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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 111

Number 111*** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Tuesday 06-06-2006 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites.

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Massale zoekactie naar mogelijk vermist persoon zonder resultaat Door : Arie van Dijk – KNRM – Katwijk aan Zee (c) Zaterdag 3 juni vond er een grote zoekactie plaats die startte voor de kust van Katwijk. Omstreeks 10.30 uur werd op verzoek van de politie op basis van aangetroffen kleding op het strand met daarbij een afscheidsbrief groot alarm geslagen.

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Patrouilleboten van de Katwijkse Reddings Brigade (KRB) en de twee reddingboten (De Redder en Heek) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) station Katwijk begonnen direct met het maken van zoekslagen. Er werd gestart vanaf de locatie van de aangetroffen kledingstukken. In de periode daarna werd er opgeschaald en sloten de Valentijn, Annie Poulisse en Jan van Engelenburg, respectievelijk van de KNRM stations Noordwijk, Zandvoort en Scheveningen, aan bij aan de zoeklinies. De Reddingsbrigade van Noordwijk (NRB) leverde vervolgens ook twee boten en luchtondersteuning werd verleend door een helikopter van het Korps landelijke Politie Diensten. Vanwege het grote aantal reddingboten dat ter plaatse was werd besloten om het zoekgebied in tweeën te splitsen. De KNRM eenheden van Katwijk en Scheveningen zochten samen met de KRB het zeegebied af tussen Katwijk en Scheveningen. De KNRM eenheden van Noordwijk en Zandvoort zochten samen met de NRB en het kustwachtvaartuig Visarend het zeegebied af tussen Katwijk en de Langevelderslag. Terreinvoertuigen van de Reddingsbrigades, KNRM en politie zochten in genoemd gebied de kustlijn af. Nadat er omstreeks 13.45 uur nog geen persoon was aangetroffen, werd in overleg met het Kustwachtcentrum in Den Helder besloten om de zoekactie te staken. De Politie van Hollands Midden zal in deze zaak verder onderzoek verrichten.

Boskalis strengthens position with acquisition and fleet expansion Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster has completed the acquisition of the dredging fleet and dredging activities of the Dutch company D Blankevoort International Dredging Company. The acquisition provides Boskalis with a team of experienced staff and three more trailing suction hopper dredgers of 4,700m³, 3,000m³ and 2,500m³ respectively. In addition, Boskalis has ordered the mid-ship section for the lengthening of the jumbo hopper Queen of the Netherlands. Like her sistership, WD Fairway, which was lengthened in 2003, her capacity will increase by some 50 per cent to 35,500m³. The completion of the lengthening is expected towards the end of 2007. Boskalis has also announced that preparations for the modernisation of the jumbo cutter Phoenix are well advanced, and the company expects the vessel will also be operational by the end of 2007.

3 MINISTERS OP BEZOEK AANBOORD VAN DE GEORGE DIJKSTRA

Doordat de reddingboot Jan van Engelenburg werd ingezet voor de bovengenoemde zoekactie voor Katwijk heeft de reddingboor GEORGE DIJKSTRA van station Ter Heijde de honneurs waar genomen bij de North Sea Regatta.

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vlnr: Sander Vogelaar, Nico Zeeman, Erwin van Zanten, Rita Verdonk, Carla Peijs, Adam Louwen, en Sybilla Dekker. Tijdens de transfer van de wethouders van Den Haag van de Eendracht naar de Swan van Makkum bleek de doopster van de George Dijkstra, minister Carla Peijs, aan boord van laatst genoemd schip, Natuurlijk kon zij de uitnodiging om weer eens op “haar” schip te varen niet afslaan. Echter bleek dat zij niet de enige minister in het gezelschap was. Ook minister Rita Verdonk en minister Sybilla Dekker (VROM) waren aan boord. Zij aanvaarden ook graag de uitnodiging voor een tochtje met de George Dijkstra Aan het einde van de vaartocht was er gelegenheid voor de groepsfoto. De George Dijkstra heeft tenslotte niet altijd 3 ministers aanboord. En na de trip bedankte Carla Peijs schipper Adam Louwen nogmaals voor het vaartochtje Foto’s : Bemanning Reddingboot George Dijkstra (c)


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Newbuildings in May According to a preliminary count, no less than 18 newbuildings larger than 4,000 TEU came from the yards in May. Their total capacity is some 130,000 TEU, around 7,200 TEU per unit, reports Dyna Liners.

