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Number 152 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Sunday 31-05-2020
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The 88 mtr long Maltese flagged CORINTHIAN arrived earlier this week from Santa
Cruz de Tenerife, in the harbour of Oudeschild-Texel (The Netherlands) for lay-up.
Photo : Kees Jongedijk ©

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EVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONS

The AFON WEN outbound from Rotterdam passing Maassluis

Photo : Cees Kloppenburg Maritime Photo Maassluis © CLICK at the photo !

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The MAKRAN 1 under tow of the tug CHRISTOS XXIV inbound passing Maassluis Photo : Yvon Kloppenburg ©

Henriette Thygesen hands over the reins at Svitzer

Svitzer CEO Henriette Thygesen resigns from the Maersk-owned tugboat operator. Her replacement at Svitzer is an
internal candidate, who puts his ambitions for the company into words in an interview with ShippingWatch.
BY CHRISTIAN CARLSEN
Henriette Thygesen steps down as chief executive officer of tugboat operator Svitzer to focus on her new role in
Maersk's group management, where she has assumed new
responsibilities.
Six months ago, Thygesen became a manager at Maersk as part of a
reshuffle of its senior management team in Copenhagen. She assumed
the title of CEO of Towage, Manufacturing & Other, but the title is now
changed to CEO of Fleet & Strategic Brands.
Both positions entail that Thygesen is responsible for operating the liner
company's 700 vessels, that is fleet management, which former Chief
Operating Officer Søren Toft was responsible for before switching to
competitor MSC.
The new CEO of Svitzer will be Kasper Friis Nilaus, 44, who comes from a position as managing director of Svitzer
Europe. Going forward, he will report to Thygesen in her new role. At the same time, she will become chairman of the
board at Svitzer.
Faces big challenges
Nilaus takes over as CEO of the towage company at a time when shipping
lines across the world are struggling with the effects of the coronavirus,
which has put a damper on demand. "We see that economic activity in the
world has dropped dramatically, and that naturally rubs off on our
industry, with fewer ships calling at ports, meaning fewer jobs for us,"
Nilaus tells ShippingWatch. He says that Svitzer has seen a decline in
volumes during the corona crisis, but that it varies locally and month-to-
month. "We had a strong first quarter, just like Maersk did. So, in fact,
we've started the year very well," he says.As new CEO, it is Nilaus'
ambition to make good on the strategy already determined. That is,
deliver healthy returns to owner Maersk, keep costs low, focus on the
safety of employees and customers and, not least, grow the business. "We
want to grow. We need to get safely out of the crisis first, although there
are probably opportunities in a crisis, too. It's organic growth and
acquisitions, and innovation provides growth opportunities as well," Nilaus
says. He sees the corona crisis as an opportunity to demonstrate Svitzer's
abilities to customers."When you're in a crisis, the most important thing
for customers is that we keep serving them in a safe manner. Svitzer has
the opportunity to demonstrate that we can work under difficult
conditions. That, of course, attracts customers, which provides us with opportunities to grow."
Svitzer still important to Maersk

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Svitzer's owner, Maersk, is in the middle of a historic transformation from conglomerate to integrated transport and
logistics company, which, among other things, has led to a joining of Maersk Line and freight forwarder Damco. Nilaus
holds that Svitzer has an important role to play in that strategy. "We play an important part in terms of Maersk, in the
way that we typically deliver healthy returns to our owner, and we have growth opportunities that make us an interesting
business to hold on to. So, we have synergies because Maersk is our biggest customer globally," he says. Svitzer's new
CEO started his career at the shipping company in 2007 as business development manager. Since then, he advanced to
being chief commercial officer and managing director at Svitzer Europe. Moreover, he was for years part of the board at
salvaging company Ardent, established in 2015 when Svitzer and Titan Salvage merged their salvaging businesses.
Recently, however, Ardent shut down its business following a divestment of the US branch to a competitor
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ILO, IMO and ICAO urge governments to act on

crew change, ‘key worker’ status

The leaders of the world’s highest maritime, aviation and labour authorities have issued a joint statement calling on
governments to facilitate maritime crew changes and designate the millions of workers in critical transport industries
through the present pandemic as ‘key workers’.
Fang Liu (International Civil Aviation Organization), Kitack Lim (International Maritime Organization) and Guy Ryder
(International Labour Organization) say that the aviation and maritime transport sectors, along with fisheries industry, are
too important to global supply chains to have any disruption caused by government restrictions preventing crew change
and travel. “Our three Organizations seek to ensure that seafarers, marine personnel, fishing vessel personnel, offshore
energy sector personnel, aviation personnel, air cargo supply chain personnel, service provider personnel at airports and
ports are designated as ‘key workers’, regardless of nationality, to exempt them from travel restrictions, to ensure their
access to emergency medical treatment and, if necessary, to facilitate emergency repatriation,” said the leaders.

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The international bodies also urged governments to remove restrictions stopping crew from disembarking from ships in
port. Currently, many transport workers cannot transit through a territory to an airport or other transport hub for a crew
change and repatriation home. They say repatriation flights must be sped up. “We are seeking the support of
Governments to facilitate crew changes, operations essential to maintain the global cargo supply chains and operations
related to humanitarian aid, medical and relief flights. For humanitarian reasons – and the need to comply with
international safety and employment regulations – crew changes cannot be postponed indefinitely,” they said.
Governments have been encouraged to grant all seafarers, fishers, offshore energy workers, and aviation and airports
workers exemptions from national travel- and health-related restrictions in order to facilitate the resumption of crew
changes on ships and aircraft, and in airports and cargo facilities. The call adds pressure on governments to act urgently
on maritime crew changes. Approximately 200,000 seafarers are currently stuck on board vessels across the world,
unable to relieved by fresh crew due to the Covid-19 restrictions brought in by governments across the world. The 16th of
June is looming as the deadline given by the ITF and maritime employers for governments to implement the IMO
protocols that would make crew changes possible. The ITF has warned that the restrictions must be removed to avoid any
shutdown in global trade.

The Icebreakers FENNICA & NORDICA laid up in Kotka-Finland Photo : Jakob Jan Bijlsma ©

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Het Reddingmuseum opent weer haar deuren!

