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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

The BOURBON PAITOON during a move for the T3 at Arthit field, Gulf of Thailand - Photo : Richard Qualm ©

New record at 7.740 metres Japanese maritime research agency announced that its deep-sea scientific drilling vessel has reached a point at 7,740 meters below the ocean surface, setting the world's record for such drilling.

The vessel, called “CHIKYU,” set the record during its ocean research drilling project launched earlier in April off Oshika Peninsula, Miyagi Prefecture in north Japan, to find out how the 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster occurred, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology said. The Chikyu, which means Earth, drilled 856.5 meters below the seafloor at a depth of 6,883.5 meters to reach the fault zone at the drilling site, just west of the axis of the Japan Trench, the operator said. In the history of deep sea drilling projects, the previous record was 7,049.5 meters below the sea surface, marked by the US research vessel ‘GLOMAR CHALLENGER’ in the Mariana Trench in 1978, when the expedition drilled 15.5 meters below the seafloor at the water depth of 7,034 meters, according to the agency. Source : mercopress / turkishmaritime

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AL JARRAF READY TO DEPART FROM SINGAPORE By : Piet Sinke

AL JARRAF, meaning “dredging vessel” in Arabic, was launched on Wednesday October 27 2010 at the ASL Shipyard in Singapore. VOSTA LMG is responsible for the design, supplied the components and developed the dredging technology together with MEDCO and DEME.

VOSTA LMG built the main dredging components in Asia, 100% to European standards. Owner of the vessel is Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO), a partnership between DEME, United Development Company (UDC), and the Qatari government.

Two basic characteristics of the new CSD AL JARRAF qualify specifically for assignments in the Gulf region.

The new dredger is self-propelled, allowing it to sail on its own power between various working locations within

the Gulf, without requiring the assistance of powerful tugboats.

Right : The large booster pump to pump the dredged materials towards the shore or into a barge

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At the same time, the new cutter dredger is of the heavy-duty type, featuring no less than 12.860 kW of total installed power. CSD AL JARRAF is able to dredge hard rock formations from the sea bed at depths up to a maximum of 30m.

The 101.5 mtr x 20 mtr cutter dredger has two additional advantages. An integrated barge loading facility provides extra flexibility, as AL JARRAF will be able to discharge both through the traditional floating pipeline and directly into a barge that would moor alongside the dredger.

Secondly, the discharge power has significantly increased in comparison with the current MEDCO flag- dredger, AL MAHAAR, This increased discharge power allows for covering significantly larger distances between the dredging area and

the reclamation area when pumping ashore.

Next to the ‘AL JARRAF’ another identical seagoing cutter dredger is currently fitting out at the same ASL Shipyard in Singapore. The new vessel will be named ‘AMAZONE’. Both vessels make part of the investment programme 2008 – 2012 of the DEME Group, involving the construction of 15 dredging and marine engineering vessels. Seven vessels have been commissioned to DEME at this moment. The eight vessels under construction include, apart from cutter dredgers ‘AL JARRAF’ and ‘AMAZONE’, the 5000 m3 capacity gravel trailer ‘VICTOR

HORTA’ that will be launched on 15th December 2010, the fall pipe vessel ‘FLINTSTONE’ having a loading capacity of 19,000 tonnes, the New Generation+ 30,000 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ‘CONGO RIVER’, the jack-up vessel ‘NEPTUNE, the 11,650 m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ‘BREUGHEL’ and the heavy-duty seagoing rock cutter dredger ‘AMBIORIX’ with a total installed capacity of 28,000 kW which is at

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present conducting trials in the Rotterdam area.

Photo : Ria Maat ©

The ICS (International Crew Services) supplied delivery crew headed by Capt. Bram, (below seen enjoying his strawberries with whipped cream onboard ), joined

the dredger last week in Singapore and is at present preparing the dredger for the delivery trip to the UAE.

MEDCO which was established in Qatar in June 2004 is a fast growing company as are the contracts being won. MEDCO focuses on capital dredging, port development and land reclamation. Notable contracts have included the stunning Pearl Qatar artificial island project; reclamation and rock revetment for the new Doha Airport; the Al Raha Beach project for Aldar Properties in Abu Dhabi; dredging works for Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais sulphur terminal extension; Aldar’s Yas Island tunnel trenching and channel deepening; dredging for the new Port of Khalifa and of the Ras Ghanada/Al Sadr to Taweelah channels in Abu Dhabi; MEDCO is a partnership between the Qatari company United Development Company (UDC), Qatar Holding, and the Belgian ‘Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering’ (DEME) group – one of the leading dredging companies in the world.

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Nigeria to Ship Six Cargoes of Bonny Light Crude in June

Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, plans to ship six cargoes of benchmark Bonny Light crude in June after two lots for loading in May were deferred, according to a loading program obtained by Bloomberg News. The schedule comprises three cargoes of 1 million barrels and three 950,000-barrel lots, the plan showed. Exports in May were

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reduced to six consignments totaling 5.7 million barrels after two shipments were delayed to June, according to a revised loading schedule.

