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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CUTTINGS 2005 - 036

PSi-Daily maritime press cuttings 02/07/05

Number 036*** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CUTTINGS *** Monday 07-02-2005

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The 2004 built GEESTSTROOM enroute the Port of Rotterdam

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the location where the newsletter is made at present.The logos will be re-instated within a few weeks again

Sorry for the inconvenience

The following companies / persons have donated at least 500 Euro to save the Elbe :

SMIT – Waalhaven O.Z. 85 Port Number 2204 - 3087 BM Rotterdam - tel + 31 (0)10 – 454 99 11www.smit.com

KAHN Scheepvaart - Van Vollenhovenstraat 3 - 3016 BE Rotterdam - tel + 31(0) 413 46 [email protected]

D.Touw Expertise- en Ingenieursbureau BV- Waalhaven ZZ 10 - 3088 HH Rotterdam –tel (0) 10 283 6666

[email protected]

BIGLIFT – Radarweg 36 – 1042 AA Amsterdam – tel : +31 (0) 20 [email protected]

MARITIME TRANSPORT SERVICES - P.O.Box 37196 – 1030 AD Amsterdam –tel + 31 (0)20 686 66 31

[email protected]

OPDR Netherlands Agencies BV - Seattleweg 17 – 3195 ND Rotterdam tel +31 (0)10 [email protected]

ALPHATRON MARINE – Schaardijk 23 – 3063 NH Rotterdam – tel +31 (0) 10 453 [email protected]

HAPO International – Ringdijk 486 – 2933 GS Ridderkerk – tel +31 (0) 180 41 46 71

UNIFLEET BV Shipsmanagement – Scherpdeel 28 – 4703 RJ Roosendaal – tel + 31 (0) 165 [email protected]

CLEARWATER GROUP – Scheepvaartweg 3A – 3356 LL Papendrecht – Tel +31 (0)78 64 104 [email protected]

REDERIJ WATERWEG – Het Nieuwe Diep 39 D –1781 AE Den Helder – tel +31 (0) 223 615 666www.waterweg.nl

SMITWIJS OCEAN TOWAGE – Westplein 5b – 3016 BM Rotterdam – tel : +31 (0) 10 412 69 [email protected]

SOENEN BVBA – Oostkamp – Belgium - [email protected]

SEASPAN – C/O 2700 – 200 Granville street – Vancouver – Canada – tel (604) 482 [email protected]

LEKKO I.T.E.S – P.O.Box 400 – 1970 AK IJMUIDEN – [email protected]



SAMUEL STEWART & Co – 1 Tranquil Vale – Blackheath – London SE3 0BU –Tel : 020 – 8297 7474 – www.stewartgroup.co.uk

LKL OCEANTRADE – Adriaen Banckertstraat 8 – 3115 JE Schiedam – tel 31 (0) 10 412 [email protected]

Bonn & Mees – Sluisjesdijk 123 – 3087 AE Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 429 05 [email protected]

VOPAK Agencies Rotterdam – Droogdokweg 71 – 3089 JN Rotterdam – tel 31 (0)10 294 [email protected]

SLEDGEHAMMER Engineering – Ringdijk 486 – 2983 GS Ridderkerk – tel 31 (0) 180 41 37 28

STICHTING NATIONAAL SLEEPVAART MUSEUM

HvS Dredging Support B.V. – Noorderhaven 96 – 8861 AR Harlingen – tel +31 (0) 517 [email protected]

HA-CE MARINE – Specerjenhof 53 – 3063 BX Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 212 23 [email protected]

HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS – Vondellaan 47 – PO Box 9321 – 2300 PH LeidenTel 31 (0) 71 579 90 00 www.heerema.com

SVITZER WIJSMULLER – Sluisplein 34 – Ijmuiden – tel 31 (0) 255 56 26 66www.svitzerwijsmuller.com

ATLAS SERVICE GROEP – Westersingel 91 – 3015 LC Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 241 [email protected] - www.atlasgroep.nl

URS – Noorderlaan 139 - 2030 Antwerpen – tel +32 (0) 3 545 11 [email protected]

