April 2018
INTERNATIONAL SALVAGE UNION
ISU members' make major contribution to environmental protection in 2017 Members of the ISU provided 252 services to vessels carrying 3,405,477 tonnes of potentially polluting cargoes during operations in 2017. It is a significant increase on the previous year and shows the importance of ISU members’ role in protecting the marine environment. The data come from the results of the ISU’s 2017 Pollution Prevention Survey. The survey was re-based in 2014 to include a wider range of potential pollutants including containers and hazardous and dirty bulk cargoes. The most significant factor in the increase in 2017 is a larger number of bulk cargoes. This category includes products such as ammonium nitrate, coal, scrap steel, grains, soya and cement. A number of bulk cargoes are not included as potential pollutants, however, ISU members also provided services to bulkers carrying 845,976 tonnes of nonhazardous dry bulk – chiefly ores. The 2017 results also record a significant increase in the number of containers involved in salvage cases, rising from 21,244 TEU in 2016 to 45,655 TEU in 2017. It reflects the size of containerships
– a small increase in the number of boxship salvage cases can add significantly to the TEU total. Bunker fuel, at 135,995 tonnes, showed a significant increase on 2016’s figure of 89,492 tonnes. That is largely explained by the increased number of services provided. A number of services within the total did not record the quantity of bunkers on the vessel or the cargo type. Commenting on the results of the survey, President of the ISU, Ms Charo Coll, said: “After saving life, protection of the marine
environment is the priority in all salvage operations. The results of this survey demonstrate clearly of how our members’ services have helped to protect the marine environment from potential damage. “ISU does not suggest that all of these potential pollutants were at imminent risk of going into the sea. Some cases will have been benign but others will have carried a real environmental threat. It only takes one major incident to cause an environmental disaster so Continued on page 2
ISU awards Honorary Membership to former UK SOSREP The International Salvage Union has awarded Honorary Life Membership to Hugh Shaw OBE, the former UK Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention. At the same time, Mr Shaw was also awarded the ISU’s Meritorious Service Award. The award was made in the presence of some 200 delegates at the ISU’s Annual Associate Members’ Day Conference in London. The awards were made by the ISU President, Ms Charo Coll, who said: “Today we are making the rare award of Honorary Membership of the International Salvage Union to Hugh Shaw. Hugh has been a great supporter of the worldwide 1
salvage industry and a friend of ISU for many years. His record as UK SOSREP - carefully and wisely managing hundreds of incidents - speaks for itself. His work has been recognised by the Queen with the award of the O.B.E. The fact that the general public do not know Mr Shaw shows how effective he has been: one mis-managed case and he would be very well known for the wrong reasons. “Hugh has also been an international champion of issues like the importance of Places of Refuge and other maritime safety matters; working hard with the EU, IMO and other states to try to make progress. We are delighted to make these awards and we wish Hugh a long and happy retirement.
it is worth considering what might have occurred in some of these cases if there had not been a professional salvor available and willing to intervene. Our members have undoubtedly helped to prevent the environmental and financial consequences of a significant pollution event.” The survey was first conducted by ISU in 1994 and the methodology was updated in 2014. It takes account of the fact that coastal state authorities consider most cargoes to be potentially polluting. Container trade has also increased dramatically and the capacity of boxships is now far greater than in 1994. Containers, with mixed and sometimes hazardous contents - and the danger they cause if left in the sea - are both a potential pollutant and hazard. The survey takes account of the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), Intercargo guidance, P&I Club guidance; International Tanker Owners
Results
2017 2016
Number of services
252 213
Bunker fuel
135,995 89,492
Crude oil
798,620 705,148
Refined oil products
134,488 544,742
Chemicals
168,784 109,864
Bulk polluting/hazardous
1,418,344 859,531
TEU (tonnes equivalent)
684,825 318,360 (45,655 TEU @ nominal 15 tonnes/TEU)
(21,224 TEU @ nominal 15 tonnes/TEU)
Other pollutants
64,421 56,762
Totals
3,405,477 2,683,899
All pollutant figures in tonnes.
Pollution Federation publications and the International Solid Bulk Cargoes Code. In 2017 ISU members provided 252 services (213 in 2016). Variants of wreck removal contracts were used in 25 services; Lloyd’s Open Form – 49 services; towage contracts – 42 services; Japanese Form – 10 services; Fixed Price
Pollutants totals (tonnes) 2017
– 1 service; Day Rate – 78 services; lump sum - 17 services and other contracts were used in 30 services. In the period 1994 to end-2017, ISU members have provided services to casualty vessels carrying 28,206,376 tonnes of potential pollutants, an average of more than one million tonnes per year.
