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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061

Number 061*** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS ***Saturday 08-04-2006 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites.

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The URS tug FIGHTER departed with the barge E3501 from Middlesborough, assisted on the river by the Svitzer tug SVITZER BOOTLE Photo : Peter Maanders ©

GPS for Sydney Ferries According to the Daily Telegraph, 30 of the 31 ferries in Sydney had global position systems installed, which will help improve the way ferries dock at a destination. In addition, the Hunter-based maritime firm Novamarine would install black boxes into the ferries, while Chipping-Norton based MTU Detroit Diesel would upgrade the engines on First Fleet and Rivercat vessels. The measures are part of a $5.4m safety upgrade announced in October last year after the Manly ferry Collaroy, with 200 people on board, hit a wharf as it was berthing at Circular Quay in September 19. Two people suffered minor injuries in the accident

Viskotter draagt meeste schuld Omdat de schipper van de ARM 20 te hard voer en als kenner van de Westerschelde beter had moeten weten, krijgt hij van de rechtbank een hogere straf dan de schipper van de Mohawk. Hij overweegt om in hoger beroep te gaan. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 De Mohawk werd in juli vorig jaar gelicht, na te zijn gezonken door een aanvaring met de Arnemuidse viskotter ARM 20. Foto Lex de Meester © Officier van justitie L. Boogert eiste twee weken geleden nog een boete van 10.000 euro tegen H. Marijs. Rechter J. Hopmans maakte daar gisteren voor de Middelburgse rechtbank 120 uur werkstraf van, en vier maanden voorwaardelijke gevangenisstraf. Een boete was niet nodig, omdat de rechter overwoog dat een werkstraf voor een schipper wel degelijk financiële consequenties heeft. De schipper van de viskotter, die vorig jaar juli in aanvaring kwam met het Noorse zeiljacht Mohawk II, had ’aanmerkelijk onvoorzichtig gehandeld’, vond de rechtbank. De Arnemuidenaar stuurde scherp naar bakboord, terwijl hij juist had moeten stuurboorden. Zijn snelheid, die veel te hoog was, bracht hij niet terug. Maar het belangrijkste is dat Marijs had moeten weten dat hij onervaren schippers op de Westerschelde kan tegenkomen. „Het is niet aan hem te danken dat er geen slachtoffers vielen“, vond de rechter. Over S. Daler, de kapitein van de Mohawk, toonde hij zich milder. Ook die voer onvoorzichtig; hij had geen goede kaarten aan boord, evenmin als het juiste marifoonkanaal. Daarom was ook de Noor strafbaar. Gezien zijn blanco strafblad in Nederland en zijn persoonlijke situatie („een boete valt hem zeer zwaar’’) was zijn straf, een boete van 1000 euro, geheel voorwaardelijk. Erkenning Terecht, zegt N. Peters die als woordvoerder optreedt voor de partij uit Noorwegen. „Iedereen daar is heel positief over de uitspraak. Het is een erkenning. Ze gaan zich nu beraden over een civiele procedure, om via die weg de schade te verhalen op de ARM 20. Die loopt nu op tot een miljoen. Met onze advocaat overleggen we welk deel we van de Arnemuidenaren willen zien.“ In Arnemuiden spreekt B. Marijs van een schandaal. De oom van de verdachte, die op zee is, noemt de uitspraak ’zeker geen rechtspraak’. „De rechtsgang is van begin af aan gekleurd. Antivissers. Wij zijn wat gewend, maar dit slaat nergens op. Mijn zoon die achter de ARM 20 voer, is niet eens gehoord door de politie. Het kon niet slechter.“ Of zijn neef in hoger beroep gaat, weet B. Marijs niet zeker. „Het valt wel te verwachten.“

