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17th Volume, No. 01
1963 – “52 years tugboatman” – 2015
Dated 03 January 2016
BUYING, SALES, NEW BUILDING, RENAMING AND OTHER TUGS TOWING & OFFSHORE INDUSTRY NEWS
TUGS & TOWING NEWS
E ASTERN S HIPBUILDING G ROUP , I NC .
S UDERMAN & Y OUNG T OWING C OMPANY
DELIVERS
THE
T RITON
TO
Eastern Shipbuilding Group,
Inc. is pleased to announce the
delivery of the Escort Tug
Triton for Suderman & Young
Towing Company on December
4th, 2015. These series of Robert
Allan, LTD. (RAL) designed ZTech 2400 Class Terminal &
Escort Tugs are currently under
construction at Eastern’s Nelson
Street facility. The Triton (ESG
Hull #235) is the first of a series
four (4) Z-Tech Class Terminal
& Escort Tugs being constructed
for Suderman & Young Towing Company. Eastern is also constructing another identical series of
four (4) tugs for Bay-Houston Towing Company. G&H Towing Company is the Owners’ onsite
Representative and Agent during the engineering, construction and delivery for both Suderman &
Young and Bay Houston. G&H Towing Company will operate the vessels after delivery. Robert
Allan, LTD (RAL) of Vancouver, B.C. provided the Z-Tech 2400 Class Terminal & Escort Tugs
design and engineering. G&H Towing's fleet currently consists of eight “Z-Tech” tugs s in operation.
This “Z-Tech” incorporates the latest technology for
escort service and ship assist. The Triton Z-Tech 2400
features the following characteristics: Dimensions
(Overall): 80’-0”x 38’-3”x 15’-9”; Total Horsepower:
5,150 HP @ 1,600 RPM; Main Engines: (2) Caterpillar
3516C (B rating) Tier 3 marine propulsion diesel
engines; Main Propulsion: (2) Schottel Model SRP
1215FP in Nozzles Z-Drives; Main Generators: (2) John
Deere 4045AFM85 Tier 3, 99kW 480V @ 1800 RPM
marine diesel generator sets; Hawser Winch: (1)
Markey Machinery Fairleader 50HP Electric; Hawser
Winch, Model DEPCF-48S, 36” wide Drum; Mid-drum
brake holding capacity 300,000 lbs; Classification: ABS
; ABS
Loadline (SoC), Statement of Compliance; Flag: United
States of America. (Press Release)
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M C B ARGE
SETS SAIL FOR R EFIT
A super-sized makeover is on the
menu for “McBarge.” The
dilapidated,
graffiti-covered
floating restaurant built for
McDonald’s for Expo 86 that’s
been anchored in Burrard Inlet
since 1991 will be towed to a
shipyard in Maple Ridge to
undergo
a
$4.5-million
refurbishment. West Vancouver
developer Howard Meakin,
whose
company
Sturgeon’s
Development owns the iconic
piece of Expo history, said the
hulking barge was scheduled to
be moved by tugboats Monday but the voyage was temporarily postponed due to weather and tides.
“It’s leaving port, weather permitting, within the next 24 hours,” Meakin said. Once at the shipyard,
Meakin said the barge will undergo a complete refit and be restored to “its original exterior look.”
The futuristic-looking floating McDonald’s was designed by naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. for
approximately $12 million. When it debuted at the World Fair in Vancouver in 1986, the floating
fast-food restaurant was officially named Friendship 500 but also known as “McBarge” and served
nearly 1,500 meals per day. The bistro-style floating restaurant was staffed by employees dressed in
nautical-themed uniforms. Fries, burgers and other McDonald’s favourites were delivered to the
front counter by conveyor belt. A few years after Expo, the barge was towed from False Creek to
Burrard Inlet near the shoreline in Burnaby, where it has become a target of vandals and souvenir
hunters through the years. Meakin has owned the barge for 16 years. Previously, McBarge was the
centrepiece of a proposed $10-million floating restaurant and marina project on the waterfront in
Mission, but it never materialized after years in the planning process. Meakin isn’t offering any
information about future plans for McBarge, for now. “That’s about all I can say right now,” said
Meakin. “I’ve had a few opportunities over those 16 years and this is by far the best one coming up. I
can’t go into a lot of details on it but it will come out (early in 2016) in terms of what we’re doing
with it.” Meakin did note that the 30th anniversary of Expo is approaching and there are four
remaining structures from Vancouver’s World Fair, including BC Place, Canada Place, Science
World and McBarge. “So it’s our plan to do the restoration and we have a number of communities
that are excited about seeing the barge restored and there are a lot of things that are going to follow
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as a result of what’s happening.” McBarge is built mainly of steel and concrete and Meakin said
marine surveys show its “hull is in near pristine condition and the super structure is structurally
sound.” (Source: North Shore News)
I CEBREAKER
VAYGACH CO MPLETES VOYAGE IN TH E
SPEED RECORD
A RCTIC ,
BEATS
The Vaygach, a shallow-draft
nuclear-powered icebreaker on
December 25, 2015 completed her
voyage through the Northern Sea
Route from Cape Dezhnev to White
Island, FSUE Atomflot said on
Monday. This appears to be a unique
voyage as it's too late for this
navigational season to sail along the
Arctic shipping lane and besides, the
icebreaker has beaten speed record,
the ship owner said. The Vaygach
completed the transition in 7.5 days,
or 185 hours (Dec. 17-25) covering 2,250 nm. The average speed during the transition was more
than 12 knots. The icebreaker has started to escort merchant ships in the Kara Sea to the port of
Sabetta. The nuclear-powered icebreaker Taimyr has finished the escort of the tanker MV Ice Eagle
to the offshore berth of Cape Kamenny. This is the first ship, escorted this winter / spring
navigational season under the contract with Gazprom Neft. Currently, the Taimyr is bound for
Sabetta port area. Shortly, yet another nuclear-powered icebreaker Yamal will join the icebreaking
fleet working in the Arctic. The ship will head for the Kara Sea to assist convoys of cargo ships to the
port of Sabetta. (Source: PortNews)
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G LOUCESTER CAPTAI N
SINKI NG OFF C OLOMBIA
GR ATEFUL
TO
HAVE
SURVI VED
TUGBOAT
Looking back at 2015, the members of the Trupiano family of Gloucester are especially grateful that
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the year ended in happiness and
good fortune instead of tragedy.
