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Number 013 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Monday 13-01-2014 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites.

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The LEWEK ANTARES anchored off Dampier – Photo : Max Brunet de Rochebrune ©

Proposed anti-dumping law The French Minister of Transport is receiving a lot of domestic credit for his anti-dumping decree proposal. The press says that it could become law in spring. The law would cover vessels operating short distance services in French waters between French ports. The press talks of this as redressing the unfair situation wherein a Franco-Swiss company, flying the Italian flag, employing sailors on wages lower than French salaries with less generous conditions can compete with SNCM. They complain particularly that Corsica Ferries employ Romanian sailors on just 10% of

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French wages. There is also a very significant different in holiday/ off duty periods. Most articles add the caveat, if the EU allows this. Source : Ferries of Southern Europe

The VULCAN DEL TEIDE in Santa Cruz. Photo : Huib Lievense ©

Vietnam entrepreneur to test his submarine next week

A businessman from the northern province of Thai Binh has announced to test his submarine, named Truong Sa, next week. The submarine has been put into a big tank, to get ready for the test.

According to the manufacturing group, the mini-submarine is designed and manufactured by Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hoa, 56 – director of a mechanic engineering company - and his friends. It is 9m long, 3m high, equipped with two 90 Hp diesel engines and the air-independent propulsion system (AIP). The designed maximum speed is 40km/h, 800km in radius of operation, diving time of 15 hours and the maximum depth of 50m. "I and my colleagues have completed the submarine. It was taken out of the factory and put into a tank in the

afternoon of January 6," said Hoa. The manufacturing group is implementing the last tasks for the test next week. The tank is designed by Hoa, with a depth of 4.5m, 10m long and 3.7m wide. Hoa will sit inside the submarine during the test. If the test fails, Hoa will continue research, he said. "I want to remind the younger generation that if the previous generation fails, the next generation should continue that task. Submarines are not something unreachable; there are many things that are more complex than the AIP technology. Vietnamese can do things that others think that they are utopian," said Hoa.

The test run had been delayed several times as the sub failed to pass technical safety tests. Hoa and his colleagues planned to test the vessel from Thai Binh province’s Diem Dien port to Haiphong city’s Bach Long Vi island. If it proves successful, the vessel would set sail to Truong Sa in the second phase. The sub was designed to help defend national sovereignty and serve commercial purposes, especially fishing, according to Hoa. Air-independent propulsion (AIP) is any technology which allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without the need to access atmospheric oxygen (by surfacing or using a snorkel). AIP can augment or replace the diesel-electric propulsion system of non-nuclear vessels. Modern non-nuclear submarines are potentially stealthier than nuclear



submarines; a nuclear ship's reactor must constantly pump coolant, generating some amount of detectable noise. Non-nuclear submarines running on battery power or AIP, on the other hand, can be virtually silent. While nuclear-powered designs still dominate in terms of submerged endurance and deep-ocean performance, the new breed of small, high- tech non-nuclear attack subs are highly effective in coastal operations and pose a significant threat to less-stealthy and less-maneuverable nuclear subs. AIP is usually implemented as an auxiliary source, with the traditional diesel engine handling propulsion on the surface. Most such systems generate electricity which in turn drives an electric motor for propulsion or recharges the boat's batteries. The submarine's electrical system is also used for providing "hotel services"—ventilation, lighting, heating etc.—although this consumes a small amount of power compared to that required for propulsion.

A benefit of this approach is it can be retrofitted into existing submarine hulls by inserting an additional hull section. AIP does not normally provide the endurance or power to replace the atmospheric dependent propulsion, but allows it to remain submerged longer than a more conventionally propelled submarine. A typical conventional power plant will provide 3 megawatts maximum, and an AIP source around 10% of that. A nuclear submarine's propulsion plant is usually much greater than 20 megawatts.

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Tallink ship crews to go on 1-hour warning strike Monday (today)

Estonian Seamen's Independent Trade Union, EMSA, will stage a one-hour warning strike on ships operated by Tallink on Monday between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm, writes Eesti Päevaleht. This could cause delays in departure times of Tallink ferries, said EMSA. EMSA said the strike was called because of foot-dragging by Tallink in negotiations involving the union, the employer and the public conciliator to solve a labor dispute.

EMSA chief Jüri Lember said that participation in the warning strike was voluntary.

“Before we started pay negotiations with Tallink we made a survey which had 516 respondents in Tallink, both trade union members and non-members. 84% of them said that they were ready to take part in the legal protest actions of EMSA,” added Lember. According to EMSA, it has 1,400 trade unions members who work on Tallink ferries. Tallink has

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about 2,000 employees in total. Lember criticized the attitude of Tallink's managers in pay negotiations who decided not to meet trade union representatives as they were on a holiday. Source : Ferries of NorthernEurope

The SC LYNX operating off Hoek van Holland – Photo : FLYING FOCUS luchtfotografie - www.flyingfocus.nl ©

Costa Concordia to be refloated in June The crippled cruise ship Costa Concordia will be floated off the seabed in June so it can be towed away to be scrapped, officials said. Thirty huge air-filled will lift the 114,500-tonne vessel off the seabed near the Italian island of Giglio where it has lain since being hauled upright in a complex "parbuckling" operation in September.

The ship capsized after hitting rocks on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people, and the ship's captain Francesco Schettino is on trial for manslaughter, causing the wreck and abandoning ship. He says he was not the only person to blame for the disaster.