Op 6 mei kondigde
de regering aan dat
musea per 1 juni
weer open mogen
onder bepaalde
voorwaarden. Het
Nationaal
Reddingmuseum
Dorus Rijkers is
zeer verheugd en
opent vanaf
maandag 1 juni
haar deuren weer
voor het publiek! Het
museum is ruim 2
maanden dicht
geweest door de
maatregelen van de
regering tegen het coronavirus. Een moeilijke tijd voor het Reddingmuseum, die in deze periode geen opbrengsten had.
Opbrengsten die ze als kleinschalig museum zo hard nodig hebben. Met de opening op 1 juni hoopt het museum weer
vele bezoekers te kunnen ontvangen.
Veiligheidsmaatregelen
Het Reddingmuseum doet haar uiterste best om een veilig en ontspannen bezoek te realiseren voor haar bezoekers.
Het museum volgt hierbij de richtlijnen van de Rijksoverheid, de Museumvereniging en de adviezen van het RIVM. Dit
betekent onder andere dat het museum gaat werken met een vaste looproute en starttijden per bezoeker, ook wel
tijdsloten genoemd. Deze tijdsloten kunnen gereserveerd worden wanneer je een online ticket koopt via de website
www.reddingmuseum.nl . Hiermee kan het museum de anderhalve meter afstand garanderen.
Ook worden er maatregelen genomen om de hygiëne te waarborgen in het museum. Zo dienen bezoekers bij aankomst
hun handen te reinigen met de daarvoor beschikbaar gestelde desinfecterende zeep. Bepaalde delen van het museum
worden regelmatig extra schoongemaakt.
Tijdsloten reserveren
Het reserveren van tijdsloten geldt ook voor Museumjaarkaarthouders en mensen met een KNRM donateurspas of
combikaart. Zij kunnen tijdens het reserveren van een tijdslot aangeven welke pas zij hebben. Reeds eerder gekochte
combikaarten met het Marinemuseum blijven dus geldig.

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Actie: gereduceerd tarief gezinskaart

In de maand juni kunnen gezinnen profiteren van een speciale actie voor de gezinskaart. Deze wordt tegen een
gereduceerd tarief aangeboden van €25,-. De gezinskaart is voor ouders met minderjarige kinderen, met maximaal 5
personen.
Museumbezoek

Wat betekent dit nu voor de bezoeker? Wat verandert er nu precies?

• Bij aankomst dien je je de handen te reinigen met de daarvoor beschikbaar gestelde desinfecterende zeep;
• Bezoekers volgen een vastgestelde looproute door het museum. Deze route wordt aangegeven met pijlen op de
vloer;
• Alleen de windtunnel is niet in gebruik;
• De audiotour is gewoon beschikbaar en wordt na gebruik gereinigd.
• Er zijn geen vaartochten met reddingboot Johan de Witt;
• Vaartochten met de museumschepen kunnen nog niet geboekt worden. Het museum hoopt in de nabije toekomst
weer te kunnen varen;
• De hoofdingang is niet meer de uitgang. Bezoekers verlaten het museum via een andere uitgang;
• Er lopen vrijwilligers rond die met grote regelmaat bepaalden delen van het museum extra schoonmaken;
• De wc in het museum is toegankelijk voor het publiek, er is ook een invalidetoilet aanwezig.
• Alleen minder mobiele mensen kunnen gebruik maken van de lift;
• Jassen en tassen moeten bezoekers zelf meenemen in het museum of achterlaten in hun auto.
Ondanks deze maatregelen zorgen de vrijwilligers en medewerkers van het
Reddingmuseum voor een unieke belevenis waar bezoekers meegenomen
worden in het spannende verhaal van het reddingwezen en de redders van
vroeger en van nu.
Ontdek het museum thuis

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Voor de thuisblijvers heeft het Reddingmuseum op haar website de mogelijkheid gecreëerd om het museum vanuit de
luie stoel te ontdekken met mooie films van reddingboten, leerzame vlogs en knutselactiviteiten voor kinderen die ze thuis
kunnen doen. Bekijk ‘Ontdek het museum thuis’ via www.reddingmuseum.nl
All above photo’s : Piet Sinke www.maasmonsmaritime.com ©

World’s Largest Container Vessel “HMM

Algeciras” Transits Suez Canal

Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) witnessed the transit of HMM ALGECIRAS, the
world’s largest container vessel, on its maiden voyage since its launching last April. It transited among the south convoy,
via the New Suez Canal, heading from Yantian to Rotterdam. That was during the Chairman’s inspection of traffic in the
Canal. His Excellency followed-up the vessel’s transit from the New Marina, giving directives that all necessary measure be
taken to ensure its safe transit, like: assigning a number of highly experienced SCA pilots, providing the required
navigation aids, like: escort tug boats, and real-time monitoring of the transit from the Main Traffic Control Office, and
various traffic control stations. And as per protocol in the Suez Canal Authority on receiving mega vessels transiting for
the first time, Admiral Rabie delegated SCA Distinguished Senior Pilot, Capt. Hisham Fawzy, and First Senior Pilot, Capt.
Medhat El-Naggar, to board the vessel and welcome its crew as well as present the Shipmaster, Capt. Jon Kiun, with a
commemorative gift. Admiral Rabie emphasized that the New Suez Canal has further cemented the Suez Canal’s existing
place as the lifeblood of world trade. It also increased its efficiency so it remains the best option by far to current and
future generations of mega vessels, especially container vessels that gained great significance in the past years, in light of
the competition between shipping lines to build the world’s largest vessels to benefit from economies of scale and
minimize operation costs.

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His Excellency elaborated further that the SCA keeps a keen eye on the rapidly developing maritime transport industry,
and is even a few steps ahead by means of non-stop developmental projects in the waterway. Those projects don’t
include the New Suez Canal alone,
but extend to establishing new
waiting areas to increase
navigational safety in the waterway
and best prepared in the face of
emergencies, as well as enhance the
quality of provided navigational
services through developing traffic
monitoring stations along the
waterway, and upgrading the fleet
of escort tugs and other auxiliary
units that partake in the pilotage
process in the Canal.
Adm. Rabie also stressed that the
SCA is well aware of the challenges
maritime transport is witnessing at
the meantime as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic. It is also
taking all the necessary measures and preventative precautions to
best handle the situation at hand, as well as actively
communicating with clients and consulting on how to achieve
mutual interest. The Authority is also adopting a number of pro-
active measures in the form of a bundle of incentives and rebates
for various types of transiting vessels.The record-breaking vessel
has a capacity of 23,964 TEUs and is among the fleet of HMM, the
South Korean shipping line, and is the first of twelve vessels of the
same class, design and size contracted to be built by DSME
(Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) and SHI (Samsung
Heavy Industries).For his part, Capt. Kiun, shipmaster of the
HMM ALGECIRAS, praised the navigational safety measures
adopted by the SCA were an important factor in the safe and
smooth transit of the vessel despite its rather large,
unprecedented dimensions, and greatly valued the role of the SCA
pilots, their professionalism, expertise, cooperation and friendly
spirit. The ship stands at 400 m. in length. Her width is 61 m. and
her draught is 16 m.She is equipped with operating systems that
comply with IMO regulations. The upgraded design of the
structure is meant to be more power-efficient, and thus, minimize
the carbon emissions, to which the expected result is cutting 15% off operation costs. Source: suezcanal.gov.eg

Maritime Industry: Why This Hypocrisy?

