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The HAMMERRODE, built at the MERWEDE shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, seen here outward bound from Rotterdam for her first seatrials, the vessel will be handed over to the owners next week. Photo : Piet Sinke ©

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 Att : Piet Sinke - Stationsweg 21 - 3151 HR Hoek van Holland

The score until today : 49.095 Euro EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS Twee duikers gered bij Oostpunt (Curaçao) Twee duikers zijn zaterdag 9 april gered uit het water aan de noordkant van Oostpunt (Curaçao). Zij waren ongeveer anderhalf uur daarvoor opgegeven als vermist toen zij na afloop van een duik niet terugkeerden. De twee waren ongeveer een halve zeemijl vanaf de zuidkust van Oostpunt door een boot afgezet om richting land te duiken, maar zij keerden na afloop van de duik niet terug op de boot. De Kustwacht voor de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba kreeg rond 13.00 uur de melding dat de twee, een man en een vrouw, vermist werden. Hierop werd onmiddellijk reddingsorganisatie C.I.T.R.O. ingelicht die daarop uitvoer met de Cornelis Zwaan. De Kustwacht NA & A zette de SuperRhib in. Ook werden de Fokker-60 en de Kustwachthelikopter in verband met deze SAR-actie (Search And Rescue) ingezet om in het water te zoeken naar de twee vermisten. Aan land zochten politie en C.I.T.R.O. samen met landeigenaar de heer Maal. Foto : Kustwacht Nederlandse Antillen © Rond 14.15 uur werden de twee vanuit de Kustwachthelikopter waargenomen. Eén voor één werden ze met een net aan boord van de helikopter gehesen en rond 14.30 uur stonden de twee weer veilig en in goede gezondheid aan wal. De politie heeft de duikers verder begeleid.

Hopes fade for 18 North Koreans missing after freighter sinks off China coast Rescuers searched Monday for 18 North Korean crew members missing after their iron-ore laden cargo ship sank, the government said. Twelve surviving crew members and the recovered bodies of five sailors returned to North Korea on Sunday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The freighter sank Wednesday night with 35 crew aboard about 100 kilometres from Dandong, one of China's main gateways for trade with the isolated, impoverished North. The vessel was en route from the North Korean port of Nampo to Dandong with a cargo of iron ore. Xinhua said the chances of survival for the missing crew members "are believed to be slim."

New index shows containership charter rates are accelerating PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 Ship broker Harper Petersen & Co., based in Hamburg and London, is offering a new type of containership charter rate index--and it is currently showing "renewed acceleration of the high that has prevailed in the charter markets since 2002." The overall index is based on a data pool that includes records going back as far as 1986. A total of 8 individual indices are provided for container ship categories from 750 to 5,200 TEU. For each class of vessel, all time charter parties with a defined minimum or maximum term are included in the index. The reporting period in each case is one calendar week. Unlike other indices, the HARPEX re-determines weightings each year on the basis of the size of the fleet and cost-covering rates. This means iy includes only the tonnage available in the charter market. "It gives the larger classes more weighting, and shows the market more realistically," explains Jens Mahnke, Managing Director of Harper Petersen & Co. Developed in cooperation with leading academics, economists and shipping experts, the HARPEX is updated weekly and is transparent to all. The current HARPEX Report of April 7 2005 shows renewed acceleration of the high that has prevailed in the charter markets since 2002. The rating scale for container ships rose in the first Quarter by a further 13 percent to 2,183 points. This follows on from "exceptionally good development" in 2004. "The dynamism in the container market is remarkable," says Jens Mahnke, "with unbroken progress over the past three years. The charter rates were up by an average of 33 percent in 2002, 60 percent in 2003 and 80 percent in 2004. And in 2005 we are expecting consolidation of the market at a high level." Established in London in 1943, Harper Petersen is the exclusive broker for a fleet of 151 all-container ships in the size segments 1,000 to 8,200 TEU and a total capacity of around 530,000 TEU.