ANGLO DUTCH SHIPBROKERS bvba – Petrus Bogaertslaan 31 – 2970 Schilde – BelgiumTel 32 (0) 3 464 26 09 - [email protected]

DE KIL bv Dordrecht – Pieter Hoebeeweg 99 - 3316 BT Dordrecht – tel 31 (0) 78 648 29 [email protected]

BROERE SHIPPING – Wieldrechtseweg 50 – 3316 BG Dordrecht – tel 31 (0) 78 65 28 [email protected]

MULTRASHIP BV – Scheldekade 48 – 4531 EH Terneuzen – tel 31 (0) 115 64 5000www.multraship.nl

FALCONER, BRYAN & ASSOCIATE Pte Ltd – 20 Maxwell Road - # 03-02 Maxwell HouseSINGAPORE 069113 tel : 65 6222 9282 - [email protected]

WAGENBORG SLEEPDIENSTEN – Markstraat 10 / P.O.BOX 14 – 9930 AA DelfzijlTel : 31 (0) 596 63 69 11 - [email protected]



HARMS BERGUNG TRANSPORT & HEAVY LIFT – Johannisbollwerk 20 – D-20459 HamburgTel 49 (0) 40 31 77 22 0 – [email protected]

KOTUG International BV – Parklaan 2 – 3016 BB Rotterdam – tel 31 (0) 10 217 0217www.kotug.nl

MTS EUROPRODUCTS BV – Heldringstraat 4A ZW – 3144 CG MaassluisTel 31 (0) 10 –59 91 599 - [email protected]

NUTEC Rotterdam BV – Beerweg 101 – Harbour No 7033 – 3199 LM Rotterdam-MaasvlakteTel 31 (0) 181 362 394 – [email protected]

MCS International Marine Services – Blijdorpplein 41 – 2992 LB BarendrechtTel 31 (0) 180 641 690 - [email protected]

INTERSHITRA S&P – Blijdorpplein 41 – 2992 LB Barendrecht – tel 31 (0) 180 641 [email protected]

SMIT South Africa – 31 Carisle Street- Paarden eiland 7405 – Cape Town – South AfricaTel : + 27 21 507 5777 – [email protected]

RISC Fire & Safety Training – Beerweg 101 – 3199 LM RotterdamTel 31 (0) 181 376 666

FAIRPLAY Schleppdampfshiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard GmbHStubbenhulk 10 – 20459 Hamburg – Germany – tel +49 40 374 999-0 – [email protected]

DISA Maritime – Emiel Vermeulenstraat 160 – 2980 Zoersel (Belgium)Tel 32 (0) 3 385 17 27 – [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CONTRACTORSHerenweg 133 – 2105 MG Heemstede – tel 31 (0) 23 548 5200 – [email protected]

TITAN Salvage USA – 410 SW 4th Ter. Dania, FL 33004 – P.O.Box 350465Ft.Lauderdale, FL 33335 – USA – tel 954 929 5200 – www.titansalvage.com

ISKES Towing & Salvage BV – Min van Houtenlaan 108 – 1981 EK Velsen ZuidTel 31 (0) 255 510 182 - [email protected]

SCHEEPSWERF DE HAAS – Govert van Wijnkade 1 – Postbus 2 – 3140 AA MaassluisTel 31 (0) 10 59 135 11 - [email protected]

MARINT (offshore services) Ltd – Stags Court – 1B Highstreet – Thames Ditton KT7 0SDSurrey – United Kingdom tel : 44 – 020 8398 9833 – www.marint.co.uk

VLIERODAM BV – Binnenbaan 36 – 3161 VB Rhoon – tel 31 (0) 10 501 [email protected]

EUROPORT MARITIME ( AHOY Exhibition centre ) Johan Teunisse – tel 31 (0)10 293 32 [email protected]

FLANDERS Shiprepair – Noordzeestraat 14 – 8380 Zeebrugge (Belgium)Tel : 32 (0) 50 33 70 50 – [email protected]



TENWOLDE Marine Equipment – Boonsweg 19 – 3274 LH HeinenoordTel : 31 (0) 186 60 33 33 – [email protected]