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252 services
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ISU NEWS New Secretary General
Lloyd’s Open Form
ISU has selected Roger Evans (below) as its new Secretary General to succeed Mark Hoddinott who is retiring later this year. Mr Evans has more than 30 years’ experience in the salvage industry most recently as Manager for Smit Salvage in the UK.
ISU Members are reminded that when reporting a new LOF to Lloyd’s they will be asked to declare whether a side agreement or any other amendment to the LOF exists. They will also be required to disclose the details to Lloyd’s of any such letter, agreement or amendment. Lloyd’s will declare the existence of a side letter, agreement or amendment to other parties to the Lloyd’s Form but will take no further action. SCOPIC Committee and Lloyd’s Salvage Group
Mr Evans is expected to join ISU during July to begin the transition with Mr Hoddinott. Commenting on the appointment, ISU President, Charo Coll, said: “ISU is very fortunate to have secured Roger Evans as its new Secretary General. He brings vast experience of salvage and is well known and trusted by the key stakeholders in the shipping industry. We look forward to welcoming him into ISU later in the year.”
he has given to the important work of marine salvors. Ms Coll reminded guests of the efforts of ISU members to prevent pollution and mitigate loss and noted the need for cooperation between all parties to ensure successful salvage outcomes. Pictures, Page 4. ISU AGM 2018 The 2018 ISU Annual General Meeting will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on Thursday 25 October. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday 23 October. The registration website wil be avialable from mid-June.
Meetings of the SCOPIC Committee and LSG took place in March and proposed amendments to the SCOPIC Clause were agreed after constructive discussions. The amendments will be circulated to ISU members once it is confirmed that the amendments are legally effective.
IMO Bravery Award 2018
ISU Annual Dinner
Captain Aloep Tur
ISU held its annual dinner for guests from the shipping industry and its supporting professions at Trinity House, London. Guest of honour was the IMO Secretary General, Kitack Lim. ISU President, Charo Coll, formally welcomed the guests and thanked Mr Lim for the recognition
It is with regret that ISU reports the passing of Captain Aloep Tur, Salvage Master and founder of Antillana de Salvamento in Cuba in 1974. Captain Tur was 76 years of age and well-known to many ISU members who worked with him on joint operations in the Caribbean.
ISU Members may make nominations for the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. Contact General Manager, Mark Hoddinott for information on the nomination procedure.
IMO 70th Anniversary celebrations ISU President, Charo Coll, and General Manager, Mark Hoddinott were among the guests when the UK’s Queen marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention establishing the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO). Accompanied by IMO Secretary General, Kitack Lim, Qeen Elizabeth II unveiled a commemorative plaque and cut an anniversary cake. The Queen also met some guests including representatives of IMO Member States, inter-governmental and international non-governmental organizations and IMO Secretariat staff. “We are celebrating 70 years of achievement, in which the truly vital industry of shipping has become safer, cleaner and greener, thanks to the work of IMO. We are also looking ahead to the exciting new challenges on the horizon,” said Mr Lim. The Convention on the IMO was adopted on 6 March 1948 at the UN Maritime Conference held in Geneva. The
convention entered into force 10 years later, in March 1958, when the 21st State ratified the treaty. The first meeting was held in London in 1959. 3
Queen Elizabeth II unveils a plaque at IMO celebrating its 70th Anniversary, watched by Secretary General Kitack Lim, in a repeat of the ceremony in 1983 when she opened IMO's new headquarters in London. Mark Hoddinott and Charo Coll were in attendance.
