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Regional training centre in Djibouti MOU signed
31/05/2011 MOU signed for building of regional training centre in Djibouti Full Story

IMO Maritime Safety meeting completes full agenda

26/05/2011 Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), which met at the Organization's London Headquarters

for its 89th session from 11 to 20 May 2011, completed a packed agenda Full Story

Mr. Yoshio Sasamura

25/05/2011 Mr. Yoshio Sasamura of Japan, a veteran of IMO and a major contributor to its work over

many decades, has died, aged 84. Full Story

Interim guidance on use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships agreed by IMO Maritime Safety meeting
20/05/2011 Interim guidance on employment of privately contracted armed security personnel on

board ships transiting the high-risk piracy area off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean approved Full Story

Piracy high on agenda at IMO Maritime Safety meeting

09/05/2011 Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden

and the wider Indian Ocean high on the agenda at MSC (11 to 20 May) Full Story

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CASUALTIES
Exxon silent on seafarer death - By Adam Corbett "A safety audit carried out more than a month after a fatality on board has identified deviations that pose a threat to personnel. A US Coast Guard (USCG) report into a fatality on board an ExxonMobil-controlled chemical tanker has revealed how the shipowner failed to notify the loss of life to a classification society during a safety-management-system audit. The incident dates back to January 2009 on board the 47,781-dwt Wilmington (built 1984), when third assistant engineer Christopher Erickson died after picking up a live wire while conducting electrical repairs. A USCG probe into the accident found numerous safety failings and identifiable deviations from the International Safety Management [ISM] code and Safety Management System, which posed a threat to personnel." TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 78

Wreck removal bill has unseen costs - By Julian Macqueen "New legislation to clear up uncertainty over who should pay for the salvage of uninsured wrecks in UK waters has shifted the expense on to British shipowners and owners whose ships call at UK ports. The present situation of who pays is unclear if a wreck is outside port limits, according to Andrew Webster, an insurance broker with JLT Specialty. But shifting the cost burden on to shipowners has arisen under the International Convention on Wreck Removal, which is being implemented by the UK through a private members bill, the Wreck Removals Convention Bill." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 5

LAW AND POLICY

Public policy and the payment of ransoms - By Peter Glover "Court reaffirms that ransom payments to pirates are not against English public policy and are therefore legal. In the recent decision in Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member the court of appeal was asked to decide if the taking of a vessel and its cargo amounted to an actual total loss and if ransom payments by shipowners to pirates were as a matter of English law against public policy. The court found for the owners, and held that whilst each capture by pirates needed to be viewed on the facts, capture in itself was not sufficient to trigger an actual total loss. The court also reaffirmed the decision at first instance that ransom payments to pirates are not against English public policy and therefore legal." LLOYDS LIST, 4 May 2011, p 7 BIMCO acts to prevent clause bias - By Roger Hailey "BIMCO has drafted a standard radiation risk clause for time charter parties in response to the home made clauses that have emerged in the wake of the perceived radiation risk for ships and crew calling at Japanese ports. The Copenhagen-based international shipping association has been monitoring the impact on international shipping trading to and from Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast coast. One of the major concerns for shipowners has been the perceived potential risk to the crew, vessel and cargo of exposure to harmful levels of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant which was badly damaged in the quake. As a result, says BIMCO: A number of home-made radiation clauses have begun to circulate the market which contain provisions that are generally framed very much in favour of the party that drafted them." LLOYDS LIST, 4 May 2011, p 2 Liability cant be ignored "Insurers express concern over meeting liability as ships get ever larger. A conference of shipping experts has been told the insurance market may have to redraw the current rules on general average as the size and scale of the liabilities they face continues to rise. The new breed of super container vessels of 18,000teu has created a liability environment that could see insurers unable to cope with the loss of a vessel in a worst-case scenario of many fatalities and a pollution incident following a collision." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 23 Class society calls for definition of operational efficiency - By Julian Macqueen "Class society Bureau Veritas has called on the shipping industry to take on board an expanded definition of what constitutes operational efficiency. Efficiency has to take on a new meaning, said Bernard Anne, managing director of the marine division at French classification society Bureau Veritas. Under pressure from environmental regulation and rising oil prices, ships must consume less fuel and burn cleaner fuel across a wide range of loading conditions and a wide range of speeds, he said. Defining efficiency as operating without incident, without pollution, without breakdown, and without loss of life, BV argues that to achieve such a position means having crew with the right training, the right support and the right feedback on operating conditions to make the right judgments." LLOYDS LIST, 17 May 2011, p 2 Owners back bunker levy as Brussels seeks climate cash - By Richard Meade "International Chamber unifies over market-based measures debate. Shipowners have backed the development of an international bunkers levy system to collect what could potentially amount to billions of dollars every year from the maritime industry. Following years of fractious internal debate, members of the International Chamber of Shipping have managed to put aside often radically conflicting opinions on climate change policy and agreed a common position in favour of a bunker levy. A meeting of the ICSs members held in Hamburg also agreed an outright rejection of the European Unions emissions trading scheme as a viable option for the shipping industry, a position that is likely to colour the development of climate change policy for several years to come." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 1 KARAMAN, T.A. - Comparative study on the liability of classification societies to third party purchasers with reference to Turkish, Swiss, German and US law. In: Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 42/No. 1, Jan 2011, pp 125-158 CARTNER, J.A.C. / GOLD, E. - Commentary in reply to 'Is it time for the United States to join the Law of the Sea Convention'. In: The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 42/No. 1, Jan 2011, pp 4970

MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Questions raised over environmental benefits of switching to LNG power - By Craig Eason "Emissions and costs could be higher than thought for gas-powered shipping. A report on the environmental and economic aspects of using natural gas as a fuel for shipping has highlighted that some of the benefits may not be as large as proponents of the fuel believe. The use of natural gas stored in liquefied form in ships bunker tanks has been heralded by many organisations as a way to reduce ships emissions in an age when shipping faces a raft of regulatory restrictions. While its SO2 and NOx reduction compared to heavy fuel oil are not in doubt, there could be less of a reduction in overall greenhouse gases than many supporters of LNG claim, according to the report by the Dutch research organisation TNO. Its findings suggest that other emissions, such as methane slip could seriously undermine the overall benefits of the fuel." LLOYDS LIST, 3 April 2011, p 5 Gas could become a viable source of ships fuel by 2016 - By Craig Eason "While the Dutch report on the impact of using liquified natural gas in shipping in the Netherlands focused on the environmental impact of using LNG, it also probed the economic impact. Given the additional investment costs to meet new environmental rules, and the predicted increase in crude oil prices, LNG will become a viable solution in five years time. The report states that, based on the data provided to Dutch research organisation TNO, in a cost comparison between diesel and LNG for 2016 onwards, there will be a commercial case for developing for LNG as a ships fuel." LLOYDS LIST, 3 April 2011, p 5 Natural gas quality could affect commercial fuel - By Craig Eason "The quality of the gas used to power ships may become an issue in the future. Data reveals that natural gas, including liquefied natural gas, has different compositions depending on geographical origin. The main component of gas is methane, which provides the energy during combustion in a ships engine. Methane content from natural gas can vary by more than 15% depending on its source. The content in Libyan gas is a low 81.6%, while gas from Alaska gives almost pure methane at 99.7%. This is seen quite clearly in land-based heating and power stations, but the impact on shipping is as yet unknown." LLOYDS LIST, 3 April 2011, p 5 First Tier III engine unveiled Denmark-based MAN Diesel & Turbo unveiled what it claims is the worlds first International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier-III-compliant, two-stroke marine engine. Built in Japan the MAN B&W 6S46MC-C8 engine with integrated selective catalytic reduction (SCR) fulfils the IMOs strictest emission standards do date. Tier III regulations are set to be enforced from 2016. THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2011, p 8 LNGs comfort blanket Sloshing remains an issue for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry according to AMS, but South Korean shipbuilder Samsung has come up with an idea that it says will dampen the movement of liquid cargo and reduce the sloshing loads on cargo tanks. Samsung unveiled its ABAS Blanket at the March Gastech conference. THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2011, pp 20-24 ClassNK develops cloud-based archive - By Steve Matthews "Japanese class society ClassNK has teamed up with IBM Japan to develop what is claimed to be the worlds first archive centre for new International Maritime Organization goal-based standards, which enter force in 2016. The archive will use IBMs cloud-based technology, and will store the ship construction files required by the GBS. The rules provide that the SCF must be kept both on board ship and at a shore-based archive centre. The SCF includes information on how each ship complies with the GBS, including on ship safety and design and construction." LLOYDS LIST, 10 May 2011, p 2 Bunker quality deemed poor by 94% of operators - By Steve Matthews "Problems with the quality of bunker fuel being delivered to ships is a major concern of ship operators and could increase with greater use of blended low-sulphur fuel to meet new regulatory requirements. According to a survey by DNV Petroleum Services in Singapore of 96 ship operators worldwide, some 94% reported problems with deliveries in 2010, with off-specification bunkers identified as the biggest problem. Of the operators affected by off-specification bunkers, about 43% said the problems involved serious quality issues that caused major technical problems on board including clogged filters, sludge and pump and piston ring breakages." LLOYDS LIST, 10 May 2011, p 7 Warning over ballast system handling - By Craig Eason "Shipowners will need to start taking care that they understand the safety issues of handling different ballast water systems, according to German class society Germanischer Lloyd. The Hamburg-based business has published an updated model booklet for a ships ballast water management plan as the industry faces the task of meeting the impending ballast water convention and its raft of guidelines. The 129-page publication describes safe procedures for handling ballast water in order to comply with the rules from the International Maritime Organization, as

