The Japanese coast guard and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have conducted an anti-piracy / terrorism drill on board MOL’s training ship, ‘Spirit of MOL’.
The exercise was held in the South China Sea on November 17. The training was based on a scenario in which a high-speed boat, suspected of plotting a seajacking, was tailing the ‘Spirit of MOL’. During the drill, the coast guard’s patrol ship ‘Shikishima’ hurried to site, and marine safety officers boarded the ‘Spirit of MOL’. The drill helped establish the effectiveness of MOL’s crisis management programs as well as its communication systems and methods. This drill proved to be an invaluable lesson for the 170 trainees serving onboard the training ship. The trainees were reviewed and tested on the steps they had followed in case of an attack by pirates or terrorists. The trainees sent out security warnings to report a possible seajacking to the vessel’s ship management company, M.O. Cable Ship and the Japanese Coast Guard. To prevent the seajackers from boarding the vessel, the crew sprayed water, locked all doors and conducted emergency vessel handling. Upon receiving the report from the vessel, the ship management company immediately conveyed the information to MOL’s Safety Operation Supporting Center at the head office, which works 24/7 to enhance the safety of all MOL-operated vessels. After receiving the report from the ‘Spirit of MOL”, the coast guard dispatched the ‘Shikishima’, which was on anti-piracy / terrorism patrol in to the training ship’s location.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
MASTECH 2008
MASTECH 2008, an International Marine and Technical Conference on Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding Technology was organized by MAST (Middle East Alumni of Ship Technology). The conference took place on the 12th and 13th of November 2008 at Hotel Crowne Plaza, Dubai. MASTECH was also supported by Marine BizTV and BizTV Events.
Techno Maritime Awards 2008, an award ceremony was organized on the 13th of November 2008 to honour the outstanding contributions in Maritime industry. The contributions were acknowledged with awards under 20 different categories; also celebrating the Silver jubilee of MAST.
MASTECH 2008 included:
· Two day conference on Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding.
· MASTECH DIGI Show
· MASTECH Techno Maritime Awards
· Silver Jubilee Celebrations of MAST
Techno Maritime Awards 2008, an award ceremony was organized on the 13th of November 2008 to honour the outstanding contributions in Maritime industry. The contributions were acknowledged with awards under 20 different categories; also celebrating the Silver jubilee of MAST.
MASTECH 2008 included:
· Two day conference on Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding.
· MASTECH DIGI Show
· MASTECH Techno Maritime Awards
· Silver Jubilee Celebrations of MAST
Efforts on to release supertanker
Dubai: Contact has been established between the Somali pirates and the owners of the oil supertanker that was hijacked off the Kenyan coast on Sunday.
According to the spokesperson of the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet, which has been monitoring the movement of the 330-metre-long tanker, Sirius Star, pirates have taken the ship to their stronghold of Eyl along Somalia’s coast. The Dubai-based Vela International Marine Ltd., which operates the tanker, said crisis teams had been established to seek the release to the 25 crew members on board the ship. The crew consists of two British, two Polish, one Croatian, one Saudi and 19 Philippines nationals. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it was “awaiting further contact from the pirates in control of the vessel.” This is the first occasion when a supertanker, with a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil valued at $100 million, has been pirated. The hijack triggered on Monday a jump in oil prices. It is also for the first time that a large vessel has been hijacked, so far away from the coast — 450 nautical miles from the Kenyan shoreline. The supertanker, three times larger than an American aircraft carrier, is owned by Saudi Arabia’s oil company, Aramco.
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According to the spokesperson of the Bahrain-based U.S. Fifth Fleet, which has been monitoring the movement of the 330-metre-long tanker, Sirius Star, pirates have taken the ship to their stronghold of Eyl along Somalia’s coast. The Dubai-based Vela International Marine Ltd., which operates the tanker, said crisis teams had been established to seek the release to the 25 crew members on board the ship. The crew consists of two British, two Polish, one Croatian, one Saudi and 19 Philippines nationals. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it was “awaiting further contact from the pirates in control of the vessel.” This is the first occasion when a supertanker, with a cargo of 2 million barrels of oil valued at $100 million, has been pirated. The hijack triggered on Monday a jump in oil prices. It is also for the first time that a large vessel has been hijacked, so far away from the coast — 450 nautical miles from the Kenyan shoreline. The supertanker, three times larger than an American aircraft carrier, is owned by Saudi Arabia’s oil company, Aramco.
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IMO Launches the "Go to Sea!" Campaign
A campaign to address the global shortage of seafarers, which threatens the very future of the international shipping industry, has been launched by the International Maritime Organization.