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1. L-R Kitack Lim, Charo Coll, Richard Janssen 2. L-R Morgyn Davies, Matthew Sommerville 3. L-R Corrado Neri, Sukekazu Shimonishi, Jeremy Russell, Andrew Squire, Yoshiaki Nishibie
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5. L-R Tim Howse, David Pockett 6. A historic photograph of the three holders of the office of UK SOSREP, L-R Hugh Shaw, Robin Middleton, Les Chapman
Kea Trader wreck removal contract Shanghai Salvage Company (SSC) has been chosen to remove the KEA TRADER from a rock reef near New Caledonia in the south Pacific. It comes after a four-month tender process. SSC has more than 60 years’ experience of providing services to the marine and offshore industries. The detailed methodology for the recovery operation was approved by the authorities in February enabling the contract to be
concluded. Heavy weather and high seas have caused the vessel to break into two pieces. It is expected that SSC will have resources on site by early April before an exchange of responsibilities with Ardent, the original salvor, which is still undertaking standby and anti-pollution operations to ensure protection of the environment during the transition and as the new phase begins. The 2,194-TEU capacity container ship 4
was delivered in January 2017. She was sailing from Papeete in French Polynesia to NoumĂŠa in New Caledonia, loaded with 756 containers, when she ran aground in July 2017. Shanghai Salvage undertook the removal of the tragic ferry, SEWOL, off Korea in 2017 supported by ISU Associate Member, TMC. The KEA TRADER job is noteable for being a major operation performed by a Chinese salvor a substantial distance from home waters.
Members’ News Ardent Ardent has announced that it has "formally partnered" with Greece-based firms Vernicos Tugs and Salvage and Environmental Protection Engineering an oil spill reponse provider - for future operations in the eastern Mediterranean. Separately, Ardent and Singapore Salvage Engineers, a Singaporean maritime emergency and support services company, have signed a cooperation agreement to work closely together on future opportunities while retaining their own corporate identities.
Bas Michiels (left), Director of Ardent-Asia and Ignatius Francis Danakody, Managing Director of Singapore Salvage Engineers
SSE has been involved in maritime salvage services since being established in 1968. Prior to the cooperation, both companies had jointly worked on numerous salvage cases in the South-East Asian region. Today the SSE group of companies owns and operates more than 50 support vessels. The fleet includes a mix of crane barges, work barges, tugs with capabilities to combat oil pollution, supply boats,
Global Diving and Salvage Global Diving and Salvage has announced that Daniel Pierson, Vice President of Operations, has been reelected to the Board of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) for a new three-year term. And Global’s Vice President of Casualty and Emergency Response, David DeVilbiss, has been elected as the new American Salvage Association (ASA) Vice President. The American Salvage Association is the trade body for the marine salvage industry across the Americas and Caribbean. It aims to ensure open communication and cooperation with regulatory authorities
rescue boats, dive boats and landing pontoons. Tsavliris Andreas Tsavliris gave his annual lecture at the City University in London to over 120 postgraduate students in January. It was followed by a further lecture in February. The topic was "Shipping Trade & Finance" and the subjects discussed included ordering new buildings, buying and selling second hand vessels, chartering, insurance, banking and financing. Mr Tsavliris emphasised the importance and value of a global commercial salvage industry. In Athens, George Tsavliris chaired the 18th Mare Forum which was titled “Everything is changing”. The conference analysed the “renaissance” of shipping and commodity markets.
L-R: Andreas Tsavliris, UK Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, the Secretary General of the IMO, Kitack Lim and George Tsavliris.
Tsavliris’ contribution to the salvage industry and the environment and Mr Lim said that the salvage industry serves the IMO’s environmental objectives and will always be a key component of the maritime sector. Multraship
The Group also sponsored the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards which were presented at a dinner in Athens in November 2017. The "Seafarer of the Year" Award was presented by George Tsavliris to Captain Iakovos Papageorgiou Daniil who rescued a shipwrecked crew of eight in the Indian Ocean.
Multraship has taken delivery of the first of two Carrousel Rave Tugs (CRTs) which it says will make it easier, safer and more environmentally friendly to work with seagoing vessels at higher speeds than conventional tugs can safely achieve and without the risk of capsizing under a towload.
