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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2007 – 264

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Number 264 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Sunday 18-11-2007 News reports received from readers and Internet News articles taken from various news sites.

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The SMIT MADURA seen hooking up to the BW UTIK offshore Durban Photo : Capt. Mike Skinner – Master Smit Madura ©



LIFEBOAT CREW GET TASTE OF THEIR NEW CRAFT

Crewmen from a Devon lifeboat station have been given a taste of the future by their RNLI bosses. They were allowed to climb aboard a state-of- the-art Mersey class lifeboat, similar to the one they will use when Exmouth's new £1.5m lifeboat station is built in 2009. Giles White, Ian Taylor and brothers Andrew and Karl Stott, who belong to the Exmouth RNLI, were invited to Ilfracombe to join a sea-going exercise on board the North Devon resort's Mersey class boat Mary Margaret on Wednesday. It is a carriage launch boat which was put through its paces to prepare Exmouth for when they get an identical boat to replace their Trent class Forward Birmingham. The carriage boat is pulled on a tractor unit which can be launched at low tide. Forward Birmingham has problems getting out of the River Exe at low water because it has a bigger draught and risks becoming grounded. When the new boathouse is open it will house the new Mersey boat and the town's inshore inflatable craft. Andrew Putt, coxswain of the RNLI at Ilfracombe, said: "Our's is an ideal boat and we are proud of her, having used one for many years. "I'm sure a Mersey class will serve Exmouth's needs admirably in getting out of the river which brings its problems at low tide." Giles, also a fireman, said: "Unlike our present lifeboat, the Mersey's propellers are protected by partial tunnels and substantial bilge keels. So this is another reason why we can use it at low tides. "Our present Trent boat has exposed propellers, making it more prone to damage in the Exe. With a top speed of 17 knots it is eight knots slower than our present lifeboat and two metres shorter, but this will not cause us any problems." Ian said it would present a completely new challenge for an Exmouth crew used to having Forward Birmingham moored in the Exe. "As a carriage boat the Mersey is now a challenge to us, because we have not been used to this launching concept," he said. Andrew and Karl said it had been a worthwhile exercise and RNLI spokeswoman Tamsin Thomas added: "Everyone involved with the institution has a close bond with each other and this is apparent at Exmouth and Ilfracombe. These lifeboats are superb and handle brilliantly in all weather conditions." Source : Express & Echo - Exeter

The 2007 built heavy lift ship YACHT EXPRESS anchored in Bunkering Area 4 offshore Malta to receive fuel & stores. Photo : Lawrence Dalli - Malta Ship Photos ©



Minister bezoekt marine Voor het eerst sinds haar benoeming tot minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties in het Vierde Kabinet Balkenende (22 februari), bezocht Guusje ter Horst deze week de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba. Tijdens dit kennismakingsbezoek aan de eilanden liet zij zich ook informeren over de taken en werkwijzen van diverse defensie-eenheden in het Caraïbisch Gebied.

Met de RHIB kwamen de minister en gezaghebber aan boord van het stationsschip. Foto: Hr.Ms. Van Nes

Vanmiddag ontving de Commandant der Zeemacht in het Caraïbisch Gebied, commandeur Peter Lenselink, de bewindsvrouw met ceremonieel eerbewijs op Marinebasis Parera. Daar kreeg zij een uitgebreide briefing over de operatiewijzen van de marine en kustwacht, met daarin bijzondere aandacht voor het onderwerp ‘militaire bijstand’. Hierna volgde een rondleiding door het operatiecentrum en het ‘Rescue and Coordination Centre’. Eerder deze week bezocht minister Ter Horst, samen met gezaghebber Franklyn Richards van St. Maarten, het stationsschip voor de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba. Aan boord van Hr.Ms. Van Nes kreeg de minister uitleg over de taken van het stationsschip, de inzet als kustwachteenheid en de noodhulp aan Nicaragua. Het bezoek werd afgesloten met een rondleiding door het schip.



Brussel zet fonds onverzekerde schepen over boord

De Europese Commissie zal geen fonds in het leven roepen dat uitkeringen doet bij schade veroorzaakt door onverzekerde schepen. Brussel wijst er op dat de scheepsverzekeringen tegen aansprakelijkheid al verplicht zijn. Het Europees Parlement had om een ‘solidariteitsfonds' gevraagd. Bedrijven en personen die de dupe zijn van ongelukken door onverzekerde schepen, zouden dan toch gecompenseerd worden. Met de uitkering zouden de slachtoffers ook juridische acties kunnen financieren tegen onverzekerde reders. De Commissie wil wel de controle op de scheepsverzekeringen overbrengen van de nationale hoofdsteden naar Brussel. Het is echter onwaarschijnlijk dat de Europese zeevarende naties hierop ingaan.

