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Wagenborg Towage is proud to announce the launching of the Wagenborg Barge 11 (dims 122 x 36,6 x 7,6 m.) in Nanjing on the 4th of June. This is the second barge with a capacity of 20.000 tons in the fleet of Wagenborg Towage.

South China Sea, Strait of Malacca see rise in piracy

Several ships have been hijacked in the high seas off Malaysia this year; smaller vessels are also at risk. Pirates have recently targeted large commercial ships sailing on both sides of the Malaysian Peninsula, but local small boat operators say their vessels are also vulnerable to crime. Most cases reported to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) involve tankers and cargo ships. Many others – attacks on fishing boats, leisure boats and the like – go unreported, said Robert Hernandez, 53, a commercial diver based in Kajang, in Selangor state. "When it comes to piracy, you usually hear of big ships facing such threats. Such operations are not without risk for the marauding parties. Do you know how difficult it is to board a moving ship, which can be travelling at speeds of 20 to 30 knots?" Fernandez, who also services and tunes outboard motors, told Khabar Southeast Asia. In April, one of his customers was accosted by three parang-wielding pirates, who raided his boat five miles off Bagan Lalang, on the Strait of Malacca. "They took his watch, hand-phone and wallet. Luckily they did not ask him to abandon his boat or he'd be in real trouble," Fernandez said. As of May 2nd, the IMB's Piracy Reporting

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Centre, based in Kuala Lumpur, had recorded 72 acts of piracy worldwide in 2014. At least two dozen of these occurred in waters off Malaysia, in the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea.

In the latest case, pirates released an Indonesia-bound Thai oil tanker and freed its 14 crew members after hijacking the ship and stealing its cargo, the IMB announced June 2nd, according to AFP. Despite the uptick, the Strait of Malacca is generally safe for seafarers compared with decades ago, said Noel Choong, head of the Piracy Reporting Centre. "This was not the scenario in the late 1990s and early 2000s where reports easily numbered over 100 cases a year. This is due to the increase in patrols from the maritime enforcement and defence authorities between Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. In some years, there were zero reports of piracy cases in the Strait," Choong said. Community protects itself In Tanjung Piandang, a small fishing village in Perak, local fishermen keep their community safe through 24-hour watch parties at the local pier. Years ago they had to deal with a spate of thefts of fishing nets, outboard motors, propellers and, in one case, a boat belonging to one fisherman, locals said. "Since we set up these watches in 2000, cases have become rare," Jaafar Yusof a member of the Kerian District Fishermen's Association, told Khabar. Source : Khabar

Trial for sunken ferry's captain and crew began Tuesday afternoon

The trials for the sunken Sewol-ho ferry's captain and crew members began yesterday ( Tuesday afternoon.) The Gwangju District Court says the first trial for Captain Lee Jun-seok and 14 crew members will start at 2 PM, Korea time. The captain and three other senior crew members are charged with murder with willful negligence. They were among the first people to get off the ferry and they made no attempt to help passengers evacuate. On this first day of the trial, prosecutors and the defense will lay out their positions and apply for evidence to be examined. The key focus is on whether the captain and the three other crew members will be found guilty of the most serious charges. Most of the crew partially admit to negligence. Source : Arirang

Greenpeace says Japan whale hunt rubbish

Greenpeace says Japan's decision to boost efforts to restart whaling is 'senseless.'

Japan's announcement that it wants to resume commercial whaling for scientific research has been rubbished by Greenpeace as a 'senseless' decision that flouts international law. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a parliamentary commission he will boost efforts to restart commercial whaling, AFP reported on Tuesday. 'I want to aim for the resumption of commercial whaling by conducting whaling research in order to obtain scientific data indispensable for the management of whale resources,' Mr Abe said. His comments come after a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in April which found Japan's whaling program was not scientific as claimed, and ordered it to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Greenpeace says it is surprised Tokyo would act in contempt of international law.

'It is slightly worrying because Japan likes to be seen as a good international citizen and doesn't usually like to flout international law,' the organisation's New Zealand director, Bunny McDiarmid said. 'It was a very strong recommendation

that you would think Japan would pay critical attention to.' The environmental group believes the Japanese government is being pressured by its floundering whaling industry, which it says receives huge taxpayer-funded subsidies. 'Any comments he's making around the need for the resumption of commercial whaling so that they can study whales is rubbish,' Ms McDiarmid said. 'It's a pretty senseless thing to do. There's hardly anyone in Japan that eats whale meat now, and whaling is losing money.'



She was also critical of Mr Abe's attempt to use culture to justify a commercial practice. He told the Japanese parliamentary commission it was 'regrettable' that this part of their culture was misunderstood. 'Commercial Antarctic whaling operations are not a longstanding part of Japanese culture at all,' Ms McDiarmid said. 'I think he's being a little disingenuous by lumping those two aspects of Japanese whaling operations into one.' Australia and New Zealand took Japan to the ICJ in 2010 to stop its whaling expeditions, and the top UN court handed down its landmark ruling in April this year. Source : SkyNews

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Redcar RNLI stalwart Dave Cammish steps down after three decades of service

Operations manager Dave Cammish has retired after 32 years, and he's thankful not one crew member has been lost during that time

Redcar RNLI’S man at the top has retired after 32 years of sterling service. Lifeboat operations manager Dave Cammish enrolled as a crew member in 1982 and has carried out various roles since. During that time, in nearly 1,200 launches, at least 240 people have owed their lives to the efforts of Redcar's volunteer crews and nearly 800 people have been helped during rescues. But there’s another statistic Dave is thankful for. He explained: “I think what’s pleased me most during my time as lifeboat operations manager is that, on every occasion the lifeboats have been called, the volunteer crews have returned home safely.” Scarborough-born Dave, having moved to Redcar in 1968, was initially kept busy by his job as a policeman and as a Cleveland Search and Rescue volunteer

member. But with salt water in his veins, he enrolled as a crew member at Redcar in 1982 and served on the station’s lifeboats until 1996. He then became one of the RNLI’s deputy launching authorities, responsible for liaising with the coastguards when the lifeboats are tasked to an incident. In 2007, he became lifeboat operations manager at Redcar and served in that position until his retirement. In 2011, he was presented with an RNLI gold award by the charity’s president, the Duke of Kent. Dad-of-three Dave, who recently attended a Buckingham Palace garden party with wife Liz in recognition of his RNLI service, said: “Like a lot of lifeboat volunteers, I’ve grown up round the RNLI, in my old home town of Scarborough, then Filey, and then Redcar. “After all this time, it’s hard to stand down, but retirement comes to us all. I wish all the crew at Redcar the very best for the future. I’ll be calling in occasionally for a pot of tea.

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It’s going to be very strange, not having to carry my RNLI pager with me anymore.” His successor is Dave Cocks, who joined the RNLI in 1978 and has been a deputy launching authority since 2002. Source : Gazette Live

Demolition plan for lifeboat base as rescuers prepare for new boat

Council bosses are recommending plans to build a new lifeboat station on the Yorkshire coast are given the green light. The existing 70-year-old boathouse in Scarborough will be too small for the town’s replacement £2m Shannon class rescue boat and The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which has had a station at Scarborough for more than 200 years, is seeking approval to demolish the existing station and build a replacement. David Walker, Scarborough Borough Council’s planning services manager, who is recommending the plans are backed by councillors, says in a report prepared for members that the new station will be a contemporary design and will have the appearance of being a collection of smaller buildings, to reflect the historic character of the seafront. “The proposed location of the building, its larger scale and sizeable plinth, will make it a focal point within the area,” he said.

