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Vale Rio de Janeiro arriving in Rotterdam in January 2012. Note fully laden hull, compared with photograph below.
|Class overview
|In service:
|35[1] (+10)[2]
|34 (list of ships)
|General characteristics
|Bulk carrier
|360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft)
|65 m (213 ft)
|22–23 m (72–75 ft)
|30 m (98 ft)
|Installed power:
|Low speed diesel engine (approx. 29,000 kW)
|Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller
|15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Valemax ships are a fleet of very large ore carriers (VLOC) owned or chartered by the Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. to carry iron ore from Brazil to European and Asian ports. With a capacity ranging from 380,000 to 400,000 tons deadweight, the vessels meet the Chinamax standard of ship measurements for limits on draft and beam. Valemax ships are the largest bulk carriers ever constructed, when measuring deadweight tonnage or length overall, and are amongst the longest ships of any type currently in service.[3]
In 2008, Vale placed orders for twelve 400,000-ton Valemax ships to be constructed by Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries (RSHI) in China and ordered seven more ships from South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in 2009. In addition sixteen more ships of similar size were ordered from Chinese and South Korean shipyards for other shipping companies, and chartered to Vale under long-term contracts. In September 2014, Vale signed a deal with China Merchants Group for 10 additional Valemax vessels.[2]
The first Valemax vessel, Vale Brasil, was delivered in 2011. Initially, all 35 ships were expected to be in service by 2013, but as of June 2015[update] one ship is still under construction.
- 1 Construction
- 2 Career
- 3 Naming
- 4 Design
- 5 Criticism
- 6 List of Valemax vessels
- 7 References
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries[edit]
The first Valemax vessels were ordered on 3 August 2008 when Vale signed a contract with the Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries (RSHI) for the construction of twelve 400,000-ton ore carriers. The development had reportedly started in 2007.[4] The contract, worth $1.6 billion, was the world's biggest single shipbuilding contract by deadweight tonnage.[5][6]
The first Chinese-built Valemax vessel, Vale China, was launched at the Nantong shipyard on 9 July 2011 and delivered on 25 November 2011.[7][8] Although it was expected that the first Chinese-built Valemax vessel would call a Chinese port on its maiden voyage,[9] the ship was diverted to the new transshipment hub Vale had constructed in Philippines.[10]
The second RSHI-built Valemax ship for Vale (Vale Dongjiakou) was delivered on 9 April 2012,[11] the third (Vale Dalian) on 20 May,[12] the fourth (Vale Hebei) on 28 September,[13] the fifth (Vale Shandong) on 7 December 2012,[14] the sixth (Vale Jiangsu) on 23 March 2013,[15] the seventh (Vale Caofeidian) on 22 July 2013,[16] the eight (Vale Lianyungang) on 22 November 2013,[17] the ninth (Ore Majishan; renamed before delivery) on 11 July 2014,[18] the tenth (Ore Tianjin; renamed before delivery) on 18 October 2014,[19] and the eleventh (Ore Rizhao; renamed before delivery) on 15 December 2014.[20] The twelfth and last Valemax vessel of the original order by Vale, Ore Ningbo (renamed before delivery), was delivered on 23 January 2015.[21]
On 2 November 2008, Oman Shipping Company signed a framework agreement with RSHI for the construction of four 400,000-ton vessels to transport iron ore from Brazil to the port of Sohar in Oman, where Vale is expected to open a steel plant in near future.[22] The shipbuilding contract, worth US$483 million, was signed in July 2009.[23] Initially the ships were to be named Jazer, Yanqul, Al Kamil and Wafi,[24] but instead they will be named Vale Liwa, Vale Sohar, Vale Shinas and Vale Saham. The steel cutting ceremony for the first two vessels was held on 8 July 2010 and they were launched on 19 March 2012.[25][26] Vale Liwa entered service in August 2012, followed by Vale Sohar in September 2012, Vale Saham in January 2013, and Vale Shinas in March 2013. The ships reportedly received additional strengthening due to the Vale Beijing incident.[27][28][29] The ships built for Oman Shipping Company were later removed from the Det Norske Veritas registry and moved to other classification societies such as American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register.