That’s because Joseph R. Trupiano
Jr., a tugboat captain, survived the
sinking of his tugboat off the coast
of Colombia in mid-December.
Trupiano, 54, had regularly served
as a tugboat captain for
TransAtlantic Lines but on this
particular assignment, he was
serving as a First Mate on the
tugboat Spence. The intended
mission and route was to pull a
barge from Cartagena, Colombia
to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Coincidentally, the tugboat had
just undergone inspection and
repairs in Cartagena before being
deemed seaworthy for the trip. In
addition to Trupiano as First Mate,
the team included Captain James Stock, Engineer William Wakefield, and Able Bodied Seaman (AB)
Kenneth Williams; all except Trupiano were from Florida. On Dec. 13, the Spence crew headed for
Cuba and the next day at 2 p.m., a back (stern) compartment flooded causing a 25-degree list or tilt
to the right (starboard) and the stern began to sink. “It happened quickly,” said Trupiano. “The stern
was almost submerged in less than two minutes. We still don’t know what caused the flood but it
was massive and we had to act immediately.” The crew placed a May Day call but no one responded,
so they put on their life jackets and decided to steer the sinking boat toward the barge they were
pulling so they could board it. “We decided against the survival suits, because our last resort would
be to swim for the barge which was about 1,600 feet away,” said Trupiano. “Survival suits are great
for floating, but not for swimming or attempting to climb up or onto a barge. The barge offered the
most safety.” Although the tugboat was sinking, Trupiano steered the boat close to the barge and all
four crewmembers prepared to jump to the barge’s deck. “The boat was rising and falling sharply
with the swells,” said Trupiano. “We had to time our jumps perfectly so that we were as level with
the barge as possible before we jumped.” In the course of jumping, Trupiano broke two ribs as he hit
the side of the barge, while another member of the crew, Kenny Williams, dislocated his knee. “I
heard my ribs crack,” said Trupiano. “Not a great sound, but luckily I was able to pull myself onto
the barge." When asked what he was thinking as the boat sank and during the jump, Trupiano
responded, “I kept thinking the boat might roll with us in it. I did not want my name to be on a
fishermen’s plaque. I did not want to die like that, or to be gone from my family.” The only things
the crew brought with them to the barge were their cell phones and the Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), which they activated once on the barge. The cell phones,
however, did not work due to the remote location. About an hour later a plane flew by, so the crew
hoped they had been located. As night fell, the crew watched the tugboat Spence sink beneath the
surface. With the boat went their food, laptops, passports and identification. For a total of 14 hours
the men stayed on the barge, which offered no lighting or shelter from the wet wind. Trupiano
estimates the nighttime temperature was at about 60-65 degrees. “It was a real long night, as we had
injuries, we were hungry, and it was cold and dark,” said Trupiano. “But I felt, or maybe I hoped, we
would be saved. I felt grateful to be on the barge and not inside the sinking boat.” A U.S Coast Guard
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Cutter, the Decisive, came to the rescue. The crew was taken on board and checked out by the
medical staff. It was there that Trupiano made the call home to his wife Sheila in Gloucester to tell
her he was okay. “I worried she may have heard that a boat sank and would have panicked if she did
not hear from me directly,” said Trupiano. “But luckily she had not heard anything.” Two hours
later the crew was transferred to a Colombian Naval vessel for a return trip to Cartagena, where they
had first started the mission. In Cartagena the crew was questioned by the Coast Guard and other
officials and treated further for their injuries. “Everyone treated us very well,” said Trupiano. “At
that point, my biggest concern was getting home, as you would imagine.” At home in Gloucester,
Trupiano is still recovering from his broken ribs and reflecting upon his experience along with his
wife Sheila.“I got the call that every mariner’s wife is afraid to get, about my husband’s boat
sinking,” said Sheila. “My story just happens to have a happy ending. I’m very proud of Joe and the
crew, and so grateful they all survived. We had our entire family together for Christmas and we're
thankful to start 2016 with so many blessings." (Source: Manchester News from the Cape Ann
Beacon by Terry Weber)
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H UBERT
WITH THE
G IANT 7
FO R
R OSTOCK
This morning, December 29, 2015,
the President Hubert with Giant 7
left Rotterdam for Rostock for
further fitting out of the Giant 7.