Holland Marine Equipment – Postbus 24074 – 3007 DB RotterdamTel 31 – (0) 44 44 333 - [email protected]

STENA LINE Hoek van Holland – Stationsweg 10 – 3151 HS Hoek van HollandTel 31 (0) 174 38 9333 - [email protected]

Crew Pipelay vessel SOLITAIRE

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE – 300 Eliott Ave West – Seattle WA 98119Tel : 00 1 206 281 3535 - www.hollandamerica.com

REDWISE Maritime Services – maritime recruitmentEenweg – 37 42 LB Baarn – tel 31 (0) 35 54 80 500 – [email protected]

EUROPEAN ROPE SERVICES BVKomeetweg 15 – 4782 SH Moerdijk – tel :31 (0) 168 35 85 65 – [email protected]

DAMEN SHIPYARDS GORINCHEM – P.O.Box 1 – 4200 AA Gorinchem - tel 31 (0)183 63 99 [email protected] - www.damen.nl

SEAWAY HEAVY LIFTING – Chroomstraat 30 – 2718 RR ZoetermeerTel : 31(0) 79 363 77 00 - www.shl.nl

IHC GUSTO ENGINEERING –Kareldoormanweg 66 - 3115 JD Schiedam - Tel+31 (0)10 – 232 0000 fax +31 (0)10 232 0100

www.ihcgusto.nl

UNITOR - Willem Barentszstraat 50 - 3065 AB RotterdamTel +31 10 4877 920 –

[email protected]

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The score until today : 48.000 Euro

EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

In het Redding- en Veerdienstmuseum “Jan Lels” te Hoek van Holland is thans een fototentoonstelling ingericht over de afgelopen 15 jaren, waarin de veerdienst Hoek van Holland – Harwich

werd geëxploiteerd door Stena Line BV.Foto : Piet Sinke ©

Deze tentoonstelling is opgesteld in het Nationaal Veerdienstmuseum, dat gevestigd is in hetReddingmuseum “Jan Lels”, Badweg 2A te Hoek van Holland.

Het museum en de tentoonstelling is geopend elke woensdagmiddag en elke zondagmiddag enbovendien elke 1e zaterdag van de maand.

De openingstijden zijn op alle bovengenoemde dagen van 13.30 uur tot 16.30 uur.De tentoonstelling zal tot medio zomer 2005 blijven staan.

DE TENTOONSTELLING 15 JAARSTENA TUSSEN HOEK EN HARWICH

Velen onder ons kennen nog de naam van de Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland, KoninklijkeNederlandsche Postvaart NV, welke sedert 1875 regelmatige veerdiensten heeft onderhouden tussenNederland en het Verenigd Koninkrijk.



Aanvankelijk vanuit Vlissingen, doch de oorlogsomstandigheden genoodzaakt om te verhuizen naarHoek van Holland en de dienst gezamenlijk uit te voeren met de nachtdienst van de EngelseSpoorwegen.Van 1946 tot 1991 waren er twee aparte rederijen, die gezamenlijk deze dienst onderhielden onder hethandelsmerk SEALINK.In 1989 werd de S.M. Zeeland overgenomen door het Zweedse concern StenaAB, waartoe ook Stena Line AB behoort en het moederbedrijf werd van de S.M.Zeeland.

In feite is de huidige Stena Line BV een voortzetting van de Stoomvaart Maatschappij Zeeland, echteralleen met één aandeelhouder, de Stena Line AB in Gothenburg.De officiële oprichtingsdatum van Stena Line BV gaat nog steeds terug naar juni 1875. De oprichtingvan de Engelse rederij op de route gaat nog iets verder terug, namelijk tot het jaar 1863, wanneer vanHarwich Town een regelmatige dienst werd geopend op Rotterdam via het Brielsche Gat. Deze rederijwas toen eigendom van de Great Eastern Railway, een naam die thans weer terug is op hetspoorwegnet van East Anglia.

