DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER. DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER : Tuesday

DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER

DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER : Tuesday 11-06-2002

EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS Mammoet and Van Oord ACZ enter wind turbine market

Mammoet and Van Oord ACZ have joined forces in the field of offshore windfarm installation. The new venture will operate under the name Mammoet Van Oord. The JV has designed and built a jack-up to carry out installation work. Apart from Mammoet and Van Oord ACZ, other shareholders in the JV are Hovago Cranes (a member of the Baris group) and Marine Construct.

Top : The JUMPING JACK fitting out at Huisman yard at Schiedam – Photo : Arie Terpstra The company has already won its first contract, to transport and install a total of 80 165t, 33m high wind turbine foundations for the world's largest offshore windfarm, the Horns Rev windfarm, which is operated by Elsam, and will be built off the Danishcoast.

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Bouygues confirms Saipem offer French telecom, road and services conglomerate Bouygues SA has confirmed in a statement that it has received an offer from Italy 's Saipem for its 51 per cent stake in Bouygues Offshore. The offer values Bouygues Offshore at EUR1 billion, representing a premium of 25 per cent over last month's average trading price, Bouygues said. Saipem is offering EUR60 per Bouygues Offshore share.

Stolt Offshore and Daewoo awarded major contract in Angola Stolt Offshore has announced the award of the $660 million Sanha condensate contract from CABGOC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Texaco, to a consortium of Stolt Offshore and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), of which the Stolt Offshore share is $240 million, $15 million of which is expected to be in 2002. The contract is for an EPIC project for the engineering, fabrication and installation of five offshore platforms with two linking bridges, the modification of three existing platforms and the installation of 100km of subsea pipelines ranging in diameterfrom four to thirty inches, in an average water depth of 100m. A substantial part of the platform fabrication work will be undertaken in the Stolt Offshore managed Sonamet yard at Lobito in Angola. These offshore facilities will be installed in the Sanha and Bomboco fields in the Cabinda area offshore Angola. The operator of these fields is CABGOC, on behalf of an oil company group of Sonangol, Chevron Texaco, Agip and TotalFinaElf. The engineering subsidiaries of Stolt Offshore, Paragon Engineering Services in Houston and Paragon Litwin in Paris, expect to undertake some 140,000 man-hours of engineering for the design of process modules, platforms and pipelines.

SIMULATOR BASED TRAINING MarineSafety International (MSI) provides simulator-based training courses for mariners working on various types of ships. The company offers to its clients so called Custom Training Package (CTP) concept. CTP provides a framework for working with their clients to conduct a risk assessment, design and conduct a training program that will result in demonstrated proficiency on the part of key members of ships' crews. The MSI’ s custom centric approach is also employed when assisting engineers in planning or improving major ports around the world by conducting man-in-the-loop simulator-based studies with pilots and ship operators. A hydrodynamic model is prepared for each ship that is used in a training scenario or in a port simulation study. The company has recently received ISO 9001:2000 Certification for its quality management system. The Assessment was conducted by ABS Quality Evaluations. The Quality Management System applies to all: "Design, Development and Conduct of simulator-based training and research for the maritime industry."


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CASUALTY REPORTING BELLA 1 (TONGA) London, Jun 10 -- Following received from Australia MRCC, timed 0930, UTC: The crew are still on board general cargo Bella 1. Tank Jupiter Glory remains on scene and standing-by. The RAF Nimrod has now left the area. Seychelles RCC are now co-ordinating. London, Jun 10 -- Following received from Australia MRCC, timed 0513, UTC: At 0418, UTC, list of general cargo Bella 1 had increased to between five and 10 degs. Weather on scene is quoted as severe. Crew are still looking to abandon at the earliest opportunity. Tank Jupiter Glory is on scene and standing-by. An RAF Nimrod is also on scene. CLIPPER CHEYENNE (BAHAMAS) London, Jun 10 -- Following received from Foynes Harbour-master, timed 1006, UTC: Ro/ro Clipper Cheyenne remains sunk in the Shannon Estuary. Oil leakage is now fully under control. Titan Maritime will present a salvage plan at 1500 today and, if the plan is acceptable, salvage operations will commence tomorrow and are expected to take about two weeks. DOLPHIN VII (U.S.A.) London, Jun 10 -- Following received from Coast Guard Boston, timed 1350, UTC: Ferry Dolphin VII (98 gt, built 1986), D696693, 22 passengers, was struck by a rogue wave in lat 42 01, long 70 01W at about noon, Jun 8. Several passengers were injured, one seriously. Damage to the vessel is not known. Vessel was escorted into Provincetown. SKOGAFOSS (ANTIGUA & BARBUDA) Reykjavik, Jun 10 -- Following received from Coast Guard Iceland: At 1600, UTC, Jun 8, a request was received to take in tow c.c. Skogafoss (5503 gt, built 1982) that had a main engine breakdown in lat 55 04N, long 39 43W. Coast Guard vessel Aegir is on its way and will be on scene at 1000, UTC, tomorrow. Skogafoss will be towed to Reykjavik with ETA late Jun 15.