“It will be more visually intrusive than the existing lifeboat station, but it will be a key point in views from Foreshore Road, South Bay beach and in views from further afield,” said Mr Walker. Objectors have raised concerns about the building’s design, with one saying it is too high to blend in with its surroundings and another claiming it is a “monstrosity”. The new station will be built on a plinth on a site nearer the sea and will also include a lifeguard station.

The new boathouse will replace the old building on Foreshore Road, which dates back to 1940. The current Mersey class lifeboat at Scarborough will be replaced next year by the newest member of the RNLI fleet, a Shannon class lifeboat. Capable of 25 knots, the Shannon is 50 per cent faster than the Mersey class and can be launched more quickly using a launch/recovery vehicle called a Supacat which itself costs £1.5m. Members of the council’s planning and development committee will meet on Thursday. Source : The Yorkshire Post

Cruise giant increases megaship order MSC Cruises have moved to increase their order of megaships from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to two ships, with an

option for third. At a cost of $3 billion, this investment signifies a confidence that the cruise holiday industry will only continue to strengthen. The Italian-Swiss shipping company currently operates 12 cruise liners, running numerous different sea routes simultaneously. The two new ships, currently nicknamed Project Seaside I and Project Seaside II, from Fincantieri are larger in terms of gross tonnage than any of the company's current liners.

Alongside these recent purchases, MSC Cruises also has two even larger ships in production by STX Europe at the moment. MSC Cruises chief executive officer Gianni Ornato said that the orders fitted into MSC's fleet development plan: "Today, MSC Cruises adds the last piece to its new industrial plan that will allow us to double the capacity of our fleet by 2022," he enthused. "With the arrival of the new ships we will reach a capacity of about 80,000 passengers a day." Cruise1st reports that Project Seaside I and II are scheduled to make their maiden voyages in

November 2017 and May 2018 respectively. Like all MSC liners, the two megaships will sail under the Panama flag.

Both of the ships will utilise cutting edge design, architecture and technology, affording the ship unusually large amounts of deck space for the passengers to enjoy. Additionally, a unique sea-level promenade will be incorporated, utilising cantilever technology and featuring a large theatre, terraced balcony and panoramic views from an external passenger lift to the upper deck. UK and Ireland Managing Director, Giles Hawke, explained: "The idea is to bring passengers closer to sea level so they feel as if they are at the beach." Other technologically advanced features include glass deflectors and tunnel technology that will give diners indoors the experience of dining al fresco. This has been implemented to take advantage of the warm weather routes that are being targeted by MSC for the two new liners. Weighing in at 154,000 tonnes each, the 323 metre-long ships will be able to cater for up to 5,300 passengers in 2,070 cabins. The two ships represent a giant leap forward for MSC Cruises in terms of project size and technological ambition. MSC Cruises executive chairman Pierfranscesco Vago said: "From the moment we started talking with Fincantieri, we had in mind to design and build two completely new ships, revolutionary in their structure, unlikeanything that exists on the market today." "Seaside is a futuristic prototype because of its structure, shape and versatility. We are getting ready for the new and compelling challenge that the construction of these ships represents.



It will be a real revolution in the world's cruise market, an excellent product for its unique and innovative architectural features and cutting-edge technology." Source : turbonews.

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UK: cruise ship ambassadors have their say on Falmouth dredging

This is the West Country reports that an award winning group of volunteers who welcome cruise ship passengers to Falmouth in the southwest of the UK have waded into the row over dredging, after the 1,250 passenger Marina cancelled her call there recently. Saying that the cancellation cost the town an estimated £150,000 in lost business and left coaches due to spread out across the county empty, a spokesman for Falmouth Cruise Ship Ambassadors said that "economic sense must surely prevail". Members of the group were due to meet passengers on the quayside, and say that the bad weather meant she was unable to tender passengers ashore from out in the bay. Phil Boddy, the group’s honourary secretary, said: “Yet another cruise ship aborts a planned day call to Falmouth - and Oceania Cruises have said they will not be back. What an utter nonsense this sad and sorry state of affairs has become due entirely to the lack of dredging in what is claimed to be the third largest natural harbour in the world. “If you landed from another planet you would never believe a small minority would be allowed to dictate to such an extent to the overwhelming majority in favour of the dredging. The fact that we live in one of the poorest regions in Europe is being completely ignored when our local economy would benefit so significantly. “Today's aborted call alone has lost an estimated £150,000 in much needed local and county revenue. We would all like to live in a perfect world but sometimes economic sense must surely prevail. It's totally and utterly ridiculous.” Source : dredging news online

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Unique Hydra Unveils HYDRACraftSeries of Diving Daughtercraft Systems

Unique (UH), a division of the Unique Maritime Group (UMG) which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider is proud to have received their second order this year, for its diving daughtercraft system called

the HYDRACraft. Unique Hydra has spent the past twelve months engaging with clients to understand their diving daughtercraft operational and equipment requirements and developing a purpose built vessel which includes a fully integrated dive system. Diving Daughtercraft systemsare used in diving operations where the conventional diving DSV is not able to position itself close enough to an FPSO or Offshore Platform.The daughtercraft is fitted with surface supplied diving systems capable of supporting Nitrox and/or air diving operations and isassisted by an additional “support craft” that transfers personnel and supplies during the diving operations. The “mothervessel”, barge or platform is outfitted with davits for the daughtercraft and support craft as well as support equipment, including the

decompression chamber, gas storage and compressors.

Currently two designsof the purpose designed diving daughtercraft are available, the HYDRACraft 1400 14m 8 man, and the HYDRACraft 1500 15m 10 man. The HYDRACraftdesign considers features and attributes required for safe and effective diving operations. On this occasion, Mike Jessop, Managing Director @Unique Hydracommented,

“We are extremely proud to receive our second order for the HYDRACraft. We are able to supply completeturnkey diving daughtercraft systems including the Diving and Support daughtercrafts, the Davits, decompression chamber facility and HP air and Nitrox generation equipment. Thus, our clients are ensured a purposed designed system with a turnkey scope of supply. We now look forward to a successful completion of the projects and achieving our on time delivery objectives.” To know more about HYDRACraft or to place an order, please visit www.uniquegroup.com/Daughtercraft-Systems.