Disabled Fishing Vessel Towed to Port

The 174-foot catcher/processor Blue North is currently under tow by the tug James Dunlap west of Spray Cape, Unalaska Island. They are headed to Dutch Harbor at a speed of 8 knots. Estimated time of arrival in Dutch Harbor is 10 p.m. today. The Coast Guard received notification from the captain of the Blue North at 4:35 a.m. today that the vessel's propeller was fouled by a line and reported being disabled and adrift about 25 miles west of Spray Cape. The vessel was drifting toward Unalaska Island at a speed of 1.5 - 2.5 knots on a heading of 150 degrees true. The Coast Guard launched two HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and a C-130 from Air Station Kodiak to assist with on scene communications and crew evacuation if needed. One HH-60 acted as the eyes on scene during the James Dunlap's arrival and the hook up of the tow. All aircraft have since been released from the scene and are returning to Kodiak.

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 The captain of the Blue North, with assitance from the Coast Guard Command Center in Juneau, immediately directed the launch of the tug James Dunlap from Dutch Harbor to respond. The tug arrived on scene at about 1 p.m. The James Dunlap is 94 feet long and has 4,000 horsepower. Weather conditions in the area are west north west winds at 15 knots, six foot swells and visibility of 10 - 12 miles. The Blue North has 11 crew and about 33,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board. A unified command was quickly established to monitor the situation and posture resources in the event the tow was unsuccessful. Representatives include the Coast Guard, State of Alaska, Blue North Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA scientific support, the City of Unalaska and various response entities. Close monitoring will continue until the vessel is safely in Dutch Harbor.

SAS Drakensberg docks with much needed nuclear part The South African Navy combat supply ship SAS Drakensberg docked in Cape Town carrying a cargo that will affect the lives of most Capetonians in a positive manner – the ship is carrying a large and heavy secondhand rotor for the damaged Koeberg nuclear power station outside Cape Town. The rotor is on loan to South Africa’s Eskom from France as a temporary replacement for a generator rotor damaged by a loose bolt amidst controversy over whether it was accidental or intentional. As a result The Western Cape has experienced large and regular disruptions to the supply of energy that has extended at times to the Eastern Cape. The public has been warned that these disruptions will continue for some months. SAS Drakensberg was due to ‘pass France’ en route back to Simon’s Town while accompanying South Africa’s new submarine, S101 when the offer from France was received. At one stage it was intended to airfreight the generator rotor via the world’s largest air freighter, but this became unnecessary following the navy’s availability. Meanwhile the whereabouts of S101 remained a small mystery last night – on Monday the submarine was in convoy with SAS Drakensberg in a position opposite the Orange River mouth and less than two days sailing from her future home base. It is likely she may be arriving in Simon’s Town today.

MOL Initiative under tow THE 3,780 teu MOL container ship MOL Initiative is safely under tow afdter suffering an engineroom fire off Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Monday morning. The Japan Coast Guard safely evacuated all 26 crew members after smoke entered the accommodation block. According to MOL spokesman Hidenori Onuki, the vessel is today "still smoking from the engine room area while under tow." It is expected to arrive at a safe anchorage at Hakodate at 1000 Japan Standard Time on Thursday, after which a specialist fire fighting company will use carbon dioxide to try and ensure that the fire is completely extinguished. Onuki said the fire appears to have been contained within the vessel's machinery spaces and that no pollution has occurred. The MOL Initiative was en route from Oakland to Tokyo when the fire broke out. "It is too early to establish a cause", Onuki told Fairplay.

Marine pollution nets $1m fine A French court on Wednesday slapped a $980 000 fine on the owner and captain of a Bahamas-registered ship found guilty of polluting French waters in 2005. The Maersk Barcelona, a container ship, was spotted trailing a 61km hydrocarbon slick off the coast of northwestern Brittany on September 20, 2005. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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The ship's Ukrainian captain, Viktor Mykhaylov, was ordered to pay one tenth of the fine, with the rest to be paid by the owner, the Hamburg-based V.Ships. The penalty is the heaviest imposed in France for marine pollution.

