On May 14 13 pirates attacked offshore vessel Saint Patrick and self-propelled barge Lady Swathin in the same area off Idoho field. Self-propelled tanker barge Lady Swathin attacked by pirates at around 08:00 LT May 14 13 in position 04 20N 007 40E, south of Opobo river estuary. Vessel reported to be hijacked. No data found on the barge. Offshore diving support vessel Saint Patrick was attacked by pirates at around 02:00 LT May 14 13, 3 nautical miles NW of Idoho field, in position 04 25N 007 28E. Reportedly vessel was boarded by pirates. No other information available.

General cargo vessel AAL Shanghai reportedly ran aground on May 17 13 off Pare Pare, South Sulawesi, en route to Hakata, Japan, from Sulawesi. No other details are available at the moment.

The "Finja" was sold to Smedegaarden Breakers and left from Bremerhaven on May 17,2013. Photos: www.smedegaarden....

arrived in Aliaga, scrapping expected.

The "Antonis G. Pappadakis" may not sail out of Virginia waters. The 4th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals on May 16 ruled that the ship and its crew of 20 must remain in Portsmouth while a legal battle was being waged. The "Antonis G Pappadakis", its crew and the ship's operator were under federal criminal investigation for allegedly bypassing the ship's pollution control equipment and discharging an oily mixture directly into the sea. The appeals court order blunted a lower court action that would have let the ship sail after its owners posted a bond of 1.5 million Dollar.

The "Atlantic Cartier" had on board more than 20 tons of radioative material when the cargo caught fire in the night of May 2 in the port of Hamburg. This became apparent from the loading list on May 16. There were also nine tons of uranium hexafluoride which is used for the production of fuel rods on board the ship, it became known. Also on board were about four tons of ammunition. The ship at that time was berthed at the O'Swald Quay within sight of the opening service of the Church Council, with around 35,000 participants at the Strand Quay in Hafen City where also the German president Joachim Gauck had participated. According to the Hamburg Senate the fire department had responded immediately and brought the containers with dangerous goods from on board immediately so that thanks to the quick intervention of the fire bridgade there was no hazard to the harbor and the people in the area. All therse containers were intact and taken to a secure storage area on land. German report with photos: www.shz.de/artike...

Four severed stanchions aboard the Dutch cargo m/v "Arklow Rally" (IMO: 9250414), two broken lines and damage to a loading arm and gangway at the quay of the Holcim company were the consequences of excessive speed of the "Thetis D" in the Kiel Canal passing the inner port of Brunsbüttel on May 16, 2013, around 2 a.m. The container ship was passing the canal eastbound enroute Bremerhaven-Riga. The suction of the ship caused the "Arklow Rally" to move, so that the fore and aft spring broke. The loading arm of the plant was torn out of its connection to the ship, so the loading process had to be stopped. The container ship continued its journey towards Kiel. Investigations were launched against the captain who had to pay a safety guarantee once the ship berthed in the lock Holtenau around 10 a.m. The investigations of the water police Brunsbuttel continued. The "Arklow Rally" which had berthed at Holcim on May 15 at 4 a.m. continued its voyage on May 1 at 10 a.m. towards England.

Four severed stanchions aboard the "Arklow Rally", two broken lines and damage to a loading arm and gangway at the quay of the Holcim company were the consequences of excessive speed of the Liberian container m/v "Thetis D" in the Kiel Canal passing the inner port of Brunsbuttel on May 16, 2013, around 2 a.m.. The container ship was passing the canal eastbound. The suction of the ship caused the "Arklow Rally" to move, so that the fore and aft spring broke. The loading arm of the plant was torn out of its connection to the ship, so the loading process had to be stopped. The container ship continued its journey towards Kiel. Investigations were launched against the captain who had to pay a safety guarantee once the ship berthed in the lock Holtenau around 10 a.m.. The investigations of the water police Brunsbuttel continued. The "Arklow Rally" left bound for England the same morning.

The Baltic Workboats Yard in Ösel (Saaremaa) has delivered the "KBV 315" to the Swedish Coastguard. On May 17, 2013, the vessel headed for its homeport in Fursundsgatan. It was the fourth of a series of five patrol boats built in Ösel. Swedish report with photo: www.kustbevakning...

On May 10, 2013, an engine room fire broke out on board the "Anticosti" in St. John's. It was not possible to fight the fire with the resources available on the vessel. While bringing it alongside the pier for assistance from the local fire department, it struck the pier very heavily, incurring as yet unknown damage.

On May 16, 2013, at 2.15 p.m. the "Louis Jolliet" ran aground close to Quebec City near Sainte-Pétronille, at the south end of th Île d'Orléans on the St. Lawrence River. The ship had left the Chouinard Quay in the Old Port in Quebec City and was on its way to tour Montmorency Falls when it ran aground. There were 57 passengers on board, but no one was hurt. Among the passengers were 34 students and teachers from the high school La Seigneurie de Québec. Students confirmed that after a brief moment of fear, the situation had calmed down quickly, thanks to the intervention of members of the crew. All were brought safely to shore by a tug. They were landed at the Louise Basin Port of Quebec. One person had to be taken to hospital because of a nervous shock. Also the crew of 13 was taken ashore by pilot boats and transferred onto a tug on which they returned to Quebec. The ship which was hard aground with a list to starboard was inspected for damage but so far, it seemed to have suffered only minor damage to its hull. In the evening, the ship, owned by the AML Group, returned to the dock in Quebec after having refloated with the high tide which reached its peak of 3,8 meters at 10.4 p.m. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada was on site to question the passengers and crew on Mar 17 morning. French reports with photos and videos: tvanouvelles.ca/l... www.lapresse.ca/a... www.radio-canada....

Date and Place of detention: - 29 March 2013, Blyth The vessel was detained in Blyth as there was a lack of familiarity and training regarding the bridge operation along with the voyage passage plan not be as required; navigation records were not kept up to date and the manning specified by the minimum safe manning document were not as required and nine deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. Other deficiencies identified as vessel damaged after grounding included the hull and ballast tank were holed, the propeller and rudders were also damaged. The magnetic compass was not readable from conning position. The TV in the wheelhouse is to be removed. Records of rest and cargo ship safety equipment certificate were not found as expected. The vessel was released on 19 April 2013

...in Gadani for demolition at Plot # 54 by May 15, 2013. Photo: www.shipspotting....