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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the hypocrisy of the whole world is once again highlighted; it’s not something that
surprised me at all. However, it showed a new face of mental illness of the global population and honestly made me
wonder if I’m the one who lacks empathy, and whether it’s me who has mental issues after all?

The BOKA ATLANTIS arriving in Aberdeen Photo : George Saunders ©

The feeling of empathy in moments of trouble, especially when its consequences affect a large number of people,
sometimes even our own family, friends, and colleagues, is absolutely normal.
It is quite common, and some may say normal (with which I completely disagree) that people feel the need to show
gratitude, be part of a larger audience, rejoice and celebrate other people’s successes or failures of those who are
universally and maybe rightly hated, but it is by its nature completely useless and meaningless. Going out on the balcony
and clapping, shouting, mumbling, muttering, praying, etc. for the medical staff and others, whom you call front-liners,
from my perspective, is not only useless but just shows the amount of laziness, and above all ignorance of the mass
population which think that they did something while actually, they did absolutely — nothing! Nothing productive or
helpful. Well, maybe this won’t be something the vast majority will agree with, but your applause, muttering, mumbles,
shouting, chants, prayers, etc. and all the other things you’ve done mean absolutely nothing!
If anyone in this world, especially in this situation, deserves some gratitude, and when I say that, I do not mean shouting,
muttering, mumbling, praying, or anything else that is completely meaningless at its core, then they are Merchant
Mariners, i.e. Seafarers.
There is an incredible number of people who have no idea who is responsible and who is the essential link in the chain
that created the world as we know today, made us evolve and now maintains it revolving and bringing warmth and
comfort to all of us! A very small portion of the global population understands who are the real key workers and because
of whose contributions they can live the way they live; comfortable, without much worry. The hardest thing that
happened to them is the temporary measures that do not allow them to walk or run freely in the park, go out for lunch or
dinner with a loved one, go for a stroll to shopping malls, sip coffee with friends, go to the party, get drunk or even
wasted, etc. All these little things that you are deprived of now, all little things which make life worth living and which the
vast majority of the population has long taken for granted, for seafarers these are, unfortunately, just reality of everyday
life.
Now, imagine that you are “deprived” of all of the above mentioned little things that make your life what is it for at least 6
months every single year, imagine that — just that!
Let me mention some other things that seafarers experience daily, just a small fraction, and those are just very common
and normal for seafarers. Remember that this is only a small fraction, and there are much worse things that happen
regularly and daily, but I will list some common ones that I have personally experienced on numerous occasions:
⦁ Stuck at the same place for 6 months (often and especially now in the times of COVID-19 even longer).
⦁ Constantly having jet lag due to passing through different time zones

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⦁ Not being able to have any real and free time with family and friends.
⦁ Not see your loved one, not even on video call as there is no internet, or when there is the internet, its bandwidth is the
same as during the dial-up era (dreaming about ISDN).
⦁ Not having one single day off for 6 months straight (forget about public holidays and so on, they don’t exist at sea).
⦁ Being free, but not free to do anything as per your wish, but strictly complying with innumerable rules and regulations
(and yes, they vary, they’re not universal, it’s up to every company what they will allow you to do during your “free-not-
free-time”, sometimes it even depends on the “Captain” and how he feels like).
⦁ Not being able to have one single sip of alcohol for 6 months.
⦁ Being woken up at any time and have an alco-drug test.
⦁ Being woken up by any authority at any time without any specific reason and interrogated (for hours sometimes), all of
your personal belongings searched and scanned and in the end, you won’t have any explanation why you were
interrogated, searched, threatened and treated as a criminal.
⦁ To be woken up during the rest hours, totally deprived of sleep, and right out of the bed, innumerable questions are
thrown at you that may or may not be related to your job, it doesn’t matter, you have to answer anyway and if you are
wrong, you got NC.
⦁ Sometimes, seafarers are treated not as a human but an emotionless robot who does not need basic things worthy of a
human being.

The AL SAFLIYA anchored off Gibraltar for bunkers Photo : Francis Ferro ©
How does that sound? Surreal, like a lie, I’m talking trash, right?
Well, most of you will think it’s a lie; such things cannot be real; it can’t happen in the 21st century! These
are basic examples of human rights violations, and it can’t happen, it can’t be real, right? Especially since we
are talking about companies of well-known brands, we are talking about organizations that fight for the rights of
seafarers.
Most of them are – passing various laws, rules, regulations, adding amendments to already existing amendments, etc.
and they, presumably, represent and lead humanity towards sustainability, unity, equality and all the other words that
sound fantastic, bombastic and great (there goes an applause a clap, especially for IMO, ILO, ITF, UN and various other
organizations that takes, not in any way makes, billions of dollars every year and do absolutely nothing when it is most
needed)! They deserve a big round of applause, mumblings, mutterings, chants, prayers, and a trophy for the biggest
hypocritical “body” in the maritime world! They deserved it for a long time, but now they have shown their true face and
clearly proved how much authority and how much respect they should have been given by all, especially, us who are at
the FRONTLINE, and that’s exactly and equal to nothing i.e. 0 (zero)!
And, now, we are DISCUSSING, and please remember the word “discussion”, should seafarers officially be
recognized as key workers!
Now, on April 7. 2020 ILO has come as a “savior” and started discussing whether seafarers should be recognized as key-
workers and be granted exemptions from any travel restrictions (things we see in the trucking industry, i.e. land
transportation of goods)!
We see them and others talking about something that is as usual just another futile discussion of a useless, so-called
international organization formed by people who have zero understanding, knowledge, and respect for what they do. And

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when you read and look at things they had done in the past and are continuously doing, year after year, one has to stop
and ponder:
1. Do they really know what they are doing?
2. Who are these people and to whom they are talking to?
3. Do they have a right to talk about the things related to seafarers’ rights and the maritime world as a whole?
4. Who they stand for? It is obvious, they do not stand for the well-being of seafarers as they claim.
5. Are they really there for the seafarers, or for their own sake and just a hefty paycheck?
6. Do they feel a sense of shame?
7. Do they deserve to be asked and most importantly answered to after all?

