Absalon spent the last time of their deployment participating in Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, a multinational task force conducting counterpiracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Red Sea.During her deployment and her time with CTF 151, Absalon made contact with more than 80 suspected pirates during the deployment period, confiscating nearly 60 weapons and eight boarding ladders to be used as evidence in the prosecution of the suspected pirates. As part of CTF 151, Absalon worked alongside ships from the United States and Turkey while coordinating with approximately 20 nations operating within the Gulf of Aden.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
Pirate Hunter HDMS Absalon Returns Home
Following an eight-month deployment, Sailors aboard HDMS Absalon (L-16) are returning home to Denmark.
Maersk replaces eight ships under US-flag
The A. P. Moller-Mærsk Group has sold eight containerships to the US affiliate Maersk Line Limited.
All eight ships will be transferred to US-flag and replace eight older units also flying US-flag and that have been sold for recycling in China. Five of the containerships are of the Hyundai-standard type, also know as the G-class, the units have until now been sailing under British and Danish flag. The ships are: Maersk Glasgow (it will be renamed to Maersk Kentucky), Greenwich Maersk (Maersk Wisconsin), Maersk Gloucester (Maersk Utah), Gosport Maersk (Maersk Idaho) and Dirch Mærsk (Maersk Wyoming). Maersk Line Limited has already four vessels of this class sailing under US-flag. Furthermore the former Sea-Land units Sea-Land Eagle and Sea-Land Mercury will be transferred back to US-flag.Read More
All eight ships will be transferred to US-flag and replace eight older units also flying US-flag and that have been sold for recycling in China. Five of the containerships are of the Hyundai-standard type, also know as the G-class, the units have until now been sailing under British and Danish flag. The ships are: Maersk Glasgow (it will be renamed to Maersk Kentucky), Greenwich Maersk (Maersk Wisconsin), Maersk Gloucester (Maersk Utah), Gosport Maersk (Maersk Idaho) and Dirch Mærsk (Maersk Wyoming). Maersk Line Limited has already four vessels of this class sailing under US-flag. Furthermore the former Sea-Land units Sea-Land Eagle and Sea-Land Mercury will be transferred back to US-flag.
Vanco, Lukoil sign new agreement with Ghana
ACCRA, GHANA: The Government of the Republic of Ghana, the Ghana National Petroleum Corp. (GNPC), Vanco Ghana and Lukoil Overseas Ghana have signed a new petroleum agreement covering the Cape Three Points Deepwater block.
Aban Offshore drillship Aban Abraham is mobilizing to begin deepwater drilling offshore Ghana for Vanco.The new agreement replaces the existing petroleum agreement which expires at the end of April. The new agreement provides Vanco and Lukoil with the opportunity to continue the exploration of the area, during which new 3-D seismic and additional drilling activities are planned.The new agreement also provides GNPC and the government of Ghana with commercial benefits, including higher royalty and increased GNPC participation.The Cape Three Points Deepwater block encompasses 5,146 square kilometers (1,986 sq miles) in water depths ranging from 200 to 3,000 meters (656 to 9,842 ft) in the Tano Basin. Operator Vanco holds a 28.34 percent participating interest in the block with Lukoil holding a 56.66 percent participating interest. GNPC, Ghana's state oil company, holds a 15 percent carried interest, with the option to acquire up to an additional 5 percent in any commercial discovery.
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Bidding opens for world's longest sea bridge
Bidding for the design of the longest sea link, a bridge connecting major cities in the Pearl River Delta region, opened in Guangzhou last weekend, according to China Daily.
The 29.6km bridge, to link Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, is estimated to cost up to US$10 billion. It will connect the reclaimed island off Gongbei of Macao and the eastern artificial island for the tunnel section of Hong Kong.The six-lane bridge will cut down the drive between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from about four hours to just half an hour. Guangdong provincial government sources said a total of 18,200 freight vehicles and 1,177 passenger vehicles transitted Hong Kong each day, while the figures for Macao were 883 and 354 respectively.At the annual session of the National People's Congress in early March, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the bridge construction would begin towards the end of 2009.The preliminary design and investigation of the bridge's main body started on March 13, according to a contract signed between the authorities from Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao.Authorities emphasised the protection of the white Chinese dolphins in the Pearl River estuary during the construction. The estuary has the largest protection area for the white Chinese dolphins."Any tendering reports will be required to include efficient measures to protect the sea environment near the estuary," the office said.Read More
The 29.6km bridge, to link Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao, is estimated to cost up to US$10 billion. It will connect the reclaimed island off Gongbei of Macao and the eastern artificial island for the tunnel section of Hong Kong.The six-lane bridge will cut down the drive between Hong Kong and Zhuhai from about four hours to just half an hour. Guangdong provincial government sources said a total of 18,200 freight vehicles and 1,177 passenger vehicles transitted Hong Kong each day, while the figures for Macao were 883 and 354 respectively.At the annual session of the National People's Congress in early March, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the bridge construction would begin towards the end of 2009.The preliminary design and investigation of the bridge's main body started on March 13, according to a contract signed between the authorities from Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macao.Authorities emphasised the protection of the white Chinese dolphins in the Pearl River estuary during the construction. The estuary has the largest protection area for the white Chinese dolphins."Any tendering reports will be required to include efficient measures to protect the sea environment near the estuary," the office said.
China LNG vessels to fit SpeedCast broadband services
Hong Kong: The fleet of five LNG vessels managed by CLSICO - owned by China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Ltd (CLNG) - and BP Shipping are to be fitted with a maritime.
VSAT service supplied by SpeedCast. Two of these, Dapeng Sun and the Dapeng Moon, are already running direct routes between Dapeng Bay (China) and Withnell Bay (Australia), each carrying out approximately 22 voyages per year of 15 days each journey. The Speedcast service, called Seacast, offers crew unlimited broadband Internet access with no limitations or restrictions on the amount of data transmitted or the time spent online, all for a fixed monthly fee. Such a service enhances seafarer welfare, allowing for example regular communication with families, and therefore retention. Monthly fixed-fee services aid company budgeting, and Speedcast adds that the costs savings attained with Ku-band VSAT compared to Lband are significantly higher. "All data exchanges and communications can now be done in real time, with total control over the budget," it says. "The vessels can be integrated with the same applications that are running in their land offices thanks to Speed Cast’s maritime VSAT service. This innovative broadband service is now quickly becoming the new de facto way of efficient and cost-effective communications at sea."Read More
VSAT service supplied by SpeedCast. Two of these, Dapeng Sun and the Dapeng Moon, are already running direct routes between Dapeng Bay (China) and Withnell Bay (Australia), each carrying out approximately 22 voyages per year of 15 days each journey. The Speedcast service, called Seacast, offers crew unlimited broadband Internet access with no limitations or restrictions on the amount of data transmitted or the time spent online, all for a fixed monthly fee. Such a service enhances seafarer welfare, allowing for example regular communication with families, and therefore retention. Monthly fixed-fee services aid company budgeting, and Speedcast adds that the costs savings attained with Ku-band VSAT compared to Lband are significantly higher. "All data exchanges and communications can now be done in real time, with total control over the budget," it says. "The vessels can be integrated with the same applications that are running in their land offices thanks to Speed Cast’s maritime VSAT service. This innovative broadband service is now quickly becoming the new de facto way of efficient and cost-effective communications at sea."
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