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Penlee lifeboat Ivan Ellen tows Newlyn crabber Emma Louise back to port

The Penlee RNLI lifeboat IVAN ELLEN was launched on Friday to assist a fishing boat in difficulty one mile southeast of Newlyn Harbour. Falmouth coastguard alerted the volunteer crew at approximately 0540 and less than eight minutes later the lifeboat was leaving the harbour. The Newlyn based 50ft crab fishing vessel EMMA LOUIS had developed a steering gear problem and was left unable to manoeuvre. In tricky conditions in a southeasterly wind, the crew of the IVAN ELLEN quickly set up a tow and the vessel was taken back to Newlyn and berthed alongside the North Pier. The

lifeboat was back on station exactly an hour after the pager went off, said a lifeboat spokesman Source : Cornishman.co.uk

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Barge captain convicted of negligence in explosion that killed deckhand and

polluted canal In a rare criminal conviction for a workplace fatality, a tugboat captain and his uncle’s Lemont business were found guilty Monday of negligence charges for the death of a crewhand killed in a massive 2005 barge explosion. Dennis M. Egan, 35, was piloting a tugboat pushing a steel cargo barge on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal when it exploded, killing Alexander Oliva, 29, sinking the barge and spilling 600,000 gallons of concentrated slurry oil – a petroleum byproduct. Judge James Zagel found that Egan illegally ordered Oliva of Oak Lawn to use a small propane torch to heat a frozen discharge pump moments before the barge was to be unloaded. It was traveling to the Ameropan Oil facility in Chicago from the ExxonMobil plant near Joliet. “That act was the cause of his wrongful death,” Zagel said. The judge convicted Egan and his uncle’s company, Egan Marine, of one count each of negligent manslaughter and negligent discharge of oil. Egan faces up to five years in prison, while his uncle’s company faces probation and a fine of up to $200,000. An orange fireball erupted from the barge just after it cleared the Cicero

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Avenue bridge around 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2005, , surveillance video shows. Much of the heavy steel plating atop the barge was peeled away by the explosion and debris was thrown hundreds of feet onto the bridge, busy with traffic. Oliva’s body wasn’t recovered from the canal until early the next month. Egan and his attorneys, who declined to comment after the verdict, had denied any wrongdoing. Zagel said while the explosion meant it was “difficult to find proof that’s fully direct” about what happened, he was swayed by expert witnesses who testified that a standpipe vent allowing petroleum fumes to escape onto the deck was open at the time of the blast. He also relied on expert testimony that found that the heating system on the barge had been disconnected from the discharge pump, bolstering prosecutors’ claims that Oliva used the torch to heat the pump. The judge credited Egan for having “the will...to tell the truth” when he acknowledged to investigators after the explosion that he had sent Oliva to work on the pump. Prosecutors charged Egan and Egan Marine in 2010 shortly before a five-year statute of limitations ran out. Oliva's family has settled its lawsuits against Exxon and Egan, their attorney previously told the Tribune. Egan Marine’s owner previously told the newspaper he directly paid the family $100,000, half of the company's $200,000 liability under maritime law. Source : Chicago Tribune

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) appears to have parted ways with another ageing containership.

The MSC HINA - Photo : Günther Spruit - www.vanuithetkraaiennest.nl © Market sources say the carrier will walk away with nearly $5.5m after selling the 1,438-teu MSC HINA (built 1984) for recycling. According to GMS, which bills itself as the world’s largest cash buyer, the unit fetched $502 per ldt and will be torched in India. In a note to clients the company described the rate as “firm” but noted that prices are starting to slide as the Southeast Asian scrap market prepares for monsoon season. Attempts to reach MSC for comment about reports that it sold the aeging handy for recycling were not immediately successful at the time of writing Monday. Source : tradewinds

Marlink & Stena Line Hook Up on Connectivity According to the news from Stena, the upgrades will consist of a full solution Ku-band roll-out on Marlink’s Sealink customized VSAT service including equipment upgrades to state-of-the-art of antennas, modems, and routers. A long term contract, the deal means Stena Line will initially have access to 25Mbit/s. Marlink is currently operating a test network that is capable of can provide further bandwidth throughput and service availability. With crew and passenger welfare and efficient operations as core drivers, Stena Line seeks to maintain their leadership at the forefront of communication technology on ferries. Marlink has provided communication services on Stena Line ferries since 1996. The latest upgrades add to an already cutting-edge communications platform used by Stena Line, and the coming Marlink hybrid network solution will significantly improves passenger and crew Internet access with on board WiFi and seamless switching

between SATCOMs and 3G (voice and data). Source : argophilia

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SCF IPO off for now Russia has pulled a plan to carry out an IPO of Sovcomflot (SCF) this year, while a listing of Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is also off the agenda. Deputy finance minister Tatyan Nesterenko told Russia’s parliament: “Considering the uncertainty of these assets’ price, the government has made a decision not to sell the stakes in the companies.” The last pronouncement on the state shipowner's long-running IPO saga was in January, when ministers said conditions were right to sell off the company this year. Finance minister Anton Siluanov said the government is considering privatising oil major Rosneft earlier than planned to compensate for the delays. The idea in the past was to sell off 25% of SCF, with the potential for further disposals later. Source : tradewinds

Deal with Boskalis ends one of M&R’s big claims

Johannesburg - Murray & Roberts (M&R), the listed construction and engineering group, has reached a f inancial settlement with Boskalis Australia over its major claim related to the Gorgon Pioneer materials offloading facility.

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M&R said that the parties had reached a negotiated settlement on all claims and counterclaims, with the agreement providing for two payments to the group at the end of this month and the end of September. The Gorgon Pioneer facility was one of three major claims being pursued by M&R and for which it previously made uncertified revenue provisions of more than R2 billion. The two unresolved claims relate to the Gautrain rapid rail project and the Dubai International Airport project. M&R has never provided a breakdown of the value of its claims for each project.

Ed Jardim, M&R’s group communications executive, said yesterday that it was not able to reveal the size of the Gorgon Pioneer settlement at this stage because of confidentiality agreements but hoped to make the amount known as soon as possible. Jardim confirmed the total value of the two payments in settlement of the Gorgon Pioneer claims was more than the group’s uncertified revenue taken on the project. Two separate issues related to the Gautrain project still require resolution: a delay-and-disruption claim resulting from M&R allegedly not being given access to certain construction sites at the agreed date, and a claim related to the variation in the construction methodology for Sandton station. Jardim said the Sandton station variation claim had been ruled in favour of the Bombela civil joint venture, in which M&R was a 45 percent shareholder. Arbitration to determine the size of the claim was scheduled to take place in M&R’s 2015 financial year. He said the arbitration process for the Gautrain delay-and-disruption claim was running its course but M&R did not expect a resolution until the 2016 calendar year. In November, an arbitration award was made in favour of the Gauteng provincial government related to its dispute with the Bombela civil joint venture about the interpretation of the specification for the amount of groundwater contractually allowed to drain into the Gautrain tunnel from Park station to Rosebank station over a specified period of time. The costs of repairing or paying compensation for these groundwater seepage problems will be split between the joint venture partners. Jardim said the proposed solution to the seepage problems had not yet been defined and it so was impossible to determine the cost of the solution, if any.

A specialist was appointed earlier this year to look into the issue but M&R expected to update the market only towards the last quarter of this year. Jardim said the parties to the Dubai International Airport project claim were still trying to establish an alternative settlement mechanism to the legal process of arbitration. Henry Laas, M&R’s chief executive, said in March that international business was very attractive and a big part of the group’s new strategic future.

