April 21, 2006 8 RO-RORO-RO TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY THE EVER-INCREASING green fleet FINNISH OWNED SHIPS ferrying the North Sea LEADING FSG TACKS to meet new con-ro interest Also in this issue: News Review Finance & Insurance IT & Communications SES Onboard Price: Denmark 50 DKK Market Reports Euro region 6 EUR Norway 55 NOK Technical News Sweden 55 SEK UK 4 GBP Fleet News TIONS REACH COMMUNICA A CAREER OPPORTUNITY WITH ROOM FOR MY PERSONALITY Finnlines’ aim is to be the leading company in Employee satisfaction are one of the main va- The competence of our personnel is ensured its field. For a company operating in the service lues of Finnlines. We are constantly aiming through continuous training. One of the chal- sector, competent and enthusiastic employees to achieve this by being a reliable and mo- lenges for the future is to attract new, talented are a key resource. tivating employer treating employees with persons as Yourself. A good, well-planned human resource fairness and equality, encouraging every For further information on vacancies policy serves to guarantee the enthusiasm and employee to continuously develop his or her please contact our human resource offi cer at expertise of our personnel. own competence and expertise. Finnlines Ship Management. THE WAY TO GO IN SHIPPING FINNLINES PLC, PORKKALANKATU 20 A, FI-00180 HELSINKI, FINLAND, TELEPHONE: +358 (0)10 343 50, FAX: +358 (0)10 343 4242, EMAIL: [email protected] FINNLINES SHIP MANAGEMENT AB, BOX 158, SE - 201 21 MALMÖ, SWEDEN, TELEPHONE: +46 (0)40-17 68 40, FAX: +46 (0)40-17 68 41 / 17 68 51. EMAIL: [email protected] WWW.FINNLINES.FI THE SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE, APRIL 21, 2006 HEAD OFFICE P.O. Box 370, SE-401 25 Gothenburg, Sweden Phone +46-31-62 95 70, Fax +46-31-80 27 50 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Internet: www.shipgaz.com Rolf P. 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Box 31, Teie, NO-3106 Tønsberg, Norway Phone: +47-33-40 12 00, Fax: +47-33-40 12 01 14 Big changes in Russian shipbuilding 66 IT & Communications Mobile: +47-90-99 06 37 18 LPG carriers looking for better margins E-mail: [email protected] 68 Finance & Insurance Dag Bakka Jr, editor 20 Market could sustain current rig orderbook 70 Fleet News Strandgaten 201, NO-5004 Bergen, Norway Phone: +47-55-32 17 47 22 Marpol changes will impact chemical trades 72 Technical News Mobile: +47-414 56 807 E-mail: [email protected] SPECIAL FEATURE 73 SES Onboard Marit Eggen, marketing manager Norway 76 Market Reports Søndre Vøra 20, NO-3234 Sandefjord, Norway Ro-ro Technology Phone: +47-33-45 36 55, Fax: +47-33-47 30 33 82 “Viking” – well-known Mobile: +47-913-15 901 24 Ro-ro shipping is the most efficient alternative landmark in Göteborg E-mail: [email protected] to routes where bridges can’t be built. 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Read more about DNV on page 24. CONCORDIA ORDERS NOS. 7 AND 8 Göteborg-based Concordia Maritime Piece wage agreement has ordered an additional two 49,900 DWT P-MAX tankers at Brodosplit at Odense Steel Shipyard shipyard in Croatia, adding to the six already ordered. The vessels now ssg-ringkøbing. Odense Steel Shipyard is completed in fewer hours than agreed ordered will be delivered during the last might have found the solution for staying on, the employees and the shipyard will quarter of 2009. The deal is subject to in business in the future. Senior manage- split the profit. The new system will be a board approval. The new orders are not ment and the staff have signed agreements part of the survival plan for the yard, which based on charter agreements. “We can- changing the wage system. Instead of get- has been operating at a huge deficit for sev- not wait for falling shipyard prices”, ting paid by the hour as is the case today, eral years. says Hans Norén, MD of Concordia the blue-collar employees will work on Earlier this year the owners, A.P. Møller- Maritime. “The P-MAX concept has piecework contracts. Mærsk, made it clear that if productivity been met very favourably in the mar- There will be a bonus incorporated into does not improve in the future, the yard ket, and by having placed the first six the agreements. This means that if the job will be closed down. on long-term charters, we have secured a nice cash-flow and we feel confident about these new orders.” According to Finnlines’ CEO Antti Lagerroos: market sources, the price tag is around USD 54 million each. Increased freight rates not an option NEW EXPORT TARIFFS FOR TIMBER ssg-åbo. Finnlines’ President and CEO, cient in some business areas. However, The Russian government has raised the Antti Lagerroos, stated in his report at the according to the report, the volume trend tariffs for timber exports. From June 1, Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that the in Finnlines’ main market areas has been the tariff for one cubic metre of round result for the first three months of 2006 is satisfactory. timber will be at least EUR 4, up from weaker than the result for the same period “The company has already initiated cor- EUR 2.50. The government hopes this in 2005. Tough competition makes it rective measures, but due to the reasons will stimulate the Russian wood pro- impossible to transfer higher costs to mentioned, the full-year result is not cessing industry. freight rates. Also measures to adjust to the expected to meet the market estimates,” changes in the market have been insuffi- Mr Lagerroos said. TWO NEW RO-PAX FERRIES ORDERED Polish Steamship Co has signed a letter of intent with the shipyard in Szczecin for 1+1 ro-pax newbuildings, which Order intake at record level will be delivered in 2009 and 2010. The ferries will have a capacity of 200 trucks for major shipyard trio and the same number of drivers. They ssg-göteborg. The world’s three largest tankers, 12 LPG tankers, eight container will be deployed for Unity Line shipyards, Hyundai, Daewoo and Sam- carriers, three drill ships and four off- between Swinoujscie and a port in the sung, are close to a record order intake for shore plants. These orders represent 42 South of Sweden. the first quarter this year. per cent of the yards’ target for the whole The total order value reached USD year, which is USD 27.16 billion, writes SHARP INCREASE IN VOLUMES Ice- 11.3 billion for 12 LNG tankers, 36 oil Lloyd’s List. landic Samskip has decided to make Helsingborg the hub for its Scandi- navia services. This could lead to a 60 per cent increase in container han- Epoxy regulations delay ship deliveries dling in the port, which currently ssg-göteborg. The implementation of the • The number of man hours required to handles about 80,000 containers per new regulations mandating epoxy-coated paint a vessel will increase 50-100 per cent. year. The Samskip subsidiary Geest tanks will delay ship deliveries. • Construction time will increase 10-20 has connections from Helsingborg to Japanese yards are now requesting a tran- days. its hubs in Rotterdam and Hull. Hels- sitional period and propose that the regula- • Production at the yards with full order ingborg will also get new direct calls tions begin to be applied to ship orders books will decrease 20 per cent. with ports in the Baltic states such as placed after the new regulations have come • The cost of vessels will increase 2-10 per Klaipeda and Ventspils.