Smit completes latest phase of newbuilding bonanza SMIT International has completed the latest phase of an extensive newbuilding programme. Fourteen new tugs have been ordered over the past year and there will be further orders this year, to enhance Smit Harbour Towage’ s Rotterdam-based tug fleet. In February 2004, an order for four ASD 2810 tugs was placed with Damen Shipbuilders, three of which were earmarked for service with Smit Panama. The first, Smit Panama, was delivered in mid-2004, Smit Cristobal six months later and Smit Bilbao last month. Smit Curacao, the fourth of the very compact 57 tonnes bollard pull tugs arrived in March. Also delivered in December was the Smit Mandji a twin-screw Damen ST 3509, a tug/supply vessel of 57 tonnes bollard pull now working offshore Gabon. In January two Damen ASD 3110 class units were ordered for service in Nigeria. An order was also placed in January with IHC Holland Delta for three multipurpose pusher tugs with a 25 tonne bollard pull scheduled for delivery in early 2006.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 With a length of 25.65m the tugs are based on a modular design, for maximum flexibility across a wide range of roles, including support for marine construction, dredging, diving and oil spill response. Five further tugs of this class may be ordered over the next five years. Keppel SingMarine have orders from Smit for three anchor handling/tug/supply vessels, two of 70 tonnes bollard pull and one of 120 tonnes. The first of the AHTSVs will be delivered in August of this year, followed by a sistership in November and the third vessel at the end of January 2006.

Hoekse redders evacueren zieke Rus van schip

Door : Ron Zegers – KNRM © De bemanning van de Hoekse KNRM reddingboot Kapiteins Hazewinkel is maandagochtend om 01.50 uur gealarmeerd via het Kustwachtcentrum. Op een coaster voor de Maasmond had een Russische zeeman last van ernstige buikklachten. De man was zo beroerd geworden dat een Arts van de KNRM het verstandig vond deze naar het ziekenhuis te brengen. De zeeman is om 02.40 uur met de gereedstaande ambulance naar het Havenziekenhuis vervoerd.

De KNRM reddingboot Kapiteins Hazewinkel verliet om 02.00 uur de Berghaven. Onderweg was al vrij snel duidelijk dat de Russische coaster “Toyvo Vyakhya”voor de Maasmond voer, even zuid van de Maascenter boei. Tien minuten later lag de KNRM reddingboot langszij de coaster in de positie 51°59.8 Noord en 003°56.8 Oost. Mede dankzij het rustige weer en de redelijke toestand van de Russische patiënt, was de 40 jarige machinist snel aan boord. Om duidelijkheid te geven over de communicatie ging ook de tweede stuurman van de coaster mee. Terwijl de Kapiteins Hazewinkel naar de Berghaven voer, werd er via de Verkeerscentrale een ambulance besteld. Bij binnenkomst in de Berghaven stond ambulance klaar en kon de Russische patiënt zo snel mogelijk naar het Havenziekenhuis voor verder onderzoek.

Met vragen kunt U contact opnemen met Ron Zegers, PR-Coördinator, en bemanning reddingboot "Kapiteins Hazewinkel" Van Spilbergenstraat 50. 3151 BZ Hoek van Holland. Tel. 0174-385490 E-mail: [email protected] De Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij wordt uitsluitend door vrijwillige bijdragen in stand gehouden

Shanghai Salvage orders deepsea tug from Wuchang PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 MAJOR Chinese towage and salvage firm the Shanghai Salvage Company has ordered a new deepsea salvage tug with delivery scheduled for April 2006. The 90m long, 16,100bhp vessel is under construction at the Wuchang Shipyard, in China. Once completed the tug will be managed by the Hong Kong-based Shen Hua Shipping Co. This new vessel has been designed by SDARI, the renowned Chinese Shanghai Design and Research Institute, and is intended primarily for ocean towing. Construction will meet the requirements of the China Classification Society and carry the notation, Ice class B2, CSA 5/5 Tug, CSM, AUTO-0, SCM,CMS. The twin-screw tug will measure 89.9m in length overall, with a breadth of 17.2m and maximum draft of 6.8m, powered by a complete propulsion package from MAN B&W Diesel A/S of Denmark. Two MAN B&W 8S35MC, low-speed, two-stroke, heavy fuel, main engines will each produce 8,050bhp (5,920kW) at 173rpm. Power will be transmitted to a pair of VBS1080 controllable pitch propellers via Flender type GUG 1200 gearboxes. An Alphatronic 2000 Propulsion Control System will be installed, with two control stations on the bridge and one in the engine control room. The system includes interfaces to a power management system and a Kongsberg Simrad JoyStick control co-ordinating the output from propellers, rudders and transverse thrusters. This propulsion system will give the new tug a bollard pull of 188 tonnes and a maximum speed of 16 knots. Wuchang Shipyard was founded in 1934 and subordinated to the China State Shipbuilding Corp before the 1999 formation of the China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. It is the largest modern shipbuilding enterprise in inland China.

