BC Shipping News - April 2016

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Cruise: 2016 Cruise schedule for the Pacific Northwest

History: The Fraser River’s lost ferries

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Contents

NEWS

April 2016 Volume 6 Issue 3

Cover Story

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Editor’s note

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In brief

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By Jane McIvor

Industry traffic and news briefs

Industry insight

The hidden heroes Andrew Carney, Fleet Chief Engineer, Holland America Group – Part of the Carnival Group of Companies With a strong commitment to high standards, marine engineers like Carney continually prove their worth.

History lesson

The Fraser River’s lost ferries

By Lea Edgar

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48 Events

Cruise schedule

The 2016 cruise schedule for the Pacific Northwest

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Canada’s cruise advantages

By Darryl Anderson

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B.C. cruise industry

Cruise industry in B.C. remains strong

Technology

Grease is not the word as operators look for a safer, cleaner cruise ship

Cargo Logistics Canada 2016 The entire supply chain converged in Montreal

By Peter Hurme

50 Events

GreenTech 2016 Mapping the future for sustainable shipping

By Manon Lanthier

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Mari-Tech 2016 Mari-Tech 2016 is fast approaching!

Technology

Tymac modernizes operations

Fuel management

Run cleaner, smarter, with an amine-based additive in IFO 180 fuel

By Tim Rivard

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Legal affairs

Criminal negligence causing death: Man sent to prison for breaching Collision Regulations

By Russell Robertson

On the cover: The Celebrity Solstice in Nanaimo (photo: David Mailloux, Nanaimo Port Authority); above: Onlookers watch the Grand Princess at Victoria’s Ogden Point (photo: David Butler, courtesy Greater Victoria Harbour Authority); right: Tymac Launch Service vessels (photo courtesy Tymac Launch Service); left: Andrew Carney.

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The significance of cruise

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t’s cruise season once again! The sight of cruise ships on the West Coast signals the return of spring and along with it, thousands of cruise passengers, hundreds of ship calls and a significant boost to local economies. It’s a good news story and you know how much we love good news.

The last econmic impact study done (for the 2014 season), estimated the total economic impact of the industry

generated almost $1.8 billion for British Columbia. That amount has been growing at a rate of about 15 per cent year over year since 2004 when associations like Cruise BC and the Cruise Lines International Association – North West & Canada started tracking the significance of the industry on B.C.’s economy.

From fuel, ship supplies, and repair services, to passengers spending money on shore excursions, food and souvenirs,

the cruise season is a key time for both the industrial marine trades and the tourism industries alike, to say nothing of its importance to all levels of government who stand to collect about $73 million in associated taxes.

So, the next time you see a cruise ship, think of that number — $1.8 billion — and appreciate the importance of cruise in British Columbia.

—Jane McIvor

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INDUSTRY TRAFFIC Terasea Falcon pays inaugural visit to Vancouver

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eabridge Marine treated local industry stakeholders to an onboard viewing of the Terasea Falcon, the largest tug to ever visit Vancouver Harbour, in early March.

The three-year-old tug — a long-distance, multi-purpose offshore support vessel — was used to deliver new barges for a Vancouver marine company. “We saw a unique opportunity to use the tug to bring the barges to Vancouver,” said Geoff Porter, President, Seabridge Marine Contractors Ltd., noting that it was ‘a bit of overkill’ for the project given it’s typical work with large tows, such as Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels across long distances.

The Terasea Falcon is one of four sister vessels that are part of a joint venture (POSH Terasea Pte Ltd.) between Seabridge Marine Services and Ezion Holdings Limited, who, along with PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH), provide support to the offshore oil and gas industry worldwide.

Along with the Terasea Hawk, Eagle and Osprey, the Terasea Falcon is a ‘Raptor’ Class tug classed ABS +A1 Towing vessel, AH/Offshore support vessel, Fire Fighting vessel class 1, +AMS, Oil recovery capability, DP1 ready. The vessels are the most advanced in their class.

Built at JMU Japan Shipyards and powered by two Wartsila 12v32 engines capable of generating a total of 16,300 bhp,

The Terasea Falcon berthed at Lynnterm Terminal in early March.

the Falcon is 75.3 metres in length overall with a beam of 18 metres and a draft of six metres. The towing winch is an electro/hydraulic Fukushima DDW 350H-4M double drum ‘waterfall’ style machine — both drums have a maximum brake holding load of 450 tonnes and a maximum line pull of 350 tonnes.

More photos of the Terasea Falcon can be found online at www.bshippingnews.com.

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NEWS BRIEFS

AAL Newcastle welcomed by Stewart World Port as new service opens up northern gateway Photo credit: Dave Roels (www.daveroels.com)

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AL continues to expand its service along the West Coast of North America as it adds Stewart World Port to its itinerary of ports in both Canada and the U.S. In mid-February, Captain Vinnyk Olesky of the AAL Newcastle accepted a plaque from Breanne Pappin, Manager, Business Development, Stewart World Port (SWP), on the occasion of the vessel’s first visit to Stewart, British Columbia’s northern-most deepsea, ice-free port.

With an inaugural sailing into SWP on February 12, AAL is creating new opportunities for mining, forestry, oil and gas and project cargo customers who view Stewart as a convenient gateway between Norther B.C., the Yukon and the Asia market.

In welcoming the AAL Newcastle — one of AAL’s ‘A-Class’ 31,000 dwt multipurpose, heavy lift vessels — Pappin noted that the first call to SWP went very well. She echoed the words of SWP President & CEO, Ted Pickell, who commented that “The seamless berthing and cargo discharge was a success in every regard and a milestone for our new facility.”

AAL’s Pacific Service offers a monthly sailing frequency between North Asia and West Coast North America and

Presentation ceremony onboard the AAL Newcastle while at Lynnterm Terminal in Vancouver. Left to right: Lily Lv and Tanya Britton (AAL), Miles Hollingbury (Western Stevedoring), Captain Vinnyk Olesky (AAL Newcastle), Breanne Pappin (Stewart World Port) and Jean Yi (AAL).

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INDUSTRY TRAFFIC

Beaver Medal nominations open for outstanding contributions to marine sector

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he Maritime Museum of British Columbia is once again inviting nominations for the SS Beaver Medal, an annual award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the marine sector.

Nominations are encouraged for anyone who has made noteworthy contributions to B.C.’s marine sector, including but not limited to: science, technology, business, applications of maritime skills,

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nautical heritage and culture, and academic offerings. An award is also made to recognize a noteworthy organization, vessel or technological project.

“This year will mark the fifth competition to recognize noteworthy achievements in our province’s diverse maritime scene,” said Barry Rolston, who heads the medal project. “The 2015 awards were presented by Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon in

November to Captain Ron Burchett who builds dynamic working models of tugboats used to train mariners worldwide; veteran marine writer Mr. Syd Heal; and Mr. Helmut Lanziner who developed the electronic charts and information display systems that have replaced paper charts. The Pacific Pilotage Authority which operates the deepsea pilotage service all the way up the B.C. coast was recognized by a special award.”

The gold-plated medal is struck from copper salvaged from the 19th century paddlewheel steamship S.S. Beaver, built in England in 1835 for the Hudson’s Bay Company. After rounding the treacherous Cape Horn, Beaver reached the northwest coast where she served for 53 years. This iconic vessel pioneered commercial navigation on the B.C. coast as a floating trading post, hydrographic survey ship and towboat. She grounded near Vancouver in 1888 and after foundering, some of her machinery was recovered, providing the metal for the Beaver Medal.

“To our knowledge, no other award encompasses all aspects of our coastal industry, history, technology, or practical application of skills,” said former Ambassador and retired Admiral John Anderson. “What a fitting namesake — the Beaver — or Castor Canadensis.”

The Museum encourages members of the public to nominate outstanding marine achievers for the SS Beaver Medal.

Potential recipients will be selected by an awards committee with members from the Chamber of Shipping of BC; the Prince Rupert Port Authority; BC Ferries, a former Coast Guard Captain, a distinguished marine historian, a wellknown marine writer, and a past president of the Maritime Museum.

Nominations for 2016 close on May 16. Nomination information, easyto-complete forms and due dates are located at www. http://mmbc.bc.ca/ about-2/s-s-beaver-medal/.

NEWS BRIEFS ClassNK appoints new Chairman and President and executives

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xecutive Vice President Koichi Fujiwara has been appointed as Chairman and President as well as a Representative Director of leading classification society ClassNK. Current Executive Vice Presidents Yasushi Nakamura and Tetsuya Kinoshita will continue in their present roles on the team, joined by Junichiro Iida as Managing Director.

Noboru Ueda has stepped down as Representative Director, Chairman and President. Current Executive Vice President Tetsushi Agata has been appointed as an Executive Auditor as part of the Society’s aim to strengthen its auditing system.

Speaking on the occasion, newly appointed Chairman and President Koichi Fujiwara said: “Following the recent downturn of the shipping and

shipbuilding markets, the business environment surrounding ClassNK has become even more challenging. Under our new executive team, we will work to ensure stable operations and further enhance our corporate governance as required of an independent third-party organization so that the Society can continue contributing to the development of the maritime industry in the long term.”

Koichi Fujiwara holds a Master of Naval Architecture from the University of Tokyo, and served in Japan’s Ministry of Transportation (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism). Throughout his role in government, he served as an outstanding policy maker in the maritime administration and assumed the role of Director-General of the Maritime Bureau in 2006. He joined ClassNK in

Newly appointed ClassNK Chairman and President Koichi Fujiwara

2007, and was appointed to Managing Director in 2010, followed by Executive Vice President in 2011. He has so far commanded the expansion and development of the Society’s certification services.

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT

The hidden heroes Andrew Carney Fleet Chief Engineer, Holland America Group — Part of the Carnival Group of Companies

With a strong commitment to high standards in all aspects...marine engineers like Andrew continually prove their worth.

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uring my interview with Andrew Carney, Fleet Chief Engineer, Princess Cruises, I was reminded of a question posed to me a number of years ago: Who was the Chief Engineer on the television show, The Love Boat? It was a trick question — there wasn’t one. To feature an engineer would have meant adding scenarios where the ship was in trouble — something not in keeping with the spirit of the show and not something the producers would have wanted to highlight. In real life, marine engineers like Andrew are equally invisible to passengers — as long as nothing goes wrong.

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the ultimate goal is to ensure the safety, welfare and happiness of passengers, marine engineers like Andrew continually prove their worth.

BCSN: Let’s start with a brief overview of your career and current role.

AC: I first went to sea as an Engineer Cadet, training at South Shields Marine and Technical College in Newcastle, England. That was in 1986 and just before my 16th birthday. I actually started with container ships and did my cadetship with Ben Line Steamers, a Scottish containership company that operated between Europe and the Far East.

I first came to work for P&O UK where my first ship was the Royal Princess — this was before Princess Cruises de-merged from P&O Cruises.

Later on, I sailed on a steamship called the Canberra, a very famous British

steamship liner that offered world cruises.

I spent a lot of time on the Royal Princess until the Dawn Princess was launched in 1996. This was essentially the beginning of the explosion of the cruise industry. Since then, I’ve spent a lot of time on different ships as Chief Engineer and Chief Technical Officer — the Grand, Caribbean, Golden, Star and Ruby Princess. The role of the Chief includes responsibilities like ISM Code management and management of various procedures and programs as well as ensuring compliance with national and international maritime regulations. I also deal with flag and port state offices as well as class societies to facilitate vessel inspections, audits, assessments in cases investigations as well as different projects, like the new builds at Fincantieri Shipyards in Italy or in Research & Development of oily water separators or other prototype machinery.

For the last four years, I have been Fleet Chief Engineer - Maritime Quality Assurance at Carnival Corporation which involved the adoption of corporate Health Environmental Safety and

INDUSTRY INSIGHT Security (HESS) procedures, primarily Engine Resource Management (ERM).

And in between it all, I’ve continually upgraded my education — I received my Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, and my Masters of Business Administration from Durham University.

BCSN: I also understand you were instrumental in Carnival’s CSMART Simulator Training Centre? Could you describe that program?

AC: We’re a forward, proactive company and are always looking into the adoption of best practices and streamlining processes. Basically, CSMART originated with the navigation side who took the lead to look into Bridge Resource Management (BRM). I then took on the project as part of a corporate initiative to look at Engine Resource Management (ERM), and within that, we looked at simulator training. We saw the positive effects of cognitive regression and the learning experience that simulators provide. The conditions created are life-like and help you remember more of the experience but you can control the circumstances — for example, we can put a fire up on the screen to see how the person would react and from there, we can assess their reactions but also reinforce what we would want them to do in order to effect a positive outcome. One of the key factors we look at is to see how quickly the officer in charge reacts — generally the faster he reacts, the less severe the incident.

The idea behind CSMART was to develop fundamentals for engine room resource management and have everyone doing the same procedures on all ships streamlining processes and procedures and ultimately illuminating instances of incidents occurring. Part of my role was to write the ERM manual which the corporation has adopted fleet wide. We commissioned a simulator and we rolled out a mandatory course for all Carnival employees which was called ERM1 and covered the basics contained within the manual — for example, effective communication methods and how to handle

Andrew Carney, seen here as Staff Engineer, has been with Princess Cruises for almost 25 years.

We’re a forward, proactive company and are always looking into the adoption of best practices and streamlining processes. information during watch keeping handovers. We experienced handovers as being a key time where information would be dropped so we put in a structured means of handing over documents to make sure

everyone did the same thing, no matter what ship they’re on or where they are in the fleet.

From the ERM1, we developed the ERM2 which is all about initial and

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT What you learn in CSMART you take back to the ship, and it’s on every ship and everyone is expected to follow the protocols. follow up actions in response to major incidents — things like blackouts, flooding, fire, or loss of fuel pressure on an engine — and ensuring initial steps are taken to eliminate or reduce the hazard and then go through a checklist that ensures follow up actions are undertaken.

What you learn in CSMART you take back to the ship, and it’s on every ship and everyone is expected to follow the protocols.

BCSN: In terms of training, what are some of the other changes you’ve seen over the years — for example, compare your experience to what occurs now.

AC: When I was a cadet, training didn’t have anywhere near the academic

bias it has now. We had a lot of handson training as well as exposure to the theory side. The result is that it might mean that cadets are less equipped to deal with real-life situations following their initial training. However later on, they have a better academic foundation to back them up. So there are pros and cons.

Another difference is the specialization of skills. When I trained, we learned welding, electrical work, fault finding, did fitting and all those skills that would allow you to contribute to the working world. Nowadays, on a modern cruise ship, we’ve got a specialist welder, a specialist team of electricians,

etc. Because the plant is so much bigger and more complex, we have specialist skillsets — but the engineer still needs to have an appreciation of those skillsets in order to become better at his own job.

BCSN: I’ d like to come back to training and professional development but first want to look at other trends — for example, vessel design and size of ship.

How have those impacted on your job?

AC: If I look back from cargo ships and the likes of the Canberra which was a steam ship, the leap forward in technology is more than quantum. You’ve gone from having one man who would cover ‘X’ amount of square metres and having enough people on an engine room watch for a football team, down to one man who can control a super liner.

BCSN: And that’s all you need?

AC: If the ship is running and all the automation works, that’s all you need however, as we all know, it’s when

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT things go wrong that you have to look at it from a different perspective. A lot of things can’t be put easily into manual mode so the amount of training required is a lot more as it will need to involve an understanding of the specific piece of the plant, especially if it’s something very complicated and it’s a critical piece of equipment — for example, making water on a cruise ship. All of a sudden, it’s a very labour intensive process. So all is good when everything works on automatic, however if it’s not working as it was designed, it becomes very labour intensive.

