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NEWBUILDINGS

NEWSLETTER APRIL 2015

NEWS FROM FORUM OKRĘTOWE MEMBER COMPANIES

Two launchings at Remontowa Shipbuilding

In April 2015, Remontowa Shipbuilding, member of Remontowa Holding capital group, saw launching of two hulls of arctic supply vessels under construction for Royal Arctic Line. On April 22, the yard no. B 203/2 with a capacity of 108 TEU was launched, while on April 30 - the newbuilding B 202/2, to be capable of carrying 36 TEU, touched the water.The launch ceremony of April 22 was a celebratory event, attended by representatives of the Owners - RAL, Remontowa Shipbuilding yard, mother-company Remontowa Holding, numerous members of the media from Poland and abroad and hundreds of shipyard employees. The delegation from Denmark, counting several honourable guests, was led by Jens Andersen, CEO, Royal Arctic Line A/S. The other April launching was a „technical” event without festivities, just a milestone in production schedule.

Launching of the B 203/2 vessel on April 22, 2015.Photo: G. Landowski

Launching of the B 202/2 vessel on April 30, 2015.Photo: G. Landowski

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Let us recall October 2013, when the contract was sealed for the construction of five ice-classed container and supply ships in three various sizes and designs, destined for Greenland’s Royal Arctic Line (RAL). The ships launched in April represent the smallest and middle-size classes of these three designs contracted.What all the ships will have in common is that they will comply with requirements of the newest high ice class PC5 and PC6 (Polar Class), featuring strengthened hull structure and safe operations down to 35 deg Celsius below zero.According to the contract, Remontowa Shipbuilding SA is to build one 606 TEU vessel for RAL’s international services, as well as two approximately 100 TEU ships and two 30/36 TEU ships for the carrier’s Greenland coastal routes.The 606 TEU unit will be basically a slightly modified sister to Mary Arctica, delivered by REMONTOWA Holding back in 2005 (the ship was then awarded with „Significant Ship of the Year” title by Royal Institution of Naval Architects), highly valued by the Owners, and is about to replace the 1984-built Arina Arctica. The ship will be deployed in Atlantic route, as a feeder ship for Greenland (connecting mainly Aalborg and Greenland’s Nuuk in regular service), and - similarly to its predecessor Arina and sister Mary - will be used for special tasks such as East Coast, US Thule Air Base and Antarctica research bases supply.Two medium-size ships within RAL - Remontowa contract scope will feature 108 TEU capacity each. The ships will replace Pajuttaat and an annually chartered vessel and will mainly engage in the supply of North Greenland. The first of the two ships of this design (yard no. B 203/1) was launched on November 25, 2014.The two smallest ships, featuring 36 TEU capacity each and some passenger capacity, are destined to replace the old „village vessels” and will be busy in the settlements supply year round. The first of these smallest ships (yard no. B 202/1) was the one launched on February 20, 2015.In fact all the five ships are kind of a crossover between supply ships, geared containerships and icebreakers. They will have to meet the demands of harsh climate conditions including temperatures falling to as low as minus 40 degrees C.The new arctic supply container-ships (of RMDC 2880 ACV 36 TEU design) have been designed at Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting, member of Remontowa Holding. The Nuuk-headquartered (capital city of Greenland) Royal Arctic Line was founded in 1993 and is fully-owned by the Greenland Home Rule Government. The government controlled transport contracts provide stable and quality logistics and supply services for all Greenland ports, even the small, remote settlements. RAL operates a regular ocean service between ports of Aalborg in Denmark, Reykjavík in Iceland and Nuuk, Aasiaat and Sisimiut in Greenland.

Video report from the launching is available at: http://www.bit.ly/ral_jonathan_arctica_launch and https://youtu.be/_AlFetY5tx4

The construction of second Canadian ferry commencedOn Friday, April 10, 2015, the construction of the second of three ferries contracted by BC Ferries, the largest North American ferry operator, took place at Remontowa Shipbuilding, belonging to Remontowa Holding capital group.The humble celebration of first steel cutting for the newbuilding yard no. B 615/2, was attended by Daniel Riis - project manager and Sergiy Vazyansky as well as Zbigniew Ćwikliński representing BCF and by the representatives of the Yard’s management. Daniel Riis was the one to start the plasma steel plate cutting machine with a push of a button.This is the second of the sister car and passenger ferries being built for BC Ferries. On March 6, 2015, the keel was laid for the first unit in a series of three (covered in one of the previous issues of the Forum Okrętowe Newsletter), for which the first steel was cut on January 16.

