MV AEC Belief (Japanese Built 2004, 33,540 dwt, Open Hatch Box Shaped) loaded a cargo of Bulk Salt for human consumption from Termisa, Brazil to West Africa.
The cargo holds are lime washed prior loading in order to protect against corrosion.
AEC loaded the fleet vessel MV Maritime Faith (Japanese Built 2011, 33,166 dwt, Open Hatch Box Shaped) in Brazil with a full cargo of about 32,300 mts Bulk Alumina for Messrs Hydro Alumina AS.
The destination for the cargo is Norway.
Bulk alumina require very clean holds.
For the second time in August 2016 AEC loads steel pipes. This time on long term chartered vessel MV Bunun Hero at the port of Munda in India. The Bunun Hero is getting used to this kind of cargo having also loaded steel pipes on her maiden voyage from Japan. This time she loaded in excess of 10,000mt coated pipes spread over her 5 box shaped holds.
“You need a box hold vessel to load this kind of cargo efficiently and safely. However, care and efficient coordination with stevedores, as was the case here, is still vitally important” says Jesper Lollesgaard, Chartering Manager in London responsible for Asian markets.
This is the second time that AEC have loaded steel pipes at the port of Mundra in India.
AEC is truly present in the dry bulk from agricultural to energy where we are we are a preferred, first class, reliable Carrier. Nothing strange about that when we look at the full company name being Agriculture and Energy Carriers…
Additionally, AEC has also been a great option for customers with finished products after various energy products have been used in the production. Steel products being one of them and they go under what is called Break bulk and General Cargoes.
Definition: ‘In shipping, break bulk cargo or general cargo are goods that must be loaded individually, and not in intermodal containers nor in bulk as with oil or grain.’
We are especially focused on areas where the AEC’s team over the past three decades has extensive experience and a great network.
Anderson Luiz da Silva – Chartering Manager, South America
MV “Adelina” (34,032 Dwat / Buit 2012 / 4 x32 mts cranes) on Time-Charter to AEC loaded steel coils at Itaguai, Brazil.
Special forklift used for moving the coils around the in the vessels cargo holds are lifted onboard the vessel.
The chartered Supramax, MV Aetolia 58,106 Dwat Built 2010, grab discharged 51,353.09 mts of Bulk Coal at Vila do Conde, North Brazil
The grabs utilized have each a capacity of up to 12 cubic meter
With open hatches and box holds the AEC fleet was designed to carry cargoes such as long steel pipes in a safe and efficient manner.
“It is always a pleasure when we can utilize our own tonnage on the types of cargoes that they were designed to carry, and in fact this is the third time the same vessel has loaded steel pipes.” says Jesper Lollesgaard, Chartering Manager in London responsible for European markets.
Mr. Lollesgaard adds: ‘Although traditionally most of the Pipes loaded by AEC have been loaded at Japanese ports, it is likely that other origins of such cargoes will if not beat then equal the volume of Japanese pipes.’
This cargo of steel pipes was loaded in record time at two ports in Italy using a minimal amount of dunnage and is now well under way to the destination.
We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Jamie R. Carter (JRC) to the AEC team.
Mr. Carter comes with two decades of Dry Cargo experience and will be focusing on Tonnage Procurement and the further development of the Baltic, Continent, Mediterranean and Black Sea markets.
For contact details please see: http://aecarriers.com/contacts-2/
AEC continues to be active also in Central American trades and just loaded a full cargo of Bulk Sugar in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala.
‘We are well known, active, competitive and provide first class service in that part of the world as well’ says Chartering Manager Claas Grafe.
‘We always aspire to be a primary carriers for first class Charterers. AEC is all about professionalism and providing what our Charterers need without any hassle’ Mr. Grafe continues.
Long-planned event part of activity ahead of the Inauguration of the Expanded Canal; Anticipation and excitement grows as June 26 Inauguration approaches.
Panama City, Panama, June 9, 2016 – The Panama Canal’s chartered vessel transited the new Atlantic-facing Agua Clara Locks today. These transits, performed by the Neopanamax dry bulk carrier MN Baroque, are part of a series of a long-planned training events occurring in the run-up to the Expanded Canal’s June 26 Inauguration.
The vessel, which arrived in Panama this week, has a length of 255 meters and a beam of 43 meters, and was contracted by the Panama Canal to perform multiple lockages through the Expanded locks for testing and training purposes. They are taking place in parallel to training being conducted at the Canal’s state-of-the-art training facilities: the Center for Simulation, Research and Maritime Development (SIDMAR) and the Scale Model Maneuvering Training Facility. All went according to plan in today’s transit.
Once inaugurated on Sunday, June 26, the Expanded Canal will double the waterway’s cargo capacity, enhancing the Canal’s efficiency, reliability and customer service. The new waterway will provide greater economies of scale to global commerce as Neopanamax will be able to transit through due to expansion. In line with its focus on customer service since the handover to Panama nearly 20 years ago, the ACP continues to provide the world, global commerce and individual segments with new products and services.
The Panama Canal is run by an autonomous agency of the Government of Panama in charge of managing, operating and maintaining the Panama Canal. The operation of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is based on its organic law and the regulations approved by its Board of Directors.
The Panama Canal Expansion project is the largest construction project undertaken in the waterway since its opening in 1914. Considered and analyzed for a decade with more than 100 studies, construction on the first-ever expansion began in 2007 to provide the world (shippers, retailers, manufacturers, consumers) with greater shipping options, better maritime service, enhanced logistics and supply-chain reliability. The Expansion includes the construction of a new set of locks on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides and multiple dredging projects to create a second lane of traffic along the Canal. The new locks are much wider and deeper than the current locks (180 feet versus 110 feet and 60 feet versus 42 feet) and recycle nearly 60 percent of the water used per lockage with state-of-the art Water-Savings Basins. The project doubles the waterway’s cargo capacity, enhancing the Canal’s efficiency, reliability and customer service. The existing Canal serves more than 144 maritime routes, connecting 160 countries and 1,700 ports across the world. The Expanded Canal will provide greater economies of scale to global commerce as Neopanamax (formerly called Post-Panamax) ships, which can transport approximately three times the amount of containers than a Panamax vessel, will be able to transit through due to expansion. Since Neopanamax vessels and new segments, such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), can now take advantage of the Canal’s benefits, new routes, liner services and other maritime changes are expected to emerge. In line with its myopic focus on customer service since the handover to Panama nearly 20 years ago, the Panama Canal continues to provide the world, global commerce and individual segments with new products and services.
MV Ability II (37,504 dwt open hatch/box shaped 4 x 36 mts cranes) passed through the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Captain captured the beautiful and peaceful stetting (above).
