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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS
The PACIFIC FINDER moored in Cape Town Photo : Aad Noorland
Seattle's Foss Maritime tug tows famed

USS Constellation aircraft carrier to
scrapyard
The famed aircraft carrier USS Constellation set forth on its last voyage Friday, but this time towed by the oceangoing tugboat Corbin Foss. The 1,008-foot Constellations 16,000-mile journey from Bremerton will take the carrier
around the southern tip of South America to Brownsville, Texas, where it is set to be scrapped. The Corbin Foss tug
is owned and operated by Seattle-based Foss Maritime. The Foss tug will take the long route to Texas around the
bottom of South American and around what is called Cape Horn by mariners, and not through the Panama Canal,
because the aircraft carrier is too large to fit through the canal's locks. Here's a site where you can track the voyage.
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Completed in 1960 at the
Brooklyn Naval Shipyard,
the Constellation ran
multiple missions during
the Vietnam War, and
later, in the Middle East.
The ship was called
Connie by its crew, and
in 1981 was proclaimed
Americas Flagship by
President Ronald Reagan.
The vessels motto was
Go ahead, make my
day. The Constellation
is a Kitty Hawk-class
carrier and was steam turbine-powered. The class that has since been replaced by nuclear-powered Nimitz-class
carriers. The Constellation was decommissioned in 2003 and carried about 70 aircraft in its prime. Here's a site with
more information. The 141-foot Corbin Foss is a substantial vessel itself, originally built to tow barges to Alaska. The
tug is powered by twin diesels producing 8,000 horsepower. Source : bizjournals
Ship Demand to Surge as Ore Cargoes

Bust 1.3 Billion Tons
Australias plans to export more iron ore this year than any nation ever is driving up shipping costs by 80 percent.
Increased sales from Brazil before year-end means freight rates could go higher still. Rio Tinto Group and other miners
will ship an extra 97.8 million metric tons from Australia, equal to more than 600 cargoes for Capesizes hauling the
ore, says Clarkson Plc, the worlds largest shipbroker. Brazil will add another 12.4 million tons, the first expansion since
2011, with shipments accelerating in the second half as the weather improves. While the 38 percent slump in ore
prices since the end of last year is threatening to curb the growth in cargoes, Morgan Stanley still expects global
seaborne supply to top 1.3 billion metric tons in 2014 for the first time ever. The flood of ore is helping freight
companies contend with their own glut, with orders for new vessels at a near three-year high. What is needed is a
little spark, Marc Pauchet, a London-based analyst at Braemar ACM (BMS), the second-largest publicly traded
shipbroker, said by e-mail Aug. 5. The increase in production in Brazil and Australia in the second half might just be
it. Capesizes, each hauling about 160,000 tons of ore, earned $13,376 a day on average this year, compared with
$7,432 a year earlier, data from the Baltic Exchange in London show. Thats still below the $14,500 that Arctic
Securities ASA estimates owners of five-year-old vessels need to break even. Rates priced at $8,504 today.
Freight swaps that traders use to bet on, or hedge, future shipping prices indicate rates will gain in the second half.
Capesizes will earn $12,250 a day this quarter, rising to $21,250 in the final three months of the year, according to
data from Clarksons derivatives brokerage. Theyll earn an average of $21,789 in 2014, 53 percent more than last
year, and $28,000 in 2015, according to the medians of 23 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg News. The extra
ore supply from Brazil has a disproportionate effect on shipping because its three times further from China than
Australia. China consumes two-thirds of the worlds seaborne iron ore, feeding mills that produced 779 million tons of
steel last year, or about half the global total. The most important demand measure for shipping is ton miles,
multiplying cargoes by distances. Brazil increased exports in the second half in seven of the past nine years,
government data show. Therell be a catch up in the second half of this year, Doug Mavrinac, a senior shipping
analyst at Jefferies LLC in Houston, said by phone Aug. 5. It should have a very substantial effect on Capesize rates in
particular. Vale SA (VALE), the Rio de Janeiro-based company that supplies about 85 percent of ore from Brazil, said
July 24 that it will sell 321 million tons this year, maintaining a prior target. The estimate implies shipments will jump
by about 5.3 million tons a month in the second half compared with the first six months, according to Commodore
Research & Consultancy, a New York-based adviser to ship owners. It would require 17 million tons of Australian
cargoes to the Chinese port of Qingdao to generate an equivalent amount of vessel demand, data compiled by
Bloomberg show. China accounts for about 69 percent of global demand for cargoes and Asia 87 percent, Clarkson
data show.
We could have a disproportionate increase in ton-miles, James Leake, the research managing director at Arrow
Shipbrokers in London, said by phone Aug. 5. Things can change very quickly. Vale is protected against rising spot
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rates as it has longer-term charters, Jose Carlos Martins, the companys head of ferrous metals, told reporters
yesterday. We are hedged for a big volume, our needs are practically covered. If eventually we need something else,
we go to the spot market, Martins said in Rio, adding that the company plans to double its iron-ore shipments to
China in the next five years. Now, as we boost production volumes and we boost exporting volumes, we will need to
hire more ships, thats unavoidable. Benchmark iron-ore prices in China averaged $108.82 a ton so far this year, the
least since 2009, according to data from Steel Index Ltd., owned by McGraw-Hill Cos. They peaked at $191.90 in 2011,
spurring mining companies to add output. Increasing production from Australia and Brazil will deepen a global glut
through 2018, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which predicts the raw material will average $80 in 2015 from
$106 this year. Global seaborne output will exceed demand by 72 million tons this year, 175 million tons in 2015 and
323 million in 2018, the bank said. Upside risks will be limited this year in the absence of loosening by China. The
worlds second-biggest economy will expand 7.4 percent this year, according to the median of 54 economist estimates
compiled by Bloomberg. While thats about three times what they expect for the global economy, it will be the nations
weakest growth in almost a quarter century. Thats curbing growth in steel output, the driver of demand for ore and
the ships that deliver it. Production of the alloy expanded at a 4.8 percent pace in the first six months compared with a
year earlier, according to World Steel Association data. The increase was the smallest since 2012. The capacity of the
global Capesize fleet will increase by 4.6 percent in 2014, about the same as in 2013 and the second consecutive year
that expansion has been slower than that of trade in iron ore, Clarkson data show. There are 293 Capesizes on order,
according to data compiled by IHS Fairplay, a Redhill, England-based maritime researcher. While thats the most since
about September 2011, it compares with as many as 766 in 2009. The largest Capesize owner is Nippon Yusen Kaisha,
according to Clarkson. The vessels comprise about a quarter of the Tokyo-based companys total fleet capacity
because it also has ships hauling cargoes including oil and manufactured goods. The market is going to be 200 ships
shorter this year than last, said Mavrinac of Jefferies. Given that, rates should strengthen pretty nicely. Source:
Bloomberg
Italy takes over EU anti-piracy
The German Navy has handed over Force

Command of the EUs counter-piracy Operation
Atalanta to the Italian Navy.
For the last four months, Rear Admiral

Jrgen zur Mhlen and his international
military staff of 32 men and women have been
embarked on board FGS Brandenburg off the
coast of Somalia. From there they have
deployed EU Naval Force warships, helicopters
and maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft
(MPRA) to patrol the waters of the Gulf of Aden
and Indian Ocean to ensure that seafarers
remained as safe as possible from pirate attack. A key role for EU Naval Force warships is to escort World Food
Programme and African Union Mission in Somalia vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. As a result, since the
EU Naval Force was launched in December 2008 every WFP ship has remained safe, and over the past four months 15
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WFP vessels have delivered two million tonnes of aid to displaced people in Somalia. The deputy operation
commander of the EU Naval Force, Brigadier General Dick Swijgman, said: Under the excellent leadership of
Rear Admiral zur Mhlen, the EU task force has prevented any successful pirate attacks. Also WFP has delivered
much-needed food to the Somalia people. The flagship has also conducted a number of tactical leader engagements
with regional authorities, as well as very successful exercises with other counter-piracy forces in the region. The new
force commander, Rear Admiral Guido Rando, also addressed the ceremony and thanked Admiral zur Mhlen,
before stating that under his command EU Naval Force would continue to protect vulnerable shipping against pirate
attacks and the task force will continue to support the EUs comprehensive approach by working with other EU
initiatives in the region. Source : paneuropeannetworks.
NOL posts quarterly net loss of US$54

