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Posidonia 2014...and the

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economic contribution sets all-time high in Europe

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06 | Posidonia 2014 and the winner is... KAMINCO USA ΑΝΕΜΟΛΟΓΙΟ

10 | Στον απόηχο των Ποσειδωνίων...Και μετά τι; TED PETROPOULOS

12 | What a difference 90 days makes for Private Equity in Shipping VICTORIA LIOUTA

14 |Greek Shipping at a boom? Post Posidonia pulse ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ ΒΕΝΙΑΜΗΣ

16 |Ηγέτιδα η Ελληνική Ναυτιλία στην διεθνή κατάταξη SPANOPOULOS GROUP

20 |Official opening of the new shipyard ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗ ΔΙΕΘΝΟΥΣ ΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑΚΟΥ ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΗΡΙΟΥ

22 |Η παγκόσμια ναυτιλία συναντήθηκε στην Κύπρο ALFA LAVAL

26 |Has waste fuel recovery become an industry standard overnight? WISTA

40 |Meeting for the members and friends of WISTA Cyprus ALFA LAVAL

46 |Ενίσχυση της ALFA LAVAL στην Ελλάδα με νέο Certified Service Center ABB

52 |Πιστοποίηση κατά ISO 14001:2004 για τον τομέα Marine & Turbocharging Printed In recycled paper

Έφυγε από την ζωή ο Θωμάς Ζαφείρας Ο Όμιλος ΤΣΑΚΟΣ ανακοίνωσε με βαθιά θλίψη ότι στις 28-62014 έφυγε από κοντά μας ένας σπουδαίος άνθρωπος, σύζυγος πατέρας και παππούς, ένας πολύτιμος συνεργάτης, μια εμβληματική μορφή της Ιστορίας του Ομίλου , o αγαπητός σε όλους μας ΘΩΜΑΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ ΖΑΦΕΙΡΑΣ. Ο Θωμάς, με την αρχοντιά, την ανθρωπιά, το ήθος, την μετριοπάθεια, την σωφροσύνη και την αφοσίωσή του στο καθήκον, έθεσε ανεξίτηλο το ίχνος του στην κοινωνία και την Εταιρεία και αφήνει αναπλήρωτο κενό σε όσους είχαν την καλή τύχη να τον γνωρίσουν και να συνεργαστούν μαζί του. Θα τον θυμόμαστε πάντα, κρατώντας πολύτιμη παρακαταθήκη όσα εκείνος με την στάση ζωής του και τους λόγους του με επιμονή και σταθερότητα, επί δεκαετίες ολόκληρες μας δίδαξε. Το ΝΑΥΣ έχει να επισημάνει για τον Θωμά Ζαφείρα ότι ήταν άνθρωπος ήθους, καλής προαίρεσης και μετριόφρων, ο οποίος άφησε πίσω του μόνο φίλους και αποτέλεσε με τις γνώσεις του, την εργατικότητά του και τις ικανότητές του το πρότυπο του ναυτιλιακού manager υψηλών προδιαγραφών. H εξόδιος εψάλη την Πέμπτη 3 Ιουλίου 2014 και ώρα 10.30 στον Ιερό Ναό Αγίου Νικολάου Πειραιά.

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Posidonia 2014 and the winner is... KAMINCO USA

Panagiotis Doukas Editor in Chief NAFS/ Nafsgreen.gr

NAFS awards KAMINCO USA for the most innovative product at Posidonia 2014

Galileo’s Cryobox

“The system is a proven technology having been awarded the Black Diamond award 2014 in USA through Buquebus project installation for technological innovation, project implementation, impact on the market and risks involved”.

During our visit at Posidonia 2014, we came accross several products or services. There was a plethora of engine makers, ship designers, specialized pumps and valves, conversion services of existing vessels to LNG fueled, ballast water treatment systems, software solutions, and many others. NAFS, as one of the most actively involved media in the maritime industry, once again at the Posidonia exhibition, searched to find the highlight of the event. Without any doubt, the search for alternative sources of energy was THE topic of interest, since the environmental compliance and the rising cost of energy affects significantly the shipping industry. The one thing missing, found

in only one stand, the stand of the Kaminis Family, was the LNG bunkering solution. The only efficient, scalable solution to produce LNG wherever, whenever and as much as you require is Argentinian Company Galileo’s Cryobox. Kaminco, once again introduces to the market the most innovative solution for LNG bunkering and LNG/CNG production on demand. The system is a proven technology having been awarded the Black Diamond award 2014 in USA*. KAMINCO USA, through its branch office in Greece, offers turn key solutions for all of Galileo’s technology in Greece and Cyprus.

NAFS, had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Sotiris Kaminis, Branch Manager of KAMINCO Greece. Mr. Kaminis told us about Buquebus which is a real example of the future of shipping. The ferry company has constructed its own terminal with Cryoboxes fuelling large cryogenic tanks ready to fuel any of its ships. Likewise, shipping companies may install their own terminals at their area of preference and assure the best fueling price for their ships. Whether you are close to the grid or not, you can have sustainable access to energy at a much lower operation cost and logistics hassle. The idea behind Cryobox is that you can have your LNG wherever your business is, and transfer it as your business moves. The installation is very quick and the cost is far lower than a traditional LNG plant construction. The technology is modular and scalable: As your business grows, you add extra Cryobox units to meet increasing demand. The only restriction that NAFS has identified is the lack of initiative by the Greek Government to react timely on the market’s demands. It is one thing to preach about market

development and support and totally different to act and follow through to its promises. Once more the only restriction to a new booming market in the Mediterranean Area, is the inability of the Greek Authorities to swiftly apply the legal platform in order LNG to become one more fuel for bunkering purposes. The Shipping Community has recognized the need for a safe, clean, and cost efficient fuel and ease of access to it. Greece is a main hub for commercial vessels, cruise ships and many more, thus, the need for LNG bunkering is imperative. *Buquebus has been honored with the annual Black Diamond Award. This award is given to the top LNG fuel project to advance technology, open new markets, and achieve the smoothest execution considering the degree of difficulty. The awarding was held during the last edition of the World LNG Fuels conference, which took place on January 21-23, 2014, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, TX, USA.

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Ο εφοπλισμός μεταξύ ψόγου και επαίνου Ο Έλληνας εφοπλιστής δεν είναι μόνο αντικείμενο ψόγου. Είναι και αντικείμενο επαίνου. Μόνο που ο ψόγος ηχεί εκκωφαντικότερα στο κοινωνικό σύνολο, ελαίω media, τα οποία, γιά τους γνωστούς λόγους της αναγνωσιμότητας, της ακροαματικότητας ή της τηλεθέασης, είναι φειδωλά στον έπαινο και πληθωρικά στον ψόγο. Ασύμμετρες αντικοινωνικές συμπεριφορές ενίων εφοπλιστών, δίνουν το...εναρκτήριο λάκτισμα στον δημόσιο ψόγο, ο οποίος παραδόξως και αδίκως αντανακλά προς το σύνολο του εφοπλισμού, η συντριπτική πλειοψηφία του οποίου ασχολείται με έργα καλά και παραγωγικά, κυρίως με ναυλώσεις, ναυπηγήσεις και αγορές πλοίων, εισπράττοντας μεγάλα ποσά, μέρος των οποίων χρησιμεύει γιά την αντιμετώπιση των υποχρεώσεων και μέρος κατευθύνεται στην Ελλάδα. Αντιθέτως, εκδηλώσεις υψίστης οικονομικής σημασίας, περνούν σχεδόν απαρατήρητες, καθώς η κοινή γνώμη δεν τις πληροφορείται στον βαθμό που θα έπρεπε, όπως γιά παράδειγμα τα εφετεινά «Ποσειδώνια», τα οποία σημείωσαν τεράστια επιτυχία και σηματοδότησαν την απαρχή στροφής του διεθνούς κεφαλαίου προς την διψασμένη γιά επενδύσεις χρεωκοπημένη Ελλάδα. Ευτυχώς, την φορά αυτή ο έπαινος ήλθε από τα χείλη του ίδιου του πρωθυπουργού κ. Α. Σαμαρά, ο οποίος όχι μόνο εγκαινίασε την σπουδαία αυτή ναυτιλιακή εκδήλωση, αλλά την χρησιμοποίησε και σαν αντανακλαστικό κάτοπτρο με διεθνή εμβέλεια γιά να εξαγγείλει ότι η επανεκκίνηση της καθημαγμένης ελληνικής οικονομίας αρχίζει από την θάλασσα και την ναυτιλία, την οποία χαρακτήρισε ως πρωταθλήτρια της ελληνικής οικονομίας, μαζί με τον τουρισμό, ένα σημαντικό μέρος του οποίου ανήκει και

ενεργοποιείται και πάλι από την ναυτιλία. Ο Ελληνικός λαός, εξουθενωμένος από την ολέθρια επίοδραση των μνημονίων, την φτώχεια, την υπερφορολόγηση, την εξαθλίωση και την επίπλαστη πολιτική σταθερότητα, όπως διαμορφώθηκε μετά τις πρόσφατες ευρωβουλευτικές εκλογές, ούτε καν αντελήφθη ότι η ναυτιλία των Ελλήνων εφοπλιστών αποτελεί το συγκριτικό πλεονέκτημα της χώρας γιά την έξοδο από την κρίση, καθώς:

*Μεταφέρει το 15% του παγκοσμίου εμπορίου. *Προσφέρει στην χώρα άμεσα 7 δισ. ευρώ ετησίως και άλλα 16 δισ. ευρώ έμμεσα. *Ο ελληνόκτητος στόλος είναι ο μεγαλύτερος στόλος στην ΕΕ με ποσοστό χωρητικότητας 43% και το 16% της παγκόσμιας μεταφορικής ικανότητας. *Τα τελευταία 10 χρόνια ναυπηγήθηκαν γιά λογαριασμό των Ελλήνων εφοπλιστών πάνω από 2.500 πλοία. Αυτά και άλλα σημαντικά στοιχεία, που σε άλλες χώρες θα αποτελούσαν τις προμετωπίδες των εφημερίδων και τις βασικές ρουμπρίκες των ραδιοτηλεοπτικών μέσων, αναφέρθηκαν από τον πρωθυπουργό κ. Α. Σαμαρά στα εγκαίνια των «Ποσειδωνίων», αλλά η ελληνική μιντιαρχία και ο τύπος τα αγνόησαν σχεδόν παντελώς. Για τα media προείχε ο ψόγος, που δημιουργούν τα ελάχιστα σκάρτα μέλη της εφοπλιστικής επιχειρηματικότητας, που δεν έχουν βέβαια καμμία σχέση με την συντριπτική πλειοψηφία των Ελλήνων εφοπλιστών, όπως δεν έχουν οι εξαιρέσεις

αυτές καμμία σχέση με τους γιατρούς, τους δικηγόρους, τους δημοσιογράφους και τις άλλες κοινωνικές ομάδες. Είναι γνωστό ότι οι Έλληνες εφοπλιστές εδώ και δεκαετίες έχουν παγιώσει την πρωτιά τους στις παγκόσμιες θαλάσσιες μεταφορές εμπορευμάτων, πέραν των πολλών άλλων ημιθαλασσίων ή και χερσαίων επενδύσεων, «ών ουκ έστιν αριθμός». Συμπληρώνουμε λοιπόν μερικά συνοπτικά και ουσιαστικά στοιχεία της ναυτιλιακής δραστηριότητας, όπως προβλήθηκαν στην διεθνή ναυτιλιακή έκθεση των «Ποσειδωνίων». -Το 2013 το ελληνικό νηολόγιο αριθμούσε 802 πλοία 41,8 εκατ. τόννων γκρός, ενώ ο ελληνόκτητος αριθμούσε 3669 πλοία. -Τα έσοδα από την παροχή ναυτιλιακών υπηρεσιών σε ξένο συνάλλαγμα στην χώρα μας, ανήλθαν σε 12 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ, έναντι 13,2 δισ. το 2012. -Το σύνολο της ποντοπόρου ναυτιλίας απασχολεί 192.000 άτομα. -Οι Έλληνες πλοιοκτήτες ελέγχουν το 18,51% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των δεξαμενοπλοίων, το 23,32% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των μπάλκ κάρριερς και 13,81% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των πλοίων κοντέϊνερς και παραγώγων πετρελαίου, εξαιρουμένων των υπό ναυπήγηση. -Στα τέλη Δεκεμβρίου 2013 τελούσαν υπό παραγγελία γιά λογαριασμό των Ελλήνων εφοπλιστών 371 πλοία 32,6 εκατ. τόννων dw με τάση προς εξειδίκευση στα LNG/ LPG, πλοία μοναδοποιημένων φορτίων και τάνκερς μεταφοράς παραγώγων πετρελαίου. Και ενώ οι Έλληνες εφοπλιστές δημιουργούν τον τεράστιο τούτον διεθνή πλούτο, ένα μέρος του οποίου

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“Kάθε κράτος που επιθυμεί να έχει παρουσία στο παγκόσμιο ναυτιλιακό γίγνεσθαι με μία ανταγωνιστική ναυτιλία και να εισπράττει αντίστοιχα οφέλη από την οικονομική πολιτική και την στρατηγική διάσταση αυτής, πρέπει να την προσεγγίζει με μακροπρόθεσμη και σταθερή πολιτική”. Θεόδωρος Βενιάμης, Πρόεδρος Ε.Ε.Ε. έρχεται στην Ελλάδα, συνεπικουρώντας στην όποια ανάκαμψη της ελληνικής οικονομίας, η ίδια η Πολιτεία κάνει ό,τι μπορεί με κάποιους εκπροσώπους του «ανευθυνοϋπεύθυνους», γιά να θυμηθούμε την φρασεολογία του Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου, ώστε να τορπιλλίσει τις σχέσεις καλής συνεργασίας με την εφοπλιστκή κοινότητα. Έτσι, παρά την άμεση ανταπόκριση των εφοπλιστών να συνεισφέρουν στα δημοσιονομικά έσοδα της χώρας, που κατέληξε στην επιτυχή ολοκλήρωση και υπογραφή συνυποσχετικού με τον πρωθυπουργό γιά εθελοντική φορολογία γιά μία τριετία, υπήρξε νομοθετική επιβολή φοροεισπρακτικών μέτρων, που αποτελεί συνταγματική εκτροπή και κλονίζει το κλίμα εμπιστοσύνης μεταξύ Πολιτείας και Ναυτιλίας. Όπως τόνισε ο πρόεδρος της Ενώσεως Ελλήνων Εφοπλιστών κ. Θ. Βενιάμης «κάθε κράτος που επιθυμεί να έχει παρουσία στο παγκόσμιο ναυτιλιακό γίγνεσθαι με μία ανταγωνιστική ναυτιλία και να εισπράττει αντίστοιχα οφέλη από την οικονομική πολιτική και την στρατηγική διάσταση αυτής, πρέπει να την προσεγγίζει με μακροπρόθεσμη και σταθερή πολιτική». Τώρα βέβαια ο δράστης της συνταγματικής εκτροπής (η νομοθεσία που διέπει την ναυτιλία σαν διεθνές ναυτιλιακό κεφάλαιο έχει τυπικά ηυξημένη συνταγματική ισχύ) σε βάρος της ναυτιλίας κ. Γ. Στουρνάρας μετεκόμισε στο ύπατο αξίωμα του διοικητού της Τραπέζης της Ελλάδος, αλλά η πράξη του θα πρέπει να αποτελέσει παγίως παράδειγμα προς αποφυγή. Ο εφοπλισμός, αν μεγαλουργεί διεθνώς, το οφείλει εν μέρει και στην πολιτική του gendlemen agreement με τους διεθνείς οικονομικούς παράγοντες και όπως είναι φυσικό απορρίπτει τις αυθαίρετες νομοθετικές εκτροπές, ή επί το λαϊκότερο, τις «κουτοπόνηρες μπαμπεσιές». Και επειδή ο λόγος περί φορολογίας των εφοπλιστών, λόγω της παγίας ανησυχίας του ΚΚΕ, που καταθέτει ερωτήσεις στην Βουλή, ο υπουργός Εμπορικής Ναυτιλίας κ. Μιλτ. Βαρβιτσιώτης

έδωσε μία εμπεριστατωμένη απάντηση στους βουλευτές κκ Θαν. Παφίλη, Χρ. Κατσώτη και Ν. Καραθανάση γιά το πώς φορολογούνται οι εφοπλιστές, οι οποίοι συλλήβδην κατηγορούνται από τα κόμματα μεταξύ άλλων ότι είναι φοροφυγάδες. Η φορολογία λοιπόν των πλοίων με ελληνική σημαία, γιά όποιους ενδιαφέρονται γιά τα στοιχεία και όχι τις κραυγές και τους λαϊκισμούς, γίνεται με βάση τις διατάξεις του άρθρου 13 του ΝΔ 2687/1953. Επίσης με το άρθρο 24 του ΝΔ 4110/2013 επεβλήθη γιά πρώτη φορά φόρος χωρητικότητος στα πλοία υπό ξένη σημαία, των οποίων η διαχείριση γίνεται από αλλοδαπές ή ημεδαπές εταιρίες εγκατεστημένες στην Ελλάδα. Ο φόρος αυτός υπολογίζεται με τα ίδια κριτήρια, συντελεστές και κλιμάκια που ισχύουν σύμφωνα με τις διατάξεις του Ν. 27/1975 και τις εκδιδόμενες δυνάμει του άρθρου 13 του ΝΔ 2687/1953. Επιπροσθέτως, με το άρθρο 14 του ίδιου νόμου, καθορίζεται ετήσια παροχή γιά τα έτη 2014, 2015 και 2016 γιά τα πλοία υπό ελληνική σημαία, ύψους ίσου προς το διπλάσιο του τελικού ποσού, που υπολογίστηκε και βεβαιώθηκε γιά κάθε πλοίο κατά την προηγούμενη κάθε φορά περίοδο, χωρίς να εξαιρούνται μειώσεις φόρων. Επίσης θεσπίστηκε με τον Ν. 4111/2013 καταβολή ετήσιας εισφοράς γιά τα έτη 2012-2016 επί του ετησίου ποσού εισαγομένου συναλλάγματος στα ναυτιλιακά γραφεία. Παρά τα συγκεκριμένα αυτά στοιχεία, οι κραυγές περί φοροφυγάδων εφοπλιστών δεν πρόκειται να σταματήσουν. Έτσι είναι αυτός ο τόπος. «Ού μέ πείσης κάν μέ πείσης». Τέλος, εντυπωσιακή ήταν με την ευκαιρία των «Ποσειδωνίων» η εκπομπή του BBC, που επεσήμαινε πως οι επενδύσεις στον ναυτιλιακό τομέα μπορεί να βγάλουν την Ελλάδα από την οικονομική κρίση. Συγκεκριμένα, όπως επεσήμανε στο BBC

radio ο γενικός διεθυντής της Anangel Maritime Services κ. Γιάννης Πλατσιδάκης, η οικονομική ανάκαμψη της Ελλάδος μπορεί να μην εξαρτάται από την ελάφρυνση του χρέους, αλλά από τις επενδύσεις στον ναυτιλιακό τομέα και όχι από τις επιδοτήσεις σε αποτυχημένες βιομηχανίες. Το τελικό συμπέρασμα από τα στοιχεία που παρετέθησαν γιά την οικονομική διάσταση της ναυτιλίας είναι: Ποιοτική και παραγωγική ναυτιλία έχουμε. Ποιοτικούς και παραγωγικούς πολιτικούς προϊσταμένους έχουμε στον εθνικό χώρο;

-Το 2013 το ελληνικό νηολόγιο αριθμούσε 802 πλοία 41,8 εκατ. τόννων γκρός, ενώ ο ελληνόκτητος αριθμούσε 3669 πλοία. -Τα έσοδα από την παροχή ναυτιλιακών υπηρεσιών σε ξένο συνάλλαγμα στην χώρα μας, ανήλθαν σε 12 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ, έναντι 13,2 δισ. το 2012. -Το σύνολο της ποντοπόρου ναυτιλίας απασχολεί 192.000 άτομα. -Οι Έλληνες πλοιοκτήτες ελέγχουν το 18,51% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των δεξαμενοπλοίων, το 23,32% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των μπάλκ κάρριερς και 13,81% του παγκοσμίου στόλου των πλοίων κοντέϊνερς και παραγώγων πετρελαίου, εξαιρουμένων των υπό ναυπήγηση. -Στα τέλη Δεκεμβρίου 2013 τελούσαν υπό παραγγελία γιά λογαριασμό των Ελλήνων εφοπλιστών 371 πλοία 32,6 εκατ. τόννων dw με τάση προς εξειδίκευση στα LNG/LPG, πλοία μοναδοποιημένων φορτίων και τάνκερς μεταφοράς παραγώγων πετρελαίου.

