Ship demolitions 24/11/2013

Alang
Maranjos [PA] IMO 7638363 Cargo vessel built 1978 - 14,411 dwt
Bow Lion [SG] IMO 8615837 Tanker built - 22,575 dwt
Kalkaal [SL] IMO 8401834 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 6,840 dwt
Ckua [TZ] IMO 7422271 Anchor handling vessel built 1976 - 1,037 dwt
Balikesir [TR] 7389883 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 18,128 dwt
Union Hellen [VC] 8307856 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 26,320 dwt
Paula 1 IMO 8018041 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 21,735 dwt
Yuan Teng [ PA] IMO 8214592 Cargo vessel built 1984 - 22,322 dwt

Chittagong
Tradelink [PA] IMO 8315920 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 38,623 dwt
Cape M [DM] IMO 8407496 Bulk carrier built 1985 - 194,468 dwt
Msc Catania [UK] IMO 9073995 Container vessel built 1994 - 63,163 dwt
V Kerkis [BS] IMO 8029064 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 208,952 dwt

Gadani
Concord 1 [PA] IMO 7901485 Tanker built 1980 - 38,539 dwt

Alang
Harmonia Adriaticum [AG] IMO 9071480 Container vessel built 1993 - 12,721 dwt
Ocean Gulfirst [PA] IMO 8121024 Cargo vessel built 1982 - 8,398 dwt
Theresa Pacific [TV] IMO 8400012 Tanker built 1986 - 83,930 dwt
Ryu Yoh [PA] IMO 8921444 Bulk carrier built 1991 - 44,733 dwt

China
Krasnogvardeec [RU] IMO 8521024 Container vessel built 1986 - 9,141 dwt
Teng He [CN] IMO 9067570 Container vessel built 1994 - 51,280 dwt

Aliaga
Maridive 5000 [BZ] IMO 7707994 Tug built 1978 - 1,120 dwt
Aspendos M [TR] IMO 8411841 Container vessel built 1986 - 7,960 dwt

Chittagong
Niamun Nasir [SL] IMO 8421391 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 2,010 dwt
F Elephant [KN] IMO 8618841 Bulk carrier built 1989 - 275,984 dwt

Other
Louie Tide [MX] IMO 8215236 Supply tug built 1983 - 1,012 gt
Ken Tide [MX] IMO 8203012 Supply tug built 1982 - 1,200 gt

Ship demolitions 17/11/2013

China
Falcon Carrier [LR] IMO 9007776 Bulk carrier built 1992 - 68,147 dwt
Formosa Queen [MH] IMO 7005190 Passenger vessel built 1970 - 4,525 dwt (song of Norway)
Csl Cabo [LR] IMO 7117278 Bulk carrier built 1971 - 31,364 dwt
Hae Song [KPR] IMO 9095981 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 15,193 dwt
Mass Prosperity [PA] IMO 9050321 Bulk carrier built 1993 - 69,555 dwt
Almeria Carrier [PA] IMO 8300731 Reefer built 1983 - 6,410 dwt
Dayana [KM] IMO 7624312 Cargo vessel built 1977 - 5,623 dwt
Won Hope [TV] IMO 8518950 Cargo vessel built 1980 - 1,985 dwt
Polygo 2 [KR] IMO 8715338 Bulk carrier built 1989 - 6,850 dwt
Ming Ze Hu [CN] IMO 9059573 Tanker built 1995 - 43,828 dwt
Kwang Pho [KRP] IMO 8029806 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 1,651 dwt
Ai Rui Tong [PA] IMO 8401028 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 7,110 dwt

Gadani
Unity [KN] IMO 9058634 Fspo vessel built 1994 - 269,605 dwt

Aliaga
Alkiona [VC] IMO 8016689 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 2,950 dwt
Saguenay [CA] IMO 7910175 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 38,289 dwt

Alang
Wisdom [LR] IMO 8406339 Tanker built 1986 - 27,300 dwt
Helenic Trader [GR] built 7419456 Roro vessel built 1975 - 4,384 dwt
Helenic Master [GR] IMO 7718527 Roro vessel built 1979 - 12,334 dwt
Solar Wing [LR] IMO 8708244 Roro vessel built 1988 - 13,224 dwt
Volos [MT] IMO 8415641 Container vessel built 1985 - 13,310 dwt
Msc Lana [PA] IMO 8130019 Container vessel built 1983 - 32,361 dwt

Chittagong
Eurocargo Europa [MT] IMO 7909970 Roro vessel built 1981 - 20,731 dwt
South Star [LR] IMO 8310758 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 37,295 dwt
Glorious Rena [BS] IMO 8509428 Bulk carrier built 1987 - 68,337 dwt
Pratibha Neera [IN] IMO 8724743 Tanker built 1986 - 28,610 dwt
Sciplone [PA] IMO 8330891 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 19,496 dwt

Other
Arsel Star [PA] IMO 8101020 Bulk carrier built 1981 - 17,727 dwt
Asya Nehir [PA] IMO 8022420 Cargo vessel built 1981 - 14,194 dwt
Isa Energy [SG] IMO 8117196 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 33,554 dwt
Rio Gold [MT] IMO 8408521 Bulk carrier built 1984 - 39,695 dwt

Ship demolitions 4/11/2013

Mumbai
Super Shuttle Roro 9 (ex P&O Norqueen] IMO 7902647 Roro vessel guilt 1980 - 11,400

Chittagong
Hanjin Vancouver [CY] IMO 8820822 Container vessel built 1990 - 44,764 dwt
Merkur Star [LR] IMO 91027734 Container vessel built 1996 - 29,181 dwt

China
Macau Mineral [PA] IMO 8716021 Bulk carrier built 1989 - 207,785 dwt

Aliaga
Twins MJ [BV] IMO 8416724 Cargo vessel built 1985 - 2,167 dwt

Alang
Victoria [JD] IMO 7906203 Cargo vessel built 1979 - 4,787 dwt

US
Great Land [US] IMO 7420493 Vehicle carrier built 1975 - 16,138 dwt

Other
Lingegas [PA] IMO 8008383 LPG tanker built 1981 - 3,403 dwt

Ship demolitions 2/11/2013

Chittagong
Infinate Power [PA] IMO 8115289 Bulk carrier built 1982 - 64,907 dwt
Samudera [SL] IMO 8217207 Tanker built 1983 - 17,669 dwt

Aliaga
Strum [MT] IMO 9156424 Cargo vessel built 1996 - 2,821 dwt
Elena Kudrayavtseva [MT] IMO 8989185 Cargo vessel built 1989 - 2,821 dwt

Other
Mass Glory [PA] IMO 9046916 Bulk carrier built 1993 - 69,555 dwt poss china delivery

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

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

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

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

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.