunity to fulfil my second childhood’s see how sailors get more relaxed and at ease once they are at sea. me to do a medical emergency drill with the crew members. We farewell! dream! pretended that the chief cook had been found unconscious on the floor of the galley and we went through all the steps one has to Robert J. Porte And now I am sitting here on the Esmeralda at 10°.44.5’N, 51°.29.9’W, just one more day away from the port of Paramaribo. It has been nine days since I left home and since the pilot guided us from the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, via the Nieuwe Waterweg, to the North Sea. Although my voyage is not over yet, I have enjoyed every bit of it so far! It was an emotional experience to sail on the Nieuwe Waterweg and pass Hoek van Holland and the spot on the river bank where I had been standing as a little boy with my father so many times. Although it was dark already when we left Rotterdam, I could easily recognize the surroundings and I enjoyed every second of sailing towards the North Sea.

The Chief cook survived the emergency drill

Enjoying meal times with Captain Solis and Chief Officer Strohmaier Emergency response drill Medical emergency drill 28 29 port travel guide Saint Petersburg, Russia

This issue we will give you some easy travel tips if you are at the Russian port of Saint Petersburg a for a short period of time. This port is called by a lot of Seatrade vessels bringing fresh produce from all around the world for the extensive Russian market.

Medical competence of seafarers The need for medical care has been a constant since the day the Every seafarer who is designated to take charge of medical care first sailed centuries ago. At that time a ship at on board must be able to provide medical care to the sick and sea was alone. Depending upon location and other factors there injured while they remain on board. He must have knowledge, was limited, if any, communication with other sea-going vessels understanding and proficiency of the following: or with shore-based medical facilities. If a crewmember suffered - Care of casualty involving: illness or injury it had to be managed by another crewmember. * head and spinal injuries * injuries of ear, nose, throat and eyes Fortunately, for the health of all merchant seamen and others at * external and internal bleeding sea, the world has changed. Modern technology allows for nearly * burns, scalds and frostbite continual “real-time” communication between the ship and shore. * fractures, dislocations With this, real-time access to medical consultation is nearly * wounds, wound healing and infection always available. In today’s world, serious medical problems * pain relief underway will be managed via communication with shore-based * techniques of sewing and clamping physicians and other medical resources. * management of acute abdominal conditions * minor surgical treatment Though today’s shipboard health provider has new and * dressing and bandaging expanded resources as compared to times past, some specific - Aspects of nursing: skills are required. He must know how to treat minor conditions * general principles independently, and also to recognize when these minor conditions * nursing care are a sign of something more serious. Further, to make effective - Diseases, including: use of shore-based consultation, the ship-board health provider * medical conditions and emergencies Saint Petersburg Excursions must among other things, know how to do a complete history and * sexually transmitted diseases 59°95N, 30°32E City Tour excursion with audio guide on double-deckers physical, and communicate the findings. * tropical and infectious diseases The route includes the most appealing and unusual sights of - Alcohol and drug abuse Saint Petersburg is a (federal) city in the west of Russia, located Saint Petersburg. To better delineate these needed medical competencies, the - Dental Care on the River at the most eastern end of the Gulf of Finland. Distance: 30 minutes by taxi from the port to the place where International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London adopted the - Gynaecology, pregnancy and childbirth the tour starts. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification - Medical care of rescued persons The city was founded by Tsar in 1703 after capturing Costs: USD 25 for taxi, USD 17 for ticket and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). In the STCW the minimum - Death at sea a Swedish fortress there in the Great Northern War. For most of Duration: +/- 2 to 2.5 hours required knowledge of medical first aid and medical care are - Hygiene the ensuing period Sankt Petersburg -as it was originally known- stated. - Disease prevention, including: was the imperial capital of Russia. In 1914 during WWI the city Guided excursion to Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) * disinfection, disinfestations, de-ratting was renamed to Petrograd to avoid sounding German. In 1918 the The tour to the Tsar’s village, about 25 kilometers from Saint Every seafarer who is designated to provide medical first aid * vaccinations central governmental Petersburg, the home of the imperial family from the days of on board must be able to apply immediate first aid in the event - Keeping records and copies of applicable regulations: bodies moved to Moscow. Peter the Great until the time of the last tsar, Nicolas II. of an accident or illness on board. He must have knowledge, * keeping medical records In 1924 after the death It is a fascinating monument of world architectural and understanding and proficiency of the following: * international and national maritime medical regulations of Vladimir Lenin, the city gardening art during the 18th and 19th centuries. - First-aid kit was renamed Leningrad Distance: 1 to 1.5 hours by taxi from the port - Body structure and function At Seatrade all officers must be certified at first aid and the Master until 1991 when the Costs: USD 70 taxi/car, USD 14 ticket, USD 65 guide service - Toxicological hazards on board and the Chief Officer at medical care. name Saint Petersburg Duration: +/- 4 hours - Examination of casualty or patient was reinstated after a Closed: Tuesdays and last Monday of each month - Spinal injuries referendum. - Burns, scalds and effects of heat and cold Guided walking excursion to Peter and Paul’s Fortress - Fractures, dislocations and muscular injuries It is Russia’s second During the excursion you will see , , - Radio Medical Advice largest city after Moscow, Nevsky Prospekt, Kazan Cathedral, Russian Admiralty, Anichkov - Pharmacology reaching 5 million Bridge, Savior on the Spilled Blood. Peter and Paul Fortress - Sterilization inhabitants recently. in Saint Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. - Cardiac arrest, drowning and asphyxia Saint Petersburg is a Besides the ancient fortifications, one of the great attractions is major European cultural Peter and Paul Cathedral, built by the architect Trezini in 1733, centre, an important with the burial vault of Peter the Great and other Russian tsars. UNESCO World Heritage Distance: 30 minutes by taxi from the port site, and one of the Costs: USD 25 taxi, USD 9 ticket, USD 60 guide service main Russian ports for Duration: +/- 3.5 hours perishable imports. Closed: Wednesdays 30 31 port travel guide Working with Saint Petersburg, Russia Thermo King

