Australian submarine ‘HMAS Waller’ is the first submarine to successfully fire a new heavyweight torpedo that has been jointly developed by Australia and the United States.
The firing occurred during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise, involving multiple navies off the coast of Hawaii between June and July. This controlled exercise resulted in the planned sinking of a retired US warship. “This represents the first new heavyweight torpedo warshot to be fired by either Navy. Just as significant is the fact that the warshot torpedo was assembled in Australia,” said the Australian Minister for Defence, the Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon MP. The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is the latest enhancement for the MK 48. Considered the world’s premier submarine-launched torpedo, the MK 48 Mod 7 represents a superior capability against both surface ships and submarines with sonar enhancements that make the torpedo an effective weapon in shallow water and in a countermeasure environment. The development of the CBASS torpedo has been achieved under an Armaments Cooperative Program between the United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). This partnership has established common requirements, interfaces, configurations and maintenance standards enabling any Australian or US submarine to load torpedoes prepared by any Australian or US torpedo maintenance facility.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Bandar Abbas port changes name to Shahid Rajaee SEZ
Iran's Bandar Abbas port now requires ship cargo documents to mention the discharge port as Shahid Rajaee Special Economic Zone with effect from July 22.
The announcement was made by the country's related ministry. Operators are now "checking at the site" on the details of such modification, such as the background of the name change and the entailing changes related to documentation. Bandar Abbas port has two new and old container terminals (CT), with the new terminal named Shahid Rajaee SEZ and the old one named Bahonar.
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The announcement was made by the country's related ministry. Operators are now "checking at the site" on the details of such modification, such as the background of the name change and the entailing changes related to documentation. Bandar Abbas port has two new and old container terminals (CT), with the new terminal named Shahid Rajaee SEZ and the old one named Bahonar.
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SCI to build country’s largest container terminals
Shipping Corporation of India Ltd, India’s shipping major, will build two of the country’s largest container terminals - one each at Navi Mumbai and Ennore ports.
The Navi Mumbai port is managed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). “We are planning to set up a fourth terminal in JNPT and a container terminal at Ennore, each having a capacity of four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). These will be the largest terminals in the country, said S. Hajara, chairman and managing director of SCI on the sidelines of logistics colloquium organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). At present, three terminals each of both JNPT and Ennore together have capacity of four million TEUs. SCI plans to set up the terminals through a joint venture consortium with partners such as Mediterranean Shipping Company, Concor, and CWC. SCI would have a participatory stake in this joint venture. “We are actively looking at greater participation in the feeder routes both to west and to east,” he said. “We are also very actively looking at the possibility of getting involved in inland container depots and container freight stations (ICD/CFS),” Hajara added. SCI expects that all orders would be delivered by 2014 which would help it to double its capacity from around 5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) at present to 10 million DWT in 2014. He said SCI and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for floating a joint-venture project which would allow SAIL to run its own fleet of vessels for importing coking coal. It would be a public-private-partnership project, where both SCI and SAIL would have 25 percent stake each and the rest would be with the private partners.
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The Navi Mumbai port is managed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT). “We are planning to set up a fourth terminal in JNPT and a container terminal at Ennore, each having a capacity of four million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). These will be the largest terminals in the country, said S. Hajara, chairman and managing director of SCI on the sidelines of logistics colloquium organized by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). At present, three terminals each of both JNPT and Ennore together have capacity of four million TEUs. SCI plans to set up the terminals through a joint venture consortium with partners such as Mediterranean Shipping Company, Concor, and CWC. SCI would have a participatory stake in this joint venture. “We are actively looking at greater participation in the feeder routes both to west and to east,” he said. “We are also very actively looking at the possibility of getting involved in inland container depots and container freight stations (ICD/CFS),” Hajara added. SCI expects that all orders would be delivered by 2014 which would help it to double its capacity from around 5 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) at present to 10 million DWT in 2014. He said SCI and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding for floating a joint-venture project which would allow SAIL to run its own fleet of vessels for importing coking coal. It would be a public-private-partnership project, where both SCI and SAIL would have 25 percent stake each and the rest would be with the private partners.
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Engines start on Port Botany expansion
New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has announced the start of construction on one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia – the A$1 billion (US$960 million) expansion of Port Botany.
Mr. Iemma started the engines on the project which will almost double the capacity of the Port Botany container terminal. “This exciting new project will see the development of 60 hectares with five new shipping berths and 1,850 metres of new wharves,” Mr Iemma said. “More than 2,000 jobs will be created during the project’s construction with 9,000 permanent jobs once the third terminal is up and running. “The local community is also going to benefit from the extra business generated by the large workforce and activity on the site during the next couple of years. “Port Botany is Australia’s second largest container port and trade is expected to double by 2020. “Already the port is a crucial hub for more than $40 billion in trade each year, with port-related activity currently employing up to 10,000 people.” Mr Iemma said with 99 percent of Australia’s international trade transported by sea, Sydney’s ports were pivotal to the nation’s economic future. Site preparation was completed at Port Botany last week, with project offices in place, the preparation of environmental plans, hiring of staff, progression of the design and consultation with community and stakeholders continues.
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Mr. Iemma started the engines on the project which will almost double the capacity of the Port Botany container terminal. “This exciting new project will see the development of 60 hectares with five new shipping berths and 1,850 metres of new wharves,” Mr Iemma said. “More than 2,000 jobs will be created during the project’s construction with 9,000 permanent jobs once the third terminal is up and running. “The local community is also going to benefit from the extra business generated by the large workforce and activity on the site during the next couple of years. “Port Botany is Australia’s second largest container port and trade is expected to double by 2020. “Already the port is a crucial hub for more than $40 billion in trade each year, with port-related activity currently employing up to 10,000 people.” Mr Iemma said with 99 percent of Australia’s international trade transported by sea, Sydney’s ports were pivotal to the nation’s economic future. Site preparation was completed at Port Botany last week, with project offices in place, the preparation of environmental plans, hiring of staff, progression of the design and consultation with community and stakeholders continues.
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Fleet Management in hot water over San Francisco cover up
The Hong Kong company that managed the Cosco Busan, the ship that struck the Bay Bridge and spilled fuel oil into the water last November, has been indicted on new charges.
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Fleet Management Ltd. with negligently causing the fuel spill -- 50,000 gallons that contaminated the bay and killed about 2,000 birds -- and with falsifying documents after the accident to try and hide its negligence. The DOJ said in the charges that Fleet Management "created falsified plans after the crash and covered up the real ship records." Fleet Management was charged with six felony counts in the indictment for making false statements and obstructing justice. The company is charged as a co-defendant with Captain John Cota, the pilot on the ship at the time of the crash. The felony charges carry a maximum penalty of $500,000 per count or twice the gross loss caused by the offense. No date for the company to appear in court to answer the charges has been set.
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The Department of Justice said Wednesday that a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Fleet Management Ltd. with negligently causing the fuel spill -- 50,000 gallons that contaminated the bay and killed about 2,000 birds -- and with falsifying documents after the accident to try and hide its negligence. The DOJ said in the charges that Fleet Management "created falsified plans after the crash and covered up the real ship records." Fleet Management was charged with six felony counts in the indictment for making false statements and obstructing justice. The company is charged as a co-defendant with Captain John Cota, the pilot on the ship at the time of the crash. The felony charges carry a maximum penalty of $500,000 per count or twice the gross loss caused by the offense. No date for the company to appear in court to answer the charges has been set.
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