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Number 118** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS ***Thursday 15-06-2006 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites.

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The SERENA seen leaving the Brittanie harbour in Rotterdam Photo : Henk van den Berg ©

Marine vessels using South Korean ports to need insurance from 2008 South Korea will ban all non-insured international marine traffic from using the nation's ports from 2008, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said Wednesday. At present, only oil carriers plying international routes that use South Korean ports are required to be covered against causing environmental and other damage, the ministry said.

Maritiem Museum krijgt bijzondere zeekaarten PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 118 Het Maritiem Museum in Rotterdam heeft vijf achttiende eeuwse VOC-zeekaarten gekregen. Schenker is het Erasmus Center for early modern studies. De kaarten zijn woensdag officieel overgedragen aan het Maritiem Museum. Het museum is heel blij met de aanwinst. ,,In de hele wereld zijn maar driehonderd oude zeekaarten op perkament bewaard gebleven. Dan zijn vijf kaarten heel bijzonder voor een collectie als de onze'', aldus algemeen directeur Frits Loomeijer van het museum. Voor het Erasmus Center zijn de kaarten een vreemde eend in de bijt. Het centrum legt zich vooral toe op het bestuderen en verzamelen van materiaal in relatie tot Erasmus. Het centrum beheert de wereldwijd vermaarde Erasmuscollectie. De VOC-kaarten, die de Indische archipel tot onderwerp hebben, passen daar niet in.

SEARCH GOES ON FOR TANKER CREWMAN Search and rescue officials in New Zealand are continuing their search for a Chinese seaman lost overboard in Wellington Harbour on Monday. The crewman fell from the tanker Formosa while lowering the boarding ladder to allow a pilot to leave the vessel. Maritime authorities in New Zealand have launched an investigation into the incident and are currently checking safety standards on board the vessel.

Veel belangstelling bij opening expositie Onderzeeboten! Geen onderzeeboot die oprees uit de aan het Marinemuseum grenzende Hoofdgracht. Ook geen sonarping als openingssignaal voor de jongste tentoonstelling ter gelegenheid van 100 jaar Nederlandse onderzeeboten. Onder tropische temperaturen wel een wervelende muzikale show van het Mega Music Museum Orchestra, een gelegenheidscombinatie van het Regionaal Jeugdorkest Artiance en muziekvereniging Aurora uit Koedijk. Op het fictieve voorschip van het Gw-fregat Tromp (de brug en radarbol behoren inmiddels tot de collectie Marinemuseum) speelde het Mega Music Museum Orchestra. Nadat de tonen van de ouverture van Bløf en Pirates of the Carribean waren weggestorven en de directeur van het museum, kapitein-luitenant ter zee van speciale diensten Harry de Bles, de ruim 300 gasten en belangstellenden verwelkomd had, was het de beurt aan de Groepsoudste Onderzeeboten, kapitein ter zee Jankees Trimpe Burger. In zijn openingstoespraak stond deze niet alleen stil bij de verjaardag van de Nederlandse Onderzeedienst (bij de reorganisatie in 2005 omgedoopt in Groep Onderzeeboten), maar vooral bij de belangrijke rol die onderzeeboten tegenwoordig spelen binnen de maritieme taakgroep. Vaak ongezien, zoals bij het vergaren van inlichtingen (intelligence) en het inzetten van special forces. Het welslagen van deze missies vereist PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 118 vanzelfsprekend een hoge mate van geheimhouding. Desalniettemin luidt het motto van de jubileumviering: Making Submarines Visible. Trimpe Burger verwees in dat verband ook naar de oefening Joint Carribean Lion, die van 23 mei tot 14 juni gehouden werd. De ‘jarige’ Groepsoudste kreeg van de voorzitter van de reunistenvereniging, kapitein ter zee b.d. Drikus Hey, een zilveren presentieschaal van de KXVI aangeboden. Mede namens de auteurs bood De Bles hem vervolgens het eerste exemplaar aan van het boek Onderzeeboten!, geschreven ter gelegenheid van de tentoonstelling. Na een muzikaal intermezzo opende mevrouw Geke Faber, waarnemend burgemeester van Den Helder, in de passende entourage tevens de Dag van de Muziek. Alle aanwezigen waren zeer te spreken over deze gelegenheidssamenwerking tussen de museumdirectie en de organisatie van de Dag van de Muziek. Terwijl de eerste belangstellenden de door de tentoonstellingsmakers gecreëerde mystieke onderwaterwereld betraden genoten de wachtenden van het onlosmakelijk met het tropenzonnetje verbonden welkome ijsje dat door het museum werd aangeboden. De expositie is te zien tot en met 25 februari 2007. Het boek Onderzeeboten! is voor € 19,95 te koop in de geheel vernieuwde museumwinkel.