The MSC SAO PAULO outbound from Antwerp navigating the Westerschelde
Photo : Arnoud Lievense / www.flyliedutch.nl ©
However, to be fair, I do not blame only various international organizations or any shipping companies, but I also blame
the seafarers, for allowing themselves to get into a situation in which they are, not only now, but for a very long period,
more precisely- forever. All those useless conversations, rebellions in an attempt, which I heard so many times during
coffee breaks, casual talks, and then, there was a ghostly silence when you were given the opportunity to get up and say
everything you have to! So remember, all of you, that no one, or anything, can destroy and devalue you as you can do to
yourself.
It is sad and unfortunate that the seafarers suffer from fear of change and that their conditioning presupposes a static
identity, usually, results in rejection for fear of failure. In the shipping industry, being wrong is erroneously associated
with failure. When, in fact, to be proven wrong should be celebrated. It is elevating someone to a new level of
understanding and furthering one’s knowledge and understanding.
I know that my words will echo in the void of the universe where even screams are not heard, but out of own need not to
remain a blind spectator, I need to say what has had befallen on my mind – an urge to reach to my colleagues and ex-
colleagues. A plea to them to finally wake up and stand their grounds and not to be afraid as there is nothing to be afraid
of, and death will provide us with enough time to remain silent, but now its time to finally stand and fight a battle that we
can’t lose or, to say – we shall not!
The article is submitted by Goran Petrović, he is a Navigation officer with one of the leading Maritime
Companies.

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Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©

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the AUGUSTA LUNA working cargo at Halifax Photo : John Attersley Quay Marine Associates Inc.

Port of Wilmington hosts largest box ship calling

on USEC
THE North Carolina State Ports Authority has made history with the visit of the 14,000 TEU Hyundai Hope at the Port of
Wilmington, making it one of the largest container ships calling on the United States East Coast.
Executive director of North Carolina Ports, Paul J Cozza, said: "This is a monumental milestone for North Carolina Ports,
the Port of Wilmington and the entire state of North Carolina. This has been years in the making and seeing our hard
work and dedication come to fruition with the arrival of the MV HYUNDAI HOPE is truly something to celebrate."
Our ports are an important asset for connecting North Carolina to opportunities around the globe. Welcoming this ship
shows our commitment to supporting North Carolina's ports and the overall economy is paying off and keeping our state
globally competitive," added Robert A Wicker, chairman, North Carolina Ports board of directors.
The arrival of the MV HYUNDAI HOPE highlights North Carolina Ports' commitment to its more than US$200 million
capital improvements plan. Enhancing the Port of Wilmington's infrastructure to support the largest vessels calling on East
Coast ports has long been a focal point of this initiative.
"Our team and board of directors recognised the importance of improving our infrastructure to support the growing
vessels able to reach the United States following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2016. Since then, we have been
working tirelessly to modernise our facilities in preparation of this historic moment," said Brian E Clark, chief operating
officer, North Carolina Ports, reports AJOT.
The arrival of the Hyundai Hope follows the completion of four major projects aimed at improving access for 14,000-TEU
container ships to the Port of Wilmington. Earlier this year, NC Ports completed phase two of its turning basin expansion
project; opened 2,600 contiguous feet of container berth space; and completed an air draft improvement project which
increased the air draft over the Cape Fear River. Additionally, the Ports Authority welcomed three neo-Panamax cranes in
2018 and 2019 specifically designed to work ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs).
The Hyundai Hope is operated by HMM in partnership with THE Alliance linking Asia and South America to Wilmington.
HMM officially joined THE Alliance on April 1, 2020, which is made up of three additional ocean carriers: Hapag-Lloyd,
Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express (ONE).

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1959 P.K.Harris Ltd built SALVAGE MONARCH pushing COASTAL TITAN upstream in St. Clair River, May 28 2020
Photo : Capt : Rene René van Quekelberghe, master Iver Bright. ©

Van Oord’s TSHD LELYSTAD outbound passing Maassluis Photo : Kees van der Kraan ©

Stranded Cosco VLCC waiting for rescue off

South Africa
By: Cichen Shen
A COSCO Shipping very large crude carrier was reported to have been stranded off South Africa, pending tugboat
assistance. A Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty report shows 308,663 dwt YUAN HUA HU encountering unidentified
problems to the northeast of Port Elizabeth on May 25, 2020. Unconfirmed press reports suggested the tanker suffered an
engine breakdown. The China-flagged, 2015-built VLCC appeared to be drifting or moving at a very slow speed along the

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coastline near Port St Johns at 0147hrs on Thursday, according to the latest vessel tracking signals. It left Singapore on
May 10. A spokesperson of the shipowner Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation told Lloyd’s List the tanker was anchored
while the cause of the incident was still being investigated.
The person added that the 27 crew members on board was safe, and no oil spill had been found from the vessel, which
was on a ballast voyage from Singapore. The South Africa Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement on May 27 that
tugboat SMIT SYANDA had already been dispatched to stand by the grounded VLCC, until the expected arrival of a
bigger emergency towing tug within 48 hours. The authority said it remained in direct communication with the vessel's
master and the owner’s representatives, who are providing their full cooperation to contain the threat to the South African
coastline. It added that the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment had placed their Tier 1 Oil Pollution
Response team and an international salvage team on alert and ready to deploy from Cape Town. Source : Llloydslist

The Van Wijngaarden Marine Service units SCHELDESTROOM & KILSTROOM enroute with the FETSY L passing
Doredrecht Photo : Nico de Leeuw ©