The Chinese shipbuilder's ability to deliver any of the very large ore carriers ordered by Vale in time was doubted already before the first ship was built.[30] In May 2011, it was announced that only two or three Valemax vessels will be delivered from the Chinese shipyard in 2011 instead of the planned six due to delays in construction.[31][32] In the end only, one ship (Vale China) was delivered before the end of the year. Furthermore, later reports claimed that the ships ordered by Vale had a capacity of only 380,000 tons even though according to the Det Norske Veritas database entries all Chinese-built ships have a deadweight tonnage in excess of 400,000 tons and in the past Vale has referred to the ships ordered from Rongsheng as "400,000-ton" vessels. The reduction in cargo capacity, at least on paper, may have been due to the reluctance of Chinese officials to accept the 400,000-ton ships to Chinese ports.[7][33][34]
In April 2012, it was reported that Vale had refused delivery for three Valemax ships recently completed by Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries. This was seen as a move against the Chinese officials who have not allowed the 400,000-ton ships to dock in Chinese ports.[35][36] However, the reports were rebutted by RSHI, who called them "inaccurate and unfounded".[37]
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[edit]
On 26 October 2009,[38] Vale ordered four Valemax vessels from the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for $460 million.[39] Further three ships were ordered from DSME in July 2010, bringing the total order to seven 400,000-ton Valemax vessels.[40] Despite receiving the order later than the Chinese shipyard, DSME launched the first Valemax class ore carrier, Vale Brasil, on 31 December 2010 and delivered the ship to Vale in March 2011.[38]
Vale Brasil was followed by Vale Rio de Janeiro on 22 September 2011,[41] Vale Italia on 25 October 2011,[42] Vale Malaysia on 27 March 2012,[43] Vale Carajas on 29 May 2012,[44] and Vale Minas Gerais on 13 July 2012.[45] The last Valemax ship to be built by DSME, Vale Korea, was delivered on 9 April 2013.[46]
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding[edit]
In addition to the ships Vale ordered for itself, more ships of similar size were to be built for other shipping companies and chartered to Vale under exclusive long-term contracts. Eight very large ore carriers were ordered from the South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in Jinhae, South Korea (STX Jinhae), and Dalian, China (STX Dalian). The shipping company, STX Pan Ocean, signed a 25-year contract with Vale in 2009.[47][48] The deadweight tonnage of the Valemax vessels built by STX, 374,400 tons, is slightly smaller than that of the similar ships built by DSME and RSHI.[34][49]
The first STX-built Valemax vessel, Vale Beijing, was delivered by STX Jinhae on 27 September 2011. Although another vessel was expected to take delivery later that year, only one ship was delivered. The second ship, Vale Qingdao, was delivered also by STX Jinhae on 13 April 2012,[50] but the third and fourth ships, Vale Espirito Santo and Vale Indonesia, were built by STX Dalian and delivered on 17 September 2012 and 30 October 2012, respectively.[51][52][53] The fifth ship, Vale Fujiyama, was again built by STX Jinhae and delivered on 26 November 2012.[54] The sixth ship, Vale Tubarao, was delivered by STX Dalian on 30 January 2013.[55] While both of the two remaining ships were supposed to be delivered by the end of 2013, only Vale Maranhao entered service on 29 August.[56][57]
The last Valemax vessel built by STX, originally named Vale Ponta da Madeira but now referred to by its yard number "STX Dalian 1707", has been launched as of 2015[update] and is set to be delivered in 2016. It will be the last ship of the original 35 Valemax vessels to be delivered, about three years late of the original schedule. As of June 2015[update], the vessel has been listed as "for sale".[58]
Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry[edit]
On 30 April 2007 Berge Bulk signed a contract with the Chinese shipbuilding company Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry for the construction of four 388,000-ton very large ore carriers. Although initially scheduled for delivery in 2010, the first vessel, Berge Everest, was delivered on 23 September 2011.[59] It was followed by Berge Aconcagua on 15 March 2012[60] and Berge Jaya on 12 June 2012.[61] The remaining ship, Berge Neblina, was initially also scheduled to be delivered in 2012, but entered service on 4 January 2013.[62][63][64]
Had Vale not ordered the Valemax fleet in 2008, these ships would have become the largest bulk carriers in the world, surpassing Berge Bulk's own Berge Stahl. The four ships have since been chartered by Vale and, despite slight differences in design and contract date predating that of the ships ordered by Vale, they are also referred to as Valemax vessels.[65][66]
Initial career and ban[edit]
On 24 May 2011, Vale Brasil received her first cargo at the Brazilian port Terminal Marítimo de Ponta da Madeira, 391,000 tons of iron ore bound for Dalian in China.[67] However, in June, after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, the ship was rerouted to Taranto, Italy, and turned back towards the Atlantic Ocean.[68] There had been speculation that Vale Brasil was not allowed to enter the Chinese port fully laden, but according to Vale the destination was changed due to commercial, not political reasons.[69] The ship arrived at the port of Taranto on 14 July 2011 to discharge her cargo.[70] Since then, fully laden Valemax vessels have unloaded at various ports, such as Dalian in China,[71] Sohar in Oman,[72] Rotterdam,[73] Ōita in Japan,[74] Dangjin in South Korea,[75] and the transshipment hub Vale has constructed at Subic Bay in the Philippines.[76]
On 31 January 2012, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China officially banned dry bulk carriers with capacity exceeding 300,000 tons from entering Chinese ports in order to protect the domestic freight industry. Prior to this, only one of the new very large ore carrier chartered by Vale, Berge Everest, had unloaded Brazilian iron ore at a Chinese port — the ship arrived at Dalian on 28 December 2011 — but this was assumed to be a bureaucratic fluke as no Chinese port has regulatory approval to receive dry bulk carriers of that size.[71]