The country will also export six cargoes totaling 162,000 barrels a day of Forcados crude, down from 190,452 barrels a day in May, a separate plan showed. Loadings of Okwori will be two 650,000-barrel cargoes in June, including one deferred from May, according to another schedule. The West African nation will also export three EA cargoes and three Amenam shipments, the plans showed. The schedules of Pennington and Akpo are still not available. Loading programs are monthly schedules of crude shipments compiled by field operators to allow buyers and sellers to plan their supply and trading activities. Source : Bloomberg

Bodewes Shipyards is well renowned for their various series of small and medium sized freighters. Their latest delivery from the Hoogezand yard as their no. 664 is PAULA ANNA when she was handed over to her owners, MS "Paula Anna" GmbH & Co. KG, on April 19th. PAULA ANNA is another example of the Bodewes Trader 5400 design and measures 4102 gt / 5490 tdw at a length of 106,8 m. The newbuilding returned April 30th from her first voyage to the Baltic via the Kiel Canal heading for Papenburg. Photo : Martin Lochte-Holtgreven ©

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The UKD MARLIN operating at the River Tyne – Photo : Kevin Blair ©

SF Bar pilots run into political turbulence Since the days of Mark Twain, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have had it good. Thanks to outsized political clout and highly specialized training, this elite cadre, currently numbering 56 ship captains, has enjoyed monopoly control over the San Francisco Bay since 1850. State law requires a bar pilot to guide every large vessel -- be it a luxury liner, a billionaire's yacht, aircraft carrier or cargo ship -- in, out and around the San Francisco Bay. Most of the ships are docked at the Port of Oakland.

For decades the pilots plied the Northern California waters with almost no public scrutiny. That's because they did so largely without major incidents and at no cost to taxpayers. Their salaries and benefits are set by an obscure state commission and paid entirely by ship owners. The state Legislature is tasked with approving the salaries, and routinely gaveled home raises over the years for the pilots with little push back. It helped that the pilots, through their association, contributed more than $100,000 to mostly Democratic candidates and causes every two-year state election cycle.

The annual income of the 55 men and one woman who proudly call themselves San Francisco bar pilots has risen from about $150,000 in 1990 to $451,336 last year for a job one pilot argued in a court fight with the Internal Revenue Service amounts to part-time work -- seven days "on" and seven days "off" duty. They fly business class to France every five years for mandatory training and enjoy a pension that is fully funded by ship owners and requires no contributions from them.

Then on the foggy morning in November 2007, one of the bar pilots slammed the cargo ship Cosco Busan into the San Francisco Bay Bridge, touching off a massive oil spill that cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean and brought the pilots and the commission that oversees them a load of scrutiny.

Now, the mariners are running into political turbulence in Sacramento after decades of smooth sailing in the capital. Shipping companies, farmers, state Chamber of Commerce representatives and others are exploiting the new-found political vulnerability to successfully oppose pilot requests for raises while demanding more legislative oversight.

The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo and Suisun -- which licenses and oversees the pilots -- operated with virtually no oversight from lawmakers, according to a state audit prompted by the 2007 disaster and released in 2009.

The Legislature in 2009 placed the commission under the authority of the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency and its entire membership and executive director were replaced. Two bar pilots, two representatives from the shipping industry and three public members now comprise the board. The latest political setback happened Monday when the Assembly transportation committee tabled a pilot-backed bill that would have required owners of ships larger than about 1,150 feet to pay the equivalent of 150 percent of the typical fee to add a second pilot to help guide the large vessel to dock.

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"We don't believe it is fair to increase the salaries of people making $451,000 a year at the expense of farmers and Californians trying to feed their families," Crystal Jack, a lobbyist representing the California Grocers Association and several large state agricultural interests, said at the outset of the hearing. Several legislators were clearly concerned with raising the pilot's level of compensation and sent the bill back for more negotiations.

Both sides agree that two pilots should man the biggest vessels. But the ship owners say the pilots are paid by the size of the ship and already receive higher fees for handling the larger vessels. The pilots said the fees aren't enough to compensate for the work done by the second pilot.

One pending bill could put tighter controls on the commission or even eliminate the panel, 172 years after the Legislature's third-ever act created it to bring order to the chaotic bay during the California Gold Rush.

"They have been around so long that no one knows what they do until something happens," said Assemblywoman Alyson Huber, a Democrat from Lodi, who introduced a "sunset" bill that could put the board out of business unless the Legislature acts to keep it alive. Huber said she believes the board plays a vital role in keeping Northern California waterways safe by having pilots take control of large ships from captains unfamiliar with the treacherous currents, weather and geography of the San Francisco Bay. But she said her bill is necessary to ensure the commission receives proper oversight.

Huber and shippers' representative Mike Jacob deny the pilots' charges that they are attempting to do away with the commission or San Francisco bar pilots, named so because of the dredged bar they must cross to get large vessels to port. Capt. Bruce Horton, the top pilot and "port agent," said he believes much of the negative attention is being driven by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association in an effort to reduce the fees paid by ship owners, which amounted to $50 million last year. Horton said he believes the Huber bill, backed by the shippers' lobbyist, is designed to replace them with less expensive pilots licensed by the federal government.

"For the shippers, it's about the bottom line," Horton said Wednesday aboard one of the pilots' utility boats, which ferries the captains from the bay-front station house on San Francisco's Pier 9, the heart of the city's waterfront, to ships at anchor in the bay and to another pilot boat anchored 11-miles outside the Golden Gate Bridge. There the bar pilots board incoming ships by jumping onto a rope ladder and scurrying up the vessel's side, one of the most dangerous aspects of the job.

Horton said the average age of the pilots is 52 and each has worked about 11 years in sailing before becoming a bar pilot. They also undergo intensive training that finishes with a test that requires the applicants to fill in aquatic landmarks, buoys and other significant parts of the bay from memory. He said the generous compensation is needed to attract the top captains to a congested waterway beset with high winds, changing currents and fog.

"We are well compensated because we are at the acme of our profession," Horton said. "This is not an entry level job." Source : Businessweek

The SOFHIA outbound from Rotterdam – Photo : Paul Gerdes ©

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Ship-breakers shy of upgrade plan for Alang on Japan nudge

The Japan-backed ambitious $22-million plan of the Gujarat government to upgrade the Alang Ship Recycling Yard, which is the largest in Asia, has run into rough weather with recyclers finding the project environmentally and financially non-viable. Alang Ship Recyclers Association has made it clear to the Gujarat Maritime Board that they are not in a position to go for the project that involves construction of a dry dock, improvement of existing plots and creating other facilities.

