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Contents

NEWS

April 2014 Volume 4 Issue 3

Cover Story

45 Environment

GreenTech 2014 set to be Green Marine’s first carbon neutral event

By Julie Gedeon

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Editor’s note

By Jane McIvor

In brief

Industry traffic, letters and news briefs

Industry insight

The rising tide of Kruse (and cruise) Stein Kruse CEO, Holland America Group, Carnival Corporation & plc.

When it comes to influence over the West Coast cruise industry, there are few whose opinion matters more.

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History lesson

For those in peril on the sea A historic collection of lifesaving imagery

By Lea Edgar

Cruise industry I

State of the industry 2014

By Donna Spalding

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Cruise schedule

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Cruise industry II

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Project updates

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Heavy lift

The 2014 cruise schedule for the West Coast

British Columbia’s cruise industry cluster

By Darryl Anderson

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Legal affairs

Sistership arrest A final solution to the interpretation of S.43(8)?

By Paul D. Mooney

49 Shipbuilding

We are Shipbuilders Contest winners announced

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Vessel design

Robert Allan Ltd. busy with diverse projects

52 Technology

New marine SOx scrubber water treatment technology

By Jason A. Caplan

41

Rocky waters continue to shake Watson Island development

By Ray Dykes

Seaspan crane highlights new heavy-lift capacity on the West Coast

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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Of springtime and cruise ships

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ay! It’s spring...finally...and that means we’ll soon be seeing cruise ships visiting our ports and a whole hub of activity as the season brings over 30 cruise ships to the West Coast. As you’ll see from the articles herein (particularly those from Darryl Anderson and Donna Spalding), the value of the cruise industry to the B.C. economy is huge — last year’s economic impact was $1.6 billion and this year is looking to improve on that.

Of special note this year, we have two vessels with scrubber technology

that will be cruising this coast — the ms Westerdam and the Grand Princess.

According to Stein Kruse, CEO, Holland America Group, a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. (and our industry insight feature this month), we’ll be seeing more and more cruise ships with scrubbers over the next couple of years. In fact, Carnival announced last year that it will spend $180 million to install scrubber systems on 32 ships by mid-2016.

While expensive, scrubber technology is being seen as the best solution to

address emission control area regulations and the high cost of low-sulphur fuel — especially given the January 1, 2015 date for implementation of the 0.1 per cent cap on sulphur emissions.

As we’ve seen in the past, the cruise industry has always been the leader in new tchnology. It will be interesting to watch how long it will take other sectors of the shipping industry to follow suit.

Given the 2015 date for the regulation, my guess is it won’t be long.

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INDUSTRY TRAFFIC Pacific Coast Terminals’ Catton set to retire

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fter 34 years working with Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. (PCT), and its parent company Sultran Ltd., Ken Catton is moving into a new role as a retiree.

Ken’s career on the waterfront began in 1975 working for Vancouver Wharves Ltd. as a traffic assistant. Five years later, he made the move to Sultran Ltd., the subsidiary that owns Pacific Coast Terminals. Subsequently, in 1984, Ken was awarded a position in management at PCT’s marine bulk terminal located in Port Moody. Ken achieved the VicePresident and General Manager role in 1998.

With over three decades on the waterfront, Ken has been at the forefront of a number of significant changes at the terminal and within the industry. Under his leadership, the company has established new standards for environmental and safety excellence, has been recognized with local, regional and international awards, and is considered one of the most efficient bulk terminals within Port Metro Vancouver.

Lorne Friberg, President and CEO, knows Ken well, having worked with him for those same 34 years. “Ken’s calm professionalism and personal integrity has allowed PCT to distinguish itself amongst its many stakeholders,” says Friberg, “and

he will be missed by colleagues throughout the industry.”

Mr. Catton will be retiring at the end of April and will be succeeded in his role at PCT by Mr. Wade Leslie, currently the Terminal Manager.

Ken Catton stands behind Lorne Friberg, President and CEO of PCT, Robin Silvester, President CEO of Port Metro Vancouver and Mayor Mike Clay, City of Port Moody.

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NEWS BRIEFS Chamber of Shipping of B.C. presents board for 2014 Photo credit: Dave Roels (www.daveroels.com)

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he Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia presented their new board at this year’s annual general meeting. Two changes of note: while appointed by directors in 2013 to fill the position of Yoss Leclerc (who returned to Montreal), Gary Paulson, Harbour Master / Director of Operations and Security for Prince Rupert Port Authority, was officially elected. In addition, Peter Swanson, Partner, Bernard LLP, will continue to fulfill the tenure of Peter Bernard who was appointed to the board of the Pacific Pilotage Authority in early 2013.

Bruce Rothdram continues in the role of Chairman with support from Dave Bedwell, Vice Chair, and Treasurer Dave Hill.

Guests at the AGM, held at the end of February at the Vancouver Club, heard first from Rothdram who recognized the hard work of the Chamber’s staff and paid special tribute to Lana Tsurykava, the Chamber’s port pass specialist who passed away in 2013; Caroline Simister who has been absent over the past year due to illness; Don MacInnes, Manager of Accounting Services, who has announced his retirement in June 2014; and Renae Warnock, Association Co-ordinator, who will be pursuing new opportunities.

Captain Brown provided an overview of the issues that kept the Chamber busy over the past year — too numerous to list here but suffice to say the Chamber continues to address a diverse range of topics that affect the operations of their members.

In looking ahead, Captain Brown noted that: “With the worst of the 2008/09 financial crisis behind us, the world economy is in a slow expansion mode and that bodes well for at least some sectors of our industry...On a regional level, our ports are doing well and many terminals are investing in capacity expansion, so much so that the projects page on our website requires monthly updates rather than annually, but no complaints on that score.”

With the official portion of the meeting completed, guests were treated to a presentation from Kevin Vallely, Crew Member of the Mainstream Last First Expedition.

Vallely and his teammates attempted to navigate the Northwest Passage last year solely under human power to highlight the changing climate of the North.

Vallely described their adventures and, unfortunately, the circumstances which led to the abandonment of their quest.

Standing: Kim Christensen (ACGI), Richard Chappell (Westwood Shipping), Peter Swanson (Bernard LLP), Gary Paulson (Prince Rupert Port Authority), Terry Koke (Grier Shipping); Sitting: Dave Bedwell (COSCO), Stephen Brown (Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia), Dave Hill (Compass Marine Services), Bruce Rothdram (Empire Shipping Agency), Bonnie Gee (Chamber), and Marc Fellis (Westward Shipping).

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INDUSTRY TRAFFIC / LETTERS Letters

Aqua-Guard signs contract with Damen Shipyards

Dear Editor: RE: Tanker Safety Your recent article on the Tanker Safety Review and interview with Captain Gordon Houston was well done. However, we take exception to Captain Houston’s reference to RAC members as “well-intentioned, but lay people” (BCSN, February 2014, page 44).

Far from being unacquainted with marine and tanker matters (if that is what Captain Houston means by lay people) the Pacific Regional Advisory Committee (PRAC) has a century or more of collective marine experience, in addition to other professional qualifications and expertise. The members also reflect the environmental and commercial values of B.C.’s coastal communities, as they live in different regions.

Of the current PRAC members, five are professional mariners, two work regularly as loading masters on tankers, one is a gas, oil and chemical tanker inspector, one is an environmental expert, another has experience in fishing the B.C. coast, another in towing, another in port management, etc. The full list of competencies is quite comprehensive and other RACs have similar qualifications amongst their members.

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qua-Guard has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards of Gorinchem, The Netherlands for the supply of two large URO 300Z1 offshore oil skimming systems. Damen Shipyards is currently building two Oil Spill Response Vessels (OSRV’s class 1050) for GeoNavegação of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. These vessels will patrol the offshore regions of Brasil and be on standby in the event of an oil spill.

Each vessel will be approximately 67 metres in length with a 14-metre beam.

Each will be equipped with one AquaGuard URO 300Z1 offshore oil skimming system.

Each URO 300Z1 will be fully equipped with Aqua-Guard’s patented RBS TRITON™ oil-skimming technology and has the ability to recover in excess of 300 m3/h of oil. The URO 300Z1 systems are built to Zone I hazardous explosion proof standards certified by DNV.

Captain Houston’s comments on the lack of funding for the RACs are accurate, and we are very well-intentioned, but lay people we are not.

John F. Lewis, FNI CRSP President, Pacific RAC

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Dear Jane, Really enjoyed Lea Edgar’s “A short history of boom boats” in the December 2013/January 2014 issue of BC Shipping News. I just bought a 1953 Madill (Nanaimo) dozer boat and it was great to read a bit about the history of these little guys on the water.

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Hi Syd, Just read your fine article on the Master in BC Shipping News. Thank you so much for doing that! Together with your talk at the CIMarE meeting you have made a great contribution once again to the Master. So we owe you a lot from your first initiative many years ago in saving the Master to giving the Master some great exposure today. This will help our fundraising a great deal I am sure. We have recently received a promise of a free docking from Seaspan to clean and paint the bottom and Robert Allan Ltd. has made a substantial donation so things are moving forward.

Again, many thanks, Regards, David Bradford, President, SS Master Society

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NEWS BRIEFS ClassNK joins research on installation and verification of new SOx scrubber technology

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eading class society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has announced that it will participate in a new joint development project to install and verify the effectiveness of new Sulphur Oxide (SOx) scrubber technology onboard a Pure Car Carrier (PCC) being carried out by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K-Line), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd, (MKK), and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU).

This new joint research project is being implemented as part of K-Line’s new Drive Green Project, which aims to protect the environment and reduce CO2 emissions through the use of new maritime technology.

As part of the Drive Green Project, K-Line will install a variety of new green technologies, including a new Hybrid SOx Scrubber System developed by MHI and MKK, on a 7,500 unit PCC being built at JMU for delivery in 2016. The

vessel will be the flagship of a series of eight new PCCs currently on order by K-line.

In addition to CO2 emissions, SOx emissions are a major concern for ship owners and operators. Under amendments to MARPOL Annex VI, which regulate harmful emissions from ships, the IMO will lower the cap on sulphur emissions for vessels in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) such as the Baltic and North Seas to 0.10 per cent starting January 1, 2015. MHI and MKK’s new Hybrid SOx Scrubber System effectively removes sulphur from the engine exhaust, making it possible for vessels to satisfy the SOx emission requirements while using heavy fuel oil, which is less expensive and more widely available than low sulphur fuels. The new system is the first Japanese-made scrubber system to satisfy the new sulphur emission restrictions.

This project, being carried out by K-Line, MHI, MKK and JMU, and

ClassNK, will oversee the installation of the new Hybrid SOx Scrubber System on the vessel as well as verification of its effectiveness in actual operations. For its part, ClassNK will support the safe installation and operation of the system on board as well as make use of data and experience gained from the research to support its certification and emission verification activities.

ClassNK is supporting the project as part of its Joint R&D for Industry program which provides research support and funding for joint research projects that address challenges faced by the maritime industry. Since the program’s founding in 2009, ClassNK has supported more than 260 projects carried out with industry partners from around the world.

For more information about the project, please visit the Practical Research & Development Division at: www.classnk. or.jp.

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT

The rising tide of Kruse (and cruise)...

Stein Kruse CEO, Holland America Group, Carnival Corporation & plc.

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n December 2013, Stein Kruse, President and CEO of Holland America Line was promoted to CEO of the newly formed entity, Holland America Group, a division of Carnival Corporation and plc. In this role, he oversees Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Holland AmericaPrincess Land Operations and Carnival Australia, which includes P&O Cruises Australia. When it comes to influence over the West Coast cruise industry, there are few whose opinion matters more.

When it comes to knowledge and experience, Mr. Kruse stands out as a leader.

And when it comes to ensuring the fleets under his watch are operating with the guiding principles of safety, environmental stewardship and quality passenger experiences, again, Mr. Kruse leads the way. Our interview with Mr. Kruse was indeed a treat.

BCSN: Could you highlight some of the global trends in the cruise industry?

SK: Cruising as a vacation choice has really grown globally. It used to be a predominantly North American-focussed vacation choice — Canada and the U.S. and a modest contribution from English speaking countries like the U.K. and Australia. It started to grow with the investments that occurred in the ships and 12 BC Shipping News April 2014

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When it comes to ensuring the fleets under his watch are operating with the guiding principles of safety, environmental stewardship and quality passenger experiences, again, Mr. Kruse leads the way. marketing in other countries, particularly in Western Europe. That growth fuelled the expansion of cruise lines that have now become quite strong in their own right — for example, our sister companies, Costa Cruises, AIDA in Germany, Cunard and P&O in the U.K., and Carnival Australia and Australia P&O — these brands really started expanding as cruising became more popular and more widely known.

What we are seeing now is a further acceleration of that trend into additional markets. Australia has become huge. On a penetration basis (i.e., cruise passengers divided by population — for example, the U.S. and Canada have about 350 million people and an annual cruising number of 11 to 12 million passengers so you have a penetration rate of over three per cent), Australia is similar to North America and now over three per cent. Same with the U.K. Germany is well over one per cent.

We’re also now seeing the emergence of new markets — China, Japan, Taiwan, and, to a lesser extent, India — as well as some of the non-traditional markets

— Argentina, Chile, Brazil — and also an expanded presence in terms of marketing and sourcing in places like Russia and South Africa. In front of our eyes, the industry is globalizing and it’s very exciting to see. It’s a sign of an industry that is maturing; a sign of an industry that has built very exciting ships and products; and an industry that has attracted interest from a fast growing audience. These developing countries have a large population of middle-class customers fuelling growth both in affluence and interest in travel —cruising becomes a vacation choice that is more realistic than it was some years ago.

BCSN: In addition to sourcing passengers from these markets, they serve as new destinations for cruises as well.

SK: That’s a corollary to the sourcing.

You have ships that go into these markets and through that you have sourcing taking place because the awareness of the vacation choice piques their interest. You also have non-locals travelling to those destinations and that in itself takes on an

INDUSTRY INSIGHT interest in activity. A good case in point is Australia. Australians have always travelled far from home because they’re so remote and they don’t think twice about travelling to Vancouver and taking a cruise to Alaska or travelling to London and taking a cruise into the Baltic. But now, Australians have a number of ships in their own back yard — so they can take a cruise to New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia or around Australia. You have both the sourcing of passengers and the expanded industry that is allowing companies like ours to deploy ships into those markets so we’re seeing growth from both the international sourcing and local sourcing.

BCSN: You mentioned the growth of the middle class. How is that changing the demographics of passengers?

SK: That’s an interesting one. In the Western countries where the middle class has been long established, it’s not that difficult to tailor a product that goes across borders or countries — whether you’re catering to an Australian, a Brit, a Canadian or an American, the differences are relatively modest. When you start looking at catering to mainland Chinese or Indian or Japanese customers, you have a different product approach. You have to fine tune your products to make sure little subtleties that would attract those customers are featured. It could be something as simple as certain types of food or menus that are translated; or it could be the dissemination of information in local languages or shore excursions that are provided with guides that speak their native language, etc.

The focus becomes more on the product. We’re doing quite well and getting high satisfaction scores from those guests that are trying a cruise for the first time from countries that have not traditionally been either cruise source markets or cruisers in general.

BCSN: I understand that there is also growth in cruisers from the “millennial generation”, those born between 1987 and 2000. How has that impacted on your marketing?

SK: Yes, that’s of course what is now happening. In an established market like North America where a lot of millennials grew up travelling with parents or grandparents, they are now looking at what vacation choices they will make on their own and for them, cruising is an established vacation choice. There

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When you start looking at catering to mainland Chinese or Indian or Japanese customers, you have a different product approach. You have to fine tune your products to make sure little subtleties that would attract those customers are featured. is no difference in their minds whether they look at a trip to Disney World or a Caribbean resort versus taking a cruise.

It’s just another of a series of choices that they have available and they don’t think of it as anything other than an established vacation choice that has recognized value and very high satisfaction.