well as many regional rules, especially relating to implementing ballast water exchange procedures and keeping a ballast water book." LLOYDS LIST, 10 May 2011, p 7 Alfa out in front in bilge battle "A new device aimed at improving the performance of inefficient oil-water separators has been launched by Alfa Laval. PreBilge, a new centrifugal separation system, is designed to work in conjunction with existing systems, thereby saving owners the expense of a complete replacement. The system is installed as a continuous pre-treatment loop, starting and ending at the bilgewater tank. Connected in much the same way that a lube oil separator is connected to a lube oil tank, it does its job in a similar fashion. PreBilge continuously maintains the bilgewater tank, ensuring a clean bilgewater feed that the existing treatment system can handle. Since the oil monitoring and overboard discharge are handled by the existing treatment system, no type approval or adjustment to the vessels IOPP certificate are necessary." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2011, p 4 New fuel standard has bad smell "The question of the potential hazards posed by hydrogen sulphide has been raised before in connection with the new ISO standard for marine fuels and a recent study has rekindled debate. A DNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) field study on hydrogen sulphide (H2S) measurements in marine fuel has raised concerns about the reliability of ISO 8217:2010, which places a 2mg/kg limit on H2S as a safety net for ship personnel. In recent years ISO 8217 has undergone four revisions. The inaugural standard was agreed in 1987, while the current one was launched last July, but concerns continue to be raised about the H2S limit included in the latest revision of the standard." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2011, p 56-57 DNV warns of poor low-sulphur fuel "Rising demand for low-sulphur fuel brings quality concerns. As regulatory pressure increases the demand for low-sulphur fuel we will most likely see a rise in the number of quality cases resulting from the use of blend components of poor quality, DNV Petroleum Services, based in Singapore, one of the leading bunker centres, has warned. In a summary last week of a recent market survey, the company noted extensive concerns about technical aspects of fuel deliveries. In the past 12 months, 94% of respondents encountered problems with their fuel deliveries, it reported. The majority indicated off-specification bunkers as their biggest challenge. Of those reporting off-spec deliveries, about 43% said the fuel deliveries were serious quality cases." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, p 48 Gratsos backs efficient hull designs - By Nigel Lowry "Shipowners could save millions of dollars yearly from more fuel-efficient hull designs, which would also reduce the industrys environmental footprint, but shipbuilders continue dragging their heels, the head of one of Greeces senior shipping bodies has said. In the wake of markedly different bow and hull designs floated by leading container shipping companies, notably Maersk Line , Hellenic Chamber of Shipping president George Gratsos said the shipbuilding industry needed a kick to hasten the introduction of more efficient models for tramp shipping too." LLOYDS LIST, 13 May 2011, p 2 Simrad Argus radar Navicos non navigational Simrad Argus radar system is a valuable tool in the fight against piracy. By combining the output from its patented Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Broadband Radar with that of the standard pulse radar technology onboard the ship, operators can monitor long and short range simultaneously. The best strategy is to avoid a confrontation with the pirates through evasive manoeuvres rather than to interact with them, explains Navico ceo Leif Ottosson. The Simrad Argus radar system identifies objects such as small skiffs in the water ahead of time so that operators can employ defensive manoeuvres and radio for assistance. SEATRADE, June 2011, p 131 MAN Diesel engine offers glimpse of a gas fuel revolution - By Craig Eason "Man Diesel and Turbo has designed a large, two-stroke marine engine that it says could revolutionise the way big ships are designed. Interest in fuelling ships with natural gas has increased significantly in the last three years, especially as analysts predict a significant price difference between it and liquid fuels. Natural gas also has substantial environmental benefits over oil-based bunkers, in that it contains virtually no sulphur and produces less carbon dioxide." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 9 Denmark orders LNG study - By Craig Eason "The Danish Maritime Authority has given the Swedish researchers and technical consultants SSPA and F the task of creating a strategic decision paper on how liquefied natural gas fuelling infrastructure can be built up in Northern Europe. The study is part of a European Union-funded project led by the Danes to assess how gas bunkering can be established ahead of shipping turning to the fuel as a way of meeting environmental and economic challenges." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 9 Norway and Japan sign technology pact - By Craig Eason "The Norwegian and Japanese governments have signed a co-operation agreement on maritime technology at Nor-Shipping. Norwegian state secretary Rikke Lind and the Japanese transport minister Hideo Kubota signed the agreement in a

special ceremony at the launch of the week-long maritime technology exhibition in Oslo. The two countries have agreed to co-operate in technology areas such as LNG, offshore wind technology, ship recycling and environmental technologies." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 4 Industry backs CO2 bunker levy - By Steve Matthews "Senior industry figures have roundly backed the concept of a bunker levy as the best available market-based measure to address greenhouse gas emissions. A show of force on the topic from shipowners across the industry dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Nor-Shipping conference being held in Oslo this week, supporting the recent decision by the International Chamber of Shipping to reject emissions trading as a viable option. Regulation is coming and the shipping industry has to get out in front of it. A bunker levy is the simplest way to do it, said Teekay chief executive Peter Evensen, speaking at the opening conference." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 5 GL urges owners to use cutting edge technologies - By Steve Matthews "If the shipping industry is to improve vessel efficiency to meet the new challenges of cutting emissions and high fuel costs, it must be more willing to use all the tools available, Germanischer Lloyd chief executive officer Erik van der Norrdaa has said. The shipping industry is immature and it is difficult to convince owners to use available analytical and other software tools to improve vessel performance. I am aware that I may not make myself popular in saying this, said Mr van der Norrdaa. His comments were made while speaking about the class societys increased focus on services and products that improve vessel efficiency." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 5 Class society shows confidence in gas-powered ships - By Steve Matthews "Class society ABS has launched its guidance for gas-fuelled ships, recognising the increased applications and interest in liquefied natural gas as fuel. Other leading class societies have also developed rules for gas-powered vessels. Chief technology officer Todd Grove, speaking to Lloyds List at Nor-Shipping 2011, expressed confidence LNG will become used more widely. The new ABS guide covers both main propulsion and auxiliary power generation systems for gas-fuelled ships. Mr Grove said the guide is intended to cover the use of gas for a wide range of engine types and vessel types. We have tried to make it as general as possible to enable widespread applications, he said." LLOYDS LIST, 26 May 2011, p 2 Critic of EEDI takes another shot at IMO power ruling - By Adam Corbett "One of the most vocal critics of upcoming energy-efficiency measures has hit out again over regulatory attempts to ensure ships will have enough power to cope with heavy weather. Jack Devanney, who heads the Florida-based Center for Tankship Excellence, has been a long-standing critic of the energy-efficiency design index (EEDI), which he believes will limit power to an unsafe level. In an attempt to address this, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has added to the regulation a note saying installed power shall not be less than propulsion power needed to maintain maneuverability under adverse conditions as defined in guidelines." TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, p 42 SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS (SNAME) - Marginal abatement costs and cost effectiveness of energy-efficiency measures : Panel AHP 20 - Greenhouse Gases and Economics. New Jersey (USA) : SNAME, 2011 (IMO Doc. MEPC 62/INF.7)

MARITIME SAFETY
Lifeboat on-load hooks By Harry Gale Lifeboat hook failures have caused death and injury to seafarers for too long now and mariners have lost confidence in using lifeboats in training drills. The Industry Lifeboat Group (ILG) in which The Nautical Institute is an active participant, was set up to address the concerns of the maritime industry on the issue of lifeboat safety; identify features of existing survival craft and associated systems for which remedial measures are required; and to provide clear recommendations to IMO. SEAWAYS, May 2011, pp 24-25 Enclosed Space Problems in the Marine Industry By Barrie Jones The Mines Rescue Service is a rescue and training organisation specialising in enclosed spaces in all industries not just mining. Recently we have examined the potential for our expertise to be related to enclosed spaces in the maritime industry. A series of shipboard visits have been undertaken where potential problem areas were identified, solutions proposed and rescue drills carried out. This article examines some of the findings from these visits, in particular the techniques and equipment which may be utilised for casualty extraction on board ship. SEAWAYS, May 2011, pp 26-29

