The 5,000-tonne Lebanese-owned MV Sea Horse was taken by gunmen in several skiffs on 14 April east of Mogadishu. The ship had been heading to Mumbai, India, to pick up food aid for Somalia. Nineteen foreign vessels and more than 300 sailors remain in the hands of Somali pirates, who have stepped up attacks on shipping in recent weeks. About three million people - half the Somali population - need assistance, donors say. "Somali traders were involved in the release of this ship. They mediated and paid some money. I think it was not more than $100,000," a source told Reuters news agency by telephone.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Pirates release ship for 'ransom'
Somali pirates have released a Togo-flagged cargo ship seized last week, reportedly after a $100,000 (£68,000) ransom was paid.
StatoilHydro to use Island Constructor to install pipe
OSLO: StatoilHydro has received consent from Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority to install conductor pipes with Island Offshore construction vessel Island Constructor at well 35/2-2 on production licenses 318 and 269, which is being drilled by semi submersible Transocean Winner.
For the pipe installation, StatoilHydro has been granted an exemption from the requirement that mobile facilities conducting petroleum activities on the Norwegian Shelf must have an acknowledgement of compliance. The exemption is valid from April 10 to 31 May 31, 2009.From a risk-based approach, the Petroleum Safety Authority accepted a simplified solution from StatoilHydro for the limited activity at the well. The agency assumed that the restrictions and compensating measures described in the information received from StatoilHydro are complied with or implemented.
Forthcoming BIMCO president not in favour of arming crews against pirates
Singapore: The president designate of ship owner body BIMCO has voiced his opposition to growing calls to arm crews in the escalating fight against pirates.
Robert Lorenz-Meyer, speaking at a press conference after the opening session of the Sea Asia Conference at Suntec City in Singapore was firmly of the opinion that arming crews merely serves to increase the potential for violence.
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Robert Lorenz-Meyer, speaking at a press conference after the opening session of the Sea Asia Conference at Suntec City in Singapore was firmly of the opinion that arming crews merely serves to increase the potential for violence.
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Short-Sea Shipping on European Waterways
While there is much talk of short-sea shipping in North America, many would say that trucks still receive much more infrastructure support.
However in Europe there is a greater acceptance and encouragement to use the inland waterways to move, not only bulk cargos, but shipping containers as well. Recently the de Roeck family took delivery of a 443 ft by 46.5 ft container vessel. With a depth of 13 ft and a telescoping wheel house the MS Isabelle is capable of handling five layers of containers. For visibility over the containers, the wheelhouse can extend to nine meters when the vessel is fully loaded. Home ported in Brecht the hull of the Belgium-flagged vessel was built in the Russian Astrachan Plant and finished at the Veka Shipbuilding BV at Werkendam the Netherlands. Propulsion power is provided by a pair of EU Stage IIIa and EPA Tier 2 compliant Cummins QSK50-M engines each delivering 1600 hp at 1800 RPM. The vessel also has dual Cummins-powered 560 hp bow thrusters and a Cummins 4BT3.9-G4 powered genset.
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First vessel under the Danish flag
Nordic Tankers new LR1 product tanker Nordic Anne becomes the company's first vessel to sail under the Danish flag.
The tanker was delivered from the Chinese shipyard New Times Shipbuilding on Tuesday.Nordic Anne was ordered in 2006, is a 73,500 dwt tanker with 12 cargo tanks of about 83,000 cubic metres for refined oil products. The vessel will be included in TORM's LR1 pool. "The fact that Nordic Anne is going to sail under the Danish flag reflects our appreciation of the great effort made by the Danish authorities for the shipping industry in Denmark. We expect that other Nordic Tankers vessels are going to operate under the Danish flag in the years to come", says Chairman Klaus Kjærulff. Two more vessels are scheduled for delivery in the coming months: The handy-size vessels Nordic Agnetha and Amy, which Nordic Tankers co-owns with its business partner Zacchello Group, Italy. These two vessels will be included in Maersk Tankers' Handytankers pool.
The tanker was delivered from the Chinese shipyard New Times Shipbuilding on Tuesday.Nordic Anne was ordered in 2006, is a 73,500 dwt tanker with 12 cargo tanks of about 83,000 cubic metres for refined oil products. The vessel will be included in TORM's LR1 pool. "The fact that Nordic Anne is going to sail under the Danish flag reflects our appreciation of the great effort made by the Danish authorities for the shipping industry in Denmark. We expect that other Nordic Tankers vessels are going to operate under the Danish flag in the years to come", says Chairman Klaus Kjærulff. Two more vessels are scheduled for delivery in the coming months: The handy-size vessels Nordic Agnetha and Amy, which Nordic Tankers co-owns with its business partner Zacchello Group, Italy. These two vessels will be included in Maersk Tankers' Handytankers pool.
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