DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 081

Number 081 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Monday 26-03-2007 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites.

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The CAPTAIN MICHALIS seen outward bound at Maaspilot station Photo : Charles Bijl © PSi-Daily Shipping News

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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

The GALAXY seen leaving, stern first, the port of Willemstad (Curacao). Photo : Kees Bustraan ©

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Captain Angelo Los with officers, and the Mascot Funship Freddy, of the CARNIVAL DESTINY Photo : Els Kroon ©

UK BUDGET IGNORES SHIPPING

THE UK-based shipping industry looks like being little affected by Wednesday’s budget. "There do not appear to be any significant implications for the shipping sector, which is good news," says Sue Bill, shipping tax partner at Londonbased shipping accountants and consultants Moore Stephens. "UK Shipowners are unlikely to be paying significant amounts of UK corporation tax. Either they will be in the UK tonnage tax regime, or alternatively they may have decided not to elect into the regime due to the availability of capital allowances on their ships. Therefore it is unlikely that measures such as the proposed reduction in the rate of corporation tax will significantly affect UK shipowners. Some shipowners may however be adversely affected by the reduction in the rate of writing-down allowances for plant and machinery which will be reduced from 25% to 20%, if their ships are in the general pool. Whether or not this applies to all ships will depend on the detailed rules," says Ms Bill. "Shipping is in a positive mood and it is good news that overall the Government has not made any drastic changes to the UK tax rules which might adversely affect the shipping sector." The only announcement of direct relevant to the shipping industry was that, once again, it was confirmed that the review of the Residence and Domicile rules as they affect the taxation of individuals remains ongoing. "While the PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 3 3/25/2007

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 081 potential outcome of the review is unknown, it should be noted that there are rumours that some individuals will be require to provide more detailed information on their background when completing their 2006/07 Tax Return than was the case previously," comments Ms Bill.

Kustwacht helpt met medische evacuatie van cruiseschip 'Blue Moon'

De SuperRhib van de Kustwacht voor de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba is vrijdag 23 maart ingezet om een zieke vrouw van een cruiseship - de 'Blue Moon' - af te halen, zodat zij urgente medische verzorging kon krijgen in het St. Elisabeth Hospitaal. De evacuatie vondt plaats voor de ingang van de Annabaai.

The BLUE MOON – Photo : Els Kroon © Afgelopen vrijdag 23 maart omstreeks 17.00 uur kreeg de Kustwacht NA&A de melding dat het cruisschip de 'Blue Moon' een 25-jarige vrouw aan boord had met blindedarm ontsteking. Op het moment van de melding bevond het schip zich op 120 mijl ten noordoosten van Curaçao. Een evacuatie met de kustwachthelicopter was niet mogelijk, omdat er op het dek geen landingsplaats was en de patiente niet vertikaal kon worden gehesen vanwege haar toestand. In overleg met de kapitein is toen besloten om de patiente bij aankomst op Curaçao, voor de ingang van de Annabaai van boord te halen. Omstreeks middernacht voer een SuperRhib van de Kustwacht NA&A uit tot ongeveer twee mijl voor de ingang van de Annabaai om de patiente, de arts en een familielid aan boord te nemen en deze af te zetten bij de Matheywerf, waar de patiente door de ambulance werd overgenomen. De patiente is inmiddels geopereerd en verkeerd in stabiele toestand.

Coast Guard rescues cruise ship passengers

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two cruise ship passengers in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday after the pair accidentally went overboard more than four hours earlier. The maritime rescue in the Gulf of Mexico 150 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas, was confirmed by Coast Guard officials, and one passenger on board Princess Cruises' Grand Princess told CNN that the pair is lucky to be alive. "It's amazing these two are alive and well," said fellow passenger Kevin Shaw. The man and woman, both in their early 20s, reportedly had fallen 50 to 60 feet to the sea from a cabin balcony hours after the ship had left Galveston and were in the water about four hours before being rescued.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 081 Shaw told CNN that the couple was reported missing by friends and were ultimately returned to the ship to recuperate from their harrowing ordeal. CNN said that the ship was bound for Mexico on a 7-day western Caribbean cruise and remained anchored nearby while the Coast Guard conducted its rescue efforts.

Ships pollute more than cars Oceangoing vessels produce greater quantities of a lethal air pollutant, sulfur dioxide, than all the world’s cars, trucks and buses combined, according to a study released last week. The report by the International Council on Clean Transportation calls for international regulators to move aggressively to curb emissions from “bunker fuel” used by freight vessels that contain an average of 27,000 parts per million of sulfur dioxide.