Recylcers say the upgrade plan may bring 30-odd more ships to Alang for dismantling, but it will also mean financial stress by way of increased debt, besides a new set of rules and regulations by International Maritime Organisation convention to contend with. Though the proposed project will put Alang in competition with China, it will be more profitable for Japan than India, traders say. While it will put Japan in a better bargaining position in the international market, it will mean new regulations on ASRY, which is already functioning under guidelines of various agencies appointed by the Supreme Court, they say.

The project was proposed to Chief Minister Narendra Modi by a Japanese delegation comprising leading ship builders from Japan in February this year. The delegation had twice visited Alang in Bhavnagar district.

Located in Bay of Khambhat, Alang has an ideal environment for ship-breaking because of extreme high and low tides. An average of 425 ships are recycled here on annually on over 100 plots using a methodology called beaching. Japan, which has 40 per cent share in global shipping industry, at present depends on China for recycling. It has offered to develop ASRY with the condition that it adopts dry dock method for breaking ships, as per guidelines of International Maritime Organisation convention held in Hong Kong. There has been pressure on India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the three countries that are major players in ship-breaking industry, to adhere to guidelines set by the IMO’s Hong Kong convention.

Ship-breakers at Alang are, however, not convinced. “Ships have been dismantled here using beaching method for 20 years. We already follow all the environment and pollution rules laid by the SC and there agencies monitoring the same,” says a letter of Alang Ship Recyclers Association letter to GMB. “There is no need to change the dismantling method to dry dock, which is very expensive,” the letter says. “Though the Japanese government will fund the proposed $22-million project for technological upgrade for a dry dock, it will be a loan on the recyclers, which they will have to pay back in 15 to 20 years,” it adds. Source : Indianexpress

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ALBATROS VISITED ANTWERP AND ROTTERDAM

Photo : Anneriet de Pooter ©

MS ALBATROS is a cruise ship, operated by the Germany-based travel agency Phoenix Reisen. She was built in 1973 by Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as Royal Viking Sea, and has also sailed under the names ROYAL ODYSSEY, NORWEGIAN STAR, and CROWN.

Photo : Ernst Lohman ©

Phoenix Reisen first begun operating cruises under its own

brand in 1988 when the company chartered the West German-built cruise ship SS MAXIM GORKIY from the Soviet Union-based Black Sea Shipping Company on a 20-year charter agreement. In 1993 a second ship joined the Phoenix Reisen fleet, when SS ALBATROS was chartered from V-Ships. Unlike the MAXIM GORKIY, which retained the colours of her owners in Phoenix service, the ALBATROS was painted in Phoenix Reisen's own colours with a turquoise funnel displaying the company logo.

The ALBATROS passing the departing RAMBIZ off Vlissingen – Photo : Henk Nagelhout ©

Due to numerous mechanical problems, Phoenix Reisen decided to prematurely terminate the charter of the ALBATROS in December 2003. As a replacement Phoenix quickly chartered MS CROWN in January 2004, which was renamed MS ALBATROS. In 2005 the company fleet expanded to include three ships for the first time when MS

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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (2005) was chartered from V-Ships. A fourth ship followed in 2006 with the charter of MS AMADEA, a higher-class vessel compared with the rest of the Phoenix Reisen fleet.

Outbound from Rotterdam bound for Bremerhaven – Photo : Lex Keasberry ©

In 2008 the first ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT was replaced by a larger vessel chartered from Club Cruise, confusingly also named MS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (before entering service the ship was marketed as ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT II, but she eventually received the same name as the ship she replaced). In late 2008 the charter of the MAXIM GORKIY ended, and due to high fuel prices combined with the high fuel consumption of the ship's steam turbines Phoenix Reisen decided not to renew the charter. In May 2009 Phoenix Reisen chartered MS ATHENA from Nina SpA. In April 2011, the company took delivery of MV ARTANIA, which was sailing previously as MV ARTEMIS for P&O Cruises.

Tycoon floats plan for Titanic replica

One hundred years after it sank in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, sending more than 1,500 passengers and crew to a watery grave, a Queensland-based tycoon has announced plans for a “21st-century version” of the TITANIC.

Clive Palmer, one of Australia’s richest men, has commissioned CSC Jinling Shipyard, a state-owned Chinese company, to build a fleet of luxury cruise ships, including a replica of the ill-fated liner. “It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st-century technology and the latest navigation and

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safety systems,” said Mr Palmer, who has invited the Chinese navy to escort Titanic II on its maiden voyage to New York in late 2016. “Titanic II will be the ultimate in comfort and luxury with on-board gymnasiums and swimming pools, libraries, high class restaurants and luxury cabins.” Spokesman Andrew Crook said that Mr Palmer would