Date and Place of detention: - 28 March 2013, Silvertown The vessel was detained in Silvertown as the load lines (including Exemption) was not filled in for annual survey and eleven deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The ISM deficiencies included several life fire fighting related deficiencies as numerous internal fire doors not closing properly; unable to open the fire hose box and one fire hose was leaking. Breathing apparatus sets had empty bottles along with one set having a low alarm inoperative, one set an air leak and EEBD set was undercharged. During the fire drill crew entered fire with empty bottles and the hose was too short; the crew lacked familiarity when operating GMDSS equipment. There was a lack of cleanliness in the galley and nautical publications had not been updated. Other deficiencies identified were sounding pipes on the main deck and engine room springs were seized; the ventilator was holed in the foscle; hydraulic controls were leaking on to the main deck and flanges on aux engine turbo chargers were exposed. The hot water pipes in the staff accommodation needed insulating along with the shower mixes being put in working order. The voyage data recorder was unable to be switched on and the long range identification and tracking system was inoperative. The vessels International Anti-fouling- System certificate, oil record book SOLAS number one poster and records of rest were incomplete. The vessel was released on 02 April 2013

Date and Place of detention: - 27 March 2013, Avonmouth - The vessel was detained in Avonmouth as nine deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. Several life saving appliance related deficiencies were identified including the operational readiness as during the abandon ship drill securing ropes and covers needed to cut away whilst there was not a satisfactory standard training on operation of life saving equipment; during the fire drill the CABA was not correctly rigged and there was a lack of ability to effectively deal with an emergency; the lifebuoy light portside was not working. Other deficiencies identified were several fire dampers were not closing correctly; The moveable aft hold bulkhead were not properly secured and 2 INMARSAT transceivers did not complete satisfactory test; the gangway net was missing along with the pilot ladder was broken and draught marks forward were not readable. The sewage system pipework in the engine room had a temporary repair and the sewage holding tank vented directly into the engine room. The voyage passage plans and records of rest were found not as expected. Food storage areas were dirty and the freezers needed cleaning and de-frosting. However the food was allowed to thaw whilst cleaning was carried out and then the food was re-frozen. There was also a security related defect. The vessel was released on 05 April 2013

Date and Place of detention: - 26 April 2013, Tyne The vessel was detained in the Tyne as the crew were unable to demonstrate three way valve automatic operations and seven deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The ISM deficiencies identified were fire doors were not self closing; there was a safety railing not rigged; the chart correction log was not up to date. There was no hand washing material at the galley sink or cleaning materials for galley surfaces; there was a lack of provisions on board and no fresh water testing had been carried out. Other deficiencies on board included there being no dates or information on food in storage and food found defrosting in hand washing sink. There was a crack in between the support bracket and deck, between casings on the upper deck. The vessel was released on 27 April 2013

On May 16, 2013, at 2:10 p.m., the CROSS Corsen was alerted by the center of maritime medical consultation (CCMM) in Toulouse after a British passenger of the "Pont Aven" suffer from respiratory pain. The ship was located three nautical miles off Cross Corsen. Following a conference call between CROSS Corsen the center of maritime medical consultation (CCMM) in Toulouse and the ferry a medical evacuation was decided. The CROSS Corsen dispatched a Cayman helicopter of the Navy with a medical team on board. The helicopter arrived at 2:54 p.m., the passenger was hoisted and tkaen to the hospital Cavale Blanche in Brest. Photos: www.premar-atlant...

Date and Place of detention: - 12 April 2013, Hull The vessel was detained in Hull as suspected cargo shift occurred during loading operations. It could not be determined if the cargo was appropriately stowed, and secured, throughout its intended journey. Other deficiencies identified were the emergency generator remote fuel shut off valve was not labelled; an A-60 fire door was secured in an open position; there was an oil leak on the thermal oil pipe flange and CPP header tank pipe. The rescue boat search light was not working and the port liferaft painter was not secured to weak link of HRU. The vessel was released on 22 April 2013

Date and Place of detention: - 15 April 2013, Belfast The vessel was detained in Belfast as there was retention of oil on board in the engine room bilges to be pumped ashore and not all officers can operate MFDSC. Nine deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. Other deficiencies identified were the emergency room quick closing valve was in need of repair and the escape light was extinguished; the magnetic compass can not be seen from steering position and there was no effective means of taking a bearing. The following were not found on board as expected charts 1752 & 1753, radio log, voyage or passage plan and compass correction log. The forward draft marks were incorrect. The vessel was released on 17 April 2013

A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 56-year-old crewman from the "Laurie Ann Reinauer" which was pulling a barge approximately 125 miles south of Southwest Pass in the Gulf of Mexico on May 16, 2013. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans command center received a call at approximately 8:30 a.m. from the tug that one of its crewmembers reportedly suffered from nausea and dizziness. A Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended removing the crewman due to the possibility of stroke risk and other potential complications form post surgery. The crewman sustained the injuries during a boat lowering evolution. A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew launched and arrived at the location of the "Laurie Ann Reinauer" at approximately 5 p.m. and hoisted him aboard. The aircrew transported him to West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero. The crewman's condition was unknown.

Date and Place of detention: - 09 April 2013, Tees The vessel was detained as sixteen deficiencies were marked as ISM, which demonstrate there was objective evidence of a serious failure, or lack of effectiveness of the implementation of the ISM Code. The ISM deficiencies included several fire fighting deficiencies including self closing fire door on non-approved hold back and engine room door does not close and latch; the engine room Co2 release cabinet has two sets of instructions; the fire control plan was not as expected and there was a lack of training in the fire drill. Other ISM deficiencies included there being a lack of training in the abandon ship drill; immersion suits not the correct size to fit staff, the bilge pump suction and discharge hose not connect in rescue boat. The emergency light in forecastle does not work and the lamp in the battery locker was missing; the echo sounder showed low battery and an SRAM fault; the gyro compass is inoperative as the repeater in the steering gear shows 152 degrees whilst the bridge shows 223 degrees. The vessel did not comply with several chapters of the IGC code and a copy of the code was not on board. The Continuous Synopsis Record, Document for Dangerous Goods and muster list were found not to be as expected. Other deficiencies identified were the Certificates for personnel on tankers were missing and food was found not to be stored correctly. The vessel was released on 18 April 2013

In the evening of May 15, 2013, the "Al Kabeer" suffered a fire 13 nautical miles off Sharjah, odin.tc reports. The vessel issued a distress signal at around 8 p.m. reporting a fire. The UAE Civil Defence sent firefighting boats. The crew of 15 was evacuated, nobody was injured. Firefighters extinguished the fire. The extent of the damages was unknown.

Carnival Cruise Lines' love affair with Europe has been an on-again-off-again romance. Only time will tell whether the cruise line and the continent are headed for "divorce" or just a trial separation. For now, Carnival is packing up in Europe and moving out of the market for 2014. The line has two ships in Europe for this summer: the newly re-built (at a cost of $100 million) Carnival Sunshine - formerly the Destiny - and the Carnival Legend. While plans for Sunshine's next summer have not been announced, the Legend will head to the waters of cruising's current hot spot, Australia. www.leaderpost.co...

A Danish ferry operator has begun converting a diesel-electric ship into a diesel-electric hybrid. When it's done, it will be the world's largest hybrid passenger ferry. Scandlines commissioned the retrofit of the Prinsesse Benedikte, a ship that can carry 300 vehicles and 900 passengers on the short, 18-km hop between Rødbyhavn, Denmark and Puttgarden, Germany. Thanks to 2.7 MWh of batteries, the ship will be able to travel on electric power alone while in a harbour. The conversion is possible because of modular lithium polymer energy storage packs from Corvus, a company based in British Columbia whose products are capable of sustained output of large amounts of power that's comparable to a diesel engine. The AT6500 modules, which will be fitted to the Prinsesse Benedikte, can recharge in 30 minutes from shore power or generator power, and can propel the 15,000-tonne ship for about 30 minutes without diesel fuel. www.wired.co.uk/n...

