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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 Number 266 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Thursday 23-09-2010 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites. The SMIT ANGOLA seen departing from Singapore Eastern Anchorage last Tuesday Photo : Piet Sinke © Op 24 en 25 september komen ca 15 historische reddingboten in het centrum van Lemmer bijeen. Zij maken deel uit van de nautische ver. Oude Reddingsglorie. Op vrijdag om 15 uur wordt de pas gerestaureerde Insulinde op een feestelijke wijze binnengehaald en zaterdag zijn de schepen voor het publiek te bezichtigen maar er zijn dan ook veel modelreddingboten te bewonderen. Distribution : daily 15200+ copies worldwide 23-09-2010 Page 1 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS The PIRIT A seen in Rotterdam-Europoort - Photo : Alexander Gorter © Container giants coordinate antipiracy efforts As NATO warned of another pirate mother ship on the prowl, the world's three largest container shipping companies -- CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line -- said they are to cooperate in the fight against piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. The cooperation includes information exchange on safety measures, piracy policies and procedures as well as coordination to ensure the issue is addressed with all relevant stakeholders. Distribution : daily 15200+ copies worldwide 23-09-2010 Page 2 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 The MAERSK SURABAYA seen westbound in the Singapore Straits – Photo : Piet Sinke © "Our first and foremost concern is the safety and security of our crews. Piracy continues to be a problem for the shipping industry and if we want to address it effectively, we as shipowners must cooperate," CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line said in a joint statement. Underscoring the continued danger from pirates, NATO warned this morning that the hijacked fishing vessel PRANTALAY 14 left Garacad anchorage in Somalia yesterday with three skiffs and three ladders sighted on board. NATO warned that the vessel is probably involved in mother ship operations. The three container giants agree on the importance of the Best Management Practices for safe sailing in the area where Somali pirates continue to attack and hijack vessels. "Following the Anti-Piracy Best Management Practice is an important step in preventing hijackings and we fully support the use and further development of the BMP," they said. The three companies say they welcome and support the international community's efforts to fight the problem of piracy in terms of the naval presence in the Gulf of Aden and the pursuit of appropriate legal frameworks to ensure pirates are prosecuted and held responsible for their crimes. "The root causes of this problem cannot be addressed overnight. Therefore, it is imperative that the naval forces have a strong and dynamic mandate to match the constantly changing situation in the area. It is also vital that the acts of piracy do not go unpunished, which is why appropriate legal frameworks for prosecuting pirates are needed," CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line said. CMA CGM, MSC and Maersk Line also support proposals for regional capacity building to address the issue such as a regional coast guard and possible transit corridors to East Africa. Source : MarineLog Your feedback is important to me so please drop me an email if you have any photos or articles that may be of interest to the maritime interested people at sea and ashore PLEASE SEND ALL PHOTOS / ARTICLES TO : [email protected] If you don't like to receive this bulletin anymore : To unsubscribe click here (English version) or visit the subscription page on our website. http://www.maasmondmaritime.com/uitschrijven.aspx?lan=en-US Distribution : daily 15200+ copies worldwide 23-09-2010 Page 3 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 Above seen last Tuesday a photo made by Tony Pottle from the bridge of the MT Kometik whilst riding out Hurricane Igor, just South of Placentia Bay, Newfoundland. 