The ISM Code: just an overrated tool? By Syamantak Bhattacharya The ISM Code offers a systems approach to facilitate the management of shipboard safety and pollution prevention. It is lays down systems of work involving assessment and control of risk along with self-checking and self-critical measures for the purposes of verifying and improving its performance. However, its effectiveness has been the subject of much debate. Previous studies based on Port State Control deficiencies and marine insurance claims and surveys using user perception failed to establish a clear causal relationship. Yet, everyone appears to believe that the Code can improve the industrys standards and to be keen to see it realised. THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HUMAN ELEMENT BULLETIN, May 2011, p 2 Taking action on passive safety "Passive safety is a new state of mind, according to the Maritime Passive Safety Association (MPSA). Its website urges the shipping industry to break with the zero-risk pretension and make ships ready to protect the marine environment in case of an accident at sea. Its stance is that active safety systems, such as radars, embedded computing systems and automatic pilots, are intended to prevent accidents happening. But when something does go wrong, they offer no help. The actors of the shipping industry still have very little culture of crisis preparedness and do not anticipate the environmental management of an accident at sea, the association argues. So its mission is to encourage owners to install hardware specifically, pipework that gives access to fuel and cargo tanks that can be accessed in an emergency to remove oil from a disabled ship." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 24 Denmark takes HNS lead "Denmark signs the 2010 HNS protocol and hopes others will follow. Denmark has become the first country to sign the 2010 protocol to the IMOs convention on the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS Convention). The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) will now start work to ratify it. Although the convention was adopted by the IMO in 1996, it has never entered force because of a failure to collect enough ratifications. Denmark was among those that did not ratify the original version." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 26 Argentina backs cargoship initiative - By Adam Corbett "Argentina is proposing an extended survey system for general cargoships in a bid to improve the poor safety record of the sector. General cargoships have consistently ranked as having the worst casualty and port-state-control (PSC) records. This is often attributed to their high average age and their registration under flag states with a poor record in applying international conventions. In an accident that is typical of the mishaps that blight the sector, the North Korean-registered, 15,200-dwt Hyang Ro Bong (built 1982) collided with the bow of Master Shipmanagements anchored 11,700-dwt general cargoship Banga Lanka (built 1978) outside Chittagong last month and then promptly sank." TRADEWINDS, 6 May 2011, p 46 Hopes pinned on swift lifeboat action - By Adam Corbett "A fatal incident during a lifeboat-safety drill could force IMO delegates to agree recommendations by next month. A major advance aimed at ending fatalities during lifeboat safety drills could be decided at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) next week but it may take some time before implementation. When the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) convenes, the recent deaths of two young French officers during a drill on the 13,800-teu CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (built 2009) will still be fresh on peoples minds." TRADEWINDS, 6 May 2011, p 46 Stress-prone steel still a safety issue "Hull stress fractures and other structural problems associated with the use of high-tensile steel in ships built in the early 1990s have largely been forgotten but a recent accident report has provided a timely reminder that the issue still exists. A UK investigation into the fire on the 97,000-dwt self-unloading ore carrier Yeoman Bontrup (built 1991) exposed the degree of maintenance the owner had to undergo to contain the problem of hull cracking (see page 43). The fire itself was not a result of poor ship construction but rather was caused by careless welding practices in repairs to an unloading system containing flammable material." TRADEWINDS, 13 May 2011, p 2 Owners push for weighing boxes in port - By Adam Corbett "Shipowners are pushing for boxes to be weighed at port before loading in a bid to improve safety. The false declaration of container weights was highlighted by the investigation into the grounding of the 4,277-teu boxship MSC Napoli (built 1991) off the South coast of England in 2007. The probe found that the weight of 20% of the boxes on board had been misdeclared and was one of the causes of the accident. Australia, Denmark and the Netherlands have been calling for a verification system to be introduced for shipboard-loading computers and for stricter requirements on shippers to verify container weights through a revision of the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) convention." TRADEWINDS, 13 May 2011, p 42 MAIB issues lifeboat davit warning - By Steve Matthews "The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued a safety bulletin warning owners of the risks of malfunctions in proximity switches fitted to lifeboat davits, identified as the cause of the fatal accident onboard car carrier Tombarra in Bristol in February. The accident happened during a drill when a rescue boat was being hoisted back into its stowed position. A fall wire failed. That resulted in the boat falling back into the water, killing one seafarer

and injuring two others. Although the rescue boat was found to be 450 kg overloaded, the main cause of the accident was the failure of the proximity switch to cut out power to the winch before the boat reached its stowed position." LLOYDS LIST, 16 May 2011, p 2 Arctic honeypot lures big beasts - By Terry Macalister "An enormous part of the world has up until now been without any kind of coordinated search-and-rescue service and it was the Xinhua news agency that reported on a historic deal to rectify the situation signed by US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton. The new commitment to ensure ships, oil rigs and aircraft are given the immediate assistance they need. The search-and-rescue protocol was signed at last weeks Arctic Council meeting in Nuuk, Greenland. Council member states are Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, the US and Canada" TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 2 Liquefaction fears raised over cargoes out of Brazil - By Adam Corbett "Insurers are warning that shipowners have reported safety problems linked with the liquefaction of sinter feed cargoes mostly loaded in Brazil. This latest problem comes after a series of losses over the past two years related to the liquefaction of nickel-ore cargoes and iron-ore fines loaded in Asia. Liquefaction causes cargoes to shift in the hold, making the ship unstable and in the worst cases, resulting in the loss of the vessel. Norwegian protection-and-indemnity (P&I) club Gard has suggested the latest problem may be linked to the miscategorisation of sinter feed by shippers." TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 79 Shipowners back IMO move on container weighing - By Janet Porter "Last weeks decision by the International Maritime Organization to consider the problem of misdeclared container weights has been warmly welcomed by shipowners, although no agreement has been reached about whether to move towards a mandatory regime. The World Shipping Council and International Chamber of Shipping have been waging a long campaign to ensure shippers provide accurate information about the weight and contents of containers, both of which pose a danger if incorrect. The decision of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee to solve the problem of misdeclared container weights will significantly improve the safety of containerships, their crews, shoreside personnel involved in the handling and transport of containers, and other cargo aboard the ship, the WSC and ICS said in a joint statement." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p7 Radiation scans extended across Japan "As Japan considers widening radioactivity tests beyond Tokyo Bay, ClassNK offers a nationwide service. Japans radioactivity testing and verification service may be extended to other ports, in line with government-specific guidelines, Fairplay has been told. The government programme initially targeted Tokyo and Yokohama, but may be extended to other ports, ClassNK executive vice-president Toshitomo Matsui told Fairplay last week. But Matsui urged shipowners and operators to approach ClassNK for the societys own testing and verification service. We continue to offer certification according to our independent standards in addition to providing certification in line with the Japanese governments strict guidelines. This service is available throughout Japan, he said." FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, p 27 IMO to address box-stowage issue - By Ian Lewis "The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is getting to grips with the issue of dangerous stowage of containers on ships. Its Maritime Safety Committee has agreed to address incorrectly declared containerised shipments. The new measures, proposed by the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia, should ensure that boxes are weighed in port before being stowed on board vessels. Incorrectly weighed containers are deemed a safety hazard for boxships and are believed to have contributed to several marine accidents, such as that involving the 4,277-teu MSC Napoli (built 1991) in 2007." TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, p 8 Investigation reveals malaria danger - By Adam Corbett "A Danish accident investigation has revealed that malaria can be a danger to seafarers and even kill in regions of the world not known for the disease. The recently released report recounts the tragic death of a 32-year-old Filipino able-bodied seaman on the 34,800-dwt products tanker Romo Maersk (built 2003) in August last year. The seafarer died suddenly of malignant malaria type plasmodium falciparum, the most lethal form of the disease and generally limited to southern African states. But there were no signs that he had caught the disease until he complained of a headache and was given paracetamol by the chief officer. The next day, he developed a 42-degree temperature and died nine hours later." TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, p 42 DNV warns companies that safety standards are sliding - By Adam Corbett "Shipping needs to refocus on safety as statistics show the industry is getting more, not less, dangerous, according to Det Norske Veritas (DNV) maritime head Tor Svensen. DNVs casualty analysis shows a recent rise in accidents, reversing two decades of improvement in casualty statistics. Svensen adds that DNVs findings are backed up by analysis from the Nordic Association of Marine insurers (Cefor). With more than 50% of accidents due to navigational errors such as collisions and groundings, Svensen says manpower competency is still the central issue in marine safety." TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, p 43

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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG) - Report of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the explosion, fire, sinking and loss of eleven crew members aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico, April 20-22, 2010. Washington, D.C. : USCG, 2011. Vol. 1 (MISLE Activity Number: 371503)

MARITIME SECURITY
SCI chairman calls for tougher stance on piracy - By Gavin van Marle "Indias largest shipowner has applauded the Indian Navys approach to combating piracy, following the return to Mumbai of eight Indian crew members from the released bulker. We are very grateful to them and wish that other navies would adopt the same tactics, he said. It is believed that the pirates kept the other seven crew members because they are Indian, as revenge or some such other, but there has been absolutely no official communication from the pirates that this is the case and that assertion thus remains nothing other than pure conjecture." LLOYDS LIST, 5 May 2011, p 2 Spain threat to merchant ships off Gibraltar - By Brian Reyes "A Spanish warship sailed into British waters on the east side of Gibraltar yesterday and attempted to order merchant ships out of the area, drawing a formal protest from Britain and a furious response from the Gibraltar government. The ships, which were anchored around two miles off the Rock, ignored the order. Instead, they contacted the Gibraltar Port Authority, which administers the waters on the east side of the Rock and had granted clearance for them to be there. The British military despatched a rapid response rigid-hull inflatable boat to intercept Atalaya. Two radio warnings were issued to confirm that the [Spanish] vessel was in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and that she should leave immediately, said a spokesman for Britains Ministry of Defence. The 68 m long Atalaya, which is armed with cannon and heavy machine guns, sailed from the area shortly after." LLOYDS LIST, 5 May 2011, p 2 Spanish court sentences Alakrana pirates - By Brian Reyes "A Spanish court has sentenced two Somali pirates to 439 years each in prison for their role in the hijack of the trawler Alakrana in 2009. However, the court also pointed to government involvement in the ransom negotiations and reopened the debate as to whether money should be paid to free a hijacked ship. The two men - Cabdiweli Cabduhalli and Raageggesey Hassan Aji - were members of a pirate group that captured the trawler and its 36-man crew 120 nautical miles off Somalia." LLOYDS LIST, 5 May 2011, p 2 Hijacked Gemini anchored off Somalia - By Colum Murphy "The Singapore-registered chemical tanker Gemini, which was hijacked last Saturday, is now anchored off the northeast coast of Somalia, according to the vessels shipmanager, Glory Ship Management. Glory said satellite tracking by Singapores Maritime and Port Authority indicated the vessel was probably seized 120 nautical miles from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The ship had sailed for three days before stopping early in the morning of May 3 at its current location, 200 nautical miles northeast of the Mogadishu, Somalia. The 29,871 dwt chemical tanker has a crew of 25 on board and was carrying crude palm oil from Kuala Tanjung, Indonesia to Mombasa, Kenya." LLOYDS LIST, 5 May 2011, p 2 Port state records reveal vulnerability "Bulk carriers with poor Port State Control records are more likely to fall victim to pirate attacks, according to Intercargo, the dry cargo shipowners organisation. Since January 2008, 36 bulk carriers over 10,000dwt have been seized by pirates and 821 seafarers taken hostage. Eight bulk carriers are currently being held by pirates. One-third of vessels seized have been en route to or from the Middle East or North Africa. There is an increasing tendency for vessels to be seized from companies with poorer Port State Control performance figures or those less well known to the maritime associations, said secretary-general Rob Lomas." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 23 Anti-piracy force gives hint of costs - By Jim Mulrenan "The radical plan to launch a shipping-industry navy to combat the Somali pirate scourge has taken a big step forward with a top figure lined up to be chief executive. Angus Campbell, a former senior executive with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), is to drive the Convoy Escort Programme (CEP) forward as it enters a critical phase of building industry and political support, developing the legal structure under which it will operate and raise finance for a fleet of 18 patrol boats to deter attacks on merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden. A UK-registered company has also been formed and Sean Woollerson, the Jardine Lloyd Thompson insurance broker behind the concept, has released some figures on the likely cost of the programme." TRADEWINDS, 6 May 2011, p 13 IMO to consider guidelines for armed guards on ships - By Steve Matthews "Piracy will once again be the main item on the agenda at the IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting, starting in London on Wednesday. It will consider calls for guidelines on the use of armed guards, which many owners are now