The AURELIA M seen in Marghera Port (Italy) Photo : Frank de Vries ©

Napoli removal work 'going well' The Maritime and Coastguard agency has said work on the east Devon coast to prepare the wrecked MSC Napoli for

removal is progressing well. The final section of the 700 ton accommodation block was cut and removed on Friday. It is the final phase of the operation to remove the ship, which was grounded in Lyme Bay in January. More than 4,000 tonnes of metal are being cut from the stern by a Dutch specialist cutting crane. The tugs BB OCEAN and ADA-D, which are involved at present in the Napoli wreck removal operation . Photo : Adrian Scales ©

The 62,000 tonne vessel was stripped of its 2,300 containers before being split in half in July. The bow section was floated to Northern Ireland. "Barges, cutting equipment and specialist contractors from SMIT are working around the clock," said an MCA spokesperson.



"The aim is still to have removed the vessel from Lyme Bay by the end of April 2008." The second stage of the work, lifting the shell of the stern on to a barge, is expected to start in March and take about 12 days. The Napoli's crew was rescued in January after it was damaged in storms en route from Antwerp to South Africa. The vessel was being towed to Portland, Dorset, when it was decided to ground her off Branscombe amid fears she could sink. About 100 containers went overboard and 58 were washed ashore, leading to a scavenging and looting spree. The salvage operation has cost more than £50m.

Repubblica Di Genova zondagochtend weggesleept

Het Italiaanse vrachtschip Repubblica Di Genova, dat op acht maart kapseisde in de Antwerpse haven, wordt zondagochtend (vanmorgen) naar Antwerp Shiprepair gesleept. Dat meldt De Lloyd vrijdag op zijn website. Het schip van rederij Grimaldi wordt in de loop van zondagvoormiddag verwacht bij het scheepsherstellingsbedrijf. De sleepoperatie van de Repubblica di Genova zal enkel plaatsvinden als het weer dat toelaat, meldt De Lloyd. Als dat niet het geval zou zijn, wordt de operatie naar maandag opgeschoven. "De Port State Control zal het schip controleren alvorens de operatie van start gaat. Vier sleepboten - twee van URS en twee van het Havenbedrijf Antwerpen - zullen de Repubblica di Genova 's ochtends om 5.30 uur spannen in het Verrebroekdok op de linker-Scheldeoever en het schip vervolgens over het volledige traject assisteren. De operatie gebeurt onder loodsenbegeleiding", luidt het. De Repubblica Di Genova van rederij Grimaldi Lines kapseisde op 8 maart dit jaar in het Verrebroekdok in de Antwerpse haven, ter hoogte van kaai 1339. De 37 bemanningsleden die aan boord waren, konden het schip tijdig verlaten. Het vrachtschip, dat 216 meter lang en 30,4 meter breed is, had onder meer containers en auto's aan boord. Het schip werd eind augustus rechtgetrokken door de bergingsfirma Svitzer.

Vroon’s FIELD EXPRESS was spotted in Port Said Photo : Guido van Broekhoven ©

International row over dead master



Taiwan has questioned Indonesia's account of how the master of a Taiwanese fishing vessel died. Pi Chen Hsu, master of the Sheng Eng 168, died along with three of his crew after a fracas with Indonesian deckhands on 8 November. The Guam-bound vessel had reportedly left Tong Kang harbour when the Indonesian Navy received a report of piracy in its eastern province of West Papua. According to the Indonesians, a fight broke out over complaints of harassment of the Indonesian deckhands, which ended when the captain jumped overboard. Earlier reports that the deaths occurred after the Navy arrived have now been discounted. “The case is not that simple [and] it is strange,” declared Phoebe Yeh, a Taiwanese foreign affairs spokeswoman, speaking to Fairplay today. The story became more confused when the Taipei Times reported the recovery of the captain’s body on board the vessel, which is lying untouched in the Indonesian port of Jayapura to preserve evidence. The missing seamen, who were identified as Jou Hwang Jerlin, Sheu Ching Wen, Jou Hwang Ke Mong, are relatives. Source : Lloyds / Fairplay daily news

The Fisheries patrol vessel DRUMBEAT OF DEVON seen anchored in Brixham, based on a modified Stan Patrol 2200 design Drumbeat of Devon was built in 1991 by Damen of Holland for Devon County Council Fisheries Protection Department. Her duty is to patrol the North and South coast of Devon where she has to be capable of rounding the

rugged Cornish coastline. Drumbeat has the endurance to support herself and crew for patrol periods of up to six days and is both fast and comfortable in most sea conditions. Maximum speed: 22 knots and cruising speed: 18 knots.