There a crane will be installed. Like
the BK vessels the weather was
grey. (Photo: Frits van der Hoek)
I CEBREAKER M URMANSK
DELIVERED
Icebreaker Murmansk was delivered December 25, 2015 at a ceremony hosted by Vyborg Shipyard
PJSC (a corporate member of the United Shipbuilding Corporation). The icebreaker was built by
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Vyborg Shipyard PJSC in
collaboration
with
Arctech
Helsinki Shipyard, by order of
Federal Agency of Maritime and
River Transport of Russian
Federation. The
acceptance
document was signed by the top
management
of
FSUE
Rosmorport, United Shipbuilding
Corporation
(USC), Vyborg
Shipyard PJSC. Under the terms
of contract signed in 2012,
Vyborg Shipyard PJSC was to
carry out the full range of design
and construction works of a series of linear diesel-electric icebreakers, project 21900 М. The lead
icebreaker, Vladivostok, was delivered to the customer in October, 2015. “Icebreakers of the 21900
М project will ensure winter navigation in the Baltic Sea, to a certain extent in the Arctic, pursue
tasks set forth by FSUE Rosmorport and the Government of the Russian Federation,” said Alexander
Solovyev, Vyborg Shipyard PJSC General Director. Murmansk hoisted the RF State Flag at a
ceremony attended by the officials of the RF Government, Government of the Leningrad Region,
Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping as well as
partners of the shipyard. “The ships of the project 21900 М present a new generation of dieselelectric icebreakers,” said Konstantin Palnikov, Director General of Russian Maritime Register of
Shipping. “They are of high performance and consider the operating experience of icebreakers as per
the previous projects while providing icebreaker assistance in winter navigation period in the Gulf
of Finland.” The keel-laying ceremony of icebreaker Murmansk was held at Vyborg Shipyard on
December 26, 2012. The ship is designed to break ice up to 1.5 meters thick and is intended for
independent ice escorting of heavy-tonnage vessels; towage, fire fighting on floating and other
facilities; salvage and assistance to distressed vessels; transportation of effective cargoes. The third
icebreaker in the series, Novorossiysk, is scheduled to be delivered to the customer at the turn of
2016. (Source: MarineLink)
S TATE
ACCEPTANCE CO MM ISSION SIGNS CERTI FI CATE FOR
BUILT BY P ELLA S HIPYARD
The state commission has signed
acceptance certificated for towboat MB97 of Project 02 790 (PE-65) built at Pella
Shipyard,
Leningrad
region,
the
shipbuilding company said in a press
release. The 02790-series tug will shortly
be delivered to her homeport in Baltiysk,
where the ship will be handed over to
the Customer and commissioned into
service with Russia's Baltic Fleet. The tug
was designed for towing vessels and
floating structures in the high seas and
harbors, for escort of ships at speed up to
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10 knots, for fire fighting at floating and coastal facilities, for SAR operations. The boat is able to sail
in open pack ice of thickness to 0.6 m at a speed of 6-8 knots. Vessel particulars: LOA – 34,4 m,
breadth overall – 12,1 m, draft – 4,4 v, speed – 13,5 knots , bollard pull – 61 tonne, RS class notation
- KM Arc4 R1 Аut1 FF3WS Tug. Propulsion: thrusters US 255/3625 FP Rolls-Royce, FPP with
nozzle, main engines rated power 2 x 1840 kW, 1600 rpm; MTU 16 V 4000 M 63 R. Full
displacement – 945 tonne. Deck machinery: fore and aft positioned winches, double drum
towing/anchorhandling winch with escort capabilities (M140-180-2T M-1C-2C-FEH RED
Fluidmecanica), bollard pull – 20 tonnes, maximum braking load 1860 kN, aft towing winch CHR20-180-1Т-1С-ЕА RED Fluidmecanica with bollard pull – 20 tonne, brake holding load – 1800 kN;
aft towing hook (bollard pull 650 kN); crane Fluidmecanica HLRM 45/5 S, lifting capacity 19.5 kN at
max reach of 13.5m. The tug is equipped with FFS firefighting systems (1500 m3/ h, 2 water / foam
monitors, water curtains). JSC Pella Shipyard based in Russia’s Leningrad region was founded in
1950. In 1992 Pella was privatized as Pella Holding Co. comprising the parent company and several
subsidiaries. The shipbuilding firm specializes in building harbor tugs with rated power of 1,0005,000hp, pusher tugs, escort tugs, pilot boats and rescue boats for Russian and foreign customers.
(Source: PortNews)
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S ALVAGE A CE
TO WING
M INERVA
The 1976 built St. Vincent and
Grenadines with call sign J8VJ8
salvage tug Salvage ACE (Imo
7626841) was seen towing the m/v
"Minerva" from Taipei port,
Taiwan
on
21-12-2015
to
Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tug is
owned and managed by Asian
Marine Co. Ltd. – Kaohsiung;
Taiwan. She is built as Hoko Maru
No.6 by Miyoshi Shipbuilding –
Uwajima; Japan. In 1983 renamed
Hyundai No. 109, In 1984 named
Hyundai T No.1001. In 1998
named Sable Cape for International
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Transport Contractors (ITC) and in 2010 sold to Asian Marine. She has a grt of 1,714 tonnes and a
dwt of 1,741 tonnes. Classed American Bureau of Shipping (Photo: Asian Marine)
M ED M ARINE TAKES DELI VERY
UNITS ; “E FESAN P ORT ”
OF SECOND OF A SERIE S OF EIGHT
MedMarine
takes
delivery of second of a
series of eight units
being built at Med
Groups' parent Ereğli
shipyard which is one
of the largest and
modern shipyards in
Turkey. The second
unit called "Efesan
Port" is a 24m 45tbp fifi
capable asd tug built
according to Robert
Allan design. A pair of
these units will have
been delivered by the end of august 2015. A further six tugboats are under construction that are
built as per 2600W RAL design that is configured specifically to the needs of MedMarine to serve