Tsavliris also held its 30th Christmas Cocktail Reception in London with some 350 guests including the UK Minister of State for Transport, John Hayes, and the Secretary General of the IMO, Kitack Lim. Speaking at the event, Andreas Tsavliris encouraged the shipping industry to support and protect the original unamended LOF while John Hayes noted
The vessel, commissioned as MULTRATUG 32, was delivered by Netherlands shipyard Damen Maaskant in Stellendam and will operate under lease to Multraship. The tug is 32 metres long, has a maximum static bollard pull of 77 tonnes, and is powered by two Voith thruster units and two ABC main engines delivering 2,650 kW at 1000 rpm. Top speed is over 14 knots. The contract for the vessels was agreed between (Cont. on next page)
to ensure prompt, effective response, meeting regularly with various federal and state agencies to exchange views on the improvement of salvage and firefighting. Mr DeVilbiss (right) said: “I look forward to working closely with the salvage industry and stakeholders in supporting the mission of the ASA. The recent increase in association membership and various responses throughout the Americas has highlighted the true depth of services offered by our members. Whether it be protecting assets at sea, keeping navigable waterways open or protecting the environment from pollution, our organization’s members have much to offer." 5
Members’ News, cont. Novatug, an innovation arm of the group to which Multraship also belongs, and Damen’s specialist propulsion subsidiary Van der Velden Barkemeyer GmbH in November 2015. German shipyard Theodor Buschmann GmbH in Hamburg assembled the hulls, which were then moved to Stellendam for fitting-out. Julian Oggel, managing director of Novatug, said: “The whole CRT concept was driven by safety considerations. In principle, capsizing is impossible when towing with the Carrousel, which facilitates the safe execution of manoeuvres that would be very high-risk with traditional tugs.” The system consists of a base structure surrounded by a steel ring that can rotate freely through 360° in the horizontal plane. It carries a towing winch that can tilt vertically 45 degrees so that the winch can always be aligned with the towing line, providing optimal control.
Pepijn Nuijten, managing director of Multraship Towage & Salvage, said: “Thanks to the ingenious design of the tug, which effectively maximises the use of the kinetic energy available in the towed vessel rather than the tug’s own engine power only, the same towing force can be achieved at much lower levels of fuel consumption than with a conventional tug. The savings amount to at least 25 per
cent on an average operation involving a seagoing vessel.”
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Scheme has become mandatory. This is a significant development that should make further contributions to improving maritime safety and the prevention of pollution.”
Multraship has also moved offices due to expansion requiring more space. The new offices are at Schuttershofweg 1, 4538 AA Terneuzen, The Netherlands. However the postal address, email addresses and telephone numbers remain unchanged.
International Monitor UK The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will be looking for a new boss after the announcement of the retirement of Chief Executive, Sir Alan Massey, towards the end of 2018. Sir Alan joined the MCA in 2010 after a 33 year career with the Royal Navy, where he was Second Sea Lord. During his eight-year tenure, Sir Alan led the MCA through modernization of the Coastguard; new arrangements for the UK’s search and rescue helicopter capability; transformation of the survey and inspection capability and the introduction of a more commercially-responsive approach to the UK Ship Register. The UK Department of Transport launched the process to recruit a new Chief Executive in March. International Chamber of Shipping ICS has announced the appointment of Guy Platten to the role of Secretary General, succeeding Peter Hinchcliffe. Mr Platten (above right) will be taking up the role in mid-2018. ICS has also announced that Simon Bennett, currently Director Policy and External Relations,
Separately, ICS has published the latest version of its Flag State Performance Table, which can be downloaded free of charge via the ICS website. http://www. ics-shipping.org/free-resources/flag-stateperformance-table
He added, “ICS also recently released a new interactive version of the Table, which contains a search facility and allows users to compare and contrast the performance of up to four flag states at a time”. The 2017/2018 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table is currently being distributed among ICS national shipowners’ associations and their member companies, which cover over 80% of the world merchant fleet.
The Table provides a useful indication of the performance of individual flag states worldwide by analysing their delivery against a number of criteria such as Port State Control records; ratification of international maritime conventions and attendance at IMO meetings. This year, a new criterion on participation in the “IMO Member State Audit Scheme” has been included. ICS Deputy Secretary General, Simon Bennett, said: “Following the entry into force of amendments to the relevant IMO Conventions, the IMO Member State Audit 6
Donjon busy with US Navy SUPSALV work Donjon Marine was very active in 2017 dealing with historic wrecks and the aftermath of the three major hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria. One of the main projects was the removal and scraping of a World War II-era Landing Ship, the ex-SHADWELL (right). She had been used as a US Navy firefighting research vessel since the 1980s. The 25-week removal operation was well underway when hurricane IRMA, hit. The US Navy Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV) allowed Donjon to suspend the SHADWELL work and mobilise its crane barge FARRELL 256 to Key West, Florida where several sunken vessels were discovered. Donjon used side scan and multi-beam surveys to prioritise 19 harbour and channel targets and, using a combination of divers and a dredge bucket, recovered storm-strewn submerged objects including a 45 foot sailing boat and piles of metal debris. Operations were concluded in four days allowing the port to re-open just 10 days after the hurricane. Donjon was also tasked by the US Coastguard to recover a 42 foot sailing boat that had sunk beneath the Fleming Isle bridge on Key West. It presented a pollution threat because it was resting next to the Key’s primary fuel pipeline. Lifting the yacht was challenging as it was entwined in the bridge abutment structure, with 2-3 knots of current through the channel for most of the tide cycle. The recovery was completed without incident. The lift was the first boat recovered
Major casualties The container ship Maersk Honam suffered a major fire in the Arabian sea in March leading to the death of five crew members. The fire broke out in one of the forward holds while the vessel was on passage from Singapore to Suez. Maersk Chief Operating Officer, Søren Toft said: ”Our most heartfelt condolences go out to families of our deceased colleagues. We share their sorrow and [we will] do our utmost to support them at this devastating time.”