Photo : Willem Kruit © Current U.S. standards for diesel trucks and other vehicles limit sulfur dioxide in fuel to 15 parts per million to protect public health. Sulfur dioxide can quickly kill if too much is inhaled rapidly. Chronic exposure to lower levels has been linked to a variety of respiratory problems. “International ships are one of the world’s largest, virtually uncontrolled sources of air pollution,” said Alan C. Lloyd, president of the ICCT. “Air pollution from diesel trucks and buses in Europe, Japan and the U.S. has declined steadily for over a decade. At the same time, air pollution from international ships is rising virtually unchecked.” The report found that in 2001, heavy-duty diesel trucks, buses and cars burned more than a billion metric tons of fuel and emitted 2.2 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide, or SOX. The same year, oceangoing vessels burned 280 million tons of fuel, far less, but emitted 3.4 million metric tons of SOX, about 17 percent of the global total. Ships also are responsible for 3.6 million to 6.5 million metric tons of nitrogen oxide, or NOX, another pollutant. The report calls on the International Maritime Organization, an independent branch of the United Nations, to gradually cut allowable SOX levels by 90 percent and allowable NOX levels by 95 percent. In addition, they said international limits should be developed for fine particles of soot and for carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas widely believed to be contributing to global warming.

GPS REDELIVERED THE OLSEN II PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 081 At request of the MCA (Maritime Coastguard Agency) and in close cooperation with Marint Offshore GPS Marine succesfully delivered pontoon "Olsen II" loaded with a hull to the port of Harwich. The norwegian tugboat "Olsen" lost it's tow during bad weather at the Northsea on the trip from Norway to Iran. The towingwire was broken twice 15 miles offshore Yarmouth. GPS Marine diverted immediately the tug "Muria" to the scene. Around 0345 hours on the 26th of March the Muria arrived on the position of the barge. After a few hours the crew successfully connected the barge and a norwegian seaman, suffering from hypothermia, was taken from the pontoon on board the Muria. On 25th of March at 15.00 hours lt the Muria delivered the pontoon and Norwegian crewmember safely to the port of Harwich.

The bow of the MSC JOANNA seen after the collision with the WD FAIRWAY Photo : via Matthieu van Leeuwen © PSi-Daily Shipping News

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CASUALTY REPORTING Schip verliest containers in Rijn bij Keulen

Een Duits vrachtschip heeft zondag bij een verkeerde manoeuvre op de Rijn bij Keulen dertig grote containers verloren. De politie deelde dit mee en waarschuwde het verkeer op de rivier tegen de stroomafwaarts drijvende kolossen. Het Duitse schip Excelsior probeerde volgens Duitse media te keren op de Rijn. Dwars op de stroom gelegen maakte het vaartuig plotseling slagzij en verloor het een reeks containers. Enkele zijn gezonken. De waterpolitie en de brandweer pogen stroomafwaarts containers tegen te houden en te bergen. De scheepvaart is bij Keulen stilgelegd. Het zal zeker tot maandagochtend duren voordat er weer gevaren mag worden. In de loop van zondagavond konden de meeste containers worden opgespoord, maar de berging ervan kan nog wel uren gaan duren. De inhoud van de containers levert volgens de politie geen gevaar op voor mens of milieu.

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 081 Beautiful shot made of the 1942 built ARE01 OTOMI, at present serving for the Mexican navy, built at the United Engineering shipyard in Alameda as the US Navy Abnaki class fleet tug MOLALA ( ATF 106) and was laid down 2607-1942 and taken into service with the US Navy as per 29-09-1943, the tug was sold to Mexico 01-08-1978. ARE = Auxiliar Remolcador. Photo : Adrie van de Wege © D: 1,325 tons (1,675 fl) S: 10 kts Dim: 62.48 × 11.73 × 4.67 A: 1 76.2-mm 50-cal. Mk 22 DP; 2 single 20-mm 70-cal. Oerlikon Mk 10 AA Electronics: Radar: 1 Canadian Marconi LN-66 nav. M: 4 Caterpillar D-399 diesels, electric drive; 1 prop; 3,000 shp Electric: 400 kw Range: 7,000/15; 15,000/8 Fuel: 304 tons Crew: 75 tot.