ever growing vessel sizes calling the ports of İzmit and İskenderun where MedMarine operates. The
second of the 60tbp asd units is scheduled to be delivered in october 2015 with all six units
scheduled to be delivered by april 2016. The 24/45tbp tugs were designed & modified by wellknown Canadian designer Robert Allan Ltd for the requirements of Med Marine's vast experience in
tug boat operation. The units have a pair of CAT 3512 high speed diesel engines driving Schottel
SRP 1012 FP propellers. The tugs are able to serve as a fire fighting vessel with the help of engine
driven firefighting pump which was certified by BV's Fi Fi E notation. In addition to frequency
controlled electrical driven fore towing anchor winch, the vessels are fitted with aft towing winches
and rescue boat crane for long distance towage. Unattended machinery space according to BV's
AUT-UMS notation. The vessel is able to accommodate 6 crew's on board.. The accommodation area
is decorated & outfitted with very high level of quality furniture for the crew's comfort and safety
suiting the requirements. Floors are covered with IMO approved teak imitating covering. Sun
screens for the bridge windows etc. The tug is also considered as crew-friendly vessel. The
RAmparts Class tugs have been developed in response to a worldwide demand for a similar highly
efficient class of ship-assist/terminal tug, but with designs geared more towards economical series
production. In particular the RAmparts 2600W design addresses the increasing demand for a very
compact, economical tug, with high power. This tug is designed to maximize performance while
remaining as compact to minimize cost. Vessels to these designs have been widely acclaimed for
their overall design, and particularly their maneuvering, seakeeping, and stability performance. The
RAmparts 2600W Class tug is a twin Z-drive, diesel-powered tug, designed for maximum efficiency
in the performance of ship-handling duties for tankers, bulk carriers, and container ships in
particular. The hull form and layout have evolved over several years through the extensive
experience of the designers, Robert Allan Ltd., working with Med Marine's experienced technical
team and crews in developing truly high-performance tugs for this challenging service. The design
utilizes the propulsion options to give either 60 or 70 tons bollard pull. The vessels are building
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under RINA Class with Fire Fighting Ship, Water Spraying, AUT UMS and Unrestricted Navigation
notations. The vessel measures 25.30 m overall with a beam of 12 m. She is powered with a pair of
powerful WARTSILA 9L20 main engines, each developing 1,800 Kw at 1,000 rpm driving RollsRoyce US 205type azimuth Z-drives of 2,400mm diameter. Two sets of Perkins 84eKW generator
sets provide the auxiliary power. Engine driven FFS firefighting pumps are ready to serve in
firefighting operations The DMT's frequency controlled electrical fore anchor towing winch (
ATW-E300KN ) and aft towing winch ( TW-E300KN ) are used in the vessel. The towing hook is
from the Mampaey well known manufacturer. The solas certified rescue boat and rescue boat crane
is adopted to the design for the safety of the crew in long distance operations. The vessels navigation
and communication equipment's are in compliance with the GMDSS A3 zone. The vessels are
heavily fendered with D type and W type good quality fenders. The cylindrical bow fender is
installed for easy and safe operation. In addition to these powerful operational benefits, the vessel's
accommodation area is well designed for the Med Marine's Crew's requests. Heinen Hoppman's
HVAC system is selected for the crew's comfort in accommodation spaces. Floors are covered with
IMO approved teak imitating covering. The accommodation area is decorated & outfitted with very
high level of quality furniture for the crew's comfort and safety suiting the requirements. (Source:
SeaNews)
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BMS
AT THE
O OSTERSCHELDE ; N ETHERLANDS
The Fleet of BMS towing
during a show at the
Oosterschelde, The BMS
fleet exist out of 4
icebreaking multi purpose
tugs and workboats. The
Andre-B, Willem-B, WilcoB and Brandaris
(in
coöperation
with
G.
Bouwman
Towing
&
Shipping BV) are seagoing
and the Jannie-B is exseagoing. All vessels are
certified for navigation on
European
inland
waterways. (Photo : Flying
Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©)
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ACCIDENTS – SALVAGE NEWS
L OOSE
BARGE STRIKES
C HESTER B RIDGE
A 10-hour adventure on
the
Mississippi
River
finally came to an end
Saturday
evening,
26
December 2015, for the
crews of four towboats. A
loose barge struck the
Chester
Bridge
on
Saturday
morning,
becoming stuck between
one of the bridge piers and
the rocky shoreline of the
Missouri side of the river.
According to Southern Illinois Transfer Company deckhand Eric Wright, it took all four towboats
(the Dale W., Holly J, Cheryl and Totem Kole II) to finally break the 200-foot barge - which was
loaded with lime - loose from its spot. The Holly J came to the scene with a crane on a barge and
stopped at the Chester riverfront to pick up boat mechanic Ronnie Shemonic, who is also Chester’s
assistant fire chief. Video of the transfer is available on the Herald Tribune’s website and Facebook
page. “(Southern Illinois Transfer) is still trying to find out why,” Wright said. “We wired (the
barges) in right, but they’re saying a different boat leaned up against them and broke them loose.
“The Coast Guard is investigating, they’ll find out which boat it was.” Messages left for the Coast
Guard Upper Mississippi Sector’s public affairs officer were not immediately returned. Wright
reported that two barges broke loose Saturday from their moorings along the river north of Ste.
