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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

The MSC TOKYO enroute Antwerp – Photo : Ricardo van Liere ©

IMO – Call for Action on Piracy off Somalia The IMO issued a News Release stating that the Assembly adopted a Resolution calling for the problem of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia to be brought to the attention of the United Nations Security Council.

IRISH UNIONS PLAN PROTEST OVER IRISH FERRIES CRISIS JACK O’ Connor The General President of the Republic of Ireland’ s biggest trade union, SIPTU, has called call on the Irish Congress of Trade Unions executive to hold a national day of protest this Friday support of Irish Ferries workers.

The ISLE OF INISHMORE – Photo : Rob de Visser © Last week the row over plans to replace Irish seafarers with Latvians turned into a crisis as security men boarded the Isle of Inishmore in Pembroke, Wales, while a second ferry is stuck at Holyhead. Several officers of the Isle of Inishmore locked themselves into the ship’ s engine room control room.

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 Mr O’ Connor said: “The Irish Ferries dispute is a defining moment in the relations between employers and workers in this country. It is a moment which challenges everyone, on all sides, to declare on the side of decency, social dialogue and constructive engagement, or on the side of thuggery, brutality and the law of the jungle.” He added: “As SIPTU has consistently stated throughout, the future of social partnership comes down to the question as to whether the Government is prepared to take the necessary measures to address job displacement, exploitation and the protection of employment standards. Whereas we have said that its future will not be decided by one dispute, it is difficult to see how it can survive if the Government cannot bring itself to address these issues of job displacement, exploitation and protection of employment standards.”

Veldslag bij Irish Ferries Veerrederij Irish Ferries heeft knokploegen ingehuurd om de Ierse werknemers van de veerschepen te verjagen en te vervangen door goedkope arbeidskrachten uit Oost-Europa. De rederij wordt er verder van beschuldigd traangas achter de hand te hebben gehouden. Hoewel de rederij in alle toonaarden ontkende, is het bericht afgelopen weekend door diverse Ierse media opnieuw bevestigd. De Ierse regering heeft meegedeeld zowel het bedrijf als de directeuren te zullen achtervolgen als de berichten juist blijken te zijn. De veldslag volgt op de aankondiging door Irish Ferries dat het alle 543 Ierse werknemers wil ontslaan. Om de kosten te drukken wordt hun werk overgenomen door arbeidskrachten uit Letland en andere OostEuropese landen, die tegelijk met de veiligheidsdiensten in bussen werden aangevoerd. De bemanning kon in dienst blijven door een veel lager salaris te accepteren maar weigerde daaraan mee te werken. Irish Ferries weigert op zijn beurt een uitspraak van het Ierse arbeidsgerecht te aanvaarden dat het zich aan de bestaande contracten dient te houden.

Rolls-Royce starts delivery of new shark jaws and tow pins Rolls-Royce reports that it has begun deliveries of its newly developed shark jaw and tow pin systems. The first tow pin systems are already in operation on board KV Harstad, Abeille Bourbon and Abeille Liberte. "These units will be able to serve the anchor handling deck operations with increased safety and functionality," said the company, noting that the tow pins meet NMD requirement, can grab lines more than 1m above deck and pull down force of more than 50 tons. During pull down the line will be centred into the catch area of the shark jaw. Independent operation enables the tow pins to be used for aligning chain. The shark jaws are equipped with load sensing, connected to the winch monitoring system, and provide continuous monitoring of the load in wire or chain. "Together these units will enable securing of load in shark jaws without personnel in exposed area," noted Rolls-Royce. The units will be installed in more than 15 vessels in 2006.

P&O agrees to takeover bid UK ports and ferries group P&O has agreed to a £3.3 billion takeover bid from Gulf-state backed Dubai Ports World.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 The deal is set to create one of the world's largest shipping companies. Dubai Ports World, created by the merger of two state-owned entities in September, said it would retain P&O's management and keep the group headquartered in London. P&O said Dubai Ports had offered 443 pence per share in an all-cash bid for the 165-year-old British company. The offer was at the top end of market expectations. P&O is the world's fourth-largest ports group, and its iconic brand-name still appears on cruise ship operations it no longer owns. It also owns a ferries business operating between Britain and France which was scaled back in the past year as part of a strategic review.