According to Vale, the discussions about allowing the Valemax ships to enter Chinese ports had been ongoing since the ban came into force[77] and the Chinese officials had given a preliminary go-ahead for the construction of new berths capable of accommodating the 400,000-ton ships.[78] According to the Ningbo Port Company, the construction of the new port facilities would take two to three years, causing further delays for Vale which in the meantime is losing $2–3 per ton of ore due to the ban.[79][80] On 15 April 2013, Vale Malaysia became the first 400,000-ton Valemax vessel to call a Chinese port. The partially loaded ship docked at the port of Lianyungang en route from the Vale transshipment hub in Subic Bay, Philippines. However, at the time the Chinese officials had not yet lifted the ban for fully laden Valemax vessels.[81][82] The first fully laden Valemax vessel to call a Chinese port since 2012, Shandong Da Ren, docked at the Dongjiakou port in Qingdao on 2 October 2014.[83] The ban was officially lifted in July 2015.[84]
Sale of ships[edit]
Originally, Vale planned to own and manage a fleet of 19 Valemax vessels by itself in order to control the wildly fluctuating charter prices for large bulk carriers which had dropped from US$233,988 per day in June 2008 to as low as US$2,400 by December of the same year. However, because of the global economic downturn and the reluctance of Chinese ports to accept the fully laden ships, the new board of directors decided to focus capital allocation to mining. As a result, Vale decided to sell the ships and charter them back under long-term contracts.[85] Although Vale was expected to suffer financial losses from selling the ships, they would have been covered by the profit from iron ore sales even at depressed ore prices if only one or two full shipments could be unloaded in Chinese ports.[86]
In September 2014, Vale signed a framework agreement for strategic co-operation in iron ore shipping with the state-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO).[87] Later that month, a 25-year freight contract was signed between Vale and China Merchants Group.[2] As part of the agreement, the Chinese shipping company will construct 10 new very large ore carriers to transport iron ore from Brazil to China.[88] Following these agreements, China's ban for Valemax vessels has been effectively lifted and fully laden ships have called Chinese ports.[89]
In May 2015, four ships were sold China Ore Shipping Pte. Ltd, a joint venture between COSCO and China Shipping Development Company, for US$445 million.[90] These were the first Valemax vessels to officially change ownership. Later, four more ships were sold to China Merchants Energy Shipping.[91] In December 2015, Vale announced that the remaining 11 Valemax ships owned by the mining company would be sold and leased back from the new owners.[92]
Structural failure of Vale Beijing[edit]
On 5 December 2011 it was reported that Vale Beijing, operated by STX Pan Ocean, had suffered structural damage during her first cargo loading and was in danger of sinking at the port of Ponta da Madeira in Brazil due to sea water entering ruptured ballast tanks and cargo holds. The South Korean-built Valemax ship, partially loaded with 260,000 tons of iron ore,[93] was towed away from Pier 1 by tugboats in the following day and as a precaution against environmental damage the Brazilian authorities requested her fuel tanks to be emptied.[94] Since there are no facilities to unload iron ore from the ship at Ponta da Madeira and no large shipyards in the region, emergency repairs had to be performed by divers and the cargo redistributed while the ship is anchored offshore before it could be towed to a shipyard.[95][96][97]
The cause of the damage has not been published by STX, but design or construction flaws, material fatigue and incorrect loading have all been suspected.[94][98] According to calculations performed by DNV the damage was not caused by global strength issues or single pass loading, but is assumed to be related to local buckling strength in some areas of the web frames in the aft ballast tanks.[99] Vale Beijing remained anchored off Ponta da Madeira with a crawler crane on the deck and an oceangoing tug standing by[100] until 19 February 2012, when it left São Luís for Oman. After unloading at Sohar, the ship headed to South Korea for dry docking and arrived at STX shipyard in Jinhae, where it was delivered in September 2011, for inspection and repairs on 21 April 2012.[101] Vale Beijing returned to service in July 2012.[102]
Had Vale Beijing sunk at the pier instead of being moved to an anchorage area outside the port shortly after the leak was detected, the incident would have severely delayed the operations at the port which ships out about 10 percent of the world's iron ore production.[95] While Vale Beijing delayed the loading of only 750,000 tons of iron ore,[103] on 11 November 1994 Trade Daring, a 145,000 DWT ore-bulk-oil carrier, broke in two at the same location due to incorrect loading, blocking the deepwater pier of Ponta da Madeira for more than six weeks before the wreck was removed and scuttled offshore.[104]
After the incident, the China Shipowners' Association (CSA) questioned the safety of the 400,000-ton ore carriers commissioned by Vale. CSA was particularly concerned about the ability of the newly built ships to withstand various sea conditions and the pollution resulting from fuel oil leaks in case of structural damage[105] — each Valemax ship can carry around 10,000 tons of fuel oil.[106] In January 2012 China officially banned the vessels from Chinese ports.[71] However, in April 2013, The China Shipping Association confirmed that the first Valemax vessel was allowed to dock in the Chinese port of Lianyungang in the Jiangsu province.[107] The ban was officially lifted in July 2015 as China's transport ministry and National Development and Reform Commission announced that four ports would be opened up for 400,000-ton vessels.[84]
Grounding of Vale Indonesia[edit]
On 7 September 2013, Vale Indonesia ran aground on a sandbar about 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) north of São Luís. The vessel, operated by STX Pan Ocean, was fully laden with 390,000 tons of iron ore bound for Vale's transhipment hub in Subic Bay. Two ballast tanks were reportedly breached, but there were no injuries or pollution, and the vessel was not in danger of sinking.[108][109]
All Valemax vessels, with the exception of those owned and operated by Berge Bulk, were initially given names consisting of the word Vale and a place name, either one related to the mining operations of Vale S.A. in Brazil or a potential destination for the new iron ore carriers.