“definitely” be on Titanic II’s maiden voyage from London to New York. The property developer turned mining investor is no stranger to controversy or bold claims. He recently accused the Greens, the party that holds the balance of power in the upper house of Australia’s parliament, of conspiring with the CIA against the country’s resources industry, but now says it was a ruse to help the opposition Liberal National party win the state election in Queensland. His football team, Gold Coast United, has just been kicked out of the A-League by the Football Federation Australia after being found to have breached the club participation agreement, a decision Mr Palmer has promised to fight in the courts. Mr Palmer, who jokingly cites litigation as one of his pastimes, has also filed an A$8bn ($8.2bn) lawsuit against QR National, Australia’s biggest freight operator, over a project linking a coal basin

with the Queensland coast. Mr Palmer, whose wealth Forbes puts at almost $800m, controls a portfolio of companies that have the rights to significant iron ore and coal deposits in Australia. The businessman has struck deals with several Chinese companies including Citic Group. In a recent interview with the Australian Financial Review, a national newspaper, Mr Palmer boasted that he had “sat on Mao’s knee” when his family briefly relocated to China in 1962. “The Chinese are renowned for building commercial cargo and container ships,” Mr Palmer said. “China currently produces around 2-3 per cent of the world’s luxury ships but is looking to challenge the Europeans who have around 75 per cent of this market.” Mr Palmer plans to use the fleet of luxury liners, which will trade under the name Blue Star Line, to showcase his tourism interests in Queensland, which include the Coolum Golf and Spa resort on the Sunshine Coast. Mr Palmer said the new ship would also include an exhibition room, which would be located in the space of the old coal boilers, and would showcase Queensland and its abundance of opportunities to international passengers.

It will be a major coup for CSC Jinling if it successfully builds the ships. The building of complex, sophisticated cruise ships is the last area in world shipbuilding where Europe’s shipyards continue to dominate. Italy’s Fincantieri has built 35 per cent of the cruise ship capacity delivered since 1990. Among Asian shipyards, only Japan’s Mitsubishi, building a vessel for the US’s Carnival Corporation, has previously built a cruise ship for an international client.

Prices for large modern cruise ships are about $800m. A TITANIC replica, at about 100m shorter than the largest modern cruise ships and far narrower, would take less steel to build than the largest modern ships but is likely to be challenging – and expensive – to design and construct. At March’s Cruise Shipping Miami conference, Corrado Antonini, Fincantieri’s chairman, predicted Chinese shipyards would need European partners to provide the necessary expertise before they started building cruise ships. Separately, Mr Palmer announced plans on Monday to stand against Australia's treasurer, Wayne Swan, at the next Federal election. Mr Palmer said he would seek preselection for the Liberal National party in the marginal Brisbane seat of Lilley. Source : Financial Times

Tragedy hits crowded ferry in northeast India. Ferries are a common form of transport on India's Brahmaputra River, but one such ferry sank in a

storm, with at least 105 deaths.

AN OVERCROWDED river ferry has broken in two and sunk in northeast India during a severe storm. About 105 people were confirmed dead and almost as many were missing from the ferry which had 350 people aboard, police said. "Rescue workers along with villagers have recovered about 105 bodies from the shores of the river," PC Haloi, police chief of Dhubri district, from where the ferry set out, said. "The fate of around 100 others is not known." About 150 people were either rescued or swam to safety after the double-decker ferry, whose passengers included women and children, sank in the fast-flowing Brahmaputra river in Assam state. Rescuers, including army units, rushed to the scene in a desperate bid to find survivors but their efforts were hampered by high winds, torrential rains and darkness. Rahul Karmakar, who witnessed the sinking, said: "I could see people being swept away as the river current was very strong." He added that "chances of survival seem to be remote" in the river, swollen by heavy rains. The death toll from the ferry sinking could be one of the worst of recent years in South Asia, where such disasters are common due to lax safety standards and overloading. Local fishermen who live with their families in tiny hamlets stretching along the Brahmaputra river battled to find survivors as night fell. Strong winds had uprooted trees, blocking roads leading to

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the disaster site and preventing some rescue teams from reaching the area, said officials in Assam's main commercial city Guwahati. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the sinking a "tragedy" and said he had pledged all possible assistance to the state government in the search. "There were about 350 people on board when a storm split the steamer into two," Assam state police chief J N Choudhury said. The boat was on its way from Dhubri to the adjoining district of Fakirganj when the accident occurred in late afternoon, police said. Dhubri is about 300km from Guwahati. More rain was forecast for today for the area. Assam state chief minister Tarun Gogoi said the Indian prime minister had telephoned him and promised to rush disaster response units from New Delhi and other locations. "Army, Border Security Force and other rescue teams with mechanised boats have moved to the site but nightfall and bad weather are hampering rescue efforts," Mr Gogoi said. Mr Singh said in a statement that he was "shocked and grieved to know about the loss of lives." He said that he had given instructions "for all possible assistance to the government of Assam in relief operations and also for assistance from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the families of the deceased". In one of the last major ferry disasters in India, at least 79 Muslim pilgrims drowned when an overcrowded boat carrying 150 people sank in the eastern state of West Bengal in October 2010. In March this year, 138 people died in neighbouring Bangladesh when an overloaded ferry carrying 200 people sank in the Meghna river southeast of the capital Dhaka. Source : Heraldsun

NAVY NEWS

At the Damen shipyard in Galati the bow section of the new Dutch Joint Logistic Support Ship (JSS) KAREL

DOORMAN was launched April 30th – Photo : Huib Lievense ©

Super warship fires Sea Viper missiles HMS Diamond - one of the Royal Navy's new breed of super warships - has proved her fighting mettle by testing her

missile system off the Outer Hebrides. She is the third Type-45 destroyer to be built and blasted her missile out of the silo at three times the speed of sound, obliterating a jet drone target out of the sky. The successful firing of the Sea Viper system means that HMS Diamond is now ready to take her place as a fully operational warship, capable of deploying anywhere across the world.

“I am immensely proud of what my ship’s company has accomplished in such a short space of time,” said Commanding Officer, Commander Ian Clarke. “Ever since I took command of this ship in 2010 my focus has been to see the ship declared ready for operations within this time scale. “Our job

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when we deploy will be to bring stability and security to international trade routes and protect our nation’s interests abroad; a job we are now trained and ready to do.”