Daniel Riis - project manager, BC Ferries and Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, president, Remontowa Shipbuilding with the steel plates cutting machine in the background.Photo: G. Landowski

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The ferries are being built according to the contract, signed in 2014, covering the design (RMDC 2990 Double Ended Ferry 145 AEQ, from Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting, member of Remontowa Holding), construction, outfitting, sea trials programme and turn-key delivery at home port Victoria in Canada.The ferries will be able to carry up to 150 personal cars and 600 passengers will be the first in BC Ferries fleet to be gas (LNG) fueled with dual fuel engines also capable of burning oil. Currently the production programme of Remontowa Shipbuilding includes 18 ships: five car and passenger ferries, five arctic supply and container carrying vessels, four PSV’s, a power cable laying vessel, arctic AHTS, minehunter for Polish Navy and a sailing vessel for foreign customer. In 2015 the Yard celebrates 70th anniversary and its 1000th launching will take place.

Video report from the first steel cutting is available at: http://www.bit.ly/bcf_b615_2_launch

The assembly of the first ferry for Estonia started at Remontowa ShipbuildingRemontowa Shipbuilding marked commencing the construction of the first of two double-ended car and passenger ferries for Estonian customer Port of Tallin with keel laying on April, 30. The first steel for this newbuilding was cut on February 20, attended by the Estonian minister of economy and infrastructure, Ms. Urve Palo, who started the plasma steel cutting machine herself.In result of a tender won by Port of Tallin, the ferry operator was contracted to run ferry routes linking mainland Estonia with Saaremaa and Hiiumaa islands for ten years commencing on October 1, 2016. The ferries will call at the ports of Kuivastu, Rohuküla, Virtsu i Heltermaa. Two modern ferries, 114 m long each, will carry up to 150 cars and 600 passengers each. Low costs of operation will be their competitive edge. Hull lines,

optimized for operation in harsh ice conditions, will contribute to reduced fuel consumption and harmful emissions. High level of automation will allow vessel operations with a crew reduced to minimum.

Representatives of the shipyard, owner and classification society during keel laying for the B 616/1 ferry.Photo: Bogdan Pięta

Superstructures of luxury megayachts from Aluship TechnologyAluship Technology, renowned manufacturer of aluminium ship and offshore structures, operating in the area of former Gdansk Shipyard, has been recently occupied with contracts from Dutch Oceanco shipyard.The first one regards the superstructure, weighing some 187 tonnes, to be installed on the megayacht, Oceanco yard no. Y715. This component will be shipped to the Netherlands on May 9, 2015, to be installed on May 21 at Oceanco, according to Krzysztof Krajewski, Project Manager at Aluship Technology. The superyacht is expected to be delivered late 2016.Oceanco is a long-time customer of Aluship Technology. The most recent structure supplied to Oceanco was the superstructure installed on a 110 m long, Y714 megayacht, launched a month ago.

Newbuilding megayacht no. Y714 with Aluship Technology manufactured superstructure for Oceanco.Photo: press release

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PSV upgraded for ROV support and subsea construction work in Petrobras charter

Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Up Coral, 87.07 m in overall length and 18.80 m wide, has arrived to Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA to undergo upgrade through installation of new specialist equipment leading to expanding of the vessel’s capabilities and operational functionality. The vessel arrived at the Yard early March with special deck cargo and its stay lasted for over a month.It is probably worth mentioning, the ship itself is an example of Polish naval architecture and marine engineering applied in a yard abroad, as the Polish designed PSV was built in a Chinese yard. The MMC 887 design had been devised in Gdynia based MMC Ship Design & Marine Consulting Ltd., while the resulting ship has been delivered by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding.