SHIPYARD NEWS Brevik wins another order

Brevik Construction AS has signed a contract with Farstad Supply A/S of Ålesund in Norway for delivery of a UT755 L PSV. This is the 13th contract for a UT755 at Brevik. The hull will be built at Braila in Romania, and it will arrive in Brevik in January 2003. Delivery is scheduled for July 2003.

Wärtsilä power for Husky Oil FPSO

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract from Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd, South Korea, for a complete ship propulsion and auxiliary power plant for a 133,000dwt FPSO vessel being built for Husky Oil Operations Ltd of Canada. The propulsion plant comprises two Wärtsilä 8L46 diesel engines each driving a Lips controllable pitch propeller of 5.5m diameter through a Wärtsilä gearbox. The main engines have a combined power output of 15,600kW at 500 rpm. There are two Wärtsilä 6R32 auxiliary engines, each of 2,430kW at 720 rpm, which will act as generating sets on board the FPSO.


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PLANS TO RESCUE YARD The Polish government plans to take a controlling stake in the financially strapped Szczecin Shipyard from private owners. If this were to take place, it would be the first re-nationalization of a privatized company in Poland. Stocznia Szczeciñska, one of the largest shipyards in the world, lost its financial liquidity in October when banks refused to grant it a loan to build new ships.

The shipyard's debt is currently estimated at about US$270 million. In March, production was halted and more than 6,000 employees were forced to take a temporary leave. The government says its condition for helping to financially restructure the company is renationalization. Treasury Minister Wies³aw Kaczmarek said that the intervention would ultimately give the state more than 50 percent of the shipyard's stock. At the moment, the State Treasury holds less than 10 percent in the holding company. Grupa Przemys³owa, made up of the holding company's managers, owns 35 percent. Centromor holds over 17 percent, Porta Ekocynk has almost 9 percent and employees hold a combined 25 percent. The yard’ s new management board plans to undertake measures enabling the shipyard to resume production in June.

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES Byford Dolphin charter terminated by Statoil

Statoil has announced that it has terminated its charter with rig contractor Dolphin for the Byford Dolphin drilling unit. "Safety on this rig does not meet contractual requirements, and new measures adopted after a fatal accident on 17th April have not been satisfactorily followed up," says Henrik Carlsen, Executive Vice President for Exploration & Production Norway. Although the termination takes effect immediately, operations on Byford Dolphin will be wound down in a safe


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER way. The charter originally ran until 08th October.

Maxita to be upgraded to DP3 heavy lift vessel BMT Ship Design in the UK - a subsidiary of British Maritime Technology (BMT) - has announced that it had been awarded a contract to provide design support services for the conversion and upgrade of the MV Maxita to a DP3 heavy lift ship. BMT was selected from a number of competing consultancies by Sembawang Shipyard Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of SembCorp Marine Limited of Singapore. The MV Maxita is presently a DP2 vessel equipped with a 600t crane mounted conventionally at midships, with accommodation for upwards of 85 personnel. The conversion will include a complete new aft section incorporating new engine rooms, aft mounted 2400t crane, extension to the current accommodation block to accommodate 195 personnel and internal reallocation of hold and ballast spaces. The 2400t crane and much of the engine room equipment is to be removed from an existing vessel belonging to the Saipem Group, the MV Pearl Marine. This existing equipment will then be reused as part of the conversion. On completion, the MV Maxita will become one of the core vessels of the Saipem construction fleet. She will be returned to service in early 2003 in the Far East and will be used as a multi-service vessel for Saipem's worldwide operations.