Koninklijke Marine vernietigt oude vliegtuigbom in Eurogeul Rotterdam Mijnenjager Hr. Ms. Haarlem van de Koninklijke Marine heeft donderdag 1 juni 2006 om 11.50 uur een vliegtuigbom vernietigd in de Eurogeul van Rotterdam. Deze 500-ponder vliegtuigbom uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog was gisteren opgevist door een visserschip en conform de procedure afgeboeid teruggeworpen in zee. Na melding aan het Kustwachtcentrum is de Koninklijke Marine ingelicht. Het explosief bevond zich in de Eurogeul op 24 meter diepte waardoor een groot schip de haven van Rotterdam niet kon binnenvaren. Foto : MINDEF ©

BC Ferries workers face sack Canada’s BC Ferries could sack unionized crew who were working on the Queen of the North the night it sank if they don't take part in the company’s probe into the disaster. BC boss David Hahn said the crew would be suspended, but could also face the axe. The 700-passenger ferry (built 1969), carrying 101 people, ran into Gil Island in Wright Sound and sank on 22 March, killing two people. "Less than four" people have refused to answer questions for a company investigation, Hahn said. He refused to say whether they are critical to the investigation or include the two who were in the wheelhouse at the time of the crash. BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union president Jackie Miller said 10 to 12 crew members who were on the ferry that night have been assigned legal counsel and been advised not to speak to BC. Miller said if the members were fired, the union would take some form of action. "We don't like threats and these people have been through enough," she said.

Vermiste opvarende dood gevonden in Noordzee

Een mannelijke opvarende van een Russisch vrachtschip is zondagmiddag dood uit het water gehaald op de Noordzee. Hij was aan het eind van de ochtend door nog onbekende oorzaak overboord geslagen. Dat gebeurde op ongeveer dertig kilometer van Texel, meldt de Kustwacht. De exacte identiteit van het slachtoffer is niet bekendgemaakt.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 111 Volgens de Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij is het 'een klein wonder dat de man teruggevonden is'. Drie reddingsboten en een helikopter werden ingezet om de man te redden. Het lichaam is naar Vlieland overgebracht. De Nederlandse politie stelt een onderzoek in naar de toedracht van het ongeval. De kustwacht zocht sinds zondagmiddag 12.00 uur naar de opvarende van het vrachtschip Agnes. De zoekactie vond plaats op een drukke scheepvaartroute. Passerende schepen keken eveneens uit naar de vermiste persoon.

Fins jacht naar haven gesleept

Reddingsboot Dorus Rijkers heeft vrijdagmiddag het Finse jacht Navigateur met twee opvarenden aan boord vanaf de Eierlandse Gronden op de Noordzee naar de haven van Den Helder gesleept. Het jacht was op weg van Helsinki naar Lissabon en het Carbisch gebied toen het op de Noordzee de schroef verloor. Hoewel het jacht onder zeil was, zou het door de zwakke wind meer dan zestig uur nodig hebben om de haven van Den Helder te bereiken. Nadat het op sleeptouw was genomen door de Dorus Rijkers, werd aan het eind van de middag de haven aangedaan. Het schip werd droog gezet op de werf van Dozy en doordat de firma Betsema op Texel snel een nieuwe schroef kon leveren, kon de zeereis zaterdagochtend alweer worden hervat.

Inquiry opens into Egypt's worst shipping disaster The inquiry into the February 3 sinking of the ferry al-Salam 98, which went down with the loss of more than 1 000 lives, opened on Monday in the Red Sea port of Safaga, a legal source said. The hearing began in the absence of the main accused, Mamduh Ismail. He owns al-Salam, the firm which operated the 36-year-old passenger ferry between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Ismail, a member of the senate, left Egypt for Britain after the sinking -- the worst disaster in Egyptian maritime history. Egypt has issued a summons against him through Interpol, and his assets have been frozen. Two more of the six accused, Ismail's son and an al-Salam company official, were also absent. Two al-Salam company directors and the captain of the ferry Saint Catherine, accused of not going to the aid of a ship in distress, were present when the hearing opened. In a report published in April, a parliamentary commission of inquiry blamed al-Salam for the disaster, saying the firm continued to operate the ferry "despite serious defects" in the vessel. It also said the government "failed to manage the crisis adequately" in the days after the sinking. Ismail has denied responsibility for the disaster, and accused the captain of the al-Salam 98, who went down with his ship, of overestimating the crew's ability to fight a fire that broke out on board. About 1 000 people died when the ferry went down between the Saudi port of Duba and Safaga in Egypt. The passengers were mostly Egyptian itinerant workers, some of whom were bringing months', if not years', worth of savings home.