Photo : Piet Sinke ©

Gard seeks ten per cent premium increase from February

SSG-TØNSBERG. Gard has disclosed a relatively modest premium increase of ten per cent from February, next year. Group chief executive Claes Isacson said in an announcement: It was decided last year to focus on a target of a combined net ratio for the coming policy year, rather than a general premium increase across the board for all entries. For 2008, this will be 107 per cent, which approximates a general increase of ten per cent.



The Gard increase is the lowest so far amongst the P&I clubs. Other big clubs like the UK Club have announced a 17 per cent hike in premiums and Standard has gone for 15 per cent. Gard had gross written premiums of USD 392 million and, for marine and energy, USD 139 million in the first half of the year - up 15 per cent compared with the same period last year.

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Fishing vessel aground, Sakhalin island, one crew dead

f/v RSH-4499 left Nevelsk for Korsakov, Sakhalin island, violating port control ban to leave port due to stormy weather. At 20.30 LT vessel ran aground in road Ugolniy area, pushed by stormy wind from NW, 15-18 meters/sec. Vessel aground in 20 meters from shoreline, crew of 6 left vessel, trying to get ashore. They got ashore, but one of the crew later died, reported cause of death hypothermia. Bunker on board 0.4 tonn of diesel oil. Vessel not flooded. Owner Katran Co., salvage under question, maybe not reasonable. Length 17 meters, Breadth 4, Heught 1.5, Draft 0.5. Source : Mike Voitenko

Collision in Kerch strait Kerch strait, to the north off Varzovskiy Buoy (45.29.2N 036.44.4E), the 1968 built dry cargo Nika collided with river-sea 1980 built dry cargo Volgo-Don 5076. m/v Nika proceeding to Eisk port with pilot on board, m/v Volgo-Don 5076 staying at anchor. Nika got a hole in fore part, 3 meters above waterline. Volgo-Don 5076 got a hole too, port side, fore, 2 meters above waterline. m/v Nika – en route Turkey – Eisk, in ballast, crew 12 (8 russian nationality), owner Orion Int Co. m/v Volgo-Don 5076 – cargo 4600 tonns wheat. Source : Mike Voitenko

m/v Kamust-1 missing, Capsian sea dry cargo Kamust-1 missing in Caspian sea, while en route Astrakhan – Enzeli (Iran), crew 12, cargo steel billets 2186 tonns. ETA Enzeli November 14, didn’t arrive. Communications lost from November 11. RCC Astrakhan declared S&R, wind SE 12 meters/sec, waves 0.5-1.0 meters. Source : Mike Voitenko

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Davie to go public in Toronto, Oslo A Norwegian company that owns the Davie shipyard in Canada plans to go public in Toronto and Oslo in the hope of raising at least C$55M ($57M) in fresh equity. The company owns the Davie Quebec shipyard in Canada, which it acquired from bankruptcy trustees earlier this year. On 27 September, the board of the Oslo Stock Exchange in principle accepted Davie’s application for listing on the new Axess list, which has less stringent requirements than the main list of the bourse. However, it stipulated that before trading could commence, Davie should raise a minimum of $50M in new equity and increase the number of shareholders. Trading in the shares of Davie should start on 15



December in Oslo. Davie has since applied for a secondary listing for its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, where it plans an IPO of up to C$105M, of which at least C$5M should come from an issue of new shares and the rest from share sales by existing shareholders. Davie’s product portfolio comprises offshore vessels, rigs and naval vessels. Source : Lloyds / Fairplay daily news

Daewoo predicts tanker windfall AT LEAST 40 LNG carriers will be ordered every year until 2015, Daewoo Shipbuilding predicts. Senior manager Bae Jae-Ryu told a presentation organised by the Korea Shipbuilders' Association that LNG seaborne trade volume will rise to 360M tonnes in 2015, having been at 150M tpa in 2002. North America will lead the demand for LNG, he said, adding that ice-classed LNG carriers can be expected to figure in the order boom. Source : Lloyds / Fairplay daily news

The SUBSEA 7 newbuilding SEVEN SEAS was towed by the tugs EN AVANT 7 and BROEDERTROUW II from the builders De Merwede in Hardinxveld-Giessendam to Huisman in the Wilton harbour in Schiedam for final out fitting.