De route vervoerde vanaf het begin af al de post van Engeland naar het Continent en waarvan deS.M.Z. het omgekeerde postcontract had vanuit Vlissingen. In die tijd was het gebruikelijk, dat de postvan het Continent naar Engeland met een Nederlands schip werd vervoerd, terwijl de post vanuitEngeland naar het Continent met een Engels schip.De S.M.Z. vermeldde in 1904 al reeds, dat zij op jaarbasis al 3000 ton post vervoerde.Het passagiersvervoer kende zo’n 100 jaar geleden een iets ander patroon als dat van vandaag de dag.De schepen waren veel kleiner en de klasse van passagiers was niet te vergelijken met die van nu.Alleen de rijkere mensen konden en gingen op reis. Het is nu bereikbaar voor een veel groter deel vanhet publiek. Ondanks dat, vervoerde de S.M.Z. in 1914 (1e jaar van de Wereldoorlog) al meer dan200.000 passagiers.

Zowel de Engelse rederij als de S.M.Z. hadden eigen spoorwegverbindingen met het achterland richtingDuitsland en naar Scandinavië en midden Europa. Het Franse deel had zelf al veerdienstverbindingenmet Engeland.

De Tweede Wereldoorlog bracht rampspoed voor de veerdiensten, waardoor langere tijd niet gevarenkon worden. Na deze oorlog moest de S.M.Z. noodgedwongen verhuizen naar Hoek van Holland. Dena-oorlogse periode kenmerkte zich door een steeds verder groeiende samenwerking tussen deEngelse en de Nederlandse rederij. Vanaf 1968 werd de dienst zodanig aangepast, dat beide rederijenop basis van gelijkwaardigheid samenwerkten in een gecombineerde dagen nachtdienst onder denaam Sealink. Deze situatie bleef voortduren tot de overname van beide rederijen tussen 1989 en1991 door de Zweedse Stena Line. Vanaf dat moment kwam de gehele dienst in handen van slechtséén eigenaar.

Vanaf 1989 voerde Stena Line het beleid op de route. Enkele jaren later, nadat de gehele route ondercontrole was van Stena Line, werd het 100-jarig bestaan gevierd in 1993 van de kade en spoorlijn teHoek van Holland en bovendien van de dienst Hoek van Holland – Harwich.

De vloot was inmiddels al uitgebreid met een extra vrachtschip, dat ging varen als STENASEATRADER. De vrachtmarkt was toen al aan het groeien en zelfs in het volgende jaar moest er nogschip gecharterd worden, dat ging varen als ROSEBAY, aanvankelijk vanuit de RotterdamseFrisohaven naar Harwich, later vanuit Hoek van Holland. De groei bleef erin en uitbreiding van de kadefaciliteiten in Hoek van Holland was noodzakelijk. In 1995 kwam de 2e ligplaats gereed.De ontwikkelingen na de gebeurtenissen van Zeebrugge in 1987 en van de Estonia in 1994 gingensteeds sneller, alsmede de opening van de Channel Tunnel, waren aanleiding om met een innovatieveveerboot te komen.In 1997 werden de beide grote passagiersferries vervangen door een hoge snelheids catamaranferry,die de naam STENA DISCOVERY kreeg. In 3 uur en 40 minuten naar Harwich was nog nooit



vertoond. Nu we in het jaar 2005 zijn aangekomen, dus 130 jaar na de oprichting van de S.M.Z.kunnen we bogen over een vloot van 8 schepen, waarvan er 6 naar Harwich varen met dagelijkseafvaarten en 2 van Hoek van Holland naar Killingholme.In 2006 zullen de 2 Killingholme schepen worden vervangen door 2 moderne grote vrachtferries, dieelk meer dan 3000 meter file kunnen meenemen.

De Harwich Terminal – Foto : Nationaal Veerdienst Museum

In de bovengenoemde tentoonstelling is op een heldere manier te zien, hoe de ontwikkelingen in deafgelopen 15 jaren zijn geweest. Daarnaast kunt u gelijk gebruik maken om de permanente

tentoonstelling van de beide rederijen te bekijken.Het is de moeite waard om eens na een lekkere wandeling in de duinen even op te warmen in het

museum en tevens de tentoonstelling te bekijken.Het museum en de tentoonstelling zijn toegankelijk na de entreeprijs van € 2,= pp;

kinderen € 1,= pp. Donateurs van het museum toegang op vertoon van de donateurskaart.