CASUALTY REPORTING

SCHEPEN IN NOOD OP HET IJSSELMEER De KNRM-boten Koningin Beatrix en Anna Dorothea zijn donderdag 6 april rond half twaalf uitgerukt voor het motorschip Rheingold (1062 ton), dat water maakte. De duwboot Aquanaut heeft inmiddels het schip op sleep naar Enkhuizen onder begeleiding van de Koningin Beatrix. Verkeerspost IJsselmeergebied verzoekt het transport ruim te passeren. Tevens wordt gewaarschuwd voor windkracht 6 op het IJsselmeer. De Anna Dorothea verleende op de terugweg naar station Lemmer hulp aan een huurjacht met elf mensen, dat was vastgelopen bij de Rotterdamse Hoek. Het jacht is op sleeptouw genomen.

Several dead in Djibouti ferry sinking At least 69 died when a ferry, carrying passengers to a traditional festival, capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa today. The ship was believed to be sailing from the town of Tadjoura in the north-west of the country towards the Djibouti capital and was understood to be carrying over 300 people. Ismael Tani, an adviser to the Djiboutian president, said many more people were feared missing or dead. "There were many dead," he said, adding that 69 was the provisional death toll. He said the ferry overturned in the harbour in the Gulf of Aden at about midday and "was probably overloaded." Captain Bob Everdeen of the Combined Joint US Task Force, Horn of Africa, said US officials were notified that a ferry had gone down earlier in the day. "We called and asked if they needed any assistance from us. The only assistance they asked for was for our divers to go to their Djibouti navy headquarters," he told Reuters.

36 drown in Tanzania At least 36 people were drowned when their boat capsized during a heavy storm on Lake Victoria, Tanzanian officials said on Wednesday. Ignas Mbinga, the regional police commander for western Tanzania, said only nine people survived the accident, which occurred when heavy winds and waves swamped and caused the fishing boat to keel over. He said the accident happened last Thursday between Lake Victoria's western Murumba and Mugnaza islands, but was reported only at the weekend when search and rescue operations began.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 "A total of 36 bodies were recovered as of Tuesday," Mbinga told AFP from Kagera, about 700km from Tanzania's commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. He said the search operation had been delayed and then hampered due to the remoteness of the area where the vessel - which was not authorised to carry passengers - capsized. "Some survivors also said the boat was overloaded with about 40 passengers and a lot of cargo," Mbinga said, adding that the search was called off late Tuesday and that no more bodies were expected to be recovered. It was the third boat capsize incident in Tanzanian waters in Lake Victoria this year. About 14 people were killed in a January accident and 18 in one the next month.

Tanker Explodes At Kaliningrad Kaliningrad firemen continued working on Thursday to prevent further damage to a Russian products tanker named as Giovanna, which caught fire the previous night while moored at the Kaliningrad shipbuilding yard Yantar. Three explosions rocked the 10,000dwt tanker and at least one hole was blown in the ship, causing fuel to leak out into the water. After what is reported to have been an initial explosion of fuel fumes possibly ignited by a short circuit or a static voltage spark, the powerful blaze soon took over the whole vessel. The tanker was at the time carrying 400 tonnes of fuel oil and diesel oil. The combined efforts of around 100 people - or all of the fire units of the Baltic enclave - were called in to extinguish the fire, which was finally put out seven hours later. Four people, including three crew members and one firefighter, were injured in the blaze, and one is reported to be in a critical condition. Most crewmen had left the ship just before the accident. Prosecutors and investigators are currently working on the site to determine the exact cause of the fire, which may have started during a fuel transit. "A series of explosions has taken place. However, there was no one in the area where the fuel was being pumped and where the explosions took place at the moment of initial fire outbreak," Alexei Samsonov, prosecutor of the Kaliningrad Region, was quoted by the Russian press as saying. He noted that the initial investigation shows serious safety violations during the fuel pump and use of obsolete equipment. "The owner of the tanker told us he had bought it two years ago from his partners abroad for $150,000, PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 or basically for the price of metal scrap," Samsonov explained, according to the press. No information is yet available on who the owner of the tanker is. Firefighters continue pumping water into the vessel to level it off after it took a sharp list from the damage and fuel spill. Boom defence is also set up around the site to prevent fuel leakage from spreading into the gulf, and specialised ships are gathering up the spillage.