In the emerging market, it’s a bit different — there, the millennials and those that are more of an up and coming consumer, taking a cruise is more aspirational. They are looking at cruising because it’s something that is not yet too established. They have heard about it through places like social media and it becomes something they’d like to do because it’s happening elsewhere and they want to be a part of it — there’s a natural curiosity that takes place.

When you look at these emerging source markets, like China for example, where there is significant potential just because of the size of the demographic, everyone gets very excited because of the sheer magnitude of the numbers. You have to be careful that you don’t just fall in love with the numbers but that you

actually understand the subtleties of the numbers. Even after you do that however, the market is still very sizeable. Being able to intelligently promote and educate so that aspiration turns into action is very promising. Millennials in both established and emerging markets are an audience that we, as an industry, will be looking toward for a long time to come.

BCSN: Turning to cruises in the Pacific North West, could you comment on some of the differences you experience between Canadian and U.S. ports?

SK: Part of my responsibilities include Holland America Lines and Princess Cruises and between these two lines, we are the largest operators of cruises in Alaska. Holland America has more ships based in Vancouver than Princess but both companies are very well established both from the past and present and certainly going forward.

It used to be a little bit easier to sail from Vancouver because of the speed required to get to Alaska and also the famous Jones Act restrictions that prohibit sailing directly between two U.S. ports without a foreign port stop in between. Changes in April 2014 BC Shipping News 13

INDUSTRY INSIGHT In terms of the facilities, the air lift, the ease of travel, with obvious restrictions of immigration, customs and security, I think Washington and British Columbia have done a lot to facilitate the growth in cruising... ship speed and our ability to reach ports in both the U.S. and Canada have made the Jones Act a lot simpler to deal with.

Vancouver and Seattle — the two main turnaround ports in the Pacific North West for north-bound cruises — and then Seward and Whittier in Alaska for south-bound cruises — are very effective in how they operate. Air lift in Vancouver has improved dramatically over the last several years and the investments in infrastructure that have been made in B.C., especially in Vancouver but also some of the other ports, as well as the attention to tour operations and passenger offerings, has made the entire Pacific North West very attractive as a destination. What’s also happened — and I think B.C. has been very successful with this — is that they have had a focused marketing campaign for a number of years that

has painted a very desirable and aspirational picture of B.C. So when we see, for instance, our own marketing efforts in areas like Australia for example, B.C. ranks very highly in Australian travellers’ minds. With both Princess and Holland America brands, we have a number of Australian travellers who come to B.C. as part of a longer journey which includes a cruise. They might go into the Canadian Rockies or to the Interior either before or after a cruise out of Vancouver.

In terms of the facilities, the air lift, the ease of travel, with obvious restrictions of immigration, customs and security, I think Washington and British Columbia have done a lot to facilitate the growth in cruising and make cruising in this region, very appealing both to North Americans as well as an international source market.

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BCSN: I’ d like to spend some time discussing the fleets. I understand there are some new vessels coming soon.

SK: In the Holland America Group (Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Seabourn), we have three ships ordered: the Regal Princess, coming in May this year, and then we have one new ship each on order for Holland America Line and Seabourn, both scheduled for delivery in 2016. They are all being built with the latest technology and leveraging the latest learnings from ships built in the recent past for these brands themselves and from knowledge we have gained from our sister companies within Carnival Corporation. Each vessel will be very efficient with state-of-the-art technology, and very environmentally friendly.

The Regal Princess is a sister ship to the Royal Princess that was brought into service last year. Both are over 1,000 feet in length and have a capacity for about 3,500 passengers. We have not yet disclosed much in terms of the particular attributes of the new Pinnacle-class Holland America ship. She’ll be delivered in the February 2016. We have finalized

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all of the specifications but we haven’t started delivering details in terms of passenger experiences, product or architectural features. Suffice to say, it’s a much larger vessel than we have ever built for Holland America Line but it’s still modest compared to some of the large ships that have been built for other companies, including Princess Cruises.

In terms of technology, on all three ships, we have looked at how we can reduce our energy consumption, be it the burning of fuel, the use of water or how we deal with chemical management. The ships are very efficient, so there are benefits for both our environmental footprint as well as the cost of operating them. And of course from a safety and operational structure, the ships are built to new standards that came in to place in 2010.

They have tremendous redundancies — for example, the engines are separated; electrical systems, HVAC systems, fuel systems, etc., all have immediate redundancies. There are also navigational technologies that have become standard — for example, electronic chart systems, bridge manning requirements, and new training regimens that are being followed.

There are a number of attributes that go into our planning in terms of what we can do to further enhance the safe navigation and the safe operation of these vessels — all of which are very important and absolutely essential but also very enjoyable to be able to see in the development stages. It’s something that I’ve been a part of for a long time and I continue to be impressed and excited about the things that we are doing as we continue to develop our industry.

BCSN: Looking at energy efficiency and fuel consumption, I know you were a key player in getting shore power installed in Vancouver. Are there other initiatives — for example, scrubbers that you are installing to address emission regulations?

SK: Yes, between Princess Cruises and Holland America Line, we worked with local authorities in Vancouver to get the shore side power installed. We are also very excited about our recently signed agreement with the Port of Halifax which is also going to put in shore power and there are a number of other ports in the U.S. that have either mandated shore power to come or have already installed it. We’re excited to see that development because if you can provide a good source of fuel directly to the terminal through existing infrastructure or April 2014 BC Shipping News 15

INDUSTRY INSIGHT The plan for the next two and half years is to equip more than a third of the total Carnival Corporation fleet with scrubbers and as we go forward more ships will follow. adding new infrastructure that allows us to plug directly into the electric grid, that’s beneficial for everyone.

The next step — that is, how we can take what is now a more efficient ship and further reduce both the output of solids as well as sulphur and nitrous oxide — is to look at technologies like scrubbers.

This now appears to be the most viable option and we have made a committed investment into scrubbers as a solution to reduce emissions. Carnival Corporation is very aggressively outfitting dozens of ships with scrubbing technology. The plan for the next two and half years is to equip more than a third of the total Carnival

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Corporation fleet with scrubbers and as we go forward more ships will follow.

The technology in scrubbing has been a little bit off and on for a while but it now looks like the industry — both ourselves and other companies — has come up with viable filter systems and ways to capture both solid and gaseous emissions in a manner that has a positive environmental impact that can be done with investments that, while expensive, will still be favourable over time compared to the cost of burning low sulphur fuel.

It’s an interesting technology and is emerging right before our eyes. Between Princess Cruises and Holland America Line, we have three or four ships with scrubbers just installed and as soon ships go into drydocks all over the world, we are putting in additional scrubbers. There will be ships in B.C. and in Seattle this coming summer that already will have scrubber technology in them — the Grand Princess and the ms Westerdam.

During the 2015 Alaska cruise season, ms Volendam, ms Zuiderdam, ms Zaandam and ms Amsterdam will have scrubbers installed and operational at various points in the season. And Princess Cruises will have installed scrubber technology on eight more ships by 2016. It will be very interesting and exciting to watch that development up close and see the benefits that will come from it.

BCSN: While we’re speaking about emissions, could you comment on how, as an industry, you’ve been managing with the North American Emission Control Area (NA-ECA) regulations?

SK: One of the benefits of scrubber technology is that it is in accordance with the North American Emission Control Area language that went into the rules when they were promulgated both by the U.S. EPA and Transport Canada. Both departments are looking to vessel operators to come up with new technologies that allow ships to meet the standards that have been set and scrubbing technology is one of those alternative methods.

It’s a huge investment — tens of millions of dollars just for our companies over the next several years. We negotiated an arrangement with the EPA and their Canadian counterparts that sees Carnival Corporation installing scrubbers into some 30-plus ships so we can test the technology while the NA-ECA rules come into force. As you know, they first came into force in 2012 at a relatively

INDUSTRY INSIGHT modest level and they have been ramping up. Starting in 2015, they become very restrictive. The scrubbing technology becomes a viable alternative to buying ultra-low sulphur fuel.

BCSN: Regarding government regulations, how do you manage the challenge of working within so many different jurisdictions?

SK: One of the most complicated things that we deal with is the lack of harmonization of regulations between municipalities, states and countries. I fully understand and respect that regulations must exist and that most regulations are well-intended and serve a purpose but we have mobile assets and we move through these regulatory areas with fairly high speed. The ability to train and educate ourselves and our staff on the regulations, when they must be applied and the implications of them is very difficult. The regulatory environment is continually a challenge for us and we do our utmost to adhere to them but it would be very helpful to get some harmonization, particularly in the U.S. with states’ rights and particularly with environmental regulations. Federal pre-emption doesn’t always mean that states can’t have a different regulatory regime.

We continue to try to do our best to live within the regulatory framework and for the most part we’re able to do so but it does put a lot of extra burden on our officers and on board the ships. The training that comes with it is continual.

BCSN: Related to the high regulatory regime that exists for cruise ships, I understand that the industry has implemented even higher standards following the Costa Concordia incident. Could you comment on those?

SK: One of the things we, as an industry, immediately did after the Costa Concordia incident was look at the standards that were being applied — Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), lifeboat training, emergency drill training for both crew and passengers, etc. Through the Princess brand, Carnival Corporation had invested in a simulator facility that had been built in Almere, Holland, and we were perfectly situated at the time of the Costa Concordia incident to take advantage of it. We have continued to invest in that facility for bridge resource management training as well as an engine room training resource and a number of

Stein with Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands during the ms Eurodam dedication.

...you can never take away the responsibility and authority of the master of the vessel but you can give the master more support and more tools so that he or she has the ability to enhance their own navigation. ancillary training courses that deal with damage stability training, ECDIS, etc.

We looked for ways to streamline training and standards and looked at procedures for watchkeeping and the structure of the bridge command, both at sea and when approaching land. There were a number of steps that were taken to enhance training and also put additional shore-side oversight into the operation of vessels to have a much more developed relationship with the onboard command.

Of course you can never take away the responsibility and authority of the master of the vessel but you can give the master more support and more tools so that he or she has the ability to enhance their own navigation. We have done that both as Carnival Corporation and as an industry.

The Costa Concordia was one of those black swan events that you just don’t think can ever happen and when you look at what happened, clearly there was a breakdown in communications and a

Stein Kruse, HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands and Captain Edward van Zaane on board ms Nieuw Amsterdam at the dedication ceremony.

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Master Grower Jan Pennings, Holland America Line President and CEO Stein Kruse and President of the Board of Directors of Keukenhof Walter Jansen at the Keukenhof Gardens to christen the “Signature” tulip for Holland America Line’s 140th Anniversary. rogue captain that did things that never should have happened. While you can’t legislate human error, you can try to build processes and management structures that almost eliminate the possibility of something like that ever happening again.

BCSN: There seemed to be a run of highprofile incidents like power outages and onboard fires. As an industry, how have you addressed these?

SK: From these incidents, we learned that there is more that can be

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done regarding “PDS” — Prevention, Detection and Suppression. Fires can happen anywhere — ships, cars, homes, etc. You want to avoid them from happening in the first place through prevention so, following these incidents, we looked at the whole preventive structure that we have in place. Now, assuming that a fire does happen — anything from a small fan fire to something more serious — you get into the detection side of firefighting.

We know that fires develop very quickly and the earlier you can attend to it, the less damage it will cause and the quicker you can put it out. So after going through all the prevention aspects of the process, you look at the detection side and we have learned a lot to enhance detection as well.

All of our ships were either meeting international classification standards or local U.S./Canadian/British standards and the standards of the flags of our ships (for example, Holland America vessels are Dutch-flagged). There wasn’t anything missing but we learned that we could enhance our detection capability, whether it is through automatic fire signals or oil mist or other methods. We put a lot of effort and funding into enhancing detection.

And last, when you have good prevention and good detection, then hopefully you don’t need the third but you do need to be prepared on the suppression side. So we put significant time and resources into understanding the best methods to deal with a fire.

All the ships met the international standards and the highest standards required but we found there are additional ways that you can enhance your suppression capabilities — for example, you can have back-up systems, or you can ensure that the fog mist used in engine rooms is even more distributed, those kinds of things that provide for additional fire-fighting capabilities. We went through all our corporate fleets and came up with standards that are now either implemented or will be implemented so that we have PDS at a level that never existed before. Through that, we are enhancing the industry standard.

Another important aspect and corollary to this is making sure that our guests, in the event that something untoward happens, have the basic comforts that are needed while a vessel may be out of service for a limited period of time — additional generator capacity, HVAC capacity, enhancing our ability to have elevator service, emergency lighting, cooking facilities, etc.

INDUSTRY INSIGHT ...we continue to be a growth industry, we continue to do

About Stein Kruse

very well and we continue to deliver unparalleled guest

tein Kruse is Chief Executive Officer of Holland America Group, a division of Carnival Corporation & plc. Holland America Group includes Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Seabourn, as well as Holland AmericaPrincess Alaska land operations.

Kruse also is chairman of the board of MANCO, a U.K.-based entity that oversees the operations of Carnival Australia including P&O Cruises Australia.

Holland America Group operates 41 cruise ships with more than 36,000 employees worldwide delivering 25 million passenger cruise days annually.

• Princess Cruises is the third-largest cruise line in the world, carrying approximately 1.4 million guests each year to top destinations around the globe on 17 premium vessels.

• Holland America Line operates a fleet of 15 premium vessels, carrying approximately 850,000 guests on more than 500 cruises annually to all seven continents. A new 2,660 passenger ship is under construction and scheduled for delivery February, 2016.

• Holland America-Princess Land Operations is owned jointly by Holland America Line and Princess Cruises. The organization operates hotels, rail services, motorcoach transportation, shore services and tour operations in Alaska and the Yukon for guests from Holland America Line and Princess Cruises on land tours.

• Seabourn’s six intimate, all-suite luxury vessels carry between 208 and 450 guests and sail 197 cruises annually to the world’s most desirable destinations. A new 604-passenger ship is under construction and scheduled for delivery in mid-2016.

• P&O Cruises Australia has three ships sailing from Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand, to destinations across the Australasia region.

Kruse joined Holland America Line in Seattle, Washington, in 1999 as Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations, with overall responsibility for operations and newbuilds. In 2003 he was named President and Chief Operating Officer, and became Chief Executive Officer on December 1, 2004. In January 2011 he was appointed chairman of Seabourn when the company’s corporate headquarters transitioned from Miami, Florida, to Seattle. He was appointed CEO of the newly formed Holland America Group on December 1, 2013.

Before joining Holland America Line, Kruse was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of North American Operations for global Japanese shipping company “K” Line, where he also oversaw financial activities of seven U.S. subsidiaries and served on the board of directors.

Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, and president and CEO of Seven Seas Cruise Line.

Kruse currently serves on the boards of the U.S. Coast Guard Foundation, World Trade Center Seattle, Saltchuk Resources Inc. and the University of Washington Foster School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board.

A native of Oslo, Norway, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. Kruse, his wife and two children reside in Bellevue, Washington.

satisfaction to more than 20 million passengers every year and that’s a great story.

Can you ever say that something is perfect and that incidents will never happen again? That’s tough to do, but you can certainly feel good about the steps that have been taken to try. From a regulatory perspective, governments have been very complimentary with respect to what they’re seeing and how we’re enhancing the standards that were previously looked on as being adequate.

BCSN: Mr. Kruse, thank you very much for your time. Are there any parting words you’ d like to convey?

SK: You’re welcome. With regard to a final message, I will say that we continue to be a growth industry, we continue to do very well and we continue to deliver unparalleled guest satisfaction to more than 20 million passengers every year and that’s a great story. We try to do it as best we can and always keep in mind that the most important thing is the safety of our guests and our crew and the respect for the environment and oceans in which we travel. These have been my guiding principles since I came into this industry over 30 years ago and will continue to be so until I pass the baton to someone else. BCSN

About Carnival Corporation & plc.

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arnival Corporation was formed in 1972 under the name Carnival Cruise Lines by the late Ted Arison. Following an initial public offering in 1987, Carnival acquired Holland America Line in 1989, then Seabourn Cruise Line in 1992, Cunard Line 1998 and Costa Cruises in 2000. Today, Carnival Corporation & plc. is the largest cruise company in the world with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).