Rivers and canals boat trips with audio guide (in summer) The Grand palace Saint Petersburg was created by Peter the Great to rival Venice. Opened: 10:30 - 18:00 Its 101 islands, 66 canals, and hundreds of bridges have secured The tickets office: 10:30 - 17:00 Thermo King … A Long and Rich History Global Marine Solutions its reputation as the most beautiful city in the country. A boat Costs: USD 17 Thermo King, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is the world leader in Thermo King’s Global Marine Solutions group got its start in 1956 trip is an essential part of your Saint Petersburg visit. Closed: Mondays transport temperature control systems for trucks, trailers, buses, with the introduction of its first commercial container Distance: 30 minutes by taxi from the port rail cars and shipboard containers. Thermo King also manufactures unit. Since then, the group has been providing technological Costs: USD 25 taxi, USD 16 ticket RESTAURANTS/BARS auxiliary power units (APUs), which dramatically reduce engine leadership through product innovation, sustainability, performance Duration: +/- 2.5 hours Stroganoff idling, and generator sets (gensets), which provide a low emission, and energy saving solutions. Successfully introducing scroll Location: Konnogvardeyskiy Bulvar, 4 reliable source of electric power for refrigerated containers. All of compressor technology, the MAGNUM® and MAGNUM PLUS® MUSEUMS Distance: 15 minutes by taxi from the port Thermo King’s products are backed by a global network of more reefer technology are class-leading. In fact, through years of Price category: medium/ high than 865 dealers, which provides expert factory-trained service field experience, Thermo King’s MAGNUM line of container The Hermitage ranks among the world’s major museums. Its WiFi: yes and a complete line of genuine and competitive parts. refrigeration units has become the industry standard. Utilizing collection consists of nearly 3 million art objects (West European advanced technology and extensive research and development, art, the Antique world, Primitive culture, Oriental culture and art, Restaurants: «Emelya» The company’s beginnings date back to a hot summer day in 1938 the MAGNUM PLUS reefer has raised the bar for efficiency, the history of Russian Culture and numismatics). Old Russian decoration of our restaurants as well as outstanding and a customer’s need to keep cold a load of fresh chickens while performance, operability and reliability. Address: Dvortsovaya Sq., 2 Russian cuisine. transporting them to market. Joe Numero accepted the challenge, Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Location: m. Zvenigorodskaja, Pushkinskaja, city mall «Neptun», and with the engineering genius of Frederick M. Jones, the two Thermo King’s genset line has been providing a low emission, Costs: USD 25 taxi, USD 13 ticket, USD 6 photo fees, USD 6 audio ul.Marata, 86 launched Thermo King and began the age of modern transport reliable source of electric power for refrigerated containers since guide m. Baltijskij vokzal, Naberezhnaja Obvodnogo kanala, 120, refrigeration with the introduction of the first commercial 2007. Also class-leading, the efficient SG-3000 genset was the Duration: +/- 3 to 4 hours railroad station “Vitebskij vokzal” transport refrigeration unit. Closed: Mondays m. Nevskij prospekt, Bol’shaja Morskaja, 36 m. Vasileostrovskaja, 7th line of Vasilievskiy ostrov, 24 Ever since that day, Thermo King has been developing customer- Church Savior on the Spilled Blood m. Nevskij prospekt, Griboedov`s channel, 22 focused transport refrigeration innovations that deliver efficiency, Kanal Griboyedova, 2A m. Park Pobedy, Moskovskij pr-t., 192-194 reliability and safety across the planet. That commitment to Savior on the Spilled Blood is an architectural landmark of Distance: 15-25 minutes by taxi from the port innovation continues, helping to grow businesses and improve central Saint Petersburg, and a unique monument to Alexander II Price category: low lives now and into the future. the Liberator. It features Russia’s largest collection of mosaics (over 7,000 MEMORABLE DAYS sq.m.), Italian coloured marbles, decorative stones from the New Year celebration - annually 30 December. – 07 January Urals and Altai region, as well as a collection of Russian heraldic A lot of decorations and activities on mosaics. Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Costs: USD 25 taxi, USD 9 ticket, USD 4 audio guide White Nights events - annually 11 June – 02 July Duration: +/- 2 to 2.5 hours Location: City centre area Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Yusupov Palace The Yusupov Palace is the only mansion of Saint Petersburg Victory Day - annually 9 May nobility created in fascinating comfort by talented 18th and 19th Fireworks century Russian architects, sculptors and artists. Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port It claims fame as the place where Prince Yusupov murdered the famous “shadow of the tsar family”, Grigory Rasputin in 1916. Address: River emb, 94 Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Costs: USD 25 taxi, USD 16 ticket with audio guide Duration: +/- 2 to 2.5 hours Thermo King began designing refrigerated containers in 1956, Erarta Modern Art Museum providing transport of food and medicines to American troops serving The largest non-government museum of modern art in Russia. in the Korean War via ship beginning in 1957 Address: Vasiliievsky Ostrov, 29 liniya, 2 Distance: 15-30 minutes by taxi from different areas of the port Costs: USD 15 taxi, USD 10 ticket Duration: +/- 2 to 2.5 hours Closed: Tuesdays