When Vale signed a $500 million contract with the Chinese shipping company Shandong Shipping for the operation of four Valemax vessels, the ships were given new names beginning with Shandong.[110] Similarly, when four Valemax vessels were sold to China Ore Shipping, the vessels were given names beginning with Yuan and ending with Hai.[90] Additional four Valemax vessels were given names starting with Pacific after Vale sold the ships to China Merchants Energy Shipping.[91]
Additionally, a number of Valemax vessels have been renamed by replacing Vale with Ore or Sea but retaining the second part of the name. Vale Sohar, Vale Saham, Vale Liwa and Vale Shinas have also been renamed Sohar Max, Saham Max, Liwa Max and Shinas Max, respectively.
As of October 2015[update], no Valemax vessel retains its original name. The unfinished Vale Ponta da Madeira is now referred to as STX Dalian 1707 and has not been officially named.[58]
General characteristics[edit]
Although similar in size, the Valemax vessels built by different shipyards in South Korea and China have some differences in main dimensions, cargo capacity, machinery and external appearance.
The Valemax ships are 360 to 362 metres (1,181 to 1,188 ft) long,[3][111] making them some of the longest ships currently in service. With a maximum draught of between 22 and 23 metres (72 and 75 ft) while loaded, the ships are limited only to a few deepwater ports in Brazil, Europe and China.[112][113][114] In ballast the ships draw around 12 metres (39 ft) of water.[72] The breadth of the Valemax ships is about 65 metres (213 ft).[3][49][111] The size of the ships is limited mainly by Chinese ports and the ships of this size are generally referred to as Chinamax vessels.
The Valemax vessels have seven cargo holds with a total gross volume of almost 220,000 cubic metres (287,749 cu yd).[106] In addition to increasing the strength of the hull special attention has also been paid to improve the speed and efficiency of the loading and discharging operations. Each cargo hold can be fully loaded by a shiploader in a single step with a loading rate of 13,500 tonnes per hour and can carry almost as much iron ore as a small Panamax carrier. In addition the space inside the cargo hold that cannot be reached by grabs during discharging, the so-called "dead spots", is minimized.[111]
With a deadweight tonnage of 400,000 tons, a fully laden Valemax vessel is carrying as much iron ore as around 11,150 trucks, enough to produce steel for three Golden Gate bridges.[67][115] Once all 35 Valemax ships are in service and if each ship does four round trips per year, they will be capable of carrying about 15% of the annual iron ore exports from Brazil to all destinations.[116]
Like most modern bulk carriers, each Valemax vessel will be powered by a single two-stroke low-speed crosshead diesel engine directly coupled to a fixed-pitch propeller. The ships built by DSME and STX in South Korea will be powered by 7-cylinder MAN B&W 7S80ME-C8 and 7S80ME-C engines, respectively, and the ships built by RSHI and Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry will receive Wärtsilä 7RT-flex82T and 7RT-flex84T engines, respectively. The Wärtsilä RT-flex82T engines are manufactured in China under licence.[47] Both MAN and Wärtsilä engines will have a maximum continuous rating of around 29,000 kW (39,000 hp) when turning the 10-metre (33 ft) propeller at 76–78 rpm, giving the ships a service speed of around 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) while burning almost 100 tons of heavy fuel oil per day.[46][111][117][118] However, due to the large size of the vessels the emissions per cargo ton-mile are very low and thus the Valemax vessels are in fact among the most efficient long-distance dry bulk carriers in service — Vale has reported a 35% drop in emissions per ton of cargo carried in comparison to older ships.[119]
All Valemax vessels will be classified by Det Norske Veritas,[3][111] although some have dual classification with the Korean Register of Shipping. However, the Valemax vessels built for Oman Shipping Company have been removed from the DNV database.
Size record[edit]
The new ships are considerably larger than the previous record holder, 364,767-ton Berge Stahl, which had been the largest bulk carrier in the world since it was built in 1986. While the draft of the old vessel is the same as that of the Valemax vessels — 23 metres (75 ft) — the new ships are 20 metres (66 ft) longer and 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wider than the old freighter, and can carry about 10% more cargo.[120][121]
The Valemax vessels are also the second largest ships in service by deadweight tonnage, second only to the TI-class supertankers that have a deadweight tonnage of over 440,000 tons.[122] They are still far from the largest ship ever constructed — Seawise Giant (labeled as the Knock Nevis in the adjacent image), built in 1979 and broken up in 2009, was 458.46 metres (1,504.1 ft) long and had a deadweight tonnage of 564,650 tons[123] — and also considerably shorter than the longest ship currently in service, the 399.67-metre (1,311 ft) container ship CSCL Globe.[124]
Vale's decision of constructing a fleet of 400,000-ton ore carriers has been widely criticized by other shipping companies. The new Valemax ships, expected to cut the company's transportation costs by 20–25%,[125] are blamed for driving down the freight rates for the entire industry, swelling the already oversupplied bulk transportation market and stalling the recovery of the shipping business after the financial crisis.