Together, these brands operate 101 ships totaling 208,000 lower berths with eight new ships scheduled to be delivered between May 2014 and June 2016. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

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HISTORY LESSON For those in peril on the sea Photo credit: Dave Roels (www.daveroels.com)

A historic collection of lifesaving imagery

By Lea Edgar Librarian/Archivist, Vancouver Maritime Museum

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ccasionally, we here at the Vancouver Maritime Museum examine collections that can spark the imagination while, at the same time, try an archivist’s patience. I was tasked with arranging and describing a collection of lantern slides that have been largely untouched since their donation in 1992. This collection is mysterious as there is little to no documentation providing any context. My investigation began by slowly and gently removing each slide from its quaint wooden box and viewing the image with a light box. The very first photograph I saw was of lightning. My spirits sank thinking that this collection may not be worth the Museum permanently preserving. Then, as I continued to look at images of people diving and swimming, shipwrecks, lifeboats, breakwaters, and more, a theme began to appear. All the images seemed to point towards this

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My investigation began by slowly and gently removing each slide from its quaint wooden box and viewing the image with a light box. being a teaching collection on Victorian lifesaving techniques. Possibly the original owner, A.W. Jeffery, was an early pioneer in lifesaving? I needed to find out more.

I turned to the easiest resource available at my fingertips: Google. I searched to see if A.W. Jeffery still lived in Vancouver.

Luckily, I managed to find a local surviving Jeffery. I took a risk and wrote Mr. Jeffery a letter, hoping that he was the donor of these enigmatic slides. It turns out that he was, but unfortunately he didn’t know anything about the slides or his grandfather who originally owned the images. He did, however, bring me a small piece of paper that had a miniature

résumé of his grandfather who had an apparently successful career spanning from 1868 to 1888. A few items on this paper jumped out at me: in 1888 he was elected “F.R.A.S.” which I believe means Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Additionally, from 1875 to 1884, he provided the United States Government with meteorological data. Clearly, this man had an interest in meteorology and astronomy and their effects on ships and navigation. From these activities, as well as his service aboard various vessels, it seemed to make sense as to why he would have been interested in rescue at sea, lifesaving techniques, and photographs of lightning!

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One slide amongst the A. W. Jeffery Collection depicts lifesaving techniques being taught to young girls — the same technique being used to restore the apparently drowned.

Also included inside the box of slides was a handwritten letter. It mentions a “Professor Henry”. Through my research, I found that Professor William Henry was an avid swimmer and co-founder of the Royal Life Saving Society in England. He wrote about lifesaving history, stories of heroism and techniques in the book Swimming published in 1893. He even provided a history of the mouth-to-mouth technique which is recognizable to us today as a vital part of CPR. The book also explained that courses on lifesaving techniques taught by the Royal Life Saving Society spread to other countries, including Canada.

It seems as though A.W. Jeffery may have either taught the course in Canada, or his home country of England, using these

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It is my hope that going forward, I may discover more about this fantastic collection of slides and make them available to researchers for many years to come.

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Cruise — State of the industry 2014

By Donna Spalding

Cruise Lines International AssociationNorth West & Canada

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ruise line and port representatives recently gathered in Fort Lauderdale for the annual State of the Industry press conference led by Cruise Lines International Association.

CLIA CEO Christine Duffy described the industry’s recent and ongoing expansion into an umbrella organization with nine regional offices that encompass 63 cruise line members representing 95 per cent of the global cruise capacity. The discussion focused on the enormous potential for growth of the global industry.

CLIA-North West & Canada (CLIANW & Canada) represents a significant portion of the global industry’s capacity market share. The Association, in partnership with CLIA-Alaska, represents 11 major cruise lines that operate along both

An estimated $1.6 billion in total economic impact was generated by cruise activity in the province last year, which included 455 calls to B.C. ports. the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada, Alaska, Washington State and Hawaii.

As the global industry grows, CLIA-NW & Canada works with local governments and communities to foster cruise business throughout these regions. Ports in Canada and the Pacific Northwest anticipate a busy 2014 cruise season.

Canada’s East Coast

Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces account for approximately 30 per cent of Canadian passenger traffic. This year will mark the 26th cruise season in Saint John

The Celebrity Solstice visits the West Coast for the first time in 2014.

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where the New Brunswick port anticipates 28 calls, including a record number of double-ship days, seven inaugural calls and the 1,000th ship call. New Brunswick recently announced its commitment to a three-year investment to help Port Saint John become a home port for expeditionclass cruise ships.

In Charlottetown, the 2014 cruise season will kick off on May 08, with the first of 64 calls scheduled to bring some 133,370 passengers and crew.

Halifax will be the first port in Atlantic Canada to implement shore power for

CRUISE INDUSTRY cruise ships with a $10-million project anticipated to be ready this season, the port expects 29 of the 90 scheduled calls this year will be shore-power ready.

With a new concierge at Port Québec terminal, WiFi at all berths, a free shuttle for crew and pending shore power, “the future looks very bright” for Québec City, according to Martin Lachance of Québec City Tourism. The nearby Port of Montréal has already confirmed 42 cruise ships calls for the season.

British Columbia

British Columbia, which accounts for more than 50 per cent of all Canadian cruise traffic, benefits significantly from a strong cruise industry. More than 1.3 million passengers visited B.C. ports in 2013, representing an 11 per cent increase over 2012. An estimated $1.6 billion in total economic impact was generated by cruise activity in the province last year, which included 455 calls to B.C. ports.

For 2014, a total of 470 cruise ship calls to the province have been confirmed.

2014 Developments

The province’s four ports — Vancouver, Nanaimo, Victoria and Prince Rupert — continue to invest in infrastructure to meet increasing demand. Port Metro Vancouver’s 2014 forecast includes 244 calls and more than 800,000 passengers to the city. The Crown Princess and the Pacific Princess will home port in Vancouver and the Celebrity Solstice will visit for the first time on two repositioning calls. The Solstice will also visit Nanaimo for the first time in September and will be the port’s largest cruise ship visitor ever, capable of bringing up to 3,000 visitors per call to downtown Nanaimo.

Victoria expects an estimated 462,000 passengers on 214 cruise ship calls and has plans to introduce a new water shuttle between Ogden Point terminal and the Inner Harbour. The installation of new bollards at Ogden Point, expected to be completed before the beginning of this year’s cruise season, will allow larger vessels to visit the province’s capital.

Prince Rupert, Canada’s northern-most coastal city and the gateway to Alaska, has confirmed 11 calls by six ships for 2014.

The Oceania Regatta will sail from Alaska to Prince Rupert before cruising south along the West Coast of Vancouver Island to Seattle and is scheduled to both kick off and close Prince Rupert’s Alaskan season.

The Solstice will also visit Nanaimo for the first time in September and will be the port’s largest cruise ship visitor ever, capable of bringing up to 3,000 visitors per call to downtown Nanaimo.

Alaska

Twenty-eight ships are scheduled to visit Alaska this year, bringing an expected one million visitors. While passenger levels are close to those seen in 2007 and 2008, Alaska’s share of the global market has declined from 6.5 per cent in 2006 to 4.5 per cent as the industry focuses on global expansion. Meanwhile the cruise industry remains optimistic that increased collaboration with government and community

partners will help the Alaskan market rebound.

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Holland America Line’s Amsterdam will sail seven- and 14-day cruises, including four round trips from Seattle; and Holland America Line’s Oosterdam will be shifted to the Glacier Discovery itinerary between Vancouver and Seward.

The 2014 cruise season marks Royal Caribbean International’s 25th year in Alaska. Radiance of the Seas is scheduled to sail 18 times between Vancouver and Cruising worldwide 2014 Seward while Rhapsody of the Seas is set During the CLIA press conference to offer 16 roundtrips through the Inside in Florida, Jim Berra, Chair of the Passage. Three ships from Norwegian CLIA Marketing Committee and Chief Cruise Lines will sail to Alaska this Marketing Officer at Carnival Cruise year: Norwegian Sun from Vancouver Lines, described cruise trends for 2014 and Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian that indicate a strengthening industry.

Jewel from Seattle; Silverseas Cruises “There’s a ton of effort underway to will offer extended full-day calls on the understand our consumers better and Silver Shadow in Juneau; Celebrity plans figure out ways to introduce new and relto offer three itineraries that include evant innovations to them,” said Berra. roundtrips from San Francisco; Regent “Making the experience even better.”

Seven Seas Cruises has scheduled the CLIA cruise lines have invested in Seven Seas Navigator to sail 13 seven- onboard enticements including skydivnight voyages between Anchorage and ing, zip lines and observation spheres Vancouver, a 12-night positioning cruise that tower over the ships; extended between Vancouver and San Francisco, shore excursions offer consumers a more in addition to the 15 seven-night cruises immersive experience. Successful efforts from Vancouver to Tracy Arm, Skagway, by CLIA cruise lines to cater to conJuneau and Ketchikan. The Disney sumer demands help to explain why an Wonder will sail a1 3/3/14 special2:18 nine-night VSL Proof 1_Layout PM Page 1 estimated 21.7 million people will take a cruise to Sitka for the first time; and cruise worldwide in 2014.

With an investment worth $7.2 billion and increased global passenger capacity by more than 34,000 on 29 new cruise ships built between 2013 and 2014, the global cruise industry is at an exciting juncture with significant cruise line investment in a diversity of exciting ships. Another 20 cruise ships currently on the order book for 2015 to 2018 will increase capacity by more than 52,000 passengers. The worldwide cruise market is estimated at $37.1 billion, up 2.3 per cent from 2013, while the total worldwide cruise capacity at the end of 2014 will be 453,211 passengers and 292 ships.

The purchase of ship supplies, refit, repairs and maintenance, fuel, stevedoring, port fees, pilotage, hotel accommodations for passengers and crew, spending on local tours and shopping, restaurants, buses, taxis and air transportation will continue to contribute to the overall economic impact of cruise tourism. The Pacific and Atlantic coasts remain key destinations for cruise guests, where larger ships and expanded itineraries will continue to benefit the Canadian economy.

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2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Ogden Point Date May 01, Thu May 02, Fri May 07, Wed May 08, Thu May 08, Thu May 09, Fri May 09, Fri May 09, Fri May 09, Fri May 10, Sat May 12, Mon May 15, Thu May 16, Fri May 16, Fri May 16, Fri May 17, Sat May 17, Sat May 18, Sun May 19, Mon May 20, Tue May 20, Tue May 20, Tue May 22, Thu May 23, Fri May 23, Fri May 23, Fri May 24, Sat May 24, Sat May 26, Mon May 26, Mon May 29, Thu May 29, Thu May 30, Fri May 30, Fri May 30, Fri May 31, Sat May 31, Sat May 31, Sat Jun 01, Sun Jun 02, Mon Jun 05, Thu Jun 05, Thu Jun 06, Fri Jun 06, Fri Jun 06, Fri Jun 07, Sat Jun 07, Sat Jun 07, Sat Jun 09, Mon Jun 11, Wed Jun 12, Thu Jun 12, Thu Jun 13, Fri Jun 13, Fri Jun 13, Fri Jun 14, Sat Jun 14, Sat Jun 14, Sat Jun 16, Mon Jun 16, Mon Jun 19, Thu Jun 19, Thu

Vessel ZAANDAM WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM ZUIDERDAM CROWN PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM CORAL PRINCESS CELEBRITY CENTURY NORWEGIAN PEARL NORWEGIAN SUN CARNIVAL MIRACLE ISLAND PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL CARNIVAL MIRACLE STAR PRINCESS RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS

From/To San Diego/Vancouver San Diego/Seattle San Francisco/Vancouver Honolulu/Vancouver San Francisco/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle San Diego/Vancouver Astoria/Vancouver Vancouver/San Francisco Ketchikan/Seattle Hilo, HI/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Los Angeles/Vancouver Seattle/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle Astoria/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle San Francisco/Vancouver Skagway/San Francisco Ketchikan/Vancouver Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Sitka/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/San Francisco Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/San Francisco Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle SkagwaySeattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle

Arr. 14:00 12:00 10:00 08:00 12:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 08:00 07:00 19:30 08:00 19:00 18:00 08:00 07:00 12:00 08:00 19:30 13:00 13:00 12:00 18:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 09:00 19:30 09:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 13:00 18:00 19:00 07:00 19:30 18:00 09:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 19:30 08:00 09:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 18:00 18:00 19:00 12:00 19:30 18:00 09:00

Dep. 23:59 23:59 18:00 17:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:00 18:00 14:00 23:59 18:00 23:59 23:59 18:00 15:00 23:59 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:00 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:00 23:59 23:59 14:00 23:59 23:59 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:00 23:59 23:59 18:00

Date Jun 20, Fri Jun 20, Fri Jun 20, Fri Jun 21, Sat Jun 21, Sat Jun 21, Sat Jun 22, Sun Jun 23, Mon Jun 26, Thu Jun 26, Thu Jun 26, Thu Jun 27, Fri Jun 27, Fri Jun 27, Fri Jun 28, Sat Jun 28, Sat Jun 29, Sun Jun 30, Mon Jul 03, Thu Jul 03, Thu Jul 03, Thu Jul 04, Fri Jul 04, Fri Jul 04, Fri Jul 05, Sat

Vessel NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL STAR PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS SILVER SHADOW CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS

From/To Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/San Francisco Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Wrangell/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/ Seattle Skagway/Seattle Prince Rupert/Vancouver Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway San Francisco Skagway Seattle Skagway Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Skagway Seattle

Arr. 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 13:00 19:30 09:00 12:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 08:00 19:30 09:00 13:00 18:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00

Dep. 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:00 23:59 18:00 23:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 23:00 23:59 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59

Representing eleven major cruise lines operating in the Pacific Northwest, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.

The member lines of CLIA-North West & Canada are at the forefront of environment, security and safety initiatives. The association provides community and government relations and representation for development of local opportunities.