million, APL lowers fixed costs
SINGAPORE's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), parent of container giant APL, posted a second quarter year-on-year
net loss of US$54 million. "We have more to do, but both business units have continued to make gains in costs and
efficiencies," said NOL president and CEO Ng Yat Chung. APL narrowed its $29 million operating loss by 29 per cent
over the same period last year posting an EBIT of US$61 million this quarter.
Second quarter cost of sales per FEU went up three per cent year on year because of a US trucking shortage and
southern California congestion that impacted empty box repositioning costs. APL second quarter revenue was US$1.6
billion, down two per cent a slight, resulting from a six per cent decline in volume due to strict capacity management.
"The improvement in our second quarter operating results is significant given that we saw reduced revenue and higher
operating costs. We achieved this through lowering fixed costs," said APL president Kenneth Glenn. We have now
taken delivery of all our newbuildings and are returning more of our less efficient and expensive chartered tonnage,"
he said. APL headhaul utilisation was at 95 per cent in the second quarter, which experienced steady volume with
freight rates rising 13 per cent year on year in the Asia-Europe trade. Compared to the same period last year, volume
was stable in the transpacific with freight rates falling three per cent. Meanwhile, APL's intra-Asia trade shed nine per
cent in volume against a two per cent dip in freight rates. APL Logistics increased operating profit 40 per cent year on
year to US$14 million in the second quarter, drawn on revenues of $379 million, up seven per cent. "We experienced
business growth across all regions," said APL Logistics president Beat Simon. "We will make further investments in
sales and operational capabilities to enhance service." Source : Asian Shipper
Fuel leak traced back to sinking tugboat
JOLIET A sinking tugboat has been leaking diesel fuel into the Des Plaines River this week.
Battalion Chief Mike Stromberg said the Joliet Fire Department was notified Thursday morning about an oily sheen on
the water reaching from near the Jackson Street Bridge to Brandon Road. Stromberg said a bridge tender noticed the
sheen earlier this week and notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Coast Guard, who asked the fire
department to inspect it using a boat. The source of the spill was pinpointed Thursday. Firefighters found the gunk
was coming from a tugboat moored near the Jackson Street Bridge since 1987. Since the boat has been unused for so
long and is not registered as a working vessel, the spill falls under the EPA's jurisdiction instead of the Coast Guard.
"The boat, which is around 30-feet long, is partly submerged and listing into the water," Will County Emergency
Management Director Harold Damron said. "It was being salvaged and pumping out water that contained diesel fuel,"
Stromberg said. Salvage operations were stopped and booms designed to contain the spill were placed around the
wreck. Stromberg said Friday the Environmental Protection Agency is investigating and plans to remove the vessel
from the water. Damron said people could smell a fuel odor in the area around the boat for a few days, but there are
no immediate health concerns since the area is not used for swimming or recreation. Source : The Herald News
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WANTED: A good home for old tug

Mount McKay
Don Bergholm came by the old tugboat honestly. The Duluth man owns a pier in Superior, Wisconsin where people
park boats. Several years ago, someone showed up with two tugboats, leaving the Mount McKay sinking in the
harbour. Bergholm said he had to save the boat but couldn't find the owner, so he acquired the tug through a sheriff's
sale, adding "there I am with an old tug and a lot of work ahead of me." The restoration took over three years to
complete, with about eight volunteers working all the time on it. "The tug was totally scrapped, wire-brushed and
painted, the engine was totally gone, it had been re-wired, the galley had been totally re-done so it's been extensive
updating on the tug and it's a pretty beautiful boat right now."
'So there the tug is, all done, and we don't have anyone that can use it' The tugboat was built in 1908, and has had a
storied history, including a chapter in Thunder Bay. Bergholm said the tug has gone through about five different
names in its lifetime, but the latest is the Mount McKay. He said the boat was named after the mountain near Thunder
Bay. Bergholm said Thunder Bay is the last place the boat operated, pulling logs between the city and a location in
Michigan. The decision to sell the Mount McKay His friend, who was an engineer, died in 2013, and a few months
later Bergholm had a heart attack. "I ended up at the hospital, dead on arrival, so it's been a real tough time for me
because I lost my engineer and I can't be around anything that has electrical seals in it like generators and stuff so I
can't operate the tug either." Bergholm said he spent over $90,000 to restore the tug but he knows he won't recoup all
of those costs. Still, he has one condition for the sale. Bergholm will sell it but only if the buyer will take care of the
tug. "That really is the first key card. If they're just going to take it and do something with it that's going to ruin it, no,
I wouldn't sell it." Bergholm added that the boat is special to him because of the way it looks, saying it's got a perfect
tugboat profile and it's set up so it's just like a floating home. Source : CBC
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MSC LONDON MOORED WITH SHORE

TENSION SYSTEM IN SALALAH
Last Friday on Saturday

night the Shore tension
team Chris, Raoul,
Paul and Marcel of the
Rotterdam-boatman
organisation
K.R.V.E.moored
the
MSC LONDON with 4
cylinders
SHORE
TENSION
(swell
dempers) in the port of
Salalah (Oman) during
heavy rain fall as can be
seen at the photos The
Members
of
the
Rotterdam-boatman
organization
K.R.V.E.do the mooring and unmooring of all kind of seagoing
vessels. For that purpose they make use of mooring launches. In
good
cooperation with the vesselss crew

we bring the ropes or wires from the
ship ashore. Then the colleagues on
shore take the ropes or wires from
the launches and put them on the
shore bollards. This is partly done by
hand or with the use of our so called
winch trucks. This is a specially
designed truck with a motorized
winch which brings in the wire or
rope. The K.R.V.E.boatmen make use of a lot of
tools, developed by the association. Besides the work
in Rotterdam, the K.R.V.E is also involved in
specialized (offshore) projects worldwide. We provide our expertise internationally and it goes without saying that we
meet all high safety standards required. Together with the Port Authority of Rotterdam the K.R.V.E. developed
the ShoreTension system. A tensioning system for the
maritime industrie which delivers permanent tension without the
need of constant external energy. The ShoreTension is a flexible
stand-alone mooring system, based on a permanent tension of
shore mooring lines without the need of external energy. It
reduces the movements of a moored vessel caused by strong wind, current or passing vessels. Control valves ensure
that the tension of the shore mooring line does not exceed the Safe Working Load of the vessels ropes and bollards.
The cylindrically shaped ShoreTension exerts the same, constant pressure to the ships mooring lines which are
fastened to the bollards on the quay. This requires no electricity except for an external hydraulic system which only
needs to be used once to get the ShoreTension at the correct tension. After that, the cylinder of the ShoreTension
hydraulically moves along with the forces which the mooring line is exposed to. This process continues perpetually
without the need for additional energy. All mooring lines are always kept at the same, constant tension, also if wave
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and/or wind conditions change particularly crucial for the safe and stable mooring of vessels. It is the differences in
tension between the different mooring lines which cause a ship to move and potentially cause the mooring lines to
snap. The ShoreTension provides a high tension and pays out the line, coping with the peak loads without
exceeding the minimum breaking load of the line (MBL). By doing this, the system dampens the ships motion and
absorbs the energy of the ship. When the peak loads are over, the ShoreTension heaves in the line with the energy
stored and returns to its initial position. Because the ShoreTension doesnt require any external energy, it is CO2
neutral. For additional security, the ShoreTension is used in combination with a high-quality mooring line made of
HMPE, a super-strong synthetic fibre. These mooring lines are issued to the ship from the shore. Photos : Team
Shore Tension / Paul van den Boogert CLICK HERE to see how the shore tension system is working
The MOL EXCELLENCE inbound in Rotterdam-Europoort Photo : Krijn Hamelink
Indonesia to intensify joint patrols to

address pirate issue in Malacca Strait
The Indonesian authorities, along with their Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts, are highly expected to intensify
sea patrols in Malacca Strait due to escalating piracy activities lately that cost international and national shipping
business, an international transport workers organization said on Friday. International Transport Workers' Federation
(ITF) said that escalation of sea piracy activities in one of the world's busiest waters has entered an alarming situation
with some oil and gas tankers reportedly hijacked last month.
Head of ITF Asia Pacific Hanafi Rustandi said that the pirates were moving very fast, taking ship crew as hostages,
seizing valuable goods, damaging communication instruments as well as ship engines before they fled from the scene.
"Those sea piracy acts were very worrisome and endanger (the) world's shipping business. They must be stopped,"
Hanafi said in a statement. Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have engaged their police and troops to carry out joint
patrols to address the issue in the strait, which is located in between their territories. Hanafi identified as areas prone
to piracy activities the waters between Indonesia's Rupat island and Malaysia's Port Dickson and waters between
Indonesia's Big Karimun, Kundur and Batam islands which are close to Singapore. Improving the security in those
waters should be one of the major tasks for Indonesia's new government as the strait holds a crucial position in
facilitating international vessels for international trade and serving as a crucial trade route for Indonesia itself as well.
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According to ITF, there have been nine sea piracy cases in Malacca Strait so far this year, with the largest ones
occurring on July 4 and 15 in which two large oil tankers of MT Moresby and MT Oriental Glory were attacked.
Source : china.org.cn
NYK's eco tugboat receives 2013 Marine