Genevieve, one of which was quickly retrieved and tied off at the Lone Eagle Coal Dock along Route
3 south of Chester. “(The first barge) was on the Illinois side and was retrieved and the towboat
went to get the second barge, which was stuck,” Wright said. Wind, fog and high water made the
job difficult, with the Cheryl being requested for additional horsepower. “It was tricky,” Wright
said. “The river changes with high water. Places where it’s usually dead can be very swift.” A flash
flood watch remains in effect until Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service,
as a slow-moving storm system is expected to bring between 3 and 8 inches of rain to the region. In
its 10:18 p.m. update, the NWS forecasted the river to crest at 49.8 feet by Friday afternoon. Should
the forecast hold, it would be the highest crest on record - breaking the 49.74 record set during the
Flood of 1993. (Source: The Randolph County; Photo: Eric Wright)
E XPLO SION
IN CARGO HO LD OF BULK CARRIER
A KAKI
OFF
B RAZIL
Explosion occurred in cargo hold of bulk carrier Akaki at anchorage in Paranagua Bay off Brazil. The
ship was anchored on several cables off the coast for bunkering, when the Cargo Hold No 3
exploded and started smoking. There was no fire after the accident, but crew reacted immediately to
open hatch cover to ventilate the compartment and was prepared for firefighting. After the cargo
hold was ventilated it was estimated that there is no fire and probably the explosion was caused by
fumigation gas under high temperature. The bulk carrier Akaki was loaded with 65,000 tons of
maize for Vietnam and according to the preliminary information, the malpractice of the crew and
not following the safety procedures were in root cause of the explosion. The local authorities started
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investigation
for
the
accident. Also the coast
guard will hold a special
survey for seaworthiness of
bulk carrier Akaki, before
being released to resume
voyage. During the accident
there were no injured people
and no water pollution. The
damages of the vessel are not
sufficient
and
after
inspection
will
resume
voyage to Vietnam. The bulk
carrier
Akaki
(IMO:
9591143) has overall length
of 235.00 m, moulded beam of 32.00 m and maximum draft of 6.50 m. The deadweight of the vessel
is 84,075 DWT and the gross tonnage is 45,999 GRT. The bulk carrier Akaki was built in 2011 by
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in their shipyard in Samho, South Korea. The ship is owned and
managed by Greek company Transmed Shipping, operating under the flag of Cyprus. (Source:
Maritime News)
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L UXURY
CRUI SE SHIP RU NS AGRO UND IN
U NESCO
WORLD HERI TAGE
SITE
A luxury cruise ship has suffered damaged after running aground in a marine preserve off Panama’s
Pacific coast. Windstar Cruises confirms that its 9,975 grt cruise ship Star Pride ran aground at about
6:15 a.m. on December 22nd while coming into anchor at Isla de Coiba, Panama for a shore
excursion. The company said that the ship suffered damage to its hull, rendering the vessel unable to
sail. gCaptain has learned that the engine room is flooded with several inches of water. All
passengers were transferred to another Windstar vessel and taken to Costa Rica. Windstar said that
it has dispatched a technical team to evaluate the vessel on site in Isla de Coiba. The vessel is still
expected to be to be towed to the port of Balboa for inspections and repairs. As of Monday, it
was still unclear if the vessel remained aground or if has been moved from the grounding
location. Coiba is the largest in a group of 38 islands that make up Coiba National Park, designated as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The environmental group Sea Shepherd Panama said
Thursday it was monitoring the situation and looking for any damage done to the environment. The
ship’s next cruise schedule for December 26th has been cancelled. Windstar Cruises has also
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cancelled
Star
Pride’s
January 2nd and and
January
9th
voyages. The Star
Pride is
one of six “yachts” operated
by Windstar and can carry
212
passengers.
The
grounding
is
under
investigation
by
the
Bahamas
Maritime
Authority as the flag
state. (Source: gCaptain)
B REAKING
WAVE HITS
COSL I NNOVATOR
KILLI NG ONE , INJURING TWO
Statoil
and
COSL
have
confirmed information from the
police that one person has died
as a result of a breaking wave
that hit the drilling rig COSL
Innovator yesterday. Two other
people were injured and are
receiving medical treatment
ashore. The rig is now heading
to shore under its own power,
while evacuation takes place.
COSL and Statoil were notified
at 5 pm on Wednesday that
three people had been injured
when a breaking wave hit COSL Innovator. COSL Innovator is under contract to Statoil at the Troll
field in the North Sea, west of Bergen. The rig had been taken off the well as a result of the bad
weather before the incident occurred. The breaking wave also caused some damage to the rig’s
accommodation module. The injured persons have been flown to shore by Sea King helicopter from
the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and by one of Statoil’s own rescue helicopters. (Source:
Splash24/7)
S EARCH
UNDER WAY FOR
T UGBOAT
SUNK IN
G ALVESTON
HARBOR
A search was underway Thursday for a tugboat that sank over the weekend in Galveston Harbor and
disappeared, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The tugboat Luke, 25-foot-long vessel that rose about 30
feet, was moored at Pier 27 Sunday when it sunk during a rainstorm, Lt. Samuel Dansus said. Dansus
said security cameras show that the Luke sank gradually over about four hours during the night,
when no one was aboard. The current was moving at about 2 knots, or about 2.3 mph, and could
have moved the small vessel, he said. Port Director Michael Mierzwa said the tug is owned by JW
Kelso, which was using it to work on moorings. T&T Marine, based in Galveston, was hired to
search for the boat using side-scanning sonar and other equipment from the Pelican Island Bridge to
the end of the South Jetty that protects the mouth of the Houston Ship Channel, Dansus said. Ships
with drafts greater than 30 feet are barred from coming within 20 yards of Piers 16 through 31 until
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the tug is found, he said. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making a survey of the entire harbor
that was to be completed late Thursday to ensure that it was safe for navigation, Dansus said. The
Coast Guard's marine casualty accident investigation unit is investigating the sinking, he said.
(Source: Chron by Harvey Rice)
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B ULK
CARRI ER REFLOATE D ON
D ELAWARE R IVER
A
Marshall
Islandsflagged bulk carrier spent
several hours aground
Saturday, 26 December
2015, in the Delaware
River before salvors were
able to refloat the
vessel. The U.S. Coast
Guard
said
it
was
overseeing the effort to
refloated the 622-foot MV
Odigitria,
which
ran
aground at approximately
4:30 a.m. Saturday on the
Delaware River as it was
transiting to the Grows
Terminal in Morrisiville,
Pennsylvania. The vessel
was successfully refloated at approximately 1 p.m. There were no reported injuries or pollution. A
damage survey is pending. The motor vessel was transporting scrap metal. “Luckily no one was
injured and the event didn’t cause any pollution,” said Lt. j.g. Jonas Miller, a command duty officer
at Sector Delaware Bay. “We are working to determine the cause of this incident so we can continue
to keep vessel traffic safe on the river. Our investigations division is looking into a variety of factors
that played into the grounding, including aids to navigation, vessel traffic, and tides and currents.”