Photo : Hans Lingbeek ©

New L&T yard still a go India's Larsen&Toubro (L&T) is still planning to start construction on its new yard in India early next year despite delays in receiving official approval of its plans. The company says it cannot finalise orders for the new facility at Kattupalli in Tamil Nadu on the south-eastern coast of India because the Tamil Nadu state government has yet to give approval for the construction of the yard. Company officials blame the delay on the slow paperwork on the part of the Tamil Nadu government but still are hopeful that necessary clearances will be obtained by early next year and construction work will follow soon afterward. The new yard is costing INR 30bn ($770m). It is designed to build ships of up to VLCC size, plus offshore rigs and naval vessels. Company officials say they are currently in negotiation with owners on a number of projects that include VLCCs, very large gas carriers (VLGCs), LNG carriers, car carriers, containerships and capesize bulkers. It is being designed to build 25 big ships in a year and repair another 50 to 60 ships. L&T has hired the Rostock, Germany-based consultant Ingenieurtechnik und Maschinenbau (IMG) to develop a master plan and design for the shipyard. The company also plans to bring in a Japanese or South Korean shipyard as a technology partner at a later date, says the L&T executive familiar with the project. L&T plans to begin the yard construction by the end of 2009 and deliver its first ship by the end of 2010 or early 2011.



L&T is planning to finance the project through a mix of global depository receipts (GDRs), internal funds and bank loans. A $400m GDR is proposed to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Lehman Brothers and UBS have been appointed as the global co-ordinators and joint bookrunners for the issue. Source : Tradewinds

Vyborg shipyard to build drilling platforms SSG-TALLINN. Vyborg Shipyard and Gazflot, a subsidiary of Gazprom, have signed a deal for two semi-submersible drilling platforms. Vyborg will plan and build the platforms and deliver the units in 2010 and 2011. The platforms will operate in the Shtokman field. The Catamaran-type platforms will have a crew of 128 persons. According to SeaNews.ru, the platforms will be 82.2 metres long and 72.72 metres wide and have a displacement of 5,500 tonnes.

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Back-hoe dumb dredging barge Machiavelli heads out from Lyttelton,New Zealand 17.11.07 under tow for the site of a sewer outfall pipe off the city of Christchurch. The Machiavelli was built at Izmit, Turkey in 2005. Now owned by a

New Zealand company Heron Construction Co Ltd,Auckland she is engaged in civil works around the Pacific Basin. Photo : Alan Calvert ©



HEEREMA BACK DOWN UNDER After an absence of 14 years, HMC returns to Perth, Australia. Heerema Marine Contractors received two Letters of Intent from Woodside for the Transport and Installation of both the North Rankin B (NRB) Substructure and Topsides with a value of over 300 million USD. The project comprises of a Substructure of 23,000 tonnes with two stage driven & drilled foundation piles (similar to Goodwyn A) and a Single Topsides of 23,000 tonnes, which will be installed using the Float Over method. For the execution of the project, a project office will be set-up in Perth. Offshore execution is scheduled for the second half of 2011. Topsides will follow early 2012.

CKYH herschikt Azië/Noord-Europadiensten De CKYH-alliantie (Coscon, K-Line, Yang Ming en Hanjin Shipping) herschikt zijn diensten van Azië naar Noord-Europa en voegt er twee diensten aan toe. Ook Antwerpen wordt bediend. De herschikking bestaat verder in de aanpassing van de rotaties en de upgrading naar schepen tot 10.000 teu. De grootste schepen worden o.m. ingezet in loop 1, die ook Antwerpen aanloopt. De Scheldehaven is ook opgenomen in het vaarschema van loops 5, 6, 7 en 8. CKYH wil met de herschikking een hogere frequentie bieden in Azië en meer capaciteit nu de vraag van Azië naar Noord-Europa in de lift zit. Source : De Lloyd

The dredger MARIEKE, at present working in the port of Durban, seen loaded enroute to the dumping grounds Photo : Capt. Mike Skinner – Master Smit Madura ©