The freight rates, down 80% from 2008, are expected to drop further down to the levels of 1977.[126] According to the chief executive of BIMCO, the Valemax vessels could displace up to 168 150,000–180,000-ton capesize bulk carriers, around 15% of the existing fleet, from the long haul voyages and force them to less profitable shorter routes.[127][128] Vale has responded to the criticism by stating that the company aims to permanently cut the costs of Atlantic-Pacific dry bulk shipping to make Brazilian ore more competitive against iron ore produced in Australia, which is closer to major customers in Asia.[126][129]
Vale has also faced opposition from the China Shipowners' Association which claim that the Brazilian mining company is seeking to control the freight market as it has already done with the iron ore prices. In the past the Chinese ports were not allowed to increase their capacity to more than 300,000 tons for dry bulk carriers due to safety and environmental concerns, and if the 400,000-ton Valemax vessels are allowed to Chinese ports, Vale's monopoly on the route may result in losses for other shipping companies operating capesize ore carriers.[130] Also, when Vale Brasil was diverted to Italy on her maiden voyage, there was speculation that the domestic steel industry of China had urged the authorities to protect their commercial interests.[129] However, Vale has also received support from the Chinese steel companies as they would benefit from lower transportation costs.[131]
As a precaution against prolonged ban of Valemax vessels from the Chinese ports, Vale started constructing both land- and offshore-based transshipment hubs where iron ore can be loaded to smaller ships for final delivery. Ore Fabrica, a 280,000 DWT crude oil tanker converted in China, arrived at Subic Bay, Philippines, in late January 2012 and has since unloaded a number of Valemax ships.[76] This backup plan has also been criticized by the vice-executive chairman of the CSA, Zhang Shouguo, who called it "waste of resource" and questioned Vale's ability to run the fleet as properly as professional shipping companies.[132][133] There have been rumors that as a result Vale intends to sell or lease its planned fleet of Valemax bulk carriers to Chinese shipping companies with long-term charter contracts to avoid such criticism and allow the ships to enter Chinese ports,[134] but as of 2014[update] no Valemax ship has changed owners, although several have been chartered to other companies and changed their names.
In May 2012, the largest Chinese operator of dry bulk carriers, state-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), claimed that Vale had refused to use the company's ships since March as a protest against banning the Valemax vessels from Chinese ports. Vale has refused to give comments on the issue.[135]
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president of Brazil, also publicly criticized Vale's former CEO Roger Agnelli for the decision of ordering ships from Asian shipyards instead of building them in Brazil, where Lula da Silva has been trying to revitalize the shipbuilding industry to create more jobs and increase local demand for steel and other products. Agnelli, who later left his position following continued criticism, replied that the Brazilian shipyards did not have the capacity to build such ships and stated that during the past few years Vale had commissioned 51 vessels from Brazilian shipyards.[136]
List of Valemax vessels[edit]
|Current name
|Previous names
|Shipping company
|Year built
|Yard number
|IMO number
|Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
|Ore Brasil
|Vale Brasil (2011–2014)
|Vale Shipping
|In service
|Shandong Da De
|Vale Rio de Janeiro (2011–2013)
|Shandong Shipping
|In service
|Ore Italia
|Vale Italia (2011–2014)
|Vale Shipping
|In service
|Shandong Da Ren
|Vale Malaysia (2012–2014)
|Shandong Shipping
|In service
|Shandong Da Cheng
|Vale Carajas (2012–2014)
|Shandong Shipping
|In service
|Shandong Da Zhi
|Vale Minas Gerais (2012–2013)
|Shandong Shipping
|In service
|Ore Korea
|Vale Korea (2013–2014)
|Vale Shipping
|In service
|STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
|Sea Beijing
|Vale Beijing (2011–2014)
|STX Pan Ocean
|In service
|Sea Qingdao
|Vale Qingdao (2012–2014)
|STX Pan Ocean
|In service
|Sea Espirito Santo
|Vale Espirito Santo (2012–2014)
|STX Pan Ocean
|In service
|Sea Indonesia
|Vale Indonesia (2012–2014)
|STX Pan Ocean
|In service
|Sea Fujiyama
|Vale Fujiyama (2012–2014)
|STX Pan Ocean
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In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine half the peaches with 1/2 tablespoon of the lemon juiceand 1/4 cup of the sugar. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves and the peaches are just heatedthrough, about 3 minutes. Do not let the peaches disintegrate. Transfer the peaches to a medium metalbowl; reserve. Put the remaining peaches in a bowl and sprinkle with the remaining lemon juice; toss to coat. Coverwith plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. In the same saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 1/2 cups of the half-and-half to a simmer and removefrom the heat. In a metal bowl, whisk the egg yolks, pinch of salt and the remaining 1/4 cup sugaruntil blended. Gradually pour the hot half-and-half into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan and decrease the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring constantly with awooden spoon, until the custard is thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, about 5 minutes. Itshould leave a clear trail when a finger is drawn through it. Do not allow the custard to boil. Pour the custard through a fine-mesh sieve into the reserved cooked peach mixture. Working batches,
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Prairie Schooner
Volume 83, Number 1, Spring 2009
pp. 131-141 | 10.1353/psg.0.0196
Diary of Mary Dodge Woodward
In 1882, when I was fifty-six,
too old to be following my children West,
I went with them to homestead in Dakota territory.
