Wood Pulp in Bales
Wood Pulp in bales where loaded on the open hatch box shaped AEC owned vessel.
AEC Ability II, 37,504 dwt Open Hatch, Box Shaped, Japanese Built
Ideal boxshaped holds with open hatch access
The Golden Gate Passage
Sailing inbound from Asia the MV AEC ABILITY II passed under one of the most historic landmarks in the United States delivering steel coils from Korea. Because of her unique design and box shaped holes this vessel is ideally suited for the steel trade industry and underlining AEC’s niche player position in the Handysize market.
After the steel voyage the he vessel then proceeded towards Vancouver to load woodpulp in bales, another commodity requiring boxshaped holds for delivering this commodity to customers in Italy. AEC is most active in the Atlantic Handysize market so the fast turnaround for this vessel out of the drydock in China and the subsequent fast positioning to the Atlantic is great for AEC’s internal cargo program.
Claas Grafe – Chartering
MV AEC Ability II loads more steels after dry-docking
The Japanese built vessel MV AEC Ability II, 37,504 mt dwat, was taken through a successful Dry-docking and she is now again in an impeccable condition. This finalize the dry-dockings of all AEC’s owned vessels leaving the company with excellent fleet for the cargo program.
MV AEC Ability II is also Double Hull/Open hatch/Box Shaped and like the other vessels she is strengthened for carriage of heavy/high density cargoes, such as steel coils. She is currently carrying steels from the Far East region for the third time this year. The vessel was loaded with Steel Coils in South Korea bound for the USA. On previous voyages she loaded Steel cargoes at South Korean and Japanese ports for discharge in India and South East Asia.
Naresh Khandelwal – Operations
Full Timber load on MV AEC Diligence
The MV AEC Diligence is log fitted meaning that she has is perfect also for loading Timber.
The vessel is currently carrying a full load of timber loaded under and on deck.
Jose Cavalieri – Operations
Female touch in Houston
MV AEC Belief , AEC’s Japanese open hatch/box-shaped 33,500 dwat, was discharging steel coils in Houston and received a female delegation including Elyse Lanier (ex Port of Houston Authority Commissioner and former Houston Major First Lady), Courtney Sarofim, Jenny Kempner and Aliyya Stude accompanied by AEC’s CEO.
The vessel was inspected from Bridge and Engine Room to Bow and the Captain and the crew wished a ‘Bon Voyage’ for the next employment with Bulk Sulphur from Beaumont to Brazil.
Soya Beans loading in Nueva Palmira
AEC is constantly active in South America and an important grain loading port is Nueva Palmira in Uruguay. AEC are performing many shipments from Nueva Palmira and are very comfortable with the local regulations and restrictions.
At end August the Time Chartered vessel, MV CMB Julliette a 33,684 mt DWT geared Bulk Carrier Built 2011, loaded a full cargo of Soya Beans.
Soya loading by spout
The vessel will cross the Atlantic and steam into the Mediterranean to discharge the cargo at Rades, Tunesia.
- Ryan Girling – Chartering
AEC loads Steel Slabs in Brazil
AEC has an extensive network within the South American steel industry. Brazil has for quite some years not exported large volume of steel product, apart from one certain steel plant that was built mainly for export purposes. However, with the weaker Brazilian Real and a decline in the internal Brazilian steel demand more local steel mills have returned to the export market.
AEC’s professional team has been ready to pick up this renewed demand and in August the Time Chartered vessel MV Agatis, a 27,254 dwat, loaded a full cargo of export Steel Slabs.
Night stowage of Steel Slabs
- Anderson Luis da Silva – Chartering
AEC Box vessels and Steel Voyages
AEC owned vessels are all Double-Hull vessels with and are what is called Open Hatch types with Box-Shaped holds . The Double-Hull does not only provide increased safety but the design also allows the interior of the holds to be Box-Shaped. Box-Shaped holds are considerably better for cargoes like Steel Products, Unitised and General Cargo. Some cargoes like Wood Pulp, Paper in Reels and Aluminium Ingots are normally only loaded in Box-Shaped vessels. Having Box-Holds and Open Hatches greatly facilitate the loading and the stowage of such cargoes.
MV AEC Belief, 33,540dwat Double-Hull, Box-Shaped and Open-Hatch, loaded various types of Steel Products in two port in Italy.
Stowage of steel parcel in MV AEC Belief
- Naresh Khandelwal – Operations
Carriage of grain cargo on a long haul voyage
The fleet vessel, MV “AEC Belief” 33,540 deadweight, built 2004, safely carried a full cargo of grain on a long haul voyage with approximate 40 days at sea.
Grain cargoes are hygroscopic and require utmost care, especially during long voyages with large variations in air and water temperatures and weather conditions. During the vessel’s sea passage, readings were taken twice daily for humidity and temperature in each cargo hold as well as for outside and sea temperatures. Cargo holds were ventilated regularly.
The cargo and vessel were duly cleared by USDA after arrival at discharge port and the cargo was safely discharged at destination in good order and condition to the complete satisfaction of cargo interests.
AEC constantly strives to employ the best practices to fulfil our commitment towards safe carriage of cargo.
Narash Khandelwal – Operations
Launching of AEC vessel
On the 8th of May the successful launching of MV AEC Courage took place in Japan.
The drycargo vessel is approximate 38,000 deadweight with double-hull, wide hatches, semi box shaped holds and includes all modern feature and extras to trade efficiently in the worldwide market.
The ceremony was attended by a delegation led by Lars-Peter Madsen, CEO of AEC.