(Source: gCaptain)
D RIFTING
BARGE FORCES
235
TO EVACUATE
V ALHALL F IELD
More than 200 workers were evacuated by helicopter in the early hours of this morning from BP
Norway’s Valhall field in the North Sea. The evacuation was a precautionary measure taken as a
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110m long Eide Marine
Services barge, Eide Barge
33, became adrift unmanned
putting an accommodation
platform and a Maersk
Drilling rig at risk. Four
helicopters were sent from
Stavanger airport to the
Valhall field and a total of
235 people have been
evacuated as a precautionary
measure from the oil field
development. The barge is
understood to have become
unattached in rough weather
while being towed by a tug. Eide Marine, the company that owns the barge, said that it is trying to
track down and take control of the errant ship. Other rigs in the area, including one operated by
ConocoPhillips, are monitoring the situation. (Source: Splash24/7)
K ONINGSBORG
LO ST PART OF DECK CARGO , TOWED TO
B REST
General
cargo
vessel Koningsborg suffered
mechanical failure during the night
Dec 30 – Dec 31 and issued distress
signal at 0525 LT Dec 31, in position
18 nm west of Ouessant island,
France, English Channel. Disabled
vessel was caught in rough weather,
and lost part of deck cargo, lumber.
Vessel was taken on tow by a
salvage tug Abeille Bourbon, to be
towed to Brest. At 2000 UTC Dec 31 vessel was in safe waters, approaching Brest. Vessel is en route
from Finland to Tunisia. (Source: Fleetmon)
T UG , B ARGE
RUNS AGROUND IN
M ALDIVES
A tug and a barge carrying
construction boulder from India
ran aground in Maldives Sunday, it
has emerged. Haveeru understands
that the tug and barge, owned by a
foreign company MM Exports, ran
aground in Fushidhiggaru reef,
which is located near capital Male.
Efforts to salvage the vessels have
so far been futile. MM Exports is
involved in several projects in
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Maldives, including the construction of roads under the second phase development of capital Male’s
satellite suburb, Hulhumale. The case has been lodged with the Environment Protection Agency
(EPA). An official from the agency said the case is being investigated, but declined to provide
details. A heavy fine is imposed if a vessel runs aground due to negligence. (Source: Haveeru online)
OFFSHORE NEWS
A TLANTIC
OFFSHORE BAG S
UK N ORTH S EA C HARTER
Norwegian offshore shipowner,
Atlantic Offshore has secured a
contract for one of its vessels.
Namely, Atlantic Offshore on
Monday said its Ocean West
vessel
has
been
hired
by Talisman Sinopec Energy
UK Limited, an oil company
with assets in UK North Sea.
Under the contract, the Ocean
West will serve as an
Emergency
Response
and
Rescuve Vessel (ERRV). The
contract is set to start January
1, 2016. The firm part of the contract has been set for 9 months, with the oil company having an
option to extend for two more years. (Press release)
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3 SPP17A PSV’ S
ARE SUCCESSFULLY D ELIVERED BY
S INOPACIFIC
SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group (hereinafter referred to as SINOPACIFIC) successfully delivered
3 SPP17A platform supply vessels (PSV) to the shipowner Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V.
(hereinafter referred to as NPI) at Zhejiang Shipyard under SINOPACIFIC. The 3 SPP17A PSVs
were contracted in July 2014. All of them are the SP series of offshore support vessels (OSV)
designed independently by SINOPACIFIC. Based on NPI’s requirements, SINOPACIFIC has tailormade designed, built and delivered the new types of PSVs, which will be serving the project of oil
and gas exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico by PEMEX, the largest state-owned oil company of
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Mexico. The 3 PSVs are in
full accordance with the
requirement of the contract
period. NPI fully affirmed
the cooperation this time.
“I believe that these 3
beautiful
vessels
will
become a banner of our
fleet. I am also fully
confident
in
that
SINOPACIFIC
can
be
famous in Mexico by virtue
of its excellent products.”
the vice president of NPI
Juan Pablo Vega Torres
said. In fact, this is the first
time SINOPACIFIC enters the market of Mexican, which used to be known as "a country floating on
the oil sea". It is a profound strategic move for SINOPACIFIC to step foot in such a main market of
oil and gas production and export. The CEO of SINOPACIFIC JIANG Qiang indicated, “We do
appreciate the trust from NPI, which allows us to prove with the good quality and actual delivery of
SINOPACIFIC OSVs. We are proud to be able to serve this demanding oil and gas exploitation
market. SINOPACIFIC will continue to innovate, optimize and lead the OSV market with our
upgrading design and customer service, creating more added value for our customers.” The smallsize PSVs SPP17A are designed by Shanghai Design Associates (SDA) under SINOPACIFIC. With a
length overall of 61.8m, a breadth moulded of 14.0m, a depth moulded of 5.8m, a deadweight of
1,700mt, a designed draft of 4.3m, it can accommodate 24 people. Using the all-electric propulsion
system, the SPP17A PSV is equipped with 2 sets of steerable thrusters on the stern and the main
dimensions for the bow and hull lines are further optimized, therefore enabling a larger deadweight
and better fuel economy. Thus, it has outstanding performance in all aspects such as parameters and
indexes, operation convenience and crew comfort etc. (Press Release)
EMGS
IN
3D EM
DATA SALE
Norway’s Electromagnetic
Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has
secured a 3D EM data sale deal.
The company on Monday said
the data licensing agreement was
with an oil company. While it
did not disclose the identity of
the client, EMGS said the deal
was for the provision of 3D EM
data from the multi-client data
library over the Norwegian Sea
and the Barents Sea. The total
value of the deal is around $4.0
million.
(Source:
Offshore
Energy Today)
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E CLIPSE
GROUP ACQUIRE S RESEARCH VESSEL
Eclipse
Group
(EGI)
has acquired the R/V New
Horizon, a 170′ U.S.
Flagged research vessel.
The vessel has been
renamed the Bold Horizon
to reflect EGI’s corporate
vision, the company said.