In the six months to December last year, 70 percent of M&R’s total revenue of R19bn and 80 percent of its total earnings before interest and tax of R669 million was generated by the group’s international business platforms. Laas said the group’s three-year recovery and growth plan would come to an end this month and its new strategic future was a work in progress but would be finalised by June next year. But the resolution of the three major claims remained a significant obstacle to implementing a new direction. M&R shares rose 1 percent to close at R25.25 Source : IOL – Business report

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PILOT TENDER LYNX OPERATING FROM VLISSINGEN

On the 30th of May Willem Jan van den Bichelaer was guests of the Dutch Loodswezen BV, at the pilot-station in

Vlissingen, Scheldemond, The

Netherlands. Coxswain Rob

Oostdijk, navigating officer Raymond Flohill (also helmsman of the KNRM-vessel in Oudorp) and mate Roy van Goeije made us feel very welcome

on the LYNX, a star vessel of the Dutch Loodswezen BV, servicing the Scheldemond, together with 2 vessels from the Belgium Loodswezen. There is an excellent cooperation with their Belgium counterparts, who are still part of the Belgium Ministry of maritime services. The Dutch Loodswezen became independent from the

Dutch Directorate General for Maritime Affairs in 1988 and operates along the Dutch coast with 470 pilots, assisted by 400 staff. The Dutch Loodswezen also operates 2 catamaran-vessels,

amongst them the

CETUS, out of Vlissingen-port. On a relatively quiet evening, we serviced the Arctic Ocean, a cargo-vessel on its way to Antwerp and collected 5 pilots at the Breskens terminal. Photo’s : Wilem Jan van den Bichelaer ©



Boskalis expands island for airport By : Stephen Spark

Boskalis International has begun reclamation work for a new airport that will double the size of Kudahuvadhoo Island in the Maldives. A cutter suction dredger will extract 1.5M m3 of sand from the lagoon, adding 62.3ha to the 69.7ha island in Dhaalu Atoll. The land will be used for a 1,800 × 30m runway, taxiway, apron, passenger terminal, control tower, restaurant, power plant, staff accommodation, and safety facilities. It will be protected by a rock revetment. Reollo Investment is developing the airport under a 25-year concession agreement.

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Reollo has been given an uninhabited island for 50 years to develop as a resort, the profits from which should cover the airport's construction and running costs. Dredging and reclamation are scheduled to finish in early July, with the airport completed by mid-2015. On Kudahuvadhoo the dredged material will be piped into the settlement area.

In March Maldivian NGO Ecocare complained that wind-blown material rainbowed from Boskalis' trailer suction hopper dredger Prins de Nederlanden and had covered houses and vegetation on Meedhoo Island. Earlier that month, Kudahuvadhoo residents reported seeing a Malaysia Airlines aircraft passing low over the island and suggested it was the missing flight MH370. The Malaysian government discounted the claims.

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Buoyant Offshore Sector Helps Bibby Line Group Deliver Record Turnover and Profit

Liverpool-headquartered Bibby Line Group grew revenues 13% to £1,592m (2012: £1,408m) in the year to 31st December 2013. The diversified Group – which has a wide portfolio of interests spanning retail, shipping, marine services, logistics and financial services – also reported a 50% rise in operating profits to £69.6m (2012: £46.4m). The strong performance was driven substantially by its offshore business, where a buoyant North Sea oil industry created strong demand for its fleet of diving support and remotely operated vessels. During the year, several long-term contracts were signed with customers including Centrica Energy, Maersk Oil UK and Talisman. Revenues at the division increased 26% to £263.5m, making it the second largest income generator after the retail services division, and the most profitable. Its marine business also benefitted from the extensive refurbishment of its coastel floating accommodation vessels in 2012, although this was offset by continued poor shipping markets. Overall revenue increased by 7% to £81.5m. The retail business, which includes Costcutter, increased total sales 20% to £806.7m as the owned and managed stores increased to 2,500 with the inclusion of the MACE franchise acquired from Palmer & Harvey during the year. Sales across its financial services and contract distribution businesses were broadly flat. Excluding financial services, where advances to clients are largely matched by funding, the Group generated an extra £50m in cash from operating activities which increased to £86m. Sir Michael Bibby, Managing Director of Bibby Line Group, said: “Some exceptional performances helped the Group deliver record sales, cash generation and profit during the year, despite challenging conditions in some of our business areas. “A number of strategic initiatives and operational improvements underway across the business have already begun to pay dividends in the current year, whilst the conditions in our offshore and specialist marine divisions continue to provide a strong tail-wind. “We therefore expect to see a more balanced contribution across the group in the year ahead, whilst the effects of a broader economic recovery should create further momentum in many of our markets.” During 2013, the Group sold its interest in Foreland Holdings, the joint venture company set up to provide Roll-on Roll-off ferries to the Ministry of Defence under a PFI contract, and Bibby Consulting and Support, a provider of compliance management services. Earlier this year, the group’s retail services division also disposed of 26 off-license stores trading under the Rhythm and Booze brand to Conviviality Retail plc. Looking ahead, the Group said a number of key developments were in progress, including the continued implementation of the new joint venture sourcing agreement with Palmer & Harvey McLane Limited (P&H), which it said enabled Costcutter to provide improved product, availability and pricing to its customers. The group is also making significant IT investment in its financial services division to support improved customer service and a more cost effective service delivery model. Bibby Line Group, which ranks 32nd in The Sunday Times BDO Top Track 100 league table of Britain’s largest private companies, also continued its commitment to charities and good causes. During 2013, including the Group’s match-funding, £785,000 was raised by employees under its ‘Giving Something Back’ programme, launched in 2007. In total during the year, over £1.4m was donated to more than 450 charities around the world. In addition to the approximately £50m paid over to HMRC for PAYE and National Insurance during the year ,the Group paid a total of £20m in corporation taxes , including £16.4m in the UK. Source: Bibby Line Group

Marine rebound strengthens RINA results International engineering, testing, certification and classification group RINA has reported improved results for 2013. Its performance was strengthened by an upturn in marine activities and a drive to improve efficiency and drive down costs. RINA turnover for 2013 increased 4 per cent to 294m euros, while EBITDA was up 6 per cent to 37.2m euros. Ugo Salerno, RINA Chairman and CEO says, “Returning confidence in the global marine markets and a new management team which took on their responsibilities with enthusiasm at all levels meant the group exceeded expectations in 2013. In 2013 we passed a turning point, both for RINA and for the global economy. We saw confidence returning across almost all sectors and in all regions of the global economy. Crucially, we also saw confidence building in RINA’s ability to take advantage of the opportunities which the improving economy presents.” In the ship classification sector RINA Services’ classed fleet grew to 4,761 vessels totalling 33.5m gt. The fleet ended the year well balanced across the bulk, tanker and passenger sectors. 231 new ships built to RINA class totalling 6.1m gt joined the classed fleet. Shipowners who had experienced RINA’s service moved significant numbers of ships in service into RINA class during 2013. These included twenty-one Chinese-owned vessels and seventy-nine Greek-owned vessels. Shipowners responding to better markets began ordering ships again and that strengthened RINA Services’ order book worldwide. The year ended with RINA Services’ newbuilding order book totalling 650 ships of 4.8m gt. Twenty-five of these are passenger vessels, including some major cruise ships. Of special interest were new