Engineering of the Year award
The TSUBASA moored in Yokohama Photo : Piet Sinke CLICK on the photo !
Tsubasa, an environment-friendly tugboat owned by Wing Maritime Service Corporation, an NYK Group
company, has been bestowed the 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year award by the Japan Institute of Marine
Engineering, the company said in its press release. On July 30, 2014, a joint awards ceremony was held by three
maritime institutes the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, the Japan Society of Naval Architects and
Ocean Engineering, and the Japan Institute of Navigation. Representatives from the five other companies1
involved in the collaborative development of the tug joined Wing Maritime Service president Toshinori Yamashita to
receive the award. From NYK Line, Junichi Iwano, general manager of the companys Technical Group, attended the
ceremony.
Tsubasa is the first tug in Japan to be equipped with a hybrid propulsion system. The vessels batteries can be charged
via electric power from land, thus resulting in a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions. In fact, Tsubasa emitted 20
percent less CO2 in port during fiscal 2013. This tugs energy conservation and the resulting reduction in
environmental load were highly evaluated by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering, which is celebrating its 10th
anniversary in 2014.
The Marine Engineering of the Year designation is a special award that recognizes superior results in
technological development in the field of marine engineering and equipment. This is the third award of this kind for the
NYK Group, following the 2005 recognition of the car carrier Lyra Leader and the 2011 recognition for the innovative
air-lubrication systems on the module carriers Yamato and Yamatai, which are operated by NYK Bulk & Projects
Carrier. The NYK Group is also currently involved in the construction of an LNG-fueled tugboat, as the company
continues to make use of the creative solutions emphasized in the companys new medium-term management plan to
use energy more efficiently and reduce emissions. Source : PortNews
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The NORWEGIAN SPIRIT moored in Istanbul Photo : Cees van der Kooij
Pirates of the Ayeyarwady terrorise port

communities
River pirates are running rampant on moored boats in Mandalay but ship owners and workers are too afraid to report
cases to police or the media, sources in the area say. Two weeks ago, a group of women sleeping on board a ship
docked on the Ayeyarwady River in Mandalays Chan Aye Thar San township was targeted by the pirates. There are
many ships docking at this time of year so robbers are particularly active, said a ship owner, who asked not to be
named for fear of retribution. One of the women shouted for help and was attacked by the group, suffering injuries to
her head and chest after being hit by an object fired with a slingshot. The attack has had a chilling effect on river
workers, who are now too afraid to inform the authorities when a robbery occurs. The girl had left the ship and
said she would inform the police. Now nobody dares to speak about the pirates because they attack those who report
them to the newspapers, said another local source, who asked to remain unidentified. Eight batteries from another
ship were stolen on the same morning, the source said. Witnesses say the attackers, who travel in groups of four to
six and carry knives and other homemade weapons, usually arrive by boat. According to ship owners, they are from
villages near Sagaing. I see them regularly in the evenings but dont dare catch them because they are so unruly,
one witness said. Daw Tin Tin Mar, the Mandalay Region Hluttaw representative for Chan Aye Thar San 2, said she
would raise the issue in parliament.
I will make a report about it when the regional parliament resumes and submit a letter to the speaker during the
parliamentary break, she said. One ship owner said robberies occur frequently in Mayanchan, Bawka Bala and
Daewon ports in Mandalay and near Shan Lay Kyun in Amapura township. In early March, 19 members of a gang
accused of stopping and robbing vessels on the Ayeyarwady River were arrested south of Mandalay. The groups acts
earned it the name Ayeyarwady Somali, a reference to the Somali pirates that prowl the Indian Ocean. Its notoriety
quickly attracted the attention of regional police, who managed to arrest members of the group near Amarapura
townships Shangalay Kyun village on March 7. More than 100 police officers took part in the raid on the hideouts, with
10 men and nine women taken into custody. Source : mmtimes.
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Ocean and Fisheries minister willing to

step down over Sewol disaster
Minister of Ocean and Fisheries Lee Ju-young was reported on Friday to have resolved to voluntarily step down, taking
responsibility for the Sewol ferry tragedy. He had been re-named to the second Cabinet in the Park Geun-hye
administration in July. For nearly four months since the Sewol ferry sinking, Lee has been staying near the site of the
incident in Paengmok Port, Jindo-gun, South Jeolla province, and directing the search for missing persons. It appears
Lee will once again tender his resignation after the incident followup wraps. Even after being retained, Lee is said to
have said multiple times to the Presidential Office that it is the right thing to do to take responsibility and resign after
completely taking care of all measures required by the sinking. The timing of the resignation is estimated to be midSeptember. This appears to take into consideration the almost completion of the search in the Sewol ferry and the
Chuseok holidays in early September.
Lee said on July 13 in a news release that when the incident is taken care of, he will act accordingly as called for by
responsibility he needed to take. However, there is the likelihood of Lees stepping down being postponed when the
bereaved families strongly demand that Lee must stand by his post until all of the missing 10 bodies are recovered.
Lee is also known to be mulling whether to participate in the China-Japan-Korea Ministerial Conference on Transport
and Logistics scheduled to be held in Japan on August 25. With Saenuri Party leader Kim Moo-sung openly requesting
on August 6 the return to normal operations by Lee, who had been elected to the National Assembly four times, it
would be protocol to attend the international conference if only for national gain, but Lee appears to be concerned that
his attending could result in a hitch in the search for missing victims. In the event Lee leaves for the conference, it
appears Lee will meet with the bereaved families and ask their understanding before his departure. In that case, the
Ministry is reviewing have Vice Minister staying at Paengmok Port instead. Source: The Dong-A-Ilbo
New dredger arrives in SA
Durban - A new dredger to help maintain South African