Palma de Mallorca Door : Frank Haalmeijer



Dat Palma een zonnige plaats is aan de zuidkust van het eiland Mallorca is overal wel bekend. Ook voor de cruiseschepen is het een aantrekkelijke stad. Op maandagmorgen lag er een groot schip aan de terminal. Het was de OCEAN VILLAGE, dat onder Engelse vlag vaart en een eigen cruisemarkt probeert op te bouwen. Cruiseschepen zijn

voor veel mensen een taboe vanwege de hoge tarieven voor cruisen. Maar steeds meer mensen willen van hun oude dag nog wat leuks maken. Ocean Village Cruises speelt daarop in en brengt een wat ander cruiseconcept. De opvallende beschilderingen op de romp, een modern verschijnsel, maakt het schip een trekpleister. Wandelend op de Passeo Marittima (boulevard van Palma) domineren dit soort schepen naast de grote en mega grote jachten het uitzicht. De OCEAN VILLAGE

met thuishaven London, is de voormalige ARCADIA van P&O Cruises en kreeg deze naam in 2003. Op de zijkant staat te lezen: SEE MORE – DO MORE – BE MORE, wat zoveel betekent als geen officiële kleding aan boord, geen stijve parties, geen vaste tijden van dineren en iedereen is vrij om te doen wat hij of zij wil op de eigen tijdstippen. De ARCADIA werd gebouwd in 1989 (IMO nr 8611398). Echter de volgende morgen was er weer een groot schip en ook van Ocean Village. Niet erg creatief genaamd: OCEAN VILLAGE TWO. De eigenaar van deze gigant staat te boek als: P&O Cruises UK in Southampton. De vorige namen van dit schip (IMO nr 8521220) zijn meer gehoord, zoals AIDABLU, A’ROSA BLU en CROWN PRINCESS.De laatste naam kreeg ze in april 2007. Alhoewel ze al een iets modernere lijn heeft, werd ze toch al in 1990 gebouwd. Haar bruto tonnage is 70310 ton en vaart ook onder de Engelse vlag.

Tot de volgende keer in Puerto Sóller voor een uitstapje!



Rigdon receives Triple Play PSV Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, has delivered the Triple Play to Rigdon Marine. It is the third in a 10-vessel series of PSVs. The vessel immediately was deployed on a term contract in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a diesel-electric, DP-2 PSV with a capacity of 4,000 bbl of liquid mud in an oval, self-cleaning, segregated tank system. The PSV also includes three Z-Drives and two forward tunnel thrusters. The Triple Play joins the Double Eagle and the First and Ten in the Rigdon fleet. The remaining 7 Rigdon 4000 Class PSVs are scheduled to be delivered in 40-day intervals during 2007 and through 3Q 2008.

SeaMetric transfers Twin Marine Lifter construction contract

To secure the delivery date and quality of the Twin Marine Lifter (TML), SeaMetric International and its main contractor, Essca (HongKong) Ltd, have transferred the sub-contract for the construction of the TML vessels to a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).

CNPC Liaohe shipyard, a new yard directly owned by CNPC, will now take over construction of the two TML vessels and has committed to deliver the vessels, in accordance with the original schedule, by the third quarter of 2009. The TML system can, when not used as heavy lift vessel, be transformed into two semi-submersible transport vessel with dwt capacity of 25.000 tonnes. The shipyard’s immediate parent company, Liaohe Exploration Bureau, one of the major subsidiaries of CNPC with approximately 100,000 employees, has provided SeaMetric with a parent company performance guarantee for the project. CNPC has recently injected approximately US$400 million of new capital into CNPC Liaohe shipyard. CNPC’s other subsidiary, China Petroleum First Construction Company (CPFCC), will continue as sub-contractor for the Lifting Arm System for the TMLs. Essca (HongKong) Ltd remains as main contractor for this project.



BUNKER PRICES Last updated: 14-Nov-07

PORT NAME - COUNTRY IFO 380 IFO 180 MDO Rotterdam - Netherlands 473 - 475 490 - 492 720 - 730

Seattle - United States 499 - 502 523 - 526 790 - 795

Singapore - Singapore 484 - 486 495 - 497 772 - 775

Suez El Suweis - Egypt 498 - 500 511 - 513 774 - 776

Tokyo, Tokyo - Japan 560 - 575 585 - 600 690 - 700

Montreal - Canada 519 - 522 552 - 556 995 - 998

New Orleans - United States 489 - 492 503 - 505 770 - 775

New York - United States 500 - 508 532 - 536 835 - 837

Panama Canal - Panama 502 - 506 525 - 530 840 - 845

Philadelphia - United States 502 - 507 530 - 535 835 - 837

Piraeus - Greece 480 - 482 512 - 514 870 - 885

Pusan - Korea (South) 500 - 505 525 - 530 855 - 860

Rio De Janeiro - Brazil 490 - 501 531 - 532 856 - 860

Durban - South Africa N/A 510 - 512 835 - 850

Freeport - Bahamas 526 - 527 559 - 560 860 - 861

Fujairah - United Arab Emirates 490 - 493 510 - 512 800 - 805

Gibraltar - Gibraltar 490 - 492 507 - 510 850 - 852

Houston - United States 490 - 495 505 - 510 750 - 770

Jeddah - Saudi Arabia 506 - 508 525 - 526 781 - 782

Lagos - Nigeria S.I. S.I. S.I. Los Angeles - United States 504 - 510 521 - 525 900 - 910