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 111 An Iranian ship has been denied entry at Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard following an order from the Bombay High Court, and it had to dock at the nearby Bhavnagar anchorage, official sources said on Wednesday. The ship, named Rashleigh, was to be dismantled at the Alang yard and it had arrived there on April 9, but the court later issued a direction to maintain status quo until further orders, Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) sources said in Ahmedabad. The direction reportedly came following a financial dispute among the companies that own the vessel. The ship came to Alang, India's biggest ship-breaking yard, about 220 km from Ahmedabad, along with 17 crew members consisting of nine Indians, seven Ukrainians and a Russian.

KNRM krijgt cheque van € 4.500 uit handen van mevrouw Opstelten. Door : Ron Zegers – KNRM Hoek van Holland

Maandag 5 juni heeft een afvaardiging van de KNRM, in deze vertegenwoordigd door bemanningsleden van reddingstation Hoek van Holland een cheque gekregen van € 4.500 voor de KNRM. De cheque werd overhandigd door mevrouw Mr. H.M.A. Opstelten-Dutilh, echtgenote van burgemeester Yvo Opstelten van Rotterdam.

Mevrouw Opstelten heeft de Samskip Courier gedoopt en minister Peijs de Samskip Pioneer beiden schepen van Geest Lines. Beide doopvrouwen hebben een bedrag a € 4.500,00 ontvangen en mogen dit besteden aan een goed doel. Mevrouw Opstelten heeft gekozen voor de KNRM. De cheque werd overhandigd tijdens de opening van het Race Village van de Volvo Ocean Race om 17.00 uur in de Veerhaven. De bemanning van de KNRM reddingboot Jeanine Parqui was trots dat mevrouw Opstelten aan de KNRM heeft gedacht, temeer daar zij op 7 januari 2006 de KNRM reddingboot Jeanine Parqui heeft gedoopt die tot volle tevredenheid dienst doet op reddingstation Hoek van Holland.

CASUALTY REPORTING

Ship sinks off Athens, one dead Five missing after Turkish-operated cargo vessel goes down A Turkish-operated cargo ship sank on Thursday after colliding with a Greek tanker in the Aegean Sea and one Turkish sailor was killed, officials in Greece and Turkey said. PSi-Daily Shipping News Page 7 05-06-2006


File photo : Lawrence Dalli © Five sailors were missing from the Panamanian-flagged "Han" cargo ship, which was operated by a Turkish ship owner and had a crew of 13, a Turkish Chamber of Maritime Commerce official said. The cause of the collision was not immediately known, but the area is known for its heavy shipping traffic. The collision took place some 16 nautical miles southeast of the island of Hydra, about three hours by ferry from Athens. "All 11 members of the crew of the Greek tanker are safe and the tanker has also rescued seven crew members from the cargo ship, all of them Turks," a Greek Merchant Marine Ministry official said. Turkish chamber officials said the dead man was a Turkish sailor, but the Greek official said: "The nationality of the one dead and those missing are not known."

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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares to enter Port Klang for a scheduled port visit. This port call marks the first time Reagan has visited the country of Malaysia. Ronald Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime security operations