Remontowa SA has installed ROV service and launching equipment as well as a knuckle boom crane from Dutch manufacturer Concordia TMS. The crane, with 25 tonne SWL and maximum outreach of 35 m is capable of operation on the waters up to 3000 m deep. With own diesel power pack of 862 kW and active heave compensation system, the ship is able to operate in waves up to 2.5 m high and in wind speed up to 20 m/s. Interestingly, the Brazilian, UP Offshore Ltd. owned and operated Up Coral brought the crane destined to be installed at Remontowa SA as its own deck cargo right from the manufacturer’s quay. The crane was loaded onto the PSV at Concordia Group’s quay in Werkendam, the Netherlands. The main particulars of the specialist offshore crane installed (TMS Offshore Knuckle Boom Active Heave Crane) are as follows: max. load - 25 tons WLL, max. reach - 35 meters, max. AHC conditions - Hs 2,5 m / 25 t / 15 m, max. working depth - 3000 m, runner winch - 5 tonnes WLL, max. reach runner - 37 m, man riding - 1 tonne WLL, class - Lloyds’ Register of Shipping, installed power - 862 kW.Besides the ROV equipment and 164 tonne offshore knuckle boom crane installation, Remontowa SA has also performed 3.5 m high mezzanine deck installation (the new deck, weighing 67 tonnes in total and installed in three sections, is spread over half of the PSV’s work deck area) and some other works. Under this new deck, containers with equipment will be stored among other items. All in all some 107 tonnes of steel has been installed, covering also crane foundations, modifications in tanks, some minor piping works, etc.With new equipment on place, the ship was expected to commence Petrobras charter off Brazilian shores, where it was about to arrive in the first half of May.

SHIPREPAIRS AND CONVERSIONS

Up Coral converted at Remontowa SAPhoto: P. Stareńczak

Omalius - the Multi-Purpose Drilling Vessel converted from AHTSRecently Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA has been occupied with an interesting conversion and upgrade. The 83.45 m long, 18.00 m wide, drafting 5,55 m, multipurpose offshore support vessel (OSV) / AHTS Normand Draupne, has arrived to Remontowa still in its old livery of one of the leading Norwegian offshore support fleet operators - Solstad Offshore. The ship had plied the Norwegian flag, until quite recently, with picturesque Skudeneshavn as its homeport (at the same time - the Owners’ headquarters location). Now the ship is owned and operated by Belgian Owners G-tec SA, which specializes in providing geotechnical engineering services, as well as marine geophysical surveys and marine environmental surveys. In particular, the company’s services are targeted to customers active in dredging, offshore renewable energy, ports & coastal development, infrastructure & civil engineering, pipelines & cables, and mining & quarries.Normand Draupne arrived to Gdansk based yard on March 5, 2015. The ship represents the Ulstein’s UT 718 design. The AHTS is not young (built in 1985 in Ulstein Hatlo yard, Ulsteinvik), but well maintained and well worth investment in upgrade, to serve its owners well and perform even most difficult tasks for many years to come.Extensive range of works has been ordered at Remontowa. These include repair job and conversion resulting in upgrading and widening the ship’s capabilities. The upgrade mainly meant installation of new crucial equipment on deck.