under Emergency Support Function-10 (ESF-10) of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. ESF-10 is a US disaster response arrangement applicable to any ongoing or imminent pollution threat following a disaster. Donjon said that the fact it was the first contractor to remove a vessel under ESF-10 was a “testament to its excellent relationship with the Coast Guard’s emergency response system”. Donjon was then tasked to deal with 81 boats that had broken loose from their moorings and grounded on the banks of Naval Air Station Key West. The boats were cleared in two weeks. Donjon’s focus then shifted to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands - to clear federal channels of vessels sunk by Hurricane Maria. The FARRELL was loaded with supplies and moved to Puerto Rico. The harbour clearance work was initially simple with the craft small enough for the crane’s 160 tonne capacity.
The focus then shifted back to Key West to dispose of the wrecked yachts which were loaded onto a 300 foot deck barge for transport to a mainland scrapper. In the meantime, FARRELL 256 returned to Mobile, Alabama to complete the dismantling of the SHADWELL. In 10 weeks over 5000 tons of steel was cut and removed from the site after remediation of 180 cubic yards of asbestos; 75 tonnes of PCB-tainted wiring and over 300 cubic yard of waste. In late February, Donjon demobilised from its nine months of SUPSALV work. Donjon said the activity highlighted the value of the Navy SUPSALV’s emergency salvage contracts, enabling it to use national and international assets from the global stock of of marine salvage vessels and equipment.
But one of the vessels to be removed was a 165 foot concrete and foam-filled tankerturned fishing vessel which had to be cut up in-situ using Donjon assets.
Maersk said that the medical condition of the evacuated crew members was “progressing positively”, with the majority released from hospitals and others who initially received intensive care moved to general wards and recovering well. Fire-fighting and salvage operations were led by ISU members, Smit Salvage and Ardent. The India Marine Police is conducting a routine investigation of the incident and will interview all crew members. A full investigation will be conducted by Maersk to determine the cause of the fire and the impact to the vessel and 7
cargo. The incident highlights the issue of containership fires on which industry bodies including the IUMI and ISU are cooperating. It comes after a string of high profile cases in recent years including the MSC DANIELA, CCNI ARAUCO and SAFMARINE MERU. Separately, earlier in the year, the Suezmax tanker SANCHI was in collision with a general cargo vessel in the East China Sea and caught fire. The vessel, bound for the Republic of Korea and heavily laden with condensate, drifted and burnt for days, suffered explosions and sank leading to pollution. The entire crew of 32 lost their lives.
ISU Associate Members' Day Conference 2018 Charo Coll
Lars Lange
Roger Adamson
ISU held its annual Associate Members’ Day in London in March, attended by some 200 delegates from a wide range of organisations and professions in the shipping industry. ISU President, Charo Coll, opened the event by thanking the ISU Associate Members for their professional support for the salvage industry generally but also for the particular contribution many of them make during specific operations. Ms Coll told the delegates that the skill and capability of the members of the ISU means that they can provide successful services in the most challenging conditions. She added: “We should
Matthias Reinarz, Bas Coppes
celebrate that ability and the many examples of cooperation and constructive working between salvors and the other agencies involved in casualty response and wreck removal.” Ms Coll also pointed out the importance of fairness and balance in contractual relationships, including the treatment of financial, operational and other risks that are associated with salvage work.
Secretary general of the International Union of Marine Insurance, Lars Lange, outlined current issues in marine insurance and the particular concern about containership fires. He said these were more common than many people realised and IUMI wants to work with others see changes in, for example, ship design. ISU has publicly given its support to IUMI on this issue.