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The Heesen yards new building yacht GALACTICA seen in Hellevoetsluis – Photo : Jan Labree ©


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Aker Yards to build PSVs for Gulf Offshore

Aker Yards has entered into a contract with Gulf Offshore NS Ltd to build two Aker 09 CD PSVs. The total value of the contract is approximately NKr 530 million, and deliveries are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2009 and second quarter of 2010. The vessels will be equipped with dynamic positioning, diesel electric propulsion and will have the class notation 'Clean Design.' The vessels are designed for good sea keeping performance, low fuel consumption and environmental friendly operations. The hulls for the vessels will be built at Aker Yards in Romania and outfitted at Aker Yards in Norway.

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New regular Containerships service at the Port of Gdansk PSi-Daily Shipping News

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The Port of Gdansk has acquired a new short sea shipping service. Two popular container lines with many years of cooperation with the Port of Gdansk i.e. Kursiu Linija of Lithuania and Containerships of Finland have changed the owner. Towards the end of the last year, the Icelandic company of Eimskip, which acquired the majority interest in Containerships, was named the new owner of Kursiu Linija. The new owner - one of the leading European shipowners operating in short sea shipping - has decided to consolidate the services of Kursiu and Containerships under the common name of Containerships Ltd Oy. As a result of the services consolidation, Containerships has become Europe's major shipowner operating in short sea shipping and offering specialist door-to-door deliveries. It maintains a fleet of 11 vessels and over 10,000 containers including highly specialized container equipment suited for the transport of europallets. As of 15 March, this shipowner launched a new container service on the route Liepaja - Klaipeda - Gdansk Immingham - Rotterdam operating on a once-weekly basis. The service is operated by the ship mv Spica with a total of 151 metres in length, GT 7550, NT 3957, DWT 8932 and the carrying capacity of 749 TEU. Thereby the Gdansk Container Terminal has acquired yet another connection operated by Containerships. It now provides three ship calls to Gdansk on a once-weekly basis as part of the following services: St. Petersburg - Klaipeda - Gdansk - Södertälje - Helsinki St. Petersburg - Helsinki - Gdansk - Teesport - Rotterdam Liepaja - Klaipeda - Gdansk - Immingham – Rotterdam

Cecon orders two construction vessels in Canada Naval architects Vik-Sandvik have confirmed that Cecon ASA has ordered two VS 4220 offshore construction vessels at Davie Shipyard in Quebec, Canada. The first vessel will be delivered in April 2009. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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Monday the 19th, the Dalzell 3 was put to rest on the Betsy Ross reef in SC. Photo’s : Franz von Riedel


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The STAD AMSTERDAM was spotted in Fort Lauderdale Photo : Bill Hoey ©

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The DIAMOND RAY seen arriving in Durban – Photo : Trevor Jones ©

The JO CALLUNA seen departing from Callao Port – Photo : Piet Sinke ©

OLDIE – FROM THE SHOEBOX


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The ZWARTE ZEE / IERSE ZEE seen leaving her homeport Maassluis for the very last time Photo : via Ton Vet ©

AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS

Acties bij Brussels Airlines Al op de eerste dag dat de fusiemaatschappij Brussels Airlines de lucht in gaat, voert het personeel protestacties. Werknemers nemen het niet dat ze minder tijd krijgen tussen twee vluchten. Een toestel keert nu binnen dertig minuten om voor een volgende vlucht. Uit protest probeert het personeel zondag de vluchten te vertragen. Brussels Airlines is ontstaan uit een fusie van Virgin Express en SN Brussels Airlines.

Aeroflot koopt 22 Airbussen

De Russische luchtvaartmaatschappij Aeroflot heeft donderdag een intentieverklaring getekend voor de aankoop van 22 Airbus A350-XWB-langeafstandsvliegtuigen. De waarde van de order is ruim vijf miljard dollar. Airbus zal de toestellen naar verwachting leveren tussen 2014 en 2017. De nieuwe Airbus A350-XWB (Extra Wide Body) komt in 2013 voor het eerst op de markt. Aeroflot gaat verder tien Airbus-vliegtuigen van het type A330 leasen.

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The ALEKSANDR NEVSKIY in Rotterdam Photo : John Sins ©

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Above seen is LAWRENCE DALLI, reader and contributor for the newsclippings from Malta, the photo is made onboard the Spanish aircraft carrier Principe de Asturias when this vessel visited the port of Valetta last week Lawrence, thanks for the information you always send to me and of coarse the beautiful photos from the ships visiting Malta.

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