ports arrived in Durban from Bulgaria on Friday.
The vessel, Italeni, received a muted welcome at the end of its
maiden voyage from the Bulgarian port of Varna, where it was
built. Spray from a ship's fire nozzle at the port's entrance and a
number of ship enthusiasts photographing the grab hopper
dredger were the only evidence that a new vessel had entered the
service of the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).
According to a recent Transnet press release the Italeni had
been designed and built to achieve low maintenance costs.
It will replace the ageing Crane - named after the bird - dredger,
joining the Islandlwana grab hopper dredger. The Italeni, named
after the battle of Italeni which took place near the Ithala Mountains where the Zulu King Dingane defeated the
Voortrekkers in 1838, will not begin service immediately. The grab crane currently on the Crane will be transferred to
the Italeni. The dredger was built by Dutch ship builder IHC Merwede in the shipyard of its partner, MTG Dolphin,
in Varna. The Italeni will be used mainly for maintenance work in various ports throughout the country, especially
keeping the channels clear that allow ships to enter the port. Fully loaded, it can carry 750 cubic metres of dredged
material. The TNPA will officially unveil the Italeni on Monday where further details on the vessel will be provided.
Apart from the Islandlwana and the Italeni, IHC Merwede is building a third larger dredger for the TNPA. Source
: IOLNews
Staking a claim
The majority of Gazproms activities remain outside the Arctic, but its ties to the region are getting stronger Gazprom
has taken steps in recent weeks to strengthen its position in the Arctic. The vast majority of the state-owned firms
operations are found outside of the region, but so far this year it has added new licences, established a partnership
and is currently taking part in a high-profile clean-up exercise. Taken together, all three could help the company
establish itself on Russias northern continental shelf. The latest development came on Thursday, when the Kremlin
announced that the state-controlled firm had been granted a licence to explore the Kheysovsky area of the Barents
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Sea. The same announcement saw Rosneft, another state-owned firm, granted the right to drill in the Pritaymyrsky
area of the Laptev Sea.
Although analysts indicated that the finds were unlikely to enter into production in the short-term, they may be willing
to wait. The Kheysovsky field, for example, holds a reported two trillion cubic metres of gas, 394 million tonnes of oil
equivalents and 32 million tonnes of condensate, making it a valued prize for Gazprom, which reportedly paid over 1
billion rubles ($28 million) for the licence.
Gazprom, which operates the only commercially active offshore production facility in the Arctic, is primarily active
onshore and in the Pacific, as well as abroad. Nevertheless the company now holds a total of 36 offshore licences in
the Arctic. News of the additional licences comes after Gazprom, in June, announced that it was partnering with Lukoil,
Russia's largest privately controlled oil producer, to establish a joint venture that the two companies expected would
begin actively exploring the Barents Sea shelf by the end of the year. The partnership could help the firms sidestep a
Russian regulation restricting off-shore operations to state-owned firms, but the two had already taken steps to work
closer together in a number of areas, including oil-spill response, which they agreed in February. Today, the two firms
are reportedly carrying out a major oil-spill exercise together with Defence Ministry forces. In the mock scenario,
cleanup crews are responding to a spill caused after a tanker collided with a service vessel at the Prirazlomnaya
platform. In addition to responding to a staged 1,200-tonne oil spill, crews must also react to a fire aboard one of the
ships as well as rescue five crew members who had fallen into the water. The exercise, according to RIA-Novosti, is
being carried out in conjunction with an Arctic Council meeting in the city of Naryan-Mar. Source : The Arctic
Journal
Australian Border Control wanted to

send asylum seekers back on lifeboat
A group of 107 Sri Lankan adults and 50 children

were detained on a customs boat before being
told they could have a lifeboat to find their way
back to India. Executive director of the Human
Rights Law Centre, Hugh de Kretser told the ABC:
The clients we spoke to were absolutely terrified
at what lay ahead for them. They were terrified
of the prospect of being dumped in the ocean on
lifeboats, without experience in navigating or
operating a boat and having to take responsibility
for the families that were on the boat. The
group of 157 Tamils, including 50 children, were
spotted and taken into custody by Australian
officials in June after leaving a refugee camp in
India after having fled persecution in Sri Lanka.
The group had allegedly been locked in
windowless rooms aboard a customs boat for almost a month before being taken to Australia on about 25 July.
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Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said that, under an agreement with New Delhi, the group could be sent back to
India even though they are not Indian citizens. But the group chose to refuse the arrangement and have now instead
been transferred to the Nauru detention camps.
When the ABC asked Morrison if the group were really offered orange lifeboats to get them to India, his response was
that he does not discuss those sort of operational matters. But Krester said that customs officials had selected 15 of
the 107 adults and trained them how to use the lifeboats. He said the officials spoke to them in English saying each
boat would haul 60 people and that they would have to navigate their own way to India. When they refused, saying
they had no experience in operating or navigating a boat, and couldnt take responsibility for ensuring the safety of
those on board, the officers told them that it was an Australian government decision and they had to obey, he said.
Australias policy on asylum-seekers means that those arriving by boat are sent to Papua New Guinea or Nauru while
also being denied full resettlement in Australia regardless of being able to prove that their lives were in danger in their
home country. Source : Australian Times
the bulker MAGIC arriving at Ravensbourne to discharge fertiliser. Photo : Ross Walker
Mideast Crude Tanker Rates Struggle
Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route were steady this week, helped by light bookings although
rates have yet to rebound after a recent surge late last month. The worlds benchmark VLCC export route from the
Middle East Gulf (MEG) to Japan on Thursday reached W42.57 in the worldscale measure of freight rates, or $14,080 a
day when translated into average earnings, the latest Baltic Exchange data showed. That compared with W41.21 or
$11,142 a day on Wednesday and W46.90 or $20,727 a day last Thursday. Activity has revived but the tempo is
firmly in the control of the charterers. Again, firm business is being overwhelmed with offers and the competition
among owners remain fierce, broker Fearnleys said. RS Platou markets said separately: VLCC rates have been on a
downward trend since hitting $35,000 per day the last two weeks of July. In January, average earnings reached just
over $61,000 a day their highest since February 2010, before the rally lost steam. Earnings in late May and early
June fell into negative territory or the first time since early September 2013. VLCC rates from the Gulf to the United
States were at W25.94 on Thursday versus W25.92 on Wednesday and W27.35 last Thursday. Rates for suezmax
tankers on the Black Sea to Med route to W78.32 or $21,225 a day. That compared with W79.09 or $21,669 a day on
Wednesday and W86.50 or $27,815 a day last Thursday. The Mediterranean market really did nothing more than tick
over this week. With the lack of activity, the list grew fairly quickly, broker Braemar ACM said, adding that more ships
available for hire also dampened sentiment. Cross Mediterranean aframax tanker rates were at W92.22 or $12,509 a
day on Thursday. That compared with W85.44 or $8,368 a day on Wednesday and W82.85 or $6,624 a day last
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Thursday. The Mediterranean and Black Sea (for aframaxes) have also seen some rates rise this week. Theres been
some enquiry from Libya that has been the driving force of this increase, despite the current tension, Braemar ACM
said. Aframax tankers on the Mediterranean route, which transport the majority of Libyas crude oil, normally carry
loads of up to 600,000-700,000 barrels. Libyas oil output dropped to about 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) from
500,000 bpd last week, but a spokesman for the state-run National Oil Corporation said oilfields were still secure
despite clashes in the capital Tripoli. Black Sea and Mediterranean crude tanker rates are still off their peak in January
when they rallied to their highest since 2008 as weather-related disruptions in the Turkish Straits raised the cost of
transporting cargoes. Average earnings per day are calculated after a vessel covers its voyage costs such as bunker
fuel and port fees. Source: Reuters
The MSC FANTASIA at anchor for the island of Santorini in Greece Photo : Cees van der Kooij
Deltamarin participates in the design of

the first LNG-powered icebreaker
Deltamarin Ltd has been awarded a contract by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. for the entire machinery and
technical spaces outfitting production design of the very first LNG-powered icebreaker. The unique vessel is to be built
for the Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi, and aims to reduce emissions and fuel costs by using both diesel and
LNG as fuel, the company said in its press release. The icebreaker has been planned especially for operations in the
most challenging icebreaking conditions in the Baltic Sea. Equipped with the industrys most advanced technology, the
vessel can also handle oil spill response operations and emergency towing in demanding conditions at open sea in both
winter and summer. This ensures year-round safe seaborne transports in the Baltic Sea. This unique vessel will be
delivered by the beginning of 2016. The main dimensions of the vessel will be 110 m in overall length and 24 m in
breadth. The vessel will have a maximum draught of 8 m. It will be able to move continuously through about 1.6 m
thick level ice and the service speed of the vessel in open water will be 16 knots. The icebreaker will have
accommodation for a total of 24 persons, with reserve for additional crew in case of oil spill response operations.
The work will be carried out using the AVEVA Marine Outfitting software. Deltamarin has earlier delivered similar
design packages for several icebreakers built at Arctech. The value of Deltamarins design contract is around 1.8 M
and the work is to be carried out over an estimated period of 12 months. Source : PortNews
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Lichtschip Texel weer in de lucht.
Het weekend van vrijdag 15 t/m zondag 17 augustus zijn de vrijwilligers van de
Vereniging
van
Radiozendamateurs
afdeling
Helderland actief vanaf het
Lichtschip Texel om deel te
nemen aan het International
Lighthouse
Lightship
Weekend 2014, waar dit jaar
al ruim 450 Lichtschepen en
Vuurtorens zich voor hebben
aangemeld. Gedurende deze
dagen zal het team van
Helderland
met
radiozendapparatuur via morse
en spraak verbindingen contact proberen te leggen met zoveel mogelijk
Lichtschepen en Vuurtorens over de gehele wereld, Dit evenement valt samen met de Helderse visserijdagen, en dus
een leuke gelegenheid om een bezoek te brengen aan het Lichtschip Texel, en een kijkje te nemen in de hobby van
het radiozendamateur. Het Lichtschip Texel is afgemeerd bij de oude werf Willemsoord.
Op de URL http://www.illw.net/index.php/entrants-list-2014 zijn de deelnemende landen vuurtorens en lichtschepen
terug te vinden
International Lighthouse/ Lightship Weekend
Association of Lighthouse Keepers decided to have an annual open day for