Peterhof Distance: 1 hour by taxi from the port USD 60 taxi ride. The Low park and fountains Disposition: The Northern part of the Peterhof Opened: 09:00 - 19:00 Costs: USD 9 (summer / fountain season). Free – from October till April Closed: no

32 33 Working with Thermo King

Thermo King’s Global Marine Solutions team at a Kay Henze is sales director, Global Marine Solutions recent gathering and has been with Thermo King since 2007

• FIRST to introduce scroll compressor technology • FIRST to introduce a cost-effective and energy saving modified atmosphere system • FIRST to develop and commercialize microprocessor-controlled gensets • FIRST to develop a variable-speed, adaptive system to drastically reduce genset fuel consumption • FIRST to focus on energy saving reefer and genset solutions Thermo King was borne in 1938 when Joe Numero and Frederick • FIRST to exceed regulation requirements for genset emissions M. Jones created the first over-the-road transport refrigeration unit. first to employ microprocessor control and energy-saving Here, the duo works on a rail unit. technology that can achieve more than 20 percent fuel savings over competitor gensets. In early 2013, Thermo King is raising the bar even higher with the SG-4000 genset platform. predecessor with -40 degrees temperature capability, extremely Thermo King’s MAGNUM The new, customer-driven solution provides reliability, fast pull-down, low fuel consumption, and reduced emissions. Seatrade and Thermo King Also new is the incorporation of Thermo King’s AFAM+ technology, PLUS® reefer, fuel-efficiency, low cost of ownership, and best-in-class Thermo King and Seatrade first partnered in early 2008, when introduced in 2009, has which effectively manages container humidity levels, protecting performance while exceeding the toughest environmental Thermo King’s MAGNUM container unit was introduced to the raised the industry bar for the life of sensitive products such as bananas, snow peas, green regulations in place today. Seatrade fleet. By early 2009, 650 MAGNUM units were part efficiency, performance, ope- asparagus, and other fresh fruits and vegetables that Seatrade is of Seatrade’s reefer fleet. Today, a total of approximately 1,400 rability and reliability. responsible for transporting. The group introduced Advanced Fresh Air Management Thermo King units has been commissioned. (AFAM+) technology in 2002, offering a cost-effective way to A total of 70 AFAM+ kits have been added into Seatrade’s fleet alter the environment of a to benefit In 2012, Seatrade began incorporating Thermo King’s MAGNUM in Peru, where the technology is already positively impacting the AFAM+: - and extend - fresh product quality and transport times. The PLUS technology, which offers even greater flexibility than its Thermo King introduced system maintains optimum carbon dioxide levels throughout company’s growing fresh product market. AFAM+ slows down Advanced Fresh Air Manage- a voyage, delaying fresh air exchange until required by internal product metabolism, which allows for longer transport times and ment (AFAM+) technology container gas levels. This translates into faster product extended shelf life. in 2002, offering a cost-ef- pulldown and fewer defrost events, creating a humidity-rich fective way to alter the en- environment that dramatically enhances product quality. Both Seatrade and Thermo King are focused on the customer, vironment of a refrigerated working diligently to provide innovative products and services container to benefit – and that are efficient, cost-effective and environmentally-sensitive. extend – fresh product qua- - Proud to Be a Leader in Customer This mutual commitment has made the growing partnership