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Ship-breaking.com n° 2

Robin des Bois continues its investigational compilation of current news concerning ship breaking. The underlined weight corresponds to the weight of each unit, not taking cargo into account and basically in the state that it will be when getting to the shipbreaking yards (most of the time the ship gets there without need of towing). 90% of the weight is made of ferrous or non ferrous metals which can be recycled, the majority of the remaining 10% consists of accessories, general equipment, furniture, electrical and electronic goods, plastic, asbestos, poly-urethane foam, various waste and exploitation by-products… None of the following ships has undergone a pre-decontamination. Taking their age into account, they would all contain asbestos, BPCs and toxic paints. The main by-products linked to the ships’ activities are oiled sludge and polluted waste water. In the case of ships for which one can suspect a very intensive use of high risk materials, it is pointed out in the ship’s profile. Robin des Bois’ presented their investigation file “Navires en fin de vie” (Ships towards the grave) in Cherbourg (Normandy) on 22nd February 2006, this dossier is available on line in French version.

France Lucifer II (1943), ex-Découverte of the French Free Forces (WWII), ex-Windrush Royal Navy. Lucifer was used as a training site for Fire Fighting and Fire Safety following her beaching in Querqueville in the Cherbourg harbour (1967-2002). Length 93.5m, 1325 dwt. Pollution concerns include, the presence of BPCs, ballast waters, different forms of asbestos based pollutants, and oils. A “Clémenceau” type protocol will include a diagnostic a decontamination followed by the shipbreaking per se. It would have to be carried out on site, on the beach as the ship was split in two following a strong high tide in 1994 and cannot be displaced anymore. Furthermore, the perimeter around and under the ship is to be depolluted. Precise technical data on the pollution is not yet fully known. A tentative date for the start of this procedure could be autumn 2006.

Floating dock. Le Havre. It will not go to the shipbreakers, yet Le Havre Port Autonome (Le Havre Port Authorities) is putting it up for sale via an international tender procedure. This type of public equipment built in Saint Nazaire is quite rare and very sought after. It can greatly contribute to the scrapping-deconstruction-asbestos removal of ships or of other floating artefacts, it should in our opinion be kept on the French Atlantic facade (re. Robin des Bois, Press Release in French 27/02/06 « Un dock flottant qui tombe à pic »). Latest news confirm the dock will needed repairing before it is sold and/or converted for another use.

Amsterdam. Cargo, 4911 . dwt, Tuvalu flag. Built 1978. Bound for demolition (unknown destination)

Andaman Princess (Ex-Svea Jarl, Ex-Apollo III). Ferry / Cruise ship, length 101 m, Thailand flag. Built in 1962 in Stockholm (Sweden) by AB Finnboda Varf. After more than 20 years of ferrying between Stockholm and Helsingfors, it became a successful cruise ship in Thailand. It was spared by the tsunami of December 2004, was used as a rescue and medical ship for tourists. Following economic difficulties for Siam Cruises its operator, it was waiting for its final fate in Bangkok and was finally sold for scrap in India (Alang). 415 passengers capacity, asbestos, miscellaneous radioactive sources.

Axion. (ex-Pamela, ex-Mela, ex-La Frenais, ex-Praxitelis). Bulker, length 189 m, 6.852 dwt. Malta flag. Built in 1976 in Sevilla (Spain). Owner Desmos Maritime SA (Grèce). Ldt. Solf for demolition to Bangladesh. 350 $ per t.

Baron (ex-Barbara H, ex- Desnogorsk, ex-Successor 3, ex-Kelo). Bulker, length 189 m, 6.852 dwt. Flag Cyprus. Built in 1976 in Sevilla (Spain) by Astilleros Españoles SA. Owner Byzantine Maritime SA (Greece). Held up in Bremen (Germany) in December 1999, then in Las Palmas (Spain) in February 2002, then in Valencia (Spain) in July 2005. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh.

Dale (Ex-Deepdale, ex-Marol).Tanker, length 184 m, 8.935 dwt. Flag Panama. Built in 1979 in Japan by Imabari Zosen. Owner Laura Finance (Greece). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. 385 $ per t. Contains chemical scales, oil leaching, oily sludge, risks include explosion, fire, intoxication from toxic fumes.