I went with them to Fargo with my old rose geranium
brought, to remind me of home, from Kingston, Wisconsin,
the town in which I raised these children and buried my husband
so long, it seems, ago, so many seasons past.
Here in Fargo we count the years not in days
or months, but in the seasons and their extremes of weather.
In April, seeding is in full swing.
Past springs, men waded
with rubber boots through mud and water.
Now dust coats their faces,
and the wind blows without cease,
and the dust flies in great clouds.
The boys went out about noon,
but could not endure it and came back in,
their eyes nearly put out.
The house, tight though it may be
fills with black dust; the sills piled.
I swept a dustpan full, upstairs.
Dust is even in the closets,
although they have no windows.
Our faces turn black inside the house.
In May the wheat rises out of the ground.
A bright yellow flower blooms with violets
in great numbers, some nearly pink.
In June terrific thunder and wind. The boys
said the granary roof fairly wiggled.
Plows were blown out of the furrows. The wind
has torn my pansies all to pieces; leaves
on trees hang in ribbons. Afterward,
a hard frost left the ground white.
July and a fearful storm,
The sky black as ink.
Then rain, wind, thunder
and lightning. The wind laid flat
everything in the garden.
I watched a brood of chickens
I had taken pains
to raise. The hen, too far
from the barn to get back in,
took the chicks under
her wing, but all were blown
hard against the barn and killed.
In August, harvest time. Now no rest
for man, woman, or beast until the frost,
which comes, thank heaven, early here.
I got dinner for thirteen men and baked
seventeen loaves of bread today.
Since last Sunday seventy-four loaves
not to mention twenty-one pies.
And puddings and cakes and doughnuts.
How beautiful the wheat fields look—
long avenues between the shocks,
and just as straight, one mile in length.
The feathery plumes of goldenrod grow
everywhere, reminding me of home.
This morning one of the boys said,
This is a God-forsaken country.
Not with the whole of Cass county
covered with number one hard wheat,
not with the wayside all abloom
with goldenrod and asters. My writing
resembles feather stitching and French knots.
This December we've had more snow
than any time last winter.
Elsie and Lena Lessing are hauling wood
with a four-horse team.
Elsie stands and touches up the leaders
with her whip like any man.
Those two have done almost all the work
on their farm this past season:
the plowing, seeding, harvesting. I cannot
understand how any
woman can do the work they do,
yet it is plain they can, they do.
In January the new year finds us
still here, the same but older,
sometimes lonesome, but not unhappy.
Forty-two below this morning;
our mercury will go no lower.
My frozen finger bothers me.
It is peeling, stiff, and cold,
but all I have to do at present
is feed my small family.
The boys are busy daily caring
for sixteen horses, the cow that gives
milk, the fifty hens and six
hogs, besides bringing in
wood and coal for the stove.
Walter went to Fargo because
our groceries were getting short.
I was afraid he would freeze, for the wind
was blowing, and in winter any Dakotan
knows what that means: to be lost
in blown snow can mean death.
Walter wore two fur coats,
one astrakhan and one buffalo,
besides his under coat. The last
hour he was out was hard for me.
I thought he would surely perish,
but he arrived safely home
at last with a good bag of mail,
The Daily Sun from Fargo,
and Scribner's Monthly to read.
February. People call this
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A group opposed to a rail stabling yard being built in Woombye, on the Sunshine Coast hinterland, has written to the Deputy Premier seeking clarification over the cost of the project compared to an alternative site in Nambour.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, activism-and-lobbying, states-and-territories, woombye-4559, nambour-4560, maroochydore-4558
Lawyers for Brett Peter Cowan file a special leave application with the High Court over his conviction for the murder of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
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Brett Peter Cowan, the man jailed for killing Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe, has his appeal against his conviction dismissed.
Topics: courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, murder-and-manslaughter, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, woombye-4559
There is a strong chance a decision in the appeals case for the convicted killer of Queensland teenager Daniel Morcombe, Brett Peter Cowan, will be handed down this afternoon.
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A lawyer says he has been subjected to abuse for representing Brett Peter Cowan, who is appealing his conviction for the murder of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
Topics: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, brisbane-4000, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
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About 1,200 people have taken part in the 10th annual Day for Daniel walk on Queensland's Sunshine Coast to promote child safety and honour murdered schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
Topics: safety-education, children, community-organisations, schools, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
The organiser of a major fireworks display to be held near the Big Pineapple at Woombye later this month says he is confident animals at a nearby zoo will not be adversely affected.