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ανεμολόγιο

Στον απόηχο των Ποσειδωνίων...Και

απόηχος της Έκθεσης των ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ 2014 αφήνει μόνο θετικά μηνύματα τόσο στους διοργανωτές και τους εκθέτες όσο και στους επισκέπτες. Η διαφορά με το παρελθόν από υλικοτεχνικής άποψης είναι τεράστια, καθώς ο χώρος της έκθεσης είναι πλέον αντάξιος του θεσμού των Ποσειδωνίων. Τα όποια σύννεφα παραπόνων από την πορηγούμενη έκθεση του 2012 εξαφανίστηκαν, και το feedback που λάβαμε μιλώντας με πολύ κόσμο κατά την διάρκεια της έκθεσης είναι ότι τα ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝΙΑ 2014 απολογιστικά δημιούργησαν μία κατάσταση win - win. Τα φώτα όμως έσβησαν, οι εκθέτες γύρισαν στα γραφεία τους, οι επισκέπτες ξεφυλλίζουν τις ακριβές μπροσούρες που έλαβαν ως δώρα κατά την επίσκεψή τους στην έκθεση. Επισήμως την τελευταία ημέρα η Ένωση Ελλήνων Εφοπλιστών παραχώρησε στους δημοσιογράφους την παραδοσιακή πλέον συνέντευξη Τύπου. Ο πρόεδρος, κ. Βενιάμης υπεραμύνθηκε του θεσμού, αλλά όμως δεν έδωσε - ως όφειλε πιστεύω - ξεκάθαρη απάντηση στο

ζητούμενο. Και αυτό δεν είναι άλλο από το αν θα μείνουν ή θα φύγουν τα εφοπλιστικά γραφεία από την Ελλάδα στην περίπτωση αλλαγής κυβέρνησης ή αύξησης της φορολογίας των πλοιοκτητών. Η μεγαλύτερη Ναυτιλιακή δύναμη στον κόσμο δεν μπορεί να μην δίνει ξεκάθαρη απάντηση για ένα τόσο σοβαρό θέμα το οποίο αν πάρει άσχημη τροπή για την χώρα, αυτόματα θα καταρρεύσει η οικονομία η οποία στηρίζεται άμεσα στο συνάλλαγμα που εισρρέει στην χώρα, από τις ναυτιλιακές δραστηριότητες των Ελλήνων πλοιοκτητών. Απαιτείται άμεσα εξεύρεση μόνιμης λύσης σχετικά το φορολογικό καθεστώς των Ελλήνων Πλοιοκτητών, οι οποίοι θα πρέπει να μείνουν ανεπηρρέαστοι από μικροκομματικά συμφέροντα και να συνεχίσουν τον αγώνα που δίνουν να είναι πρώτοι εδώ και δεκαετίες στον διεθνή στοίβο. Θα πρέπει επι τέλους να μην επηρρεάζεται η Ναυτιλία από κυβερνητικές πολιτικές. Άλλωστε πολλοί είναι εκείνοι που τα βάζουν με τα αφορολόγητα προνόμια των Ελλήνων πλοιοκτητών και

γράφει ο

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μετά τι;

προσπαθούν να δημιουργήσουν κλίμα εν μέσω κρίσης. Σε αυτούς η απάντηση είναι τόσο απλή. Αν οι Έλληνες πλοιοκτήτες απολάμβαναν φορολογικών προνομίων, να είστε σίγουροι ότι θα είχαν έρθει στην Ελλάδα όλοι οι ξένοι πλοιοκτήτες για να απολαύσουν τον “φορολογικό παράδεισο”. Ας είμαστε σοβαροί. Οι Έλληνες πλοιοκτήτες διαχρονικά έχουν καταφέρει ένα θαύμα. Όσο και αν κάποιοι θέλουν να το υποβαθμίσουν, αυτή είναι η πραγματικότητα. Θα πρέπει όμως να περάσουν ξεκάθαρο μήνυμα όχι μόνο προς αυτή την κυβέρνηση αλλά και σε όποια έρθει στο μέλλον. Να ξεκαθαρίσουν ότι η Ελληνική ναυτιλία είναι και παραμένει Ελληνική. Η Ελληνική Ναυτιλία δεν πωλείται, δεν μεταναστεύει, δεν εκβιάζεται. Μόνο αυτή μπορεί να βγάλει την χώρα από την κρίση. Και αυτό ας το καταλάβουν καλά οι πολιτικοί, των τηλεπαραθύρων. Φθηνοί πολιτικοί λόγοι προς άγραν ψήφων, είναι όχι μόνο σπορ που πάλιωσε αλλά και επικίνδυνο. Το “ναι μεν αλλά” του κ. Βενιάμη πρέπει να σας προβληματίσει αν θέλετε η χώρα αυτή να έχει μέλλον.

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focus

What a difference 90 days makes for Private Equity funds in shipping Readers may remember my March article on “Private Equity Funds; an unfolding story”. At that time, PEFs were the talk of the town, with ripe speculation of the latest ventures with prominent Greek owners (see table 1). The Greek shipping world was split between the supporters of such joint ventures and avid objectors, who believed that joint ventures with PEFs were an anomaly and likely to end in disaster, both for Greek owners and for PEFs. To many, such investments would lead to excessive ordering that would perpetuate / further increase the chronic oversupply situation in shipping. Such fears were supported by the newbuilding order book that rose last year threefold to 150 dwt, the highest since 2010, according to Clarkson’s. In my article, I wrote “the so called shipping recovery potential that PEFs have latched on to is lacking fundamental support and may well turn out to be mere wishful thinking”. Furthermore, “An even bigger question is, what would happen if the market failed to rise as expected by PEFs and / or started to fall? What would be their exit strategy then?”. Three months later, market sentiment, especially for dry bulk joint ventures, has shifted drastically. Dry bulk freights continued to fall, with BDI from 2113 at the beginning of January 2014 to 1,316 at the beginning of April 2014, to low 800’s, currently. All dry bulk sectors were affected. Panamaxes, though, in particular, saw spot rates of approximately $2,000 per day which are being insufficient to cover but a small part of operating expenses. As the year progressed, smiles were replaced by frowns. Gone were the days of massive competition for the few available vessels for purchase and for mass orders, as vessel values, also, started to slide. Posidonia was foreshadowed by the “Excel story” and the reportedly “military style” separation of Oaktree’s interests from those of Mr. Villy Panayiotidis, with the latter,

Ted Petropoulos Head Petrofin Research

to realise, as trying to liquidate at a profit in a falling market may not be possible. Still, the asset value appreciation is providing to these funds a useful cushion, for the time being. There are, of course, funds that are still optimistic that a recovery shall take place in the third and fourth quarter and prefer to stay put and take no remedial action. It may be wishful thinking but events may well justify their confidence yet.

apparently, losing Excel’s operations, staff and files, in a morning, as Oaktree vacated Excel’s Panayiotidis’ owned building. Could this be the way of things to come when things did not work out for PEFs? However, it should be noted that Excel is not an example of a shipping joint venture between a PEF and a Greek owner, as Oaktree bought into Excel as a distress recovery opportunity. Opinion is so fickle and interests differentiated that analysts and brokers brought out the long knives and started to talk of “picking up cheap vessels, as PEFs would flood the market in a “mad rush for the exit door”. Leaving out excessive and unsubstantiated alarmist or opportunistic remarks, I wish to shed some light into what may be the likely reaction and strategy by PEFs, shall the current poor market continue. My main point is that PEFs have many options in handling the situation and each will set their own agenda. There are those that invested early at lower vessel prices and are still enjoying a nice potential profit, should they choose to liquidate. Such potential profits, though, may be rather difficult

Without doubt, some PEFs have started to look at the possibility that the timing of their shipping investments may have been premature, in following a “recovery” story, without much substance. It is difficult for any organisation to admit such an error and, therefore, it would take a sustained bad market, for a “volte face”. The funds that have participated in newbuilding orders are particularly vulnerable, as reselling newbuilding orders at a profit or even breakeven may not be readily possible, unless the market would pick up. These funds may be the most tempted to lose their 5% or 10% and refuse to put good money after bad. Should this occur on a mass scale, it would take away the massive order overhang that is depressing the dry bulk sector For funds that have joint ventures, involving existing fleets, there are more options. They may seek to merge fleets of their own with different owners into a single and trusted owner, who would provide them with economies of scale, a lower cost of capital and a variety of exits via IPO’s, mergers and other disposal possibilities. It can be argued that Oaktree may be in the process of implementing such a strategy, with Mr. Petros Pappas, via supporting a merger of Star, with Pappas privately owned fleet, as well as passing to Star the management of the Excel, the Eagle and other fleet and / or other vessels under its control. Such a “grand union” would create a giant 150-ves-

financial focus nafs JUNE-JULY 2014 13 sel strong shipping company, with the might and ability to tap into the market at the first opportunity. The challenges posed on Star by becoming in a very short time a company of such gigantic proportions is daunting.

the point come for PEFs to bite the bullet, I believe that they will do so after having exhausted all measures aimed at improving their position in a stagnant market. Some funds that may have not participated in shipping, may find the opportunity to do so at a more attractive risk / reward basis. Also, it might be possible for whole fleets to change hands and be bought at attractive prices by Greek owners enjoying massive liquidity or by other PEFs with spare capacity.

Oaktree, contrary to public perception, is proving dynamic and provides timely responses to perceived dangers and opportunities. With the IPO market currently wary of shipping, many PEFs may need to rethink their exit strategy. Nevertheless, a mass exodus, typical of an overreaction, is hardly likely. PEFs are managed by astute and capable managers, who are unlikely to run for cover, unless all prospects of a recovery or an exit solution disappear. Should

One thing to always keep in mind is that the power to take decisions by PEFs, within their joint ventures, is absolute. Unlike in bank loan recoveries, PEFsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to make swift changes in fleet managers is fully supported by the legal documentation, based on their overwhelming ownership of the

joint venture. However, whereas financial and management posturing and effecting changes to their joint ventures, as well as their fleets may well have merits, little could be achieved in the long run, unless the market would stage a robust recovery. The love affair between PEFs and Greek shipping will, no doubt, have many unfolding chapters ahead. The action and reaction of each PEF and its Greek owner will be of enormous interest to shipping. What is at stake is not only the fate of the owned and ordered fleets but whether shipping and PEFs can co-exist harmoniously and prosper, as well as withstand difficult times, proving that longer term symbiosis is possible.

TABLE 1 Some key private equity joint venture Shipowner

Name of partner

Name of joint venture

Involving

Stamatis Molaris Group

MK Maritime / Maas Capital

Alma Marine

Mixed fleet

Stamatis Molaris Group

AMCI

AMCI Poseidon Fund

Distressed shipping assets

Capital Maritime & trading

Monarch Alternative Capital

Containerships

Cardiff Marine

MarlinPatterson Global Advisor

LNG carriers

Costamare

York Capital

Containerships

Dalex Shipping

Carlyle

Handysize bulk carriers

Eletson

Blackstone

Eletson Gas

LPG carriers

Euroseas

Eton Park / Rhone Capital

Euromar

Containerships

Franco Compania Naviera

Castlelake

Bulker Solutions

Bulk carriers

Seanergy Management Services

Eton Park

Nautilus Holdings

Containerships-currently seeking bankruptcy protection

Top Ships

Ronin Capital (9.9%)

6 n/bs

Oceanbulk Maritime

Oaktree Capital

Oceanbulk Shipping

Bulk carriers

Oceanbulk Maritime

Oaktree Capital

PST Tankers

Product tankers

Oceanbulk Maritime

Oaktree Capital

Oceanbulk Container Carriers

Containerships

Oceanbulk Maritime

Oaktree Capital

Heron Ventures

Auctioned bulk carriers

Oceanbulk Maritime

ABY

Newcastlemax bulk carriers

Oceanbulk Maritime

Monarch Alternative Capital

Madison Crude Carriers

VLCCs

Prime Marine

Perella Weinberg Partners

Flagship Marine ventures

Product tankers

Prime Marine

Castlelake

Tanker Solutions

Product tankers

Technomar Shipping

Kelso & Co

Poseidon Container Holdings

Containerships

Source : Lloydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List / Newsfront - Greek Shipping Intelligence - May/June 2014

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Greek Shipping at a boom? Post Posidonia pulse

he first week of June 2014 in Greece demonstrated Greek shipping industry self-belief. The Exhibition at the airport area, highlighted the well organized mixture of companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stands displaying their products related in shipping business. Many parties, receptions and open houses took place and variety of people involved in shipping industry have travelled to Greece to attend well prepared meetings and gatherings. Does this mean that Greek shipping revived after years of a declined market? I believe that Greek shipping talent is alive and although the bad scenario of crisis has affected many ship-owners, the outlook is positive for years ahead. We have seen many new generation ship-owners who keep the same attitude and tradition in shipping as their fathers, and most important, their invention in stock exchange markets shows a different strong position in traditional shipping business in Greece. New orders have been reported in many s&p international reports on all types of vessels and â&#x20AC;&#x153;ecoâ&#x20AC;? ships are expected to be delivered and trade very soon giving the advantage to Greek owners to confront the challenges and innovate in the business they know well. Private equity funds appeared recently to strike the old traditional

Vicky Liouta MD, Vilmar International S.A.

regime of lending funds to shipping companies in Greece and Greek ship-owners dear to enter into these deals preparing for a new era in Greek shipping industry. Many see, however, that there will be no boom soon as far as rates is concerned, ship prices, or capital funding on easy terms and there is no much optimism about quick recovery. One cannot but consider the difficulties in shipping industry the past years and recognize the strength of Greek ship-owners to comply with bombarding regulations and international shipping standards, insolvent charterers and tight rates, technology on new ships and different designs, crew nationalities and culture clash on board their ships and their offices, and admit that, despite the news we all read lately about unhappy investors who demand their returns in volatile markets from some ship-owners, nothing will change the mind and heart of Greek ship-owners who uniquely feel the pulse of shipping business worldwide and continue in believing that it is not just luck that, even since 4th century BC, Greek ship-owners were trading at sea and survived exceptionally until today. A positive mood only has come up after Posidonia 2014 in Greece and the impression of better, although difficult, times is evident to all of us attending such an important occasion for Greek economy.

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Συνέντευξη τύπου στα «Ποσειδώνια 2014

Θ. Βενιάμης: Ηγέτιδα η Ελληνική Ναυτιλία στην διεθνή κατάταξη Ο Πρόεδρος της Ενώσεως Ελλήνων Εφοπλιστών (ΕΕΕ), κ. Θεόδωρος Βενιάμης, στη διάρκεια της καθιερωμένης συνέντευξης τύπου προς τους Έλληνες και ξένους δημοσιογράφους στα πλαίσια της διεθνούς έκθεσης των Ποσειδωνίων 2014 τόνισε, μεταξύ άλλων, τα εξής: Για άλλη μια φορά τα Ποσειδώνια 2014 έφεραν στο προσκήνιο τις επιδόσεις της διεθνούς ναυτιλίας, της επιχειρηματικής αυτής δραστηριότητας που προσφέρει αναντικατάστατες και υψηλού επιπέδου θαλάσσιες μεταφορικές υπηρεσίες στο διεθνές εμπόριο. Τα Ποσειδώνια 2014 βρήκαν τη ναυτιλία των Ελλήνων να διατηρεί την ηγετική της θέση στη διεθνή κατάταξη των ναυτιλιακών δυνάμεων παρά τις δυσμενείς συνθήκες που επικρατούν στη διεθνή ναυτιλιακή αγορά. Ειδικότερα, οι εντυπωσιακοί αριθμοί που αντιπροσωπεύει η ναυτιλία που ελέγχεται από Έλληνες Εφοπλιστές είναι: 3.669 πλοία με μέσο όρο ηλικίας 9,9 έτη 16,16% του παγκόσμιου στόλου σε dwt 46,72% του ευρωπαϊκού στόλου σε gt 18,51% του παγκόσμιου στόλου πλοίων μεταφοράς φορτίων χύδην σε dwt 23,32% του παγκόσμιου στόλου δεξαμενοπλοίων μεταφοράς αργού πετρελαίου σε dwt 13,81% του παγκόσμιου στόλου μεταφοράς χημικών/παραγώγων πετρελαίου

Οι αριθμοί αυτοί καταδεικνύουν τον ρόλο του ελληνόκτητου στόλου στα ναυτιλιακά δρώμενα και τη στρατηγική σημασία που κατέχει τόσο για τη χώρα μας όσο και για τους εμπορικούς μας εταίρους. Ιδιαίτερη αναφορά έγινε στη σημασία της ελληνόκτητης ναυτιλίας για την Ελλάδα. Εντός του 2013, δημοσιεύθηκαν δύο μελέτες με αντικείμενο τη σημασία της ναυτιλίας για την ελληνική οικονομία: η μελέτη του Ιδρύματος Οικονομικών & Βιομηχανικών Ερευνών (ΙΟΒΕ) με τίτλο «Η Συμβολή της Ποντοπόρου Ναυτιλίας στην Ελληνική Οικονομία» και η μελέτη του Διεθνούς Οίκου Μελετών “The Boston Consulting Group” με θέμα «Εκτίμηση του αντίκτυπου της Ελληνικής ναυτιλίας στην οικονομία και την κοινωνία». Και οι δύο μελέτες, ακολουθώντας η κάθε μία τη δική της μεθοδολογία, καταλήγουν σε γενικές γραμμές στις ίδιες εκτιμήσεις και συμπεράσματα, χαρακτηρίζοντας την ελληνική ναυτιλία ως έναν από τους βασικούς πυλώνες της εθνικής οικονομίας, με ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στο σημαντικό ποσοστό συμμετοχής του ναυτιλιακού κλάδου στο ΑΕΠ, ποσοστό που τα τελευταία δύο χρόνια αντιστοιχεί σε περισσότερο από 7% του συνολικού ΑΕΠ της χώρας, καθώς και στην προσφορά μεγάλου αριθμού θέσεων εργασίας, άνω των 192.000. Επιπροσθέτως, οι δύο μελέτες τονίζουν την περαιτέρω