E Dignity (Ex-Marathon, ex-Anchor Bay, ex-Sliema, ex-Kapital I, ex-Margaret John, ex- Anatasia II). Cargo, length 115 m, 7.583 dwt. Flag Pavillon Malta. Built in 1977 in Hakata (Japan) by Watanabe Zosen. Owner Emre Gemicilik Denizcilik Tic Ltd (Turkey). Held up in 2000 in Bilbao (Spain) then in Rouen (France) and finally in Longuldak (Turkey) in July 2005 following deficiencies in the fire safety regulations and in the engine compartment. She was acquired in November 2005 by a courtier for 326 $ per t.. This included an option to resell in the 4 following months. E. Dignity eventually sold for shipbreaking in Bangladesh at 340 $ per t.

Excellent (ex-Gamma, ex-Skycrest, ex-Palmstar Sumida, ex-Federal Sumida). Bulker, length 183 m, 8.581 dwt. Flag (formerly Liberia flagged). Built in 1976 in Mizushima (Japan) by Sanoyasu Dockyard Co. Owner United Marine Shipping (Singapore). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh at 350 $ per t.

Gai. « Log Freighter » , 8.102 dwt. Flag Tuvalu. Built in 1972 in Japan. Owner KNK Management-Bombay (India). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh.

Gas Bauhinia (ex-Gas-Diana). Gas tanker, length 228 m, 14.115 dwt. Flag Liberia. Built in 1977 in Yokohama (Japan) by Mitsubishi. Owner Jiu Feng Arco Shipping (Singapore). BP used as floating storage for natural gas off the Chinese coast , it was damaged by the Damrey typhoon in September 2005. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. Very law level radioactive dusts.

Jaami. (ex-Sekondi, ex-Bello Folawiyo, ex-Deo Juvante, ex-Merkur America, ex-EAL Opal, ex-Berlioz, ex-Wing Son). Freight Cargo, 5.872 dwt. Flag Bangladesh. Built in 1979 in Szczecin (Poland). Owner Midland Shipping Ltd (Singapore). It departed Chittagong (Bangladesh) for Europe with a cargo of containers (miscellaneous goods including clothes, handicrafts, cloth), Jaami went ashore in the Colombo (Sri Lanka) harbour on December 26th 2004 during the tsunami. Sold for demolition at 275 $ lper t.

Kent (ex-N Cedar, ex-Nichitama Maru). Tanker, length 256 m, 18497 dwt. Flag Liberia. Built in 1980 in Numakuma (Japan ) by Tsuneishi. Sold by Navix Line (Japan) in 1995 to Elka Shipping (Greece). The Kentis the largest tanker sold to the shipbreakers in 2005-2006 (384 $ per t.).
She is expected in Bangladesh. Scales and oil deposits in tanks and pipes make it a concern for explosion, fire and intoxication.

Nico. Bulker , 1575 dwt. Flag Portugal. Built in 1969 by Ferguson Brothers in Glasgow (United Kingdom). Owner based in Madera. Sold for demolition to an unknown destination.

Ocean Pride. (ex-Silver Star, ex-Craig, ex-Gonosan, ex-Seiwa Maru, ex-Sunny Peak). Bulker, length 146 m, 5.430 dwt. Flag St Vincent and the Grenadines. Built in 1977 in Imabari (Japan) by Imabari Zosen. Owner Nedkhan Shipping (Singapore). Sold for demolition to an unknown destination.

Olympia I. (Ex. Achilleus, Ex. Orion, Ex. Thomas II). Passenger/Cruise Ship, length 126 m, 3740 dwt. Flag Greece. Built in 1953 in Livorno (Italy) by Ansaldo S.p.A. Owner Freewind Shipping (Greece). 328 passengers . Sold for demolition in India. Asbestosis very much used in passengers -ships as well as radioactive sources to detect smokes.

Our Lady of Fatima (ex-Ferry Ehime). Ferry, length 101 m, 3115 dwt. Flag Philippines. Built in 1972 in Kinoe (Japan) by Kishimoto Zosen. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh (part of a lot with the e Our Lady of Guadalupe) for 220 $ per t. Transportation between Cebu and Ormoc (Philippines) for Aboitiz Transport System; 1239 passengers . Asbestos, radioactive sources.

Our Lady of Guadalupe (ex-Asaka Maru n°8). Ferry, length 89 m, 1833 dwt. Flag Philippines. Built in 1973 in Hinase (Japan) by Okayama Zosen. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh (part of a lot including the Our Lady of Fatima-see above- for 220 $ per t. Transportation between Cebu and Ormoc (Philippines) for Aboitiz Transport System; 849 passengers. Asbestos, radioactive sources.