Antwerpen - Belgium 472 - 475 490 - 493 720 - 730

Buenos Aires - Argentina 524 - 530 N/A N/A Cape Town - South Africa N/A 512 - 514 868 - 880

Damman - Saudi Arabia N/A 520 - 522 793 - 795

Russian owner buys Finnish container terminals

SSG-ÅBO. The Russian container operator Severstaltrans Group acquires 50 per cent of Multi-Link Terminals Ltd and Container-Depot Ltd Oy, which both are owned by the Finnish company Container Finance Ltd Oy. Multi-Link Terminals operates container terminals and offers container handling services in Kronstadt off St Petersburg, Kotka and Helsinki. In 2007 it is expected that Multi-Link Terminals will handle more than 360,000 TEU, of which about 60 per cent in its Russian terminal Moby Dik. Multi-Link Terminals¹ market share in the St Petersburg area is about 13 per cent and in Finland about ten per cent. Container-Depot is a container maintenance company, also offering other container related value added services in Helsinki, Kotka, Hamina and St Petersburg.



The Chinese Tug 81003 seen in Shangai. Photo : Reinier Meuleman ©

THE OFFSHORE MARKET WEEK 46 By the SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE

High activity and foul weather have produced a hot market for the offshore supply and support vessels in the North Sea. The fixtures of large anchor-handlers have seen some of the highest rates historically with GBP 130,000 per day for rig moves. A period of northerly gales for most of week 45 had the usual effect of delaying operations and thereby tying down vessels for longer than usual. The positioning of drilling rigs follows different patterns, usually when a well is finished, and the cost of keeping a rig on a plugged well merits a high rig-move cost, anyway. It is not easy to coordinate such repositioning for the drilling contractors, which is why such moves often come on top of each other. From the beginning of November the market has picked up, as seen by large anchor-handlers for rig moves going from GBP 35,000 to 125,000. Even the class of small anchor-handling tugs (usually around 8,000 BHP) working in the southern part of the North Sea have seen rates doubled to GBP 30,000. Platform supply vessels have been in steady demand, often with up to 3-4 vessels available, but with a base level of about GBP 20,000 for medium-sized units. At the time of writing even the PSV market appears tight. The two weeks under review have seen a move for consolidation in the seismic sector, where Schlumberger and PGS have boosted their positions. The oil service giant Schlumberger, already owning WesternGeco, has acquired the majority in Eastern Echo plc, a Dubai-based company listed on the Oslo stock exchange. Eastern Echo has four SX-124 seismic vessels with Ulstein X-bows building at the Barrera shipyard in Vigo for delivery in 2008/09. Similarly, PGS acquired 78 per cent in Bergen-based Arrow Seismic ASA, formerly controlled by Rieber Shipping, with no less than 10 seismic vessels including four newbuildings in Spain. Trico Marine, the Fosnavåg-based daughter of the US-based group, did an outright acquisition of Active Subsea from Johan Hagenæs Shipping of Ålesund. This included a series of eight VS470 light construction vessels on order from Tebma shipyard in India for 2008 delivery. DOF ASA declared its option to buy the outstanding 50 per cent in Dof Boa



AS which owns the two 16,000 BHP anchor-handlers Skandi PMS 1 and 2. It is indicated that the sisters may be taken home to the North Sea when they complete their present term in Egypt. Source : Dag Bakka Jr

Star Cruises into the red Star Cruises has seen third quarter returns drop into the red due to the rising value of the euro. Hong Kong-listed Star plunged to a $21.3m loss for the quarter to reverse the $60.4m profit it banked this time last year.

The NORWEGIAN GEM seen in Rotterdam – Photo : Rob de Visser ©

Losses of $41.7m arose from the revaluation of euro-dominated debt into dollars. Ship operating expenses for the three months to 30 September were 6.9% up year-on-year. Star Cruises stock has lagged behind its peers in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index during 2007. It has gained 25% compared to the average advance of 38%. Star operates worldwide with 21 ships under its own name, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Oriental Lines. Source : Tradewinds

O.W. Bunker orders two tankers in China SSG-RINGKØBING. Wrist Group has signed up for two tankers for its bunkering service O. W. Bunker for delivery in 2010. The two tankers will be the first newbuildings to be owned by the group, which mostly has had second hand tankers in the books and at the moment two new tankers on long time charter. The two new ships will have a deathweight of around 8,000 dwt with a capacity of 9,500 cbm. They will be ice classed to 1A and have a double engine plant and twin propellers and the capacity to pump some 2,000 cbm/hour. The contract is signed with Chinese shipbuilder Sopo Shipbuilding in Zhenjiang. O. W. Bunker operates more than 12 tankers in their bunkers operation off Denmark, in the North Atlantic, off Tallinn, Balboa, Nigeria, Piraeus and several on other bunkers spots world wide.