lighthouses all around the world to encourage visitors to visit at their lighthouses. They
decided that no better day could be decided upon other than the Sunday of the ILLW.
This move has been highly successful as the media have become involved in quite a few
of the countries involved in the event.
This years event takes place on 16-17 August 2014 so if you havent done so already,
find a lighthouse nearby and get a group together or do it solo and fire up a lighthouse
station. In most cases if you dont intend operating from within the lighthouse itself or
one of its cottages, you really dont need to get any approval. Most first time entrants are
so enthused with the event that they return year after year. A report from the Burlington
ARC, Canada summed their first participation in these few words: education.
The
greatest delight of the day was the active participation of the visiting children who
showed a remarkable interest in the whole idea of amateur radio, especially the use of
Morse Code. It was an honor and a delight to participate in this adventure and we look
forward with increased enthusiasm to next year's participation. Mike Dalrymple passed
away in December 2005. He was the Treasurer of the Ayr Amateur Radio Group and one
of their members has taken on Mikes roll as the PR man and main co-ordinator. The
event is now dedicated to Mikes memory as is the official web site http://illw.net where you will find event
guidelines, an on line entry forms and list of participating lighthouse since 1998.
Purpose:
The basic objective of the event is to promote public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for
preservation and restoration, to promote amateur radio and to foster International goodwill.
History of the Event:
It all started in 1994 during a wet wintry evening when two members of the AYR Amateur Radio Group in Scotland,
John GM4OOU and the late Mike GM4SUC, after a club meeting were talking about creating an event in the summer
when club members could get out on a sunny weekend and play radio. Various themes were considered; ports,
airports, historic Scotland sites, the Firths of Scotland, castles etc. but it was finally decided that lighthouses of
Scotland would be ideal.
Following research it was discovered that the lighthouses of Scotland were controlled by the Northern Lighthouse
Board in Edinburgh who were not only responsible for the lighthouses of Scotland, but also around the Isle of Man.
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Approval was sought and obtained from the Northern Lighthouse Board to establish amateur radio stations adjacent to
their property. In February 1993 an invitation was sent to all Scottish clubs and the Isle of Man club to join in the fun
of a weekend, to be called the Northern Lighthouse Activity Weekend, by establishing an amateur radio station at a
lighthouse during the third weekend in August. This first year's event saw 11 stations established
at lighthouses, operating primarily on the HF bands, with each station making approximately 750 QSOs over the
weekend.
The following years the Scottish clubs were involved in a weekend activity with the theme of Scottish Firths (river
estuaries), so two years elapsed before the next Northern Lighthouse Activity Weekend. During this period Anne-Grete
OZ3AE enquired through a letter to Practical Wireless if there was any lighthouse activity on amateur radio.
Following discussions with her it was decided that Danish stations could join in the fun of the weekend. Quickly
Germany, South Africa and France asked to join, so the name of weekend was changed to The International
Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend . It was at this time that John, GM4OOU, due to pressure of work, had to cease his
connections with the event. The weekend became an annual event taking place over the third full weekend in August
and has slowly grown in popularity. In 1999 there were 204 lighthouse/lightship stations in 36 countries and in 2011
469 stations in 55 countries took part.
he main reason the event has become so popular is because it is NOT a contest. It is a relaxed fun weekend without
the pressure of a contest. The guidelines are simple and the honesty on the operators to act within the spirit of the
weekend which is simply to expose amateur radio and the plight of lighthouses to the public. This is why it is important
for the ham station to be as close to the lighthouse/lightship aspossible with the controlling bodys approval.
Wrtsil awarded another design

contract for arctic operations
A second confirmed design contract for Wrtsil's new series of arctic platform supply vessels has been signed. This
latest order is for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) being built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey on behalf
of U.S.- based Tidewater Inc, the leading provider of offshore service vessels to the global energy industry. The
vessel will be operated by the Norwegian Troms Offshore Supply Group, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Tidewater. There
is an option for further three similar vessels.
A key element in the award of this contract was Tidewater's requirement for a compact design yet with a high
deadweight giving maximum cargo capacity. Operational efficiency and reduced fuel consumption were among the
other reasons why the Wrtsil solution was selected. The vessel is designed to fit three Wrtsil 8-cylinder in-line
Wrtsil 26 main engines, propulsion systems, a ballast water management system, and inert gas generators. The
vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2016. "Once again, Wrtsil Ship Design's deep understanding of the complexities
involved in operating in the harshest climatic conditions, and its ability to produce a design that fully meets the
customer's expectations has been rewarded with a significant order. Wrtsil's total solution capability, combining a
strong and efficient design with fuel saving propulsion, is increasingly important in the market for ice class vessels,"
says Riku-Pekka Hgg, Vice President, Ship Design, Wrtsil Ship Power. The Wrtsil design means that the ship will
be strengthened and equipped for arctic conditions, with the hull and propulsion in compliance with DNV ice class ICE
1A. This verifies that the vessel has sufficient strength, power, and equipment to operate in arctic areas. Furthermore,
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the vessel will be readied for cold climate conditions according to the DNV DEICE class. This notation includes
requirements for maintaining safety and vessel operability in ice, under icing conditions, and at low temperatures.
The vessel is also prepared for advanced subsea operations with an active heave compensated construction crane with
150t capacity which can be quickly and easily fitted when required. For the same reason the vessel is prepared for
helicopter deck which would usually be needed during extensive subsea construction activities. These features make
the vessel a state of the art Multipurpose/Subsea/Construction PSV. Wrtsil has more than 50 years of experience in
ship design, and has successfully executed thousands of ship design projects. Wrtsil provide efficient, reliable and
environmentally sound design solutions for the offshore segment. We customize solutions according to our customers'
specific needs, with the right balance between functionality and cost, and support yards with integration in planning
and execution phase. The result is a new generation of ships that deliver high performance plus significant fuel and
cost savings. For more information, please visit: Wrtsil
Gabon signs offshore oil contracts with

six companies
Gabon's oil ministry said on Friday it had signed seven oil contracts with six companies as part of an offshore licensing
round expected to attract at least $1.1 billion in investment to the sector. The Central African country hopes that this
tender, its tenth, will help it reverse a chronic decline in output due to maturing onshore fields. The former OPEC
member currently pumps about 230,000 barrels per day, down from a peak of close to 400,000 bpd in the 1990s.
Drilling deep offshore the Gulf of Guinea is expensive but potentially very rewarding for oil firms, given the similar
geology to oil-rich Brazil, where billions of barrels of oil have been discovered. The companies that have signed
contracts are: Impact, Repsol , Marathon, Noble Energy, Petronas and Woodside. The deals end over nine months of
arduous negotiations in which the list bidders has changed several times. Two companies - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil
and British oil explorer Ophir - invited in late July to enter a final round of negotiations did not feature on the ministry's
final list. Australia's Woodside was not invited to the final round, yet was named as a winner. Source : Reuters
(Reporting by Gerauds Obangome; Writing by Emma Farge; Editing by Erica Billingham)
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Why Japan Will Drive Global LNG