"This incident is part of our DNA and our mission is to make sure that it never happens again," Michael Thamm, chief executive of Costa Crociere, a unit of Carnival Corp, which owns the liner, told reporters at a news conference. “We are very confident we can remove the ship from the island within the month of June."

In April, teams will begin to fit 19 buoyancy tanks to the side of the ship, adding to the 11 already in place. Once the tanks are fitted and the weather is good, the Concordia will be ready to be refloated, said Franco Porcellacchia, the engineer in charge of the salvage.

The plan is to begin to pump air into the tanks and water out at the start of June. It will take seven to 10 days to slowly lift the ship from the seabed and prepare it for towing.

"It's a very delicate operation," Porcellacchia said.

It has yet to be decided where the ship, about two-and-a-half times the size of the Titanic, will be dismantled, but the Concordia salvage is expected to be the most expensive wreck recovery ever at a cost of more than €600m (£500m).

Few ports in Europe have the necessary depth of at least 20m to take the vessel, said Porcellacchia, Officials declined to say how much the dismantling would cost because the bidding process is in progress.

Italian officials at the news conference confirmed June was the target date for towing away the ship, though a slight delay could not be ruled out, depending mostly on weather.

"During the next tourist season on the island the ship will be gone," Environment Minister Andrea Orlando said.

Where the ship will be dismantled will be decided by the end of February, said Franco Gabrielli, the man charged by the government with overseeing the salvage operations and about 12 companies are expected to bid for the dismantling contract. Source : E&T

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The MEGA CARAVAN partly loaded moored in Marina di Carrara, the last part of the cargo will be loaded the 15th and

after seafastening the vessel wel head for Australia - Photo : Fop Leder ©

Historic meeting for River Tyne lifeboats

Two River Tyne lifeboats separated by 180 years of history have come together for a one-off meeting

Only a few feet separated two lifeboats as the vessels met up on the River Tyne. But the gap was 180 years in terms of time and technology. The lifeboat Tyne, first launched in 1833, was rolled out from the riverside workshop of the North East Maritime Trust in South Shields after five months of dedicated restoration work.

The second oldest lifeboat left in existence, the vessel was back by the water and lined up on the quayside yesterday.

Joining it was the river’s current lifeboat Spirit of Northumberland, which crossed the Tyne from its North Shields base to moor

alongside its historic forerunner. Trust director Tim West said: “This was something which was a one-off and will never happen again.

“Bringing together for the first time the world’s second oldest lifeboat and a modern day lifeboat illustrates the advances in lifeboat design and development from the pioneering days of the world’s first purpose designed rowing lifeboats, that began in South Shields, to the fast high-tech lifeboats of today. “In just sitting in the Tyne lifeboat, it struck everyone who participated in this project of the bravery, courage and seamanship skills of the local pilots who manned this small open boat in atrocious sea conditions, when going to the aid of those in distress at the mouth of the river.



“The renovation of the Tyne will ensure that not only will the exploits of her crews be remembered, but also that an important part of our local and national maritime heritage will have been be preserved.” During its 54 years of service the Tyne saved 1,024 lives.

She has been on public display since 1893 near the seafront in South Shields, next to the town’s North and South Marine parks.

The lifeboat will now be put into storage until its protective listed canopy near the seafront has also been restored by the trust. The North East Maritime Trust is a voluntary body set up to keep alive traditional wooden boat building skills and promote the area’s maritime heritage.

Mr West said differences between the two lifeboats - one wooden and the other of metal construction - include the fact that one was powered by oars and made around four knots, while the diesel engine of the other produces speeds of 25 knots.

Tyne measures 32ft 6in by 10ft, rows 10 oars, weighs 2.6 tonnes, and had a minimum crew of 12. The work of the early rescue pioneers is continued today by the crew at Tynemouth Lifeboat Station with their self-righting lifeboat the Spirit of Northumberland.

Completed for the station in 1999, at a cost of £1.75m, she has a crew of seven, a range of 250 nautical miles and can carry 124 survivors. In addition to her twin engines, she is fitted with a hydraulic-powered bow thruster for improved manoeuvrability and carries an inflatable which is used in moderate conditions to access areas where the lifeboat cannot reach. On board casualty care equipment includes stretchers, oxygen and entonox.

“I think that if the crews of the Tyne boat came back they would be gobsmacked at the Spirit of Northumberland,” said Mr West. Funded by the Tynemouth Lifeboat Appeal the name Spirit of Northumberland was chosen by members of the lifeboat station in recognition of the first lifeboat to be stationed at North Shields, the Northumberland, in 1798. Source : The Journal

The XIANG RUI KOU arrived with the newbuilding hull PETROBRAS 67 in Rio Grande – Photo : Marcelo Vieira ©

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Saga Ruby: Final voyage complete for last British cruise ship

The last cruise ship to be built in Britain has returned to Southampton from its final voyage.

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The SAGA RUBY was built on the Tyne by shipyard Swan Hunter in 1972. The vessel used to work for Cunard under the name CARONIA. The 40-year-old ship will now retire from service. It is thought it will become a floating hotel in Singapore.

