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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER : Sunday 30-12-2001

A CH-46 helicopter approaches the flight deck of USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The USS Peleliu is the flagship of an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS The 3000 ton AASVIK ( Photo : left ) build in 1986 and Re-build during 2000 encountered engine problems in position

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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER 53.24 N 03.20 E , the lifeboat Dorus Rijkers ( Photo right ) of the station Den Helder and 1 Westland Lynx of the Dutch Navy where on stand-by for assistance. Details AASVIK : Length : 94.4 mtr , beam 15.6 mtr , draft 6.5 mtr 4700 tons DWT The AASVIK was towed to Rotterdam by the tug Anglian Earl where she arrived on Saturday and was moored at the Eemhaven.

Schip strandt op Texel DEN HELDER (ANP) - Een van de schepen die op de Noordzee in nood verkeren, is vastgelopen nabij De Koog op het eiland Texel. De vijf bemanningsleden van de Hunte zijn door een reddingsboot van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Reddings Maatschappij van boord gehaald. De Hunte gebouwd in 1971 verkeerde al vanaf vrijdagmorgen in nood. De boot, die vaart onder de vlag van Antigua en Barbuda en die op weg was van Riga naar Zuid-Engeland, was in de westerstorm niet opgewassen tegen de hoge golven en dreef richting kust. Een sleepboot die was uitgestuurd om hulp te verlenen, keerde terug omdat het te diep stak om bij de Hunte te komen. De vijf opvarenden weigerden tot twee keer toe per helikopter hun schip te verlaten. Ze wilden weggesleept worden. Dat bleek vrijdagavond niet meer mogelijk. Zaterdag zullen bergers bekijken wat er met de gestrande boot moet gebeuren.

Explosies op brandend schip DEN HELDER (ANP) - Op het schip dat vrijdagavond ten noorden van Vlieland in moeilijkheden raakte, zijn enkele explosies waargenomen. De brand die er woedt, is zaterdagmorgen weer opgelaaid. De vlammen slaan er uit, aldus de Kustwacht. De Sloman Traveller ligt nu 20 kilometer ten noorden van Ameland voor anker. Vrijdagmiddag ontstond door nog onbekende oorzaak brand in een van de ruimen, dat was gevuld met zuren. Die zouden geen direct gevaar voor het milieu vormen. Twee helikopters van de Koninklijke Marine en de Duitse luchtmacht haalden de zestien bemanningsleden van boord. Bergingsinspecteurs van Smit Internationale zijn zaterdagochtend naar het schip toegegaan . Een sleepboot was al ter plaatse. De Sloman Traveller vaart onder de vlag van Antigua en Barbuda en was op weg van Felixstowe naar Bremen De rook die bij de brand vrij komt, was in de beginfase van de brand alleen gevaarlijk voor de bergers en blussers bij het schip. Zij werken met speciale pakken en filterapparatuur De rook wordt besproeid met een fijne waternevel en is daardoor aanzienlijk afgenomen, aldus de Kustwacht. Schadelijke stoffen worden niet meer waargenomen. De sleepboten Waker en Zeus


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER blijven in de buurt van het schip om te assisteren bij de werkzaamheden.

Rembrandt gaat weer varen Rotterdam _ Het cruiseschip Rembrandt, het voormalige vlaggenschip Rotterdam van de Holland America Line, komt weer in de vaart. Ruim een jaar heeft het schip in de haven van Freeport op de Bahama’ s opgelegd gelegen na het faillissement van rederij Premier Cruise Lines. De Rembrandt is nu