lity and transport times. Driven Innovations and Solutions successful and rewarding. Thermo King is proud to work with As the founder in transport refrigeration, Thermo King has Seatrade. always strived to lead by offering solutions that improve SG-4000 Genset: customer operations, reduce power consumption and More information about Thermo King can be found at The SG-4000 genset plat- environmental impacts, and make our world a better place. In www.thermoking.com. form, being introduced at the Marine industry alone, the company has introduced many the Intermodal Europe 2012 ‘firsts’ that it is proud of: Kay Henze conference, provides reliable performance, fuel-efficiency, sales director, Global Marine Solutions low cost of ownership, and best-in-class performance while exceeding the toug- hest environmental regulati- ons in place today. 34 35 Sinterklaas excitement at the Seatrade offices

In December fortunate children around the world tend to get more and more nervous as Christmas approaches: what will Santa bring them this year?

For Dutch and Belgian children the ‘nervous times’ start mid November when Sinterklaas sets foot on Dutch/Belgian soil from Spain, where he resides the rest of the year, in preparation of 5-6 December when children will receive their ‘real’ presents.

In the weeks leading up to Sinterklaasavond, or St. Nicolas Eve, they might put a shoe in front of a fire place or by a window in the evening and sing one of the many songs heralding Sinterklaas and his assistants Zwarte Piet (Black Pete). Come -early- morning they will find some sweets, or if they are very lucky, a toy in their shoe.

Well in advance of the ‘real’ Big Day, Seatrade’s children in Antwerp and Groningen were treated to a visit by St. Nick and his assistants on 24 November. For parents a great time to catch up and for kids a fun morning filled with activity and traditional sweets to line their tummies, in which butterflies nervously fluttered around in anticipation of ‘The Present’.

After ripping away paper and shouts of happiness at the discovered treasures, for each child the countdown continued until ‘The Real Big Day’. Ah, those lovely little capitalists in the making…

36 37 Expoalimentaria, Clippings THE fruit fair in South America

Between 19 and 21 September the Las Palmas Airbase in Lima, Peru hosted the fourth edition of Expoalimentaria. It’s said to be the biggest fruit fair in South America. Elise Maud New crew Tom Seatrade Peru had a stand inside the Dutch Pavilion which was even visited by Peruvian President Humala upon opening the fair.

There was a huge outturn of exporters, producers and receivers of perishable cargoes. Having only started in January 2012 the Felix Victor Seatrade Peru stand was very well visited and many grape, mango, and asparagus producers dropped by to secure several “Junji” big export programs with us.

Gert-Jan Speld daughter of Seatrade Antwerp son of Henriette Orsel, Catherine Westerdiep, Human Resources Technical Department daughter of Co Frolich, Purchasing Department Department Seatrade President Humala visiting The Dutch stand Seatrade Groningen Groningen Seatrade Groningen Milan

Cato son of Felix Ishizuka, Sumifru Corporation, Philippines

Milan, grandson of Kor Wormmeester, Crewing daughter of Linda Huypens, Department Seatrade Container Departement Groningen/Triton Seatrade Antwerp

Crew Louise

With a combined Seatrade-GreenSea-Triton crew and skippered by Karl-Heinz Hilbig the yacht “Louise” came in second in her class and fourth out of a total of 74 boats in Yardstick at the Schiffahrtsregatta 2012. The race took place from the German port of Schleimünde to the Danish port of Ærøskøbing from 24 until 26 August 2012.