It was due back on Tuesday but bad weather prevented it crossing the Bay of Biscay on the way back from Lisbon. SAGA RUBY month-long farewell cruise left the UK on 7 December and visited the Mediterranean - ports included Monte Carlo, Monaco, Gibraltar and Funchal, Madeira. Source : BBC

PITCH DARK SEARCH FOR COWES LIFEBOAT

A thorough search in pitch darkness was carried out by Cowes RNLI lifeboat in the early hours of last Friday morning after a report that someone could be in difficulties in the sea off East Cowes. A resident living near the breakwater informed HM Coastguard they had heard noises and possibly also saw a light, suggesting someone could be in trouble on the water. The Cowes RNLI lifeboat was launched just before 04:00 after being tasked by Solent Coastguard, with Patrick Moreton in charge. Neil Archer drove the boat while Alisdair Boden and Will King handled the starboard and port searchlights. Meanwhile, Bembridge Coastguard Rescue and officers from Hampshire Constabulary searched the



shore. After an hour of fruitless searching, Cowes lifeboat eventually returned to station. It was then concluded that the noise had emanated, not from the water, but from someone on the shore. Source : Island Echo

The ROLLDOCK STAR delivered her first cargo, a glass pavilion (loaded in Amsterdam), in Gibraltar.

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Largest ship to ever enter the Thames docks at London's newest port

The new London Gateway port welcomed the largest ever ship to enter the Thames this week, after a huge container vessel was diverted by bad weather. Driven from its original destination of Felixstowe by high winds and rains, the GUDRUN MAERSK was towed into port laden with goods from the Far East. The port, in Thurrock, Essex, opened in November after a huge dredging operation made the river Thames deep enough to accommodate the very larger cargo ships which are becoming standard in the shipping industry. The ship, which can carry as much as 8,500 lorries, and weighs 115,000 tonnes when fully loaded, docked in the new port on Wednesday.

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When it was constructed in 2005 it was the largest container ship in the world, but has since been eclipsed a new model which can carry more than twice as much cargo. Ships as large as the GUDRUN MAERSK have been able to venture into the Thames thanks to long-running efforts to remove some 27million tonnes of silt from the river bed. The change, which affects some 100km of waterway, now means that even the world's largest container ship can comfortably dock just miles from London. According to the port's operators, the move will help keep the UK competitive, as without the increased capacity the giant goods ships would have started stopping off in mainland Europe instead. After its time in port, the ship contained to Le Havre in France, and is currently making its way towards Tangiers in Morocco.

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A spokesman for the London Gateway said: 'The ship wouldn't have been able to come in before we dredged the Thames. 'You need deep water to get the ships in, so we have conducted over 100km of dredging, about 27million cubic metres has been dredged from the Thames, all the way up to the estuary and the channel. 'And we have built London Gateway, which only opened on 7 November, for the large ships. This is the future of shipping – so to keep the UK competitive that’s what we’ve done. 'We’re hoping to get a much larger ship actually – the largest in the world. It’s an 18,000-container Maersk EEE.' 'The way the ships run is they stop at maybe 8 ports then start the loop again. The vessel wasn’t actually due to come here, but because of the bad weather over the Christmas period we had a number of ships come that would have gone to Felixstowe, due to high winds.' This was a Far East service, so would have carried electronics, textiles and things like that. It would have mostly been importing as there is not a great deal of exporting in the UK. 'The whole reason London Gateway was built was to allow these ships to come in – if we hadn’t built this they would have just gone to Europe instead.' Source : dailymail.co.uk

North P&I Club reiterates importance of controlling medical costs

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The 171 million GT North P&I Club has launched a new campaign for 2014 to remind its Members of the importance of providing high quality healthcare while avoiding excessive medical costs. An information sheet entitled 'People Claims: Controlling the Cost' is being circulated to all entered ships and Members' offices this week with the latest issue of the club's loss prevention newsletter 'Signals'.

'Illness and injuries are an unfortunate aspect of living and working on ships, as are the associated costs of treatment,' says North's head of loss prevention Tony Baker. 'In our experience targeted loss prevention initiatives can deliver high quality treatment and at the same time help control the potentially significant medical costs associated with illnesses and injuries.'

Baker points out that any illness or injury claim on board is immediately made more serious by the vessel’s distance from port. 'As well as the increased risk to health for the seafarer, the medical treatment both at the next port of call and where repatriation is required, and any contractual and/or statutory benefits arising from the claim may end up being very costly.'

North has developed and supported several initiatives over the years to provide high quality care for the seafarer, mitigate claims, reduce costs and improve service to Members. These initiatives are highlighted in the information sheet being circulated this week.

They include the club's long-standing pre-employment medical programmes in the Philippines and the Ukraine, a post-repatriation medical scheme for Filipino seafarers and a comprehensive medical assistance scheme in the USA called First Call. Operated in association with local specialists, the schemes have all helped Members significantly reduce their medical bills while ensuring high quality care and treatment.

North is also reminding Members calling at European ports to ensure that crew members from the European Economic Area (EEA) carry European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC). These may entitle them to medical treatment in another EEA state for free, or at a reduced cost, if treatment becomes necessary during their visit. Source: North P&I Club

The TAO HUA HAI approaching IJmuiden bound for Amsterdam – Photo : Simon Wolf ©

Libya: Tankers calling at Libyan ports Members will be aware of recent media reports in respect of a tanker vessel calling at Libya being confronted by forces of the Libyan Navy. Apparently this incident took place as the vessel was said to have been near to the Port of Es Sider, although this is not confirmed information.

This incident is not the first that the Association has been alerted to, and there were some other incidents during the course of 2013 of a similar nature. The Association's Correspondents advise that at present there are some ports and areas in Libya which are being occupied by armed groups which are not part of the official security forces of the Libyan Government. These groups may be seeking to finance themselves by selling oil for export. The Libyan Government apparently does not permit these activities and has issued a warning that any vessels calling in Libya must only do so in accordance with Libyan Government regulations and permits.