BCSN: What sort of resources are available to you when something like that happens at sea?

AC: Quite a lot actually. In the old days, you might have had a telex, but now, you’ve got satellite systems — help from a specialist is only a phone call away. You can have someone at the other end of the phone who is the master of his own piece of machinery.

We now have computer software which allows them to interrogate software on the ship from wherever they are in the world. A lot of the time, the technology is so high tech, it’s a case of a software issue. If it’s hardware, you should be able to see it or smell it. If it’s software, the computer diagnostics will tell you what it is — and the specialist will do three quarters of the diagnostic for you.

BCSN: This raises an issue along the same vein — do you find that there is more control from shore operations?

AC: Thirty years ago, a ship would go off to sea and the people who were in charge didn’t have any back up. Ocean liners, for example, would typically do a week before reaching another port — the length of the trips were generally longer. Today, the cruise ship is in port every single day, so you’re not going very far — even world cruises only do three or four days and then go into port. The old ocean liner wasn’t built or designed to be like that — it’s only with the invention of the modern cruise liner where you sail out at 1600 hours and you’re back into a port at 0800 the next morning.

As Senior First Engineer, Andrew was directly responsible for the maintenance and operations of all work performed in the engine room.

Things like the ISM code have made the executives in the shore side office more culpable, and with culpability comes some form of micro-management to ensure best practices are adopted, safety standards are met and issues are followed up on to prevent reoccurrence.

So it’s more to help the ships rather than hinder them. It makes them less

susceptible to misdemeanors and it all works to assist in avoiding catastrophic incidents or glitches in the system.

BCSN: What about some of the other changes in systems you’ve seen?

AC: When I first went to sea, it was all gauges and dials and hardware.

Now, if you go into a control room, you can fit everything into three or

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT It’s been an immense challenge but to be able to operate responsibly — and that’s our priority — we do whatever it takes. That’s the top and the bottom of it. four different screens and you can change the screens at the click of a mouse. So the control room / machinery could ultimately be run from one visual display unit. When you go into the control rooms of the newest ships, the mimic screens that are on the walls are superseded by visual walls where different systems can be put up on big 60-inch screens — they use CCTV to watch the engines start in real time from the control room or they can see where local operators are standing or what they’re doing.

The safety management systems on some of the ships can even tell whether there’s anyone in the machinery spaces — each worker carries a locator tag so that you can see where they are relative to the machinery spaces. If there’s

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a problem in the engine room, you can know right away whether there’s personnel close to the incident or whether they’re outside the space and safe. Those kinds of things were never even thought of 30 years ago. If you have to make a life and death decision and you can account for all your people more quickly, it saves time in responding.

BCSN: Other trends include stricter regulations, especially on the environment side. While the cruise industry is recognized as always taking the lead on new technologies that provide greater environmental sustainability, how do you manage that extra workload and technology?

AC: It’s been an immense challenge but to be able to operate responsibly — and that’s our priority — we do whatever it takes. That’s the top and the

bottom of it. It doesn’t matter what it takes, we do what we have to do to be able to operate in whatever region the ship is visiting. Whatever is the latest technology, we embrace it. It takes a lot of extra man hours and extra work getting prototypes working properly but we rise to the challenge — and there hasn’t been a challenge we haven’t been able to beat. That’s our attitude in adopting changes. And you need that attitude if you want to stay ahead in the business.

BCSN: What about future technologies? Do you have some insight into what we’ ll be seeing in say 10 years from now — for example, with propulsion?

AC: One interesting project we are embarking on at Carnival is Natural Gas. Gas-fuelled marine engines on cruise ships is one of many innovations that is coming in the future.

BCSN: I’ d like to go back to our discussion on training and professional development. As a chief engineer, how do you keep your team performing at top levels?

AC: From my experience over the last 30 years, there are seven principles

INDUSTRY INSIGHT that need to be followed for a team to be effective: The main thing is communication. Second, crew need to understand exactly what’s required of them no matter what the position. Third, once they know the requirements of the job, they need to be trained such that they can cope with anything that arises.

The fourth principle is that crew need to know each other. Twenty years ago, teams were very tight-knit ‑— they socialized while off duty and there wasn’t the cultural diversity you see today. It was that social aspect that went hand in hand with the job. Now, with a lot of different nationalities on board, there is less social interaction and that affects teamwork.

Fifth, people need to be given a challenge. They could have a routine job which is high profile and critical to ship operations but it’s mundane — if they have a challenge, it makes doing the routine tasks a lot easier. People should always have a challenge.

Andrew ashore — a long way from his home town of Hartlepool.

The sixth principle is that you need to be fair with people once you’ve explained what’s required of them. If you have helped them train to achieve the standards you require and they’re still not making the grade, you have to sit them down and tell them. That’s something people shy away from but if

they spent time explaining specifically where the shortfall is, it could be quite easily remedied.

And the last thing — another thing human beings don’t do a lot — is celebrate achievements. Even if it’s a small achievement, say thank you for a job well done. This is important. It makes

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INDUSTRY INSIGHT The most important thing from my perspective is to keep the ship safe — and it’s as a team that we all strive together to make sure this happens. the crew member feel like he’s done a good job, someone has acknowledged it and generates job satisfaction.

All of these principles, if knit together, make people happy at their work — standards improve and the team become more productive.

BCSN: What about emergency preparedness? How do you keep your crew alert?

AC: One of the key activities we focus on is what we call touch drills. So, periodically after a shift, we’ll hold someone back and do a touch drill. For example,

About Andrew Carney

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ndrew Carney, Fleet Chief Engineer - Princess Cruises – Holland America Group, started his sea-going career in 1986 as an engineer cadet on board a Ben Line Steamer container ship. Following the completion of his Marine Engineering Diploma from South Shields Marine and Technical College in Newcastle, England. He left Ben Line Steamers in 1991 to join with P&O/Princess Cruises where he advanced from Fourth Engineer Officer to First as well as holding the positions of Maintenance, Ventilation and Staff Engineer Officer. His first ship with P&O Cruises was the Royal Princess.

While working at P&O Cruises, Carney obtained his Bachelor of Engineering, Marine Engineering in 2000 from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle. By that time, he was already serving as Chief Engineer and Chief Technical Officer on board such ships as the Caribbean Grand Star Golden & Ruby Princess . He was also seconded to a variety of projects, including assignments on newbuilds at Fincantieri Shipyards as well as research and development projects, for example, with Alfa Laval and Westfalia on centrifuges for oily water separation.

By 2011, Carney had achieved his Masters of Business Administration from Durham University. The following year, he took on the role of Commissioning Engineer and Consultant for Carnival Corporation’s CSMART – Marine Simulator Training Centre in the Netherlands. During this time, he authored Carnival Corporation’s Engine Room Resource Management manual which is used fleet wide and is the basis of the simulator training programs.

Following his assignment at CSMART, Carney served as the Fleet Chief Engineer – Maritime Quality Assurance for Carnival Corporation where he represented the Princess Cruises and P&O Australia Fleets.

Presently Carney serves as the Fleet Chief Engineer For Holland America Group and is project managing the roll out of corporate technical procedures across the Holland America, Princess, P&O Australia and Seabourn fleets.

Throughout his career, Carney has continually upgraded his skills through such courses as ISM Code Management System Auditing, Vibration Analysis, Crisis Management and Human Behaviour, Crew Resource Management and Maritime Accident and Incident Investigation. He has also completed courses on High Voltage Equipment, Management of Lifting Equipment, LM 2500 Gas Turbines, and Advanced Firefighting among many others.

Andrew currently resides in Hartlepool in the North East of England, with his wife Fleur and daughter Emily.

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we’ll say ‘Number Two engine has just caught fire, what do you do?’ and I’d expect him to perform all of the initial responses — that is, put his finger on the button for the water mist or fire extinguisher, then put his hand on the handle for closing the fuel valve, and then touch the emergency stop for the engine. He’ll also tell us what he would say when he called the bridge and we would go through the checklist. All the time they’re ‘thinking aloud’ so everyone knows what he/she’s going to do next and can interject if they are not in agreement or clear. We add new challenges; the more proficient they get at touch drills, the more complex we make them, so no matter whether you’ve been doing it for 10 years or two weeks, we adjust such that the minimum level they have to attain is continually raised.

This keeps the crew on their toes.

BCSN: What sort of protocols are in place for communication between the bridge and the engine room?

AC: The engine room and bridge use closed loop protocols (so when the sender gives the message, the receiver repeats it back and the sender confirms) — including internally within the machinery spaces. When there is an incident, we follow “SBAR” — Situational / Background / Assessment / Recommendations. It sets out a structure that allows you to organize your thoughts and communicate important facts clearly, efficiently and effectively.

BCSN: What about crew availability and competency. Are you finding enough crew to meet demand?

AC: You have to remember that there has been a massive upsurge in the number of cruise ships operating and that’s been a challenge in itself. P&O has gone from having three ships to part of a corporation with more than 100 ships. So each of those different operating lines within the corporation have all had issues and may continue to do so although it does seem to be diminishing at the moment.

We do lose some staff to the luxury yacht industry which is expanding. A lot of people at the top end are being poached because they pay more.

INDUSTRY INSIGHT Having said that, our retention rates are much better than in the past. With the invention and introduction of Engine Room Management and similar standards, we’ve found that, at the moment, we’re only losing half as many people as we were in the past.

And our investment in cadet programs has gone up over the last three or four years so we’re always training and recruiting new staff into the industry. Our preference is for homegrown talent — we can train them the way we want them to be trained and as such we’re not the beneficiaries of bad habits. On a cruise ship, you’re never a one-man band and you’re always part of a much bigger team.

BCSN: What advice would you give cadets entering marine engineering programs, especially those interested in a career with the cruise industry?

AC: The focus should always be to enjoy themselves but also, first and foremost, someone going off to sea and on a wild adventure, should understand how to be safe. They should work hard to be able to cope with fitting into a very broad based, multi-national, multi-cultural environment. But they have to enjoy themselves while they’re doing it.

To be a good engineer, it always comes back to math — physics and chemistry for example. Chemistry comes into it with sewage treatment and water treatment and while it’s not a massive requirement, it still helps. They should be hands on with things like metal work, design and technology, and computer design. All of those skills will help.

Another thing is the ability to speak a different language. It doesn’t matter which one but once people understand how to speak a different language, they can better understand what other people are going through when they’re speaking English as a second language.

BCSN: Do you find any barriers in communications because of the different languages and nationalities?

AC: I’ve worked with people from many different nationalities and I don’t think communication barriers have anything to do with a nationality — it’s all to do with the personal work ethic of the person. We have good people, we have bad people, it’s not a nationality thing, it’s a human thing.

For home-grown talent, they’ve already been interacting in English so it’s usually not a problem even though English might be their second language. For those who come from, say, a cargo ship, it could be daunting but we always test for a minimum amount of English. If they get thrown in to an indepth technical discussion, then the amount of concentration required to be able to work out a problem and then translate it into English can sometimes be overwhelming but it goes back to the training and making sure they know what is expected of them. It’s getting through the initial training and making sure that the training is effective which is the key to it all.

The most important thing from my perspective is to keep the ship safe — and it’s as a team that we all strive together to make sure this happens. The end game, of course, it to make the passengers smile. That’s our ultimate goal. BCSN

Marine engineers should expect to get dirty on the job...

About Carnival Corporation & plc.

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arnival Corporation was formed in 1972 under the name Carnival Cruise Lines by the late Ted Arison. Following an initial public offering in 1987, Carnival acquired Holland America Line in 1989, then Seabourn Cruise Line in 1992, Cunard Line 1998 and Costa Cruises in 2000. Today, Carnival Corporation & plc. is the largest cruise company in the world with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Ibero Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK).

Together, these brands operate over 100 ships with approximately 200,000 guests and 77,000 shipboard employees. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

For more information, please visit: www.carnivalcorp.com

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HISTORY LESSON

The Fraser River’s lost ferries

By Lea Edgar Librarian/Archivist, Vancouver Maritime Museum

Photo credit: Dave Roels (www.daveroels.com)

Even though boiler explosions were frighteningly frequent, the competition was fierce and steamboat companies made a tidy profit...

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or centuries, the Fraser River has been the transportation hub for British Columbia. Beginning with indigenous peoples and continuing with early explorers and the Hudson’s Bay Company, the waterway was practically the only access into the lower mainland and interior of British Columbia.

At the height of the gold rush era, there were many early paddlewheelers that travelled up and down the river.

These included the famous Beaver, Ramona (later replaced by Paystreak), Royal City, Favorite, Hamlin, Mona, Defender and Skeena. However, there were many more vessels taking advantage of the gold seekers heading to the interior. The majority of these steamboats plied the length of the Fraser up to Yale or Hope and later to Harrison Lake. They delivered all sorts of goods, as well as people, to these remote town sites. With a lack of railroads or bridges across the Fraser, these vessels were relied upon as ferries, supply ships, and mail carriers. Even though boiler explosions were frighteningly frequent, the competition was fierce and steamboat companies made a tidy profit during this time. There were about 30 regular stops with a trip from New Westminster to Chilliwack taking nine hours.

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By 1907, these steamers were on the decline. The construction of the electric railway from New Westminster to Chilliwack was completed in 1910 and offered a speedier and more convenient transportation method. The Paystreak was the last steamer to visit Yale. The Skeena was the last sternwheeler left on the Fraser until the death of her owner in 1925. The ferries on the Fraser that carried on were the vessels that crisscrossed from the north and south shores of the river.

New Westminster to Brownsville was one of these old routes across the Fraser. Brownsville was located on the south shore, directly across from New Westminster, and roughly under the modern Skytrain bridge. This was where the K de K ferried people to and from the original capital city of British Columbia. The ferry operated from 1884 to 1889 and was built by Captain Angus Grant. He named it after a close friend of his, Knyvett de Knyvett. The ferry was only large enough to carry a couple of wagon teams and the citizens almost immediately complained about its inefficiency. The ideal was always to have a bridge. Nevertheless, the ferry ran every day on the hour from six am to eight pm with the exception of Sunday when shorter hours were offered. The

K de K was replaced by the steam ferry Surrey in 1889. This ferry route was finally deemed obsolete in 1904 when the much-desired New Westminster Bridge was built.

At Agassiz, the only link to the nearby community of Rosedale was the ferry. The route began in 1901. One of the early vessels on this route was the Eena, which went on to become the Gabriola ferry. In 1931, the vessel Agassiz was built and ran the route until 1956 when the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge was completed. She was then renamed and transferred to the Albion Ferry route.

Between Maple Ridge and Fort Langley ran the Albion Ferry. The route began in 1957 with the T’Lagunna (originally built as the Agassiz) and her Captain Dennis Harvey. The route was owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways and operated until 2009.

A second ferry, the Klatawa, was added in 1978. In 1985, the T’Lagunna was replaced by the Kulleet. In 1999, the route was transferred to the newly created Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (the precursor to TransLink).

However, once the Golden Ears Bridge was completed in 2009, the ferry route was shut down.

From 1914 to 1959, the Ladner ferry provided a link into nearby Richmond.

Before this time, there were several steamers, such as the Transfer, that went from Ladner’s Landing to Steveston and New Westminster, as well as other ports. When the Transfer was sold in

VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM 1909, a small vessel called the Telephone made daily stops between Steveston, Westham Island, Ladner, Woodward’s Landing and New Westminster. In 1912, a ferry route was established directly from Ladner’s Landing to Steveston.

The final route — Ladner to Woodward’s Landing — was decided upon in 1913. The ferry ran until the completion of the Deas Island Tunnel (George Massey Tunnel) in 1959.

The Delta Princess left Ladner for the final time on May 23, 1959.