The campaign was in association with the International Labour Organization, the "Round Table" of shipping organizations - BIMCO, ICS/ISF, Intercargo and Intertanko - and the International Transport Workers' Federation. The campaign calls on governments, industry and IMO, supported by ILO and other international organizations, to take specific actions, within their areas of influence, to increase the recruitment of seafarers to tackle the problem. A recent report issued by maritime industry analysts Drewry Shipping Consultants assessed the current shortfall of officers in the global shipping fleet to be some 34,000, against a total requirement of 498,000. Moreover, based on Drewry's fleet growth projections, and the assumption that officer supply will only increase at the current rate, the report predicts that, by 2012, the officer shortfall will have grown to 83,900. The shipping industry can provide the basis for a fulfilling and satisfying life-long career and the problem is one of recruitment, rather than retention in the profession, he added, noting that this required a shift in the public perception of shipping, particularly amongst the young. IMO - the International Maritime Organization - is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
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The campaign was in association with the International Labour Organization, the "Round Table" of shipping organizations - BIMCO, ICS/ISF, Intercargo and Intertanko - and the International Transport Workers' Federation. The campaign calls on governments, industry and IMO, supported by ILO and other international organizations, to take specific actions, within their areas of influence, to increase the recruitment of seafarers to tackle the problem. A recent report issued by maritime industry analysts Drewry Shipping Consultants assessed the current shortfall of officers in the global shipping fleet to be some 34,000, against a total requirement of 498,000. Moreover, based on Drewry's fleet growth projections, and the assumption that officer supply will only increase at the current rate, the report predicts that, by 2012, the officer shortfall will have grown to 83,900. The shipping industry can provide the basis for a fulfilling and satisfying life-long career and the problem is one of recruitment, rather than retention in the profession, he added, noting that this required a shift in the public perception of shipping, particularly amongst the young. IMO - the International Maritime Organization - is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships.
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Mundra, Wilhelmsen and NYK sign automobile terminal MoU
Mumbai: Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a dedicated automobile terminal.
The agreement, with Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines, will substantially boost the Indian port’s current capability of 200,000 cars per annum. Captain Sandeep Mehta, ceo of operations at MPSEZ said "We are pleased to join hands with WWL and NYK to setup a world class automobile terminal facility at Mundra which will help us in imbibing the international best practices." Mundra, which boasts container handling operations, already has contracts in place with Maruti Suzuki and Nissan for export of their cars to Europe beginning January 2009 (prior to completion of the dedicated terminal). "We believe that building this terminal in Mundra will bring efficiencies in auto logistics industry which will help in making India a global player in automotive logistics," said Koji Shinozaki, NYK Japan deputy gm.
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The agreement, with Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines, will substantially boost the Indian port’s current capability of 200,000 cars per annum. Captain Sandeep Mehta, ceo of operations at MPSEZ said "We are pleased to join hands with WWL and NYK to setup a world class automobile terminal facility at Mundra which will help us in imbibing the international best practices." Mundra, which boasts container handling operations, already has contracts in place with Maruti Suzuki and Nissan for export of their cars to Europe beginning January 2009 (prior to completion of the dedicated terminal). "We believe that building this terminal in Mundra will bring efficiencies in auto logistics industry which will help in making India a global player in automotive logistics," said Koji Shinozaki, NYK Japan deputy gm.
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MOL to quit ELAA
Japanese shipping giant MOL, having announced its departure from transpacific quasi-conferences, says it has also resigned from the European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA).
The carrier announced that it will quit the two mentioned transpacific freight conferences from November 27. "With the European Union's abolition of liner antitrust immunity, it has become extremely difficult to align the business processes of our entire organization when its regional divisions must operate to differing standards," said Masakazu Yakushiji, Executive Vice President in charge of MOL's Liner division. Brussels-based ELAA Executive Director Chris Bourne considered it a sad leaving and adding that his group's membership had grown nonetheless and that MOL was an exception rather than the rule.
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The carrier announced that it will quit the two mentioned transpacific freight conferences from November 27. "With the European Union's abolition of liner antitrust immunity, it has become extremely difficult to align the business processes of our entire organization when its regional divisions must operate to differing standards," said Masakazu Yakushiji, Executive Vice President in charge of MOL's Liner division. Brussels-based ELAA Executive Director Chris Bourne considered it a sad leaving and adding that his group's membership had grown nonetheless and that MOL was an exception rather than the rule.
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Zamil launches new Rolls Royce AHTS
Last week, Saudi Arabia's Zamil Shipbuilding & Ship Repair launched ‘Zamil-54’, the third Rolls Royce UT 733-2 AHTS built at its Dammam shipyard.
This vessel is the third of seven vessels of the same type to be built under license agreement from Rolls Royce Marine- Norway. The vessels will all be classed by ABS. Zamil Shipyard has a full order book and will be busy with new buildings to mid 2012. Other vessels on order include four more UT AHTS, one buoy handling vessel, five tugs and one diving support vessel.
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This vessel is the third of seven vessels of the same type to be built under license agreement from Rolls Royce Marine- Norway. The vessels will all be classed by ABS. Zamil Shipyard has a full order book and will be busy with new buildings to mid 2012. Other vessels on order include four more UT AHTS, one buoy handling vessel, five tugs and one diving support vessel.
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