Murdered Ship's Master NamedA ship’s master murdered on board an oil tanker as it passed the British coast was today named bypolice.

Walfredo Banta, 34, from Manilla in the Philippines, was stabbed to death aboard the 100,000-tonneOverseas Josefa Camejo on Thursday.

A crew member who went missing following the attack three miles off Brixham, Devon, has not beenfound despite extensive searches in the sea and on the tanker. An inquest into Mr Banta’s death isexpected to be opened tomorrow and detectives are continuing inquiries into the stabbing.

The 250m long tanker, which is carrying a cargo of crude oil, is now continuing on its passage fromVenezuela to Sweden.



Tsunami halts pirate attacksThe tsunami which devastated Indonesia's Aceh province on Sumatra island has halted deadly pirateattacks and kidnappings of seafarers in the busy adjoining Malacca Strait, an official said on Sunday.

"Since December 26 until today there is not a single pirate attack in the Malacca Strait," Noel Choong,regional manager of the Piracy Reporting Centre, told AFP.

The waterway bordered by Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia is used by about 50 000 ships a yearcarrying a third of world trade and half its oil supplies.

Choong said some pirates may have been killed by the tsunami or their boats and weapons could havebeen destroyed.

The presence of numerous warships in the region to aid survivors could also have deterred piratesbased on the Indonesian side of the strait. "The large presence of naval ships off Aceh may be adeterrent factor," he said.

But Choong said security forces from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore must continue patrols in thestrait and remain vigilant despite the lull.

"It is just temporary. Once the pirates regroup and train new members, they will resume theiractivities. The money is too good to stop their criminal acts," he said.

Choong said he expected pirate attacks to start once reconstruction in Aceh was complete. "Once it isback to normal, and commerce resumes, pirates will again sail the high seas," he warned.

Thirty mariners were killed worldwide last year in pirate attacks including four in the Malacca Strait, thePiracy Reporting Centre - part of the International Maritime Bureau - said in its annual report.

Since late 2003, there had been a steady increase in attacks and kidnappings in the strait and alongthe coast of Aceh, where a separatist revolt is being waged.

CASUALTY REPORTCorrection

The hoto used yesterday of the GENMAR HOPE in this sectionwas made by TERJE MOEN.

Genmar ship 'hit' off EgyptGeneral Maritime's 150,000-dwt Genmar Kestrel (built 1989) has spilled about 6,000 barrels of oil offthe coast of Egypt after colliding with another suezmax, reported to be the Singaporean-flaggedTrijata (built 1990).

Genmar president John Tavlarios told TradeWinds Friday evening in New York that his tanker had beenstruck by the other vessel in open sea about 25 miles outside Port Sayeed. Tavlarios said he had noword regarding possible leakage from the second tanker. He said no Genmar crewmen had beeninjured and he believed no one had been hurt aboard Trijata.

The accident happened about 11:15 pm local time, he said, so responders were about two hours intotheir efforts to limit pollution from the crash. Booms were being placed around Genmar Kestrel,



which had damage to the No. 5 ballast tank. Contrary to initial reports, Genmar Kestrel's engines arestill working, he said.

"Our vessel is drifting now but is fully operational," he said.

Trijata is said to be managed by GBLT Shipmanagement PTE Ltd of Singapore. The tanker was fullyloaded at the time of the collision. Tavlarios said he had no further information about what caused thecollision.

"All I know is that they hit us," he said. Genmar Kestrel had sailed from the Arabian Gulf on 24January and was due to discharge its cargo in Italy. Tavlarios said he did not know whether it wascarrying a full 1 million barrel cargo.

A crew of 26 was on board the double-sided Genmar Kestrel, which is classed by the AmericanBureau of Shipping, he said.

Genmar Kestrel has been inspected five times by the US Coast Guard since August 2003 with noreported detentions, according to the Eqasis database. Only one inspection turned up multipledeficiencies, a total of seven in 18 August 2003 in St Croix. Under previous managers, it had a dozeninspections without a detention since October 1998.

