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CRIMESMART STRATEGY

LAUNCHES Fish Crime conference highlights the global impact of criminal activity in the fishing sector

After working together successfully on the Smart Wreck Removal, a successful

joint venture between Subtech and Ardent has been established

A number of vessel launches marked investment in the new tonnage

for private as well as State Owned Enterprises in South Africa

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IN DEPTH

MARITIME TRANSFORMATION 06The South African maritime industry has participat-ed in a number of consultative sessions with the Department of Transport since August 2014 to work towards creating an aligned Maritime Sector B-BBEE Code of Good Practice.

BUNKER WOES CONTINUE 08The decommissioned marine gas oil pipelines in the Port of Cape Town represent the latest blow for the South African bunker sector which has seen a steady decline in bunker-only calls and now faces losing the small vessel market due to irregularity in supply.

COLUMNS

THROUGH THE LENS 10Claire Attwood takes a closer look at the science of sardines and discusses how refinements to the man-agement of the small pelagic highlight some of the research that underpins the sector which is a vital contributor to food security in South Africa.

FISHY BUSINESS 12Shaheen Moolla outlines how the Appeals Advisory Team has been working with the Minister to address the appeals lodged across the fishing sectors.

CASTING THE NET BACK 16Dave Japp and Claire Attwood recount how times have changed since 1925 when scientists were advocating the introduction of fish species from the northern hemisphere into South African waters.

MARITIME MEMORIES 50Flipping through the pages of an edition of Mer-chant Ships World Built that documents ships built in 1965, Brian Ingpen highlights some of the memo-rable vessels that made an impact locally.

REPORT BACK

FISHCRIMES SYMPOSIUM 18Illegal fishing is just one aspect of the criminal and illicit practises taking place in the oceans and inland waterways around the world. Steve Saunders at-tended the International Symposium on FishCRIME hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in Cape Town during October to find out whether Africa is losing the battle.

WORLD MARITIME DAY 21World Maritime Day is an official United Nations day, celebrated every year, providing an opportunity to focus attention on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment as well as to emphasise a particular aspect of

the International Maritime Organisation’s work.

HYDRO 2015 24International delegates attended the second hydrographic conference and exhibition to be held in Africa under the auspices of the International Federeation of Hydrogaphic Societies (IFHS) in Cape Town where a number of issues were discussed relating to developing the sector in Africa.

FEATURES

MARITIME ELECTRONICS 27• Simulation based training for SA Navy launched• Regrouping after buy-out• Technology can improve safety and security• Acquisition strengthens position in sector• Demonstrating the potential of autonomous operation for Africa• The future for autonomous ships• Addressing the needs of communication at sea• A start up with a depth of experience

VESSEL LAUNCHES

UMLOBI & FEROX 34The launch of the freezer factory trawler, Umlobi, and the purpose-built fresh fish trawler, Ferox, by I&J in November represents part of a half-a-billion rand investment in the deep-sea trawl fishery.

AUKWATOWA 38The recent launch of the Aukwatowa in Cape Town celebrated more than just another vessel enter-ing the water – it highlighted the impact of the maritime economy on communities; promoted part-nerships and emphasised the benefits of a healthy supply chain for a number of maritime sectors.

MVEZO 41The R1.4 billion project to deliver nine tugs to the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa delivered another important milestone in No-vember when the first of the tugs was launched at the Southern African Shipyards facilities in Durban.

MARITIME NEWS

AFRICAN NEWS 42• A focus to boost fishmeal production• Accommodating upgraded cruise liner• Swaziland’s membership emphasises importance of dry ports• Cuban interest in Cape Town boat builder generates orders• Mathematic model minimises port congestion• More smart ports for South Africa

Ardent Subtech, the Joint Venture between Ardent, an emergency response and wreck removal special-ist, and Subtech, a Sub-Saharan marine emergency response and diving services provider celebrated its official launch at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town at the beginning of November. Since Ardent Subtech’s actual launch in mid 2015, the joint venture has been able to demonstrate its key objectives: to increase responsiveness and op-erational capability throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; and to provide clients with support and assurance

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• New supplier for search and rescue craft• The IMO interacts with Africa• PRODUCT NEWS: Waste water treatment plant without a membrane• New vessel to service OPL market• Major contract for inland ferries awarded• Increase in lobster catch announced• Reconstruction project brings Maydon Wharf infrastructure up to date• Briefs

OFFSHORE NEWS 47• Offshore fabrication project links South Africa and Ghana• Major interest in Nigerian offshore petroleum delivery contract• Exploration and production updates• Consortium to finance Nigerian oil wells• Drilling rig undergoes survey at Ngqura• FSRU contract in place for import of LNG to Ghana• Joint venture in Ghana boosts local fabrication capacity

PEOPLE AND EVENTS

NEWS 52• Joint venture officially launched in Cape Town• Port management conference scheduled for early 2016• Ocean festival draws people to Port of Cape Town• Maritime company acknowledged at exporters’ awards• Honouring the heroes of the oceans• New president for defence and security company• Vessel donation acknowledges 30 years of custodianship• Commitment to work together• Port Authority upgrades school facilities and boosts maritime education

GREEN MARINE

NEWS AND UPDATES 55• Why sustainability makes good business sense: the case of the RFA• PRODUCT NEWS: Energy-Efficient Pump Approved• GREEN WARRIOR: A positive influence on ocean conservation• Marine ecolabel drives sustainability in fishing sectors• International scientists undertake humpback whale research voyage• Improving ocean management and governance• A first for Africa• Whale tourism poses threat to young whales

in areas that are challenging to operate in.“We are delighted with the first five months of the Joint Venture’s operation and the closer alignment of our two group companies, the joint venture continues to generate new op-portunities to support our clients in emergency management, wreck removal and decommis-sioning services,” says Neil Scott Williams, Director of Salvage at Subtech and the General Manager of the Joint Venture addsSee full story on page 52.

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EDITOR’S CHOICE

RECOMMENDED READS:The recent FISHCrimes conference held in Cape Town provided some eye-opening facts about illegal activity in the fishing sector. Read more about this on page 18

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In Durban the first of Transnet National Ports Authority’s (TNPA) tugs settled into the wa-ter as Southern African Shipyards celebrat-

ed the beginning of their nine-vessel delivery programme that will see a new tug delivered every three months until early 2018. Named Mvezo, the first tug is due for operation in Port Elizabeth. The press in Cape Town can be forgiven for

confusing this R1.4 billion shipbuilding project with the not insignificant delivery of the Auk-watowa from Damen Shipyards Cape Town for Smit Amandla Marine. With many of our newspapers alerted to the Aukwatowa launch by a Department of Trade and Industry’s press statement that lauded the Transnet order within the context of the Cape Town delivery – it’s forgivable that some of the resultant press coverage seemed to blur the lines between the two deliveries. I&J welcomed two new vessels to its fleet,

marking an unparalleled investment in the sector for many years and suggesting that the fishing giant is comfortable in its position in what has been a turbulent sector. The future of the shipbuilding industry seems

buoyant with Operation Phakisa clearly stipu-lating that State-owned vessels should be de-livered from South African shipyards where at least a 60 percent local content criteria is in place. The South African Navy’s Project Hotel and Project Beira drew bids from the main players despite some speculation as to wheth-er a local yard can deliver on the specifications called for under Project Hotel that aims to re-place the Navy’s hydrographic platform. In addition, the Department of Transport has

called for bidders to conduct a feasibility study into the feasibility of a tug-building project in preparation for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project. One should see this is conjunc-tion with their earlier call for interested par-

ties to develop a Coastal Salvage Strategy and in relation to the current Emergency Response Contract. This call would suggest that it is likely that the Smit Amandla could be retired from its position as the official standby tug on the South African coastline at the end of its current contract if the project is followed with some haste.The South African marine electronics suppli-

ers and servicers also stand to benefit from a robust shipbuilding industry and many have been involved in the Navy bids as they work alongside the shipyards. We take a closer look at some of the developments on the local scene in this issue and it reads a bit like a hatch, match and dispatch column as one con-siders the new entrants, recent mergers and the potential demise of others. While it is implausible to think of the demise

of an entity such as the South African Mari-time Safety Authority (SAMSA), the industry has taken note of the R81 million deficit re-ported in the latest Annual Report and some skepticism exists that the current executive took heed of the Transport Minister’s lam-basting after the Authority’s AGM in 2014. Reports are, however, that the new chairman of the board, Mr Mavuso Msimang, is adept at steering public entities back on course and one hopes that the New Year will bring more positive news in this regard. Given the recently revealed theme for the

2016 World Maritime Day as - Shipping: In-dispensible to the world – now is the time for South Africa, and indeed Africa, to get their maritime administrations together and ensure that strategies such as the Africa Integrated Maritime Strategy take root and deliver as in-tended. Until the New Year – may your festive season

be safe and restful.Colleen Jacka, editor

There has been some significant investment in tonnage on the continent this year and in the last month alone the South African maritime sectors have broken bottles of bubbly across the hulls of some noteworthy vessels.

The shipbuilding sector could be gearing up for more deliver-ies as the appetite for vessel ownership by the South African government and State Owned Entities seems to be increasing.

QUAY QUOTES Who is saying what in the maritime industry

EXPRESSIONS Quay quotes


11 “In future, it is likely that the two stock assessment model that is gradually being de-veloped will take into account the movement between the stocks, possibly using the parasite data as an index of sardine residence time on the west coast. And, it is possible that, in time, a stock-specific total allowable catch will be set,” writes Claire Attwood. 15 “Prior to the allocation of the current long term fishing rights in the tuna pole fishery, the percentage of black-owned right holders in the fishery stood at 54 percent. This has now in-creased to 69 percent,” writes Shaheen Moolla.

17 “At present, 53 percent of introduced marine and estuarine species in South Africa are concentrated in harbour areas and only four open coast invaders have been detected. Inva-sive species are much more prolific on the west coast than they are in other coastal regions and most of the introduced species found in the cool waters of the west and south coasts originate from the northern hemisphere,” writes Claire Attwood.

18 “One in four fish caught is traded illegally and it is Africa that is one of the biggest victims of fisheries crime. We have to raise awareness of the scourge. It threatens livelihoods, is linked to drugs, people trafficking and money laundering. Driven by highly organised crime there has to be a global response to fish crime,” says Gunnar Stolsvik, head of the Norwegian national adviso-ry group against organised fisheries crime and IUU fishing. 18 “Cases are getting complex and include tax evasion, arms and drug smuggling, pollution and people trafficking. What is apparent is that the crimes are highly organised and well fund-ed,” said Tor Martin Møller of the Norwegian ministry of fisheries.

39 “For us it was a perfect project. We have a good team in place and we worked well with Smit to deliver what they needed,” says Manag-ing Director of Damen Shipyards Cape Town, Arie Midavaine.

41 “We have also committed to ensuring that each tug has a minimum of 60 percent local-ly manufactured components, while partnering with international companies on the remaining aspects that cannot be manufactured here, for example the engines and propulsion units,” says Prasheen Maharaj, CEO of SA Shipyards.

42 “The great thing about these vessels is the high degree of standardisation. There are two main engines on each boat and 11 boats with identical engines. So in the warehouse, they’ve got four spare main engines and if they have a problem with a main engine they can change it

in eight hours,” said Oceana CEO, Francois Kuttel.

44 “The whole point is to minimise loading and unloading times, making sure that resources are allocated accordingly and that the port runs efficiently,” says Zanele Mpanza, a CSIR engineer and mathematician.

46 “It involves the reconstruction and deep-ening of six of the 15 berths in this precinct. Once completed the berths will have a draught of 14.5 m enabling them to handle vessels with draughts up to 13 m, however the Maydon Wharf entrance channel will still need to be deepened thereafter to enable these vessels to sail in fully laden,” said Senior Operations Man-ager in the Port of Durban, Zola Nkowane.

48 “As the first offshore energy development spanning national boundaries in the Central Afri-ca region, Lianzi represents a unique cooperative approach to share offshore resources and may serve as a model for the development of similar cross-border fields between two countries,” said Ali Moshiri, president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company.

49 “West Africa is becoming an increasing-ly important region for our business and we are proud to be jointly developing Sub Saharan Afri-ca’s first FSRU in partnership with WAGL. As this is a five year charter, the vessel will be offered to Golar LNG Partners LP to acquire providing for another potential acquisition with a new and particularly strong counterparty,” Said Golar LNG’s CEO, Gary Smith.

54 “The 1960s marked the transfer of the leadership of global shipbuilding from Britain and Europe to Japan as indicated by British ship-yards having produced 260 vessels in 1955 and 176 a decade later. In contrast, Japan had moved from building 158 ships in 1955 to 699 in 1965,” writes Brian Ingpen.

57 “Shark bites are highly emotive and topical issues. One of my roles is to respond to incidents and to collect relevant information to establish the facts around the attack. Coupled to this is providing information to the public through various media channels. This can be challenging because for weeks following an incident one is consumed by media interviews, debates and dis-cussions,” says Dr Alison Kock, Research Manag-er for the Shark spotters programme.

58 “Market demand for sustainable seafood is helping to drive positive change in how our oceans are fished and managed. As more retail-ers and processors choose MSC certified sea-food, other fisheries are encouraged into MSC assessment to meet the opportunities that high-er demand for sustainable seafood can deliver,” says MSC CEO, Rupert Howes.

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TThe maritime industry has been en-gaged in a process driven by the De-partment of Transport (DOT) since

August 2014 to discuss and drive transfor-mation in the sector – and ultimately final-ise sector codes.

A series of consultative sessions were convened in Durban and attended by a broad base of independent maritime stake-holders including, shipping lines, legal firms and service providers as well as Transnet, the Transport Education and Training Au-thority (TETA) and the South African Associ-ation of Ship Owners and Agents (SAASOA).

Discussions relating to issues of transfor-mation continue to be a thorny subject, but reports are that the sessions were produc-tive and the process well managed. Follow-ing completion of the industry consultation process, the draft Sub-Sector Codes were submitted to the DTI, and are expected to be gazetted for comment within the next three months, and in force by the middle

of 2016.

The Maritime Sector Codes aim to take into consideration several key issues that are unique to the industry including statu-tory training, employment of people living with disabilities as well as the imperative to develop a healthy talent pipeline in a large-ly invisible industry. As such maritime edu-cation and maritime awareness have been identified as key value adding focus areas in the new charter under socio-economic development.

Without pre-empting the legislated sub-sector codes relevant to the maritime sector, the following are some of the key high-level changes in legislation that com-panies in the maritime sector should be aware of.

B-BBEE elementsA measurement of B-BBEE elements will

determine the level of B-BBEE contribution by the measured enterprise. Scorecard in-

dicator measurements have been reduced from seven to five to include:

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�� Enterprise and supplier development

�� Socio-economic development

Previous drafts of the new sector codes had also included employment equity and sector specific targets as indicator mea-surement tools.

Small and micro enterprisesThe threshold to qualify as an Exempted

Micro Enterprise (EME) has increased from a turnover of R2 million or less to that of less than R10 million. Similarly the criteria to be classed as a Qualifying Small Enter-prise (QSE), which was initially drafted to include companies with a turnover be-tween R2 and R20 million, has now shifted to include companies with a turnover of between R10 and R50 million.

Priority measurement elementsOwnership, skills development as well as

enterprise and supplier development will be prioritised in the new maritime sector codes. Companies not meeting a minimum of 40 percent of the available points in these measurement elements will face be-

The South African maritime industry needs to gear up to meet the country’s transformation agenda

Industry sectors had until November 15 to submit Sector Codes that exhibit alignment with the Department of Trade and In-dustry’s (DTI) new B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice that came into effect at the beginning of May this year. Sector codes not submitted by this date were due to be repealed and companies operating within these affected sectors will find themselves measured under the DTI’s new Codes of Practice.

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ing discounted an additional B-BBEE Level at verification.

Changing B-BBEE level thresholdsThe previous B-BBEE Level thresholds have changed and, for exam-

ple, an enterprise currently operating as a Level 4 Company with a verification score of between 65 and 74 points will be judged under the new codes to fall within the Level 6 or 7 thresholds.

Meeting the criteria of preferential procurementThe introduction of the Empowering Supplier concept will see the

development of a database of qualifying suppliers from which mea-sured entities will be able to procure and, unless entities meet the additional Empowerment Supplier criteria outlined in the codes, their certificate will not be valid for the purpose of preferential pro-curement.

There is a lot to process in the new codes and, with the implemen-tation deadline looming, it is advisable to become more familiar with the content. Those who are responsible for driving transformation in their business should align their business processes. Ultimately the way in which companies recruit, develop, procure and invest in com-munities will not only contribute to the growth and transformation of the maritime industry – but also make good business sense.

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EThekwini Cluster hosts entrepreneurs

The EThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) in Durban recently hosted a morning workshop for entrepreneurs to discuss

the Proposed Draft Amended Maritime B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice in an effort to unpack the codes as they apply to the maritime industry.

Presenting the session, Brigitte Brun of Africandi Business Solutions highlighted that the current draft document repre-sented an improvement on the previous B-BBEE codes.

Brun also highlighted the concept of a calculator App, which they have introduced for the new codes that will allow enter-prises to measure their own B-BBEE compliance score. She de-scribed the App as an affordable and easy-to-use calculator. It is South Africa’s only B-BBEE Scorecard Calculator for all smart phones, tablets and computers.

During the question and answer session the meeting attend-ees posed various interesting questions relating to issues of compliance for their businesses, as well as those entities in their value chain that affect their B-BBEE scoring.

Exemption for mining

The Department of Mineral Resources announced a 12-month exemption for the mining industry from applying

the provisions of the B-BBEE Act pending the alignment of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) with the B-BBEE Act and new DTI Codes.

“The exemption is intended to avoid creating uncertainty for the mining and upstream petroleum industries as to the application of the B-BBEE Act, the DTI Codes, the MPRDA and the Mining Charter,” Miner-al Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane said.

Technical teams from both departments are working on the alignment between the two Acts, and an update is expected to be provided in due course. In the meantime, the mining and upstream petroleum industry are expected to continue maintaining compliance with the obligations envisaged in the Mining Charter and terms and conditions of their rights and applicable laws pending finalisation of the review and alignment process.

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And so as news of Mauritius’ push to develop into a global bunker hub surfaces, South Africa falls further

behind as bunker-only calls in Durban are well-documented to have almost halved in recent history and now the port of Cape Town will struggle to service a well-estab-lished market of smaller vessels that have made the port their preferred bunker sup-plier.

According to an International Bunker In-dustry Association (IBIA) statement issued after a regional forum in the Indian Ocean region, Mauritius is eyeing the 35,000 ships that transit their waters between Asia and southern Africa. The volume supplied rose from 269,324 metric tons in 2013 to 287,546 metric tons in 2014, representing a 6.8 per-cent increase. These numbers are relatively small in relation to the government’s short-term goal of supplying 1 million metric tons per year.

In addition, Mauritius has extended the port limits to provide for sites that allow for anchorage for petroleum-based activities. A master plan is being developed to fully realise the potential of the industry.

“This development could be a significant economic accelerator for the country, as ships that stop for fuel spend on other ser-vices, in fact, it is estimated that at current prices, for every $100 spent on fuel, an additional $100 is spent in the local econ-omy, on direct and indirect services such as agency fees, port charges and deliveries to the ship and crew transfers, hotels, career development, finance bunker trading, to just mention a few,” says Peter Hall, CEO of IBIA, highlighting the very points that the

Trade Ocean blog posts aims to emphasise.

Ruling out barge delivery to small vessels

With bunkers now only available via barge or truck in the port of Cape Town, agencies such as Trade Ocean have been constrained in servicing vessels under 70 m since July this year.

As the operator of the only bunker barge in Cape Town, Dian Esterhuyse of Unicorn

Bunkers says that pipelines remain the best option for smaller vessels calling at the port. He says that given the challenges faced in the port, pipelines remain the best solution for bunker delivery.

“It might be very wise to at least replace some sections of the condemned pipeline,” he stresses, highlighting that barge delivery to smaller vessels is simply not an option.

“Putting a 70m, 4,250t fully laden bunker tanker alongside a 20m, wooden fishing trawler is plain stupid and unsafe, as the trawler could get crushed,” he says further emphasising other safety concerns.

“The parallel body length could be too short to prevent the barge from going in under the receiving ship’s flare, potentially causing hull damage. In addition mooring

lines would have to go onto bollards on the quay, mak-ing it very difficult to re-lease lines quickly in case of an emergency,” he explains adding that if the barge is tied to the receiving ship,

the ship’s mooring lines will in all likelihood not be strong enough to keep both vessels safely alongside in strong winds.

With the idea of introducing a second smaller barge to the bunker supply mix in Cape Town having surfaced on some fo-rums since the decommissioning of the pipelines – Esterhuyse remains uncon-vinced that this is the ideal solution.

“There’s just not enough volume going through Cape Town to justify another barge

South Africa’s bunker woes continueDecommissioned pipelines further dampen South Africa’s bunker market potential

A blog post on the Trade Ocean website highlighting the dis-ruption caused by the decommissioned marine gas oil (MGO) pipeline in October helped stir up media interest in the issue, which has seen vessels cancelling calls to Cape Town due to lack of bunkering facilities.

Algoa Bay pinpointed for bunkering development

High-level deliberations to develop Algoa Bay as the centre of bunker-

ing development in South Africa saw the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) host a delegation from Aegean Marine Petroleum (AMP) and the Hel-lenic Environmental Centre (HEC) to dis-cuss opportunities and prospects for the company under Operation Phakisa during September.

Plans include developing an offshore bunkering anchorage point to attract passing ships that currently do not stop in the country for bunkers. Talks with AMP also extended to the collection of waste-water and slops from ships – an area the company successfully operates in interna-

tionally.

During the week-long visit to South Afri-ca the delegation met with the Coega De-velopment Corporation (CD), toured the Port of Ngqura and flew to Cape Town to meet with the South African Oil and Gas Alliance (SAOGA) and visit the Port of Sal-danha Bay as well as Saldanha Bay Indus-trial Development Zone (SBIDZ).

According to correspondence from SAMSA, AMP seeks to invest in South Afri-ca through viable partnerships as they en-ter the South African maritime industry.

Right: A page from Aegean Marine Petroleum’s latest newsletter confirms the company’s inter-

est in South Africa’s Maritime Industry

“There’s just not enough volume going through Cape Town to justify another barge at this stage and the barge required to solve the current problem would have to be so small that it would be extremely difficult to make it financially viable,”

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at this stage and the barge required to solve the current problem would have to be so small that it would be extremely difficult to make it finan-cially viable,” he says adding that the operating and manning costs of a small vessel are almost identical to a large one that has the advantage of benefitting from economies of scale.

Trucking issuesIn an effort not to lose all of the small vessel bunker business which

represents a number of local and foreign fishing fleets, agencies such as Trade Ocean are looking to bunker via road tanker or truck, but this is not without its own challenges.

The cost implications associated with this development cannot be un-derestimated. Gunnar Engbers of Trade Ocean confirms that affected vessels are paying a minimum of US$ 60 more per ton for their fuel than a few months ago.

“Whereas fuel supplied by pipeline or barge attracts no additional costs; fuel supplied via road tanker costs about US$ 100 per ton or if supplied via the one privately controlled pipeline bunker point costs US$ 60 per ton,” he says.

Apart from the cost implications, supplying via road tanker is also seen to be logistically challenging and poses more safety challenges than delivery through a robust and well-maintained pipeline system.

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) issues bunkering licences to operators who specify the range of their services on their application and which include road tanker, road truck, bunker barge, or via quay-side pipelines. At present there seems to be speculation as to whether current Cape Town suppliers would have included the tanker or truck option or whether they are simply relying on the delivery trucks to ap-ply for entry permits.

Obligations of the bunker operator, who is required to apply for a li-cence for each port in which they operate, include the need to comply with all the provisions of MARPOL Annex I Regulation 13H (7), ISGOTT Manual and the ISM Code. In addition the operator needs to have sup-plied TNPA with an Environmental Management Plan that covers all spill and pollution control measures.

Indeed the full Safety, Health, Environment and Efficiency (SHEE) re-quirements included in the application would make it appear that the Authority has mandated against unsafe practices in the port. And at a cost of R30,000 per licence per port, it’s not worth the risk of losing a licence due to unsafe practices.

Given these requirements, concerns relating to safety should not be an issue, but fishing companies have already voiced their apprehension and, with no list of licenced bunker operators readily available from the TNPA, at least one supplier is already questioning whether other sup-pliers are appropriately licenced and therefore appropriately sensitised to the safety issues.

Solutions neededThe problem of bunker supply to the port for smaller vessels will prob-

ably see a direct loss of business for the port and its service providers.

Managing Director of Trade Ocean, David Jooste, predicts that the port will see a decline in the number of foreign fishing vessel calls. “There will be a direct loss of revenue to the Transnet National Ports Authority, agents and other third party service providers,” he says add-ing that this could lead to loss of employment in the sector. “Agencies that handle fishing vessels only will struggle to survive.”

Jooste adds that, while it is difficult to quantify where the lost busi-ness will go, it is likely to benefit Port Louis in Mauritius and result in more fuel transfers at sea.

“We cannot afford to be apathetic to this loss of business and we are open to working with the industry to find a viable as well as cost-effec-tive solution,” he says.

Unfortunately apathy is exactly the approach that seems to have been adopted and it’s an approach that will benefit other ports that are able to offer a cost effective, reliable service.

THROUGH THE FISH EYE LENS A wide-angle perspective on commercial fishing


Did you know that three million Lucky Star meals are consumed every day? Not all the fish that goes into Lucky

Star cans comes from the South African fishery for sardines, but a large chunk of it does and of course there are several other brands of canned sardines on supermarket shelves.

Sardines are renowned as a low-cost, high protein food, so it’s encouraging to see that some clever science is taking place behind the scenes and that the management of the fishery is being refined and improved in partnership with the fishing industry.

Recently, with the encouragement of the most energetic proponent for small pelagic fish who ever lived, Carl van der Lingen (a researcher with the Department of Agricul-ture, Forestry and Fisheries, DAFF) I took some time to read a few scientific papers that together provide convincing evidence that the sardine stock that supplies all those cans of pilchards, may not be quite what we assumed it to be.

Understanding the stocksThe story goes something like this. For

years the fishing industry and management authorities considered the sardine Sardin-ops sagax stock to be a single, homogenous one and accepted that some deft footwork was required to manage competing inter-

ests in the fishery: some vessels target sar-dines for human consumption, while others catch anchovy for reduction to fishmeal.

Because they shoal together as juveniles, and because mostly juvenile anchovy are targeted, there is the potential to have a high sardine by-catch in anchovy-directed fishing. Catches of the two species cannot be simultaneously maximised and there is a trade-off: high anchovy catches will mean lower sardine catches, and vice versa.

The two fisheries have been jointly man-aged since 1994 by some fairly complicated Operational Management Procedures de-

veloped in conjunction with UCT’s Marine Resource Assessment and Management (MARAM) group.