gekocht door CruiseUnited Project, een op de Bahama’ s geregistreerde rederij CruiseUnited gaat de hutten aan boord van de Rembrandt volgens het zogenoemde timesharingconcept voor vele jaren aan investeerders verhuren. Daarvoor heeft de rederij het Texaanse bedrijf Cruiseshares in de arm genomen. Het is tot kort geleden de bedoeling geweest de Rembrandt om te dopen in Grande Dame. Vanaf 15 mei zal de Rembrandt weer gaan varen in het Caraïbisch gebied. CruiseShares roept klanten op voor ’ een nooit meer eindigende cruisevakantie met het elegante schip’ . De voormalige Rotterdam, de vijfde van de Holland America Line met die naam, is ’ een oude taaie’ . In 1959 is het stoomschip in de vaart gekomen. Het is nog altijd het grootste passagiersschip dat ooit in Nederland werd gebouwd bij de Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij. Het behoort tevens tot de meest succesvolle passagiersschepen die ooit de wereldzeeën hebben bevaren. Toen het in 1997 er naar uit zag dat het schip zou worden gesloopt, zijn in Rotterdam initiatieven genomen om het schip als hotel- en museumschip aan de kant te leggen. De gemeente Rotterdam heeft echter afgezien van de aankoop van het schip vanwege de hoge kosten die zouden zijn gemoeid met onder meer het verwijderen van asbestdelen uit het schip. Na het opleggen van de Rembrandt in de haven van Freeport zijn in Amsterdam plannen ontwikkeld om het schip te gaan gebruiken als hotel. Tot de initiatiefnemers behoorde directeur/eigenaar E. de Vlieger van projectontwikkelingsmaatschappij Imca, onder meer eigenaar van scheepswerf Shipdock en de nieuwe vliegmaatschappij FlyMetropolis.

COSCO Qingdao Makes Initial Call At Port of Qingdao

The naming ceremony of COSCO Qingdao-clebration for the vessel's maiden voyage to the port of Qingdao was recently held at the terminal of Qingdao Port. Capt.Wei Jiafu, President & CEO of COSCO Group, Capt.Xu Lirong,Managing Director of COSCO Container Lines,Zhou Jiabin, Deputy Mayor of Qingdao and more than 200 distinguished guests presented at the ceremony. The naming of COSCO's highly advanced 5,400teu container vessel and its operation on COSCO's refined Far East/Northwest Europe Service will optimize COSCO's resources and fleet structure, increase the overall international competitiveness of COSCO, and furthermore reward the various circles of Qingdao for their strong supports to COSCO Group.


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SHIPYARD CHOSEN FOR COMPLETION OF REFIT The Africa Mercy has returned to the former Cammell Laird Shipyard in England’ s North East. The resumption of her conversion into the world’ s largest nongovernmental hospital ship will take place in the new year. CEO Donovan Palmer stated how delighted he is with the lease agreement from AMP Tyne Ltd to secure a berth at the former Cammell Laird facility in Hebburn. “For many of us it feels like coming home. Many of the crew and their families live in the immediate area, so the move back means a lot to them.” Mercy Ships has identified a ship outfitting company, MSC (Maritime Services Corporation) Europe Ltd and both parties are confident the project can be completed at the Hebburn facility. A BERTH AND A BIRTH It was a crystal clear, cold winter morning as the Africa Mercy slipped her berth. The two mile journey up the River Tyne to a new berth was a simple process as the Mercy Ship was assisted by tugboats. As the Mercy Ship began the voyage up the river, Deck Manager Mark Biddell received a call on his mobile phone. Sharon, his wife, had gone into labor! A call was made on the radio from the pilot on the bridge to the one of the tugs. It was diverted from it’ s original task in order to take Mark ashore, where he was collected by a friend and rushed home. The Africa Mercy had arrived safely in her new berth at AMP Hebburn when the news came later that evening of the safe arrival of wee Sophie Louise. Her entry into the world was received with joy by the Mercy Ships crew.

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES Suez discount granted to boost tourism Chairman of Suez Canal Authority Admiral Ahmed Aly Fadel announced on 25 December, that the authority would continue the 2001 Suez Canal Transit Dues Tariff for into 2002.

Fadel stated that the dues had not changed for eight consecutive years, following careful study of economic trends in the international shipping markets including tankers, container vessels, bulk carriers and freight costs. The decision to freeze costs was also taken in order to boost tourism, granting 50 percent discount to tourist vessels, which is a 15 percent add-on to the previous discount in transiting dues.