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After completion of works at Remontowa, the ship has become a drill ship. Not a typical oil and gas exploration drill ship though, but a geological survey and coring / sampling one.Current Belgian owners expect employing the ship mainly in offshore wind sector. As such, the ship was first presented during EWEA Offshore event held in Copenhagen in March 2015. Among the tasks entrusted to the ship will be the surveying and preparing the seabed for installations of offshore wind farms. After the conversion and upgrade the Multi-Purpose Drilling Vessel is capable of performing the following tasks and works: offshore geotechnical site investigation works; offshore drilling works; ROV inspection works; UXO (unexploded ordnance) clearance works; offshore support; anchor handling and towage and grouting supply.At Remontowa, the G-tec Offshore ’s drill rig GT 30, specially designed to work safely in challenging environmental offshore conditions in high tidal waters (up to 13 m tide), has been installed. The rig is built on a mezzanine deck, allowing storage of both SBF and SB CPT below the drill floor. A dedicated launching mechanism offers a quick, smooth and safe switch between drilling mode and seabed CPT mode through the large moonpool.The GT 30 rig is fitted with a complete sampling and testing package. Ex Normand Draupne, now Omalius, during its stay at Remontowa, received, besides the mentioned mezzazine deck and a drilling derrick, also the moonpool (prefabricated on shore and installed in one piece into a „well” cut off from the hull).One of the two large AHTS winches has been dismantled.The employees of Remontowa SA, supported by teams of Famos and PBUCh (also members of Remontowa Holding) have refurbished and upgraded accommodation spaces onboard Omalius (refurbishing and outfitting of cabins on main deck, modernization of the HVAC system). In Gdansk, the G-tec’s drilling vessel received also new sanitary and sewage water system, electrical system and had its main engine repaired (including overhaul of shaft lines, propellers, fore and aft thrusters, maintenance of tanks and chain lockers), as well as the hull maintenance performed in addition to some steelwork (such as repairing indents on bulwark, replacement of over 100 sacrificial anodes, repairs to the deck crane, etc.). Bio-block has been also installed. The ship’s stay was scheduled for approx. one and a half month, of which almost a month in dock.

Computer animation showing Omalius after conversion AT Remontowa SA is available at: http://www.bit.ly/omalius_render_vid

Normand Draupne upon arrival in Gdansk.Photo: P. Stareńczak

This is how the drilling vessel Omalius will look like after conversion at Remontowa.Fig.: G-Tec

DFDS opts for scrubber on Ark DaniaME Production subsidiary Marine Exhaust Technology has completed the basic stage of a scrubber retrofit onboard DFDS vessel Ark Dania, the first of two of the operator’s vessels to install ME scrubbers.The main part of installation of the hybrid scrubber (with both closed- and open-loop modes) started at the shipyard Remontowa in Poland at the end of February. Remaining fittings have been completed during operation.

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In open-loop mode, seawater is used in a specially designed spray system to reduce SOx in the exhaust gas. With continuous measurements ensuring that the water has the required alkalinity. In closed-loop mode, sodium carbonate is added in a closed system by a newly developed dosing system, enabling operators to avoid using more expensive and unwieldy caustic soda. Water discharged overboard complies with all applicable regulations (MEPC.184 (159)). In closed-loop mode, the recirculated water is purified before it is discharged. Washwater residues are collected in tanks and are delivered in the respective ports of call. The scrubbers will be certified by classification society, Lloyd’s Register. Marine Exhaust Technology noted that the system was of a very compact design, and was installed without major changes to the ship’s construction.

By the end of May 2015, Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA will have completed installations of scrubbers on 29 ships.

Installation of scrubber onboard Ark Dania.Photo: ME Production

Ship repairs at Naval Shipyard in GdyniaOn 25th of March, on the basis of the consortium agreement, the Naval Shipyard and the Armament Inspectorate of Polish Navy have signed the agreement for docking and intermediate repairs of the rescue vessel ORP Piast. The scope of works contained repairs of supportive devices, decompression chamber, the lifting device of a diving bell, the hull and maintenance of the vessel’s tanks. Moreover repairs have been provided to the line shaft, the steering gear, general ship supplies, navigation equipment and communication devices, military equipment in addition to changing of accommodation facilities. The overhaul is was scheduled to start before mid April 2015.On 3rd of April 2015 Naval Shipyard Gdynia has completed ship repairs of a cargo vessel (of the Dutch ship owner) Oceanic. The scope of works included