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employing to protect their ships. A number of countries have made submissions on this subject. The IMO secretariat is asking the committee to adopt a resolution encouraging wider implementation of the best management practices guidelines to avoid and deter attacks as far as possible." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 1 Naval forces rescue hijacked Chinese ship - By Colum Murphy "A hijacked Chinese-owned vessel with a crew of 24 Chinese nationals on board has been rescued by US and Turkish navy commandos, according to reports citing Chinas Ministry of Transport. The Panama-flagged 1995-built 26,758 dwt bulker Full City, which is owned by Cosco, was hijacked 450 nm off the coast of Mumbai. Full City was then rescued by a US marine and Turkish rescue team. The Chinese crew had protected themselves by locking themselves into the ship. They were released unharmed. Around seven Somali pirates are said to have fled the ship." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 3 An adaptable and lucrative business - By Richard Meade "The piracy business model may have started out as a brutal cottage industry born out of desperation, but it has grown rapidly into a highly successful and adaptable conglomerate. Naval intelligence indicates there are now about 14 key piracy investors, many of them based outside Somalia. Inside the pirate clans themselves, according to EU naval forces, there are 50 pirate leaders, 300 attack team leaders and 2,000- 3,000 pirates, largely 18-22 year-olds with no seagoing experience. Of 141 ship hijack attempts since the start of 2011, only 26 ended with attacked ships being taken hostage. This percentage compares favourably with an average of 40%plus in preceding years. Nevertheless, Somali piracy remains a lucrative business model." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 4 Political will on piracy yet to bring firm action Piracy - By Richard Meade "Last month an extraordinary parade of 28 foreign ministers took to a stage in a Dubai hotel to proclaim that a solution to piracy was at the top of their priority list. Pledges of cash to bolster the UN counter-piracy trust fund were duly made in a series of robust speeches. So why, given the overwhelming political support for a counterpiracy trust fund that even conservative estimates suggest needs $20m to be effective, did this unprecedented gathering only raise $4.5m a figure that would barely cover the cost of organising the event or indeed a single hijack ransom payment? And why do internal UN agency documents and minutes from international counter-piracy strategy meetings still reveal high-level concerns about the lack of political will to respond to piracy and the unwillingness of governments to match rhetoric with action?" LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 4 IMO calls for more warships and single UN command - By Richard Meade "International Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos intends to use the Maritime Safety Committee meeting in London this week to gather support for his long-held plan to co-ordinate all international antipiracy operations under a single United Nations command and increase the number of warships being used off Somalia. While over 20 countries have active anti-piracy naval operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, co-ordination and co-operation between navies has produced mixed results and, says Mr Mitropoulos, the system is not working as it should. European Union, Nato and Combined Task Force operations co-ordinate operations on a strategic and operational level, but ships from these operations account for just over half of the operational assets in the region." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 4 Opinion: Thinking the unthinkable - By Tom Leander "The International Maritime Organizations Maritime Safety Committee kicks off later this week with piracy as the most urgent item on its agenda. The MSC will be considering a number of proposals concerning the use of armed guards on vessels. These include a call by the Philippines and Singapore, as well as the International Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO, for guidance on employment of security providers, including a list of vetted providers, drafting of a useful contract between owners and security companies, and principles to follow when using deadly force. Two years ago, only a handful of owners were deploying armed guards on their vessels, while most industry associations and flag states wagged their finger at those that supported the practice. Now, many owners say they do." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 6 New thinking needed on the piracy problem One cannot be surprised at the gradual hardening of views about how we deal with the Somali pirates causing such mayhem and additional costs in the Gulf of Aden and much of the Indian Ocean. BIMCO BULLETIN, April 2011, pp 2-3 Call for military force to provide armed guards - By Nigel Lowry "Greek shipping interests in London have called for a new military force to be created to guard ships against hijack as part of a holistic approach to piracy that would involve greater action from governments. In proposals released just ahead of this weeks International Maritime Organizations Maritime Safety Committee meeting, which will focus on attacks in the Gulf of Aden and elsewhere, the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee said such an international force would be armed and the personnel deployed on vessels transiting risky areas should be authorised to use fire power to repel hijackers." LLOYDS LIST, 10 May 2011, p

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Private security tackles pirates but fears raised over industry cowboys - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "A private, unregulated army of up to 2,000 men comprising former soldiers and marines, as well as university students and nightclub bouncers, has emerged as a 100% effective weapon against Somalias pirates. While the worlds navies battle unsuccessfully to protect the 23,000 vessels that transit the Gulf of Aden each year against pirates, more shipowners and operators have turned to the private security industry to employ armed guards on their vessels. To date, not one ship with armed guards on board has been successfully boarded and hijacked. That has not only helped swing sentiment in favour of a practice until recently largely reviled within conservative ranks of the global shipping community, but also focused attention on the ethics and backgrounds of those providing the service." LLOYDS LIST, 11 May 2011, p 4 Security guidelines proposed at IMO committee - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "Providers will be vetted by shipowners and operators to keep out cowboys. Preferred private armed security service providers are to be signatories to the International Maritime Organizations International Code of Conduct for Private Service Security Providers and certified or accredited in their home country." LLOYDS LIST, 11 May 2011, p 4 Training camps signal pirates ability to adapt to challenges - By Jon Guy "Gangs tactics are evolving in the face of countermeasures by shipowners and navies. Shipping companies and owners headed for Londons Lime Street last week as the speciality arm of broker Willis held an update on piracy and warned that things are changing, and not for the better. Special Contingency Risks and its security advisers Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants revealed that an estimated $65m has been paid in ransoms to pirate gangs in the first quarter of this year. This is in comparison to the same period in 2009 when approximately $39m in ransoms was paid. According to MUSC, at least 18 commercial vessels (10 of which were hijacked this year) and over 300 hostages are being held by Somali pirates. What is of real concern is the rising trend for the new breed of piracy gangs to be far more violent than their predecessors and as such, crews are being put in far greater risk of torture and beatings." LLOYDS LIST, 11 May 2011, p 7 The modern scourge By John Barnes While much of the marine industry is focussed on environmental issues and regulations, operational economics and commercial profitability, the biggest concern to seafarers and many others remains piracy. And quite apart from the trauma piracy causes to seafarers and their families, it is estimated to cost the world economy between $7Bn and 12Bn a year as a result of the disruption it brings to shipping and international trade. IALA BULLETIN, 1, 2011, p 2 Somalia AIS advice "NATO and EU Navfor have revised their guidance on operational use of AIS for vessels in high-risk piracy areas off the Somalian coast. The advice notes that SOLAS rules on AIS use are contradictory. Regulation V/19 of the SOLAS Convention requires specified ships to keep AIS operating at all times (except where international agreements, rules or standards allow protection of navigational information). Yet Resolution A.917(22) states: If the master believes that the continual operation of AIS might compromise the safety or security of his/her ship, the AIS may be switched off. This might be the case in sea areas where pirates and armed robbers are known to operate. Actions of this nature should always be recorded in the ships logbook together with the reason for doing so. That advice has been revised, so as to ensure that military vessels can gather data from AIS transmissions to track real-time positions of merchant ships, enabling them to mitigate the risk of piracy to merchant shipping. FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2011, p 6 Nor-Shipping Comment: Security: a right to choose "Owners need to be aware of the facts on armed guards and their right to choose this option must be respected, writes Gray Page MD James Wilkes. Exposed to the hundreds of Somalis who continue to attack and hijack merchant ships for ransom, shipowners have a right to know which security measures are effective in protecting merchant vessels and which are not." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, p 36 Talking tough on piracy The shipping industry is urging governments to launch a sweeping, high-risk military response to piracy. The number-one priority is the mother ships, International Chamber of Shipping chairman Spyros Polimis told the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) conference in March. The use of hijacked vessels as motherships has dramatically expanded the pirates attack range in the Indian Ocean, overwhelming naval patrol capacity. Polemis detailed a proposal for naval forces to employ propeller-fouling nets to disable hijacked vessels being used as mother ships. PORTS AND HARBORS, May 2011, p 37 Britain to give legal backing to armed guards on vessels - By Janet Porter "Britain is preparing to give firm legal backing to the deployment of armed guards on UK-flag ships. Legislation is being drawn up that will formally accept the use of private security personnel on ships sailing through waters where