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Chinese navy hold anti-terror drill The Chinese Navy held its first anti-terror drill in the port city of Qingdao to test its capabilities in dealing with possible terrorist attacks using chemical weapons during the sailing events of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Most events will be held here apart from the sailing competitions in Qingdao, Shandong Province and the equestrian events in Hong Kong. A chemical detachment of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted the two-hour drill, which included moving local residents to safer places, examining the chemical toxicity and cleaning-up chemicals in the affected area, Xinhua news agency reported. The PLA Navy detachment has been assigned to take up the job during the Olympic Games and over the past six months the troops have been busy training for combating terror attacks with the use of chemical weapons, the report said.

Navy works to stall submarine deal with Taiwan

Last summer, the U.S. Navy billed the Taiwan government $2.5 million to cover the cost of a little-known operation dedicated to helping Taipei close a ground-breaking arms deal to acquire eight American-made diesel submarines. But after investing about $8 million since 2001, Taiwan refused to pay, despite Navy warnings in two August 2005 memos that it would shut down its submarine "pre-selection" operation without more money, a move sure to trigger long delays and higher costs. When President Bush approved Taiwan's request for arms in April 2001, the weapons deal was heralded as a turning point in U.S. relations with the Taiwan government, which clamored for years to augment its four aging submarines -two of them World-War II-era boats from U.S. shipyards -- to deter China's rapidly strengthening navy. But five years later, the U.S.-Taiwan submarine deal has run aground, with responsibility for the situation resting in both Taipei and Washington. For its part, Taiwan has failed more than 40 times to appropriate $12 billion for the subs amid a continuing political battle over the costs and need for submarines, as well as fears of provoking China. But on this side of the Pacific, Navy officials have played a central role in actively stalling the deal. Their resistance to diesel submarine exports has been tacitly accepted by Pentagon and other administration officials, whose growing indifference has helped to lock the deal in neutral. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 "As this has lagged and support has started to wane within the administration, those in the Navy that wanted to make this difficult, I think, are subtly running a rearguard action of sorts and not being as helpful as they could to get the deal across the finish line," said Randy Schriver, the State Department's East Asia point man when Colin Powell was secretary. Republican Rep. Rob Simmons, whose Connecticut district includes General Dynamics' Electric Boat division, blames the delay on "bureaucratic problems on both sides," and has chastised the Navy brass almost as often as he has traveled to Taiwan to try to jumpstart the deal. Publicly, the Navy backs the submarine sale, and senior officials say they are poised to carry it out once Taiwan appropriates money. "The Navy is supporting this deal, in accordance with what the president signed in 2001," a spokesman said. But the Navy, with a long history of blocking diesel submarine exports, has erected barriers to make the submarines economically unattractive, and perhaps even unfeasible, for Taiwan, according to several former administration officials. An independent cost estimate sought by the Navy in 2002 put the price tag for eight submarines at about $12 billion -- an amount far higher than earlier, unofficial estimates and one quickly decried by Taiwan officials as exorbitant. Meanwhile, the Navy has steadfastly required Taiwan to appropriate all the money for the submarines up front, before the Taiwanese inspect the design. Indeed, one of the August 2005 memos obtained by CongressDaily said the Navy intends to move ahead with the deal "as soon as Taiwan commits to a level of funding consistent with the program's cost estimate." "You make it pretty impossible when you go to a foreign government and say you have to fund the entire [program] without actually seeing a design," said Dan Blumenthal, the Pentagon's former senior country director for China and Taiwan. "The effect of that is to freeze the program." Additionally, senior defense officials limited Taiwan's role on the submarine program to repair and maintenance in 2004, shooting down Taiwan's efforts to create jobs domestically by co-producing the submarines. The Navy's chief concern, according to the former officials, is a widespread fear that moving forward with the Taiwan submarines could dismantle the all-nuclear submarine force. If U.S. shipbuilders, none of whom have built a diesel submarine in more than 40 years, returned to the diesel business, the Navy worries a budget-minded Congress would choose less expensive, but also less capable, boats for the U.S. fleet. Many U.S. officials also prefer that Taiwan instead buy P-3C maritime patrol aircraft as well as PAC-3 antimissile systems approved in a later deal. The Pentagon has increasingly viewed those technologies as far more necessary for Taiwan's defense in the event of a China offensive. "The individuals that are involved in this complex, very timeintensive project feel that there are better priorities, given Taiwan's defense situation," said Therese Shaheen, who served from 2002 to 2004 as the Washington-based chairwoman of the American Institute in Taiwan, which the U.S. government operates in lieu of an embassy. Despite Navy resistance, most former officials agree that Taiwan could help put the deal in motion by appropriating the funds. Indeed, Pentagon officials are growing frustrated that Taiwan will not pass a defense budget that is "close to meeting Taiwan's defense needs," Shaheen said. Simmons, a fluent Mandarin speaker who was stationed in Taiwan as a CIA officer in the 1970s, traveled to Taiwan in February to outline a compromise funding plan he believes makes the deal more affordable. He has suggested Taiwan pay about $225 million for the submarine design now, and pay the billions to produce and buy the boats later. His goal is to secure a financial commitment from Taiwan to allow U.S. industry to begin the sub design. "Once [the design] is done, then you know what you're getting with the rest of your money," Simmons said. "I see a huge problem with trying to sell the whole enchilada." Taiwan's military wants the legislature to accept the Simmons plan, but a former U.S. government official with direct knowledge of the deal says Navy officials continue to require the full $12 billion appropriation before they will proceed. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 8 4/7/2006