‘Overleven op zee’ voor leerlingen Visserijschool Reddingboten en SAR helikopter voor kust Katwijk Door : PR KNRM Katwijk - Arie van Dijk

Op dinsdag 13 juni vond er voor de Katwijkse kust een oefening plaats voor leerlingen van de Katwijkse visserijschool in samenwerking met de KNRM, KRB en de Search and Rescue helikopter, G-JSAR, van Bristow. Foto’s : Arie van Dijk ©

De leerlingen van de visserijschool van het Scheepvaart en Transport College hebben op uitstekende wijze een basic safety training (overleven op zee) gevolgd. Deze training is een onderdeel van het lesprogramma. Op zee werden de studenten in zee ‘gedropt’, om vervolgens door De Redder en de SAR-helikopter “gered” te worden. Tevens werden diverse noodprocedures getraind en werd gedemonstreerd met welke methodes drenkelingen op zee gered kunnen worden door De Redder. Ook een tweetal patrouilleboten van de Katwijkse Reddings Brigade verleenden hun bijdrage aan deze oefening. De SAR-helikopter is sinds februari 2004 in dienst van de olieproducenten en staat gestationeerd op vliegbasis de Kooy in den Helder. De helikopter wordt primair ingezet ten behoeve van de offshore. Het Kustwachtcentrum mag echter ook voor overige SAR acties een beroep doen op deze helikopter die een capaciteit heeft voor maar liefst 22 drenkelingen. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 4

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Turkey seizes military equipment from ship

Turkish coastal security agents have seized six military vehicles, heavy artillery and spare parts from a ship heading for the United Arab Emirates. The officers of the Scan Bothnia misreported the contents of two containers as general merchandise, the Anadolu News Agency reported. After the military equipment was removed from the ship, it was ordered to remain anchored in the port of Derince. The port is about 60 miles east of Istanbul on the Gulf of Izmit. Turkey requires all vessels passing through the Turkish straits, which connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, to report all explosive or otherwise dangerous cargo. Local officials in the Kocaeli District have reported the seizure to the national government in Ankara, which will decide whether to sanction the ship or its owners.

Man water-skis behind cruise liner A German man water-skied behind a cruise liner to win a bet. The stunt was recorded by a German TV show after a viewer wrote in disputing an earlier claim on the show that it would be theoretically possible to water-ski behind an ocean-going cruise ship. Reporter Dirk Gion, 40, took up the challenge "to prove it could be done". He was brought up to the correct velocity by a speedboat and then switched over to a line pulled by the 575 foot cruiser MS Deutschland. Mr Gion managed to stay afloat behind the vessel as it travelled at 17 knots for over five minutes.


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3 rescued, 1 missing after boat capsizes in Queens inlet Three people were rescued and a fourth was missing after their boat capsized Tuesday evening in an inlet near the Atlantic Ocean. The group had set sail from a Brooklyn marina to go fishing near the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. Although waters were initially calm, the 22-foot craft hit rough seas and started taking on water, causing it to capsize, police said. Three members of the group _ two men and a 12-year-old boy _ were able to hang onto the boat until a passing boater pulled them to safety. They were treated on the scene and released, said police spokesman Lt. John Grimpel. Police and Coast Guard divers spent Tuesday evening searching for the fourth person, a 36-year-old man. The effort was expected to continue on Wednesday. Police were investigating the incident.