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pirates are active. Although many ships are known to have armed protection, including a considerable number operated by UK-based companies, the legal position remains uncertain. Both the shipowners who employ armed personnel and the guards themselves could, technically, be in breach of the law. The UK is now poised to remedy that situation, changing the law where necessary to ensure shipowners whose vessels have firearms on board are not at risk of prosecution. The British government is thought to be one of the first to promise statutory changes. Denmark has taken similar action." LLOYDS LIST, 16 May 2011, p 1 Crew death fear blocks piracy rescues - By Nigel Lowry "EU Navfor says rescue missions would leave 10% of hostages dead - and that is not acceptable price for securing freedom. Fears of a high death toll among hostages rather than a political veto was preventing naval forces carrying out more rescue missions to free seafarers from the clutches of Somalian pirates, EU Navfors chief of staff has said. Addressing tanker owners and managers gathered at an Intertanko meeting in Greece, Colonel Richard Spencer said that a rule of thumb was that hostage release missions left 10% of hostages dead. This ratio implied more than 50 seafarers being killed if attempts were made to free an estimated 516 crew currently held on board pirated ships." LLOYDS LIST, 16 May 2011, p 2 Opinion: Not ideal, but pragmatic - By Janet Porter "The UKs move to introduce legislation that formally recognises the use of armed guards on merchant ships is to be welcomed. For while private security personnel have become a fact of life, with many shipowners resorting to armed guards in the absence of sufficient protection from the military forces operating in the Indian Ocean, their legal status has been far from clear. Flag states are fully aware of what is going on, and accept that shipowners have a right to protect their ships, crews and cargoes through the deployment of armed guards. The argument against weapons on ships has gradually faded over the months. And the case for armed guards is strong. No vessel protected by gun-carrying guards has so far been boarded successfully." LLOYDS LIST, 16 May 2011, p 6 Navies mount attacks on pirates - By Steve Matthews "Naval forces from several nationalities on antipiracy operations have mounted successful operations in the Indian Ocean over the past few days to disrupt pirate operations and in one incident, free hostages. The Royal Danish Navy vessel Esbern Snare freed 16 Iranian hostages from a pirate mothership following a firefight that resulted in four pirates being killed and 10 wounded. According to the Danish Navy the warship responded to the pirates opening fire. On taking control of the pirate vessel about 28 pirates were found along with the hostages and a stash of weapons and other equipment. The four pirates who were killed were buried at sea in accordance with Nato procedures for Muslim funerals. The 10 injured were treated on board the warship. Decisions are still to be made on whether the surviving pirates will be prosecuted." LLOYDS LIST, 17 May 2011, p 2 Italy moves towards armed guards on ships - By Julian Macqueen "The Italian government is working alongside opposition parties on a decree to allow Italian-flagged merchant ships to have armed guards on board, Lloyds List has learned. Under Italian law a decree comes into effect immediately and lasts for 60 days, during which time it has to be converted into law. Italian shipowners association Confitarma first raised the issue with the government a year ago. Since then, however, pirate threats to shipping have escalated. The theatre [for the pirates] has completely changed and can no longer be handled by convoys, said Confitarma chairman Paolo dAmico." LLOYDS LIST, 18 May 2011, p 2 Pirates outpace naval and industry countermeasures "Somali pirates are responding to preventative tactics with increased violence against seafarers. Speaking at a seminar in London, a leading security analyst warned that as the methods used by the pirate gangs change, the maritime community has to adapt to meet the changing threat. As the global security situation diverts already stretched naval forces from counter-piracy operations, the onus falls on shipowners to do everything they can to train their crews to prevent attacks. He added that the make up of the gangs has also started to change and this is bringing with it increasing levels of violence used both in the assaults on vessels and towards the crews." FAIRPLAY, 19 May 2011, pp 18-19 Little support in Norway for armed guard law change "A proposal to change the law in Norway that prevents its ships from carrying armed guards has received little support during two months of public discussion in March and April. Speaking to Fairplay, Maritime Forums managing director Jrn Prangerd noted that, as far as he knew, no vessel with armed guards on board had been attacked. It was also possible that pirates would see Norwegian vessels as soft targets if it became widely known that they couldnt carry armed guards, he said." FAIRPLAY, 19 May 2011, p 19 Attacking piracy "The only way to effectively eradicate piracy is to kill them all, Jim Hohenstein, head of Holland & Knights US maritime group bluntly told Fairplay. My opinion, from a navy background, is that there must be a two-pronged approach. One is defensive, having armed private security forces on ships. Two is offensive, unleashing naval forces against pirates. Weve had legal precepts for hundreds of years

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that pirates are the enemies of humankind and that all pirate vessels are stateless [and] may be fired upon without warning. Theres a reason for those precepts. Hohenstein applauds the aggressive stance taken by the US military against piracy, noting that this is nothing new." p 36 Marshall Islands turns down anti-piracy vessels - By Steve Matthews "Government supports forceful action but refuses to accept privately armed or military ships on to register. The Marshall Islands will not register the proposed fleet of privately armed anti-piracy patrol vessels, Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries Inc, has confirmed. Moreover, until there is an International Maritime Organization convention on the suppression of piracy, as the Marshall Islands is advocating, no reputable open register can do so, he said." LLOYDS LIST, 20 May 2011, p 2 Industry Viewpoint: Shipping needs a new remedy for this cancer - By Roberto Giorgi "Piracy has spread much faster than was first envisaged. The industry and the United Nations must act now, with fresh strategies. Measures could include: The creation of a UN Coast Guard to patrol the Somalian coast and clear the areas where pirates are now present." LLOYDS LIST, 20 May 2011, p 6 Bandits in monsoon desperation - By Adam Corbett "Concern is growing that bad weather may push pirates to attack further afield. Fears are mounting that pirates will become increasingly desperate to hijack vessels as their stocks dwindle ahead of the monsoon season. Figures from EU Navfor show that the number of held vessels has fallen to 23 and seafarers to 518, as compared with more than 30 vessels and nearly 700 seafarers held just over a month ago. One security analyst said: Anchorages have been full so we have seen vessels released but there must be a concern among pirates that numbers are falling ahead of what is usually a quiet period until the late autumn." TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 56 EU Navfor takes masters to task over failed piracy prosecutions - By Janet Porter "European naval forces patrolling the Indian Ocean have hit out at the shipping industry for thwarting efforts that would help put more pirates in jail. Pirates are escaping conviction partly because of the reluctance of ship masters to provide witness statements, EU Navfor claims. Instead, captured hijackers are often freed owing to insufficient evidence that would stand up in court. Without evidence from the crews of ships that have been attacked, a case against the pirates is difficult to piece together, according to EU Navfor spokesman Wing Commander Paddy OKennedy." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 1 Nautilus backs UK over armed guard plan - By Janet Porter "Officers union Nautilus International has given support to the UK government over its plans to establish a legal framework for armed guards on ships. While accepting that armed protection is now widespread, with UK flagged vessels among the growing number that routinely employ private security personnel on ships that sail through waters where pirates operate, Nautilus nevertheless says it is essential to ensure their legitimacy is enshrined in law. Amending existing statutes to allow for firearms on merchant ships is absolutely essential, said Andrew Linington , the Anglo-Dutch unions campaigns and communications director." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 2 Asian nations to step up anti-piracy efforts - By Steve Matthews "Armed guards on board vessels and attacks on pirate bases considered as more ships affected. Asian countries are considering stepping up efforts to combat piracy off Somalia, as more Asia-flagged ships and seafarers fall prey to attacks. Regional maritime trade is being increasingly affected by the problem and would be even more so if ships had to be diverted from the areas subject to such attacks. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries are discussing sending a force of their own to the Arabian Sea, Indonesian defence minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said, following a meeting of ASEAN defence ministers in Jakarta." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 2 IMO issues guidance on use of armed guards - By Steve Matthews "The International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Committee has approved proposed interim guidance to owners, operators and masters on the use of privately contracted armed guards on board ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. The guidance to shipowners clarifies that flag state jurisdiction and any of its laws and regulations concerning the use of private security companies apply, but that port and coastal states laws may also apply. Interim recommendations for flag states say that they should have a clear policy on whether or not private security guards will be authorised and if so, under what conditions. This should take into account possible escalation of violence that could result. The IMO is not endorsing the use of private security guards, but says it is a matter for flag states." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 2 Opinion: The whole truth "The coalition forces patrolling the Indian Ocean and tasked with protecting merchant shipping from attacks have come in for plenty of criticism since they were first deployed some three years ago. With hijacks occurring on an almost daily basis and several hundred seafarers currently being held hostage, shipowners want to know why the military seems so impotent against a ragbag army of Somali thugs. Not only do warships sometime stand by and refuse to intervene when a vessel is being

