International towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting have refloated the vehicle carrier ‘Grand Dubai’ in Belgium.
The 25,615GT vessel grounded in the River Scheldt on July 18 while outbound from Antwerp in ballast. The salvors mobilized tugs and salvage teams which succeeded in refloating the 1973-built ‘Grand Dubai’. They then towed the Panamanian-flagged vessel to Flushing where, upon inspection, no serious damage was found. The salvors also retrieved the vessel’s anchor & chain, which it had let go at the casualty site.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008
'Seven Atlantic' launched at IHC Merwede
Diving support vessel ‘Seven Atlantic’ was recently launched at the IHC Merwede yard in Hardinxveld Giessendam, the Netherlands.
The vessel is under construction for Subsea 7. The ‘Seven Atlantic’ was named by Mrs Hanne Reymert, wife of Mr Didrik Reymert, Project Engineering Manager, EP Europe, Shell UK Limited. The vessel was designed by Merwede Shipyard in close liaison with Subsea 7 and the dive spread manufacturer. The vessel has an overall length of 141.55 metres on a moulded beam of 26 metres. The vessel can accommodate 150 persons and was built in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of Lloyd’s Register, to obtain Lloyd's Register of Shipping X100A1, Diving Support Vessel, UD strength for load of 10t/m2, Helicopter Landing Area, XLMC, UMS, DP(AAA), CAC(2), EP, ICCand further to the regulations of the Isle of Man Authorities. ‘Sevan Atlantic’ is a fully Dynamic Positioned Diving Support / Offshore Construction Vessel, suitable for worldwide operations. The introduction of this DSV to the market will provide Subsea 7 with one of the most versatile and advanced diving vessels currently available. The vessel has been designed for saturation and air diving support work. The ship exceeds all current safety standards due to the fact the layout of the 6.6kV integrated electric power generation and propulsion system is for DP3 with triplicate redundancy. The ship has three electro-motor driven fixed pitch propellers in azimuthing nozzles aft.
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The vessel is under construction for Subsea 7. The ‘Seven Atlantic’ was named by Mrs Hanne Reymert, wife of Mr Didrik Reymert, Project Engineering Manager, EP Europe, Shell UK Limited. The vessel was designed by Merwede Shipyard in close liaison with Subsea 7 and the dive spread manufacturer. The vessel has an overall length of 141.55 metres on a moulded beam of 26 metres. The vessel can accommodate 150 persons and was built in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of Lloyd’s Register, to obtain Lloyd's Register of Shipping X100A1, Diving Support Vessel, UD strength for load of 10t/m2, Helicopter Landing Area, XLMC, UMS, DP(AAA), CAC(2), EP, ICCand further to the regulations of the Isle of Man Authorities. ‘Sevan Atlantic’ is a fully Dynamic Positioned Diving Support / Offshore Construction Vessel, suitable for worldwide operations. The introduction of this DSV to the market will provide Subsea 7 with one of the most versatile and advanced diving vessels currently available. The vessel has been designed for saturation and air diving support work. The ship exceeds all current safety standards due to the fact the layout of the 6.6kV integrated electric power generation and propulsion system is for DP3 with triplicate redundancy. The ship has three electro-motor driven fixed pitch propellers in azimuthing nozzles aft.
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Maersk plans to use 3,430 TEUs capacity vessels
Maersk Line will deploy larger vessels on its routes between Europe and West Africa.
The larger ships will have a capacity of 3,430 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and each will operate routes connecting the southern Spanish port of Algeciras and the northern Moroccan port of Tanger with African ports such as Abidjan, Tema and Dakar. The capacity of the ships previously used did not exceed 2,800 TEUs. The new vessels are set to be the largest ever deployed on routes between Europe and West Africa Denmark-based AP Moeller-Maersk, owner of the world's biggest container-shipping line, said that the market between Asia and Europe may grow as much as eight per cent this year. The firm cut its capacity on Asia-Europe routes last month to counter rising fuel costs. The price of bunker fuel used by container ships has jumped by 57 per cent this year, adding to Maersk's costs, while the US dollar, the currency most widely used to pay for shipping services, has dropped 6.9 per cent against the Danish krone. Maersk Line recently ordered 16 ships from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for delivery in 2010-2012. The ships are destined for transportation of goods between the East Coast of South America and Asia and Europe.The container ships have individual capacities of 7,450 TEUs and can carry a record 1,700 refrigerated containers each.
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The larger ships will have a capacity of 3,430 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) and each will operate routes connecting the southern Spanish port of Algeciras and the northern Moroccan port of Tanger with African ports such as Abidjan, Tema and Dakar. The capacity of the ships previously used did not exceed 2,800 TEUs. The new vessels are set to be the largest ever deployed on routes between Europe and West Africa Denmark-based AP Moeller-Maersk, owner of the world's biggest container-shipping line, said that the market between Asia and Europe may grow as much as eight per cent this year. The firm cut its capacity on Asia-Europe routes last month to counter rising fuel costs. The price of bunker fuel used by container ships has jumped by 57 per cent this year, adding to Maersk's costs, while the US dollar, the currency most widely used to pay for shipping services, has dropped 6.9 per cent against the Danish krone. Maersk Line recently ordered 16 ships from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering for delivery in 2010-2012. The ships are destined for transportation of goods between the East Coast of South America and Asia and Europe.The container ships have individual capacities of 7,450 TEUs and can carry a record 1,700 refrigerated containers each.
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Indian Seafarer Unions to protest Hebei Spirit detentions
The National Union of Seafarers of India and the Maritime union of India are to mount a joint demonstration at the Korean consulate in Mumbai in support of the two Indian seafarers connected to the Hebei Spirit case.
Despite being acquitted by a Korean court on charges of violating the ocean pollution law, Jasprit Chawla, master of the tanker Hebei Spirit, and chief officer Syam Chetan are still under detention in Korea pending an appeals process that could take up to a year. The unions are of the opinion that this action is unjustified and violates the seamen’s basic human rights. The demonstration carries the support of the Indian National Shipowners Association. The 269,605dwt Hebei Spirit suffered a collision with a barge on December 7, spilling about 10,900 tonnes of crude oil, linked to fouling along the Yellow Sea coast. The skippers of the Samsung Heavy Industries-owned barge and of one of the tugs have been arrested and charged with negligence and violating anti-pollution laws. The seamen have the right to pursue the matter in a high court under Korean law. The second tugboat captain was not detained but indicted on similar charges. The VLCC's insurer Skuld has agreed to pay up to 12bn won ($12.5m) for clean-up costs by February 4, up till which time the VLCC has been impounded.
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Despite being acquitted by a Korean court on charges of violating the ocean pollution law, Jasprit Chawla, master of the tanker Hebei Spirit, and chief officer Syam Chetan are still under detention in Korea pending an appeals process that could take up to a year. The unions are of the opinion that this action is unjustified and violates the seamen’s basic human rights. The demonstration carries the support of the Indian National Shipowners Association. The 269,605dwt Hebei Spirit suffered a collision with a barge on December 7, spilling about 10,900 tonnes of crude oil, linked to fouling along the Yellow Sea coast. The skippers of the Samsung Heavy Industries-owned barge and of one of the tugs have been arrested and charged with negligence and violating anti-pollution laws. The seamen have the right to pursue the matter in a high court under Korean law. The second tugboat captain was not detained but indicted on similar charges. The VLCC's insurer Skuld has agreed to pay up to 12bn won ($12.5m) for clean-up costs by February 4, up till which time the VLCC has been impounded.
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