Rez (ex-Carezza, ex-Maramozza). Chemical cargo, length 89 m. Flag Panama. Built in 1969 in Marina di Carrara (Italy) by Cant. Nav. Apuania. Owner, Black Sea Shipping (Turkey). Held up in April 2003 in the port of Koper (Slovenia) for a number of deficiencies concerning all parts of the boat and all aspects of navigation. Sold for demolition in India. Chemical scale potentially law level radioactive if the ship carried phosphoric acid. Risks of explosion, fire, intoxication.

Volcano. Bulker, 6595 dwt. Flag Malta. Built in 1975. Owner Desmos Maritime (Greece). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. 355 $ per t.

Brief analytical summary : Out of 18 ships going to shipbreaking, 8 are under European flag or are owned by European citizens. 7 of them are shorter than 150 m, 4 are between 150m and 200m long, 2 are between 200m and 256 m long. These ships are between 26 and 53 years old. Cumulative figures indicate a minimum of 100 000 t. of metals which will be recycled.

Since the beginning of the year, other ships are bound for shipbreaking but the contracts with the shipbreaking yards are not finalised yet. They include the Twin Star, Lamo, Jupiter 6, Bowen King, Shanadar, M Sulphur.

The Rotterdam case : The Rembrandt liner (ex-Rotterdam) is undergoing refurbishing work. She is owned by a Foundation linked to the Rotterdam port. She arrived in Gdansk (Poland) towed from a Cadiz shipyard (Spain).
The Rotterdam will have some (partial) asbestos removal work carried out in Gdansk before she starts a new life. In a couple of months, she will be docked in Rotterdam and will serve as a floating hotel and water leisure facility. In accordance with the technical explanations provided for the Clemenceau, the Rotterdam in the same way will not be totally asbestos free at the end of the process so as to keep proper floatability. The precise asbestos technical diagnostic is not known.

Sources : Aboitiz Transport System, American Bureau of Shipping, Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding, Clarkson’s Shipping Intelligence Network, Clarkson’s Shipping Intelligence Weekly, Det Norske Veritas, Equasis, Lloyd’s List, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Maritime Matters, Robin des Bois archives and personal sources , Shipspotting, Trade Winds, Walton and Morse.