Greenpeace Ship Banned from St Kitts The Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise has been refused entry to St Kitts, where it was due to arrive two days ago, ahead of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting that will begin on Friday. No official reason has been given to the environmental organisation, despite repeated requests. The Artic Sunrise, which was one of two ships that confronted the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean at the beginning of the year, was due to be part of Greenpeace's lobbying work at the meeting, which could see the Japanese led pro-whaling countries seize control of the IWC. New Zealander, Phil Lloyd who was bosun onboard the Esperanza during last summer's Southern Ocean whale hunt, is now onboard the Artic Sunrise near St Kitts. "We are shocked that St Kitts has banned the Arctic Sunrise and can only assume that the government of Japan has convinced the St Kitts authorities to prevent us from entering in the hope that our criticism of whaling will be silenced," said Phil Lloyd. The St Kitts meeting of the IWC could see the reversal of many years of whale protection and conservation, with strong indications that the Japanese government will have bought out enough votes to take control of the Commission. In that event it is anticipated that Greenpeace will be ejected from the meeting, after having had its observer status revoked, secret ballots will be introduced and the Japanese "scientific" whaling programme will be endorsed by the Commission.

VERTREK LAATSTE ETAPPE VOLVO OCEAN RACE

Voor de start van de 9e en laatste etappe van de Volvo Ocean Race vertrekken de V70’s vanmorgen (donderdag) om 09:30 uur uit de Veerhaven in Rotterdam, waarna de start om 13:00 uur op zee zal plaatsvinden. Het programma voor de vertrekdag op 15 juni ziet er als volgt uit: Foto : Albert Quak © 09:30 uur blessing of the fleet en vertrek van de schepen uit de Veerhaven , 10:00 uur formatie op de rivier en vertrek naar Hoek van Holland, 13:00 uur officiële start (1 mijl ten Noorden van het Noorderhoofd van de 9e etappe richting Göteborg, Zweden In verband met het vertrek van de schepen uit de Veerhaven is de Maas tussen 09:00 uur en 10:00 uur ter hoogte van de Veerhaven gestremd. Na 10:00 uur is geen sprake meer van stremming. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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Salvor Sailors to Dive on Submarine Resting Site A rescue and salvage ship USS Salvor (ARS 52) and divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1 arrived June 11 at the site in the Gulf of Thailand presumed to be the resting place of the WWII–era USS Lagarto (SS 371) and its crew. In May 2005, British diver Jamie MacLeod reported finding Lagarto, which was last seen May 3, 1945. On May 8, 2006, MacLeod joined U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force Commander Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias and families of crew members who served aboard Lagarto at a memorial service in the crew’s honor hosted by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, Wis. Over the next several days the divers from Salvor and MDSU-1 will conduct diving operations in an attempt to confirm MacLeod’s discovery, in keeping with a longstanding Navy practice of independently verifying such finds when possible. Salvor is in the midst of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series in Southeast Asia and with the agreement of the Royal Thai navy – a CARAT exercise partner – was able to incorporate the Lagarto operation into the Thailand phase.

“We greatly appreciate the willingness of the Royal Thai navy to integrate this important real-world operation into the CARAT Thailand exercise plan,” said Lt. Cmdr. John Howard, Salvor’s commanding officer. “The crew of Salvor is especially honored to participate in an operation that may identify the final resting place of Lagarto and pay tribute to her brave crew.” Salvor will utilize MDSU-1’s fly away mixed-gas system for the dives, as the wreck sits in approximately 225 feet of water. “This is a challenging dive, and any opportunity we have to utilize this system is great PSi-Daily Shipping News

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 118 training and experience for the crew,” Howard said. The training benefit is furthered by the presence of a Royal Thai navy liaison officer on board. “Sharing experiences and expertise is what CARAT is all about,” Howard said. On May 16, the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7), which was operating in the area, conducted sonar operations at the location provided by MacLeod and provided its findings to Salvor. The information from Patriot allowed Salvor to accurately moor over the wreck without endangering the site. The Salvor crew has been working closely with the Naval Historical Center (NHC) in preparation for this operation, and the divers’ findings, including underwater digital photography, will be provided to NHC electronically as quickly as possible for analysis. While at the site, Salvor’s crew intends to conduct a traditional bell tolling memorial ceremony in honor of the Lagarto crew. Salvor is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and has a crew of approximately 100. CARAT is a three-month series of bilateral exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand designed to enhance the operational cohesiveness of the participants.