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boarded, but also captured pirates are often released and then are free to continue with the criminal lifestyle. That is one side of the story, at least. But EU Navfor has become so irritated at what it regards as half truths and ill-informed accusations that it has decided to speak out and explain where things are going wrong." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 6 Letter to the Editor: We need action, not words, to combat piracy - By Paul Slater "Now we get the Flags of Convenience, mainly documentary registers, that are raising objections to proposals designed to attack the whole piracy issue using private security contractors to supplement the various naval forces in the region. The pirates are already running rings around us with our bureaucracy and diplomacy and now we have the Flags of Convenience and the International Maritime Organization getting in on the act. This will just make the whole solution more difficult and more money will be wasted and more crews imprisoned while the shipping bureaucracy grinds on at a snails pace. Sink a mothership, kill a dozen pirates and send a special ops team into Somalia and take out a couple of the leaders and their money men or zap them from the air with a drone or two." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 6 No end in sight Frustration is growing over the international communitys failure to end piracy, with warnings that seafarers may soon boycott the Indian Ocean. SEATRADE, June 2011, p 26 Piracy to limit global trade growth - By Liz McCarthy "Piracy is one of the biggest factors that could limit global trade growth, and subsequently vessel demand, if politicians do not tackle the increasing number of attacks and hijackings on the merchant fleet in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, according to renowned analyst Martin Stopford. Although global trade growth remains uncertain over the next few years, the industry could assume increases of 3%-4% per year, as countries outside of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development aspire to increase their standards of living in line with more developed nations, Dr Stopford, managing director of Clarkson Research Services, told the Det Norske Veritas Nor-Shipping seminar in Oslo." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 9 Such brutal men cannot be bought - By Terry Macalister "As both the pirates and the forces trying to stop them grow more ruthless, one thing is certain ransom payments are feeding the flames. A court in South Korea could soon rule that Somali pirates accused of attacking the 19,000-dwt chemical tanker Samho Jewelry (built 2001) must face the death penalty. This is just one example of the way the battle against piracy is intensifying. French, Russian and other special forces have all been in action forcibly releasing ships and hostages. And yet with Somalia and neighbouring countries still in a state of political anarchy and abject poverty, young men are inevitably incentivised by the prospect of unimaginable riches delivered by the barrel of a gun." TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, p 2 Owners face confusion over armed guards - By Steve Matthews "Continuing uncertainty and confusion about the employment of armed guards on board ship - and in particular the differing attitudes by charterers - is creating problems for owners, especially for ships trading in the spot market, according to Frontline Management chief executive Jens Martin Jensen. In general, the oil majors are opposed to using armed guards on tankers they charter, but some other charterers allow armed guards to be employed. This creates uncertainty for owners, he told Lloyds List during Nor-Shipping 2011. Employing armed guards is cheaper and faster for the owner, Mr Jensen said, but it is not always acceptable by charterers. He added: There is no uniform policy by charterers, nor owners." LLOYDS LIST, 31 May 2011, p 2 DUBNER, B.H. - On the definition of the crime of sea piracy revisited: Customary vc. treaty law and the jurisdiction implications thereof. In: The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 42/No. 1, Jan 2011, pp 71-100 KIRVAL, L. - International security through further modernity : A theoretical approach to inland and maritime security. In: Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 42/No. 1, Jan 2011, pp 101-113 MARITIME KNOWLEDGE CENTRE (IMO)
Information Resources on MARITIME SECURITY AND ISPS CODE Information Resources on PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST SHIPS

PRADELLI, F. - Maritime piracy and the Somali situation : The role of the International Maritime Organization and of the international organizations : Dissertation submitted to the Universit degli Studi di Torino - Facolt di Giurisprudenza, June 2010 UNITED NATIONS (UN). Security Council - Resolution 1976 (2011) adopted by the Security Council at its 6512th meeting, on 11 April 2011. New York : UN, 2011 (IMO Doc. MSC 89/INF.24; S/RES/1976 (2011))

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Navigation Bridge Visibility SOLAS V/22 SOLAS, Chapter V, regulation 22, addresses Navigation Bridge Visibility. The regulation is meant to ensure the navigator can see. Nothing could be more fundamental. However, in attempting to translate this regulation into an inspection or classification regime or into a ship design, it was found to be rife with vague expressions. IALA BULLETIN, 1, 2011, pp 28-31 Navigation in a Unique Strain By Tuncay Cehreli Navigation in a narrow strait is always difficult, risky and stressful for all shipmasters. In this article, I will mention the Istanbul Strait, one of the most challenging waterways in the world, and the risks which may be faced while passing through this Strait. IALA BULLETIN, 1, 2011, pp 56-59 China eyes more Arctic business - By Colum Murphy and Craig Eason "China is set to strengthen its involvement in the Arctic, with a growing interest in oil and gas licences in the region - and is keen to see the northern sea route through Russian waters developed. It sees this route as a back door to Europe and a way to gain access to the far norths remaining mineral reserves. This interest was highlighted last year, when one of the first non-Russian commercial iron ore cargoes transited the north Russian waters, from Norway to China. China also has its icebreaker Xue Long making regular summer treks into the Arctic." LLOYDS LIST, 16 May 2011, p 5 Inmarsat service comes under fire - By Craig Eason "As Global Xpress is launched, shipowners are told they should learn more about competitor services. INMARSAT, the maritime industrys largest satellite provider, has been accused of taking advantage of shipowners ignorance of the satellite communication market as it pushes ahead with its new Global Xpress launch. The London-listed satellite company recently secured a $700m financing agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States as it develops its plans for a brand new satellite service. The three new satellites are to be built by the US-based Boeing Corporation and will be used by Inmarsat to offer a new Ka-bandwidth service as it battles increased competition from Ku-band VSAT service providers." LLOYDS LIST, 17 May 2011, p 7 Nautical maps sail into uncharted waters - By Rajesh Joshi "Comments from Duane Bennett, president of Sabine Pilots in Texas, have trained the spotlight on the reliability and currency of nautical charts provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to Capt Bennett, three new docks built in recent years do not appear in the latest SNWW nautical charts. Some underwater wrecks that were removed a while back are still shown as being there. Complaints about the accuracy of NOAA charts echo similar experiences in many other waters around the world." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 16

POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT
Latvian tanker arrested after suspected pollution incident - By David Osler "A Latvian Shipping combination tanker was ordered to divert into Brest on Saturday morning after a French spotter plane observed a trail of oil approximately 4 km long emanating from the vessel of the coast of Brittany. The owner faces a fixed penalty of 500,000 ($720,000) to secure its release. The 2003-built, 37,261 dwt, Marshall Islands-registered Kaltene left Donges and was heading for Milford Haven in the UK. A spokesman for the Atlantic prefecture said: On sight of the photographic proof transmitted by the customs aircraft, the prosecuting attorney decided to divert the ship, suspected of voluntary pollution, to Brest." LLOYDS LIST, 10 May 2011, p 2 Merck to turn focus on carriers carbon footprint - By Patrick Hagen "A leading shipper plans to demand information about carriers carbon dioxide emissions in the near future. This will be a first step, said Rdiger Grigoleit, vice-president distribution at chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck. We need to have a figure first before we can ask for cuts in emissions later." LLOYDS LIST, 11 May 2011, p 2 Maritime Blogspot: Ship radiation leak may freeze Russias Arctic plans - By Craig Eason "Rosatomflots icebreakers, even the nuclear ones, are all ageing beasts built in the Soviet era. A report that one of Russias ageing nuclear powered icebreakers suffered a small radioactive leak last week will do nothing to support the countrys aspirations for the Northern Sea route. It is the classic ironic situation that global warming has been cited as a reason that the Arctic waters are losing a lot of their perennial ice cover, leading to huge interest and speculation that they can be used by shipping to get between the West and Asia as well as making the mineral resources in the far north more accessible." LLOYDS LIST, 11 May 2011, p 6

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The passive safety industry prepares for Polar Code boost "Polar Code could create new market for anti-pollution systems. A tiny marine equipment industry grouping is following the development of the Polar Code at the International Maritime Organization with particular interest. The recently formed Maritime Passive Safety Association is hoping the code, which is due to be ready for presentation next year, will open up new commercial outlets for the shipboard pollution prevention products marketed by its members. These include fast oil recovery systems for ships involved in accidents (see Fairplay, 5 May, p24) and magnetic patches and valves to prevent oil and other pollutants from leaking. The list is likely to be extended if the association grows, as it expects to do." FAIRPLAY, 19 May 2011, pp 24-25 Pollutants salvaged down by nearly half - By Adam Corbett "International Salvage Union (ISU) members saw a dramatic reduction in the amount of pollutants they salvaged last year. But despite numbers being down the group is not dropping its case for the shipping industry to pay its members an additional environmental award for its services in preventing maritime pollution. The ISUs figures show it was involved in saving some 574,386 tonnes of pollutants in 2010, as compared to nearly double that amount, 1,018,872 tonnes, in the previous year." TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 79 Italy urged to set up own marine environment protection body - By Liz McCarthy "Chairmen of Namepa and Cymepa say Italian shipowners should help to clean up the countrys seas. Protecting the marine environment has become a major priority for the maritime industry during the last decade, with ballast water management being a key focus for regulators and ship operators. What is being done, though, about general litter in the worlds seas and oceans? Over the past few years, environmentalists have drawn attention to the ever-growing plastic continent found in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with the shipping industry allegedly a major contributor. Yet most people will never see this man-made mass of rubbish floating in the sea and truly realise its significance." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 4 Maersk axes illegal hardwood in boxes - By Gavin van Marle "Procurement policy sees switch to materials from sustainable sources. Maersk Line has introduced a new box procurement policy that aims to reduce the amount of illegally logged tropical hardwood used in its containers as part of its responsible procurement programme. Head of climate and environment Jacob Sterling said: Illegal logging is widely recognised as a serious threat to forests, people and wildlife. We feel obligated to use our purchasing power to push for higher standards and ensure that the timber we use for container floors comes from responsible forestry." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 2 ECAs should be de facto standard - By Craig Eason "Shipping is facing a future where an increasing number of environmental control areas will affect operations in almost all regions, writes Craig Eason in Oslo. Ships operating in an ECA will be forced to emit less SOx and NOx in the next five years under annex VI of the Marpol marine pollution rules. Speaking ahead of a Nor-Shipping seminar in Oslo, US Coast Guard director of commercial regulations Jeffrey Lantz said owners would find their vessels increasingly working in such an area and it would soon become the de facto standard for environmental performance." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 3 Brussels to step up SOx monitoring - By Craig Eason "Brussels amendment of its sulphur directive is set to align its targets with the mechanisms of the International Maritime Organization, but will also target better reporting and monitoring. The European Commission is preparing to reveal its amended sulphur directive and Elena Visnar- Malinovska, cabinet member of the commissions Directorate General for the Environment, said a target was to ensure better compliance within shipping. One of the aims is to promote alternative fuels. Ms Visnar-Malinovska cited liquefied natural gas-fuelled shipping, which Brussels has been backing through the Motorways of the Seas projects." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 3 Japan urges China to support IMO emissions rules - By Colum Murphy "It is in the interests of China and other developing countries to agree to the proposed mandatory rules on greenhouse gas reductions for the shipping industry at the next meeting of the International Maritime Organizations maritime environmental protection committee, which will take place July in London, according to a top Japanese government official. If more efficient ships are trading then that it is their interest because it is more economical, said Shinichiro Otsubo, director for international regulations at the safety standards division of the maritime bureau at Japans Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Japan is hopeful that agreement will be reached at the Marine Environment Protection Committee on amendments to Annex VI of the marine pollution regulations, which regulates emissions from ships including NOx and SOx and particulate matter." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 3 Sustainability poised to be the next big idea in shipping - By Richard Meade "The industry stands on the cusp of a paradigm shift in climate change regulation that will ultimately affect the success or failure of a business." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 6

