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Wo rld Ship Society Southend Branch News and Views Newsletter Edition 20 14 December 2020 The High Street Old Leigh Merry Christmas to all of our members and those who read these newsletters wherever you are . Thank you for your support and we wish you and your famiies a safe New Year . Well we’ve reached edition 20 and thank you to all who who have contributed in any way. It wouldn’t have happened without you and our readers, Once again this edition has exceeded expecataions. Thanks to all of the contributors, Max. Krispen, Stuart, Tony W, Geoff From all at Southend Branch of WSS Branch News Colin is home and continuing his physiotherapy and beginning to walk further Ray Palmers sight is poor but he continues to be of good spirit and listen to electronic books Branch Annual Photographic Competition We propose to try and regain some normality by holding our usual photographic competition in January for those who attend Southend Branch This will be judged by Geoff Swales who will decide the first three places. Each person can submit up to 6 pictures on a maritime topic. This should be electronically direct to Geoff in the case of Colin I will as usual scan his pictures for him Depending upon the entries Geoff may decide to divide them into categories Pictures previously submitted to a WSS photographic competition are not admissible . The closing date for submissions to Geoff is 11 January . The results will be published in News and Views edition on 25 January . All entrants agree to accept Geoff’s judgement All entrants agree to their entries being published in News and Views and used in a presentation to a branch meeting Branch Members Night Again, to try and retain this we propose that this be included in the News and Views edition on 22 February The idea is that members be asked to provide a short piece or selection of photos on any topic that interests them Contents News Visitors Quiz Krispens pictures Stuarts Visit to Canvey Astoria Krispen -CVC departures The White Sisters Nostalgia 6 Grain Marco Polo One fact wonder fishing Yorkshire Coble Brief Overview of Fishing Quiz 2 Shipbuilding – Harland & Wolff Belfast Part 3 Short History of a Line Clan Line Quiz Answers News CSL-HARTMANN DELIVERY OF FIRST JOINT VENTURE NEWBUILD, MV STARNES Visited Tilbury and sailed 01 12 20 MV Starnes, the first of two CSL-Hartmann joint venture ships built at Chengxi Shipyard was successfully delivered on August 10, 2020. At a speed of 14 knots, the 40,000 DWT self-unloading ship successfully completed all dockside and sea trials and is now being prepared to sail to Hamburg via the Suez Canal on August 14. The vessel can self-discharge at a rate of 5,500 tph and is equipped with a 90.5 m boom, which is one of longest and largest ever built for a self-unloader. The self-unloading system can handle lump sizes up to 300 mm and free flowing materials with a bulk density in the range of 1.2-3.5t/m3. Starnes is fitted with energy saving Hub fins, an exhaust scrubber and a ballast water treatment system with IMO and USCG compliance. The ship is the first of two for the CSL-Hartmann joint venture and joins a fleet of six other Hartmann self-unloading ships with 172,000 tonnes loading capacity that are transporting aggregates on routes throughout Europe. There, the vessel’s operations will consist of carrying aggregates between Norway, Germany, and the United Kingdom. These two extra vessels add 80,000 tonnes loading capacity to the fleet on these routes. Captain Bi Fusheng and Chief Engineer Li Fuwang will take the vessel to Manilla where there will be a crew change. The new crew will take the vessel on to Hamburg, Germany. Insurers brace for big bill as ONE loses 1,900 boxes at sea The ship has now turned around and is headed to Japan for inspection and then repairs. A sistership, ONE Aquila, suffered a similar accident on October 30 this year, also while en route to Long Beach. The ship diverted to Tacoma and had a few days of repairs before re- joining ONE’s network on November 11. RCL Odyssey of the Sea Odyssey of the Seas, the next ship from Royal Caribbean, has passed another milestone in its journey to market, floating out of the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The ship was on route to the transfer docks – a process that took more than seven hours. Once the interior work on Odyssey of the Seas is completed, she will be conveyed down the river Ems to complete technical and nautical sea trials. Odyssey of the Seas will be Royal Caribbean’s second Quantum Ultra Class cruise ship and the first of its kind to sail in Europe in spring 2021, when guests will be able to cruise from Rome to take in the marvels of the Greek Isles and the Mediterranean. Israel Receives Its Most Advanced Warship as Iran Tensions Rise Israel received its most advanced warship on Wednesday, describing the German-made vessel dubbed “Shield” as a bulwark for vulnerable Mediterranean gas rigs as tensions with Tehran soar over the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. The Saar-6 corvette that docked in Haifa port, and three of the same model to follow next year, will bring to 15 the number of missile boats deployed by an Israeli navy which, while small, carries out missions as far away as the Red Sea and the Gulf. Unlike earlier models of Israeli missile boats, the Saar-6 will be fitted with both electronic countermeasures for cruise missiles, which have a flat trajectory, and a maritime version of the Iron Dome system for shooting down high-angle rockets. Stena Line takes delivery of Stena Embla STENA LINE Stena Embla is the third E-Flexer ferry to be built at CMI Jinling Weihai shipyard Stena Line has officially taken delivery of its third E-Flexer ferry Stena Embla at a ceremony at CMI Jinling Weihai shipyard in Weihai, China. Neil Whittaker, Stena Embla’s senior master, took the delivery in China, with Stena Line’s CEO Niclas Mårtensson joining remotely from the company’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. The ferry is the last of three new vessels that Stena Line has built for operation in the Irish Sea in a 7-year, £400 million ($536 million) development programme. The vessel will now embark on a six-week journey to the UK and Ireland, where it will begin service in January 2021. 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Experts from Germany and the Netherlands working together. 2,5 Million cubic meter ground will be removed until next summer. The companies DEME, Depenbrock and Colcrete van Essen working as partners together.:. Works started in January 2020 and will run until the end of 2023. The eastern part of the Kiel Canal will be expanded from 44 m to a future minimum bottom width of 70 m, so that larger ships can cross safely in this area. Austal Australia launches the first of two Cape-class Patrol Boats for Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard Visitors Kodiak Island Built 2017 23275 GRT Current position En route to Torbay anchorage Advantage Party ex Baltic Faith Built 2006 23337 GRT Current position En route to Bordeaux Henrike Schepers Built 2008 7852 GRT Owner HS Bereederungs Current position En route to Tilbury HMM Stockholm Built 2020 2332311 GRT Owner Mertiz Taurua Current position En route to Suez Lambi ex Nord Aarhus Built 2012 21934 GRT Owner Collier Maritime Ltd Current position En route to Pecem MSC Iris ex Pelat / Lisboa Built 1982 21586 GRT Owner NSM UIris Shipping Current position en route to Colombo YM Evolution Built 2014 47952 GRT Owner All Oceans Transportation Current position East coast USA en route Halifax YM Fountain Built 2004 64254 GRT Owner All Ocean Transportation Current position Suez Port Containerships Arctic Built 2019 17982 GRT Owner Fortune Bec IV Shipping Current position Baltic en route Klaipeda Frederik Built 2005
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