BUE and Viking Standby merge

BUE Marine in the UK and Viking Standby in Norway have announced the merger of their North Sea stand-by vessel operations. In a statement issued at the end of May, the two companies aid that BUE North Sea and Viking Standby would merge to form BUE Viking- thus creating the largest stand-by fleet in the North Sea sector.


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER The new company is expected to have a combined turnover of £45m and will employ more than 1,100 people - the majority being sea-based crew members, and have a total fleet of 49 vessels. BUE Viking will be owned 50:50 by Edinburgh-based BUE Marine and Norwegian-based Viking Supply Ships. A decision on the location of BUE Viking's North Sea headquarters will be taken within the next few weeks. David Hekelaar, current Managing Director of Viking Standby, has been appointed Managing Director of BUE Viking with BUE's Peter Hingston becoming Operations Director. Hekelaar and Hingston will join the board of the new company, which will also have tworepresentatives each from BUEMarine and Viking Supply Ships. Both companies believe the merger will enable the new business to compete more effectively in a changing market and bring much-needed consolidation to the sector. BUE Marine Managing Director Carl Rolaston said: "This is a good deal for both companies and provides a solid foundation to consolidate and develop our business in the North Sea stand-by sector. The new company will be in a much stronger position to develop new ideas and deliver new vessels to meet the demands of our customers." David Hekelaar said: "The merger will bring some much-needed consolidation to the sector and gives us critical mass to meet the challenges of the future. It will also enable us to provide an extended and comprehensive service to the oil companies." Both companies are aiming to complete the deal by July and to fully integrate their activities by December this year.

Bonden dreigen met havenoorlog VLISSINGEN - Bedrijven in Rotterdam, Antwerpen, Zeebrugge, Hamburg en Bremen kijken met argusogen naar de komst van Cobelfret in Vlissingen. De reden is dat volgens hen niet walwerkers, maar zeelieden schepen lossen bij Cobelfret Rotterdam. Dat is in strijd met Europese afspraken. Bonden verwachten een havenoorlog als Cobelfret dat ook in Zeeland gaat doen. Niet voor niets leggen achtduizend havenarbeiders in Antwerpen, Gent, Zeebrugge en Oostende morgen het werk neer. Het is een protest tegen op stapel staande nieuwe Europese richtlijnen. In Nederlandse havens werd overigens vorig najaar al geprotesteerd, zoals bij Verbrugge Terminals in Terneuzen. Die nieuwe ontwerprichtlijn zet volgens de bonden de deur open voor concurrentie op loonkosten. De ontwerprichtlijn komt aan de orde op de komende top van Europese transportministers in Brussel. In de voorstellen staat dat plaatselijke havenautoriteiten niet verplicht zijn om aan de havenactiviteiten bepaalde minimumvoorwaarden te verbinden. De vrees voor een havenstrijd is terecht. Al langere tijd broeit het in de Europese havens. De directie van P&O in Rotterdam presenteerde eind vorig jaar plannen om het bedrijf financieel gezonder te maken. Eén van de plannen was om het sjorren van de vracht te verschuiven van de kade naar de schepen. Dat heeft veel stof doen opwaaien. Werkwijze ,,Het heeft alles te maken met de werkwijze van Cobelfret in Rotterdam``, verklaart FNVhavenbestuurder W. Waumans. ,,Van belang is het onderscheid tussen havenpersoneel en zeevarenden. Havenpersoneel is ervoor opgeleid en bezit de juiste papieren over het omgaan met lading. Dat is belangrijk voor de veiligheid in de havens. Cobelfret lost in Europoort lading met behulp van zeelieden. Die zijn goedkoper dan walwerkers, waardoor de kosten voor het bedrijf omlaag