Crewman suffers burns

A Russian crewmember was evacuated from Sovcomflot’ s 154,970-dwt tanker Tropic Brilliance (built 1992) after suffering serious burns. (photo : Jan Verhoog ©) Mikhael Ovcharyuk is said to have suffered 70% burns on his body after the fire on the Monrovianregistered suezmax tanker. The incident occurred in Malaysian waters about 11 nautical miles off Mika Head, Teluk Bahang on Sunday afternoon. Reports said the victim was conscious despite the serious burns when brought to Penang port at around 12:00GMT. He was taken to Penang Hospital for treatment. The Tropic Brilliance hit the headlines last November after a steering gear failure caused it to go around in the Suez Canal. The incident caused the waterway to be closed for the first time in 30 years.


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Rotterdamse roeiteams triomferen in Utrecht door Nick Wessels

Tijdens de 3e Utrechtse roeirace RonDom afgelopen zaterdag 9 april, vielen drie Rotterdamse sloeproeiteams in de prijzen. De snelste roeitijd, eerste prijs overall én de snelste Oude Gracht passage gingen naar Rotterdammers. De ruim 14 km lange roeiwedstrijd voerde de sloepen door de Utrechtse singels en grachten en dit zorgde met name in de Oude Gracht voor enkele krappe momenten. Het kwam op de kunsten en het inzicht van de stuurman aan, om de smalle bruggen zonder al teveel kleerscheuren te passeren. Sloep inclusief riemen is namelijk zo’ n 6 meter breed, terwijl de Utrechtse bruggen vaak maar een meter of 4 breed waren. In een veld van 25 sloepen presteerden de Rotterdamse teams opvallend goed. Alhoewel het weer niet echt mee zat, deed het door de Rotterdamse rederij Jumbo Shipping gesponsorde team Va Banque (Foto rechts en boven) er dit jaar 2 minuten korter over dan in 2004. Met de sloep ‘ Mercator’ sleepte zij in een tijd van 1 uur 22 minuten en een beetje de prijs voor de snelste roeitijd in de wacht. De eerste prijs overall (na handicapcorrectie) ging naar het Scheepvaart en Transport College met de sloep ‘ Jan Backx’ . De Oude Gracht-bokaal tenslotte voor de snelste tijd over dit traject, werd veroverd door de sloep ‘ Last of the Titanic’van roeiteam TIOG. Sloeproeien is een relatief onbekende sport, maar vanaf begin april is bijna elk weekend wel ergens een wedstrijd. De grootste en meest bekende wedstrijden zijn de Harlingen-Terschelling race en de Amsterdamse Grachtentocht waar ruim 130 sloepen aan de start verschijnen. Kijk voor meer informatie op www.sloeproeien.nl.


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Fairmount adds fourth vessel to Niigata list

ROTTERDAM company Fairmount Marine has once again increased its order for 200 tonnes bollard pull, long-range anchor handling tugs with Niigata Shipyard in Japan from three to four. The first two vessels, Fairmount Sherpa and Fairmount Summit, will be delivered in May and October this year. A third vessel, Fairmount Alpine, will join the fleet in May next year and Fairmount Glacier in October. Work on Fairmount Sherpa is well advanced. The twin screw tugs will be 75m in length, with Wärtsilä main engines producing a total of 12,000 Kw, and be equipped for long-range towing with high value floating structures such as floating production and storage offloaders. All four tugs will operate under the new “OneAllianz”consortium, working with similar new vessels of the Semco fleet.

CASUALTY REPORT

Vehicle Asian Chorus (55729 gt, built 1997), inbound to Antwerp, struck the Farnese Bridge while entering the Kallo lock at 1730, local time, today. The vessel, which is now berthed at Antwerp, has lost a part of its railing and has some damage to ventilation pipes. Photo : Ricardo van Liere ©

Gastanker stuurloos in Middellandse Zee Een gastanker onder Panamese vlag drijft stuurloos in de Middellandse Zee circa 200 kilometer onder de Franse havenstad Toulon. De Franse autoriteiten hebben maandag na een verzoek om hulp een sleepboot naar het defecte vaartuig gestuurd. Het wordt waarschijnlijk naar Barcelona gesleept. Van de 36 bemanningsleden zijn er 33 Spanjaard. De Laeita was op weg van het Italiaanse La Spezia naar Huelva in zuidwestelijk Spanje toen het pech kreeg


