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DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175Number 175 *** COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS *** Thursday 24-06-2021News reports received from readers and Internet News articles copied from various news sites & Social MediaSAL’s ANNEGRET arrived at the Eastern Anchorage in Singapore from Shanghai forbunkers & storesPhoto : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text to view and/or download the photo(s) !Distribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 1

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175IN MEMORIAMTON VAN DE MERWE10 mei 194518 juni 2021De familie en vrienden hebben in besloten kring gisterenmiddag afscheid genomen van TonDe familie vindt het heel fijn als je mooie herinneringen aan Ton met hun wilt delen.Hiervoor is een online condoleance register geopend op www.memori.nlLieve artsen, verpleegkundigen, zorgmedewerkers en iedereen die Ton zijn reis mooier en langer heeft gemaakt; bedanktvoor alle goede zorg. Zonder iemand tekort te willen doen, een bijzondere dank aan dr Carla Weenink, longarts en dr DickWong Chung, KNO arts, de teams van huisartsenpraktijk Driehuis en buurtzorg DriehuisIn plaats van bloemstukken wilde Ton liever een donatie aan 1 van de onderstaande goed doelenKWF KankerbestrijdingHartstichtingKoninklijke Nederlandse Reddingmaatschappij – KNRM*****Ton, Rust Zacht *****Distribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 2

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175Your feedback is important to me so please drop me an email if you have any photos /articles that may be of interest to the maritime interested people at sea and ashorePLEASE SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE / PHOTOS / ARTICLES TO :newsclippings@gmail.comthis above email address is monitored 24/7PLEASE DONT CLICK ON REPLY AS THE NEWSLETTER IS SENt OUT FROM AN UNMANNED SERVERIf you don't like to receive this bulletin anymore : please send an e-mail to the above email adress for prompt action your e-mail adress will be deleted ASAP from the serverEVENTS, INCIDENTS & OPERATIONSThe 2017 built 10589 TEU 333 mtr long GUAYAQUIL EXPRESS (IMO: 9777620) inbound for AntwerpPhoto : Luc de Cock (c)Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market ReboundsStrongly Over Past WeekDistribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 3

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175The 1995 built 45406 DWT bulker ALBY STORY departing from Singapore heading for the westbound TSS in theSingapore Strait heading for FujairahPhoto : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text to view and/or download the photo(s) !CapesizeThe Capesize market continued the trend from last week, seeing solid improvements throughout the week on all routes –but lost ground in the very last day of the week. The timecharter average was up to the highest of the bulker sectors inmidweek, closing at 33,415. The booming C3 Brazil to China and C5 west Australia to China routes continued unabatedin the first half of the week, driving the timecharter routes C14 and C10 up accordingly to new highs. A C5 fixture wasreportedly done at 11.60 early of the week – followed by talks of 12.40 and 12.50 being paid – but slipped to theinitial level when the week ended. Period activity included a 180,000-dwt 2012-built delivery in the Far East in Augustfixing for 12 to 18 months at 32,500. A scrubber-fitted 172,000-dwt 2007-built was fixed for one-year trade at 35,000delivery Luoyu 22/27 June.The 2011 built 56155 DWT BULK ORION enroute from Hoping in Taiwan to Port Louis transiting the Singapore Straitwith a draft of 11 mtrPhoto : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c) CLICK at the photo to view and/or download the photo !PanamaxDistribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 4

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175It proved to be another firm week for the Panamax sector, despite activity cooling down a tick as we approached theweekend. In the Atlantic, the week begun with good levels seen for both mineral and grain transatlantic demand, whichgave the necessary support to the rises seen in rates. Midweek saw an upsurge of activity out of EC South America forfirst half July arrival with a raft of fixtures. Asia started out in a sluggish manner, only to come to life midweek with asurge especially for Japanese coal tenders. With talk of a shortage of stocks in Japan, this led to a hike up in numbers,with an 81,000-dwt delivery Japan fixing at 33,000 for a trip via EC Australia redelivery Japan. Demand from Indonesiaremained generally thin for most part however rates in the region continued to build all week on the back of sentimentand Atlantic demand.The MENOMEE outbound from Antwerp navigating the Westerschelde Photo : Mateo Witte Ultramax/SupramaxIt has been a busy week in all areas with the US Gulf returning very strong fixtures, an Ultramax has been fixed fromMobile via US Gulf to Japan at 47,500. It was reported that Marubeni fixed out an Ultramax for two years at region 21,000 delivery Chittagong and for short period an Ultramax fixed at 31,000, including Nickel Ore. There have beenreports of some fixing and failing as the week draws to a close – particularly in Asia – and brokers felt charterers weretaking a break at the end of the week. Nevertheless, the general sentiment heard from brokers is that the strong ratesare here to stay, at least in the short term.HandysizeThe BHSI continued its progress this week reaching new yearly highs. With positive sentiment in the Atlantic, brokers feltthat this might continue for some time. In the US Gulf a 38,000-dwt open in the Mississippi fixed for a cargo of grains tothe Mediterranean at 22,500. The Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf regions have also been active with a 38,000-dwt beingrumoured to have been fixed for a trip to East Coast South America at 33,500. In Asia, a 34,000-dwt open in NorthChina was fixed via South Korea to the Philippines at 19,250. Period has been active with a 38,000-dwt open in the USGulf fixing for a minimum of 12 months with worldwide redelivery at about 20.000 and a 32,000-dwt in the WesternMediterranean fixed for four to six months with Atlantic Redelivery at 22,000. However, the vessel is unable to call eitherthe USA or Canada. Source: Baltic ExchangeDistribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 5