Exercise Canale '06 in full swing around the Maltese archipelago The major annual military exercise between Malta and Italy, Exercise Canale, is in full swing around the Maltese archipelago with the aim of promoting cooperation, security and peace in the Mediterranean. The exercise revolves around naval and air operations by units of the Maltese and Italian armed forces and other invited nations in combined search & rescue and maritime law enforcement operations. Exercise Canale, which is in its 13th year, will run until Saturday (June 17th) and this year it was the turn of the Armed Forces of Malta to take the lead role in the planning and execution. The exercise is aimed at training commands in standard procedures for alerting and conducting search and rescue operations at sea. There is training in explosives ordinance disposal underwater and in maritime law enforcement operations. The exercise is also a way of training units in anti- and counter-piracy and convoy operations, and testing the validity of the communications plan for the command and control of joint and combined operations at sea. The following vessels and aircraft from the following countries are taking part in the exercise: Malta 1 2 1 2 2

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Modified Diciotti Class Offshore Patrol Vessel (P 61); Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boats (P 51 + P 52); Melita Class Search & Rescue Launch (Melita I or Melita II); BN-2B-26 Islander Maritime Patrol Aircrafts (AS9516 + AS9819); Alouette III Helicopters (AS9211 or AS9212 or AS9315).

1 x Boarding Team. 1 x EOD Team. Italy • Navy: 1 x Soldati Class Patrol Frigate, NMM Artigliere (F 582), with her embarked AB.212ASW helo (MM81081 / 7-36), plus a Boarding Team and EOD Team; 1 x Ciclope Class Ocean-Tug, NMM Polifemo (A 5325), a Utility vessel as Target of Interest. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 8 6/14/2006


• Coast Guard: 1 x Diciotti Class OPV, ICG U. Diciotti (CP 902); 1 x CP200 Class Coastal Patrol Boat (CP 282); 1 x Piaggio P.166DL3-SEM1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MM25163 / 8-05). • Air Force: 1 x HH-3F Pelican Helicopter (MM80986 / 15-15); 1 x AB212 Helicopter, one from the two based in Malta as part of the Italian Military Mission in Malta. • Military Police (Carabinieri): 1 x CC800 Class Coastal Patrol Boat, CC Pignatelli (811). France 1 x D'Estienne d'Orves Light Frigate, FS Comandant Birot (F 796). Greece 1 x P100 Class Offshore Patrol Vessel, HS Krateos (P 269). A civilian registered vessel, the MV Island Seaway, owned and operated by Ma.re.si Shipping Company Ltd, (SMS group) is taking part in the Maritime Law Enforcement phase of the exercise. On 15 June, the vessel will be on its way to Malta from Catania and will serve to represent a civilian vessel transiting an area at high risk from piracy. She will be escorted by the Exercise Canale 06 units in order to protect her from pirate attacks. Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Mauritania, Portugal, Tunisia and Turkey have accepted the invitation and will be sending an observer to view the conduct of the exercise. VIPs from both the Maltese and Italian governments and defence ministries will be observing the level of interoperability and special capabilities developed within the exercise framework during a dedicated VIP event taking place on the final seagoing day of the exercise (June 16th).

Daewoo to Build Korean Aegis Destroyer

According to reports, the Korean military acquisition agency yesterday selected Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. to build the country's second Aegis-equipped destroyer, officials at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said. They said the DAPA will sign an official contract with Daewoo next month. Daewoo is expected to deliver the destroyer to the Navy by the end of 2010. The contract is part of the Korean Navy's KDX-III program to develop warships equipped with the U.S. missile combat system. The military will invest more than $3.2b to build three Aegis ships by 2012. The 7,000-ton vessel is equipped with long and mid-range vessel-to-air missiles, ship-to-ship missiles and torpedoes.