Topics: animals, animal-welfare, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
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The RSPCA says a massive fireworks display planned on the Sunshine Coast could lead to the death of native and exotic animals at the Queensland Zoo.
Topics: animal-welfare, animals, activism-and-lobbying, woombye-4559
The Queensland Zoo on the Sunshine Coast has changed security arrangements for its animals after a tarantula was stolen last month.
Topics: animals, crime, burglary, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
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Lawyers for the Morcombe family say they were expecting an appeal by the man convicted of killing their son on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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Lawyers for Brett Peter Cowan have lodged an appeal against his conviction for the murder of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.
The 44-year-old was last month found guilty of killing the Sunshine Coast teenager who disappeared in 2003.
Cowan was sentenced to life in prison, with a non-parole period of 20 years.
The appeal is based on six separate grounds, including potential prejudicial media coverage during the trial.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, beerwah-4519, woombye-4559
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Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie will appeal the sentence of the man convicted of murdering Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe.
Brett Peter Cowan was last week convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of the 13-year-old schoolboy in December 2003.
Mr Bleijie says the non-parole period is manifestly inadequate, is not in line with community expectations, and will not act as a deterrent.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, woombye-4559
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Sunshine Coast MP Mal Brough tells Federal Parliament people like the man convicted of killing schoolboy Daniel Morcombe should never be released from jail.
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Bruce and Denise Morcombe say there is every chance their son Daniel would still be alive today if the public was allowed to know when criminals were in their community.
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The Queensland Government says it will consider legal action to extend jail time for Daniel Morcombe's convicted killer, Brett Peter Cowan.
The 44-year-old serial sex offender was of Friday sentenced to life in prison for the abduction and murder of the 13-year-old schoolboy on the Sunshine Coast in December 2003.
Lawyers for Cowan say they will file a Notice of Appeal against his conviction within 28 days.
In sentencing, Justice Roslyn Atkinson said Cowan's crimes had a shocking impact and she made it clear she did not believe Cowan should be granted parole when he is eligible, describing him as a "convincing liar".
Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says he is reviewing the sentence, and the Queensland Government is seeking advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, brisbane-4000, woombye-4559
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Flowers, messages and tributes have been left at the Sunshine Coast underpass where Daniel Morcombe was abducted in 2003, after Brett Peter Cowan was convicted of the murder on March 13, 2014.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, woombye-4559
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Daniel Morcombe's killer will spend at least two decades in prison, with a judge warning parole authorities not to be fooled by the serial child sex offender's lies in the future.
Brett Peter Cowan has been given a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period of 20 years for murdering the Queensland teenager in 2003.
Supreme Court Judge Roslyn Atkinson on Friday told Cowan his crimes were "horrific and disgraceful" and that he "tragically and pointlessly snuffed out a young life".
She said Cowan had pretended he was keen to be rehabilitated after previous crimes, and that he was a "convincing, plausible and adaptive liar".
She said those factors should be considered if Cowan applies for parole.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, brisbane-4000, woombye-4559, qld, australia, maroochydore-4558
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Queensland Police have defended the time it took to close in on Daniel Morcombe's killer.
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Police in charge of the Daniel Morcombe investigation have defended the time it took to catch killer Brett Peter Cowan.
Cowan, 44, was yesterday found guilty of murder, indecent treatment of a child and interfering with a corpse, more than 10 years after 13-year-old Daniel disappeared while waiting for a bus on the Sunshine Coast.
Former police officer Kenneth King says Cowan was flagged as a very serious suspect years before police mounted the elaborate undercover operation that snared him.
But Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Condon says the case was very complex.
"We were dealing with things like false admissions by other persons of interest, in fact I must admit I personally don't know how many people admitted to killing Daniel Morcombe," he told a media conference this morning.
Topics: courts-and-trials, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, woombye-4559, qld, australia
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The first police officer to interview Queensland teenager Daniel Morcombe's killer says there were systemic problems with the way the case was investigated.
Kenneth King interviewed Brett Peter Cowan two weeks after the Morcombe family reported their 13-year-old son was missing in 2003.
The former constable says he considered Cowan, who may be sentenced today, a "red-hot suspect" but that the officers heading the investigation had not taken his initial reports seriously enough.
Mr King, who left the force in 2008, says he has decided to go public with his concerns about the handling of the case because there are lessons for police and the judiciary to learn.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart says his officers should be proud of the way they investigated and solved the case.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, courts-and-trials, brisbane-4000, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
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Daniel Morcombe's killer Brett Cowan is a serial predator with an extensive history of sexually abusing children.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, sexual-offences, murder-and-manslaughter, qld, woombye-4559, darwin-0800
Since losing their 13-year-old son Daniel in 2003, Denise and Bruce Morcombe have spent thousands of dollars and countless hours in schools across Australia teaching children how to be safe on the street and online.
Topics: missing-person, woombye-4559, brisbane-4000
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Photos tell the story of the lengthy investigation into 13-year-old schoolboy Daniel Morcombe's 2003 disappearance.