Any vessel that is found to be in contravention of the orders of the Libyan Government may be met by force from the Libyan security forces.

While the situation in Libya remains volatile and unpredictable, the Association would advise Members planning on trading to Libya to proceed with all due caution and to ensure that any planned voyage does not take the vessel into any area or engage in any activity that would expose her to the risk of being confronted with force or being accused of breaking Libyan laws and regulations. Any fixtures with Libya as intended destination should include a caveat that ensures a vessel cannot be ordered to a port that may be under some sort of sanction by the Government of Libya,



the official security forces, or where the security situation is not sufficiently clear or certain. The Association is grateful to Ali Gargoum of Gargoum Legal Marine, Benghazi, Libya for contributing to this advisory.Source: SKULD

S. Asia takes 71 percent of market for ship breaking

The world market for ship demolition remains strong, with India, Bangladesh and Pakistan together accounting for more than two-thirds of business, a French monitoring group said. In 2013, 1,119 ships went to the world's breaker's yards, a decline of 16 percent over 2012 which was an "exceptional year," the environmental watchdog Robin des Bois (Robin Hood) said. The figures "confirm that the ship demolition sector is in good health," Robin des Bois said.

It is the second highest tally since 2006, when the group began compiling annual reports in an effort to boost transparency in a sector with a contested environmental record.

In terms of numbers, the three South Asian countries accounted for 50 percent of ships, but in terms of tonnage, they accounted for 71 percent, Robin des Bois said. India headed the list in both categories, but China was also a big player, ranking second in the number of ships that it demolished and third in terms of tonnage.

Of the 1,119 ships, 667 were scrapped after being held at ports, along with their crew, for failing to meet international safety standards, the report said. "Port inspections are playing a solid role in cleaning up the world's merchant fleet," it said. Roughly a third of ships that were broken up were bulk carriers, while container ships accounted for one in six -- a sharp rise over the last half dozen years.

South Asia has long been a graveyard for merchant ships, but it also carries a reputation for poor safety and environmental hazards. The European Union has approved regulations requiring large EU-flagged vessels to be recycled at approved facilities. Robin des Bois described the intention as "pious," given that only eight percent of such vessels were scrapped at European yards in 2013, and many European ships were given a flag of convenience by their owners for their last voyage. Source: AFP

Indonesia's mining ministry looks to ease mineral export ban

Indonesia's mining ministry sought to ease a controversial mineral export ban before its Sunday deadline, but still looked set to prohibit more than $2 billion worth of annual nickel ore and bauxite shipments.

Indonesian government officials are scrambling to pass regulations to ease a ban on unprocessed mineral ore exports from Jan. 12. The ban aims to boost Indonesia's long-term return from its mineral wealth, but officials fear a short-term cut in foreign revenue could widen the current account deficit, which has undermined investor confidence and battered the rupiah. "The (mining) ministry proposed that miners will be given flexibility to export concentrate or processed minerals until 2017," Sukhyar, director general of coal and minerals at the ministry, told reporters. "After 2017, they will only be allowed to export metal or refined mineral," he said.

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The mineral ban is one of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's biggest economic policy moves in his nearly 10 years in office. Under the proposed regulations, miners such as U.S. giants Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and Newmont Mining Corp would still be allowed to export copper, manganese, lead, zinc, and iron ore concentrate until 2017.

Freeport and Newmont, however, would not be allowed to ship copper concentrate after 2017. The two companies account for 97 percent of the country's copper production and currently refine only about a third of their copper output in Indonesia. "The point here is ... around three years from now, they must purify," Sukhyar said.

The ministry decided to keep the ban on nickel ore and bauxite because of ample domestic smelters, he added. Indonesia is the world's top exporter of nickel ore.

Out of the hundreds of nickel miners in Indonesia, only PT Antam and PT Vale Indonesia currently process their ore domestically. Last month, the mining ministry forecast nickel production would tumble 78 percent this year compared with 2012, while bauxite would plummet 97 percent. Analysts expect global nickel prices to rise if Indonesia follows through on its ban. "If there is a ban, we think there is considerable upside," said Citi commodities strategist Ivan Szpakowski, who forecast that the LME's benchmark 3-month nickel contract could rise as high as $17,000 a tonne from $13,465 currently.

Shares in Indonesian mining firms rose on the Jakarta stock exchange on Wednesday, with the mining index up 1.8 percent.

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The proposal could still be tweaked and must be approved by the president, who is expected to support the changes.

"The president has asked us to consider all possibilities in the coming days so that we put (Indonesia) at little risk as possible," Energy and Mining Minister Jero Wacik told reporters. "The point remains that raw minerals must not be exported."

Yudhoyono's administration has backed policies aimed at generating greater profits and creating more jobs from the country's vast natural resources, with some success in tin, cocoa and palm oil. Under the new rules, mining companies must process their ore before shipping it overseas, a measure initially passed in 2009 to boost the value of exports from Indonesia, the world's top exporter of nickel ore, thermal coal and refined tin.

But companies have hesitated to invest the hundreds of millions of dollars necessary to build smelters due to ample global refining capacity, low commodity prices, and Indonesia's history of backing away from controversial policies.

As a result, the ban could cause a significant decline in mineral exports and force companies who do not have refining capacity to lay off hundreds of thousands of mine workers. The uncertainty has already hit production, with Singapore-owned nickel miner Ibris Nickel Pte Ltd becoming the first operator to halt operations.