New Zealand Frigate To Visit India Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA will visit India from 2 to 13 June calling into Cochin and Mumbai. During the ship's visit the New Zealand and Indian Navies will conduct their first ever exercise at sea. TE MANA and INS BETWA will sail together from Mumbai and will operate together over a period of 12 hours. The exercise will involve the ships exchanging and sharing information as well as conducting a range of other activities. The relationship between the two Navies stretches back over many years. HMNZS ACHILLES, which served in the New Zealand Navy during World War II, later joined the Indian Navy as INS DELHI. Parts of the ship are located in the Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand, and serve as a permanent reminder of a shared bond that goes back almost sixty years. The Commanding Officer, Commander Wilson Trumper, and the 175 men and women onboard TE MANA are part way through a six month deployment to Asia. A key aspect of the ship's deployment is to demonstrate New Zealand's commitment to peace and security in the region - and to show the Navy's role in supporting this. So far, TE MANA has visited Australia, Thailand, Brunei, Singapore, and Malaysia. In each port visited by the ship a range of events have been organised to enable the Sailors to engage with local communities - and to show a bit of what it means to be a 'Kiwi'. These events range from cultural performances by TE MANA's Maori Cultural Group, to sporting activities with local teams through to social functions hosted onboard the frigate. While TE MANA is in India, New Zealand's Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral David Ledson, will be visiting India's Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash, as well seeing a number of Indian Navy ships and facilities. The Maritime Component Commander, Joint Forces New Zealand, Commodore David Anson, will also be in India, visiting TE MANA in Mumbai and sailing onboard the ship to observe the exercise between the Navies.


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Daewoo Gets 690m Qatar LNG Order According to reports, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co has secured an order worth 690m from Qatar Gas Transport Company to build three liquefied natural gas carriers. The vessels will be delivered by April 2009. The shipbuilder plans to boost its annual production capacity of LNG carriers to 15 from eight ships now by 2008.

Pha Rung Shipyard hands over 6,500 tonnes ship The Pha Rung Shipyard, a member of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) on June 3 handed over a dry-cargo ship of 6,500 tonnes to Dong Do Shipping Lines Company under the Vietnam National Shipping Lines Corporation, Vinalines. The ship, named Dong Ba, is 102.79 metres long and 17 metres wide. Its key engine HANSHIN has capacity of 2,647 kW, having a speed of 12.5 miles an hour. PSi-Daily Shipping News

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It is designed by Japan’s Kitada company and is built under advanced shipbuilding technology meeting international quality standards ISO 9001:2000 with supervision by Japan’s NK Register and Vietnam’s Register of Shipping. Right after the hand-over, Dong Ba ship has been chartered by Japan’s Tsurumaru Shipping Lines Company.

Fincantieri eyeing Philadelphia site Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is reportedly taking a look at leasing the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard site being vacated this month by Metro Machine Corp. The site includes the Navy Yard's Dry Dock No. 3, which is 984 feet long and 114 feet wide, and Dry Dock No. 2, which is 718 by 79 feet. According to Philadelphia press reports, Rep. Curt Weldon (R., Pa.) and Rep. Robert A. Brady (D., Pa.) "have been working with Fincantieri officials since last fall." The speculation is that Fincantieri would use the site to build LCS type vessels. Fincantieri is a member of the Lockheed Martin led LCS team.

IHC secures order for Pakistani dredger IHC Holland Dredgers BV in Kinderdijk in the Netherlands has placed an order with IHC Systems for a dredging instrumentation package for CO1245, a 6,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger to be built for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan.

Tanker For 350 Mn Euros

On June 3 "Jurkalne" tanker was launched at the "3.Maj" Shipyard to the Latvian shiping company Latvijas kugnieciba, reports Leta agency. This is the second tanker of 3 which will be launched in 2006. The project is worth 350 mn euros

Concordia Maritime and The Stena Group in the heart of Stockholm With the tanker Stena Primorsk as the centre of attention, Concordia Maritime and the entire Stena group take `one big step' into the limelight this week. They will together be arranging a number of activities on land and at sea right in the heart of Stockholm! Events will include a royal naming ceremony at the foot of the royal palace with the Swedish queen as godmother, a `Capital Markets' day for the world of finance and family day for all at Skeppsbron, opposite the Royal Palace, with a number of popular entertainers on hand. Having been given the required dispensation by the authorities, necessitated by its beam of 40m, the Stena Primorsk will, on the afternoon of the 7 June, be towed from Sandhamn and weigh anchor in the evening at Strömmen, alongside the royal palace. The naming ceremony will take place on 9 June, but will be preceded by the `Capital Markets' day at the Hilton. The topics covered will include shipping, oil and the environment. Speakers will be the Concordia Maritime MD, the Stena group's owner, Dan Sten Olsson, its MD Hans Norén and Dr Martin Stopford, who will speak about maritime economics and global energy supplies. Finally, we will listen to Ms Bianca Jagger, whose work over the last more than 20 years,fighting for human rights, social and economic equality and for a sustainable environment, has taken her all over the world. The naming ceremony, with Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden as godmother, will start at 14:00. The day will end with a dinner, at which a large number of prominent guests will be entertained by Carola, of Eurovision fame, and Tommy Nilsson.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 111 On the following day, Saturday the 10th, the Stena group's guest appearance will be rounded off on Skeppsbrokajen, with performances for the general public between 11.00 and 15.00 by, among others, Helena Paparizou, Tommy Nilsson, Markoolio and Jessica Andersson. It is estimated that Stena Primorsk will sail from Stockholm some time during the afternoon of the 10th. The Stena Primorsk sails under the Swedish flag and is the third vessel in a planned series of eight P-MAX tankers built at the Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia. The vessel displaces over 65.000 dwt, is 183m long and has beam of 40m. She is one of the world's safest and most modern tankers with twin engines, separate engine rooms, twin propellers, twin rudders, twin steering gear and duplicated systems similar to those found in airplanes.

