MARITIME NEWS

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

International maritime news for seafarers
Ship owners looking to finalise a series of new
deals
With just a week to go before the opening of osidonia 2014 !"hibition, many ship owners are
looking to meet with #sian shipyards and their e"e$uti%es in #thens, &ree$e to finalise a series of
new deals'
(he newbuilding orders in the market has been relati%ely low o%er the last $ouple of weeks with
just one order to report in the dry bulk segment, a$$ording to the latest weekly reports from
shipbroker )larkson *ellas'
+,antoku ,enpaku are understood to ha%e de$lared two further options for 81,-00 .W(
/amsarma" at (suneishi 0houshan, taking the total series to fi%e firm %essels' .eli%ery of the
latest orders is planned for the later part of 2011 and into early 2012' 3o orders to report this week
in tankers, howe%er in gas /nutsen 4in a -05-0 joint %enture with 36/7 ha%e $ontra$ted two firm
121,000 )8M 93& $arriers at **I' 8oth are understood to be for $harter to &as 3atural :enosa
when deli%ered in 2011 and 2012,+ )larkson *ellas said in a statement'
+#dditionally, West #fri$a 9& ha%e ordered a single ;8,000 )8M 9& $arrier at *M., with
deli%ery in the later part of 2011' In other se$tors, #nji #utomoti%e 9ogisti$s ha%e de$lared an
option for a se$ond 2,000 )!< )) at =inling, due to deli%er within 2011' 9astly, :in$antieri ha%e
announ$ed an order for two firm plus one option 1-4,000 &( )ruise ,hips for M,) )ro$iere' (he
firm %essels are due to deli%er in later 2012 and early 2018 and option also in 2018 if de$lared,+
read the statement'
(his year>s biggest shipping e%ent osidonia 2014 will take pla$e in #thens from =une 2?1'
SAFETY STUDY
UNCONTROLLABLE PITCH PROPELLER
# repair on a %essel>s propeller pit$h $ontrol system remained un%alidated until a manoeu%ring
a$$ident o$$urred'
NARRATIE
# general $argo %essel suffered an a$$ident when its ) malfun$tioned' While manoeu%ring in
port, her ) $ontrol system misinterpreted a demand for half astern pit$h and set the propeller
pit$h well in e"$ess of full astern' (he pit$h indi$ation needle rea$hed the e"treme of its s$ale and
appeared to be stu$k at 100@ astern' (he ) $ontrol o%erride button $ould ha%e resol%ed the
situation if a$ti%ated, but the master was unfamiliar with its use' In an attempt to +$at$h the needle
and pull it ba$k+, he put the pit$h demand handle to full astern' (his resulted in the pit$h
in$reasing to nearly 110@ astern and the ship pi$ked up speed' 8y the time he used the
emergen$y stop on the main engine, it was too late' (he %essel made hea%y $onta$t with a
berthed tug and her stern was brea$hed abo%e the waterline' (he tug suffered minor damage'
(here were no injuries' #fter an engine room fire a few months before, most of the ele$troni$
$omponents of the ) system were either repla$ed or repaired' .uring the post?fire sea trial, the
te$hni$ian for the ) eAuipment had made an error in adjusting the astern pit$h $alibration
settings' #stern mo%ements were not tested e"$ept during a $rash stop test' When the %essel
$ommen$ed normal ser%i$e, the problem with the astern pit$h appeared a few times' (he root
$ause of the problem remained unknown' It was only when an astern mo%ement in e"$ess of -0@
was demanded that the defe$t manifested itself, resulting in the a$$ident'
LESSONS
? #lways $arry out a full set of ) tests, both ahead and astern' #stern mo%ements are not used
as often as ahead mo%ements' *owe%er, they are eAually important' If the ) system
malfun$tions in restri$ted waters, it is highly likely that it will result in an a$$ident' 8efore e%ery
operation in restri$ted waters, $arry out a $omplete set of engine tests in both ahead and stern
dire$tions'
? :amiliarise yourself with the eAuipment you operate ? in parti$ular, understand what to do when it
fails' In an emergen$y situation, you will ha%e %ery little time to think and reason' If you are not