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Ship-breaking.com n° 2 Robin des Bois continues its investigational compilation of current news concerning ship breaking. The underlined weight corresponds to the weight of each unit, not taking cargo into account and basically in the state that it will be when getting to the shipbreaking yards (most of the time the ship gets there without need of towing). 90% of the weight is made of ferrous or non ferrous metals which can be recycled, the majority of the remaining 10% consists of accessories, general equipment, furniture, electrical and electronic goods, plastic, asbestos, poly-urethane foam, various waste and exploitation by-products… None of the following ships has undergone a pre-decontamination. Taking their age into account, they would all contain asbestos, BPCs and toxic paints. The main by-products linked to the ships’ activities are oiled sludge and polluted waste water. In the case of ships for which one can suspect a very intensive use of high risk materials, it is pointed out in the ship’s profile. Robin des Bois’ presented their investigation file “Navires en fin de vie” (Ships towards the grave) in Cherbourg (Normandy) on 22nd February 2006, this dossier is available on line in French version. France Lucifer II (1943), ex-Découverte of the French Free Forces (WWII), ex-Windrush Royal Navy. Lucifer was used as a training site for Fire Fighting and Fire Safety following her beaching in Querqueville in the Cherbourg harbour (1967-2002). Length 93.5m, 1325 dwt. Pollution concerns include, the presence of BPCs, ballast waters, different forms of asbestos based pollutants, and oils. A “Clémenceau” type protocol will include a diagnostic a decontamination followed by the shipbreaking per se. It would have to be carried out on site, on the beach as the ship was split in two following a strong high tide in 1994 and cannot be displaced anymore. Furthermore, the perimeter around and under the ship is to be depolluted. Precise technical data on the pollution is not yet fully known. A tentative date for the start of this procedure could be autumn 2006. Floating dock. Le Havre. It will not go to the shipbreakers, yet Le Havre Port Autonome (Le Havre Port Authorities) is putting it up for sale via an international tender procedure. This type of public equipment built in Saint Nazaire is quite rare and very sought after. It can greatly contribute to the scrapping-deconstruction-asbestos removal of ships or of other floating artefacts, it should in our opinion be kept on the French Atlantic facade (re. Robin des Bois, Press Release in French 27/02/06 « Un dock flottant qui tombe à pic »). Latest news confirm the dock will needed repairing before it is sold and/or converted for another use. Asia Amsterdam. Cargo, 4911 . dwt, Tuvalu flag. Built 1978. Bound for demolition (unknown destination) Andaman Princess (Ex-Svea Jarl, Ex-Apollo III). Ferry / Cruise ship, length 101 m, Thailand flag. Built in 1962 in Stockholm (Sweden) by AB Finnboda Varf. After more than 20 years of ferrying between Stockholm and Helsingfors, it became a successful cruise ship in Thailand. It was spared by the tsunami of December 2004, was used as a rescue and medical ship for tourists. Following economic difficulties for Siam Cruises its operator, it was waiting for its final fate in Bangkok and was finally sold for scrap in India (Alang). 415 passengers capacity, asbestos, miscellaneous radioactive sources. Axion. (ex-Pamela, ex-Mela, ex-La Frenais, ex-Praxitelis). Bulker, length 189 m, 6.852 dwt. Malta flag. Built in 1976 in Sevilla (Spain). Owner Desmos Maritime SA (Grèce). Ldt. Solf for demolition to Bangladesh. 350 $ per t. Baron (ex-Barbara H, ex- Desnogorsk, ex-Successor 3, ex-Kelo). Bulker, length 189 m, 6.852 dwt. Flag Cyprus. Built in 1976 in Sevilla (Spain) by Astilleros Españoles SA. Owner Byzantine Maritime SA (Greece). Held up in Bremen (Germany) in December 1999, then in Las Palmas (Spain) in February 2002, then in Valencia (Spain) in July 2005. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. Dale (Ex-Deepdale, ex-Marol).Tanker, length 184 m, 8.935 dwt. Flag Panama. Built in 1979 in Japan by Imabari Zosen. Owner Laura Finance (Greece). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. 385 $ per t. Contains chemical scales, oil leaching, oily sludge, risks include explosion, fire, intoxication from toxic fumes. E Dignity (Ex-Marathon, ex-Anchor Bay, ex-Sliema, ex-Kapital I, ex-Margaret John, ex- Anatasia II). Cargo, length 115 m, 7.583 dwt. Flag Pavillon Malta. Built in 1977 in Hakata (Japan) by Watanabe Zosen. Owner Emre Gemicilik Denizcilik Tic Ltd (Turkey). Held up in 2000 in Bilbao (Spain) then in Rouen (France) and finally in Longuldak (Turkey) in July 2005 following deficiencies in the fire safety regulations and in the engine compartment. She was acquired in November 2005 by a courtier for 326 $ per t.. This included an option to resell in the 4 following months. E. Dignity eventually sold for shipbreaking in Bangladesh at 340 $ per t. Excellent (ex-Gamma, ex-Skycrest, ex-Palmstar Sumida, ex-Federal Sumida). Bulker, length 183 m, 8.581 dwt. Flag (formerly Liberia flagged). Built in 1976 in Mizushima (Japan) by Sanoyasu Dockyard Co. Owner United Marine Shipping (Singapore). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh at 350 $ per t. Gai. « Log Freighter » , 8.102 dwt. Flag Tuvalu. Built in 1972 in Japan. Owner KNK Management-Bombay (India). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. Gas Bauhinia (ex-Gas-Diana). Gas tanker, length 228 m, 14.115 dwt. Flag Liberia. Built in 1977 in Yokohama (Japan) by Mitsubishi. Owner Jiu Feng Arco Shipping (Singapore). BP used as floating storage for natural gas off the Chinese coast , it was damaged by the Damrey typhoon in September 2005. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. Very law level radioactive dusts. Jaami. (ex-Sekondi, ex-Bello Folawiyo, ex-Deo Juvante, ex-Merkur America, ex-EAL Opal, ex-Berlioz, ex-Wing Son). Freight Cargo, 5.872 dwt. Flag Bangladesh. Built in 1979 in Szczecin (Poland). Owner Midland Shipping Ltd (Singapore). It departed Chittagong (Bangladesh) for Europe with a cargo of containers (miscellaneous goods including clothes, handicrafts, cloth), Jaami went ashore in the Colombo (Sri Lanka) harbour on December 26th 2004 during the tsunami. Sold for demolition at 275 $ lper t. Kent (ex-N Cedar, ex-Nichitama Maru). Tanker, length 256 m, 18497 dwt. Flag Liberia. Built in 1980 in Numakuma (Japan ) by Tsuneishi. Sold by Navix Line (Japan) in 1995 to Elka Shipping (Greece). The Kentis the largest tanker sold to the shipbreakers in 2005-2006 (384 $ per t.). She is expected in Bangladesh. Scales and oil deposits in tanks and pipes make it a concern for explosion, fire and intoxication. Nico. Bulker , 1575 dwt. Flag Portugal. Built in 1969 by Ferguson Brothers in Glasgow (United Kingdom). Owner based in Madera. Sold for demolition to an unknown destination. Ocean Pride. (ex-Silver Star, ex-Craig, ex-Gonosan, ex-Seiwa Maru, ex-Sunny Peak). Bulker, length 146 m, 5.430 dwt. Flag St Vincent and the Grenadines. Built in 1977 in Imabari (Japan) by Imabari Zosen. Owner Nedkhan Shipping (Singapore). Sold for demolition to an unknown destination. Olympia I. (Ex. Achilleus, Ex. Orion, Ex. Thomas II). Passenger/Cruise Ship, length 126 m, 3740 dwt. Flag Greece. Built in 1953 in Livorno (Italy) by Ansaldo S.p.A. Owner Freewind Shipping (Greece). 328 passengers . Sold for demolition in India. Asbestosis very much used in passengers -ships as well as radioactive sources to detect smokes. Our Lady of Fatima (ex-Ferry Ehime). Ferry, length 101 m, 3115 dwt. Flag Philippines. Built in 1972 in Kinoe (Japan) by Kishimoto Zosen. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh (part of a lot with the e Our Lady of Guadalupe) for 220 $ per t. Transportation between Cebu and Ormoc (Philippines) for Aboitiz Transport System; 1239 passengers . Asbestos, radioactive sources. Our Lady of Guadalupe (ex-Asaka Maru n°8). Ferry, length 89 m, 1833 dwt. Flag Philippines. Built in 1973 in Hinase (Japan) by Okayama Zosen. Sold for demolition in Bangladesh (part of a lot including the Our Lady of Fatima-see above- for 220 $ per t. Transportation between Cebu and Ormoc (Philippines) for Aboitiz Transport System; 849 passengers. Asbestos, radioactive sources. Rez (ex-Carezza, ex-Maramozza). Chemical cargo, length 89 m. Flag Panama. Built in 1969 in Marina di Carrara (Italy) by Cant. Nav. Apuania. Owner, Black Sea Shipping (Turkey). Held up in April 2003 in the port of Koper (Slovenia) for a number of deficiencies concerning all parts of the boat and all aspects of navigation. Sold for demolition in India. Chemical scale potentially law level radioactive if the ship carried phosphoric acid. Risks of explosion, fire, intoxication. Volcano. Bulker, 6595 dwt. Flag Malta. Built in 1975. Owner Desmos Maritime (Greece). Sold for demolition in Bangladesh. 355 $ per t. Brief analytical summary : Out of 18 ships going to shipbreaking, 8 are under European flag or are owned by European citizens. 7 of them are shorter than 150 m, 4 are between 150m and 200m long, 2 are between 200m and 256 m long. These ships are between 26 and 53 years old. Cumulative figures indicate a minimum of 100 000 t. of metals which will be recycled. Since the beginning of the year, other ships are bound for shipbreaking but the contracts with the shipbreaking yards are not finalised yet. They include the Twin Star, Lamo, Jupiter 6, Bowen King, Shanadar, M Sulphur. The Rotterdam case : The Rembrandt liner (ex-Rotterdam) is undergoing refurbishing work. She is owned by a Foundation linked to the Rotterdam port. She arrived in Gdansk (Poland) towed from a Cadiz shipyard (Spain). The Rotterdam will have some (partial) asbestos removal work carried out in Gdansk before she starts a new life. In a couple of months, she will be docked in Rotterdam and will serve as a floating hotel and water leisure facility. In accordance with the technical explanations provided for the Clemenceau, the Rotterdam in the same way will not be totally asbestos free at the end of the process so as to keep proper floatability. The precise asbestos technical diagnostic is not known. Sources : Aboitiz Transport System, American Bureau of Shipping, Black Sea Memorandum of Understanding, Clarkson’s Shipping Intelligence Network, Clarkson’s Shipping Intelligence Weekly, Det Norske Veritas, Equasis, Lloyd’s List, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Maritime Matters, Robin des Bois archives and personal sources , Shipspotting, Trade Winds, Walton and Morse.
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