The keynote address was given by futurist, Roger Adamson, CEO of Futurenautics. He described shipping in the “exponential age” where data is driving development and the rapid pace of change: “data is the new oil,” he said. Mr Adamson also considered societal changes with younger generations more concerned about “access” rather than “ownership”; the impact of 3D printers on patterns of trade; “hyper-rationality” and the role of unmanned and autonomous ships.
Other speakers included Toby Stone of the Australian Maritime Safety Agency describing the marine emergency response arrangements in Australia and the new UK SoSRep, Les Chapman, outlining his role. Nick Sloane of Resolve Marine discussed the response to the three hurricanes that hit the Caribbean and US late last year. Ben Harris of the Shipowners P&I Club considered salvage from the perspective of the liability insurers and LOC’s Paris Mangriotis discussed the controversial topic of Quantitative Risk Assessment in wreck removal tenders.
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Associates’ and Affiliates’ News Tatham Macinnes Keith Harper has joined the team at TugAdvise, the legal service provided by Tatham Macinnes LLP dedicated to the tug and offshore support vessel industries.
the safety of high density cargoes. These two bulk carrier casualties caused the loss of 32 seafarers, the highest annual loss of lives since 2011. Intercargo said it expects the full investigation reports to provide answers to the questions and to highlight the lessons to be learnt.
Mr Harper (below) has more than 40 years experience in the shipping industry. He is a Master Mariner with command experience at sea who qualified as a solicitor in Admiralty practice and went on to be in-house counsel for 15 years with Svitzer.
With regard to Port State Control transparency, Intercargo said it will increase its efforts to persuade regional MoUs to establish auditing schemes and transparency mechanisms with the objective of targeting unethical behavior in their areas.
Founding partner, Simon Tatham said: “Keith is already busy taking statements and advising on towage disputes and wreck removal contracts. He is a great addition to the team.”
It says it is a problem that has “regrettably not been sufficiently addressed by the regional MOUs so far”. Intercargo will hold its next meetings in London in October 2018.
In addition to his expertise in salvage and towage and tendering, Mr Harper has been involved in shipbuilding, sale and purchase and charter party disputes.
New Associate Members ISU welcomes the following new Associate Members Pacific Marine Service Co, Ltd 37C Nguyen Thien Thuat Street, Thang Nhat Ward, Vung Tau City Tel: +84 254 3563606 Email: huyphuong@pmarine.com.vn www.pmarine.com.vn Main activities are a wide range of underwater diving services Marine Masters
Intercargo Intercargo held its Technical and Executive Committees’ meetings in Singapore in March chaired by Chairman, John Platsidakis, Vice Chairman, Jay K Pillai, and Technical Committee Chairman, Dimitris Fafalios. The main topics were the safe carriage of cargoes; emissions; the Ballast Water Management Convention; the nonavailability and adequacy of reception facilities for cargo residues and cargo hold washing waters; Port State Control transparency and anti-corruption practices as well as design standards for bulk carriers. Intercargo has also published its annual Bulk Carrier Casualty Report covering the period 2008-2017. In 2017, the tragic losses of the STELLAR DAISY, carrying an iron ore cargo, and the EMERALD STAR, with a nickel ore cargo, raised questions about structural integrity and
Dorpsstraat 171, 3284 AE Zuid Beijerland, The Netherlands Tel: + 316 20010632 Email: info@Marinemasters.nl. www.marinemasters.nl
M DANCHOR Ltd Halutzi Hatasiya 1, Ashsdod, Israel Tel: +972 885662295 Email: Motyd@mdanchor.co.il www.mdanchor.co.il Principal activities: marine services with owned tugboats up to 70 tonnes bp. The company also has a commercial diving department that offers underwater services including salvage and wreck removal. The company also has its own oil spill response equipment and holds contracts for oil spill response. Kanishka Salvage and Underwater Services pvt Ltd F-1 Pereira Estate, B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim Bardez Goa- 403521 Tel: + 91 (0)832 2413406 Mobile +91 9823160303 Email: kanishkasalvage@gmail.com www.kanishkasalvage.co.in Principal activities: underwater salvage of ships, wreck removal, dredging and diving services Hill Dickinson Hill Dickinson has won the Maritime Professional Services Award at the 2018 Mersey Maritime Industry Awards. Legal director, Colin Lavelle, and senior associate, Rachel Hoyland, from the firm’s shipping team collected the award at Anfield Stadium, the home of Liverpool Football Club, where more than 400 people gathered together to celebrate the achievements of the region’s maritime sector, which employs more than 28,000 people.