orders for two 620-passenger 40,350 gt cruise ships to be built at Fincantieri for Seabourn Cruises and Silverseas under RINA Class and two 3,500-passenger 124,000 gt cruise ships to be built at MHI, Japan for Costa/Aida, with dual RINA/DNV-GL class. Says Salerno, “Outside the marine sector we had a busy year of growth and diversification. That led to the acquisition of two smaller certification businesses, and at the year end, to taking a major shareholding in CSM, a leading material’s technology company. CSM gives RINA high level skills and technologies in testing, analysis and materials which will serve us across all industries, especially oil and gas. Further growth through acquisition is expected for 2014 following an initial investment of 25m euros into the group in 2014 by Intesa Sanpaolo and VEI Capital.” RINA also bore down on costs and improved internal performance during 2013. Says Salerno, “Clarity in our structure is an important component of growth. It enables all our colleagues to see their responsibilities clearly and it enables us to drive the exact services our clients need to where they need them. That is why we made a clear division during 2013 between our E and TIC services. All our consulting Engineering services were consolidated under the D’Appolonia brand and all our Testing, Inspection and Certification services are concentrated under RINA Services and its subsidiaries. That clarity helps us streamline our processes and makes it easier for clients to find the service they need.” Source: RINA

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Early double-hull crude tankers could find their way to scrapyards on the back

of high retrofitting costs Crude tanker tonnage is again headed for an oversupply. According to the latest report from Gibson, “with new tanker ordering activity surging in 2013, some sectors are once again facing a growing risk of future oversupply. The last time investment in new tonnage was so strong was back in 2003/2008 when the fleet composition had a significant proportion of single hulls, with phase out being one of the main reasons for the “shopping spree”. Although in hindsight, far too many tankers were ordered. Today, we are in a completely different world: earnings are poor and the industry is suffering from excess capacity. At first glance, oversupply is unlikely to be mitigated to any great extent through demolition activity due to a young and modern fleet, with 68% of tankers being below 10 years of age, and

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19% being between 11 and 15 years old. Whilst single hulls are mainly a story of the past, 4% of the Handy/MR fleet is still single hull and despite these units not trading in the conventional market; the single hull phase out at the end of 2015 will see more double hulls taking the place of the remaining single hulls”, said the London-based shipbroker. Gibson noted that “across all tanker sectors, the prolonged weakness in earnings is also pushing younger ships towards the scrapyard. The changes are most pronounced for VLCCs. Between 2000 and 2009, the average age of tankers sent for demolition stood at 25 years. However, since 2010, the average age of scrapped double hulls has fallen to around 18 years and in some cases, we have seen tankers as young as 14 years heading for the scrapyard. The declining demolition age is b eing “helped” by increasing focus on fuel efficiency. In today’s high bunker price environment coupled with low returns, the first generation of double hulls are finding it increasingly difficult to compete with younger, more fuel efficient tonnage”. It also mentioned that “another factor that will have a significant bearing on demolition activity is the pending legislation regarding ballast water management. Whilst it has been 10 years since initial talks at IMO took place, just one more major signature is required to ratify the convention. Once the convention comes into force, shipowners of elderly tonnage will be faced with the major dilemma of expensive retrofitting vs. early retirement. A decision is going to be easier if at the same time the vessel is approaching special survey, another very costly expense. Fuel efficiency, the scale of investment required to comply with any pending legislative requirements and expenditure needed for a special survey will continue to play an increasingly important role when it comes to taking a decision to scrap. Unless earning gas in the tanker market improve significantly, those issues are likely to result in a growing number of tankers opting for an earlier “retirement”, particularly if demolition values remain at current elevated levels or rise even further”, Gibson concluded. CRUDE Meanwhile, in the crude tanker market this week, in the Middle East, “the VLCCs have had a somewhat predictable March this week with last done followed by last done and an element of resignation being felt by owners up unto a point. However, today has seen a little bit more inquiry creep in and complacency might see some points added to last done 270 x w33-34 AG/East, while AG/West hovers around 280 x w22, but this will be judged by how brave Owners feel . Suezmaxes appear to have plateaued as dates now reach out to the end of the month and with a bit more at Charterers disposal, Owners might have to settle for 130 x w67.5 east and 135 x w46 West before these disappear from their grasp. Aframaxes are hoping that next week might see an uptick on rates on the back of a hopeful Far East market, but it remains to be seen if this is a false dawn or not. Irrespective of this, Owners continue to ballast to the AG for better earnings and this will keep rates underpinned a t 80 x w97.55 for AG/East” Gibson noted. Finally, in the North Sea, “although the Aframax market had a bit of a second wind in terms of an uptick in inquiry yesterday,, the ample tonnage list means that any last minute rally might be tough to convert into an improvement in rate levels before the weekend and we can expect cross North Sea to finish a t 80 x w90. After a string of quiet weeks in the North Sea on t he VLCCs, any murmurings will be readily embraced but all it will uncover is the nasty sight of rates being lower than Owners wish them to be as the arbitrage works at a low of around $3.0m”, Gibson concluded. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

World’s first LNG fuelled icebreaker to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel

engines A new icebreaker being built by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for the Finnish Transport Agency will be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of operating on both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and low sulphur diesel fuel. When launched in late 2015, it will be the first LNG-powered icebreaker in the world, the Finnish Corp. said Tuesday in its press release. Wärtsilä’s industry leading track record in dual-fuel engine technology was a crucial factor in the award of the contract. By enabling LNG to be used as the engine



fuel, both exhaust emissions and fuel costs are notably reduced. The impressive power output per cylinder of the Wärtsilä engines was also cited as a factor in the contract award decision. The full scope of supply calls for one 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF, two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF, and two 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF engines. The contract was signed in March 2014, and delivery of the equipment to the yard will be made in spring 2015. “The new icebreaker features the highest technology and will be built especially to operate in the demanding winter conditions of the northernmost Baltic Sea. By being able to use LNG fuel, the vessel will be the most environmentally friendly icebreaker ever built,” says Esko Mustamäki, Managing Director of Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. “We are the industry leaders in gas fuelled vessel equipment, and are proud to supply the world’s first LNG powered icebreaker with engines powerful enough to meet the customer’s requirements. The combination of ice breaking power and environmental sustainability is difficult to achieve, but our dual-fuel engine technology has the capabilities needed,” says Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President, Sales, Wärtsilä Ship Power. The vessel will be able to move continuously through 1.6 meter thick ice, and be capable of breaking a 25 meter wide channel in 1.2 meter thick ice at a speed of 6 knots. It will also be able to reach an average assistance speed of 9 to 11 knots and in open water the service speed will be a minimum of 16 knots. While the main purpose of the vessel is icebreaking, it will independently be able to perform oil spill response operations and emergency towing under demanding conditions both in winter and summer. The vessel will, therefore, operate all year round to ensure safe seaborne transports in the Baltic Sea. Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2013, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately 18,700 employees. The company has operations in more than 200 locations in nearly 70 countries around the world. Source : PortNews