Joint management went along swim-mingly until the turn of the 21st century when there was a boom in abundance and an almost simultaneous eastward shift in the sardine population. Although this shift caused consternation in the fishing indus-try, which began to transport sardines from landing sites in Mossel Bay to the west coast for processing, it also provided sci-entists with some new ideas about stock structure.

Questioning joint management For instance, Janet Coetzee (also a DAFF

researcher) and her co-authors, writing in the Ices Journal of Marine Science ob-served that, during periods of low and me-dium abundance, sardine distribution was concentrated in widely separate areas, but during periods of high abundance, sardine distribution was more or less continuous between Cape Columbine and Port Alfred.

Sardine eggs collected during research surveys also showed two discrete spawn-ing areas separated by the Central Agulhas Bank.

This observation raised the possibility that there are two separate adult spawn-ing aggregations of sardine. What makes

the subject even more complex is the fact that sardines also spawn off the east coast during the annual “sardine run”, but more about that later.

Debunking the two stock hypothesis

It was the unusual abundance of sardines that prompted scientists to scratch a little deeper and a two stock hypothesis has gradually been developed over the past 10 years.

Initially, Carl van der Lingen and his co-workers relooked at the biology of

The science of sardinesRefinements to the manage-

ment of the small pelagic fishery highlight some of the

excellent science that un-derpins this sector − a vital

contributor to food security in South Africa.

Joint management went along swimmingly until the turn of the 21st century when there was a boom in abundance and an al-most simultaneous eastward shift in the sardine population. Although this shift caused consternation in the fishing industry, which began to transport sardines from landing sites in Mossel Bay to the west coast for processing, it also provided scientists with some new ideas about stock structure.

CLAIRE ATTWOOD PROVIDES A WIDE ANGLE PERSPECTIVE

A wide-angle perspective on commercial fishing THROUGH THE FISH EYE LENS


Sardinops sagax and discovered some in-teresting things. For instance, they found that sardines caught on the south coast were generally fatter than those caught on the west coast; and fish caught on the east coast had fewer vertebrae and a dif-ferent body shape to those from the west or south coasts.

The size and shape of sardine gills have also been shown to differ according to re-gion, but the differences have not always been consistent across size classes. Differ-ences in the reproductive characteristics of sardines have been observed. For example, fish caught off the south coast seem to ma-ture at a larger size than those off the west coast. But most recently, scientists have looked at the parasites that sardines carry and their findings provide quite startling evidence in favour of the multiple stock hypothesis.

The most common parasite to occur in Sar-dinops sagax is the lar-val stage of a parasitic flatworm (Subclass Dige-nea), known as tetracotyle type metacer-cariae. During the second stage of its lifecy-cle, when it infects sardines, the metacer-carian parasite is about one millimetre long and looks like a blob with a tiny nose.

Approximately 46 percent of sampled sardines carried this parasite. It turns out that sardines on the west coast carry more of this parasite than those on the south or east coasts.

Moreover, the infection rate (the number of parasites per fish) was higher for fish from the west coast than for those on the south or east coasts, and fish on the south coast become infected at a larger size than those on the west coast.

Namibian sardines do not carry this par-ticular parasite and sardines from the east coast are generally very lightly infected.

Importantly, scientists observed similar patterns with another common parasite Eimeria sardinae that is found in the re-productive organs of sardines. This parasite is transmitted by spawning fish and the study suggests that in southern Africa the parasite is restricted to the west and south coasts.

Eimeria sardinae was not detected in fish caught in Namibia or off the east coast, supporting the hypothesis that the sardine

stocks off Namibia and South Africa’s east coast are separate from the west and south coast stocks.

The picture is, of course, much more in-tricate than I have described, but the re-sults of the parasite studies are important because they lend weight to the idea that the sardine resource targeted by the purse-seine fishery probably consists of a west coast and a south coast stock – and that there is some movement of individual fish between the two.

Currently the most plausible explana-tion put forward by van der Lingen and his co-researchers is that older, west coast fish may migrate to and remain in the south stock, or that south-stock individuals may

move to the west stock – but not form part of the west stock – for a particular part of the year.

It is hoped that this movement might be described more fully in time, probably by examining the number and size of sardines that are infected by the metacercarian par-asite.

As an aside, it is also probable that the sardine run, that causes such excitement when fish move up to the coast of KwaZu-lu-Natal in winter, is the spawning migra-tion of a third stock.

Impact on the fishing industryWith a picture forming of a sardine stock

that is infinitely more complex than was previously thought, the obvious question is whether this makes the slightest difference to the fishing industry and, in turn, the mil-lions of South Africans who look to canned sardines for a wholesome meal. The short answer is yes.

As scientists acquire more knowledge about the resource, so they are better able to manage a fishery that is known to be susceptible to environmental change and which requires close management because of the sardine/anchovy dynamic.

In response to the convincing work that

is being done by DAFF scientists and their co-researchers, the industry has agreed to try to balance sardine catches taken west and east of Cape Agulhas to within 10 per-cent of the average biomass split between the two catch areas from the past two No-vember surveys.

This means that, if scientists observed 60 percent of the sardine biomass west of Cape Agulhas in November 2013 and 70 percent west of Cape Agulhas in November 2014, then the industry will aim to take 65 percent of its catch on the west coast in 2015.

This is to make sure that the industry ex-ploits the putative west and south stocks in a more balanced way than previously,

when exploitation rates were higher on the west-ern stock than the south-ern stock.

In future, it is likely that the two stock assessment model that is gradual-ly being developed will take into account the movement between the

stocks, possibly using the parasite data as an index of sardine residence time on the west coast. And, it is possible that, in time, a stock-specific total allowable catch will be set.

In conclusion, one of the most difficult things about science is that it is seems, to the casual observer like me, to be so very, painfully slow. But in this case, it is fascinat-ing to see how over many years some very clever people have slowly built a hypothe-sis about the sardine resources and system-atically tested it.

In so doing, they have created new knowl-edge that, once it is fully developed, should help to improve the management of the small pelagic fishery and ensure its sustain-able use. It seems to me that the science is cutting edge and I look forward to find-ing out more in the future. I am also very pleased to end the year with a good news fishing story!

In future, it is likely that the two stock assessment model that is gradually being developed will take into account the movement between the stocks, possibly using the parasite data as an index of sardine residence time on the west coast. And, it is possible that, in time, a stock-specific total allowable catch will be set.

* Claire Attwood is a writer and edi-tor with a special interest in fisheries. She works with a number of fishing companies and consults to the South African Deep Sea Trawl Industry As-sociation, SADSTIA. She writes in her personal capacity.

FISHY BUSINESS Shaheen Moolla discusses the fishing sector


The FRAP 2013 involved eight fishery sectors and more than 800 appli-cants from that process lodged ap-

peals during 2014. The Minister’s Appeals Advisory Team is presently charged with addressing these appeals and presenting recommendations to the Minister. To date, the appeals in the KZN prawn trawl, oyster, white mussel, demersal shark long line, tuna pole and squid fisheries have been decided and announced. The appeals in the hake handline fishery are scheduled to be decided by the Minister during December. This will be followed by the appeals in the traditional line fish sector, which recently settled its litigation against the Minister.

What follows is a brief analysis of the ap-peal decisions in each of the fisheries de-cided to date.

The KZN Prawn Trawl Fishery Appeals

Minister Zokwana was briefed by mem-bers of his appeals advisory team on 17 appeals that were filed by appellants in the KwaZulu-Natal Prawn Trawl fishing sector in mid August. During the first meeting, the Minister was briefed on the processes and methodology adopted in dealing with the appeals.

At the end of December 2013, the Acting Deputy Director-General: Fisheries Man-agement, decided to allocate five fishing rights in this fishery. Two of these rights allowed for both inshore and offshore trawling while the remaining three were authorised in offshore waters only.

The Minister im-mediately noted his concerns about the number of ap-plicants who had lodged applications in this sector with-out having nomi-nated access to suitable vessels and with-out understanding the various significant economic and biological issues affecting this fishery.

The KZN prawn trawl fishery continues to experience a number of difficulties. Firstly, the inshore prawn fishery has essentially ceased to exist due to many years of re-cruitment failure caused principally due to the fact that the St Lucia River mouth re-

mains closed.

Secondly, the market for wild caught prawns is very limited due to the rapid growth and availability of much cheaper farmed prawns, which are imported by a majority of prawn consuming markets, in-cluding South Africa. As a consequence, the operating environment for right holders in this fishery is extremely difficult.

Of the 17 appellants, no less than 13 ap-pellants had failed to demonstrate access to a suitable prawn trawl fishing vessel as stipulated in the policy documents. The ap-peals of these 13 appellants were accord-ingly refused.

The only appellant that satisfied the re-quirements set out in the Prawn Trawl fishing policy was Hacky Fishing (Pty) Ltd. Hacky Fishing (Pty) Ltd was therefore grant-ed a KZN prawn trawl fishing right.

Oyster Fishery AppealsA total of 74 appeals were filed in this fish-

ery. Oysters are currently harvested in the Southern Cape, Port Elizabeth, KZN North and KZN South. Each area is managed by limiting the number of oyster right holders (or pickers) that may operate in each area.

A total of 145 right holders or oyster pick-ers may operate in each of the four harvest-ing areas. The Southern Cape harvesting area is further divided into three harvest-ing sub-areas that have a limited number of pickers. The oyster fishery is a low val-ue, nearshore small-scale fishery. Oysters

are principally har-vested within the inter-tidal zone by pickers using basic fishing gear such as crowbars, dive masks and snor-kels. Pickers will typically harvest oysters for sale to local restaurants and hotels.

Of the 74 appellants, the Minister decid-ed to allocate oyster fishing rights to only 18 appellants. Key considerations when de-ciding the appeals were whether the appel-lant lived adjacent to or within close prox-imity of the harvesting zone and whether granting the appellant a right would further transformation.

With regard to right holder appellants, the Minister also considered the appel-

Between June and the end of November 2015, an

Appeals Advisory Team has been employed by the Fisheries Minister,

Senzeni Zokwana, to assist his department fix the numerous and

well-documented errors and instances of maladministration that

have littered the 2013 fishing rights allocation

process.

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The Minister immediately noted his concerns about the number of applicants who had lodged applications in this sector with-out having nominated access to suitable vessels and without understanding the various sig-nificant economic and biological issues affecting this fishery.

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lant’s past performance and whether they uplifted oyster permits and regularly har-vested oysters during the period prior to 2013.

Of concern was the number of appellants who lived well outside any of the oyster harvesting areas and who clearly did not understand the value and nature of the fishery. Twenty-two appellants domiciled outside of any of the oyster harvesting zones from areas such as Jeffreys Bay, Hu-mansdorp, Nyanga, Pretoria, Mafikeng and Stanford. None of these were granted.

White Mussel Fishery AppealsA total of 55 appeals were filed in the

white mussel fishery. Like the oyster fish-ery, the white mussel fishery is an econom-ically marginal, small-scale fishery, which does not require any harvesting gear or much skill. Harvesters can typically expect to earn approximately fifty cents per mus-sel harvested. It is a low impact, low in-come-earning sector ideally suited to those who live in coastal villages and towns adja-cent to one of the seven harvesting zones between Bokpunt and Doring Bay along the West Coast.

Harvesting of mussels is re-stricted by regulating the num-ber of right holders and pickers in each of the zones. Historically, the fishery was managed by lim-iting the number of right holders to one person per zone. Each right holder was then permitted to use a specific number of mus-sel harvesters.

Acting on the advice of the Appeals Ad-visory Team, the Minister agreed that the scoring and weighting criteria that were adopted for this fishery sector in 2013 were entirely inappropriate for this fish-ery. The Minister adopted a revised set of evaluation criteria and implemented a new scoring methodology, which sought to em-power black women in particular who re-sided in or in close proximity to one of the harvesting zones.

The Minister decided to allocate white mussel fishing rights to those appellants who were able to score 40 points and more based on the revised scoring and weighting criteria. A total of 21 appellants were suc-cessful.

The white mussel fishery now accommo-dates 26 right holders. Previously a maxi-mum of seven persons were granted rights

in this fishery. Of the 26 right holders, 22 (85 percent) are black.

Shark Demersal Fishery AppealsIn September, Minister Zokwana was

briefed on the 21 appeals that were filed by appellants in the shark demersal long line fishery. Of the 21 appeals, three were lodged by right holder appellants and the remaining 18 appeals were by new entrant appellants.

At the end of December 2013, the Acting Deputy Director-General: Fisheries Man-agement, decided to allocate three fishing rights in this fishery. None of the existing right holders were re-allocated their fish-ing rights. There are a total of three rights available for allocation by the Minister.

Similarly to the KZN Prawn Trawl fishery, the Minister was once again concerned about the number of applicants who had lodged applications without having nomi-nated access to suitable fishing vessels and without understanding the significant eco-nomic and biological issues affecting this fishery.

Minister Zokwana noted that, due to the multiple socio-economic challenges that af-flict our coastal communities, members of these communities are desperately seek-ing employment and the ability to earn a decent living. He has identified suitable fisheries to exclusively benefit small-scale fishers, such as the white mussel and oys-ter fisheries.

The targeted harvesting of demersal sharks by long line is a complex and high-ly skilled venture. Zokwana noted that the new entrant right holders in this fishery have been targeting and harvesting shark species such as hammerhead sharks and other CITES listed species. In addition, the quantum of annual landings in this fishery had declined substantially.

One of the key objectives of these deci-sions is to allocate rights to appellants who have the ability and resources to target

shark species sustainably and responsibly.

The Minister identified only two appel-lants who satisfied the requirements set out in the shark demersal fishing policy. The two successful appellants were Hacky Fishing (Pty) Ltd and G&K Fisheries CC. This decision will increase the black ownership profile of this fishery from 63.46 percent to 80 percent.

Tuna Pole Fishery AppealsAt the beginning of November, the Fisher-

ies Minister considered and decided on the 88 appeals that were filed by appellants in the tuna fishery. Of these 88 appeals, 31 were from right holder applicants and 57 from new entrant applicants.

The appeals by eight cooperatives were refused because they cannot lawfully ac-quire and hold a section 18 commercial fishing right. Cooperatives may only be holders of commercial and small-scale commercial fishing rights should the Ma-rine Living Resources Act, Second Amend-ment Act of 2014, be signed into law by the

President of the Republic. Until this Second Amendment Act comes into force, the Minister is precluded from granting fishing rights to cooperatives.

The Minister refused the ap-peals of those appellants that failed to demonstrate a right of access to a suitable tuna pole fishing vessel. In particular, the requirement that nominated

vessels had to be commercial fishing ves-sels as opposed to luxury yachts, recre-ational vessels or recreational charter ves-sels was applied.

Importantly, the Minister has requested that the DDG of Fisheries institute MLRA section 28 investigations against all those current right holders who were granted fishing rights despite not having demon-strated access to a suitable fishing vessel and who continue to either under-utilise or not utilise their fishing permits.

The fishing performance by right holders in this fishery is particularly important to South Africa’s national and regional fish-eries interests because it is ultimately our ability to successfully catch and land our internationally set pro-rata tuna allocations that will determine our future tuna catch allowances, which are set at ICCAT, CCSBT and IOTC, respectively.

Of concern was the number of appellants who lived well outside any of the oyster harvesting areas and who clearly did not understand the value and nature of the fishery. Twenty-two ap-pellants domiciled outside of any of the oyster harvesting zones from areas such as Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp, Nyanga, Pretoria, Mafikeng and Stanford. None of these were granted.

Shaheen Moolla discusses the fishing sector FISHY BUSINESS


The Minister decided to grant the appeals of 36 of the 88 appellants. Of the 36 suc-cessful appellants, 20 are right holder ap-pellants and 16 are new entrant appellants. The finalisation of the appeals process in this fishery has substantially bolstered black economic empowerment and trans-formation.

Prior to the allocation of the current long term fishing rights in the tuna pole fishery, the percentage of black-owned right hold-ers in the fishery stood at 54 percent. This has now increased to 69 percent.

The appeal decisions resulted in the intro-duction of an additional 23 vessels to the fishery, which will result in the vessel TAE for this fishery increasing from 133 vessels to 156 vessels.

Squid Fishery AppealsThe Fisheries Minister considered and de-

cided the 98 appeals filed in fishery on 18 and 19 November 2015.

Of 98 appeals, 37 were by right holder applicants and 61 from new entrant appli-

cants. Of the right holder appellants, sev-en were unsuccessful applicants (who had continued to fish squid in terms of a section 81 exemption authorisation), while the re-maining 30 had appealed either on the ba-sis of effort or because they were dissatis-fied with the scores allocated to them.

The South African squid fishery continues to experience substantial biological and economic constraints, which have cumula-tively placed right holders under significant economic pressure over recent years. The squid fishery is managed in accordance with a TAE formula regulated in terms of the following framework:

�� The maximum number of crew permit-ted to harvest squid across the fishery is set at 2,422 crew; and

�� The maximum number of man days fishing during the season should not exceed 250,000 and

�� There are two closed seasons totaling slightly over four months; i) A per-manent closed period of five weeks between October and November to

allow for summer spawning; and ii) an additional three months in winter to prevent the man-days from exceeding 250,000, which the 2,422 crew already granted the right to fish could other-wise readily and substantially eclipse.

Prior to the allocation of fishing rights in December 2013, the average black owner-ship profile of the right holders in this fish-ery was 49 percent. Immediately after the allocation of fishing rights in Dec 2013, the average black ownership profile of the right holders was 62 percent. Black ownership of the fishery now stands at 61 percent of all rights issued.

The Minister’s decisions in this fishery in-cluded refusing all new entrant appellants squid fishing rights; granting squid fishing rights to each of the seven right holder ap-pellants who were denied rights in Decem-ber 2013; reserving his decision on a num-ber of appellants as the Minister required clarity from these appellants and granting seven right holder appellants additional crew rights.

21 out of 55 appeals were successful

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CASTING THE NET BACK 100 Years of fisheries management


Von Bonde believed that the introduc-tion of species like salmon and her-ring would form the basis of valuable

and productive inland and marine fisheries in South Africa.

He wrote:

Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths, of the University of Cape Town, points out that although von Bonde’s ideas seem ludicrous today – when we know so much about the disastrous impacts that introduced species can have on indigenous plants and animals

– they were absolutely in step with his time.

Acclimatisation policiesDuring the colonial period, affluent Eu-

ropeans, who were settling in unfamiliar environments, established “acclimatisation societies” with the objective of “enriching” the fauna and flora of a region with intro-duced animals and plants. The acclimati-sation movement not only sought to intro-duce familiar, European animals to the new world, it was also responsible for taking ex-otic and useful animals to Europe.

Informing the acclimatisation movement – particularly in Australia and New Zealand – was the idea that the fauna and flora of the colonies were in some way inadequate or impoverished; in the words of one Aus-tralian settler: “trees retained their leaves and shed their bark instead, the swans were black, the eagles white, the bees were sting-less, some mammals had pockets, others laid eggs, it was warmest on the hills...”. As a result of this kind of nostalgia, plants and animals were often introduced specifically to “make the land feel more like England”.

One of the most extreme examples of the impact that introduced species can have on the ecology and economy of a region is the introduction of rabbits to Australia. Rabbits are thought to have been the most signif-icant factor in species loss in that country. They are also responsible for causing major problems with erosion because they eat the native plants, leaving topsoil exposed.

Pursuing new fish speciesVon Bonde pursued his idea of introducing

exotic species of fish to South Africa with energy. In Marine Biological Report No 5, he advocated the introduction of halibut, a flatfish that he considered the “king” of gamefish. Von Bonde noted that halibut had been transported to Pacific waters from the Atlantic and therefore might present fewer difficulties in establishing a population in South Africa than other classes of fish.

He also leant his weight to the “Inland Sur-vey”, conducted by Mr Hey, which sought to survey all the rivers and dams in South Africa and recommend ways to stock these waterways so that they added to the food supply of the local population. One Mr

Understanding the impact of invasive species

“The chances of being able to in-troduce the herring into South Af-rican waters seem to be promising, owing to the cold temperature of the Benguela Current on the West coast, and the Committee has been making investigations and has de-cided to attempt practical experi-ments in introducing this fish. The question may be asked why, with our large trawling fish supplies, we should consider attempting to acclimatize the herring? The an-swer is that the herring has been the staple fish food in Northern Eu-rope for a thousand years, and the fishing fleets of Holland, Germany, England and Scotland were largely built up on the herring fishery. As an industry, the herring is of immense importance to the world, for it is a fish which can be treated for human consumption in a large number of ways, and it might revolutionize the food supplies as well as the fishing industry of this sub-continent. The practical difficulties are very great, but it is possible that care and inge-nuity may overcome these, and the Committee feels the expenditure of a moderate sum on this experi-ment will be carrying out the policy which you laid down at the begin-ning of your term of office.” (Fisheries and marine biological survey. 1928. Report No. 5 for the years 1925 –1927. Govern-ment Printing and Stationery Office, Pretoria, South Africa. p. 6.)

In this, the sixth article in the series, we look at three reports penned between 1925 and 1929 when Cecil von Bonde, who was at the time director of the Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey of the Union of South Africa, strongly advocated the introduction of fish species from the northern hemisphere to South Africa.

Dave Japp and Claire Attwood collaborate to compare ideas

and understanding of fisheries management from

100 years ago with contempo-rary knowledge. The series of

articles is based on an almost complete set of Marine Biological Reports dating back

to 1904 authored by South Africa’s first marine biologist, John Gilchrist and others, and

purchased by Japp at an auction recently.

Dave Japp is a fisheries scientist who con-sults broadly on fisheries matters relating to science and management. He has an intimate knowledge of most fisheries in southern Africa and, prior to 1997, worked for the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.Claire Attwood is a writer with a special in-terest in fisheries. She is a regular columnist for Maritime Review Africa.

100 Years of fisheries management CASTING THE NET BACK


Hey’s recommendations was to “attempt to acclimatize certain species of salmon” and by 1928, efforts were underway to import American black bass to South Africa. Von Bonde writes:

Threatening biodiversityToday the black bass forms the basis of a

vibrant recreational fishery, but the species is acknowledged to be a major threat to the biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems be-cause it preys on and competes with indig-enous fishes and invertebrates, and alters the structure of freshwater ecosystems. As a result, the species is listed in the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act as requiring management, including control of its movement and eradication from conservation priority areas.

In 1929, Von Bonde journeyed to England where he visited the Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom to gain insight into the “ar-tificial rearing of herrings”.

But his journey served only to dash his hopes and he wrote: “under the most fa-vourable conditions existing at Plymouth it has proved well nigh impossible to rear the young beyond the yolk-sac stage (and) our chances of any successful introduction of herrings into our seas are extremely re-mote.”

Today, South Africa’s marine and estua-rine environment is home to 86 alien spe-cies and another 39 species whose origins are unknown. The list of alien marine spe-cies includes a wide array of organisms, from microscopic plankton to barnacles, isopods, worms, oysters, mussels and crabs. Each known species is documented in the paper “Revealing the scale of marine bioinvasions in developing regions: a South African re-assessment”.

Ecosystem engineersGriffiths, who is one of the authors of this

paper says that many of the introduced species are fairly innocuous because they don’t change their environment in any way.

For example, about 10 species of amphipod have been introduced to South Africa, but there are hundreds of indigenous species and it is likely that the introduced species fulfill similar roles in the ecosystem. But problems do occur when introduced spe-cies are “ecosystem engineers” or preda-tors.

A good example of an ecosystem engineer is the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus gal-loprovincialis, which is listed as one of the world’s worst 100 invasive alien species. Though native to the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic – from Ireland and the United Kingdom to north Africa, M. gallo-provincialis has colonised and formed nat-uralised populations in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Australia, America, Mexico, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland.

In South Africa, the mussel (which is com-monly referred to as the black mussel) is er-roneously thought to have been introduced to South Africa by the aquaculture industry, but in fact it probably arrived in ships bal-last water.

It was first described in 1979 in Saldanha Bay and by 1984 it had become the dom-inant intertidal mussel along parts of the west coast. Griffiths refers to the black mussel as an ecosystem engineer because it has changed the rocky shores it inhabits from open rock grazed by limpets to com-plex three dimensional structures; as it has colonised rocky shores, so it has displaced indigenous mussels and worms.

However, M. galloprovincialis has had some positive impacts: the African black oystercatcher now feeds predominantly on the black mussel and, as a result of in-creased food availability, the breeding suc-cess of the oystercatcher has improved.

A good example of an introduced marine predator is the European crab that has es-tablished populations in Table Bay docks and Hout Bay harbour where it has deci-mated indigenous bivalves such as clams and mussels.

Although there are serious concerns that the European crab will populate Saldanha Bay, with potentially damaging results for mussel and oyster farmers, the crab is un-likely to become more entrenched on the South African coast. This is because it has a poor ability to grip the seabed during peri-ods of strong wave action.

At present, 53 percent of introduced ma-rine and estuarine species in South Africa are concentrated in harbour areas and only four open coast invaders have been detect-

ed. Invasive species are much more prolific on the west coast than they are in other coastal regions and most of the introduced species found in the cool waters of the west and south coasts originate from the north-ern hemisphere.

In contrast, introduced species that oc-cur in the warmer waters of the east coast, originate mainly from the southern hemi-sphere. Most have been carried to South Africa on the hulls or in the ballast water of visiting ships or oilrigs.

Changing ecosystemsThe introduction of alien species can sig-

nificantly change ecosystems. On Tristan da Cunha, the most remote populated island in the world, two recent events have the potential to significantly alter the marine ecosystem.

Unbelievably, the grounding of first an oil rig on the main island of Tristan, and then the loaded bulk carrier MV Oliva on Night-ingale (one of the smaller, outer islands) not only resulted in the near loss of the lobster fishery but also the introduction of a new alien fish species – the South Ameri-can Silver Porgy Diplodus argenteus argen-teus – and a new mussel species.

According to the biodiversity plan devel-oped for the Islands, “these alien species must now be identified and contingency measures for control and eradication de-veloped.”

Most marine species have complex life history strategies and South African sardine is no different. The species is fast growing and, like herring, dependent on favourable environmental conditions for spawning. We still do not fully understand the com-plexity of the sardine stock and are wres-tling with the trophic (feeding) roles this species plays in our ecosystem. Given this complexity it is doubtful that a migrating species such as sardine could be replaced by another such as herring.

Although it’s difficult to hazard a guess as to what might have happened if von Bonde had succeeded in his quest to establish a herring or salmon fishery in South Africa, Griffiths says that all introduced species create a ripple effect.

For example, the introduced herring may have competed with the sardine Sardinops sagax for food, and led to a dramatic de-cline in sardine populations. This, in turn, might have had a devastating impact on seabirds, such as penguins or gannets. One can only wonder what might have been

“This is an excellent clean game fish and its successful acclimati-sation and introduction into our in-land waters would be of the great-est utility from the point of view of food supply and would be enthu-siastically welcomed by lovers of angling.”