Members: Carnival Cruise Line l Celebrity Cruises

Crystal Cruises l Disney Cruise Line Holland America Line l Norwegian Cruise Line Oceana Cruises l Princess Cruises l Regent Seven Seas Royal Caribbean International l SilverSea Cruises

www.clia-nwc.com

Email: clia@clia-nwc.com * Twitter: @CLIA_NWC April 2014 BC Shipping News 25

2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Ogden Point

Date Jul 05, Sat Jul 05, Sat Jul 06, Sun Jul 07, Mon Jul 09, Wed Jul 10, Thu Jul 10, Thu Jul 11, Fri Jul 11, Fri Jul 11, Fri Jul 12, Sat Jul 12, Sat Jul 12, Sat Jul 13, Sun Jul 14, Mon Jul 15, Tue Jul 17, Thu Jul 17, Thu Jul 18, Fri Jul 18, Fri Jul 18, Fri Jul 19, Sat Jul 19, Sat Jul 19, Sat Jul 21, Mon Jul 23, Wed Jul 24, Thu Jul 24, Thu Jul 25, Fri Jul 25, Fri Jul 25, Fri Jul 26, Sat Jul 26, Sat Jul 26, Sat Jul 26, Sat Jul 28, Mon Jul 31, Thu

Vessel NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE STAR PRINCESS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

From/To Ketchikan Seattle Sitka Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Prince Rupert Vancouver Skagway Seattle Skagway Seattle Skagway Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Skagway Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Wrangell Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan San Francisco Skagway Seattle Skagway Seattle Skagway Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Skagway Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Ketchikan Seattle Wrangell Seattle Skagway Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Juneau/San Francisco Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle

Arr. 18:00 13:00 12:00 19:30 08:00 18:00 09:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 12:00 19:30 07:00 18:00 09:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 19:30 12:00 09:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 07:00 18:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 18:00

Dep. 23:59 23:00 23:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:00 23:59 14:00 23:59 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:00 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 14:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59

Date Jul 31, Thu Aug 01, Fri Aug 01, Fri Aug 01, Fri Aug 02, Sat Aug 02, Sat Aug 04, Mon Aug 05, Tue Aug 07, Thu Aug 07, Thu Aug 08, Fri Aug 08, Fri Aug 08, Fri Aug 09, Sat Aug 09, Sat Aug 09, Sat Aug 09, Sat Aug 11, Mon Aug 14, Thu Aug 14, Thu Aug 15, Fri Aug 15, Fri Aug 15, Fri Aug 16, Sat Aug 16, Sat Aug 16, Sat Aug 17, Sun Aug 18, Mon Aug 21, Thu Aug 21, Thu Aug 22, Fri Aug 22, Fri Aug 22, Fri Aug 23, Sat Aug 23, Sat Aug 23, Sat Aug 25, Mon

Vessel RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL CARNIVAL MIRACLE STAR PRINCESS RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL REGATTA AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL STAR PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE

From/To Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/San Francisco Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Wrangell/Seattle Sitka/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/San Francisco Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle Skagway/Seattle Ketchikan/Seattle

Arr. 09:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 19:30 08:00 09:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 09:00 13:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 18:00 09:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 07:00 19:30 09:00 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 18:00 18:00 19:00 19:30

VESSEL GUIDE Carnival Cruise Line www.carnival.com

Carnival Miracle Inaugural cruise - 2004 Refurbished - 2009 LOA - 963’ / Draft - 25.5’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 88,500 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,062 Passenger capacity - 2,124 Total crew - 934

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Celebrity Cruises www.celebritycruises.com

Celebrity Century Inaugural cruise - 1995 Refurbished - 2006 LOA - 815’ / Draft - 25’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 71,545 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 907 Passenger capacity - 1,814 Total crew - 860

Celebrity Millennium Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2012 (Engines - 2013) LOA - 964.6’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105’ Tonnage - 90,940 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,079 Passenger capacity - 2,150 Total crew - 950 - 1,000

Celebrity Solstice Inaugural cruise - 2008 LOA - 1,033’ Draft - 27’ / Beam - 121’ Tonnage - 122,000 Passenger Decks - 13 Total staterooms - 1,426 Passenger capacity - 2,850 Total crew - 1,255

Dep. 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 17:00 23:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 14:00 23:59 18:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59

2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Ogden Point

Date Aug 26, Tue Aug 27, Wed Aug 28, Thu Aug 28, Thu Aug 29, Fri Aug 29, Fri Aug 29, Fri Aug 29, Fri Aug 30, Sat Aug 30, Sat Sep 01, Mon Sep 01, Mon Sep 04, Thu Sep 05, Fri Sep 05, Fri Sep 05, Fri Sep 06, Sat Sep 06, Sat Sep 06, Sat Sep 07, Sun Sep 09, Tue Sep 09, Tue Sep 11, Thu Sep 12, Fri Sep 12, Fri Sep 12, Fri Sep 12, Fri Sep 13, Sat Sep 13, Sat Sep 13, Sat Sep 13, Sat Sep 14, Sun Sep 18, Thu Sep 19, Fri Sep 19, Fri Sep 19, Fri Sep 20, Sat

Vessel From/To REGATTA Sitka/Astoria STAR PRINCESS Ketchikan/San Francisco CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Skagway/Seattle RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS Skagway/Seattle SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Sitka/Astoria NORWEGIAN JEWEL Skagway/Seattle WESTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle GOLDEN PRINCESS Ketchikan/Seattle GRAND PRINCESS Skagway/Seattle NORWEGIAN PEARL Ketchikan/Seattle CELEBRITY CENTURY Skagway/San Francisco CARNIVAL MIRACLE Ketchikan/Seattle CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Skagway/Seattle GOLDEN PRINCESS Ketchikan/Seattle WESTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle NORWEGIAN JEWEL Skagway/Seattle AMSTERDAM Sitka/Seattle NORWEGIAN PEARL Ketchikan/Seattle GRAND PRINCESS Skagway/Seattle STAR PRINCESS Skagway/San Francisco CARNIVAL MIRACLE DISNEY WONDER Vancouver/San Diego CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Skagway/Seattle SILVER SHADOW Prince Rupert/Vancouver NORWEGIAN JEWEL Skagway/Seattle WESTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle GOLDEN PRINCESS Ketchikan/Seattle GRAND PRINCESS Skagway/Seattle NORWEGIAN PEARL Ketchikan/Seattle AMSTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle CELEBRITY CENTURY Skagway/San Francisco CROWN PRINCESS Vancouver/Seattle STAR PRINCESS Skagway/San Francisco GOLDEN PRINCESS Ketchikan/Seattle WESTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle NORWEGIAN JEWEL Skagway/Vancouver AMSTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle

Arr. 12:00 08:00 18:00 09:00 11:30 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 13:00 19:30 18:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 13:00 18:00 19:00 08:00 08:00 07:00 18:00 08:00 14:30 18:00 19:00 19:00 18:00 18:00 07:00 08:00 13:00 19:00 18:00 14:30 18:00

Dep. 18:00 18:00 23:59 18:00 17:30 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:00 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:00 23:59 23:59 18:00 17:00 15:00 23:59 18:00 21:30 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 23:59 17:00 22:00 23:00 23:59 23:59 21:30 23:59

Date Sep 20, Sat Sep 20, Sat Sep 21, Sun Sep 21, Sun Sep 22, Mon Sep 23, Tue Sep 25, Thu Sep 26, Fri Sep 29, Mon Oct 04, Sat Oct 06, Mon

Vessel From/To NORWEGIAN PEARL Ketchikan/Seattle GRAND PRINCESS Skagway/Seattle CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Sitka/Nanaimo SILVER SHADOW Prince Rupert/Astoria GOLDEN PRINCESS Vancouver/San Francisco GRAND PRINCESS Skagway ISLAND PRINCESS Vancouver/San Francisco WESTERDAM Ketchikan/Seattle STAR PRINCESS Ketchikan/San Francisco ZAANDAM ZAANDAM

Arr. 18:00 19:00 07:00 08:00 07:00 07:00 07:00 18:00 07:00 12:00 07:00

Dep. 23:59 23:59 17:00 15:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 23:59 14:00 23:00 13:00

Nanaimo Port Authority New Cruise Terminal Date Vessel May 16, Fri GRAND PRINCESS Sep 22, Mon CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

Arrival Departure From 10:00 23:59 Astoria 07:00 17:00 Victoria

Prince Rupert Port Authority Northland and Atlin Terminals Date Vessel May 26, Mon SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Jun 27, Fri SILVER SHADOW Jun 27, Fri CALEDONIAN SKY Jul 2, Wed REGATTA Jul 7, Mon SILVER SHADOW Jul 12, Sat REGATTA Jul 29, Tue REGATTA Sep 06, Sat SEA BIRD Sep 07, Sun SEA LION Sep 10, Wed SILVER SHADOW Sep 19, Fri SILVER SHADOW

Arrival Departure 13:00 21:00 08:00 17:00 07:00 13:00 08:00 17:00 10:00 18:00 08:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 13:00 07:00 13:00 09:00 18:00 09:00 18:00

VESSEL GUIDE Crystal Cruises www.crystalcruises.com

Crystal Symphony Inaugural cruise - 1995 Refurbished - 2012 LOA - 781’ / Draft - 24.9’ / Beam - 99’ Tonnage - 51,044 Passenger Decks - 8 Total staterooms - 461 Passenger capacity - 922 Total crew - 545

Disney Cruise Line www.disneycruise.com

Disney Wonder Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2009 LOA - 964’ / Draft - 25.3’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 83,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 877 Passenger capacity - 2,713 Total crew - 950

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises www.hl-cruises.com

Hanseatic Inaugural cruise - 1993 LOA - 402’9 Draft - 16.1 / Beam - 59.1’ Tonnage - 8,378 Passenger Decks - 6 Total staterooms - 88 Passenger capacity - 175 Total crew - 125

Vessel Guide Information provided is current at time of printing, for updated cruise schedule information, please visit: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority www.victoriaharbour.org Vancouver:

www.portmetrovancouver.com

Nanaimo: www.npa.ca Seattle: www.portseattle.org Prince Rupert: www.rupertport.com April 2014 BC Shipping News 27

2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver Canada Place / Ballantyne Pier

Date Vessel Apr 28, Mon CARNIVAL MIRACLE Apr 30, Wed VOLENDAM May 02, Fri GOLDEN PRINCESS May 02, Fri ZAANDAM May 03, Sat PACIFIC PRINCESS May 08, Thu CELEBRITY SOLSTICE May 08, Thu NORWEGIAN PEARL May 09, Fri STAR PRINCESS May 09, Fri ZAANDAM May 09, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS May 10, Sat CROWN PRINCESS May 10, Sat ZUIDERDAM May 11, Sun OOSTERDAM May 13, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS May 14, Wed VOLENDAM May 16, Fri RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS May 16, Fri ZAANDAM May 16, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS May 17, Sat CORAL PRINCESS May 17, Sat AMSTERDAM

Berth Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place West Ballantine East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place North

Arr. Dep. 08:00 16:00 08:00 17:00 07:30 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00

Date Vessel May 17, Sat ZUIDERDAM May 17, Sat GRAND PRINCESS May 18, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY May 18, Sun STATENDAM May 19, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN May 20, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS May 21, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS May 21, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR May 21, Wed VOLENDAM May 22, Thu SILVER SHADOW May 23, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM May 23, Fri ZAANDAM May 24, Sat CROWN PRINCESS May 24, Sat ZUIDERDAM May 24, Sat DISNEY WONDER May 25, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY May 25, Sun OOSTERDAM May 26, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN May 27, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS May 27, Tue REGATTA

Berth Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place North

Arr. Dep. 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 15:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 12:00

VESSEL GUIDE Holland America Line www.hollandamerica.com

Amsterdam Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 780’ / Draft - 27’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 62,735 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 690 Passenger capacity - 1,380 Total crew - 615

Westerdam Inaugural cruise - 2004 / Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 82,348 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 958 Passenger capacity - 1,916 Total crew - 817 WITH SCRUBBER TECHNOLOGY

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Oosterdam Inaugural cruise - 2003 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 82,305 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 958 Passenger capacity - 1,916 Total crew - 817

Zaandam Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 781’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 61,396 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 716 Passenger capacity - 1,432 Total crew - 615

Statendam Inaugural cruise - 1993 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 719’ / Draft - 25’ / Beam - 101’ Tonnage - 55,819 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 630 Passenger capacity - 1,260 Total crew - 580

Zuiderdam Inaugural cruise - 2002 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 82,305 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 958 Passenger capacity - 1,916 Total crew - 817

Volendam Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 781’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 61,214 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 716 Passenger capacity - 1,432 Total crew - 615

Noble Caledonia www.noble-caledonia.co.uk Caledonian Sky Inaugural cruise - 1991 / Refurbished - 2012 LOA - 297.3’ / Draft - 13.8’ / Beam - 50.2’ Tonnage - 4,200 Passenger Decks - 5 / Total staterooms - 57 Passenger capacity - 114 Total crew - 100

2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver Canada Place / Ballantyne Pier

Date Vessel May 28, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR May 28, Wed VOLENDAM May 30, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS May 30, Fri ZAANDAM May 31, Sat CORAL PRINCESS May 31, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jun 01, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jun 01, Sun STATENDAM Jun 02, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jun 03, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jun 04, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Jun 04, Wed VOLENDAM Jun 05, Thu SILVER SHADOW Jun 06, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Jun 06, Fri ZAANDAM Jun 07, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Jun 07, Satt REGATTA Jun 07, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jun 08, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jun 08, Sun OOSTERDAM

Berth Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West

Arr. Dep. 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 09:00 18:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00

Date Vessel Jun 09, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Jun 09, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jun 10, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jun 11, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Jun 11, Wed VOLENDAM Jun 13, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Jun 13, Fri ZAANDAM Jun 14, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Jun 14, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jun 15, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jun 15, Sun STATENDAM Jun 16, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jun 17, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jun 18, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Jun 18, Wed VOLENDAM Jun 19, Thu SILVER SHADOW Jun 20, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Jun 20, Fri ZAANDAM Jun 21, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Jun 21, Sat ZUIDERDAM

Berth Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West

Arr. Dep. 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00

VESSEL GUIDE Norwegian Cruise Line

Linblad Expeditions www.expeditions.com

National Geographic Sea Bird Inaugural cruise - 1982 LOA - 164’ / Draft - 10.8’ / Beam - 32.8’ Tonnage - 630 Passenger Decks - 3 Total staterooms - 31 Passenger capacity - 62

National Geographic Sea Lion Inaugural cruise - 2001 LOA - 164’ / Draft - 10.8’ / Beam - 32.8’ Tonnage - 630 Passenger Decks - 3 Total staterooms - 31 Passenger capacity - 62

www.ncl.com

Norwegian Jewel Inaugural cruise - 2005 LOA - 965’ Draft - 28’ / Beam - 105’ Tonnage - 93,502 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,188 Passenger capacity - 2,376 Total crew - 1,100

Oceania Cruises www.princess.com Regatta Inaugural cruise - 1998 / Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 593.7’ / Draft - 19.5’ / Beam - 83.5’ Tonnage - 30,277 Passenger Decks - 9 / Total staterooms - 342 Passenger capacity - 684 Total crew - 400

Norwegian Pearl Inaugural cruise - 2006 LOA - 965’ Draft - 27’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 93,000 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,195 Passenger capacity - 2,394 Total crew - 1,084

Norwegian Sun Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 848’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 108’ Tonnage - 78,309 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 968 Passenger capacity - 1,936 Total crew - 916

Royal Caribbean www.royalcaribbean.com Rhapsody of the Seas Radiance of the Seas Inaugural cruise - 2001 / Refurbished - 2006 LOA - 962’ / Draft - 28’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 90,090 Passenger Decks - 12 / Total staterooms - 1,056 Passenger capacity - 2,112 Total crew - 857

Inaugural cruise - 1997 / Refurbished - 2002 LOA - 915’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 78,491 Passenger Decks - 11 / Total staterooms - 999 Passenger capacity - 1,998 Total crew - 765

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2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver Canada Place / Ballantyne Pier Date Vessel Jun 22, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jun 22, Sun OOSTERDAM Jun 23, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Jun 23, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jun 24, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jun 25, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Jun 25, Wed VOLENDAM Jun 27, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Jun 27, Fri ZAANDAM Jun 28, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Jun 28, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jun 29, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jun 29, Sun STATENDAM Jun 30, Mon CALEDONIAN SKY Jun 30, Mon SILVER SHADOW Jun 30, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jul 01, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jul 02, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Jul 02, Wed VOLENDAM Jul 04, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Jul 04, Fri ZAANDAM Jul 05, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Jul 05, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jul 06, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jul 06, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 07, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Jul 07, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jul 08, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jul 09, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Jul 09, Wed VOLENDAM Jul 10, Thu SILVER SHADOW Jul 11, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Jul 11, Fri ZAANDAM Jul 12, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Jul 12, Sat HANSEATIC Jul 12, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jul 13, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jul 13, Sun HANSEATIC Jul 13, Sun STATENDAM Jul 14, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jul 15, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS

Berth Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East

Arr. Dep. 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 19:00 07:00 18:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 20:00 23:59 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 00:01 23:59 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00

Date Vessel Jul 16, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Jul 16, Wed VOLENDAM Jul 18, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Jul 18, Fri ZAANDAM Jul 19, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Jul 19, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jul 20, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jul 20, Sun OOSTERDAM Jul 21, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Jul 21, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jul 22, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jul 23, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Jul 23, Wed VOLENDAM Jul 24, Thu SILVER SHADOW Jul 25, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Jul 25, Fri ZAANDAM Jul 26, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Jul 26, Sat ZUIDERDAM Jul 27, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Jul 27, Sun STATENDAM Jul 28, Mon DISNEY WONDER Jul 29, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Jul 30, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Jul 30, Wed VOLENDAM Aug 01, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Aug 01, Fri ZAANDAM Aug 02, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Aug 02, Sat ZUIDERDAM Aug 03, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Aug 03, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 04, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Aug 04, Mon DISNEY WONDER Aug 05, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Aug 06, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Aug 06, Wed VOLENDAM Aug 07, Thu SILVER SHADOW Aug 08, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Aug 08, Fri ZAANDAM Aug 09, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Aug 09, Sat ZUIDERDAM Aug 10, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY

Berth Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East

Arr. Dep. 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30

VESSEL GUIDE Princess Cruises www.princess.com

Coral Princess

Crown Princess

Golden Princess

Grand Princess

Inaugural cruise - 2003 / Refurbished - 2013 LOA - 965’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 91,627 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,000 Passenger capacity - 1,974 Total crew - 895

Inaugural cruise - 2006 / Refurbished - 2008 LOA - 952’ / Draft - 27.9’ / Beam - 159’ Tonnage - 113,561 Passenger Decks - 15 Total staterooms - 1,541 Passenger capacity - 3,082 Total crew - 1,200

Inaugural cruise - 2001 / Refurbished - 2012 LOA - 950’ / Draft - 26’.2 / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 108,865 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,318 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,100

Inaugural cruise - 1998 / Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 949’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 107,517 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,301 Passenger capacity - 2,600 / Total crew - 1,150 WITH SCRUBBER TECHNOLOGY

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2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver

Canada Place / Ballantyne Pier Date Vessel Aug 10, Sun REGATTA Aug 10, Sun STATENDAM Aug 11, Mon DISNEY WONDER Aug 12, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Aug 13, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Aug 13, Wed VOLENDAM Aug 15, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Aug 15, Fri ZAANDAM Aug 16, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Aug 16, Sat ZUIDERDAM Aug 17, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Aug 17, Sun OOSTERDAM Aug 18, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Aug 18, Mon DISNEY WONDER Aug 19, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Aug 19, Sun REGATTA Aug 20, Wed SEVEN SEAS NAVIGATOR Aug 20, Wed VOLENDAM Aug 21, Thu SILVER SHADOW Aug 22, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Aug 22, Fri ZAANDAM Aug 23, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Aug 23, Sat ZUIDERDAM Aug 24, Sun CELEBRITY CENTURY Aug 24, Sun STATENDAM Aug 25, Mon DISNEY WONDER Aug 26, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Aug 27, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Aug 27, Wed VOLENDAM Aug 29, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Aug 29, Fri ZAANDAM Aug 30, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Aug 30, Sat ZUIDERDAM Aug 31, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 01, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Sep 01, Mon DISNEY WONDER Sep 02, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Sep 03, Wed VOLENDAM Sep 04, Thu SILVER SHADOW Sep 05, Fri RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS Sep 05, Fri ZAANDAM

Berth Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place East Canada Place West

Arr. Dep. 07:00 18:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 18:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 08:00 18:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00

Date Vessel Sep 05, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Sep 06, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Sep 06, Sat ZUIDERDAM Sep 07, Sun STATENDAM Sep 08, Mon DISNEY WONDER Sep 09, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Sep 10, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Sep 10, Wed VOLENDAM Sep 12, Fri CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM Sep 12, Fri ZAANDAM Sep 12, Fri RADIANCE OF THE SEAS Sep 13, Sat CROWN PRINCESS Sep 13, Sat SILVER SHADOW Sep 13, Sat ZUIDERDAM Sep 14, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 15, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Sep 16, Tue PACIFIC PRINCESS Sep 17, Wed VOLENDAM Sep 18, Thu CARNIVAL MIRACLE Sep 19, Fri ZAANDAM Sep 20, Sat CORAL PRINCESS Sep 20, Sat ZUIDERDAM Sep 20, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL Sep 21, Sun GOLDEN PRINCESS Sep 21, Sun STATENDAM Sep 21, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 22, Mon GRAND PRINCESS Sep 22, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Sep 23, Tue CELEBRITY SOLSTICE Sep 24, Wed ISLAND PRINCESS Sep 24, Wed VOLENDAM Sep 27, Sat ZUIDERDAM Sep 28, Sun OOSTERDAM Sep 28, Sun STATENDAM Sep 28, Sun WESTERDAM Sep 28, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL Sep 29, Mon NORWEGIAN SUN Oct 02, Thu GRAND PRINCESS Oct 06, Mon ZAANDAM Oct 17, Fri GRAND PRINCESS

Berth Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place North Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place West Canada Place North Canada Place West Ballantyne East Canada Place East Canada Place East Canada Place West Canada Place East

Arr. Dep. 07:00 16:30 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 08:00 18:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 15:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:30 16:30 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:30 07:00 16:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 17:00 07:00 16:00 07:00 16:00 07:30 16:00 07:00 23:59 07:00 16:30

VESSEL GUIDE Princess Cruises www.princess.com

Island Princess

Pacific Princess

Sapphire Princess

Star Princess

Inaugural cruise - 2003 / Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 964’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 204’ Tonnage - 92,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 987 Passenger capacity - 1,974 Total crew - 900

Inaugural cruise - 1999 / Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 592’ / Draft - 19’ / Beam - 83.6’ Tonnage - 30,277 Passenger Decks -11 Total staterooms - 338 Passenger capacity - 672 Total crew - 375

Inaugural cruise - 2004 / Refurbished - 2012 LOA - 952’ / Draft - 27’ / Beam - 121’ Tonnage - 115,875 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,337 Passenger capacity - 2,670 Total crew - 1,100

Inaugural cruise - 2002 / Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 951’ / Draft - 27.7’ / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 108,977 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,297 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,100

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2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Seattle

Pier 91 / Pier 66 Date May 01, Wed May 05, Sun May 07, Tue May 11, Sat May 11, Sat May 12, Sun May 12, Sun May 14, Tue May 15, Wed May 16, Thu May 17, Fri May 18, Sat May 18, Sat May 18, Sat May 19, Sun May 19, Sun May 19, Sun May 21, Tue May 23, Thu May 24, Fri May 25, Sat May 25, Sat May 25, Sat May 26, Sun May 26, Sun May 26, Sun May 28, Tue May 31, Fri May 31, Fri Jun 01, Sat Jun 01, Sat Jun 01, Sat Jun 02, Sun Jun 02, Sun Jun 02, Sun Jun 04, Tue Jun 04, Tue Jun 07, Fri Jun 07, Fri Jun 08, Sat Jun 08, Sat Jun 08, Sat

Vessel CRYSTAL SYMPHONY OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE SAPPHIRE PRINCESS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM

Terminal P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 T91 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91

Date Jun 09, Sun Jun 09, Sun Jun 09, Sun Jun 11, Tue Jun 14, Fri Jun 14, Fri Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 15, Sat Jun 16, Sun Jun 16, Sun Jun 16, Sun Jun 18, Tue Jun 18, Tue Jun 21, Fri Jun 21, Fri Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 22, Sat Jun 23, Sun Jun 23, Sun Jun 23, Sun Jun 25, Tue Jun 28, Fri Jun 28, Fri Jun 28, Fri Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 29, Sat Jun 30, Sun Jun 30, Sun Jun 30, Sun Jul 02, Tue Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 05, Fri Jul 06, Sat Jul 06, Sat Jul 06, Sat Jul 07, Sun Jul 07, Sun Jul 07, Sun

Vessel GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE REGATTA RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE REGATTA RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM

VESSEL GUIDE Regent Seven Seas www.rssc.com

Seven Seas Navigator Inaugural cruise - 1999 / Refurbished - 2012 LOA - 560’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 81’ Tonnage - 28,550 Passenger Decks - 8 / Total staterooms - 245 Passenger capacity - 490 Total crew - 345

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Silversea Cruises www.silversea.com

Silver Shadow Inaugural cruise - 2000 / Refurbished 2011 LOA - 610’ / Draft - 19.8’ / Beam - 81.8’ Tonnage - 28,258 Passenger Decks - 7 / Total staterooms - 194 Passenger capacity - 382 Total crew - 302

Terminal T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91

Date Jul 09, Tue Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 12, Fri Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 13, Sat Jul 14, Sun Jul 14, Sun Jul 14, Sun Jul 16, Tue Jul 19, Fri Jul 19, Fri Jul 20, Sat Jul 20, Sat Jul 20, Sat Jul 21, Sun Jul 21, Sun Jul 21, Sun Jul 22, Mon Jul 23, Tue Jul 26, Fri Jul 26, Fri Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 27, Sat Jul 28, Sun Jul 28, Sun Jul 28, Sun Jul 30, Tue Aug 02, Fri Aug 02, Fri May 3, Sat May 3, Sat May 6, Tue May 10, Sat May 10, Sat May 10, Sat May 13, Tue May 16, Fri May 16, Fri May 17, Sat May 17, Sat May 17, Sat May 18, Sun May 18, Sun May 18, Sun May 20, Tue May 23, Fri May 23, Fri May 24, Sat May 24, Sat May 24, Sat May 25, Sun May 25, Sun May 27, Tue May 30, Fri May 30, Fri May 31, Sat May 31, Sat May 31, Sat Jun 1, Sun Jun 1, Sun Jun 1, Sun Jun 3, Tue

Vessel CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE REGATTA RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN JEWEL STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL OOSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE OOSTERDAM WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY CENTURY CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE

Terminal T91 T91 P66 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 P66 T91 T91 T91 T91 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91

2014 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port of Seattle

Pier 91 / Pier 66 (*Denotes Seattle Port of call) Date Jun 6, Fri Jun 6, Fri Jun 7, Sat Jun 7, Sat Jun 7, Sat Jun 8, Sun Jun 8, Sun Jun 8, Sun Jun 10, Tue Jun 13, Fri Jun 13, Fri Jun 14, Sat Jun 14, Sat Jun 14, Sat Jun 15, Sun Jun 15, Sun Jun 15, Sun Jun 17, Tue Jun 17, Tue Jun 20, Fri Jun 20, Fri Jun 21, Sat Jun 21, Sat Jun 21, Sat Jun 22, Sun Jun 22, Sun Jun 22, Sun Jun 24, Tue Jun 27, Fri Jun 27, Fri Jun 27, Fri Jun 28, Sat Jun 28, Sat Jun 28, Sat Jun 29, Sun Jun 29, Sun Jul 1, Tue Jul 4, Fri Jul 4, Fri Jul 5, Sat Jul 5, Sat Jul 5, Sat Jul 6, Sun Jul 6, Sun Jul 6, Sun Jul 7, Mon Jul 8, Tue Jul 11, Fri Jul 11, Fri Jul 12, Sat Jul 12, Sat Jul 12, Sat Jul 13, Sun Jul 13, Sun Jul 13, Sun Jul 14, Mon Jul 15, Tue Jul 18, Fri Jul 18, Fri Jul 19, Sat Jul 19, Sat Jul 19, Sat Jul 20, Sun Jul 20, Sun Jul 20, Sun

Vessel RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM REGATTA CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM GRAND PRINCESS

Terminal 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91

Date Jul 22, Tue Jul 24, Thu Jul 25, Fri Jul 25, Fri Jul 26, Sat Jul 26, Sat Jul 26, Sat Jul 27, Sun Jul 27, Sun Jul 27, Sun Jul 29, Tue Jul 31, Thu Aug 1, Fri Aug 1, Fri Aug 2, Sat Aug 2, Sat Aug 2, Sat Aug 3, Sun Aug 3, Sun Aug 5, Tue Aug 8, Fri Aug 8, Fri Aug 9, Sat Aug 9, Sat Aug 9, Sat Aug 10, Sun Aug 10, Sun Aug 10, Sun Aug 12, Tue Aug 15, Fri Aug 15, Fri Aug 16, Sat Aug 16, Sat Aug 16, Sat Aug 17, Sun Aug 17, Sun Aug 17, Sun Aug 19, Tue Aug 22, Fri Aug 22, Fri

Vessel CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

Terminal 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91

Aug 23, Sat Date Aug 23, Sat Aug 23, Sat Aug 24, Sun Aug 24, Sun Aug 24, Sun Aug 26, Tue Aug 29, Fri Aug 29, Fri Aug 30, Sat Aug 30, Sat Aug 30, Sat Aug 31, Sun Aug 31, Sun Sep 2, Tue Sep 5, Fri Sep 6, Sat Sep 6, Sat Sep 6, Sat Sep 7, Sun Sep 7, Sun Sep 7, Sun Sep 10, Wed Sep 12, Fri Sep 13, Sat Sep 13, Sat Sep 13, Sat Sep 14, Sun Sep 14, Sun Sep 14, Sun Sep 15, Mon Sep 20, Sat Sep 20, Sat Sep 21, Sun Sep 21, Sun Sep 21, Sun Sep 27, Sat Sep 29, Mon Sep 29, Mon Sep 30, Tue

WESTERDAM Vessel GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE RHAPSODY OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM CARNIVAL MIRACLE CELEBRITY SOLSTICE WESTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL GOLDEN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS AMSTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS WESTERDAM GOLDEN PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL GRAND PRINCESS WESTERDAM OOSTERDAM STATENDAM NORWEGIAN SUN

91 Terminal 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 66 91 66 91 91 66 91 91 91 66 91 91 91 91 66

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CARGO LOGISTICS CRUISE INDUSTRY

British Columbia’s cruise industry cluster

By Darryl Anderson

Managing Director, Wave Point Consulting Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions in a

T

he notion and importance of freight gateways is firmly integrated into British Columbia’s economic and political thinking and today it functions as a cornerstone of our international trade and transportation policies. This is demonstrated by the fact that the BC Jobs Plan includes the Pacific Gateway transportation strategy objective for Vancouver to become a maritime centre of excellence.

Yet, what may be lacking is an economic framework for how to achieve this goal.

This article will introduce the concept of maritime business clusters and use examples from B.C.’s cruise sector to illustrate the extent of local industrial linkages and the magnitude of the business-to-business economic contribution to our communities. It will also show how innovation within this cluster is contributing to sustainable shipping on our coast.

Maritime clusters

Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, service providers, and associated institutions in a particular field that are present in a region. Clusters arise because they increase the productivity with which companies can compete.

The concept of business clusters has been widely used in the context of economic and competitiveness policies for maritime-related activities in European countries, reports the 2010 working paper The Economic Significance of Maritime Clusters.

Most notably, the Friuli Venezia Giulia cruise industry cluster in Italy has 400 members. Their membership includes representatives from chambers of commerce, shipyards, sub-contractors, suppliers, cruise tourism destination development organizations, naval engineers, vocational training institutes, among others.

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particular field that are present in a region.

Cruise Industry Association of BC

Compared to the Italian example, British Columbia does not have as fully developed a cruise industry cluster strategy. Yet, there has been a group of operationally minded individuals who have been working to advance the collective interests of B.C.’s cruise sector since 1986.

The Cruise Industry Association of BC (CIABC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting British Columbia as a leading destination and supplier of services and products to the cruise industry. Members range in size from small, owner-operated companies to large, multi-national corporations and their membership includes business services, crew, medical and transportation services, cruise line agents, electronics suppliers, port authorities, tourism services, ship chandler and supplies, ship services and repair and stevedoring firms.

An ongoing challenge for the CIABC has been the organization’s ability to remain as the focal point of the region’s cruise industry. This is primarily due to the time commitments of members from the many small and medium-sized businesses that make up the organization.

Nevertheless, the CIABC “is blessed with very talented people,” said Mary-Ann Isinger, CIABC vice chair.

The CIABC, in recent discussions with the Cruise British Columbia Association, explored the possibility of combining efforts to make the organization more effective. Ms. Isinger stated: “Greater exposure to government information and policies would benefit CIABC members.”

Time will tell if the recent discussions with Cruise BC will lead to any structural changes with the CIABC, but more

immediate efforts saw the two organizations jointly exhibiting at Cruise Shipping Miami in March 2014, the cruise industry’s premier global event.

James Collins, Environmental, Health and Safety Manager for Tymac Launch Service Ltd. stressed the importance of working together to develop B.C.’s cruise industry cluster. “The CIABC is working with Cruise BC to jointly market the province as a distinct destination,” he said. A tangible example of this cooperative effort was the unveiling of a new trade show booth that featured an updated aesthetic giving members greater exposure and networking opportunities.

The booth also served as the platform where the two organizations co-hosted a business-to-business reception that featured B.C. food and wine products, creating a warm, welcoming environment that proved to be a highly desirable place to strengthen existing business relationships and make new contacts.

Cruise homeport activity

Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) officials forecast 244 cruise ship visits this year.