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NAVY NEWS

Navy names a ship after Air Force controller who saved Navy SEAL

The Navy has named a massive ammunition ship in honor of an Air Force combat controller who risked, and lost, his life trying to rescue a Navy SEAL. During a ceremony on Friday, the Navy named the ship after the late Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, 36, of Windber, Pa. Chapman was in a helicopter flying over Afghanistan on March 4, 2002, when it came under attack. When the helicopter was hit by a grenade and a Navy Seal team member fell from the aircraft, Chapman volunteered to rescue him. The helicopter landed safely a few miles away and Chapman asked to go back for his missing team member. Chapman and a rescue team came under attack while trying to locate the SEAL. Chapman killed two enemy fighters before dying from multiple wounds. The SEAL who Chapman was trying to save also died. Chapman earned the Air Force Cross, the second highest honor the service can bestow. Chapman left behind his wife, Valerie N. Chapman, and their two daughters, Madison, 8, and Brianna, 5. Gen. John P. Jumper, the Air Force chief of staff, said naming the ship after Chapman was an appropriate honor. "John, like all of our battle field airmen, bring high tech to the battlefield, but they do it the oldfashioned way, with raw guts and courage and honor," Jumper said.

Helicopter a joke, claims navy sailor CREW of the HMAS Kanimbla regarded the Sea King that crashed on Nias killing nine people a joke because its flights were repeatedly cancelled, a navy sailor has claimed. The unidentified male sailor told a television station yesterday morning that five out of every seven flights by the helicopter based on the ship were scrubbed because of mechanical problems. "A normal rate, if they had scheduled flights, one a day, five out of those seven would be cancelled," he said. "It was a bit of a joke throughout the ship regarding when they were going to fly, if they were going to fly." The Sea King crashed during an earthquake mercy mission on the island of Nias on April 2, killing nine Australian Defence Force personnel – one the military's biggest losses of life since the Vietnam war. The navy has grounded all its Sea King helicopters until investigations into the cause of the disaster are complete. Prime Minister John Howard, Chief of Defence General Peter Cosgrove and Labor opposition leader Kim Beazley have defended the helicopters' airworthiness, saying that as long as it was properly maintained, the Sea King was a reliable aircraft. Senior Defence officials have also dismissed suggestions the Sea King had fallen behind in safety checks. The ADF refused to respond to the anonymous sailor's comments, saying only that anyone with information about the incident should submit it to the official crash inquiry board, not leak it to the press.

SHIPYARD NEWS Ship repairer wins newbuild contracts PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 Shanghaiguan Shipyard, one of the main ship repairers in China, has this year won an order for a 70,000DWT floating dock from Samsung Heavy Industries, a 2,600TEU container ship from a Singapore interest, four 120,000DWT bulk carriers from a Danish shipowner and a conversion order of two bulk carriers from CSL in Canada. Total value for these newbuildings is $180 million and the shipbuilder is seeking to enhance its market share for newbuilding and offshore markets.

Cash injection for Braila?

Romanian shipyard Aker Braila is considering increasing its share capital by EUR 5m ($6.48m) with cash from Norwegian owner Aker Yards. The Ziarul Financiar daily reported that Aker has 69.5% of the shares, with the most important minority shareholder being the Financial Investment Company (SIF) of Moldova with 14.4%. The yard is listed on the Rasdaq exchange, with a capitalisation of EUR 6.7m. Braila posted an estimated net profit of ROL 24.3bn ($842,000) last year, compared to a loss of ROL 57.6bn the year before It often builds hulls for offshore ships to be completed at Aker Brevik. Its main order is six 15,000-dwt tankers for Marlow Navigation of Cyprus at a price of about $172m.

Daewoo wins super tanker order

Daewoo has secured an order to build three supertankers for a record $130 million each. That is the highest price paid to date for a VLCC according to London-based broker Clarkson, which began tracking prices in 1976.