δυναμική που έχει ο τομέας και τη δυνητική προσφορά του στην ελληνική οικονομία, μέσω της περαιτέρω προσέλκυσης εγκατάστασης ναυτιλιακών δραστηριοτήτων στην Ελλάδα και της αύξησης των θέσεων εργασίας των απασχολούμενων στους διάφορους τομείς της ναυτιλιακής βιομηχανίας. Βασική προϋπόθεση που θέτουν, είναι η ύπαρξη σταθερού και ανταγωνιστικού θεσμικού πλαισίου. Προς επίρρωση των ανωτέρω, προσφάτως το ΙΟΒΕ εκπόνησε νεότερη μελέτη, η οποία δεν έχει ακόμη λάβει δημοσιότητα, με θέμα την ενίσχυση των απασχολούμενων Ελλήνων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία. Η εν λόγω μελέτη εκτιμά τα αναμενόμενα οφέλη για την δημιουργία θέσεων εργασίας Ελλήνων ναυτικών, στην περίπτωση που Έλληνες ναυτικοί, τόσο αξιωματικοί όσο και κατώτερα πληρώματα απασχοληθούν στην επάνδρωση του ελληνόκτητου στόλου, σε αντικατάσταση των αλλοδαπών. Στην περίπτωση αυτή θα δημιουργηθούν νέες θέσεις εργασίας άμεσα επί των πλοίων αλλά και έμμεσα λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τις πολλαπλασιαστικές επιδράσεις στην οικονομία, και θα υπάρξει παράλληλα ενίσχυση του ετήσιου εθνικού εισοδήματος της τάξης των €2,8 δις, έως, υπό το βέλτιστο θεωρητικό σενάριο, των €5 δις. Τα ανωτέρω είναι εφικτά εφόσον επικρατήσουν στην ελληνική αγορά εργασίας οικονομικοί όροι σύμφωνοι

market news με τα νομίμως ισχύοντα στην διεθνή ναυτιλιακή αγορά εργασίας και τις σχετικές Διεθνείς Συμβάσεις. Γιατί δεν πρέπει να ξεχνούμε ότι το ελληνόκτητο πλοίο πρέπει να είναι ανταγωνιστικό προκειμένου να επιβιώσει στο διεθνή ναυτιλιακό στίβο. Επιπροσθέτως, η περιορισμένη αριθμητική δυνατότητα εισακτέων σπουδαστών στις υπάρχουσες ναυτικές ακαδημίες, καθιστά αναγκαία την άμεση λειτουργία συστήματος ιδιωτικής ναυτικής εκπαίδευσης. Η ανεργία αποτελεί το ουσιαστικότερο πρόβλημα που αντιμετωπίζει η ελληνική κοινωνία και η αντιμετώπισή του είναι καθοριστικής σημασίας για την ανάκαμψη της ελληνικής οικονομίας, μετά από τα τελευταία έξι χρόνια συνεχούς οικονομικής ύφεσης. Η μελέτη αυτή επιβεβαιώνει ότι η ναυτιλία μπορεί να συμβάλλει στην αντιμετώπιση της ανεργίας, δίνοντας επαγγελματικό διέξοδο και ελπίδα στους άνεργους νέους μας να εργασθούν για το δυναμικό αυτό κλάδο. Τα Ποσειδώνια 2014 συνέπεσαν με την Ελληνική Προεδρία του Συμβουλίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, η οποία διανύει μια εποχή σημαντικών αλλαγών στην διακυβέρνηση των νομοθετικών οργάνων της. Πριν λίγες μέρες έλαβε χώρα η

εκλογή των μελών του νέου Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και σύντομα θα ορισθούν οι νέοι Επίτροποι. Η ευρωπαϊκή ναυτιλία πρέπει να αποτελεί κεντρικό πυρήνα των οραμάτων της ευρωπαϊκής πολιτικής. Η διατήρηση ενός ανταγωνιστικού στόλου υπό τον έλεγχο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης είναι υψίστης σημασίας για την εξυπηρέτηση των οικονομικών, εμπορικών, ενεργειακών και στρατηγικών συμφερόντων της. Σε κάθε περίπτωση, απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση για την ανταγωνιστικότητα του κοινοτικού στόλου είναι η διατήρηση των υφιστάμενων Κατευθυντήριων Γραμμών για τις κρατικές ενισχύσεις στις θαλάσσιες μεταφορές, που αποτελούν επί πολλά χρόνια το θεσμικό πλαίσιο λειτουργίας της κοινοτικής ναυτιλίας, έχοντας διαμορφώσει το αναγκαίο θεμιτό ανταγωνιστικό περιβάλλον για τις εθνικές ναυτιλίες των Κρατών Μελών της ΕΕ. Τέλος, αναφέρθηκε με συντομία στο Πρόγραμμα Κοινωνικής Προσφοράς και Αλληλεγγύης που υλοποιεί η ΕΕΕ από το 2012 με διακριτικό τρόπο προκειμένου να σταθεί αρωγός στις κοινωνικές ομάδες πολιτών που έχουν πληγεί από τις δυσμενείς οικονομικές συνθήκες. Οι πρωτοβουλίες της ΕΕΕ έχουν πανελλήνιο

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χαρακτήρα και μέσα από ένα συστηματικά οργανωμένο μηχανισμό προσφέρουν απευθείας στήριξη σε περισσότερα από 50.000 άτομα σε 110 περιοχές της ηπειρωτικής και νησιωτικής χώρας. Ειδικότερα, το πρόγραμμα σίτισης με μηνιαία πακέτα βοήθειας στηρίζει 11.000 οικογένειες και υλοποιείται σε συνεργασία με 30 Μητροπόλεις, 25 Δήμους και περισσότερες από 60 οργανώσεις φορέων εντός και εκτός Αττικής. Στον τομέα της υγείας, το πρόγραμμα «Υγεία για όλους» που χρηματοδοτεί εξολοκλήρου η ΕΕΕ και υλοποιεί η οργάνωση Γιατροί του Κόσμου έχει ήδη πραγματοποιήσει επισκέψεις σε 30 περιοχές και έχει ωφελήσει πάνω από 9.000 άτομα σε όλη την Ελλάδα και συνεχίζεται με έντονους ρυθμούς. Η ΕΕΕ στηρίζει επιπλέον με στοχευμένες ενέργειες 40 κοινωνικούς φορείς και δομές πρόνοιας με έμφαση σε κέντρα προστασίας βρεφών, νηπίων, ατόμων με αναπηρία και ηλικιωμένων. Προωθούνται επίσης ενέργειες επισκευής και αναβάθμισης κτιριακών εγκαταστάσεων και εξοπλισμού των Ακαδημιών Εμπορικού Ναυτικού που φιλοξενούν τις επερχόμενες γενιές της ναυτοσύνης της χώρας.

Τα Ποσειδώνια 2014 πετυχαίνουν νέο ρεκόρ επισκεπτών. Τα Ποσειδώνια 2014 ολοκληρώθηκαν επιτυχώς σημειώνοντας νέα ρεκόρ επισκεπτών και χωρών που συμμετείχαν, γεγονός που επιβεβαιώνει την ηγετική θέση των Ποσειδωνίων ως το μεγαλύτερο ναυτιλιακό γεγονός στον κόσμο. Συνολικά 19.421 επισκέπτες περιηγήθηκαν στους διαδρόμους των τεσσάρων αιθουσών του εκθεσιακού κέντρου Metropolitan Expo κατά τη διάρκεια της εβδομάδας των Ποσειδωνίων, καταγράφοντας δέκα τοις εκατό αύξηση σε σύγκριση με τη διοργάνωση του 2012. Επισκέπτες από 96 χώρες ήρθαν για να γνωρίσουν και να συνάψουν εμπορικές σχέσεις με τα μέλη της ελληνικής ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας, καθώς και με εκπροσώπους 1.843 εκθετών από συνολικά 93 χώρες - άλλο ένα ρεκόρ των Ποσειδωνίων, το οποίο επισφραγίζει την παγκόσμια απήχηση της έκθεσης. Και καθώς η αποξήλωση των περιπτέρων έχει πια ολοκληρωθεί, οι διοργανωτές των Ποσειδωνίων είναι πεπεισμένοι ότι η διοργάνωση του 2016, που έχει προγραμματιστεί από 6 έως 10 Ιουνίου 2016 στο ίδιο υπερσύγχρονο εκθεσιακό κέντρο Metropolitan Expo, θα είναι εξίσου επιτυχημένη και παραγωγική για όλους τους εκθέτες. «Η ζήτηση για εκθεσιακό χώρο είναι εξαιρετικά αυξημένη και είμαστε αισιόδοξοι ότι η επιτυχία των φετινών Ποσειδωνίων θα επαναληφθεί σε δύο χρόνια», δήλωσε η Δήμητρα Μιχαήλ, Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος των Εκθέσεων Ποσειδώνια. «Η ναυτιλία σταδιακά ανακάμπτει, καθώς οι παγκόσμιες εμπορικές συνθήκες βελτιώνονται. Όσο αυξάνονται οι μεταφορές εμπορευμάτων στους ωκεανούς μέσα στους επόμενους 24 μήνες, τόσο μεγαλύτερη αισιοδοξία θα υπάρχει στα Ποσειδώνια 2016» πρόσθεσε. Σημαντικοί εκθέτες των Ποσειδωνίων 2014, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των εθνικών περιπτέρων της Ολλανδίας, της Ιαπωνίας, της Τουρκίας

και της Δανίας, καθώς και εταιρείες όπως η ABB, η Transas, η MAN Diesel and Turbo, η Alfa Laval, η Marichem Marigases και πολλοί άλλοι, έχουν ήδη επιβεβαιώσει τη συμμετοχή τους στην έκθεση του 2016. «Οι ισχυροί δεσμοί των Ποσειδωνίων με την ελληνική ναυτιλιακή κοινότητα και το γεγονός ότι παραδοσιακά στην έκθεση επισφραγίζονται μεγάλες συμφωνίες, είναι δύο από τα πιο σημαντικά πλεονεκτήματα που εξασφαλίζουν στα Ποσειδώνια μια ξεχωριστή θέση στη συνείδηση της παγκόσμιας ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας. Ο επιτυχής συνδυασμός επιχειρηματικών συμφωνιών και σύσφιξης διαπροσωπικών σχέσεων, με το πλούσιο πρόγραμμα συνεδρίων, σεμιναρίων και αθλητικών δραστηριοτήτων των Ποσειδωνίων καθιστούν την έκθεση ένα γεγονός στο οποίο κάθε μέλος της διεθνούς ναυτιλιακής βιομηχανίας πρέπει να παρευρεθεί», πρόσθεσε η κα. Μιχαήλ. O Ιωάννης Σμυρναίος, Διευθυντής της ABB για την Ελλάδα και την Κύπρο, και ένας από τους χορηγούς των Ποσειδωνίων, ανέφερε: «Οφείλουμε να είμαστε παρόντες και να κάνουμε επιπλέον αισθητή την παρουσία μας εδώ στα Ποσειδώνια. Για μια μεγάλη εταιρεία σαν την δική μας είναι απαραίτητο να συμμετέχουμε στο μεγαλύτερο ναυτιλιακό γεγονός. Για το λόγο αυτό αποφασίσαμε, πέρα από την συμμετοχή με περίπτερο, να γίνουμε και χορηγοί διαπιστεύσεων στα φετινά Ποσειδώνια, καθότι με τον τρόπο αυτό καταφέρνουμε να προβάλλουμε την εταιρείας μας σε 20.000 μέλη της ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας». Τα Ποσειδώνια τελούν υπό την αιγίδα του Υπουργείου Ναυτιλίας και Αιγαίου, του Δήμου Πειραιώς, του Ναυτικού Επιμελητηρίου Ελλάδος, της Ένωσης Ελλήνων Εφοπλιστών, της Ελληνικής Επιτροπής Ναυτιλιακής Συνεργασίας, της Ένωσης Εφοπλιστών Ναυτιλίας Μικρών Αποστάσεων και του Συνδέσμου Επιχειρήσεων Επιβατηγού Ναυτιλίας.

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Τsakos Columbia Shipmanagement (TCM) achieves ISO 50001 certification by Lloyd’s Register

loyd’s Register has awarded Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement (TCM) with ISO 50001 certification attesting TCM’s commitment to continuously improve its energy efficiency by using best practice for efficient energy use and conservation throughout their fleet. The Energy Management System is applicable to shipmanagement of a fleet of oil and chemical tankers trading worldwide, incorporating the safety and pollution prevention requirements of IMO resolution A.741 (18), the ISM Code and associated office activities. “Certification to ISO 50001 was a milestone for TCM”, said Vassilis Papageorgiou, Vice Chairman of Tsakos Group at a presentation ceremony held during Posidonia last week. Apostolos Poulovassilis, LR’s Regional Marine Manager, EMEA commented, ‘These standards are about the whole

process of energy management which is an integral part of TCM’s management systems and operating philosophy. The pleasure of handing over the certificate comes after a lot of hard work by TCM and LR in getting to this stage.’ Capt. Panagiotis Drosos, Managing Director of TCM, stated that the company’scommitment to safe, clean and efficient shipping operations - providing high quality services to the clients and being proactive in satisfying upcoming regulations, customer requirements and society’s expectations – is significantly supported by the certification . Mr. Sokratis Dimakopoulos, TCM’s Deputy Managing Director, pointed out that energy management is critical to the ship operations.’Fuel cost is ourmajor cost. Improving energy efficiency reduces fuel consumption and as such

reduces operating cost for TCM and its clients. In addition, being energy efficient has become a legal and industry requirement and assists in reducing the environmental impact associated with CO2 emissions from shipping operations. Therefore, certifying our energy management system in accordance with the ISO 50001 was essential in enabling the company to have a system in place to improve energy performance on a continual basis.’ TCM has previously achieved certification against a number of internationally recognised standards, among them ISO 14001 for environmental management, OHSAS 18001 for occupational health and safety and ISO 9001 for quality management. Also, the Maria Tsakos TCM Academy has recently been accredited as an Approved Training Provider by Lloyd’s Register as well

as certified to the BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. The ISO 50001 standard is a voluntary international energy management system standard that specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy-management system. It offers companies a systematic approach to continually improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use and consumption. It also provides shipping companies with a way to actively reduce their energy consumption and associated GHG emissions from ships. The standard presents a comprehensive and clear approach to smart energy use, providing companies with a framework to manage their energy consumption and, ultimately, to take advantage of renewable energy technologies.

Aegean Shipping Management awarded Business Continuity certification by Lloyd’s Register

Aegean Shipping Management has become the first Greek shipping company and amongst the first worldwide to be awarded the ISO 22301 Business Continuity certification by LRQA. This certification further enhances Aegean’s already strong management systems structure, and demonstrates the company’s commitment to increased resilience and uninterrupted day to day operations on land and sea.

uring a ceremony held at both Lloyd’s Register’s and Aegean’s stand ον June 5th, on the occasion of the Posidonia 2014 International Exhibition, Mr. George Melissanidis, CEO of Aegean Shipping Management, received the certification against ISO 22301 from Lloyd’s Register. ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity specifying the requirements for setting up and managing an effective Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). Aegean’s ISO 22301 certification is the fifth management systems certification awarded to the company by LRQA, following those of ISO 9001:2008 for Quality Management, ISO

14001:2004 for Environmental Management, OHSAS 18001:2007 for Occupational Health & Safety Management System and ISO 50001:2011 for Energy Management. This new ISO 22301 certification now serves to further strengthen Aegean’s already solid integrated management systems structure and demonstrates the company’s commitment for increased resilience, uninterrupted operations and increased capability to handle disruption. Mr. George Melissanidis of Aegean Shipping Management said at the presentation ceremony: “Being the first Greek shipping company to achieve Business Continuity ISO 22301 certification we confirm our

commitment for continuous improvement and enhancement of our customer satisfaction. This international standard will reassure our customers and interested parties for our Company’s response abilities and mechanisms for quick recovery in any case required. Of course no one likes to encounter either natural or other disasters. However, we do believe that you need to be best prepared for such incidents when they do happen.” Mr Melissanidis continued, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Hellenic Lloyd’s & LRQA for their support and professional guidance not only during the recent certification process but throughout our long-term relationship.”

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Spanopoulos Group

Official opening of the new shipyard, and strong Posidonia presence

n Sunday June 01, 2014 at 8.30 pm, Messrs IGNATIOS & MICHAEL SPANOPOULOS, on the occasion of POSIDONIA 2014, hosted a reception for the official opening of the new shipyard of SPANOPOULOS Group, located in Perama, 34 Dimokratias Ave. The opening ribbon was cut by the Deputy Minister for Development & Competitiveness, Mr. ATHANASIOS SKORDAS. The Deputy Minister gave a short speech, praising the specific business initiative and focusing on the importance of investments which contribute to the development and progress of the country. The new shipyard, which is fully

operational since February, has created, during the recession, many opportunities for new jobs in an area with high levels of unemployment. The 16,500m2 site is dedicated exclusively to luxurious mega yachts providing in house, all kind of services, under the high standards classifications of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISPS and high liability insurance. The new shipyard is expected to become a worldwide landmark for yacht repair and maintenance. The Deputy Minister for Development & Competitiveness, Mr. ATHANASIOS SKORDAS, the Deputy of New Democracy Party, Mrs. TANIA IAKOVIDOU, the Mayor of Perama, Mr. JOHN LAGOUDAKIS, representatives of Piraeus Port Authority S.A.,

the President of Piraeus Chamber of small and medium sized industries, Mr. ANDRIANOS MIHALAROS, many partners

and friends from the shipping community kindly attended the event and made the occasion even more significant.

RINA Successful presentation at POSIDONIA

panopoulos group having successfully participated in the International Shipping Exhibition POSIDONIA 2014 in Athens, from 02 to 06 June2014. “Our subsidiary company, HYDRAULIC TECHNOLOGY, as well as our partners WAHOO RIBS LTD & FLEMISH MARITIME CLUSTER, was also exhibiting on our own stand. Our booth received high visibility and attracted the interest of many visitors who deluged with questions, mainly about our new shipyard and our projects’ objectives. Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, together with Shipping and Aegean Minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, & the 1st

Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, John Tragakis, visited our stand and expressed their positive comments for our contribution in the marine industry sector. Many government officials, local ship-owners, partners and visitors from abroad also visited our stand at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, in order to be informed about our services, discuss possible cooperation & make deals during this international five-day event. With our participation in POSIDONIA 2014 we received a strong message verifying that with good work, the right approach and the creation of appropriate conditions, DEVELOPMENT can become a real destination for our country”.

RINA, the International Classification Society, has been present also to this year’s successful Posidonia 2014 exhibition that attracted the attention of the global shipping community for the week from 2 to 6 of June. The RINA Seminar organized during the exhibition in the Conference Hall attracted great attention of over 200 participants. This year had the title “Environmental update: Could compliance with the regulations be cost effective?” and was held on Wednesday the 4th. The presentations were delivered by Mr. Paolo Moretti, RINA General Manager for Marine Business Solutions and his Deputy and responsible for Marine Innovation, Mr. Andrea Cogliolo. The event was moderated by Mr. Andreas Papalimneos, Manager of Piraeus Training Center. The panel gave an overview of regulations relevant to the environmental protection with a special focus on fuel efficiency/air emissions reduction measures and LNG fuelled ships,

an area where RINA has a great expertise to offer. As expected, the Q&A time was very active with lots of interesting topics discussed. On the same day just after the seminar, RINA hosted a cocktail at its elegant stand and apart of the seminar participants, many other guests joined, some of them among the most prominent personalities of Greek and International Shipping. Among others, two agreements were celebrated during the cocktail. One was the signature of an agreement with a well-known Cypriot based ship management Company, Oesterreichischer Lloyd, Seereederei (Cyprus) Ltd., that characterizes the commitment of RINA to increase its presence in this important area. The second was a Letter of Intent relevant to the cooperation with the TMS Company based in Oman that would better support RINA development in this area of the Middle East.