BIFA calls for extension to Brexit transition

period
THE British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that a survey of its members shows that the majority of them
believe that an extension to the transition period is desirable, if no trade deal is agreed by December 31, 2020, and UK
trade with the EU is conducted on WTO terms.
BIFA director general, Robert Keen comments: "This is not a political comment from our members. They are a pragmatic
group. They understand that the UK has left the EU.
"It is a clear message to Government that BIFA members and the clients that they serve have great reservations over
whether they will have the capacity to handle the major changes to the UK's trading relationship at the start of 2021, such
as new customs documentation and procedures."
The survey revealed considerable concerns regarding the recruitment of staff qualified and experienced in Customs
procedures and the lack of available time to train them.
With no extension to the transition period, 50 per cent of respondents felt they would not have sufficient staff to
undertake the additional Customs-related work that will be required from January 1, 2021, whilst 60 per cent felt they
would not have time for comprehensive training of new recruits. In a recent letter to the parliamentary committee
responsible for the UK's future relationship with the EU, BIFA raised ongoing concerns over potentially misleading and
ambiguous comments from politicians and government regarding Customs matters.
In the letter, BIFA noted that it had heard that the Government is planning a new customs academy in Kent. It expressed
its surprise that the trade association that represents companies that undertake a large proportion of the UK's customs
entries, and is the largest provider of Customs training services, has not been invited to participate in any substantive
talks about such an academy.
Mr Keen adds: "Sadly, it is a further example of the lack of meaningful consultation with UK trade regarding the policies
and procedures required in order to ensure that trade with the EU can continue relatively uninterrupted post December
31, 2020.
"With very little progress to date on key negotiating points in the formal talks and with many of the civil service resources
previously assigned to support negotiations reallocated to deal with the coronavirus emergency response, it would be very
risky and unwise not to seek an extension.
"Even before the pandemic, our members were concerned that the 11-month transition wouldn't leave enough time to
prepare for a potential no deal. Having had their businesses affected badly by the effects of the pandemic, I really do
wonder whether they, and the clients they serve, will have the capacity to increase readiness for a sharp change in
trading practices and conditions from the start of next year. "When 72 per cent of the 400 BIFA member companies which

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completed the survey, and are actively involved day-to-day in managing the UK's visible imports and exports, call for an
extension of the transition period, we can only hope that the Government will again be listening." Source : Schednet

The 23 years old (1987) MATSON ANCHORAGE is still going strong, above you see her, when she arrived at Tacoma
port to exchange boxes and to go back to Anchorage (Alaska). With her 216,41x 23,77 mtrs she has a summer dwt of
21,282 t. and her IMO nr is 8419142. Photo: Aart van Essen ©

Subsea 7 to reduce the active fleet from 32

vessels to up to 10 vessels
Global leading offshore projects delivery & services company 'Subsea 7' announced cost reduction
measures, resulting in cutting 3,000 jobs

The SEVEN VEGA fitting out in Rotterdam Photo : Willem Koper ©

Subsea 7 has now issued further details of the cost reduction program including the details of workforce and fleet
reduction, following initial guidance provided on 30 April. According to the company's projection, the overall reduction in
headcount would be approximately 3,000 from the global workforce of 12,000, by the end of the second quarter of 2021.

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Subsea 7 anticipates that two-thirds of the reduction would affect the non-permanent workforce and one-third of the
reduction would affect permanent employees. Discussions with employee representatives will take place on a local basis
and consultation will start soon. Moreover, the company's active fleet of 32 vessels will be reduced by up to 10 vessels
through the non-renewal of chartered tonnage and the stacking of owned assets. The reshaping of the current fleet is
anticipated to take place over the period of next 12 months, which will be evaluated with the Group’s workload. John
Evans, Chief Executive Officer said: “Faced with a significant deterioration in the oil and gas market, we are taking swift
and decisive action to address the elements under our control.""These measures to reduce our cost base will help
preserve cash and protect our balance sheet strength, while maintaining our strong competitive position in core markets,”
Evans concluded. According to Subsea 7, these cost reduction measures are expected to deliver approximately U$ 400
million in annualized cash cost savings from the second quarter of 2021. In addition, capital expenditures will be reduced
to minimal levels in 2021 and 2022. Source: Nauticus Live

MSC INDIA – (MSC Shipmanagement Co) outbound for London Gateway, with an 40' collapsible container on top with a
Caterpillar Motor Grader 140 photo’s top & below : Willem Kruit ©

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THE BEAST IS OUT IN THE PORT OF SOHAR

The brandnew Sanmar (Turkey) built 29,4 mtr long 13,3 width 80 ton BP SVITZER SOHAR was taken in service in the
port of Sohar (Oman) photo : 24/7 port of Sohar pilot Rik van Marle © CLICK at the photo to view the movie!

200 Mauritian crew stranded onboard NCL-

Norwegian Epic begging to return home
About 200 crew (Mauritius nationals) are currently stranded on the Norwegian Cruise Line-owned ship Norwegian Epic,
waiting for a charter flight to be repatriated back home.

The NORWEGIAN EPIC Photo : David Bowley ©

As Mauritius has still not lifted the ban of its citizens arriving via planes, NCL Epic's crew are depressed after spending 2+
months onboard the liner. To raise awareness of their Government, they even made a video, begging the prime minister

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to allow their repatriation. The Mauritians say they are healthy and just want to return back to their families.Norwegian
Epic has become a "crew hotel for people from different nations waiting for their repatriation charter flights. As many of
the other nations have already left the ship, the seafarers from Mauritius feel they're abandoned by their government.
Mauritius Island's largest cruise port (as well as country's capital city) is Port Louis.

Haveninformatiecentrum weer open

FutureLand Ferry onthaalt nieuwste grootste containerschip HMM Algeciras

The Futureland Ferry HENRY HUDSON Photo : Kees Torn © CLICK at the photo!
het informatiecentrum over de Rotterdamse haven op Maasvlakte 2 – heropent ruim op tijd de deuren om opstappers aan
boord van rondvaartschip FutureLand Ferry getuige te laten zijn van de aankomst van HMM ALGECIRAS.

Dit nieuwste grootste containerschip ter wereld arriveert op woensdag 3 juni voor de eerste maal in Rotterdam.
Bestemming is de containerterminal van Rotterdam World Gateway aan de Prinses Amaliahaven op Maasvlakte 2. Tussen
14.00 en 15.00 uur ligt het schip aan de kade, zo is de verwachting. Speciaal voor deze unieke maidentrip gooit
de FutureLand Ferry de trossen deze dag tweemaal los. Bezoekers verwelkomen tijdens de afvaart van 12.30 uur het
schip bij het binnenlopen. De tweede vaartocht van 14.30 uur biedt waarschijnlijk zicht op de laatste meters tot de kade,
waarbij slepers en roeiers hun inspanningen verrichten.