Product tanker market looking for upside from US gasoline demand

Product tanker owners trading in the Atlantic Basin could benefit from higher gasoline demand in the US. In a recent note, Poten & Partners noted that “a simple year‐on‐year comparison reveals that the US could be caught shorter‐than‐usual this summer season as far as gasoline is concerned. A peek into gasoline inventories indicates that they appear to be trending lower in the face of rising seasonal demand. The US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency, or EIA, reports that weekly demand for gasoline is in the range of 9.1 million barrels per day for the total US. While there is a fair bit of noise in the weekly reporting numbers, this total demand marks an increase of around 450,000 barrels per day of demand on a four‐week moving average basis. Conversely, inventories are reportedly lower than last year. While the opportunities for rising imports present strong demand fundamentals for product tankers, tonnage oversupply could certainly preclude a positive response in spot market rates” it said. Poten added that “so far, gasoline demand is already trending higher than last year. As such, a draw‐down of gasoline stocks could be experienced in the coming few weeks. Import volumes appear to be generally in line with last year in the range of 800,000 barrels per day – the highest levels seen thus far year‐to‐date. Since demand for gasoline in the US is highly seasonal, total stock levels are about 3% lower than a year ago, reducing the total days of cover (the ratio of stocks to demand), by a couple of days. This could result in slight increases on gasoline prices in the near term and could potentially pull forth incremental imports from European exporters. Although the recipe is ripe for improving ship demand, a long and growing tonnage availability list will probably keep a lid on the potential of any runaway rates”, Poten noted. Meanwhile, the debate on allowing for crude oil exports from the US is st ill raging, but according to Poten, this development will likely not occur under the current administration. Poten said that “as US domestic crude oil production continues to grow, so does the speculation of whether or not exports will be permitted. Since domestically produced crude oil tends to be of the lighter/sweeter variety and the penchant of the US refining complex is for heavy/sour crude, it stands to reason that we are structurally long the wrong grade. To those in the know, the qualities of each crude oil grade prevent it from being a truly fungible commodity – a fact that seemingly continues to escape most politicians. To date, the export of crude oil has proven to be a difficult sell. Although exports may happen on a case-by-case basis, a widespread repeal of the ban seems unlikely under the Obama regime. That said, fervor and momentum appears to be building as new research and opinion is published on the subject. However, make no mistake, misinformation on the crude oil market and related economics will continue to be the flavor in Washington until at least 2016″, Poten said. The analyst added that “to the industry, what the export debate has really prompted is a divide between producers and refiners, each vying to benefit from the impediment to free trade. While the past decade has seen some reverse mergers of integrated oil companies, the topic of crude oil exports is particularly precarious for those companies involved in both activities. Today, domestic refiners are more or less reaping the benefits of access to cheaper, locally-sourced crude oil, but this could have a structural limit over time. The EIA



forecasts oil production to grow by 11% over the next year. However, this aggressive growth rate could be hampered by increased weight on domestic oil prices. Domestic producers have limited outlets to which they can market crude oil with healthy competition from suppliers abroad. The US Gulf has a little over 9 million barrels per day of refining capacity, according to the EIA, not all of which can effectively drink the domestic Kool-Aid. In addition, shale oil is more costly to produce than conventional crude oil, suggesting increased price elasticity from the producer side. As such, marginal domestic crude oil prices are ultimately dictated by what refiners are able to yield on the barrels that they process; oversupply of a particular grade has inherent risks”. Concluding its argument, Poten said that “beyond the conflicts and lobbying interests of various facets of industry, the public remains a significantly larger hurdle to the permission of crude oil exports. In general, there is little realization that since the US is a llowed to export refined products, consumers here are already paying global prices for gasoline, diesel and other refined products. The world is, after all, round. Since the conversation continues to be hotly contested by both sides, there does not appear that there is any imminent change to legislation. As with many other oil related issues, to politicians, sometimes the most effective course of action, is n o action at all”. Source : Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

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Rosmorrechflot takes delivery of two buoy tenders of project 3050

The commission of the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) has taken the delivery of the buoy tenders of project 3050 built under the order of FGI Rechvodput. 444 has been built for Volga IWW Basin Administration, Puteisky-149 – for Lena IWW Basin Administration, Rosmorrechflot says in its press release. The vessels have been built under the “Renovation of Auxiliary fleet” activity of the sub-programme “Inland water transport” of the federal special-purpose programme “Development of Russia’s Transportation System in 2010 – 2020”. The project has been developed by the Gorky Central Design Bureau of the River Fleet and the vessel was built by Moscow Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Yard. Ship general characteristics: LOA - 23,50 m, beam - 3,65 m,

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depth – 1.2 m, light draft - 0.66 m, light-ship displacement - 35,44tonnes, maximum speed – 15.0 km\h, main engine capacity - 85 KW. The vessels is equipped with the advanced ship power plant control system and state-of-the-art

communications and navigation facilities. Moscow Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Yard (MSSZ, Moscow Shipyard) was founded in 1936 and is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. Throughout the years the shipyard has built more than 1,800 vessels. The company specializes in construction of river passenger ships, fishing boats and 25-m / 50-m-long luxury yachts. The full-cycle shipyard has in-house design office, docks for hull repair,

fabrication, painting, outfitting and interior manufacturing. In 2010, the company commenced the construction of new generation cruise passenger ships. The shipyard is a subsidiary of the state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate United Shipbuilding Corporation. In September 2011, the shipyard launched the project of high-speed multipurpose cutters of MRV14 project for Russian ports. Since that year Moscow Shipyard is building the packages of 27 and 12 buoy tenders of project 3050 and 3050.1, respectively. In the autumn of 2012 the shipyard started construction of on-board boats for the Russian Navy.

NAVY NEWS New N.Korean Anti-Ship Missiles

Threaten Older Patrol Boats A new North Korean anti-ship missile featured on a propaganda film shows that North Korea has a new anti-ship missile with a range of 130 km that poses a big threat to South Korea's elderly patrol corvettes. A recent propaganda film shown on North Korean state TV shows the missile is similar to the U.S.' Harpoon missile, a military source here said Sunday. "It's probably either the Russian-developed Kh-35 Uran or a copy." The missile was shown among the country's closely guarded submarines, which were also featured for the first time.

The Kh-35 was developed in Russia in the mid-90s and has been exported to Burma, India and Vietnam. It is hard to intercept as it flies 4 to 15 m a bove the waters. South Korea's Aegis and other newer destroyers are equipped with rapid-fire machine guns and electronic warfare systems that can intercept or disturb such a missile. But older patrol corvettes or escort ships, whose duties lie mainly near the Northern Limit Line, the de facto maritime border, have no such

weapons so the missiles could pose a significant threat to them. Until recently, the North Korean Navy had only the Styx missile, which was developed in the 50s with a range of 46 km, rising to 80 km in the improved version, and that is vulnerable to electronic jamming. Military authorities here are reportedly trying to find out where the North bought the Kh-35 missiles, on the assumption that it was clandestinely imported from a third country like Burma. Source : The ChosunIlbo

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Nigerian Navy: 2 new patrol boats

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Nautic Africa has handed over two 17 metre Sentinel fast patrol vessels to the Nigerian Navy where they will be used for offshore patrol and escort duties. The vessels, handed over on May 10, were built specially for the Nigerian Navy (NN), which will use them for general patrolling duties and the escorting of vessels.