Experts agree the Navy would drop its delaying tactics only if pressured to do so. "The Navy will need congressional and administration leadership in finding creative solutions for the submarine program, or the current course will continue," Blumenthal said.

Navy submarine lost in recovery mission A Royal Navy operation to locate the wreckage of a wartime bomber has ended in a £50,000 failure after a minisubmarine was lost in an Italian lake. The remote-controlled camera had been combing the area in search of a Liberator bomber believed to be under the water. But disaster struck as the five-strong team were bringing the ROV Falcon 4 unit on to the back of a boat. Its "umbilical cord" snagged on an obstruction at a depth of 300ft and could not be freed. The Royal Navy crew from Plymouth had no option but to cut the cord, leaving the unit on the bottom of the lake. It had been flown from RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire to Rome to assist in the search of Lake Bolsena, 60 miles north of the Italian capital. The team had spent two days looking for the plane, which was one of 13 which took off from Foggia, southern Italy, to drop supplies to partisans in Genoa in October 1944. Six planes did not return from the mission. The wreckage of five aircraft had been found but the sixth has never been traced. The Royal Navy has two of the ROV Falcon 4s, which are made by Seaeye Marine Limited, based in Fareham, Hampshire. An assistant there said: "The MoD have bought two Falcons and they then lease them to the Royal Navy. The unit costs around £50,000 altogether." However, under Italian maritime salvage rights, anyone who finds the equipment is able to claim it and sell it on to a third party.