Collisions involving three vessels in the section of the Yangtze River in East China's Wuhu city, Anhui province, early Friday morning, May 17, 2013, left seven people missing. Twenty crew members on board the three vessels fell into the water after the collisions on Baimao Waterway. Thirteen of them have been rescued, according to the Yangtze River Maritime Department. The vessels included a tug boat carrying iron ore from Central China's Henan province, and cargo ships carrying steel products and limestone, respectively from Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province. The Ministry of Transport and the ministry's affiliated maritime affairs authorities have sent rescuers and experts for salvage and investigation.

Around 15.00 LT, passengers vessel Louis Jolliet ran aground at the western tip of Orleans island, close to Quebec City. No one was injured. No spill oil leaks, no water in the vessel were noted. Louis-Jolliet will be towed at the high tide in the evening.

The Madras high court has appointed an advocate to sell the "Chemical Arrow" which was moored at Kakkinada since Mar 20, 2013, by public auction. The order has been passed on a civil suit filed by the city-based Sabah Ship Suppliers. In his order, the judge said the advocate-commissioner should advertise the auction-sale and then file a report in court on June 10 with details of the sealed tenders.

About eight months after ist grounding on Oct 31, 2012, the "Pratibha Cauvery" was permitted to leave Chennai by the Madras high court, after its auction-sale was confirmed on May 17. The total consideration for the ship was 16 crore and the amount had been deposited with the office of the registrar general of the high court by the successful bidder, Baltanas Shipping Limited in Charlestown, Nevis.

02/2013 scrapped in Aliaga

Fire erupted on board of fishing vessel Taigan, docked in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, around 01:00 LT May 16 13. Land firefighting teams and firefighting boats were fighting fire for some 8 hours. 3 crew poisoned with fumes were hospitalized, 6 crew were found dead in superstructure. Crew was 23, Russians and Ukrainians. Vessel reportedly arrived to Wakkanai from Sakhalin Island with cargo of crab. No details found on the vessel except tonnage 497 tons, maybe vessel changed name and flag recently. Some news say vessel is reefer, but judging by photos, it’s definitely a fishing vessel. Also, 23 crew for a small reefer are too many. See photos at Fire on fishing vessel Taigan, 6 dead, Japan Fire erupted on board of fishing vessel Taigan, docked in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, around 01:00 LT May 16 13. Land firefighting teams and firefighting boats were fighting fire for some 8 hours. 3 crew poisoned with fumes were hospitalized, 6 crew were found dead in superstructure. Crew was 23, Russians and Ukrainians. Vessel reportedly arrived to Wakkanai from Sakhalin Island with cargo of crab. No details found on the vessel except tonnage 497 tons, maybe vessel changed name and flag recently. Some news say vessel is reefer, but judging by photos, it’s definitely a fishing vessel. Also, 23 crew for a small reefer are too many. See photos at world.huanqiu.com...

The "Kat Express 2" was facing trouble with an error a technical snag one of the ship's four engines the recent days. After having encountered delays during the past few days because the ferry was more difficult to maneuver, the Mols-Line on May 16, 2013, announced to cancel two sailings. Technicians were called to look at the problem. The ferry has been in operation on routes between Jutland and Zealand since May 2.

Indian company H-Energy is planning to build a $3-billion LNG plant and export terminal in Melford, N.S. Managing director Darshan Hiranandani said on May 15, 2013 the facility could be operational by 2020. The Guysborough County facility would be capable of exporting 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

Two new ship-to-shore cranes are to be unloaded at Melbourne. They are two of four new cranes aboard the semi-submersible, Zhen Hua 21 arriving from China. Of the remaining cranes, one will then be unloaded in Brisbane and the other one in Fremantle.

A new ship-to-shore crane was unloaded at Patrick’s Fremantle terminal after its arrival in port on May 15, 2013. It is one of four new cranes aboard the semi-submersible, Zhen Hua 21 arriving from China. Of the remaining cranes, one will then be unloaded in Brisbane and the other two in Melbourne.

The "Maersk Kalmar" left Bremerhaven on May 12 at 10.20 a.m. and berthed at the APM Terminal in Rotterdam on Apr 13 at 10.15 p.m. After the cargo was unloaded, it was expected at the Schiedam Yard of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam on May 16 at 10 p.m. for repairs of the collision damage. The "Conmar Avenue" was undergoing repairs at Bredo Shipyard in Bremerhaven.

beached at Mumbai 05/2013

beached at Chittagong 05/2013

beached at Chittagong 04/2013

On May 14, 2013, the "Zhen Hua 21" entered Freemantle Harbour to deliver the first of four enormous state-of the-art gantry cranes manufactured in Shanghai. The cranes had travelled almost 9250 km to their first stop in Western Australia, slowing down to about three knots as storms lashed Perth start of May. It had taken 180 tonnes of sea fastenings to hold the cranes in place for their 21-day journey, and it was to take some days to unload the 104 m-tall crane, which is 34 m wide and has an outreach of 50 m. Three of the cranes were bound for Sydney and Melbourne. The Fremantle crane, imported for use by Patrick Terminals, should be operational by the end of June. The new cranes would improve container handling at its ports around Australia. Report with photo: www.logisticsmaga...

beached at Alang 14.05.13

beached at Alang 14.05.2013

A Filipino crew member of the "Nordic Visby" had to be taken to hospital in Tauranga with serious injuries after the main crane boom collapsed on the logging ship in the morning of May 15, 2013. He was a serious condition in the hospital's intensive care unit. The 42-year-old man was working on deck operating a winch, when an apparent mechanical fault resulted in the winch wire catching him across his body around 5.30 a.m. The main crane boom snapped and a steel rope struck him in the chest. Tauranga and Mount Maunganui St John Ambulance paramedics were called to the Port along with Mount Maunganui Police. The man was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition around 6 a.m. He suffered substantial injuries and lacerations to his upper chest. The Mount Maunganui Police was called to the incident site. Maritime New Zealand was aware of the incident and officials were to launch an investigation too. The crane boom was hanging twisted over the port side of the ship at that time. The "Nordic Visby" had berthed in Tauranga at 2.12 a.m. coming from Napier and being scheduled to depart on May 19 at 1.30 a.m. bound for Lanshan in China. Report with photos: www.sunlive.co.nz...

beached at Alang 05/2013

beached at Alang 14.05.13

sold to Alang breakers

Royal Caribbean International’s Mariner of the Seas will become the largest ship to be based in Asia, when it enters the region later this month. At 138,000 grt, Mariner of the Seas can carry 3,807 guests. It will begin its maiden Asian season from Singapore on 1 June. In June the ship will offer a 3 and 4 night sailing from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi in Malaysia. Subsequently, it will move to China and offer a choice of 4/5/7 night and longer North Asia sailings from Shanghai. Later in the year, Mariner of the Seas will return to Singapore and offer a variety of sailings till March next year, adding Penang to the list of the Malaysian destinations as well as Phuket to its itineraries. [SinoShipNews 16/05/13]

Aden port received on May 15 a vessel belonging to French shipping line CMA CGM, which is working with Taiwan’s Evergreen on a route connecting Malaysia with South Asia and the Middle East. The 2,800 teu ship offloaded 477 containers at Aden on its weekly call to the port as part of the new REX 3 service. Aden is anxious to make itself bigger on the international shipping map now that piracy appears to be on the wane. Source: Gulf Ship News

Houston energy giant Kinder Morgan submitted a proposal to dredge a berth at its Newport News coal terminal to 52 feet from its current 45 feet, which would allow larger "Panamax" ships to dock on either side of its pier. Kinder Morgan's Pier IX terminal and Dominion Terminals Associates' terminal sit side by side by the mouth of the James River in a portion of the river that's deep enough to handle Panamax ships that can traverse the Panama Canal at its current depth, as well as larger Capesize vessels that have to get between oceans via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa or Cape Horn in South America.