Brussel wil onveilige schepen aanpakken De Europese Commissie wil de controle op de veiligheid van schepen verscherpen. Dat moet ongelukken zoals met de ‘ Prestige’en de ‘ Erika’helpen voorkomen. De Europese Commissie bespreekt daartoe morgen een voorstel van Europees Commissaris Barrot (Verkeer), zo meldden ingewijden. Brussel is het beu dat sommige landen veel te weinig schepen inspecteren op zeewaardigheid. Enkele landen, zoals Frankrijk, komen niet aan het minimum van 25 procent controles op schepen in de havens. Doel is de inspecties te concentreren op riskante schepen, zoals vaartuigen van twaalf jaar en ouder. Door de controle-uitslagen Europees te erkennen, kunnen dubbele controles worden vermeden. De Europees Commissaris Barrot komt met totaal zeven voorstellen, tezamen het Erika-3 pakket genoemd. Ze zijn een vervolg op besluiten over betere wanden van tankers en hogere straffen voor nalatig scheepspersoneel.

Indians plan Oregon demolition yard THE first ship breaking yard on the US West Coast will be in the state of Oregon, if the port of Newport approves a deal with Bay Bridge Enterprises. Ghost fleet ships moored at Suisun Bay, California are currently being towed through the Panama Canal to scrapping and salvage yards on the US Gulf and East Coasts, an expensive proposition for the US Maritime Administration (MarAd). Port commissioners voted last week not to immediately lease the 6-hectare site to the yard, but to seek additional public comment. Bay Bridge, which is owned by India-based Adani, operates a breaking yard on the Chesapeake Bay that holds several contracts to dispose of ships in the MarAd-operated reserve fleet – mainly from the James River moorage on the East Coast. MarAd could use the help as acting administrator John Jamian has told Fairplay that only US yards can be used under environmental laws and that only a few yards currently accept such projects. More than 100 ghost ships must be scrapped before September 2006 under a Congressional mandate and federal auditors have expressed doubt as to whether the deadline can be met. While many in the Newport government welcome the Bay Bridge overture, area residents complain that such a yard will harm home values.

Amerikanen jagen op zeerovers bij Somalië De kusten van Somalië zijn niet echt veilig meer te noemen. Aanvallen van zeerovers zijn dit jaar zeer sterk gestegen. Het Internationale Scheepvaart Bureau (IMB) telde 32 overvallen sinds maart, waarvan één zelfs op een voedselschip van de Verenigde Naties. Onlangs nog werd een cruiseschip urenlang belegerd door een stelletje bandieten. Om de piraterij een halt toe te roepen heeft de Somalische overgangsregering voor 50 miljoen dollar het Amerikaanse bedrijf Topcat Marine Services ingehuurd in om het moederschip uit te schakelen. Dat schip wordt namelijk door de rover gebruikt om met snelle motorboten aanvallen uit te voeren. De overgangsregering heeft Topcat ook gevraagd een nieuwe kustwacht en vijf marinebases op te zetten.

CASUALTY REPORT PSi-Daily maritime clippings

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The Swire tug PACIFIC CHAMPION refloated the SITC BANGKOK Monday evening 18:55 hrs Photo’ s : Han van Lith ©

OCEAN VOYAGER SANK The OCEAN VOYAGER, sank about 300 miles offshore of Iran.

Around 6AM in about 1 meter seas, the navigator went down to the engine room to lower the UBSL pole, so that we could begin surveying. The chain used to lower the pole suddenly snapped. There was no safety chain attached and the flange at the top of the pole, which would have prevented the pole from dropping all the way through the hole flew off. Therefore, the USBL pole fell 3000 meters down to the bottom of the ocean, leaving a 12 inch hole in the ships hull. As you can expect, water started flooding the engine room. Crew members tried to fit a metal plate over the hole, however this proved to be impossible due to the pressure of the water. Non-essential personnel, were immediately transferred by FRC to the chase boat, the MICLYN SEARCHER (MS). Meanwhile, the crew continued to try to contain the flooding. The engines and ship power were quickly shut down, and emergency power was turned on. The pumps on the OV and the MS proved too small to be effective, so the engine room's watertight door was closed & dogged down. Unfortunately, this door was not exactly watertight, and water proceeded to flood compartment next to the engine room. PSi-Daily maritime clippings

