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Shipping News and information / Re: For friends of vessels from Sietas

« on: August 20, 2014, 07:46:47 AM »

Are they starting to build ships again at the Sietas yard since being sold.

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Refloating of Costa Concordia started this morning

« on: July 24, 2014, 07:46:01 AM »

Just looked at marinetraffic site and seems to be making a steady 1.7 kts.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:9.941827/centery:42.52967/zoom:8/mmsi:244495000

This was at 07:35 New Zealand time.

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: List of more than 5000 container vessels

« on: July 02, 2014, 10:38:14 PM »

Andreas,
Both work for me but really its a message of support for all the work involved, well done.

Cheers,

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Port Taranaki's new pilot boat

« on: June 23, 2014, 07:49:55 AM »

Added 2 photos of the MIKOTAKI when she went to drop off pilot to Arago (LPG Tanker), the pilot boat also usually drops off a docking crew to assist berthing from onboard the ship.

http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2061995
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2061996

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lake Triview IMO# 940087

« on: June 21, 2014, 05:06:38 AM »

Lake Triview now allowed to sail after paying a big bond, she sailed Friday for Auckland at 16:00 hrs. Full article below.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10184836/Big-bond-secures-freedom.

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lake Triview IMO# 940087

« on: June 19, 2014, 02:18:39 AM »

More serious charges for Lake Triview.

The captain and first officier of the Lake Triview are now facing further charges under section 12 and 338 that the ship damaged the protected Waiwhakaiho Reef. Article below.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10174919/More-serious-charges-for-Triview

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Port Taranaki's new pilot boat

« on: June 18, 2014, 07:32:29 AM »

Already there, seen late last week.

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Port Taranaki's new pilot boat

« on: June 17, 2014, 11:18:04 AM »

Port Taranaki has just taken delivery of a new pilot boat, check out link for details.

http://www.q-west.com/recently-completed/mikotahi

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lake Triview IMO# 940087

« on: June 12, 2014, 07:00:20 AM »

master has now been fined $2000 and court court costs, full story at link below,

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/10146888/Danger-to-crew-in-Triview-drama

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: Lake Triview IMO# 940087

« on: June 07, 2014, 10:26:59 PM »

Further report in the local newspaper, note however that the MP making the comments is a list MP rather than elected and is of the opposition party (NZ has an MMP style government) and also that the Rena ran under full power into the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga. This incident did however cause a lot of pollution not only from the oil but from containers that split open.

Article is at:-

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/10129804/Incident-Rena-like.

Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Port Taranaki record May

« on: June 05, 2014, 07:26:33 AM »

As reported in the Taranaki Daily News today.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/10115838/May-boom-month-for-Port-Taranaki

Taranaki is generally regarded as New Zealands Energy province with condensate, lpg and methanol all exported and gas from many offshore and onshore wells providing gas to the North Island.

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Shipping News and information / Lake Triview IMO# 940087

« on: June 05, 2014, 07:22:10 AM »

Posted photo of Lake Triview at Port Taranaki today.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2048362

Reported on May 31st that the ship had been detained by Maritime New Zealand at Port Taranaki and the master charged after the ship was damaged in rough seas last weekend.

Several reports are available on the web concerning the ship.

http://www.news.odin.tc/index.php?page=view/article/1492/Bulk-carrier-Lake-Triview-docked-in-Taranaki-NZ-after-contacting-reefs

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/10105882/Damaged-ship-held-in-port-master-charged

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/10095435/Cargo-ship-damaged-during-storm

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Shipping News and information / Re: Hacking at the Sea !

« on: April 27, 2014, 02:19:25 AM »

It doesn't really matter what the computers on board a ship are used for, its the way they are networked together, crews pcs should never be connected to the same network as navigational or engine room systems. That's what routers etc are for, but I would imagine they are actually on disconnected networks, also a lot or most of these systems don't run windows or MAC software which is what most hackers target. In my experience, now a bit ago, was that things like temperature control/monitoring of containers was just about essential with the number of such containers carried. Most of what I have said is just basic industrial practice, although as I said I haven't been sailing for a number of years so some things may have changed.

Cheers Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: BP Haulier

« on: February 06, 2014, 08:53:29 PM »

Hi Derek,
Just got a message from Kees Helder with some further photos, quite a distinctive tanker and from your comment and further photos I think there is now no doubt to its identity.
Thanks all, Dave G

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Shipping News and information / Re: BP Haulier

« on: February 06, 2014, 05:59:21 AM »

Hi,

Yes I believe it is the BP Haulier by looking through all the photos from Kees website, but can you confirm that this is actually the BP Haulier, no other tanker seems to look like it.

Dave G