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175The 2000 built 44982 DWT INVENTANA enroute from Taicang in China heading for the Suez Canal passed the SingaporeStrait last SundayPhoto : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text to view and/or download the photo(s) !Message to readers: All banners are inter-active and click through to advertiser web sitesATLANTIC of Hartman Shipping seen passing Maassluis with on the helm captain Frederiek Tromop who wasperforming his last voyage for the company. Family members, and captain Roy Korteland, a close friend and colleaguejoined him on board at the Hook of Holland for his last sea miles.Photo : Cees Kloppenburg – Maritime Photo Maassluis (c) CLICK at the photo !Distribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 6

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175Yantian regaining terminal capacity asdiversions mountBy : Keith Wallis, Special CorrespondentThe MAERSK KWANGYANG arriving in Singapore heading for the Pasir Panjang Container terminalPhoto : Piet Sinke www.maasmondmaritime.com (c)CLICK at the photo & hyperlink in text to view and/or download the photo(s) !Operations at Yantian International Container Terminals (YICT) in the port of Shenzhen are slowly improving, withterminal capacity recovering to 75 percent of normal levels, forwarders and carriers said Tuesday.That is an improvement from the 45 percent level reached Friday through YICT reopening a fourth berth at the East Portarea, which predominately serves long-haul services. The move has reduced the yard density to 70 percent and allowedYICT to ease restrictions on laden export containers so that gate-in is now permitted seven days before vessel arrivalcompared with three days previously. YICT has also raised the number of trucks allowed into the terminal to 8,000 daily,up from 6,000 last week.“South China is a big problem. Ports like Shekou and Nansha are increasingly congested. Yantian has improved itsoperations, and in a week from today, we will be able to see how that functions,” Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansentold JOC.com Monday. “Yantian has a huge throughput and if the port is blocked for two weeks, that creates a scarcity ofcapacity. There are around 400,000 TEU a week, so if that is cut in half for a couple of weeks, it will have an impact.”YICT, which handles about 25 percent of China’s exports to the US, has operated at reduced levels since the end of Mayfollowing the introduction of quarantine and disinfection measures due to a localized COVID-19 outbreak. The move led toberth closures, creating lengthy queues of ships waiting to berth and forcing carriers to omit Yantian port calls or divertsailings to alternative ports.Reflecting the continued disruption, CMA CGM told customers Tuesday that another 10 sailings, including those on itsColsuez and Columbus JAX services, would omit Yantian through July 2. Alternative load ports include Nansha andXiamen, the advisory said.FourKites, a maritime visibility software provider, said port congestion at Yantian has hit an all-time high of 20 days, whiledwell loading times have climbed 122 percent in the last two weeks and dwell departure times have surged 242 percent inthe same period. Source: Journal of CommerceALSO INTERESTED IN THIS FREE MARITIME NEWSCLIPPINGS ?CLICK HERE AND REGISTER FOR FREE !Distribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 7

DAILY COLLECTION OF MARITIME PRESS CLIPPINGS 2021– 175The 1978 Dieppe built dredger DEO GLORIA, owned by Faasse Dredging BV of 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen, Netherlands,working in the River Mersey. Photo : Malcolm Cranfield SITC continues to order new ships spendingUS 192m on 8 shipsHONG Kong-based intra-Asia shipping group SITC International has extended its newbuilding string to nearly 30 ships,after SITC Shipowning exercised options for eight more vessels at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. In a Hong Kong StockExchange filing on June 2, SITC said the orders for four 2,600 TEU ships and four of 1,800 TEU were options attached toorders on August 30 and December 19, 2020. The latest newbuilds, costing a total of US 192 million, will be constructedby Yangzijiang's subsidiary yards, Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding, with deliveriesscheduled from November 2022 to May 2023. The 2,600 TEU ships will cost 27 million each, and the 1,800 TEU vessels 21 million each. SITC Shipowning exercised the options less than a week after splashing out on 153.6 million on firmorders for eight 1,023 TEU feeder ships at Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering in South Korea on May 27. This contractcomes with options for another two. With earlier orders at Yangzijiang, the SITC group now has 28 newbuildings underconstruction. SITC Container Lines is now the 16th-largest liner operator, with a total combined capacity of 142,875 TEU,including 23 chartered vessels. The unprecedented upswing in container freight rates across all routes is encouraging lineroperators and tonnage providers to invest in newbuildings. Operators, particularly, believe that having more owned shipswill mitigate the impact of rising charter costs, reports London's The Loadstar.Distribution : daily to 43.500 active addresses24-06-2021Page 8