Sea Viper is a state-of-the-art air defence weapons system. It is a combination of Aster missiles, Sampson radar (the spinning ball on top of the mast), combat and command system and the silo on the forecastle containing the Sylver vertical missile launcher. It can destroy a target the size of a cricket ball traveling at three times the speed of sound in the air. The target it tested its capabilities against was a Mirach drone – a 13ft remote controlled jet that can fly at speeds of up to 600mph at altitudes as low as 10ft or as high as 14,000ft for 90 minutes. Source : British Forces News see also : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfhoGKmD68g

Stern of Royal Navy's new £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth on its way to Scotland The rear of the Royal Navy's new £3 billion aircraft carrier dwarfed everything around her as she took to the seas. A 300ft barge battled 30 knot winds as it carried two sections of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s 1,820 tonne stern out of Portsmouth Naval Base in Hampshire.

Photo : Solent news and photo

They will now make a four day, 500 mile journey to Rosyth, on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, where, along with other parts, they will be put together to make the warship, which is due to be commissioned in 2016. The vessel will replace HMS Ark Royal, which was decommissioned as part of the coalition government's strategic defence and security review in 2010. A few dozen people braved the appalling weather at the Round Tower in Old Portsmouth to catch a glimpse as the first blocks of the warship left the historic port. The vessel will be taken around the eastern coast of the UK into the North Sea on its way to Scotland.

Projects manager Claudia Roberts, who works for the ship’s maker BAE Systems, was among the crowd. She said: 'This is huge for Portsmouth. 'It shows what we can do and when we do it we do it well. 'This has been my baby for the past 15 months and now I’ve handed her over.' The stern section, called Lower Block 05, will be combined with parts from five other sites across the UK to make HMS Queen Elizabeth. Its sailing marks the latest milestone of a 1,300-man project in Portsmouth to build the sterns, parts of the hulls and flight deck towers. The dockyard is making these parts for the 65,000-tonne warship and her identical sister ship, the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Both vessels will be based in the city once they are complete.

Each aircraft carrier will be made up of 30 sections, three from each of which are being made in Portsmouth. Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock said: 'Once again the dockyard has responded to the demands placed on it. 'They have produced it on time and now she’s on her way to be put together. 'It’s a fantastic achievement. Caroline Dinenage, the Conservative MP for neighbouring Gosport, said: 'It’s a huge tribute to the shipbuilding skills this area has become so famous for. 'This is why we must continue to fight so hard to keep these shipbuilding jobs in our area.' Fred Attwood, 70, and his wife Ruth, 72, from Old Portsmouth, were among those who saw Lower Block 05 go. Mr Attwood, who served in the navy from 1957 to 1969, said: 'It’s good to see shipbuilding thriving in Portsmouth. Source : dailymail.co.uk

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SHIPYARD NEWS

The Rotortug ® RT AMBITION ( RT 80-32 Fi-Fi 1) fitting out at the ASL yard in Singapore - Photo : Piet Sinke ©

Shipyard firm fined after apprentice hurt in fall

A shipyard firm has been fined thousands of pounds after an apprentice fell from scaffolding that had not been secured properly. Prior to the accident last year, Pendennis Shipyard Ltd had already been warned about risks associated with working at height. .Since 2009, the yard at Falmouth had been issued with four Improvement Notices and one Prohibition Notice by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The company was in the dock at Truro Magistrates' Court on Friday after the HSE brought charges. Representatives for the firm admitted breaching health and safety laws and the company was fined £6,000 and ordered to pay £6,288 in costs. The court heard that David Banks, 19, had tumbled two metres, injuring his knees, exactly a year before on

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April 27. HSE investigators found Mr Banks, from St Austell, was working in the dry dock to strip away plastic tenting which had been used to enclose a boat being painted. The teenager was working on the first level of scaffolding boards when they tipped, causing him to fall to the dock floor below. Injuries he suffered to his knees meant he had to have physiotherapy.

After the hearing, HSE inspector Melissa Lai-Hung said Mr Banks was unaware the scaffold planks were insecure and there were no safety railsin place. She said: "The company provided no safe working method for its workforce, there was no risk assessment for the work and a lack of information, training, instruction and supervision at the site. "This incident could easily have had much more serious consequences for Mr Banks." Toby Allies, sales and marketing director at the yard, said afterwards: "We're obviously very sorry this accident happened at Pendennis.

"We take health and safety extremely seriously and we are working very closely with the HSE to move forward."

French shipyard set to deliver second pilot boat to Germany

French shipyard Bernard is set to deliver a second ORC 190 type pilot boat to the German pilotage organization Lotsenversetzboote Technische Fachstelle Nordwest.

The Fresena follows the Frya, delivered in May 201, and is the second in a series of four vessels for German pilots.

Marc Bernard, technical director of shipyard Bernard, says: "The prototype of the pilot boat named Frya is operating for almost a year in the area of Borkum from the port of Emden. It has proved highly satisfactory in particular on its behavior at sea in rough weather. We are pleased to deliver her sister ship after confirming a series of tests: a

maximum speed exceeding 30 knots, a noise level below 75 decibels in the wheelhouse and many technical innovations including the warming bridge and handrail tailored to work in northern Germany in extreme cold. A third vessel named Burkana will be delivered in September to Borckum before a fourth vessel to the pilotage station of Bremerhaven." Frank Dinnebier, boat Captain Lotsenversetzboote Technische Fachstelle Nordwest says: "I've driven the first boat Frya and with Fresena we confirmed the performance of the ORC 190 ship with high speed of 31 knots in good weather and which is much safer and comfortable for our pilots. This

is a great change that makes interventions more effective, fast and safe than with the smaller pilot boats limited to 6 knots we used so far."