Zuid-Koreaans tintje
Vanwege coronamaatregelen is het maximum aantal passagiers op de FutureLand Ferry beperkt. Dit maakt
de vaartocht extra exclusief. FutureLand heeft daarom op social media een winactie gelanceerd. Voor de inzender van
het meest ludieke bericht mét Zuid-Koreaans tintje zijn twee tickets gereserveerd. HMM is tenslotte een Zuid-Koreaanse
scheepseigenaar. Ook aan boord ervaart de bezoeker dit Zuid-Koreaanse tintje.

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Spliethoff group’s MARSGRACHT moored alongside the PIONEERING SPIRIT discharging materials for the next
assignment of the PIONEERING SPIRIT Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
Maasvlakte 2 is met regelmaat de maiden call bestemming van recordschepen. Ook de PIONEERING SPIRIT in de
volksmond ’s werelds grootste schip, ligt momenteel in de wateren van Rotterdams jongste havengebied. Niet alleen de
grootste schepen maken dit gebied aantrekkelijk. Ook de hypermoderne containerterminals, ’s werelds hoogste
windturbine en de stormachtige ontwikkelingen in offshore windenergie doen bezoekers versteld staan.
Heropening
Na een sluiting van tien weken opent het Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, met inachtneming van de maatregelen,
informatiecentrum FutureLand weer op maandag 1 juni. Naast hygiënemaatregelen en fysieke en logistieke
aanpassingen reserveren bezoekers voorafgaand aan hun komst een gratis ticket met tijdslot via www.futureland.nl.
Zodoende is het maximaal aantal bezoekers gecontroleerd zodat liefhebbers in alle rust verantwoord kunnen genieten van
de interactieve tentoonstelling. Op dezelfde wijze worden ook vaartochten en rondritten weer aangeboden met
respectievelijk de FutureLand Ferry en de FutureLand Express. FutureLand is toegankelijk voor jong en oud, je beleeft er
de haven van de toekomst. FutureLand ligt midden in de Rotterdamse haven en biedt uitzicht op Maasvlakte 2 in
ontwikkeling. Het informatiecentrum is geopend van dinsdag tot en met vrijdag en op zondag.
Van 1 mei tot 1 oktober is FutureLand ook alle zaterdagen geopend. De toegang is gratis. Wel dienen bezoekers
voorafgaand aan hun komst een ticket met tijdslot te reserveren. De FutureLand Express en de FutureLand Ferry staan
het gehele jaar klaar voor rondritten en vaartochten door de nieuwe havens. Het informatiecentrum is in de ANWB-
verkiezing genomineerd als leukste uitje van Zuid-Holland. Bekijk het jaarprogramma op www.futureland.nl . Adres
FutureLand: Europaweg 902, 3199 LC Maasvlakte, Rotterdam Havennummer 8360.

Texas oil and gas industry cut record 26,300

jobs in April
The oil and gas industry shed a record-breaking 26,300 jobs in Texas during April as shutdowns related to the coronavirus
pandemic cut demand and sent commodity prices to record lows. Drilling, completion, production and related sectors
employed 192,600 people in Texas last month, a 12 percent drop from the 218,900 jobs in March, new figures from the
Texas Workforce Commission show.The 192,600 upstream oil and gas jobs held at the end of April are at a low not seen
since Nov. 2016 while the 26,300 layoffs mark the largest drop of industry jobs in a single month, a review of figures
going back to 1990 show.The oil field service sector, one that includes drilling rig operators, hydraulic fracturing crews
and equipment manufacturers, has been the hardest hit by the downturn. The service sector accounted for 22,300 of the
industry jobs lost in April, figures from the Texas Workforce Commission show. Houston oil field service giant Halliburton

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has laid off more than 1,900 people in Texas since the beginning of the year while Midland-based rival ProPetro shed
more than 1,400 jobs and Houston-based NexTier Oilfield Solutions laid off nearly 1,000 employees, notices filed with the
Texas Workforce Commission show West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark for crude oil, was already stuck in the
unprofitable $50 per barrel range when the coronavirus pandemic cut demand and sent commodity prices to record lows,
that included them briefly going below zero. Crude oil prices are now in the $30 per barrel range, a price that is well
below the $55 per barrel needed by most U.S. shale producers. As a result, exploration and production companies have
cut their budgets in addition to scaling back drilling and completion activities. Boom and bust cycles are nothing new to
the Texas oil and gas industry, which endured 21 months of job losses in a row during 2015 and 2016 before adding jobs
back. Although the coronavirus caused the industry to shed jobs at a record pace, Texas Oil & Gas Association President
Todd Staples said the recovery depends on how quickly shutdown orders ease and the economy returns to pre-pandemic
levels. "While many of these necessary reductions have negatively impacted workforce levels, the industry is poised to
rebound as the world economy gets back on track and supply and demand levels normalize," Staples said. "We look
forward to expanding the employment levels as market conditions allow source: houstonchronicle

Survey vessel ASTERIAS navigating the Borndiep between Terschelling and Ameland. In the background bouy tender
SCHUITENGAT awaiting hightide in the Blauwe Balg. Photo : GertJan Verbeek ©

Equinor to restart Hammerfest LNG plant on

June 18
by Mirza Duran

The ARCTIC LADY moored at the LNG plant in Hammerfest April 2019
Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)
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Norwegian energy giant Equinor plans to bring back online its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas export plant on June 18
following planned maintenance. The LNG operator said earlier this month it would close the export facility for scheduled
maintenance for two weeks starting on May 15. However, the company then extended the shutdown to June 30 with the
latest operational data on its website showing that the facility will restart on June 16. The closure of the terminal which
liquefies natural gas from the Snohvit (Snow White) field in the Barents Sea reduced production by 18 million cubic
metres per day. Natural gas from Snohvit reaches Hammerfest LNG via a 160-kilometer gas pipeline which became
operational in the autumn of 2007. Hammerfest LNG is able to produce about 4.3 million tonnes per year of LNG. The
chilled fuel produced at the facility mainly lands at LNG terminals in Europe but also in Asia. Equinor is the operator of
both the Snohvit field and Hammerfest LNG with a 36.8 per cent stake.source: offshore energy