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CMA buys Canada slots

CP Ships unit Canada Maritime and its Hong Kong partner OOCL are to sell Montreal-North Europe slots to French rival CMA CGM. The deal will see a fixed number of container slots chartered on the St Lawrence Coordinated Service (SLCS) from late April after CMA has withdrawn its own ships from the route. PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 The slots will be taken on three SLCS ships – the 4,400–teu Canmar Spirit, Canmar Venture (both built 2003) and OOCL Montreal (all built 2003) - between Montreal and Antwerp and Le Havre. It already has a slot deal on the route with the Canex consortium, which is Maersk Sealand, MSC and P&O Nedlloyd. TradeWinds reported last month that CMA was quitting the Europe Canada Express set up last May with Lloyd Triestino to give both lines their first taste of Canadian transatlantic business. The three-ship service almost immediately ran into trouble when it came to light the Italian subsidiary of Taiwan's Evergreen group had asked Israeli carrier Zim to contribute a ship after failing to find two 1,500teu vessels. Syrian-born CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saade, who retains strong links with Lebanon, has long said that he will not partner Israel's Zim. The French-based carrier maintained that it had an agreement with Lloyd Triestino but not with Zim.

NEW STRING FOR GOOD HOPE EXPRESS SERVICE

HAMBURG Sud, Alianca und NYK Line are to add a second string to their existing New Good Hope Express Service (NGX) in the trade between Asia – South Africa and the East Coast of South America. String 1 will be run by ten 2,500 TEU vessels and will have following rotation: Nagoya – Yokohama –Pusan – Hong Kong – Singapore – Durban – Santos – Tiara – Paranagua – Santos – Singapore – Hong Kong – Nagoya. String 2 will operate by ten 1,700 TEU vessels with the following rotation: Shanghai – Ninngbo – Keelung – Yantian – Laem Chabang –Singapore – Buenos Aires – Rio Grande – Santos –Sepitiba – Singapore – Hong Kong – Shanghai. The lines say that the combination of both strings will enhance the scope of directly covered ports by the service and improve transit-times substantially to and from key ports. From June 2005 onwards, String 2 will be run on a fortnightly basis, with full implementation of the two-string operation on a weekly fixed-day basis beginning in mid-August 2005.

TOP Tankers Announces Delivery of M/T Faultless

TOP Tankers Inc. announced that it took delivery of the M/T Faultless, a 154,970 Dwt double-hull Suezmax tanker built in 1992 by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., of the Republic of Korea. The vessel has been financed with the proceeds of the Company's follow-on offering of common stock announced on November 5, 2004 and long-term debt. The vessel will be immediately deployed in the spot market.

China Shipping orders vessels to double fleet China Shipping Group Co, China's second-largest shipowner, will more than double its container fleet capacity by 2008 after ordering more vessels, Oslo-based broker Fearnleys AS said in a report.


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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 The order for five container ships from Dalian New Ship Heavy Industry Co increases the number under construction to 45, able to carry more than 270,000 standard 20-foot containers, according to Paris-based shipbroker Barry Rogliano Salles. The company's 105 ships now haul 254,000 containers. China Shipping Container Lines, the group's Hong Konglisted unit, is building more, larger ships to carry surging exports of electronics, clothes and other finished goods. Right : CSCL EUROPE Photo : Piet Sinke © 'The company is growing very aggressively to be one of the top three container lines in the world,' Karen Chan, a transport analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston in Hong Kong, said. 'They are among the largest beneficiaries of China's export growth.' China Shipping is the world's 10thlargest container line, according to Jan 1 figures from Barry Rogliano's Alphaliner database. Each of the ships ordered from Dalian New will be able to carry 4,250 standard 20-foot containers, Fearnleys said. The broker didn't give the price China Shipping will pay for the ships. The cost of building a 3,500 container ship today is US$60 million, according to London-based broker Clarkson Plc.

Zeemansleven geprolongeerd De tentoonstelling Zeemansleven in het Maritiem Museum Rotterdam is een zó groot succes, dat de expositie is verlengd tot 4 september. Tienduizenden bezoekers hebben tot nu toe steels gekeken naar de beelden van rosse buurt in het havenstraatje en naar het kleine café aan de haven. Met de expositie wordt 'landrotten' getoond hoe het is om te wonen en te werken op een schip, vanaf 1850 tot op de dag van vandaag. Van vijf belangrijke aspecten - arbeid, geld, vrouwen, eenzaamheid en avontuur - wordt het beeld genuanceerd. Niet alle zeelui waren stoere, ruwe zeebonken met 'in ieder stadje een ander schatje'. Sommige aspecten van het zeemansleven veranderen mee met de tijd, maar andere zijn tijdloos.

