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Thursday 31 October 2013

Ship demolitions 31/10/2013

Aliaga
Happy Harrier [UK] IMO 8716514 LPG tanker built 1988 - 4,320 dwt

Chittagong
Trans Ocean 2 [BD] IMO 8322507 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 41,409 dwt
Yavuz N [VC] IMO 8116142 Cargo vessel built 1983 - 2,599 dwt

Alang
Annabella [LR] IMO 7328243 Tanker built 1975 - 26,805 dwt

China
Hong Jun 1001 [CN] IMO 7382029 Dredger built 1975 - 2,167 gt
Xin Hai Shi [CN] IMO 7433050 Suction dredger built 1981 - 13,679 dwt

Wednesday 30 October 2013

Ship demolitions 30/10/2013

Alang
Azra [PA] IMO 8212348 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 6,328 dwt
Komodo [GR] IMO 9001033 Container vessel built 1991 - 43,966 dwt

Gadani
T.M Harmony [PA] IMO 9135286 Vlcc built 1996 - 264,992 dwt
Salix [TG] IMO 8919075 Tanker built 1994 - 11,461 dwt
Rodeio [BR] IMO 8501804 Tanker built 1990 - 30,651 dwt

Chittagong 
Govern [MH] IMO 8314524 Container vessel built 1985 - 43,401 dwt
H.W Peace [PA] IMO 8307064 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 37,687 dwt
Delight [TH] IMO 8017578 Cargo vessel built 1980 - 6,337 dwt

China
Vibeke [BS] IMO 9065182 Roro vessel built 1996 - 13,480 dwt
Rei [KI] IMO 8116996 Cargo vessel built 1983 - 12,319 dwt
Yong An [KI] IMO 8351194 Cargo vessel built 1983 - 1,293 dwt
Full Spring [HK] IMO 9064451 Bulk carrier built 1994 - 69,587 dwt

Aliaga
Flamengo [BR] IMO 8223012 Container vessel built 1985 - 20,994 dwt
Geneva [MD] IMO 8866307 Cargo vessel built 1971 - 5,176 dwt
Med Express [MT] IMO 8508553 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 6,596 dwt

Grenna
Resolute [VC] IMO 6711417 Cargo vessel built 1967 - 2,659 dwt

Other
Lion (Seaboard Reliance) [KN] IMO 8908090 container vessel built 1991 - 17,328 dwt
Felicidad [BZ] IMO 7931856 Tanker built 1982 - 39,013 dwt
Eagle Carina [SG] IMO 9042441 Tanker built 1992 - 95,639 dwt
Eagle Corona [SG] IMO 9042543 Tanker built 1993 - 95,634 dwt

Tuesday 22 October 2013

Ship demolitions 22/10/2013

Alang
ABM Pioneer [DM] IMO  Bulk carrier built 1981 - 27,036 dwt
Fatahur Rahman [PA] IMO 8105753 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 27,588 dwt

Aliaga, Turkey
Sandpiper [PA] IMO 7039414 Pipe laying vessel built 1971 (Clyde Scotland) - 20,266 dwt

Chittagong
Furkan [CK] IMO 8308903 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 37,732 dwt
Thepsupharat [TH] IMO 8304373 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 26,760 dwt

Gadani
Delos [GR] IMO 9085364 Vlcc tanker built 1998 - 298,816 dwt

Other
Panos Creation [MH] IMO 9175416 Bulk carrier built 1998 - 27,383 dwt
Hanjin Kaohsiung [CY] IMO 8913667 Container vessel built 1990 - 43,929 dwt
Ggs Atlantic [MH] IMO 8225943 Research vessel built 1981 - 918 dwt
Sable Sea [CA] IMO 7516876 Offshore vessel built 1977 - 2,761 dwt


Friday 18 October 2013

Ship demolitions 19/10/2013

Aliaga, Turkey
Alaaddin Bey [PA] IMO 8702862 Cargo vessel built 1990 - 4,139 dwt
Syn Mizar [MT] IMO 8705711 LPG carrier built 1989 - 4,286 dwt

Grenna, DK
Korni [NO] IMO 7012571 Cargo vessel built 1970 - 1,615 dwt

China
Wen Zhou Hai [CN] IMO 8023943 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 64,170 dwt
Terrier [NO] IMO 8018168 Vehicle carrier built 1982 - 17,863 dwt
Elounda Bay [MD] IMO 9040508 Bulk carrier built 1993 - 182,675 dwt
Intercrown [KH] IMO 7929334 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 22,525 dwt