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Illegal fishing is just one aspect of the criminal and illicit practises taking place in the oceans and inland waterways around the world. Steve Saunders attended the International Symposium on FishCRIME hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in Cape Town during October to find out whether Africa is los-ing the battle.

It has taken the investigative work of many worldwide organisations to unravel and ex-pose the issues related to fish crime. The result reveals links to complex, multi-sec-toral and well-financed transnational crim-inal activity. The problems associated with the sector require a multi-agency approach necessitating domestic and international cooperation of fisheries experts, police ser-vices, labour authorities and more.

Although a global problem, fisheries crimes are even more keenly felt on the African continent where increasing evidence sug-gests that activities go beyond mere conventional non-com-pliance of fisheries laws and extend to human rights abuses as well as smuggling (of arms, drugs, diamonds and wildlife), tax evasion and fraud.

It is therefore necessary to broaden the view of illegal fishing and investigate these worldwide, organised and well financed crimes in order to intercept the networks and prosecute individuals controlling them.

A call for global awareness“One in four fish caught is traded illegal-

ly and it is Africa that is one of the biggest victims of fisheries crime. We have to raise awareness of the scourge. It threatens live-lihoods, is linked to drugs, people traffick-ing and money laundering. Driven by highly organised crime there has to be a global re-sponse to fish crime,” says Gunnar Stolsvik, head of the Norwegian national advisory group against organised fisheries crime and IUU fishing.

According to Stolsvik, who is also the chair of the Interpol fisheries crime work-ing group, fish crime can be traced back to the 1930s, but is now no longer a regional problem, but rather a global issue where commercial businesses are operating ille-gally beyond national boundaries and out-side of national jurisdictions.

Ceba Mtoba of DAFF highlighted the local perception that stealing fish is not seen as

a serious crime and added that the aim should not be to criminalise poor commu-nities but provide legal access to these re-sources.

Sandy Davies, a founder member of Stop illegal Fishing also commented on percep-tions relating to fish crime. Describing fish-ing vessels that seldom come into port as platforms from which to commit crimes, she highlighted the need to “beef up justice systems” in order to act as greater deter-rents to curb the billions of dollars in lost revenue to the continent.

Mark Ssemakula, also of Stop Illegal Fish-ing maintained that Africa is becoming more aware of the problem and reported that this greater awareness of the problem has prompted SADC member states to set-up a task force centre in Maputo to coordi-nate efforts.

Norway leads the fight Tor Martin Møller of the Norwegian minis-

try of fisheries said that Norway had been fighting IUU fishing for many decades and emphasised that a multi-national approach was the best way to tackle the problem.

Quoting United Nations (UN) figures, Nor-wegian ambassador to South Africa, Trine Skymoen reported that US$ 24 billion is generated by the African fishing sector per annum, but that it is estimated that a fur-ther 20 percent is harvested illegally.

“Cases are getting complex and include tax evasion, arms and drug smuggling, pollu-tion and people trafficking. What is appar-ent is that the crimes are highly organised and well funded,” he said.

Eve de Coning of Norway’s national crim-inal investigation service agreed that in-

cidences of more serious offences taking place in the fisheries sector are increasing and becoming ever more elaborate. She said that the infamous Hout Bay Fishing/Bengis case had opened their eyes to the full extent of fisheries crimes.

Highlighting a number of common denom-inators in fisheries crimes, De Coning said that they usually involve cross-border ac-tivities that make jurisdiction difficult to im-plement. But, she said that the major issue facing law enforcement is that of secrecy. “Criminals have become experts at secrecy; aided and abetted by flags of convenience,” she said.

Fish crime rampant in AfricaDescribing the practice of dynamite fishing

in Tanzania, James Bulongo said that the country was losing the battle in the war on

fish crime. A member of the of the national multi-agency task team (MATT), recently formed in Tanzania to deal with envi-ronmental crime, Bulongo said that dynamite fishing started in the 1960s and could now only be described as an epidemic.

Driven by poverty and unem-ployment, almost every village

along the Tanzanian coast is engaged in this practice and Bulongo describes how that in a measured period of 46 days some 438 explosions were recorded near the port of Dar es Salaam. According to him the law enforcement agencies remain powerless to stop this form of fishing.

The formation of donor-funded MATT is the first step taken in East Africa to address the issue. The goal is to identify the organ-isors of this fishing practice and to also pur-sue the manufacturers of the explosives.

Rebecca Surtees, a researcher at the US-based Nexus Institute, reported on her research into exploitation in the fishing sector. Surtees describes how “formal” re-cruitment agencies attract poverty-strick-en people to crew vessels. Once recruited they are often left for years without wages, unable to escape with no proper ID docu-ments or money.

Commenting that the focus of law en-forcement agencies is usually on the illegal catch not on the exploitation of the fisher-men, she says that operators hide behind a façade of legality of a contract that is in place.

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The sad truth is that there is limited assistance for fishers caught up in these situations and Surtees provides harrowing examples of armed guards on vessels and even murder. “As long as governments don’t investigate and cooperate then crime will go unpunished,” she says

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The sad truth is that there is limited as-sistance for fishers caught up in these sit-uations and Surtees provides harrowing examples of armed guards on vessels and even murder. “As long as governments don’t investigate and cooperate then crime will go unpunished,” she says.

Seeking transnational cooperationConsensus appears to be that fisheries of-

fenses are not viewed as serious transna-tional crimes and that financial penalties do not provide a real deterrent. In addition, gaps in international law such as those found in flag state legislation allows for the continuance of transgressions across inter-national borders.

According to Alistair McDonnell moves are, however, afoot to galvanise institution-al cooperation between national agencies and international partners. Speaking about Project Scale, the Interpol agent described an initiative to assist countries to estab-lish a national environmental security task force (NEST) which operates under the mandate to bring together various agen-cies with specialist skills to combat threats.

NEST is thus a multi-disciplinary approach (police, customs and other specialised agencies) that will also have access to In-terpol’s existing intelligence handling and crime analysis capacity and the secure connection it has with its 190 member countries. McDonnell maintains that it is the multi-agency approach that has proved successful in combatting fish crime. Analy-sis of actual cases are undertaken contin-uously and findings circulated and IT solu-tions are adapted to operational require-ments as required.

Other positive news is that there are also anti-fish crime initiatives underway on the African continent. Launched in 2012 a group of five countries in the Western Indian Ocean formed a coordinated sharing, intelligence gathering and in-formation sharing system that became known as FISH-I Afri-ca. Later joined by Madagascar and Mau-ritius they are now fully operational and are able to share fishing licence lists, move-ments of vessels, vessel photos, coordinate information and history as well as check on Interpol notices and IUU lists.

On the ground experienceWith some 25 years experience in marine

law enforcement, Bernard Liedemann of DAFF, reported on some of his experiences in the South African context and described the Hout Bay Fishing /Bengis case as a

game changer. “MCM (Marine and Coastal Management) and SAPS could not on their own catch Bengis. Only when there was co-operation did we catch him. A lot of good came from bringing down Hout Bay Fish-ing,” said Liedemann who estimates that

South African loses around R4 billion a year to IUU fishing activities in its waters.

He says that the country can report some successes in pursuing fisheries crimes. With three abalone poaching cases cur-

rently being heard in the High Courts that relate to criminal syndicates, Liedemann adds that continuing to cooperate in a multi-agency approach and being proactive will fur-ther strengthen the country’s ability to combat the crimes. “Fisheries crime sydnicates are well structured and dif-

ficult to identify,” he says reporting that some 100 tons of siezed abalone has been sold in the past year.

Head of the task force charged with erad-icating IUU fishing in Indonesia, Dr Yunus Hussein described his country’s forthright

Consensus appears to be that fisheries offenses are not viewed as serious transnational crimes and that financial penalties do not provide a real deterrent. In addition, gaps in international law such as those found in flag state legislation allows for the continu-ance of transgressions across international borders.

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Gunnar Stolsvik of Interpol giving his presentation

L –R Gunnar Stolsvik of INTERPOL, Sandy Davies of Stop Illegal Fishing and Ceba Mtoba of DAFF

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Delegates at the conference

approach to the problem. After consid-erable effort to analyse the problem, a roadmap and detailed implementation strategy was created which included giving the police and navy appropriate powers to strengthen law enforcement.

This approach has led to the capture of over 100 vessels engaged in illegal activi-ties, which following a legal process, were sunk. There are strict laws on compliance and to date some 1,132 foreign vessels have been audited, with special emphasis placed on banning seine and trawl nets.

Senior programme officer with the wild-life trade monitoring network, TRAFFIC, Markus Burgener maintained that compli-

ance is best enforced at sea through VMS, fishery patrols, monitors on vessels and shore-based compliance.

In his presentation Burgener displayed production figures from non-producing countries of their exports of dried abalone to Hong Kong from Zimbabwe, Mozam-bique, Zambia and Kenya reflecting how easy it is for products caught illegally to find their way into the legal system. It also ap-pears there are serious flaws in the present system of matching export documents with import documents.

The road aheadDelegates at the conference called into

question the political will of countries to deal with the issues relating to fish crimes, but did acknoweldge that the problem is generally better understood today than it was a few years ago.

A general consensus on the need to “drive fear into criminals” was expressed with delegates rallying for stronger sanctions against vessels engaged in IUU or human trafficking including the confiscation of ves-sels. Other suggestions ranged from paying whistle-blowers to the formation of a glob-

al task force to fight fish crime.

Kirsten Bjøru, senior advisor for fisheries in the Norwegian agency for development cooperation (NORAD) said that, by imple-menting the numerous international con-ventions and agreements already in place, there is an international tool box in place to address the issues. “We all have to change our perceptions and priorities and increase the risks and reduce the returns of those operators engaged in fish crime,” she said.

A victoryRight on cue, and as if waiting for the end

of the conference, it was announced that the Supreme Court of Sao Tome and Princi-pe have found the master and two officers of the notorious poaching vessel Thunder, guilty of forgery, pollution and reckless-ness. All three received stiff jail time and were fined 15 million Euros.

The vessel was scuttled in the Gulf of Guin-ea earlier this year after a record breaking pursuit by the Sea Shepherd ship, the Bob Barker. The Thunder had been on the IUU vessel list of CCAMLR and was also subject to an Interpol Purple Notice.

Before the Thunder finally sank, it had been boarded and evidence collected which had assisted in the successful prose-cution. At the trial Captain of the Bob Bark-er, Peter Hammarstedt said that, although Sao Tome and Principe lacked the jurisdic-tion to directly address the case of illegal fishing in the Antarctic, they showed “cour-age and willingness to still tackle it indirect-ly as seen with the charge of falsification of the fishing license.”

“By undertaking this action they set an ex-ample to the nations around the world in the fight against the endemic issue of IUU fishing,” he said.

1 132Number of foreign vessels that have been audited under the strict laws on compliance, with special emphasis placed on banning seine and trawl nets

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World Maritime Day highlights the importance of education and training

Training the youth for a vibrant maritime industry

“The future of South Africa’s maritime industry falls within the hands of the

youth,” said Fred Jacobs, chairman of Maersk SA (Pty) Ltd in his address on World Maritime Day.

Speaking at the South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA), Jacobs said that the country’s maritime industry had the potential to contribute billions to the country’s GDP. He added that the key to industry growth lay in ensuring that the proper skills and experiences were “passed down to the next genera-tion through world class training facilities such as SAMTRA and the Lawhill Mari-time Centre”.

According to SAMTRA’s training and de-velopment manager Peter Coetzer, some 12,000 trainees have passed through their training facility since they opened 14 years ago.

SAMTRA is equipped with bridge, engine room and communications simulators and students from as far as Nigeria, Tan-zania and Mozambique have been trained at the facility, where courses are adapted to customer specific requirements.

Despite ticking a number of maritime and educational boxes, Coetzer believes that more needs to be done for South Africa to be recognised as a seafaring na-tion.

“To achieve the high targets that have been set a total overhaul of the mari-time education and training system in the country is needed to increase capacity,” he said adding that initiatives are under-way around the country to build capacity via maritime schools.

Coetzer said that organic growth is re-quired in South Africa’s training estab-lishments. “It cannot happen overnight; we cannot advertise and say that we can supply thousands of officers just like that. It will have to come over time.”

Calling on the need for a collective in-dustry effort, he emphasised the need to grow the industry and not just train up a few seafarers.

Females find their feetCommenting on the opportunities for fe-

male seafarers, Coetzer says he foresees more women entering the maritime en-vironment and suggests that the training platform provided by the SA Agulhas has helped more females find their feet in the local industry.

“Lawhill, SAMTRA and other South Af-rican training establishments will con-tinue to deliver quality people with not only the right skills, but also the right attitude,” said Coetzer who adds that the country has become known for its consis-tent quality of officer. “When we give our

people a ticket they deserve it. They have done the proper training, been assessed, passed the required exams and are com-petent. They can go out there and do a job,” he said.

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Ministry of Transport celebrates Maritime Day in Richards Bay

Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters and Deputy Minister of Transport

Sindisiwe Chikunga celebrated the World Maritime Day in Richards Bay, KwaZu-lu-Natal under the theme: Maritime Ed-ucation and Training, at the end of Sep-

tember.

Using the day to create a platform of awareness about careers in the maritime industry, the celebrations were also at-tended by school children from previous-ly disadvantaged communities.

World Maritime Day is an official United Nations day, celebrated every year, providing an opportunity to focus attention on the impor-tance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environ-ment as well as to emphasise a particular aspect of the International Maritime Organisation's work.

Individual governments are encouraged to mark the day, on a date of their choos-ing, but usually in the last week of Sep-

tember.Each World Maritime Day has its own

theme, which is reflected in IMO’s work throughout the year. In 2015, attention has been focused on the need for high quality maritime education and training.

“Without a quality labour force, motivat-ed, trained and skilled to the appropriate international standards, shipping cannot thrive,” IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekim-izu said, in his annual World Maritime Day message.

“Not only that, all the many advances that

have been made, in terms of safety and environmental impact, are at risk if per-sonnel within the industry are unable to implement them properly,” Sekimizu said. “The importance of training and education for the maritime personnel of today and to-morrow is greater than ever before.”

Sekimizu also highlighted the need for greater efforts to be made to bring new generations into seafaring as a profession, noting that seafaring must be seen to ap-peal to new generations as a rewarding and fulfilling career.

“The world depends on a safe, secure and efficient shipping industry; and the ship-ping industry depends on an adequate sup-ply of seafarers to operate the ships that carry the essential cargoes we all rely on,” Sekimizu said.

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Training Manager David Wolfaardt of SAMTRA on bridge simulator

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Supporting education and training in the maritime industry

Grindrod and Sturrock Grindrod Maritime announced their in-tention to provide four bursaries to disadvantaged students

to study a one year diploma in Maritime Studies at Durban Uni-versity of Technology or Cape Technikon during Maritime Week.

Several other initiatives are in place, such as a graduate pro-gramme that has been specifically developed to help graduates bridge the gap between learning institutions and the workplace. Graduates are exposed to various divisions of the business by following a structured practical programme and acquiring prac-tical skills that are relevant to both the business and the gradu-ates’ fields of interest and learning.

According to Grindrod, graduates are absorbed in the business and offered permanent positions where possible.

The group has a strong bias towards education related pro-grammes supporting previously disadvantaged communities. It aims to make a contribution to social development in the edu-cation sector through its partnership with Adopt-a-school Foun-dation, a project of the Shanduka Foundation and a non-profit organisation that supports the creation and enhancement of a conducive learning and teaching environment in disadvantaged schools.

Grindrod has supported the Department of Transport's Mari-time Week over the years by participating in career exhibitions, providing information on the maritime sector through presen-tations, displays, information packs and engaging one on one with the learners and educators on opportunities available in this sector.

Grindrod Shipping Training Academy has trained both seafarers and personnel for shore based sectors of trade.

Coordinating maritime education and skills developmentLaunched in 2014, the South African In-

ternational Maritime Institute (SAIMI) aims to strengthen maritime skills devel-opment to support the economic growth plans of Operation Phakisa. The concept of a national maritime institute to coordinate skills development, education, training and research to support the growth of the maritime sector was a product of research and consultation conducted by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

SAIMI’s role is to promote and coordinate maritime education, skills development and research to support South Africa in harnessing the potential of its mostly un-tapped maritime resources.

With a mandate from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), SAIMI is coordinating the work of five Op-eration Phakisa Skills Initiative working groups in the Oceans Economy Lab. They are: aquaculture; marine protection and governance; maritime transport and man-ufacturing; as well as oil and gas.

These working groups are tasked with inte-grating the skills development components of the Operation Phakisa “three-foot” plans and the recommendations in the report of the Maritime Sector Skills Tech-nical Task Team (MSSTTT) of the Human Resources Development Council; identify-ing cross-cutting skills development needs; ensuring the accuracy of data, and filling in gaps in order to enable the DHET to deliver a comprehensive national maritime skills development strategy and implementa-tion plan that addresses institutional, in-frastructure, programme and qualification, and human capacity considerations.

NMMU Vice-Chancellor Prof Derrick Swartz said both Operation Phakisa and the AIM strategy provided “a unique opportu-nity for the education sector to contribute to stimulating a maritime economy that is sustainable, efficient and globally compet-itive”.

SAIMI is involved in all aspects of the Blue Economy, including shipping and transport; marine resources, operational support services, manufacturing and construction, business services, tourism and matters of

public interest.

The next phase of SAIMI’s development will include the establishment of regional centres, support for capacity-building in training institutions to deliver maritime education and training, facilitating industry education engagement on maritime skills demands and programmes, other support for strategic projects to support growth of the maritime economy through skills devel-opment, and monitoring and evaluation of projects.

Cadet trainingThe National Cadetship Programme (NCP),

managed by the South African Internation-al Maritime Institute (SAIMI), offers prac-tical training and training berths enabling students to complete their STCW qualifi-cations and become globally sought-after seafarers.

Cadets are given practical training on board vessels owned by a number of inter-national shipping lines, as well as the newly South African-flagged vessels.

The South African Maritime Training Academy (SAMTRA) in Simon’s Town and Marine Crew Services SA, based in Cape Town, are current service providers to the programme, handling recruitment, training and placement of cadets.

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Developing sustainable hydrography in AfricaWelcoming delegates to the second hydrographic conference and exhibition to be held in Africa under the auspices of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) in Cape Town, president of the South African branch of the society, Steve Smith acknowledged the impact of the downturn in the offshore industry, but said he re-mained bullish about future prospects for those engaged in hydrog-raphy on the continent.

Smith highlighted the prospects on the East African coast, comparing them to those of the North Sea while IFHS vice

president added that it was up to the hy-drographic industry to formulate and pro-mote a country’s maritime domain for the wider benefit of the maritime community.

Facing up to boundary disputesHead of the global law of the sea activities

for the Fugro Group (Netherlands), Robert VD Poll in his keynote address sent out a strong warning of a looming problem facing the continent.

The continent of Africa has 38 convention-al coastal states, nine overseas territories and seven landlocked “Lake States”, all ap-plicable to the ‘mapping rules’ for the Law of the Sea. Some 100 maritime boundaries make up the African EEZ waters of which 32 percent are ‘Treatied’ leaving 68 percent in dispute. This means that these boundary disputes will have to head for the courts to be resolved.

Globally, the maritime frontier spaces ap-plicable to all law of the sea rules can be re-duced to a complex “Mapping application”. Poll points out that these mapping rules are divided into two distinct categories: EEZ mapping applicable to all 162 coastal states and ECS mapping.

Undoubtedly, the vast natural resources discovered off the African seaboard has prompted this unprecedented rush to de-termine where the boundaries are, but disputes can only be resolved through mapping, mainly by way of nautical charts supplemented by satellite imagery.

Poll predicts that many unresolved bound-aries around much of Africa are going to cause huge problems as hydrocarbons are investigated and developed. He adds that, since oil has been discovered in the Great Lakes regions, it will just add to the prob-lem as 94 percent of the Great Lakes have unresolved boundary issues.

Poll said that the African situation is by no means unique as similar problems are seen worldwide with the only solution appear-ing to be that the “whole planet needs to

be aggressively mapped”.

The search for MH370Somewhere in the vastness of the south-

ern Indian Ocean lies the possible answer to one of the most intriguing mysteries of recent times: what happened to the Malay-sian airliner MH370? There are many stake-holders that need to know the answer, but the Australian authorities have been en-trusted with the search of the missing air-liner.

Mark Roberts of Fugro Australia gave a detailed presentation of the ongoing sea-bed survey being undertaken on the area considered to be the most likely where the aircraft went down. The search area is con-centrated in a remote location some 2,690 km from Perth, Western Australia; covers an area of 172,500 km2, and is being un-dertaken in three phases.

The first phase consisted of mapping the seabed using multi beam sonar, which took six months to complete.

This exercise was necessary in order to be able to safely undertake the second phase, which consists of a deep tow to provide a better resolution map of the seabed. This will allow the towed array to be safely ne-gotiated in water depths varying from an average of 3,500m to maximum depths of 6,000m.

It remains a massive effort and some of the statistics quoted for this project are stag-gering. The search area roughly equates to the land area of South Island, New Zealand while the deep tow is on the end of a cable, stretching to the distance between cen-tral Cape Town and Pinelands and is being ‘flown’ about 150 m above the seabed.

The third phase of the search will be un-dertaken by an autonomous underwater vehicle and will be used to search areas where the deep tow cannot physically ac-cess or where any suspicious object is de-tected.

It’s a daunting project but in tests under-taken by the search team, they have proved they can detect objects the size of 1.5m x

1.5 m lying on the seabed. Total data col-lected by the search vessel to date and transferred to shore amounts to 10 TB.

Future prospects in AfricaThe head of the SA Navy Hydrographic

office, Captain Abri Kampfer, said that de-spite a vast amount of opportunity around Africa, African countries remain unrepre-sented on the IHO. Notable exceptions are those countries where there has been a Royal Navy or colonial presence in the past.

The vast majority of countries on the con-tinent do not have the capacity to under-take charting but the UK, France and Por-tugal continue to undertake some of the hydrographic responsibilities in Africa.

Captain Kampfer said that IHO has a num-ber of priorities for the continent. These include:

�� Raising awareness of hydrographic issues.

�� The provision of geo data.

�� Supporting the implementation of e-navigation and satellite derived ba-thymetry.

�� The discovery of data.

He highlights, for example, that 99 percent of Madagascar has never been surveyed whilst the advent of much larger commer-cial vessels, the development of the Blue Economy and the growth in industries such as the cruise industry has made the invest-ment in hydrography an essential tool for sustainable development.

Jennifer Whittal of UCT spoke about the steps being taken regarding the possible development of the country’s first marine cadastre at the coastal zone around Lange-baan. The cadastre is an integrated marine information system that would provide data, the tools, rights, restrictions and re-sponsibilities in the coastal zone. Saying that there is “no freehold offshore” it was espoused that an integrated land-marine cadastre is desirable and necessary.

Other interesting research undertaken in the Western Cape has involved the effect of human development on the dynamics of sediment movement. The coastal zone along the Cape Peninsula is an important economic resource for the tourism indus-try as there are three Blue Flag beaches situated in the area Duiker Point to Mouille Point. To manage this natural resource it is important to understand the sediment dy-namics and geophysical processes that in-

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President of the South African Hydrographic Association, Steve Smith, welcomes delegates to Hydro 2015.

Exhibitors at Hydro 2015 interact with visitors to the show: Unique Group, Subtech and Marine Solutions were some of the exhibitors.

fluence the distribution and movement of sediment along the coast.

Research was undertaken utilising mul-tibeam bathymetry and sidescan sonar to map sediment distribution. Beach profiling, sampling and analysis was also conducted to conclude that the Blue Flag status of the beaches would not be affected by the by-pass systems being blocked thanks mainly to the rugged topography of the granite outcrop found in the region.

Benefits of small craft surveysUsing small boats for shallow water sur-

veys is being considered for many applica-tions on the continent allowing for simple low budget projects to be successfully un-dertaken.

According to Barry Lee Clifford of Fugro Survey Africa, who undertook a multibeam and sub bottom profiler survey lasting sev-eral months in shallow waters in a remote location in northern Mozambique, this is a viable option as long as cognisance is given to the numerous technical issues that could arise and that proper planning be under-taken from the outset.

Using an experienced team it was a tough and challenging few months in the field that provided insight into what worked and what did not. According to Clifford, it soon

became apparent that not anyone with a small boat and an echo sounder can under-take such a project and expect quality data. He stressed the importance of using the right type of boat with the correct source of electrical power.

The remoteness of the location, access to power supplies and possible back-up as well as frequent weather changes needed to be factored in. Apart from trying to fine tune weight distribution on the boat, Clif-ford also highlighted the need for suitable equipment. He pointed out that equip-ment with short acoustic ranges are small and usually within budget, but can often fall short of expectations and the client’s requirements.

In the context of the surveys that need to be undertaken on the continent, experienc-es and lessons learned during this project

could be well heeded. In this regard, Clifford suggested that moving the survey equipment off the boat onto the beach or support boat could have a positive impact on productivi-ty and that long range Wi-Fi with a range of up to 10km to transmit data would be benefi-cial.

Supporting safer navigationThe impact of using

high resolution bathy-metric products to support precise navi-gation can result in safer navigation in sen-sitive, high risk or high traffic areas.

Karin Cove of CARIS said, however, that while advances in positioning and hydro-graphic survey technology have put hydro-graphic organisations in a good position to produce high-resolution bathymetry, the actual products needed to transfer the in-formation into the mariners’ hands remain works-in-progress.

Bathymetry is generally presented to the

mariner in the form of contours, depth ar-eas and soundings features. High-resolu-tion bathymetry can provide higher density versions of these same features and there are already some established ways to as-semble and package these features under the existing IHO S-57 standard.

Products emerging from this and the S-100 framework standard also represent a step forward for electronic navigation products. It is a building block to rethink the way hy-drographic organisations can deliver their official data and services.

The S-102 bathymetric surface product now under development in pilot projects is demonstrating how modern tools and standards will enable the quick delivery of rich bathymetric information and become a new frontier for bathymetry.

Using small boats for shallow water surveys is being considered for many applications on the continent allowing for simple low budget projects to be successfully undertaken.

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E-learning can address training needsThe Fugro Academy was created in 2006

as a global group-wide standardised train-ing initiative to support recruitment and staff development by providing staff with access to wide range of training courses at their training centre in the UK as well as online.

Fugro training manager Wayne Reynolds said that the in-house train-ing has proved success-ful in producing a qual-ified and trained work-force, which to date has trained more than 10,000 staff across 70 countries.

A possible approach to assist Africa in achieving its maritime potential through collaboration with UK academia was pre-sented by Dr Jaimie Cross of the Marine Learning Alliance (MLA), based in Plym-outh, England. They have established a distance e-learning facility to attract stu-dents previously excluded by geographic constraints.

Initially set up with the assistance of Fu-gro, the general skills shortage in most geo-spatial professions is now being addressed and e-learning has been touted as the way to attract new entrants or to up-skill the ex-isting workforce.