The City of Chilliwack also required a ferry for many years.

The main route for these ferries was from Chilliwack Landing to Harrison Mills. One of the first official ferries was the vessel Minto. The Minto operated from approximately 1901 to 1908 when another vessel, the J.P. Douglas, replaced her.

Unfortunately, J.P. Douglas had only been operating for eight months before she sunk at the mouth of the Harrison River.

Her engines were salvaged and used to build the vessel Vedder.

The Vedder operated on this run until 1911 when the mail contract was given to the BC Electric Railway. A small motorboat still provided ferry service from Chilliwack to Harrison Mills until 1920.

All of these ferries have long since left the waters of the Fraser. The building of bridges, railways, and a large road network made the slow — and sometimes unreliable — ferries outdated. The last surviving ferry we see today is the

The K de Ke ferry, 1884. VMM Archives LM2007.1000.3288.

Barnston Island ferry. Barnston Island is a small rural island off of Surrey. It is mostly farmland and only has a population of 155. The ferry is actually simply a small barge pushed by a tug. For a taste of what the old river crossings used to be, grab your bicycle, leave your car behind and hop aboard the last remaining ferry across the Fraser River.

Lea Edgar started her position as Librarian/Archivist for VMM in 2013. She can be contacted at archives@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com.

Photo: Dave Roels

Marine paintings, special commissions, talks, reproductions and books...

John M. Horton, Marine Artist

The Franklin Expedition’s HMS Erebus and Terror

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A British expedition led by Captain Sir John Franklin departed England in 1845 to explore and chart the last unnavigated part of the North West Passage and were last seen in Victoria Strait. Many expeditions have tried to find these ships, but it was not until fall 2014 that the Victoria Expedition found the wreck of HMS Erebus.

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Cruise industry in B.C. remains strong

Vancouver

Following a successful 2015 cruise season, Vancouver continues to enjoy an upward trend that started in 2013 with a 23 per cent increase in passenger volumes. “The 2015 season began early and ended later than usual due to the addition of new itineraries to Hawaii and the California coast by Princess Cruises,” said Karin Plettner, Marketing & Customer Relations Specialist, Trade Development, Port Metro Vancouver, who expects 2016 to be equally strong.

“We’re estimating an increase in passenger volumes of just over three per cent for 2016 (from 805,435 to a forecast of 830,000). While vessel calls remain the same at 228, we continue to see larger ships enter the Alaska market.”

Recognizing the trend toward larger ships, Plettner noted that Port Metro Vancouver made several improvements last year to optimize the cruise passenger experience at Canada Place.

Improvements include the addition of two new escalators, an elevator and more check-in space, and Plettner notes that “this year, we will continue to optimize Canada Place cruise terminal, with a focus on baggage handling and vehicle traffic.”

Photo credit: Port Metro Vancouver

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t’s shaping up to be another strong year for B.C.’s cruise industry.

While Vancouver and Victoria continue to attract record numbers of passengers and ships, Nanaimo and Prince Rupert are equally encouraged by the upcoming season as well as future prospects. From new shore excursions to more efficient passenger processing areas, to improvements in transporting guests to city attractions, each port has been working hard to increase their attractiveness as a cruise destination. And despite increased global competition for cruise market business, B.C. continues to offer a solid business case that cruise lines are finding hard to pass up.

Vancouver expects upwards of 830,000 passengers transitting through Canada Place during the 2016 cruise season.

To assist with traffic, Port Metro Vancouver works closely with taxi operators, terminal operator Ceres, and the City of Vancouver to ensure adequate transportation for cruise guests. “Any time there’s a busy day at the port, we reach out to the City and a lot of planning goes into those days to make sure we have enough capacity,” said Plettner.

In addition to returning ships such as the Disney Wonder, Celebrity Solstice, Norwegian Sun, Star Princess and Westerdam, new vessels being welcomed this year include the Nieuw Amsterdam, Le Soleal (a luxury yacht cruise with 132 staterooms) and the Crystal Serenity. “We’re really pleased to be welcoming the Serenity back and homeporting in Vancouver this season. She hasn’t been here since 2005,” Plettner said, noting that this year will see the Serenity offering a variety of itineraries to and from Alaska as well as a unique North West Passage cruise at the end of the season. For a mere $21,000, passengers can sail from Alaska to New York via the Beaufort Sea, the fjiords of Baffin Island, and the Labrador Sea before cruising the northeast coast of the U.S. And with their continual focus on environmental sustainability, Plettner confirmed that more than 75

connections to the Port’s shore power were made in 2015. Forecasts for 2016 indicate a similar number of connections. “Use of shore power here at Canada Place continues to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to BC Hydro’s electrical grid to provide necessary power while docked,” said Plettner. “Since its inception in 2009, the Canada Place shore power installation has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 2,200 tonnes a year.”

Plettner also pointed out the importance of the economic impact cruise will have on the many suppliers and service operators in Vancouver. As a home port, the Vancouver cruise industry stimulates more than $2 million in economic activity for each vessel that calls at Canada Place. This results in approximately 283,000 hotel-night stays in Vancouver and more than 440,000 around the province, generating some 6,000 direct and indirect jobs, $220 million in wages, and tax revenues for municipal, provincial and federal governments. “Cruise plays an important role in supporting the regional economy,” said Plettner, “and to that end, we will continue to invest in Canada Place to ensure the business remains strong.”

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B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY

As the busiest cruise ship port of call in Canada, Victoria’s Ogden Point is again ready to welcome passengers for the 2016 season. 2015 saw 227 ship calls to the city carrying over 533,000 passengers and 200,000 crew. “The overall economic impact of cruise for the Greater Victoria region is estimated at over $100 million and supports 880 direct and indirect jobs,” said Ian Robertson, Greater Victoria Harbour Authorities’ CEO. Recognizing the importance of the cruise industry to the region, Robertson reported that, in 2015, GVHA invested $250,000 in enhancements to Ogden Point’s facilities to improve the visitor experience for locals and passengers alike. “New public events offered include the Breakwater summer market (July to August) in partnership with the James Bay Market Society, open air film screenings on the Breakwater Barge in partnership with Victoria Film Festival,

Photo credit: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

Victoria

The Celebrity Solstice returns to Victoria as part of their 2016 Alaska itinerary.

and “Bard on the Barge” live performances in partnership with Victoria’s Shakespeare by the Sea. GVHA continues to host and support regular events such as the wildly popular Pet-a-Palooza and weekly “show and shine” gathering of classic cars at Ogden Point.”

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Victoria will welcome its first ship on April 3 — the Star Princess — and the season will last through to October 17 when the Westerdam will make its last visit. Of particular note this year, Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will be introduced to the Alaska cruise theatre, bringing 4,029 passengers with each of its 21 calls to Ogden Point. “This is the largest ship to ever call to Victoria and the West Coast of Canada,” said Robertson, noting that two other cruise ships introduced to this market include Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam and Maasdam.

For the 2016 season, GVHA continues to work diligently on transportation improvements for the terminal to provide the best possible experience for passengers. As one of the most efficient ports in moving a large number of passengers on and off ships and flowing them out of the terminal to their shore excursions, Robertson also noted that the close proximity to the downtown core allows for an easy walk but a variety of modes of transportation are available. “Motor coaches, passenger vans, limousines, taxis, pedi-cabs, bicycles and even horse carriages are all available to make even the transportation to sights a unique experience.”

GVHA, in partnership with CVS Cruse Victoria Ltd., is supporting the pilot of an all-electric double decker

B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY bus, the first of its kind in Canada.

A lease agreement with GreenPower Motor Company Inc. has been entered into for a one-year trial commencing in April 2016. “The pilot program will evaluate the feasibility of electric bus transportation for the cruise tourism industry. The focus will be on the cost of operations compared to conventional diesel buses, emission reduction, noise reduction and charging station requirements,” Robertson said. “The double-decker bus has a capacity for 88 passengers and is fully accessible with low-floor design, kneeling capabilities, wheelchair lift and can be configured for one or two wheelchairs or mobility aids.”

Looking to the future, GVHA is currently in the process of developing a 25-year road map for the revitalization of Ogden Point which has the “potential to be the largest economic revitalization project in decades for Victoria.”

Robertson anticipates that the Phase 3 Master Plan will be completed this year with implementation, including rezoning, beginning in 2017.

Another goal GVHA has set is to home port a ship by 2020. “We’re in an excellent geographic position in relation to Seattle and Vancouver with close proximity to the Victoria International Airport,” Robertson said. “And in addition to strong collaboration with the tourism industry, we have a very skilled industry for ship repairs and services at Victoria Shipyards and Esquimalt Graving Dock.”

To mark the first visit from the and Star Princess as well as the Crystal Explorer of the Seas, NPA and City of Serenity as she undertakes the first Nanaimo are planning a maiden voy- “large-ship” itinerary for the North age ceremony for the Captain and West Passage.

Mailloux notes that passengers are senior officers with community representatives from Nanaimo, including the providing glowing reviews of Nanaimo’s new cruise terminal with some even Mayor and First Nations Chief.

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Given the positive reviews and feedback from both passengers and crew, Nanaimo Port Authority continues to prove they are able to deliver a highquality program for cruise lines. “2015 was a lean year,” said David Mailloux, Manager, Communications and Public Affairs, Nanaimo Port Authority, “but we’re looking forward to more calls in 2016, including the largest vessel to call in B.C., the Explorer of the Seas, which will kick off Nanaimo’s season with a call on May 18.”

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B.C. CRUISE INDUSTRY

Nanaimo Port Authority’s new cruise terminal has been receiving high marks from cruise passengers and crew alike.

architecture, the modern style and the ease of the staging area as they pass through customs to the welcome area.”

And while building on current shore excursions with new experiences (as an example, Mailloux points to discussions with Vancouver Island University, Tourism Nanaimo and the Downtown Business Association to develop unique products), Nanaimo’s base program of travel counsellors from Tourism Nanaimo and ambassadors who can be found throughout the downtown core to assist cruise passengers, continues to receive top marks. “Professional tour operators work with us to continue to offer a wide variety of shore excursions that take passengers to regions outside of the City of Nanaimo and engage the entire Central Vancouver Island region,” Mailloux said, citing examples such as Port Alberni’s Pacific Railway and McLean Mill National Historic Site, Cathedral Grove, Parksville-Qualicum area, and the Cowichan Valley’s wine tour.

Demonstrating the importance of the cruise industry to the Central Vancouver Island Region, Nanaimo Port Authority and Tourism Nanaimo hosted a workshop in October 2015 at the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance Summit for stakeholders to learn more about developing opportunities. A panel with representatives from Cruise Lines 26 BC Shipping News April 2016

International Association – North West & Canada, Destination BC, Nanaimo Port Authority, Tourism Nanaimo and the shore excursion operator for McLean Mill provided insights and advice on how best to cultivate a viable industry for the Mid-Island region.

“We were very pleased with the turnout at the workshop. It showed us that there was great support within Central Island communities to build on the cruise industry,” Mailloux said, noting that attendees were engaging and had many ideas on how to grow the industry.

The workshop has also set the stage for greater participation and support from municipalities, economic development organizations, tourism agencies and businesses. “The workshop was the start of establishing a network of partners in the region so that we can grow the economic impact cruise has on Nanaimo and surrounding communities.”

To that end, Mailloux pointed out that there are two components to the industry that have an impact: “First, there are the passengers and crew who visit and spend while in town, but there is also the exposure the industry gives to the region,” he said. “Estimates show that a significant per cent of passengers will come back for a longer stay and explore more of Central Vancouver Island as a result of their experience during their cruise. It’s our opportunity to

impress potential future tourists with our world-class product that we enjoy on a regular basis.”

As for the future, when asked about estimates for 2017, Mailloux reported that, while too early to provide definitive numbers, queries and nomination requests are “trending in the right direction.”

Prince Rupert

The 2015 season was a strong season from an operational perspective for Prince Rupert Port Authority, with a shore excursion passenger participation rate of 71 per cent, an increase of 16 per cent over 2014. Feedback from cruise lines indicated that passenger satisfaction rates have also been rising among visitors to Prince Rupert. The Port of Prince Rupert had 10 cruise calls in 2015 as we directed resources to increase Prince Rupert’s appeal to boutique, luxury cruise lines.

Looking ahead to the 2016 season, completion of some significant projects has helped set the port’s cruise strategy on a renewed course. An extensive market opportunity analysis commissioned by the Port of Prince Rupert identified existing strengths and areas for growth.

A Cruise Working Group — constituted of representatives from tour and attraction operators, economic development agencies, and consulting firm Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. — convened to refine Prince Rupert’s target markets.

The upcoming 2016 cruise season will see 12 calls at the port, including the return of Royal Caribbean for one call in May. “We’re also excited that Crystal Cruises is considering Prince Rupert as a future port of call,” said Michael Gurney, Manager, Corporate Communications, Prince Rupert Port Authority.

“Our shore excursion program continues to expand, with the addition of Ocean Pacific Air, a local air charter business,” he further noted. “This offering will supplement the more than $172,500 generated in shore excursion revenue in 2015, representing an average of $230 spent by passengers during their time in port.” BCSN

2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Ogden Point Date Apr 03, Sun Apr 26, Tue Apr 28, Thu Apr 30, Sat May 04, Wed May 05, Thu May 05, Thu May 06, Fri May 06, Fri May 10, Tue May 12, Thu May 13, Fri May 13, Fri May 13, Fri May 14, Sat

Vessel STAR PRINCESS ZAANDAM NIEUW AMSTERDAM NOORDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL NORWEGIAN JEWEL CROWN PRINCESS WESTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CRYSTAL SERENITY CELEBRITY SOLSTICE CORAL PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM ZAANDAM

Berth South B South B TBD South B South B North B South B North B South B South B North B South B South A North B South A

Arr 800 1400 1300 1400 1400 800 800 800 1200 700 1730 800 1430 1800 1200

Dep 2359 2359 2300 2359 2200 1700 2359 1700 2359 2200 2359 2359 2130 2359 2300

Date May 14, Sat May 14, Sat May 17, Thu May 19, Thu May 19, Thu May 20, Fri May 20, Fri May 20, Fri May 21, Sat May 21, Sat May 21, Sat May 21, Sat May 24, Tue May 26, Thu May 26, Thu

Vessel NORWEGIAN PEARL RUBY PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS GRAND PRINCESS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY MAASDAM NORWEGIAN PEARL RUBY PRINCESS CRYSTAL SERENITY EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

Berth North B South B North B South B North B South B South A North B South B South A North B South B South B South B North B

Arr 1200 1900 800 700 1730 1300 1430 1800 700 1200 1800 1900 700 0900 1730

Dep 2359 2359 1700 1400 2359 2359 2130 2359 1800 2359 2359 2359 2200 1800 2359

VESSEL GUIDE Carnival Cruise Line

Celebrity Cruises

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Carnival Legend Inaugural cruise - 2002 Refurbished - 2008 LOA - 963’ / Draft - 25.5’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 88,500 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,062 Passenger capacity - 2,124 Total crew - 930

Celebrity Infinity Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 964.6’ / Draft - 26.3’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 91,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,085 Passenger capacity - 2,166 Total crew - 999

Crystal Cruises

Disney Cruise Line

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Crystal Serenity

Disney Wonder

Inaugural cruise - 2003 Refurbished - 2013 LOA - 820’ / Draft - 24.9’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 68,870 Passenger Decks - 9 Total staterooms - 535 Passenger capacity - 1,070 Total crew - 655

Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2009 LOA - 964’ / Draft - 25.3’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 83,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 877 Passenger capacity - 1,754 Total crew - 945