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Great Barrier Reef reporting area extended after Shen Neng 1 incident "The mandatory ship reporting system in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait is being extended to the southern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. At present the reporting area extends south and east from Torres Strait to High Peak, which is about 40nm beyond Mackay and the coal port of Hay Point. From 1 July, a much larger area, extending a further 150nm south and east from the Queensland coast, will be included. The project was triggered by the 3 April 2010 grounding of the Panamax bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 on the Douglas Shoal with a full cargo of coal while navigating away from the Australian coast." FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, p 18 US tracks e-waste "US regulators are paying more attention to electronic waste shipped illegally to foreign countries and shipowners may face increasing scrutiny overseas. On 2 May the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a five-year, $2.5M grant to United Nations University in Tokyo to help track shipments of used electronic items such as computers, TVs and mobile phones from North America to African and Asian countries. The shipments, known as e-waste, become toxic when they are opened and their parts melted down in efforts by businesses and individuals in developing countries to distill precious metals to sell to scrap dealers." FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, p 24 BRUCKNER-MENCHELLI, N. - The war against black carbon. In: 2011, pp 12-13 Sustainable Shipping Magazine, Mar

CACNIO, S. - Ballast: Uncertainty over patchwork ballast water rules. Magazine, March 2011, pp 7-9 DE LA RUE, C. - The Bunkers Convention : Two years on. International Vol. 8/No. 3, 2011, pp 4-7 In:

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SARRAF, M. / STURE-LAURIDSEN, F. / DYOULGEROV, M. et al / WORLD BANK - Ship breaking and recycling industry in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010 VICTOR, D.G. - Global warming gridlock : Creating more effective strategies for protecting the planet. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-521-86501-2) WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY (WMU) / INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) - 2011 WMU-IMO Conference on oil spill risk management: preparedness, response and contingency planning in the shipping and offshore industries - Sweden (7-9 March 2011 : Malm) . Malm : WMU/IMO, 2011 WORLD METEOROLOGY ORGANIZATION (WMO) - Climate knowledge for action: A global framework for climate services : Empowering the most vulnerable. Geneva : WMO, 2011 (ISBN 978-92-63-11065-7)

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Nuclear watch Rotterdam extends checks on Japan arrivals - By Roger Hailey "Rotterdam, Europes largest port by throughput, is extending its radiation checks on ships from Japan until May 15. The only exception will be for ships that have undergone similar radiation scanning in another port and have obtained a certificate giving them the all clear. Since April 14, Rotterdams harbour master has made offshore checks on seven container ships, a tanker and a car carrier, all with radiation levels below the allowed standard. For containers unloaded from a ship, a further inspection is made at the terminal before the boxes are transferred outside of the port area. A decision will be taken in two weeks on whether Rotterdam will extend the offshore inspection regime for a further period." LLOYDS LIST, 4 May 2011, p 2 Preventing spills in port By Ravindra Varma Of late there have been several incidents of oil spills occurring during the bunkering of ships at anchorages. These incidents have taken place in spite of the company procedures made under the ISM Code that are commonly found in most ships. So why do

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Monitoring of ports consistently confirms that levels remain well within safe limits screening of radiation for health and safety purposes is currently considered unnecessary at airports and seaports around the world, said an IMO circular issued on 15 April. Nevertheless, screening measures and verification having been conducted in Japanese ports according to government and ClassNK standards will be available to shipowners and operators from 28 April." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 21 Zeebrugge radiation alert halts containers from Yokohama - By Roger Hailey "Three containers from Yokohama in Japan are being held at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge after one of the boxes triggered a radiation scanner alarm with very low levels of contamination. A container laden with machinery spare parts set off the alarm at around midday on May 3 with a reading of 0.1 microsieverts per hour, the levels associated with a longhaul passenger flight. Closer examination by the Belgian nuclear agency FANC identified that the source of the contamination was not the machinery inside, but caesium-137 in fine dust on the roof and sides of the container. The container was one of six booked by the same shipper that arrived on an unnamed vessel at Zeebrugge on April 28. The vessel, which had not called at Japan, was not contaminated and sailed to Rotterdam." LLOYDS LIST, 6 May 2011, p 2 Swedes offer green carrot "Financial incentives are on offer to shipowners prepared to use very low sulphur fuels in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. The port is working with users to take its green investment to another level. Shipping lines opting for a fuel containing a maximum of 0.1% sulphur can receive up to SKr250,000 ($41,000) in compensation for increased fuel costs. As in all EU countries, the statutory sulphur limit in Gothenburg is 1%. For some years the port has levied an extra charge on vessels with more than 0.5% sulphur in the fuel and the revenue then channelled back to operators that use cleaner fuel. Other fuels, such as LNG, can also qualify for financial support. Our hope is that in this way we will facilitate the transition to low-sulphur fuels, said the ports chief executive, Magnus Krestedt." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, May 2011, p 6 Tokyo MOU clamping down on substandard ships - By Adam Corbett "The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is to clamp down on substandard ships in an attempt to reduce the high percentage of vessels operating despite repeated detentions. The organisation agreed at its recent annual meeting that it would make sure that vessels with three or more detentions per year would face a port-state-control (PSC) inspection at every port call. It also said it would draw up a monthly list of repeat offenders in a bid to name and shame the worst ships operating in the region, as well as send a warning letter to the flag states involved. The new strategy comes after the Paris MOU also changed its inspection policy at the start of the year. It now categorises ships by their risk profile to make sure the worst are inspected the most." TRADEWINDS, 13 May 2011, p 42 Seven EU states face legal threat over port state control - By Steve Matthews "The European Commission is threatening to take seven European Union member states to the European Court of Justice if they fail to implement legislation to comply with the new port state control inspection regime that came into effect at the beginning of this year. The commission says Cyprus, Estonia and Portugal have so far failed to confirm measures they are taking to enforce the new directive, despite being required to do so by the end of last year. In addition, it says Belgium, France, Poland and the UK have only partially implemented the measures in legislation." LLOYDS LIST, 23 May 2011, p 2 New York on track for greater access "New York & New Jersey port authority is preparing for Panama Canal expansion and other developments. We are making an investment in rail to reach the Midwest and beyond, which will provide valuable services to our customers in these regions according to Port Authority of New York & New Jersey representatives Colin Smith and Bill Burns. FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, p 28

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Bangladesh awaits court extension - By Geoff Garfield "A two-month window to formulate safer shipbreaking guidelines in Bangladesh is coming to a close this weekend. Fears that shipbreaking in Bangladesh could grind to a halt again in the next couple of days have been played down by the local recyclers association. A High Court judgement allowing the import of vessels for scrapping needs to be extended this weekend, prompting speculation that work could again stop if it is not granted. But Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association (BSBA) advisor Captain Anam Chowdhury accuses cash buyers of deliberately spreading closure rumours to push up prices paid by breakers." TRADEWINDS, 6 May 2011, p 10 China urged to put a brake on soaring fleet growth - By Liz McCarthy "Italian shipowners are urging China once again to take responsibility for the crippling effects overcapacity is having on chartering markets, particularly the dry sector, by introducing a system that for every ship its yards build another is scrapped, in bid to tackle rocketing fleet growth. Giuseppe Bottiglieri and other owners present at the Mare Forum Italy event in Sorrento said they would like to see China go one step further than the incentive scheme introduced last year aimed at getting domestic owners to scrap unsafe vessels, and balance out new ships entering service with the same number exiting the fleet." LLOYDS LIST, 12 May 2011, p 1