The Hydrographic Academy (HA) of the MLA also has two three-week modules of practical training as part of the course and which can be undertaken in the UK or in New Zealand. Cross maintains that tradi-tional learning methods are changing and

that, with a lower cost base and a flexible approach to training modules, e-learning could be part of the solution to addressing the skills shortage that currently exists in Africa.

With a staff dedicated to dealing with is-sues such as visas, the Hydrography Acad-emy aims to tackle bureaucratic difficulties for students. To deal with the issue, how-

ever, of weak currencies facing African stu-dents, it was suggested that the HA seeks to partner with a learning establishment in Africa to make courses more accessible.

Present and future opportunities exploredCommenting on the downturn in survey

work associated with the drop in the oil price, Smith confirmed that companies are slow to invest. “Business is tough, compa-nies are making do with what they have and they are buying less and less,” he said.

But it’s not all doom and gloom on the African continent for the hydrographic sec-tor. “Port construction work still continues where requirements for survey work re-mains extensive. Services to existing oil and gas fields still continue while new rigs going onto location still require extensive survey-ing and bottom profile services,” said Smith adding that the downturn in Africa has not been as bad as it has been for other areas.

Smith believes that the oil price will stabi-lise mid to late 2016 and he remains con-fident that existing jobs, maintenance and service contracts will keep the industry ticking over.

There has been no let up in Nigeria whilst Ghana remains committed to developing its gas reserves. East coast gas will come

on line when they final-ise their development model whilst promising finds off our own west coast and northwards to Namibia and south-ern Angola will wait for the better times before they develop further.

Smith also expects a boom in surveys as more and more countries on the African seaboard dispute their boundaries. Overall, he remains optimistic for the industry, but with the caveat that depends on a stablised and improved oil price.

By Steve Saunders

Long walk to freedom

The Council for Geoscience recently sought to plot bathymetric data of the seabed between the Robben Island and Big Bay in order to chart an “underwater route”

for Matt Silver-Vallance to attempt an underwater walk from the mainland to the is-land, symbolizing the long walk to freedom associated with the island’s most famous resident, Nelson Mandela.

Speaking about the project at Hydro2015, Mike MacHutchon said the project formed part of a drive to raise funds for a children’s charity.

The more than 5km walk was duly charted and whilst they had a boat and equipment on site they were requested to also undertake the first ever full survey of the harbour to prevent the island’s ferries from hitting uncharted underwater obstacles.

With this work concluded they went on to map the 1 nautical mile exclusion zone that surrounds the island, in an effort to help the island to protect and benefit from marine resources such as abalone.

“Port construction work still continues where requirements for survey work remains extensive. Services to existing oil and gas fields still continue while new rigs going onto location still require extensive surveying and bottom profile services,”

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Simulation based training for SA Navy launched

The CSIR and Cybicom Atlas Defence have jointly developed a simulation and

training platform to be used by the South African Navy (SAN). The distributed, inte-grated simulation system was developed to help with procedural training for deck landing officers on the frigates. The new simulation centre was launched at the SAS Simonsberg and was hosted by the Chief of the SAN, Vice Admiral Samuel Hlongwane.

The SAN operates a number of Lynx mari-time helicopters that land and take off from the decks of its frigates. A deck landing officer on the frigate guides the helicopter pilot safely onto the deck. Training of the deck landing officer and pilots becomes especially valuable in difficult sea-state conditions when the deck tilt angle compli-cates the landing or take-off.

The newly developed helicopter flight deck trainer is designed to provide joint training for flight deck controllers and marine heli-copter pilots. It provides a safe, cost-effec-tive solution to train personnel in a realistic and controlled environment.

The flight deck trainer is a flexible, modular system that can be supplied in various levels, from a simple, portable, desktop trainer, to a multichannel, high-perfor-mance tracking system that can accom-modate multiple trainees and provide a 360-degree, high-fidelity simulation with full-environment simulation.

The distributed simulation environment integrates three man-in-the-loop simulator stations. The first is a CSIR-developed heli-copter flight simulator with pilot interface that models the helicopter, the airflow over the deck and the ship interaction dynamics complete with an image-generation system that displays the external world view to the pilot.

The second simulation component is a ship bridge simulator developed by Cybicom Atlas Defence that includes sea-state, rain, and cloud-cover models with a bridge interface for the captain. The third simu-lator station is a deck landing officer station also developed by Cybicom Atlas Defence.

Cybicom Atlas Defence and the CSIR are also working towards industrialising the training system. This will create a product suitable for small scale production that will cater to both the commercial and defence markets. This is being undertaken with the support of the Aerospace Industry Support Initiative (AISI). The AISI is an initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry hosted and managed within the CSIR.

Regrouping after buy-out

Using the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam to qualify its position in

the market, the former Imtech Marine introduced a rebranded RH Marine Group to visitors.

Following the recent acquisition by Parcom Capital and Pon Holdings, Imtech Marine will now be known as RH Marine Group. RH Marine Group is built on the roots of the founding companies, Radio Holland and van Rietschoten & Houwens.

Radio Holland will keep its name, but has revealed a new logo and the management team has announced a

strategy to strengthen the company’s offer in On Board ICT. Building on its experience of successful design and implementation of integral on-board networks, Radio Holland will provide customers with customised solutions that seamlessly align with their ICT and connectivity needs.

The former ‘Imtech Marine & Offshore’ was relaunched under the name RH Marine. RH Marine is a system inte-grator and full-service provider of state of-the-art technology to support the core processes of complex ships, with innovative solutions in Electrical, Auto-mation systems and HVAC.

FEATURE Marine electronics


Technology can improve safety and security

Speaking about the technological de-velopments taking place within the marine electronics sector, Steve Nell,

Managing Director of Marine Data Solu-tions (MDSol) emphasises these for im-proved safety and security of the maritime domain.“There are exciting technological devel-

opments taking place, particularly in the area of marine domain awareness (MDA). Globally-proven systems and solutions can have a significant impact on the safety, security and efficiency of the South African maritime sector, ultimately helping to build the economy. A safer, more visible marine environment has far reaching benefits for all stakeholders, both for this country and for the rest of Africa,” says Nell.

Nell says that the costs of challenges such as piracy, delays and accidents are esti-mated to be in the US$ billions per annum.

“Coastal surveillance, vessel management and early warning systems, and the genera-tion of specific, relevant data are becoming crucial to risk mitigation and ensuring safety at sea. But beyond safety and security, there are other, far-reaching benefits of a holistic and effective mari-time intelligence technology platform,” he adds.

MDA systems have the capacity to generate real-time maritime data and infor-mation, enabling ports authorities, ship-ping companies – and indeed any related stakeholder in the industry – to predict shipping patterns, including concentration of vessels along the coastline at any given point in time, fuel requirements, services and repair, in order to make informed deci-sions.

“MDA affords stakeholders enhanced control over their assets within the mari-time domain. It is about protecting those assets, and also identifying the opportu-nities in terms of targeting new markets,” says Nell.

Because MDA provides reliable and credible data, it has a wide application in naval defence operations through intel-ligence-gathering and the appropriate deployment of resources. Furthermore, this data hub has the potential to provide critical information to other stakeholders, such as the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and businesses involved in export and import. MDA, therefore, has benefits

which have far wider impact than just the maritime industry.

But Nell warns that solutions need to be refined to cater for everyone’s needs and says that they can be integrated into other systems to create varying levels of aware-ness and configured according to a custom-er’s resources and needs.

MDSol’s current expertise is in shore-based technology, but, looking to the future, Nell sees plenty of room for further integration of systems and sensors towards a more holistic MDA system – one which links shore-based with on-board technology.

“Integrating different technology platforms and devices will provide an increasingly accurate picture,” he says. “For example, integrating satellite imaging with AIS tech-nology, which would help to address limits in radar range along the coast.”

Nell also sees further growth in the area of e-navigation, in which information-rich shore-based technology can be integrated with on-board electronic equipment used

for voyage planning.

“The maritime industry is a very dynamic environment – there is a significant amount of movement taking place at any

given time. MDA will play an increasing role in ensuring the safety and security of a country by accurately identifying, for example, vessels of interest (VOI). This will enable those involved in shipping and ports management to make informed deci-sions and react to potentially problematic situations,” says Nell. “Shipping is a vital revenue-stream for any country, and at sea there is a lot at stake.”

Understanding the barriers Because capacity and funding can be

significant barriers when it comes to installing marine technology solutions, Nell, whose focus is on implementing MDA throughout Africa, likes to think ‘out the box’ when it comes to meeting the needs of his customers.

“One answer is to provide MDA as a service, such as low-cost long-term rental of technology assets. There is also the poten-tial of leveraging off each other’s existing technology and infrastructure when cost is a factor. The navy, for example, needs as much visibility as possible, and MDA can extend the navy’s resources and capabili-ties.”

“MDA is not only about technological integration but also about networking and collaboration. It concerns shipping lines, ports authorities, safety organisations, border control, as well as private enter-prise. It requires a collective commitment to creating a safer and more visible marine environment which will have far-reaching benefits for all concerned, and in our case, for Africa as a whole,” concludes Nell.

“There are exciting technologi-cal developments taking place, particularly in the area of marine domain awareness (MDA),"

Acquisition strengthens position in sector

After acquiring a majority share-holding in Marine Radio Acoustic

Devices (MRAD) in October, Marine Data Solutions’ (MDSol) Managing Director, Steve Nell says the company is now better positioned than ever for future growth in the sector.

“This acquisition has been in the pipeline for more than two years, and is an exciting step forward for both companies,” says Eddy Elschot, General Manager of MRAD. “We have established an extremely good rela-tionship with MDSol and are looking forward to combining our respective fields of expertise to build efficiencies in the marine sector in both onboard and shore-based technologies.”

Having worked together on a number of projects over the last few years, the two companies aim to leverage their synergies and pursue both local and other African markets.

Nell adds: “As specialists in shore-based marine technologies, we are very pleased to be joining forces with such a well-established provider of on-board systems. It means that we will be able to offer a wider-ranging maritime technology solution to our mutual customers. Our shared approach to service - and a firm commitment to excellence - forms a strong foundation for the future growth of both companies.”

Above: Steve Nell of Marine Data Solutions (MDS) and Eddy Elschot of MRAD celebrate MDS's acquisition of shares in MRAD

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The joint adventure be-tween C&C technologies (South Africa and ASV) has resulted in the smallest and newest boat in the ASV Fleet - the C-Cat2.

Demonstrating the potential of autonomous operation for Africa

As autonomous operations continue to exert an increasing impact on a

number of operations, C&C Technologies South Africa (Ltd) used the opportunity of the recent Hydro2015 conference to launch the first ever Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) of its class in South Africa.

The project is being undertaken by C&C Technologies together with ASV Pty in an effort to demonstrate the many capabilities

of these systems for the maritime African market.

Autonomous operations are having an increasing impact in a growing number of operations across defence, science, hydro-graphic and offshore energy applications in the marine industry. As the use of under-water autonomous systems is nearing maturity, the use of an autonomous surface vehicle is yet to be fully exploited

with the technology still relatively new in the market. This potential is however growing in terms of both its recognition and capability. This ASV is to be fitted with a Teledyne

Odom MB1 multibeam echosounder, a Teledyne TSS Motion Reference Unit (DMS10), a C-Nav3050 satellite positioning receiver and a Hemisphere VS330 Heading System, all on a 2.4m vessel that has capa-bility in challenging, shallow and deep, operation environments.In early 2015, a client approached C&C

with a test survey problem where there were many challenges that restricted them from using a typical manned boat. They needed something that was robust enough to carry a multibeam echosounder, but small enough to mobilise on a truck and would be cost effective and unmanned due to safety hazards in the area. An auton-omous solution would fit their situation perfectly. An ASV is an offshore platform that hasn't

yet received much attention in the marine industry, let alone within the hydrographic surveying industry, however due to the increasing need to reduce operation costs and a stronger focus on personnel health and safety, it is inevitable that this platform will soon gain in popularity, much like the use of drones for aerial surveying. And so the search began to find the best

solution, that not only offered the innova-tion required for such a project, but one that offered reliability, stability, endurance and the capability of carrying heavy survey tools that were needed to obtain the detail necessary to complete this project. The search ended when Autonomous Surface Vehicles Ltd based in Portchester in the UK was found.The joint adventure between C&C technol-

ogies (South Africa and ASV) has resulted in the smallest and newest boat in the ASV Fleet - the C-Cat2. The C-Cat2 will remain at the C&C Technologies Offices in Cape Town for testing, demonstrations and rentals. The C-Cat2 will be the first introduction of the ASV Technology and Innovation into Africa to explore new and different markets and industries.

The future for autonomous ships

Unmanned vessels are already a reality in today’s shipping industry,

and will play a larger role in future, dele-gates to The Nautical Institute’s latest seminar were told. The two day seminar aimed to address issues of class, regula-tory authorities and operations.

“Automated ships are here today, already, in all sorts of shapes and sizes, used for science, for research, for defence and in the oil and gas industry, among other things,” said James Fanshawe, chair of the UK’s Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) regulatory working group, in his keynote address.

As vessel sizes increase, they will have to be integrated into a well-established maritime world with many complexities in place, he warned. “The MAS is deter-mined that they should be brought in sensitively and recognising the concerns of all involved.”

Over two days of high level presenta-tions and animated discussion, some of the most important points to come out included:

�� Autonomous ships are not a thing of the future; in many sectors small autonomous vessels are already a reality for both subsea and surface work.

�� The move towards fully automated vessels is likely to be driven by in-surance and the increasing public demand that no accident is accept-able. However, while it reduces risk in some areas, including keeping seafarers out of harm’s way, it may increase it in others.

�� Interaction between manned and unmanned vessels is likely to be a major point of risk.

�� Existing conventions and regulations will need to be updated to take the existence of autonomous vessels into account, including Colregs, SO-LAS and national regulations.

�� While autonomous merchant ves-sels are unlikely to be a reality for many years yet, onboard systems are increasingly becoming automat-ed, which demands a new set of skills and aptitudes from seafarers.

While it will be many years yet before fully unmanned merchant ships become a reality – if they ever do – it is vital that the industry starts thinking about the implications of the potential change at an early stage. Only this way can it ensure that the training, skills and knowledge are in place to maintain the safety and profitability of the industry.

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Addressing the needs of communication at sea

It has been a very good year once again for SMD Telecommunications experiencing

growth across the relevant marine market sectors. With regards to airtime growth, a decision was made to install a Pharostar demonstration system in the SMD Head office based in Cape Town.

Communication is becoming increasingly important, not only from a corporate point of view, but also from a crew welfare perspective. We believed that providing access to a demonstration system to local industry, corporates could really see what is on offer in terms of communications. From a corporate view, mechanisms can be put in place to manage access to data on board vessels. In doing this, airtime communication costs can be limited. Crew members can use their own devices, also termed BOYD (Bring Your Own Device), to access the Pharostar network, which can be managed according to accounts by the captain. Highlighting the Pharostar Plus XChange

from Airbus Defence and Space, is that the system simplifies the ability to manage advanced satellite communication services. It has been designed to offer shipping companies, IT managers, captains and the crew a full set of features to simplify and better control the access to data and voice services on board vessels or remotely from shore.The single, integrated solutions platform

provides a reliable connectivity to all satel-lite networks and is reported to cut oper-ational costs. It delivers voice, VoIP, data and internet access in one solution, inde-pendent of the communication technology used: VSAT, Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)

like Inmarsat, Iridium and Thuraya.Systems are easy to deploy and manage

– allowing for quick fleet-wide roll out. In addition XChange can be extended with a ready-to-use WiFi solution that enables voice and data access for private devices. Secure WiFi access gives crew who access the network with their own devices more privacy.

Controlling costs and contentWith the ability to monitor real-time costs

and split billing for voice and data as well as pre and post paid communication, the system offers high levels of flexibility to manage data packages. In addition XChange provides active tracking of data sessions and features built in monitors and alerts. Usage of data can be controlled via traffic filtering and through daily time quotas. The personalised crew accounts, with a

unique PIN for both voice and data, allow for individualised accounts while on board news and content can be accessed for free. Centralised and shared data caching further mitigates data costs. Efficient content management is enhanced

via an online portal that allows a ship-ping company to customise the interface in terms of categories and content type. Fleet content broadcasting is feasible with a programmable distribution process. In addition secure and optimised synchro-nisation is provided with the lowest data transfer.

Key Benefits �� All-in-One Service: one service platform

offering data, voice and VoIP communi-cations, full range of network function-alities and embedded telephony server

supporting phones/smartphones.

�� Intuitive User Interface: user-friendly, easy to use interface to facilitate ser-vices access on board ships.

�� Online Fleet Management: easy com-munications control and 24/7 monitor-ing via online onshore portal.

�� Remote Maintenance: comfortable remote configuration and secure IT maintenance via satellite.

�� BYOD Option: enabling controlled use of voice and data service via smart-phones and tablets.

Communication management�� One communication platform for voice,

VoIP, M2M and data

�� Automatic VSAT fallback switching

�� Data traffic prioritisation via Pharostar

�� Embedded telephony server compat-ible with analogue phones, IP- and smartphones

�� Automatic selection of next available voice line

�� Optional WiFi solution with preconfig-ured equipment

�� Wizard guided installation within min-utes

�� Simple and quick fleet roll-out

High communication security�� Reliable user and machine-to-machine

authentication

�� Separate networks for business and crew

�� Online access control for network cli-ents

�� 2-level onboard firewall plus terrestrial firewall as a third stage

�� High encrypted VPN connection on demand

�� Automatic system backup and over-the-air upgrade

�� Based on secured Linux environment

Optimised fleet surveillance�� Online shore management portal with

multi-user access

�� Flexible fleet, ship and users monitoring

�� Offline trouble-shooting with logs anal-ysis and export

�� Fully automated remote access and control of entire onboard network

�� Secure onboard IT equipment mainte-nance

�� Fully integrated backdoor solution in-cluded for communication device trou-ble shooting

The Pharostar Solution is available for demonstration on request at the office based in Cape Town. Please contact the SMD Telecommunications head office in Cape Town to arrange dates and times for a demonstration.

A start up with a depth of experience

After enjoying the pleasures of retire-ment for less than a year, Todd

Gaine is teaming up with a few other industry stalwarts to launch Dynamic Marine Services. According to Gaine, the company will officially start trading in the New Year and will place an emphasis on the servicing of existing equipment.

“The current economic climate is prompting vessel owners to repair rather than to replace and they require product support for far longer than ever before,” he says adding that the Dynamic team will consist of at least four service engi-neers with a proven track record in the industry.

Gaine’s partners in the business, Waldo Fourie and sales manager Steve Smith, both have a long association with the marine electronics market having worked

for a number of prominent players in the sector.

He says that their close ties with other companies will see the team opting form cooperative agreements with other companies, but that their focus will be the offshore industry and specifically the Dynamic Positioning needs of this sector.

Gaine further highlights the need for South African companies to exhibit a cohesive front to customers through networking and cooperation that ensures that business stays in the country.

Future plans include ones to develop a BEE alliance partnership and form an associate company with another expe-rienced engineer who has launched his own company and who has many years of experience in servicing marine elec-tronics products.

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VESSEL LAUNCH Umlobi and Ferox


Vessel launch marks a massive investment in the deep-sea trawl fishery

UmlobiLength − 66m

Beam − 14m

Speed − 16 knots

Main engine − Caterpillar 3612TA develop-ing 3,800 kW @ 900 rpm

Trawl winches − Rolls Royce trawl winch sys-tem with RTX control and EcoStep

Accommodation − 64

Tank capacities:

Fuel oil − 650,000 litres

Fresh water − 74,000 litres

Fresh water production − 24,000 litres per day

Freezing capacity − 80 tonnes / 24 hours

4 horizontal plate freezers + 6 vertical plate freezers

Frozen cargo capacity − 750 tonnes

Fishmeal hold capacity − 200 tonnes

The launch of the 66m, 2,600 GRT freezer factory trawler, Umlobi, and the purpose-built fresh fish trawler, Ferox, by I&J in November rep-resents part of a half-a-billion rand investment in the deep-sea trawl fishery. According to I&J, this is the largest investment in the South African fishing industry in the past 25 years and demonstrates both I&J and its shareholders’ recognition that material investment is nec-essary in the complex, vertically integrated deep-sea trawl fishery.

I&J’s R0.5 billion investment includes the purchase of the 45m Ferox at a cost of more than R150 million; the acquisi-

tion of the Umlobi, worth in excess of R255 million; and a R67 million upgrade of the company’s primary processing facility in Woodstock.

Umlobi – the fisherman Prior to her purchase earlier this year,

Umlobi − which means “the fisherman” in isiXhosa − was one of the top performing vessels in the Norwegian cod fishery.

The vessel was built in Norway in 1997.

According to Christo Botha, Head of Engi-neering at I&J’s Cape Town Fishing division, Umlobi was dry docked at the Baatbygg Shipyard in Maloy, Norway, prior to her departure for Cape Town. In Maloy, her class renewal surveys were conducted and a range of electronics and machinery was fitted, including a Simrad SU92 sonar, a Rolls Royce RTX trawling system with Ecostep towing pump control, and a Fit Alfa Larval Blue freshwater generator. At the same time, the vessel’s accommodation was expanded to accommodate 64, rather than 44, crew.

Following her arrival in Cape Town, the factory was re-configured to accommo-date new filleting and skinning machines. The existing Baader 211 and 190 machines were re-configured to accommodate hake and three new Baader 52DS skinning machines and a new Baader 182 machine were fitted. Other changes were made to the factory to specifically accommodate I&J packaging. Umlobi will produce sea frozen hake for I&J.

Freezing takes place in four horizontal plate freezers and six vertical plate freezers and the freezing capacity is 80 tonnes per 24 hours. The vessel’s holds have a capacity of 750 tonnes of frozen fish and 200 tonnes of fishmeal.

Umlobi’s main engine is a Caterpillar 3612TA developing 3,800 kW @ 900 rpm.

Fishing is with a Rolls Royce low-pres-sure winch system controlled by a Rolls Royce RTX system fitted with EcoStep towing pump control. EcoStep reduces energy consumption, and therefore fuel consumption, of the towing pumps. Other advantages are a reduction in emissions, improved mechanical wear of the towing

pumps and lower operational noise, with obvious benefits for fishing crew.

Umlobi features a full suite of naviga-tional, communications and fish finding equipment, including a Furuno FCV 1200L echo sounder, a Kaijo SR 78 fish finder, Simrad ES 70 echo sounder, Simrad hull mounted sonar, a Maxsea time zero plotter and Olex plotter. There are two radars − a Furuno FR2137 and a Furuno RCU 014 − and two Simrad net monitoring systems (a Simrad P150 and Simrad RX 400).

Head to head, the wetfish trawler Ferox and the much larger freezer factory trawler, Umlobi, are pictured alongside Jetty 2 at the V&A Waterfront.

Umlobi and Ferox VESSEL LAUNCH


The hull of the 907.40 GRT Ferox is strengthened to ice class, a provision that is likely to prolong her life and equip her to fish in heavy seas.

FeroxFerox is a Latin word that means “fierce”

and the vessel is named after the indige-nous Aloe ferox. The 45m vessel was deliv-ered at a cost of R150 million from the Astilleros Armon shipyard in Spain.

In design, Ferox is very similar to I&J’s highly successful F-class fresh fish trawlers that were built by the same shipyard and delivered to I&J between 1999 and 2003. Although the basic design is the same, several improvements were made, based on experience since 2003.

The hull of the 907.40 GRT Ferox is strengthened to ice class, a provision that is likely to prolong her life and equip her to fish in heavy seas.

The ship’s main engine is a Wärtsilä 6L26F with an output of 2,040 KWA at 1 000 rpm. Electrical power is provided by means of a shaft alternator driven via a PTO on the gearbox and an auxiliary engine drives an alternator for port use.

From top:

Professor Brian Figaji, chairman of I&J, Khusta Jack, CEO of Mast Fishing, an I&J shareholder and Mike Spicer, representing Wesgro.

Simon Cummings, CEO of I&J’s parent company AVI and Jonty Jankovich-Besan, CEO of I&J.

Mpho Tutu performs a moving blessing ceremony

Dressed in full religious regalia and a cheeky pair of pink stiletto heels,

Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu, performed a very meaningful naming and blessing ceremony when I&J officially launched its two new trawlers in November.

His Grace, the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Reverend Dr Thabo Makgoba was guest of honour at the ceremony. He acknowledged the impressive contri-bution made by I&J towards community development and urged corporate South Africa to continue working to improve the lives of South Africans.

“If we work together we will improve the

economy of South Africa and dent the unemployment of our people,” said Makgoba.

I&J chairman, Brian Figaji, empha-sised the impor-tance of the invest-ment I&J had made in the new vessels, saying it underlined the confidence the company has in the Cape hake resource, one of the best managed and sustainable fisheries in the world.

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John Slingers (left) and Roberto Schippers (right), skippers of Umlobi and Ferox respec-tively, toast the launch of the two vessels with Reverend Cannon Mpho Tutu who performed the blessing.

VESSEL LAUNCH Umlobi and Ferox


FeroxLength − 44.95m

Beam − 10.3m

Speed − 13.5 knots

Main engine − Wärtsilä main engine devel-oping 2,040 kW @ 1,000 rpm

Trawl winches − Rapp Hydema trawl winch with Pentagon control system

Accommodation − 29

Tank capacities:

Fuel oil − 200,000 litres

Fresh water − 51,000 litres

Capacity to carry 2,800 nested fish bins

Chilled cargo capacity of 100 tonnes

Flake ice capacity of 100 tonnes

Flow Ice production of 6,500 litres per hour at -3°C

The winch package was supplied by Rapp and comprises two

trawl winches with 26 tons pull with a capacity of 2,860 metres of 28mm wire. A Pentagon auto trawl system is installed which allows the skipper to set the param-eters required for trawling; the winches are then controlled automatically to these parameters.

The Ferox’s navigation equipment includes one Simrad Argus 12U/6X radar and a Simrad NSO 6kW/BB radar X-band. The echo sounders are a Simrad ES-70 (38KHz) and a Simrad ES-70 (38/200 KHz). Net monitoring equipment is a Scanmar Scanmate 6 system.

The ship carries 50 tons of fresh water and a Facet fresh water maker has the capacity to produce 1,000 litres of fresh water per day.

The Ferox will work out of Cape Town, typically fishing for five or six days and then returning to Cape Town to discharge her catch for processing at I&J’s processing plant in Woodstock. The majority of the

ship’s catch will be landed on ice in the headed and gutted form, but a proportion of the larger fish will be landed head on and gutted and sold as prime quality hake.

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Well equipped to fish efficiently

Equipped with a large variety of Sim-rad equipment, the Ferox will bene-

fit from a commitment by local agents, Marine Radio Acoustic Devices (MRAD) in South Africa, to provide same-day turn around for equipment servicing and re-pair.