Other
Susannah [TZ] IMO 8942929 Cargo vessel built 1971 - 5,180 dwt

Alang
Captain Wael [TG] IMO 8503682 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 21,654 dwt
Lotus [MT] IMO 8705486 Container vessel built 1988 - 45,659 dwt
Chesapeake Belle [PH] IMO 8307612 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 44,180 dwt
Mevlana [MT] IMO 7617049 Bulk carrier built 1977 - 20,297 dwt
Nimral Priti [PA] IMO 8317461 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 43,590 dwt
Huzur 1 [CK] IMO 7702702 Bulk carrier built 1978 - 19,697 dwt



Sunday 13 October 2013

Panamanian vessel lost in cyclone

MV Bingo, a Panama-flag vessel, with 3,083 metric tonnes of iron ore, is presumed to have sunk in rough weather about 19 nautical miles south of Sagar Island. The ship's crew of 18, comprising 17 Chinese and one Burmese national, abandoned the ship and headed towards the western bank in a life raft. 

Officials of the Kolkata Port Trust and the Indian Coast Guard are now trying to ascertain whether they were washed ashore or picked up by a merchant vessel. 

The Sagar Island is at the southernmost-tip of West Bengal, close to the port of Haldia. Sagar has an anchorage. The ship left the Haldia Dock Complex on saturday evening and crossed Sagar, trying to reach open waters before Cyclone Phailin struck the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coastline. 

It isn't clear what happened thereafter. KoPT officials suspect that the ship developed engine trouble and laid anchor in the open seas. The heavy swell made the cargo shift in her hold, causing the ship to list towards one side. 

"The ship, of 2006-make, had 232 metric tonnes of furnace oil and 30 metric tonnes of diesel in her tanks. Around 6:30pm on saturday we received a distress call and sent the ICGS Vajra, which was on patrol in the area to investigate. The MV Bingo was located about 19 nautical miles south of Sagar. It was listing 45 degrees to the starboard (to its right side). The crew had abandoned ship. Due to Cyclone Phailin the swell was extremely heavy — between 7-8 metres — and the ICGS Vaija could not pull the crew members on board," said MA Warsi, DIG, Indian Coast Guard.

According to him, Coast Guard Dornier planes took off on Sunday morning for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. There was no trace of the ship at the spot where it lay anchored On saturday evening, It was presumed to have sunk at a depth of 8-11 metres. 

"We are continuing with our SAR operations. KoPT has also been alerted to maintain a look out for the ship or members of the crew. Our dorniers are also looking out for any oil spill that may take place. Till now, no spill has been spotted," Warsi added.

Source Times of India

Toxic ship heading for the breakers

The NGO  Shipbreaking Platform, which campaigns to end environmentally harmful practices at ship breaking yards in South Asia, has called on India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh to halt the import of the fire damaged, ship Hansa Brandenburg.

The container ship caught fire in July and was later towed to Port-Louis in Mauritius.

According to the organisation it is suspected that the German owner of the Leonhardt & Blumberg group, which it presumes to be toxic, has sold the Hansa Brandenburg for breaking in South Asia, most likely to India.

The NGO explained that the Mauritian authorities dealing with hazardous waste confirmed that the ship is still in Port-Louis, but could soon leave as Mauritius refused to deal with the burnt containers and cargo which, it claimed are likely to contain a substantial amount of hazardous materials such as heavy metals or PCBs.

Moreover, Shipbreaking Platform said that the vessel is suspected of carrying dangerous substances in the water used to fight the fire as well as a significant amount of fuels and oil, and that it is therefore concerned that the Hansa Brandenburg, which was not cleaned since the fire, is contaminated with hazardous substances.

Last year, another German-owned container ship, the MSC Flaminia, caught fire and was severely damaged. According to Shipbreaking Platform, the owner of the ship had to clean it in a German port and then send it for repair within the EU.

The NGO called on Leonhardt & Blumberg to make sure that toxic residues left by the fire as well as the hazardous substances in the structure of the ship are handled by a facility which is adequately equipped for the task.

The costs for such an operation must be paid by those responsible, not by the workers and the environment on a beach, the organisation asserted.

“If the ‘Hansa Brandenburg’ is sent to India, this would be another typical case of bad practice where a wealthy shipping company rids itself of its environmental and social responsibility by dumping waste in a substandard yard in South Asia – just because it is more profitable,” said Patrizia Heidegger, executive director of Shipbreaking Platform.

Shipbreaking Platform claimed that the Hamburg based owner, Leonhardt & Blumberg is already known for its malpractice in dumping old ships in substandard facilities in India.

In 2012, the organisation said that the Hansa India was beached in Alang, India, followed in 2013 by the Hansa Trondheim, the Hansa Stavanger, the Hansa Pacific and the Hansa Atlantic.