Growth
There is little reason to expect Japans reactors will offset its voracious new appetite for LNG.
There are countervailing arguments right now about the long-term impact of increased Japanese LNG imports on the
commoditys global market. Certainly in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Japan has shifted
heavily toward LNG as it has shut down all of its 48 nuclear reactors. The question is to what degree Japan intends to
rely on this fossil fuel, and what other sources Japan will use to fill its energy gap. A look at Japans LNG consumption
since 2011 is instructive. Since then, Japanese use of LNG has increased by almost 20 million metric tons, or about 8
percent of global demand in 2013. The Wall Street Journal writes that this increased demand has led to more than 50
LNG export terminal proposals worldwide. However, despite surging demand for LNG in Japan (and China) recently,
there are reasons to temper expectations. The Wall Street Journal speculates that a possible Japanese return to
nuclear power and Chinas staggeringly large new deal with Russia to import regular, piped natural gas should cause
LNG speculators to hedge their bets somewhat. While the question of Chinas future LNG consumption may not be
clear, demand will surely rise over the short to medium-term, even if that growth ends up being less pronounced than
the increase in natural gas demand. Even with the prospect of a slowdown in Chinas economy, it is simply too large
not to diversify and increase the weighting of LNG in its energy mix, especially as the environmental impact of coal
becomes much more problematic in its mega-cities. Japans future demand for LNG may also be difficult to gauge, but
there are indicators as to what direction the industry in Japan will take. First of all, there are the $10 billion in loans
put together by major private banks like Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and Mizuho Bank, along with the governments
Japan Bank for International Cooperation, to fund LNG projects in North America slated for delivery between 2017 and
2018. Additionally, by 2020 Japan is expected to order roughly 90 LNG ships worth $19.3 billion.
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The LNG tanker FLORA anchored off Singapore Photo : Piet Sinke - CLICK on the photo !
However, the location of the investments is important, as that will signal the long-term viability of LNG imports for
Japan. Overall Japanese investment in North America has increased substantially since 2011, going from roughly $15
billion to more than $45 billion in 2013. A significant portion of that investment is being funneled into the emerging
shale natural gas industry in both the U.S. and Mexico. Once U.S. shale gas is online, it is expected to be 20 to 30
percent cheaper than Japans other suppliers. While Japans nuclear reactors would still be a less expensive alternative
to LNG, not to mention improving the countrys trade balance, the future of that industry is very much in doubt. Even
the two reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu, which recently passed the Nuclear Regulatory Agencys new
and much more stringent safety inspections and are expected to be the first in the country to come back online, are
facing further delays. Kyushu Electric Power Co. fell behind in submitting paperwork, and now the restart of the two
reactors originally slated for the fall has been pushed back until at least 2015, with the companys spokeswoman
stating we cannot say when the (restart) will be, and that the company has no timeline in place for a restart. Delays
of this sort at the countrys other reactors should be expected as well, while keeping in mind that perhaps only a dozen
or so actually have a realistic chance of becoming operational again. There are two reasons for this: First because the
NRAs new inspection qualifications make it extremely difficult for all but the newest and best designed reactors to be
restarted, and second because the new regulatory guidelines allow local communities to have a say in whether the
plants can come back online. With the efforts at Fukushima Daiichi showing no clear path toward a viable cleanup and
containment, the population at large is still highly skeptical of a general nuclear restart. The Japanese government and
its largest banks are speaking with their pocketbooks, and indicating which direction Japans energy sector is likely to
take.
Feeder service to ferry cargo to Mumbai

to commence this month
PANAJI: In what may take Goa a step closer to becoming Western India's logistics hub, the first feeder service to ferry
cargo between Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) here and Maharashtra's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) will commence
later this month. Built at the Chowgule Group's shipyard in Loutolim, the brand new feeder vessel has a capacity of
106 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) and will ply between the two ports four to six times a month, depending on
demand. Addressing media persons ahead of a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) conference in Panaji on Friday,
CII chairman Kirit Maganlal pointed out that the coastal feeder would achieve the much-needed shift of container
traffic from road to sea. "The service will target export and import companies in Goa, and will specifically benefit the
states booming pharmaceutical exports which are currently transported in refrigerated containers to JNPT, which is
around 800 kilometers away by road," said Maganlal. Captain V K Singh, CEO of Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, the
company that will operate the service said that the feeder service would boost container trade at MPT, apart from
reducing logistics costs and offering increased safety of the cargo. The service is also expected to be popular among
pharma companies that currently ship their exports to Colombo port via a feeder vessel, from where they are sent to
the destination ports in Europe or USA?a more expensive and time-consuming route. Maganlal claimed that Goa had
the potential to become an important logistics hub that can also cater to industries in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and
can look beyond just shipping services to take on warehousing, transportation and delivery services as well. "Once this
container feeder service begins to function smoothly, we could also consider starting a roll-on, roll-off service to ferry
cargo trucks between the two ports, similar to the arrangement between MPT and Konkan Railway," Maganlal added.
Source : Indiatimes
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DOCKWISE VANGUARD VISITS ROTTERDAM
Photo top : skyphotomaassluis photo below left : Nico Ouwehand photo below right : Willem Holtkamp
Last Friday the DOCKWISE VANGUARD was

shifted from the Maasvlakte to the Cruisterminal at
the Wilhelminakade,in the center of the City of
Rotterdam, as this move of this giant vessel was seen by a lot

of people, I have received many photos all for the
newsclippings , as I am restricted in the saize daily of the
newsletter I have made a selection at this page, and would like
to thank everybody for sending the photos. and the arrival
right + top seen by Ernest Timmerman of

ALP Maritime Services BV From the
Maastoren, 40th Floor
The DOCKWISE VANGUARD will depart
tonight around 22:00 hrs bound for Brazil
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Passing stern first the Lloydkade apartments Photo : Jan Damman
NAVY NEWS
21 personnel were killed in 22 Naval

warships, submarine accidents in last
three years
Six officers were among the 21 personnel who were killed in 22 accidents involving naval warships and submarines in
the last three years, Lok Sabha was informed today. "A total of 22 accidents have been reported involving warships
and submarines during the last three years and the current year. 21 navy personnel including six officers and 15
sailors lost their lives in three of these accidents," Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said in reply to a written query.
The accidents involving INS Sindhurakshak and INS Sindhuratna account for 20 of these deaths. 18 personnel
were killed in Sindhurakshak mishap which sank after an explosion in its torpedo compartment on August 14 last year
while two officers had lost their lives in mishaps involving the INS Sindhuratna. In the last one year itself, the Navy
has suffered over 15 accidents and this led to the resignation of former Navy Chief Admiral DK Joshi taking the overall
responsibility of these these mishaps. Meanwhile, answering another query, Jaitley said the Maharashtra government
had sent a proposal to build floating jetties along the Gateway of India in Mumbai but the "Headquarters, Western
Naval Command conveyed reservations on the proposal from security angle." Source : indiatimes
U.S. Naval forces on station in Gulf

region
US Navy and Marine forces already are on station in the Middle East, part of the US policy of keeping a carrier strike
group and an amphibious ready group in the region. The two F/A-18 Super Hornets that struck an Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) mobile artillery piece early on Aug. 8 were flying from the aircraft carrier George H. W.
Bush operating in the Persian Gulf, the Navy confirmed. The carrier has been operating in the Central Command area
since March 22. The Bush left its home port of Norfolk, Va., on Feb. 15 for a planned nine- to ten-month deployment.
The carrier, the newest flattop in the fleet, is on its second strike group deployment. The carrier is carrying 44 strike
fighters and five electronic attack aircraft.
The Bush is escorted by the cruiser Philippine Sea, and the destroyers OKane, Roosevelt and Arleigh Burke are in
the area. All cruisers and destroyers can carry dozens of missiles, including Tomahawk cruise missiles. The range of
the missile varies depending on the version, but is at least 800 statute miles enough to reach ISIL operating areas
in northern Iraq from the Persian Gulf.
The Navy would not comment on whether submarines were in the operating area. All US Navy attack submarines can
launch Tomahawks, as can cruise-missile submarines.
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Also available are Marine forces from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious
ships Bataan and Gunston Hall. With the amphibious ship Mesa Verde, the group departed Norfolk in early
February for a scheduled eight-month deployment. The MEU, composed of about 2,500 Marines, includes a Marine
medium tiltrotor squadron flying MV-22 Ospreys, a battalion landing team, and a combat logistics squadron. The
ships also carry Marine attack and transport helicopters.
Another amphibious ready group centered on the assault ship Makin Island deployed with the 22nd MEU from San
Diego on July 25, and is scheduled to relieve the Bataan ARG.
No other carrier strike groups are deployed at the moment, although the Carl Vinson is set to leave San Diego on a
regularly scheduled deployment around the third week of August.
Heres a list of naval forces deployed in Central Command:
Aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), carrying Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), with:
Strike Fighter Squadron 15 (VFA-15) Valions, with ten F/A-18C Hornets
Strike Fighter Squadron 31 (VFA-31) Tomcatters with 12 F/A-18E Super Hornets
Strike Fighter Squadron 87 (VFA-87) Golden Warriors, with 10 F/A-18C Hornets
Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213) Black Lions, with 12 F/A-18F Super Hornets
Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134) Garudas, with five EA-6B Prowlers
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124 (VAW-124) Bear Aces, with four E-2C Hawkeyes
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 (HSC-9) Tridents, with eight MH-60S Seahawk helicopters
Helicopter Marine Strike Squadron 70 (HSM-70) Spartans, with four MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
An additional six MH-60Rs are operating from destroyers and cruisers in the region.
Cruiser Philippine Sea (CG 58)
Destroyers Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), OKane (DDG 77) and Roosevelt (DDG 80).
Amphibious assault ship Bataan (LHD 5), amphibious transport dock Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and amphibious
landing dock Gunston Hall (LSD 44) Source : Militaire Times
Vella Gulf Conducts Exercise with