The Port of Hamburg has reason to look to the future with optimism. At 32.8 million tons, total seaborne cargo throughput for the first three months of 2013 put the Port of Hamburg back on a growth course. The trend in bulk cargo handling, especially, fuelled the increase in seaborne cargo handling: In the first quarter of the year a total of 10.1 million tons of bulk cargoes were handled in Hamburg, corresponding to an increase of 6.3 percent. At 2.2 million TEU (20-ft standard containers), the container handling that dominates in Hamburg as a universal port reached almost the same level as in the first quarter of 2012. On seaborne container services with Asia, at 1.2 million TEU almost as many boxes were handled in the first quarter of 2013 as in the comparable period of last year. In the first three months of the year, the trend in container throughput with the Baltic region and the other European countries linked with Hamburg by feeders was also positive. At 541,000 TEU, the volume of containers transported between the Port of Hamburg and the Baltic region was up by 2.0 percent on the same period of last year. More at www.hellenicshipp...

Union-affiliated workers have endorsed more strikes lasting for periods of 12 and 24 hours at Port Waratah Coal Services' coal export terminals at Newcastle port in eastern Australia over the next fortnight, a union official said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Around 220 PWCS employees unanimously decided on this course of action in a meeting held during a four-hour strike between 10 am Sydney time (0000 GMT) and 2 pm Wednesday. But the exact timing of the industrial action is to be decided at a meeting of union representatives, expected in the coming days. "Today, we had a four-hour stop work meeting and as an outcome of that, the vast majority of members of all [five] unions unanimously decided firstly, to continue to negotiate with the company next week, and secondly they are prepared to engage in further protected action in order to progress these negotiations," said Mick Forbes, the Newcastle sub-branch secretary for the Transport Workers' Union. "We are looking at 12 hour and 24 hour stoppages. It is for a meeting of the single bargaining unit to decide [on the timing of any industrial action]," he said, and adding that unions were required by Australian law to give 72 hours' notice of any strikes. More at www.hellenicshipp...

Stevedores at Brazil's three main ports walked off the job to protest last-minute changes to legislation aimed at modernizing the country's port system by opening up to more private initiative. The strike began at 1 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) at the ports of Santos, Paranagua and Rio de Janeiro, as the reform bill was being debated in the lower chamber of Congress in Brasilia. Stevedores say legislators are breaking an agreement to allow direct negotiations for hiring of workers with their unions or through a centralized hiring agency known as the OGMO. "They are interfering with the agreement we had and left it out of the bill," the president of the National Stevedores Federation, Wilton Ferreira Barreto, said by telephone. Another top stevedore union representative, Cesar Rodrigues Alves, told Reuters the strike was likely to persist until a favorable outcome was found. An evening congressional session could still resolve the issue on Tuesday, he said. www.hellenicshipp...

Earlier this year, acting on information received of illegal bunkering activities, officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and the Maritime and Port Authority in Singapore (MPA) conducted a joint operation involving a bunker barge, MT Ivory. Investigations revealed that during a bunkering operation, four people came together to ensure that MT Ivory delivered a shortfall of marine fuel to the vessel - MT Front Splendour. The vessel had received less fuel than the amount of 2662.389 mt stated in the documents. The intent of this endeavour was to enable the buying back of the extra fuel for personal financial gain. Investigations revealed that Jason Choo Soo Beng, Cargo Officer with Sea Hub Energy Pte Ltd, had paid Antonov Sergey, the Chief Engineer of the vessel MT Front Splendour, US$8,400 (S$10,401) for the latter to accept the short delivery of marine fuel. More at www.hellenicshipp...

General cargo vessel Ussuri ran aground at around 0637 LT May 11 13 in Dzhigit Bay, Primorye, Japan sea. Vessel was staying at anchor, and drifted aground when storm hits the bay. Vessel contacted the rocky bottom full length and developed a small list. Reportedly, ballast tanks were damaged, and there was small water ingress in engine room. Vessel was refloated at 1652 LT May 15 with the help of icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov (IMO 7824417), and taken to anchorage for survey.

Bulk carrier Okialos experienced engine problem en route ftom Brazil to Aughinish, Ireland, and had to make emergency call to Ponta Delgada, Azores, to fix the problem. Vessel arrived to Ponta Delgada on May 15 13, and presently is anchored on the road. Judging from the tracking, vessel experienced problem on May 10 or earlier, and reached Ponta Delgada at a reduced speed, or maybe was towed.

A 10-foot wave gave passengers on the Fort Fisher/Southport ferry quite a scare in the evening of MAy 14, 2013. The wave was caused by the "Hanjin Pretoria" which passed by the ferry whilst coming from New York around 6:30 p.m.. The captain of the ferry turned into the wave so it would hit the bow, which is standard operating procedure. Some passengers suffered minor injuries and six vehicles had minor damage. The ferry made its way to Fort Fisher and everyone was able to drive off. The ferry had minor damage to the railing area and was operating normally after the incident. Report with photos and video: www.wect.com/stor...

seen in Klaipeda: www.shipspotting....

The "Schaumburg", 1078 ts (EU-No.: 4010450), allided with the Weser lock in Landesbergen on May 14, 2013, at 2.30 p.m. and suffered significant damage. The ship which was loaded with gravel was heading for the lock with low speed. When it was 50 meters away, the gates started to Close by human error. The master from Brake tried to stop the ship, but it was damaged on both sides of the hull when passing the gates. The Weser had to be closed until 6.45 p.m. at the accident site. The damage to the ship was estimated to be around 30.000 Euro, the damage to the lock was unclear. German report with photo: www.mt-online.de/...

After the police received a notification about a ship fire in the Brufjord on May 15, 2013, at 12.17 a.m., the Flora fire brigade came out on board the Norwegian catamaran ferry "Øyservice" (IMO: 9393591) and found the casualty in Stavfjord. It turned out to be the Norwegian 50-foot f/v"Vestervåg SF-45-F" with homeport Florø with a crew of three on board which was on fire. The "Bergen Star" which was heading southward to Mongstad when receiving notification of the fire between Askrova and Svanøy also turned around and headed to the casualty. At 1 p.m. the fire department went on board with smoke divers. There were no visible flames, but a lot of smoke. The fire must have started in the engine. At 1.30 p.m. the fire department reported that they controlled the fire in the engine room. The vessel was then towed to Florø by the "Øyservice". Norwegian report with photos: www.nrk.no/sognog... www.firdaposten.n... www.nrk.no/sognog...