In addition, according to Eddy Elschot, the recent acquisition of a majority shareholding in MRAD by Marine Data Solutions (MDSol) will lead to further investment by the company in staff and technical training. “The combined efforts of the two companies will allow us to leverage skills and improve our systems to a higher standard than ever before,” he says.

Commenting on the list of equip-ment supplied, Elschot adds that MRAD provided training to all of I&J’s vessel staff on the operation as well as benefits of the Simrad, Olex and Maxsea products. “We accomplished this onshore at a dedi-

cated venue,” he says adding that, as the ES70 echo sounders are standard across I&J’s fleet, all users have been previously trained on this equipment.

Elschot highlights the ES70 fishfinder as the most important fish finding tool on board the vessels. “It allows the skipper to responsibly target the right size fish and avoid mixed species as well as juveniles,” he explains adding that these sounders are used as standard equipment in the fisheries research market.

The two radars on the Ferox include the Simrad Argus and the Simrad HD radar. Both are open scanner radars and repre-sent the latest in technology.

In addition I&J has invested in a number of newly released products including the Simrad MX610 DGPS, which provides full differential GPS with extreme accuracy as well as a Class A Simrad V50 35 AIS unit.

The Ferox‘s autopilot is a Simrad AP70

with ancillaries while the vessel is steered via joystick operation.

Additional seabed plotting is accom-plished via an Olex system from Norway, which is also a MRAD agency product and already widely used by I&J.

Last, but not least is a Maxsea plotter, which is one of MRAD’s other shared agencies for the South African market.

For a full list of electronics please refer to the main article on I&J’s launch.

Clockwise from left: The bridge of Ferox.

Some of the high quality fittings on Ferox. This is the crew rest area.

Chief engineer, Vaughn Green, is pictured with the main engine of Umlobi, a Caterpillar 3612TA developing 3,800 kW @ 900 rpm.

A view of the horizontal plate freezers on Umlobi. Six more vertical plate freezers give the vessel the capacity to freeze 80 tonnes in 24 hours.

A view of the fish factory on Ferox.

Eddy Elschott of MRAD is pictured on the bridge of Ferox.

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VESSEL LAUNCH Aukwatowa


The recent launch of the Aukwatowa in Cape Town celebrated more than just another vessel entering the water – it highlighted the impact of the maritime economy on communities; promoted part-nerships and emphasised the benefits of a healthy supply chain for a number of maritime sectors.

Smit Amandla Marine partnered with Damen Shipyards Cape Town to build two new vessels for Port Nolloth

where they will support De Beers Group’s fleet of offshore diamond mining vessels.

The decision to build locally is a significant one. While internationally built or refur-bished vessels may be available at more cost effective prices, Smit’s Managing Director, Paul Maclons highlights how building locally can support the country’s priorities and the objectives of the National Industrial Partici-pation Programme (NIPP).

“The synergy between all role players is reflected in the shared commitment to ensuring that this project derives maximum benefit for South Africa in growing and transforming the maritime industry,” Maclons said.

“The launch of this vessel represents a unique example of what a positive partner-ship of the private sector can do to support

economic development in our country and in particular give meaning to some of the government ambitions in the much publi-cised policy known as Operation Phakisa,” said Sam Montsi, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Cape Town, highlighting how the project ticked all the deliverables of Phakisa.

“One, a cooperative effort of the private sector has come to the party to give meaning to Phakisa. Two, significant investment has been made. Three, jobs have been secured and created. Four, tech-nology has been transferred from Holland to SA. Five, and more importantly, staff have been afforded an opportunity to gain

valuable skills and experiences.”

“This project showcases what has been achieved when three proudly South African companies cooperate to mutual benefit, in the interest of our economy,” he added.

It is a fitting sentiment given the history of De Beer’s involvement in the Port Nolloth community since their decision to estab-lish a supply base at this Northern Cape harbour some 15 years ago.

The need to maximise the efficiency of their diamond mining fleet saw De Beers develop a model that would allow their

vessels to stay at sea longer without the need to replenish stocks. “We knew that the longer we could keep those vessels out at sea, the more revenue we could generate,” said Craig Coltman, De Beers Group Services South Africa Chairman, at the naming ceremony in the Port of

Cape Town.

With many hurdles to navigate including the need to involve the South African Revenue Service (SARS), a strategy to develop Port Nolloth as a supply base now successfully allows the De Beers mining fleet to stay at sea for up to two years at

Vessel launch proves partnerships pay off

“The launch of this vessel represents a unique example of what a positive partnership of the private sector can do to support economic development in our country and in particular give meaning to some of the govern-ment ambitions in the much publicised policy known as Operation Phakisa,”

Aukwatowa VESSEL LAUNCH


a time.

Positive impact on Port Nolloth“We had no idea how successful this

operation was going to be. What an incred-ible journey it has been and an amazing success story,” said Coltman adding that the partnership has had a positive impact on Port Nolloth.

“In the late 1990s we started the Port Nolloth base with six employees. Today we employ approximately 80 people in Port Nolloth, made up of permanent and fixed contractors, who are permanently on site,” he said highlighting too that creditors and suppliers in the area benefit from a De Beers spend in excess of R5 million per annum.

In addition the harbour, which was essen-tially disused before, has been upgraded and the partnership continues to spend time and effort on keeping it safe and well maintained.

The De Beers commit-ment to the community also extends to training and education. “We are providing training to approximately 15 people to qualify as skippers and in 2016 we will provide funding for disadvantaged people to obtain their commercial driv-

er’s licences. In addi-tion we spend a lot of time and effort, as well as financial contribu-tions, on uplifting the schools in the area,” said Coltman.

“It has been an amazing journey and a wonderful success story. Smit Amandla Marine, together with De Beers, has made a lasting impression on the improved efficiency of the mining vessels as well as the community of Port Nolloth.”

Maclons highlighted Smit’s commitment to employing locals at the base reporting that 70 percent of the South Africans employed in the Port Nolloth opera-tion are local residents.

A successful buildThe first of two Shoalbusters to be deliv-

ered to Smit Amandla Marine, the Aukwa-towa, was delivered on time and to budget. Although never having been built at the Cape Town-based Damen yard before, the company turned to the Damen Shipyards Group the Netherlands for guidance and support to build the robust, highly manoeu-vrable, multi-purpose vessels.

Damen Shipyards Cape Town entered into an agreement with one of the specialised yards in the Group to provide the designs, technologies and training support.

“The vessel showcases cooperation not only between three South African compa-nies, but also represents real transfer of technology to South Africa as well as the successful training of our staff,” said Montsi.

The Damen Shoalbuster series of multi-purpose, shallow draught workboats are designed for inland and coastal waters.

The 30 metre 3009S has a bollard pull of 24.5 tonnes and is fitted with a crane with a lifting capacity of up to 1.7 tonnes, making it suitable for towage, buoy-laying, pushing and all-round support duties.

These new vessels will carry out supply and support work for the De Beers Group’s offshore diamond mining activities out of Port Nolloth in the Northern Cape. With the shallow waters of the port making it accessible only to vessels with drafts of 2.8 metres or less, the minimal draught of the Shoalbuster was an important factor in Smit Amandla selecting the class.

Speaking to Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Cape Town, Arie Midavaine, after the launch it is clear that the project was a good fit for the yard. “We bought the design from Holland, but it absolutely fits our facilities,” he said hinting that he would jump at the opportunity to build more in Cape Town.

“For us it was a perfect project. We have a good team in place and we worked well with Smit to deliver what they needed,” he says.

Now busy with the second identical vessel for Smit, Midavaine says that lessons learned during the first build will make the sister ship, which is scheduled to be launched in February next year, even easier to deliver.

With over 90,000 man-hours reflected in the launch of the Aukwatowa, the vessel will undergo seatrials at the beginning of December before taking up position in Port Nolloth.

Developing skills and technologyMidavaine, who has been in the position

at the helm of Damen in Cape Town for just less than one year, has been particularly pleased with the apprenticeship training initiatives being undertaken at the yard. “Some of our best staff are apprentices who started three to four years ago,” he says adding that the aim is to continuously

improve the apprentice-ship programme.

He highlights the poten-tial of the programme to develop the same skills and work competencies that have helped Europe and the East become prevalent

in the shipbuilding sector.

Midavaine believes that upliftment needs to extend beyond training, however, and

“In the late 1990s we started the Port Nolloth base with six employees. Today we employ approximately 80 people in Port Nolloth, made up of permanent and fixed contractors, who are permanently on site,”

Top: Sam Matsi (Damen), Rob Davies (Minister of Trade and Industry), Jenny Coltman (lady sponsor) and Craig Coltman (De Beers)

Below: Paul Maclons (Smit Amandla Marine), Manana Nhlanhla (Smit Amandla Marine) and Sithembiso Mthethwa (Smit Amandla Marine)

VESSEL LAUNCH Aukwatowa


From shipyard to syncrolift

The Aukwatowa made her way from shipyard to syncrolift one early Sun-

day morning in October. Guided all the way out of the harbour, she had a few obstacles to overcome as she was ex-pertly manoeuvred through tight gate-ways on route to the syncrolift.

The journey of just over 3km took a little more than an hour to complete as the vessel provided an interesting spec-tacle for visitors to the port and drew a number of spectators.

The move, overseen by ALE Heavy Lift, was undertaken on a Nicolas 3 file 16-axel self-propelled trailer (SPT). A total of 48 drive axels, each with a load capacity of 14 tons, were assembled to carry the Aukwatowa to her destination.

According to Theo van Wyk, the Account and Brand Manager at ALE Heavy Lift, their operators are specif-ically qualified to remotely drive the

SPTs and the operator charged with the Aukwatowa delivery has obtained a black brown operator’s certificate. “Vast experience is the most important part of operating these trailers,” he says.

The SPT is operated by means of a remote connected to the peripheral processing unit (PPU) via a cable and offers a highly manoeuvrable heavy load carrying option.

With a total of 48 axels available to them locally, ALE is also able to access additional capacity from their interna-tional branches if required.

into a mentorship ethos that promotes continuous improvement and highlights opportunities for the workforce. “I like to be challenged,” he says emphasising the need for management to engage with what is happening on the shop floor.

The apprenticeship programme received official recognition from the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, earlier this year when he presented certificates to nine apprentices who had achieved artisan status. Since 2010, 63

young people, including 19 females, have benefitted from the apprenticeship programme.

The programme speaks to the South African government’s push for skills devel-opment. Speaking at the launch of the vessel, Minister Davies confirmed; “We have made skills development and supplier development key areas where compliance according to a sub-minimum is an absolute requirement of the new BEE codes.”

VESSEL SPECIFICATIONS:Damen Shoalbuster 3009SYard number: YNS71718 (Damen Shipyards Cape Town)Basic functions: Towing, mooring, pushing, dredge supportClassification: Bureau Veritas 1 HULL MACH Tug unrestricted navigation AUT-UMSRegulations: SAMSA rules Flag: South AfricaOwner: Smit Amandla Marine

DIMENSIONSLength OA: 30.00mBeam M.L.D: 9.10mDepth at sides: 3.60mDraught aft approx: 2.6mDisplacement approx: 455tonGross tonnage approx: 289 GT

TANK CAPACITIES (APPROX)Fuel oil: 115.0 m3Freshwater: 75.0m3

PERFORMANCE (APPROX)Bollard full ahead: 24.5 tonSpeed: 11.0 knots

PROPULSION SYSTEMMain engines: 2x Caterpillar C32-TTA ACERTTotal power: 1492 bkW (2000bhp) at 1800rpmGearboxes: 2x Reintjies WAF 562L/5.947:1Propellers: 2x 1800mm Promarin fixed pitchControl/steering: Straathof/WK HydraulicsNozzles: 2x Damen Marine Components ‘Optima’Bowthruster: 1x Kalkman Beta 200E 200pk electrical driven

AUXILIARY EQUIPMENTMain generator sets: 2x Caterpillar C-4.4 TACapacity: 2x 86 kVA, 50Hz, 400V AC, 50 HzGenset: 1x Caterpillar C9 175kW 400V AC, 50 HzTransfer pumps: 2x SIHI AKHK 6101, 32m3/h at 1.5 bar for fuel oil, one will be stand-by 2x SIHI AKHK 6101, 32m3/h at 1.5 bar for fresh water, one will be stand-byFuel oil separator: 1x Alfa Laval 1150l/h

DECK LAYOUTAnchor: 2x 275kg Pool TX (HHP)Anchor winch: Electrically driven, with two warping headsDeck crane: 1x Heila HLM6-2S, or equalCapacity: 850 kg(m) @ 6,96m and 1700kg(m) @ 3,63mGob eye: 1x Gob Eye fitted into the aft deck

ACCOMMODATIONHeated and air-conditioned living spaces for 14 persons, consisting of five double-crew cabins, two single crew cabins, and one four crew sani-tary facilities and a combined galley/mess.

NAUTICAL AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENTRadar system: 1x Furuno FAR-2117Magnetic compass: 1x Cassens & Plath Reflecta 1Autopilot: 1x Radio Zeeland Seapilot 75GPS: 2x Furuno GPEchosounder: 1x Furuno FE-700Speedlog: 1x Furuno DS-80VHF/DSC: 3x Sailor RT-6222Handheld VHF: 2x Jotron Tron TR-20SSB/DSC: 1x FS -1570Navitex: 1x Furuno NX-700AIS: 1x Furuno FA-150Satellite Compass: 1x Furuno SC-50EPIRB: 1x Tron-40S-MKIIRadar Transponder: 1x Tron SART-20Intercom: 1x Sigma-700 MKIIWatch alarm: 1x MS-421Wind indicator: 1x Obsermet OMC115Entertainment system: 1x Fleetbroadband 150Electronic chart system: 1x Navnet with dedicated area E-cardsCCTV: 1x Orlaco CCTV, with two cameras in engine room

Mvezo VESSEL LAUNCH


The 42-month, R1.4 billion project to deliver nine tugs to the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) in South Africa delivered another important milestone in November when the first of the tugs was launched at the Southern African Shipyards facilities in Durban.

It’s the largest single contract that TNPA has ever awarded to a South African company for the building of harbour craft

and speaks to the South African govern-ment’s recent commitment to assist in the support of local manufacturers in the marine industry in an effort to sustain jobs and build skills.

“The building of Mvezo and the eight other tugs in this project, demonstrates that this country has the expertise to compete in the global shipbuilding industry and to use the maritime economy to unlock the economic potential of South Africa, in line with the government’s Operation Phakisa initiative,” said TNPA chief execu-tive, Richard Vallihu.

Speaking in Cape Town at a separate func-tion, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies commented on the project saying: “The procurement of tug boats will go a long way in creating investment opportunities in the Blue/Ocean Economy, and will also show that there’s no need to procure vessels abroad when we can build quality ones locally.”

He added that more focus will be given to the industry standard and accreditation, skills programme and strategic marketing campaign as the private sector has followed through with the decision to support local-isation.

Mvezo is expected to be handed over to the Port of Port Elizabeth in February 2016, followed by handovers every three months until the last one is launched in early 2018.

Big BenefitsThe tug building project kicked off in

August 2014 and is providing a big boost to the local economy over its 42 month lifespan. Given the project’s tight deadlines five tugs are under construction simultane-ously at any given time.

TNPA programme manager Eugene Rappetti, Senior Manager for Marine Operations, said TNPA had 29 tugs pres-ently in service nationally, but the require-ment for bigger, strong tugboat fleets had increased in line with bigger commercial vessels calling at South African ports more frequently.

“TNPA’s new fleet will include nine tugs that are 31 metres long with a 70 ton bollard pull. The older tugs have 32.5 to 40

ton pulls.

“The increased bollard pull of these new generation tugs meets international standards and they also feature the latest global technology. The tugs have Voith Scheider propulsion which makes them highly manoeuvrable and able to change the direction and thrust almost instanta-neously while guiding large vessels safely into our ports,” he said.

Durban based Southern African Shipyards, which owns and operates the largest ship-yard in Southern Africa, also built TNPA’s previous 12 tugs. The company scooped the latest contract through an open and transparent process. Its employees have a 12 percent stake in the company, which has 60 percent black ownership.

Subcontractors on the project include well-known multi-nationals such as Barloworld Equipment, Siemens, Voith Schneider, as well as local contractors such as Bradgary Marine Shopfitters.

SA Shipyards CEO, Prasheen Maharaj, said his company had created 500 direct and 3500 indirect jobs through the project. “We have also committed to ensuring that each tug has a minimum of 60 percent locally manufactured components, while part-nering with international companies on the remaining aspects that cannot be manufac-tured here, for example the engines and propulsion units,” he said.

Maharaj said the intention was to maxi-mise local content and spread the benefits of the project to black suppliers, women- and youth-owned businesses. Ultimately South Africa will achieve a socio-economic

benefit of more than R800 million as a result of the Supplier Development Plan attached to the contract,” he said.

In addition a number of national and international training and development opportunities are being created for local employees, with TNPA already set to send employees to Germany for training on the new propulsion units. They would also receive training locally for four to six weeks.

Rappetti said TNPA also had a large training programme in place for engi-neering and deck cadets to ensure that the vessels had skilled people in place to operate them.

This massive project will see two tugs each allocated to the Ports of Durban, Rich-ards Bay and Port Elizabeth, while Saldanha, which handles the largest carriers, would receive three tugs.

In line with maritime tradition, the duty of officially naming the vessel was carried out by a Lady Sponsor, Lauriette Sesoko, General Manager: Commercial and Marketing, of TNPA. The tug was named Mvezo in reference to the small village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa where former President, the late Nelson Mandela, was born.

First of TNPA tugs leaves the production line

From the top:

Lady Sponsor, Lauriette Sesoko, General Manager: Commercial and Market-ing, of TNPA takes on the task of breaking a bottle of champagne on the bow of the new launch.

The Mvezo on the SA Shipyards floating dock, is ready to enter the water.

The Mvezo, the first in a line of nine tugs being built for TNPA was launched in November at the premises of Southern African Shipyards.

MARITIME NEWS Industry updates


A focus to boost fishmeal production

The Oceana Group’s recent purchase of Daybrook Fisheries in the United States

is part of the company’s strategy to develop its fishmeal business with plans to expand production from around 30,000 tonnes to 107,000 tonnes in just 18 months.

Oceana CEO, Francois Kuttel says that the company’s recent investments in fishmeal production have been motivated by global trends. Demand has outstripped supply as a result of the continued growth of the aquaculture industry and the need for fish feed.

In addition to the acquisition of Daybrook Fisheries, Oceana has built a fishmeal plant in Angola (with an Angolan partner) and erected a new fishmeal plant at its Etosha Fisheries facility in Namibia.

Buying into the Menhaden fishery Menhaden is small pelagic fish in the

herring family. It is oily and bony and conse-quently is only used for bait and fishmeal, not for human consumption. The fishery

lands in the region of 800,000 tonnes per year.

“On the Atlantic Coast the quota is about 120,000 tonnes and that’s fished into one fishmeal plant called Omega Proteins,” explained Kuttel. “On the Gulf Coast there are three fishmeal plants, two are owned by Omega Proteins and we own the other one. So in the Menhaden fishery there are four fishmeal plants in total. It’s a highly consolidated industry.”

Daybrook Fisheries owns 11 refrigerated seawater (RSW) vessels and 11 spotter planes. The planes help the vessels to locate the shoals because sonar doesn’t work well in the shallow, muddy waters of the Gulf. Purse seining takes place from small, flat bottom boats (skiffs) that are carried on the stern of the mother vessel.

“The great thing about these vessels is the high degree of standardisation,” said Kuttel. “There are two main engines on each boat and 11 boats with identical engines. So

in the warehouse, they’ve got four spare main engines and if they have a problem with a main engine they can change it in eight hours.”

Like other species of small pelagic fish, Menhaden is prone to volatility. However, the species is typically less volatile than the Peruvian anchovy, the species that accounts for the major percentage of global fishmeal production. Another advantage is that the fish has a very high oil yield (eight to 12 percent) compared to the yield of the local anchovy, which is one to three percent.

Threats of disasterHowever, one of the big disadvantages

of investing in a fishery in this part of the world is the threat of hurricanes.

Ten years ago, the Daybrook fishmeal plant was completely flattened by Hurri-cane Katrina and since then, the share-holders have spent about US$120 million rebuilding the factory. As a result, the fish-meal plant is one of the most advanced in the world.

Kuttel is characteristically nonchalant about the hurricane threat to Oceana’s investment, saying he expects a hurricane to strike again, but the company’s facilities have built with the lessons from Hurricane Katrina in mind.

Similarly, the threat of oil pollution on the scale of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon acci-dent, which caused extensive damage to the fishing industry, is somewhat amelio-rated by the fact that the oil and gas indus-try that operates in the Gulf is today much better regulated.

Kuttel describes the R4 billion price paid for Daybrook as “huge”, but says there is a good management team running the oper-ation and the vessels are contracted to the fishmeal plant for 50 years.

By Claire Attwood

Accommodating upgraded cruise liner

While the cruise season kicked off officially in October with a number

of smaller vessels calling at South Africa’s ports, the arrival of the newly revamped and lengthened MSC Sinfonia in Novem-ber required some additional planning from Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) to ensure that the longer vessel could be accommodated. Fresh from a 50 million Euro revamp,

the already impressive vessel has been upgraded with new features and facili-ties, including lengthening by an extra 24 metres and the addition of around 200 extra balcony cabins with capacity for around 500 more passengers. TNPA’s Port Manager for the Port of

Durban, Moshe Motlohi, said: “The newly lengthened MSC Sinfonia will now be accommodated at the longer M berth

in the Port of Durban, however other cruise liners will continue to be served at Durban’s N Shed cruise ship facil-ity, which has recently been upgraded through a joint initiative between TNPA and MSC. This has brought the terminal more in line with international standards and will cater for the growth of the local cruise tourism sector.”

Daybrook Fisheries owns 11 spotter planes that help the vessels to locate the shoals because sonar doesn’t work well in the shallow, muddy waters of the Gulf.

Industry updates MARITIME NEWS


Swaziland’s membership emphasises importance of dry ports

Swaziland through its Railways Corporation is set to join the Port Membership Association of East and Southern

Africa (PMAESA), becoming the 22nd member state to join the Port Management Association founded by the United Nations in April 1973. This move follows a recent familiari-sation visit by PMAESAs newly appointed Secretary General, Nozipho Mdawe to the southern African states of Mozam-bique, Swaziland and South Africa. Stephenson Ngubane, the Chief Executive Officer Swazi Rail

had this to say after engaging on bilateral issues with the Secretary General: “We will join PMAESA, as we can see it's relevant to our Dry Port Operations.”Ms Mdawe, on the other hand expressed her gratitude to

the Swazi government and the management of the Swazi Rail for accepting to join the Association. “This emphasises PMAESA’s recognition of the dry ports in the region. It also ensures the facilitation of the inter African trade and regional economic integration,” she said. This new development will now see Swaziland join Angola,

Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaw, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, Sey- chelles, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan,Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe which form PMAESA's member states.

Cuban interest in Cape Town boat builder generates orders

Matrix Yachts, a Cape Town-based boat building company, has secured a R28 million order for two boats from Cuba with the

prospect of future orders to follow. Matrix Yachts design and build luxury sailing catamarans. Matrix Yachts is one of the 20 South African companies that exhib-

ited their products and services at the 33rd Havana International Trade Fair. The participation of the companies in the popular fair, which attracted companies from more than 70 countries, was funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (the DTI) with the aim of assisting local manufacturers access the Cuban market. “We finally managed to finalise the order for two boats worth more

than R28 million with a big international tourism company based in Havana but operating in various parts of the world. We had been working on the deal for four years and we are happy that we finally clinched it. However, there is still lot of work ahead in terms of rais-ing funds to finance the deal. It has been a struggle in the past when we negotiated the deal but we are hoping that the SA government will come on board and assist us as it has reiterated its commitment to assist SA businesses do business in Cuba and increase trade and investment between the two countries,” said Wehrly.He added that the company planned to order two boats per year

from Matrix Yachts until 2020 and three per year thereafter until 2030.“Basically this is a huge order that can amount to more than half-a-

billion rand, but the whole thing hinges on the funding issue,” said Wehrly.



Mathematic model minimises port congestion

Congestion at ports in South Africa owing to longer lead times of stow-

age and berthing is the major cause of low productivity which in turn stifles trade, says Zanele Mpanza, a CSIR engineer and math-ematician.

Mpanza is developing a mathematical model to improve port operations focus-ing on berthing, stowage and congestion. “I want to use this model to minimise berthing time – the amount of time a ship spends waiting for loading and offloading of containers and optimise stowage - which refers to the stacking of containers - to maximise space and fully utilise it and in turn reduce the turnaround time of a ship.

The model is also geared towards improv-ing container stacking to reduce retrieval times.

“The whole point is to minimise loading and unloading times, making sure that resources are allocated accordingly and that the port runs efficiently,” says Mpanza.

The model will assist in calculating and minimising operations to improve turn-around times.

“I am using differential and integral equa-tion techniques which have been used before, but to a limited extent. Most people tend to use computer simulations, which for me are inadequate for my PhD project requirements,” she says.

The IMO interacts with Africa

In October Nairobi, Kenya played host to a high level meeting aimed

at harmonising IMO’s work for Soma-lia with the work of other UN agen-cies working for and in Somalia. The meeting formed part of IMO’s mari-time capacity building programme for Somalia. The meeting was also attended by representatives of UNSOM, FAO, UNODC, EU-CAP and INTERPOL.In the same month IMO also

supported growth in Africa with the facilitation of a week-long workshop in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire aimed at help-ing countries in the region prepare for the IMO Member State audit scheme which will become mandatory in Janu-ary 2016. Ten countries from west and central Africa participated in the work-shop hosted by the Ivorian Maritime Ports Administration and implemented under the framework of the FlagPort WACAF project. The aim behind the project is to assist countries in enhanc-ing the human and institutional capac-ities of their maritime administrations.

More smart ports for South Africa

The Ports of East London and Mossel Bay became the latest to go live with

Transnet National Ports Authority’s new R79 million web-based Integrated Port Management System (IPMS) during October.

This brings the number of ports now using TNPA’s new ‘smartPORT’ technol-ogy to seven, after Durban, Cape Town, Saldanha, Port Elizabeth and Ngqura went live in recent months. In November the Port of Richards Bay will become the final South African port to roll out the technology.

The IPMS was developed by Navayuga Infotech, a company based in India, in collaboration with their South African partner Nambiti Technologies. It replaces the manual processes and enables key port operations to be managed online

and in real time across TNPA’s commer-cial ports.

Since IPMS was first introduced in July, 250 vessel agents have registered onto the system and more than 1,000 vessel arrival notifications have been submitted across the seven ports.

Chief Executive Richard Vallihu said: “Global ports are adopting ‘smartPORT’ concepts and the world is increasingly embracing digital technologies and data analytics to make sense of the infor-mation that we have around us. Gath-ering that information in the first place is a challenge. This online system will help transform our ocean gateways into smartPORTs by using advanced infor-mation technology that will make them more intelligent and sustainable, while conserving resources, time, space and energy.”