The vast majority of these vessels will use Vancouver as their seasonal homeport and as such, will be used by cruise lines to load supplies and solicit services like maintenance and repair. The cruise industry generated $190 million in local businessto-consumer sales as a result of passenger and crew expenditures. However, nearly $416 million was spent in the business-tobusiness sphere in 2012. The local industrial sectors where the greatest economic linkages occurred as a result of cruise line purchasing were administrative and professional services, other operating

CRUISE INDUSTRY expenses, transportation and warehousing, food and beverage, fuel, travel agent commissions, vessel maintenance and repair/machinery and equipment.

Passenger safety and the protection of the coastal marine environment while ships transit Canada’s Inside Passage account for a significant portion of the professional services purchased by the cruise lines. Yet, the important work of dedicated and highly skilled marine pilots is often invisible to the general public. Bruce Chadwick, Director of Finance for the Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA), advised that annually, his organization conducts about 856 cruise related pilotage assignments. These assignments account for about seven per cent of the PPA’s total workload and generate about 16,000 estimated annual billable hours for members of the British Columbia Coast Pilots who are on board the ships when they are in prescribed coastal waters.

A cruise ship alongside a berth in Vancouver harbour is the most visible indicator of the industry’s impact on the local economy where crowds of tourists are disembarking and embarking. Expertly overseeing the stevedoring activity is Cerescorp Company (Ceres). Ceres has a long-term cruise ship service and terminal management agreement for the PMV’s Canada Place and Ballantyne Pier cruise terminals. The relationship commenced with the 2006 cruise season and was Ceres’ first major cruise terminal operation.

Ceres Vancouver has eight full time and six seasonal staff involved with cruise shipping, yet local employment impacts extend beyond the individuals employed directly by their firm and include members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Ian Nichol, Manager of Dispatch at the BC Maritime Employers Association estimates that total cruise hours worked in 2013 (excluding DPW Nanaimo coastwise) were 118,305, up from 99,825 hours in 2012.

Innovative companies in B.C.’s cruise industry cluster are also making a significant contribution to local environmental and sustainability efforts. While it is currently fashionable for some pundits to decry port infrastructure investment as having a negative environmental impact, a closer look often reveals a different picture.

Tymac Launch Service Ltd. provides comprehensive waste services (garbage, recycling, hazardous waste) to PMV’s cruise ship traffic. On a typical year, the

company will handle about 17 regular ships and a handful of one-time ship visits for about 232 cruise ship calls in total.

During a homeport call, there are at least five Tyamc employees handling each ship visit: a tug-master, a deckhand, two yard workers, a couple of truck drivers, and an administrator.

James Collins, Environmental, Health and Safety Manager at Tymac, noted that in 1991, Tymac installed a barge ramp at their facility and as a result, the company has been able use their barges to segregate a variety of waste product streams (solids such as electronics, batteries, metal, etc.). In addition to their barge operation, Tymac may also send one of their B Train tanker trucks out to the PMV dock to handle liquid products that may not fit with regular disposal methods.

Last year, Tymac began to pro-actively prepare the cruise lines for changes that would be occurring in local waste handling. Metro Vancouver, which manages waste for the region, made a policy decision to ban organic materials (including food scraps) from all sources starting in 2015. “Tymac implemented a program to separate compost on board vessels,” noted Collins. Cruise lines that participated in the introduction of Tymac’s pilot program in 2013 included Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean and Collins expects that the majority of cruise lines will be involved in the program in 2014.

Port-of-call cruise activity

Participants in B.C.’s cruise industry cluster are not limited to Vancouver.

Rebecca Penz, Manager, Stakeholder Engagement & First Nations Initiatives for the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) forecasts 214 ship visits in 2014.

The 2013 report, The Economic Contribution of Cruise Tourism in Victoria 2012, revealed that cruise lines spent an estimated $15.6 million with businesses in Victoria and the surrounding region in direct support of cruise calls in Victoria and Victoria Shipyards. Expenditures by the cruise lines for port and navigation fees accounted for 46 per cent of their total spending. These included passenger and vessel-based fees charged by the port for berthage, Transport Canada harbour dues and pilotage. Another $1.8 million was spent for port-based services such as waste removal, stevedoring and related activities.

In 2012, Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards had eight cruise ship repair projects resulting in a local expenditure of $6.25 million. A December 2013 Victoria News article with Victoria Shipyards’ Vice President and General Manager Malcolm Barker provided further insight on the company’s deep cruise sector experience.

Having had a relationship with Princess Cruises since the 1970s, Mr. Barker said that going forward, “the company will be doing projects on the Grand Princess at various points over the next six to seven years.” These projects are expected to provide work for up to 400 shipyard workers.

Victoria Shipyards has already received inquiries about doing major refit work on two other cruise ships for 2014 and more for 2015.

A number of Victoria companies also make a significant contribution to sustainable cruise shipping. For example, Tervita Corporation is involved in offering bunker sludge, oily water processing services and the management of hazardous and solid waste streams. Tervita was also the first Canadian company to offer land-based “live-load” service. With this system, all recyclables, compostables, and solid waste is transported on enclosed trailers. One trailer can hold the waste generated by one ship and virtually eliminates the need to utilize conventional garbage bins. An added benefit is the reduction of traffic by a factor of at least four trips, according to Peter Lehmann, Senior Service Manager Marine and Past President CIABC.

Conclusion

BC Shipping News readers will no doubt watch with interest for any future developments from the CIABC. The promotion and development of B.C.’s cruise industry cluster ought be an important economic priority for governments, companies and academic institutions and not just for those in the maritime sector.

This article also raises the question of whether the benefits of a maritime cluster approach to sustainable development in B.C. would complement the work of the ongoing gateway infrastructure initiative and help us reach the goal of Vancouver becoming a maritime centre of excellence.

Darryl Anderson is a strategy, trade development, logistics and transportation consultant. His blog Shipper matters focuses exclusively on maritime transportation and policy issues. http://wavepointconsulting.ca/ shipping-matters.

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PROJECT UPDATES Rocky waters continue to shake Watson Island Development

By Ray Dykes

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wo deep-sea terminal projects in British Columbia are still intent on making it happen in Campbell River and Prince Rupert, but their journeys to start up couldn’t be more different.

Here’s an update on these two projects and several other developments in British Columbia waters which we have featured in past articles.

Watson Island Development

In Prince Rupert, where the Watson Island Development — the old Skeena Cellulose pulp mill site — was to have been sold by the city for $5 million to Vancouver-based Colonial Coal International and still might be, the Watson Island Development Company, or WatCo, was unable to complete its exclusivity deadline by January 31, 2014.

That’s the word from Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem who says that exclusivity agreement has now expired and the municipality “is open for offers from interested parties”.

Some three or four parties, including WatCo, are still in the mix but the Mayor says “WatCo can continue to work on their development plan and still make an offer.”

After a series of legal wrangles with the previous owners, Sun Wave, were settled out of court, the Mayor says the municipality has a duty to sell the land and get it back on the tax roll.

“The news is that we are moving forward,” adds Mayor Mussallem. “This is the only property available that has road, rail and water access and a dock that can handle vessels up to 50,000 deadweight tonnes.”

The founder of Colonial Coal, its President & CEO, David Austin, says the WatCo proposed purchase is awaiting a response from the municipality and 36 BC Shipping News April 2014

Here’s an update on these two projects and several other developments in British Columbia waters which we have featured in past articles.

he feels his subsidiary company is “still No. 1” among potential deep-sea port developers of Watson Island.

Austin, an experienced terminal operator, says he has visions of WatCo developing a multi-purpose facility on the site as the terminal will be attractive to much more than just coal. Initially, the aim was to ship coal through the revamped facility from Colonial’s flagship Huguenot property in the Tumbler Ridge area, which is expected to be in production by 2018.

Meanwhile, the Mayor says the former owner is continuing to remove equipment as site rehabilitation continues and he expects the province will be involved in the clean-up of pulp mill chemical residue.

Campbell River progress

In Campbell River, where a liquefied natural gas plant and deep-sea terminal are being seriously considered for the old Elk Falls pulp mill site north of the city, Quicksilver Resources Canada continues to move forward.

“There are no show stoppers, is the best way to describe it,” says Walt Madro, Managing Director of LNG, for the Canadian subsidiary of the Texas-based Quicksilver company.

Quicksilver bought the industrial site in May 2013, for $8.6 million from Catalyst Paper and Madro says there is “lots of stakeholder interest” and an evolving group of potential partners.

“We have completed Stage II of our environmental work and we are delighted

with the findings,” he adds. “Former owners Catalyst did a marvelous job managing the site from an environmental point of view.”

Madro says a likely start-up date for a new LNG plant and related marine facilities is 2021, “but there is a lot of flexibility around that date with some partners hoping it will come on sooner.”

Ridley Terminals Inc. sale...not yet

It has been well over a year since the Federal Government announced the sale of the crown jewel, Ridley Terminals Inc., in the Port of Prince Rupert, and so far there has still to be a call for bids from interested parties.

There are names being freely bandied about of current terminal operators interested in the purchase such as Kinder Morgan, but nothing has been confirmed. There is also talk of other conglomerates keen to get a piece of the Ridley action, plus an international name or two and reports of key interested parties visiting the terminal. There’s even talk of combining Ridley and the potential nearby Watson Island Development (see story above) into one multi-purpose facility already served by road, rail and water.

Officially, from Ottawa, the Ministry of Finance, which is divesting the crownheld property, says the Government is continuing its preparations and “will provide updates on its planned asset sales as appropriate in coming months.”

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The Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV) has been appointed as agent of the Government and is handling inquiries from parties interested in the 140-acre plus terminal, which is currently completing a doubling in capacity from 12 to 24 million tonnes per year.

As expected “CDEV will launch the bidding process when preparations for the sale have been completed.”

One of the key terms of the eventual sale is that the buyer will “operate the terminal on a long-term sustainable basis, and with open access.” The issue of open access — the coal export terminal currently ships from the northeast fields and as far away as Alberta and Wyoming – has some shippers worried that they won’t get a fair crack at shipping contract bookings.

One other aspect of any sale is that it will also need to meet the tests of the Competition Act as well as be consistent with the principles of the Investment Canada Act for foreign bidders.

“Furthermore, the Government of Canada has indicated to CDEV that controlling interests in Ridley Terminals

The Ridley Island Industrial Site (at right), at the Port of Prince Rupert, will be ringed by a road, rail and utility corridor that links proposed terminal developments to existing rail and port infrastructure. will not be sold to any state-owned enterprise controlled by non-Canadian governments,” I was told from the Finance Minister’s office.

And to think that not so many years ago, Ridley failed to ship a single tonne of coal one year and was a money-losing proposition for the Feds for several years.

Now, it is running flat out and making

money. Not a bad time to sell given the consistent recent profits, the installation of new twin dumpers in 2011, delivery of a third stacker-reclaimer, the clearing of 44 additional acres for development, additional conveyors, and the upgrade of nearly 14 kilometres of rail infrastructure.

Not surprisingly, the $200 million price tag for the “capacity realization project”

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PROJECT UPDATES Photos courtesy Daigle Welding & Marine

Construction is well underway at Daigle Welding & Marine for two new harbour patrol boats ordered by Port Metro Vancouver. The vessels will be powered by twin Volvo Penta D0-500 engines with an expected speed of up to 30 knots. due to be completed by the end of the year is being funded entirely by revenue from operations.

Island Ferries still motoring on

When I last wrote of the Island Ferries proposal for a fast passenger service between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver in December 2013, the $63.5 million project was still amassing its much-needed equity.

And in a nutshell, it still is, according to Captain David Marshall, Marine Operations Director for Island Ferry Services. There are no vessels yet in sight,

although Island Ferries still has lease or purchase options on two Damen Fast Ferry 4212 models to be known as Island Tenacity and Island Friendship. They are fast (reaching 40 knots in 51 seconds from standstill) and seem ideally suited to the dead-head infested waters of Georgia Strait. And…they are also still tied up in Singapore.

“We are still a green light,” says Marshall. “We are committed to this. We know the interest is there and the market is there.”

While Island Ferries is working hard “to close equity”, the initial service plans

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call for a temporary passenger facility using municipally-owned land known as the Wellcox Railyard Property and a barge that will see the two vessels tie up to it until something more permanent can be built. The City of Nanaimo is considering leasing out the lands and Marshall says the situation “should be resolved within the next month or so.”

Thoughts of using the new and so far not heavily used Nanaimo Cruise Ship Terminal nearby haven’t gone anywhere and no talks are scheduled between Island Ferries and the Nanaimo Port Authority although there still could be some willingness.

NPA CEO Bernie Dumas isn’t sure whether Island Ferries is still interested in the port authority’s infrastructure but says he is still open to the idea. “We want to assist in any way to get this off the ground,” he says of the new fast ferry service.

Just when that service will begin — it will be the fourth time lucky if it does for the much-beaten believers in Nanaimo and its burgeoning tourism industry — depends largely on getting the equity in place. Current plans have sea trials in the late spring and the first revenue earning sailing by July, says Marshall.

New harbour patrol boats

They’re happy in Campbell River these days where the aluminum boat builder Daigle Welding & Marine has landed its largest contract ever, although just how big that might be hasn’t been disclosed.

Construction is well under way on two so-far unnamed harbour patrol vessels for Port Metro Vancouver — in fact the port didn’t announce the contract until it was half-way through because of difficulties 38 BC Shipping News April 2014

PROJECT UPDATES For Daigle, the twin contract comes after successfully completing a similar harbour patrol vessel, the NPA Osprey, for the Nanaimo Port Authority in 2012. getting the key parties together for a ceremony.

That was eventually held on January 10, 2014 and the speedy 43-foot long vessels could be delivered sometime this May. For Daigle, the twin contract comes after successfully completing a similar harbour patrol vessel, the NPA Osprey, for the Nanaimo Port Authority in May, 2012. The Vancouver versions, according to Sean Baxter, PMV’s Marine Operations & Dredging Co-ordinator, are about four feet longer and feature a similar stern but a more robust transom. The boats, each powered by twin Volvo Penta D9-500 engines, will skip along at about 30 knots, although speeds will be confirmed in sea trials likely in April.

One of the patrol boats will become a regular feature on the Fraser River roaming as far as Roberts Bank and will be stationed at Annacis Island, while the sister

vessel will patrol in Vancouver Harbour from the Main Street Dock.

And while he wouldn’t name a price for the value of the twin-vessel contract, Baxter “they are on time and on budget.”

No one was more chuffed at a Campbell River boat yard winning the contract in a fair and open bidding competition than Port Metro Vancouver’s Vice President of Planning & Operations, Pete Xotta, who attended the announcement ceremony and noted, “I grew up here and it’s great to see a local company building these vessels.”

A number of local suppliers are also playing a role in the construction of the two patrol vessels, including North Vancouver’s Jastram Engineering Ltd. (complete steering gear and control system) and Osborne Propellers. Osborne will be providing semi- custom-designed propellers modified for heavier leading and trailing edges and better able to withstand impacts from floating debris.

The vessels will also have advanced combustion systems which will, among other benefits, allow them to run biodiesel should their masters choose.

Ray Dykes is a journalist who has worked his way around the world as a writer/photographer. Ray can be reached at prplus@ shaw.ca.

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HEAVY LIFT

Seaspan crane highlights new heavy-lift capacity on the West Coast

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n mid-February, Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards took delivery of a 300tonne Gantry Crane — the crowning piece in their $200-million modernization program. Once erected, the crane will be the largest in Canada, towering 80 metres high and spanning 76 metres wide.

Designed and built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) and weighing over 1,000 metric tonnes, the shipment of the crane highlights a new service for heavy-lift cargo projects offered by Austral Asia Line (AAL) for the U.S. and Canadian West Coast.

“There have been no services operating around the Asia-Pacific region on a regular basis that have the lift capacity we have on our A-Class vessels,” said AAL managing director Namir Khanbabi. “In our view, this is a wholly sustainable service.

Our A-Class vessels are designed for a different mix of cargoes and they have very good heavy-lift capabilities.”