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER Meanwhile the Suez Canal Authority has also agreed to accept the Euro currency and make alterations to additional dues and charges that will apply from 1st January 2002

K-Line S'pore to take over two routes from parent

K Line Pte Ltd Singapore (KLPL) will take over two container services between Singapore and Australia from Jan 1 as part of its Japanese parent company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd's (K Line) worldwide restructuring efforts. KLPL will 'start to do business on its own' for a service between Singapore and Western Australia, which it currently operates under a management agreement with K Line, and will take over a service between Singapore and East and South Australia - currently managed by K Line Australia - a statement released yesterday said. 'We are going towards making management more efficient by making both services entirely transferred to KLPL and by making the base operation of both services unified,' the statement said. 'Since Singapore is not only characterised as an important port but also as the starting point for both services, we are preparing our system which will enable us to respond to market changes more quickly.' Formed in August as a separate entity from the local K Line agents, KLPL operates marine transport businesses in Singapore, some under management contracts in the form of container, car carrier, tramp and tanker services on behalf of its parent, and now with two services of its own. This move is the latest in K Line's five-year restructuring plan called Spirit for 21 - New K-21, and is the start of a shift towards KLPL's future 'to do marine transportation businesses on its own which was envisioned by the foundation of KLPL,' K Line said. KLPL's deputy managing director Mr Kano told Shipping Times the companies were 'investigating the possibility' of allowing KLPL to directly run more shipping businesses from Singapore as part of K Line's broad de-centralisation moves, but said no further transfers had been decided.

Evergreen, Cosco end slot deal

Shipping giants Evergreen and Cosco will terminate their slot charter agreement in the China-Australia trade from February, opting to use existing Singapore transhipment services instead. From February 2002, Evergreen will use its slot allocation on Lloyd Triestino's CEM service connecting China and Singapore, and the ASA service jointly operated by Lloyd Triestino di Navigazione SpA, RCL and Hanjin Shipping Co to connect Australia. No reason was given for the move in a statement issued on Monday, but it says the weekly CEM service links China with Europe using eight 5,652 TEU vessels calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian and Hong Kong. 'The ASA consortium, of which Lloyd Triestino is a founding member, operates four ships on this weekly service round-tripping in 28 days' between Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

Two consortia in India-Europe sector to merge next year The two major competing consortia operating in the Indian subcontinent-Europe sector will merge from the new year, partners announced yesterday. IES partners Shipping Corporation of India, Zim Lines and Yang Ming and IEX partners Evergreen, K Line and MISC 'have decided to merge their considerable resources and strengths to form a new


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER consortium to emerge as the most significant and powerful operator on the Indian subcontinentEurope sector' a statement said. The new service will be known as the Indian Subcontinent Europe Service (ISE) and was agreed 'during the meeting held between the IES and IEX consortia on November 9 at Shekhou for framing the tonnage rationalisation programme', the partners said. ISE will offer weekly sailings connecting Colombo and Nhava Sheva with calls at Port Said, Barcelona, Felixtowe, Hamburg and Rotterdam, and is being touted as a more direct, faster and stable service with a transit time of about 18 days. The service will also cover Central and East Mediterranean ports using Port Said's feeder network, and will kick off from Colombo on Jan 6. Services offered by IES and IEX will be phased out and replaced with seven ISE ships of about 2,600 TEU size, with each partner line contributing one vessel, and the seventh shared by SCI and Zim.

NAVY NEWS

The United States Coast Guard Cutter HEALY, the nation’ s largest and most technologically advanced icebreaker, commanded by Captain David J. Visneski, returned home to Seattle. Returning from a highly successful 192-day long maiden scientific voyage to the Eastern Arctic, HEALY has established herself as the nation’ s premier polar research vessel. USCGC HEALY VOYAGE INFORMATION Departing Seattle on June 12, 2001, HEALY made port calls in Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Norway and Spain. During the mission, HEALY spent nearly 3 months in the Arctic Ice Pack in addition to becoming only the second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole. Throughout the course of the deployment, HEALY steamed nearly 30,000 nautical miles.