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Meanwhile, MAYDAY calls were issued from both the OV and the MS. The first to respond was a Coalition Warship, which later turned out to be the USS SEATTLE (AOE 3), a fast combat support ship. Since it would take a while for the SEATTLE to arrive, a Canadian C-130, and a Japanese helicopter were dispatched to the location. These aircrafts remained until the end. Soon, a US helicopter also arrived carrying with it 2 large pumps and a damage control (DC) crew to operate the pumps. When the equipment and personnel were safely lowered onto the OV, the helo returned to pick up and deliver a third pump. Unfortunately, two of these pumps became clogged with debris, and the DC crew were never able to get them to operate. The Commanding Officer (CO) on board the SEATTLE was informed by the DC crew the only chance that the OV had to stay afloat was if divers were dispatched to try and repair the hole. This solution was rejected by the CO. As a last ditch effort, a tarp was unfurled over the side and under the keel to try and cover the hole and slow the flooding. However, this effort proved futile. Eventually, the SEATTLE arrived on site. The CO assessed the situation and decided that despite all efforts, the OV was going to be a "long-term loss." He instructed all crew and instruments to be removed and the ship was then abandoned. When all crew member were onboard the MS, the Captain and Party Chief made one last trip back by FRC to try and release the second towfish (the first was released earlier by FSSI marine techs) and try retrieve whatever personal effects that they could. Things retrieved included some undergarments, camera, 3 bottles of alcohol, one flip flop (right foot)and one Teva (left foot), various souvenirs. However, things such as wallets, house keys, cell phone, address book, and CD's now reside on the bottom of the Arabian Sea. It took a few hours before the OV finally sank, but when it happened, she went down by the port bow. Afterwards, the MS sailed through the floating debris and was able to retrieve the two towfish, along with the 8 life rafts, which had automatically deployed. The MS then began a rather rough 16 hour transit to Muscat, Oman. While the MS was steaming, the crew of the former-OV spent the night consuming the salvaged alcohol, and trying to sleep on spare mattresses, which were placed on the deck for us. Once we arrived in Oman, it took many hours for officials to take statements and issue visas. The crew of the OV was then taken to a hotel, where we cleaned up, put on whatever clothes we could find, and went shopping for clothes, shoes, and toiletries. Crew members, who were able to save their money and credit cards, supported those of us who lost everything. We left Oman very late Thursday night and spent the next 24 hours on airplanes. The Seattle, WA based crew returned home on Saturday afternoon, and we were met at the airport by the president of our company, the Survey Manager, and the Engineering Manager. One of my co-workers was also met by his family, who flew all the way out from Virginia. I cannot even venture a guess on what will be the repercussions of this event. Besides our personal losses, my company lost about US$2 million worth of uninsured gear, including 20 km of fiber optic cable (10 km of which was flaked on the deck in two 5 km pieces due to a previous incident), traction winch, a hydraulic power unit (HPU), and lots of electronic and computer gear. Additionally, it is unknown how much of the data, from the survey, was recovered. I do know that there are already gaggles of lawyers hovering around and I am relatively certain that there will be many lawsuits between FSSI, the clients (Gardline), and their clients.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 While this was an extremely harrowing experience, I am thankful that everyone was able to safely get off the ship. I am fully aware that things can be replaced, while people cannot. We were very lucky that this happened in daylight hours in calm seas. We were also lucky that we had a chase boat following us and a Navy warship, so close by.

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Left : The Brazilian F-49 RADEMAKERS off the coast of Brazil. Naval forces from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay and the United States participated last month in UNITAS 47-06 Atlantic phase. This is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored exercise that enhances friendly, mutual cooperation and understanding between participating navies by enhancing interoperability in naval operations among the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Photo : U.S. Navy ©

Briton to command San Jacinto as part of task force British navy Commodore Bruce Williams has taken command of Combined Task Force 58 in the Middle East from U.S. Navy Capt. Hank Miranda, according to a U.S. 5th Fleet news release.