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER gaan.`` Toch houden de meeste havenbedrijven in de havens in Nederland, Duitsland en België zich aan de internationale afspraken. Waumans: ,,Niet omdat ze tegen goedkoper werken zijn, wel om een loonkostenoorlog te voorkomen. Bezuinigt het ene bedrijf op die manier, gaan anderen mee. De concurrentie tussen havens neemt toe en rederijen zullen de havens tegen elkaar uitspelen. Goederen worden dan vaker gelost en geladen door zeelieden en niet door goed opgeleide havenarbeiders. Bezuinigen op de lonen betekent uiteindelijk het in gevaar brengen van de veiligheid. En geen enkel bedrijf, in welke haven dan ook, wil daar gedonder over krijgen.`` Ondanks de afspraken niet te concurreren op loonkosten, gooide P&O dus de kont tegen de krib. FNV Bondgenoten stelde een ultimatum aan de directie van de Nederlandse P&O NSF vestiging. Die reageerde niet, zodat de havenarbeiders op 4 december in staking gingen. Resultaat: de directie trok het voornemen in om de ladingbehandeling over te hevelen van wal naar de schepen. Uit kostenoverwegingen heeft P&O vorige week besloten ferrylijnen te sluiten. Het gaat om de vrachtlijnen Europoort/Felixstowe en Zeebrugge/Felixstowe. Er varen vijf vrachtschepen op. De reden dat bonden en bedrijven met argusogen naar de vestiging van Cobelfret in Vlissingen kijken, is omdat het bedrijf een grote rol gaat spelen. In de Rotterdamse Europoort is die rol bescheiden. Waumans: ,,Grote concerns als ECT houden zich wel aan de richtlijnen. Daarom is het in Rotterdam nog geen groot probleem, zeker nu met succes is voorkomen dat P & O hetzelfde gaat doen. Maar het wordt wel een probleem als Cobelfret in Zeeland lading laat lossen door zeelieden. De vestiging in Zeeland wordt een stuk groter en dus neemt het internationale belang toe.`` Daar komt bij dat de havens in Zeeland relatief klein zijn en daarom in de tijd nog geen sociale infrastructuur hebben opgebouwd. Dat probleem hebben de vakbonden aangekaart bij de provincie en het havenschap. Die erkennen dat en vandaar dat ze een onderzoek starten naar de werkgelegenheidssituatie in de havens. Onvoldoende opgeleid personeel, kan bedrijven stimuleren de internationale afspraken aan hun laars te lappen. Cobelfret reageert terughoudend. Directeur C. Cigrang van Cobelfret Antwerpen verzekert dat in Zeeland lading door havenwerkers zal worden behandeld. ,,Zeemannen hebben onvoldoende know-how om dat werk te doen. We zijn ervan uitgegaan dat we de werknemers die we nodig hebben in Zeeland ook kunnen krijgen. Vanaf 1 mei is iemand in dienst getreden die verantwoordelijk is voor personeelszaken in Zeeland. Die gaat zich bezig houden met de werving van personeel. We richten ons op pendelaars naar Antwerpen, Gent en Rotterdam. Antwerpen bijvoorbeeld is 45 minuten rijden vanaf Vlissingen. Dat is te doen. Er zijn mensen die 20 minuten vanaf Antwerpen wonen en dagelijks een half uur in de file staan.``