Nautic Africa pointed out that the Nigerian coast is one of the areas on the African West Coast affected by piracy and as such, the area is regarded as ‘high risk’. “The Nigerian Navy already has eight other fast patrol vessels in its fleet but the addition of these two state-of-the-art vessels has given the Navy the added confidence of knowing it has the assets it needs to protect its coastline,” the Cape Town based company said. Source: defenceweb.co.za

Chinese ships leave port for 1st appearance in 23-nation RIMPAC

A Chinese naval squadron has left port to take part for the first time in the world's largest naval exercises hosted by the U.S. in waters near Hawaii, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday. China's participation in the Rim of the Pacific exercises is seen as an opportunity to build mutual trust amid tensions at sea with neighbors ranging from Vietnam and the Philippines to the south to Japan in the east. Washington and Beijing have been seeking closer military ties following an incident last December when a U.S. Navy cruiser, the USS COWPENS, nearly collided with a ship accompanying China's sole aircraft carrier in the South China Sea — the most serious sea confrontation between the two nations in years. Twenty-three countries will participate in this year's drills, including Canada, India, Japan and South

Korea. The exercises begin June 26 and last through Aug. 1 A Defense Ministry statement said that the destroyer Haikou, missile frigate Yueyang, and hospital ship Peace Ark departed Monday. It said the squadron is carrying 1,100 officers and sailors, including a commando unit and diving team, along with two helicopters. The statement quoted navy Deputy Chief of Staff Hong Xumeng as saying China's participation in the drills constituted "an important mission of military diplomacy" and a further step in strengthening China-U.S. relations.

"It's also a new development in exploring ways of strengthening friendly relations with countries of the South Pacific through public diplomacy," Hong was quoted as saying. China has never before dispatched ships to take part in the exercises, although it sent military observers to watch the drills in 1998. Chinese and U.S. naval vessels have rarely exercised together. Last year, China sent a guided missile cruiser, a frigate and a supply ship to Hawaii for a search-and-rescue exercise with the U.S. This year, the Peace Ark will participate in medical exchanges, while the other ships are expected to join a maritime interdiction operations task force. The exercises are held every other year and are the world's largest maritime exercises. Frictions along China's maritime periphery have heightened the need for better communication and closer coordination with other countries' navies. Chinese patrol boats are currently involved in standoffs over clashing territorial claims with its neighbors in the South China Sea, along with Japan over disputed uninhabited islands north of Taiwan. Earlier this month, the U.S., China and two dozen Asia-Pacific nations adopted an agreement to improve communication at sea to reduce the possibility of misunderstandings that could lead to conflict in the heavily trafficked sea lanes surrounding China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Source : Stars & Stripes

Russian nuclear submarine rescues five sailors in White Sea



The North Fleet VORONEZH nuclear submarine has rescued four motorboat crewmembers and one passenger in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reports. "The Barents-1100 motorboat with the home port in Arkhangelsk sent the distress signal at 8:10 am on Sunday, June 8. The eleven-meter-long boat tried to pass by a spot of bad weather but it ran out of fuel," says a North Fleet press service report, Interfax reports. The Arkhangelsk regional

maritime rescue center sent the Metel and Lider rescue boats and a Mil Mi-8 regional rescue service helicopter to help the motorboat. "Yet the Northern Fleet VORONEZH nuclear submarine on a training mission in the White Sea appeared to be the closest to the distress zone. The nuclear submarine reached the motorboat and took aboard its crew already at 8:50 am," the report said. The submarine commander said the sailors did not need medical aid.

Yet considering the bad weather and low levels of seaworthiness of the Barents-1100 motorboat, it was not safe for the motorboat to travel on its own," the press service said. The Northern Fleet command decided to let the sailors stay aboard the submarine and to tow the motorboat to the point of rendezvous with the Onega submarine chaser, which had also been sent to the distress zone. The Barents-1100 motorboat attached to the VORONEZH sub was torn off and carried into the high sea at about 5 pm. The Barents crewmembers are all right. They are traveling to the port of Severodvinsk onboard the VORONEZH submarine, which is being accompanied by the Onega submarine chaser. The sailors will board the submarine chaser as soon as the weather is good enough and reach the shore, the report said. Source : voiceofrussia.

Ukrainian Navy reluctant to discuss fate of its submarine claimed by Sevastopol

enterprise The Sevastopol-based Chernomorets Central Design Bureau has claimed proprietorship of the only Ukrainian

submarine ZAPOROZHYE. Chernomorets Director General Alexander Borodin said that his enterprise has the right to sell or arrest the submarine if ruled by a court of law. The Chernomorets is a general contractor which has repaired the Ukrainian submarine, but has not been given a penny for the repairs estimated at three million hryvnias or ten million rubles. The Sevastopol Arbitration Court has satisfied the lawsuit the Chernomorets filed against the Ukrainian submarine owner. In May, the resolution in Chernomorets' favor was confirmed by the Russian Appeals court. The issue of overdue debt to the Russian enterprise was raised at talks between the defense ministries of Russia and Ukraine. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian defense ministry and its Navy

are reluctant to discuss the problem. “Obviously, they (the Ukrainian side) do not much want the submarine back. So we should either go to bailiffs and have the submarine arrested for debts, or let it be leased again as a restaurant or send it to Turkey to be scrapped," Borodin said. The ZAPOROZHYE, built in 1970, initially belonged to the Russian Northern Fleet. In the early 1980s it was branded "obsolete" because of its noisy parameters and poor combat capacities. Nonetheless, in 1997 the Ukrainian Navy employed the submarine in its Navy as a flagship. Russia turned over to Ukraine two-third of Ukrainian ships based in Crimea — 44 ships all in all, and practically all the aircraft based at Crimean airports, a source from the Russian Black Sea fleet told ITAR-TASS. However, the hardware, which might be used for war purposes, has not been turned over to Ukraine yet, the source said. To date, one ship — the



Slavutich, several corvettes and the ZAPOROZHYE submarine remain in Sevastopol. On an agreement reached with the Ukrainian side three of these ships are to be scrapped at Vtorchermet enterprise based in Sevastopol. Source : ITARTASS

SHIPYARD NEWS

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Haifa orders tug from Zamakona The Spanish Zamakona Yards shipbuilding group has signed a contract with Haifa Port Authority for the construction of Haifa, a Voith Schneider tug boat, to assist in port operations. The newbuilding will be powered by two MAN 8L27/38 engines with delivery set for August 2015. The 31.5m long, 70 tonnes bollard pull Haifa will be a sister to the Ilan I, which began towing and general harbour operations at Haifa port in 2012. With a length of 31.5m and a 12.5m beam, the new vessel’s Voith Design hull will also have a bollard pull of 70tonnes. It will be equipped with a minimum of two monitors, each able to discharge 1,500 m3/h at a pressure of 14 bar, and will be classified by Lloyd’s Register with FiFi 1 notation. The new tug will be equipped with two Voith 32R5 propulsion units coupled to the two MAN 8L27/38 main engines, each developing 2670 kW. This particular set-up is intended to maximise manoeuvrability and minimise emissions as well as noise and vibration levels.source : .rivieramm.