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Aker Yards christens ice class containership Aker Yard's Rauma shipyard in Finland today held the christening ceremony for the first of three ice class 1A Super containerships. Ordered by Baltic Container Shipping, the vessel is to be managed by Rederi AB TransAtlantic. It was christened as "TransPaper" by Mrs. Marjatta Harmala, spouse of Stora Enso's President and CEO Jukka Harmala. The vessel will be delivered in a few weeks, and the sister ships later this year. The container carriers are intended to operate on the Gulf of Bothnia, between Kemi and Oulu in Finland, Gothenburg in Sweden and Lubeck in Germany. TransAtlantic and Stora Enso have a time charter agreement for the vessels to be carrying special SECU containers (Stora Enso Container Unit). In addition, unitized cargo for other shippers will be carried. The 13,800 dwt vessel is 190.5 m long, 26 m wide and can take 155 special sized containers. The propulsion machinery of each vessel consists of two medium speed diesel engines, and catalytic exhaust emission control is installed. In order to meet the challenging heavy ice conditions during the wintertime, the vessels will be built to the highest ice classification, 1A Super. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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Megaorder marine voor Scheldegroep Door : Ernst Jan Rozendaal De Koninklijke Scheldegroep (KSG) gaat voor de Koninklijke Marine in Vlissingen een groot logistiek ondersteuningsschip en vier patrouilleschepen bouwen. Samen kosten de schepen ongeveer een half miljard euro. Vorig jaar besloot het ministerie van Defensie het bevoorradingsschip Zuiderkruis te vervangen door een zogenoemd joint logistiek ondersteuningsschip. Tegelijk werd besloten tot de aanschaf van vier patrouilleschepen. De KSG is er altijd vanuit gegaan dat de order in Vlissingen terecht zou komen.

De Zuiderkruis afgemeerd in Den Helder – Photo : Piet Sinke © Staatssecretaris Van der Knaap (CDA, Defensie) schrijft de Tweede Kamer dat het inderdaad de bedoeling is de opdrachten aan de KSG te gunnen, ’mits sprake is van redelijke voorwaarden en een aanvaardbaar prijsniveau’. Dat komt wel goed, verzekert directeur H. van Ameijden van Schelde Marinebouw. ,,Wij pretenderen altijd een van de goedkoopste aanbieders in Europa te zijn.’’ De twee projecten hebben in ieder geval elk een omvang van meer dan 250 miljoen euro, schrijft Van der Knaap. De precieze investeringskosten stuurt hij vertrouwelijk naar de Kamer. Dat geen andere scheepswerven kunnen meedingen, komt omdat bij de overname van de KSG door Damen Shipyards Group is afgesproken dat Defensie een aantal toekomstige orders bij de KSG zou plaatsen, aldus Van der Knaap. Het eerste patrouilleschip moet rond 2010 worden opgeleverd en het vierde in 2011. Midden 2012 is oplevering van het logistiek ondersteuningsschip voorzien. ,,Het is uitzonderlijk dat twee projecten van deze grootte parallel lopen’’, zegt Van Ameijden. ,,Dat is nieuw voor ons en voor de marine.’’ Toch is het niet nodig de werf in Vlissingen-Oost uit te breiden. Nu zijn daar het amfibisch transportschip Johan de Witt en vier korvetten voor Indonesië in productie. De patrouilleschepen zijn wat kleiner dan de korvetten en de opvolger van de Zuiderkruis is zelfs nog wat groter dan de Johan de Witt. Van Ameijden: ,,Het past net. We hoeven de bouwhal niet te vergroten.’’ Voor de bouw gaat de werf personeel inlenen, zoals nu ook gebeurt. Van Ameijden verwacht de piek van de werkzaamheden in 2009 en 2010. Hij vindt het ’erg verheugend’ dat de KSG zijn ’huisklant’ voor lange tijd aan zich weet te binden. De directeur denkt dat ook in het buitenland veel belangstelling bestaat voor de aanschaf van vergelijkbare patrouilleschepen.

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The Sirocco, a yacht with African influences

Photo : Jan Labree © YN 12947 Sirocco, named after the south wind that blows hot, dry air from the Sahara to the north, was launched on 18 April. It’s not just the name but the whole interior of this 47-meter semi-displacement, custom-built yacht that gives Sirocco a distinctly African ambience. Wooden floors, the use of natural stone, leather and makassar wood, combined with a sophisticated use of earth tones, and very unusual, exclusive tiles give this yacht a look all of its own. In another characteristic touch, the owner’s cabin is situated on the wheelhouse deck with direct access to the outside deck. The sundeck has a gym, and the TV room is on the main deck. Heesen Yachts Rijnstraat 2, 5347 KL OSS - P.O. Box 8, 5340 AA OSS THE NETHERLANDS Tel. +31 (0) 412 66 55 44 - Fax +31 (0) 412 66 55 66