fully $on%ersant with the failure modes of $riti$al eAuipment, you may not be able to rea$t Aui$kly
enough' .rills and e"er$ises for main propulsion system failure should be regularly $arried out'
,our$eB </ M#I8
!reenpea"e a"ti#ists $oard rigs to protest oil drills
&reenpea$e a$ti%ists boarded two oil rigs in northern !urope on (uesday to protest against
+re$kless+ plans by multinational $ompanies to drill for oil and gas in the #r$ti$'
In the .ut$h port of I=muiden, members of the en%ironmental group s$aled the giant &, ,aturn
platform whi$h they say was on its way to the lu$rati%e .olginskoye oil field in Cussia>s northern
e$hora ,ea'
(hey $hained the rig to a do$k before si" of them were briefly detained'
+(he a$ti%ists were later released with a warning to appear before a judge soon,+ .ut$h poli$e
spokesman /oos Denema told #:'
In 3orway, 1- &reenpea$e a$ti%ists boarded the (ranso$ean ,pitsbergen oil rig, whi$h is due to
drill the ,$andina%ian $ountry>s northernmost well in the 8arents ,ea, a spokesman said'
(he a$ti%ists were still on board the ,pitsbergen, with &reenpea$e>s =uha #romaa telling #:
they had food and supplies +to stay on board for se%eral days'+
Denema said the a$ti%ists in I=muiden were detained after refusing a poli$e order to abandon the
&, ,aturn platform whi$h the a$ti%ists say is on its way to the lu$rati%e .olginskoye oil field in
Cussia>s northern e$hora ,ea'
S %orea "ons&'er "onfiden"e falls to eight('onth
low
)onfiden$e among ,outh /orean $onsumers fell to the lowest in eight months, as one of the
$ountry>s worst maritime disasters dampened willingness to $onsume, )entral 8ank data showed
on (uesday'
)onsumer sentiment inde", whi$h gauges $onsumer $onfiden$e on e$onomi$ situation, shrank to
10- in May from 108 a month earlier, a$$ording to the 8ank of /orea' (he figure was based on a
sur%ey response from 2,200 households nationwide'
(he May number was the lowest sin$e 102 was re$orded in ,eptember last year when $on$erns
spread about the <, :ederal Ceser%e>s tapering of Auantitati%e easing'
#fter peaking at 10E in =anuary, the $onsumer sentiment stayed at 108 for three straight months
due to growing e"pe$tations for e$onomi$ re$o%ery, Finhua reported'
(he figure, howe%er, de$lined last month, as $onsumers be$ame relu$tant to spend money after
the ferry ,ewol $apsiGed and sank off the $ountry>s southwestern $oast on #pril 11' (he ferry
tragedy left more than ;00 people, mostly high s$hool students, dead or missing'
)*A to fo"&s on 'andator+ weighing of
"ontainers
:ew days after IMH appro%ed international regulations ensuring the weighing of $ontainers, the
.anish Maritime #uthority 4.M#7 said that this is a milestone, as these regulations will now
in$rease safety, $ontribute to pre%enting a$$idents and pre%ent loss of $ontainers o%er board'
It added that the regulations now ensure that a $ontainer is not loaded without %erifi$ation of its
weight in a$$ordan$e with spe$ifi$ regulations and only after informing the ship and the loading
terminal about this'
.enmark, whi$h was one of the promoters of the new, stri$ter regulations, has worked for se%eral
years to a$Auire better weight data about $ontainers $arried at sea'
Meanwhile, the International #sso$iation of orts and *arbours has applauded the IMH for its
adoption at the Maritime ,afety )ommittee E;rd session last week of the #mendment of ,H9#,
Cegulation DI?2 regarding Mandatory Weighing of &ross Mass of )ontainers before loading onto
ships' #$$ording to a press release, the $ommittee also adopted rele%ant &uidelines regarding the
%erified gross mass of a $ontainer $arrying $argo'
*edCr&ise general asse'$l+ held in Spain
(he latest de%elopments in the sea $ruise industry and its prospe$ts were dis$ussed during the
44th Med)ruise 4#sso$iation of Mediterranean )ruise orts7 &eneral #ssembly in )astellon,
,pain'
#mong the issues dis$ussed were sustainable de%elopment, $reation of +green ports,+
implementation of inno%ati%e solutions and pra$ti$es and the strengthening of international $o?