PortXchange results in shorter idle times on

departure at APM Terminals Rotterdam
A recent trial with the digital information platform PortXchange (formerly known as Pronto) at APM Terminals Rotterdam
yielded a significant reduction in the average idle time on departure of Maersk vessels. This had benefits for everyone
involved: the terminal, the shipping line, the ship agent and the nautical service providers, Port of Rotterdam said in its
release. Participants in the trial were APMT, Maersk, the ship agent Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the towing services
Svitzer and Fairplay and the local pilots of Loodswezen. A baseline measurement among 177 ships had established that on
average, vessels wait 47 minutes before leaving the quay after cargo handling at the terminal has been rounded off.
Surely there are opportunities to cut this ‘idle time on departure’.After the start of the trial in September 2019, the
partners met every week to jointly compare the plannings – and their actual execution. They mainly focussed on ships
with an idle time on departure of over 45 minutes.By January, the average idle time on departure had decreased from 47
to 32 minutes. According to Michiel Zeevaart, the terminal’s regular updates played a significant role in this
improvement.The collaborating parties are following PortXchange’s on-going development with great interest and urge
other parties in the sector to join the platform. They have announced that they will continue to use PortXchange. In the
meantime, a large share of Rotterdam’s container sector has already joined PortXchange – including all deep sea
terminals. Right now, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is focusing on connecting other segments. Source : portnews

The TOPAZ TANGAROA operating at the BSA OSS Borssele OWF.

Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©

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MORE THEN 16.000 HIGH RESOLUTION SHIPS
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VISITORS SINCE 2008
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Siem Offshore gets breathing room after
standstill deal with lenders
By : Nermina Kulovic
Norwegian shipping company Siem Offshore has found a way to improve its cash flow and liquidity to be able to operate
in a challenging offshore market by entering into a standstill agreement with its lenders. Siem Offshore on 26 May 2020
entered into an agreement with the group’s secured lenders in Europe and Norway for a standstill agreement for the
period from 29 May 2020 until 30 April 2021. The terms of the agreement include a 100 per cent deferral of principal and
interest until the end of the standstill period. The agreement also includes a waiver of financial covenants, including loan-
to-value provisions. The company added it has similar discussions ongoing with the secured lenders in Brazil and Canada,
and the standstill agreement is conditional on agreement with these banks.

The SIEM TOPAZ anchored off Singapore

Photo : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo to view and/or download the photo !
The standstill agreement is further conditional upon reaching an agreement with the bondholders of the NOK350 million
senior unsecured bond (SIOFF01) due 30 October 2020 and the NOK760 million senior unsecured convertible bond
(SIOFF02) due 4 November 2023, to defer payments and suspend acceleration rights until the expiry of the deferral
period on 30 April 2021. According to Siem, the standstill agreement will improve its cash flow and liquidity and secure
sufficient cash to operate the fleet in a challenging offshore market with possible downtime caused by COVID-19, during
the next 11 months. The intention is for the company and its lenders to use the standstill period to agree on a long-term

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plan to take the company through the prolonged downturn and preserve the earnings capability to allow for the
repayment of debt when the market recovers. When it comes to its financial performance, Siem in 1Q 2020 recorded
operating revenues of $52.8 million, a decrease compared to $69.3 million in the same period last year. The company’s
net loss was $23.8 million compared to $24.1 million in 1Q 2019 Upon the release of its financial report earlier in May,
Siem said it was bracing itself for a downturn probably worse than the one experienced during the past few years.
source: offshore energy

SHIPYARD NEWS

Bollinger delivers first of three USCG FRCs to be

homeported in Guam
By Ken Hocke

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the 154’x25′ USCGC MYRTLE HAZARD to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla.
This is the 162nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 39th fast
response cutter (“FRC”) delivered under the current program.
For the FRC, which has a draft of 9’6″, Bollinger is using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen
Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 2,900 hp each.
The MYRTLE HAZARD is the first of three FRCs to be homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, increasing the presence for
the U.S. Coast Guard in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Additionally, later in 2020, Bollinger will be delivering the first of six
FRCs that will be homeported in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the Island Class patrol boats supporting the Patrol
Forces Southwest Asia, the U. S. Coast Guard’s largest unit outside of the U.S.
The homeporting of three FRCs in Guam is part of the U.S. Coast Guard’s “doubling down on Oceania,” allowing more
frequent and longer patrols in an area where the U.S. Coast Guard has increased its presence over the past 18 months
and is aligned with the priorities set in the 2018 National Defense Strategy on countering strategic competitors such as
China and Russia. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz stressed the strategic importance of the service’s
presence in the region saying, “We’re on a trajectory where the geostrategic importance of the Oceania region has not

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been higher here in decades, and it’s a place that the Coast Guard’s looking to be part of the whole-of-government
solution set.”
“Our latest delivery of the USCGC MYRTLE HAZARD is an important milestone in the FRC Program as it is the first of
several vessels that will expand and support the Coast Guard’s operational presence and enhance the U.S.’s mission in the
Indo-Pacific region — a focal point emphasized by both President Trump and Admiral Shultz,” Bollinger resident & C.E.O.
Ben Bordelon, said in a statement announcing the delivery. “Building ships for the U.S. Coast Guard provides critical
assets to bolster our national security interests, both domestic and abroad. We are proud and humbled to be partners in
the FRC program.”
While the last 12 weeks of the Myrtle Hazard’s build occurred during the COVID-19 global pandemic, Bollinger undertook
precautions to ensure the health and safety of employees and maintain its delivery schedule. In addition to increased and
enhanced sanitization practices across the shipyard, Bollinger enacted more liberal leave and remote work policies as well
as altered shift schedules to promote social distancing. Bordelon continued, “Delivering vessels on schedule and on
budget to the Coast Guard in these unprecedented times given the COVID-19 challenges that we are all facing shows the
resiliency and dedication of our incredibly capable workforce. The FRC hot production line continues to produce and
provide stability in the industrial base for the U.S. Government and our Bollinger workforce, assuring economic benefit for
the Lafourche Parish Louisiana region, our vendor partners in the 40-plus states that support the FRC program, and our
country” Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished himself or herself in the line of duty. A
young mother in 1918, Myrtle Hazard answered a help wanted ad for a qualified radio operator after graduating from a
radio and telegraphy class at the Baltimore YMCA. Extremely skilled in telegraphy and proficient in Morse code, the Coast
Guard enlisted Hazard on Jan. 21, 1918, and she became the service’s first female electrician. Hazard worked at U.S.
Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C. as an electrician’s mate 3rd class and was later promoted to electrician,
1st class, before being demobilized after the war’s end. Source : Workboat