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De maritieme maakindustrie wil in vier marktsegmenten wereldwijd leidinggevend worden en blijven. Het marktaandeel in baggerschepen moet het komend decennium met veertig procent groeien, inclusief marktaandeel in aansluitende en nieuwe niches voor complexe schepen. In de megajachtbouw moet het wereldmarktaandeel stijgen naar vijftig procent. Verder wil de Nederlandse scheepsbouw leidende posities veroveren in patrouille- en shortseaschepen. Dat heeft Goof Hamers, de nieuwe algemeen directeur van IHC Holland Merwede en voormalig directeur van Imtech Marine & Offshore, woensdag 29 maart gezegd op de door Economische Zaken georganiseerde workshop Maritieme Maakindustrie in Rotterdam. Nederland kan marktaandeel bemachtigen door product- en projectontwikkeling. In het kader van de Omnibusregeling heeft EZ de komende vijf jaar zestig miljoen euro subsidie toegezegd voor innovatie en ontwikkeling. De sector moet dan zelf ook zestig miljoen op tafel leggen, want het ministerie geeft een euro voor een euro.

‘Dit moet een minder conjunctuurgevoelige scheepsbouw met blijvend grotere concurrentiekracht en een extra omzet van zeker één miljard opleveren’, zei Hamers. ‘Leidende bedrijven en toeleveranciers moeten gedurfd ondernemen en investeren in onderzoek en ontwikkeling. Door op vier doelen te focussen, gebruiken we onze beperkte middelen effectief.’ De workshop diende om innovatiedoelen te formuleren. ‘EZ zoomt in op ambities van bedrijven die het verschil maken in de economie’, zei Hans Bakker van EZ. Hij vroeg de sector om goed georganiseerde plannen. ‘Geen gesloten groepje, dat een nieuw etiket op een oud programma plakt.’ De overheid rekent de maritieme maakindustrie tot de kansrijke industrietakken en wil snel beginnen met Omnibus. ‘Als de maakindustrie deze zomer met plannen komt, dan beginnen we in 2006.’ De maritieme maakindustrie moet een strategische agenda maken, waarbij ook het midden- en kleinbedrijf is betrokken. Door de subsidiestroom te richten op sterke sectoren, worden deze nog sterker. ‘Dat is beter dan met gieteren zwakke sectoren overeind te houden.’ Volgens Hamers is de EU nog altijd toonaangevend in de scheepsbouw. ‘Na een dip in 2002 is de orderstroom weer goed op gang gekomen. In tonnen produceren Korea en China meer, maar qua omzet scoort Europa beter. In de EU is Nederland het derde scheepsbouwland.’ De productiviteit is de afgelopen jaren sterk gestegen. ‘De omzet per werknemer ligt nu hoger dan in de luchtvaartindustrie’, meldde Hamers, die zijn carrière in de luchtvaart begon.

Damen Dredging Equipment completes overhaul of Italian trailer Damen Dredging Equipment has completed a major overhaul of the Italian trailing suction hopper dredger Gini Cucco. Damen Dredging Equipment delivered diesel engines, a jetwater pump as well as a bow-coupling unit for the dredger, which, due to a continuously increasing number of dredging jobs, such as harbour maintenance and beach replenishment, urgently needed a refit. The hopper dredger works along the Adriatic coast. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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The diesel engines delivered are all Caterpillars, including two CAT3512B engines for propulsion, complete with gearboxes, nozzles and four-bladed propellers, thus increasing the vessel's speed from 9 to 12 knots. The new 1,000m3/h jetwater pump, which will shorten hopper loading and hopper discharge times, has been delivered as a complete set with a CAT3306. Damen Dredging Equipment also delivered a 106kVA generator with a CAT3304BNA. As the coupling speed had to go up and thus the hopper discharge time had to be shorter, a bow coupling unit complete with hydraulically driven winch was delivered.