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The NORSTREAM leaving Rotterdam Europoort as the NAMUR is arriving. Photo : Slotmaritimephoto ©

Cosco, KKK, Yang Ming, and Hanjin to expand joint routes China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co (Cosco), Hanjin Shipping Co and two other container lines agreed to expand the routes on which they cooperate to broaden the number of destinations they can offer customers. The CKYH alliance, which includes Taiwan's Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp and Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, will also increase cooperation on regional feeder routes and in operating terminals, the group said in a statement yesterday. The alliance cooperates on 13 routes between Asia and Europe, 19 between Asia and North America and four between Europe and North America. Alliances help shipping lines share space on each other's vessels and offer services to destinations they wouldn't have on their own, helping them avoid extra costs from running more ships. Container shipping companies face rising costs as oil prices trade at record levels, eroding profits. The price of 380 Centistoke Bunker Fuel, used by ships, surged as much as 27 per cent this year to a record US$365 a ton on May 3 in Singapore, according to Bloomberg data. Shipping lines carry about 80 per cent of world trade. The group also plans to review the ports they use especially on the Asia-Europe trade lanes, they said. A record number of vessels are being delivered by global shipyards this year, undermining efforts by shipping lines to raise freight rates. Cosco's container line unit operates the world's biggest container ships between Asia and Europe. Average freight rates for 20-foot containers moved to Europe from Asia in the fourth quarter fell 7 per cent to about US$1,709.


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APL Starts New Service APL recently started a new Germany - Poland - Lithuania weekly feeder service Lower Baltic Express (LBX) with the maiden call of the 400 TEU capacity “Euro Storm”. The vessel called to Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia on 09 June, offloading 170 TEU and loading 187 TEU.

Container Ship Launched A 53,000-ton container ship, named Dinamod 53, was launched on June 13 by the Nam Trieu Shipbuilding Industry Company in northern Hai Phong city. The Dinamod 53, the biggest ever built in Vietnam at a total cost of $29m, is 190 m long and 32.26 m wide. The ship was built on an advanced production line under the supervision of the Det Norske Veritas (DNV), a leading international certification body. It was part of a contract between the company and its British partner, the Graig Investment Co.Ltd.

Goldenport Purchased Vessel

Goldenport also purchased the 1992-built, 3,000 TEU "Bengal Sea" at a reported $29 mn with a (subject to renewal) charterback until next August to MSC at $22,500 a day.

DP World, Tianjin Port to build US$500m terminal DP World, the world's third-biggest container port operator, signed an agreement to develop a US$500 million terminal at the north-eastern Chinese harbour of Tianjin. DP World will jointly build a 140-hectare terminal with Tianjin Port Group Co Ltd, the Dubai, United Arab Emiratesbased company said in a statement yesterday. The terminal, the companies' second partnership in Tianjin, will have capacity to handle 2.2 million standard 20-foot containers a year when it begins operations in 2011. 'China is a key market for DP World and its customers, and this agreement underlines our commitment to investment in the country,' DP World vice-chairman Jamal bin Thaniah said in the statement. Exports from China, the world's fourth-largest economy, rose 26 per cent in the first four months of the year. About 80 per cent of world trade moves by sea. Tianjin is China's fifth-largest container-handling port and currently has 13 berths. Its cargo volume rose 26 per cent to 4.8 million standard 20-foot boxes last year, according to Containerisation International. Dubai government-owned DP World controls 52 port terminals in 30 countries. The company paid CSX Corp US$1.15 billion in December 2004 for terminals in Hong Kong and South America, and bought London-based Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co for US$6.8 billion in February. DP World agreed to sell P&O's interests in six US ports after US lawmakers threatened to block the takeover as a threat to national security.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 118 DP World is planning an initial share sale to fund global expansion, and could be worth as much as US$10 billion, according to estimates by London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. Tianjin Port Group is owned by the city government and already operates the Tianjin Orient Container Terminal jointly with DP World. It's also teaming up with Singapore's PSA International Pte, the world's second-largest port operator, to build four berths to handle containers

Saudi Deal for Tankers

It has been reported that a $301.3m contract for six tankers for National Chemical Carriers (NCC) has been signed in Riyadh. NCC board chairman Faisal Saud Al Saleh signed the contract with Su Eun Yoo, chairman of Shina Shipbuilding of Korea, for building six chemical tankers of 45,000 dwt. The new ships will be delivered in 2009-2010, according to Arab News.