Celebrity Millennium Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2012 (Engines - 2013) LOA - 964.6’ / Draft - 26’.3 / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 90,963 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,079 Passenger capacity - 2,138 Total crew - 950 - 1,000

Celebrity Solstice Inaugural cruise - 2008 LOA - 1,033’ Draft - 27’ / Beam - 121’ Tonnage - 122,000 Passenger Decks - 13 Total staterooms - 1,426 Passenger capacity - 2,850 Total crew - 1,246

Linblad Expeditions www.expeditions.com

National Geographic Sea Bird Inaugural cruise - 1982 LOA - 164’ / Draft - 10.8’ / Beam - 32.8’ Tonnage - 630 Passenger Decks - 3 Total staterooms - 31 Passenger capacity - 62

National Geographic Sea Lion Inaugural cruise - 2001 LOA - 164’ / Draft - 10.8’ / Beam - 32.8’ Tonnage - 630 Passenger Decks - 3 Total staterooms - 31 Passenger capacity - 62

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2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — Ogden Point Date May 27, Fri May 27, Fri May 27, Fri May 28, Sat May 28, Sat May 28, Sat May 29, Sun May 29, Sun May 30, Mon May 31, Tue Jun 02, Thu Jun 02, Thu Jun 03, Fri Jun 03, Fri Jun 03, Fri Jun 04, Sat Jun 04, Sat Jun 04, Sat Jun 05, Sun Jun 06, Mon Jun 08, Wed Jun 08, Wed Jun 09, Thu Jun 09, Thu Jun 10, Fri Jun 10, Fri Jun 10, Fri Jun 11, Sat Jun 11, Sat Jun 11, Sat Jun 13, Mon Jun 16, Thu Jun 16, Thu Jun 17, Fri Jun 17, Fri Jun 17, Fri Jun 18, Sat Jun 18, Sat Jun 18, Sat

Vessel NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND SEVEN SEAS MARINER EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS REGATTA EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS CRYSTAL SERENITY NORWEGIAN PEARL

Berth South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B North B South B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B North B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B North B South B North B South A North B South B South B North B North B

Arr 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 700 1200 1930 0800 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 0700 1300 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1930 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 0700 0700 1800

Dep 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 1400 2300 2359 2359 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 1400 2300 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 1400 1730 2359

Date Jun 18, Sat Jun 18, Sat Jun 19, Sun Jun 20, Mon Jun 23, Thu Jun 23, Thu Jun 24, Fri Jun 24, Fri Jun 24, Fri Jun 25, Sat Jun 25, Sat Jun 25, Sat Jun 26, Sun Jun 27, Mon Jun 28, Tue Jun 30, Thu Jun 30, Thu Jul 01, Fri Jul 01, Fri Jul 01, Fri Jul 02, Sat Jul 02, Sat Jul 02, Sat Jul 03, Sun Jul 04, Mon Jul 07, Thu Jul 07, Thu Jul 07, Thu Jul 08, Fri Jul 08, Fri Jul 08, Fri Jul 08, Fri Jul 09, Sat Jul 09, Sat Jul 09, Sat Jul 11, Mon Jul 14, Thu Jul 14, Thu Jul 15, Fri

Vessel AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS REGATTA CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL

Berth South A South B South B North B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B South A North B South B South A North B South B North B South A South B North B South B North B South A

Arr 1800 1900 1300 1930 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 0700 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 0900 1300 1730 0700 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1930 0900 1730 1430

VESSEL GUIDE Holland America Line www.hollandamerica.com

Amsterdam Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 780’ / Draft - 27’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 62,735 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 690 Passenger capacity - 1,380 Total crew - 615

Maasdam Inaugural cruise - 1993 Refurbished - 2006, 2011 LOA - 719’ / Draft - 24.9’ / Beam - 101’ Tonnage - 55,575 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 629 Passenger capacity - 1,258 Total crew - 580

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Nieuw Amsterdam Inaugural cruise - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 86,700 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,053 Passenger capacity - 2,106 Total crew - 929

Noordam Inaugural cruise - 2006 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 82,318 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 959 Passenger capacity - 1,918 Total crew - 800

Dep 2359 2359 2300 2359 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 1400 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 1800 2300 2359 1400 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 1800 2359 2130

2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — Ogden Point Date Jul 15, Fri Jul 15, Fri Jul 16, Sat Jul 16, Sat Jul 16, Sat Jul 17, Sun Jul 18, Mon Jul 18, Mon Jul 21, Thu Jul 21, Thu Jul 22, Fri Jul 22, Fri Jul 22, Fri Jul 23, Sat Jul 23, Sat Jul 23, Sat Jul 24, Sun Jul 25, Mon Jul 26, Tue Jul 28, Thu Jul 28, Thu Jul 28, Thu Jul 29, Fri Jul 29, Fri Jul 29, Fri Jul 30, Sat Jul 30, Sat Jul 30, Sat Jul 31, Sun Aug 01, Mon Aug 03, Wed Aug 04, Thu Aug 04, Thu Aug 05, Fri Aug 05, Fri Aug 05, Fri Aug 06, Sat Aug 06, Sat Aug 06, Sat

Vessel WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS REGATTA CARNIVAL LEGEND CRYSTAL SERENITY GRAND PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND REGATTA EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS SUN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM

Berth North B South B North B South A South B South B South B North B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B South B South A North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B South B North B South A North B South B South B North B South A

Arr 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 700 1930 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 800 0700 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 1300 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 0700 1800 1800

Dep 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 1400 2359 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 2200 1400 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 2300 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 1600 2359 2359

Date Aug 06, Sat Aug 07, Sun Aug 08, Mon Aug 11, Thu Aug 11, Thu Aug 12, Fri Aug 12, Fri Aug 12, Fri Aug 13, Sat Aug 13, Sat Aug 13, Sat Aug 14, Sun Aug 15, Mon Aug 17, Wed Aug 18, Thu Aug 18, Thu Aug 19, Fri Aug 19, Fri Aug 19, Fri Aug 20, Sat Aug 20, Sat Aug 20, Sat Aug 22, Mon Aug 23, Tue Aug 25, Thu Aug 25, Thu Aug 26, Fri Aug 26, Fri Aug 26, Fri Aug 27, Sat Aug 27, Sat Aug 27, Sat Aug 27, Sat Aug 28, Sun Aug 28, Sun Aug 29, Mon Aug 31, Wed Sep 01, Thu Sep 01, Thu

Vessel RUBY PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND DISNEY WONDER EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS REGATTA MAASDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND SEVEN SEAS MARINER EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE

Berth South B South B North B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B North B South B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B North B North B South B North B South A North B South B South B North B South A South B North B South B North B South B South B North B

Arr 1900 0700 1930 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 1930 0700 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1930 0700 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 0700 1800 1800 1900 1200 1300 1930 1200 0900 1730

Dep 2359 1400 2359 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 2359 1400 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 1515 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 1400 2359 2359 2359 1900 2300 2359 1800 1800 2359

VESSEL GUIDE

Volendam Inaugural cruise - 1999 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 781’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 61,214 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 716 Passenger capacity - 1,432 Total crew - 615

Holland America Line

Oceania Cruises

www.hollandamerica.com

www.oceaniacruises.com

Westerdam Inaugural cruise - 2004 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 936’ / Draft - 24’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 82,348 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 958 Passenger capacity - 1,916 Total crew - 817

Zaandam Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2010 LOA - 781’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 105.8’ Tonnage - 61,396 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 716 Passenger capacity - 1,432 Total crew - 615

Regatta Inaugural cruise - 1998 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 593.7’ / Draft - 19.5’ / Beam - 83.5’ Tonnage - 30,277 Passenger Decks - 9 Total staterooms - 342 Passenger capacity - 684 Total crew - 400

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2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Greater Victoria Harbour Authority — Ogden Point Date Sep 02, Fri Sep 02, Fri Sep 02, Fri Sep 03, Sat Sep 03, Sat Sep 03, Sat Sep 05, Mon Sep 06, Tue Sep 08, Thu Sep 08, Thu Sep 09, Fri Sep 09, Fri Sep 09, Fri Sep 10, Sat Sep 10, Sat Sep 10, Sat Sep 11, Sun Sep 15, Thu Sep 15, Thu Sep 16, Fri Sep 16, Fri Sep 16, Fri Sep 16, Fri Sep 17, Sat Sep 17, Sat Sep 17, Sat Sep 18, Sun Sep 22, Thu Sep 23, Fri Sep 24, Sat Sep 24, Sat Sep 24, Sat Sep 25, Sun Sep 26, Mon Sep 26, Mon Sep 27, Tue Sep 28, Wed Sep 29, Thu Sep 30, Fri

Vessel NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CARNIVAL LEGEND GRAND PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS MAASDAM ISLAND PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS GRAND PRINCESS NORWEGIAN JEWEL WESTERDAM CROWN PRINCESS NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM RUBY PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS EXPLORER OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM MAASDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NORWEGIAN JEWEL NORWEGIAN PEARL NORWEGIAN JEWEL EXPLORER OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM

Berth South A North B South B North B South A South B North B South B South B North B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B South B North B South B South A North B South B North B South A South B South B South B North B South B North B South A South B South B North B North B North B South B North B

Arr 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1930 0700 0900 1730 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 1300 0700 0900 0700 1430 1800 1900 1800 1800 1900 0800 1000 1800 1300 1800 1800 1300 0800 1300 0800 0800 1000 1800

Dep 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 1400 1800 2359 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2300 1400 1800 1400 2130 2359 2359 2359 2359 2359 2200 1800 2359 2200 2359 2359 2300 1800 2359 1700 1700 1800 2359

Date Oct 07, Fri Oct 17, Mon

Vessel EXPLORER OF THE SEAS WESTERDAM

Berth South B North B

Arr 0800 1200

Dep 1700 2359

Nanaimo

New Cruise Terminal Date May 18, Wed May 20, Fri Aug 5, Fri Sep 18, Sun Sep 19, Mon Oct 20, Thu

Vessel EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CELEBRITY INFINITY

CRYSTAL SERENITY CORAL PRINCESS CELEBRITY INFINITY STAR PRINCESS

Arr Dep 0800 1700 0700 1700 0900 1800 0700 1800 0700 1700 0700 1800

Vessel Guide To find out more about the cruise industry in British Columbia, the following sites are recommended: Cruise Lines International Association – North West and Canada: www.clia-nwc.com Cruise BC: www.cruisebc.ca and AllAboard.CruiseBC.ca Information provided is current at time of printing.

For updated cruise schedule information, please visit: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority: www.victoriaharbour.org Vancouver: www.portmetrovancouver.com Nanaimo: www.npa.ca Prince Rupert: www.rupertport.com Seattle: www.portseattle.org

VESSEL GUIDE Norwegian Cruise Line

Ponant Cruises

www.ncl.com

www.en.ponant.com

Norwegian Jewel Inaugural cruise - 2005 LOA - 965’ Draft - 28’ / Beam - 105’ Tonnage - 93,502 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,188 Passenger capacity - 2,376 Total crew - 1,100

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Norwegian Pearl Inaugural cruise - 2006 LOA - 965’ Draft - 27’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 93,000 Passenger Decks - 12 Total staterooms - 1,195 Passenger capacity - 2,394 Total crew - 1,084

Norwegian Sun Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 848’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 108’ Tonnage - 78,309 Passenger Decks - 10 Total staterooms - 968 Passenger capacity - 1,936 Total crew - 916

Le Soléal Inaugural cruise - 2013 LOA - 466’ / Draft - 16’ / Beam - 59’ Tonnage - 10,944 Passenger Decks - 6 Total staterooms - 132 Passenger capacity - 264 Total crew - 139

2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE

Prince Rupert

Port Metro Vancouver — Canada Place

Northland Terminal Date May 18, Wed May 29, Sun Jun 14, Tue Jun 15, Wed Jul 13, Wed Jul 24, Sun Jul 31, Sun Aug 09, Tue Aug 19, Thu Sep 01, Thu Sep 10, Sat Sep 11, Sun

Vessel RADIANCE OF THE SEAS SEVEN SEAS MARINER

MS REGATTA LE SOLEAL MS REGATTA CRYSTAL SERENITY SILVER DISCOVERER MS REGATTA MS REGATTA LE SOLEAL SEA BIRD SEA LION

Arr Dep 0700 1700 1300 2100 0800 1800 1200 1900 0800 1700 1200 2000 0830 1700 0800 1800 0800 1600 1200 1900 0800 1200 0800 1200

Port Metro Vancouver

Canada Place Date Apr 04, Mon Apr 19, Tue Apr 26, Tue Apr 27, Wed Apr 29, Fri Apr 30, Sat May 01, Sun May 01, Sun May 03, Tue May 04, Wed May 05, Thu May 05, Thu May 06, Fri May 06, Fri May 06, Fri May 07, Sat May 07, Sat May 08, Sun May 11, Wed

Vessel STAR PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS CELEBRITY MILLENNIUM ZAANDAM STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS NOORDAM CRYSTAL SERENITY VOLENDAM NOREWEGIAN PEARL WESTERDAM CELEBRITY SOLSTICE NORWEGIAN JEWEL CROWN PRINCESS RUBY PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM NOORDAM ISLAND PRINCESS

Berth East East East West East West East West North West East West East North West East West West East

Arr Dep 0700 1630 0700 1630 0700 1300 0700 1700 0700 1630 0700 1700 0700 1300 0700 1700 0700 2200 0700 1700 0800 1600 1000 1700 0700 1700 0800 1700 0700 1630 0700 1630 0700 1700 0700 1700 0700 1630

Date May 11, Wed May 11, Wed May 12, Thu May 13, Fri May 14, Sat May 14, Sat May 14, Sat May 15, Sun May 15, Sun May 15, Sun May 16, Mon May 16, Mon May 18, Wed May 18, Wed May 20, Fri May 20, Fri May 20, Fri May 21, Sat May 21, Sat May 21, Sat May 22, Sun May 22, Sun May 22, Sun May 22, Sun May 23, Mon May 23, Mon May 23, Mon May 25, Wed May 25, Wed May 26, Thu May 27, Fri May 28, Sat May 28, Sat May 29, Sun May 29, Sun May 30, Mon May 23, Mon Jun 01, Wed Jun 01, Wed

Vessel CYRSTAL SERENITY VOLENDAM CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CROWN PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS ZAANDAM NOORDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND NORWEGIAN SUN SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM CROWN PRINCESS REGATTA RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS AMSTERDAM NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY MAASDAM ZAANDAM CRYSTAL SERENITY NORWEGIAN SUN CRYSTAL SERENITY DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM

Berth North West East East East North West East North West East West East West East North West East North West East North West North East North West East West North East East West East West East West East West

Arr 0500 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0800 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 1800 0800 0001 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0545 0700 0700

Dep 1300 1700 1630 1630 1630 1630 1700 1300 1700 1700 1600 1600 1700 1700 1630 1800 1630 1630 1700 1700 1630 1700 1700 0000 1600 2200 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1600 1700 1700 1700

VESSEL GUIDE Princess Cruises www.princess.com

Coral Princess

Crown Princess

Grand Princess

Island Princess

Inaugural cruise - 2003 / Refurbished - 2013 LOA - 965’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 106’ Tonnage - 91,627 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 1,000 Passenger capacity - 1,974 Total crew - 895

Inaugural cruise - 2006 / Refurbished - 2008 LOA - 952’ / Draft - 27.9’ / Beam - 159’ Tonnage - 113,561 Passenger Decks - 15 Total staterooms - 1,541 Passenger capacity - 3,082 Total crew - 1,200

Inaugural cruise - 1998 / Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 949’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 107,517 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,301 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,150

