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8Maritime Reporter & Engineering News By Peter Pospeich, GermanyThe countdown is on for the world?s leading maritime exhibition ? the 25th shipbuilding, machinery & marine tech- nology, international trade fair hamburg, which will be fully booked again this year. ?We are already better placed than at the highly successful SMM 2010,? says Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO of Hamburg Messe and Congress GmbH (HMC), the SMM organizer. He adds that demand from the major ship-ping nations particularly in Asia is up again ? China will be represented not only by numerous companies, but also by CSIC and CSSC, the most importantshipyard associations; the Korean ship- yard association KOSHIPA will also be there; and alongside the major Japaneseshipyards also the Japanese marine equipment suppliers association JSMEA.There will be more than 30 nationalpavilions, including India and for the first time also Argentina, using SMM to pres- ent new developments and to generate in- ternational leads and cultivate relations with existing contacts. All in all, more than 2,000 exhibitors are expected from more than 60 countries ? from specialistmedium-sized companies to globally act-ing shipbuilding groups. Registrations al- ready include over 150 first-time exhibitors at SMM. In response to the tremendous demand for space by ex- hibitors, SMM management has createdadditional capacities by construction of ahigh-quality temporary exhibition hall. That makes the biggest maritime exhibi- tion in the world, which now has 90,000 square metres of in-hall space, more at-tractive than ever. It is the top event for the international maritime industry, with more than 50,000 trade visitors, and anextensive supporting program with more than 150 program items. The official opening of the world?s leading maritime industry fair will be in the evening before the first day of the fair, hat is the evening of 3 September 2012, at CCH-CongressCenter Hamburg. NEWS & ANALYSIS VesselsValue.com VesselsValue.com provides data driven ship valuations for tankers,bulkers and containerships. Thesegraphs show how vessel value de-pends on age for the major types.Vessels are assumed to have typical size and specification for age and highbuilt quality at a top tier shipyard. Two for A.O. Schiffahrt Caroline Oetker, Ida Oetker Christened in Shanghai On May 19, 2012, A.O. Schiffahrt christened the Kamsarmax bulk carrier Caroline Oetker at the Taizhou Catic Shipbuilding yard near Shanghai. The sister vessel Ida Oetker is due to be christened June 26, 2012. Both ships measure 229 x 32m and have a capacity of 82,000 dwt. The sponsor of the Caroline Oetker was Daniela Oetker, wife of Alexander Oetker, owner of A.O. Schiffahrt and son of Dr. hc August Oetker, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Dr. August Oetker KG. This is the sec- ond ship to bear the name Caroline Oetker, the first Caroline Oetker being a turbine tanker delivered to Hamburg Süd by Deutsche Werft AG in Hamburg in 1957. At the time, it was the largest vessel in the German merchant fleet. Both ships take their name from Caroline Oetker, the wife of company founder Dr. August Oetker. With her commitment she made an important contribution to founding, preserving and expanding the global corporation Dr. August Oetker KG. The second ship, the Ida Oetker, is named after the wife of Richard Kaselowsky, who guided the Dr. Oetker company from the 1920s to the 1940s. Immediately after the christening the two vessels will be placed under long-term charter with Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO), which has been a part of the Hamburg Süd Group?s tramp operations for 60 years. Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Trade Fair 25th SMM Set for Hamburg Bernd Aufderheide, President and CEO of Hamburg Messe and Congress GmbH (HMC) during the advanced press conference on May 24, 2012. (Image: PPM News Service Pospiech Maritim) Main Particulars Length229 mLength, bpp225.5 mWidth32.26 m Draft, max.12.2 m Capacity82,000 dwt Main engineWärtsila 5RT-Flex 58T Speed14.1 knots Sponsor of the Caroline Oetker was Daniela Oetker, wife of Alexander Oetker, owner of A.O. Schiffahrt and son of Dr hc August Oetker, Chair- man of the Advisory Board of Dr. August Oetker KG. MR June12 # 1 (1-8):MR Template 6/12/2012 8:38 AM Page 8