Up to 200,000 workers at bauxite mines could lose their jobs under the proposed new rules, said Didie Suwondho, a senior official with Indonesia's influential chamber of commerce. Indonesia exported $2.1 billion worth of nickel ore and bauxite in 2012, according to the central bank. Source: Reuters

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Evergreen carries relief supplies to the Philippines

In November last year, the powerful typhoon Haiyan devastated the central region of the Philippines, causing catastrophic damage. The victims are still in urgent need of life's daily necessities. Evergreen Line has worked with international aid agencies to arrange free transportation services to carry relief supplies to the affected areas, the company said in its press release. These relief supplies, including drinking water, dry food, tents, medical and sanitarian items, were collected by Crisis Relief Services & Training (CREST), a non-profit Christian humanitarian organization in Malaysia. Four twenty-foot containers of relief supplies were carried by Evergreen's ITAL ONORE from Port Klang to Kaohsiung on December 31. The supplies then connected to the UNI-ASPIRE for delivery to Cebu in the Philippines on January 03. CREST is planning to deliver another three twenty-foot containers of humanitarian supplies with Evergreen Line's help for transportation from Port Klang in early February. Following the natural disaster two months ago, the Philippines has been receiving continuous supplies of humanitarian aid from around the world. For its part, in addition to providing free transportation services, Evergreen has also provided seventeen forty-foot containers to International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), a terminal operator in Manila, for delivery of relief supplies. Source: portnews

The CAP CAPRICORN Calling Melbourne for the first time at the end of its maiden ANZ-ECNA round voyage (that began in Sydney after delivery from Zhejiang Sinopacific) and the second of two sisters for Eyal Ofer's XT Shipmanagement (the other is CAP CAMPBELL, on the NZ-N & E Asia run) and the eighth of at least nine SDARI 3800s from three different Chinese yards for Hamburg Sud charter/operation. The others are CAP CORRIENTES (owner's name VLL DARDANELLES, Vilmaris), CAP CORTES (OSAKA STRAIT, Carsten Rehder), CAP CLEVELAND (MERKUR FJORD, FA Vinnen), CAP CORAL (MERKUR OCEAN, FA Vinnen), and three owned/operated by HS's Brazilian subsidiary Alianca, FERNAO DE MAGALHAES, SEBASTIANO CABOTO and PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL

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Two Greek shipping operators adopt MAN Diesel & Turbo’s G95

Two Greek shipping operators have recently selected one of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s newest, two-stroke, main engines – the G95ME-C – as prime mover for two series of, respectively, 9,000- and 11,000-TEU container vessels, the company said in its press release.

The G95ME-C9.2 ranks among the largest and most powerful engine the company has ever released to the marine, two-stroke market. The orders cover five confirmed engines – 3 + 2 for the 9,000-TEU series and 2 + 2 for the latter – and one of MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Korean licensees will construct the engines.

Originally announced in July 2013, MAN Diesel & Turbo states that the G95ME-C was developed specifically for the large, modern container vessel segment and is optimised for efficiency and green technology. HHIC Phil (Hanjin Heavy Industries Corporation Philippines) will construct the five vessels. Source : portnews



NAVY NEWS Vietnam tests 1st Russian-made

submarine in Cam Ranh The first of six Varshavyanka-class submarines bought from Russia carried out its first operational tests in Vietnamese waters Wednesday. All of HQ182 Hanoi's engines were tested for the first time and the vessel returned to Cam

Ranh military port the same day, a source said. It had been towed by two Vietnamese Navy tugboats from Dutch heavy-lift ship Rolldock Sea and into the port last Friday. It is expected to finish tests by this Friday. An official handover ceremony will be held on January 15 instead of Friday as earlier planned.

The Rolldock Sea had brought it on a 27,000-km journey from St. Petersburg

that took more than six and a half weeks. HQ182 Hanoi was launched in August 2012 and several trial runs were performed at sea in Russia. It is one of the six diesel-electric submarines – considered improvements over the older Kilo-class vessels – that Vietnam agreed to buy from Russia under a US$2-billion deal signed during a visit by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to that country in 2009. Russia will deliver all of them by 2016, train Vietnam crews, and supply Vietnam with necessary spare parts. The submarines are being built by the St. Petersburg-based Admiralty Shipyards. They are nicknamed “black holes” for their ability to remain undetected underwater, and are designed for anti-submarine and anti-ship missions in relatively shallow waters, general reconnaissance, and patrols. They are equipped with six 533-millimeter torpedo tubes and 3M54 (or 3M-54 Klub) cruise missiles. They weigh 3,100 tons, can reach speeds of 20 knots (37 kilometers per hour), dive to 300 meters, and hold 52 crew members. They make little noise and can hit long-distance targets. RIA Novosti cited sources from the Admiralty Shipyards and Russian defense officials as saying that the second and third submarines, HQ183 Ho Chi Minh City and HQ184 Hai Phong, are scheduled to be delivered later this year. The Vietnam Navy established its first modern submarine unit last June. Source : Thanh Nien Daily

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Fire at Portsmouth Naval yard after HMS Illustrious return

A fire broke out at the Naval dockyard in Portsmouth last night just hours after HMS Illustrious returned from an aid mission in the Philippines.