Inaugural cruise - 2003 / Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 964’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 122’ Tonnage - 92,000 Passenger Decks - 11 Total staterooms - 987 Passenger capacity - 2,214 Total crew - 900

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2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver — Canada Place Date Jun 03, Fri Jun 04, Sat Jun 04, Sat Jun 05, Sun Jun 05, Sun Jun 06, Mon Jun 08, Wed Jun 08, Wed Jun 09, Thu Jun 10, Fri Jun 11, Sat Jun 11, Sat Jun 12, Sun Jun 12, Sun Jun 13, Mon Jun 13, Mon Jun 15, Wed Jun 15, Wed Jun 17, Fri Jun 18, Sat Jun 18, Sat Jun 18, Sat Jun 19, Sun Jun 19, Sun Jun 19, Sun Jun 20, Mon Jun 22, Wed Jun 22, Wed Jun 23, Thu Jun 24, Fri Jun 25, Sat Jun 25, Sat Jun 26, Sun Jun 26, Sun Jun 27, Mon Jun 27, Mon Jun 27, Mon Jun 29 Wed Jun 29, Wed Jul 01, Fri

Vessel RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS LE SOLEAL NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY CRYSTAL SERENITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN REGATTA DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS

Berth East East West East West West East West North East East West East West East West East West East East North West East North West West East West North East East West East West East North West East West East

Arr 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0730 0700 0700 0600 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0800 0545 0700 0700 0700

Dep 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1600 1700 1700 1700 1630 1630 1700 1700 1630 2359 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1600 1800 1700 1700 1700 1630

Date Jul 02, Sat Jul 02, Sat Jul 02, Sat Jul 03, Sun Jul 03, Sun Jul 03, Sun Jul 04, Mon Jul 06, Wed Jul 06, Wed Jul 07, Thu Jul 08, Fri Jul 09, Sat Jul 09, Sat Jul 10, Sun Jul 10, Sun Jul 11, Mon Jul 11, Mon Jul 13, Wed Jul 13, Wed Jul 15, Fri Jul 16, Sat Jul 16, Sat Jul 16, Sat Jul 17, Sun Jul 17, Sun Jul 17, Sun Jul 18, Mon Jul 20, Wed Jul 20, Wed Jul 21, Thu Jul 22, Fri Jul 23, Sat Jul 23, Sat Jul 24, Sun Jul 24, Sun Jul 25, Mon Jul 25, Mon Jul 27 Wed Jul 27, Wed Jul 27, Wed

Vessel STAR PRINCESS LE SOLEAL NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY CRYSTAL SERENITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS LE SOLEAL NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY CRYSTAL SERENITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER CRYSTAL SERENITY VOLENDAM

Berth East North West East North West West East West North East East West East West East West East West East East North West East North West West East West North East East West East West East West East North West

Arr 0700 0930 0700 0700 0600 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0900 0700 0700 0600 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0545 0700 0600 0700

Dep 1630 1700 1700 1630 2359 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1600 1700 1700 1700 1630 1630 1800 1700 1630 2359 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1600 1700 1700 1800 1700

VESSEL GUIDE Princess Cruises www.princess.com

Ruby Princess Inaugural cruise - 2008 LOA - 951’ / Draft - 26’ / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 113,000 Passenger Decks - 15 Total staterooms - 1,540 Passenger capacity - 3,080 Total crew - 1,200

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Royal Caribbean www.royalcaribbean.com

Star Princess

Explorer of the Seas

Radiance of the Seas

Inaugural cruise - 2002 / Refurbished - 2011 LOA - 951’ / Draft - 27.7’ / Beam - 118’ Tonnage - 108,977 Passenger Decks - 14 Total staterooms - 1,297 Passenger capacity - 2,600 Total crew - 1,100

Inaugural cruise - 2000 Refurbished - 2015 LOA - 1,025’ / Draft - 29’ / Beam - 157.5’ Tonnage - 138,000 Passenger Decks - 15 / Total staterooms - 2,014 Passenger capacity - 4,029 Total crew - 1,180

Inaugural cruise - 2001 Refurbished - 2006 LOA - 962’ / Draft - 28’ / Beam - 105.6’ Tonnage - 90,090 Passenger Decks - 12 / Total staterooms - 1,056 Passenger capacity - 2,112 Total crew - 857

2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver — Canada Place Date Jul 29, Fri Jul 30, Sat Jul 30, Sat Jul 31, Sun Jul 31, Sun Aug 01, Mon Aug 03, Wed Aug 03, Wed Aug 04, Thu Aug 04, Thu Aug 05, Fri Aug 05, Fri Aug 06, Sat Aug 06, Sat Aug 06, Sat Aug 07, Sun Aug 07, Sun Aug 07, Sun Aug 08, Mon Aug 08, Mon Aug 10, Wed Aug 10, Wed Aug 12, Fri Aug 13, Sat Aug 13, Sat Aug 14, Sun Aug 14, Sun Aug 15, Mon Aug 17, Wed Aug 17, Wed Aug 18, Thu Aug 19, Fri Aug 20, Sat Aug 20, Sat Aug 21, Sun Aug 21, Sun Aug 21, Sun Aug 22, Mon Aug 22, Mon Aug 24 Wed

Vessel RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER DISCOVERER SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM SUN PRINCESS CORAL PRINCESS CRYSTAL SERENITY NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY CRYSTAL SERENITY NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM DISNEY WONDER ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY REGATTA NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN DISNEY WONDER SEVEN SEAS MARINER

Berth East East West East West West East West East North East West East North West East North West East West East West East East West East West West East West North East East West East North West East West East

Arr 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0600 0700 0700 0001 0700 0800 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0545 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0700 0800 0545 0700

Dep 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1800 1630 2359 1630 2359 1700 1630 2359 1700 1600 1700 1700 1700 1630 1630 1700 1630 1700 1700 1630 1700 1800 1630 1630 1700 1630 1800 1700 1600 1700 1700

Date Aug 24, Wed Aug 26, Fri Aug 27, Sat Aug 27, Sat Aug 28, Sun Aug 28, Sun Aug 31, Wed Aug 31, Wed Sep 01, Thu Sep 02, Fri Sep 03, Sat Sep 03, Sat Sep 04, Sun Sep 04, Sun Sep 04, Sun Sep 05, Mon Sep 07, Wed Sep 09, Fri Sep 09, Fri Sep 10, Sat Sep 10, Sat Sep 11, Sun Sep 11, Sun Sep 13, Tue Sep 14, Wed Sep 14, Wed Sep 15, Thu Sep 17, Sat Sep 17, Sat Sep 18, Sun Sep 18, Sun Sep 18, Sun Sep 19, Mon Sep 19, Mon Sep 21, Wed Sep 24, Sat Sep 24, Sat Sep 25, Sun Sep 25, Sun Sep 25, Sun

Vessel VOLENDAM RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CELEBRITY MILLENIUM CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY LE SOLEAL NOORDAM NORWEGIAN SUN VOLENDAM CELEBRITY SOLSTICE RADIANCE OF THE SEAS STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM CARNIVAL LEGEND ISLAND PRINCESS VOLENDAM SILVER SHADOW CORAL PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY CROWN PRINCESS NOORDAM RUBY PRINCESS NORWEGIAN SUN VOLENDAM STAR PRINCESS NIEUW AMSTERDAM CELEBRITY INFINITY ZAANDAM NOORDAM

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2016 CRUISE SCHEDULE Port Metro Vancouver — Canada Place

Port of Seattle — Pier 91 / Pier 66

Date Sep 26, Mon Sep 26, Mon Sep 26, Mon Sep 27, Tue Sep 27, Tue Sep 28, Wed Oct 01, Sat Oct 02, Sun Oct 04, Tue Oct 09, Sun Oct 18, Tue Oct 19, Wed

Date Vessel Pier Date Vessel Pier Jul 08, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 15, Mon MAASDAM 91 Jul 08, Fri REGATTA 66 Aug 16, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 09, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Aug 19, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jul 09, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Aug 19, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jul 09, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Aug 20, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jul 10, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Aug 20, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jul 10, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Aug 20, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jul 10, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Aug 21, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jul 12, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Aug 21, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jul 15, Fri REGATTA 66 Aug 21, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jul 15, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 23, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 15, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Aug 26, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jul 16, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Aug 26, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jul 16, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Aug 27, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jul 16, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Aug 27, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jul 17, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Aug 27, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jul 17, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Aug 28, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jul 17, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Aug 28, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jul 18, Mon MAASDAM 91 Aug 28, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jul 19, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Aug 29, Mon MAASDAM 91 Jul 22, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Aug 30, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 22, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Sep 02, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jul 23, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Sep 02, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jul 23, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Sep 03, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jul 23, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Sep 03, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jul 24, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Sep 03, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jul 24, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Sep 04, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jul 24, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Sep 04, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jul 25, Mon REGATTA 66 Sep 04, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jul 26, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Sep 06, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 29, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Sep 09, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jul 29, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Sep 10, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jul 30, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Sep 10, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jul 30, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Sep 10, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jul 30, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Sep 11, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jul 31, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Sep 11, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jul 31, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Sep 11, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jul 30, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Sep 12, Mon MAASDAM 91 Aug 01, Mon MAASDAM 91 Sep 16, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 02, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Sep 17, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Aug 04, Fri REGATTA 66 Sep 17, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Aug 04, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Sep 17, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Aug 04, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Sep 18, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Aug 06, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Sep 18, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Aug 06, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Sep 18, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Aug 06, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Sep 19, Mon CROWN PRINCESS 91 Aug 07, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 07, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Sep 23, Fri WESTERDAM 91 Aug 07, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Sep 24, Sat Sep 25, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Aug 09, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 91 Aug 11, Thu REGATTA 66 Sep 25, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Aug 12, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Sep 26, Mon ZAANDAM Sep 26, Mon MAASDAM 91 Aug 12, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Sep 27, Tue CELEBRITY INFINITY 66 Aug 13, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 13, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Sep 30, Fri WESTERDAM 91 Aug 13, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Oct 01, Sat 91 Aug 14, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Oct 01, Sun NIEUW AMSTERDAM EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Aug 14, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Oct 08, Sat STAR PRINCESS 91 Aug 14, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Oct 21, Fri

Vessel NORWEGIAN SUN NORWEGIAN PEARL AMSTERDAM NORWEGIAN MAASDAM VOLENDAM NIEUW AMSTERDAM WESTERDAM NIEUW AMSTERDAM STAR PRINCESS WESTERDAM STAR PRINCESS

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Port of Seattle Pier 91 / Pier 66

Date Vessel Pier Date Vessel Pier Apr 29, Fri NIEUW AMSTERDAM 91 Jun 09, Thu REGATTA 66 May 07, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 10, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 May 07, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jun 10, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 May 08, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jun 11, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 May 09, Mon CRYSTAL SERENITY 66 Jun 11, Sat WESTERDAM 91 May 13, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jun 11, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 May 14, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jun 12, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 May 14, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 12, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 May 15, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jun 12, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 May 15, Sun NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 14, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 May 16, Mon EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jun 16, Thu REGATTA 66 May 19, Thu CELEBRITY INFINITY 66 Jun 17, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 May 20, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jun 17, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 May 20, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jun 17, Fri CRYSTAL SERENITY 66 May 21, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jun 18, Sat WESTERDAM 91 May 21, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jun 18, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 May 21, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 18, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 May 22, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jun 19, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 May 22, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jun 19, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 May 22, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jun 19, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 May 23, Mon MAASDAM 91 Jun 20, Mon MAASDAM 91 May 24, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jun 21, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 May 25, Wed CRYSTAL SERENITY 66 Jun 24, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 May 27, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jun 24, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 May 27, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jun 25, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 May 28, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jun 25, Sat WESTERDAM 91 May 28, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 25, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 May 28, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jun 26, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 May 29, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jun 26, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 May 29, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jun 26, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 May 29, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jun 28, Tue REGATTA 66 May 30, Mon REGATTA 66 Jun 28, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 May 31, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 01, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jun 03, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jul 01, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91 Jun 03, Fri EXPLORER OF THE SEAS 91 Jul 02, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jun 04, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jul 02, Sat NORWEGIAN JEWEL 66 Jun 04, Sat WESTERDAM 91 Jul 02, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jun 04, Sat CROWN PRINCESS 91 Jul 03, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jun 05, Sun NORWEGIAN PEARL 66 Jul 03, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jun 05, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jul 03, Sun AMSTERDAM 91 Jun 05, Sun RUBY PRINCESS 91 Jul 04, Mon MAASDAM 91 Jun 06, Mon MAASDAM 91 Jul 05, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jun 07, Tue CARNIVAL LEGEND 91 Jul 08, Fri CELEBRITY SOLSTICE 91

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CRUISE IN CANADA

Canada’s cruise advantages

By Darryl Anderson

Managing Director, Wave Point Consulting

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anadian ports receive nearly two million passengers per year. The country has a variety of cruise regions including the Pacific Coast/Alaska, Atlantic Canada, Saint Lawrence Seaway, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Within each theatre, cruise lines offer distinct itineraries with their respective homeports and ports of call. While there are indeed regional differences, there are two significant influences currently shaping Canada’s cruise industry: international passenger sourcing and the value of the Canadian dollar. In addition to evaluating the impact of these influences, this article further looks at a trend being seen in other parts of the world and whether the same applies for Canadian destinations — namely that, as vessels become increasingly larger and with more amenities and activities, the ship itself has become the destination.

...there are two significant influences currently shaping Canada’s cruise industry: international passenger sourcing and the value of the Canadian dollar.

Pacific Coast / Alaska

The cruise industry in Alaska and the Pacific Coast operates in a mature market. From 1992 to 2014, Alaska cruise passenger visits have increased five-fold, from about 200,000 to almost one million. In 2000, for example, the Alaskan market was the third largest cruise destination worldwide, trailing only the Caribbean and the Mediterranean regions in popularity. Today, Alaska accounts for only 4.1 per cent of cruise deployment however, given the global expansion and increased popularity of cruise, the actual number of passengers and sailings within this region continue to climb. Simply put, the pie has become

much larger due to new destinations, new ships and itineraries, and increased passenger sourcing.

Cruises to Alaska are primarily sevenor 10-day sailings following two major itineraries: Round-trip cruises originating from Vancouver, Seattle or San Francisco; and one-way cruises that sail from Vancouver or an Alaska port, usually Seward or Whittier. The roundtrip cruises operate on voyages with a well-developed network of cruise portsof-call within Alaska. Those homeported in the U.S. must include a B.C. port of call to satisfy requirements of

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Every cruise ship that visits Vancouver leaves behind about $2 million.

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Tour operators can expect an increase in sales this year due to the low Canadian dollar.

the Jones Act — primarily Victoria, but also Prince Rupert, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Port Alberni.

With repositioning cruises — between B.C. and the likes of California, Hawaii, Asia or the Panama Canal — B.C.’s cruise season can start as early as April and last through to October. More recently, cruise lines have been expanding their itineraries by offering a Vancouver-to-Hawaii sailing and as a result, Port Metro Vancouver’s cruise season was extended until December last year.

The Alaska cruise theatre attracts contemporary, premium and luxury cruise brands including a very small number of the expedition or soft adventure cruise companies. The average vessel transiting the West Coast carries about 2,200 passengers — and ranges in size from 700 to almost 1,000 feet (the length of two to three football fields).

Karin Plettner, Marketing and Customer Relations Specialist, Port Metro Vancouver (PMV), indicated that passenger survey results revealed an increase in international cruise passengers (non-United States/Canadian) travelling through PMV. More international passengers are positive news for Vancouver and the region given that their spending, on average, is higher than their North American counterparts.