The Bold Horizon is home
ported at the 10th Avenue
Marine Terminal located in
San Diego, California. “The
addition of the Bold
Horizon
significantly
enhances both the capability and availability of Eclipse Group assets to our valued clients on the
west coast,” said Steven Saint-Amour, Chief Operations Officer. “The Bold Horizon will serve as a
powerful and flexible platform for tasks ranging from marine survey, sensor deployment, to air crash
investigation.” Features of the Bold Horizon include an open main deck with a standardized 2’x 2′
Baxter Bolt pattern, an articulated stern A-frame with 11,500-pound safe working load, J-frame,
deck crane, CTD, instrumentation and 10,000-meter sidescan winches. The working deck has direct
access to a “wet” ocean lab, “dry” lab facilities and a 15-person conference room, office and other
accommodations, EGI explained. EGI’s 2,000-meter ROV Super Mohawk 15 has also been
installed on the vessel. (Source: Subsea World News)
B AKU S EA T RADE
PROCURES FO R OVERHAUL TWO
O FFSHO RE S UPPLY
VESSELS
CJSC Baku International Sea Trade Port buys services on full overhaul of tug-boats ‘Gunashli’ and
‘Araz’. The Company reports that the tender will be conducted on the method of bid poll. The
bidders are required the ability to carry out work in full volume, repair quality warranty, fulfillment
of the requirements for documenting of work. Claimants’ bids will be accepted till 5 pm on 15
January 2016. (Source: ABC.AZ)
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DATED 03 JANUARY 2016
GETS WORK OFFSHORE
E GYPT
Subsea 7 has secured a contract
from Burullus Gas Company for
the platform extension and tie-in
on the first phase of the West
Nile Delta development of BP’s
Taurus and Libra fields offshore
Egypt. Offshore work is expected
to commence in the second half
of 2016 and will utilise three
vessels. Rock water 2 will be used
as the main hook-up and
accommodation
vessel, Seven
Borealis will
perform
the
offshore lift of the platform
extension, and heavy construction vessel Seven Arctic will install the umbilical. Oeyvind Mikaelsen,
executive vice president of Subsea 7, commented: “This contract recognises the value we bring to
our clients through early engagement to engineer, design and deliver cost-effective solutions for
complex field developments. We look forward to expanding our presence in Egypt and building a
long, successful and collaborative relationship with Burullus.” Subsea 7 didn’t reveal the value of the
contract but did say it was in the range of $50m-$150m. (Source: Splash24/7)
DOF
SECURES TWO
OSV
CHARTERS
Norway’s offshore vessel owner
DOF has secured contracts for
two of its offshore support
vessels. The first contract,
secured by DOF Rederi, a
subsidiary of DOF, is for the
Skandi Sotra platform supply
vessel. The contract will see
the Skandi Sotra stay for one
year plus options with Asco
marine Ltd. The vessel has
started on this contract in
December. The Skandi Sotra
joined the DOF Fleet in 2003 and has been working mainly in the North Sea. As for the second
contract, Norskan, DOF’s subsidiary in Brazil. has agreed a 1 year contract with Petrobras for Skandi
Botafogo Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel with start up in December. (Source: Offshore Energy
Today)
M ARIDIVE
TO CONDUCT
O FFSHORE E XPLO RATIONS
IN
M EDITERRANEAN
The company will complete the $151m Petrofac project in the Emirates for ADMA-OPCO in the
first quarter of 2016. Egyptian company Maridive & Oil Services S.A.E. has developed a strategy that
targets natural gas exploration in Egyptian territorial waters, including the Mediterranean,
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according to a company source,
who requested anonymity. This
comes after the government halted
several agreements with a number
of
international
companies
following the discovery of the
largest nature gas field found in
the Mediterranean. The discovery
is expected to pave the way for
new discoveries that require
increased investments in research
and exploration. The source said
the second aspect of Maridive’s
strategy is maintaining the
operation levels of offshore units at between 80% and 85%, while monitoring customers’ requests on
units built before the year 2000. The sources pointed out that if the old units prove to be
unbeneficial economically, they will be sold to reduce operational costs, to support the company’s
strategy to rationalise costs. The source further noted that Maridive will conclude the
implementation of the $151m Petrofac project in the UAE for the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating
Company (ADMA-OPCO) in the first quarter of 2016. Moreover, Maridive began construction
phase of one project for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in India last November. The project
will be completed within the second quarter of next year, according to the source. The company’s
net profits declined during the first nine months of this year to $5.456m, compared to $11.06m
during the same period of 2014. However, revenues recorded $288.2m this year versus $226.64m
during the same period of 2014. Meanwhile, costs amounted to 83% of revenues during the first
nine months of 2015, compared to 80.5% during the corresponding period of last year. Maridive’s
net profit declined during the third quarter of 2015 to $131,000, compared to $5.06m during the
same period last year. The sources attributed this decline in the company’s profits to the increase of
the funds allocated for operational risk, in addition to increased income taxes paid within the
portfolio of subsidiaries. The company’s revenues during this period were distributed over $102m
from its offshore services sector, where the operation levels of the units built after the year 2000
reached about 80%, compared with 75% for units built prior to 2000. Maridive’s offshore projects
accounted for approximately $188.95m of its revenues during the first nine months of 2015,
compared to $123.7m during the same period last year. (Source: Daily News Egypt)
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B UMI A RMADA
SECURES FACILI TY OF UP TO
RM 4.8
BIL
Bumi Armada Bhd’s unit Armada Cabaca Ltd has clinched a syndicated facility worth up to
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US$1.12bil (RM4.8bil) from
several lenders. The offshore
oilfield services provider told
Bursa Malaysia that the facility
comprised a term loan facility,
a standby letter of credit
facility, and a bank guarantee
facility. The lenders of the
facility are Credit Industriel et
Commercial, Intesa Sanpaolo
SpA, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH,
The Korea Development Bank,
National Bank of Abu Dhabi
PJSC, Natixis, Oversea-Chinese
Banking
Corp,
Societe
Generale, Standard Chartered Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. The principal activities of
Armada Cabaca, which was incorporated in the Marshall Islands, are as ship owners, charterers,
managers of ships and vessels, marine support and other services to offshore oil & gas companies.