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Coast Guard to Prepare Statement on Bienville Terminal The US Coast Guard intends to prepare an environmental impact statement with regard to the proposed Bienville Offshore Energy LNG terminal to be constructed in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 63 miles south of Mobile. A public meeting will be held in Mobile on June 14.

Omega Navigation Takes Delivery of Tanker Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. took delivery of its Panamax (LR1) double hull product tanker, the Rudolf Schulte, to be renamed the Omega Queen. The Omega Queen is a Panamax (LR1) double hull product tanker of 74,999 deadweight ton (dwt) built by Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea in 2004. The acquisition was funded by in part from proceeds of the Company's initial public offering and debt under a senior secured credit facility provided by HSH-Nordbank AG. The Omega Queen is employed under a long-term time charter to A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM until May 2009 at a daily time charter hire rate of $26,500. The company has granted Torm an option to extend the charter for 24 months at a minimum daily time charter hire rate of $28,500. The Company has selected Singaporebased Eurasia International as the vessel's technical manager. Eurasia International has managed the Omega Queen since its original delivery from the shipyard.

Polsteam Scraps Oldest Ships

Polish Polsteam has decided to scrap its seven oldest bulk carriers, all built in the 1970s. In 2008-2010 the shipping company will take delivery of 13 new vessels, according to SSG

Hutchison to build, operate Barcelona terminal THE Barcelona Port Authority has awarded the concession to build and operate the new Prat Pier Container Terminal at the Spanish port of Barcelona to Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT), a subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), the Hong Kong-based company announced recently. Prat Pier Container Terminal will have a quay length of 1,500 metres and water depth of 16 metres, and is scheduled to begin operation in 2008. HPH acquired a majority shareholding in Barcelona-based TERCAT following an agreement last December. This was its second investment in Spain, following its acquisition last year, along with its local partner Grupo Mestre, of Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona, another container terminal in Barcelona. "We are delighted to learn about the decision and we welcome the Port of Barcelona as our key port in southern Europe," said John Meredith, Group managing director of HPH, commenting on the news about the concession. "We look forward to developing the Port together with our partner Grupo Mestre and the Port Authority." No details were given on the size of the transaction or shareholder structure. HPH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of multinational conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa, and is the world's leading port investor, developer and operator with 247 berths in 42 ports throughout the world. It handled 51.8 million TEU in 2005. The announcement came after Hutchison Whampoa boss Li Ka-shing said in May that container ports remained a key component of the group's operations. He stated that it was working on acquiring or investing in at least 10 port and container projects to beef up its presence in the global port sector.


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Boxships to Undisclosed Company

Undisclosed interests in China purchased Egon Oldendorff's (Germany) two 1983-built 1,100 TEU capacity multipurpose ships at a price of $8 mn each, reports Dyna Liners

Rickmers opens office in Japan GERMANY's Rickmers-Linie, which specialises in providing global breakbulk and heavy lift transport by sea, has announced the establishment of its own subsidiary company in Tokyo. Commencing operations on June 1, the new firm is known as Rickmers (Japan) Inc. It will handle all the shipping company's business activities in Japan in future, a company statement said.