The incident was said to be under investigation by the Egyptian Coast Guard.

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NAVY NEWSThis undated artist rendition releasedby the US Navy shows the LittoralSurface Craft Experimental (X-Craft).The X-Craft was christened 'SeaFighter' (FSF-1) Saturday Feb. 5,2005 at Nichols Brothers BoatBuilders' shipyard in Whidbey Island,Washington. The Sea Fighter canenter waters as shallow as 12 feetand cruise close to shore for variousmissions, from detecting and defusingmines, to hunting submarines hidingin the shallows, to intercepting enemysupply boats, Cmdr. Mark Thomassaid



SHIPYARD NEWS

In cooperation with Merwede Shipyard in Hardinxveld Volharding Shipyards is building the RopaxContainer Vessel DUEODDE with following main particulars: length 125 m, beam 23,40 m, 1200lanemeters for cars and /or containers and an accommodation for 400 passengers. The ship is underconstruction in the covered building dock in Harlingen, Netherlands.

On the 5th of March the vessel will be moored along the yards quay were commissioning of the vesselwill be executed. Seatrials are scheduled for the 13th of April. The namegiving ceremony will takeplace on 18th of April. Photo : Volharding ©

Mega-yacht job ends up at B+VGerman shipyard Blohm+Voss (B+V) has won the contract to handle the modernisation and conversionof Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich's $135m mega-yacht Ecstasea .

The ECSTASEA - Photo : Aad Sinke ©



The job will take around three months and is the latest yacht revenue to bolster B+V. Late last year itsnewbuilding division secured deals to construct two multimillion-dollar vessels, including a 112-metre,Phillipe Starck-designed vessel carrying the project name Sigma .

B+V, which now sees mega-yachts as a core business, says work on the Ecstasea involves mainly theowner's cabin. The vessel was delivered in The Netherlands only last year by Feadship van Lent.

Hamburg-based B+V declines to identify the owner or what the conversion contract is worth. However,it is known to be one of four yachts in the fleet of Chelsea Football Club owner Abramovich. It evenhas a helipad.

Another of Abramovich's yachts, the 114-metre Pelorus , is also at B+V. It has also won a deal tomodernise yet a third, Le Grand Bleu , which will involve a further several months' work.

Both the Ecstasea and Pelorus are operated by Blue Ocean Yacht Management. B+V is now part ofthe newly merged German shipbuilding and repair group ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG, which alsoincorporates Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW).

The fledgeling alliance, which embraces Hellenic Shipyards SA of Greece, has combined annual sales ofaround EUR 2.2bn ($2.88bn) and employs at least 9,000 people. Some 800 jobs are to go in the nextcouple of years to achieve savings of up to EUR 150m.

B+V's success in the yacht market comes as Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is also chasing suchcontracts. It has formed a partnership with luxury-yacht builder Benetti to design, market and buildmega-yachts.

V Ships, the world's largest shipmanager, announced last year that its passengership-managementarm, V Ships Leisure, had also forged a partnership with Benetti to acquire yacht broker and managerFraser Yachts Worldwide.

Meanwhile, the crown prince of Dubai is said to have ordered a luxury yacht twice the size ofAbramovich's Ecstasea . It is said to be costing more than $225m, roughly the equivalent of two VLCCnewbuildings.

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A first time visitor for the Port of Rotterdam, the CUMBRIAN FISHER during her maiden voyageenroute Rotterdam


Rederij Doeksen new build named"After Fr. Manuel Tan blessed the vessel, Ms. Mathilda Van Der Goes- Doeksen named the vesselVlieland in a short message which she gave in English, Dutch and Cebuano and then she cut the cordthat sent the traditional bottle of champagne crashing into the ship's bulbous nose, then the hugecatamaran moved slowly backwards into the water for the first time."

Heerema Marine Contractors installs firsttruss spar to use polyester mooring system

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has successfully installed the first truss spar ever to use apolyester mooring system.