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Η Παγκόσμια Ναυτιλία συναντήθηκε στην Κύπρο

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Ετήσια Γενική Συνέλευση Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου

ο Κυπριακό Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο, με την ευκαιρία της συμπλήρωσης φέτος, 25 χρόνων από την ίδρυσή του, φιλοξένησε την Ετήσια Γενική Συνέλευση του Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου, η οποία πραγματοποιήθηκε με μεγάλη επιτυχία στις 10-12 Ιουνίου 2014, στο ξενοδοχείο Four Seasons στη Λεμεσό. Εκμεταλλευόμενοι την παρουσία της παγκόσμιας ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας στην Κύπρο, η Κυπριακή Ναυτιλιακή Διοίκηση διοργάνωσε από κοινού με το Διεθνές Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο και το Κυπριακό Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο στις 10 Ιουνίου, Ημερίδα Υπουργών Ναυτιλίας από διάφορες χώρες, με θέμα την αειφόρο ανάπτυξη της Διεθνούς Ναυτιλίας. Το ίδιο βράδυ, το Κυπριακό Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο διοργάνωσε “Επίσημο Δείπνο” στο Προεδρικό Μέγαρο στη Λευκωσία, υπό την αιγίδα της Α.Ε. Προέδρου της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, κ. Νίκου Αναστασιάδη, ο οποίος παρευρέθηκε και προσφώνησε. Επίσης, Υπουργοί Ναυτιλίας ξένων χωρών, Μέλη του Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου, ανώτατοι Κρατικοί και Πολιτιακοί αξιωματούχοι, όπως Υπουργοί, Βουλευτές και εκπρόσωποι επαγγελματικών οργανώσεων, καθώς και τα Μέλη του Κυπριακού Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου, παρευρέθηκαν σύσσωμα στο Δείπνο. Το εργασιακό μέρος της Γενικής Συνέλευσης πραγματοποιήθηκε στις 11-12 Ιουνίου με τη συνάντηση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου, κατά τη διάρκεια της οποίας συζητήθηκαν σημαντικά θέματα που απασχολούν τη Ναυτιλία σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο, όπως οι προκλήσεις που προκύπτουν αναφορικά με την ανάγκη των πλοίων που εμπορεύονται στις περιοχές ελέγχου των εκπομπών οξειδίου του θείου, στη Βόρεια Αμερική και την Ευρώπη, να μειώσουν την περιεκτικότητα των καυσίμων τους σε θείο και τα σοβαρά προβλήματα που θα δημιουργηθούν από την ενδεχόμενη εφαρμογή της Διεθνούς Σύμβασης για τη Διαχείριση Θαλάσσιου Έρματος. Η διοργάνωση αυτού του τριήμερου ναυτιλιακών συναντήσεων και εκδηλώσεων διεθνούς εμβέλειας από το Κυπριακό Ναυτιλιακό Επιμελητήριο, επιδεικνύει τη μεγάλη αναγνώριση που απολαμβάνει από την Διεθνή Ναυτιλιακή Κοινότητα, καθώς αποτέλεσε μία εξίσου σημαντική ευκαιρία προβολής της Κυπριακής Ναυτιλίας διεθνώς. 1. Ημερίδα Υπουργών Ναυτιλίας 2. Εκλεκτοί Προσκεκλημένοι 3. Τα Προεδρία του Διεθνούς και του Κυπριακού Ναυτιλιακού Επιμελητηρίου

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Όμιλος Γκιγκιλίνη: Υπηρεσίες διάσωσης και ρυμούλκησης του αεροσκάφους CL 415 (πυροσβεστικού) της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας

Το Ρ/Κ ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ ΙΙ ξεκίνησε τις υπηρεσίες στις 21.00 την 05.05.2014 σε συνθήκες φυσικού σκότους και με υψηλή επικινδυνότητα και ρίσκο, λόγω των αβαθών και των ρευμάτων, προσέγγισε ασφαλώς το αεροσκάφος και έδεσε επί αυτού, συγκρατώντας την άτρακτο με ασφάλεια στη θαλάσσια περιοχή που του υπεδείχθη από τους αρμόδιους φορείς της πολεμικής αεροπορίας μέχρι την άφιξη πλωτού γερανού για την ανέλκυση Τη Δευτέρα 5 Μαίου 2014 η εταιρεία “ΝΑΥΤΙΛΙΑΚΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΓΚΙΓΚΙΛΙΝΗ” κλήθηκε από την 383 Μοίρα Ειδικών Επιχειρήσεων & Αεροπυρόσβεσης (383ΜΕΕΑ)/113 να παράσχει υπηρεσίες διάσωσης και ρυμούλκησης του αεροσκάφους CL 415 (πυροσβεστικού) της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας, το οποίο είχε ανατραπεί κατά την απόπειρα προσθαλάσσωσης για υδροληψία στη θαλάσσια περιοχή Αγγελοχωρίου Θεσσαλονίκης νωρίτερα την ίδια ημέρα. Η εταιρεία απέστειλε άμεσα στην περιοχή το Ρ/Κ πλοιοκτησίας της “ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ ΙΙ” (BHP 5.000, BP 75 tons) . Ειδικότερα, όταν πλέον η άτρακτος του αεροσκάφους άρχισε να παρασύρεται πλησίον της ακτής και με κατεύθυνση νότια, δεδομένης της μέχρι τότε αδυναμίας του άνω ρυμουλκού ασφαλείας να προσφέρει υπηρεσίες συγκράτησης και διάσωσης, ενόψει πλέον της νύκτας και με ορατό τον κίνδυνο να βυθιστεί ή να χαθεί τελείως το αεροσκάφος, περί ώρα 19:00 της ίδιας ημέρας και κατόπιν συνεννόησης με τον Διοικητή Σμήναρχο κύριο Γρίβα Ζαχαρία λάβαμε εντολή το Ρ/Κ μας ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ ΙΙ να προσφέρει κάθε βοήθεια διάσωσης, όπως και έπραξε με απόλυτη επιτυχία και παρά το γεγονός ότι κλήθηκε με (5) ώρες καθυστέρησης. Το Ρ/Κ ΜΑΚΕΔΩΝ ΙΙ ξεκίνησε τις υπηρεσίες στις 21.00 την 05.05.2014 σε συνθήκες φυσικού σκότους και με υψηλή επικινδυνότητα και ρίσκο, λόγω των αβαθών και των ρευμάτων, προσέγγισε ασφαλώς το αεροσκάφος και έδεσε επί αυτού, συγκρατώντας την άτρακτο με ασφάλεια στη θαλάσσια περιοχή που του υπεδείχθη από τους αρμόδιους φορείς της πολεμικής

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Alfa Laval Has waste fuel recovery become an industry standard overnight?

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In the marine industry, it is almost unheard of for a new application to penetrate the market quickly, especially when it builds entirely on a new technology. Yet judging by major orders for Alfa Laval’s PureDry – placed by the leading ship owners in nearly every vessel category – this is exactly what has happened. Simply put, waste fuel recovery and PureDry have changed the industry.

ince 2008, MARPOL rule MEPC.1/Circ.642 has allowed the recovery and reuse of the HFO fraction of waste oil as engine fuel. As yet, however, only one product has emerged to take advantage of it. Alfa Laval’s PureDry separator lets vessels recover virtually all of their fuel oil losses, which range from 0.5 to 2% of their total fuel consumption. “In general, I can only think of this as an excellent idea,” says Jacob Norrby, Newbuilding Project Manager for Stena. “We recover something that is normally wasted, and that we sometimes have to add energy to in order to burn it.” His company is just one of the leading players who together have ordered more than 100 PureDry systems for newbuilds in progress. Joining Stena are Carnival Corporation, Frontline, MSC, Norwegian Cruise Line and Wallenius, whose shipyards are installing the system aboard cruise vessels, product tankers, container vessels, capesize bulk carriers, car carriers and more. Even more remarkable than the range of vessels is the fact that all of their designs have been modified by the shipyard to segregate fuel and lube oil waste. This marks a paradigm shift, as vessel design changes to accommodate a truly

new separation technology. “This is exactly the sort of thing we’ve been waiting and longing for,” says Christer Karlsson, Sr. Vice President Newbuilding for Norwegian Cruise Line. “I realize that makes me sound like a salesperson, but I really can’t say anything other than that.” An opportunity long hoped for Indeed, the arrival of PureDry is the end of a long wait for an effective way to deal with waste fuel oil. Previous attempts with traditional separators have marginally reduced waste volumes, but process water and discharge losses have allowed a large amount of waterlogged, fuel-containing waste to remain. “For many years, all this was just considered sludge, because there was no cost-effective equipment capable of cleaning fuel out of it,” says Renato Storari, Director of Research & Development for Carnival Corporation. “This is the space into which PureDry now fits.” “The treatment and disposal aspect was normal, in that it’s been addressed over the years,” agrees JS Narayanan, Manager Newbuilding Projects for Frontline. Naranayan was somewhat surprised to learn of a solution that gets fuel out of the sludge, rather than simply reducing its volume. “This is new,” he says, “the recovery of fuel from what was previously thrown out.” Others were not so much surprised by the arrival of a solution as they were by the solution’s merit. “Knowing that there’s 1-2% fuel (losses) in the sludge, it’s not surprising that this application should develop,” says Jacob Norrby of Stena. “But what’s encouraging is that we see PureDry as a quality product. It’s engineered well, and the technology Alfa Laval has built on is good.” Embracing a breakthrough technology Technology, of course, is what

waste fuel recovery depends upon. PureDry is a remarkable hybrid technology: a high-speed disc-type centrifugal separator with a solid bowl, yet one that is self-cleaning as well. In well over a century of centrifugal separation, there has never been anything like it. Says Martin von Sydow, Vice President Newbuildings for Wallenius, “We didn’t really expect PureDry, which is pretty advanced in our opinion.” As the name suggests, PureDry requires no process water and leaves no liquid in the solid waste. Nor does it have a bowl aperture or hydraulics. In the words of Stena’s Jacob Norrby, “The separator looks fairly simple, which is some of the beauty of it.” In fact, the only major moving parts are an outer bowl and a separator insert, which rotate at slightly different speeds. Attached to the insert is the XCavator, a patented spiral device that transports the separated, super-dry solids into a container at PureDry’s base. Still another departure from traditional self-cleaning separators is the way that maintenance is performed. PureDry relies on Maintenance and Service by Exchange, whereby the separator insert and XCavator are replaced at fixed intervals. “This is attractive, because the crew on board are not high-tech experts,” says Frontline’s JS Narayanan. “The complete renewal of the rotating assembly makes maintenance simpler and easier, so we don’t expect much workload on the crew.”

Firmly convinced by the savings Using PureDry, virtually all of a vessel’s fuel oil losses can be recovered with ISO 8217 quality. The elimination of this energy leak has a strong environmental implication, but above all it makes for a bulletproof business case. “We live in an economic reality,” says Martin von Sydow of Wallenius. “We have to motivate our investments from an economic as well as an environmental point of view. But when it comes to PureDry, we can be very confident in both aspects.” Stena’s Jacob Norrby agrees. “These two things go hand in hand,” he says. “This is not a cheap investment, so it’s nothing you just run out and buy. You have to support the purchase.” Christer Karlsson of Norwegian Cruise Line, which has two ships with PureDry on board and more – including one retrofit – on the way, says the support is easy to find. “Counting low, think something around USD 100,000 per vessel per year,” he suggests. “With our fleet of around 15 vessels, that’s USD 1.5 million annually. Plus it has the advantage that we don’t have to land all that sludge.” Fewer procedures, greater control For many ship owners, there is also a strong business case in the minimization of sludge volumes, which PureDry reduces by 99%. Some of them, like MSC, claim this is the decisive factor. “This

article nafs JUNE-JULY 2014 27 product’s best and most unique advantage,” says MSC Manager Newbuilding Projects Giuseppe Gargiulo. “We strongly believe in PureDry.” PureDry leaves just 5-10 kg per day of non-pumpable, super-dry solids, which are landed simply as dry waste. All of the water, with an oil content of approximately 100 ppm, is passed on to the bilge water system. This does away with the whole procedure of offloading waste to a barge. “We don’t want to see any barges near our vessels except for the barges delivering fuel,” says Gargiulo, noting that there is no fuel whatsoever in the solid waste that remains. “We believe this is an important step, even from an environmental point of view. We can now know exactly what we’re doing with all of our fuel, every bit. We can have the entire fuel process under control.” Making room for a new application If there is anything to complicate the PureDry business case, it is the fact that modifications in vessel design are needed to achieve all the benefits. On the one hand, PureDry makes it possible to reduce sludge tank holding capacities by at least 50% under current legislation. But to recover fuel in addition to reducing waste, the streams of waste fuel oil and waste lube oil must be segregated. Segregating the tanks, rather than demonstrating PureDry’s effectiveness, has thus been the main hurdle. “The real obstacle for us in terms of installing it was that most

of our ships collect fuel and lube oil sludge together, in a combined system,” says Carnival Corporations’ Renato Storari. “This is why we haven’t installed any units until now – it’s not because the system isn’t proven or efficient.” For a newbuild, of course, the procedure is simpler, since the changes can be made on the drawing board. Yet for shipyards unfamiliar with waste fuel recovery, even this has led to some discussion. “The product is unique, so there was no challenge in selecting it,” says JS Narayanan of Frontline. “The challenge was making the shipyard understand the simplicity of it. But once it has been done with one shipyard, others can simply follow.” As shipyards grow more familiar with the application and with PureDry itself, smoother integration can be expected. Even among the ship owners currently installing PureDry, there are already many who have found the procedure painless. “The really big yards in the Far East are often reluctant to put new technologies in,” says Martin von Sydow of Wallenius. “It can take some persuading, but in this case it was rather easy.” Proving its worth at sea One of the ship owners that has been through the installation procedure is Norwegian Cruise Line, who has been operating PureDry on Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway for around a year now. “We had the waste fuel recovery process drawn in, so it’s been very easy to implement it – no problem at all in fact,” says Christer Karlsson. He also confirms that PureDry has lived up to expectations: “We see good results on Breakaway and Getaway.” Carnival Corporation, too, has seen its expectations met in practice. “We tested PureDry on one of our ships, the Costa Luminosa,” Renato Storari relates. “In the six months of the test, we processed 32 tonnes of fuel oil sludge, and we recovered 9 tonnes of good fuel for reuse. In addition, we removed 22 tonnes of water. That

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Industry leaders on waste fuel recovery and Alfa Laval’s PureDry “Without PureDry, the vessel would need to deposit 32 tonnes of sludge every six months. Now that’s reduced to one tonne.” Renato Storari, Director of Research & Development, Carnival Corporation “We welcome anything that can lead to savings in our fuel use and the reduction of emissions. We welcome the new technology.” JS Narayanan, Manager Newbuilding Projects, Frontline “How much are you wasting by burning one tonne of sludge? It’s unbelievable, not only how much money you’re wasting, but also how much goes into the atmosphere. PureDry is a revolutionary system that allows reuse of the fuel instead.” Giuseppe Gargiulo, Manager Newbuilding Projects, MSC “I think this has been a very successful introduction of a new technology. PureDry has an enormous potential for the world’s fleet and for anyone who thinks in terms of fuel economy. Simply put, it’s a huge success.” Christer Karlsson, Sr. Vice President Newbuilding, Norwegian Cruse Line “If we expect to recoup 1% of the bunker consumption, that’s on the margins of what is possible to measure. But we believe in the technology. And we expect it to work as intended in regard to performance and maintenance.” Jacob Norrby, Newbuilding Project Manager, Stena “The selection of PureDry was an easy decision from our side. We’ve worked with Alfa Laval for a long time and have great confidence in their technical abilities. But also the savings presented in relationship to the investment costs made this an easy business case to make.” Martin von Sydow, Vice President Newbuildings, Wallenius All interviews for this article were conducted by telephone between 8 April and 11 April 2014. To learn more about PureDry and Alfa Laval’s approach to waste fuel recovery, visit www.alfalaval.com/marine left us with only 1 tonne of sludge.” The arrival of a new standard? With the savings documented so far, it is hardly surprising that there is talk of waste fuel recovery as a new standard. “For us, waste fuel recovery is going to be standard on all newly built vessels,” says Christer Karlsson when asked about PureDry’s future with Norwegian Cruise Line. “We know that PureDry works, and it would make no sense to do anything otherwise when you think about all the money it can save.” Likewise, a precedent is being set by the sheer number of vessels where PureDry is drawn in from the beginning. “For newbuilds, we specify the segregation of fuel

and lube oil sludge systems,” says Renato Storari of Carnival Corporation. “We’ve changed the specification of our vessels because of the new technology.” Even among the installing ship owners who have no direct experience with PureDry, the sentiment is much the same. “We haven’t seen it in operation yet, but we strongly believe this will work,” says MSC’s Giuseppe Gargiulo. “It’s our intention to retrofit vessels based on the outcome of these installations. If this works, we’ll be placing a lot of orders. Summing up, Gargiulo puts simply what the whole industry seems to be saying about waste fuel recovery: “This is the future, we believe.”

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A potentially game-changing pressurized EGR boiler from Alfa Laval is now ready for testing Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) has firmly shown its ability to comply with Tier III NOx limits, which will enter into force in January 2016. Developed by MAN Diesel & Turbo, the EGR process already relies on Alfa Laval’s PureNOx, which provides the vital cleaning of the scrubber water. Now Alfa Laval is cooperating with MAN Diesel & Turbo to implement an EGR boiler, which could potentially add major energy benefits to the secure emission compliance. Over 1000 hours of EGR operation have now been achieved aboard the Maersk Cardiff, a container newbuild from A.P. Moller-Maersk with a twostroke MAN B&W 6S80ME-C9 engine. Having demonstrated reliable compliance with Tier III NOx legislation, as well as the potential for fuel savings in Tier II operation, the vessel’s EGR installation will soon be expanded with another remarkable technology: a pressurized EGR boiler from Alfa Laval. “We have shown that EGR works smoothly and that it complies fully with the NOx limits appearing in 2016,” says Michael Witt, Head of Retrofit Development R&D at MAN Diesel & Turbo. “Together with Alfa Laval and A.P. Moller-Maersk, we are now looking beyond compliance to optimize the system and to utilize opportunities for energy savings.” Accord-

ing to Anders Busk Nielsen, Project Manager at Alfa Laval’s Product Centre Boilers, one such opportunity is waste heat recovery. “EGR is a fantastic technology that is already well served by Alfa Laval’s separation know-how,” Nielsen says. “Now we are adding our expertise in waste heat recovery, by placing a pressurized exhaust gas boiler in the EGR circuit. If successful, it could add substantial energy savings to NOx emission compliance.”

Reclaiming the diverted waste heat The reasons for developing an EGR boiler are straightforward. In the EGR process, around 30% of the exhaust gas is directed back into the engine, which reduces the combustion temperature and thereby the production of NOx. This also reduces waste heat recovery by 30%, since only 70% of the gas reaches the traditional exhaust gas boiler after the turbocharger. The remaining heat energy is dissipated in the EGR scrubbing process. “The idea is to place an in-line boiler ahead of the EGR wet scrubber, before the scrubber jets cool the exhaust gas,” says Nielsen. “In this location, the boiler would have access to much higher temperatures and pressures than traditional exhaust gas boilers. That would allow a lighter and more compact boiler, which would be self-cleaning due to the high speed of flow.” The heat would be recovered

Anders Busk Nielsen Project Manager at Alfa Laval’s Product Centre Boilers

from the EGR circuit, and the availability of service steam would be unchanged from today. Moreover, as part of an integrated waste heat recovery system, the EGR boiler would enable a major increase in efficiency.

rsk Cardiff in order to hopefully demonstrate its promising potential for energy optimization in connection with the existing EGR installation,” says Ole Christensen, Senior Machinery Specialist at A.P. MollerMaersk.

Standing up to extreme postengine conditions If the theory is simple, the challenges of constructing an EGR boiler are anything but. Today’s waste heat recovery involves temperatures of around 270°C, whereas temperatures before the EGR scrubber are twice that. In addition, the potential gas pressure in the EGR circuit is 2-4 bar(g), which necessitates a pressurized boiler casing. “Managing the extreme conditions has been a real challenge for the Alfa Laval development team,” says Nielsen. “These are conditions no ordinary boiler would be able to survive. But what we’ve developed is no ordinary boiler.” The boiler Nielsen refers to is the new Aalborg XW-HPX pressurized EGR boiler, which is indeed lighter and more compact than any boiler with an equivalent output. Tentatively planned for launch in 2015, the boiler has moved off the drawing board and is now scheduled for test installation aboard the Maersk Cardiff late this summer. “As a front-runner in the pursuit of green technologies, we are interested in testing the new EGR boiler aboard the Mae-

Up to 10% more steam power production What exactly could the Aalborg XW-HPX achieve if successful? As a producer of service steam, it would provide the same saturated steam as a traditional exhaust gas boiler, though it would be more cost-efficient and easier to install. Yet a great potential lies in integrating the Aalborg XWHPX with existing waste heat recovery after the turbocharger, so that it shares a steam drum with the traditional exhaust gas boiler. With the output of the traditional boiler feeding into this drum, the Aalborg XWHPX would produce extremely high-quality steam with a temperature of 400°C, bringing the waste heat recovery system to a much higher level of efficiency. “Producing steam of this quality would greatly increase the performance of the steam turbine,” says Nielsen. “To give an indication, we’ve made calculations together with a leading steam turbine supplier. Those calculations put the power generation increase at 7.5-10%, depending on installation factors.” On the Maersk Cardiff, for example, the additional generated power could be used to cool

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AlfaLaval Aalborg XW-HPX pressurized EGR boiler

containers, thereby limiting the fuel consumed by the genset. But if fed into a shaft generator, it could instead increase the efficiency of the propulsion system, saving considerable fuel as a result.