GE Shipping takes delivery of anchor handling tug supply vessel

Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has taken delivery of a new built anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTSV), named `Malaviya Twenty One` from Bharati Shipyard Limited, India. The vessel has a bollard pull capacity of 133 T and is capable of catering to the deepwater oil fields. The company`s fleet strength now stands at 73 vessels - 42 ships and 31 offshore assets. With the addition of `Malaviya Twenty One`, the company owns six vessels, which are capable to support the platforms in deepwater oil fields. Shares of Great Eastern Shipping were last traded on BSE at Rs 160.50, down 1.83 per cent. PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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The AUGUSTEA tug TORE arrived with the AMT SEAFARER in Rotterdam Photo : Frits Janse ©

The BP tanker BRITISH MERLIN arrived from Monkstad at the BP Finnart Oil Terminal on the Clyde. Photo : Tommy Bryceland, SCOTLAND © PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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The tug EN AVANT 27 towing the new HAMMERRODE through the bridges near Dordrecht Photo : Hans de Jong – Maritime Pictures ©

AIRCRAFT / AIRPORT NEWS

Air France-KLM concurreert via ticketverkoop Door efficiënter tickets aan de man te brengen, verwacht Air France-KLM de concurrentie flink dwars te kunnen zitten. In diverse landen gaan kantoren van beide maatschappijen nauwer samenwerken of worden ze samengevoegd. Doel is de aanwezigheid van de luchtvaartgroep te versterken en het marktaandeel te vergroten. Air France-KLM denkt de komende vier jaar zeker 92 miljoen euro te besparen bij de verkooporganisatie voor tickets. Afgelopen jaar bedroeg die besparing al 8,3 miljoen euro, dit jaar moet dat 29 miljoen euro zijn. ,,We werken efficiënter samen, waardoor we de kosten omlaag kunnen brengen'', zei P. Gregorowitsch, vice-president van de commerciële afdeling van KLM, maandag in Parijs. Gregorowitsch haalde vooral uit naar een van de grootste concurrenten, het Duitse Lufthansa. Deze maatschappij heeft onlangs aangekondigd de Zwitserse vervoerder Swiss over te nemen, maar daar zegt de KLM'er niet van onder de indruk te zijn. ,,Wij hebben nu een marktaandeel in Europa van ruim 27 procent. Lufthansa en Swiss krijgen een marktaandeel van 21 procent. We zijn blij dat we nu harder worden aangespoord om nummer één te blijven'', verklaarde hij. Door de bekendheid van beide merken te gebruiken, denkt Air France-KLM passagiers bij Lufthansa te kunnen wegsnoepen. Ook de twee thuisbases van de luchtvaartgroep, de vliegvelden Schiphol en Charles de Gaulle, spelen daar een belangrijke rol bij. Duitse passagiers kunnen volgens Gregorowitsch beter gebruikmaken van de verbindingen op deze luchthavens dan op het vliegveld van Frankfurt. Ook prijsvechters als easyJet en Ryanair zullen volgens Gregorowitsch last krijgen van een efficiënter Air France-KLM. Lagere kosten brengen lagere ticketprijzen met zich mee. ,,Binnen Europa zullen we hard vechten om de passsagier die normaal gesproken naar een prijsvechter zou gaan.'' Onlangs kondigde KLM nog aan de tickets tot 40 procent goedkoper te maken. Volgens Gregorowitsch hoeven passagiers er niet op te rekenen dat de ticketprijzen van Air France-KLM zullen stijgen. ,,We werken niet samen om op de korte termijn onze zakken te vullen. We zullen niet de fout maken tickets duurder te maken.'' PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 KLM verwacht volgend jaar intensiever met Delta Air Lines, een partner van Air France, te kunnen samenwerken. Delta en KLM mogen nu al gezamenlijk vluchten uitvoeren, het zogenoemde code-sharing, maar ze mogen niet overleggen over bijvoorbeeld de prijzen van tickets of over het op elkaar afstemmen van de netwerken. Daarvoor is toestemming van de Amerikaanse autoriteiten nodig. Gregorowitsch verwacht deze volgend jaar te krijgen.