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SHIPPING
Shaken and stirred "Shipping will benefit if the logistics lessons from Japans earthquake are learned. If the Great East Japan Earthquake has taught the logistics world anything, it is that supply chains should not be concentrated in a single country or even region. A basic principle of the management of supply chains (of which shipping forms an integrated part) is that they need to be diversified; if theres only one source of supply it leaves the entire chain vulnerable to damage." FAIRPLAY, 5 May 2011, p 3 Slow steaming is here to stay - By Geoff Garfield "Maersk Tankers is hoping others will follow suit after saving some $20,000 per day on ballast legs. Slow steaming is set to become a permanent feature in shipping, says Maersk Tankers senior director Tommy Thomassen. Maersk Tankers is saving around $20,000 per day by the selective slow steaming on ballast legs of its 300,000-dwt Nautilus-class VLCCs. Thomassen says Maersk Tankers, which has benefitted from work carried out by container giant Maersk Line, says slow steaming will be necessary for tankers generally to achieve carbon-dioxide (CO2)emissions targets." TRADEWINDS, 6 May 2011, p 6 Tonnage tax switch could drive shipping companies away from UK. The latest take on the tonnage tax rules - By Steve Matthews "Shipping companies previously accepted into the UK tonnage tax regime could be forced to leave it as a result of unilateral changes being applied by HM Revenue & Customs to the tonnage tax rules, according to accounting firm Moore Stephens. It called on HMRC to undertake proper consultation with the UK shipping industry on the changes that put at risk many of the benefits to the UK that derived from introduction of the tonnage tax in 2000. The British Chamber of Shipping is seeking reassurances that there is no change to the governments overall support for the UK tonnage tax regime." LLOYDS LIST, 9 May 2011, p 2 Spain makes waves over Gibraltars waters - By Brian Reyes "It was here in Gibraltar last week that a Spanish Navy corvette, the Atalaya, sailed into British waters and ordered merchant ships sheltering there to heave anchor and sail away. These were Spanish waters, the Atalayas crew said over VHF, and the ships had no permission to be there. The order caused a sensation on the Rock, which has jealously guarded its British sovereignty from Spain for over 300 years. The waters around Gibraltar have been the scene of numerous run-ins between the UK and Spain, but this was the first time that a Spanish Navy vessel had tried to interfere with a legitimate and vital commercial activity. A Royal Navy vessel turned up

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and asked Atalaya to leave, which it did. It was all over within an hour, but the political repercussions will linger for some time." LLOYDS LIST, 12 May 2011, p 12 Nor-Shipping: Solutions backs Nor-Shipping award "Innovation inspires Next Generation award. The scheme recognises the yard, designer or owner with the most promising design idea for a ship that will be at sea in the coming decade, demonstrating the greatest advances to further the development of shipping. Solutions editor Malcolm Latarche was a member of the judging panel that has published a shortlist of four companies that are behind some innovative concepts. We were looking for ships that demonstrated the greatest advances in design across a broad spectrum of functionality, operational quality, efficiency and environmental improvement. The shortlist shows that innovation can be found in both new and established shipping sectors, he told Fairplay." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, p 48 Generation Next - By Miriam Fahey "Nor-Shipping 2011 sees the launch of the Nor-Shipping Campus a dedicated pavilion promoting shipping careers for young people. Nor-Shipping is traditionally the event where shipping business practitioners meet for a week of networking in Oslo. With 1,100 exhibitors and 34,500 visitors expected in 2011, it is a major event in the shipping calendar. But along with the expected exhibitions, Nor-Shipping 2011 sees the launch of the Nor-Shipping Campus an initiative to attract young minds to the business." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, pp 11-12 Nor-Shipping: Celebrating shippings next generation "The theme of this years Nor-Shipping, Next Generation Shipping, is covered in two ways: how the maritime business is run and how it could be run in future. Maritime technology will provide the tools for profitability, but they only focus on one sector of shipping. What makes Nor-Shipping different from many other events is the overt celebration of the young men and women who will drive the maritime business in the next decade." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, p 26 Norwegian administration aims for one-stop shop "Norways planned Maritime Administration is being structured to create a single point of contact for owners that want to register ships under the Norwegian flag, Olav Akselsen, director general of the current Maritime Directorate, has told Fairplay. The administration will start work at the beginning of next year. It will be created by merging the countrys two main regulatory bodies in shipping, the Maritime Directorate and Ship Registers, trade and industry minister Trond Giske, announced last month." FAIRPLAY, 12 May 2011, p 44 Institutes modern outlook with rich history - Hal Brown "The Seamens Church Institute of New York and New Jersey was founded in 1834 and is the biggest organisation catering to seafarers welfare in North America. The SCI took over the Oakland seafarer centre in 2009, and also runs a maritime education programme for seafarers in Houston and Paducah, Kentucky, complete with simulators for training exercises." LLOYDS LIST, 13 May 2011, p 4 Germany makes tonnage tax U-turn - By Patrick Hagen "The German government will no longer threaten shipowners with scrapping the favourable tonnage tax if they refuse to bring a certain number of ships back under the German flag. In a motion put forward by the ruling coalition parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the liberal FDP, the tonnage tax will now be linked to the number of vessels under the flag of any European Union member state. The U-turn comes less than two weeks before the government meets with shipowners and representatives of other maritime industries at the national maritime conference in Wilhelmshaven. The atmosphere was badly affected by the governments decision to cut subsidies for vessels under the German flag at the end of last year." LLOYDS LIST, 18 May 2011, p2 Sinopacific plans super-giant bulker - By Neil Connor "An enormous 600,000-dwt ship is on the drawing board but the challenge is to get ports ready to accommodate such a monster. Plans for a 600,000-dwt monster bulker are being drawn up in China as the shipping industry continues its pursuit of bigger and bigger vessels. Engineers at Sinopacific Shipyard Group are studying how a ship that is 50% bigger than the worlds current largest could be constructed. The prospect of a 600,000-dwt vessel would heighten concern among pundits who have warned about the crippling effects of overcapacity. However, it is thought that it may appeal to Chinese shipowners desperate to break into the long-distance market." TRADEWINDS, 20 May 2011, p 4 Global tanker shipments to decline as US turns to shale oil - By Craig Eason "Shale oil could have a profound impact on the global supply of hydrocarbons within the next 15 years. Speaking at the DNV environment conference ahead of this years Nor-Shipping in Oslo, Mr Rystad said the US would become self sufficient by 2025 as it improved shale reserve extraction. He acknowledged that there were environmental issues relating to the production of shale oil, but nonetheless the quantities available would allow the US to reduce imports, and even begin exporting natural gas in the future. Shifting markets from 2020 will see Brazil export more oil and gas to Asia, Europe will rely in pipeline oil and gas as much as

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shipped cargoes, and the US will use internally produced and piped hydrocarbons, eliminating a lot of the Middle East to US cargoes, and forcing Middle East production to focus on Asia." LLOYDS LIST, 24 May 2011, p 5 More pain still to come from excess tonnage - By Richard Meade "Structural overcapacity is set to haunt the industry for several years to come and there is more pain to come for many companies, according to some of the most influential names in shipping. Despite a concerted effort to remain focused on the opportunities presented by shippings next generation, the industrys bi-annual gathering in Oslo has offered up a sombre assessment of the industrys immediate prospects. Frontline deputy chairman Tor Olav Troim delivered an unapologetically blunt keynote address warning that the markets were still the worst he had seen since the 1970s and the best case scenario for many owners was survival." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 1 Mitropoulos calls for an IMO with more teeth and fewer meetings - By Craig Eason "Outgoing secretary-general predicts a new era for his successor. International Maritime Organization secretarygeneral Efthimios Mitropoulos has used his opening speech at Nor-Shipping to call for an IMO that is stronger, has fewer meetings and lacks the political lobbying currently seen by member states. NorShipping 2011 will be one of Mr Mitropoulos last large-scale audiences before his tenure as secretarygeneral comes to an end. His successor is due to be elected in June and he will officially step down at the end of the year. He suggested that the IMO may take on a more dynamic role in the future as it continues to shape itself like other UN agencies, moving away from a consultative status to one of auditing and compliance monitoring." LLOYDS LIST, 25 May 2011, p 2 Is this the end of the line for Japans maritime cluster? - By Colum Murphy "Imabari is home to 60 Japanese shipping companies that are involved in international seaborne trade. Together they own 830 ships, or roughly one third of the nations 2,535 vessels. But all that could change. Several forces are combining that could see the intricate ties between the industry players weaken and fall apart as they feel compelled to venture overseas in an attempt to secure long-term survival. Typically, owners list several reasons why they feel the urge to move offshore, but underlying nearly all of their neat rationales is one issue: tax. A desire to reduce tax, however, is just one manifestation of the need to cut costs in the face of the ongoing crippling effect of the yens appreciation and other cost pressures." LLOYDS LIST, 26 May 2011, p 6 Headwinds buffet economic recovery - By Michael Jones "The recovery of world economies is currently faced with the triple headwinds of the aftermath of the Japan disaster, high oil prices and fiscal austerity in recovering economies, IHS chief economist Nariman Behravesh told delegates at the recent IHS Global Economy Outlook Conference in London. While fiscal austerity could slow growth further and possibly result in stagflation in certain economies, it will not bring about another recession in most countries. The triple headwinds are unlikely to derail the global recovery. The bottom line is a hopeful outlook for the world economy although storm clouds lurk on the horizon." FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, pp 67 German owners ready to abandon flag in subsidy row - By Patrick Hagen "German shipowners are prepared to abandon the German flag should the government not provide financial compensation for subsidies it has reduced from this year. The German flag is not competitive under these circumstances, said Lutz Weber, chief financial officer of NSB Niederelbe , one of Germanys largest shipmanagers and a company which has many vessels under the home flag. Hapag-Lloyd and German Tanker Shipping, which are among the strongest supporters of the German flag to date, are also considering the use of other flags." LLOYDS LIST, 31 May 2011, p 3 FORUM FOR THE FUTURE - Sustainable shipping initiative : The case for action. London : Forum for the Future, 2011

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Bangladesh: TRADEWINDS, 27 May 2011, pp 20-25 Classification Societies: LLOYDS LIST, 5 May 2011, pp 1-6 Container weighing: PORTS AND HARBORS, May 2011, pp 20-21 Cruise ship update: THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, May 2011, pp 30-39 Emission Legislation: IALA BULLETIN, 1, 2011, pp 42-44 Engine room safety: IALA BULLETIN, 1, 2011, pp 45-49 Germany: SEATRADE, June 2011, pp 49-57 Hong Kong, China: SEATRADE, June 2011, pp 79-89 India: FAIRPLAY, 26 May 2011, pp 32-38

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