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Task Force 58 is the multinational coalition force responsible for conducting maritime security operations in the northern Persian Gulf. Left : The USS SAN JACINTO Photo : Coll. Piet Sinke © The guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto will serve as the flagship, marking the first time a Royal Naval commodore has flown his flag over a U.S. Navy warship since the end of World War I, the release states. “The strength of a coalition is greater than the sum of its parts,”Williams said in a statement. “In terms of the coalition here in the northern [Persian] Gulf, the real demonstration of that concerted strength and concerted capability is the fact that here I am, as a British one star, in charge of a force made up of Australian, American, U.K. and Iraqi forces able to operate together.” Coalition forces patrol the gulf waters to preserve “free and secure use … by legitimate mariners, and prevent terrorists from attempting to use the maritime environment as a venue for attack or as a medium to transport personnel, weapons or other illicit material,”the release states. Part of the mission includes providing security on Iraq’ s Al Basra and Khwar Al Amaya oil terminals, which account for a significant percentage of Iraq’ s revenue.

Chinese Naval Fleet Begins India Visit

A Chinese naval fleet comprising the Shenzhen missile destroyer and Weishanhu depot ship arrived in Cochin on Monday morning for a three-day friendship visit to India. The Chinese fleet, when it leaves Cochin on December 1, will hold a joint military exercise in marine search and rescue with the Indian Navy. The military exercise is the first for the Chinese navy in Indian waters with the Indian navy. The exercise is aimed at improving the safety of maritime trade and improving search and rescue coordination at sea. In 2003, China and India held a similar naval exercise off the Shanghai coast.

Pakistan-Saudi naval exercise begins North Arabian Sea will become venue of a joint Pakistan-Saudi naval exercise, Naseem Al Bahr-VIII, for which a task group of Seven Royal Saudi Naval Forces Ships arrived on Monday morning at the Karachi Port. The exercise to be conducted from Nov 28 will continue till Dec 15 in various phases. Commander Task Force Rear Admiral Sammi bin Mansoor Al Rafi is leading the royal contingent. The aim of this exercise is to enhance level of interoperability between the two navies. A large number of royal force and Pakistan Navy units, including most modern destroyers, frigates, missile corvettes, tankers, mine hunters, aviation personnel, special services group will participate in multi-dimensional activities. The opening brief of Naseem Al Bahr-VIII was held at the Pakistan Navy Tactical School, PN dockyard


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Pan-United Marine secures deals worth S$35 million

The Directors of Pan-United Marine Limited in Singapore have announced that the company has secured new shipbuilding contracts for the construction of two 75 ton bollard pull AHTS from its repeat customer, Tidewater Marine. The combined value of the contracts is approximately S$35.0 million. Delivery of the vessels is estimated to be within 21 months after the effective date of the contract for the first vessel and an interval of 3 months for the second vessel. While these contracts are expected to contribute positively to the Group's earnings, they are not expected to have any material effect on the earnings per share and net tangible asset value per share of the PUM Group for the current financial year ending December 31st 2005.

Shipbuilders to Win Qatargas Orders

South Korean shipbuilders are likely to receive a large amount of orders to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from a leading gas company in Qatar, industry sources said Tuesday. Qatargas, a joint venture between energy giant Exxon Mobile Corp. and state-run Qatar Petroleum, plans to place orders for 70 to 100 LNG ships, according to a shipping industry magazine, Trade Winds. The value of the orders is estimated to reach US$16.5 billion, it said. In addition, Qatargas plans to produce 14 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by 2014, which will require 20 to 30 very large gas carriers (VLGCs), the magazine said. Earlier this year, South Korea's top three shipbuilders -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. – clinched long-term orders to build LNG tankers worth a combined $10 billion from Qatargas. "Qatargas is likely to contact South Korean shipbuilders first," said an an official from Daewoo Shipbuilding. "Only a few companies, including Daewoo and Hyundai, are capable of building VLGCs."


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 Officials from Hyundai and Samsung also expressed optimism about winning contracts from Qatargas, saying that they have the upper hand over foreign rivals in terms of technology. The three South Korean companies are also the world's top three shipbuilders.