After the police received a notification bouat a fire on a boat in the Brufjord on May 15, 2013, at 12.17 a.m., the Flora fire brigade came out on board the "Øyservice" and found the casualty in Stavfjord. It turned out to be the 50-foot fishing boat "Vestervåg" with three persons on board which was on fire. The tanker "Bergen Star" which was heading south when they received notification of the fire between Askrova and Svanøy turned around and returned to the casualty. The tanker was headed to Mongstad. At 1 p.m. the fire department went on board with smoke divers. There were no visible flames. The fire must have started in the engine. At 1.30 p.m. the fire department reported that they controlled the fire in the engine room. The boat was towed to Florø. Norwegian reports with photos: www.firdaposten.n... www.nrk.no/sognog... www.firda.no/nyhe...

The Transportation Safety Board was waiting for some clear weather to move forward with its investigation into a man’s death on the "Western Tugger" on May 10. Rough seas and high waves were delaying the tug boat’s return to Mount Carmel.  The tug was still at the site of the capsized barge it was pulling when the tow line snapped and struck the crewmember, killing him. The barge is about 70 kilometres southeast of Burgeo off the province’s south coast. Investigators were waiting for the crew to return so they can interview witnesses of the incident.

sold to Pakistan breakers 454,5$/to as is Fujairah

beached at Aliaga 04/2013

sold to breakers

sold to India breakers 375$/o as is Korea

sold to Pakistan breakers

sold to India breakers 440$/to

sold to Bangladesh breakers 445$/to

sold to breakers 450$/to as is Hongkong

The Interislander ferry services returned to normal on May 15, 2013, as work to fix storm damage to the "Aratere"'s radar and stabiliser systems was finished. Repairs to the ferry's two radar systems, which broke down from water damage during storms last week, were completed on May 14 as was a problem with a stabiliser. The ship has been out of action since returning to Wellington from Picton early on May 10. The "Aratere" had suffered damage to its main radar system in rough weather on May 6 after water flooded a wave guide system. The ferry then relied on its second radar system but this became damaged in gusty wind on May 10 which left it intermittently working and unfit to sail. The ship's starboard stabiliser also needed repairs. The smaller ferry" Arahura" meanwhile filled in and transported passengers and freight across Cook Strait while repairs were carried out.

The f/v "Commission" was limping in to the port of Tauranga in the afternoon of May 15, 2013, after it was involved in a collision possibly with the "Samjin" 20 km off East Cape on May 13, 2013, around 3 a.m. Officials would talk to the skipper, and examine the "Commission" as part of their investigations. The "Samjin" had been ordered to remain in the port of Tauranga too after it had berthed on May 13 at 11.15 p.m. while investigations were carried out. The vessel had been detained when a ship tracking system found it had been in the area at the time of the crash. The "Samjin" was carrying logs after sailing from Port Chalmers in Dunedin. The cargo ship was expected to leave the Port of Tauranga around 10 p.m. heading for Zhangzhou, China. It was originally scheduled to leave at 3.30 p.m. Report with photo: www.sunlive.co.nz...

The Russian and Ukrainian crew of the "Clipper Faith" which were stranded in Dublin because of a financial dispute were to be paid 250000 Euro in arrears and allowed to return home. The vessel was arrested by a bank in the Netherlands in March after its London-based owners defaulted on a mortgage. The 17 sailors had not been paid their wages since December 2012, and half of them left the ship in February believing they would never be paid. The International Transport Federation intervened to resolve the row and ensure that the crew will be paid their arrears in full.

Within the next days the three remaining crew members of the "Guimarães" may return home. The ship is stuck in the port of Bayonne since July 16, 2012, after the owner went bankrupt. The ship had delivered a cargo of steel in the port when it was detained due to debts of the Portuguese owners Naveiro. Ten days the French State took over the "Guimarães" and may decide to sell or dismantle it. The Russian sailors which were still aboard the ship did not leave for fear that their departure might have been considered as an abandonment of them by their employer. They still hope to recover their wages which Naveiro partially owed for more than a year. Two of the three sailors have recently appointed a lawyer to claim their due, and the state now supports repatriation. For the recent 10 months, the Port Solidarity assisted the stranded mariners, and the Banque Alimentaire has provided them with most of their food. French report with photo: www.sudouest.fr/2...

After its arrival at Granville on May 9 coming from Teignmouth, the gravel loaded "River King" was detained with its six crew members aboard. During a control by the Central Ship Safety 15 defiencies were found and the ship which was headed back for England sidelined. French report with photo: www.granville.mav...

The "Venus", 840 gt, running between Svanesund and Kolhättan suffered a broken propeller on May 13, 2013, and had to be repaired in Gothenburg. After the Hönö ferry "Marie" (IMO: 8612055), which was inserted as a replacement went back to Hoenoe the Svanesund was no longer served. Car traffic had to be routed via Tjörnbron. There was no date when the ferry service may take off again. Repairs to the "Venus" were expected to take one week.

On May 11 the disabled "Hagland Chief" was towed from Kristiansand to Harlingen by the tug "Hunter" for repairs of its bow damage suffered in the grounding at Søgne on Apr 29 enroute Gdanks-Høllen. On May 13 at 5.35 p.m. it was berthed at a local yard. Photo report: www.scannernet.nl...

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Juan Dario Zea Restrepo, the skipper of the s/y "Folly II" was rescued by the AMVER-ship "Kota Wangi" which was enroute Los Angeles-Aumel in the North Pacific on May 13, 2013 at 9 p.m. The mariner was in good condition. He got in distress while ransiting from California to Christmas Island when the vessel’s autopilot reportedly failed. After manually navigating the vessel for four weeks, he had become too fatigued to continue. Watchstanders in Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received notification of the distress from a Personal Locator Beacon at approximately 6:11 a.m. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point was launched and established communications with the mariner. A second Hercules was launched at 5 p.m. to provide cover during the rescue.

The damaged "Conmar Avenue" shifted from the Columbus Quay in Bremerhaven on May 15, 2013, around 3 a.m. and berthed at the Bredo Shipyard Bremerhaven the same morning two hours later, while the "Maersk Kalmar" (IMO: 9153862), remained berthed at the APM Terminal in Rotterdam where it had arrived on May 13.

The alternator of the "Anna Catharina - SC 41" caught fire in the night of May 15, 2013, southwest of Hörnum/Sylt. The fire was followed by an engine failure, and the disabled ship drifted towards the shore of the island in winds of 4-5 Beaufort. The crew called the DGzRS which sent the lifeboat "Horst HHeiner Kneten". When it reached the fishing vessel, the crew of two had already extinguished the fire and hald also been able to get the engine running again. The lifeboat escorted the "Anna Catharina“ back to Hörnum.