THE S&P MARKET WEEK 45 By the SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING GAZETTE

Bulkers Netadola: 149,475 DWT blt 93, China Shipbuilding. Sold region USD 97,000,000 to Far Eastern buyer. Captain Vangelis L: 145,856 DWT blt 92, Fincantieri. Sold region USD 87,500,000 to undisclosed buyer, sale incl tc until 6/2008 at USD 24,000 per day. Cpt Costas: 124,292 DWT blt 81 Hitachi Nagasu. Sold region USD 25,500,000 to Chinese buyer. Longdar: 75,590 DWT blt 82, Bremer Vulkan. Sold region USD 26,200,000 to Greeks buyer. 6 x Pipavav resales: 75,000 DWT blt 09/10, India. Sold region USD 353,000,000 en bloc to Britannia Bulk.



CSK Eminence: 73,606 DWT blt 97 Jiangnan. Sold region USD 58,500,000 to Greek buyer, sale incl tc until 8-12/2008 at USD 20,000 per day. Jade Breeze: 33,220 DWT blt 82, A Warskiego Stocznia, Crs 4x15t, Grabs. Sold region USD 15,000,000 to Turkish buyer. Blue Stone: 7,810 DWT blt 79, Neptun Schiffswert, Crs 4x22.5t, 258 teu. Sold region USD 3,650,000 to undisclosed buyer. Tweendeckers Vivien: 20,544 DWT blt 76 Mitsubishi, Crs 1x25t, 2x20t, 2x15t, 398 teu. Sold region USD 6,700,000 to European buyer. African Sanderling: 20,412 DWT blt 84 Hayashikane, Crs 2x30t, 678 teu. Sold region USD 18,300,000 to TBS. Apollo Lima: 8,629 DWT blt 94 Shin Kurushima, Crs 1x30t, D 2x20t. Sold region USD 10,000,000 to Korean buyer. Containers Rahana: 16,500 DWT5 blt 97 Peene Werft, 1,145 teu. Sold at undisclosed price to undisclosed buyer. El Bravo/El Gordo/El Flaco: 13,760 DWT blt 06/06/07 Jinling, Crs 2x45t, 1,118 teu. Sold region USD 87,900,000 en bloc to Chinese buyer. Rita: 11,200 DWT blt 06, Sietas KG, 868 teu. Sold region Euro 21,000,000 to German buyer. Bitu Mountain/Bitu Sea: 7,660 DWT blt 07 Shandong, Crs 2x40t, 629 teu. Sold region USD 50,250,000 en bloc to Greek buyer. Ro-ro/Ropax/Ferries Silkeborg: 1,812 lm, 19 kn, Ice 1A, blt 79 Mitsui. Sold region EUR 11,500,000 to Hellenic Seaways Boa Vista: 1,270 lm, 14 kn, blt 73 Vuyk. Sold region EUR 2,500,000 to Turkish buyer. Chang Jin: 850 pax, D 3X5t, blt 74 Hudong. Sold region USD 2,100,000 to Chinese buyer. Cruise Ocean Monarch: 503 pax, 422 berth, 14.5 kn, blt 55 Swan Hunter. Sold at undisclosed price to Arcalia. Tankers Saraband: 49,999 DWT blt 85 Hyundai Ulsan. Sold at undisclosed price to IMS. Nika I/Verona I: 46,980 DWT blt 05/06 Hyundai Mipo. Sold region USD 56,000,000/57,000,000 to FSL, sale incl BB back to sellers. Alaattin Bey/Hamza Efe Bey/M Can Bey: 11,300 DWT blt 06, Istanbul Shipyard. Sold region USD 30,000,000 each to Erria. Cheras: 6,720 DWT blt 86 Hakata. Sold region USD 3,100,000 to undisclosed buyer. Reefers Algeciras Carrier: 15,200 DWT blt 79, Gotaverken Arendal, Crs 4x16t, 605,405 cbf. Sold region USD 6,500,000 to Baltic Shipping.

