SCOT MARINE 2007 IMPA Like last year, Scot Marine will be exhibiting at IMPA in Kensington. Along with representatives from our London and Cape Town offices and our partners, AJS Marine all guests are more than welcome to visit our stand for an informal chat and a drink. We look forward to seeing you. OPENING OF SCOT MARINE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD. JANUARY 2006

We are pleased to announce the opening of our new office and warehouse in Capetown. Under the management of Peter McNamara as General Manager and Michelle McCree as Purchase Manager, we are able to offer the same level of service and competitive prices as Rotterdam. In addition to logistics and procurement of marine equipment, we are also able to offer the use of a 1300 square meter warehouse for storage, and onboard deliveries to all South African and Namibian ports.

We hope that by offering the European level of service in Africa, combined with our offices in Rotterdam and London, we can offer a brand new concept and service to African ports, ensuring that your vessels even though in difficult locations are well looked after.

For further information and requests please contact us at the below address, Scot Marine South Africa (Pty) Ltd 10A Inyoni Road Ndabeni 7405 Capetown Tel 00 27 21 531 2318 Fax 00 27 21 532 0517 24 hours 00 27 846060418

SCOT MARINE ON THE MOVE Although only three years old, Scot Marine Holland has already outgrown its office and warehouse space and has relocated to larger premises. This has resulted in a wider and more efficient service for its customers, and improved the working environment for its 11 staff members.

90 TON CRANE TO GREECE
Crane being loaded onto truck in Athens for onward shipment to Syros		2005 has seen a number of special projects being undertaken by Scot Marine Holland, and they include the transportation of a 90 ton, Liebherr crane from The Netherlands to the island of Syros, Greece. The work involved arranging the loading of the crane and forwarding by sea freight to Athens, and the subsequent unloading and road transport to Syros. Other issues, such as confirming local ferries and police road permits were also taken care of.

Once installed on the vessel, Scot Marine supplied a qualified engineer to finalise the installation of the crane and provide training to the crew.

Crane in place on vessel

Another job undertaken this year has been the collection and air freight of a 14 metre propeller shaft from Egypt to Liverpool for reconditioning, and subsequent return to the vessel.

SUPPLIES TO THE CASPIAN SEA Scot Marine Holland completed the outfitting of a new, purpose-built hotel barge in Kazakhstan, in early 2005. Supplies included professional galley and laundry equipment, and a full range of accommation stores, such as beds and bedding, televisions and DVD equipment, and tools.

EXPANSION OF HAND CARRY SERVICE 2005 has seen a large increase in the number of urgent shipments delivered direct to vessels, by Scot Marine staff. With vessel downtime costing owners thousands of dollars per day in lost revenue and resulting delays, vital spare parts have been hand carried across the world to destinations including Baku, Cape Town, Cairo, Dubai, Norway, Mauritania and Douala. Experienced Scot Marine personnel are on permanent standby and have all relevant visa's and vaccinations. The service means that consignments of up to 50 kilos can be collected and personally delivered worldwide within 24 hours. Contact the Scot Marine office for further information.

NEWS FROM 2004

SCOT MARINE COMPLETE INITIAL STORING OF TIDEWATER'S LATEST ANCHOR HANDLING VESSEL

The Donnelly Tide was recently named in Aberdeen and thereafter departed for West Africa, where she will be based. She will be followed later this month by the Platt Tide and the J Hugh Roff Jr.

Early next year the quartet will be completed with the delivery of the Big Joe Tide. Scot Marine was appointed to supply the initial stores for each vessel and also initial stock of spares, once again showing our expertise and sound reputation for newbuilding projects.

NEW SERVICES OFFERED TO THE AFRICAN CONTINENT Scot Marine is pleased to announce an expansion in the services offered to African ports. We are able to offer full freight forwarding services to the below mentioned ports, either consigned to your agents or to our own agents.

Using our own agents we are able to deliver either door to door or onboard any vessel. By using our own agents you are guaranteed the same level of high service and standards as expected from Scot Marine, and you cut out the time, language and payment problems associated with going direct. All communication is done via our Netherlands office. For any questions or rates, please contact Jamie McPhail. Offered destinations include: Cabinda, Pointe Noire, Port Gentil, Douala, Lobito, Abidjan, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Walvis Bay, Malabo, Lome, all South African ports and all Egyptian ports.

SCOT MARINE COMPLETES INITIAL STORING OF FOURTH SAFMARINE NEW BUILD SAFMARINE NOMAZWE, the fourth of the Company's five new buildings was officially named Mrs Andrea van Wyk, wife of Rian van Wyk, managing director of Colors Fruit (Pty) Ltd. at the Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark on Saturday, 20 November 2004.

Scot Marine were appointed by Safmarine as supplier of the initial stores for the vessels, and a representative travelled to the shipyard in late November to assist the crew with the unpacking and stowing of items.

Safmarine Nomazwe nearing completion at Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark.

The new ship, which will be deployed on the South Africa Europe Container Service (SAECS) from December as a replacement for one of the original Big Whites, has a length of 266m, a width of 37m and an official capacity of 3,700 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent containers).

Safmarine Nimba approaching Rotterdam in August 2004 under heavy skies.

The first three newbuilds, SAFMARINE CAMEROUN and SAFMARINE NIMBA, the SAFMARINE KURAMO are geared and specially designed to accommodate the length and draft restrictions of a number of West African ports. The vessels are relatively wide, short and shallow and specially designed for the river port conditions found in Africa.

Scot Marine are now busy organising the initial stores for the last 'Super White', which is now nearing completion, and would like to thank Safmarine for their continued support.

INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURITY CODE (ISPS) Scot Marine now offer a full package of services to ship owners to comply with the above regulations, which came into force 1st July 2004. We offer a cost effective solution that can be tailor-made to meet your requirments, while at the same time improving supply chain management. Please contact us for further details or for a detailed proposal.

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