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Shipbuilding Conglomerate Based in Glasgow, the HMS Olympus Was Launched on December 11, 1928, and Commissioned on June 14, 1930 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 013 Number 013 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Friday 13-01-2012 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites. The VOS PROMINENCE seen arriving in Aberdeen Photo : Maurice Napier (c) 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 to 20200+ active addresses 13-01-2012 Page 1 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 013 EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS The GREEN FREEZER enroute Beverwijk – Photo : Simon Wolf (c) Iran stores more oil at sea as trade pressure grows The volume of Iranian crude oil stored at sea has risen to as much as 8 million barrels and is likely to increase further as the Islamic Republic struggles with sanctions and a seasonal refinery slowdown, shipping sources say. Iran, OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia with output of about 3.5 million barrels per day, faces tougher trade hurdles over its nuclear programme. European Union countries have agreed in principle to an Iranian oil import embargo in the latest Western efforts to step up heat on Tehran. "A large part of its exports will be dislocated from Europe, and they will have to find new buyers or be replaced by other buyers," said Samuel Ciszuk, a consultant at KBC Energy Economics. "In any of those cases, Iran in sales price negotiations will have a very limited set of cards in its hands, and it's a very plausible assumption that we will see an increase in floating storage." Storing crude temporarily on oil tankers at sea has been an effective means in recent years for Iran to hold cargoes until sales can be made while not interrupting oil field production. Broker ICAP Shipping said the number of very large crude carrier tankers (VLCCs) storing Iranian crude has risen to four vessels from two in late December. A VLCC can store up to 2 million barrels of crude oil. Another shipping source estimated Iran was using three VLCCs to store crude oil, while JP Morgan said Iran was storing around 4 million barrels of oil and that about 22 million barrels of floating VLCC capacity was readily available. "If buyers disappear because of sanctions, it is likely (that) the first move by Iran would be to begin filling floating storage," JP Morgan said this week. RED SEA STORAGE Shipping sources said Iran was also using five VLCCs, up from around four in late December, to ferry its crude on shuttle runs to Red Sea terminals such as Sidi Kerir. "If the EU sanctions are passed, it is likely the shuttling to the Red Sea will slow as their storage at Sidi Kerir will quickly fill up without EU buying," said Simon Newman, head of tanker research at ICAP Shipping. "Floating storage would likely increase as Iran cannot lower their production by much as they'll lose pressure on their oil fields," he added. EU countries have proposed "grace periods" on existing contracts of Distribution : daily to 20200+ active addresses 13-01-2012 Page 2 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 013 one to 12 months to allow companies to find alternative suppliers before implementing an embargo. Greece, which depends heavily on Iranian crude, is pushing for the longest delay, diplomats told Reuters. China, the world's top buyer of Iranian oil, is expected to be in a stronger position to negotiate better terms and has already cut imports from the Islamic Republic. "Faced with a loss of traditional markets, Iran will likely also be aggressively looking for buyers, a process which is likely to entail heavy discounting or barter, and one that will tend to put downward pressures on oil prices," JP Morgan said. Much of Iran's crude is heavy and has a high sulphur content, making it harder and more expensive for refiners to convert it into valued transport fuels. "We are running into the normal seasonal floating storage when no one wants their more heavy, sour grades during shutdown season, so it should rise on that basis too," a source said. Iran's floating storage peaked in June 2010, when it was estimated at over 40 million barrels of crude, the highest since 2008. It reached over 20 million barrels in early 2011 before falling again. HORMUZ THREAT Shipping sources said the widening sanctions were likely to deter most international ship owners from engaging in deals in which Iran can hire tankers, compounding its logistic problems. "I can't see others being willing to charter in to them. Some companies simply won't be able to without breaking sanctions, and those that can might jeopardise the future employment of their vessels if they've dealt with Iran," a shipping source said. Iran has threatened to block the vital Strait of Hormuz if sanctions imposed by the United States and planned by the EU affect its exports. Shipping sources say the potential risk of Hormuz being disrupted also could encourage Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other producers to store crude oil on tankers outside the choke point. Industry sources say the West plans to use strategic oil stocks to replace most of the Gulf oil that would be lost. "Those two elements together, if they get large enough, would make the Iranian threat less credible," KBC's Ciszuk said. International floating storage on tankers peaked at over 100 million barrels in April 2009 with 50 tankers used, mainly VLCCs. It declined after changes in market structure made the play less attractive. Floating storage plays are based on the assumption that the owner of the oil can sell a cargo later for more than the purchase price to benefit from a market structure called contango, in which prompt contracts trade at discounts to longer dated ones. With the market in backwardation, no international player is storing crude on tankers at the moment, shipping sources said. "If governments, traders and oil majors see increased potential for a disruption of oil trade, we could see floating storage increase," said Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman. "Oil traders may seek to take advantage of a potential spike in oil prices due to crude availability if the Strait is closed and contract tankers to cheaply store crude for later sale if prices increase." Source: Reuters The heavy load vessel MEGA CARAVAN – Photo : Fop Leder (c) Distribution : daily to 20200+ active addresses 13-01-2012 Page 3 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 013 The 1994 built PRT flag vehicle carrier AUTORUNNER entering Grand Harbour, Malta for the first time on Tuesday 11th January, 2012 to berth at Pinto 4 and 5 wharves for bunkering operations. Photo : Cpt. Lawrence Dalli - www.maltashipphotos.com (c) Full ahead on armed guards contract A second round of discussions on the BIMCO standard armed guards contract took place in London at the offices of Ince & Co on 5 January. A preliminary draft contract has been prepared and is currently the subject of a detailed review by the Sub-committee who will meet again on 16 January to complete the process. BIMCO plans to release a consultation draft to a number of international private maritime security companies as part of the development process. Comments from these companies as well as Documentary Committee members will be taken into account by the Sub-committee when they produce their final draft for approval and publication. The Sub- committee is working flat-out to develop and fine-tune the draft contract so that it can be released for use by the industry as soon as possible. However, there are many complex legal and liability issues to be resolved, and it is not a task that the Sub-committee is undertaking lightly. Parallel work on a set of standard Rules for the Use of Force (RUF) is ongoing and the Sub-committee will be looking to tie the draft RUF to the work on GUARDCON at their 16 January meeting. The Sub-committee members are Tor Langrud, Wilhelmsen (Chairman); Dan Carr, Stolt International; Distribution : daily to 20200+ active addresses 13-01-2012 Page 4 DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2012 – 013 Stephen Askins, Ince & Co; Elinor Dautlich, Holman Fenwick Willan; Andrew Moulton, Ascot Underwriters; and Andrew Bardot and Chris South, International Group of P&I Clubs. Source: BIMCO Mv Kassel berthing Jan 10th at the Capuaba Terminal Vitoria Port Brazil with Smit Taboguilla and Smit manzanillo assistance – photo : A. Ferrari (c) DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs planning to start new route on Dover - Calais The commercial court of Paris decided to liquidate SeaFrance, which operated a route between Dover and Calais, with immediate effect. DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs formed a joint venture in 2011 that bid to acquire certain assets of SeaFrance, but the bid was rejected by the commercial court of Paris in December 2011. Photo : P., M. & Ph. van Luik www.shipsoffterneuzen.nl © As previously stated, the underlying industrial logic of DFDS’ and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ joint venture has remained intact throughout the process. Furthermore, our joint venture is still in a unique position to create a number of sustainable French jobs, including the deployment of French flagged ships. We can, therefore, confirm that we have continued to pursue opportunities to establish a new route between Dover and Calais.
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