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES Bergen Group, Semco Maritime, Apply

enter a rig service partnership agreement

The three oil service providers Bergen Group ASA, Semco Maritime and Apply Rig & Modules have entered into agreement to establish the partnership Hanøytangen Rig Services. The rig services market is growing and with a

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unique, integrated offering, the partnership sees potential to become a leading provider of comprehensive rig service projects, Bergen Group said in a press release. The strategically located, well-established yard facilities at Hanøytangen outside Bergen, Norway has access to open sea, no height limitations and has a towing channel deep enough for constructions with extremely large draft. The three partners, Semco Maritime, Bergen Group Hanøytangen and Apply Rig & Modules, all have leading positions within niches of the oil and drilling rig services industry, and through the partnership the three companies establish a unique foundation for servicing rig owning companies and other customers. Hanøytangen Rig Sevices will provide a complete in-house front-end engineering, project planning, management and project execution offering at the Hanøytangen Yard. This will ensure highly robust, cost effective and comprehensively managed projects for rig renewals, upgrades, modifications, installation and commissioning, aiming to develop Hanøytangen to become Norway’s best rig and marine project and engineering facility. The partnership will be managed by a team with representatives from each party. The marketing of Hanøytangen Rig Services has commenced and has already attracted considerable interest from the industry. «Hanøytangen is a unique location and by joining forces we are able to provide a unique and tailored offering to the rig services market. The activity in this market is good, and the outlook looks promising. We see strong industry interest for our joint offering and look forward to secure the first contracts», says Jarle Lerstøl, Consortium leader, Hanøytangen Rig Services. Hanøytangen Rig Services offers one of the most versatile shipyards in Norway and encompasses several docks, one of which boasts an astounding dry dock capacity of 116 m x 125m (x 17m water depth float-in level/depth) including ultra-deep-water quayside facility of +94 m water depth. Hanøytangen Rig Services is able to offer cutting-edge plant equipment including heavy lift cranes capabilities which cover all the docks areas. . Source : PortNews

Norfolk Tug and Lyons Shipyard Continue Upgrades

Established in 1928 by George Lyon Sr, Lyon Shipyard today occupies 30 acres of waterfront near downtown Norfolk Virginia. Norfolk Tug is based in the same area and takes pride in operating a fleet of tugs from the 1970s and ‘80s that they proudly designate as “vintage steel”. They also have an aggressive program of updating these beauties with extensive upgrades, including new engines, generators, wiring, shaft seals as well as piping and wiring renewal wherever necessary. One of their vessels, the 92 X 26 X 11 Captain D, was taken into Lyons Shipyard for an extensive rebuild in 2008. At that time they repowered a number of tugs with Tier 2 compliant engines. Now, only six years later, they have again sent the Captain D over to

Lyons. This time she has been upgraded with Tier 3 complaint Cummins engines. The Tier 2 Cat 3508C engines were pulled and replaced with Tier 3 compliant QSK38-M engines. Originally built and launched from Bollinger Shipyard

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in 1974, the Captain D, is entering its fifth decade of life with her original quality steel work and state of the art machinery. The updated tug also has an Intercom towing winch with 1.5-inch wire and, for pushing, a set of stern chocks with Spectra push gear. Back in service again, the Captain D promises many more years of reliable service. Photo courtesy of Cummins Power Systems

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Ardmore Shipping Announces Acquisition of Two MR Product Tankers

Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced the acquisition of two second-hand 47,500 Dwt MR product tankers built in 2008 at Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd., Japan for a purchase price of $23 million each. The vessels are expected to deliver to Ardmore between July and October 2014 and are intended to be employed either in the spot market or on time charters. Upon delivery, Ardmore’s fleet will stand at 24 vessels, with 14 in operation and 10 Eco-design product and chemical tanker newbuildings delivering by the fourth quarter of 2015. The next two newbuildings are scheduled to deliver in November 2014. Anthony Gurnee, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of these modern MR product tankers at attractive prices. The vessels are Japanese-built and very fuel-efficient, in line with our strategy of acquiring high-quality MRs that we can upgrade to Eco-mod.” Mr. Gurnee continued, “The delivery of these vessels will expand our operating fleet and provide an immediate positive contribution to Ardmore’s earnings. By continuing to supplement our newbuilding program with accretive acquisitions of modern, in-the-water vessels, we are capitalizing on the attractive, cash flow-generating opportunities that exist in the near term while also strengthening the Company’s ability to benefit from the long-term fundamentals of the product and chemical tanker markets.” Source : Ardmore

Dockwise Heavy Lift Vessel TERN just successfully and safely completed a discharge at Cartagena Anchorage.

Photo : Kees Kuyper ©

Ireland's five regional ports will transfer to local authorities





The Cabinet has approved the draft General Scheme of a new Bill with important implications for Ireland’s vital port sector, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has announced, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport reports. The Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2014 will allow the five designated Ports of Regional Significance in Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and Wicklow to transfer to local authority ownership at a future date, in line with Government policy to strengthen local government. These five ports play an important role through tourism, leisure amenity, and regional trade. The Government has decided that their future is best secured under strong local governance. The draft legislation builds upon Minister Varadkar’s ongoing reform of the State commercial ports sector as announced in last year’s new National Ports Policy/Beartas Náisiúnta na gCalafort. “This is an important Bill for the ports sector, which plays a major role in the Irish economy. The National Ports Policy encourages each port, whether small or large, to develop its full potential to ensure that they can all contribute to further growth in the ports sector. Transferring the five regional ports to local authority management at a future date will be the best way to protect their future and ensure good governance,” Minister Varadkar said. Sea-borne freight through Ireland’s ports sector accounts for 84% of Ireland’s trade in volume and 62% in value terms. Many of Ireland’s major exporting sectors such as pharmaceuticals, chemicals and food rely heavily on sea transport. The Bill will also introduce higher standards for appointments to the boards at Ireland’s largest port companies at Dublin, Cork, Shannon Foynes and Waterford. It will set out specific skillsets for potential appointees, introduce term limits and make it a legal requirement for Chairmen-designate to appear before the relevant Oireachtas committee prior to their appointment. This is already a non-statutory Government requirement. The draft Bill will now be sent to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport & Communications for detailed consideration by all its members. The main purpose of the Bill is to provide the necessary amendments to allow for a later transfer of the five designated Ports of Regional Significance - Drogheda, Dún Laoghaire, Galway, New Ross and Wicklow - to local authority ownership The Bill provides for flexibility in the form of the actual transfer, which may be a transfer of Ministerial shareholding in the existing company, or a dissolution of the company structure and full integration within local authority structures. The second major theme of the Bill is to further improve the board selection and appointment process to the Ports of National Significance at Dublin, Cork, Shannon Foynes and Waterford such as by specifying certain required skillsets, introducing term limits and requiring Chairpersons designate appear before the relevant Oireachtas committee prior to appointment. Source : PortNews

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Pacific towing tug PACIFIC CHIEF towing a barge outbound in Vancouver harbour june 9 2014

photo: Robert Etchell ©



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