Principal activities are a range of services provided by a collaboration of 5 marine experts with an extensive track record in the salvage and offshore industry Grand Ocean and Williams Co., Ltd. Room 01,21/F,Prosper Commercial Building, 9 Yin Chong Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: + 852 61167147 Email: gocean.williamshzh@gowic. www.gowlc.net Principal activities: salvage, wreck removal, offshore engineering, towage, marine transportation, diving engineering, ship sale and purchase and chartering
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Hill Dickinson has also appointed Siiri Duddington (above) as a partner in its expanding shipping team. Formerly a partner at Campbell Johnston Clark (CJC), Siiri spent six years at the firm advising on a wide range of dry shipping, trade and insurance litigation, acting principally for owners, charterers, P&I clubs, traders and insurers.
Smit operations Smit Salvage reported a busy second half of 2017 and start to 2018 with a number of emergency response and wreck removal operations. Smit Salvage refloated the tanker HORDAFOR V by parbuckling together with the floating dock DOK NR. 1, which sank and capsized at Gdynia, Poland. The operation was successfully performed in collaboration with Multraship Towage and Salvage. In Greece, Smit assisted the 2,000 passenger ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS at Ios island. The ferry had grounded on rocks at high speed while entering the port and breached her bottom. The ferry was successfully refloated and towed to drydock in Piraeus for repairs. At the end of the 2017, Smit assisted in several cases in Indonesia, including the DORA SCHULTE at Gelasa Strait - working with local partner Samudera Salvage - and the CENTAURUS DREAM at Sunda Strait with co-contractor Nippon Salvage. Both were under Lloyd’s Open Form and the bulk cargo was offloaded by floating crane barges before successful refloating. Elsewhere, the PACIFIC HURON ran aground in extreme freezing temperatures in Lake Ontario. Under the Donjon-Smit alliance, a salvage team was mobilised together with Group Ocean and Mckeil Marine tugs and the vessel refloated without incident. In warmer climes, the general cargo vessel KOZA experienced
water ingress off Freetown, Sierra Leone. Together with SMITLamnalco, Smit Salvage mobilised quickly to the scene and stabilized the vessel while preserving the engine room. Another LOF case was refloating the GLORY AMSTERDAM at Langeoog, Germany. The bulker was grounded after drifting with main engine trouble in storm “Herwart”. The salvage team boarded the vessel by helicopter (above right) and refloated her with the FAIRMOUNT SUMMIT and UNION MANTA, together with BUGSIER and URAG tugs. As a unit of the Boskalis Group, Smit has ready access to a large fleet of tugs and has recently provided emergency towing for the MAERSK PEMBROKE south of Cork, Ireland, the OCEAN CRESCENT in the Pacific and the YANGTZE HARMONY, ADAM 1 and NAN LIAN 006 in the South China Sea. During hurricane “Maria”, the towing connections on both the drill ships PARAGON DPDS 2 and PARAGON DPDS 3 parted and both went adrift, with the DPDS 3 at risk of grounding at Puerto Rico. Smit, working under the OPA-90 alliance of Donjon-Smit, was contracted
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and the salvage master boarded the vessels by Blackhawk helicopter. The towing lines were reconnected and the Smit group tugs UNION TOPAZ and SST SAN LORENZO were mobilised from the Dominican Republic to deliver the ships to Brownsville. Smit has also carried out the complete removal of the wrecked dredger JBB DE RONG 19 in the Singapore Straits. The dredger was cut into five pieces and lifted with the sheerlegs SMIT CYCLONE onto barges for subsequent delivery to the yard. Smit used another sheerleg, TAKLIFT 7, with a specialized lifting clamp and sonar equipment to recover a tug and its missing crew in the Amazon river in strong currents at a water depth of more than 50 meters. The operation was a success with the tug and all the bodies recovered which was a comfort to their families.
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ISU Photograph Competition 2017 1. Multraship - CSCL Jupiter 2. Global Diving and Salvage - tug at sunset 3. China Rescue and Salvage - Sewol operations
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4. Nippon Salvage - Sagan-1 5. Multraship - Guardian with Netherlands Royal Lifeboat Association 6. Smit Salvage - Harita Berlian operations
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7. Donjon Marine - Shadwell operations 8. Subtech - grounded racing yacht
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Resolve attends burning tanker Resolve Marine Group was contracted to provide salvage services to MT GENESSA, which was blacked out and immobilised after an engine room explosion and fire outside the port of Kandla, India. The salvage services were provided under a Lloyds Open Form with SCOPIC invoked. RESOLVE mobilised personnel and equipment from its response bases in Mumbai, Singapore, the Netherlands and the US and worked closely with the port authorities to contain the fire and stabilize the situation. The picture shows more than 30,000 tonnes of high speed diesel being
transferred from fire-stricken tanker GENESSA to a sister vessel. Fire-fighting/ support tugs are standing by with active fire lines and inert gas generator running
to stabilize conditions in the cargo tanks and environmental protection measures are in place.
