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ISSREPORTERlAroundtheNetworkMARCH20128www.iss-shipping.comAsupplyboatshippedfromSingaporewasdischargedatJebelAliwiththeISSDubaimarineteamsupervisingtheoperation.ThecraftwasrenamedandsailedforherfinaldestinationinSaudiArabiaaftersomeminormaintenanceworkandclearanceformalities.TheISSteamwasledbyAndrewMonteiroassistedbyNavrajShahiSamiuddinandCapt.SubramanianfromMarineLogistics.L-RGarySantosYasumasaSuetsuguSuperintendentforCPCConsolidatedPoolCarriersAsiaCo.LtdNaokiYamadaChiefSpecialistProcurementGroupThermalHydroPowerSystemsServicesDivisionforToshibaCorporationPatrickCrosbyGeneralManagerLogisticsMidwestRegionforNipponExpressUSAInc.loadingagasturbineinCharlestonforKashima.Garyadvisesx1cWerecentlyloadedtwoturbinesonapreviousvesselandhaveonemorevesseldue.Theseturbinesaredestinedfortheregionthatwasdevastatedbylastyearx19stsunami.x1dISSUmmQasrwasprivilegedtohostavisitfromtheBritishAmbassadortotheRepublicofIraqMichaelAron.TheAmbassadorishugelyexperiencedintheMiddleEasthavingrecentlyservedasHerMajestyx19sAmbassadortoKuwaitandsubsequentlyasHeadoftheMiddleEastDepartmentattheForeignandCommonwealthOffice.TheISSIraqofficecoordinatedhisvisitarrangedaporttourandmeetingswithportofficials.ThepurposeofthevisitwastwofoldtovisitthePortofUmmQasrandseefirsthanditsinfrastructureandhaveabetterunderstandingofitsfacilitiesandalsotopromotethecommercialinterestsforpossibleUKinvestorsandUKcompaniesinIraq.TheISSteamhadarrangedameetingwiththePortManagerSafaaA.J.Alx13MalikyandallpartiesfoundthemeetingsfruitfulwiththeBritishEmbassyteambeingespeciallykeentohearofthefuturelongtermdevelopmentplansfortheport.AnewISSofficehasopenedinKaohsiungmannedbyL-RJamesLinx13OperationsManagerJosieWu-PortManagerRexWuandStevenChung-Operators.ShipOperatorHigorSantosofISSSantosonboardJARISTARloadingwindbladesinSantos.ThebladesarefabricatedinBrazil.