“A depreciated Canadian dollar has improved the purchasing power of international cruise passengers, including those from the U.S.”, said Plettner. In discussing the general trend of whether cruise ships — with all of their amenities and attractions — have increased the competition for passengers’ spending, Plettner felt that, “this trend is likely more of a factor in markets like the Caribbean and Europe where some of the larger Oasis and Epic class ships are being deployed. In the Pacific region, as indicated by the Port’s recent passenger surveys, the cruise itinerary is the number one decision factor influencing Vancouver cruise passengers.”

Larger vessels with greater capacity are having an equally positive economic impact on Victoria. As part of the 2016 season, the biggest cruise ship ever on the Alaskan route, 36 BC Shipping News April 2016

Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas, will make 21 calls to Ogden Point, bringing over 4,000 passengers with it each time. The Explorer will go into local history books as the largest cruise ship ever to sail the Alaska cruise theatre.

The strength of Victoria as a tourist destination is confirmed by the fact that over 80 per cent of cruise passengers disembarked in the city last year. For 2016, the Explorer of the Seas will generate an additional $1.3 million in direct guest spending throughout the capital region as well as other direct and indirect economic benefits.

The value of the Canadian dollar and the highly skilled local workforce also makes it attractive for cruise ships to use the services of Victoria Shipyards. The Crown Princess was in the yard for a refit last May and the Ruby Princess in December, for example. Other vessels that will benefit from Victoria Shipyard’s skills include Celebrity Cruises’ Millennium and Crystal Serenity. Such developments will no doubt help the Victoria Cruise Industry Alliance in their efforts to promote positive and accurate communications on the benefits of the local cruise industry.

“It is great to see the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, cruise-related industry through the Victoria Cruise Industry Alliance, and Tourism Victoria collaborating like never before,” said Paul Nursey with Tourism Victoria. “Together, we have ambitious plans, chief among them is to work together to be a homeport for at least one cruise ship by 2020. Adding home port activities to an already very busy and productive port-of-call schedule would significantly improve the business contribution of the cruise industry to the local tourism industry and deep into the economy through pre and post stays and provisioning.”

Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic Canada cruise theatre, while considerably smaller than Alaska, is the second largest in Canada. It has experienced a healthy rate of annual growth, driven in part by Canada / New England itineraries and Trans-Atlantic voyages. Canada / New England itineraries are three, four and seven-day round-trip cruises that originate in north-eastern U.S. ports. The seven-day cruises make as many as two port calls in Canada and two or three calls in New England ports.

With perhaps the most balanced profile of cruise brand operating in Canada — including contemporary, premium, luxury and expedition or soft adventure cruise companies — passengers are predominantly sourced from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The Atlantic cruise theatre includes vessel calls from Trans-Atlantic voyages (from the United Kingdom and Germany), and ships travelling to the Canadian Arctic. Trans-Atlantic voyages can range from 10 to 25 nights with itineraries that include a number of Canadian cities.

Brian Webb, Executive Director, Atlantic Canada Cruise Association indicated that the U.S. is still the largest source of

CRUISE IN CANADA Cruise passengers from the U.S. and overseas will benefit from the cheap Canadian dollar this year and purchases in local communities are expected to be strong because of this increased purchasing power.

The Saint Lawrence

René Trépanier Executive Director, Cruise the Saint Lawrence Association, indicated that growth of passengers sourced from the European market was a plus for their destination with more Trans-Atlantic crossings than ever before. The American market is still very strong, and Québec’s ports are like “Europe next door” for this market. Cruise lines also saw an excellent business opportunity in offering turnaround cruises in Montreal and Québec City for an eastern Canada market.

Like the Atlantic theatre, the Saint Lawrence has a balanced profile of cruise brands operating in the theatre

including contemporary, premium, luxury and expedition or soft adventure cruise ships. While the region is an important cruise market in Canada, the overall size of the market compared to other worldwide destinations has resulted in more mid-size and smaller vessels serving the region versus the larger ones typically seen on the East and West Coasts. And although vessel size can vary considerably, St. Lawrence still sees its share of ships with upwards of 3,000 passengers (and as small as under 130). Vessels with between 400 and 1,266 passengers are the typical size visiting the Port of Montreal.

While increasing ship size is an industry trend, Trépanier did not consider the ship as a competitive destination a factor that would affect the Saint Lawrence. He noted that, “so far, the Quantum class ships have not reached here, but when they do, the appeal of our ports will create high interest for the passengers to disembark.”

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cruise passengers however, increasingly, passengers are being sourced from more regions within the U.S. Traditionally, the northeast cities of Boston and New York were core markets but the momentum is increasing for regions such as Texas, California and Washington State. Given that these guests are coming from long-haul markets, the cruise industry is strengthening the tourism sector overall by attracting customers who would not otherwise visit the area for a tourism experience.

Canadian travellers are also becoming a more important source of passengers in the Atlantic region. The home porting of ships in Quebec City and Montreal are positive developments that support this growth in traffic. Also, a lower Canadian dollar will attract some Canadians to stay at home for their vacation, so from this perspective, the Atlantic region may experience a positive trend in passenger sourcing.

Regarding the trend of increasing vessel size and the ships becoming the destination, the Atlantic Region doesn’t struggle with this issue. Webb cites statistics showing that a very high percentage of cruise passengers disembark the vessel to counter the argument.

The Atlantic region’s strengths in nature, culture and historical experiences and attractions are distinct from those found on board a ship. A high percentage of cruise passengers are very experienced cruisers, having taken five or more trips, and, coupled with a slightly older demographic, cruise itineraries are a good match for the region’s tourism strengths.

The value of the Canadian dollar is expected to be a positive development in the coming years. Webb noted that cruise lines plan their ship deployments two to three years in advance, so ships arriving this year were allocated when the value of the Canadian dollar was higher. However, he hopes to see positive impacts by 2018 regarding ship deployment decisions. The low Canadian dollar is indeed part of Atlantic Region’s current marketing message to cruise lines.

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Destinations like Sydney, Nova Scotia, provide a unique experience for cruise passengers.

Cruise itineraries in the Saint Lawrence region are typically seven or 10-day, one-way cruises that sail from Montreal or Quebec City and a northeastern U.S. port, often as an extension of Canada / New England cruises.

The northbound cruises originate in the U.S. and terminate in Montreal or Quebec City while the southbound cruises originate in Montreal or Quebec City and terminate in the United States.

These cruises ordinarily make two port calls in the Province of Quebec, including Montreal or Quebec City, and three port calls in Atlantic Canada. The region also has cruise ship visits to the Gaspésie as part of a Canada / New England itinerary. Also, the cruise experience includes itineraries involving the Great Lakes cruise theatre.

Thus, a drop in the relative value of the Canadian dollar can only be good both for fuel and other cruise line costs as well as for the buying power of cruise passengers, noted Trépanier.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Within this very broad geographic region, there are four areas where cruise tourism occurs: Newfoundland and Labrador, Eastern Arctic and Hudson Bay. Claire Sullivan, Marketing Manager, Cruise Newfoundland Labrador Canada, said that, ‘’Newfoundland and Labrador’s product offering and global positioning allow the region to function as a multi-faceted cruise destination, catering to adventure/

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expedition, Arctic, Canada / New England, and north Trans-Atlantic itineraries.”

Additionally, the area is also part of the Cruise Islands of the North Atlantic (CINA) alliance. CINA was formed in 2007 by partners across the North Atlantic from Newfoundland and Labrador to the Orkney Islands in Scotland and beyond to “build a brand that brings attention to their region as a logically connected group of cruising experiences.” Perhaps, because of their traffic and itinerary mix, Sullivan indicated that her region hasn’t noticed a change in international passenger sourcing.

A variety of cruise brands from excursion and premium brands make port calls in the region and vessel can range in size from the very small 118-passenger vessel to large ships, however small- and medium-size cruise ships are the most frequent type of visitor. The largest ship to visit the province to date was the Regal Princess, bringing 4,789 passengers and crew to St. John’s in 2015.

By continuing to refine the attractiveness of their ports, build new shore excursion offerings, and develop quality itineraries, Sullivan believes that “the ship will never become the destination in our region.” She further said that “due to our global positioning we see many Trans-Atlantic sailings where passengers have been at sea for three or four days at a time. By the time they reach us, they are quite ready for land.”

To increase appeal, Newfoundland

CRUISE IN CANADA and Labrador is utilizing its rural ports to diversify its itineraries. More expedition ships are taking part in island circumnavigations as well as coastal Labrador, making landfall in a variety of beautiful inlets and outposts within the province.

“I expect that the declining Canadian dollar will bring more tourists from the U.S.” Sullivan said, noting that cruise tourism has already increased revenue for both urban and rural ports around the province to the tune of an economic impact of over $10 million annually.

Conclusion

While a lower Canadian dollar may have no immediate impact on the number of sailings this year (due to the period involved in cruise vessel scheduling), local industry suppliers should still see a boost in revenue through increased spending as a result of the low dollar.

Unique tourism experiences coupled with increased purchasing power — and thereby greater participation of the cruise passenger in shore excursions — provides a strong argument in favour of choosing to cruise in Canada. From the cruise lines’ perspective, the attractive costs for fuel and supplies, and a professional and skilled network of goods and service suppliers, including repair facilities, point to the continued, if not accelerated, growth of Canada’s cruise industry for the foreseeable future.

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With the Cruise Lines International Association’s Cruise360 Conference coming to Vancouver in June 2016, there is no better time to educate cruise travel agents about the tremendous value proposition offered by Canada’s cruise regions.

Darryl Anderson is a strategy, trade development, logistics and transportation consultant. His blog Shipper matters focuses exclusively on maritime transportation and policy issues. http:// wavepointconsulting.ca/shipping-matters.

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TECHNOLOGY

Grease is not the word as operators look for a safer, cleaner cruise ship

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hile the greasing of lifeboat davits, winches, fairleads, bushes and bearings, improves the functionality of critical deck machinery, it tends to result in streaks of black goo running down the otherwise pristine broadsides of a luxury cruise ship. But it’s not just a matter of aesthetics that is leading more and more cruise ship operators to opt for Thordon Bearings’ self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearings: there are cost savings to be made.

Scott Groves, Business Development Manager with Canada’s Thordon Bearings, explained: “The bronze bearings commonly found on cruise ships in everything from fairleads and lifeboat davits to winches and hoists need frequent greasing to prevent mechanical

failure or seizing however, regular greasing is expensive.

“Not only are there costs associated with the purchase, storage, application and disposal of this potential pollutant, many operators now find themselves having to carry out remedial paint work to coat damaged areas caused by seized equipment.”

There are also the high costs associated with mechanical failure should greasing be overlooked. “Aside from the obvious aesthetic and environmental benefits, use of the ThorPlas-Blue bearing facilitates a smoother more reliable operation of deck machinery since seized bearings from inadequate greasing is no longer an issue.”

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“In essence, the bearing is self-lubricating,” he said. “The built-in lubricants throughout the homogenous polymer matrix ensure a low, stable coefficient of friction, even as the bearing wears. It also provides for a much lower densityto-weight ratio in comparison to conventional metal bearings. In fact, ThorPlas Blue is seven times lighter than metallic bearings.”

Last month, during Seatrade Cruise Global, which took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Thordon discussed the benefits of polymer technology and deck equipment bearing applications.

ThorPlas-Blue has thermoplastic properties and ability to withstand high pressures up to 45MPa (6527psi).

ThorPlas-Blue bearings can be easily machined and installed quickly into a variety of applications where greased bronze bearings are traditionally installed. Applications include lifeboat and tender davit systems; fairleads, which can have a huge impact on mooring ropes that wear quickly; tiller arms and jockey bars; cranes and hoists; pivot point bushings; winches, capstans,

water-tight doors and hatches.

“When ThorPlas-Blue was launched, it was the culmination of almost 40 years research and development in materials science,” said Groves. “We knew we could develop a product capable of withstanding high pressures and temperatures that would be commercially attractive to cruise ship owners.”

“In some ways, ThorPlas-Blue is better than we had ever anticipated,” said Groves. “It can withstand much higher pressures than it was originally designed for. Thanks to the success of our

COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing systems, ship owners now see the value of grease and oil-free bearings not only for propeller shafts but for deck equipment.

“Currently, of the 30+ cruise ships currently on order, one-third of these will be equipped with Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing system and our hopes are that they will convert to ThorPlas-Blue fairleads and lifeboat davits as well.”

To meet this increased market demand, Thordon Bearings has invested heavily in new production facilities and can now boast two ThorPlas-Blue processing lines at its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Burlington, Canada.

ThorPlas-Blue can also be supplied as a split spherical bearing (SSB) for use in rudder and steering gear systems to counter the alignment problems typical of hydraulic steering systems.

As most bearings in the steering system are greased sleeve-type bushings, there is no allowance for vertical movement of the tiller pins. However, the ThorPlasBlue SSB allows the bearing to tolerate small angular misalignment resulting from deflection or improper mounting.

Misalignment is not the only stress input on this type of product: vibration, corrosion, and pollution are also very damaging factors to the steering.

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TECHNOLOGY

Tymac modernizes operations And while providing efficient and professional service has always been a top priority...the new digitization of their operations truly brings Tymac into the 21st century.

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ince 1930, Tymac Launch Service has been a fixture within Vancouver’s Harbour, providing 24-hour, 365-day transport services for pilots, water taxi, marine towage and barge services, and, since 1989, cruise vessel waste removal. And while providing efficient and professional service has always been a top priority for the company — most recently seen with significant investments in equipment and capital assets — the new digitization of their operations truly brings Tymac into the 21st century.

“In the past, work orders, manifests, invoices, etc., were all on paper,” said Steve Hnatko, Director of Marketing and Communications. “Four different steps were required for each job — the dispatcher to write out the work order, the crew to complete the job, the office staff to record it and the accounting department to invoice it. It was very time consuming and potentially prone to human error.”

Hnatko described a new system where information is entered once on a customized app and is available in real time to the whole organization. “On this new

Photo credit: Bruin Alexander (Bruinalexander.com).

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system, ‘DICE’ (Dispatch Integrated Control Engine), dispatchers enter the work order information and it’s automatically sent to the crew who will then input their information which is automatically accessible by the office.”

Not only has the new digital system improved operations for Tymac staff, customers are seeing efficiencies as well.

The idea for DICE was a natural progression to the investments being done on the equipment side of Tymac. “We kept coming back to the question of how can we make ourselves more efficient and utilize the equipment in the best possible way,” Hnatko said. A number of off-theshelf programs were evaluated before deciding to build a system from scratch.

“We couldn’t find one that fit all of our needs so we brought in some developers to build a customized system.”

Starting in 2014, Hnatko and his team began a fact finding phase by shadowing crew and office staff as well as engaging customers to find out their needs. The launch of the first version of the software was one year ago this April and since then, Hnatko estimated they had already put out 11 new versions.

“It’s a continual development and improvement on the system that’s now in place,” Hnatko said. :Not only does it digitize all the crew, people on the vessels, and which vessels are moving,” said Hnatko, “it also tracks the geo coordinates of all of our vessels as well as their routes. So we can look at efficiencies — for example, find the most efficient route or combination of jobs that would allow for better utilization of our crew and vessels.”

The new version about to be launched will also allow customers to access a portal where they can view and download all of their information from one spot. Hnatko cited the value for customers to be able to analyze past jobs and consider ways to increase their own efficiency and so far, Hnatko has found that customers have been really engaged in the process and are providing constructive feedback.

