Dry Dock Routine 1/2

Start with name of Allah who is the most beneficent and merciful.

20 March 2016

1. Today we start up the boiler and gave COPT # 02 after getting FWE.

2. They require Fresh Air for IG blower both are running now. Uptake valve # 01 is not closing so we fired up the Aux. boiler # 02 for COPT and fresh air blanked are removed, valve opened.

3. They used the cleaning gangway to clear up the Slop (S). Slop (S) has so much sludge.

4. They are Hot water washing and also gas freeing the Cargo oil tanks. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and slops (wings)

5. As per Sir Rizwan 42N we will require 42 hrs. to reach Fujairah we will depart most probably on 22 March 2016 (morning) and less than 24 hrs. to reach Dubai.

21 March 2016

1. Gas freeing continued by using IG blower (both), Hydro blower, electric blowers

2. Sludge from Slop (S) is being cleaned

3. Sludge in other tanks also noted and picture taken

4. Uptake valve dismantle for freeing and gland packing

5. Economizer job continued with welding the exhaust passaged and cleaning it.

6. Aux Boiler water test carried out (1600-2000) watch

7. Aux boiler water sample taken out (0400-0800) watch

8. Purifier no.2 dismantle for cleaning and motor is attached after being received from workshop

9. Today we UMS the engine Raza is security engineer.

22 March 2016

1. Today I inspected the Compressor valves and also changed the set spring with its retainer new. Various reading recorded of Compressor Set spring and its retainer.

2. Opened up the Fridge condenser inlet cover, pipes are being fabricated

3. Today sir hanan told me that Slop (s) is for sludge and Slop (p) is clean SW. Then I remind myself the concept of segregated ballast and clean ballast tank.

4. Cop # 03 run up for educting 4 (p) and 5 (s).

5. I came to know that tomorrow morning 23 March 2016, we will travel to Karachi inner anchorage and then will depart after giving sludge for Fujairah (May be in Night)

6. Purifier no. 2 bowl and water assembly boxed up.

7. Sir Zohaib is Security engineer

8. Today we changed the boiler to 1. Because two no. boiler gave alarm of Ignition validity term over.

23 March 2016

1. We are now at inner anchorage

Ship demurrages: Pakistani oil tanker detained at Dubai

A Pakistani oil tanker is under arrest at a seaport in Dubai, it emerged on Saturday. A UAE court has ordered the arrest of a Pakistani oil tanker on the complaint of a Ukrainian shipping company. MT Lahore was detained at Fujairah Port of Dubai on Friday after a UAE court decreed in favour of M/s Vista Shipping claiming $20400 ship demurrages against Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).

Chairman PNSC Arif Elahi confirmed the arrest saying the issue was a routine in shipping industry and would be resolved soon. “The vessel would be free by tomorrow (Sunday),” he told Business Recorder. The Ukrainian shippers, Elahi said, was using “pressure tactics” to press for its demurrage claims the amount of which was unknown to the PNSC chief.

Another official at the Corporation said M/s Vista Shipping had been demanding $204000 from the PNSC which in June last year had chartered the former”s oil tanker for the import of furnace oil to Pakistan. “Our estimates put the demurrage claims stand at not more than $186000,” said the official. He said his side had mobilised the P&I Club, an international insurance entity, to settle the dispute. The P&I-backed solution, he said, may required the PNSC to pay to the claimant around $210000, a sum higher than the Pakistani shipping authorities have so far resisting to pay.

MT Lahore was detailed after the company handed the Fujaira port operator what PNSC official said an “arrest warrant” issued by a UAE court. Officials at PNSC said, “Issue was disputable between the Corporation and M/s Vasta Shipping since June last year.” The sources privy to the matter said the Ukrainian firm had also approached the International Maritime Organisation through submitting an application to it. “PNSC would have to pay a Rs 1.7 million penalty till the clearance of demurrage,” they said.

PNSC has long been at loggerheads with Pakistan State Oil, the state-run oil importer, over what PSO claims, belated arrival of PNSC vessels to the required port. The PNSC denies it, as PSO claims to have incurred millions of dollars as demurrages because of PNSC”s belated provision of oil tankers. The PNSC official, when asked as to why the demurrage was caused at first place, said “you always have such claims in shipping business”.
Source: Business Recorder

Source: http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com