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BURGEMEESTER FABER OPENT NIEUW PAND BLUESTREAM Onder grote belangstelling heeft waarnemend burgemeester van Den Helder, mevrouw G.H. Faber, op donderdag 24 november het gloednieuwe bedrijfspand van de Bluestream Group officieel geopend. Dit pand, dat onderdak biedt aan een drietal offshorebedrijven, is gevestigd aan de Koperslagersweg 2 op industrieterrein Kooypunt in Den Helder. Onder het toeziend oog van Bluestreamdirecteur Kieran Pieters heeft waarnemend burgemeester van Den Helder, mevrouw G.H. Faber, zojuist een naambord met inscriptie onthuld. Foto: Albert Vermeulen © In aanwezigheid van tal van topmanagers uit de offshore-industrie werd het nieuwe pand door het onthullen van een naambord met inscriptie officieel geopend door mevrouw G.H. Faber, oud-staatssecretaris van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (LNV). Voor haar was het de eerste officiële openingsplechtigheid in haar functie van waarnemend burgemeester van Den Helder. “Het is goed om te zien dat de Bluestream Group zo’ n geweldige groei heeft doorgemaakt en dat het bedrijf in binnen- en buitenland een prima ambassadeur is voor de Helderse offshore-industrie”, aldus mevrouw Faber in haar toespraak.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 De Bluestream Group, bestaande uit het duikbedrijf Bluestream NL en het zusterbedrijf Dutch Access, waren voorheen gevestigd aan de Bedrijfsweg 6a in Den Helder. Door de snelle groep die met name het duikbedrijf doormaakte, was men daar al enige tijd uit zijn jasje gegroeid. Reden om nieuw te bouwen op industrieterrein Kooypunt. Bluestream-directeur Kieran Pieters: “Op onze nieuwe locatie beschikken wij over een in totaal 9000 vierkante meter groot terrein, waarop een bedrijfshal van 2500 vierkante meter en twee kantoren van respectievelijk 1000 en 380 vierkante meter zijn gebouwd. In het eerste kantoor zijn Bluestream NL en Dutch Access gehuisvest, het andere kantoor hebben we verhuurd aan BJ Tubular Services.” De Bluestream Group is wereldwijd actief. Naast ervaren duikers beschikt het bedrijf over een vloot van onderwaterrobots (ROV’ s). De kantoororganisatie bestaat uit ongeveer 30 mensen. Gedurende de zomerperiode voeren ruim 125 duikers voor het bedrijf offshore installatie-, constructie-, inspectie- en onderhoudswerk uit.

HAMBURG SUD GOES IT ALONE WITH TRIDENT SERVICE GERMAN-based container shipping line Hamburg Sud is launching service between Northern Europe, US East Coast and Australia/New Zealand in February. This new Trident service replaces the Round the World Service current operated with other carriers.

Top : The CAP FINISTERRE – Photo : Piet Sinke © Hamburg Sud will use six 2,000 TEU vessels in this new fixed day, fortnightly service. All the ships are fitted with at least 350 plugs for reefer containers to take account of the growing market for refrigerated cargo. The Trident service will have the following port rotation: Tilbury – Bremerhaven - Antwerp – Philadelphia – Savannah – Cartagena – Auckland – Sydney – Melbourne– Timaru or Por or Port Chalmers – Napier – Tauranga – Cartagena – Savannah – Philadelphia – Tilbury. The company says: “The integration of the hub port Cartagena, Columbia, permits fast connections from and to Venezuela and Mexico, as well as US Gulf. The fact that four of the company’ s other weekly services meet up in Cartagena further guarantees a fast, direct link to South America East and West Coast. “


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Yang Ming Launches New Box Service Yang Ming initiated FMS, a new box service between Kaohsiung, Keelung, Hong Kong, Port Kelang and Singapore. Four 900 TEU ships will operate on the weekly link, according Dyna Liners.

Four dredging contractors shortlisted for Al Raha developement AME Info reports that ALDAR Properties PJSC has announced that it has shortlisted four dredging and reclamation contractors for the Al Raha beach development, the planned new city district of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Tenders for the work were received from five companies by October 15th. The shortlisted companies are: Van Oord Gulf FZE, Dredging International NV, National Marine Dredging Company, and Boskalis Westminster Middle East. 'We expect to complete our final analysis in the next two weeks leading to an award in early December," said Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, ALDAR's Chairman.