NAVY NEWS WHICH FOREIGN NAVY SHIPS WILL VISIT DUTCH PORTS & WHICH PORTS ARE VISITED BY DUTCH NAVY SHIPS 28 Jun 02

HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes

F 803

Amsterdam

28 Jun 02

HNLMS Tydeman

A 906

Terneuzen

09 Jul 02

HNLMS Tydeman

A 906

Amsterdam

12 Jul 02

HNLMS Van Amstel

F 831

Den Helder

12 Jul 02

HNLMS Abraham Van Der Hulst

F 832

Den Helder

12 Jul 02

FS Vulcain

M 611

Amsterdam

16 Aug 02

HNLMS Hellevoetsluis

M 859

Vlissingen


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER U.S. Navy Officer Arrested In Japan for Allegedly Injuring People A crew member of the U.S. guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur was arrested Sunday in Nagasaki port in southwest Japan on suspicion of injuring a local snack baremployee. According to Japanese police sources, the 8,422-ton vessel, capable of carrying Tomahawk cruise missiles as well as antiaircraft and antisubmarine missiles, docked at Nagasaki on Thursday to allow crew members to take shore leave. It is slated to leave Monday. The Nagasaki prefectural and municipal governments had earlier asked the U.S. Navy to refrain from allowing the U.S. destroyer to enter the port, but the request was ignored. Commenting on the arrest of Petty Officer Second Class Charles Green, 21, Nagasaki Governor Genjiro Kaneko said he was extremely regrettable for the case. Green was arrested around 6:30 a.m. (local time) after he allegedly punched the 29-year-old employee on a street in front ofa snack bar in Nagasaki more than 10 times , police said. Green got into an argument with a Japanese customer at the bar,where he was drinking with a colleague. Green and the Japanese left the bar to continue the quarrel outside, but when the bar worker tried to separate them, Green punched him, police said.

Navy's new corvette begins journey home

First Lady Zanele Mbeki and Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota opened a new era for the South African Navy when they presided over the launch of the first corvette to be built for the navy in 16 years in Hamburg, Germany. The corvette, the first of four which are part of government's controversial R66 billion arms acquisition programme which has drawn widespread negative reaction in the past, is being made ready for the long journey to South Africa in December.


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER The ship took its first dip into the ocean when it was released from the construction dock area june 7th , 2002 and water pumped around it to begin its journey . Senior navy personnel, generals, and Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) General Siphiwe Nyanda, as well as South African diplomats and economic advisors in Germany, braved the rainy weather inside the shipbuilding yard as South Africa's first lady broke a bottle of South African-made champagne to symbolise the naming of the ship as the SAS Amatola. The name of the ship comes from the heroic battle between the British and the Xhosas in the early 19th century which saw Xhosa warriors fighting a battle with no artillery against British army cannons of the imperial force. Lekota told the predominantly navy officials that the corvette's main purpose will not be to initiate wars, but to serve as part of government and the defence force's new policy to become defensive and not offensive. Senior navy officials, in a bid to show transparency, allowed City Press and the SABC a chance to inspect the corvette and its various compartments. The corvette, which will have state of the art equipment and advanced electronic military hardware, is expected to house a specialised hospital that will allow the navy to respond to disasters in southern African coastal regions. The corvette also boasts the ability to refuel helicopters and can itself be refuelled while at sea. Navy officials, beaming with excitement at South Africa's new acquisition, told City Press at the naming ceremony the existence of a naval fleet consisting of corvettes will ensure the country gains respect in the region and is able to deter possible adversaries. Lekota told the gathering the decision to purchase the corvettes was the result of a long process of consultation and transformation whereby defence in South Africa became defence in a democracy. "As our economy transforms and we participate more in world trade, so our ports become increasingly important to generate economic benefit for our people."

HMAS STUART DELIVERED The Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its fourth ANZAC class frigate, STUART, at the Tenix Defence shipyard (Williamstown, Melbourne). Tenix Defence is building 10 ANZAC Class Ships eight for Australia and two for New Zealand. The $6 billion project is providing the Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Navies with sophisticated world class vessels specifically developed for their operational and strategic needs.

The ANZAC Class is derived from the MEKO 200 platform design. The design has been significantly enhanced and modified by Tenix and Australian Marine Technologies (AMT) to meet the specific regional and strategic requirements of the RAN and RNZN. Most significant has been the development and integration, by Tenix and its subcontractors, of the total combat and communications systems. These systems have been well proven in both trial and operational scenarios. They are fully capable of


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER being supported in Australia and New Zealand ensuring strategic independence. The project is also providing long term benefits for the economies of Australia and New Zealand, involving more than 1300 companies with 73% local industry content and 8% local industry related work (Defence Offsets) and involvement.