Designed and built in the shipyard Bernard at Locmiquelic, near Lorient in Brittany, this concept of "all weather" craft allows for an exceptional vessel which meets the stringent requirements of the pilot stations in the ports of Northern Europe. The shipyard is able to meet the challenge by offering a pilot boat able, in sea conditions force 4-5, to ensure an efficient service while combining comfort, speed, maneuverability and safety. The 19.6 m x 6.30 m boat is propelled by two 1,000 hp MTU engines giving it a top speed of 30 knots. Source : MarineLog

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Shipbuilder launches to cash in on renewables boom

Hull company Dunston (Ship Repairs) has established Dunston (Ship Builders) after receiving a £5.1m order for three workboats from Hull company Rix Shipping.

The aluminium boats, which will be built under licence from Great Yarmouth-based Alicat Workboats – a subsidiary of the Gardline Group – will be used to service wind turbines in the North Sea as part of the UK's drive to create energy from renewable sources. The move marks a return to shipbuilding for the Dunston group, which can trace its history in the industry back to 1858. The company ceased building vessels in 1994 to concentrate on ship repairs at its base on William Wright Dock.

Richard Bourne, joint owner and managing director of Dunston Ship Repairs, said he was very proud to be spearheading a revival of shipbuilding on the Humber after years of absence. He said that the order could well be the "start of things to come" as the renewables industry creates demand for a range of different vessels of both modern and traditional design. "I'm extremely excited to be bringing the name of Dunston Ship Builders back to its rightful position on the Humber," said Bourne.

"Establishing the new company will secure jobs in the region and as the offshore wind farms are developed will generate a lot of investment and create employment." Dunston Ship Builders will lease the J.R. Rix & Sons-owned Hepworths yard in Paull, East Yorkshire to build the vessels. James Doyle, director at Rix Shipping, said when complete the boats would be used to transport technicians and equipment to offshore wind farms to service and maintain the turbines. Source : Insider Media Limited

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ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

Wereldhavendagen het hele jaar door Met de presentatie van het programma van het Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival begon 1 mei de 2012-editie van de Wereldhavendagen. Een volledig nieuwe aanpak moet van de Wereldhavendagen het belangrijkste culturele evenement van Rotterdam maken; een festival dat zich diverse malen gedurende het gehele jaar in stad en haven manifesteert. Het Havenbedrijf en de Koninklijke Marine hebben zich tot 2016 verbonden aan het van oudsher driedaagse evenement. De meerjarige verbintenis maakt het mogelijk voor de stichting Wereldhavendagen om ruim van te voren thema’s te bepalen en interessante (inter)nationale partners te binden aan het belangrijkste evenement

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voor de grootste haven van Europa. Tot nu toe bepaalden de hoofdsponsors per jaar of ze het evenement zouden ondersteunen.2012 zal een overgangsjaar worden voor de stichting Wereldhavendagen. Het thema van deze 35ste editie is ‘Er zit muziek in de haven’. Vandaar dus het samenwerkingsverband met het Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival op de festivalzaterdag 8 september. De stichting zoekt ook toenadering tot andere Rotterdamse muziekfestivals. De organisatie wil de komende maanden op diverse plaatsen in stad en haven 'havenconcerten in de zomer’organiseren. Met het optreden vanmiddag van Luiz Márquez op de RDM Campus – vanwege de presentatie van het programma van het Rotterdam Philharmonic Gergiev Festival – begint dus in wezen de Wereldhavendagen van 2012.

SWIRE OILFIELD SERVICES CONTINUES TO GROW NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS Swire Oilfield Services (Swire), the leading global oilfield service provider, has reinforced its commitment to growth with a significant investment in its North American operations, as part of the company’s global $150 million investment this year.

The company entered the Gulf of Mexico in 2007 with the establishment of an operations headquarters in Houma, Louisiana. Since then it has rapidly expanded with nine new facilities across the Gulf coast and North America, including Port Fourchon, Morgan City and Lafayette in Louisiana; Galveston, Three Rivers, Carrizo Springs and Midland/Odessa in Texas; Kenai, Alaska; Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago and a new corporate office in The Woodlands, Texas. In the same period staff numbers have risen from 50 to more than 110 across North America and Swire intends to further triple its employees in the next three years, underlining its commitment to the region and the industry as a whole.

Swire, which has a global fleet of 60,000 units, has now significantly increased its local fleet across North America with more than 5,000 units to support its existing offshore business. In addition to its full range of equipment, Swire will also continue with its investment in sustainability and the environment through its total water management services, which is associated with the hydraulic fracturing market in the non-conventional shale plays across North America.

Swire’s North American operations also continue to support the growing demand for improving standards in the Gulf of Mexico. Swire operates the largest rental fleet of DNV 2.7-1 certified containers and baskets in the world. This standard is recognized at a global level as having the highest regard to safety, quality and traceability.

Steve Hardwick, president of North America, said: “The underlying principals of exceptional performance in HSEQ, and delivering the highest levels of customer service continue to be the foundation on which our growth is built. There is currently a high demand for safe, reliable, high quality, and internationally approved offshore cargo carrying units around the world. “Our Gulf of Mexico fleet exceeds any lifting policies, guidelines or recommendations set forth by operators, governing bodies or affiliated organizations. As the largest global provider of these units and associated services, Swire has the resources and commitment to invest in growth and to assist both the onshore and offshore industry in achieving its safety, quality and productivity targets while conserving our environment. We are proud to accommodate the needs of both operators and service providers in the Gulf of Mexico.”