Turkish Navy
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS

Vella Gulf (CG 72) conducted a division tactics
exercise with the Turkish navy fast attack craft
TCG Tuzla (P 1200) in the Black Sea, Aug. 8.
Vella Gulf and Tuzla conducted tactical
maneuvering during the exercise. U.S. Navy ships
regularly hold similar events with allies and
partners to foster relationships and strengthen
interoperability. "Once again, Vella Gulf was
pleased to participate in an at-sea training exercise
with our NATO ally Turkey," said Capt. Robert
Katz, Vella Gulf's commanding officer. "Our
continuing interactions with the Turkish navy
during this deployment have increased cooperation and strengthened interoperability through regular combined
training events." The surface exercise required Vella Gulf to be a guide ship and give tactical maneuvering commands
to Tuzla. The ships then executed maneuvers simultaneously.
Vella Gulf, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, is conducting naval operations with partners and allies in the U.S. 6th
Fleet area of operations in order to advance security and stability in Europe. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples,
Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency
partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa.
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Russia Navy to receive new submarine

for Black Sea Fleet
Project 636.5 Varshavyanka

head diesel-electric submarine
Novorossiysk
produced
for
Russian Black Sea Fleet will be
handed over to the countrys Navy
on August 28, a high-ranking
source in the military and
industrial sector told ITAR-TASS
on Friday. A festive St. Andrew
naval flag-hoisting ceremony will
be held abroad Novorossiysk at
the Admiralty Wharfs in the city of
St. Petersburg on August 28, the
high-placed military source said.
He recalled that this submarine
would be put on trials at Northern Fleets deep-water ranges after it is taken into naval service, before being sent to a
naval base on the Black Sea coast. New diesel-electric submarine for Russia's Black Sea Fleet launched Novorossiysk
was laid in August 2010. Submarines of this project belong to the third generation developed by St. Petersburg-based
Design Bureau of Marine Engineering Rubin and considered to be noise lowest in the world and have a higher combat
capability than submarines of previous projects. Varshavyanka project submarines are upgraded fundamentally
especially for Russian Navy provided with missile and torpedo weaponry, radioelectronic and hydroacoustic equipment.
Submarines of this project has a surface speed of 20 knots (37 kph), maximum submersion of around 300 metres, can
go on autonomous sailing of 45 days, has a crew of 52 and underwater displacement of around four thousand tonnes.
The fifth and sixth submarines are to be laid down in October - November this year, for the 310th anniversary of
Admiralty Shipyard. The submarines will be named Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino. Admiralty Shipyard Director General
Aleksandr Buzakov said previously that this year the enterprise should deliver to the Russian Navy three submarines of
Project
636.3
Novorossiysk,
Rostov-on-Don
and
Stary
Oskol.
SHIPYARD NEWS
Zamakona Yards deliveres Ocean Marlin

to Atlantic offshore
OCEAN MARLIN is the second vessel of three signed with Atlantic offshore with HY820 design. She is now sailing to
Stavanger and her naming ceremony will be next Wednesday, 13th August, the company said in its press release.
The vessel has been constructed in our Yard of Pasajes with the following main particulars:
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Type Emergency Rescue and Response Vessel with Firefighting and DP2
Length over all 66.80 m
Length b.p 60.60 m
Breadth moulded 16.00 m
Depth to main deck 6,00 m
Draught 5,40 m
Accommodation 21 persons
Notation DnV: +1A1, E0, SF, OSV-Towing, DYNPOS AUTR, FIRE FIGHTER II
Flag NOR
Deck area 380 m2
The results on sea trials have been better than expected, highlighting the low level of vibration and noise:
Bollard pull 68,3 tonnes Free running speed 14 knot
Source : PortNews
DSME Delivers Fifth Newbuild to HMM
joined G6 Asia-Europe Loop 4. The Marshall Islands

365.5m in lenght and 48m in width.
On 28 July, South Korean

container shipping company
Hyundai Merchant Marine
received the Hyundai Pride,
last of five ships of 13,154 teu
ordered in August 2011 with
Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Marine
Engineering
(DSME).
After a bunkering trip to Russia,
the new ship will join the G6
Asia-Europe Loop 6. She
follows the Hyundai Victory,
delivered on 30 June and
joined the G6 Asia-Europe Loop
7, and the Hyundai Drive,
delivered on 20 June and
flagged cargo ship, has a 152700 deadweight and features
Hyundai Heavy Industries launches

South Korean Navy submarines
A fifth 214-class submarine for the South

Korean Navy has been launched by Hyundai
Heavy Industries and is expected to become
operational in 2016. Hyundai Heavy
Industries has launched a new 214-class
submarine, to be equipped with locally
produced cruise missiles, for the South Korean
Navy. The vessel is the Yun Bong Gil Ham,
which weighs 1,800 tons, is 214 feet long, and
has a top speed of 20 knots.
The ship is the fifth 214-class submarine of the

country's navy. According to the Department of
National Defense, the ship features an air independent propulsion system that charges the submarine's storage battery
without air, enabling it to stay submerged for two weeks. Hyundai Heavy Industries will transfer the underconstruction submarine to the navy in the second half of next year. Nine months of tests and evaluations will follow,
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culminating in the vessel gaining operational status, Korean officials said. The country currently operates 10 209-class
and 214-class submarines. The first 209-class vessel, the Jang Bo Go Ham, was taken over from Germany in 1992.
Source Upi
ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES
The MAERSK MIYAJIMA anchored off Singapore - Photo : Piet Sinke - CLICK on the photo !
Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for