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Havendag Werkendam Scheepsgroep Werkendam houdt dit jaar weer een Open Havendag. Vorig jaar kon de havendag geen doorgang vinden vanwege de aanleg van de havenkade in de Biesboschhaven en de beurs Rotterdam Maritiem. De derde editie van de Open Havendag die zaterdag 26 augustus wordt gehouden, is groter dan ooit- . „We willen vooral de maritieme bedrijvigheid tonen.We zijn trots op onze havens en de groei in onze branche“, vertelt Ton Cornet, voorzitter van het organiserende comité. Nieuw aan de havendag is een bescheiden programma op vrijdagavond. In de feesttent aan de Biesboschhaven is muziek. Met watersportvereniging Werkendam wordt gesproken over een verlichte gondelvaart door de Werkendamse havens. Er wordt gemikt op vijftig tot honderd bootjes.

Blue Marine to charter Island Offshore newbuild

Broker Seabrokers reports that Island Offshore will have another newbuild, Island Pioneer, delivered on April 7th, and says the ship will be christened in Geiranger, Norway and then sail directly to Mexico. In the latest issue of Seabrokers' monthly report Seabreeze, the company said the Ulstein P101 Island Pioneer has been fixed with Blue Marine in Mexico for a firm period until 2009. Island Rover is working on the same project conducting construction duties, but Island Pioneer’s main duty is providing accommodation.

French trio from Rhone to Seine In direct continuation of the voyage of the Giant 4 and the Union Diamond, from Rotterdam to Fos-sur-Mer, WorldWise Marine Brokers in IJmuiden were able to arrange a roundtrip, when CFT decided to participate. Last Tuesday, the 3 barges of CFT were successfully discharged in Le Havre from the Giant 4 of Smit Transport. Agent in Fos was Delpierre who assisted very well with many issues which came up during the stay of the Giant 4 in Fos. Sledge Hammer Engineering International took care of cribbing and sea fastening as part of the roundtrip The transport manual was prepared by HA Cé Marine and the Warranty survey was carried out by Mr J.R.Richer of Allianz. Loading operations were facilitated by CFT’s pushboats in Fos sur Mer at the Quai Brule Tabac.

The transit from Fos sur Mer was uneventful, average speed 7,5 knots despite fairly strong winds in the Bay of Biscay. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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One factor that could have had a negative influence on the project was the general strike announced in France exactly on the day of discharge. As it turned out the only delay was caused by the locks in Le Havre. Agent in Le Havre was Humann Taconet. They were helpful in finding he right unloading location and with the engagements of various services.

PIL expands with new tonnage Pacific International Lines (PIL), a regular caller on the African coast in recent years has confirmed orders for an additional two 30,000-dwt container ships with China’s Dalian Shipyard for delivery in October and December 2009. This brings to six the number of similar container ships now on order for PIL with the yard. Each of the six vessels will have a container capacity for 1,800 TEU. PIL also has orders with Dalian for a further eight larger ships with a capacity for 4,250-TEU which are being delivered between 2006 and 2008. The Singapore-based company also has several other vessels on order with other yards. The new 1800-TEU ships will very likely be employed on the African trades.

"Fantaasia" Ferry Started Operations On April 6, 2006 the Estonian ferry operator Tallink opened the ferry traffic Riga - Stockholm. "Fantaasia" started operations on the service. Over 10 th. tickets have already been booked. Let us remind that in Amy the company plans to add "Regina Baltica" to the service.

Queen Elizabeth 2 arrives in Salalah

Photo : Fecco Balde © Salalah Port received the cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 with 2,612 passengers on board; among them 1,614 were tourists and 998 crew members. A tour programme was organised to visit the touristic and historical monuments in Salalah such as, the Frankincense trees and archeological sites, as well as the beaches and markets. The cruise ship was received upon her arrival by a number of officials at Salalah Port and the Directorate-General of Tourism in Dhofar governorate. A welcoming ceremony for the ship Queen Elizabeth 2 was organised, during which Omani folklore dances were performed. Public relations director of Salalah Port stated that 18 cruise liners had visited the port last year with around 7,181 passengers, 85 yachts and sailing boats with 242 tourists. The number of tourist ships and yachts, that visited the Salalah Port since the beginning of 2006, were 11 cruise ships with 6,001 passengers and 35 yachts with 87 passengers. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 061 A port official said the visit reflects the new facilities rendered by Salalah Port as well as the good marketing services provided by the shipping agencies and local tour operators in the Sultanate. He also pointed to Salalah port’s strategic location overlooking the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, and its proximity to the shipping lane of the ships cruising across the continents. Queen Elizabeth 2 came from Dubai and will be heading to the Egyptian Port of Safaja during its tour around the world.