Rotterdam sends large delegation to China

A DELEGATION made up of almost 100 people, consisting of team of representatives from the Port of Rotterdam and others from the Dutch port city , made an official visit to Beijing, Shanghai as well as the thriving port cities of Nanjing and Ningbo between May 27 and June 2. The delegation included Rotterdam's mayor, the chairmen of the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, the CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Hans Smits, as well as representatives from the Rotterdam Port Promotion Council. In Shanghai, Mayor Ivo Opstelten met his counterpart Han Zheng, the director of the Port of Shanghai and several shipping company directors to sign a 2006-08 agreement between Shanghai and Rotterdam. Members of the delegation also met the Chinese Minister of Communications and Transport, and visited the head office of shipping gaint, Cosco. Mayor Opstelten said in a statement from port authorities: "Shanghai offers enormous possibilities for the Rotterdam business community. This is why I'm very pleased that so many companies are represented in this delegation. "But it is not just about the flow of goods. Rotterdam is pre-eminently suited as a site for distribution centres, sales offices, financial institutions and all kinds of other forms of activity even if they have no direct relation with transport and logistics. All these companies are warmly welcomed in Rotterdam," he said. Speaking at the press conference in Shanghai, Rotterdam Mayor Opstelten told those gathered that the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Shanghai and Rotterdam showed that his delegation's visit was about more than just ports, trade and logistics. Mr Opstelten said that the signing of the MoU was important due to Shanghai's contribution to China's economy. "I believe this is important because no less than 25 per cent of China's GNP is earned here in Shanghai and the surrounding region," he said. Mr Opstelten also highlighted the need for co-ordinated joint security initiatives, which the mayor said had also been discussed with officials in Shanghai during their visit. "During this week we have widened the scope towards true multi-agency co-operation between Rotterdam and Shanghai in the field of crisis and disaster management," the mayor said. The mayor also acknowledged the existing strong ties between Shanghai and Rotterdam calling them "sister-cities", as the two shared 27 years of close, warm and rewarding ties.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2006 – 111 In 2004, 15.7 million tons of goods were transported between China and Rotterdam, with Chinese cargo accounting for five per cent of total throughput. The main goods involved in the Rotterdam-China trade are minerals, coal and cokes, machinery, processed foodstuffs, waste paper and other recyclables, chemicals and general cargo. Authorities estimate Rotterdam-China container trade amounted to 1.7 million TEU in 2005, or 18 per cent of Rotterdam's total.

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The COSTA ATLANTICA seen in Amsterdam – Photo : Willem Kruit ©


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The BBC SCOTLAND seen at the river Tyne – Photo : Kevin Blair ©

The CONSTELLATION seen anchored at Helsingborg roads Photo : Maarten Meeuwisse ©

The MAERSK MIAMI is the former NEDLLOYD HONG KONG seen in Rotterdam Photo : Jan Verhoog ©


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The UNION BEAVER seen departing from IJmuiden Photo : Joop Marechal ©

The Inger of Wijnne & Barends seen discharging cable equipment in Beverwijk. Photo : Peter Lankester © PSi-Daily Shipping News

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AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS Cathay looking to acquire rival Dragonair

CATHAY Pacific Airways could pay at least HK$10 billion (US$1.29 billion) to acquire 100 per cent of Dragonair, thus securing greater access to the fast-growing mainland Chinese aviation market and becoming Asia's biggest carrier, press reports in Hong Kong say. The Hong Kong-based airline is understood to be close to finalising a deal under discussion since 2004 with Dragonair's parent, China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), to consolidate Cathay's shareholding in the unlisted carrier, Hong Kong's The Standard newspaper said on June 5. Cathay, which owns 17.8 per cent of Dragonair, is expected to buy out stakes held in the airline by Swire Pacific, CITIC Pacific and CNAC through a combination of cash and share issues, it said. At the same time Air China, which owns 66.36 per cent of CNAC, was tipped to acquire shares in Cathay, becoming its third-largest shareholder after Swire Pacific and CITIC Pacific, the paper said. CNAC holds a 43.29-per-cent stake in Dragonair, while CITIC Pacific holds 28.5 per cent and Swire Pacific 7.71 per cent. Rumours of a reshuffle have circulated for at least a year, though earlier reports had spoken of Cathay acquiring only 54 per cent of Dragonair, without referring to CNAC disposing of its holding. Industry sources cited by Reuters said they were confident that this time it was the real thing. "With Cathay's feed from around the world and Dragonair's access to China, you'll have the making of a hugely powerful carrier," said Richard Pinkham, Singapore-based consultant with the Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation, quoted by the news agency.

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