Armada Cabaca will charter its floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Armada
Olombendo, to Eni Angola SpA pursuant to a contract dated Aug 19, 2014 entered into by Bumi
Armada’s unit Bumi Armada Offshore Holdings Ltd and a joint-venture company, Angoil Bumi JV
Lda, as a consortium, to provide FPSO services for the Block 15/06 East Hub Field Development
located offshore Angola. Bumi Armada, which is 8.75% owned by the Employees Provident Fund,
said the facility was intended, among others, for Armada Cabaca to part-finance the project and
reimburse all costs and expenses in relation to the purchase, conversion, refurbishment,
mobilisation, transportation, hook-up, mooring and installation of the FPSO. Bumi Armada shares
closed unchanged at RM1.04 on Monday, with 6.652 million shares changing hands. (Source:
Splash24/7)
WINDFARM NEWS - RENEWABLES
W ORKSHIPS CONTRACTORS , THE OPERATIONAL PART NERS OF THE
A CTA M ARINE W IND V ESSELS , RECEI VES OHSAS 18001 CERTIFICATE
Rotterdam-based
offshore asset manager Workships
Contractors B.V. has received an
OHSAS 18001 certificate from
Lloyd’s
Register
following
a
successful audit of the company’s
occupational health and safety
management system. Occupational
health and safety is the key for an
operational organisation such as
Workships Contractors B.V. in what
is sometimes a hostile environment
such as the offshore oil & gas industry and the renewable energy industry, the company said in a
release. Workships Contractors is in charge of managing daily operations of Acta Marine Wind
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Services, a Rotterdam-based owner of 10 crew transfer vessels used to transfer technicians and parts
to and from offshore wind turbines. Acta Marine Wind Services, formerly known as Offshore Wind
Services B.V. (OWS), was bought by Acta Marine back in March, when the company’s name was
changed. The acquisition of OWS is part of Acta Marine’s strategy to generate growth in the
offshore wind market. (Press Release)
YARD NEWS
W UZHOU
SHIPYARD BECOM ES FI RST STATE - RUN SHIPYARD TO GO BUS T
Zhoushan Intimidate People’s
Court has announced that it
has accepted an application
from Zhejiang Shipping Group
to liquidate its shipyard
subsidiary Wuzhou Shipyard,
making it the first state-run
shipyard to go bankrupt.
Zhejiang Shipping Group said a
huge debt burden is the main
reason for the shipyard’s
bankruptcy with debts of
RMB911m ($140m) in total. Wuzhou Shipyard suspended operations after it delivered a 2,500teu
containership to Shanghai Zhonggu Xinliang Shipping in July this year. It also has one 2,500teu
containership, two barges and one tugboat which remain undelivered. The court will appoint a
receiver for the shipyard and organise a creditor’s meeting soon. (Splash24/7)
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L A N AVAL LAI DS THE KEEL OF THE M ULTI PURPOSE
S TONE ” FO R THE D UTCH COMPANY T IDEWAY
VESSEL
“L IVING
LaNaval Shipyard in Spain has laid the keel of the offshore multipurpose vessel Living Stone on the
30th of December, that is building for the Dutch company Tideway, subsidiary of DEME. The new
Vessel, named “Living Stone”, will serve the offshore energy market. She will be equipped with a
fall-pipe and rock installation system as well as cable/umbilical loading & installation facilities
including also subsea construction capabilities and will have dual fuel engines with capacity to use
Liquified Natural Gas as a fuel in order to reduce emissions. LaNaval and Tideway signed the
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shipbuilding contract for this
vessel in January 2015. With
the keel laying the building
process of the Living Stone
starts at LaNaval’s slipway. The
launching is planned for next
summer, being her delivery
scheduled within the first half
of 2017. (Press Release)
K EPPEL O&M
CLOSES YEAR WITH FOU R CO NTRACT WINS
Keppel Offshore & Marine has
through its subsidiaries won four
contracts worth a total of about
S$125 million (USD 88 million)
from repeat customers. In
Singapore,
Keppel
O&M’s
wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel
Shipyard Ltd secured two
conversion contracts. The first is
for a Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) Floating Storage Unit
(FSU) vessel awarded by Armada
Floating Gas Storage Limited, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of
Bumi Armada Berhad. The
second is for a Floating
Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel awarded by Yinson Production (West Africa) Pte
Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yinson Holdings Berhad. Work on the LNG FSU conversion for
Bumi Armada is scheduled to be completed in 3Q 2016. Upon completion, the LNG FSU vessel will
operate at the Delimara LNG Regasification Terminal in Malta. As for the FPSO conversion for
Yinson, work is expected to commence in 1Q 2016. The work scope includes modification work,
new equipment installation complete with associated piping, electrical and instrumentation systems
as well as installation and integration of the FPSO process topsides. Upon completion, the FPSO will
be deployed to the Offshore Cape Three Point block located in offshore Ghana. As for Keppel
O&M’s overseas yards, Keppel’s BrasFELS shipyard in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, secured
a FPSO integration contract awarded by MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte
Ltd., while Caspian Shipyard Company LLC in Baku, Azerbaijan, secured abarge enhancement
contract awarded by BP Exploration (Shah Deniz) Limited (BP), operator of the Shah Deniz gas field
development. (Source: World Maritime News)
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T RIYARDS I NKS $22M
OIL
B ARGE
CONTRACTS WITH
CPC C ORP
Singapore-listed Triyards has
bagged contracts to build
two oil barges for CPC
Corporation. The contracts
from the Taiwanese state oil
and gas firm are worth
$21.82m. The oil barges for
coastal use in Taiwan are
expected to be delivered in
the second quarter of 2018.
“This
attests
to
our
continued efforts to diversify
our orderbook beyond the
traditional O&G (oil and gas)
sector. Not only have we
broadened our product range
but we have also added another blue-chip name to our growing pool of clients,” said Chan Eng Yew,
ceo of Triyards. (Source: Setrade Maritime News)
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