KLM brengt bier en wijn terug aan boord

KLM wil weer gratis bier en wijn aan boord van de vliegtuigen schenken. Passagiers konden op vluchten naar Europese bestemmingen lange tijd niet genieten van deze alcoholische versnaperingen, omdat ze waren wegbezuinigd. KLM wil echter de dienstverlening in de toestellen in lijn brengen met die van fusiepartner Air France, die wel bier en wijn aanbiedt. Dat zei P. Gregorowitsch, bij KLM verantwoordelijk voor het passagiersvervoer, maandag. Het is nog onduidelijk wanneer er weer wijn en bier aan boord wordt geschonken. De Nederlandse luchtvaartmaatschappij vindt dat passagiers in de eigen vliegtuigen en in die van Air France dezelfde service moeten krijgen. ,,We vliegen met verschillende kleuren, maar aan boord moeten we het even aantrekkelijk maken voor Fransen als voor Nederlanders'', lichtte Gregorowitsch toe. KLM houdt ook rekening met de toename van het aantal Franse passagiers bij het inroosteren van het personeel. Op vluchten tussen Amsterdam en Parijs zet de maatschappij bijvoorbeeld voornamelijk Franssprekend cabinepersoneel in. Dat geldt ook voor vluchten naar bestemmingen waar alleen KLM op vliegt, zoals Manilla.

Om het Frans van de werknemers bij te spijkeren, spoort KLM ze aan om op cursus te gaan. ,,We krijgen daar veel respons op'', aldus Gregorowitsch. KLM ging vorig jaar samen met Air France.