The Mad Dog spar which is located in Green Canyon Block 782 in a water depth of approximately1,348m is the first permanent polyester mooring system to be installed in the Gulf of Mexico.

It has the largest diameter polyester rope ever made, with a jacketed diameter of 270mm and requiredthe largest quantity of polyester mooring tethers ever produced for a single offshore mooring project.

Using its Deepwater Construction Vessel (DCV) Balder, HMC installed several chain/spiral strand wiremooring systems. However, this was the first installation of a polyester mooring system. The Balder'sunique large mooring line deployment winch was used to handle the extensive quantity of polyesterrope required for this project.

In preparing the installation, the HMC project team took both the similarities and differences ofinstalling a polyester system to a sheathed spiral strand system into consideration. Since polyesterropes may not come in contact with the seafloor, HMC developed procedures to keep the polyester offthe seafloor during all phases of the installation.

Another area where differences applied in the approach is the vulnerability of polyester rope forcontact with sharp edges, steel wires and heat. Snagging or tearing of any of the fibres could reducethe efficiency of the ropes strength in the future.



Solstad secures extension forNormand Tonjer

Solstad has entered into a contract with DeepOcean AS for the Normand Tonjer. The contract is anextension on an existing contract and is for 200 days from April 2005.

The charterer also has options to charter the vessel until April 2006, and an option to keep NormandTonjer on the same conditions for two additional seasons.

Yang Ming set to order five shipsin Taiwan

Taiwanese box carrier Yang Ming Line is poised to order five 8,000-teu ships, probably at Taiwan'sChina Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC), although it has also been making enquiries at Korean and Chineseyards.

Yang Ming is seeking early deliveries for the newbuildings but sources say all shipyards are only able tooffer 2008 dates at prices of between $120m and $130m each.

Korean shipbuilding sources confirm that Yang Ming is enquiring for five 8,000-teu post-panamax shipsat the country's major yards and has also approached Chinese shipbuilders, including Hudong andDalian New. But most market observers believe CSBC will win the order in the end.

"In the past, when Yang Ming sent out its enquiries, the contract eventually landed with CSBC. So weare expecting that for this round of orders, it will do the same," said one shipbuilding source.

An order for five 8,000-teu ships suggests Yang Ming is looking at deploying the newbuildings in thePacific.

In late 2003, Yang Ming teamed up with alliance partner K Line of Japan to order four 8,000-teuvessels each to be deployed on a joint Asia-Europe service starting in 2006.

Solstad secures five-monthcontract from Stolt Offshore

Solstad Offshore ASA has entered into a five month contract for the construction vessel NormandMermaid with Stolt Offshore AS. The charterer has also an option to keep the vessel for further threemonths.

Commencement is at the end of March 2005. The contract value for the fixed period is about NKr 30million.



More boxship orders in China forWagenborg

Leading Dutch shipowner Wagenborg is back in China for more newbuildings. The company, whichalready has at least five multipurpose (MPP) ships on order there, is said to have signed up for two1,118-teu container vessels at Qingshan Shipyard.

Delfzijl-based Wagenborg says it is negotiating with two different yards but a spokesman could notconfirm a deal.

The feeder containerships are said to be costing $23.4m each and will be delivered in 2006.

It is said that Qingshan has agreed to accept payment in a combination of US dollars and Euros,minimising currency-exchange risks linked to the purchase of European equipment.

Other owners building at Qingshan include Everard, Hanseatic Lloyd, and Wagenborg compatriotRederij C Vermeulen. Wagenborg is also talking to Chinese yards about further MPPs.

It still has options awaiting negotiation.

Existing firm Wagenborg contracts involve approximately 17,500-dwt MPPs at both Hudong ZhonghuaShipyard and Mawei Shipyard.

It was reported towards the end of last year that Wagenborg, which has a fleet of around 140 ships,had already ordered more MPPs, each costing an estimated $23m.

Wagenborg also has several newbuildings on order at shipyards in The Netherlands, including at FerusSmit in Groningen and Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl.

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The CHEMSTAR HERO outward bound from RotterdamPhoto : Frits Janse ©

The MSC VENICE enroute the port of FelixstowePhoto : David Hazell ©

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