This year the NGO noted that Leonhardt & Blumberg changed the flags of all its beached end-of-life vessels to Sierra Leone or Comoros before beaching – a typical sign that the owner used a cash buyer as a middleman and seeks to avoid any legal responsibility.

With about 4000 merchant ships, Germany owns the world’s biggest commercial shipping fleet.

However, according to Shipbreaking Platform, it is also one of the worst dumpers of toxic ships: in 2012, 58 German-owned ships were beached in South Asia, and another 34 have already been sent between January and June 2013. Last year, 365 end-of-life ships owned by European companies were dumped in South Asia.

Leonhardt & Blumberg is claimed to have promised the German Government that at least part of its fleet would again fly the German flag in return for tax incentives under the tonnage tax system.

However, according to Shipbreaking Platform, currently only one of the company’s ships flies a German flag. Reflagging to flags of convenience allows shipowners to circumvent stricter European laws, for instance with regards to workers’ rights or environmental protection.

Under the new European Regulation on Ship Recycling, which will enter into force early in 2014, ships flying the flag of an EU Member State can only be dismantled in a ship recycling facility approved by the European Commission in order to ensure workers’ safety and environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes.

The NGO concluded that if Leonhardt & Blumberg continue to re-flag their vessels to Sierra Leone or the Comoros before scrapping, they will deliberately avoid the new regulation.

Saturday 12 October 2013

Ship demolitions 12/10/2013

Alang
Adventist [KN] IMO 8309622 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 43,342 dwt
Apm Pioneer (Venus) [DM] IMO 8005472 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 27,036 dwt

Gadani
Artha Sarana 28 [SG] IMO 7423770 Tug built 1976 (unconfirmed)

Thursday 10 October 2013

Vessels lost 2012 / 2013

Following is a list of vessels that have been lost as sea, lost due to piracy or beyond repair after damage.

Tirta Samudra XXI [ID] IMO 9577927 Tanker built 2010 - 3,000 dwt
Lyubov Orlova [CK] IMO 7391434 Passenger vessel built 1976 - 1,465 dwt
Guang Yang Xin Gang [ID] IMO 8131166 Container vessel built 1982 - 5,223 dwt
Georg Buchner [DE] IMO 5068863 Training ship built 1951 - 9,233 dwt
Alberto [LR] IMO 9041162 Container vessel built 1993 - 15,562 dwt
St Thomas Aquina [PH] IMO 7304663 Passenger vessel built 1973 - 2,497 dwt
Ramco Crusader [BS] IMO 8200620 Anchor handling vessel built 1983 - 2,450 dwt
Asian Express [MD] IMO 7627728 Cargo vessel built 1977 - 7,085 dwt
Sea Blue [KRP] IMO 7358638 Cargo vessel built 1974 - 3,099 dwt
Piriris [CK] IMO 7916727 Cargo vessel built 1979 - 13,206 dwt
Mol Comfort [BS] IMO 9358761 Container vessel built 2008 - 90,613 dwt
Lam Hong 26 [VN] IMO 8998992 Cargo vessel built 2002 - 1,024 dwt
Harmony Rise [PA] IMO 9038074 Cargo vessel built 1991 - 1,069 dwt
Fm Express [SG] IMO 7330076 Cargo vessel built 1974 - 770 dwt
Fu Sheng Hai [PA] IMO 9071703 Bulk carrier built 1993 - 52,580 dwt
Nikolay Bauman [MD] IMO 7420675 Cargo vessel built 1973 - 3,136 dwt
Fajar Samudea [MY] IMO 8807143 Roro passenger vessel built 1989 - 471 gt
Alican S [TR] IMO 7117072 Cargo vessel built 1973 - 3,178 dwt
Atlantik Confinence [LR] IMO 9110341 Bulk carrier built 1996 - 27,209 dwt
Smart [PA] IMO 9137959 Bulk carrier built 1996 - 151,279 gt
Kit 57 [MY] IMO 7809431 Tanker built 1979 - 1,604 gt
Estancia [TG] IMO 7404944 Livestock carrier built 1975 - 2,199 gt
Trans Summer [HK] IMO 9615468 Bulk carrier built 2012 - 56,824 gt
Tayyar Senkaya I [TR] IMO 7615957 Cargo vessel built 1987 - 2,670 dwt
Harita Bauxite [PA] IMO 8103664 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 48,891 dwt
Kiani Satu [AG] IMO 9149811 Cargo vessel built 1997 - 16,717 dwt
Hai Dong Da [PA] IMO 9558177 Bulk carrier built 2012 - 180,737 dwt
Tian Yun [PA] IMO 8024894 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 6,436 dwt
Astrid [NL] IMO 5027792 Sailing vessel built 1924 - 140 gt
MGM 5 [KM] IMO 8804921 Cargo vessel built 1988 - 1,348 dwt
Emeline [ID] IMO 7920687 Cement carrier built 1979 - 2,485 dwt
Voigo Blat [KN] IMO 8850279 Cargo vessel built 1976 - 3,498 dwt
Saigon Queen [VN] IMO 9364046 Cargo vessel built 2006 - 4,704 gt
Jul [VC] IMO 7124403 Cargo vessel built 1971 - 3,335 dwt
Thermopylae Sierra [CY] IMO 8313075 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 24,779 dwt
Erol Senkayo [TR] IMO 9296365 Cargo vessel built 2003 - 2,772 dwt
Rena [LR] IMO 8806802 Container vessel built 1990 - 47,230 dwt