A bit of nostalgia: Recognise this lady? The ship was originally built as mv Jan Willem by Dammers & Van der Heide in 1977, and afterwards known as mv Dakota until her sale and exit from the Seatrade Pool in 2004. These days she carries fish from the Arafura Sea to Thailand. 38 39 Crow’s nest Flowers, a choice We Have a Problem of colours

It’s been one of those ungodly long days at work. The phone I can assure you that there is never a good time to hear these hasn’t stopped ringing, while you’re putting out fire after fire. words uttered. This is more frightening than hearing, we need to Coworkers are arguing with each other over ridiculously stupid talk. In your mind, you quickly race through all the possibilities: things. A process server shows up at the door, handing you a • What did I do wrong now? subpoena. The computers go on the fritz once again and kick out • What did (insert name of kid or pet here) do wrong now? quadruple copies of email messages from the past six months. • Is she pregnant? You had to skip lunch because of a non-stop conference call. Any • Who is coming to visit? hope of getting to the gym to work off some of that frustration is quashed by the late, panic call from a customer who needs a • I didn’t lose my job, did she lose hers? new set of documents issued before the morning and you’re the • Did I eat that last piece of cake? only one left in the office. The copy machine jams and the toner • Was it my turn to pick up the (dry cleaning, dog from the cartridge explodes all over your brand new, white shirt. vet, kid from school)? • Did I forget to flush the toilet or leave the lid up again? By the time you stumble out of the office 13 hours after you left • Is my child (pregnant, expelled from school, gay, an your home that morning, you want to do nothing but flop your alien)? butt down on the couch with a cold, adult beverage and watch • Does her car need an (oil change, tire rotation, new something mindless flickering on the TV. If you’re lucky, maybe engine)? one of your favorite teams has a game that night and you can lose yourself in that diversion. • Did a light bulb burn out? • Did we get a letter from (the tax authorities, the police, There’s a fender-bender on the route home, stretching your a lawyer, a bill collector, an old girlfriend, a child I didn’t commute by another 45 minutes and the damned “check engine” know I had fathered 20 years earlier)? light comes on once again. You’ve already had the piece of crap • Are we out of (milk, toilet paper, money)? car in the shop twice before because of the warning light, only • Is this really a “we” problem or is it a “you” problem that to be told that there was nothing they could do because the you’re sharing with me? light wasn’t on when you brought it there. It’s kind of like when you spend weeks stressing over a strange lump on the back of your neck thinking you’ve got some terminal disease. The only Do I dare make a beeline for the (bathroom, refrigerator, den) problem is when you finally get to the doctor and point it out to before I ask her what “our” problem might be? For the love of him, it’s gone! Two days later you’re in the shower and swear you god, woman, I’ve just had a hellacious day in a god awful week in can feel it again. an otherwise sad and miserable life. Why must you torment me like this? Flowers, a girl’s best friend after diamonds and lots of other As mostly these farms are located off the side roads, the You finally arrive home, but are forced to park in the street expensive stuff. circumstances for trucks to pick up the containers are far from because your kid manages to take up the entire, double driveway Maybe the doctor called and admits that he did feel that lump. I guess we have all once given our wives/girlfriends/relatives perfect. Usually the main issue is lack of space for trucks to turn with a single car. Nobody else has bothered to retrieve the trash I’m dying? I’m dying! Hey, maybe that’s not such a bad thing? flowers, hoping the colour would match their newly bought dress their vehicle after loading, which leads to longer loading times cans, which have now blown half-way down the street. The Yeah, I can live with that. I can finally tell everyone what I really or shoes. Well, for all of us guys who at that point did realize they and of course a higher cost picture. In general, fincas like these neighborhood cats have managed to make a litter box out of your think of them. I can eat what I want. Do what I want. Say what I chose wrongly and had to experience the ongoing discussion of also have bad roads and thus have difficulties to plan the window flowerbed once again and just as you step out of the car that big want. Yeah, this dying thing sounds pretty sweet. Hmm, I wonder “you don’t know me at all, you never listen to me”, please read of loading on a daily basis. dark cloud following you around all day bursts into a deluge. how much time I have left. Maybe I can still make that trip to Hawaii. this story as I am going to reveal the secret of choosing the right Key in the lock and a twist of the knob and you think that you’ve colour for the right girl. finally made it home to your sanctuary. You toss the keys on the Just then . . . counter and turn around to find the wife standing behind you with If my visit to one of our well known flower customers in Colombia arms crossed. And then it comes, the four most dreaded words in “Why are you standing there with that stupid smile on your face? I has taught me one thing, it is that logistics can be very colourful. the English language: “We have a problem.” told you we have a problem. Teacher conference night was changed The farm they run is located in the Region of Llanogrande, to next Tuesday.” Antioquia (east of the city of Medellin) which makes for a drive of approximately 1.5 hours from Medellin centre. As one Please kill me. of the biggest flower exporters in Colombia, this farm is rather representative for the national flower industry. Howard Posner Seatrade USA