New supplier for search and rescue craft

Nautic Africa Group company Southern Power (SP) has been

appointed the exclusive, sub-Saharan African supplier of Safe at Sea’s Guar-dRunner and RescueRunner jet ski craft. These versatile, robust and ‘go

anywhere’ craft have been specifi-cally designed to perform search and rescue as well as combat search and rescue operations under extreme conditions and in all water environ-ments, including shallow waters and among rocks, reefs and cliffs.The jet skis can be launched from the

shore, from a vessel or from a helicop-ter and an aft deck allows for the fast and easy rescue of persons in distress, regardless of their state of conscious-ness. The specialised craft have been

successfully used in rescue operations worldwide, including in South Africa where the NSRI has 16 RescueRunners in operation.SP will have RescueRunner and Guar-

dRunner units available for demon-stration and sale as of the end of November/early December.

Waste water treatment plant without a membraneIn response to the International Maritime Organ-isation’s (IMO) new Standard Rule MEPC.227(64), which replaces MEPC.159(55)as from January 2016, Hamann AG has developed the smallest on board plant Type HL-CONT Plus. The unit has already been certified according

to MEPC.227(64), and is called HL-CONT Plus 0125. Designed without a filter and membrane, a constant flow rate is maintained without the danger of blocking. The result is a unit that requires little mainte-

nance and lowers expenses.Additional benefits are the self-cleaning mode

without aggressive chemicals, low energy consumption and the use of high quality and robust materials and components. Compared to its efficiency this system is an very small and light version. The HL-CONT Plus 0125

has a capacity of 3t per day. It is particularly suitable for installation in small spaces and for retrofits due to its modular and dismountable design.

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Major contract for inland ferries awarded

Nautic Africa has signed an agree-ment with a large transit trans-

port and import/export operations agency, to supply 17 new twin-hulled, 27m ferries for the safe, comfortable transportation of passengers on inland waterways.The order marks the first phase of an

estimated 42 to 50 vessels to be built by 2020 as part of an African govern-ment transport infrastructure devel-opment programme.According to Jacques Brummer, CEO

of Southern Power, “We are extremely excited and proud that Nautic Africa, a Cape Town-based group, has been selected to partner in this important social and economic development programme.”The custom-designed 200 and 240

seater ferries will be powered by twin Volvo Penta D7 propulsion systems for maximum reliability and fuel effi-ciency.The modern vessels - which will

come standard with all the required life-saving safety equipment and other amenities – are due for delivery in December 2016.

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Increase in lobster catch announced

South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has announced a 6.83 percent increase in the global

total allowable catch (TAC) for the west coast rock lobster resource in the 2015/2016.The TAC has been determined at 1924.45 tons and, according to

DAFF, is in line with the targeted objective of the recovery plan that aims to rebuild the 2006 biomass of male west coast rock lobster about the minimum size limit by 35 percent by 2021.

SECTOR 2014 / 2015 2015 / 2016

Commercial Fishing (Offshore) 1120.25 tons 1243.48 tons

Commercial Fishing (Nearshore) 376.10 tons 376.10 tons

Subsistence (Interim Relief Measure) Fishing

235.30 tons 235.30 tons

Recreational Fishing 69.20 tons 69.20 tons

The TAC has been determined at

1924.45t

New vessel to service OPL market

Designed to meet the needs of the off port limit market in Port Elizabeth,

the Syncro Too was launched recently by Syncro Boat Charterers.The 14 m vessel was built by Hena Engi-

neering and designed by Seaboats Design. “Syncro Boat Charterers has been doing crew changes and ship supplies in PE for the last seven years and the new vessel will supplement the services offered by Syncro to help us deliver to the expanding market,” says John Liverick.The 12 ton vessel has a certificated steel

hull and is powered by two 350 hp inboard

Doosan engines. Registered as a SAMSA Class B vessel, the boat can supply to vessels up to 40 miles from shore.

Specifications:

�� Length: 13.7m

�� Width: 4m

�� Draft: 0.5m (light ship)

�� Deck space: 20 m2

The vessel has been specifically designed to negotiate the weather and sea condi-tions off Port Elizabeth where large swells can persist for many days.

The Syncro Too will go into service off Port Elizabeth



Reconstruction project brings Maydon Wharf infrastructure up to date

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is reconstructing the quay walls at Maydon Wharf to ensure safe operations and meet the needs of larger vessels calling at the port and enable increased throughputs.

Senior Operations Manager in the Port of Durban, Zola Nkowane, outlined the R1.6 billion project,

which is being overseen by Transnet Capital Projects. The main contractor is Stefanutti Stocks AXSYS Joint Venture.“It involves the reconstruction and deep-

ening of six of the 15 berths in this precinct. Once completed the berths will have a draught of 14.5 m enabling them to handle vessels with draughts up to 13 m, however the Maydon Wharf entrance channel will still need to be deepened thereafter to enable these vessels to sail in fully laden,” she said.

The quay walls in the precinct were origi-nally designed to handle vessels of approx-imately 20,000 DWT versus the 55,000 DWT vessels now calling. Bigger vessels call mainly half laden due to the current draught and width restrictions.

Berths 1-2 and 13-14 are currently under construction, following the reconstruc-

tion of berth 12, which was completed in November 2012. Berths 3-4 will be under construction early in 2016.

The work has involved demolition of paving, rail track work and services, construction of new steel sheet piled quay walls, demolition of existing piled crane beams, extraction of timber, concrete piles and a limited number of steel sheet piles and removal of the existing quay wall and capping beams.

Work includes driving of inclined grouted steel anchor piles (being used in South Africa for the first time), backfilling behind the quay walls, construction of new rein-forced concrete capping beams, supply and installation of bollards, fenders, ladders and quay services, construction of railway tracks, layer works and paving, dredging of material adjacent to the berths and construction of rock scour protection.

The main challenges have been balancing operations and the project, including site

access, executing work around the existing ship loader foundations and conveyor, as well as obstructions and incorrect as built information supplied. The project team has also had to contend with strong winds and wakes formed by tugs operating in the precinct affecting floating equipment used for construction.

As a result the team has implemented night and weekend shifts and mobilised additional plants to ensure that the project remains on track.

Achievements to date include a satisfac-tory audit report, the successful pull out test on the anchor pile system and the completion of all piling and the new cope on Berth 1. A record 4,500 tonnes of steel was offloaded, transported and stacked during a continuous 84 hour operation.

Twenty percent of the total contract value was set aside for supplier development, including training, employment and local content, in line with Transnet’s social devel-opment programme.

Rare skills are being developed and trans-ferred during this ground-breaking project. A young TNPA engineer doing his in-service training achieved 75 percent for his report using experience gained on site. Also being trained on site are a quantity surveyor, a planner, a cost engineer and a contract administrator.

Steel anchor piles are being used in the project - representing a first for South Africa

Reconstruction of quay walls at Maydon Wharf will see the deepen-ing of six of the 15 berths and construction will continue into 2016

PORT CITY PARTNERSHIPA meeting in October between the EThekwini Mayor and officials from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) saw the establishment of a working committee to find solutions to development and investment issues in the port and City of Durban including concerns relating to security risks at Maydon Wharf.

MOVEMENT REFERENCES From Tuesday 3 November all vessels loading and unloading or in transit (Export/Import and Transit) departing from Nigerian ports of having Nigerian ports as final destination or transiting through Nigerian ports, shall, before any movement, obtain a Movement Reference Number (MRN) from the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, irrespective of the origin of the vessel or cargoes.

CABINET APPROVEDThe South African government ap-proved the International Convention on the Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollu-tion Damage, 2001 to be submitted to Parliament for ratification at a meeting in October. Under the convention, South African will not be liable for eco-nomic loss or cleaning up costs arising from a release of bunker oil in its inter-nal, territorial and exclusive economic zone waters, but liability will be on the shipowner or insurer.

SMOULDERING COALAccording to a recent circular issued by Gard, hot coal being loaded at the Matola Coal Terminal in Maputo, Mo-zambique has been affected by high temperatures resulting in the cargo spontaneously combusting when load-ed into the ship’s hold. A major incident was averted when the crew noticed the smouldering cargo and ensured that it was discharged.

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Offshore fabrication project links South Africa and Ghana

Awarded in May 2014, the work scope associated with the Subsea 7

TEN Project is all but complete and has represented a significant boost for produc-tivity at both Belmet’s Cape Town and Ghana facilities.

The scope of the project, which initially consisted of 12 PLETs (Pipeline End Terminations), four PLEMs (Pipeline End Manifolds), one SIV (Subsea Isolation Valves), six suction piles and 18 sleepers, was expanded earlier this year to include an additional 19 pipe walking piles and a GEM (Gas Export Manifold) for Belmet 7.

According to Pieter Kroon, the magnitude of the project dictated the creation of more than 50 weld procedures, which required additional training in Ghana and resulted in specialised qualifications for the welders.

Welding procedures, which require access to materials, the writing up of the proce-

dure as well as the practical welding out of the procedure, are put through laboratory testing for approval. The process was undertaken at the Cape Town facility due to access to laboratory facilities in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

All fabrication and production was undertaken to client spec-ifications and representatives from Subsea 7 and Tullow Oil were on site to ensure technical and safety compliance. “All work had to comply with Subsea 7 and Tullow Oil’s stringent specifications,” says Kroon.

Prior to the award of the contract, both facilities underwent a client audit that identified changes that needed to be made and procedures implemented. Training to ensure employee buy-in followed.

Kroon stresses the importance of this as he highlights the safety requirements that were stipulated by their clients. He reports that they ultimately managed to achieve zero incidents in the 300,000 man hours associated with the project.

Ghana The six suction piles, representing a total

of 660 tons, were fabricated in Ghana and completed in the first quarter of the year while the 18 sleepers comprising about 220 tons of steel were completed by June.

Preparation work on the 18 sleepers was undertaken in Cape Town before arrival in Ghana for final assembly, fabrication, welding and coating.

These projects were followed by a third scope that consisted of 19 pipe walking piles of varying weights with a total of about 900 tons being fabricated at the Belmet Ghana facility.

Cape TownFabrication work at the Cape Town facility

included the production of 17 Subsea modules of various sizes and weights which were loaded out from A-Berth onto a Subsea 7 vessel for transportation.

Timeous planning was in place to transport the abnormal loads from the Bellville facilities to the harbour as the 17 loads varied from 24 m in length, 5 m wide and 6.5 m high at weights of between 40 and 50 tons.

Representing a total of about 750 tons of steel, the structures were all pressure tested and insulated (including FAT, SIT) in Cape Town before being shipped to Ghana.

The preparation work of cutting and fabrication of the 18 sleepers due for final assembly in Ghana was also undertaken at the Cape Town facility.

Responding to the pressures of the TEN Project, the capacity for blasting and painting in Cape Town was improved. “We had no delays during the painting phase of the project thanks to additional sheds and enclosed blasting facility with steel floor.”

In addition, more yard space has been acquired in Cape Town.

Major interest in Nigerian offshore petroleum delivery contract

A total of 91 companies, most of them indigenous to Nigeria, have

submitted bids in the hope of securing a contract for the provision of a Coastal and Bunkering Vessel Services contract for the operations of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

“I am happy that there is much show of interest in this process. The process is going to be transparent from the beginning to the end and we want the best yield in terms of value addition and best services and obviously we are going to grow the Nigerian Content in this regard. I am hoping that you are going to be part of the journey that we are taking NNPC through,” said the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr Ibe Kachikwu.

The entire process is to be assessed by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI).

Dr. Kachikwu pledged to sustain the ongoing reform process in the Corporation which has witnessed the monthly publication of NNPC Financial and Operational Transactions for public scrutiny and the recent public harvesting of bids tendered for the new Offshore Processing contracts among other initiatives.

The bid exercise seeks to engage the

services of reputable organisations with essentially three ranges of Deadweight Tonnage (DWT): 5,000 to 8,000 DWT; 10,000 to 20,000 DWT and 25,000 to 50,000 DWT.

The contract calls for a service provider’s coastal vessel to:�� Evacuate petroleum products from

NNPC coastal refineries to various dis-charge ports in Nigeria or outside Ni-geria as may be designated by PPMC.

�� Deliver petroleum products to water fed depots with restricted draft jetties of 6 to 11 metres.

�� Conduct ship-to-ship transfer of cargo from import tankers and discharge same at waters depots.

�� In addition the bunkering vessel will need to:

�� Load Automated Gas Oil (AGO) and Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) from wa-ter-fed refineries for bunkering pur-poses.

�� Supply bunkers to NNPC owned and chartered vessels as required on a monthly basis.

�� Keep accurate accounts for AGO and LPFO loaded and supplied to NNPC vessels.

�� Forward records of the bunkering activities to Marine Transport De-partment of the PPMC on a monthly basis.

The Belmet facilities in Ghana’s Takoradi port

OFFSHORE NEWS Marine mining and offshore exploration


1. Mnazi Bay, Tanzania

Wentworth, the Oslo Stock Exchange, and AIM have announced the first delivery of gas to the pipeline project from its assets near Mnazi Bay in Tanzania. Gas delivery to the new transnational pipeline has commenced and is being used by the Ubungo-II and Symbian power plants in Dar es Salaam

Production volumes into the pipeline are currently at 33 mmscf/day, and are expected to reach 80 mmscf/day in Q4 2015. An average of 33 mmscf/day was delivered to the new pipeline during October 2015 and a gross payment of $3.8 million has been received relating to the October 2015 gas deliveries

Three of the five existing gas wells at Mnazi Bay have been successfully brought on-stream with well performance in line with expectations. The fourth well is expected to be tied in during the month of November 2015 and the fifth well is expected to be tied in and ready to produce into the new pipeline in Q1 2016.

2. Lianzi Development, Republic of Congo and Angola

Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited has commenced oil and gas production from the Lianzi Field, located in a unitised offshore zone between the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola.

Located 65 miles (105 km) offshore in approximately 3,000 feet (900 metres) of water, Lianzi is Chevron's first operated asset in the Republic of Congo and the first cross-border oil development project offshore Central Africa. The project is expected to produce an average of 40,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

“This milestone demonstrates that we

continue to make steady progress on delivering major development projects,” said Jay Johnson, executive vice president Upstream, Chevron Corporation.

“As the first offshore energy development spanning national boundaries in the Central Africa region, Lianzi represents a unique cooperative approach to share offshore resources and may serve as a model for the development of similar cross-border fields between two countries," said Ali Moshiri, president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company.

Chevron Overseas (Congo) Limited is operator of the Lianzi Field and has a 15.75 percent interest, along with its affiliate Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited (15.5 percent), Total E&P Congo (26.75 percent), Angola Block 14 BV (10 percent), Eni (10 percent), Sonangol P&P (10 percent), SNPC (the Republic of Congo National Oil Company – 7.5 percent), and GALP (4.5 percent).

3. Bonga Phase 3 project, Nigeria

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) has announced the start-up of production from the Bonga Phase 3 project.

Bonga Phase 3 is an expansion of the Bonga Main development, with peak production expected to be some 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent. This will be transported through existing pipelines to the Bonga floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility, which has the capacity to produce more than 200,000

barrels of oil and 150 million standard cubic feet of gas a day.

The Bonga field, which began producing oil and gas in 2005, was Nigeria’s first deep-water development in depths of more than 1,000 metres. Bonga has produced over 600 million barrels of oil to date.

The Bonga project is operated by SNEPCo as contractor under a production sharing contract with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, which holds the lease for OML 118, in which the Bonga field is located. SNEPCo holds a 55 percent contractor interest in OML 118. The other co-venturers are Esso Exploration & Production Nigeria Ltd (20 percent), Total

E&P Nigeria Ltd (12.5 percent) and Nigerian Agip Exploration

Ltd (12.5 percent).

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Consortium to finance Nigerian oil wells

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has secured a $1.2

bn multi-year drilling financing package for 36 Offshore/Onshore Oil wells under the NNPC/Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture.

The funding package which is being financed by a consortium of Nigerian and international lenders is an integral part of the Accelerated Upstream Financing Programme initiated by NNPC to address the challenge experienced by the Federal Government in providing its counter-part funding of JV upstream activities.

It is envisaged that the initiative will also help in the maintenance of current production levels in the short term as well as replacing depleting reserves.

Breakdown of the NNPC/Chevron JV deal which was executed at a signing-cer-emony in London recently indicates that the $1.2bn is to be channeled into the development of 23 onshore and 13 offshore wells on OML 49, 90 and 95 in two stages over 2015-2018.

�� Stage one, comprising 19 wells, is projected to deliver 21, 000 barrels of crude oil and condensate per day

alongside 120, 000 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscf/d) over 2015 and 2016.

�� Stage two, comprising 17 wells, is pro-jected to yield 20, 000 barrels of crude oil and condensate per day alongside gas production of 7 mmscf/d between 2016 and 2018.

It is envisaged that both stages of the project would generate $2 to $5 billion of incremental revenue to the Federation account.

The projected peak incremental gas production of 127 mmscf/d would help boost the government’s domestic gas aspirations.

Marine mining and offshore exploration OFFSHORE NEWS


The Maersk Deliverer is back on station in Angola after a SPS contract was completed in Ngqura

Drilling rig undergoes survey at Ngqura

Following a five-week Special Periodic Survey (SPS) at the port of Ngqura in

South Africa, the Maersk Deliverer returned to active duty off the coast of Angola.

The scope for the yard stay was extensive, with more than 210 job packages and 584 work orders that needed to be completed within 35 days alongside - which makes for a very efficient and successful SPS yard stay. The scope, among others, involved Class recertification, BOP upgrade and overhaul as well as overhaul of the entire drilling package.

GAC South Africa was appointed by Maersk Drilling to coordinate supplies, provisions, spare parts and accommoda-tion for the experts required for the rig’s survey.

Eric Barnard, Managing Director of GAC Shipping, says green credentials were high on the agenda throughout the works as Ngqura is part of an environ-mentally protected area. The relatively isolated location of the port, on the east coast of South Africa 25km north of Port Elizabeth, presented a challenge in terms of procurement and housing the Maersk project team as well as more than 200 third party contractors for the duration of the survey.

“A core focus of GAC when working

projects such as this is to secure as much of the local procurement requirements of our client, the majority of which was of a highly technical or specialised nature. That presented its own issues with Ngqura not being a big industrial city,” he adds. “Every challenge was met with a successful outcome and this is largely due to the solid efforts of our staff including the Operations Manager, Rene Kruger and Marine Repre-sentative, Elfranco Arries.”

The company mobilised Marine Repre-sentatives to tend to all agency related aspects of the project, and worked with the team of oil and gas logistics colleagues at GAC Laser to tend to all of the logistics requirements.

A 5,000m² warehouse was rented within the Ngqura Industrial Development Zone to serve as a storage area for over 400 inbound airfreight shipments and another 300+ coming in by sea freight. The warehouse also served as the base for the GAC project and logistics team.

To take care of personnel brought in for the survey, GAC arranged accommoda-tion and daily transport for more than 200 contractors over two shifts. As no transport is available from Ngqura, it had to be mobilised from Port Elizabeth.

GAC was also asked to arrange and oversee the delivery of bunker fuels to the rig by ship-to-ship transfer before departure. When it transpired that the two local suppliers licensed for such an operation at Ngqura were unable to meet the demand, due to the large quantity required, GAC obtained a temporary bunkering license on behalf of the bunker supplier.

FSRU contract in place for import of LNG to Ghana

Golar LNG Limited has concluded a contract to provide West African

Gas Limited (WAGL) with Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) services to support their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import operations in Ghana.

WAGL is jointly owned by subsid-iaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) with 60 percent and Sahara Energy Resource Ltd (Sahara) with 40 percent. The joint venture is developing an LNG import project at the port of Tema on the coast of Ghana West Africa with a planned start up in Q2 2016. The FSRU will be moored inside the port at a new jetty being built by WAGL.

The contract will be for an initial period of five years with the option for WAGL to extend for a further five years. The contract is for the provision of the 170,000cbm new build FSRU Golar Tundra which delivers to Golar from Samsung during November of 2015. Golar Tundra will deliver to WAGL in Ghana following some minor modi-fications to the vessel in Singapore. The EBITDA expected in the first full year of operation is approximately $44 million.

Golar LNG's CEO, Gary Smith said “Ghana represents an exciting new business opportunity for Golar. West Africa is becoming an increasingly important region for our business and we are proud to be jointly developing Sub-Saharan Africa's first FSRU in partnership with WAGL. As this is a five year charter, the vessel will be offered to Golar LNG Partners LP to acquire providing for another potential acquisition with a new and particularly strong counterparty.”

Umar Ajiya, Manager Director of WAGL, stated that the JV is proud to be part of a project that signposts immense prospects for economic growth and development of the power sector in Ghana. “This landmark achievement is the first of its kind in Sub Saharan Africa and strategically positions Ghana to be an Energy Hub. By contracting with the best-in-class companies like Golar LNG, WAGL has set clear standards of the highest order and reaffirmed its belief in the sub region as a stable environment for doing business.”

Joint venture in Ghana boosts local fabrication capacity

Belmet Ghana has signed an agreement with Subsea 7 to form Belmet 7 in

which Belmet Ghana owns a 51 percent shareholding and Subsea 7 has a 49 percent shareholding.

It is anticipated that the joint venture agreement will help provide additional sustainability to the Ghanaian entity. Importantly the new venture includes vital facilities in the port of Takoradi including a

yard, shed, all fabrication equipment, plate roller, CNC cutting capabilities and mobile cranes, offices, training facilities as well as cloak rooms. “The full asset component of this facility reflects the 51/49 partnership. This is not an artificial joint venture shell agreement – it provides the company with quayside space and load out access that is very well suited for modular fabrication work,” says Pieter Kroon of Belmet.

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MARITIME MEMORIES By Brian Ingpen

Maritime Review AfricaNOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2015

Fifty years is a long time in shipping. Flipping through the pages of an edi-tion of Merchant Ships World Built

that documents ships built in 1965, I no-ticed the huge technological changes that have taken place in ship building since then.

The Japanese shipyardsDespite being flattened during Allied at-

tacks only two decades earlier, Japanese shipyards were riding high, especially in the tanker and bulk carrier sectors. Japanese shipyards had turned out 710 vessels (in-cluding 173 tankers) over 1,000 gross tons with only 212 vessels coming from its near-est challenger, West Germany. Among the tankers being built here were

the five largest of the time, including Tokyo Maru of 151,258 dwt. Her keel was laid in a large drydock at the Ishakawajima Harima Yard, Yokohama, in May 1965 and she was delivered 140 days later. Prefabricating the sections of the 307-metre tanker enabled the yard to build these large ships in such a short time, a ship construction method that helped to keep the cost of the tanker to a mere $12 million.

Electronic revolutionsMuch media sensation surrounded the

launching of the crude oil tanker British Admiral, by Queen Elizabeth II at the Vick-ers yard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England in May 1965. She was one of 12 tankers built for BP Tanker Company that year. For most of her short life, she moved oil from a Syrian terminal to Milford Haven, the only British terminal that could accom-

modate her. Her revolutionary electronic cargo man-

agement system, a punch card programme, had been designed in Japan for one-man operation. Her push-button-controlled car-go valves were a far cry from the system aboard older tankers where each valve had to be opened or closed manually.She was also one of the first tankers to be

fitted with an inert gas system to reduce the risk of explosion in the ullage spaces in the cargo tanks. When OPEC increased the oil price in 1975, countries relied on their oil stockpiles to reduce the need to import more expensive crude oil. The declining demand for tankers led owners to dispose of relatively new vessels and British Admi-ral was scrapped after trading for only 11 years.

The adventures of the VoorspelerVessels familiar to South African ship spot-

ters were also built 50 years ago. Unicorn ordered the 1900-deadweight coaster Voorspeler from Scott and Sons, Bowling on the Clyde. She was modelled on Voor-trekker, the coaster built in 1947 for Afri-can Coasters’ service from Durban to East London.Commanded on her delivery voyage by

Captain Sven Israelsson, Voorspeler had an extremely rough passage through the Bay of Biscay. After becoming the first vessel to deliver a bulk shipment of cement from Cape Town to Durban, she became a reg-ular caller at East London and Mossel Bay. The main cargo brought by the ship was sugar for the Langeberg fruit cannery and

the Nestlé powdered milk factory near the town, as well as for general use in the port’s hinterland. The Voorspeler was chartered for the film-

ing of Alistair MacLean's book Golden Ren-dezvous, and her stalwart master was giv-en the supporting role of helmsman while Richard Harris starred as the master of the stricken vessel. In October 1974, Voorspeler rescued 40

crew members from the burning tanker Tekton, which had collided in thick fog with Obo Queen off Cape St Francis. Captain Potgieter – an avid golfer - brought

Voorspeler to Mossel Bay on such a regular service that Unicorn sponsored an annual golf day at the local country club to coin-cide with the vessel’s call at the port. Highly efficient road transport services

to Cape Town and Port Elizabeth diverted much of the cargo from the sea. Increased ship operating costs, combined with the need to use larger vessels (which could not work cargo alongside at the small port), brought dry-cargo operations at Moss-el Bay to an end, although an offshore oil-products buoy is used regularly by Uni-corn tankersAs the break-bulk service to Mossel Bay

had become uneconomical, Voorspeler was laid up in 1979, but was brought back into service until 1981, when she was sold to Indian interests. After another change of ownership and a protracted lay-up, she was scrapped in 1988.

Royal Interocean LinesBecause it gave me a sea-going oppor-

Remembering a bygone fleet from the 1960s By Brian Ingpen

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tunity while I was still a schoolboy, I have special memories of Royal Interocean Lines, the Dutch company who ran a fleet of about seven passenger-cargo ships and about 25 freighters from its head office in Hong Kong. Until the 1960s, most of their ships had

been built in Dutch yards, apart from the passenger ship Boissevain that had come from Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, and a few American war-built steamers that the company had taken over to replace its war losses. To meet the post-war shipping boom and indeed large-scale expansion of its own services between Asia, South Africa and South America, as well as to West Afri-ca and Australia, RIL began a shipbuilding and fleet modernisation programme in the 1950s that continued for nearly 20 years. The first RIL ships to be ordered from a

yard outside of the Nether-lands were the 11,800-dead-weight sister ships, Straat Fu-tami and Straat Fushimi, that were delivered form the Hita-chi yard in Osaka in 1965. Jap-anese shipbuilders also built the Straat Holland-class. As the editor of the book point-ed out, “Japanese yards have broken into the specialised cargo ship field with several orders from foreign owners.” During the restructuring of Dutch shipping

in 1977, both ships were transferred into the Nedlloyd fleet and took the prefix Nedl-loyd. Three years later, they were under the Panamanian registry as Char Mou and Char Tah respectively. They were scrapped in Tai-wan in 1984 and 1983.