Siem Offshore takes delivery of first VS470 Mk II Aker Langsten shipyard in Norway has delivered the first in a series of six PSVs to Siem Offshore Inc. The vessel bears the name Sasha. The new vessels are VS470 Mk II PSvs based on a design by naval architects Vik-Sandvik and are 73.4m long with a breadth of 16.6m. Vik-Sandvik said the next vessel, Sophie, will be delivered in January 2006. FOTO: JEFF GILBERT ©

Boxship charter rates under pressure BOXSHIP charter rates remain under pressure with spot fixtures becoming far more commonplace. According to Braemar Seascope: ‘ The spot market continues to offer some respite to those charterers in a position to take early ships, but it would appear that there are now only two or three further vessels available on the charter market this year.’Recent fixtures include the 1,152-TEU X-Press Kailash, which has been extended by Singapore-based Sea Consortium for one year. This Orient Express Lines-owned, 1982-built, vessel has attained a rate of $12,750/day. Meanwhile, the B183L-class vessel Mai Rickmers (1,162 TEU) has been secured by OOCL for a three-year charter at $11,500/day from next April. For the intra-Asia trades, Samudera Shipping has extended the 896-TEU Neptun-class vessel Sea Space for a further three months at $11,000/day. Lithuania-based Kursui Linija has fixed the Royal Arctic Line-owned Nuka Arctica for five months. This ice-strengthened 782-TEU vessel has been secured at euro11,000/day. For the Caribbean trades, the 518 TEU Knock (ex-Delmas Casablanca) has been fixed to US-based King Ocean Services for one year at $9,500/day.


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340 Passengers and 284 Crew Members on Board

US cruise liner, Silver Shadow, docked at the Dubai Cruise Terminal recently with more than 340 passengers and 284 crew members on board marking the beginning of a busy winter cruise season

in the emirate. – Photo : Willem Kappert ©

On arrival, the passengers were treated to a traditional Arabian welcome ceremony with school children offering flowers. UAE nationals dressed in their traditional attire offered a taste of warm Arabian hospitality. Guests were offered Gahwah ( Arabic coffee ) while the Ayyalah band performed (traditional musical band). There was also a heritage and handicrafts display while the Dubai Police band performed. Acting Manager, Dubai Cruise Terminal, Awadh Seghayer Alketbi said: "The American cruise ship arrived from Muscat and will remain docked in Dubai for two days. Around 286 passengers disembarked in Dubai in a passenger exchange programme that took place before the vessel’ s onward journey to Fujairah." Gulf Agency Company ( GAC Dubai ) was the agent for the cruise liner and Arabian Adventures organised the sightseeing tours for the visitors. More than 20 ships are expected to call at the Dubai Cruise Terminal during the ongoing winter season.

NITC to become world’ s fourth largest by 2009 National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), Iran's supertanker operator, will invest over $ 2 billion over the next four years to become the world's fourth largest by 2009. "We have a significant new building programme underway, including plans for 10 LNG carriers and 10 chemical tankers by 2009," said Mohammad Suri, the chairman of NITC. "The Iranian petrochemical industry is growing fast and will become one of the world's largest exporters within the next decade. Currently, Iran exports $3.9 billion worth of petrochemicals and this will increase to $11.5 billion by 2010." Suri, who has grown one of the world's youngest tanker fleets with an average vessel age of less than four years, was speaking ahead of his planned address at Middle East Money & Ships - the region's conference for maritime financiers, insurers, lawyers, banks and investors, being held at Grand Hyatt Dubai from December 12-13, organized by international maritime organization, Seatrade. "By the year 2010, Iran will require more than double the amount of vessels to handle its petrochemical exports. This year we need 73 and in five years we would require 184 by 2005 end," he said. Iran would


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 254 have generated 30 million tons of petrochemicals by 2010, and the country is expected to produce 76 million tons." Last year, the Iranian tanker chief was named Seatrade Personality of the Year for West and Central Asia at the prestigious Dubai International Maritime Awards (DIMA). This year's awards will run alongside Middle East Money & Ships and will be presented at a gala dinner on December 12 by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios Mitropoulos on his first official visit to Dubai. "This has proved to be an extremely well-received initiative which we will build on year-on-year to constantly reflect the growing and evolving nature of the region's maritime base," said Chris Hayman, Managing Director, Seatrade.

