雪龙号穿越北极洋
2012.09.01
一：本期头条
First Chinese ship makes trip to Atlantic via Arctic 第一艘中国船 “雪龙号”己从太平洋经北极到达大西洋之冰岛. 这条航线比传统经苏彝士运河之航线可节省百分四十之航程.( 图1和 2).
Saturday, 18 August 2012 | 00:00
The first Chinese ship has travelled from the Pacific to Atlantic via the Arctic along the Russian coast, an Icelandic scientist who participated on the expedition said Friday.
The Chinese icebreaker ”Xuelong”, or “Snow Dragon”, docked in Iceland after having sailed the so-called Northern Sea Route from the Pacific, Egill Thor Nielsson told AFP.
"This is the first Chinese ship to sail this route and of course it is important because it's a more than 40 percent shorter route to Europe," he said.
The Chinese are even more interested in this route after having found the passage relatively easy.
"It took almost ten days to sail from the East Siberian Sea and through the Barents Sea, and during that time there was real pack ice for only seven days," he said.
Climate change is opening the prospect of commercial shipping via the Northern Sea Route or the Northwest Passage north of Canada.
More and more ships are travelling via the Northern Sea Route. Four made the passage in 2010, 34 last year and the figure will be higher this year, said Nielsson.
The “Snow Dragon”, bought from Ukraine in 1993, is currently China's only ice breaker. A second being built in China with the help of a Finnish company, should be completed in 2014.
Source: AFP
Shipping developers eye up route through melting Arctic 因冰块之溶化和北极航线之开通西方国家包括中国均已注重对此航线之开发.
Monday, 27 August 2012 | 11:00
Arctic Ocean here we come! China became the latest country to navigate the Northern Sea Route last week when its vessel Snow Dragon arrived in Iceland. Linking the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, the Northern Sea Route allows ships to cut down on travel time from Asia to Europe by edging through the icy waters between north Russia and the North Pole.
China’s adventure shows its growing interest in the route. But they’re not the only ones whose appetites have been whet by the thawing of the Arctic: many in the Northern Hemisphere would welcome a commercial course that could rival the current route.
Until now, ships have been forced to pass by Indonesia, India, the Gulf and finally through the crowded Suez Canal – which saw almost 18,000 vessels chug through last year alone – before reaching the Mediterranean.
Following a northern course instead – west above Canada or east above Russia – cuts the journey time by half, as pointed out by Chairman of Norway-based Tschudi Shipping, Felix H. Tschudi, in an interview with Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun published on Tuesday:
"If a cargo ship with a maximum load capacity of 40,000 tons can pass through the Northern Sea Route, that will shorten the journey by 22 days and cost $839,000 [670,000 euros] less than going through the Suez Canal." The article also notes that 1,000 tonnes less fuel is needed for the northern journey.
Source: France24
Baltic index dips as capesize rates touch 3-year lows 因吨位过剩和需求放慢 “波罗的”指数跌到三年来低位
Friday, 17 August 2012 | 00:00
Yesterday the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, fell on Thursday as rates for capesize vessels sank to touch more than three-year lows due to chronic oversupply and limited activity.
The main index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain, coal and fertiliser, fell 8 points or 1.1 percent to 720 points.
The Baltic's capesize index slipped 15 points or 1.34 percent to 1,105 points, hitting its lowest this year. Earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000 tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, was down $141 at $2,877.
The capesize index has fallen about 90 percent this year and is hovering at a level last seen in late 2008.
"Keeping buyers at bay were continued declines in Chinese steel and international iron ore prices, which are down 16 percent and 24 percent, respectively, from the peak in April this year," RS Platou Markets analyst Herman Hildan said in a note. The Baltic's panamax index remained unchanged from Wednesday at 801 points.
The panamax segment seems to follow in the footsteps of the capesize segment, with a huge influx of new vessels in the first seven months of 2012, said Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst with ship association BIMCO.
"We expect that 15.5 percent of the panamax fleet will be less than a year old at the end of 2012. This puts mounting pressure on owners to postpone deliveries or even better, to try cancellation of orders if possible," he added.