Ferry Bridge Sakhalin - Japan

On April 6, 2006 the ferry "Ines Soya" called the Korsakov port having opened the navigation at the ferry line Russia - Japan. The line will be operational from April till December this year. Within the navigation the 60 voyages are to be made. The ferry will carry 280 tons of cargo and 170 passengers from Wakkanai to Korsakov. In 2005 the ferry carried 5 th. passengers and over 5 th.tons of cargo.

HAVENBEDRIJF ROTTERDAM LAAT EIGEN GLASVEZELNETWERK BOUWEN Van den Berg Infrastructuren BV gaat in opdracht van het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam een glasvezelnetwerk in de haven van Rotterdam aanleggen. Het netwerk strekt zich uit van de Van Brienenoordbrug tot aan de Tweede Maasvlakte en wordt naar schatting 150 kilometer lang. Het Havenbedrijf heeft dit netwerk nodig voor de verkeersafhandeling en dienstverlening aan de haven. Ook het bedrijfsleven in het havengebied kan straks een aansluiting krijgen op dit netwerk. Vandaag, vrijdag 7 april, wordt het contract met Van den Berg Infrastructuren ondertekend. Met de overeenkomst is een bedrag van circa € 5,8 miljoen gemoeid. Naar verwachting is het netwerk medio 2007 gereed. Van den Berg Infrastructuren heeft al meer dan vijftig jaar ruime ervaring met infrastructurele voorzieningen, op het gebied van telecommunicatie, kabeltelevisie, nutsvoorzieningen en verkeerstechniek. Van den Berg Infrastructuren start direct met de voorbereidingen voor de aanleg van het netwerk. Het gaat in eerste instantie alleen om een glasvezelinfrastructuur die voor het Havenbedrijf zelf wordt gebruikt. Concrete vragen van bedrijven in de haven naar glasvezelverbindingen kunnen daarna worden ingevuld. Het Havenbedrijf is vorige week een Europese aanbesteding gestart om een partij te contracteren die diensten zoals supersnel internet, back-up diensten en camerabeveiligingsdiensten over deze glasvezelverbindingen aan kan bieden aan de circa 1450 bedrijven in de haven. Eveneens wordt gezocht naar een partij die netwerkdiensten aan het Havenbedrijf zelf zal gaan leveren. Op 19 april geeft het Havenbedrijf hiervoor een briefing aan geïnteresseerde bedrijven.

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The Oceana seen at Brest with 2104 British passenger during the cruise "Iberian Adventure", which is visiting the following ports : Vigo, Lisbon, La Rochelle, Brest and Southampton. Photo : Jacques Carney ©

Thursday evening arrived on the Clyde bound for Glasgow the Svitzer Wijsmuller tug BATTLEAXE with the barge LASTDRAGER 26 . On the barge is the mast for HMS Daring the first of the new class of destroyer for the Royal Navy. Photo : Tommy Bryceland – Scotland ©


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The dredger Rovuma, working in the port of Beira. The people from the dredging business saying that she is a fully operational dredge museum. Photo’s : Neil Scott-Williams ©

The Edda Fjord carrying out basket transfer from the BP Thunderhorse with the Heerema Balder alongside Photo : Stuart Thomson o/b Normand Cutter ©


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The trailer suction dredger LELYSTAD seen under maintenance in the port of Barcelona Photo : Cees Kloppenburg ©

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