Fuel savings through even slower steaming Given the higher output, the increased efficiency in waste heat recovery would be interesting for any vessel like the Maersk Cardiff. Yet the Aalborg XW-HPX could prove its worth in still other ways. Most importantly, using it in an integrated boiler system would allow waste heat recovery to occur at lower main engine loads than today – creating the possibility for even slower steaming. “The Maersk Cardiff has around 20 sister vessels, all with traditional waste heat recovery systems to compare with,” says Nielsen. “With the Aalborg XW-HPX, we should be able to both increase the efficiency and extend the operating hours of waste heat recovery, which would enable slower steaming and a massive fuel savings. That would be reflected not only in a lower fuel bill, but also in a CO2 reduction on top of the NOx abatement.” “This is perhaps the most exciting prospect of Alfa Laval’s EGR boiler,” says Witt. “If the

Aalborg XW-HPX can shift the operating balance for waste heat recovery by even a small percentage, the potential savings for ship owners and operators is enormous.”

Potential savings within the EGR circuit Finally, employing the Aalborg XW-HPX within the EGR circuit could create synergies within the EGR system itself. By removing some of the exhaust gas heat prior to the wet scrubber, it might allow the already compact PureNOx water clean-

“Managing the extreme conditions has been a real challenge for the Alfa Laval development team,” says Nielsen. “These are conditions no ordinary boiler would be able to survive. But what we’ve developed is no ordinary boiler.” The boiler Nielsen refers to is the new Aalborg XW-HPX pressurized EGR boiler, which is indeed lighter and more compact than any boiler with an equivalent output. ing unit to be downsized. “When you take exhaust gas at 450°C and spray water through it to cool it to 50°C, you need a lot of water and a high-capacity water cleaning unit,” explains Nielsen. “If the EGR boiler can

AlfaLaval Aalborg XW-HPX pressurized EGR boiler diagram

Generator output power: Combining Alfa Laval’s Aalborg XW-HPX pressurized EGR boiler with a traditional installation could extend the operating range for waste heat recovery, enabling fuel savings through even slower steaming. first make use of most of that heat, there will be less heat left to enter the scrubber. Potentially, that could mean less water needed and an even smaller PureNOx.”

Ready for testing at sea The theory behind the EGR boiler is solid, and land-based concept tests have already shown that a smaller installation can withstand the operating extremes. What remains to determine, however, is the boiler’s effect on the NOx abatement process. This is the reason for adding an Aalborg XW-HPX to the existing EGR installation on the Maersk Cardiff. “Up to now, we have wanted to run the EGR system aboard the Maersk Cardiff without the influence of additional equipment,” says Witt. “Based on the good results seen there, however, we are confident of EGR’s ability to meet the NOx limits appearing in 2016. This means we can take the next step, installing the Aalborg XW-HPX as a part of energy-optimizing the NOx abatement technology.” Supported by the Danish Energy-Technological Development and Demonstration

Programme (EUDP), the project continues the close partnership between MAN Diesel & Turbo, Alfa Laval, A.P. Moller-Maersk and Aalborg University. “We are happy to extend the good cooperation that already exists aboard the Maersk Cardiff, and we look forward to being part of the EGR boiler test,” says Christensen. “The test will provide further knowledge and experience, and hence enable us to make informed decisions regarding the selection of NOx abatement technologies for coming Tier III projects.” Testing of the Aalborg XW-HPX aboard the Maersk Cardiff will begin in the second half of 2014, and Nielsen foresees no interference with the EGR system. On the contrary, he anticipates that the EGR boiler will add to the overall attractiveness of EGR as a NOx abatement strategy. “With an EGR boiler as part of the complete EGR system, it should be possible not only to reduce NOx by 80%, but also to reduce the emission of CO2, since there is the potential of substantially lower fuel consumption,” Nielsen says. “Nothing is proven yet, but this is absolutely what we expect.”

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To learn more about PureSOx and Alfa Laval’s approach to exhaust gas cleaning, visit www.alfalaval.com/marine

Alfa Laval to equip Finnlines vessels with PureSOx scrubber systems The order intake for the Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubber system continues to intensify as January 2015 approaches. Four PureSOx systems have now been ordered by Finnlines, a leading provider of RoRo and Ropax services, whose Baltic Sea and North Sea operations will soon fall within an Emission Control Area (ECA).

RoRo and Ropax vessels from Finnlines offer services from Finland to Germany, North Sea Ports, Spain and via the Åland Islands to Sweden, as well as from Germany to Russia. Following a recent order, four of the company’s existing RoRo vessels will now be equipped with PureSOx scrubber systems from Alfa Laval. “With Alfa Laval PureSOx, Finnlines will be able to continue using HFO in an area of operation where ECA limits apply as of January 2015,” says René Diks, Manager Marketing & Sales, Exhaust Gas Cleaning at Alfa Laval. “In just a few months, having a scrubber like PureSOx on board will give these vessels an immediate fuel cost advantage over competitors who switch to distillates.” “Finnlines’ objective is to guarantee long-term profitability through high-quality operations, and the installation of scrubber systems on our modern RoRo vessels is a major step in the implementation of our strategy,” says Emanuele Grimaldi, President and CEO of Finnlines. “Installing PureSOx from Alfa Laval will allow us to comply with ECA limits while ensuring continued fuel economy. The ex-

tensive experience that Alfa Laval has in this area, together with the retrofit services the company can provide, will help us greatly during the engineering and installation phases of this programme.” One scrubber for multiple engines Alfa Laval will fulfil the Finnlines order in late 2014. Retrofits of the RINA-classified Finnhawk, Finnkraft, Finnmill and Finnpulp will be conducted at yards in Northern Europe, with installation and commissioning taking place from December 2014 to January 2015. Although the vessels all have four-stroke engines from MAN, their PureSOx configurations will differ somewhat. On the Finnhawk and Finnkraft, which have single engines of 12.6 MW, singleinlet scrubbers will be used. The Finnmill and Finnpulp, which each have two engines of 9.45 MW, will instead have multiple-inlet scrubbers. “Having multiple inlets will allow us to reduce the space and equipment requirements aboard the Finnmill and Finnpulp by using one scrubber to handle both engines,” Diks says. Prepared for the Baltic and the future The Alfa Laval PureSOx systems for all four Finnlines vessels are designed for open-loop operation with seawater, which means they are sized for the low alkalinity of the Baltic Sea. “The further north you sail, the less alkaline the Baltic Sea becomes,” explains Diks. “This has to be taken into account when installing an open-loop system for these waters, because the alkalinity of the seawater has

a direct impact on the scrubber’s cleaning capacity.” In addition, Finnlines has chosen a versatile scrubber design that leaves the possibility for a later conversion into hybrid systems. “The PureSOx systems aboard

our vessels will provide compliance and fuel economy in 2015, but also the flexibility to add closed-loop operation down the road,” says Grimaldi. “This will enable us to meet the future with confidence.”

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Turbocharger UPGRADE!

he engine’s operation at part load conditions leads to the low efficiency performance of the turbocharger. To be more specific, the turbocharger is no longer performing in its design point. As a result there is a low air mass flow and low charge air pressure. The turbocharger is no longer matched to the current part load operation of the engine.

This phenomenon affects the combustion cycle in such a way that the exhaust gas temperatures are higher than acceptable. Black smoke, NOx emissions and fuel consumption are increased.

In TURBOMED S.A we propose a most optimum and cost efficient solution in order to optimize the turbocharger’s performance when the engine is operating in the desirable part load range. By changing the turbocharger’s specification, which means replacing the existing rotor shaft, nozzle ring, insert wall and diffuser with ones of a new sufficient specification, we can rematch the turbocharger to the engine. With this upgrade we can achieve a considerable improvement and avoid the poor performance of the turbocharger and the engine at part loads as well as any future damages. Over the last 20 years, our experienced service engineers have performed this upgrade in many vessels. We are certain that we can boost your engine’s operation and the overall performance of your vessel! Ioli Dodi

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In order to suggest a successful retrofit solution our engineers collect the engine’s and T/C’s data along with photos that show the connection of the two. After careful study and analysis they decide on the T/C’s coupling and mechanical adaptation to the engine. Any specifications needed on the nozzle ring and diffuser, are being considered in this process.

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After careful study and analysis Turbomed can suggest the best alternative solution for the optimum performance of the vessel’s engine: • Retrofit opportunities of the most popular T/C makers • KBB HPR & ST series • Turbomed in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens, is in the process of designing a new turbocharger series that will cover a range of the rated output of diesel generator engines from 350 kW to 2000kW .

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Bureau Veritas:

The 17th annual meeting of the Hellenic and Black Sea Committee The 17th annual meeting of the Hellenic and Black Sea Committee of Bureau Veritas was held on the 23rd of May 2014 under the Chairmanship of Mr. George Procopiou and the presence of the Bureau Veritas Management, namely Mr. Didier MichaudDaniel, Chief Executive Officer of Bureau Veritas, Mr. Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive VicePresident Marine & Offshore Division, Mr. Didier Bouttier, Senior Vice President Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division South Europe, Middle East & Africa Zone, Dr. John Kokarakis, Technology & Business Development Director Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division, Mr. Lambros A. Chahalis, Vice President Regional Chief Executive Hellenic & Black Sea Region, Mr. Anastasios Angelopoulos, Deputy Country Chief Executive for Greece & Cyprus, Mr. Philippe Boisson, Communication Director, Mr. Jean-François Segretain, Marine Technical Director Marine & Offshore Division, Mrs. Paillete Palaiologou, Sales, Marketing & Business Development Manager & Mr. Michael Sterghiou, Director SE Europe of BV Commodities. This year the Committee event

took place in Grand Resort Lagonissi. The meeting, chaired by Mr. George Procopiou, started with the announcement of the new Committee Members: Mr. Demetris Condylis, Commercial Manager of Oceanbulk Maritime S.A. & Captain Elias Gotsis, President of Eurotankers Inc. Mr. Didier Michaud-Daniel presented the Bureau Veritas Group Activities for the year 2013, which showed once again a continuation of the strong growth of the Group. Mr. Philippe Donche-Gay presented to the members of the Committee the Marine & Offshore Activities for the year 2013. Mr. Lambros Chahalis presented the latest Marine & Offshore Activities in the Hellenic & Black Sea Region, including the great response and acceptance by the local shipping community. This has been materialized by record number of transfer of class ships & new buildings entrusted to Bureau Veritas. Mr. Jean-François Segretain presented the technical developments within Bureau Veritas focusing on containership safety

Bureau Veritas:

ENTERPRISES SHIPPING & TRADING S.A evaluated and assessed according to ISO 26000 Bureau Veritas Hellas evaluated and assessed ENTERPRISES SHIPPING & TRADING S.A according to ISO 26000, the first global voluntary Standard on Corporate Social Responsibility. During Bureau Veritas Hellas S.A. reception held in Ecali Club on May 30, 2014, the Regional Chief Executive for the Hellenic & Black Sea Region, Mr. Lambros A. Chahalis presented the relevant evaluation report to Messrs. Victor Restis and

introducing innovative new rules which account for actual loads as opposed to the more conservative North Atlantic conditions. Bureau Veritas is pioneering new techniques to study phenomena like whipping and springing which are not fully understood or considered in the design of “flexible” slender vessels like Lakers, VLOCs and ULCCs. In the same spirit, he discussed the technique applied by BV to study the alignment of shafting taking into account the deformations of the Engine Room Dr. John Kokarakis then discussed the challenges associated with the selection and installation of Ballast Water Treatment Systems. Given the large number of required retrofits, the short time available and the extended scope of class

approval, review and approval of the design is a challenge by itself. The convention allows for application of advanced tools like 3-d laser scanning and flow cytometry. It is necessary to study all available systems in great detail in order to be able to select the most suitable one. On the other hand caution should be exercised to preserve coatings and the targets of reduced CO2 emissions. Global and local currents might render the treatment process meaningless. Special guest of the event was the Managing Director of The Republic of the Marshall Islands – International Registries Inc., Mr. Theofilos K. Xenakoudis. All participants to the Committee meeting concluded the day with a lunch at the “Kohylia” Restaurant of the Grand Resort Lagonissi.

George Sarris. As Mr. Chachalis commented during the presentation, “We at BV supporting innovative solutions to improve sustainable actions, are very happy to present to the company, being the first in Greece, such an evaluation report. This management’s decision was greeted as a major leap forward in the firm’s trajectory since its founder’s, Mr. Stamatios Restis’s era, and one that further enhances the organization’s commitment in all aspects of safety, environmental and seafarers’ conditions of employment across the ships of its whole fleet.” The key benefits of ISO 26000 evaluation offers strategic ad-

vantage within each company’s competitive industry, streamlines internal processes and assures the implementation of commitment to social responsibility and sustainability ,protects the brand image and increases customer and employee satisfaction and attracts investors and sponsors concerned with social responsibility and sustainable development. Bureau Veritas Hellas S.A. is the first Independent Organization to perform such Social Responsibility evaluation in Greece, our auditors have extensive knowledge of specific industry sectors and local regulations, which enables them to provide solutions adapted to various needs.

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WISTA

Meeting for the Members and Friends of WISTA Cyprus

t was an interesting meeting for the Members and Friends of WISTA Cyprus on Wednesday 21 May. Marianna Charalambous, with a Juris Doctorate in International Law and an LLM in Oil and Gas, is an expert in the delimitation of maritime boundaries, and a member of WISTA Cyprus. During the meeting she outlined the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the international law currently applicable in the delimitation of maritime boundaries. She presented the conflicting claims currently in the Mediterranean and assessed their validity in lieu of the applicable law. A de facto situation under the law never acquires a de jury status without the consent of the affected party she noted therefore she argued that the only legitimate entity to grant a license for exploration in the Cyprus maritime zone including up to 50% the distance between the Cyprus and Turkish coasts is the Republic of Cyprus. She urged that we consider the possibility of large hydrocarbon reserves found north of Kyrenia and the impact of such finds on the issues currently faced by this island. After her presentation the audience had many questions and a lively discussion took place, that continued during the reception that followed. Another subject that was intensively discussed was the preparation for the 34th WISTA International AGM and Conference, that will be held in Limassol from 8 – 10 October of this year. Many sponsors and speakers have already been announced and can be found on the conference website: www.wistacyprus2014.com

VIKING and Topaz

sign major Shipowner Agreement

arine and fire safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment and Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, today jointly announced the signing of a USD multi-million, 10-year combined fixed price and exchange service agreement for liferafts. Under the terms of the contract, VIKING will upgrade all of Topaz’s current liferafts and manage the ongoing servicing and certification of Topaz’s liferaft fleet. “This agreement significantly enhances our ability to operate safely, which is a top priority for Topaz and for our clients” says Topaz CEO, René Kofod-Olsen. The offshore-focused company enjoyed a 2013 year free of lost-time accidents and has won several safety awards recognizing its leadership in safe operations and employee protection. The new agreement further strengthens Topaz’s health and safety credentials, raising the bar in an increasingly competitive market. “Topaz doesn’t do things halfway,” says Henrik Uhd Christensen, VIKING’s CEO. “Their commitment to safety manifests itself in a systematic, well-planned approach to protecting their employees. With the new agreement they have managed two things at once: lifting overall safety to a new level; and introducing predictable cost-efficiencies.” “After thoroughly researching the market, we felt confident taking this step. Their extensive servicing network matched our needs and the high reliability of the VIKING products, timely servicing of the liferafts and standardization of the process in line with global best practice was very convincing,” explained René Kofod-Olsen. “The agreement will help to protect our track record and ensure even better safety for the future.” Henrik Uhd Christensen sees the new agreement as a good example of what can be accomplished when shipowners realize the advantages of putting safety equipment provision and management in the hands of his company. He points to VIKING’s status not only as a high-quality manufacturer and servicing provider, but also to the responsible reputation the company has built up over many years in the marketplace. “This is a text-book example of the value VIKING has spent the last two years bringing to the offshore industry, combining top-quality safety equipment with flexible servicing concepts at predictable costs. We’re very proud to be working with an insightful company like Topaz that shares our commitment to maritime safety and operating efficiency.”

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Ολοκληρώθηκε το 2ο Ναυτικό σαλόνι Παραδοσιακών Σκαφών Με μεγάλη επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκαν οι τριήμερες εκδηλώσεις του 2ου Ναυτικού Σαλονιού Παραδοσιακών Σκαφών που έγιναν στα Μέθανα από 30 Μαΐου έως και 1 Ιουνίου 2014. Οι επισκέπτες του Σαλονιού είχαν την ευκαιρία να θαυμάσουν ξύλινα παραδοσιακά σκάφη κατασκευασμένα από το 1920 μέχρι σήμερα, σωστά πλωτά στολίδια, καλοσυντηρημένα με το μεράκι και την αγάπη των ιδιοκτητών τους. Χαιρετισμό απηύθυναν οι : Γιάννης Σαμπάνης - Δήμαρχος Τροιζηνίας, Νίκος Δένδιας - Υπουργός Προστασίας του Πολίτη, εκ μέρους της Κυβερνήσεως, Χρήστος Πάλλης, Πρόεδρος του ΕΟΤ, εκ μέρους του ΕΟΤ και της Υπουργού Τουρισμού, Αντιναύαρχος Βαγγέλης Αποστολάκης, Αρχηγός Πολεμικού Ναυτικού, Υποναύαρχος Γιώργος Μπουμπόπουλος, εκ μέρους του Αρχηγού Λιμενικού Σώματος, Γιώργος Ανωμερίτης, Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος ΟΛΠ Α.Ε, Αντώνης Στελλιάτος, Πρόεδρος της Ένωσης Πλοιοκτητών Επαγγελματικών Σκαφών Τουρισμού,και Νίκος Καβαλλιέρος, Πρόεδρος Ελληνικού Συνδέσμου Παραδοσιακών Σκαφών. Οι εκδηλώσεις τελούσαν υπό την αιγίδα

του Υπουργείου Ναυτιλίας και Αιγαίου, του Υπουργείου Τουρισμού και του ΕΟΤ και συνδιοργανώθηκαν από τον «Ελληνικό Σύνδεσμο Παραδοσιακών Σκαφών» και την «Ένωση Πλοιοκτητών Επαγγελματικών Σκαφών Τουρισμού», με την αμέριστη βοήθεια του Δήμου Τροιζηνίας - Μεθάνων και του Λιμενικού Ταμείου Μεθάνων. Οι ομιλητές ζήτησαν την βοήθεια όλων ανεξαιρέτως των κρατικών φορέων, εστιάζοντας στα Υπουργεία Οικονομικών, Ανάπτυξης και Πολιτισμού, ώστε τα παραδοσιακά Ελληνικά σκάφη και τα καρνάγια να μην εξαφανιστούν αλλά αντίθετα να γίνουν πόλος έλξης για την ανάπτυξη, την επιβίωση και την κατασκευή νέων σκαφών που αντιπροσωπεύουν την Ελληνική παραδοσιακή ναυπηγική τέχνη, την ιστορία, τον πολιτισμό και την ναυτική

μας κληρονομιά. Τοπικά εδέσματα και άφθονο κρασί, γεύτηκαν εκατοντάδες προσκεκλημένοι και κάτοικοι της περιοχής ενώ με τα τραγούδια τους μάγεψαν το κοινό ο Κώστας Μήτσιος στην λαϊκή βραδιά, και με νησιώτικη μουσική ο Νίκος Οικονομίδης με την Κυριακή Σπανού, χόρεψαν δε τα παιδιά του Πολιτιστικού Συλλόγου Γαλατά και Μεθάνων. Από την Οργανωτική Επιτροπή δόθηκε υπόσχεση νέας συνάντησης στο 3ο Ναυτικό Σαλόνι Παραδοσιακών Σκαφών το 2015.