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For flower producers, there are two starting points: This is one of the reasons why one of our main customers Quite some of them import the flower bulbs from an area called is looking at investing in a new docking station, to enable Venhuizen, which is located north of Amsterdam. Historically, the reefer container to keep cooling whilst loading and thus flower bulbs were mainly transported via air bridges, being picked avoiding condensation within the boxes. up at the farm and dropped off at Schiphol, Amsterdam airport. Similar to the shift we see in the specialised reefer market to The farm I visited acts as central packing station for each of containerisation, the flower producers see the same change but their four fincas, which in total can grow around 50 hectares then from air to sea. of flowers spread over the Medellin area. With 10-week growing cycles, every square metre can be used five times And so StreamLines got involved in the flower business. Right a year. now, we export flower bulbs from The Netherlands to Colombia, where the flowers go through the growing cycle after which they And now, back to colour… we saw a remarkable thing when are imported back into the UK and the Continent. We have several visiting the area where flowers are packed into boxes. Quite customers who work according to this procedure. some flowers were looking very natural colour-wise, but others seemed to be a mix of different colours. When asked, It is of utmost importance that during transport, the container we were explained that part of the exports were originally settings are monitored closely, as flower bulbs need between -2 white flowers that had been “drinking” pigments during a and -0.5 degrees combined with humidity control. If these bulbs certain period of time so to change the colour and be able do not enjoy this refrigerated treatment for 14 days, they will not to sell an even broader range of products. be able to grow into flowers. My thought immediately was that if ever I had to buy flowers Secondly, some producers start from scratch and works with baby again, I would buy white ones. In the event of the wife/ flower stems. After growing in the field for about 10 weeks, the girlfriend/mother not liking the looks of it, you can then flowers go straight into a packing house which enjoys ambient always put the flowers in a blend of pigments and give her temperature. Afterwards, the product is stacked onto pallets and the colour she does like. Bye bye to the above mentioned placed into a cooling tunnel so to remove all field heat. never ending discussions, say hello to a big ‘thank you’ from the lucky receiver. When done, flowers go back into the cooling space, where the corner boards are attached to the pallets and strapping is finalized. In Dutch they say “U vraagt, wij draaien”, which in English The only moment where the cold chain gets interrupted is when translates to “you name it, we got it”. And that’s a fact! the truck arrives to pick up the pallets. Currently most farms have docking stations with too tight openings, so trucks have to move Tom Verlinden a bit forward when loading to enable the doors to open. StreamLines

In Dutch they say “U vraagt, wij draaien”, which in English translates to “you name it, we got it”.

And that’s a fact!

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6-8 FEBRUARYHALL 2013 25 * STANDPLEASE VISIT C-19 US IN HAPPY HOUR 6 FEBRUARY AT 17:00 DIRECT No transhipments

Look at the evolution of the Seatrade calendar, and it is a reflection the vessel is no longer just a specialised reefer with on deck of the way our company has been evolving over the years. container capacity, but she actually has dedicated container capacity under deck without having compromised her under deck When in the mid 2000’s a calendar showed a fair amount of pallet intake. The picture thus reflects the innovation Seatrade is containers on deck, the shocked reaction from some was ‘but we always seeking. are NOT a container company’. By 2010, showing a fully laden Comoros Stream leaving Tauranga with a mix of dry and reefer Now the truck… Have we acquired a trucking branch? No, we containers on deck, it seems the entire organization had accepted have not gone that far (yet). However, like the media have been that containers were also a reality for a specialised reefer company proclaiming for a while, the specialised reefer industry is not like Seatrade. growing for a variety of reasons. At Seatrade we do not like to stand still, we like innovation and we enjoy offering services to While we are still dedicated to the specialised reefer mode of our customers to make moving their cargoes easier. So, we do transport, containers are a perfect complement for the carriage of not offer mere shipping of the container; we will gladly organize some cargoes. We can carry them on deck without compromising transport from grower, whether this is a -large- banana plantation the under deck space dedicated to larger palletized consignments, or a small flower growing finca in the back of beyond, to receiver, thus offering transport possibilities to an even wider range of whether the latter takes delivery in a port, at a retail distribution customers and cargoes. centre or at a warehouse somewhere in the hinterland.