Working closely with Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD) and Pacific Rim Stevedoring (PRS), Austral Asia Line began offering heavy-lift cargo projects and break bulk (steel, pipe, round bar, etc.) into the West Coast market last spring. “AAL is a great fit for Fraser Surrey Docks,” said Brady

...in addition to bringing in heavy-lift cargo on a regular basis (at least once a month), Austral Asia Line (AAL) is taking timber and forest products back to Asia.

Erno, Manager of Sales and Customer Service, Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD). “We have the capabilities and have been growing that side of our business — especially for companies looking for heavy-lift projects out of Asia and Europe.”

James Clouse, AAL’s representative on the West Coast, noted that, in addition to bringing in heavy-lift cargo on a regular basis (at least once a month), AAL is taking timber and forest products back to Asia. “We have the very unique capacity to be able to bring in heavy cargo and also cater to the already existing forest product service here.”

Originally established to operate between South East Asia, Papua New Guinea and Australia’s East Coast, Austral Asia Line has been expanding over the last 20 years to their now current global operations, offering both tramp and liner services. “AAL is unique in that the heavy-lift carriers are specifically tramp

providers, and the liner service is separate, but we integrate the two,” said Clouse.

“We have fully staffed tramp desks in Singapore, Houston and Hamburg and we are expanding globally. We own 14 ships but operate approximately 20 all over the world — South Africa, Europe, the U.S. Gulf, the East Coast, etc.”

Of the 14 vessels in their fleet, AAL has 10 A-Class and four S-Class ships. The A-Class, including the AAL Shanghai which brought the Seaspan crane to Fraser Surrey Docks, is a new generation multi-purpose heavy-lift vessel measuring just over 193 metres with a draft of 11.2 metres and a deadweight tonnage of 31,000 metric tonnes. It has four cranes with a maximum lifting capacity of 700mt and approximately 39,500 cubic metres of under-deck space with extralarge hatches. The S-Class vessel is smaller — 19,000 dwt, 148.5 metres and a draft of 9.8 metres — but it’s two 350-tonne

The AAL Shanghai brings Seaspan’s Gantry Crane over from Asia as part of their new service on the North American West Coast.

Photo courtesy Seaspan ULC

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HEAVY LIFT

Photo courtesy James Clouse

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cranes are still capable of lifting 700mt. Three A-Class vessels (AAL Shanghai, AAL Kembla and AAL Hong Kong) are currently deployed on the new service which, in addition to visiting ports (like Qinghuangdao or Prince Rupert) on an inducement basis, covers AAL’s major base ports: Shanghai – Tianjin – Dalian – Pusan – Vancouver, Washington – Everett – Vancouver, B.C. – Kitimat – Tacoma – Taicang.

Heavy-lift cargo projects, like the Seaspan Gantry Crane, require a great deal of planning and expertise.

AAL’s service directly from Asia to the West Coast is a significant step in developing B.C. as an import and export project cargo gateway. “Not only are we developing the east-bound heavy-lift cargo project sector but we’re also developing a westbound service out of Canada,” said Clouse. “We’re working with FSD and Pacific Rim Stevedoring (who are key for the unloading and discharge operations) to attract exports — project cargo and break bulk cargo leaving Canada.”

Clouse noted that the traditional route for heavy lift is through Houston and then trucked across North America because of B.C.’s limited capacity. Using the example of heavy-lift projects for the oil sands, Clouse noted that: “We have a line on cargo coming out of Asia and we can get it here with a very reasonable transit time.” Clouse also mentioned that AAL has been operating in the B.C. market for the past year with cargo projects for Kitimat and Prince Rupert. “We’ve been doing all the heavylift modules for Rio Tinto’s expansion in Kitimat and were the first to do break bulk projects into Prince Rupert.” And AAL is positioning themselves to be the “go-to” guys as construction on LNG terminals starts to come on line. “No other heavy lift carrier has a backhaul and the ships that are doing backhauls aren’t large enough to cater to these cargos. We’re in a much better position to bring cargo in because of our unparalleled capacity and regularity on the West Coast.”

In addition to having vessels that make AAL uniquely positioned to offer service for heavy-lift cargo projects, the company has extensive engineering expertise on heavy-lift projects.

“Projects like the Seaspan crane take months of planning,” said Clouse, himself an engineer with super heavy lift experience.

“There are lifting plans, stability calculations, lashing calculations and bedding plans to make sure the cargo and the vessel aren’t damaged underway. Our crews, provided by CSM (Colombia Ship Management), are experts in seamanship and proper handling of lift cargo which is essential.” He further noted that the expertise of Pacific Rim Stevedoring and Fraser Surrey Docks has gone a long way in making these projects successful. “It’s like a big orchestra — lots of moving parts that require a great deal of co-ordination and the professionalism of FSD and PRS have been exceptional.” BCSN

About the crane...

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Photo courtesy Seaspan ULC

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ue to its massive size, Seaspan’s 300-tonne Gantry Crane was shipped in three large pieces — the fixed leg , hinged leg and main girder — along with thousands of smaller components from China. Assembly, hook-up, testing and commissioning of the crane is estimated to take place over the next several months, with completion targeted for this summer.

“Once operational, this crane will play a pivotal role in our shipbuilding business well into the future,” said Brian Carter, President, Seaspan Shipyards.

“It is a very exciting time at Seaspan Shipyards. Not only are our new facilities taking shape, but development activities are moving full-steam ahead as we prepare to build the next generation of vessels for the men and women of the Canadian Coast Guard in October 2014.”

In total, the crane weighs over 1,000 metric tonnes (one 490-tonne piece; one 205-tonne piece, three pieces weighing 120 tonnes and additional smaller pieces weighing 50 to 100 tonnes) and will stand 80 metres high and span 76 metres across. It was designed and built by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (ZPMC).

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GreenTech 2014 set to be Green Marine’s first carbon neutral event

By Julie Gedeon

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he Green Marine Management Corporation is significantly reducing its own environmental footprint by making GreenTech 2014 a carbon-neutral event. The annual conference, being held June 10 to 12 in Saint John, New Brunswick, will have all of its related emissions offset through highquality carbon credits.

“We’re very pleased to be collaborating with Planetair to determine GreenTech’s emissions and then offset them by funding sustainable development initiatives,” said Manon Lanthier, Green Marine’s communications manager.

Montreal-based Planetair works on a not-for-profit basis to encourage and assist businesses, organizations and individuals to quantify the amount of carbon emissions they directly produce through specific activities, such as travel. Planetair helps to decrease the climate change impact of these activities by selling credits that support projects established to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG).

By offering Gold Standard and Gold Standard transition credits only, Planetair ensures that every purchased credit leads to one tonne of C02 being removed from the atmosphere. “An independent thirdparty ensures that each credit is real, measurable, unique, permanent and additional to the carbon market,” explained Karine Oscarson, Planetair’s director of projects. “Every credit is tracked within a public registry from its inception to its removal from the market to ensure it maintains these high standards.”

Most of the current projects reduce emissions in developing countries by increasing the use of renewable energy or by improving energy efficiency. In Kenya, for example, the money from credits is being used to buy water purification

Most of the current projects reduce emissions in developing countries by increasing the use of renewable energy or by improving energy efficiency. filters. The filters are eliminating the need to burn already scarce trees to boil water to make it safe for drinking. In Uganda and in the Honduras, the purchase of efficient cooking stoves is likewise saving precious trees from being cut and burned as fossil fuel. Several other projects in China are harnessing wind power, waste heat and landfill gas to generate cleaner energy at manufacturing facilities.

“All of these sustainable development projects not only improve the atmosphere, but increase environmental awareness and create positive social and economic benefits for their communities,” Oscarson said.

Planetair is also handling the first and only certified Gold Standard transition credits to date in North America. The credits derive from reforestation initiatives within urban and semi-urban areas of Quebec, including Montreal.

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ENVIRONMENT ...a two-day conference that includes meals for approximately 200 delegates generates 164.2 tonnes of GHG — the equivalent of 82 Montreal-Paris roundtrips.

“Green Marine can select to support the project that’s most in keeping with its core values,” Oscarson said. “Or it can establish a portfolio to help several of the more than dozen initiatives currently being assisted through the carbon credits made available through Planetair.”

The carbon neutral certification involves Green Marine purchasing sufficient credits to offset all of GreenTech’s related emissions. Planetair will calculate the amount of emissions using the globally recognized ISO 14064-1 standard for Greenhouse Gas Verification.

“Our calculations will include transportation for all of the conference’s organizers, delegates, exhibitors and guests,” Oscarson explained. “We’ll also factor the

electricity, heating, lighting, hot water, air conditioning and other energy uses at the conference facilities, hotel rooms and related venues, as well as any waste generated by the overall event.”

Planetair estimates that a two-day conference that includes meals for approximately 200 delegates generates 164.2 tonnes of GHG — the equivalent of 82 Montreal-Paris roundtrips.

Transport — especially by plane — always has the biggest impact when it comes to conferences. “The Green Marine team will be doing its part by carpooling to this year’s venue because driving is a feasible option with the least environmental footprint if we travel as a group,” Lanthier said.

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“It would be great if delegates and exhibitors who can drive to Saint John also organize a carpool,” she added.

“Anything we can do to avoid producing carbon emissions in the first place while still gathering for our important yearly face-to-face discussions would be ideal.”

For more information about Planetair, its certification process, as well as currently supported projects, go to www. planetair.ca and click on the English link on the upper right-hand side of the page.

The site also has an easy-to-use online calculating system to find out the carbon emissions generated by different travel modes and distances, as well as other common energy uses.

More new features

On top of aiming for a greener gathering, this year’s GreenTech conference is packed with new features. A quick look at the preliminary program makes clear the relevance of taking part in Green Marine 7th annual environmental conference. The program includes conference sessions on air emissions, environmental crisis management and community relations, partnerships and collaboration in support of financing sustainability, waste management, protection of marine ecosystems, and the challenges linked to oil and gas transportation.

Green Marine’s annual conference is an opportunity to promote a company’s sustainability commitment, showcase products and services, and ensure great visibility for an organization by becoming a sponsor or an exhibitor. GreenTech 2014’s sponsorship plan has been diversified. The addition of several new categories offers a greater choice in terms of the level of commitment and type of visibility desired. An organization can sponsor a coffee break or meal or become the “wired” sponsor by facilitating Internet access for all of the conference’s attendees.

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LEGAL AFFAIRS Sistership arrest

A final solution to the interpretation of S. 43(8)?

By Paul D. Mooney

A Vancouver Lawyer with Bernard LLP

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he recent decision in Westshore Terminals Limited et al. v. Leo Ocean S.A. et. al. 2014 FC 136 may have finally put to rest a dispute concerning the remedy of sistership arrest since its initial permitted use commencing in 1992 under section 43(8) of the Federal Courts Act. By way of background, the remedies of “arrest” and “sistership arrest” are powerful tools in maritime law. These procedural remedies allow a claimant to obtain security for their claim via the arrest of property (and in most cases that property is a ship) prior to obtaining any judgment.

If bail is subsequently posted after arrest, the bail funds will stand in the place of the “res” (which means property). This enables the claimant to have a secured fund to access if their claim is successful upon trial without having to chase the other party for payment.

Internationally, many countries have adopted the International Convention Relating to the Arrest of Sea-going Ships, signed at Brussels on May 10, 1952 (the “Convention”). The Convention sets out rules relating to arrest and sistership arrest remedies. Canada is not a signatory to the Convention but has incorporated into its domestic law by enactment in the Federal Courts Act many of the provisions of the Convention. Specifically, both arrest and sistership arrest are statutory remedies set out pursuant to the Federal Courts Act, section 43(8).

Only one other province in Canada has enacted legislation to deal with in rem actions (actions directly against property as opposed to “ in personam” actions which are actions against persons) under Canadian maritime law. On September 1, 1990, B.C. amended the Rules of the Supreme Court of British Columbia to

...a right to arrest a ship (or a sistership in appropriate circumstances) will arise where the ship is the subject of the claim or has caused or contributed to the loss in question. provide that, “except to the extent that jurisdiction has been specially assigned, an action may be brought in rem against a ship in the Supreme Court of British Columbia that may be brought in rem in the Federal Court of Canada in all cases in which a claim for relief is made or a remedy is sought under or by virtue of Canadian maritime law or any other law of Canada relating to navigation and shipping”. (Current Rule 21-1(2) However, while “arrest” is provided for procedurally under the British Columbia Supreme Court Rules, there is no similar statutory basis under the Supreme Court Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 443 nor within Rule 21-1 for sistership arrest. As such, it is not clear whether this Rule allows for the statutory remedy of “sistership arrest” although there may be an argument to be made that the source of jurisdiction is the Federal Courts Act itself and hence any type of arrest available through that legislation in Federal Court is also available in the British Columbia Supreme Court.

What is clear is that there have been no known instances to date where sistership arrest has been sought via the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Section 43(8) provides: “Arrest — The jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court by section 22 may be exercised in rem against any ship that, at the time the action is brought, is owned by the beneficial owner of the ship that is the subject of the action.”

Generally speaking, a right to arrest a ship (or a sistership in appropriate circumstances) will arise where the ship is the

subject of the claim or has caused or contributed to the loss in question. The types of claims for which it is possible to arrest a vessel under Canadian law are set forth in section 22(2) of the Federal Courts Act1.

The specific remedy of sistership arrest is based on the principle of attachment in maritime law. Attachment permits a claimant to seize any of the missing or absent defendant’s property within the jurisdiction, including the defendant’s ships, so as to compel the appearance of the defendant and the provision of security. In The Banco2, Lord Denning states at p. 51: “Not only could the offending ship be arrested, but the other ships of the defendant could be arrested also, and any other goods that belonged to him, so long as they were within the jurisdiction.” (emphasis added) However, as noted in section 43(8), any other ships sought to be arrested must be owned by the same beneficial owner of the ship that is the subject of the lawsuit3.

1 Section 22(2) lists 19 different “categories” of maritime claims. A potential claimant should check the Act to see if their claim fails within one or more of these categories.

2 [1971] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 49 at 51.

3 Section 43(8) of the Federal Courts Act has been clarified by decisions of the Federal Court which found that in order to be arrested as a sistership, such a ship must be ‘owned by the defendant at the time that the action is commenced and only where the plaintiff has an in rem claim against one of the defendant’s ships’ (see, The ‘Calix’ [2000] 3 F.C.D-39 (Proth.))

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LEGAL AFFAIRS “There is no evidence before me that Parliament intended to provide a right to multiple arrests in the domestic domain when the Convention makes it clear that only one ship may be arrested, that is either the offending ship or another ship that meets the requirements of Article 3.”

Without this beneficial ownership in both ships (hence the term “sisterships”), the sistership arrest will not be allowed to stand4.

Additionally, section 43(8) provides for arrest “against any ship”. This wording is different than the provisions of the Convention which specifically allow for an arrest either as against the ship for which the claim arose or one other “sistership” only. Article 3(1) of the Convention reads: “…a claimant may arrest either the particular ship in respect of which the maritime claim arose, or any other ship which is owned by the person who was, at the time when the maritime claim arose, the owner of the particular ship…”

Based on this difference in wording under section 43(8), an argument could be made that this section serves to allow the arrest of multiple ships. This section would therefore allow the practice of stacking security to obtain a much higher amount than the set tonnage limitation of just one vessel5. Conceivably, under this regime, a claimant with an extremely large claim, rather than just being limited to the security obtained via arrest for the tonnage limit of one vessel only (either the offending ship or a sistership) could, after one arrest, continue arresting sisterships until it had enough security to cover 100 per cent plus of its claim. This was in fact the argument presented in the Westshore matter where the damage claim far exceeded the tonnage limit of the ship involved in the claim. The claimants sought the ability to continue to arrest other sisterships until enough security had been obtained to cover their alleged 4 The weight of Canadian law appears to support the proposition that in order to arrest a sistership there is a requirement that there be common legal ownership (see The ‘Ryan Leet’ (1997) 135 FTR 67 (T.D.) and Holt Cargo Systems Inc. v. ABC Containerline N.V. (The Brussel) (2000) 185 F.T.R. 145). Also see the concerns of “ownership” voiced by the Court in Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland v. Nel (The), [2001] 1 F.C. 408 (FCTD).