Kalmar and DP World celebrate the official opening

of the new semi-automated terminal in Brisbane Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and DP World Brisbane have celebrated the official opening of the semi-automated terminal in Brisbane on 20 May 2014. The AUD250 million (EUR166 million) investment by DP World Brisbane positions the Port of Brisbane at the forefront of global practice. Kalmar has provided the operational backbone for the project consisting of 14 Kalmar automated stacking cranes (ASCs) and 14 Kalmar shuttle carriers integrated with Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) and third-party Position Detection Systems for shuttle carriers. Under the new system, containers are transferred by manned shuttle carriers from the ship-to-shore cranes to a waterside exchange area of the ASC blocks. Brisbane has seven operating ASC modules each serviced by two cranes. The overall annual

capacity of the seven operating modules is around 900,000 TEU, providing DP World Brisbane with significant future development capability. Paul Scurrah, DP World Australia Managing Director and CEO, said: “The new development will provide excellent customer service as a result of higher waterside productivity, added stacking capacity, more consistent operational performance and additional pickup and delivery flexibility. The official opening is a time for us to all reflect and to congratulate both the DP World Brisbane and Kalmar teams on all the hard work they have done to bring this project to fruition.” Olli Isotalo, President of Kalmar, said: “DP

World Brisbane is a landmark project for us. Kalmar and Navis have worked together to deliver an integrated solution all the way from equipment to TOS. We will continue to support our customer with dedication and commitment.”

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Lloyd’s Register at POSIDONIA 2014 On Friday 30th of May, 2014 Lloyd’s Register hosted a reception at the Astir Palace Resort Vouliagmeni, the Westin Hotel. The shipping community joined the event in a very cheerful atmosphere.

Lloyd’s Register CEO Richard Sadler, Andreas Potamianos, Panagiotis Doukas and Costas Doukas

Lloyd’s Register Marine Director Tom Boardley, Apostolos Poulovassilis, Andreas Tsavliris with his son Alexander

Dr. John Coustas, Apostolos Poulovassilis

George Melissanidis and Apostolos Poulovassilis celebrating the second place at the Posidonia Cup 2014 together with the skipper Antonis Dimitrakopoulos

Richard Sadler, Kika Lazaridou, Apostolos Poulovassilis, Michael Veniamis, Tom Boardley

George Procopiou with his wife Alexandra

Transas Complete ECDIS Solutions Presented

at Posidonia 2014

Transas participated in the Posidnia 2014 exhibition which took place in Athens, Greece on June 2-6. Posidonia is the one of the biggest international shipping exhibitions held every 2 years in Athens. This year it attracted 20.000 visitors by more than 1,800 exhibitors from 93 countries. Transas presented its compete solutions for ECDIS Carriage Requirement compliance, comprising world’s number one ECDIS, official charts service, fuel efficiency monitoring, service & maintenance, and many more added-value services. Among new highlights, Transas has presented recently implemented functionalities of its Navi-Planner 4000 voyage planning

software including paper charts and publications management and Piracy Information Overlay. The importance of type-specific familiarisation training is becoming better recognised across the industry and the demand for typespecific ECDIS training is still increasing. With recent approval by the Swedish Transport Agency of the Transas offices in Sweden and France to conduct STCW conform generic ECDIS training, Transas now offers even more training options to ECDIS users to fulfil training requirements. Along with this, Transas has showcased its Navigational Simulator NTPRO 5000. With 40% of the world’s market share in navigational simulators, Transas Navi-Trainer Professional 5000 boasts the highest level of realism for advanced simulator training operations and research capabilities. Panayiotis Giannoulis, Managing Director of the Transas Hellas office comments: “One-quarter of the total newbuilding orderbook last year was placed by Greek owners which makes this market one of the most important for Transas. We witness many Greek shipping companies invest in technology which will contribure to safety and efficiency of their fleet. And Transas will continue offering its excellent product portfolio and support to achieve that”.

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Ενίσχυση της παρουσίας της Αlfa Laval στη χώρα μας εγκαινιάζοντας το νέο Alfa Laval Certified Service Center στην Ελλάδα Την ενίσχυση της παρουσίας της στην Ελλάδα ανακοίνωσε την Τρίτη 3 Ιουνίου η Alfa Laval εγκαινιάζοντας το νέο, Πιστοποιημένο κέντρο Επισκευών και Συντήρησης (Alfa Laval Certified Service Center). Με αυτόν τον τρόπο η παγκοσμίως ηγέτιδα εταιρία τοποθετεί την Alfa Laval Ελλάδας ως σημείο “International Service Center” στο διεθνή χάρτη της, έτοιμη να εξυπηρετήσει τους πελάτες της εταιρίας σε τοπικό και διεθνές επίπεδο. To παρόν στα εγκαίνια του νέου και μοναδικού στη χώρα μας Πιστοποιημένου Κέντρου Εξυπηρέτησης της Alfa Laval έδωσε ο Υφυπουργός Ανάπτυξης και Ανταγωνιστικότητας, κύριος Νότης Μηταράκης, η Πρέσβειρα της Σουηδίας, κυρία Wrangberg, οι Πρόεδροι και εκπρόσωποι των Ελληνο-σουηδικού, Ελληνο-ισραηλινού και Ελληνο-γαλλικού Επιμελητηρίου καθώς και περισσότερα από 200 ανώτερα στελέχη συνεργατών και πελατών της εταιρίας, οι οποίοι ξεναγήθηκαν στις σύγχρονες και πρωτοποριακές εγκαταστάσεις της εταιρίας.

γραφείων της, δεν είναι άλλο από την επιβεβαίωση της εμπιστοσύνης μας στην ελληνική αγορά.» Με την πρωτοβουλία αυτή η εταιρία επιβεβαιώνει την έμπρακτη στήριξη της στην αναπτυξιακή προσπάθεια που συντελείται στη χώρα τα τελευταια έτη. Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι για το 2013 η Alfa Laval Ελλάδας, διαχειρίστηκε παραγγελίες αξίας 22 εκατομμυρίων ευρώ.

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Ο Υφυπουργός Ανάπτυξης και Ανταγωνιστικότητας, κύριος Νότης Μηταράκης, στην ομιλία του αναφέρθηκε στη σπουδαιότητα της στήριξης της ελληνικής οικονομίας από ηγέτιδες εταιρίες σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο, όπως η Alfa Laval, με τη δημιουργία σύγχρονων εγκαταστάσεων, θέσεων εργασίας και ανάπτυξης για τη χώρα.

Η Alfa Laval δραστηριοποιείται στην ελληνική αγορά από τη δεκαετία του 70, παρέχοντας υπηρεσίες προώθησης, πώλησης και τεχνικής υποστήριξης σε όλη τη γκάμα των προϊόντων της. Το νέο Certified Service Center της Alfa Laval αποτελεί επένδυση ύψους μισού εκατομμυρίου ευρώ, προσφέροντας ταυτόχρονα τη δυνατότητα δημιουργίας νέων θέσεων εργασίας στην πλήρη λειτουργία του.

Παράλληλα, από την πλευρά του ο Executive Vice President WENA Region της Alfa Laval, κύριος Nish Patel, σημείωσε: «Η Alfa Laval έχει αυξήσει την παρουσία της και τον όγκο της στην Ελλάδα, παρά την κρίση, και θα συνεχίσει να πράττει το ίδιο. Και σήμερα, τα εγκαίνια του νέου Certified Service Centre και των ανακαινισμένων

Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, το νέο Αlfa Laval Certified Service Center θα επεκτείνει το εύρος των προσφερόμενων υπηρεσιών της εταιρίας στην Ελληνική καθώς και στη διεθνή αγορά μεγιστοποιώντας έτσι τις επιχειρησιακές δυνατότητες των πελατών της. Το νέο Service Center θα είναι εφοδιασμένο με σύγχρονο εξοπλισμό:

• Γερανογέφυρα 5 τόνων • Συσκευή ζυγοστάθμισης βαρέως τύπου • Ειδική Υποδομή για τον χημικό καθαρισμό του εξοπλισμού • Εργαλεία Μηχανημάτων (τόρνος) • Επιστρώσεις Σκληρών Επιφανειών • Εργαλεία ειδικής χρήσης • Ηλεκτρικές εγκαταστάσεις με σκοπό τον έλεγχο/τεστ λειτουργίας μεγάλων ντεκάντερ και διαχωριστήρων • Μηχανήματα Πεπιεσμένου αέρα • Ειδικές εγκαταστάσεις για τον έλεγχο του εξοπλισμού εναλλακτών θερμότητας Η Alfa Laval αποτελεί τον παγκόσμιο ηγέτη στις τεχνολογίες διαχείρισης υγρών, εναλλαγής θερμότητας και θερμικής επεξεργασίας, διαχωρισμού, διύθισης και διαύγασης παρέχοντας εξειδικευμένα προϊόντα και τεχνολογικές λύσεις. Η εταιρεία προσφέρει μηχανήματα, συστήματα και υπηρεσίες διασφαλίζοντας τη συνεχή υποστήριξη των πελατών με στόχο να βελτιστοποιήσουν τις διαδικασίες παραγωγής τους. Οι λύσεις αυτές, βοηθάνε στη θερμότητα, ψύξη, διαχωρισμό αλλά και την αποστολή των εμπορευμάτων επιχειρήσεων που παράγουν τρόφιμα και ποτά, χημικά και πετροχημικά, φαρμακευτικά, άμυλο, ζάχαρη και αιθυλικό. Η Alfa Laval είναι εγγεγραμμένη στη Nasdaq OMX, και το 2013, δήλωσε ετήσιες πωλήσεις περίπου SEK 29.9 δις. (περίπου EUR 3.45 δις.). Η εταιρεία απασχολεί περίπου 16.500 εργαζόμενους σε όλο το κόσμο.

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4% year-on-year growth in total economic output, 22% growth since 2008 despite the economic crisis Greeceremains the third most popular cruise destination in Europe. With more positive economic outlook Greek cruise industry has “huge growth potential”

Cruise industry’s economic contribution sets all-time high in Europe The cruise industry continues to play its part in helping Europe’s economy emerge from the economic downturn bydelivering another strong year of growth in 2013. Figures released by CLIA Europe have revealed that the cruise industry’s economic output in Europe reached €39.4 billion in 2013, an all-time high, up from €37.9 billion in 2012. The direct expenditures generated by the industry reached €16.2 billion, up from €15.5 billion in 2012. In terms of employment generation, in 2013 the cruise industry accounted for 339,417 jobsamounting to €10.5 billion in employee compensation, 4% more than in 2012. Three major factors largely account for the cruise industry’s strong year-on-year growth: an increase in European sourcedpassengers; a surge in the number of cruise passengers embarking from European ports; and European shipyards’ continued dominance of the global cruise ship-building business. According to CLIA Europe’s 2014 Economic Contribution Report, an estimated 6.4 million European residents booked a cruise holiday in 2013, representing a 3.6% increase over 2012 and accounting for 30% of all cruise passengers worldwide. Europe is also a major destination for cruise passengers and ships from around the world, attracting substantial tourism investment and spending. Thus the number of passengers embarking on their cruises from European ports reached 6 million in 2013, i.e. a 5.2% increase over 2012. Around 5 million of these were European nationals, with the remaining 1 million coming from third countries.

European shipyards, which build most of the world’s stateof-the-art cruise liners, enjoyed a 4.7% increase in their revenue. In 2013, cruise lines spent €4.03 billion on new builds and refurbishments in Europe,the second annual increase following a period of retrenchment. Currently, including deliveries scheduled for the first half of 2014, European shipyards are under contract to build 24 cruise ships with a combined value of €12.1 billion through to 2017. Pierfrancesco Vago, CLIA Europe’s Chairman, said: “The positive results achieved this year reaffirm Europe’s position as a dynamic hub at the core of the global cruise industry, being the second most important market worldwide. The cruise industry keeps generating great economic benefits for Europeduring this crucial period of recovery, producing much-needed employment for European citizens as well asnew business for its industries and revenue for its states.” Robert Ashdown, CLIA Europe’s Secretary General, said: “Despite the difficult economic circumstances of 2013, over 6 million Europeans enjoyed cruising last year, more than double the number of a decade ago. Cruising also helpsincrease the number of tourists visiting Europe, with one million third-country nationals embarking on a cruise from a European port in 2013, as well as continuing to ensure Europe remains the global leader for cruise shipbuilding, with 24 new cruise ships scheduled for delivery by 2017.Beyond these hard economic facts, it is important to remember that cruising remains one of the safest, most affordable and memorable vacation experiences available today.” Greece has maintained its rank-

ing as the third most popular destination in Europe, with 4.6 million passenger visits in 2013. Greek ports, including Santorini, Corfu, and Mykonos, are among the most popular ports of call in Europe, and Piraeus ranked fifth among all European home ports, with a throughput of 1.3 million passengers, up almost 1% on 2012. With its hundreds of thousands of tourists per year, the cruise industry makes a significant contribution to the Greek economy. In 2013 the direct economic contribution in Greece was €574 million, the seventh highest in Europe, and the cruise industry generated over 11,000 jobs. This was despite difficulties facing the Greek economy, which contracted by 3.9% in 2013, following several years of crisis. Kyriakos Anastassiadis, CEO of LOUIS Cruises and Member of CLIA Europe’s Executive Committee, said: “With its incredible cultural heritage and natural beauty, Greece remains a key market for the European cruise industry. Thanks to the first signs of economic recovery in Greece and a more positive economic outlook, we are now cautiously optimistic for the future of the Greek cruise industry, which has a huge potential for growth. “We are committed to tap further into the Greek market’s potential and we will work with local, national and European authorities to overcome the hurdles that are still hampering cruise investment and operations in the country, from port fees to poor infrastructure development. Together we can boost the cruise industry in Greece and make further significant contributions to growth and jobs.”

Key 2013 figures released by CLIA Europe:

• 43 cruise lines domiciled in Europe, operating 125 cruise ships with a capacity of around 145,000 lower berths. • A further 73 vessels with a capacity of around 104,000 lower berths deployed in Europe by 24 non-European lines. • €39.4 billion in total output. • €16.2 billion in direct spending by cruise lines and their passengers and crew. • 339,417 jobs. • €10.5 billion in employee compensation. • €574 million indirect economic contribution in Greece (seventh highest in Europe). • Piraeus is fifth most popular home port in Europe (fourth in the Med) - with a throughput of 1.3 million passengers, up almost 1% on 2012. • Greek ports are among the most popular ports of call in Europe with Santorini, Corfu and Mykonos taking 3 of the top 11 most popular ‘port of call’ ports in Europe. • The cruise industry generated over 11,000 jobs in Greece in 2013.

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Gibdock delivers for Greek owner Gibdock has completed its first shiprepair project for Tsakos Shipping & Trading, one of the leading owners within the Greek shipping market. The Gibraltar yard undertook damage repairs to the 221m long, 2824 teu capacity containership, Irene’s Rainbow, which is part of the 70+ vessel fleet operated by the Tsakos Columbia Ship Management (TCM) joint venture. The scope of work undertaken alongside included steel hatch cover repairs, which consisted of the renewal of damaged top plate. In addition the yard carried out non-destructive testing, as required by Class, including Hatch Internal Stiffening and preservation works after the repairs. The visit of the 39,241 dwt, 2006-built Irene’s Rainbow drew strong positive owner feedback, according to Gibdock’s Greek representative, Hellenic Industrial and Marine Agencies Managing Director Alkis Koukis. “This was the first Tsakosowned vessel to be repaired in

Gibraltar and the company has said that it would have no hesitation in using the yard again in the future. This could be the start of a long term relationship.” Gibdock’s geographic location was a factor in the contract being awarded, but it was the

already looking forward to the next cooperation.” The Irene’s Rainbow contract could also pave the way for further orders from the Greek shipping community, Mr Koukis believes. “Tsakos is an organisation with high standards, and

yard’s professionalism that impressed the Greek owner, says Mr Koukis. “Our client wanted repairs to be carried out quickly and for the vessel to be redelivered on time. The workmanship was outstanding and Tsakos is

to get glowing reports from them will encourage other Greek owners to consider Gibdock for their ship repair and maintenance requirements.” Gibdock is targeting the Greek market as one with consider-

able potential for the future. Managing Director, Richard Beards, says: “We were delighted to have the chance to show Tsakos what we can do and look forward to working with them again in the future. We are receiving more enquires from Greek owners for a mix of vessel types, and we are optimistic that these enquiries will translate into some firm projects later this year.” Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement (TCM) provides management, operation and crewing services for a diversified marine fleet consisting of tanker, container and dry cargo vessels. The fleet includes a wide range of tankers, from small product carriers to VLCCs, container vessels up to 5,000 teu capacity and bulk carriers up to 180,000 dwt. TCM was established in July 2010 in Athens as a joint venture between Tsakos Shipping and Trading, which was founded by Captain Panagiotis Tsakos in 1970, and Schoeller Holdings.

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«Η πιστοποίηση και η επιθεώρηση είναι συνώνυμα της ποιότητας και της οικονομίας»

Με απόλυτη επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε το σεμινάριο που διοργανώθηκε από την εταιρεία «TECHNOMEP» στο πλαίσιο της Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακής Έκθεσης «POSI-

DONIA 2014» με τίτλο: «Η πιστοποίηση και η επιθεώρηση είναι συνώνυμα της ποιότητας και της οικονομίας» Ο διεπιστημονικός και παράλληλα τεχνικός χαρακτήρας του συνεδρίου, πέρα από τις ιδιαίτερα ενδιαφέρουσες εισηγήσεις των ομιλητών και την πληθώρα των πρακτικών εργασιών που παρουσιάστηκαν, αναδείχθηκε μέσα από την πολυετή εμπειρία των μηχανολόγων – επιθεωρητών μας. Το σεμινάριο τίμησαν με την παρουσία του μεγάλου πλήθος επισκεπτών, με ιδιαίτερους καλεσμένους και σημαντικές παρουσίες από τον Ναυτιλιακό κλάδο.

Παρουσίασαν με εκτενή αναφορά τα θέματα των πιστοποιήσεων, επιθεωρήσεων και κυρίως των πιστοποιημένων εργασιών στους κλάδους της Ναυτιλίας, Βιομηχανία, Σιδηρόδρομου και Άμυνας. Οι ομιλητές κατέθεσαν την εφαρμοσμένη εργαστηριακή τους γνώση και εμπειρία, τόσο στα θέματα των μεθόδων επιθεώρησης, όσο και σε θέματα συγκολλήσεων και αντιδιαβρωτικής προστασίας. Συμπερασματικά αναφέρουμε την αναγκαιότητα για το καλύτερο ποιοτικό αποτέλεσμα των εργασιών επισκευής και κατασκευής σε ένα πλοίο να εκτελούνται οι εργασίες από καλύτερα καταρτισμένους,

εκπαιδευμένους και πιστοποιημένους εργατοτεχνίτες και να ελέγχονται οι εργασίες από ανεξάρτητους από την παραγωγή επιθεωρητές ελέγχου ποιότητας στη βάση καθημερινής απασχόλησης. Τα οφέλη για τον ιδιοκτήτη ενός πλοίου από τον συστηματικό έλεγχο ποιότητας στις εργασίες ενός πλοίου είναι πολύ σημαντικά, με κυριότερα τη μείωση κινδύνου ατυχήματος σε ανθρώπινο δυναμικό από πιθανές αστοχίες στα υλικά ή από αστοχία στις εκτελεσθείσες εργασίες και τη μείωση του κόστους συντήρησης του πλοίου λόγω έκτατων/ απρόβλεπτων ζημιών από αστοχίες των εργασιών.