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 SCHEEPVAARTBERICHTEN ACHTERGRACHT 12 600 wnw Maladiven nr Geraldton, ADMIRALENGRACHT 11 700 n Paaseil nr Balboa, ALBLAS 12 t a rede Le Havre, ALBLASGRACHT 12 50 z Jeddah, ALDEBARAN 12 te Antwerpen, ALLIANCE 13 verw te Pori, ALSERBACH 15 verw te Rotterdam, ANDROMEDA 12 270 z Reykjavik nr Paramaribo, ANET 13 verw te Aviles, AQUATIQUE 12 80 zw Dardanellen nr Istanbul, BALTICBORG 11 pas Bremerhaven nr Sheerness, BENGUELA STREAM 11 te Balboa, BESTEVAER 14 verw te Antwerpen, BETTINA K 11 te Cartagena, BLUE SKY 12 vn Salerno nr Oristano, CHRISTINA 12 65 nw Esbjerg nr Terneuzen, CORAL MEANDRA 11 40 w Renesse nr Stenungsund, CORAL MILLEPORA 14 te Porvoo, DANIEL K 15 verw te Corinth, DEPENDENT 12 pas Gibraltar nr Gandia, DIEZEBORG 12 110 zo Philadelphia nr New York, DUTCH EMERALD 12 30 no Cherbourg nr Rotterdam, DUTCH ENGINEER 12 vn Rotterdam nr Immingham, DUTCH FAITH 12 15 z Hastings nr Algeciras, DUTCH MARINER 12 vn Tees nr Antwerpen, DUTCH MATE 12 pas Hoek vn Holland nr Huelva, DUTCH SPIRIT 12 te Tees, EDISONGRACHT 12 te Fremantle, EGBERT WAGENBORG 12 vn Molfetta nr Monfalcone, EGELANTIERSGRACHT 12 vn Ho Chi Minh City nr Kobe, ELKE K 16 verw te Honsaeter, EUROGRACHT 12 te San Juan, FAIRLANE 12 pas Welland Canal nr Toledo, FAIRLIFT 12 25 w Milfordhaven nr Hamburg, FLINTERBORG 12 te Halla, FLINTERFOREST 12 pas Gotland nr Rochefort, FLINTERHAVEN 12 pas Gotland nr Belfast, FLINTERSKY 12 575 zo Taiwan nr Vancouver, FRISIAN LADY 14 verw te Amsterdam, HAPPY BUCCANEER 12 pas Lord Howe Island, HAPPY RIVER 12 pas Dover nr Tallinn, ILSE K 12 te Barcelona IVER EXPERT 12 120 w Cartagena nr Cristobal, JACOBUS BROERE 12 te Lissabon, JAGUAR 12 40 zzo Malaga nr Ancona, JAN VAN GENT 12 40 nw Finisterre nr Malta, JO CALLUNA 11 te Virgin Islands, JO CEDAR 29 verw te Bombay, JO SPRUCE 11 160 o Aden nr Suez, JO SYPRESS 12 300 zo Cape Hatteras nr Savannah, JOHN PAUL K 17 verw te Barcelona, JUMBO JAVELIN 12 330 wnw Manilla nr St Petersburg, JUMBO VISION 12 720 zzo Bermuda nr Dartmouth, PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 KEIZERSBORG 12 rede Bandirma, KIRSTEN 12 te Tallinn, KONINGSBORG 13 verw te Ahus, KWINTEBANK 12 50 wzw Ouessant nr Agadir, LADON 12 vn Istanbul nr Eregli, LAURIERGRACHT 13 verw te Melbourne, LELIEGRACHT 12 vn Cebu nr Lae, LIJNBAANSGRACHT 12 10 n Jamaica nr Mobile, LOOTSGRACHT 12 te Southampton, MAINEBORG 12 90 wzw Flores, MAKIRI GREEN 12 100 n Singapore nr Port Klang, MARIANNE K 16 verw te Tees, MARISSA GREEN 12 te Singapore, MARJOLEIN 12 pas Wight nr Waterford, MARLENE GREEN 12 300 zo Suezkanaal nr Suezkanaal, MATHILDE 12 te Lowestoft, MENNA 12 pas Alands Hav nr Savona, MISSOURIBORG 12 pas La Coruna nr Sundsvall, MOEZELBORG 12 vn Riga nr Haraholmen, MORRABORG 12 te Eemshaven, MSC POLAND 12 te Antwerpen, MUNTEBORG 12 25 nw Cherbourg nr Rotterdam, NAVITAS 12 t Eleith, NEDLL CLEMENT 12 te Cartagena, NEDLL HONSHU 11 25 zo Malakka, NEKTON 12 40 n Alger, NES. 12 te Renkum, NOLA 12 te Paluden, NORA 12 te Kotka, NORMED GEMLIK 12 pas Gibraltar nr Izmir, NORMED ISTANBUL 12 te Diliskelesi, ORANJEBORG 12 500 o Newfoundland, P&O NEDLL BARENTSZ 12 te Kaohsiung, P&O NEDLL JAKARTA 11 180 z New Orleans nr Hamburg, P&O NEDLL KOWLOON 12 33 n Skikda, P&O NEDLL SYDNEY 11 405n no Flores Island, PARKGRACHT 12 800 zo Mindanao nr Brisbane, PIETERSGRACHT 12 100 z Menorca nr Algeciras, PIONEER 12 te Brake, PRINSENBORG 12 te Benghazi, RHONEBORG 12 100 w Sri Lanka nr Singapore, RUFINIA 11 te Kaskinen, SAGITTA 12 135 nw Cabo Vilano, SCHIPPERSGRACHT 12 330 n Maracaibo, SEREEN 2 40 z Augusta nr Volos, SIROCCO 12 te Itacoatiara, SKAGENBANK 11 te Tornio, SLOTERGRACHT 12 500 wzw Madeira nr Jacksonville, SMARAGD 12 20 nw Alesund nr Hammerfest, SMITWIJS ROTTERDAM 12 310 w Libreville nr Vlissingen, SPAARNEGRACHT 12 pas Cherbourg nr Le Havre, STELLA LYRA 12 60 zw Listafjord nr Eikefet, STELLA POLARIS 11 60 zo Plymouth nr Gijon, STELLA PRIMA 12 pas Bab el Mandeb, SWING 12 te La Coruna, PSi-Daily maritime press clippings

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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2005 – 093 SYLVIA 12 pas Alands Hav, TANJA 12 te Gdynia, THEODORA 11 30 o Scilly Isl nr Dublin, TRINITAS 11 30 w Rhodos nr Mersin, TROUT 12 pas Zeebrugge dnr Duinkerken, TUNA 12 te Porsgrunn, VAASABORG 12 te Derince, VANCOUVERBORG 12 vn Beilun nr Zhangjiagang, VICTORIABORG 12 te Hiroshima, VIRGINIABORG 13 verw te Rotterdam, VLIEBROG 12 vn Gandia nr Barcelona, VLISTBORG 12 te Hafnafjordur, VOORNEBORG 12 thv Istanbul nr Gijon, VOSSDIEP 12 te Kemi, ZEUS 12 40 no Cherbourg nr Kantvik.


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