Ten fire engines and two aerial ladder platforms were needed to tackle the blaze, which broke out shortly before 10pm in an uninhabited two-story building at the site. A spokeswoman for Hampshire Fire Service said it was unclear what started the fire, which spread through the roof and upper floor of the building, but it was not being treated as suspicious. She said it was not believed to be related to HMS Illustrious's return. The fire was quickly brought under control and was all but extinguished by 1am. No one was thought to be injured. "There was nobody in the building," she said last night. "The plan was to contain the fire and stop it spreading, and we are on top of the fire now. The arrival of Illustrious and its 550-strong crew had been delayed by three weeks as it diverted to the Philippines before Christmas to help communities recover from Typhoon Haiyan. The 23,000 tonne ship had been due to return from the Gulf, where it had been operating, before Christmas but instead was called in as a replacement for HMS Daring which had been among the first of the ships on the scene to offer aid. In a message to the crew posted on Twitter, Mr Cameron said: "Welcome home HMS Illustrious. Thanks for giving up Christmas at home to help more than 40,000 people recover from Typhoon Haiyan." Illustrious, which sailed from Portsmouth in August for a major training exercise, was deployed for a total of 152 days, 128 of those at sea, and it visited 10 countries. The deployment included exercises in the Mediterranean and Gulf and counter-piracy operations around the Horn of Africa. Illustrious will undergo essential maintenance in Portsmouth before deploying again later in the year. Source : the Telegraph

Taiwan unveils 15-year Navy upgrade plan

The Navy Command Headquarters unveiled a 15-year upgrade plan for Taiwan's naval forces Thursday, under which the weapons systems of the country's major warships will all be upgraded. The naval headquarters briefed news media on the plan while introducing its maritime warfare history exhibition room. The headquarters said it has begun evaluating the feasibility of building submarines on its own as the United States has yet to respond to Taiwan's longtime requests to purchase eight diesel-electric submarines.

The U.S. government approved the sale of eight diesel-powered submarines to Taiwan in 2001, but no progress has been made on the project since then. Frustrated by the country's inability to procure the subs, Taiwan's military has gradually shifted from a model of "waiting for U.S. approval" to considering building its own with U.S. technological support, the United Daily News (UDN) said in a special report last December. The paper also said a local shipbuilders' association is scheduled to come up with a comprehensive feasibility assessment report by June 2014.

The naval headquarters confirmed Thursday that a seminar was held last year to discuss relevant issues with military experts, shipbuilding engineers and academics. Another symposium on sub-related technologies and management topics will be held later this year, the headquarters said. Meanwhile, it said the military will collaborate with local shipbuilders to resume the training functions of the Navy's two Guppy- class submarines.



The sub renovation plan is also expected to help foster local shipbuilders' capability to build new submarines in the future, the naval authority said. It added that the Navy also plans to build a number of new warships, including amphibious dock landing ships that can transport small crafts, vehicles and helicopters. In the future, the Navy will standardize the combat systems of all of its warships and logistics systems as part of efforts to build a strong elite naval force, it said. Source : Focus Taiwan

Is Iran Building A New Class of Submarines?

Jane’s has reported that Iran, (which they note is a country that regularly makes questionable claims with regard to its development of new military equipment), appears to have launched a new class of submarine. That is based on imagery collected by commercial satellites. Jane’s reported a while back that the new boat is visible in imagery taken on October 27th of the Bostanu shipyard at Astrium, on the Strait of Hormuz, while another, larger vessel appears to be under construction at another yard on the Caspian Sea. The completed vessel is said to measure about 40.5 meters in length, and 4m wide, and would represent the largest submarine in Iran’s fleet, it added.

Senior Iranian officials have previously said the country is building a new class of 500 tonne submarines called the Fateh. Meanwhile, Vietnam is continuing to move ahead with its sub capability. In the fall, training for Vietnamese sailors began at the Indian Navy’s submarine training centre. Over 500 Vietnamese to be trained in batches at the centre,according to Thanh Nienh News. The Vietnamese are receiving “comprehensive underwater combat operations” training ahead of Vietnam’s receipt of six Russian Kilo-class submarines by 2016. Source : Ottawa Citizen

SHIPYARD NEWS

S.Korean shares at fresh 4-mth closing level, shipbuilders sink

South Korean shares fell to a fresh four-month closing low on Friday, with Samsung Heavy Industries leading a slide in the shipbuilding sector, while foreigners offloaded local shares before U.S. jobs data. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed down 0.4 percent at 1,938.54 points on Friday, its lowest close since Sept.4.

The KOSPI also shed 0.4 percent on the week. Foreign investors sold a net 249.5 billion won ($234.8 million) worth of KOSPI shares, snapping a four-day net buying streak. Shipbuilding led all sectoral falls, with the sub-index dropping 3.9 percent. Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd tumbled 5.7 percent, while Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, the largest shipbuilder in the world, plunged 4.6 percent. ($1 = 1062.6000 Korean won) Source : Reuters

New Patrol Boats from Lung Teh Shipbuilding

Taiwanese boat builder Lung Teh Shipbuilding (LTS) has recently won the contract to deliver a series of patrol boats to an unspecified government in South East Asia. The first boat in the series will be delivered early 2015. The

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boats are highly sophisticated having 19m long aluminum hulls equipped with twin MJP DRB 400 waterjets coupled to MAN 1650hp engines. They will reach speed of about 50 knots. They also have beaching capability.