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Πιστοποίηση κατά ISO 14001:2004 για τον τομέα Marine & Turbocharging της ΑΒΒ από τον TÜV SÜD Management Service Στις 12 Μαρτίου 2014, o φορέας TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH, πιστοποίησε τον τομέα Marine & Turbocharging της ΑΒΒ ΑΕ σύμφωνα με τις απαιτήσεις του Προτύπου Περιβαλλοντικής Διαχείρισης ISO 14001:2004. Ο τομέας Marine & Turbocharging της ΑΒΒ ΑΕ πιστοποιήθηκε ύστερα από επιθεώρηση του φορέα πιστοποίησης TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH, ότι πληροί τις απαιτήσεις του Προτύπου ISO 14001:2004 για την πώληση ανταλλακτικών υπερπληρωτών, την επισκευή και συντήρηση αυτών καθώς και για τον ναυτιλιακό εξοπλισμό που εμπορεύεται. Το Διεθνές Πρότυπο ISO14001, το οποίο εκδίδεται και αναθεωρείται από τον παγκόσμιο οργανισμό ISO με έδρα τη Γενεύη, καθορίζει τις απαιτήσεις για την ανάπτυξη και την εφαρμογή του Συστήματος Περιβαλλοντικής Διαχείρισης (Environmental Management

System). Το Σύστημα Περιβαλλοντικής Διαχείρισης που έχει εγκαταστήσει και εφαρμόζει o τομέας Marine &Turbocharging της ΑΒΒ ΑΕ, περιλαμβάνει την περιβαλλοντική πολιτική που ακολουθεί η εταιρεία για την προστασία του περιβάλλοντος, το εγχειρίδιο περιβαλλοντικής διαχείρισης, την οργανωτική δομή, τις διαδικασίες και τα μέσα που απαιτούνται για τη διαχείριση περιβαλλοντικών θεμάτων. Πιο συγκεκριμένα στοχεύει στον εντοπισμό και τη μείωση των επιπτώσεων των δραστηριοτήτων της εταιρείας στο περιβάλλον, όπως στη μείωση των διαφόρων μορφών ρύπων, υγρών, αερίων και στερεών μέσω μηχανισμών επεξεργασίας και ανακύκλωσης. Επιπλέον, το Σύστημα Περιβαλλοντικής Διαχείρισης στοχεύει στη συνεχή βελτίωση των επιδόσεων της εταιρείας σε γενικότερα θέματα

περιβάλλοντος, όπως στη μείωση της κατανάλωσης ενέργειας, νερού, χαρτιού και διαφόρων άλλων πόρων που χρησιμοποιούνται για την διεκπεραίωση των δραστηριοτήτων της. Αξίζει να σημειωθεί πως όλα τα παραπάνω αποτελούν ένα ενιαίο σύστημα για το oποίο ο τομέας Marine &Turbocharging έχει πιστοποιηθεί πλέον της Περιβαλλοντικής Διαχείρισης (ISO 14001), για τη Διαχείριση της Ποιότητας (ISO 9001) καθώς και για τη Διαχείριση της Ασφάλειας και Υγείας στην εργασία (OHSAS 18001). Για την απόκτηση του πιστοποιητικού απαιτήθηκαν βελτιώσεις και προσαρμογές στις διαδικασίες του τομέα Marine &Turbocharging που βρίσκεται στον Σκαραμαγκά. Σημαντικοί ανθρώπινοι πόροι αφιερώθηκαν στη συνεχή βελτίωση των διαδικασιών σε θέματα περιβαλλοντικής διαχείρισης και στην

εκπαίδευση των εργαζομένων για την πλήρη ενημέρωσή τους στην εφαρμογή και την τήρηση του συστήματος. Το πρότυπο 14001:2004 εξασφαλίζει πλήρη νομοθετική συμμόρφωση για τον τομέα ΑΒΒ Marine & Turbocharging και αποτελεί επιβεβαίωση της αυξημένης περιβαλλοντικής συνείδησης της ΑΒΒ ΑΕ και των προσπαθειών της για τη μείωση των επιπτώσεων των δραστηριοτήτων της στο περιβάλλον. Η ABB (www.abb.com) κατέχει ηγετική θέση παγκοσμίως στις τεχνολογίες Ενέργειας και Αυτοματισμού, έχοντας στόχο οι Επιχειρήσεις Κοινής Ωφέλειας και οι Βιομηχανίες να βελτιώσουν τις επιδόσεις του εξοπλισμού τους μειώνοντας παράλληλα τις περιβαλλοντικές επιπτώσεις. Ο ΌΌμιλος εταιρειών ABB δραστηριοποιείται σε 100 χώρες και απασχολεί περίπου 150.000 εργαζομένους.

ABB Turbocharging inauguration in Fredericia tops off Scandinavian service revamp ABB Turbocharging announced today it will be celebrating the opening of a new service facility in Fredericia, Denmark on 12th June 2014. The ceremony will also mark the completion of the amalgamation of its activities in Norway, Denmark and Sweden into a single Local Business Unit (LBU). “With TURBOCHARGING SCANDINAVIA we merge three rather small units in Norway, Sweden and Denmark into a common, more powerful organization served by a well-integrated team with focus on customer needs across entire Scandinavia,” says LBU Manager, Joachim Bremer.

ABB Turbocharging Scandinavia comprises Service Stations in Oslo & Bergen in Norway, Göteborg in Sweden and the new central workshop for Denmark in Fredericia. Additionally we have two service engineers and a sales team stationed in Copenhagen. This already good geographical footprint will soon be further strengthened by a new Service Point in Tromsø, Northern Norway. Thus, ABB Turbocharging in Scandinavia will comprise of some 40 staff in six locations, with a goomix of experienced and young people. “Being close to our customers with local-tolocal execution of services and sales remains our focus”, says

Bremer. “Service coordination for Norway will be performed by a team in Oslo while a joint team in the large Service Station in Göteborg will manage the service activities for Denmark and Sweden.

Fredericia Opening Ceremony - 12th June 2014 According to Bremer, Fredericia is an excellent location that allows literally all locations of Denmark to be reached in about 2-3 hours. “The location also has the additional advantage of being an established and a big ABB site, where there are a considerable number of ABB employees in the large workshop site, with excellent lo-

gistics and more facilities. The turbocharging workshop also meets high safety standards as required for our service operations,” Bremer adds.

Danish market for turbocharger service The opening in Frederica, Denmark is a move in stepping up our service operations in a strong market. As home to leading ship owners, including the globally active container market leader AP MøllerMaersk, Denmark is a major shipping nation and Denmark’s power generation grid includes a number of decentralized power and cogeneration plants based on piston engines.

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ABB wins over $20 million orders in first quarter for offshore vessels

Advanced power system maximizes operational flexibility and safety for new generation vessels

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won contracts worth in excess of $20 million to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation offshore vessels. The first vessel, of ULSTEIN SX165 design, is being constructed at Ulstein Verft in Norway for Island Ventures 11, the joint venture set up in 2012 by the leading US and Norwegian owners Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore, whose advanced subsea service vessels provide high quality solutions to the offshore oil industry. At 28 meters wide and 145.7 meters long, and with accommodation for 200 people, the SX165 will be the largest vessel constructed by Ulstein Verft and is due for delivery in Q3 2015. It is equipped with two cranes that can lift 400 tons and 140 tons respectively, and has three separate engine rooms to provide extreme operational reliability. ABB is to supply an advanced complete power and diesel electric system package comprising

medium voltage generators, switchboards, transformers, frequency converters and motors to provide reliable and fuel efficient propulsion. Health, safety and the environment have been a key focus in the design of the vessel and ABB’s scope of supply reflects this through its advanced power system, which is capable of achieving the

for optimal subsea operations including top hole drilling, light well intervention, subsea construction and inspection, maintenance and repair work. ABB will supply an advanced complete power and diesel electric system package comprising medium voltage generators, switchboards including power management system,

requirements needed to run the system in closed ring in DP3. The second vessel, for Island Offshore, features the innovative Rolls-Royce UT 777 design

transformers, frequency converters and motors. ABB will also supply complete fire & gas monitoring and control systems for fire and gas detection.

In addition, both power distribution and propulsion systems will be monitored by ABB’s remote diagnostic system (RDS), which helps to reduce repair time of installations and improve operational safety when reducing the need for on-site visits by providing immediate 24/7 assistance from a global technical center. The second vessel will be constructed at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan and delivery is scheduled for 2017. “ABB’s advanced power system and remote diagnostic system will maximize the operational flexibility and safety.” said Heikki Soljama, head of ABB’s Business Unit Marine and Cranes. “We look forward to cooperating in the projects and to delivering high quality services to these pioneering new ships.” ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 150,000 people.

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Don’t worry about dry cleaning! Article by Norbert Mlekusch Periodical dry cleaning is the most effective and economical method of cleaning turbo charger turbines on two-stroke engines. Providing the recommended materials (e. g. nutshells), and also original spare parts, are always used, ABB is confident that no erosion of the turbine parts will occur as a result of this method of cleaning. ABB bases this assurance on extensive field experience and on the fact that since dry cleaning lasts no more than 20 seconds, even if it is performed 250 times a year the turbine parts will be subjected to impact

by the cleaning material for less than 2 hours. This is negligible compared with the yearly running time of about 6,000 hours. Erosion due to particles in the ex haust gas usually occurs on small segments of the turbine diffuser and outer hoop of the nozzle ring, equal to about 15 to 25 % of the total circumference. The wear starts more or less opposite the single radial gas inlet and then continues clockwise around the turbine (viewed from the turbine side). The tips of the turbine blades can also be affected, with all of them showing equal signs of wear.

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Wärtsilä in collaboration with ABB Turbocharging to service Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. in ten-year agreement Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year maintenance and technical support agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL), which includes a subcontract with ABB Turbocharging. One of the largest between Wärtsilä and a marine customer, the service agreement covers 142 Wärtsilä engines and 170 ABB turbochargers in 36 vessels. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has signed a ten-year maintenance and technical support agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ABB Turbocharging, the world leader in the manufacture and maintenance of turbochargers for 500 kW to 80+ MW diesel and gas

engines, has been subcontracted by Wärtsilä in the servicing of the agreement, which covers 142 Wärtsilä engines and 170 ABB turbochargers in 36 RCL vessels, 32 already in operation and four newbuilds, with an option to add more vessels in the future. Under the terms of the contract, Wärtsilä will provide a broad range of services for RCL, including condition monitoring of the engines, individualised technical support, the development and design of new components as well as spare parts supply agreement. ABB Turbocharging will work with Wärtsilä to provide a customised service package for the turbochargers on the vessels, including scheduled and unscheduled spare parts and labour at ABB workshop. The agreement is one of the largest between Wärtsilä and

a marine customer. It supports Wärtsilä’s strategy of offering long-term service agreements that allow customers to focus on their core business. ABB’s agreement with Wärtsilä will bolster their strategy of responding effectively and intelligently to customers’ needs to make a positive, lasting difference in their applications’ operation. “By combining the knowledge from the customer’s side with the knowledge and experience from Wärtsilä and ABB, we made this agreement a reality. The contract will enhance the predictability of Royal Caribbean’s operational costs, minimise scheduled and unscheduled maintenance costs as well as optimise the planning of maintenance and spare parts deliveries,” says Kimmo Kohtamäki, Director of 4-stroke engines at Wärtsilä.

“Our focus has always been to ensure safe, cost-effective and reliable turbocharger operations so that RCL can focus on what is most important of all, namely the safety and comfort of their passengers and their business. We are very pleased to be able to work with Wärtsilä to offer RCL the very best standard in turbocharging,” says Axel Kettmann, Senior Vice President and global head of sales, marketing and service at ABB Turbocharging. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates a substantial number of Wärtsilä engines, and has over 40 years of co-operation and partnership with Wärtsilä. Wärtsilä and ABB Turbocharging also have a longstanding collaboration around turbocharging in several key areas, including service agreements, research and development and sales.

Η HELMEPA ευχαριστεί τους ομιλητές του Συνεδρίου της “Energy efficiency measures on existing vessels” στα Ποσειδώνια 2014 Στις 4 Ιουνίου 2014, η Ελληνική Ένωση Προστασίας Θαλασσίου ΠεριβάλλοντοςHELMEPA, τίμησε 32 χρόνια εθελοντικής λειτουργίας οργανώνοντας συνέδριο με θέμα “Energy Efficiency Measures on Existing Vessels” στα Ποσειδώνια, όπου διακεκριμένες προσωπικότητες παρουσίασαν ενδιαφέροντα τρέχοντα θέματα. Ο Dr. Ing. Henning Brauer, Principal Consultant Maritime Advisory, DNV GL, μίλησε για τις δυνατότητες eco retrofit στα πλοία. Ο Καθηγητής Νικόλαος Π. Κυρτάτος, του Εθνικού Μετσόβιου Πολυτεχνείου, παρέθεσε κριτική ανασκόπηση των μέσων βελτίωσης

ενεργειακής αποδοτικότητας στα υπάρχοντα πλοία. Ο κ. Διονύσης Αντωνόπουλος, Technical Service Manager, Wärtsilä Greece S.A., παρουσίασε στους παριστάμενους την εναλλακτική λύση LNG. Ο κ. Δημήτρης Βασταρούχας, DCOO/Technical Director, Danaos Shipping Co Ltd, πρόσφερε μία ενδιαφέρουσα ματιά σε συστήματα παρακολούθησης και αναφοράς καταναλώσεων που χρησιμοποιούν στα πλοία της εταιρείας. Ο κ. Jeffrey G. Lantz, Director, Commercial Regulations & Standards, US Coast Guard Headquarters and Chairman of IMO Council, προσκεκλημένος της HELMEPA, ήρθε ειδικά από την Wash-

ington και παρουσίασε “The issue of ship efficiency from at IMO from the US perspective”, δίνοντας στους παριστάμενους τις τελευταίες πληροφορίες για τα τρέχοντα Αμερικανικά πρότυπα, μελλοντικές κατευθύνσεις και ιδιαίτερα, τη σχετική πρόταση των ΗΠΑ στον IMO. Η επί 30 χρόνια σχέση που έχτισαν HELMEPA και US Coast Guard επάνω σε αμοιβαίο σεβασμό, επιβεβαιώθηκε για μία φορά ακόμα όταν ο κ. Lantz παρουσίασε τη νέα έκδοση της Ένωσης, “HELMEPA’s Guide on US Coast Guard Port State Control Examinations”. Η έκδοση είναι στην Αγγλική και αποτελεί προϊόν κοινής απόφασης HELMEPA

και Αμερικανικής Ακτοφυλακής του Μαΐου 2013 την οποία χαιρετίζει ο Admiral J.A. Servidio, USCG και η οποία παρέχει συγκεκριμένες οδηγίες συμμόρφωσης με το Port State Control που εκτελείται από την USCG σε ξένα πλοία. «Αυτή η αποτελεσματική και περιεκτική έκδοση, χωρίς αμφιβολία θα αποδειχθεί ένα πολύτιμο εργαλείο επάνω στα πλοία-μέλη της HELMEPA που ταξιδεύουν στα νερά των ΗΠΑ», δήλωσε ο κ. Lantz. Αντίτυπα του Οδηγού θα διανεμηθούν τις προσεχείς ημέρες τα μέλη της HELMEPA, η οποία προσβλέπει στη συνέχιση της συνεργασίας της με την Αμερικανική Ακτοφυλακή για τα επόμενα 30 χρόνια.

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RINA Services expands in Tunisia through a new laboratory in Tunis The RINA Services international expansion strategy continues through the acquisition of an agri-food analysis laboratory in Tunis. The lab, called Lab21, covers 600 square metres and is known in the area of North Africa as a highly specialised laboratory for microbiological, chemical and physical analyses on food products, water and raw materials. Accredited according to the ISO/IEC 17025 Standard, Lab21 operates in Tunisia through recognised skilled personnel and numbers among its clients both local and multinational organisations. One of the advantages of this laboratory is that it has an extensive network

of centres which enables it to take samples and analyse them from anywhere in the country. Set up in 2001 by a multidisciplinary team of experts, Lab21 is the evolution of the Department of Health and Food Microbiology Laboratory established in 1985 and it is now 70% owned by RINA Services. The experience acquired over the years has turned the laboratory into a point of reference of the sector, able to offer clients services ranging from on-site tests to exportation. Today, integration of the skills and know-how of the agri-food certification laboratories, already part of RINA, and the newly-acquired centre open the door to new opportunities. “Tunisia is an expanding

country where the agri-food business is already a considerably structured sector which can claim a number of excellent products” - said Andrea Devoti, Business Development Manager Consumer Goods Testing & Services - “Lab 21 is just the first step by RINA Services in this country: our contribution will consist in assisting national producers to achieve the highest quality standards at international level as well as helping Italian companies based in Tunisia to protect their own products”. The recent and increasingly more frequent exchanges related to investment plans between Italy and Tunisia have made it necessary to establish a product certification standardisation

process which, together with strict quality control activities, aims to ensure the products can be exported anywhere in the world. An increasing number of international and multinational companies are choosing to invest in Tunisia, which offers more and more prospects for growth, in terms of both potential of the production sites and the excellent, already developed, products of the territory. Not only agri-food, but also health and tourism, among others, are the drivers of this mechanism. Many of the requests for physical-chemistry analyses on water, food, cosmetics, thalassotherapy and dialysis water come from hotels, tourist and cruise facilities and hospitals.

Marine rebound strengthens RINA results

International engineering, testing, certification and classification group RINA has reported improved results for 2013. Its performance was strengthened by an upturn in marine activities and a drive to improve efficiency and drive down costs. RINA turnover for 2013 increased 4 per cent to 294m euros, while EBITDA was up 6 per cent to 37.2m euros. Ugo Salerno, RINA Chairman and CEO says, “Returning confidence in the global marine markets and a new management team which took on their responsibilities with enthusiasm at all levels meant the group exceeded expectations in 2013. In 2013 we passed a turning point, both for RINA and for the global economy. We saw confidence returning across almost all sectors and in all regions of the global economy. Crucially, we also saw confidence building in RINA’s ability to take advantage of the opportunities which the improving economy presents.” In the ship classification sector RINA Services’ classed fleet grew to 4,761 vessels totalling

33.5m gt. The fleet ended the year well balanced across the bulk, tanker and passenger sectors. 231 new ships built to RINA class totalling 6.1m gt joined the classed fleet. Shipowners who had experienced RINA’s service moved significant numbers of ships in service into RINA class during 2013. These included twentyone Chinese-owned vessels and seventy-nine Greek-owned vessels. Shipowners responding to better markets began ordering ships again and that strengthened RINA Services’ order book worldwide. The year ended with RINA Services’ newbuilding order book totalling 650 ships of 4.8m gt. Twenty-five of these are passenger vessels, including some major cruise ships. Of special interest were new orders for two 620-passenger

40,350 gt cruise ships to be built at Fincantieri for Seabourn Cruises and Silverseas under RINA Class and two 3,500-passenger 124,000 gt cruise ships to be built at MHI, Japan for Costa/Aida, with dual RINA/ DNV-GL class. Says Salerno, “Outside the marine sector we had a busy year of growth and diversification. That led to the acquisition of two smaller certification businesses, and at the year end, to taking a major shareholding in CSM, a leading material’s technology company. CSM gives RINA high level skills and technologies in testing, analysis and materials which will serve us across all industries, especially oil and gas. Further growth through acquisition is expected for 2014 following an initial investment of 25m euros into the group in

2014 by Intesa Sanpaolo and VEI Capital.” RINA also bore down on costs and improved internal performance during 2013. Says Salerno, “Clarity in our structure is an important component of growth. It enables all our colleagues to see their responsibilities clearly and it enables us to drive the exact services our clients need to where they need them. That is why we made a clear division during 2013 between our E and TIC services. All our consulting Engineering services were consolidated under the D’Appolonia brand and all our Testing, Inspection and Certification services are concentrated under RINA Services and its subsidiaries. That clarity helps us streamline our processes and makes it easier for clients to find the service they need.”