War stress wears out prostitutes PERTH prostitutes were reeling from exhaustion following an influx of United States sailors stressed from a stint in a war zone, a well-known madam said today. Mary-Anne Kenworthy said she was forced to close the doors of her famous Langtrees brothel for only the third time ever yesterday because her prostitutes were so worn out they could no longer provide a quality service. When she realised the sex workers just couldn't cope any more she closed Langtrees doors for a day rather than risk the brothel's reputation. "We're the biggest and the best, I'd rather take nothing than offer a poor service," Ms Kenworthy said. Langtrees did a week's business in just three days after 5500 American sailors disembarked in Fremantle on Sunday, many of them stressed from their encounter with war, she said. Three US warships – the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis, the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal and the fast combat support ship USS Bridge – were returning from taking part in the war against terror. "A lot of it was stress. They'd been in the war zone," Ms Kenworthy said. "And they were a lot more agitated sexually because they'd been at sea too long. "All the sex workers in Perth would have been exhausted." Ms Kenworthy said she had to close the doors when she realised some sex workers were taking money when they were not up to the job. "The girls were starting to refuse to have sex but still wanted money just for taking their clothes off." Ms Kenworthy said she wished the US sailors would arrive in smaller numbers. "I just wish they could dribble-feed the Yanks in, fly a thousand off at a time," she said. "We usually find the Yanks are hard work but lots of fun, this time they needed the company too." Ms Kenworthy said the last time she closed the brothel's doors was on December 31, 1999 so the girls could party.


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Achtentachtig ton nostalgie zwevend boven marinehaven

DEN HELDER - En ineens zweefde er een imposant stuk marineschip boven de haven. Achtentachtig ton pure nostalgie. De complete scheepsbrug werd gistermorgen van het fregat De Ruyter getakeld.

Daarna werd het gevaarte tijdelijk op het terrein van de Rijkswerf geparkeerd. Ze gaat onderdeel uitmaken van het Marinemuseum en wordt deels ingericht als bezoekersrestaurant. Enkele weken geleden was de brug, met radarhutten en de onderliggende kajuit van de commandant al met snijbranders losgesneden van het schip. Verbluffend snel volgde gisteren de verwijdering. De oorspronkelijke opzet was het gevaarte in één ruk naar de overkant van de haven te brengen en op het achterterrein van het Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine (KIM) neer te zetten. In het najaar wordt op het grasveld tussen het Marinemuseum en de traditiekamers een fundering en onderbouw aangebracht, waarop de brug komt te rusten. Commandeur van der Hulst van het KIM stak daar op het laatste moment een stokje voor. Hij bleek niet tijdig geïnformeerd en, in de veronderstelling een halfroestig stuk marineschip op zijn terrein te krijgen dat ook nog in de weg zou staan, weigerde hij medewerking.En dus voer de drijvende bok met de scheepsbrug aan de haak naar het werfterrein om zijn lading op de kade te stallen. Onder de vele toeschouwers oud-rijkswerfdirecteur B. Mooiman, nu bestuurslid van de stichting Instanthouding Submarines and Targets. Deze organisatie beijvert zich voor het behoud van markante marineschepen, als onderdeel van het Marinemuseum. De onderzeeboot Tonijn, de mijnenlegger Abraham Crijnssen en de overkomst van het ramschip Schorpioen vanuit Middelburg naar Den Helder zijn daar voorbeelden van. Juweeltje Mooiman reageerde gisteren verguld bij de aanblik van de 'zwevende' scheepsbrug. ,,Het is een juweeltje. Alles ziet er nog prima uit en straks helemaal als er nog een pot verf tegenaan is gegaan.'' De stalen constructie, met alle bijbehorende apparatuur, markeert een belangrijke periode uit de Nederlandse marinescheepsbouw. De Ruyter en het zusterschip Tromp deden halverwege de jaren zeventig hun intrede en vielen meteen op door hun, voor die tijd, geavanceerde driedimensionale radar. De enorme bol achterop de brug gaf de oorlogsschepen de bijnaam Kojak, naar de populaire televisieserie uit die tijd. ,,Als de brug straks bij het Marinemuseum staat komt die bol er ook weer op. Mét een draaiende, maar niet werkende, radar.'' Er is al contact met een club Nederlandse liefhebbers, die toekomstige bezoekers in de beide radarhutten wil informeren over de werking ervan. Op de begane grond, in de voormalige hut met kajuit van de commandant van De Ruyter, komt een


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER restaurant. Kanon Behalve de brug wordt ook het kanon van de Tromp op het museumterrein geplaatst, inclusief de grote schacht waar de granaten vanuit de munitiemagazijnen naar boven werden gebracht. Het geheel wordt voorzien van een cirkelvormige serre. Waarom niet één van de fregatten compleet bij het museum ingelijfd? Mooiman: ,,Dat is veel te kostbaar. Aan het opknappen en onderhouden van zo'n schip kun je failliet gaan. Daarom hebben we destijds ook afgezien van de verwerving van een oude Nederlandse onderzeebootjager vauit Peru.''