The sister shipsFifty years ago, four other sets of sister

ships were commissioned: the Clan Line sister ships Clan Ranald and Clan Robert-son; Southampton Castle and Good Hope

Castle; Port Albany and Port Huon, and the Blue Star Line reefer ships New York Star and Australia Star.The Clan sister ships, the Port Line vessels

and the Blue Star ships were fitted with the latest refrigeration plant, the first pair for the South African fruit trade and the other four to carry Australasian fruit, frozen meat and dairy products to Britain.

Union CastleThe Union-Castle mail ship Southampton

Castle attracted considerable media atten-tion when delivered from the Swan Hunter yard at Wallsend in 1965. Her twin Sulzer engines produced 35,200 bhp to drive her along at 23-knots. This unique vessel car-ried only 12 passengers initially, but later modifications increased the passenger berths to cater for St Helenians travelling

to or from the island. She had two special tanks to carry bulk wine and reefer space for South African fruit exports. Even at that time, the march towards con-

tainerisation had begun in earnest, as indi-cated by her having container stows atop numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6 hatches and on the weather decks abreast of these hatches.Her sister ship, Good Hope Castle, was

dogged by several problems, beginning with a severe labour shortage that delayed her delivery by four months. Her sea trials had to be postponed because of a force 12 gale and, in July 1973, she suffered a seri-ous fire when steaming from Ascension Island to St Helena Island. Without power

and without being able to broadcast a may-day signal, she was totally disabled, forcing her 70 crewmembers and 12 passengers to abandon ship. Clan Malcolm that had been sent to search

for the mail ship found her still ablaze. Ear-ly speculation was that she would have to be scrapped. She was, however, towed to Europe for repairs. Both ships were with-drawn from duty when the mail ship ser-vice ceased in 1977 ending a service that had lasted 120 years and that had contrib-uted directly to the economic growth of South Africa.

Transfer of leadershipThe 1960s marked the transfer of the lead-

ership of global shipbuilding from Britain and Europe to Japan as indicated by British shipyards having produced 260 vessels in

1955 and 176 a decade later. In contrast, Japan had moved from building 158 ships in 1955 to 699 in 1965.In addition, Japanese yards

had moved into the supership leagues, building tankers and bulkers of over 300 metres by 1968. In the sphere of mari-

time electronics, Japan also took the lead, developing new shipboard systems. Some 40 years later, that country’s leadership mantle in shipbuilding and maritime tech-nology was taken over by South Korea.And in the interim, even greater strides

in maritime technology have enabled the design and construction of the mega-ships – huge cruise ships carrying 4,000 passen-gers, 400-metre containerships that are eco-friendly and have unprecedented car-go capacity.Fifty years is indeed a long time – and the

march of technology has ensured that ships are very different critters to those trundling down the ways in 1965.

Opposite (clockwise from top left):

Port Huon and Port Albany traded under the Port Line flag for only seven years before the effects of containerisation were felt in the conventional reefer services. Both vessels were sold to Greek interests in 1972 and were renamed Julietta and Marietta respectively. Photograph: Lawhill-De Vries Collection

Another vessel built 50 years ago was Unicorn Lines’ Voorspeler. She traded mainly from Durban to Mossel Bay. Photograph: Brian Ingpen Collection

Royal Interocean Lines’ Straat Futami and her sistership Straat Fushimi were the first of the company’s vessels to be built outside the Neth-erlands. Photograph: Lawhill Collection

Southampton Castle is dressed overall to mark her last departure from a South African port, as well as the last sailing of a Union-Castle mailship from Cape Town in October 1977. Photograph: Lawhill-De Vries Collection

Left:

British Admiral arriving in Cape Town. When built in 1965, she was the largest British tanker. Pho-tograph: Brian Ingpen/George Young Collection

The 1960s marked the transfer of the leadership of global shipbuilding from Britain and Europe to Japan as indicat-ed by British shipyards having produced 260 vessels in 1955 and 176 a decade later. In contrast, Japan had moved from building 158 ships in 1955 to 699 in 1965.

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Main photo left:

Left to right: Jono Blanchard (Salvage Officer, Ardent Subtech), Matthew Callan, (Manager Middle East, Ardent Global), Neil Scott-Williams (GM, Ardent Subtech), Dimitris Theodorou (Global Head ER, Ardent Global), Paul van ‘t Hof (COO, Ardent Global), Renier van den Bichelaer (CCO, Ardent Global), Craig Heslop (Commercial Direc-tor, Subtech), Greg Raaff (CEO, Subtech).

Ardent Subtech, the Joint Venture between Ardent, an emergency response and wreck removal specialist, and Subtech, a Sub-Saharan marine emergency response and diving services provider celebrat-ed its official launch at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town at the beginning of November.

Since Ardent Subtech’s actual launch in mid 2015, the joint venture has been able to demonstrate its key objec-

tives: to increase responsiveness and oper-

ational capability throughout Sub-Saharan Africa; and to provide clients with support and assurance in areas that are challenging to operate in.

“We are delighted with the first five months of the Joint Venture’s operation and the closer alignment of our two group companies, the joint venture continues to generate new opportunities to support our clients in emergency management, wreck removal and decommissioning services,” says Neil Scott Williams, Director of Salvage at Subtech and the General Manager of the Joint Venture addsSubtech’s Sub-Saharan African presence in

combination with Ardent’s broader range of capabilities and marine related services have allowed Ardent Subtech to tackle op-erations in Angola, South Africa, and Rwan-da, covering emergency response towage through their dedicated ETV in Durban, wreck removal and marine project opera-tions utilising its substantial equipment de-pot in Durban. Ardent Subtech has enjoyed the support

and commitment of key staff from the re-spective parent companies, which has al-lowed attention to be focused on delivering strong operational synergies and the shar-ing of best practices that will help the joint venture to continue to evolve and grow.The Ardent Subtech team hosted key

supporters, clients and customers at the waterfront location that offered stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and South Af-rica’s majestic landmark, Table Mountain. The evening was suitably ballasted by a generous supply of South African wine.Ardent was formed as a result of the merg-

er of Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage to create a more modern and effective service for businesses in the maritime sector by building on the heritage of two respected salvage companies.Subtech (a member of the James Fisher

and Sons Plc group) is a diving and marine services company offering a wide range of marine solutions including, salvage and towage, diving, hydrographic survey, last mile marine logistics, marine construction and subsea cable support to both the in-shore and offshore markets throughout Southern Africa. Subtech has operational offices in Ango-

la, Namibia, South Africa (Cape Town and Durban) and Mozambique (Maputo and Pemba).

Joint venture officially launched in Cape Town

Appointments Launches Functions Announcements PEOPLE AND EVENTS


Port management conference scheduled for early 2016

The annual PMAESA Conference, initially scheduled for November

2015 in Dar es Salaam, has been post-poned to 15 to 17 February, 2016.

Co-host, Tanzania Ports Authority, ex-pressed concerns about security and possible inconveniences due to the forthcoming Presidential and General elections scheduled for October 25, 2015.

“For the first time the country’s Presi-dential elections are likely to be a close race between the ruling party and the opposition candidates with a likeli-hood of political skirmishes and even a re-run, hence the need to take pre-cautionary measures by postponing the conference to a later date,” said Rajah Mdoe, the planning committee chairman and TPA’s Deputy Director General.

The conference venue will be The Hy-att Regency in Dar es Salaam and the theme remains Port Strategies for Har-nessing the Blue Economy and Financ-ing Options.

The conference will bring together some of Africa’s brightest minds to discuss the potential of Africa’s Blue Economy, which can without doubt be a major contributor to economic growth and job creation on the conti-nent.

Ports can play a pivotal role in exploit-ing this potential as well as boost their cargo throughput through the resul-tant imports and exports.

Some of the sectors which are un-exploited at present include: marine transport, offshore oil and gas explo-ration, fishing and aquaculture, tour-ism and mineral exploration, among others.

Also, key to the programme will be the investment opportunities and infrastructure and the coastal trade within Africa.

Maritime company acknowledged at exporters’ awardsThe Transnet Port Terminals Trophy

for best manufacturing exporter went to Nautic Africa at the recent Cape Chamber’s Exporters’ Awards. The firm has shown rapid growth and now employs nearly 200 people.

Ocean festival draws people to Port of Cape Town

The 19-day long South African Ocean Festival, presented by the South Af-

rican Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and Calulo, drew thousands of participants and spectators to engage with the port during October and November.

Organised by the V&A Waterfront, SAM-SA and Worldsport, the festival served as a celebration of the beauty and power of the ocean, through the avenues of various ocean sports, art, music and food.

The festival officially kicked off with a spectacular Lighted Boat Parade featuring beautifully lit vessels. Once the “light carri-ers” reached their destination, all the lights within the South African Festival Village were activated and the festivities began.

The Ocean Village comprised of a kiddies area, a land-based active zone for activi-ties such as beach soccer and touch rugby, a lifestyle expo displaying a selection of ocean themed lifestyle and leisure brands and food and beverages.

Some of the exciting water activities that took place at the event included:

�� Dragon Boat teams demonstrating their team work as they practice their skills.

�� For the second year running the pre-mier South African yacht racing cham-pionships took place out of the pres-tigious Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The Invitational consisted of the top 20 yachts / owners in South Africa, with a development crew from the South Afri-ca Ocean Sailing Academy.

�� Coinciding with the festival, Cape Town served as the third host port to leg eight leg of The Clipper Race. The Clip-per Race was established in 1996 and is the only global yacht race for amateur sailors. The race has enabled more than 3,300 novices to turn to the sport of ocean racing, with each team being led by a professional skipper.

�� An exciting photography exhibition was also a major attraction at this year’s

festival. Entitled Sharks and People, the exhibition served as a culmination of more than a decade of Thomas Peschak's photographic assignments and scientific expeditions and demon-strated the relationship between hu-mans and the most feared fish in the sea.

�� The exhibition was presented by Save Our Seas Foundation and highlights in-cluded rarely seen images of the shark fin trade.

Future plansThe festival itself is tipped to become an

annual event, an idea conceived by the V&A Waterfront and Worldsport in order to encourage local interest and involvement with the ocean and watersports.

In addition to the Cape Town-based fes-tival, a broader plan exists to extend the festival into a nationwide phenomenon as of 2016. The plan is to include inland wa-terways, such as dams and lakes, as they offer unique economies that should not be overlooked.

The South African Maritime Safety Author-ity (SAMSA) recognises the ocean festival as a unique platform through which to real-ise their mandate to develop South Africa’s oceans economy.

The festival also served as a platform for the announcement of the formation of an ocean racing college to be located at the V&A Waterfront.

The college is a joint initiative between the V&A Waterfront and Worldsport and is seen as an initiative which will go a long way to growing the local professional ocean-racing industry.

SAMSA CEO, Commander Tsietsi Mokhele said, “The ultimate vision for the college is to create career opportunities and trans-form the SA ocean-racing sector, attract international and local investment and ed-ucate youngsters.”

By Natalie Janse

The festival also served as a platform for the announcement of the formation of an ocean racing college to be located at the V&A Waterfront

PEOPLE AND EVENTS Appointments Launches Functions Announcements


Commitment to work together

Michael Luguje, Executive Secretary of the Pan African Association of Ports

Corporation (PAPC) and the Secretary Gen-eral Port Management Association of West-ern and Central Africa (PMAWCA) recently paid a visit to PMAESA Secretary General Nozipho Mdawe in Mombasa to appraise

himself of the activities of the Association and share the west African experience.

During the visit Luguje paid courtesy calls on Gichiri Ndua, Managing Director Ken-ya Ports Authority, who is also a PMAESA Board member, and Joseph Juma, Man-aging Director of Kenya National Shipping

Line and Kenya Maritime Authority where he was met by John Omingo, head of mar-keting and Wilfred Kagimbi, head of safety.

The two heads of the Port Management Association agreed to work closely with their counterparts in Northern Africa to help reactivate the moribund Union des Administrations Portuaries du Nord de l’Af-rique (UAPNA).

Port Authority upgrades school facilities and boosts maritime education

Ndukwenhle High School in Umlazi, Durban, received a welcome

boost in November with the hand-over of an upgraded and fully equipped sci-ence laboratory as well as new ablu-tion facilities, compliments of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).Ndukwenhle High is one of TNPA's 15

adopted schools in the South Durban Basin - an initiative designed to build TNPA’s own capabilities within the port by developing mission critical skills within its communities from the ground up.Durban Port Manager, Moshe Motlo-

hi, said: “We recognise that progres-sive and sustainable ports are ones that co-exist with and uplift their com-munities. We are presently rolling out our contribution to Transnet’s Market Demand Strategy (MDS), which aims to enable the effective, efficient and economic functioning of an integrat-ed port system to promote econom-ic growth. A key pillar of the MDS is Sustainable Developmental Outcomes and this is just one example of how we can meet the needs of the port while uplifting surrounding communities.The investment at Ndukwenhle High

included furniture, science laboratory equipment, chemicals, a smartboard with the Science curriculum installed and enhanced security features for the classroom.The handover coincided with the

news that 16 former matriculants from TNPA’s 15 adopted schools have been accepted into the General Pur-pose Rating (GPR) programme offered by the Maritime School of Excellence, commencing on 16 November. Motlohi added: “It is exciting for us to

see our strategy in action with learners from our adopted schools starting out on marine careers. This investment will enhance the teaching and learning of Science, which we believe will en-courage the learners to pursue mari-time and engineering occupations.”

Honouring the heroes of the oceans

The South African Maritime Safety Au-thority (SAMSA) hosted veterans of

South Africa’s struggle at two separate events in Cape Town at the end of October in a pledge to acknowledge their attempt to infiltrate South Africa using a Soviet-owned vessel in the 1970s. The secretive mission on the Aventura

was, however, cancelled after the vessel was suspected of being sabotaged. Most of those on the vessel were exile activists living in Eastern Europe and other parts of Africa. The vessel was bound for the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, but the mission was abandoned just outside Somalia. The MK veterans were supported by their Sovi-et Union supporters.The veterans include Fanele Mbali, Ranka-

bele Cholo, Sandile Sijake, Zolile Nqose and Eric “Stalin” Mtshali. Hosting the Aventura Veterans Commemoration, SAMSA says this should stand as a stark reminder of the contribution many exiles played in the de-mocratisation of South Africa. Participating in a Maritime Heritage

Roundtable alongside the SA Ocean Festi-val also hosted by SAMSA in Cape Town, the veterans and CEO of SAMSA, Command-er Tiestsi Mokhele discussed the usage of ships as instruments of liberation as well as how best the country’s maritime heritage could be preserved.

New president for defence and security company

Trevor Raman has been appointed as President and CEO of defence and se-

curity company Saab, and will run the local South African operations company, Saab Grintek Defence (SGD) in Centurion, Preto-ria. The position is effective from 1 March 2016."I'm delighted that the process of appoint-

ing the CEO of Saab Grintek Defence has been completed, and I welcome Trevor to Saab. I have full confidence that Trevor will lead Saab Grintek Defence on its path from being good to excellent. We see this appointment as further strengthening our commitment to the industrial growth and prosperity of South Africa, at the same time supporting our endeavours to supply defence and security solutions in South Africa and the export market,” says Micael Johansson, Chairman of Saab Grintek De-fence.Saab Grintek Defence former President

and CEO, Magnus Lewis-Olsson, has taken the position as Saab’s Head of Market in Europe, Middle East and Africa.Trevor Raman is currently General Man-

ager of the Research and Development Department at Armscor, the Armaments Corporation of South Africa. He has served in the position since August 2013.

Vessel donation acknowledges 30 years of custodianship

The Nautic Group, in acknowledge-ment of the conservation work being

undertaken by South African National Parks (SANParks), has donated a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to commemo-rate the 30th birthday of the West Coast National Park. The boat will greatly assist the park in

responding to poaching activity and provide valuable patrol capacity for the upper end of the lagoon where the low water levels currently make vessel access unviable. “Nautic Africa wishes to contribute in

a meaningful way to the security of our coastline as well as the protection and sustainability of our natural resources,” says CEO, James Fisher who believes that

the vessel donation is a fitting way for a shipbuilder to recognise the Park’s ef-forts over the last 30 years. The RHIB, which was handed over in a

ceremony at the Park on Wednesday 18 November, is equipped to carry a maxi-mum load of 500 kg and features a 50 hp motor. The West Coast National Park will now

not only be able to more effectively pa-trol the lagoon waters, but also be able to quickly respond to emergency situa-tions when necessary. The RHIB is light and easy to launch

with four carrying handles and features eight foot-straps for additional safety of passengers on board especially in rough waters.

Keeping our oceans alive with opportunity GREEN MARINE


Green Warrior >> Dr Alison Kock is the Research Manager for the Shark Spotters programme, a non-profit organisation whose vision is the sustainable co-exis-tence of people and sharks. Natalie Janse asked her a few questions. >> read more on page 57

International scientists undertake hump-back whale research voyage >> The South African DEA recently lead a group of local and international scientists on a 10-day humpback whale research voyage using two of the State’s vessels. >> on page 58

A first for Africa >> The CSIR and the Uni-versity of Stellenbosch recently hosted the first CoastGIS symposium in Africa under the theme; Rich data, poor data: Geospatial creativity and innovation for managing changing coastal systems, in Cape Town. >> page 59

Whale tourism poses threat to young whales >> Researchers and officials have expressed concern about the number of tourist boats going too close to mother whales and their calves in local breeding areas around Cape Town.

>> more on page 60

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There is, therefore, a strong business case to be made for the safekeeping of marine resources. Businesses with the foresight

to recognise that the longevity of their busi-nesses is underpinned by a sustainable supply of fish should be actively engaged in the protec-tion of these resources. It is with this rationale that the Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA) was established in 2009.

PartnershipThe RFA is a partnership between major fishing

corporates, I&J, Oceana, Pioneer Fishing, Sea Harvest and Viking Fishing, and environmental NGOs, WWF-SA and BirdLife South Africa. The partnership is premised on the need to inform and promote responsible fishing practices with-in the South African fisheries sector. In lieu of the impacts of overfishing and other

unsustainable marine uses, the RFA seeks to harness the influence of these leading brands to galvanise the fishing sector and drive positive change. Whilst an NGO-corporate partnership of this nature is not unique to South Africa, using this model to address environmental concerns in the fishing sector is a novel approach.

ProjectsIn order to achieve this vision of a responsible

fishing industry, since its initiation, the RFA mem-bers have invested over R3 million in support of several projects informing ecosystems-based management to better understand and mitigate the impacts of harmful fishing practices. Some of the most notable projects include sup-

porting the work championed by BirdLife South

Contrary to what many may think, cor-porate fishing companies are far more concerned about sustainability than is often perceived. The reality is that these companies are wholly reliant on healthy marine ecosystems to provide them with more long-term ecological, social and economic benefits.

“Perhaps one of the more important RFA contributions has been the training of more than 1,100 skippers, crew, observers, compliance officers and law enforcement officials.”

Why sustainability makes good business sense:

the case of the RFA

GREEN MARINE GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE MARINE INDUSTRY

Continued on page 56 >>

GREEN MARINE Keeping our oceans alive with opportunity


Africa and the deep sea trawl industry on a series of projects re-

sulting in a 90 percent reduction in seabird mortalities, including a remarkable 99 per-cent reduction in the deaths of the many majestic albatross species. The RFA has also supported various scien-

tists with funding for key research studies on the iconic African penguin populations on the south and west coasts to better un-derstand the impact of fishing activities on these endangered species. Furthermore, the RFA has helped to initiate an important collaboration between UCT and the South East Coast In-shore Fishing Association (SECIFA) to develop and trial an improved bycatch management plan which considers a broader range of by-catch species landed in the fishery.

TrainingPerhaps one of the most import-

ant RFA contributions has been the training of more than 1,100 skippers, crew, observers, compliance offi-cers and law enforcement officials with the skills to better comprehend and contribute toward ecosystems-based management. The training course has catalysed a greater appreciation among those that operate at the ‘coal face’ of the ocean. Coupled with these conservation gains,

the Alliance has also played a critical role in

fostering the co-management of fisheries through collaborative efforts between gov-ernment and the fishing industry.

ChallengesDespite these successes, like any start-up,

the RFA still faces a number of challenges. There is clearly significant potential for an organisation such as the RFA to effect large scale change, but there are limitations both in terms of funding available and the extent to which the Alliance is willing and able to use its voice to lobby for change within gov-ernment or the fishing industry.

Going forward, it will be important for the Alliance to develop a more prominent pub-lic presence on topical issues that under-mine responsible fisheries. The Alliance’s ability to better address competitive barri-ers will also be key to its future success. It is now well understood that environmental sustainability is one of the areas that busi-nesses are willing to collaborate around, however, with so many different compa-

nies and interests involved, setting up ef-fective pre-competitive collaborations such as the RFA remains a challenging task.

Looking aheadLooking ahead, the RFA now seeks to focus

on interventions that will benefit the broad-er fishing sector to address the challenges identified. Lobbying for evidence-based decision making, ensuring a robust marine legislative framework, promoting the appli-cation of ecosystems-based management and safeguarding sustainable marine uses from unfavourable practices have been

identified as the key focus areas. Projects will be elected which contribute towards these areas of work.Whether it is to leverage off of the

demand for sustainable seafood from increasingly aware consum-ers or for the protection of marine resources, it is clear that sustain-ability is central to the success of corporate fishing companies. By forming collaborative partnerships

such as that of the RFA, the fishing sector will continue to build resilient ecosystems and reliable fish stocks and, in doing so, se-cure business success in years to come. The RFA members are in the process of

agreeing to a further two-year term until 2017.

By Junaid Francis, Responsible Fisheries

Alliance Coordinator

>> From p. 55

PRODUCT NEWS: Energy-Efficient Pump ApprovedDESMI’s NSL series of pumps has

been approved to accommodate EU standards. The Danish Technological Institute has tested and approved the pumps in compliance with the ECO De-sign Requirement - an act on energy-re-lated products.The act is intended to both promote the development and use of energy-ef-ficient equipment, as well as to reduce energy consumption and impact on the environment during the life cycle of various instalments.

“At DESMI the environmental influence

of our activities is of the highest pri-ority and strongly rooted in the group strategy. As a result, product testing and optimisation is an ongoing event in DESMI and it always calls for a cele-bration when economics match ecologic and directives are met,” says a state-ment issued by the company.

The DESMI NSL series of centrifugal pumps are being used for various appli-cations within marine and offshore, industry, utility, district heating and cooling.

DESMI pumps are available in South Africa from Allsurvey Industrial.

Looking ahead, the RFA now seeks to focus on interventions that will benefit the broader fishing sector to address the challenges identified. Lobbying for evidence-based decision making, ensuring a robust marine legislative framework, promoting the application of ecosystems-based management and safeguarding sustainable marine uses from unfavourable practices have been identified as the key focus areas.

www.maritimeawards.co.za

Please note the rescheduling of the Awards evening to

February 2016We’ve also extended the nominations to15 December 2015



What and where did you study?All of my studies, from a Bachelor of Sci-

ence to my doctoral degree were through the University of Cape Town (UCT) in the zoology and biological sciences fields. My main focus was marine biology and my doctoral degree was on the behavioural ecology of great white sharks in False Bay, South Africa.

What is your job description at Shark Spotters?I am the Research Manager for the Shark

Spotters programme. My main respon-sibility is to conduct applied research fo-cused on great white shark behaviour and ecology in Cape Town. I also co-supervise post graduate students from the UCT and am an Honorary Research Associate with the South African Institute for Aquatic Bio-diversity, where I collaborate on a national tracking project, the Acoustic Tracking Ar-ray Platform, along the South African coast.

How did your career path lead you to your current position?During my academic studies I worked

closely with the Shark Spotters programme and the City of Cape Town’s Environmental Resource Management Department, in ad-dition to providing specialist input into the City of Cape Town’s White Shark and Coast-al Recreation Safety Policy and Strategy. In 2010, my research programme, funded by the Save Our Seas Foundation, formally merged with Shark Spotters and since then I have had a permanent role with this pio-neering programme.

What does your job entail on a daily basis?The wonderful thing about my job is that

each day is different. If the weather is good I spend the day at sea. I have been studying the great white shark population in Cape Town for the last 10 years, and recently also started working on other shark species in the area. Fieldwork involves sampling and tagging sharks and deploying and retrieving tracking equipment. However, if the weath-er is bad then it’s a day in the office for me. Office days are spent analysing and writing up research information, mentoring stu-dents, providing training for Shark Spotters or strategising for the long-term success of the programme.

What aspects of your job do you really enjoy?I absolutely love being at sea. False Bay is

a very special place, and it is not unusual to encounter sharks, fish, whales, dolphins, seals and seabirds all in one day. Every day the ocean teaches me something new and I love having the opportunity to learn more about this incredible environment and its wildlife, and then sharing that with others.

What aspects of your job are more challenging?Shark bites are highly emotive and topical

issues. One of my roles is to respond to in-cidents and to collect relevant information to establish the facts around the attack. Coupled to this is providing information to the public through various media channels. This can be challenging because for weeks following an incident one is consumed by

media interviews, debates and discussions. My goal is to provide objective and fact-

based information while acknowledging the tragic event and respecting the peo-ple directly involved. However, people and news agencies all have different agenda’s and successfully navigating through this can be very challenging.

Where does your passion for the environment come from?Since I was a little girl I spent weekends

and holidays at the beach and have special memories of those times. When I got older I started going out snorkelling, fishing and crayfishing with my father. I loved all the weird looking sea creatures we encoun-tered, especially the small shysharks. When I was 12 I knew for certain that I wanted to be a marine biologist and, through hard work and perseverance, I have achieved that goal. I am now in a position to positive-ly influence the conservation of our oceans and this feeds my passion.

Where to for you now?I look forward to continuing to grow the

research agenda on top predators in Cape Town to better understand their role in regulating and structuring our ocean envi-ronment. What is also exciting is the oppor-tunity to trial new detection systems, like fixed cameras, to enhance the Shark Spot-ting programme where feasible. I also want to dedicate more time to science commu-nication because I believe that there is so much knowledge that is currently not ac-cessible to people, and I want to change that.

By Natalie Janse

Dr Alison Kock is the Research Manager for the Shark Spot-ters programme, a non-profit organisation whose vision is the sustainable co-existence of people and sharks. Her main responsibility is to conduct applied research focused on great white shark behaviour and ecology in Cape Town with the aim of informing policy and management strategies. Natalie Janse asked her a few questions.

A positive influence on ocean conservationGREEN WARRIOR



Marine ecolabel drives sustainability in fishing sectors

According to their 2014-15 Annual Re-port, almost 10 percent of the total

global wild-caught seafood supply now meets the sustainability standards set out by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Celebrating 15 years since the launch of

the programme to reward sustainable sea-food, the Mac’s latest report further high-lights that almost half (45.9 percent) of the global whitefish catch is represented in this data. Seafood retailers and restaurants now sell

over 17,000 products with the MSC ecola-bel and more than 34,000 business loca-tions are part of the MSC Chain of Custody, ensuring a traceable global supply chain. “This growth and momentum, through the

leadership of our partners, is driving lasting change in the way our oceans are fished, rewarding good practice and catalysing improvements where needed to meet the growing global demand for certified sus-tainable seafood,” says MSC CEO, Rupert Howes. This year, the MSC updated its Fisheries

Standard to ensure it reflects the latest science and best management practices widely adopted by the world’s leading fish-eries. A growing evidence base, captured

in the Mac’s 2015 Global Impacts Report, also shows that MSC certified fisheries are maintaining healthy fish populations and effectively managing their impacts on habi-tats and ecosystems.