Topics: missing-person, murder-and-manslaughter, woombye-4559, brisbane-4000
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Serial child sex offender Brett Peter Cowan has been found guilty of murdering Queensland teenager Daniel Morcombe more than a decade ago.
After more than seven hours of deliberation, a Supreme Court jury in Brisbane found the 44-year-old guilty of murder, indecent treatment of a child and interfering with a corpse.
In his victim impact statement to the court, Daniel's father Bruce said he remained haunted by thoughts of how long his son was held captive and what was done to him.
He told Cowan: "Ten years ago you made a choice that ripped our family apart. I often wonder about the other victims you have left in your wake."
Cowan abducted Daniel while the 13-year-old waited for a bus at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast on December 7, 2003.
The prosecution has asked that Cowan be given the harshest possible sentence, and Justice Roslyn Atkinson is expected to deliver her decision tomorrow.
Topics: courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, brisbane-4000, woombye-4559, maroochydore-4558
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The jury in the Brisbane trial of the man accused of murdering Qld teenager Daniel Morcombe is in its second day of deliberations.
The jury of six men and six women retired just after midday (AEST) yesterday to consider the fate of 44-year-old Brett Peter Cowan.
Daniel was 13 when he was abducted and murdered on the Sunshine Coast in 2003.
The jury resumed deliberations at 9:30am (AEST).
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continued "Essentially, you're taking in water while you're out on the lake and you don't know what's in that water. Larvae from zebra mussels are almost microscopic … if you do not drain your live well after coming out and you go to another lake, in that bucket compartment in the boat you can be storing larvae from zebra mussels," said Redling.
Rickman said they ask boaters what other waters they've traveled within a two-week time period prior to visiting Saratoga Lake. Most invasive species can survive two weeks and then re-sprout in other lakes.
While managing all invasive species present in Saratoga Lake is at the root of the stewardship program, controlling Eurasian watermilfoil specifically has been a top priority for many years according to Lori Severino, press officer for NYSDEC.
"Mechanical harvesting was funded through SLPID for many years, and in the late 2000s the management focus shifted to the use of aquatic herbicides. A portion of the lake was treated with Sonar (fluridone) in 2007,and with Renovate (triclopyr) in 2009 and 2010. … These treatments significantly reduced the Eurasian watermilfoil levels while largely maintaining the native plant populations," said Severino in a statement.
Al McCauley is SLPID's commissioner representing Saratoga Springs. He said that the organization operates on a four-year cycle to address the milfoil that involves harvesting.
"It's like cutting the grass. … We do one-third, one-third, one-third and then a spot check. This year we're at the spot check point of the cycle," said McCauley.
Rickman and Redling are generally on duty at the boat launch every day from 7 a.m. through 4 p.m. and are willing to answer any questions boaters may have.
Rickman, 21, of Ballston Spa graduated in May from SUNY ESF (Environmental Science and Forestry) with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. Redling, 20, of Waterford is entering his junior year at Paul Smith's College where he is studying Natural Resource Management and Environmental Studies.
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Motherwell captain Keith Lasley is hoping that the sale of Jamie Murphy to Sheffield United will raise funds for manager Stuart McCall to reinvest in the Fir Park team.
Murphy played his final game for the club last week against Celtic and Lasley believes his absence will leave a significant hole in the Fir Park front line.
It remains to be seen if the Motherwell boss will be given the nod to bring in another body in the transfer window, but with the team pushing for a second-place finish, Lasley believes the Steelmen could receive a vital boost if McCall was able to bring in a fresh face to replace his former team-mate.
Murphy's sale brought in around £100k for the club but it may also leave them short up front, with the 23-year-old having netted 11 of the 37 league goals the club have scored this season.
And Lasley said: "On the one hand we are all delighted to see Jamie get his chance and make a move, but on the other it is hard to see him go because we know how much quality he brought to the team.
"He is a smashing lad who has come through the ranks. It is to his credit that he was determined the club would get a bit of money for him when he went and we hope that means the manager gets a good bit of it to spend now.
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"As a team we are pushing to cement our place at the top end of the league and we are striving to get that second-placed finish. That in itself would generate income for the club, but it may be that we need a wee bit of help to get there."
For the time being there is a chance for managers to get on the telephone and take in other games, given the brief shutdown the Scottish top-flight is about to embark on.
For the players there is a chance of some downtime for a week or so before the rigours of training resume.
It is the first time there has been a break, however short, since 2003, and Lasley is hoping that it is something that could become a permanent fixture on the SPL calendar.
"I hope it is here to stay," he said. "I do think it gives everyone a break, even if it is only a wee while.
"You still come back feeling that wee bit refreshed and ready to go again for the big push between now and May.
"There are a lot of games and it is just good to get a chance to get over wee knocks and bruises but, equally, it is also good for supporters to get a break.
"Financially this time of year is always difficult because we have just come out of the festive period and it is a big ask to expect supporters to keep putting their hand in their pocket.
"Once we get back into the games then hopefully they will also be looking forward to getting back out and getting behind us.
"We finished the season strongly last season and the aim again now is to keep moving forward and really try to get that second spot."
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