MOVEMENTS GIANT 2 By : Hans van der Ster

The Giant 2 discharged in Constantza the 2 River cruise vessels named Arosa Bella and Arosa Donna, these vessels sailed directly via Donau-Black Sea channel towards their final destination one for Passau and Vienna, one vessel will be used for 14 days cruises and one for a weekly service with Constantza . Directly after discharging, 2 newbuilding hulls of tugs were loaded onboard the Giant 2 , this tugs were purchased by Rijn-Waal and constructed at the Contstantza Shipyard under yard number 562 and 563 . The ships are named : MT MANGU ( yard number 562 – Rijn-Waal number 636 ) MT ASAGA ( yard number 563 – Rijn-Waal number 637 )


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER The Giant 2 is departed from Constantza and is at present enrout to Rotterdam under tow of the ITC tug SIROCCO , the ETA of the transport is June 25th , upon arrival most probably the tugs will be lifted off by the Sheerlegs AJAX at the Verolme Ijsselmonde location.

NORTHSEA WEATHER THE SHIPPING FORECAST ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE AT 1725 ON MONDAY 10 JUNE 2002 THE GENERAL SYNOPSIS AT 1300 LOW NORTH MALIN 992 MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWEST AND FILLING 995 BY 1300 TOMORROW. SHALLOW LOW SOLE 1010 MOVING QUICKLY EAST AND FILLING THE AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS VIKING SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTH 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN SOUTH. THUNDERY RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4. THUNDERY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD FORTIES CROMARTY SOUTHEAST VEERING SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6.SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD FORTH TYNE SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5. SHOWERS. GOOD DOGGER SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SHOWERS. GOOD FISHER GERMAN BIGHT SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5. THUNDERY RAIN THEN SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD HUMBER THAMES DOVER SOUTHWESTERLY 5 OR 6, OCCASIONALLY 7 IN SOUTH THAMES AND DOVER AT FIRST. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD WIGHT PORTLAND PLYMOUTH WEST OR SOUTHWEST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD NORTH BISCAY SOUTHWESTERLY 6 OR 7 DECREASING 4 OR 5. RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD SOUTH BISCAY SOUTH FITZROY MAINLY WESTERLY 3 OR 4. DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD NORTH FITZROY WESTERLY 5 TO 7, DECREASING 3 OR 4 IN FAR NORTH. RAIN OR DRIZZLE.MODERATE OR GOOD SOLE WESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA SOUTH SHANNON WESTERLY 5 OR 6 DECREASING 4. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER NORTH SHANNON SOUTH ROCKALL WEST OR SOUTHWEST 6 OR 7. SQUALLY SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD NORTH ROCKALL NORTHWESTERLY BACKING SOUTHWESTERLY 3 OR 4, OCCASIONALLY 5. SHOWERS. GOOD MALIN SOUTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6. SHOWERS. MAINLY GOOD HEBRIDES CYCLONIC 3 IN SOUTH AT FIRST, OTHERWISE EASTERLY VEERING SOUTHERLY 4 OR 5. RAIN OR SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD BAILEY CYCLONIC 3 IN SOUTH, OTHERWISE NORTH OR NORTHEAST 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 IN NORTH. THUNDERY RAIN. MODERATE OR GOOD FAIR ISLE FAEROES SOUTHEAST ICELAND MAINLY EASTERLY 5 OR 6. RAIN OR DRIZZLE. MODERATE OR GOOD

HAVE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING SITES FOR SHIPPING INFO AND PICTURES OF SHIPS AROUND HOEK VAN HOLLAND AT : http://www.scheepvaarthoek.nl & http://www.mcf-rotterdam.nl


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER. DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER : Tuesday

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