5 See Part 3 of the Marine Liability Act, SC 2001, c. 6 48 BC Shipping News April 2014

damage claim. Surprisingly, this was the first time the Court had dealt with this issue.

In deciding the issue, the Court first looked at the relevant legislative provisions6. The Court then went on to discuss the process of statutory interpretation and also looked at Article 3(1) of the Convention. Ultimately, the Court decided that the scope of section 43(8) turned upon the meaning to be given to the words “any ship”7.

In determining the scope of the wording, the Court compared the English version of section 43(8) to the corresponding French version and did the same for the definitions of “any” and “tout”8. The Court found that in both versions the words “any” and “tout” were ambiguous but needed to be considered in the context in which they were used. As per the Court: “[86] In subsection 43(8) the words are used in the context of in rem actions.

Such actions can include the exercise of the power to arrest. The Convention referenced above deals with the arrest of sister ships. Canada in not a party to that Convention but in 1992 adopted subsection 43(8) of the Act. [87] In my opinion, the inherent ambiguity in “any” or “de tout” is resolved by reference to the use of the singular “ship” in the English version and “navire” in the French version. The French version says “de tout navire”; this suggests that the singular is intended because otherwise Parliament could have said “de tous navires”.

[88] Likewise, the English version of subsection 43(8) says “any ship”. The use of the word “ship” suggests that the meaning is singular. If Parliament had intended otherwise, it could have used 6 Sections 43(8) and 43(2) and (3) and for the basis of the in rem claim section 22(2)(e).

7 See Westshore, supra at para. 76.

8 Section 13 of the Official Languages Act R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 requires both versions of the legislation to be considered when dealing with statutory interpretation.

the words “any ships” or “any other ship”.

[89] In any event, according to the dictionary definitions above, “any” and “de tout” can mean “one among many”.

[90] There is no evidence before me that Parliament intended to provide a right to multiple arrests in the domestic domain when the Convention makes it clear that only one ship may be arrested, that is either the offending ship or another ship that meets the requirements of Article 3.”

Lastly, the Court considered international practices and how our Canadian legislation and practice interacted with the international regime: “[91] Shipping is an international enterprise and ships from the international community frequent Canadian waters.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, I am not prepared to find that the Parliament of Canada intended to introduce a radical change in the matter of multiple arrests of ships, without a clear expression of that intention.

[92] I am satisfied that subsection 43(8) of the Act does not give the right to multiple arrests. It follows that the Plaintiffs are not entitled, as a matter of law, to arrest a sistership to the Vessel, once they had exercised their right to arrest the offending ship.”

The result of this decision puts Canada in line with those countries that are parties to the Convention. Stacking of arrests for higher security is not allowed in Canada; similar to those jurisdictions that have adopted the Convention. As a result claimants in Canada will be limited in any security that they would be able to obtain up to the tonnage limit of a sole vessel, (whether actual or sistership) that is the subject of the arrest.

It should be noted that this decision is currently under appeal. We will see whether the Federal Court of Appeal agrees with having a procedure of arrest in line with accepted international practice or whether an expanded procedure with stacking is to be preferred.

Paul Mooney is an associate lawyer with Bernard LLP. His practice includes enforcement of maritime liens, debt collection, vessel arrest and security, carriage of cargo, collisions, marine insurance, bodily injury, and constitutional issues arising in a marine context. Paul can be reached at mooney@ bernardllp.ca

SHIPBUILDING We are Shipbuilders: Contest winners announced

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he BC Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Board (SSRB) is proud to announce the winners of the recent “Get on Board!” contest. Current and past employees of B.C.’s shipbuilding sector were encouraged to enter and win a chance at one of three cash prizes by sharing a story, video, and/or survey about their experiences in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry.

Companies, including Seaspan, Point Hope Maritime, Meridian Marine Industries and others donated six thousand dollars in cash prizes towards the “Get on Board!” contest.

“The submissions received from the hardworking men and women of shipbuilding were overwhelming, and the high calibre of entries that we received clearly show the true face of our industry: a community built on pride, mutual respect and fairness,” says Mark Wilson, Publication SSRB Chair and VP, Engineering for BC BC Shipping News Ferries.

IssueFrom the many submissions received, over 2014 20 submissions were selected to March be finalists. Industry experts were then given the difficult task of selecting the Size top three winners.

Twovertical) individuals were Island (half page chosen as runner-ups, and honourable mention was given to an additional five Deadline individuals.

February 6, 2014 Selected stories and elements of the surveys received will be used throughFeatures out the development of the We are Shipbuilders campaign, which is geared Ÿ Cruise at raising the awareness of career options Ÿ Industry Insight – Stein and opportunities in British Columbia’s Kruse, thriving Holland shipbuildingAmerica and ship repair (TBC) industry. This campaign is based on the Ÿ 2014 Cruise Schedule heart and soul of the industry — the Ÿ Seaspan's shipbuilders. crane and heavy lift Overoperation the next decade alone, B.C.’s employers will need an estimated 4,000 EXTRA DISTRIBUTION individuals to meet existing and future Ÿ Cruise Season opening job openings in both the shipbuilding reception and ship repair sector and the directly affiliated metal plate and fabrication sector. The knowledge, stories and advice of industry champions will be used to highlight the advantages of working for a growing, safe, high tech and stable industry that offers excellent working conditions on the beautiful West Coast of British Columbia.

“Between now and 2020, the shipbuilding and ship repair industry has a goal

of recruiting at least 4,000 new employees,” says John Shaw, Vice-Chair of the SSRB and Vice President, Government Relations and Business Development – Seaspan Shipyards “There has never been a better time to be a shipbuilder.

Our current workforce is strong, and we are confident about attracting the next generation of shipbuilders to work with us.”

The top three winners of the contest are: First Place: $3,000 Award Glenn Gerbrandt, Seaspan Shipyards Second Place: $2,000 Award Sean Lever, Meridian Marine Third Place: $1,000 Award Brent Longton, BC Ferries

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VESSEL DESIGN

Robert Allan Ltd. busy with diverse projects A sampling of some of the projects that have been keeping the team busy at Robert Allan Ltd.

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Gulf of Thailand. The contract is for a 10-year charter, with extension options.

The scope of work from Robert Allan Ltd. includes the design of the crude oil export and import systems (turret design and supply by London Marine Consultants), a new helideck capable of landing a Sikorsky S61N helicopter, accommodation and systems modifications to suit an increased crew complement, produced waterhandling and delivery systems, materials handling systems, offshore crane support structures, upgrades to the fire and foam

Major Engineering Contract for Offshore Oil & Gas Sector Robert Allan Ltd. recently announced it was selected by Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd. to provide the contract engineering package for the conversion of the M/V Navion Clipper from a shuttle tanker into a Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) unit.

Teekay Offshore Partners LLP, a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation, was awarded a contract in 2013 to supply a FSO unit to the Bualuang Field in the

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The Latest Evolution of the Z-Tech® Concept – Chloe K and Zeus Leevac Shipyards has completed the construction of the second of two Robert Allan Ltd. designed Z-Tech® 2400 tugs.

Zeus was delivered to its owners, Suderman & Young Towing Company of Houston, Texas in December following the delivery of her sister Chloe K in September to her owners: Bay-Houston Towing Co. of Houston, Texas. Both tugs are operated

by G&H Towing of Galveston, Texas on behalf of their owners.

The Z-Tech® Class tugs from Robert Allan Ltd. are designed primarily for operation in major ports and marine terminals and emphasize the safe and capable operations of ship-handling with large ships, particularly those with extreme flares. It offers an omni-directional performance; speed and bollard pull astern are almost equal to that going ahead.

The Chloe K and Zeus are both 80 feet in length with a beam of just over 38 feet and a maximum draft just under 17 feet.

The vessels have been built and classed to ABS notation: A1, Towing Service and AMS, Escort Service. Tank capacity includes 37,600 US gallons of fuel, 6,200 US gallons of potable water and 2,900 US gallons of sewage.

Main propulsion consists of a pair Caterpillar engines, model 3516C HD, each rated 2,575 bhp at 1,600 rpm, and each driving a Schottel SRP1215 Z-drive.

The electrical plant comprises two John Deere generator sets, each with a power output of 99 kW. The tugs demonstrated their performance at sea trials by achieving average speed of 12.3 knots and bollard pull of 61.1 tonnes.

system and safety systems and on-going construction support services.

The FSO System is designed to stay continuously moored on site for an initial period of up to 15 years without drydocking and to withstand the 100-year storm environmental criteria.

The M/V Navion Clipper, currently at Yui Lian Dockyards Limited in Shekou, China, is 228.9 metres in length with a breadth of 38 metres and a draft of 19.6 metres. She is classed by ABS as A1 Floating Storage Offloading System (Ship-Type).

The Chloe K and Zeus — the latest Robert Allan Ltd. designed Z-Tech 2400 tugs.

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Hidrovias Project Taking Shape: Unique Canadian Designs for Push Boats and Barges for the Rio Parana/Rio Paraguay Waterway

The last two months of 2013 saw the first vessels for the massive Hidrovias do Brasil project taking shape. This project will ultimately see a large fleet of push boats and barges in service, moving iron ore from Vale’s Corumba mine, in SW Brasil, 2,500 km to tidewater near Buenos Aires. The Hidrovias contract calls for the construction and operation of eight powerful river push boats and 144 hopper barges.

The barges are conventional hopper Mississippi-style barges, designed to maximum allowable convoy dimensions, and must carry the required 2500 t deadweight with limited draft due to restricted under keel clearance.

There is a combination of “box” shaped barges for mid-convoy and rake-ended barges for the ends. A rigorous design exercise was required in order to minimize the steel weight in the barge structure without sacrificing the strength required

for this demanding service. Finding a shipyard with the capacity to build and deliver 128 barges in the required time frame was also a challenge, but investigations soon led to the extensive facilities of ZPMC in China.

The push boats, designated as the RApide 4500 Class, are limited to 2.1 m draft in the dry season and 2.4 m in the wet season. The contract for construction of the eight push boats was awarded to Uzmar of Turkey, and the first two vessels

of class are currently completing Owner acceptance trials.

These high-performance push boats are propelled by a state of the art dieselelectric propulsion system, with three main diesel generator sets, each driving a Schottel SRP 1215 Z-drive with nozzle modified for shallow draft operation. The major electric components are ABB, supplied by Elkon, while the generators are driven by three Wärtsilä 9L20, medium speed engines.

The barges will be operated in four-by-four convoys of 16 to transport the iron ore in lots of approximately 40,000 tonnes per shipment down the Rio Parana/Rio Paraguay Waterway.

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TECHNOLOGY New marine SOx scrubber water treatment technology Jason A. Caplan, PhD, President & CEO, EnSolve Biosystems, Inc.

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egulations are tightening for ship engine emissions through 2020 in Sulphur Emissions Control Areas (SECAs) as well as areas outside those boundaries. Given the low availability and high cost of low-sulphur fuels, ship owners are currently evaluating and implementing the installation of Exhaust Gas Cleaning (EGC) Systems (or Scrubber Systems) as an acceptable method of addressing sulphur oxides (SOx) in ship emissions. Scrubbers remove SOx from engine exhaust emissions by utilizing an alkali water stream. The SOx from the engine exhaust is converted to a harmless salt and then sent overboard as an aqueous effluent.

There are two main types of SOx Scrubber Systems: open loop and closed loop. The open loop scrubbers obtain their alkali from seawater; whereas closed loop scrubbers obtain their alkali from a shipboard source. Because seawater doesn’t have as high a concentration of alkali as the shipboard source, much higher flow rates are required in open loop scrubbers in order to remove SOx from ship engines compared with closed loop scrubbers. As a consequence, ships may install hybrid (open and closed loop) scrubbers in order to address SOx in all sea conditions.

Big Problem

Even though scrubber systems do an adequate job of removing SOx from engine exhausts, they do not address polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or particulate matter (PM) that are transferred to the aqueous effluent. As a consequence, this

Even though scrubber systems do an adequate job of removing SOx from engine exhausts, they do not address polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or particulate matter (PM) that are transferred to the aqueous effluent. aqueous effluent may have PAHs and PM concentrations that exceed local and international clean water regulations. If this aqueous wastestream is left untreated, ship owners may have significant liability exposure.

Examples of such regulatory enforcement include the numerous infractions of overboard discharge from the effluent of shipboard oil water separators (OWS) over the past 10 to 15 years. Many ship owners have been hit with multi-million dollar fines and even jail sentences in some instances for the discharge of OWS effluent that did not meet International Maritime Organization (IMO) standards. Ship owners may face similar consequences if PAH and PM-tainted water is sent overboard from SOx scrubber systems.

Solution: EnScrub®

Since its initial introduction to the maritime market in 2000, EnSolve’s PetroLiminator® OWS system has been installed on a wide variety of ship platforms including cruise ships, ferries, Ro-Ro’s, military vessels, off-shore drill rigs, work boats, supply vessels, ore carriers and many others. This unique biomechanical technology combines physical and biological processes to remove and destroy PAHs in an economical and ecological way. None of PetroLiminator’s clients have been cited by the regulatory authorities for an illegal discharge of oily bilgewater.

Given the success of the PetroLiminator OWS technology, EnSolve applied for and won a Phase I grant in 2010 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate the use of micro-organisms in degrading PAHs from a simulated closed loop SOx scrubber water wastestream. The results of that study indicated that the EnScrub ® technology (i.e., modified PetroLiminator technology) was successful in removing 98 per cent diesel concentrations and 99 per cent PAHs from a simulated closed -loop SOx scrubber water wastestream.

EnScrub Closed Loop product

Figure 1: The EnScrub Closed Loop product.

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In a continuation of this research, EnSolve won a Phase II NSF grant in 2012 to build and conduct efficacy testing of a field prototype EnScrub system. After the prototype EnScrub system was constructed, it was shipped to the Port of Long Beach, California for efficacy testing using the aqueous effluent from a closed loop, port-based SOx scrubber system. The EnScrub prototype was operated from October 2012 through February 2013. Throughout the project, influent and effluent samples were periodically sent to a third party analytical laboratory for petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) and PAH analysis. The analytical results indicated that PHC and PAH concentrations

TECHNOLOGY EnSolve’s goal is to provide this add-on technology to SOx scrubber systems to help keep both the scrubber manufacturers and shipowners in compliance with domestic and international clean water regulations. in the EnScrub prototype’s effluent were less than 1 ppb throughout the project.

These tests ultimately led to the development of the EnScrub Closed Loop product shown in Figure 1.

EnScrub Open Loop product

In an effort to address PAH contaminants in open loop SOx scrubbers, EnSolve conducted efficacy testing using a multicyclone technology (Figure 2).

Since open loop SOx scrubbers process much higher flow rates than closed loop scrubbers, biological treatment is not a practical means of solely treating PAHs from such wastestreams. However, the underflow from the multi-cyclone system has a high concentration of contaminants which can be directed to the EnScrub Closed Loop system for biomechanical processing.

The test results indicated that the EnScrub Multi-Cyclone was able to remove 90 per cent of the soot particles above 11 microns and 30 per cent of particles below 11 microns. Since PAHs typically coalesce on soot particles, a large portion of these contaminants will be removed using the EnScrub Multi-Cyclone.

EnScrub Hybrid product

The combination of the Closed Loop and Open Loop systems constitutes the EnScrub Hybrid Product.

Conclusion

It is important to note that the EnScrub product is a complementary, not competitive technology for SOx scrubber systems.

EnSolve’s goal is to provide this add-on technology to SOx scrubber systems to

Figure 2: The EnScrub Open Loop product. help keep both the scrubber manufacturers and shipowners in compliance with domestic and international clean water regulations.

To learn more about the EnScrub technology, please visit EnSolve’s website at www.ensolve.com or contact Jastram Technologies in North Vancouver, B.C. (www.jastramtechnologies.com).

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