AEC Runs for Fun

On Saturday, November 28th, 2015 AEC’s CEO along with a team of ten represented AEC at the Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) 13th Annual Fun Run!
Team AEC was the largest group supporter with 11 team members representing the Company but each individual also paid their entrance fee in support of the school.

The event began at 9AM with all members completing the 5-mile course.
The exciting event encouraged participants to walk, jog or run the course which took place around the beautiful Lyford Cay. It was more than just a healthy part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, it was also a fun way to support the community school. Over 150 participants supported the annual event that was sponsored but by local companies and organized LCIS. Over $59,000.- was raised for the Annual Fund at Lyford Cay International School.

Team AEC is already in training for the 2016 Fun Run!

Fun Run

Indira Thompsen – Administration

Wood Pulp in Bales

Wood Pulp in bales where loaded on the open hatch box shaped AEC owned vessel.

AEC Ability II - Wood pulp 1

AEC Ability II, 37,504 dwt Open Hatch, Box Shaped, Japanese Built

AEC Ability II - Wood pulp

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.

AEC ABility II - Golden Gate 2

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.

AEC Abilty II steels after DD 2

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.

AEC Abilty II steels after DD 1

Naresh Khandelwal – Operations

 

 

Full Timber load on MV AEC Diligence

 

AEC Diligence Timber 3

The MV AEC Diligence is log fitted meaning that she has is perfect also for loading Timber.

AEC Dilegence Timber 2

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.

AEC Belief vist in Hosuton 21st Sep 15 - 2

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.

AEC Belief vist in Hosuton 21st Sep 15 - 1

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.

CMB Julliete - NP Grain loading Aug 15

             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.

Agatis - Pria Mole steel slaps loading - Aug 15

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.

AEC Belief - steel stowed Italy - Aug 15

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.

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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