Eastwind Maritime Acquires Boxship Eastwind Maritime of New York purchased another boxship: the 1,600 TEU, 1990-built "Eurus Stockholm" from Greek owner Conbulk Shipping. Evergreen-subsidiary Italia Marittima will continue chartering the ship until 2010 at $8,500 a day, reports Dyna Liners.

MSC Charters Boxships Allocean of the UK sold the 1995-built, 2,200 TEU "MSC Belem" and "MSC Greece" to Norwegian buyers at $70 million en bloc with a 17-month charterback to MSC at $13,250 a day each.

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Fairplay tugs likes to inform you that their tug boat "Fairplay-27" will tow the multi-purpose selfpropelled barge "RAMBIZ" from Zeebrugge to Vlissingen with departure 16/06 around 16:00 hrs. Furthermore the convoy will depart from Vlissingen on 17/06 at about 20:00 hrs for sea. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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The KRUZENSTERN seen departing from Cape Town – Photo : Ian Shiffman © Lawrence Dalli from Malta reports that from today (Thursday 15th) @ 0800hrs until Saturday 17th June the German Navy BREMEN Class (TYPE 122) FGS EMDEN F210 will be in Valletta at berth @ dwq 3. Also tomorrow All CANALE EXERCISE maritime units to return back to harbour @ 1600hrs to berth @ Pinto 4+5 wharves ITS ARTIGLIERE F582 ex-IRAQI NAVY F 14 HITTEN frigate - SHE HAS AB212ASW HELO MM81081/7-36. ITS POLIFEMO A 5325, a CICLOPE Class Seagoing tug - NO HELO. FNS COMMANDANT BIROT F796, a TYPE A69 corvette - NO HELOS. HS KRATEOS P269, P 100 Class - NO HELOS. These minor units will berth @ Maritime Squadron, Haywharf. ITCG CP 902 U.DICIOTTI - She might enter Valletta as well. ITCG CP 282 Carabinieri CC 811 PIGNATELLI

The SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR seen moored in Ijmuiden - Photo : Joep van Dam © PSi-Daily Shipping News

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AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS Singapore Airlines koopt twintig Boeings

Singapore Airlines koopt bij de Amerikaanse vliegtuigfabrikant Boeing twintig vliegtuigen van het type 787-9. De order heeft een waarde van 4,2 miljard dollar. De maatschappij maakte woensdag verder bekend dat ze een optie heeft genomen op nog eens twintig van deze vliegtuigen. De 787-9, ook wel bekend als Dreamliner, kan in de standaardfiguratie tussen de 250 en 290 passagiers vervoeren plus 20 ton lading. De Dreamliner is de Boeing met het grootste vliegbereik. Singapore Airlines neemt de eerste toestellen in 2011 af. De maatschappij zet de vliegtuigen in op onder meer de routes naar het Midden-Oosten. Singapore Airlines bestelde eerder bij Airbus tien toestellen van het type A380, de nieuwe 'superjumbo' van de Europese vliegtuigbouwer. Dinsdag moest Airbus voor de tweede maal de afleveringen van deze vliegtuigen naar een latere datum verschuiven. Volgens een woordvoerder van de luchtvaartmaatschappij heeft de order bij Boeing niets te maken met de latere afleveringen van de A380 en wordt het eerste van deze vliegtuigen nog dit jaar afgeleverd. Singapore Airlines is de eerste maatschappij ter wereld die met de 'superjumbo' gaat vliegen.

MARINE WEATHER THIS SECTION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY :

Internet: www.spos.nl Tel : +31 317 399800 E-mail : [email protected]

Today’s wind (+6Bft) and wave (+3m) chart. Created with SPOS, the onboard weather information & voyage optimisation system, used on over 500 vessels today.

…. PHOTO OF THE DAY ….. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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The SILVER SPRAY seen passing the Mammoet headquarters in Schiedam Photo : Jan Simons ©


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