Since the vessels are expected to have a very high number of annual working hours, the customer specified equipment with an emphasis on low life cycle cost. Marine Jet Power DRB-series waterjets are built in high-quality materials and with heavy-duty design leading to low maintenance cost plus high reliability. High-efficiency mixed-flow pump means high top speed and low fuel consumption. Marine Jet Power’s 5-year warranty and a regional office in Singapore were also appreciated by the customer. The boats will have a crew of six and are capable of operating in territorial waters under year-round weather and sea conditions. Lung Teh Shipbuilding builds fast speed boats in aluminum, steel and GRP at five different yards in I-Lan with about 200 employees. Further to this order, LTS has under production ferries and a 60 m missile catamaran for Taiwan Navy. This vessel will be equipped with quad MJP CSU 850 waterjets. Source : MAREX

BARROW SHIPYARD’S BUILDINGS SET TO BE DEMOLISHED

REDUNDANT buildings in Barrow shipyard are to be demolished. BAE Systems has applied to Barrow Borough Council to demolish the buildings C25 and C25, bays one to nine. The application form submitted to the council said: “The buildings are vacant and surplus to operational requirements. “They are not fit for purpose and it is considered that demolition is appropriate from a health, safety and security perspective.” The application said decommissioning works are taking place in the buildings, with the majority completed as part of a previous project in 2007. Source : North West evening mail

Cammell Laird condolences after young man dies at Birkenhead shipyard

Cammell Laird management and staff have expressed their condolences after a man died last Thursday while working at the Birkenhead shipyard. The 26-year-old, from Birkenhead, was rushed to hospital but later died.

In a statement the firm’s managing director, Linton Roberts, said: "A man collapsed in the workshop yesterday while standing at a workbench. “The safety first-aid team and colleagues provided support until the arrival of paramedics and ambulance services. “The man was taken to hospital by ambulance but sadly died later.

"The company is satisfied this was not as a result of any form of accident at this stage and continues to provide support to the authorities. "The company and its entire workforce send their condolences together with their thoughts and prayers for his family and friends at this most difficult time.” A post mortem examination will be carried out on Monday to establish cause of death. Wirral coroner's office has been informed. Source : Wirral globe

Unions frustrated over government’s stance towards shipbuilding

FRUSTRATED union officials say they continue to feel snubbed by the government in their efforts to protect Portsmouth’s shipbuilding industry.

Union bosses are disappointed with the Prime Minister’s attitude towards the situation concerning BAE Systems’ decision to move work to Scotland, putting 940 jobs at risk.

It comes after David Cameron said during Prime Minister’s Question Time on Wednesday that despite the announcement in November, Portsmouth is getting a package of benefits. As reported, Mr Cameron said the city’s future is looking bright thanks to the City Deal – which has unlocked land in Tipner for redevelopment – and the modernisation of the Royal Navy.

Portsmouth North MP Penny Mordaunt also met Chancellor George Osborne on the same day to brief him about the companies interested in relocating to the city for commercial shipbuilding. But John Ferrett, negotiations officer for The Prospect Union, said the real issue was being avoided. ‘We are still very disappointed both with the remarks of the Prime Minister and the Portsmouth North MP because neither have gone any closer to retaining naval shipbuilding in this city,’ he said. ‘They are not prepared to reverse the decision that has already been made. We believe there is a



solution here to keep all the work in the yards in the UK. That is what Penny should be promoting and what the government should be supporting, but they are burying their heads in the sand.’

Ms Mordaunt responded: ‘A lot of John’s approach to dealing with this situation is to protest, which is fine, but actually what is going to solve this situation is a lot of hard work, stuff that is not particularly headline grabbing. It’s helping businesses work out their business plans and number crunching in terms of the overheads on the yard.’

Meanwhile, Councillor Donna Jones, Portsmouth’s Tory group leader, got the chance to talk to David Cameron about the future of shipbuilding before a Conservative group leaders meeting at Downing Street this week.

She said: ‘It was a very positive meeting. I spoke to him about various options, and there are things in the pipeline.

‘My main focus for the year ahead is to work with the business community in and around the surrounding area.’ Source : The News –Portsmouth

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The NORWEGIAN GETAWAY arriving in Rotterdam last Saturday – Photo : Bert Lamers ©

Pertamina Set to Ship Oil From Algeria Indonesia’s state-owned energy company Pertamina announced on Wednesday that it is preparing an oil tanker to take on the first output from the company’s recently acquired assets in Algeria.

Hanung Budya, Pertamina’s director for business and marketing, said MT Gunung Geulis would be sent to Algeria to take on a cargo of 600,000 barrels of crude oil produced from MLN, EMK and Ourhud fields in the African nation.

Hanung said that it would take the ship up to 30 days to reach its destination before returning to deliver its cargo to Pertamina’s refinery in Balikpapan, East Kalimatan. “This delivery signifies our commitment to the country’s energy security,” said Hanung.

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Pertamina paid ConocoPhillips $1.75 billion for a 65 percent interest of the MLN field, 16.9 percent of EMK and 3.7 percent of Ourhoud. Pertamina’s take is estimated to be around 23,000 barrels per day. Hanung said that the company would boost output at its Algerian assets to reach 32,000 bpd by 2017. Pertamina is planning to send ships to Algeria to transport the crude back to Indonesia once every two months, according to Hanung, and the company planned to expand its fleet in order to accommodate more deliveries from overseas assets as it steadily expands its international presence.