operation'
Med)ruise resident I iraeus ort #uthority ,# 4# ,#7 &eneral .ire$tor ,ta%ros *atGakos
said that +$o?operation $ouldbe more effe$ti%e when the ports of the Mediterranean and
neighbouring adjoining seas a$t $olle$ti%ely+'
Med)ruise represents o%er 100 ports in the Mediterranean and adjoining seas, namely, the 8la$k
,ea and Ced ,ea'
*atGakos was ele$ted Med)ruise president in 2012 and the asso$iation>s *J was mo%ed from
8ar$elona to iraeus, #3# reported'
(he Med)ruise &eneral #ssembly laun$hed on May 21 wel$omed three new members, the ports
of Istanbul, (aranto and (rabGon, as well as two new asso$iate members, the port of #llegra,
Montenegro and the #sso$iation of .anish orts'
COMMERCE
New$&ilding ordering a"ti#it+ rises
3ew orders in$reased during the first four months of the year, as o%erall newbuilding business
ended --@ higher in terms of number of units and 28@ higher in terms of deadweight between
=anuary?#pril in 2014, a$$ording to figures $ompiled by shipbroker &olden .estiny'
It is estimated that the total number of new orders is 10-4 %essels with an in%ested $apital of o%er
<,. 40'- billion' In 201;, the number of new orders was 181'
+&reek shipping players follow the o%erall in%estment strategy towards the $onstru$tion of
newbuilding %essels and had lobbied aggressi%ely during the first four months of 201;' (hey
pla$ed 148 new orders against -1 in a similar period last year 4up by 114@ year?on?year, in terms
of new orders and up by 181@ in terms of deadweight7' (he in%ested $apital of &reek owners in
the se$ond?hand market has in$reased to region <,. -,1bn from <,. 2,;bn last year and they
hold, during the year to date, 14@ share of the total number of new orders reported,+ &olden
.estiny said'
AWARD
,ASNAOE award goes to *OL
Mitsui H,/ 9ines 4MH97 has re$ei%ed the 2014 =apan ,o$iety of 3a%al #r$hite$ts and H$ean
!ngineers 4=#,3#H!7 #ward for de%eloping a waste heat energy re$o%ery system for marine
diesel engine, used to generate ele$tri$ power and assist ship propulsion'
(he system, whi$h was jointly de%eloped by MH9, 3amura ,hipbuilding and Mitsubishi *ea%y
Industry Marine Ma$hinery I !ngine, was installed on a MH9?operated large?s$ale iron ore
$arrier'
(he award, gi%en for e"$ellent papers and resear$h on shipbuilding, marine engineering, and
other general maritime affairs, was presented in $eremonies held in ,endai International )entre,
,endai )ity, Miyagi refe$ture, =apan, on May 21, 2014'
ALERT
A'anda $riefl+ strengthens
*urri$ane #manda une"pe$tedly regained strength briefly on (uesday, before resuming a
predi$ted weakening far offMe"i$o>s a$ifi$ $oast where it posed no threat to land'
(he hurri$ane>s ma"imum sustained winds were about 10- mph 411- kph7 (uesday afternoon,
after rising to 120 mph 41E- kph7 (uesday morning' (he <, 3ational *urri$ane )entre said
weakening should $ontinue and #manda was likely to be$ome a tropi$al storm by (hursday'
(he hurri$ane was $entred about E20km south?southwest of the southern tip of Me"i$o>s 8aja
)alifornia peninsula and was mo%ing north?northwest near -mph 42 kph7' 4#7
HI-TECH
- new fishing #essels to $e fitted with .artsila
NO/ Red&"er
(he new Wartsila 3H" Cedu$er will be fitted to two new fishing %essels under $onstru$tion at the
)eliktrans yard in (urkey' (he ships are owned by *8 &randi, one of I$eland>s fishing %essel
operators' (he order was re$ei%ed during the fourth Auarter of 201; and Wartsila>s eAuipment is
s$heduled for deli%ery in the se$ond and fourth Auarter of 2014'
(he upgraded %ersion of Wartsila 3H" Cedu$er features a fle"ible and more $ompa$t design to
enable easier and faster onboard installation' It is also $ompatible for both marine diesel fuel and
hea%y fuel oil engine operation' (he au"iliary units ha%e also been impro%ed, for e"ample,
$entralised units for multiple installations with built?in redundan$y are now a%ailable'
+(he new %ersion of the Wartsila 3H" Cedu$er is designed for installation onboard newbuild
%essels, as well as for retrofitting to e"isting ships' It not only enables $omplian$e with e"isting
and future legislation, but ma"imises the o%erall en%ironmental performan$e and profile of the
%essel, gi%ing the $hange to profit from possible subsidising bodies supporti%e emission redu$tion
s$hemes,+ &iulio (irelli, .ire$tor, 4?stroke ortfolio I #ppli$ations, Wartsila ,hip ower, said in a
press release'
SHIPPING DATA
BALTIC E0CHAN!E
Market snapshot: 11:30 GMT
Dry Index BDI 973 +9
Capesize Index BCI 147 +99
!ana"ax Index B!I 971 #30
$%pra"ax Index B$I & #11
'andysize Index B'$I 4&1 +1
E0CHAN!E RATES
(e) *ork +T%e C,s-
./n C%rren0y 1$D in ./n
in 1$D C%rren0y
Britain +!o%nd- 123&14 0294&
Canada +Do,,ar- 029410 120&7
China +*%an- 021301 32447
5%ro 123337 027333
India +6%pee- 020139 92040
Indonesia +6%piah- 020000&3 11&0200
7apan +*en- 02009&07 10129700
(or)ay +8rone- 0213&0 2939
!hi,ippines +!eso- 02044& 432&00
!o,and +9,oty- 023473 32000
6%ssia +6%:,e- 020491 342401
$in/apore +Do,,ar- 027930 12433
1kraine +'ry;nia- 020&1 112731