The addition of the five terminals takes to 24 the number of independently audited ISO security certified DP World terminals globally so far. The certification was undertaken and awarded by TUV Rheinland Japan Limited.Mr Jack Williams senior vice president and MD of DP World’s Australia and New Zealand region said that “We are proud and pleased to be the only operator in Australia to receive this certification. We are committed to offering the best possible service to our customers and this international recognition of our security management system underlines to our customers that robust systems are in place to provide for the security of their cargo and of the people using the terminal facilities.”DP World regards security as a core service to its customers and is implementing the international standard throughout its network of 49 terminals.The ISO 28000 standard sets in place mechanisms and processes to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, as well as establishing preventive action plans. The certification at each facility was granted after a stringent series of audits of each of the facilities, focused principally on container security, physical access controls, personnel security, procedural security, security training and threat awareness, business partner requirements and IT Security. The standard complements all international and national security legislative codes to which DP World already conforms to at its terminals.
Friday, May 29, 2009
DP World implements international security standard across Australia
Albawaba reported that Global marine terminal operator DP World has achieved the international standard ISO 28000:2007 certification in supply chain security management at all of its Australian Container Terminals.
The addition of the five terminals takes to 24 the number of independently audited ISO security certified DP World terminals globally so far. The certification was undertaken and awarded by TUV Rheinland Japan Limited.Mr Jack Williams senior vice president and MD of DP World’s Australia and New Zealand region said that “We are proud and pleased to be the only operator in Australia to receive this certification. We are committed to offering the best possible service to our customers and this international recognition of our security management system underlines to our customers that robust systems are in place to provide for the security of their cargo and of the people using the terminal facilities.”DP World regards security as a core service to its customers and is implementing the international standard throughout its network of 49 terminals.The ISO 28000 standard sets in place mechanisms and processes to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, as well as establishing preventive action plans. The certification at each facility was granted after a stringent series of audits of each of the facilities, focused principally on container security, physical access controls, personnel security, procedural security, security training and threat awareness, business partner requirements and IT Security. The standard complements all international and national security legislative codes to which DP World already conforms to at its terminals.Read More
The addition of the five terminals takes to 24 the number of independently audited ISO security certified DP World terminals globally so far. The certification was undertaken and awarded by TUV Rheinland Japan Limited.Mr Jack Williams senior vice president and MD of DP World’s Australia and New Zealand region said that “We are proud and pleased to be the only operator in Australia to receive this certification. We are committed to offering the best possible service to our customers and this international recognition of our security management system underlines to our customers that robust systems are in place to provide for the security of their cargo and of the people using the terminal facilities.”DP World regards security as a core service to its customers and is implementing the international standard throughout its network of 49 terminals.The ISO 28000 standard sets in place mechanisms and processes to address security vulnerabilities at strategic and operational levels, as well as establishing preventive action plans. The certification at each facility was granted after a stringent series of audits of each of the facilities, focused principally on container security, physical access controls, personnel security, procedural security, security training and threat awareness, business partner requirements and IT Security. The standard complements all international and national security legislative codes to which DP World already conforms to at its terminals.
Hulking Cargo Ships Sit Idle Off Singapore
To go out in a small boat along Singapore’s coast now is to feel like a mouse tiptoeing through an endless herd of slumbering elephants.
One of the largest fleets of ships ever gathered idles here just outside one of the world’s busiest ports, marooned by the receding tide of global trade. There may be tentative signs of economic recovery in spots around the globe, but few here. Hundreds of cargo ships - some up to 270,000 metric tons, with many weighing more than the entire 130-ship Spanish Armada - seem to perch on top of the water rather than in it, their red rudders and bulbous noses, submerged when the vessels are loaded, sticking several meters out of the water. So many ships have congregated here - 735, according to AIS Live tracking service of Lloyd’s Register-Fairplay Research, a ship tracking service based in Gothenburg, Sweden - that shipping lines are becoming concerned about near misses and collisions in one of the world’s most congested waterways, the Strait of Malacca, which separates Malaysia and Singapore from Indonesia. The root of the problem lies in an unusually steep slump in global trade, confirmed by trade statistics announced on May 12. China said that its exports nose-dived 22.6 percent in April from a year earlier, while the Philippines said that its exports in March were down 30.9 percent from a year earlier. The United States recently announced that its exports had declined 2.4 percent in March. “The March 2009 trade data reiterates the current challenges in our global economy,”said Ron Kirk, the United States trade representative. More worrisome is that the current level of trade suggests a recovery is far off, many in the shipping business say.Read More
One of the largest fleets of ships ever gathered idles here just outside one of the world’s busiest ports, marooned by the receding tide of global trade. There may be tentative signs of economic recovery in spots around the globe, but few here. Hundreds of cargo ships - some up to 270,000 metric tons, with many weighing more than the entire 130-ship Spanish Armada - seem to perch on top of the water rather than in it, their red rudders and bulbous noses, submerged when the vessels are loaded, sticking several meters out of the water. So many ships have congregated here - 735, according to AIS Live tracking service of Lloyd’s Register-Fairplay Research, a ship tracking service based in Gothenburg, Sweden - that shipping lines are becoming concerned about near misses and collisions in one of the world’s most congested waterways, the Strait of Malacca, which separates Malaysia and Singapore from Indonesia. The root of the problem lies in an unusually steep slump in global trade, confirmed by trade statistics announced on May 12. China said that its exports nose-dived 22.6 percent in April from a year earlier, while the Philippines said that its exports in March were down 30.9 percent from a year earlier. The United States recently announced that its exports had declined 2.4 percent in March. “The March 2009 trade data reiterates the current challenges in our global economy,”said Ron Kirk, the United States trade representative. More worrisome is that the current level of trade suggests a recovery is far off, many in the shipping business say.