A wonderful local example of this is the work done by the South African hake trawl fishery in limiting the environmental impact of the fishery and in the process, amongst other improvements, reducing seabird by-catch by a remarkable 90 percent.

Work with developing world fisheries The report acknowledges the important

work with developing world fisheries as more than half of the world’s traded sea-food comes from developing countries and millions rely on fishing as an essential source of nutrition and income. So increas-

ing the accessibility of the MSC programme to fisheries in the developing world is an important part of our work.This year saw the number of MSC certified

fisheries in developing and emerging econ-omies continue to grow. To date, 19 devel-oping world fisheries have been certified, and a further 11 are in full assessment.“Many fisheries that don’t currently meet

the MSC Standard are interested in using the MSC framework to plan their journey toward sustainability. We’re keen to work with them and to ensure the benefits of the MSC programme are available to all,” says Yemi Oloruntuyi, Manager of Mac’s Devel-oping World Programme.“Market demand for sustainable seafood

is helping to drive positive change in how our oceans are fished and managed. As more retailers and processors choose MSC certified seafood, other fisheries are en-couraged into MSC assessment to meet the opportunities that higher demand for sus-tainable seafood can deliver,” adds Howes.In 2014-15, 40 new fisheries achieved

MSC certification and over 70 entered full assessment. These fisheries included arti-sanal fishing communities alongside large-scale commercial fishing operations. Consumers in close to 100 countries can

now choose from more than 100 different certified seafood species, with an estimat-ed US$4.5 billion spent globally by consum-ers on MSC labelled products in 2014-15.

34 000Number of business locations that are part of MSC chain of custody.

International scientists undertake humpback whale research voyage

The South African Department of En-vironmental Affairs (DEA) recently

lead a group of local and international scientists on a 10-day humpback whale research voyage using two of the State’s vessels. The DEAs RV Algoa and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DAFF) FRS Ellen Khuzwayo, embarked on the scientific research voyage to collect data on the humpback whale between Dassen Island and Groenriviermond off the west coast of South Africa.

RV Algoa focused on environmental sam-pling for analysis of chemical make-up of the region and a dedicated team of researchers recorded every whale seen along a pre-designed research path.

The FRS Ellen Khuzwayo concentrated on biological sampling of humpback whales encountered in the region. This included the collection of DNA samples, taking photographs of whale tails/flukes and

attaching satellite-tracking instruments in order to understand their movement and behaviour, both on the west coast and on their return to Antarctic feeding grounds.

Small cameras were attached to selected whales using suction cups in order to have a whale’s view of the ocean in an effort to identify the prey types on the west coast while supplementing prey sampling from the prey (food) sampled from the RV Algoa.

Understanding the dynamics of hump-back whales occurring off South Africa is important for population identification, abundance estimation and conservation management.

Humpback whales are a charismatic and acrobatic large whale species that typi-cally visits the west coast of Africa every winter for breeding. Upon completion of breeding activities, they begin their 2,500 km swimming journey to Bouvet

Island, south west of Cape Town in late spring/early summer. These whales were heavily exploited and reduced to low numbers until interventions by con-cerned states through the International Whaling Commission (IWC), of which South Africa is a founding member.

These whales gather in South Africa for a feeding frenzy that scientists believe is unique to country in the southern hemisphere. It is suspected that changes driven by climate change have influenced this “unusual” behaviour. Although an estimated 500 humpback whales are found in South African waters, no evi-dence of breeding has been recorded off the west coast, raising questions around their breeding locality.

The research was conducted by DEA in collaboration with the University of Pre-toria’s Mammal Research Institute, DAFF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA), Oregon State Uni-versity (USA), Aqualie Institute (Brazil) and invaluable contributions from Aus-tralian Department of Environment’s Marine Mammal Centre and BirdLife SA.



Improving ocean management and governanceA five-year programme to develop a

National Ocean and Coastal Infor-mation Management System will see the South African Department of Environ-mental Affairs and the Department of Science and Technology collaborating to meet the objectives of Operation Phaki-sa under Initiative 6 for improved ocean management and governance.Although it is envisaged that the National Ocean and Coastal Information System and Extending Earth Observation Capabil-ity Action Plan will take five years to fully develop and be endorsed by Cabinet; it is foreseen that elements of an operational system will already be functional by the end of 2016.

The CSIR Meraka Institute has been

appointed to assist in coordinating the implementation of this project and a Project Steering Committee has already been established to commence with the work.

In addition a stakeholder workshop to refine the user-requirements of the new National Ocean and Coastal Information Management System (O&C IMS), was held during October in Cape Town to provide a technical roadmap for the next five years and brought together ocean and coastal stakeholders.

The outcomes of the Operation Phakisa Initiative 6 include:

�� Establishing Earth Observation Tech-nology Capacity for the South African

Exclusive Economic Zone as well as the extended continental shelf by 2019/20.

�� Delivering the National Ocean and Coasts Information Management System by 2019/20

�� Implementing the Data and Earth Observation Infrastructure required of the O&C IMS.

It is envisaged that the O&C IMS Project will link with other partners in South Africa and, eventually, within the conti-nent of Africa and internationally. The vision for this project is to have a product that will be accessible in terms of infor-mation that can be interactive, con-trolled and used as a tool for improved decision-making, predictive modelling, research and public information. Some areas of the system will naturally be restricted to authorised users only.

A first for AfricaThe CSIR and the University of Stellenbosch recently hosted the first CoastGIS symposium in Africa, under the theme; Rich data, poor data: Geospatial creativity and innovation for managing changing coastal systems, in Cape Town.

The goal of the CoastGIS symposium series, now in its 20th year, has always been to focus on how infor-

mation technologies, including GIS (geo-graphic information systems) and remote sensing, are used in coastal zone manage-ment, science and research.

“Compared with developed countries from Europe and North America, South Africa recognises the scarcity of appropriate spatial data required for decision-making,” said Dr Louis Celliers, CSIR coastal systems research group leader and scientist, during the welcome plenary. “In addition, devel-oping nations, including South Africa, lack the spatial data infrastructure and infor-mation systems required to maximise the return on investment made in collecting the often limited data that is available. In this regard, we can learn much from our European counterparts.”

The symposium theme refers to the increas-ing demand on decision-makers and man-agers to be aware of changes in the coastal and marine environment. “Not only must there be a much greater emphasis on the measuring of change, but also increasingly on exploring creative options for data poor and rich environments alike to act on the observed changes. These may have either positive or negative societal impacts,” said Celliers, who was also the symposium chair.

“GIS is a very relevant and appropriate tool with which coastal and marine scientists can measure and visualise environmental change in the oceans and coasts. It is hoped that hosting this symposium in South Africa will boost the prominence and applica-tion of coastal and marine GIS and remote sensing in the country,” said Adriaan van Niekerk, director of the University of Stel-lenbosch Centre for Geographical Analysis and CoastGIS co-chair.

“This symposium has always been struc-tured to showcase the use of GIS in coastal science,” said Ron Furness, a hydrographer and co-founder of the GIS symposium, which was first held in Ireland in 1995. Furness was delivering the first keynote address of the three-day symposium. Furness further expressed his enthusiasm for hydrography, cartography and GIS as building blocks of the fundamental knowl-edge required to unlock the potential of increased benefit from the so-called ‘blue economy’.

Prof Shankar Aswani, a lecturer from the Rhodes University Department of Anthro-pology, delivered the final keynote address. His presentation explored the role of geo-spatial analysis for understanding human coastal interactions. He explained that a better understanding of the geospatial characteristics of communities and the supporting environment improves resource

management.

“The use of geospatial analysis can help in the analysis of various dimensions of human behaviour and its impact on the natural environment,” said Aswani, who comes from the Interdepartmental Gradu-ate Programme in Marine Sciences at the University of California in Santa Barbara, USA.

His research has previously focused on a diversity of subjects including property rights and common property resources, marine indigenous ecological knowledge, demography, and human behavioural ecology of fishing. Aswani emphasised that spatial research can contribute towards the development of theory, “as we test on-the-ground human ecological interaction”.

The symposium had ten sessions with a focus on, among others, risk and vulner-ability, decision support and spatial plan-ning, risk, vulnerability and climate change, and innovative applications of geospatial technologies. Symposium presentations covered a wide variety of subjects includ-ing the determination of coastal flooding levels in South Africa; spatial modelling for shoreline best management practices; decision-support tools for enhancing eco-logical services and coastal resiliency in Virginia, USA; and semantic integration of marine debris data from multiple clean-up organisations working to reduce the impact of marine debris along the USA West Coast.

The symposium was attended by delegates from all corners of the world, including Tunisia, Brazil, Malaysia, Mauritius, many European countries and Australia.



Exploring the climate sensitivity in the Southern OceanThe first leg of the third CSIR-driven

Southern Ocean Seasonal Cycle Exper-iment (SOSCEx III) was recently concluded when the SA Agulhas II returned from a 26-day mission during which four ocean glider robots were deployed at strategic points in the Sub-Antarctic Zone to start collecting data.The SOSCEx III experiment aims to explore the climate sensitivity of carbon and eco-system dynamics in the Southern Ocean and how these processes ought to be parameterised in models.

According to Dr Sandy Thomalla, a CSIR oceanography researcher, the primary objective of SOSCEx III is to understand how ocean eddies and fronts interact with seasonal heating and transient storms and

how these processes impact on large-scale carbon-climate sensitivities.

“At each predetermined station, two gliders were deployed – a wave glider that stays on the surface, powered by solar panels and wave energy, that measures carbon dioxide (CO2) flux and weather, and a buoyancy glider that stays below the surface and pro-files the water column to a depth of 1, 000 m four times per day,” says Thomalla.

“The buoyancy gliders measure tempera-ture, salinity, dissolved oxygen levels and phytoplankton abundance in order to get a comprehensive picture of seasonal changes in the Southern Ocean.”

The gliders, that relay their data via satel-lite in real time to scientists in Cape Town, will stay in the Sub-Antarctic until they will

be switched with a new set at the start of summer.

“This is the first winter deployment for the gliders and so far the data is looking really good.”

SOSCEx III will be focused on three sea-sonal ship-based cruises of the Sub-Antarc-tic Zone of the Southern Ocean in winter 2015, summer 2015 and autumn 2016, combined with continuous high-resolution robotics-based observations.

The cruise plan focuses on two stations in the region where the surface wave gliders and buoyancy gliders are deployed. The ship will visit these process stations on multiple occasions over the season (winter, early summer through to late summer).

The multiple ship occupations facili-tate biogeochemical measurements that resolve seasonal differences in the iron profile (important for resolving seasonal iron supply and limitation) and biogeo-chemistry, while the robotics platforms sample continuously and at high resolution between ship visits for a full seasonal cycle.

Responsible for the uptake of 50 percent of atmospheric CO2 and 30 percent of carbon export flux to the deep ocean, the South-ern Ocean is a key component of the earth system

The challenge in predicting long-term trends in the Southern Ocean carbon cycle lies in the ability to resolve inter-annual variability and the link between seasonal and intra-seasonal dynamics in physical drivers and biogeochemical responses.

Despite their importance, surface ocean processes at these scales are poorly under-stood and quantified due to operational limitations of ships and moorings. This has necessitated the use of autonomous, remotely sensed and modelling platforms that are able to address the temporal and spatial scale gaps in our knowledge of a previously under sampled ocean.

The multi-disciplinary and multi-institution research conducted during the SOSCEx III cruises will greatly enhance South Afri-ca’s contribution to the understanding of this globally important and understudied oceanic region.

Whale tourism poses threat to young whales

Researchers and officials have ex-pressed concern about the number

of tourist boats going too close to moth-er whales and their calves in local breed-ing areas around Cape Town.The law allows for tourist boats with permits to approach whales without calves to within a certain distance, but not female whales with calves. Accord-ing to experts, however, the problem seems to stem from the fact there has been a significant drop in the number southern right whales without calves over the last five years.

According to scientist Ken Findlay, who runs the survey responsible for counting the number of southern right whales between Nature’s Valley and False Bay, believes it is most likely that the decreased numbers are simply due to these whales moving out of the survey area.

“The concern is that the dwindling numbers of unaccompanied adult whales puts pressure on the mother whales with calves,” said Findlay.

Concern for disregard of lawA number of residents in the Over-strand area have reported that moth-er-and-baby whales are being harassed by joyriders on ski boats, particularly in the Walker Bay area. The residents said that complaints to government, the local authority and the tourism body were simply not responded to and ques-tioned why the Department of Environ-mental Affairs (DEA) was not monitoring tourism boats more closely.

Zolile Nqayi, spokesperson for Envi-

ronmental Affair’s Oceans and Coast section said that Walker Bay was in fact a sanctuary and that no unauthorised boats were allowed close to the whales in the area during whale season.

According to Nan Rice of the South African Whale Disentanglement Network (SAWDN), recently published research by scientists shows that boat-based whale watching is a disturbance to both whales and dolphins even when done under permit. There are also those who operate ski boats, rubber ducks, jetskis and even kayaks who consider they have a right to ignore the regula-tions and do what they like.

“Boat-based whale watching is not a replacement for commercial whaling. Internationally it has been found to be unsustainable because it is not being properly monitored. When coun-tries amend their whale watching protocols or codes of conduct, what should be included is that boat-based whale-watching is a non-lethal, but con-sumptive use of whales,” said Rice.

A meeting was convened by the SA Boat-based Whale Watching Association (SABBWWA) between its members, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and concerned residents to discuss the situation during October.

The meeting concluded that no opera-tors were in contravention of the con-ditions of their permits, but that more needed to be done to raise awareness about the rights and limitations of rights holders.

By Natalie Jansewww.maritimesa.co.za

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Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Control CablesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� CouplingsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Diesel Generator SetsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power: Dbn Tel 031 000 0050; Cpt Tel 021 959 8200Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Cummins South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 945 1888; Fax 021 945 2288Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Peninsula Power Products: Tel 021 511 5061; Fax 021 511 5441Raka Marine: Piet 082 658 1061; Gerhard 082 652 8221Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 529 5760; [email protected] Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Engines ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power Systems: Tel 031 000 0047; Fax 031 000 0051Cummins South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 945 1888; Fax 021 945 2288Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 529 5760; [email protected]



Peninsula Power Products: Tel 021 511 5061; Fax 021 511 5441Raka Marine: Piet 082 658 1061; Gerhard 082 652 8221SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Engine, Gearbox & Oil CoolersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947List your company’s details here

� Engine & Gearbox Con-trolsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power: Dbn Tel 031 000 050; Cpt Tel 021 959 8200Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

� Fresh Water GeneratorsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Fuel & Lubrication Oil TreatmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Gearbox SalesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power Systems: Tel 031 000 0047; Fax 031 000 0051Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Peninsula Power Products: Tel 021 511 5061; Fax 021 511 5441Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Gearbox Spares, RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power Systems: Tel 031 000 0047; Fax 031 000 0051Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� General Engineering RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900Peninsula Power Products: Tel 021 511 5061; Fax 021 511 5441SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

� GeneratorsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power: Dbn Tel 031 000 0050; Cpt Tel 021 959 8200Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723MTU South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 529 5760; [email protected] Raka Marine: Piet 082 658 1061; Gerhard 082 652 8221SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770SVITZER Salvage Africa : Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� GovernorsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� NozzlesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Oil CoolersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

� Oily Water GeneratorsCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770List your company’s details here

� Pitch Propeller RepairsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021

801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Pneumatic Engine Con-trol RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Propeller Repairs, Sys-temsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� PropellersAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Propulsion SystemsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] Power: Dbn Tel 031 000 0050; Cpt Tel 021 959 8200Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Cummins South Africa (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 945 1888; Fax 021 945 2288Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723 Raka Marine: Piet 082 658 1061; Gerhard 082 652 8221SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457

0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Spare PartsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Barloworld Power: Dbn Tel 031 000 0050; Cpt Tel 02 959 8200Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Mares Shipping GmbH: Tel +49 40 37 47840; Fax +49 40 37 478446Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Steerable ThrustersAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702ZF Services South Africa: Tel 011 457 0007; Fax 086 647 1378

� Spur Net CuttersAlignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected]

� Turbochargers ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

� ValvesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050 Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Water JetsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947Southern Power Products (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0653; Fax 021 510 3049



FISHING GEAR

� Long Line Winches, Sales & RepairsHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Netting, TwinesAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Scaw SA (Pty) Ltd: Tel Cpt 021 508 1500; Dbn 031 450 7400

� Seabed SurveysAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302

� Spurs Net CuttersAlignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected]

� TrawlsScaw SA (Pty) Ltd: Tel Cpt 021 508 1500; Dbn 031 450 7400

� Trawl BobbinsAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Trawl DoorsAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Trawl FloatsAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Trawl RepairsAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Trawl Winches, Sales & RepairsHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

FISH PACKAGING

� CartonsCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523

� Ice Packs / Chill WrapCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523

FISH PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

� Blast FreezersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Cannery EquipmentHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009List your company’s details here

� ChillersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050List your company’s details here

� Cutting MachinesCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Filletting MachinesHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� FreezersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Gutting MachinesHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Ice MakersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Ozone EqauipmentgHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� ScalesCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

NAVIGATION COMMU-NICATION AND ELEC-TRONIC EQUIPMENT /

SERVICING

� Antenna InstrumentsC & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Automatic SteeringASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Autotrawl SystemsHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888

� CompassesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Computer Systems & EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610List your company’s details here

� Electronic Charts & Plot-tersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 952Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

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511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Electronic SurveillanceHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Fish Finding EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886

� GMDSS StationsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� GyrosASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Maritime Communication EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640



Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Navigation EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610Viking Life-Saving Equipment (SA) (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 514 5160; Fax 086 403 4211

� Navigation Light Fittings and Spare GlobesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Viking Life-Saving Equipment (SA) (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 514 5160; Fax 086 403 4211

� Precise DGPS PositioningC & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Radar Sales, RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021

511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Radio Remote ControlCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Radio Sales, RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886 Satellite Phones and EmailUnique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Satelite Phones & EmailASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Smoke & Fire Detector SystemsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig Internationaljmhn Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� TelecommunicationsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Data Solutions: Tel 021 386 8517; Fax 021 386 8519Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax

021 534 3610

� Weather & ReceiversASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610List your company’s details here

PROFESSIONAL & SPE-CIALISED SERVICES

� Acoustic SurveysC & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302

� Aluminium Technical In-formationHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Hulamin (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 507 9100; Fax 021 534 2469

� Attorneys Maritime LawBowman Gilfillan: Tel 021 480 7811; Fax 021 424 1688Velden Pike Nichols Inc: Tel 031 265 0651; Fax 086 604 6318

� Bulk TerminalsSmit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Classification SocietiesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886

� Consultancy & TrainingAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530 Allweld Solutions: Tel 021 510 1482; Fax 021 510 8082ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Marine Navigation Systems: Tel 021 511 1640Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752SMD Telecommunications: Tel 021 511 0556; Fax 021 511 2886Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� ConsultantsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206African Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Offshore Maritime Services: Tel 021

425 3372; Fax 021 425 3379Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302

� Consulting EngineersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050List your company’s details here

� Crew Transport ServicesServest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Equipment Selection & ProcurementAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206African Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050C & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Grindrod Marine Services: Tel 021 511 5504; Fax 021 511 1770: Dbn: Tel 031 274 4700; Fax 031 274 4996HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Ferry ServicesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Fisheries ResearchMarine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Harbour, Ocean TowageSVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138Servest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895

� Heavy LiftASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� Inspection & Testing ServicesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Laser AlignmentAlignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected]



� Launch ServicesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Servest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895Offshore Maritime Services: Tel 021 425 3372; Fax 021 425 3379

� LogisticsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Grindrod Marine Services: Tel 021 511 5504; Fax 021 511 1770: Dbn: Tel 031 274 4700; Fax 031 274 4996J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910

� Marine SurveyorsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Offshore Maritime Services: Tel 021 425 3372 Fax 021 425 3379

� Maritime TrainingHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Marine Solutions (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0843; Fax 021 511 0845Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Sea Safety Training Centre: Tel 022 742 1297; Fax 022 742 1365Unicorn Training School: Tel 031 274 4770 Fax 031 5578Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610List your company’s details here

� Naval ArchitectsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

� Net MonitoringRadio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752

� Onsite MachiningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� P & I Club Representa-tivesBowman Gilfillan: Tel 021 480 7811; Fax 021 424 1688

� Personnel AgencyDCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Project ManagementASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax

021 508 4888SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302List your company’s details here

� SalvorsSmit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� Seabed SurveysC & C Technologies: Tel 021 705 2741; Fax 021 705 2741Marine Radio Acoustic Devices: Tel 021 559 4003; Fax 021 559 2752Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Smit Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302

� Ship ManagementASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Smit Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Ship RegistrationASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

� Spares ProcurementAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Grindrod Marine Services: Tel 021 511 5504; Fax 021 511 1770: Dbn: Tel 031 274 4700; Fax 031 274 4996Mares Shipping GmbH: Tel +49 40 37 47840; Fax +49 40 37 478446Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Seascape Marine Services: Tel 021 511 8201; Fax 021 510 0947

� STCW 95TrainingUnicorn Training School: Tel 031 274 4770 Fax 031 5578

� Superintendent (Marine)ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050List your company’s details here

� Surveyors, Hull, Machin-eryASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302

� Tailshaft SurveysASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038

Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900

� Technical DocumentsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

� TowageServest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895Offshore Maritime Services: Tel 021 425 3372; Fax 021 425 3379Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� Vessel Purchase/SalesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523

� Vessel Management, Crew supplies, Mainte-nance PlanningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

PUMPS

� Ballast Water SystemsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888

� Bilge PumpsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Fish Pumps & HosesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Fresh & Sea Water PumpsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Marine Pump SalesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009List your company’s details here

� Pumping ServicesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� PumpsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Pump Sales & ServiceASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Hytec Cape: Tel 021 551 4747; Fax 021 551 2575SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772 0836

� Spare PartsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Mares Shipping GmbH: Tel +49 40 37 47840; Fax +49 40 37 478446SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

SHIP REPAIR & MA-RINE MAINTENANCE

& ENGINEERING SERVICES & EQUIP-

MENT

� Anti fouling systemsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel



021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Battery Charges & In-vertersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Battery ManagementASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Boat BuildersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Hulamin (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 507 9100; Fax 021 534 2469SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Boiler CleaningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Boiler RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Cathodic ProtectionASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391;

Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009 Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� CleaningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Cold Metal RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Corrosion PreventionASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Cutless BearingsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Diving Services ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� DrydockingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Electrical & Mechanical RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Electrical Cable Support SystemsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888

� Electrical InstallationsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Radio Holland: Tel 021 508 4700; Fax 021 508 4888SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Electrical Motor RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax

021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Explosion Proof Equip-mentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� GritblastingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� Gritblasting EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

� HVAC SystemsE.R.A.S.E.: Tel 021 949 8955; Fax 021 946 3178

� High (Ultra) Pressure Water JettingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

� Hold Tank CleaningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Hull Blasting & PaintingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Hull CleaningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050 EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Hydraulic Systems & EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions:



Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� HydroblastingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050

� InsulationASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Marine AirconditioningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Alignment with Laser: Tel 031 765 1539; email [email protected] International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252E.R.A.S.E.: Tel 021 949 8955; Fax 021 946 3178HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Marine CoatingsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Marine UPS InvertersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� Pipe Fittings: PipesASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Refrigeration Service & RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� ROV ServicesMarine Solutions (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0843; Fax 021 511 0845List your company’s details here

� Rudder Repairs/SurveysASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Ship ConversionsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� Ship Equipment RepairsHSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Ship PaintingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Ship Repairs & Mainte-nanceASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax

021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723

� Steel WorksASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Steering Gear, RepairsEBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Stern BearingsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� SterngearASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Stud WeldingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Subsea Electronic Engi-neerimgMarine Solutions (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0843; Fax 021 511 0845List your company’s details here

� Tank Cleaning/Sludge Removal & DisposalASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252

� Tank Blasting & CoatingASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Thruster RepairsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� TransformersCraig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Ultrasonic CleaningASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax

021 527 7050EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252Grindrod Marine Services: Tel 021 511 5504; Fax 021 511 1770: Dbn: Tel 031 274 4700; Fax 031 274 4996HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009

� Underwater Welding RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� Underwater SystemsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Marine Solutions (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 511 0843; Fax 021 511 0845SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772Underwater Surveys: Tel 021 709 6000; Fax 021 788 5302Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

� Welding RepairsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038Dormac (Pty) Ltd: Dbn Tel 031 274 1500; Cpt Tel 021 512 2900EBH South Africa: Tel 031 205 6391; Fax 031 206 0252HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910SA Shipyards: Tel 031 274 1848; Fax 086 580 4702

SHIP SUPPLY

� BunkersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770

� Crew ChangesServest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885Subtech (Pty) Ltd: Tel 031 206 2073; Fax 031 205 7772

� LubricantsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910List your company’s details here

Launches, HelicoptersASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Servest Marine Services: Tel 021 448 3500; Fax 021 447 0895HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Offshore Rig SupplyAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523DCD Dorbyl Marine Cape Town: Tel 021 460 6000; Fax 021 447 6038HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax021 511 8009J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396Smit Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885

� Oil Pollution Abatement / CleanupASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Smit Amandla Marine: Tel 021 507 5777; Fax 021 507 5885SVITZER Salvage Africa: Tel 021 408 6710; Fax 021 408 6138

� Oil Pollution EquipmentASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Viking Life-Saving Equipment (SA) (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 514 5160; Fax 086 403 4211

� Oil Spill Prevention KitsASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Viking Life-Saving Equipment (SA) (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 514 5160; Fax 086 403 4211

� Ship ChandlersAfrican Maritime Services: Tel 021 510 3532; Fax 021 510 3530J&D Ship Services: Tel 021 511 1889; Fax 021 511 7910Novamarine a div of Novagroup: Tel 021 506 4300; Fax 021 511 8396

� Spare PartsAfrican Marine Propulsion: Tel 021 801 0898; Fax 086 219 0206ASI Offshore: Tel 021 527 7040; Fax 021 527 7050Craig International Supplies (Pty) Ltd: Tel 021 552 9445; Fax 021 552 9523HSE Supplies: Tel 021 511 8030; Fax 021 511 8009Mares Shipping GmbH: Tel +49 40 37 4 7840; Fax +49 40 3747 8446Marine Industrial Electro Solutions: Tel 021 511 8499; Fax 021 986 8723Sturrock Grindrod Marine Tech: Tel 021 510 0042; Fax 021 511 1770Unique Hydra: Tel 021 534 4375; Fax 021 534 3610

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