Ardent first quarter report Ardent is continuing caretaker operations on the Kea Trader, which fractured in two (below) during heavy storms in the South Pacific last November. The brand new container ship ran aground off New Caledonia in July 2017 and Ardent took on the salvage activities with a strong emphasis on protecting the environment. Ardent crews have been working continuously on site, leaving the vessel only when harsh weather and sea conditions have deemed operations unsafe. Ardent continues to have a considerable team and assets to continue
operations, to remove any outstanding pollutants, containers and otherwise look after the wreck. Despite the onslaughts of Cyclone Hola and poor weather conditions, the Ardent team has continued its challenging operations with zero lost time incidents and ongoing protection of the environment. In February, Ardent and Guangzhou Salvage - part of China Rescue and Salvage - jointly responded to assist the Korean car carrier GLOVIS SPRING which grounded in Chinese waters carrying over 3000 vehicles. After the immediate response of dedicated salvage resources, the GLOVIS SPRING was
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successfully refloated four days after the grounding and is presently being prepared for re-delivery back to her owners. Ardent said that this joint operation demonstrated the ability to share both of the firms' substantial emergency response experiences through “seamless teamwork�. Ardent said it also showed its strong cooporation and working relationship with various China Rescue and Salvage entities. Ardent has worked with CRS on successful cases such as the ASIAN EMPIRE in 2014, the SAFMARINE MERU in 2016 and the SUN PEONY in 2017.
Tsavliris bulker cases first to Galle to disembark armed guards and then onto the final destination, Colombo, Sri Lanka. In December 2017 the cape size bulker MARIA A ANGELICOUSSIS fully laden with 169,000 tonnes of iron ore was disabled about 15 miles off the eastern coast of Taiwan.
In August 2017, the bulk carrier SINICA GRAECA (above), laden with about 50,000 tonnes of coal was involved in a collision in the Singapore Straits. There was significant damage to the starboard side and fuel oil spilled into the sea and into cargo hold No 2. Additionally, 4,274 tonnes of cargo spilled or was washed into the sea. The salvors appointed agents along with subcontractors Singapore Salvage Engineering who provided salvage and anti-pollution equipment, craft and divers. The extent of the damage meant full cargo discharge was needed. Temporary repairs were made and the vessel moved to the Raffles Reserve Anchorage escorted by the tug POSH HUSKY and the cargo transferred first to barges then to the cargo receiving vessel AMERICA GRAECA before moving to the Pax Ocean shipyard. The operation took 68 days.
In November 2017, the semi-submersible drilling rig EIRIK RAUDE broke loose from her moorings while laid up at Astakos Port in Greece. The platform drifted some distance causing damage to fenders and collided with the ALKYON and pilot boat, PILOT I. Tsavliris’ tugs HERMES and HERMES I were mobilised from Patras, Greece, connected up and moved the semi-sub back to her berth. Another Tsavliris bulker case was the DELFA, immobilised due to camshaft problems about 700 miles north-west of Colombo, Sri Lanka en-route to Magla, Bangladesh from Ukraine while carrying 50,000 tonnes of wheat. The AHT SALVANGUARD was mobilised from Colombo to the casualty. The weather conditions were poor due to the passing tropical storm Ockhi but the tug's crew boarded the casualty, established the towage connection and towed her
The tug SALVAGE ACE was sent from her salvage station at Kaohsiung towards the casualty and, despite unfavourable conditions, established a connection and commenced towage. The convoy arrived safely at Kaohsiung roads and, with the assistance of the salvage tug, anchored the same day, completing the operation. Also in December in the same area the same tug assisted the bulk carrier IOLCOS GENESIS (below left) partly laden with maize and which suffered main engine failure approximately 43 miles west-north-west of Kaohsiung. The tug made the connection and the vessel was taken to Kaohsiung before she moved on to Taichung, Taiwan where the tug was released.
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