Indian National Shipowners Association joins ASF
The Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF) added the Indian National Shipowners Association as its latest member at its 18th meeting held in Tainan on May 26
With the latest addition, there are now eight members in the ASF. During the meeting the ASF discussed the repercussions of the worldwide economic downturn which has contributed to the dramatic fall in shipping markets. Members of the ASF agreed to maintain as much as possible recruitment and training initiatives despite the present market conditions.The ASF further noted the April 30 announcement by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) of the short-term reduction of charges. The ASF urged the ACP to institute a more significant reduction over a longer duration.Read More
With the latest addition, there are now eight members in the ASF. During the meeting the ASF discussed the repercussions of the worldwide economic downturn which has contributed to the dramatic fall in shipping markets. Members of the ASF agreed to maintain as much as possible recruitment and training initiatives despite the present market conditions.The ASF further noted the April 30 announcement by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) of the short-term reduction of charges. The ASF urged the ACP to institute a more significant reduction over a longer duration.
Golar Winter FSRU leaves Keppel Shipyard
Singapore: Petrobras’ second floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) yesterday left Keppel shipyard. The vessel, classed by DNV, is to be stationed at Petrobras’s LNG import facility in Guananbara Bay off Rio De Janeiro in Brazil.
Golar Winter is the sister to Golar Spirit, which was commissioned in Brazil in April this year. It was the world’s first conversion of an LNG carrier to re-gasification unit and, as such, is an industry milestone,” says Jan Koren, who heads DNV’s tanker business. Despite the current industry slowdown due to the global recession, Koren points out that “there is a more upbeat feel about regas projects since they offer possibilities for countries looking to quickly build up spare LNG supply.”Golar plans to convert three more of its ships into FSRU’s. Last year, it contracted with Shell to convert its 126,000-cbm LNG carrier Golar Freeze into an FSRU for the Shell-backed Dubai LNG import project. The vessel is scheduled to go for conversion later this year in either Singapore or Dubai. The unit will start operations in April 2010. Golar’s 137,000-cbm Golar Frost is due to enter Dubai Drydocks this summer for conversion into the floating terminal that will serve the Livorno project off Italy.Read More
Golar Winter is the sister to Golar Spirit, which was commissioned in Brazil in April this year. It was the world’s first conversion of an LNG carrier to re-gasification unit and, as such, is an industry milestone,” says Jan Koren, who heads DNV’s tanker business. Despite the current industry slowdown due to the global recession, Koren points out that “there is a more upbeat feel about regas projects since they offer possibilities for countries looking to quickly build up spare LNG supply.”Golar plans to convert three more of its ships into FSRU’s. Last year, it contracted with Shell to convert its 126,000-cbm LNG carrier Golar Freeze into an FSRU for the Shell-backed Dubai LNG import project. The vessel is scheduled to go for conversion later this year in either Singapore or Dubai. The unit will start operations in April 2010. Golar’s 137,000-cbm Golar Frost is due to enter Dubai Drydocks this summer for conversion into the floating terminal that will serve the Livorno project off Italy.
BW Fleet Management Repair Deal at ASRY
Tanker operator, BW Fleet Management, expanded its Fleet Repair Agreement with ASRY’s Bahrain yard. The new repair agreement was signed by Morten Steen Martinsen, managing director of BW Fleet Management and Chris Potter, CEO of ASRY, in April in Bahrain.
The Norwegian company, which operates out of both Oslo and Singapore, manages a fleet of more than 90 vessels operated by BW Gas and BW Maritime, and the ASRY repair agreement involves those crude oil tankers, product tankers and LPG carriers that trade to the Arabian Gulf, giving guaranteed dock space and fixed rates. It could see 14 vessels repairing at the Bahrain yard and is the largest fleet repair agreement currently at ASRY.BW ships have been coming to ASRY since the yard’s early days. Bergesen, as the company was then known, has been drydocking in Bahrain since 1980 and signed its first fleet agreement in 1999. The first four vessels to be drydocked and repaired under the new agreement will be the 1985-built Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) Berge Racine, the 1991-built VLGC BW Captain; the 285,739 dwt crude oil tanker BW Nile (to be renamed BW Elbrus), and the 2007-built product tanker BW Columbia, 76,604 dwt. All four vessels are due to be repaired between July and October this year.Read More
The Norwegian company, which operates out of both Oslo and Singapore, manages a fleet of more than 90 vessels operated by BW Gas and BW Maritime, and the ASRY repair agreement involves those crude oil tankers, product tankers and LPG carriers that trade to the Arabian Gulf, giving guaranteed dock space and fixed rates. It could see 14 vessels repairing at the Bahrain yard and is the largest fleet repair agreement currently at ASRY.BW ships have been coming to ASRY since the yard’s early days. Bergesen, as the company was then known, has been drydocking in Bahrain since 1980 and signed its first fleet agreement in 1999. The first four vessels to be drydocked and repaired under the new agreement will be the 1985-built Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) Berge Racine, the 1991-built VLGC BW Captain; the 285,739 dwt crude oil tanker BW Nile (to be renamed BW Elbrus), and the 2007-built product tanker BW Columbia, 76,604 dwt. All four vessels are due to be repaired between July and October this year.
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