75 knot winds & 12m seas. Ferry chief sorry for Britons jibe A ferry boss has apologised after labelling Britons "quite fat and covered in tattoos". Pim de Lange, a director of Stena Line's North Sea routes, said the company had struggled to recruit staff who were fit for the job. The comments, made to a Dutch newspaper, come in the wake of claims that the firm was planning to hire Filipino workers on rates of £2.20 an hour. Dutchman Mr de Lange, who claimed his remarks were taken out of context, also said it was hard to find British workers who were "young" and "fit". In a statement, he said he regretted "any offence caused" and insisted the company was committed to maintaining a mix of British, Dutch and Filipino workers. Stena Line's North Sea routes operate between Harwich in Essex and the Hook of Holland."I regret any offence caused by my comments and apologise," he said."I hugely value the contribution of our British and Dutch employees, along with our Filipino crew, and as usual we will continue to work together. Our employee mix and pay scales on our new superferry, the Stena Britannica, will be the same as previously."Contrary to media coverage, we have not been on a recruitment drive in the Philippines and are not making any UK seafarers redundant, but instead will continue to employ a mix of British, Dutch and Filipino workers, as we have always done. "At present, with the new Stena Hollandica sailing and the new Stena Britannica launching in October, our employment ratio of nationalities is very similar to previous years. "On the new superferry we will employ more UK seafarers than on the present Stena Britannica. All our British and Dutch employees are hugely valued, as are our Filipino staff, who have an excellent reputation for hospitality services, which we and our customers value enormously." Source : yourlocalguardian.co.uk Distribution : daily 15200+ copies worldwide 23-09-2010 Page 4 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 ALLURE OF THE SEAS ON YARD TRIALS A helicopter seen at the helipad of the Allure of the Seas during yard trials last week in Finland, the trials were very successful, Wartsila delivered 6 main engines (3 x 16V46 and 3 x 12V46) with an total output of 100.000 kW with 4 bowthrusters with a total output of 22.000 kW - Photo’s : Tim de Klerk © Right seen the power settings of “bow thrusters” during the trials, full power as can be seen which means 22 MW !!! Distribution : daily 15200+ copies worldwide 23-09-2010 Page 5 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2010 – 266 SVITZER OCEAN TOWAGE Jupiterstraat 33 Telephone : + 31 2555 627 11 2132 HC Hoofddorp Telefax : + 31 2355 718 96 The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] www : www.svitzer-coess.com Overcapacity strains on the capesize shipping front still at bay The world shipping fleet is growing at a fast pace despite the almost two years since the outbreak of the financial crisis with all its consequences it brought with it on a global scale. The world active fleet has increased by nearly 9.3% in terms of carrying capacity during the last 12 months, which is equal to 938 ships or 115 million tons, according to a relevant report compiled by N.Cotzias Shipping Group. These numbers derive from the total of the new building deliveries, minus some serious scrapping and the phase out process of single hull tankers. The World Bulk Carrier Fleet has increased its carrying capacity on a year to year comparison by a strong 14.8% percent and has in September 2010 a total accumulated dwt capacity of 596 million tons compared to 519 last September 2009. “The Dry Bulk Newbuilding orderbook has released more than 1000 vessels during the 12 month period of our analysis, meaning the 4 last months of 2009 and the full 8 month period of 2010 that has lapsed. During the same time‐frame, 568 cancellations have been removed from the existing orderbook that contained a massive number of nearly 4,000 Dry Bulk Carriers. Presently there are 3,472 dry bulk vessels that are scheduled to be delivered until 2014 and the number would have been seriously lower had there not been just about 300 new orders placed during these past 12 months. Obviously the picture looks slightly better than one year ago but still the overcapacity issue is haunting the industry's future” said Cotzias. The Capesize sector has increased its total ships by 187 units. As of September of 2010, it amounts to 993 units compared to 806 in the same month of the previous year. This increase is 23.2% on a year to year comparison. In terms of total carrying capacity the Capes have a slightly larger yearly increase of 24.2% as the sector sums up to 174mil dwt tons compared to 140mil tons of the same month of last year. “In general we feel that the Capesize sector is overcapacitated on a yearly comparison by 24% and has the potential threat of existing active fleet vs new orders pending of 45.6% which is rather alarming. This ratio in terms of units/ships is slightly less 43.5%. The sector had nearly one newbuilding vessel delivered every 2 days and it is worth mentioning that deliveries accelerated during 2H of the yearly analysis. We see the great inflow of new fresh units from late 2005 onwards that started accelerating during 2009 and has drastically increased in 2010 and the deliveries are expected to spike in 2011 when most NB deliveries are actually pushed/delayed, as a result of slippage and renegotiations of contracts.