The 2013 calendar may have raised a few eyebrows… Why a truck, We will not stop at this; we will keep on moving forward, and “With the diversity in ships they have and this vessel - which one, where, and she seems so empty? sideways. available Seatrade offers us fl exibility

The vessel questions are easily answered: This is the Pacific Reefer Seatrade, your logistics partner when our volumes change” sailing from Shanghai, where she had just been lengthened to Fiona Schimmel Miguel, shipper include two container bays under deck. This lengthening is quite Seatrade Antwerp Seatrade Reefer Chartering N.V. innovative in this rather staid segment of shipping: suddenly Tel. (32) 3 544 9493 [email protected] www.seatrade.com

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easy Crack the code (Sudoku) Name Cbft Sqm built Name Cbft Sqm built Name Cbft Sqm built This puzzle is played over a 9x9 grid, in each row there are 9 4 5 2 slots, some of them are empty and need to be filled. Fill in the Baltic Klipper 661,636 7,118 2010 Ivory Ace 527,511 5,861 1990 Asian Cosmos 373,827 4,231 1998 grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains 8 2 7 5 Atlantic Klipper 661,530 7,118 2011 Eagle Bay 527,422 5,853 1992 Tama Hope 350,922 3,802 1986 the digits 1 through 9. The number should appear only once in a Condor Bay 527,401 5,856 1990 Tama Star 350,922 3,802 1987 row, column or box. Below you find two Sudoku puzzles. In each 3 4 1 8 7 Lombok Strait 626,011 7,341 2002 Buzzard Bay 526,909 5,852 1992 of the below Sudoku puzzles three slots are coloured. When you Luzon Strait 626,011 7,341 2002 Hawk Bay 526,764 5,851 1992 White Dolphin * 300,996 3,282 1988 have found the numbers in any of these puzzles, you will have 1 2 7 3 Falcon Bay 525,925 5,839 1993 Nova Florida * 298,320 3,512 1989 three-digit codes (composed by the numbers in the coloured slots, Atlantic Reefer 597,139 6,804 1998 Atlantic Acanthus 504,511 5,759 1999 Damaco Francia * 298,217 3,514 1989 starting top left and moving horizontally line-by-line ending 8 3 1 Pacific Reefer 596,925 6,803 1999 Wild Osprey 499,837 5,744 1998 Sierra Mariposa * 269,662 2,968 1995 bottom right). Send us either one, two or all codes, and you might Sierra Marin * 269,450 2,962 1995 be the lucky winner of an exclusive Seatrade watch! 7 6 8 1 2 Hansa Stockholm 590,654 6,687 1991 Santa Catharina 463,986 5,140 2000 Sierra Merced * 269,308 2,960 1994 Hansa Lübeck 590,654 6,687 1990 Santa Maria 463,963 5,140 1999 Sierra Mendocino * 269,167 2,956 1995 Trivia 9 4 1 5 6 Hansa Visby 587,974 6,653 1989 Santa Lucia 463,652 5,140 1999 Sierra Modoc * 269,108 2,952 1994 Did you read this Simply Seatrade? Hansa Bremen 587,974 6,653 1989 Cold Stream 456,785 5,217 1994 Nova Caledonia * 263,003 2,946 1986 1. What was the first Seatrade vessel to partake in the scientific 3 7 4 1 measurements of CO2 in surface waters in the Atlantic? Royal Klipper 580,754 6,613 2000 Pacific Breeze 459,861 5,221 1990 Neerlandic * 265,245 3,209 1985 2. How often has Saint Petersburg changed name since its Comoros Stream 580,754 6,613 2000 Breiz Klipper * 265,246 3,144 1991 1 4 5 foundation by Tsar Peter the Great? Runaway Bay 516,227 5,852 1992 Holland Klipper * 261,262 2,961 1989 3. Between which ports does the Scandola sail? Polarstream 564,280 6,495 1999 Aconcagua Bay 512,361 5,894 1992 Sierra Laurel * 260,050 2,925 1998 Hard Polarlight 564,160 6,493 1998 Humboldt Bay 