The wheelhouse of the "Gouje", 511 ts (EU-No.: 3030032; built 1924), from Hattem was destroyed under a bridge in the Urk lock on May 14, 2013. The cause of the destruction was the fact that the bridge underneath which the barge was moored, did not open while the lock was filling with water and the ship was rising and pushed against the bridge accordingly. Both the ship and the bridge have sustained heavy damage. The whole wheelhouse was crushed. The bridge and the locks had to be closed for all traffic. Motorists can reach their destination via a service road. The bridge could not be moved. Technicians of the province were called to get it open, and only then the ship could be released. Dutch report with photo and video: www.telegraaf.nl/...

at Gadani Beach

Sold to Alang

Sold for $3.70 mill. to far eastern buyers

Sold to US based buyers for $19.00 mill.

Sold at auction to undisclosed buyers for $12.80 mill

Sold for 440$/LDT to INDIA AS IS COLOMBO, INCL ABT 360T BUNKERS ROB

Sold to undisclosed buyers for $6.50 mill.

Sold to undisclosed buyers for $12.90 mill.

Sold to South European buyers for $7.0 mill.

Sold to Navios Maritime for an undisclosed price

Sold to Navios Maritime for an undisclosed price

Sold at auction to greek buyers for $9.05 mill.

Sold at auction to greek buyers for $9.05 mill.

Sold to Winning Shipping for $25.20 Mill.

Gulftainer-operated Sharjah Container Terminal was the site on May 14, 2013 for the launch of the Mag Container Line (MCL), the Mag Bride, the first of four new vessels. The Mag Bride will operate on MCL's Sharjah to Abu Fulous, Iraq service. The vessel is the first of four replacements being made in the MCL fleet. The launch took place at Sharjah Port's Berth Four, with MCL CEO, Hagop Gharnagharian and the MCL management team at the start of a new chapter for the Sharjah based shipping line.

THE 150,000-tonne navigational channel project in Meishan port area at eastern China's Ningbo-Zhoushan port has opened to world's largest containerships of 18,000 TEU, or 150,000 tonnes, to sail on the channel to the port after its completion in the early half next year. Among the berths at Meishan Bonded Port Area's container terminal, No 1 and 2 has been in operation, the rest three will become operational by the end of year. With five berths in operation, the port will have enough capacity to accommodate containerships of 150,000 tonnes. Nos 6 to No 10 berths, which are now built to handle these ships. But the navigational channel at the port area can only allow ships of 100,000 to sail through. Hence the need for further dredging. The project, costing CNY30 million (US44.88 million), will enhance Ningbo-Zhoushan port's container handling capacity and attract more international services, said Xinhua.

'Europa 2' has been christened on May 10, 2013 in the Port of Hamburg during the German port's 824th anniversary celebrations, said in the company's press release. The new cruise ship sailed to the launch site near the riverside district of Blankenese, where Godmother Dana Schweiger officially gave the new ship her name: “I christen you the Europa 2 and wish you and your crew good voyages and safe returns, and may there always be enough water beneath your keel,” she said. Dr Wolfgang Flägel, Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: “This is a special moment for our company and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for their commitment. I am certain that the Europa 2 with raise the bar in the luxury sector with its modern interpretation. We wish the ship and her crew safe journeys and enthusiastic passengers.”

On May 14, tugboats of Port Fleet CJSC commenced placing storage tanker NS Captain (capacity of 57,200 tonnes, Liberian flag) at anchorage 5A of Big Port St. Petersburg (near Kronshtadt). As IAA PortNews learnt from the tugboat company, the operation involved tugboats Evgeny Kocheshkov, Leonid Bochkov and Petergof. Operator of the off-harbor transshipment complex comprising this tanker is In-Transit CJSC. As IAA PortNews reported earlier, two storage tankers, NS Burgas and Hrvatska (Infotech Baltica CJSC), had already been placed at the anchorage of Big Port St. Petersburg.

The Saudi owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew were held by Somali pirates for 10 months admitted paying $2.6m to free them in November 2011, an Algerian paper reported on May 14. The MV Blida, carrying 17 Algerians, six Ukrainians, two Filipinos, one Jordanian and one Indonesian, was captured by a gang of heavily armed pirates on January 1, 2011, on its way from Oman to Tanzania. Two of hostages were released for health reasons in October that year, with the rest freed the following month when a bag full of cash was parachuted from a plane. “The pirates demanded a ransom of $2.6m to free the sailors and the ship. The Algerian government refused to negotiate or pay a ransom,” owner Ghaith Rashad Feraoun told Arabic daily Ennahar.

An exhausted Australian sailor has been rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A cargo ship picked up Juan Dario Zea Restrepo about 425 nautical miles off Christmas Island in the Republic of Kiribati on Monday night (US time). He is now aboard Singaporean container vessel, Kota Wangi, which is making its way towards Melbourne. The 58-year-old mariner was sailing from California to Christmas Island, in the Republic of Kiribati, when his vessel's autopilot reportedly failed. The US Coast Guard said Mr Restrepo had been manually navigating his 19x4m vessel, Folly II, for four weeks and called for help after becoming too tired to continue. More at www.news.com.au/n...

SAL Heavy Lift’s MV “SVENJA”, geared with two 1,000 mt cranes, loaded five reactors in Wilhelmshaven: four heavy reactors with a weight of 1,450 mt each, a length of 49.59 m, and a diameter of 7.6 m, and furthermore, one smaller reactor of 540 mt and a diameter of 6.85 m. All of the cargo was safely loaded without incidents. The vessel is now proceeding on schedule towards the Mississippi River, where the cargo will be discharged to barges for the transport to the final destinations. MV “SVENJA” with a deadweight of 12,500 mt was built in 2010. She is equipped with DP 1, has a combined crane capacity of 2,000 mt and boasts a speed of up to 20 knots.

Hamburger Lloyd took delivery of the third of four 4,600-TEU newbuildings, with 600 reefer plugs, from CSSC Shanghai, Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Co Ltd with another same-size vessel expected in August, the company announced. The vessel was named RHL Constantia by Christine Wegner, a lawyer and partner in the shipping law firm Cyrus Makowski, and is to enter a time charter for MOL this month, plying the transpacific US west coast trade. The ship is the Hamburg-based shipping company's 15th vessel. Reederei Hamburger Lloyd GmbH & CO KG was founded in 2007 by Hamburg merchants and shipowners.

The "Bastø V" had to be taken out of service on May 10, 2013, after problems occurred in lifting the bow the previous day, and it entered a shipyard at Horten in Kristiansand for repairs. First, it was estimated that the ferry would be back in Operation on the Moss-Kristiansand route the same day. The forecasts was changed to May 15 morning, but it was still too optimistic. Repairs were now expected to be completed by May 19. Both bow ramps of the double ended ferry had to be taken off, and it was found out that a part of one bow visor was damaged, the other needed a complete overhaul.