mainly the hull high pressure washing, painting of an underwater part of a ship, as well as measurements of rudder plate and the shaft.On Tuesday, 7th of April 2015 at Naval Shipyard the class survey of a Polish owners’ tugboat Tytan commenced. The main scope of works included: propeller repair, HP washing of a hull and a superstructure of a vessel, sandblasting and painting, overhaul of bottom and board valves, bow fenders parts exchange and fender’s modification with its new installation, bow hawse-hole replacement, overhaul, cleaning, maintenance and painting of anchor chains. Inspection of anodes and its replacement has also been foreseen.On April 20, 2015, the multipurpose cargo / container ship Zeus of German shipowner Reederei M. Lauteriung Gmblt & Co. KG has started the class survey at Naval Shipyard in Gdynia. The scope of works included: docking, hull maintenance, replacement of sacrificial anodes, general overhauling of steering unit and pipe works on the hydraulic pipes on deck. Besides the repair included general overhauling of fire fighting pump, cleaning and repair of chain and anchors. There has also been general overhauling of ME Dentz SBV type with T/C coolers and water and oil pumps carried out, along with small steelwork on the hull. The repairs also included loading test of rescue boat davit. The completion of repairs has been scheduled for the turn of first and second decade of May.

The Tytan tug has been among the vessels recently serviced at Naval Shipyard in GdyniaPhoto: P. Stareńczak

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MARINE EQUIPMENT

Activ now holds business license for special tasksEffective from April 9, 2015, Activ Ltd. holds the special the business license issued by the of Polish Ministry of the Interior. The license covers business activities in the scope of manufacturing and trade of explosives, arms, munitions and dealing with the military and law enforcement related products and technology.

Vessel bridge panels lighting from FamorFamor offers new LED (OL4452) nightlight for bridge, navigation and ship automation panels. As the manufacturer states the new product features excellent luminancy parameters as well as compact, robust, durable and ergonomic luminaire. The heart of the light is effective and energy saving LED light source. Along with stepless (continous) dimming and flexible, vibration resistant arm, this small item of vessel’s bridge equipment guarantees comfort, safety and reliability in operation for many years.

LED OL4452 luminaire offered by Famor.Photo: Famor

OFFSHORE

Aluship Technology builds topsides components for Gina Krog platformAluship Technology is nearing completion of the 200-tonne block for living quarters module of the Gina Krog platform. The structure is being built for Norwegian group Apply Leirvik, subcontractor to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of Korea. The main owner and operator of the Gina Krog platform (and developer of the offshore oil field) is Statoil, but there is also Polish company PGNiG among the project shareholders. The aluminium module under construction at Alutech Technology is Schedule for delivery on June 8, 2015.The Gina Krog oil & gas field is located in blocks 15/5 & 15/6 of production licenses PL 303, 048, 029 and 029B in the North Sea, Norway. Gina Krog is located some 30km away from the Sleipner platform

in approximately 110 m water depth. The field is currently in development, with approximately USD 5 bn being invested, and first production is scheduled for early 2017. The gross recoverable reserves are estimated at 225 million barrels of oil equivalent. Gina Krog will be developed via a new, standalone, 20 well, 70 bed jacket platform, which has a designed production capacity of 10,000 Sm3/d of oil and 9,000,000 Sm3/d of gas. Stabilised oil will be stored in an FSO and shipped to refineries by shuttle tankers. Rich gas will be processed at the Sleipner A platform, and sales gas will be sent to the UK and EU markets via Gassled. Condensate will be routed via the Sleipner R platform, and then processed at Kårstø into NGL products.Licenses include Statoil (58,7 %), Total (30,0 %), PGNiG Upstream Int. (8,0 %) and Det Norske (3,0 %).Aluship Technology owns the 4 ha ground and 10,000 m² production hall with modern, robotized flat panels production line for panels up to 12.5 m in width, allowing for single sided full penetration welding of aluminum plates which is a unique capability in an European scale. The company’s crew comprises 170 employees.

Computer rendering of the Gina Krog platform topsides.Fig.: PGNiG Upstream International AS

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Piotr Soyka presented the captains with commemorative ship’s bell from Remontowa Holding.Photo: G. Landowski

The record written down to Visitors’ Book of the Association of Deep Sea Masters Mariners.Photo: G. Landowski