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Franman’s twelfth consecutive participation at Posidonia

ranman’ s twelfth consecutive participation was once again supported by the presence of all its major principals and associates in highly designed professional stands and in all respects, a visitor-friendly environment located at the venue’s Central Maritime Plaza. It’ s extensive portfolio of business

partnerships with top companies in their field, covering a wide spectrum of services related to shipbuilding equipment, trading parts, service, risk management and consultancy, accounted for the large number of visitors in Franman’ s stands. Being optimistic for the future of the shipping industry and always

supportive to great events like Posidonia which contribute to the positive image of Greece and attract worldwide attention, recognition and respect, Franman’ s attention is drawn to new business development and to the flexibility to offer customers the best alternative and all inclusive solution. Franman Team would

like to thank all their principals for their participation, but most of all would like to thank the wide number of its customers who once again have shown their trust and support to Franman with their strong presence in their stands. “Franman Team is looking forward to seeing you at Posidonia 2016! :) ”

RINA tackles ocean noise pollution International classification society RINA has acted to tackle noise pollution of the seas by developing a voluntary notation which will apply to vessels for which efforts have been made to mitigate underwater noise. Paolo Moretti, Head of the Marine Business Line, RINA Services, says, “Noise is the new pollution. The international community has raised concern that the underwater noise generated by commercial shipping may have negative consequences on marine life,

especially marine mammals. RINA is tackling that with a new voluntary notation, DOLPHIN, which gives shipowners a clear option to specify commercial vessels which have implemented solutions to minimize radiated underwater noise.” IMO has recently published MEPC Circ. 833 “Guidelines For The Reduction Of Underwater Noise From Commercial Shipping To Address Adverse Impacts On Marine Life” which sets out advice on design and operational solutions that may be adopted to reduce underwater radiated noise. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has developed the (ISO/

PAS) 17208-1 – Acoustics – Quantities and procedures for description and measurement of underwater sound from ships – Part 1: General requirements for measurements in deep water and ISO/DIS 16554 – Ship and marine technology – Measurement and reporting of underwater sound radiated from merchant ships – deep-water measurement. RINA has combined these standards into the DOLPHIN notation, which will be applicable from 1 July 2014. It has been developed in response to demand from clients who operate in sensitive marine areas and who wish to demonstrate that they have acted to mitigate

the impact of their vessels. The notation will only be granted to vessels which comply fully with both sets of regulations. The notation will give requirements on instrumentation, site and procedures to carry out the measurements, and will describe the information and post-processing activities necessary for reporting. Limits both for when the ship is underway and quiet ship operational modes are established. RINA Services is able to provide sound radiation evaluation services, including underwater sound radiation, and measurements and design recommendations to reduce aerial noise and underwater noise.

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Greek owner orders Green Dolphin 84s design bulk carrier Greek shipowner W Marine Inc. has ordered a series of post-Panamax bulk carriers based on the Green Dolphin 84S design. The design was developed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) with support from DNV GL. Managing Diriector of W Marine Inc., Nikolaos Triantafyllakis says: “The aim of the company, in line with the wishes of its founder, Yiannis Sarantitis, is to build up a homogeneous fleet of vessels ranging in size between Panamax to post-Panamax. The addition of the Green Dolphin 84S will substantially enhance the commercial profile of our fleet and give us a competitive edge within that segment of the dry bulk market.” The Green Dolphin 84S is the third design in the Green Dolphin series of bulk carriers designed by SDARI, with assistance from DNV GL in the development process. The shallow draft design is able to lift larger cargo lots on a shallower draft which, combined with a fuel efficient design, makes it more efficient in a highly competitive market. W Marine Inc. employed DNV GL to develop the operating profile, analyse the hydrodynamic performance of the hull shape, calculate the propulsion efficiency and estimate the fuel oil consumption. Mr. Triantafyllakis adds: “It’s a big investment, so you want to reduce the risk by assessing performance and operational dynamics before you place the order. By evaluating the design, DNV GL gave us the confidence in the vessel’s performance and capabilities.” Mr. Michael Aasland, DNV GL Maritime Business Director for Bulk Carriers, gave credit to the co-operation with W Marine Inc., and the work done by SDARI: “It is very rewarding to work with an owner who sees value in exploring new opportunities, and interesting to note that our scope of work with SDARI has shifted from optimisation to verification.” adding: “It is also encouraging to see that our work has helped to reduce some of the risks for an owner involved in ordering a new design.” The Green Dolphin 84S follows on from the very successful Green Dolphin 38 design, released at Posidonia in 2012, of which almost one hundred have been ordered, and the new Green Dolphin 575, released at Marintec China 2013, which recently received its first orders. Per Wiggo Richardsen

New Executive Education Program Launched

The World Maritime University (WMU), founded by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) a specialized agency of the United Nations, and the Maritime Academy of DNV GL, the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society, have joined forces to offer an innovative new Postgraduate Diploma. Managers in today’s extremely competitive maritime industry need to cope with the current technical, regulatory and commercial developments. They must also be able to anticipate future developments and react in advance. It is essential that they have up-todate skills and comprehensive knowledge, if they are to retain their competitive edge. This unique Postgraduate Diploma is designed to provide a boot camp for managers. Drawing on the strengths and expertise of both partners, it covers the most important current topics in the maritime industry, taking a blended-learning approach to operational, commercial and technical issues. The Diploma will be offered in 2015 as an open-enrolment classroom-based learning program in selected worldwide DNV GL Maritime Academies. It will also be followed by distance-learning using the latest e-education systems, which allows maximum flexibility to individual participants. Adams, Simon

DNV GL leads new LNG carrier concept project DNV GL has brought together experts from across the industry, including GTT, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog, each contributing their unique expertise and experience. The aim is to develop a new LNG carrier that has a significantly improved environmental footprint and is more energy efficient and better suited to future trading patterns than existing vessels. DNV GL leads new LNG carrier concept projectThe aim is to develop a new LNG carrier that

and future compliant, with significant advances across a range of features, including speed-range flexibility, hull form and boil-off rate.”The project is due for completion by the end of this year. Per Wiggo Richardsen

has a significantly improved environmental footprint and is more energy efficient and better suited to future trading patterns than existing vessels. The project will include the latest technology advances in cargo containment and propulsion efficiency, with focus on improving the environmental performance. DNV GL has brought together experts from across the industry, including GTT, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog, each

contributing their unique expertise and experience.“Recent technological developments make this a good time to look forward to a new generation of ships,” commented Martin Davies, the project manager at DNV GL. “Using tools such as our COSSMOS power management design computer platform and state-of-the-art hull optimization software, we are confident it is possible to develop a vessel that will be future competitive

From left: Athanasios Reisopoulos, Reg. Business & Market Dev. Manager / VP, Nikolaos Boussounis, Reg. Manager, East Med.,Black & Caspian Seas/ Senior Vice President Regional Office East Med., Black & Caspian Seas, Tor E. Svensen, Chief Executive Officer DNV GL - Maritime, Henrik O. Madsen, Group Chief Executive Officer, Andreas Bodmann, Director Communication, Brand & Marketing Communication, Jan-Olaf Probst, Global Ship Type Director, Business Development, Hamburg

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Harmonising LNG Bunkering in a safe and efficient manner

DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia. The launch in Doha is in conjunction with Qatar’s announcement that it is going to establish a strategy of supplying LNG as a marine fuel in Qatar and the other countries forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Qatar’s entry as a provider of LNG for the marine industry will be a game-changer given that it is the largest single exporter of LNG globally. Concurrently launching the RP will ensure bunkering operations are predictable, safe and compatible in Qatar, across the Middle East and the rest of the world,” says Shahrin Osman, DNV GL Regional Manager Maritime Advisory Middle East & India. In the last 2-3 years, DNV GL has witnessed a significant change in the shipping industry’s opinion on the use of LNG as a marine fuel. There is no longer any doubt that LNG will become one of the major shipping fuels. A few weeks ago, the milestone of 100 LNG-fuelled

ships either already operating or as confirmed newbuilds was passed. Whilst these impressive developments have been ongoing, the development of international standardisation has lagged behind. The first step in addressing that gap was the publication of the ISO Committee’s draft guideline on LNG Bunkering in June 2013. As a further development and on the basis of the ISO principles, DNV GL has prepared a Recommended Practice for LNG Bunkering, the overall objective of which is to establish the guidelines and recommendations required to protect people and the environment during the development and operation of LNG bunker facilities. The achievement of safe and reliable operations is based on international laws and standards, practices in similar industries and DNV GL’s extensive experience in the entire LNG value chain. The RP provides an internationally accepted starting point for any development and safe operation of bunkering facilities.

DNV GL expects the market to develop and that the ship types using LNG will increase from short-sea to long-haul trade. There will also be a greater need for harmonisation to ensure safety and efficiency in the bunkering process worldwide, primarily to safeguard those who are involved and uphold the LNG industry’s excellent safety track record. “Another important reason for launching the RP is to minimise the barriers to entry in this market by establishing common equipment and procedural requirements worldwide. This will allow more players to enter the market so that individual ships are not limited to bunkering in just a few locations,” adds Mr Osman. According to Mr Abdul Aziz Al Muftah, Director of Industrial Cities, Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Chairman of the Steering Committee on LNG as Fuel: “The forthcoming international environmental regulations will create a demand for more LNG-fuelled ships. Concrete initiatives will be taken by Qatar Petroleum to build

the first LNG-fuelled harbour tug for the Ras Laffan port and the first two LNG-fuelled offshore service vessels (OSVs) for QP offshore fields.” The DNV GL RP will be a useful tool for building the necessary regulatory framework to ensure safe and reliable bunkering operations for the above future LNG fuelled vessels. Over the past 14 years, DNV GL has collaborated extensively through Joint Industry Projects (JIP) and direct engagements in both the maritime and gas industries and across the entire LNG value chain to discover the feasibility of LNG bunkering in all the key shipping locations worldwide. This collaboration has been one of the keys to our success. The list of engagements covers North America, Norway, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sweden, Australia, Korea, Singapore and Qatar to name a few locations, all of which have resulted in positive outcomes as to the feasibility and viability of having LNG supplied and bunkered as marine fuel.

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DNV GL - The Future of Shipping DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and a leading risk and sustainability service provider briefed the press today on the future of shipping at an event at the Posidonia exhibition in Greece. Tor Svensen, CEO, DNV GL Maritime, examined the potential and the challenges of shipping’s increasing use of connected systems to improve safety and efficiency. This new paradigm requires a different approach to testing and certification, to ensure safety and reliability while retaining a level competitive playing field. Tor Svensen presented DNV GL’s recently released report: “The Future of Shipping”. The report maps out six pathways to a future for the industry which is safer and more sustainable: safe operations of ships, advanced ship design, the connected ship, future materials, efficient shipping and low carbon energy. Meeting the challenges of the next 25 years would require not only investment in technologies, but would

require the industry learning to think about their business and operation in new ways, he said. One of those was the increasing penetration of information and communication technology (ICT) across the maritime world, what DNV GL has dubbed: “The Connected Ship”. The Connected Ship refers to the impact that the convergence of real time data transmission, high computing capacity, mathematical modeling capabilities, remote control, sensors and miniaturization will have on the shape of the industry. These new systems would have a marked impact on safety, said Svensen. “Online monitoring and decision support can lift human performance, closing the gap between safety goals and current practice. Shipping currently has a crew fatality rate ten times that of OECD best practice levels and the industry needs to target a reduction of 90% to match that level”. Shipping could draw lessons from the offshore industry, which

has developed a number of automated systems with marine applications to improve performance, Tor Svensen suggested. Remote operation is already a reality in subsea operations in the offshore industry. The end goal is to be able to deploy integrated systems, advanced navigation systems and sophisticated software that could manage smart sensor and actuator networks to maintain a vessel’s course in changing sea and weather conditions, avoid collisions, and operate the ship efficiently. “However, we must continue the development of the regimes that ensure the safety and stability of these systems. Software systems are now an integral part of safety critical barriers, but because of their modular, multi-party nature they are often not easily testable before installation and operation”, said Tor Svensen. He noted that DNV GL has already introduced requirements for the certification of software systems in the classification rules with the ISDS

(Integrated Software Dependent Systems) standard. The recent acquisition of Marine Cybernetics, a pioneer in Hardware-in-the Loop-Testing (HIL) for the marine and offshore industries demonstrated the importance of providing DNV GL’s customers a broader platform for software and systems testing, Svensen said. HIL testing is already the de-facto standard in the automotive and aviation industries for testing complex control system software. By developing an independent simulation of the dynamic systems of the vessel or drilling rig, the control software can be tested by conducting a virtual sea trial - examining how the software interacts with the simulator. Virtual tank testing is becoming more common in ship design, extending this to software enhances the quality of testing by increasing its scope and allows testing before installation, thereby reducing commissioning time. Adams, Simon

New DNV GL Maritime mobile app

useful features always at hand

From anywhere in the world, customers can easily find selected DNV GL Maritime contacts and vessel information, dive into market insights, book training courses, and much more – thanks to the new Maritime mobile app. At DNV GL we want our customers to be able to contact us, or access our services, as easily,

quickly and conveniently as possible – and from wherever they are around the globe. With this in mind DNV GL has developed the new Maritime mobile app – providing a host of valuable, outstanding features for interacting with DNV GL even more conveniently. The new Maritime mobile app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (iOS) and the latest Android-based smartphones. It

enables DNV GL’s customers and business partners to always have important contacts on hand, anywhere in the world, while staying up-to-date with the latest DNV GL developments, events and regulatory news. DNV GL’s Maritime mobile app provides access across six key categories: News & Events – for technical and regulatory news, updates and event information as soon as they are available. Contacts – for maritime office information worldwide, selected contacts, and always remaining up-to-date; also available offline. Vessels – for search for any ves-

sel classed with DNV GL and receiving basic vessel information. Insight – for DNV GL’s view on developments and trends in the shipping and shipbuilding industries. Training courses – for finding the right training course and even registering via mobile phone. Favourites – for quick access to all of the user’s favourite contacts, updates, vessels, insights and courses. To download the app to your smartphone, please search for “DNV GL Maritime” in your app store

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Ξεχώρισε η παρουσία της ελίν στα Ποσειδώνια Η εταιρία επιβεβαίωσε τον πρωταγωνιστικό της ρόλο στην εξυπηρέτηση της ελληνόκτητης ναυτιλίας με λιπαντικά marine Με ιδιαίτερη επιτυχία συμμετείχε η ελίν στην έκθεση Ποσειδώνια 2014, την σημαντικότερη συνάντηση της παγκόσμιας ναυτιλιακής κοινότητας, η οποία φιλοξενήθηκε στο Metropolitan ExpoCenter και διήρκησε από τις 2 έως τις 6 Ιουνίου. Στο περίπτερο της εταιρίας, το οποίο αποτέλεσε πόλο έλξης για εκατοντάδες επισκέπτες, η ομάδα πωλήσεων των ελίν marine lubricants είχε την ευκαιρία να παρουσιάσει την ολοκληρωμένη γκάμα προϊόντων, την οργάνωση και τις διαδικασίες με τις οποίες παρέχει εξυπηρέτηση και τεχνική υποστήριξη 365 ημέρες το χρόνο, 24 ώρες το 24ωρο, Any time, On time. Κατά τη διάρκεια της έκθεσης, η ομάδα των ανθρώπων της ελίν έκανε δεκάδες επαφές, έκλεισε νέες συμφωνίες και έλαβε ελπιδοφόρα μηνύματα για βελτίωση του οικονομικού κλίματος και των προοπτικών της ναυτιλίας και

ιδιαίτερα της ελληνόκτητης την οποία η ελίν εξυπηρετεί με λιπαντικά εδώ και 15 χρόνια. Η ελίν προσφέρει λύσεις με λιπαντικά χύδην ή σε βαρέλια, σε περισσότερα από 300 λιμάνια παγκοσμίως. Με τα ελίν marine lubricants, η εταιρία εξυπηρετεί τους πελάτες της στον Πειραιά και σε όλα τα ελληνικά λιμάνια, στη Σιγκαπούρη, στα λιμάνια της Κίνας, της Κορέας, της Ταϊβάν, της Μαλαισίας και της Ινδονησίας, στα λιμάνια του Περσικού κόλπου και στα λιμάνια της Βόρειας Ευρώπης σε χώρες όπως η Ολλανδία, το Βέλγιο, η Γερμανία, η Σουηδία και η Γαλλία. Παράλληλα, χάρη σε προσεκτικά επιλεγμένες συνεργασίες, η ελίν μπορεί να καλύψει τις ανάγκες των πελατών της για λιπαντικά στα περισσότερα λιμάνια της Βραζιλίας και της Αργεντινής, στα σημαντικότερα λιμάνια στην Νότια Αφρική, στον κόλπο του

Στιγμιότυπο από την επίσκεψη του Πρωθυπουργού κ. Αντώνη Σαμαρά και του ΥΕΝ κ. Μιλτιάδη Βαρβιτσιώτη στο περίπτερο της ελίν.

Μεξικού και στην Ινδία. Κατά τη διάρκεια της έκθεσης, παράλληλα με την προβολή των προϊόντων που αφορούν την ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία, η ομάδα των ανθρώπων της ελίν είχε την

ευκαιρία να παρουσιάσει στους επισκέπτες την ευρεία γκάμα δραστηριοτήτων του ομίλου της ΕΛΙΝΟΙΛ και να ενημερώσει σχετικά με τη συμπλήρωση 60 χρόνων από την ίδρυση της.

“Μέτρα ενεργειακής αποδοτικότητας στα υπάρχοντα πλοία” από την HELMEPA H 4η Ιουνίου, σηματοδοτήθηκε από την 32η επέτειο της ίδρυσης της Ελληνικής Ένωσης Προστασίας Θαλάσσιου Περιβάλλοντος - HELMEPA, η οποία γιόρτασε την ημέρα αυτή με την πραγματοποίηση Συνεδρίου με τίτλο “Energy efficiency measures on existing vessels”, στα πλαίσια της Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακής Έκθεσης Ποσειδώνια 2014. Τις εργασίες του συνεδρίου άνοιξε ο Πρόεδρος της HELMEPA Δρ. Ιωάννης Κούστας, ο οποίος καλωσόρισε όλους τους συμμετέχοντες και υπογράμμισε το γεγονός ότι εδώ και 32 χρόνια, η Ένωση έχει καταφέρει να υλοποιήσει το αρχικό της όραμα, φέρνοντας κοντά ναυτικούς, πλοιοκτήτες και όλα τα υπόλοιπα μέλη της ελληνικής ναυτιλιακής

κοινότητας κάτω από ένα κοινό στόχο: να εργαστούν όλοι μαζί εθελοντικά με κοινή επιδίωξη την ενδυνάμωση της περιβαλλοντικής ευαισθητοποίησης και την ενίσχυση της ασφάλειας και του security στη θάλασσα . Η Επίτροπος Θαλάσσιων Υποθέσεων και Αλιείας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, κα. Μαρία Δαμανάκη, τίμησε την εκδήλωση με την παρουσία της και κατά τον χαιρετισμό της εξέφρασε την ελπίδα ότι η παρουσία της μπορεί να διαδραματίσει χρήσιμο ρόλο στους σκοπούς του συνεδρίου. Αναφέρθηκε στη σημασία του συνεδρίου για τις θαλάσσιες μεταφορές και υποσχέθηκε, με την ιδιότητά της ως Επίτροπος, να δώσει σημασία στα θέματα που περιλαμβάνει το συνέδριο και να μεταφέρει τις έντονες

περιβαλλοντικές ανησυχίες της HELMEPA στην Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, στις Βρυξέλλες. Κλείνοντας το χαιρετισμό της η κα Δαμανάκη είπε: «στόχος παραμένει η επιδίωξη μιας γόνιμης μελλοντικής συνεργασίας, που θα περιλαμβάνει όλους τους εμπλεκόμενους φορείς, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την εκθετική αύξηση του παγκόσμιου πληθυσμού, η οποία απαιτεί συνεχώς μεγαλύτερη κατανάλωση ενέργειας με αποτέλεσμα να ανοίξει ένα νέο κεφάλαιο για την ενεργειακή απόδοση σε διεθνή κλίμακα». Οι διακεκριμένοι ομιλητές του πάνελ κάλυψαν όλες τις πτυχές του θέματος του Συνεδρίου. Ο καθένας με τη σειρά του ανέλυσε θέματα που αφορούν τις δυνατότητες

επιλογής περιβαλλοντικά φιλικού εξοπλισμού σε υπάρχοντα πλοία, την προσέγγιση των Η.Π.Α. σχετικά με την εξοικονόμηση ενέργειας στα πλοία, εναλλακτικές λύσεις για χρήση LNG καθώς και για την παρακολούθηση και αναφορά κατανάλωσης καυσίμων. Με το πέρας του συνεδρίου, στους καπετάν Παναγιώτη Τσάκο, κ. Ευθύμιο Μητρόπουλο, κ. Joseph Angelo και κ. Νικόλαο Τσαβλίρη απονεμήθηκε ο τίτλος του Επίτιμου Μέλους της Ένωσης και ο κ. Κούστας τους επέδωσε αναμνηστικές πλακέτες και τιμητικό δίπλωμα. Όλοι εξέφρασαν την ειλικρινή ευγνωμοσύνη τους για την τιμή και υποσχέθηκαν συνεχή αφοσίωση στο σκοπό της Ένωσης.

nafs March 2014