The threat of high winds and rough seas in eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca late on Mar 13 have again delayed the arrival of the"American Spirit" in Port Angeles. The vessel docked at City Pier around 10 next morning, roughly 12 hours later than originally scheduled. The master had decided to keep the vessel and its 50 passengers in port in Friday Harbor on May 13 after forecasts called for 25-35 mph winds and 4-6 foot seas in the eastern Strait. The delay, however, did not prevent passengers from taking any of pre-planned tours in Port Angeles. The "American Spirit", which can hold 100 passengers, was slated to leave Port Angeles on May 15 at 5 p.m., rather than noon, and arrive in Port Townsend about four hours later. The ship was to stay in Port Townsend all day on May 16 and leave for Poulsbo at about 4 a.m. May 17.

Investigations revealed that during a bunkering operation, four people came together to ensure that the "Ivory" delivered a shortfall of marine fuel to the "Front Splendor". This was found out when officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and the Maritime and Port Authority in Singapore (MPA) conducted a joint operation involving the "Ivory". The receiving vessel had got less fuel than the amount of 2662.389 mt stated in the documents. The intent of this endeavour was to enable the buying back of the extra fuel for personal financial gain. Jason Choo Soo Beng, Cargo Officer with Sea Hub Energy Pte Ltd., had paid Antonov Sergey, the Chief Engineer of the "Front Splendour", US$8,400 (S$10,401) for the latter to accept the short delivery of marine fuel. Sergey then gave a sum of US$400 to Victor Loh Tuck Seng, an independent surveyor working for M/s Saybolt Singapore Pte Ltd, to provide false verification. Loh further received US$5,500 from Choo for the deal. Choo then gave US$200 to his colleague Lam Tat Fei, a boatman who had obtained confirmation to proceed with the deal. He was given the sum for delivering the amount of US$18,000 to pay for the extra fuel resulting from the shortfall. To account for the extra fuel on board the "Ivory", Choo falsified a barge transfer advice and the stock movement logbook to indicate a bogus transfer of fuel from another vessel, MT Hai Soon X, to the "Ivory". Sergey will be charged with one count of accepting a bribe; one count of giving a bribe; and two counts of knowingly using false documents with the intent to deceive his employer. Choo will be charged with three counts of giving bribes; and one count of knowingly using false documents to deceive M/s V Ships UK. In addition, he was facing two charges of falsifying documents. Lam will be charged with two counts of abetting by engaging in a conspiracy with Jason; and one count of corruptly accepting a bribe. Loh will be charged with two counts of accepting a bribe from Jason and Antonov respectively. In addition, he will also face one count of knowingly using false documents with the intent to deceive M/s V Ships UK. All four accused persons will be charged in Court on May 15, 2013.

The National Transportation Safety Board revealed what caused the "Delta Mariner" to slam into the Eggner's Ferry Bridge near Aurora on Jan 26, 2012. The incident was the subject of part of a board meeting in the morning of May 14 in Washington D.C. When the "Delta Mariner" ran into the bridge, a 322-foot section of the span collapsed. Federal investigators have concluded that the crew of the cargo ship ignored radioed and visual warnings about lights being out on a bridge. The crew of the "Delta Mariner" used only visual cues and went under the wrong span of the Eggner's Ferry Bridge. Investigators also concluded that white warning lights on the bridge had been out for several years and other lights shorted out before the allision.

Francesco Schettino, former captain of the "Costa Concordia", has failed in his bid for a plea bargain. He is accused of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all passengers and crew were evacuated. Schettino had wanted to defend himself at trial, but when the other defendants all sought plea bargains, his defence team sought one, too. The prosecutors have agreed to plea bargains for all except Schettino. That means Schettino might be the only defendant if a trial is ordered. A judge must rule on prosecutors' request that Schettino be indicted. Five suspects in the disaster asked for plea bargains at indictment hearings on May 14. They include Roberto Ferrarini, the director of ship owner Costa Crociere's crisis unit, and Jacob Rusli Bin, the luxury liner's Indonesian helmsman, as well as three other crew members. The requests came during indictment hearings in Grosseto Plaintiffs in the case, who are suing for compensation, protested against the plea bargains. Schettino's lawyer had asked for the former captain to serve three years and four months but prosecutor Francesco Verusio said the sentencing request was ridiculously low. A judge still has to decide whether or not the trial will go ahead and when it could begin. Under the plea bargain requests filed on May 14, the highest sentence would be two years and 10 months for the company executive Ferrarini. Manrico Giampedroni, the cabin service director, would face two years and six months in prison. Schettino's deputy, Ciro Ambrosio, would get a year and 11 months, while the Indonesian helmsman would get a year and eight months and officer Silvia Coronica would get a year and six months.

Owners of the "Harbour Feature" which allided against and damaged the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge on Apr 1 asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the states of Maine and New Hampshire for damages caused when the tanker struck the bridge. In an answer to the lawsuit, filed with the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire on May 14, the ship owners and Operators, the 6. Nordtank-Hamburg and TB Marine Shipmanagement, asked that the lawsuit be dismissed and for return of a $2.4 million bond it posted before the tanker could leave Portsmouth. Represented by Portland, Maine, attorney John Bass, the tanker owners said the cost to repair the Long Bridge, which reopened May 13, constituted an improvement or betterment of the bridge and constituted the installation of new structures and components in the place of old and depreciated structures and components, so there should be a reduction in claimed damages. The tanker owners and operators also claimed the states of New Hampshire and Maine were guilty of negligence to such a degree that the states should be barred from recovering any damages, or recover a reduced amount. Read more: www.seacoastonlin...

The bridge operator which was drug tested at the scene of the accident when a bridge was lowered onto the "Herbert C. Jackson" on May 12 was found to have a blood-alcohol level above Michigan's legal limit of 0.08 percent. The impact heavily damaged the bridge, but no people were hurt. The ship meanwhile was repaired and allowed to resume its travel.

River-sea type freighter Maykop ran aground on May 13 13 on 1853 kilometer mark, Volga river, while leaving Syzran river port with 1609 tons of scrap on board. No hull damages, and no spill reported. Owner and master of the vessel blame port authorities, claiming that the vessel ran aground due to the lack of navigational aids, reported MRCC Moscow. Owner is to charter a tug for refloating.

Car carrier Franconia suffered mechanical failure on May 13 13 in Saronic Gulf, south of Piraeus, en route from Turkey to Piraeus. Vessel was taken on tow and towed to Perama. PSC detained the vessel requiring class survey.

Four Egyptians and a Maltese were arrested after the Maltese army found an excessive amount of fuel on board the "Dimitra". The Armed Forces of Malta stopped the fishing vessel Dimitra in the evening of MAy 9, 2013. During a search, army personnel noticed the vessel was carrying an excessive amount of fuel stored in precarious and hazardous conditions. The army escorted the vessel to Malta and it was berthed close to the shipyards in Marsa. The crew members were handed over to the police.

