20/Nov/08  -  Plan akcije protiv Pirata

NATO, Europska unija i drugi bi u koordinaciji s Rusijom trebali pokrenuti i kopnene operacije protiv baza somalijskih pirata, rekao je u srijedu ruski veleposlanik u NATO-u. Dmitrij Rogozin rekao je da je ocjena ruskih stručnjaka da, s obzirom na geostrateški položaj Somalije, samo mornarička akcija, pa i s velikom flotom brodova moćnih država, neće biti dovoljna da se poraze pirati. - Zato je na NATO-u, EU i drugima kojima je to povjereno da provedu ne pomorsku nego kopneno-pomorsku operaciju kako bi izbrisali piratske baze na terenu - rekao je. - Svi znamo da oni svoje baze imaju na kopnum, a te bi akcije, naravno, trebalo koordinirati s Rusijom - rekao je Rogozin, ali nije objasnio predviđa li uključivanje Rusije u neke takve operacije. Rogozin je rekao da, zbog zategnutijih odnosa Moskve s NATO-om nakon intervencije Moskve u kolovozu u Gruziji, nije odano odgovarajuće priznanje ruskom doprinosu u naporima u borbi protiv somalijskih pirata. On je kao primjer naveo izjavu NATO-a u kojoj se hvali hrabrost posade britanskoga ratnog broda u odbijanju napada pirata na trgovački brod, ali se ne spominje uloga ruskoga ratnog broda u izgredu. - Možda su trebali, barem zbog objektivnosti, pokazivanja nepristranosti, reći i neku riječ o ruskom sudjelovanju - rekao je. Pariz: EU-ova misija protiv pirata počinje 8. prosinca Pomorska operacija EU u Adenskom zaljevu, čiji je cilj borba protiv somalskih pirata, "počet će 8. prosinca", izvijestio je u srijedu francuski ministar obrane Herve Morin. - Svojim smo europskim partnerima predložili pokretanje te misije koja će početi 8. prosinca - najavio je Morin i dodao kako će pet do šest ratnih brodova EU sudjelovati u operaciji već početkom prosinca. Realizirat će se tri misije, najavio je Morin. - Osigurat će se pratnja trgovačkim brodovima koji to budu tražili, nastavit će se s osiguranjem brodova s humanitarnom pomoći Svjetskog programa za hranu (WFP), a nastavit će se i s akcijom kontrole spomenutog područja uz pomoć vojnih zrakoplova - kazao je Morin.
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20/Nov/08  -  MSC to deploy its mega ships on Far East-Med service

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is reported to be sharply raising the capacity of its Far East-Mediterranean "Jade" service that links China and South East Asia to the Spanish Port of Valencia, its current west Mediterranean hub, over the coming weeks. MSC is expected to deploy its two largest Korean-built newbuildings, the 11,660-TEU MSC Sola slated for delivery this week and the 14,500-TEU MSC Daniela scheduled for delivery in the second half of December, on the Jade service that was previously operated using 6,700-8,000 TEU containerships. From Valencia, MSC is able to transship cargo to/from South America, West Africa and North Africa, to compensate for the carrier not operating direct links between ports in the Far East and the east coast of South America and West Africa. The report suggests that the coverage of the Far East-east coast of South America and Far East-West Africa trades by transhipment at Valencia is the reason behind MSC raising capacity on its Jade service at a time when other carriers are removing tonnage on the Far East-Mediterranean trade.

20/Nov/08  -  Maersk and MOL expect to lay up containerships in 2009

MAERSK and MOL say they will probably lay up ships in 2009 in the face of the most severe shipping downturn in years. Copenhagen's Berlingske Tidende newspaper reported that Maersk Line's chief executive Eivind Kolding said next year would bring no volume growth and layups were under consideration. Japanese carrier MOL said it is considering laying up its largest vessels as charter rates collapse, according to a Bloomberg report, which said withdrawals were mostly from Capesize bulker class, quoting Masafumi Yasuoka, senior executive officer. Mr Yasuoka reportedly told Bloomberg that MOL may lower its earnings forecast for a second time this year if rates stay near record lows. Maersk has cut volume on its Asia-Europe route by withdrawing 10 services this month for an indefinite period which has dropped its share by 10 per cent from 2007, reported Newark's Journal of Commerce. Maersk said volumes on its Asia-Europe trade have shrunk three per cent in the third quarter from a year ago following on a two per cent decline in the second quarter. Mr Kolding said he counted himself lucky having no new ships on delivery compared to his rivals. Reportedly, there are more than 80 containerships laid up, including a dozen in the 5,000-8,000 TEU range in anchorages in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Yet Japanese carrier MOL told American Shipper it was continuing its fleet expansion programme over the next five years despite shrinking markets.

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