He also noted that, while there was a bit of a learning curve to start, crew are finding the new program more efficient, especially for servicing the cruise ships. “Because of the volumes of waste and different types of waste taken off a ship, it was a time-consuming exercise to detail all materials as regulations require. Now, by the time they leave the ship, the office already has all of the manifests and work orders which can

Tymac’s newest vessels — the Tymac Storm and Tymac Spray — are just two of the investements Tymac has made in recent years.

TECHNOLOGY then be submitted to the proper authorities within a much quicker timeframe.”

And yet another future version is planned that will provide for a vessel maintenance system. “There will be checklists that crew can access on their iPad and if they spot a repair that needs to be done, the app will trigger a notification for the maintenance staff,” Hnatko said. “Not only will it allow us to increase response times for repairs and get the vessel back into operation more quickly, it can track the work done on the vessels so we can see differences in down times. Essentially, what we are building is a fully scalable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool.”

With unique features like customizing information for customers, Hnatko is pleased with the success of the project to date and notes that it’s in keeping with a company culture that makes customer service such a high priority. “A big part of the reason we’re doing this is to give customers as much transparency and access to information as they need to be able to improve their own operations. It’s all about being able to provide them with as much value as possible — value which we hope will help them make real-time, informed decisions about their business.”

And with the added bonus of being able to track trends in operations, Hnatko believes the value of analyzing trends to determine future investments is significant. “We’ve brought Tymac into the 21st century.” BCSN

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FUEL MANAGEMENT

Run cleaner, smarter, with an aminebased additive in IFO 180 fuel

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he role of a marine engineer on any ship is a daunting task.

Ship operators require a vast knowledge in propulsion, hydraulics, mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical and more. The main goal is to keep the ship safe, efficient and operational and to avoid any unforeseen breakdowns or delays in meeting schedules. A single, unscheduled day in port can be very expensive for any shipping company.

If anything does go wrong at sea, then the team operating the ship must be quick to respond to the danger. I witnessed a 634-foot vessel carrying iron ore to Cleveland run aground on the Great Lakes intentionally due to a rudder malfunction. The quick thinking of the ship’s captain and the team aboard avoided a potentially serious incident.

While the mechanical systems are obviously very important, one essential ship commodity that is often overlooked is the fuel. Delivered fuel can and often does have problems and ships operating on IFO fuels use heaters, settling tanks, strainers and filters to ensure that all

fuel delivered to the engine is as clean as possible.

It is a fact that IFO quality varies globally and also that a ship’s engineer and staff most often depend solely on the mechanical systems in place to help manage this variable fuel quality. IFO fuels may be full of catalytic fines, water, bacterial contamination, congealed solids and more. This results in constant, necessary maintenance of the mechanical fuel delivery system components.

Many operators dismiss outright any use of fuel additives or are reluctant to use them; they are viewed as just another operational expense and they do not comprehend that an effective fuel additive can result in more efficient operating conditions that will save them money.

About additives

Many fuel additives on the market today are designed to impact very basic engine/fuel delivery system issues.

These issues are typically cetane boost, injector cleaning, sludge dispersion and water removal. Note that sludge

dispersants do not dissolve or remove biofilms from fuel. Bio-films are a key aspect to fuel contamination; they carry particulate, water and solid particles throughout the fuel system contaminating the fuel tank, fuel lines, strainers and filters. The presence of bio-film in the fuel delivery system also increases a fuel’s acid number and negatively impacts the performance of other additives that may be present in the fuel.

Fuel Right was originally developed as an alternative technology to biocides and, thus, to mitigate the hazardous and adverse impacts of biocides while solving operational problems. In doing so, Fuel Right has proven that it offers much more in terms of fuel quality and overall fuel system and engine performance at far less cost and environmental impact. Fuel Right is an amine technology that deploys a combination of amine chemistry properties to achieve the following functional goals: • Dissolve and safely remove existing microbial contamination (sludge) in fuel • Prevent the formation of new sludge • Clean fuel tanks, fuel lines, strainers and filters • Break down solid fuel particles, thus extending purifier and filter cleaning intervals • Deposit an amine film coating to hinder microbial influenced corrosion • Optimize fuel economy • Enhance fuel lubricity

IFO 180 trial

In April 2015, Elin Shipping decided to trial Fuel Right 15K’s proprietary blend of amine chemistry to determine the effectiveness of 15K in eliminating microbial infections as well as reduce sludge formation and improve engine combustion properties. Fuel Right has been and is very successful with many other marine operators, for example,

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FUEL MANAGEMENT

First fuel sample on left is original untreated fuel, middle sample is treated with competitive non-biocide additive claiming ability to remove microbial sludge, far right is sample treated with Fuel Right, clearly showing how Fuel Right dissolves microbial contamination in fuel.

ferries, tugs and off shore vessels that use MGO and ULSD fuels and, in all cases, proves that it is both very effective and a valuable “cost avoider.” The question is: can Fuel Right prove beneficial in the heavier, more challenging residual fuels?

The result, to date, is significant improvement in fuel quality and, as a result, reduced fuel system service intervals and tangible cost savings.

For example, the MT Elin Poseidon is a 91.73-metre tanker with a displacement of 3842.02 Metric Tonnes that uses IFO 180 and services the many ELINOIL marinas and port refueling facilities in Greece. This ship suffered from microbial infection in both MDO and IFO bunkers. The company had used biocides to treat the problem for approximately five years.

By August 2015, preliminary findings by the Poseidon’s engineer were: 1. Although filter cleaning intervals have been kept the same, filters present a somewhat “cleaner” picture.

2. IFO purifiers cleaning intervals have been significantly extended - from less than once per month to approximately once per every two months.

3. There is no sign of microbial infection whatsoever.

At this point in the trial, Elin Shipping decided to also examine engine condition during the next scheduled cylinder head overhaul — now estimated to happen by mid-summer 2016.

Photo credit: Dave Roels (www.daveroels.com)

The next follow-up report was in March 2016 (11 months after the trial began) “Cylinder head inspection of MT Elin Poseidon has been scheduled later this year, so we do not have any conclusions regarding combustion benefits yet.

We estimate at least a 30 per cent increase at the time intervals between filter cleanings. Their overall condition appears significantly better. Purifiers present a similar picture.

In order to make sure that it was Fuel Right that caused the above results, we have tested same grade bunkers (IFO 180 & MGO) with and without Fuel Right during a period of six months. The above benefits were evident only when Fuel Right was used.

There is no sign of bacterial infection in the storage and service tanks whatsoever.

Our company is always looking to reduce consumption and fuel cost, so we have taken several actions that aim at this direction during these last months.

Hence it is difficult to assess what percentage of fuel economy is caused by Fuel Right” The evidence provided after nearly a year in service thus shows significant improvement in fuel quality and reduced service maintenance requirements. The reduction in contamination will certainly lead to extended service life of the major fuel components and the injectors since the quality of the fuel

reaching the fuel pump and injectors is cleaner and contains far fewer contaminants that before.

Other trials with large, global ferry companies operating on ULSD have shown a reduction in filter consumption by 50 per cent and an improvement in fuel economy by five per cent. The savings indicated from one study show an 11:1 return on investment (ROI).

For every dollar spent on Fuel Right, $11 was saved in operational costs; this is based on an annual fuel consumption of six million litres per year and on their fuel costs at the time. Overall savings would be approximately $400,000 annually.

Many marine companies currently benefit from using Fuel Right including: • Exxon Mobile Canada – (Hibernia, Sable Island Platforms)- Newfoundland • Atlantic Towing – Offshore Services – St. John’s, Newfoundland • Atlantic Towing – LNG Tug Fleet – Saint John, New Brunswick • Catherwood Towing – British Columbia, Canada • Miclyn Express Offshore - Singapore • Kailis Marine – Perth, Australia Freemantle Port Authority – Freemantle, Australia • Explore Group Ferries – Auckland, New Zealand • IDO Marine – Istanbul, Turkey • Dersa Ferries – Guaruja, Brazil

Conclusion

Poor quality fuel, whether ULSD, MGO or IFO 180 is an on-going challenge in the marine industry. Even originally good quality fuel is not exempt; all fuel continually degrades as it moves downstream from refinery to end user. There are many causes for this, both natural and human caused; the good news is that this degradation can be minimized by appropriate use of an effective fuel system additive such as Fuel Right products. And, most importantly, the multiple benefits that are realized from continuous treatment of fuels such as IFO 180 need not be an expense for the end user.

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LEGAL AFFAIRS Criminal negligence causing death:

Man sent to prison for breaching Collision Regulations

By Russell Robertson Vancouver lawyer with Bernard LLP

When criminal charges are brought against a vessel operator, the court will analyze just how far the operator has strayed from the Rules.

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ive years ago, Mr. Reinbrecht’s negligent vessel operation resulted in the death of another vessel operator. His actions were recently ruled by the court to constitute criminal negligence (R. v. Reinbrecht, 2015 BCSC 1960). The collision occurred at night on Shuswap Lake in B.C.’s interior in July 2010. While operating his motorboat at high speeds and in a busy area, his boat crashed head-on into a houseboat that was travelling slowly across the lake. Due to its speed on impact, the boat ended up completely inside the houseboat, striking and fatally injuring the houseboat operator in the process.

There were several other serious injuries in both vessels. The Crown brought charges of criminal negligence against Mr. Reinbrecht.

Criminal cases involving dangerous operation are typically brought in the context of negligent or dangerous motor vehicle operation. When those cases come to trial, the courts will analyze the poor driving in question against the following continuum: • at the low end is plain civil negligence; enough to render the driver liable for damages caused, but no criminal or administrative penalty; • the next rung is “careless driving” – an offence under BC’s Motor Vehicle 46 BC Shipping News April 2016

Act carrying a maximum sentence of six months; • at the upper end are the Criminal Code offences of “dangerous operation” and the most serious offence: “criminal negligence.”

The same continuum applies to vessel operators, and so do the Criminal Code provisions. However, the context of maritime navigation brings with it a different set of standards and, of course, maritime-specific rules.

The International Regulations of Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (with Canadian modifications) (the “Rules”) apply to virtually every vessel that navigates Canadian waters. This includes lakes and navigable rivers and well as coastal waters. It is easy to dismiss the Rules as simply rules of common sense taught in the most basic level of boating safety courses. The Rules provide guidance for vessel operators. When criminal charges are brought against a vessel operator, the court will analyze just how far the operator has strayed from the Rules.

In Mr. Reinbrecht’s case, the court specifically looked at Rule 5 (maintaining a proper look-out) and Rule 6 (determining a safe speed). The court also referred to the rules pertaining to right of way (Rules 14 – 17) and rules regarding mandatory lights (Rules 20 – 23).

Rule 5 states: Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

For smaller vessels without electronic navigation equipment, this means that the vessel operator must always look forward in the direction of the vessel’s path as he navigates. Passengers should also be engaged in this task, operating as a second lookout. When navigating in total darkness, operators must be aware that while navigation lights from other vessels will be easier to see, the presence of other sources of light on the shore and back scatter from one’s own lights can impede an operator’s ability to discern the source of the illumination.

Rule 6(a) lists a number of factors that an operator must take into account in determining a safe speed. These factors include the state of visibility, traffic density, including the concentration of other vessels, the manoeuvrability of one’s vessel with specific reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions, the state of wind, water and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards. At night the presence of back-ground light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of her own lights is also a factor. When out on the water at night, the safer and more prudent course for anyone is to go slow.

Mr. Reinbrecht was travelling fast — approximately 30 miles per hour.

LEGAL AFFAIRS At higher rates of speed and the corresponding higher risk of collision, an operator is required to be more vigilant, more familiar with the rules and more focused on safe navigation of his vessel. The closer one is to the shoreline with all of its potential hazards, including the presence of potentially confusing lights from the shore, an operator must use extra vigilance and caution.

It was a busy night for vessels on Shuswap Lake. There had been Canada Day celebration with fireworks earlier in the evening. Mr. Reinbrecht was driving close to the lakeshore.

After taking some members of his party out for a joyride after 11:00pm which involved high speed “donut” manoeuvers, Mr. Reinbrecht had straightened out and was heading parallel to the lakeshore. He was apparently scanning the lakeshore for signs of his campsite or cabin, having lost his bearings during the high speed manoeuvers. He was still travelling much faster than other vessels on the lake. The collision with the houseboat occurred moments after Mr. Reinbrecht had straightened out.

There was some dispute about whether the houseboat had all of its mandatory lights. A great many witnesses testified as to the lights they had seen on the houseboat. The consensus was that the houseboat’s masthead light or all-round white light was not on, contrary to Rule 23. However the houseboat displayed all of its other lights and had cabin lights on to be seen.

First and foremost, the court held that Mr. Reinbrecht was not operating his vessel at a safe speed in the circumstances, violating Rule 6. As the court put it: “…When Mr. Reinbrecht took his passengers on this joyride, other vessels were still travelling from Magna Bay. Although their numbers had dwindled, a few vessels were still travelling in the area. Visibility at the time was limited. Conditions of total darkness made it difficult to see on the water and difficult to gauge distances. Lights from other vessels would be difficult to discern from the presence of background lights on the shore. As well, Mr. Reinbrecht was not operating his vessel in the middle of the lake or well off shore. He was doing so, as I have found, in close proximity to other moving vessels and in close proximity to the shoreline with all of its hazards. As part of the joyride, he operated his vessel at fluctuating speeds, up to as high as 30 to 40 miles per hour. …

Only seconds after his last joyride manoeuver, Mr. Reinbrecht quickly increased the speed of his vessel to approximately 30 miles per hour. At this time, Mr. Reinbrecht was uncertain about his location on the lake. He was looking to the shore for lights. He was approaching the Collision location, which was only approximately 300 feet from shore. In such a situation, a reasonably prudent operator would have slowed considerably or come to a stop in order to regain his “situational awareness”. Instead, Mr. Reinbrecht continued to travel at approximately 30 miles per hour….”

Secondly, Mr. Reinbrecht contravened Rule 5 by failing to keep a proper look out: …I also conclude that Mr. Reinbrecht failed to keep a proper lookout. By operating at high speeds during some of the joyride

and then in the moments before the Collision, Mr. Reinbrecht’s ability to hear sounds on the water, including any from other vessels, would have been impeded by the sound of his engine. Ms. Sundberg’s screams of joy would also have hampered his ability to hear at times. As well, by performing “ donut” manoeuvers during the joyride, the dynamics of his vessel would not have allowed him to be able to look forward at all times for obstructions in the water. He did not have a passenger keeping a lookout…. … In the moments before the Collision, Mr. Reinbrecht was not looking forward on the water for hazards. He was seated behind the windscreen of his vessel and, along with his passengers, was looking at the lights on shore in order to help determine his location….

Finally, Mr. Reinbrecht by manoeuvring his boat in a haphazard fashion, prevented other operators from being able to predict his path of travel, thereby not allowing them to assess risk of collision and interfering with their safe navigation.

This kind of driving defeats the purpose of Rules 14 – 17, regarding right of way and is dangerous.

The fact that a person has violated one or more of the Rules does not necessarily mean he is negligent or criminally negligent. In this case, Mr. Reinbrecht’s conduct was more than momentary inattention. It constituted a pattern of wanton and reckless behavior amounting to a marked and substantial departure from the standard of care of a reasonably prudent vessel operator in the circumstances.

While this was certainly an isolated and tragic event and somewhat fact specific, this case may become an important reference point for the courts to compare behaviour involving dangerous vessel operation. It is obviously a good example of what not to do on the water.

Russell Robertson is a lawyer with Bernard LLP and can be reached at roberston@bernardllp.ca

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EVENTS Cargo Logistics Canada 2016

The entire supply chain converged in Montreal

By Peter Hurme, Editor & Show Director, Cargo Logistics Expos If there was one word to describe the over-arching theme to come out of CLC16, it was likely “growth,” which was framed at the sold-out lunch keynote...