Ship demolitions 10/10/2013

Alang
Asean Victory [SG] IMO 8126056 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 21,288 dwt
Arjuna Satu [ID] IMO 9016997 Tanker built 1991 - 41,502 dwt
Nyk Kai [LR] IMO 9030735 Container vessel built 1993 - 59,658 dwt
Murat Kiran [TR] IMO 8314988 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 38,888 dwt
Silo II [SL] IMO 7625043 Bulk carrier built 1979 - 38,401 dwt
Al Naser [TZ] IMO 7508752 Cargo vessel built 1977 - 9,267 dwt

Aliaga
Susannah [TZ] IMO 8942929 Cargo vessel built 1971 - 5,180 dwt
Mirimare [PA] IMO 8109230 Tanker built 1983 - 17,248 dwt

Gadani
Akaki [BS] IMO 9040869 Tanker built 1993 - 95,938 dwt

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Ship demolitions 8/10/2013

Alang
B Camlica 1 [PA] IMO 8303795 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 37,672 dwt
Chopin [CY] IMO 8513728 Cargo vessel built 1988 - 18,444 dwt
Arjuna Satu [ID] IMO 9016997 Tanker built 1991 - 41,502 dwt
Agatis [PA] IMO 9117844 Bulk carrier built 1996 - 27,254 dwt
Lucky Mineral [ID] IMO 8322935 Bulk carrier built 1985 -  41,634 dwt
Itabuna [BR] IMO 8900024 Tanker built 1993 - 44,555 dwt
Gem of Dahej [IN] IMO 9048469 Tanker built 1993 - 9,935 dwt

China
Welly II [PA] IMO 8029703 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 45,508 dwt
Zhi Xing [CN] IMO 8731485 passenger hydrofoil built 2007 - 124 gt
Tai Bai Hai [CN] IMO 8318269 Timber carrier built 1984 - 22,041 dwt
Tai Kang Hai [CN] IMO 8318295 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 22,041 dwt
Tai Shan Hai [CN] IMO 8318324 Bulk carrier built 1987 - 27,417 dwt
Hui Tong 56 [CN] IMO 8316998 Tanker built 1984 - 4,462 dwt
Quan Zhou Hai [CN] IMO 8023955 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 64,170 dwt
Sierra Guardian [PA] IMO 9140346 Bulk carrier built 1994 - 48,794 dwt
Grand Way [HK] IMO 9077264 Bulk carrier built 1994 - 44,000 dwt

Aliaga 
Independente [BR] IMO 8708529 Roro vessel built 1992 - 17,505 dwt

Chittagong 
Glorious Rene [BS] IMO 8509428 Bulk carrier built 1987 - 68,337 dwt
Hong Xin Angel [PA] IMO 8029430 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 42,925 dwt

Other
Saudi Tabuk [SA] IMO 8121771 Roro vessel built 1983 - 42,600 dwt
Itajuba [BR] IMO 8900036 Tanker built 1993 - 44,555 dwt (poss as is)
President Polk [US] IMO 8616992 Container vessel built 1988 - 61,926 gt

Gadani
Akaki [BS] IMO 9040869 Tanker built 1993 - 95,938 dwt

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Ship demolitions 1/10/2013

Alang
Acacia N [TZ] IMO 7713838 Bulk carrier built 1978 - 23,198 dwt
Kalamata [GR] IMO 8913679 Container vessel built 1991 - 43,967 dwt
Unicorn (ex Smit Lloyd 105) [AE] IMO 7319369 Supply tug built 1973 - 1,111 dwt
Sulpicio Express [PH] IMO 8005733 Roro vessel built 1980 - 4,636 dwt

Gadani
Samudera [SL] IMO 8217207 Tanker built 1983 - 17,669 dwt

Other
Uco XXX [BH] IMO 7374060 Bulk carrier built 1975 - 30,967 dwt