ROUTE, PORTS & SERVICES

DP World joins with TradeLens to digitize global

supply chains
DP World, a leading enabler of global trade, has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens a blockchain-
based digital container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM, the company said in its
release. The collaboration between DP World and the TradeLens platform will help accelerate the digitization of global
supply chains.
DP World aims to connect all its 82 marine and inland container terminals, as well as feeder companies and logistics
divisions with TradeLens. In 2019 DP World’s terminals handled 71.2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) containers
from around 70,000 vessels.
TradeLens brings together data from the entire global supply chain ecosystem including shippers, port operators and
shipping lines. It also aims to modernise manual and paper-based documents, replacing them with blockchain enabled
digital solutions. For DP World the data from its integration with TradeLens will improve operational efficiency with earlier
visibility of container flows across multiple carriers. Such visibility includes confirmation of the transport modality that
follows the port stay for each container, which in heavy transhipment or rail ports enable better yard planning. It will also
expand the capabilities of DP World’s digital platforms created to move online the management of logistics. The DF

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Alliance, SeaRates, LandRates and AirRates enable shippers to move cargo to and from anywhere at the click of a mouse,
across DP World’s network and beyond. TradeLens provides visibility across the entire supply chain, from booking to
clearance to payments and is built on a wealth of input from the industry including direct integrations with more than 110
ports and terminals, 15+ customs authorities around the world and an increasing number of intermodal providers. DP
World has already connected Cochin Port (India) with the TradeLens platform via API technology. Plans to collaborate
with other DP World business units, including the feeder line Unifeeder, have also been initiated. Source : portnews

Quarantine exemption ‘very welcome’ says

owner of North Sea support vessels
by Allister Thomas

The MARINER SENTINEL arriving in Aberdeen Photo : George Saunders ©

A North Sea support vessel firm has welcomed a government
move to exempt oil workers from quarantine rules. Aberdeen-
based Sentinel Marine said the decision to exempt workers from
the 14-day isolation period would allow it to gradually return to
normal crew change patterns, allowing seafarers to “be reunited
with family sooner”. Seafarers have been substantially extending
their trips out to sea in light of lockdown measures, as
quarantine rules had caused issues with crewing up vessels with
many workers coming from abroad. Sentinel has a total crew of
300 across 10 emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs).
Chief executive Rory Deans said: “The exemption of these
workers from isolation or quarantine measures when they return
ashore, which may be applicable to other travellers arriving in
the UK, is a very welcome move.
“Our crews have altered the length of their trips throughout the
pandemic to ensure safety. This move means that they can be
reunited with family sooner, and we can make the required crew
changes to keep our vessels operating.” Another ERRV firm,
North Star Shipping, has started consulting on job cuts in light of
there being less work due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however
Sentinel has made no indication of redundancies for its business.
Left : Rory Deans, chief executive of Sentinel Marine
The quarantine exemption will be in place from June 8.
Mr Deans added: “We have crew who reside outwith the UK in
other European countries, and it is reassuring to know that they

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not have to be quarantined for 14 days before joining their vessel.“However, it will still take a period of time to return to
normal tours of duty as many of our crew stepped up to undertake additional time at sea when we were unable to bring
their replacement crews in.“All of our team deserves recognition for this; without their flexibility we would not have been
able to continue normal operations.” Despite matters improving greatly since the outbreak, there remains some concern
around the quarantine exemption for workers travelling in from outside the UK, a union boss warned earlier. Source :
Energyvoice

ABP keeps Britain trading in the safest way

possible
Safety always comes first at ABP, and this hasn’t changed during the pandemic. ABP have been working hard to keep
Britain trading, in the safest way possible, the company says in its press release.Every vessel visiting the Humber must
submit a Health Declaration, prior to arrival. If in the unfortunate case that a ship reports a suspected case of Covid-19,
then an individual risk assessment is carried out in consultation with the Port Health Authority, and Public Health England.
"As the Harbour Authority it would be easy for ABP to just turn the ship away; however, we feel we have wider
responsibility to consider the strategic importance of the ship to the UK as a whole” says Dafydd Williams, Group Head of
Marketing and Communications.With the Port of Immingham handling 10% of the UK’s energy this could be a vital cog
missing from the machine.He continued: “For example, this could be a vessel involved in offshore windfarm operations
supporting the National Grid which in turn keeps our lights on at home and more importantly in our hospitals. We also
have a responsibility to consider the welfare of the ships crews.”ABP’s procedures involve actions such as, ensuring that
the seafarer displaying any of the COVID-19 symptoms are confined to their cabin. That means communal areas are
thoroughly cleaned down, there is a safe access route for the pilot, and social distancing is maintained on-board.ABP is
incredibly proud to say that during these difficult times their keyworkers, which include: marine pilots, launch crews,
vessel traffic system operators (who operate like air traffic control but for ships), port control officers, lock operators and
operations staff, have shown a great amount of professionalism, dedication and commitment.Facing up to the many
challenges of operating during a pandemic in such a positive way, has kept that vital link in the UK supply chain which is
quite literally keeping Britain trading. Source : Portnews

…. PHOTO OF THE DAY …..

Royal Netherlands Navy FRISC (Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft) RHIB inbound for Den Helder Naval
base trying to keep up with the plane of Flying Focus J
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The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) currently operates a fleet of 48 FRISCs. These crafts are widely deployable, from
the fight against maritime drugs- and terrorism to riverine operations. « The FRISC crafts are reaching their end life of
type (ELOT). Therefore, there is a need to replace these crafts in 2024, » the Dutch MoD stated. The Dutch Defence
Materiel Organisation (DMO) is then considering a tender for the delivery of 26 Future fast interceptors (FFI) for the
RNLN, with possibly an option for the procurement of 26 additional vessels for allied nations. Before publishing this
tender, the DMO has decided to consult the market first. The potential « allied nations » involved in the procurement
have not been detailed but could include Belgium, which uses the same FRISC platform since 2013. The Belgian and
Dutch Navies are deeply cooperating through the BENESAM agreement signed in 1995. Besides joint headquarter based in
Der Helder, both navies ordered new frigates and minehunter vessels under common procurement projects. In addition to
the 48 units used by the RNLN, two special FRISCs are deployed by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee / Customs and
two RHICCs (riged hull inflatable command craft) for the Command Force Corps.
Specifications (Raiding craft variant) :
Ø Length : 8 meters
Ø Weight : Max 8 tons
Ø Max Speed : 40 knots (2 x 435 hp)
Ø Range : 370 km
Ø Capacity : 17

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