On May 13, 2013 around noon the CROSS Corsen was alerted by the "Balmoral" that one of his passengers, a British woman of 87 years, suffered acute pain. A conference call was initiated between the CROSS, the ship and the center of maritime medical consultation in Toulouse. A helicopter evacuation to hospital was decided. The Balmoral was located about 25 nautical miles oNE of the kighthouse Créac'h. The CROSS Corsen dispatched a Cayman 33 F helicopter of the Navy with a medical team of the Health Service of the Armed Forces on board. Around 2:20 p.m., the woman was hoisted and taken to the hospital Cavale Blanche in Brest where ishe arrived at 3:00 p.m.

beached at Alang 13.05.13

sold to Gadani breakers,arrived Gadani anchorage 14.05.13

sold to Alang breakers

New Charter for $13,000/day to Penfield Marine

New Charter to Asahi Tankers for $16,750/day

New Charter for $10,000/day to Vitol

Charter extended for $16,250/day to Shelll

New Charter for $15,000/day to Core Petroleum

New Charter 11,700 till end 2014 + 12,700 for 2015 + 12,900 for 2016-2017 + 13,000 for 6 months of 2018

New charter to Norden for $10,000/day

New Charter to RWE for $15,000/day

Sold for $3.4 Mill. to norwegian buyers

Sold to undisclosed buyers for $53.0 Mill.

Sold to Ionia Mangement for $8.40 Mill.

Sold to undisclosed buyers for $9.00 Mill.

Sold to turkish buyers for $8.00 Mill.

Sold to greek buyers for $13.60 Mill.

Sold to greek buyers for $14.00 Mill.

Sold to chinese buyers for $8.20 Mill.

Sold to chinese buyers for $8.50 Mill.

Sold to greek buyers for $17.75 Mill.

Sold to Greek Navios Maritime for $32.00 Mill.

Sold to chinese buyers for $7.20 Mill.

LONG BEACH has warned that half the ships docked in port must stop using their own engines to generate electricity and plug into local Southern California Edison power grid starting January 1. Port officials said terminals and shipping lines are spending millions to plug in to local power at berth to cut air pollution ahead of the enforcement of state regulations next year. Speaking at a "Shore Power Summit", officials said the use of shore power for lights, pumps, communications, refrigeration cuts air pollution by 95 per cent. The port is completing US$100 million in dockside power hookups, vessel operators are retrofitting older ships for shore power and building new ones as well as installing transmission systems.

SINGAPORE's APL, the container shipping arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has announced it will scrap four US-flagged containerships as the American retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan reduces military cargo. APL said it continues to have ample US-flag capacity to handle diminishing military shipments from Afghanistan and Iraq. "APL remains 100 per cent committed to the US flag. It's part of our heritage," said APL vice president Eric Mensing. The 4,300-TEU ships, the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman, built 30 years ago, were among the first postpanamax containerships (recalling the day when APL was known as the American President Lines) which are now operated by APL's US-flag unit, the Washington-based APL Maritime.

SINGAPORE's APL, the container shipping arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has announced it will scrap four US-flagged containerships as the American retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan reduces military cargo. APL said it continues to have ample US-flag capacity to handle diminishing military shipments from Afghanistan and Iraq. "APL remains 100 per cent committed to the US flag. It's part of our heritage," said APL vice president Eric Mensing. The 4,300-TEU ships, the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman, built 30 years ago, were among the first postpanamax containerships (recalling the day when APL was known as the American President Lines) which are now operated by APL's US-flag unit, the Washington-based APL Maritime.

SINGAPORE's APL, the container shipping arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has announced on April 22, 2013 it will scrap four US-flagged containerships as the American retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan reduces military cargo. APL said it continues to have ample US-flag capacity to handle diminishing military shipments from Afghanistan and Iraq. "APL remains 100 per cent committed to the US flag. It's part of our heritage," said APL vice president Eric Mensing. The 4,300-TEU ships, the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman, built 30 years ago, were among the first postpanamax containerships (recalling the day when APL was known as the American President Lines) which are now operated by APL's US-flag unit, the Washington-based APL Maritime

SINGAPORE's APL, the container shipping arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has announced on April 22, 2013 it will scrap four US-flagged containerships as the American retreat from Iraq and Afghanistan reduces military cargo. APL said it continues to have ample US-flag capacity to handle diminishing military shipments from Afghanistan and Iraq. "APL remains 100 per cent committed to the US flag. It's part of our heritage," said APL vice president Eric Mensing. The 4,300-TEU ships, the President Adams, President Jackson, President Polk and President Truman, built 30 years ago, were among the first postpanamax containerships (recalling the day when APL was known as the American President Lines) which are now operated by APL's US-flag unit, the Washington-based APL Maritime.

Containership scrappage rates are expected to exceed previous records this year, but cellular capacity removed due to demolition will still be surpassed by a ratio of one to three by newbuilding deliveries, reported Lloyd’s List citing Alphaliner. If the current recycling trend of boxships continues, the total capacity consigned to breakers’ yards in 2013 could reach 450,000 teu – exceeding the previous record of 381,000 teu set in 2009. This acceleration in scrapping is mainly attributed to the rush to remove redundant panamax ships where charter hire rates for a 4,200 teu unit are at depressed levels, averaging below $10,000 per day. This compares to a 12 – year average of $24,000 per day and a January 2005 peak of almost $45,000 per day, Alphaliner said. Moreover, the average age for scrapping of containerships has fallen to 22 years, versus the historical level of 25 to 30 years, but there is also an increase in the number of so – called ‘ teenagers ’, ships under 20 years, being sold for scrap, Alphaliner explained.

MMC Corp is spending RM2.21bn to upgrade its ports in Johor. Group managing director Datuk Hasni Harun said the company is expected to spend RM1.6bn on Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) to increase its handling capacity to 10.5m teu a year next year from 7.7m currently. RM421m has been earmarked for Johor Port to increase its capacity by around 30% by 2015. PTP will remain focused on containers while Johor Port’s growth will increasingly focus on the oil and gas sector. “We are redesigning our Johor Port so that we can do more business in the oil and gas sector,” Hasni said. [14/05/13]

Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Thunder’, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on Monday 13 May 2013, the Group's press release said. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the platform supply vessel (PSV) is commercially and technically under the management of Atlantic Offshore. ‘Blue Thunder’ will enter a 4-month contract with Statoil, with 4 monthly options.

An explosion occurred on May 11, 08:35 am (UTC) on board the M.V. ASIR owned by United Arab Shipping Company. In its press release UNITED ARAB SHIPPING COMPANY (SAG) said that the company "regrets to report that on or about 0835 hrs. UTC on May 11, 2013, off Abu Elkizan Island (25-01 N and 036-05 E) an explosion occurred in the Engine Room of its vessel m.v. ASIR en route from Suez to Jeddah resulting in the loss of power of the vessel besides injuries to three of its officers. Two of the injured officers have already been removed from the vessel for medical treatment. The vessel is now on emergency power and has developed a slow drift. UASC has already entered into towage contracts for moving the vessel to Jeddah where she was originally bound. The UASC vessel mv JEBEL ALI is near m.v. ASIR providing standby assistance until the towage operations commence. Efforts are continuing to restore power to the vessel. There is no damage to cargo nor any pollution on board the vessel or at sea but the towage operations may entail a couple of days after which the cargo on board would be discharged. UASC regrets the inconvenience caused to its customers and Partners on account of the incident but is taking all steps to minimize the hardship to the extent possible.