With HEALY arriving at the North Pole on her maiden scientific voyage, several pictures were taken of the crew and the ship During the first phase of the mission, HEALY accomplished an unprecedented 101 dredges of the Gakkel Ridge, recovering over 8 tons of samples from the ocean floor. As part of a joint


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER international scientific endeavor, a highly detailed map of the Gakkel Ridge was also completed, revealing 12 previously unknown volcanoes. The second phase of the mission focused on supporting the test and evaluation of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), which may represent a key element of future underwater exploration in the Arctic region. During this phase, the crew performed complex launch and recovery evolutions, never before attempted. This was complicated by the extreme weather conditions encountered in the Arctic during the early fall. The results from the experiments conducted during the second phase provided valuable information to scientists about the composition of the Atlantic Layer that feeds the Arctic Ocean, as well as validating the feasibility of AUV operations in the Polar regions. HEALY will remain in her homeport of Seattle until the Spring of 2002, at which time she will sail for another extended deployment to the western Arctic.

MOVEMENTS Saturday the Hoek van Holland Lifeboat GRAAF VAN BYLANDT went out for some exercises to keep the crew alert. After departure from the base in Hoek van Holland a rendezvous was made with the Vopak Tanker DUTCH NAVIGATOR and later with

the Pilotvessel MARKAB, both times some exercises were done with going alongside the vessels. Photo Left : Going alongside the Dutch Navigator under speed. On the photo right the MARKAB just visible in de jet-wash of the Graaf van Bylandt after departure back to Hoek van Holland. Photo’ s : Piet Sinke


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AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS

Memphis Airport : Rumor has it Landed with left strut flat causing unseen wing root damage. A heavy fuel load shortly after parking was the perverbial straw that broke camels back. News reported fuel truck operator was injured when wing fell on his truck. Exact cause still under investigation, as of 24 DEC all USAF C-141s have been grounded.

The latest member of the Airbus family at HAMBURG airport last week the Airbus A318.

Schoonmakers stelen voor ƒ1,5 miljoen uit vliegtuigen

De Koninklijke Marechaussee heeft op Schiphol een groep van tien schoonmakers opgepakt die tussen maart en november voor ƒ1,5 miljoen gulden aan goederen uit vliegtuigen heeft gestolen. De spullen, waaronder sieraden, horloges en parfums, werden onder meer te gelde gemaakt bij de bank van lening. Onder de verdachten, zeven mannen en drie vrouwen, bevinden zich onder andere een moeder met dochter en twee zoons. Volgens woordvoerder Rob Stenakker van de Koninklijke Marechaussee startten begin maart acht acht rechercheurs met een onderzoek nadat was gebleken dat er vanaf maart dit jaar regelmatig belastingvrije goederen, bedoeld voor de verkoop aan passagiers, uit diverse vliegtuigen verdwenen. De verdenking viel al snel op de schoonmakers.


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DAILY SHIPPING NEWSLETTER Bij huiszoekingen werd onder meer in Purmerend ter waarde van 100.000 gulden aan gestolen goederen aangetroffen. Voor eenzelfde bedrag bleken artikelen beleend te zijn bij de bank van lening. De verdachten, die veelal gezamenlijk opereerden, sloegen hun slag wanneer zij in opdracht van een specialistisch schoonmaakbedrijf in de vliegtuigen van de verschillende maatschappijen werkzaam waren. Allen hebben inmiddels een bekentenis afgelegd en zijn inmiddels weer op vrije voeten gesteld. Hun toegangspas tot Schiphol is ingevorderd. Te zijner tijd zal de groep voor de rechtbank in Haarlem terecht moeten staan voor diefstal en heling.

RIJNMOND WEATHER zondag 30 december 9 uur 's ochtends: temperatuur: 0 graden kans op neerslag: 40% wind: matig (26 km/u) uit W 5 uur 's middags: temperatuur: 2 graden kans op neerslag: 50% wind: matig (18 km/u) uit NW

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


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