508,551 5,854 1990 Sierra Leyre * 260,050 2,925 1997 Join the competition: Himalaya Bay 502,586 5,857 1990 Sierra Loba * 260,050 2,925 1997 4 2 9 Send us the Codes and/or the answers to the Trivia by E-mail, and Elsebeth 549,326 6,226 1998 Fuji Bay 502,514 5,858 1990 Sierra Lara * 260,050 2,925 1996 try to win one of three Seatrade watches! Emerald 548,718 6,244 2000 Everest Bay 449,201 5,219 1989 Deadline for your response is 11 March 2013. The names of the 7 3 4 Elvira 548,666 6,244 2000 Whitney Bay 449,175 5,208 1990 Nova Zeelandia * 238,985 2,684 1986 winners will be published in the next issue of Simply Seatrade. Esmeralda 548,643 6,243 1999 Changuinola Bay 440,365 4,862 1988 New Takatsuki * 237,136 2,552 1991 4 8 Kashima Bay 432,831 4,805 1984 Nova Bretagne * 236,869 2,535 1990 E-mail: [email protected] Pacific Mermaid 540,572 6,075 1992 Coppename * 212,102 2,453 1990 3 6 2 Atlantic Mermaid 540,026 6,066 1992 Prince of Stream 428,618 4,613 1993 Send us your response to this issue’s puzzles and win a beautiful Tasman Mermaid 539,670 6,068 1993 Prince of Sound 419,896 4,521 1993 Antilla * 199,618 2,213 1990 Seatrade watch, which is exclusive to winners of the puzzles in 8 9 5 Caribbean Mermaid 539,648 6,068 1993 Prince of Waves 402,900 4,569 1993 Aruba * 199,618 2,213 1990 Simply Seatrade. Out of all correct entries we will also draw a Coral Mermaid 539,634 6,066 1992 Prince of Tides 402,574 4,546 1993 winner of an iPod Nano! 5 8 3 7 Marine Phoenix 400,884 4,544 1994 Non-Pool vessels managed by Seatrade Groningen B.V. Timor Stream 535,112 6,004 1998 Bay Phoenix 400,884 4,544 1993 -Reefers- 2 3 Agulhas Stream 535,109 6,004 1998 Lagoon Phoenix 400,884 4,544 1993 Vessel Cbft Sqm Built Benguela Stream 535,109 6,004 1998 Water Phoenix 400,884 4,544 1992 Cala Pino 720,000 7,781 1999/2007 1 7 4 Klipper Stream 535,109 6,004 1998 Sea Phoenix 400,884 4,544 1992 Cala Pula 720,000 7,781 1999/2006 Discovery Bay 534,246 5,922 1997 Pacific 398,470 4,736 1996 Cala Palma 720,000 7,781 2000/2007 8 6 1 Green Italia 377,100 4,519 1994 Cala Pedra 720,000 7,781 2000/2007 Southern Bay 535,093 5,924 1997 Green Brazil 376,994 4,510 1994 Eastern Bay 533,899 5,915 1997 Green Honduras 376,221 4,507 1992 Joint Frost 139,335 998 1979 very hard Hope Bay 531,764 5,939 1996 Green Guatemala 375,723 4,495 1992 6 8 Green Chile 375,477 4,497 1992 Operated by Seatrade on behalf of ASA Lines B.V. Mexican Bay 532,061 6,351 1994 Green Costa Rica 375,442 4,494 1992 -RoPax- The answers of the puzzle and trivia in the August 2012 issue Fortuna Bay 532,061 6,351 1993 Prince of Seas 371,412 4,121 1993 Vessel Lanemeters Built were: 5 7 Cool Express 362,351 4,313 1994 Scandola 1850 1992 Puzzle: easy code = 965 / hard code = 596 / very hard code: 714 Trivia: 1) arils; 2) 14 (7-aside); 3) Puerto Limon, Santa Marta, Green 8 1 2 Status 3 December 2012 Chile * operating in the GreenSea Pool 3 9 1 all particulars believed to be correct but not guaranteed Thanks for all the entries! The winners this time are Paterno Ampo, Able Seaman mv White Dolphin (puzzle - easy), Dmitry Ivanov, Chief 4 8 Officer mv Joint Frost (puzzle - hard), Erik Geerling, NautaDutilh (puzzle - very hard) and Benmark S. Capadosa, Deck Cadet mv Comoros 5 3 6 Stream (trivia). They will all receive a beautiful Seatrade watch. The lucky winner of the iPod Nano is Barend van Wijk. Congratulations! 9 8 7

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