Japanese Consortium signs LongTerm Charter Agreements A consortium comprising Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (Iino) and Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (QGTC) announced the signing on November 28 of 25 year long-term charter agreements for 8 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers of approximately 210,000m3 to transport LNG for Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited. The consortium signed shipbuilding contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the construction of the 5 and 3 new ships respectively. The new ships, which will feature a membrane cargo containment system, are scheduled for delivery from March 2008. The ships will be employed in the exportation of LNG from Ras Laffan, Qatar to the U.S.A. MOL, NYK and "K" Line will be appointed as the shipmanagers of the ships.

DFDS Buys Replacement Ferry DFDS has purchased the French ferry "Val de Loire" for take over from Britanny Ferries in March 2006. The ferry will be renamed "King of Scandinavia" and put in service on the Ijmuiden-Newcastle route. At the same time DFDS has disposed off the "Duke of Scandinavia", the oldest ferry in the fleet built in 1978. The ferry will go on bareboatcharter to Britanny Ferries.

China Shipping Introduces New Transpacific Service

China Shipping will introduce a new Transpacific service, for which it is to revive the somewhat exceptional name of AAT (Asia-America-Thailand). Seven 4,300 TEU ships will be deployed, connecting South East and North East Asian countries with North America west coast ports: Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Nansha, Port Kelang, Laem Chabang, Busan, Shanghai, Shenzhen (Yantian), Vancouver, Seattle, Oakland, back to Shanghai


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The new "M" class tug SVITZER MALLAIG has now joined her sister tug the SVITZER MULL for towage duties in Scotland. Photo : Tommy Bryceland, SCOTLAND ©


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The Polish tug ATLAS II arrived with the newbuilding SMIT OWENA in Rotterdam Photo : Piet Sinke

AIRPORT / AIRCRAFT NEWS

Dubai bedreiging voor Schiphol De geplande luchthaven van het emiraat Dubai, die de grootste ter wereld moet worden, vormt een grote bedreiging voor Schiphol. ,,De concurrentie verschuift van Frankfurt en Londen naar Dubai’ ’ , zei KLMtopman Leo van Wijk vandaag bij de presentatie van de halfjaarcijfers. Van Wijk voorspelt zwaar weer voor Schiphol. De overheid van Dubai is volgens hem bereid ver te gaan om zoveel mogelijk klanten binnen te halen. ,,De kosten zullen daar veel lager liggen, waardoor de tarieven minder hoog zijn. Het maakt de overheid niet uit of het vliegveld met verlies draait.’ ’ De Nederlandse Staat moet zich volgens Van Wijk niet zo druk maken om de winstgevendheid van Schiphol. De KLM-topman heeft geen bezwaar tegen een verlieslatende luchthaven, die met lage tarieven aantrekkelijk is voor veel maatschappijen. Zolang Schiphol als ‘ banenmotor’goed is voor de Nederlandse economie, heeft winstgevendheid niet de hoogste prioriteit, zei Van Wijk. Jebel Ali International Airport in Dubai kost 8,3 miljard dollar (7,1 miljard euro) en moet 120 miljoen passagiers per jaar kunnen verwerken. Schiphol krijgt nu jaarlijks ongeveer 42,5 miljoen mensen over de vloer.

Mannen mogen bij vliegmaatschappijen niet naast alleen reizende kinderen zitten Mannen die vliegen met Air New Zealand en Qantas mogen niet langer naast kinderen zitten die zonder begeleiding reizen. Dat meldde de krant New Zealand Herald dinsdag. Oppositieleden in Nieuw Zeeland noemen de maatregel een uitwas van politiek correct gedrag. De maatregel kwam aan het licht toen een man uit Auckland door cabinepersoneel werd verzocht van stoel te ruilen met een vrouwelijk passagier. Een stewardess vertelde hem dat het beleid was van de maatschappij om alleen vrouwen naast kinderen die zonder begeleiding reizen te plaatsen. De man in kwestie, een 37-jarige vader van een twee jaar oude tweeling, voelde zich gediscrimineerd en opgelaten en stapte naar de krant.

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The newbuilding SMIT OWENA arrived from Poland in Gorinchem for fitting out, when completed the DAMEN 3110 ASD tug will sail for Bonny Island (Nigeria) Photo : Piet Sinke

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