President of Remontowa Holding SA becomes honorary deep sea captain

On April 21, onboard the museum tall ship Dar Pomorza, moored permanently in Gdynia - the symbolic “craddle of navigators” and the headquarters of Association of Deep Sea Masters Mariners, president of Remontowa Holding SA, Piotr Soyka, was presented with a captain’s hat, which means he became a honorary member of the Association.The event was hosted by master mariner and president of the Association of Deep Sea Masters Mariners, Andrzej Królikowski, who said: - As a shipbuilder, for many years, you have shown us how the ships may sail safely, for what we salute you.- The whole professional life of Piotr Soyka proves how to achieve success under difficult circumstances the shipbuilding industry operates in. During stormy times, the role of the captain is essential. Piotr Soyka swiftly navigated the shipyard boat through the reefs of Polish economy transition and under his command Remontowa has become one of the world’s best shipyards - the Port of the Gdansk harbour captain Wiesław Piotrzkowski added, speaking on behalf of the community of captains.The main part of the event was the ceremony of presenting the captain’s hat to Piotr Soyka, who could not hide emotions. Later all the ceremony attendees saluted Polish flag on Dar Pomorza. President of Remontowa Holding presented the Association with ship’s bell, specially crafted for this occasion, rang “four bells” on it and thanked the master mariners for the privilege to become the member of their community. He has also written down his commemorative verses and signature in Visitors’ Book of

MISCELLANEOUS

Onboard Dar Pomorza. The harbor captain of the Port of Gdańsk, Wiesław Piotrzkowski, speaks on behalf of masters mariners.Photo: G. Landowski

The flag saluted...Photo: G. Landowski

First issue of the Poland@SEA magazine released

In April 2015 the first edition of the Poland@ SEA magazine was issued. The magazine is destined for the OTC Houston USA, the Norshipping Oslo Norway and the Offshore Aberdeen in the UK trade fairs in 2015. The issue has been focused on the most interesting projects executed in shipyards and other companies operating within the maritime industry in Poland. Vessels built and being under construction, offshore oil & gas platforms and vessels conversions, repairs and services executed in shipyards due to the enforcement of new emission control areas, new designes of vessels and other floating objects made in Poland as well as contribution of domestic companies building ship hulls and sections to the production of innovative vessels in other European countries over the last year and ongoing projects as well are presented in the magazine.

The Poland@SEA also promotes products and services of some ship equipment manufacturers and service suppliers offered to the market. The magazine has been issued by the TEMAT Ltd. publishing house in Gdansk, Poland.

Central Statistical Office of Poland about Polish shipbuilding industry in 2014The majority of Polish shipbuilding industry production comes from the member companies of Forum Okrętowe. Therefore this group influences overall results of the industry the most.According to information recently published by Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS - Główny Urząd Statystyczny), as many as 4911 entities were engaged in production and repairs of ships, boats and involved in other shipyard production in Poland in 2014. They employed workforce of 31.5 thou.During 2014, according to GUS, eight (8) floating units were built, 33.3 % down from the previous year. This corresponded to a total gross tonnage of 25,600 (down by 26.2 % from previous year). In terms of

compensated gross tonnage, Polish shipbuilding production, according to GUS, amounted to 47.100 CGT and was down by 31.5 % year to year.Other non-cargo carrying ships amounted to 62.5 % of total shipbuilding production. Similarly, in terms of deadweight, non-cargo carrying vessels dominated the production output in 2014 as a single largest category (46.8 %).Orderbook at the end of 2014, according to GUS, was the same in ship numbers as the year before, however the growth was seen in terms of gross tonnage (33.4 % up from the previous year) and CGT (up by 32.5 %). Here, in orders, again, non-cargo carrying vessels prevailed (single largest category of 47.4 % in numbers and in deadweight - 44.7 %).The number of ships repaired in Polish yards increased by 12.6 percent from 2013 to the level of 599 units in 2014. These represented aggregated gross tonnage of 5.5 million (up bz 17.0 % from 2013). In 2014 591 sailing sport and leisure boats were manufactured in Poland and 589 motor sea-going leisure boats.During 2014 also 31 partially outfitted hulls were built in Poland.

Production of ships and orderbook in 2014

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Production of ships in 2014

gas tankers boxships ferries fishing vessels

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Estimated orderbook(as of 31.12.2014)

* GT ≥ 100Source: CTO

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the Association, which also has former president Lech Wałęsa and IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu anong its members.