Stena eyes SeaFrance ferries Stena Line could be poised to make a late-hour bid for one or more of the three ferries operated by collapsed cross-Channel ferry firm SeaFrance, whose assets are now in the hands of the liquidator. The ships in question are the Rodin, Berlioz and freighter Nord Pas de Calais.

The deadline for sealed bids is this Friday and a bankruptcy judge will announce his decision by the middle of next month. A Stena Line spokesperson told IFW: Recent reports that we have expressed an interest in acquiring one or more of SeaFrance’s three ferries is just speculation. However, IFW was told by a source close to the sale process that representatives from Stena Line had inspected the vessels last week, after making initial inquiries about them some time ago. But Stena’s late interest would not lead to the deadline being extended, the source said.

Eurotunnel said it was as determined as ever to buy the SeaFrance vessels, while DFDS told IFW it was still undecided whether to make a bid. DFDS and its French partner, LD Lines, on Friday deployed a second vessel on their Dover-Calais route. P&O Ferries said it would will not be pursuing its interest in the SeaFrance ships. Stena’s main routes are between the UK and Ireland. Source : www.ifw-net.com

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C-Bed's 'WIND PERFECTION' departing from Cork Harbour. She was built as the OLAU BRITANNIA in 1982 for the route Vlissingen-Sheerness, in 1990 the ferry was renamed in BAYARD and sailed for Fred Olsen, the same year the vessel was renamed again in CHRISTIAN IV until 2008 when the ferry was sold to Fastnet Line and renamed JULIA. She was recently bought by Monjasa A/S and to become an accommodation vessel for Wind Farms operated by C-Bed III. She departed from Cork Harbour on Saturday 26th of April 2012. She had been in Cork since Fastnet line went into examinership and then receivership late 2011. Photo : Nicholas Bourke ©

Youtube link to her departure time-lapse movie: http://youtu.be/hhiH5T4F-W8

Hull ship’s crew ‘has had enough ’The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has been called to assist the crew of the Liberian registered 2,997GT tanker Leon, which is anchored outside the UK port of Hull. The ITF received calls for assistance when the vessel was alongside but before an inspector could get to the port the ship operator, Roswell Tankers Corp of Athens, Greece, ordered the captain to take it out to anchor to await orders. “The crew were complaining that they were owed wages and had no fresh food provisions,” explained Nautilus ITF Inspector Tommy Molloy, who took a launch out to the vessel late last week.

“When I boarded the first thing the crew did was take me to the food stores. Mostshelves are empty. There is flour for baking bread, sugar, butter; some canned fish, which they claim has been their staple diet for a number of weeks. There was no sign of fresh food apart from some lemons and some chillies. No fresh or frozen meat, poultry or fish, no vegetables and no fruit.” The crew were also worried about the condition of the fresh water tanks, which they had photographed before they were filled in a previous port. Molloy stated that he verified that there was no bottled water left on board. “When I asked why food was not brought on board when the vessel was alongside in Hull I was told the company had claimed it was too expensive in the UK.” “They also complained that they were owed wages since January and that they had each only received USD50 cash on board during that period. A calculation revealed that the total owed at the time I was on board amounted to more than USD 58,000 for eleven of the 15 crew who have requested assistance and who wish to be repatriated from the Port of Hull.” Molloy also has a copy of a medical report from a doctor in Poland for one crew member who has constant stomach pains, which stated that the crew member should ‘go home to his local hospital for longer treatment’. But the company did not repatriate him from either Poland or Hull. “The company are putting great pressure on the crew to sail the vessel but the 11 crew members are adamant they do not want to sail the vessel anywhere, theyjust want to be paid their owed wages and repatriated from the UK”, said Molloy. “They are not refusing to work and have made a statement to the effect that they will continue with normal maintenance work, watchkeeping duties, fire fighting, mooring and any other duties that will help maintain the safety of the vessel while they await repatriation from Hull. The company are saying there will be food in the next port and they will look into repatriation for those who want it. They also say that since ITF involvement they have arranged payment of some wages into the crew’s home bank accounts. Neither the crew nor the ITF have verification of this, but even if it is the case, the damage has already been done. The majority of the crew has had enough and is not prepared to sail the vessel any further”. Source : ITF

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Expro CaTS secures $10M of new contracts for Advanced Reservoir Testing services

Leading international oilfield service company Expro has secured $10M of new contracts to supply its cableless telemetry system (CaTS™). Expro’s CaTS advanced reservoir testing (ART) service will be utilised by two operators in Brazil to provide high value, accurate and reliable pressure and temperature data from four suspended deepwater subsea exploration / appraisal wells.

In addition, the ART service will also be used by operators of two wells in the North Sea, with one well located west of Shetland with the other located in the Central North Sea. CaTS is a revolutionary development in the field of reservoir monitoring and control that can be retrofitted into existing wells. The system transmits data to surface in real time using the well’s casing or tubing as a conduit for the signal to transfer along.

Advanced reservoir testing is a special application of the CaTS technology that enables abandoned or suspended exploration or appraisal wells, zones or pilot holes to be cost effectively converted into long term monitoring assets. By installing CaTS when abandoning or suspending a well it is possible to release the rig early, whilst continuing to gather high value pressure and temperature data for extended periods beyond abandonment. As CaTS communicates using an electromagnetic signal it is not influenced by cement plugs or bridge plugs, meaning that the well can be permanently abandoned using conventional abandonment equipment and procedures and the pressure integrity of the well abandonment is not compromised.

Brian Champion, Expro’s sales director for the CaTS product line, said: “We are delighted with these contract awards which mark a significant milestone in the industry’s recognition of the value offered by CaTS for advanced reservoir testing. The CaTS data is proving valuable in identifying reservoir boundaries during the extended build-up period and also to check for reservoir connectivity with adjacent assets.” “I believe that these awards are the beginning of an accelerated market uptake of the CaTS technology in the exploration and appraisal stages of the well lifecycle.”