Aug. 8
Major container lines announced general rate increases taking place in mid-August through October this week. This
year such announcements are coming once, if not twice, every month as carriers battle a volatile spot market. While
most general rate increases this year have been largely unsuccessful, the spot market in the trans-Pacific lanes and
Asia-Europe routes both showed strong gains on the back of Aug. 1 GRIs. For the U.S., those gains are being
supported by peak-season volumes, but will rates stay up, and for how long? Asia-Europe rates continue their seesaw.
News broke late last week of delays on the trans-Pacific routes to the U.S. East Coast, and congestion at northern
European ports continues to plague the industry as well.
Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean
Hapag-Lloyd announced it will seek a $650 per 20-foot container general rate increase, starting Aug. 18, on all cargo
heading westbound from Asia to northern Europe and the Mediterranean ports.
Trans-Pacific
Hapag-Lloyd announced a Sept. 1 rate increase, which aims to hike rates for all containers traveling eastbound from
East Asia to the U.S. and Canada. Effective Sept. 1, Hapag-Lloyd will attempt to increase rates by $480 per 20-foot
container, by $600 per 40-foot container, by $650 per 40-foot high-cube container and by $760 per 45-foot container.
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Asia to the Middle East
CMA CGM will attempt to institute a $200-per-TEU increase on cargo moving from all Asian ports to the Red Sea ports
of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Ain Sukhna (Egypt), Aqaba (Jordan), Dijibouti, Aden (Yemen) and Hodeidah (Yemen),
effective Aug. 15.
CMA CGM also announced a planned general rate increase from all Asian ports, excluding Japan, to Middle East Gulf
ports. The $100-per-TEU hike is planned for on Aug. 15.
Asia to Latin America
Maersk Line will attempt to increase rates on all cargo heading from Far East Asia to Latin American ports starting
Sept. 15. The rate increases are planned at $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 for dry 40-foot standard and high
cube containers.
MOL informed customers of a general rate increase on all cargo going from Malaysia to Mexico and the west coast of
South America. The carrier will attempt to increase rates by $450 for 20-foot containers and $900 for 40-foot standard
and high cube containers, effective Sept. 15.
Asia to Africa
CMA CGM is planning a Sept. 1 general rate increase of $250 per TEU on all cargo heading from Asia to West Africa.
Maersk Line is also planning a Sept. 1 GRI on cargo from East Asia to West Africa. The charge is planned at $250 per
TEU and $500 per FEU.
Asia to Oceania
CMA CGM will attempt a general rate increase of $300 per TEU on cargo from all Asian ports to ports in Fiji, effective
Oct. 1.
Maersk announced a general rate increased aimed at raising prices on cargo from northeast Asia to Australia. Cargo
heading from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea to Australia will face an increase of $300 per 20-foot container and
$600 per 40-foot container charge as of Sept. 1.
Hamburg Sd will attempt to increase rates on cargo heading southbound from northeast Asia to Australia as of Sept.
1. The carrier plans to increase rates by $300 per TEU. Source : Journal of Commerce
Ghana to build third port?
Ghana may just get a third port, judging by an announcement made by the director-general of the Ghana Ports and
Harbours Authority (GPHA). The countrys official news agency GNA, reported that Richard Anamoo said that the port
is needed to boost trade and to promote the socio-economic growth of the nation, although its not yet clear where it
would be built. Mr Anamoo was speaking at a forum held by the GPHA to brief stakeholders on the progress of work
on the on-going expansion project at the Takoradi harbour which started in December last year.
In his speech, Mr Anamoo noted that the limited space at the Takoradi port cannot handle the increasing traffic
demand in recent maritime trade which is why it has become necessary to re-develop it to meet the modern trends in
the maritime industry. The expansion project, he said, involves the reclamation of part of the sea through dredging, to
contain bigger vessels to facilitate the turnaround business, revamping of access roads and rail lines, creation of space
to the oil and gas sector and creation of space got free zones among other projects. Work should begin in December
this year at a cost of US$19m. With traffic increasing daily, land-locked countries in the sub-region, like Burkina Faso,
Niger and Mali are exploring for space for transit trade, which may just help to bolster Ghanas burgeoning container
trade. Ghanas first port was built in Takoradi, and the second in Tema in 1962. Source : portstrategy.
Weve poured $40bn into local firms,

Chevron boasts
US ENERGY giant Chevron says the two huge LNG projects it is building in Western Australia Gorgon and
Wheatstone have hit another key milestone, having injected more than $40 billion into more than 600 local
companies. As Chevron Australia continues to fight union claims it had not spent enough on local content, managing
director Roy Krzywosinski said yesterday that the $US54bn Gorgon project and the $US29bn Wheatstone project were
making a major contribution to the Australian economy.
Gorgon is scheduled to begin LNG exports early next year while Wheatstone is due for completion in late 2016. The
Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas projects have injected more than $40bn into the Australian economy as we
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continue to award contracts to local companies, Mr Krzywosinski said. More than 600 local companies have helped
build the Gorgon and Wheatstone projects so far. We are proud to be making such a significant commitment to
Australian companies that have created 17,000 jobs and growing. One of the biggest local beneficiaries has been
Thiess, which was awarded contracts on both the Gorgon and Wheatstone projects. The Wheatstone contracts have
delivered Thiess more than $1.3bn of work and created more than 1000 jobs while Gorgon contracts are worth an
estimated $1.2bn to the company.
Chevron came under attack this week after reports one of the contractors building the Gorgon project planned to
import 30 foreign welders on section 457 visas despite what unions allege is an oversupply of qualified Australian
employees. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union said the contractor, Chicago Bridge & Iron, claimed to have
spent six months in an unsuccessful bid to source the workers locally. AMWU state secretary Steve McCartney said that
after the union launched a campaign on its Facebook page and through email it received 30 applications from suitably
qualified candidates in 30 minutes. It is believed that CB&I plans to employ highly specialised welders who are
unavailable locally. Mr McCartney claimed the CB&I incident confirmed the unions long-held view companies were
misleading the community into believing there was a skills shortage to win political support for overseas workers.
Source : theaustralian
the Dina MERKUR working alongside the rig Paragon

C463 (ex Noble Ronald Hoope).
Photo : Henk Marijs
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Broken-down ferry Tacoma has more

extensive problems
State officials say the ferry Tacoma, which broke down in Puget Sound last month, has more extensive problems than
they previously thought. The ferry lost power with hundreds of passengers and cars aboard and began drifting July 29
on its way from Seattle to Bainbridge Island. It was eventually taken under tow and is still being assessed at a
maintenance facility in Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor. The interim director of Washington State Ferries told The
Kitsap Sun the problem with the Tacoma is believed to be a switchboard that controls the ship's propulsion. He says it
could take a few more weeks before they get a repair plan from the manufacturer. The ferry system has been shuffling
vessels around Puget Sound and canceling or delaying runs since the Tacoma was taken out of commission.
The Tacoma broke down at the same time the 202-car Wenatchee was in a Canadian dry dock for repairs. The
Wenatchee returned to service on Aug. 1. Source : komonews
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Maersk Line appoints new Asia Pacific

regional ceo
By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore

Maersk Line has appointed Lars Mikael Jensen as the regional ceo of its Asia Pacific business, covering Maersk
Lines day-to-day business operations in Southeast Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Jensen will take on his
new role from 1 September 2014 and be based in Singapore, the regional headquarters for Maersk Line, the container
shipping arm of AP Moller-Maersk. I am looking forward to my new role as the Asia Pacific region is so diverse, with a
combination of emerging, fast-growing markets and more developed markets. There are immense opportunities where
we can partner our customers to further promote global trade and contribute to economic growth for this exciting
region, Jensen said.
Jensen joined Maersk Line in 1984 and has extensive management and trade experience from all over the world,
including five years heading the Maersk Line organisation in Greater China. He was supposed to head the defunct P3
alliances centralised command center, if the alliance between Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co
(MSC) had not been blocked by Chinese regulators in June this year. Jensens appointment also comes after Thomas
Riber Knudsen, former chief executive of Maersk Lines Asia Pacific region, was appointed on 1 July 2014 to become
the Asia regional head for Damco, the logistics arm of AP Moller-Maersk. Source : Seatrade Asia
SgurrEnergy supports Borkum West II

offshore wind farm to construction
completion
Phase one of the Borkum West II offshore wind farm, a 200MW development in the German North Sea, completed
construction, with lenders technical advisor support from SgurrEnergy. The last of the 40 wind turbines, located
approximately 45km north of the island of Borkum, was successfully installed during June 2014 and the project will
now move into the commissioning phase. SgurrEnergys lenders technical advisor scope covered construction
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monitoring on the development, including monthly reporting to the project lenders on construction progress,
programme and budget reviews, as well as on-site monitoring of progress through site visits. SgurrEnergy will continue
to advise the lender during the commissioning phase, which is currently expected to be completed in early 2015.
584- Borkum West II constructed Manuel Eck, managing director of TWB, said: "We have enjoyed working closely with
SgurrEnergys team, who have been involved in the project as early as 2009, where they helped progress the
development to financial close. "More recently, SgurrEnergys construction monitoring services have been very
important in supporting the Borkum West project through the construction phase and we will continue to work closely
with them while bringing the wind farm into operation."
Andrew Cole, project manager at SgurrEnergy, said: "SgurrEnergy has been involved in this landmark project for
around five years and its fantastic to see it reach this construction milestone and take another successful step towards
completion. "We extend our congratulations to all at TWB and look forward to working together through the final
stages of commissioning and into project operation." The project is being developed, constructed and operated by
Trianel Windfraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG (TWB), a company owned by 34 municipal utilities from Germany,
Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands. This development is the first full scale commercial project to use the AREVA
M5000 wind turbine, following its installation at the Alpha Ventus test site. SgurrEnergy has been involved in the
project since 2009 and, once operational, the venture is expected to generate 750GWh annually.
. PHOTO OF THE DAY ..
SEA TITUS operating Nkossa Field Offshore Pointe Noire

Photo : Stephan SIPOS - 2nd Officer - FGSO Nkossa II
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