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Vernieuwd boek over Fop Smit - de man, de rederij en de werf

Rond 1 december 2007 verschijnt er een boek over de legendarische Fop Smit. Onder de titel "Maas en Merwe"schreef de bekende scheepvaart-auteur Willem J.J. Boot een boek over de geschiedenis van de Reederij Fop Smit & Co. In 1974 verscheen de eerste druk in beperkte uitgave. Thans geeft de Stichting Publicaties Alblasserwaard-Vijfheerenlanden een volledig bewerkte versie uit, voorzien van tal van unieke foto's, affiches en tekeningen. Na de uitgave van publiekstrekkers als 'Natuur in de Alblasserwaard' en 'Van molens en mensen' heeft de ideële uitgeverij Stichting Publicaties Alblasserwaard-Vijfheerenlanden weer een nieuwe publicatie op stapel staan. Dit keer staat het personenvervoer over water in de regio centraal. In "Maas en Merwe - geschiedenis van de Stoomboot Reederij Fop Smit & Co" krijgt de lezer een gedetailleerd verslag van de gang van zaken rondom de rader- en salonstoomboten van de rederij en scheepswerf van Fop Smit uit Kinderdijk. Destijds een bedrijf met nationale bekendheid en een begrip in de wijde omgeving. Het boek begint op 24 december 1877 wanneer de naam van de rederij voor het eerst in de archieven wordt aangetroffen. Reizen over water was voor velen in de 19de en begin 20ste eeuw een garantie voor snel en vaak comfortabel vervoer. Er werd vooral gevaren tussen Rotterdam en Gorinchem, maar ook verder, zelfs tot aan Nijmegen toe. Met boten als 'Merwede (I t/m V'), 'Johan de Witt', 'Cornelis de Witt', 'Quakernaat', 'W.F. Leemans' en 'President Kruger', was de rederij een markante verschijning op de Maas en de Merwede. Vooral de latere boten blonken uit in design en luxe. Nostalgie voert de boventoon als je de afbeeldingen van de rader- en salonboten ziet. De concurrentie van andere rederij-en en veerexploitanten én de gevolgen van de opkomst van het spoor voor Fop Smit worden gedetailleerd geschreven. Samen met een compleet (technisch) overzicht van alle veerboten is het boek een uniek document waarmee een belangrijk stuk geschiedenis voor het nage-slacht bewaard wordt. Fop Smit was vroeger een begrip. Fop Smit was een man, een rederij en een scheepswerf die in het laatste decennium van de 19e en het eerste kwart van de 20e eeuw zowel landelijk als op wereldniveau de nodige faam heeft verworven. De rederij heeft tientallen jaren de verbindingen tussen veel Zuid-Hollandse plaatsen onderhouden. Maar de rederij voer verder! Westwaarts tot Rotterdam en oostwaarts tot aan Nijmegen. Veelal met salon-raderboten die als markante schepen door het rivierwater ploegden. Veel vrouwen en moeders gingen in voor- en najaar met de schepen richting Rotterdam om inkopen te doen zoals nieuwe kleding. Tal van handelaren maakten van de boten gebruik om hun klanten te bezoeken en om hun waren te verschepen. Bij de aanlegsteigers was het altijd een drukte van belang. In het luxe, met veel foto's en ander illustratiemateriaal uitgevoerde boek, wordt Fop Smit in al zijn facetten beschreven en krijgt de lezer een beeld van de enorme ondernemingsgezindheid van de streek, terwijl elders in de wereld de industriële revolutie nog volop gaande was. De geschiedenis van de rederij en scheepswerf Fop Smit toont dat de streek bijzonder bedrijvig was en dat er volop ontwikkeling gaande was. Door de veerdiensten van de Fop Smit werden de landelijke streken in Zuid-Holland toegankelijk voor mensen van elders en konden de inwoners van het gebied vrij gemakkelijk naar andere plaatsen reizen. Waardoor de streek sneller en meer dan andere gebieden een sterke ontwikkeling doormaakte. Dit alles wordt uitgebreid beschreven door een kenner van schepen en scheepvaart, die al vele tientallen boeken over dit onderwerp op zijn naam heeft staan: Willem J.J.Boot. Dit gebonden boek telt 112 pagina's en veel foto's en tekeningen. Het formaat is 22,5 x 27 cm en heeft een harde kaft. Ook is er een aantal heel bijzondere affiches in het boek opge-nomen, die zijn ontworpen door bekende kunstenaars. Het is te koop voor de prijs van slechts € 21,50. Het boek ligt vanaf 1 december 2007 in de boekhandel. Wie het - in een deugdelijke verpakking - thuis gestuurd wil krijgen betaalt € 5,00 extra voor verpakkings- en portokosten.

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