Average daily earnings for handysize ships were down $54 to $7,263, while those for supramax ships were down $96 to $8,860.
Growing ship supply has been outpacing commodity demand for some time and is widely expected to weigh on dry bulk freight rates in the coming months. The overall index, which factors in the average daily earnings of capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize dry bulk transport vessels, has fallen about 59 percent this year.
Source: Reuters
其他新闻:
1. -8月份共有5个台风袭击中国海岸为1997年来最多的一年.
2. -台风天秤 (Tembin) 和布拉万 (Bolaven )两个台风于八月底前后袭击南,北韩和东北三省带来暴雨和亿万财产损失.
3. -俄罗斯和菲律宾政府对 MOL 劳工公约之认可,使该公约能于12个月后生效. 对全世界海员来说它将带来福和居住环境的提高.
4. -美国中部旱灾减少玉米产量, 船东们预计之货运旺季之梦被破灭.
5. -世界航运界因吨位严重过剩所有在1990年之前所造之船将会被拆掉.
6. -Furan雷达上海公司于七月中旬开始提供电子海图 ECDIS NavSkills 之培训服务.
二：造船 (Shipbuilding)
1. -中船集团正与欧盟造船业者商谈并购欧洲造船厂事宜.
2. -中国造船业正在进行夏季大减价吸引顾客.
-前海造船从德国公司Hamburg Bulk Carriers接到一份 6+6艘 43,000-dwt (super eco bulker) 订单, 每条造价2300万美元, 交船期汐 2013-2014年.3.
4. -新加坡太平船公司 (PIL) 向大连造船厂订造 4条 3,850-teu新船总价值 1亿6千万美元.
5. -Oldendorff公司得日本政府贷款 2050万美元向住友重工订造二条 Aframax 油轮.
6. -中远造船厂前后交出二条新船计为:
大连厂交给欧洲买家一条 92,500-dwt “Siberia Express”
广州厂交给亚洲买家一条 35,000-dwt “Marine Prince”
7. -香港OOCL公司在沪东中华所订造之4条 8,600-teu新船将延迟一年在2014年接船.
三：港口 (Terminal)
1. -安徽省将于正普港建造全省第二个万吨码头, 新港口将有3个 5千吨级泊位.
2. - 淡水河谷公司于非洲东岸莫三鼻之 Nacala港建造二个深水装煤码头.
3. -印度之Krishnapatnam港以每天从 “Cahila” 轮卸出12.25万煤炭创下世界记录.
四：海难 (Casualty)
1. -香港旗 “Ocean Breeze” (2006) 52,000-dwt上月16日于智利San Antonio港因受大风和浪之袭击锚链断掉而搁浅, 船员被直升飞机救出.
2. -2条中国渔船 8月28月于台风 “布拉万” 中沉没, 船员3名被救31名失踪.
3. -巴拿马旗化油轮 “Anuket Emerald” 和18名船员8月18月于新矶内亚海面失去联系, 现已被宣布失踪.