Hanung added that Pertamina had also recently acquired a 10 percent interest in West-Qurna, a major oil field in Iraq in which its output currently stands at 500,000 bpd. “We need to improve our fleet in order to transport our shares from overseas assets so we can meet growing domestic demand,” said Hanung. Pertamina currently operates 201 vessels of various sizes, but the energy giant is preparing to expand its fleet in a program that will run until 2016.

Pertamina plans to purchase four vessels valued at a total of $204 million, with more ships to come in 2016 including a $1.75 billion liquefied natural gas tanker.

The state-owned firm is targeting net income of $3.21 billion in 2014, a 5.7 percent increase from last year. The target is down from the original projection of $3.44 billion, after the government rejected a request to raise the price of non-subsidized liquefied petroleum gas by 68 percent.

Pertamina scaled down the increase to just 17 percent, which became effective on Tuesday. The company had incurred losses of Rp 7.73 trillion ($642 million) in 2011-12 from the sales of 12-kilogram and 50-kilogram LPG cylinders, according to the Supreme Audit Agency. Pertamina estimated that for 2014 that its daily production would be 284,000 barrels of oil and 1,567 million metric standard cubic feet of gas. Source : jakarta globe

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DeepOcean to inspect the Nord Stream pipelines

DeepOcean AS, subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, announces that company has been awarded the contract for inspection of the Nord Stream gas export pipelines in the Baltic Sea by Nord Stream AG. The Contract is for two years and confirms DeepOcean’s strong position as a provider of advanced pipeline inspection services to operators of key subsea pipeline systems in Europe, the company said in its press release.

“Winning the Nord Stream pipeline inspection contract in the Baltic Sea has been a key target for us” says Commercial Director Rolf Ivar Sørdal. “DeepOcean has a very strong track record in the inspection of subsea pipeline systems running from Norway to UK and mainland Europe as well as similar systems crossing the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. With a total capacity in the order of 55 BCM/year, the two 48 inch Nord Stream pipelines from Russia to Germany constitute one of the biggest offshore gas transmission pipeline systems in the world. DeepOcean is very pleased to be the preferred survey service provider to the pipeline operator Nord Stream AG.”, Sørdal continues.

The contract is for two years in 2014 and 2015 and includes the full external inspection of the two pipelines using ROV and ROTV methodologies. DeepOcean plans to use its vessel Deep Vision for the 2014 campaign. The expected duration of work is 4-6 months each year. Source : PortNews

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WWL received draft cease and desist order in Japanese fair trade investigation

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), owned 50% by Wallenius Lines, has received a draft cease and desist order and a draft surcharge order from the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) indicating that WWL as one of several companies in the industry has participated in non-competitive behaviour in automotive transportation. The draft surcharge is estimated to USD 33 million and primarily related to the Japan-Europe trade, the company said in its press release.

The investigation into the car carrier trade practices between Japan and other regions of the world, which started in September 2012, has involved a number of car carrying operators. EUKOR Car Carriers, owned 40% by Wallenius Lines, was initially included in the investigation, but has not been named in the draft orders from the JFTC.




Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has done its best to respond to the fair trade authority’s requests during the past 17 months, and expects to receive the final cease and desist order and final surcharge order from the JFTC in the second quarter. Source : PortNews

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“Schoolschepen”

Bij Auk Boom Producties verscheen het boek ‘Schoolschepen. De praktijktraining voor zee- en binnenvaart’. Ing. Albert J. Boes tekende als auteur.

Nadat in 1913 de Vereeniging van Gezagvoerders bij de Binnenvaart was opgericht, werd in 1918 op de klipper ‘Lichtstraal’ een eerste instructiereis op de Zuiderzee gemaakt. In 1921 stichtte de Vereeniging het Onderwijsfonds, dat uiteindelijk het Koninklijk OnderwijsFonds voor de Scheepvaart (KOF) werd. Het eerste eigen schip dat het Onderwijsfonds in de vaart bracht was de ‘Prins Hendrik’. Vervolgens liet het Onderwijsfonds een nieuw schip bouwen. Dit werd de bekende ‘Prinses Juliana’. Tot ver na de Tweede Wereldoorlog heeft dit schip dienst gedaan om uiteindelijk, na vele omzwervingen,, teruggevonden te worden als restaurant in het Deense Aalborg. Het KOF bracht in 1966 het zeegaande opledingsschip ‘Prinses Margriet’ in de vaart. Echter, de basis van het KOF was de binnenvaart en ook hiervoor werden drie opleidingsschepen in de vaart gebracht. en daarnaast ook nog het zeegaande visserij-instructievaartuig ‘Koningin Juliana’. Duizenden hebben de eerste kennismaking met hun latere beroep op een van deze schepen ondergaan. De zeilende schepen maakten plaats voor motorschepen en zij op hun beurt weer voor de simulator. Maar het belang van de praktijklessen op het water verdween niet en zo zien we nu dat de maritieme opleidingsinstituten zelf schepen in de vaart brengen om de leerlingen en studenten voor te bereiden op hun mooie beroep. Albert Boes beschrijft de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse – en enkele buitenlandse – opleidingsschepen, zowel varend als stationair, opgefleurd met circa 200 foto’s en anekdotes van de opvarenden en gesprekken met kapiteins.



‘Schoolschepen’ (ISBN 90-78006-01-3) werd als hardback uitgegeven en telt 216 pagina’s. Het boek kost 27.50 euro. Aankoop kan via de boekhandel, maar ook rechtstreeks bij de uitgeverij, Auk Boom Producties, tel. +31(0)75-6401440 of via e-mail: [email protected]

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