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he entire multimodal supply chain came together at the 3rd Cargo Logistics Canada Expo + Conference February 17-18 at the Palais de Congres in Montreal, QC. Canada’s largest, integrated logistics show attracted 2,000 attendees, 130+ exhibitors, and featured 35 seminars.

“Cargo Logistics Canada is a national showcase with several different, yet powerful regional presences,” said Ben Carson, show manager, Cargo Logistics Expos.

The show’s sponsors represented the national and regional aspects with presenting sponsor Canadian National Railroad, followed by host platinum sponsor Port Montreal, and gold sponsors: Calgary Economic Development, Calgary Regional Partnership, CargoM, Vancouver International Airport, and Westjet Cargo. Other significant sponsors included Ashcroft Terminal, Air Canada Cargo, Canada’s Gateways, Canadian Pacific, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Neville Peterson, and Unisys.

Well-attended networking functions featured special presentations by Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO, Port of Montréal at the Welcome Reception held in the beautiful atrium of the Intercontinental Montréal, followed the next evening by Mayor of Montreal Denis Coderre headlining the crowded Day One Reception on the showfloor.

Mirroring the depth, breadth and diversity of the many exhibitors on the showfloor, the conference agenda in Montreal covered a range of topics/ market sectors, including shippers’ roundtable, rail productivity; air cargo

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2020; omni channel and distribution logistics; women in supply chain; global cold chain developments, commodity and energy impacts on North America; trade with Europe; land for logistics; project logistics; and NAFTA at 22, amongst others.

Layered within the broader conference were specialized, focused summits on cold chain and commodities, distribution/warehousing, and port productivity.

The show floor also featured live seminars on both days that were mostly filled to capacity.

“For two days, CLC’s conference agenda targeted multimodal supply chains unlike any other industry event in Canada,” said Tiffany Edwardsen, conference manager, Cargo Logistics Expos.

“The wealth of experts and sheer variety of our speakers and supporting partnerships presented an excellent and rare opportunity for networking and knowledge exchange,” she said.

“Cargo Logistics Canada covers so many diverse subjects in one place,” said the CN Railroad online.

If there was one word to describe the over-arching theme to come out of CLC16, it was likely “growth,” which was framed at the sold-out lunch keynote delivered by Najim Shaikh, Vice President, Commercial Import, for the second largest container-shipping line in the world, Mediterranean Shipping Company. ​“If you ask the question of what we see in Canada, the answer is we see growth,” said Shaikh, who presented a forecast for an additional 900K TEUs entering the Canadian shipping market over the next five years.

Other multimodal carriers, stakeholders and customers at CLC16 echoed MSC’s bullishness over global trade growth through Canada: • Canadian National Railway’s Fiona Murray, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, said, at the breakfast keynote, that Canada’s largest railroad would be investing $2.9 billion in 2016 alone for capital investments.

• Canada’s five busiest container ports: Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Montreal, St. John, and Halifax are investing in port infrastructure that will accommodate close to an additional two million TEUs over the next six years.

• Sal Ciotti, Managing Director for Air Canada Cargo, said at the Air Cargo seminar, that the airline’s capacity would be increasing by 50 per cent in the next three years.

• Quebec’s robust $1.5 billion maritime investment strategy was a common thread woven through several speakers’ presentations.

• Perry Lo, Managing Director of Caanan Transport, said on the soldout, standing-room only shipper roundtable, that he’s excited about the containerized growth referenced

by MSC. “I love to see Canada getting onto a bigger global stage” with major impending trade agreements encouraging increased cargo business such as the landmark Transpacific Trade Partnership and the significant Canada-Europe trade deal , among others.

• Martin Hillcoat, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain for Canadian importer Peds Legwear, echoed Lo’s comments, saying “growth in container traffic is great, especially since there are too many [ships] out there right now. If there’s no growth in container traffic, there will be reductions in options for

EVENTS shipping which affects price and quality of service.”

The show offered several educational seminars such as: • Social media’s expanding role in the supply chain • Foreign trade zones and the TransPacific Partnership: What do they mean and how can they benefit you?

• Investments into port productivity: How to do more with less • Supply chain cost reduction • The movement of dangerous goods • Pharmaceutical supply chain trends and best practices • Supply chain strategy, design, and compliance • Future logistics technologies available now and the Internet of Things One education seminar that was of current industry news interest focused on the International Maritime Organization’s container weight verification mandate under the Safety Of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention that is now to be enforced globally on July 1 of this year.

As of that date, the shipper identified on an ocean container’s bill of lading will be required to provide documentation that lists the verified gross mass (VGM) before the box leaves port.

Mis-declared container weights have been considered consequential to maritime accidents, such as Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Napoli containership that was beached in Lyme Bay in the English Channel in 2007.

In Canada, the readiness of relevant supply chains and regulatory bodies to VGM appeared to be mixed, at best, seminar attendees learned.

Transport Canada has announced it will conduct spot checks on containers to verify transmission of VGM, holding shippers to a +/- five per cent weight variation (in line with the U.K.), said Ballantyne.

The cost penalty of a mis-declared container at a Canadian port could range from $600-$1,200 (Cdn), but that doesn’t take into account the multiplier effect of “commercial impact costs,” from delays, demurrage, etc., he said.

In Canada, the readiness of relevant supply chains and regulatory bodies to VGM [verified gross mass] appeared to be mixed, at best, seminar attendees learned.

Several supply chain stakeholders at the seminar voiced various concerns during the seminar’s spirited Q&A. A representative of shipping line CMA CGM said “There could be stress on [documenting weight for] 200 containers in one day.”

A maritime attorney commented that there will likely be impacts on cargo insurance and letters of credit with regard to VGM. The container weight seminar seemed to exemplify what many attendees were sharing at the show and on social media — that there was something for everyone - whether one’s interest was in air, ocean, trucking, rail, warehousing, technology, or all of the preceding.

The attendee profile included the many owners of the supply chains represented, including Home Depot, Amazon, Sears Canada, Staples, Keurig, Suncor Energy, Peds Legwear, Quadra

Chemicals, Medtronic, Novartis Pharma, Agropur, and many more.

The Cargo Logistics expo brand will continue on after a successful showing in Montreal, with the 2nd Cargo Logistics America moving to the largest port complex in the Americas, October.11-12, 2016, at the Long Beach Convention Center: www. cargologisticsamerica.com.; and the 4th Cargo Logistics Canada heads back to Vancouver, B.C., February 17-18, 2017, at Vancouver Convention Centre West: www.cargologisticscanada.com.

The Cargo Logistics expos are presented by Informa Exhibitions (www. informaexhibitons.com), the largest publically owned event organizer in the world, which is in turn part of the Informa group (www.informa.com) that has a bloodline dating back to 1734, when the first issue of the maritime publication, Lloyd’s List, was produced.

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EVENTS GreenTech 2016

Mapping the future of sustainable shipping

By Manon Lanthier

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et your compass: Green Marine’s ninth annual conference will be Mapping the future of sustainable shipping when it takes place May 30 to June 1 in Quebec City. GreenTech 2016 will once again gather key stakeholders to discuss the priority issues to further advance the environmental sustainability of North America’s marine industry.

Since its 2008 debut, the GreenTech conference has become a not-to-bemissed annual event. The particularly strong response to this year’s call for speakers proves that GreenTech has earned its place when it comes to discussing maritime transportation’s future.

“We’ve received more than 50 proposals for presentations at the conference — all of them very interesting,” says Green Marine program manager Françoise Quintus.

This year’s program was drafted in collaboration with a committee that had Nicole Trépanier (St. Lawrence Economic Development Council SODES), Meredith Martino (American Association of Port Authorities), Frédéric Maloney (Quebec Port Authority), Marc Gagnon (Fednav) and Green Marine team members involved in the decision-making process.

A special homecoming

Green Marine was launched October 23, 2007 in Quebec City. This year’s return to the Gibraltar of North America presented an ideal opportunity to reflect on the origins of an industry-led initiative that has since expanded beyond the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes to the rest of North America and has tripled its membership within nine years.

Green Marine originated from the need by shipping companies to do a better job of relating their environmental efforts and the fact that maritime transportation is the most sustainable option when it comes to transporting

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large amounts of cargo. A publicity campaign wasn’t enough. The industry required a credible, rigorous and transparent environmental program to measurably demonstrate its commitment to continually do more to improve the sustainability of its operations and management practices.

Social acceptability

It’s fitting that a key topic of this year’s presentations will be social acceptability: how do industrial development projects essential to economic and social advancement win public support?

Green Marine is making notable strides in this regard by developing two new performance indicators for its environmental program to address underwater noise. One of the indicators will be for ship owners, and the other for ports and terminals.

To create a better understanding of this important emerging issue, Green Marine will dedicate a session to the need for a quieter co-existence between ships and marine life — a topic that has been generating a lot of media and public attention as of late.

Becoming greener can require significant financial investment, but the silver lining is the money saved over the long run through more efficient operations.

GreenTech 2016 will feature several speakers on the financial advantages of being proactive when it comes to sustainability. Another key topic will be Marine Fuels of the Future. GreenTech will also hold a plenary session featuring the perspectives of industry stakeholders, government, science/academia and environmental organizations on the future of sustainable shipping.

Attracting key representatives from ports, terminals, shipping companies, government, environmental groups and scientific research institutes, GreenTech has become an unparalleled stage for

companies to convey the latest technology and innovation in sustainability for marine operations. This year’s commercial exhibition is already sold out.

Sixteen enterprises will showcase products and services that can specifically help Green Marine participants to further reduce their environmental footprint. Some exhibitors will also make brief presentations (five minutes/five slides) during the conference, and there will also be ample time for conference delegates to visit the exhibition booths and speak directly with representatives.

A first order of business will take place over cocktails in the exhibition room.

Fish’n’Ships will feature some of the fish harvested from the St. Lawrence River within a sustainable and harmonious coexistence between numerous marine species and commercial vessels.

Véronik de la Chenelière, a biologist with Quebec’s Ministry of Forests, Fauna and Provincial Parks and a member of Green Marine’s St. Lawrence Advisory Committee, suggested the event. Later during the conference, she will share the highlights of a study completed by the ministry on the fish populations inhabiting the St. Lawrence navigational channel. GreenTech delegates will have a chance to savour yellow sturgeon, walleye, catfish or other local fish that will expertly be prepared by Hilton Quebec’s Executive Chef Simon Renaud.

GreenTech 2016 delegates will also be able to enjoy the St. Lawrence River during a cruise of the Port of Quebec facilities aboard Croisières AML’s LouisJolliet, a triple-decker that comfortably accommodates up to 1,000 passengers.

With so much new information, relevant discussions, vanguard technology and services, appealing networking opportunities and a merited salute to those who started it all, GreenTech 2016 promises to be one of Green Marine’s very best annual conferences.

EVENTS

Mari-Tech 2016 is fast approaching!

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ari-Tech, an initiative of the Canadian Institute of Marine Engineering (CIMarE) is an annual national marine conference and exhibition. Each year, Mari-Tech is convened at a different location within Canada. For 2016, it will be held in St. John’s Newfoundland and Labrador, May 4 to 6, 2016. The theme of this 37th annual conference is: Harsh Ocean Environments — marine engineering challenges and solutions. The conference location will be the brand new St. John’s Conference Centre in the heart of downtown St. John’s.

Technical Program

Anchoring the technical program, will be two prominent and exciting keynote speakers. Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas will bring you the knowledge and expertise she

Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Jody Thomas will bring you the knowledge and expertise she has acquired while heading up the Canadian Coast Guard... has acquired while heading up the Canadian Coast Guard, Canada’s leading marine experts on maritime operations in harsh environments. You will also be invited to join Richard Martyn, producer, director and writer of Discovery Channel’s Mighty Ships as he fires up your imagination, leading you through voyages on some of the world’s most technically advanced ships — ships designed and built to withstand the worst that the harshest oceans can throw at them.

The comprehensive program will feature presentations by leading marine industry experts representing industry,

academia, consultants and regulators.

They will address a wide range of topics related to harsh ocean environments including regulation and classification, ship design, selection of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, maintenance and supportability, high tech solutions and response to emergencies.

Mari-Tech 2016 falls on the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. A conference exploring the challenges of marine operations in harsh ocean environments would not be complete without some consideration of the special challenges faced during this period of our maritime history.

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St. John’s harbour.

Not only were seafarers having to deal with the very real hazards of the North Atlantic, one of the world’s harshest maritime environments, but also with the very real threat of losing their vessels to enemy ordnance. Over 4,000 vessels were lost during the conflict. Historian Dr. Paul Collins will conclude the technical program with some reflections on the Battle of the Atlantic, including the role played by shore-based support.

Trade Exhibition

Immediately outside of the lecture theatre, you will find yourself right in the middle of a trade exhibition featuring 70 leading suppliers to the Canadian marine industry. Take the opportunity during breaks in the technical program to explore some of the latest innovations in marine technology as well as to network with your fellow delegates and suppliers to the industry. Perhaps you

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will find the solution to that technical problem that has been frustrating you!

Networking and Social Events

Mari-Tech 2016 will provide many other opportunities to network with leaders of Canada’s marine industry through an exciting social program. Discover the secrets of how Newfoundlanders entertained themselves during long, isolated winters as you relax with local performers in a Newfoundland Kitchen Party at the opening reception.

The conference dinner, to be held at the Marine Institute, will feature the best in Atlantic Canadian cuisine as well as entertainment and the opportunity to visit state-of-the-art marine training simulators.

It will take more than a few days and indeed more than a few weeks, to fully appreciate all that Newfoundland and Labrador has to offer, but Mari-Tech 2016 will provide a taster! From the conference hotel you can easily stroll along Water Street and visit one of the many stores, craft shops, cafes and bars that comprise the downtown, see the rows of colourful houses, visit one of the many art galleries, historic cathedrals or churches or other attractions such as the wine vaults where Port wine, transported from the Caribbean, was stored to age.

The Mari-Tech committee has put together an exciting program available to anyone who may be accompanying conference participants. You will visit attractions in and around the city and “around the bay.” Such attractions will include Signal Hill, where Marconi

received the first wireless signal from across the Atlantic and Quidi Vidi, a fishing village located within the city.

You will also have opportunity to view Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America, and possibly sight one or more of the 5,000-year-old icebergs which has drifted down from Greenland, or one or more of the estimated 5,000 humpback whales that cruise our waters at this time of year.

The conference, in early May, is in the middle of the spring breeding season for the many seabirds that frequent our coast including kittiwakes, storm petrels and the very entertaining puffins.

For more information on what to see or do in and around St. John’s please take the time to visit the following websites www.newfoundandandlabrador.com or www.destinationstjohns.com.

Travel to Newfoundland

St. John’s International Airport is served by all major Canadian airlines including Air Canada, WestJet and Porter. If you have concerns about St. John’s historical record of flight delays and cancellations due to fog, you can be reassured by the fact that a $53 million upgrade to the airport’s runway and instrument landing system has just been completed. The new CAT 3 landing systems are the most advanced in the world and will bring landing reliability fully in line with Canada’s two busiest airports, Toronto Pearson and Vancouver International.

How do I Participate in Mari-Tech 2016?

You may participate in Mari-Tech 2016 as an individual delegate or your company may wish to take the opportunity to promote itself to major players in Canada’s marine Industry, either through one of the exciting sponsorship opportunities, or by booking a spot in the trade exhibition.

You will find information on booking one or more of these opportunities on the Mari-Tech web site www.maritech. org or you may contact the conference organizers directly by email at mc@creativerelationsplanners.com.

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