五：买卖/租贷 (S/P & Chartering)
1. S & P -N
-“Bulk Loyalty” (2012) 176000-dwt usd 37.00M, Greek
-“Hellenic Sea” (1991) 65434-dwt usd 5.30M, Greek
-“Rosanna D” (2012) 58000-dwt usd 22.00M, unknown
-“Ocean Bridge” (1998) 45426-dwt usd 9.00M. unknwon
-New ship (2012) 31570-dwt usd 22.00M, Shin Wei
-“Maersk Claudia” (1995) 45999-dwt usd 10.00M, unknwon
2. DEMO-N
-“Narova” (1990) 143895-dwt usd 435/ldt, Pakistan
-“Subic Star” (1984) 64963-dwt usd 440/ldt, India
-“Northern Dignity” (1997) 45217-dwt usd 450/ldt, India
-“Joanna A” (1985) 36587-dwt usd 423/ldt, Bangladesh
-“Oceanline 1” (1978) 27386-dwt usd 415/ldt, Bangladesh
-“Hong Qi 204” (1981) 19131-dwt usd 290/ldt, China
-“Gas Optima” (1985) 7724-dwt usd 355/ldt, Turkey
3. 本星期远东 2002年造二手船平均价值:
种类 油轮 干散货轮 集装箱轮 (teu)_
船型 VLCC Suezmax Aframax Cape Pmax Supramax Handy Pmax Handy Fmax_
吨位(万) 31 16 11 18 7..5 5 3 4000 1400 750
升降(百分比) 0.0% 4.1% 2.0% 4.1% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0%
4. Daily Summary of Baltic Exchange Dry Indices 2012.08.31
Baltic Exchange Dry Index BDI 703 (- 4)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index BCI 1172 (+ 3)
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index BPI 735 (- 23)
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index BSI 857 (+ 2)
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index BHSI 459 (- 4)
5. TIMECHARTER-N
-“Night Wing” (2006) 170000 dwt dely Immingham 19/21 Aug trip via N.Atlantic redel S’pore-Jpn range $18250 daily – Cargill
-“Tosa Sea” (2010) 92500 dwt dely aps Indonesia 25/30 Aug trip redel S.Korea $6000 daily+100000bb – Hyundai Glovis
-“Navios star” (2012) 76662 dwt dely Kosichang spot trip via Indonesia redel Taiwan $8250/daily -- Noble
-“Prabhu Satram” (2004) 75926 dwt dely Zhoushan 21/23 Aug trip via Darwin redel China $5750 daily- Noble
-“Celeria A” (1999) 73035 dwt dely Port Dickson 24/26 Aug trip via W.Australia redel S.China $8000 daily – cnr
-“Genco Brittany” (2010) 57981 dwt dely Kosichang prompt trip via Kampuchea, int sand, redel S’pore $7000 daily – LDHE
-“Wadi Feran” (2011) 57696 dwt dely Xingang prompt trip via Indonesia redel EC India $6000 daily – cnr
-“Tai Ping Shan” (2011) 56607 dwt dely dop S’pore spot trip via Indonesia redel EC India $8000 daily – Oldendorff
6. PERIOD-N
-“E.R.Boston” (2010) 179346-dwt 4-8 months usd 8000/daily Cargill
-“Anna Maria” (new ship) 81500-dwt 4-6 months usd 8500/daily Bunge
-“Afovos” (2001) 74350-dwt 4-6 months usd 7500/daily Bunge
-“K.Jasper” (2012) 58859-dwt 3-5 months usd 10500/daily Oldendorff
-“Prabhu Daya” (2012) 52817-dwt 4-6 months usd 8500/daily STX Pan Ocean
7. ORE-N
-Tbn 160000/10%, Saldanha Bay/青島 04/07 Sept usd 12.40 fio sc/30000shinc -- Kumba
-“Dong A” (2011) 160000/10%, Port Hedland/青島 07/09 Sept usd 6.55 fio, sc/30000shinc -- FMG
-“Cape Alexandros” (2010) 160000/10%, Dampier/青島 30/8-04/9 usd 6.70 fio. sc/30000shinc -- Rio Tinto
-“Anangel Vigour” (2012) 160000/10%, Tubarao/青島 13/23 Sept usd 17.30 fio. sc/30000shinc -- Cargill
-“Navios Phoenix” (2009) 160000/10%, Tubarao/青島 20/31 Aug usd 17.35 fio. sc/30000shinc -- Vale
-“Kanaris” (2010) 160000/10%, Seven Island/青島 26/8-04/9 usd 22.00 fio, 90000shinc/30000shinc -- Rio Tinto
六：2012/08/31 船用燃油价格(每吨/usd)
来源: Bunkerworld
IFO 380 __IFO 180 MDO MGO
新加坡 675 688 980 990
鹿特丹 652 677 ----- 985
休士顿 653 690 ----- 1500
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备注: tbn = to be named ldt = light d/weight ton
usd = u.s.dollar mtpa = million ton per annum
cbm =cubic meter tpa =million metric ton per annu