Visit Expro at booth 4241 at OTC Houston from April 30 to May 3 to learn more about CaTS and its application for advanced reservoir testing.

Samenwerking kenniswereld en bedrijfsleven bij nieuwe HME trainingen

Unieke bundeling van krachten op kennisvlak geluid en trillingen

Trillingen en geluidshinder zijn van toenemend belang in de internationale scheepvaart en scheepsbouwindustrie. De maritieme industrie profiteert in juni van 2 unieke opleidingen: de vernieuwde master training ‘Onboard Noise and Vibration’ met medewerking van MARIN, TNO en Loggers BV en de geheel nieuwe basiscursus 'Trillingen en geluid aan boord van schepen', verzorgd door Rubber Design BV. Deze nieuwe opleidingen staan garant voor een unieke kennisoverdracht door de samenwerking tussen bedrijfsleven en kenniswereld. Beheersing van geluid en trillingen.

Trillingen en geluid hebben een negatieve invloed op systemen aan boord, bemanning, milieu en het schip zelf. Kennis van deze onderwerpen is noodzakelijk om concurrerend te blijven en te voldoen aan steeds strenger wordende wet-

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en regelgeving. Zo hebben de snelle ontwikkeling en toepassing van elektronica aan boord gezorgd voor een groeiende behoefte aan kennis op het gebied van beheersing van trillingen en geluid. Ook schade aan schepen door trillingen en de gevolgen hiervan voor het milieu en de veiligheid van de bemanning, benadrukken het belang van kennis over dit onderwerp. Bovendien hebben geluid en trillingen een vermoeiend effect op de bemanning, dat bovendien de veiligheid en productiviteit aan boord negatief beïnvloedt. Onboard Noise and Vibration Deze Engelstalige master training is een gezamenlijk initiatief van HME in samenwerking met MARIN en TNO en vindt plaats op 12 en 13 juni 2012 in Delft. Naast een stevige theoretische basis worden door Loggers BV de meest recente en innovatieve ontwikkelingen uit de praktijk geïllustreerd. 'Onboard Noise and Vibration' spreekt met name engineers, naval architects, R&D managers en instructeurs/docenten aan.

Richard Vogelaar van Loggers BV: “Goede trilling- en geluidbeheersing stelt technische specialisten in staat om met concrete en innovatieve oplossingen een directe bijdrage te leveren aan het succes van een klant of werkgever.” Trillingen en geluid aan boord van schepen Speciaal voor onderhoudsmonteurs, rederijen en leveranciers die kennis willen opdoen over de basisprincipes van trillingen en geluid aan boord van schepen, heeft HME in samenwerking met Rubber Design BV een nieuwe eendaagse training ontwikkeld op 14 juni 2012 in Zoetermeer. De training speelt in op de toenemende aanscherping van geluidsnormeringen van scheepsequipment. De training wordt verzorgd door Jan Visser van Rubber Design.

Voor gedetailleerde informatie kunt u contact opnemen met HME’s manager trainingen, Jan Adriaan Krans, T: (010) 44 44 333 of E: jk@hme.nl of via www.hme.nl

OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX

Newsclippings reader Maurice Napier wrote :

Your 2012-120 Newsclippings "Oldie - From the Shoebox" features old steam vessels in Reykjavik in 1974, but you may like to know that I understand that four of these vessels are still there ! On 14 May 2007 I took this photograph -

they are the whale catchers HVALUR 6, HVALUR 7, HVALUR 8 and HVALUR 9, built between 1945 and 1952.

Apparently even yet some of them are used occasionally.

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B O E K B E S P R E K I N G Door : Frank NEYTS

“Anchor Handling Tug Operations”.

“Anchor Handling Tug Operations” by Ian Clark and Michael Hancox is a practical guide to the operation of modern anchor handling tugs engaged in anchor handling and towage operations. A new book from the publishers of ‘International Tug & OSV’ which gives a clear insight into safe operation of Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels. It is aimed at the Masters and Officers who operate these vessels and at Towmasters, Rig Movers, Barge Masters, Tower Foremen and shore-based personnel who utilize these vessels in their anchor handling and towing roles. It endeavours to show in practical and simple terms the theoretical knowledge, methods and techniques that can be used to avoid placing these vessels at unnecessary risk when carrying out what, at first sight, appear to be ‘normal’ operations.

Two recent examples of accidents, resulting in the total loss of AHTS class vessels and members of their crews, are used to illustrate what can happen and why: “Stevns Power” and “Bourbon Dolphin”. Consideration is also given to the fact that AHTS vessels are a design compromise and that it is this which may lead to over confidence in the ability of a particular vessel to carry out a given towing or anchor handling operation. Training is also scrutinized: as the older generation of offshore support vessels is replaced by new tonnage and older officers and offshore personnel retire, the experience, hard lessons and skills gained by this older generation have not been fully transferred. “Anchor Handling Tug Operations” (ISBN 978-1-904050-21-6), 280 pages, costs £50, exclusive P&P. A reduction on the price is granted when ordering more than one copy. Order at: The ABR Company Limited, The Barn, Ford Farm, Bradford Leigh, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire BA15 2RP,UK. Tel. +44(0) 1225.868821, Fax +44(0) 1225.868831, www.tugandsalvage.com

…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..

April 30th in The Netherlands the birthday of Queen Beatrix was celebrated during a national day, above seen the salute given at Fort Harssens in Den Helder (Naval Base) for the Queen by representatives of the Royal Dutch Navy

Photo : Tom van Oossanen ©

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