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Dear Shiptalk Readers,
Welcome to a New Year when we wish you good health, happiness, success and prosperity.
At Shiptalk we believe we have put our best foot forward and we are very proud to announce the launch of our dedicated recruitment portal ShiptalkJOBS.com. We are also very pleased to introduce you to the new MD of this latest venture Anneley Pickles see ShiptalkJOBS Intelligent Thinking below
Our new year's resolution in 2007 is to break the language barrier and reach out to our Spanish speaking audience.
La Voz Hispana de Shiptalk will begin to feature on our website and monthly newsletter and will bring important news and information to those who prefer to communicate in Spanish. This is our first experiment in a second language and if all goes well we will look to expand this translation service into other languages.
Shiptalk couldn't be what it is today without you the readers, we thank you for your continued support in 2007 and welcome any literary contributions you may have.Shiptalk.com……reading you loud and clear
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This month we are featuring the work of Chris Barrows.
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La Voz Hispana de Shiptalk
La industria marítima está presente a nivel mundial y todos los días las gentes de mar se relacionan entre sí, conociendo diferentes países y haciendo amigos por el camino. No hay barreras a la hora de acercarse a continentes y a personas. Shiptalk.com es un canal a través del cual la comunidad marítima puede comunicarse y/o informarse sobre noticias que interesan a todos. Por eso queremos romper con la barrera que puede representar el idioma y traeles las mismas noticias que hasta ahora se escriben en inglés, también en español. Durante el 2007 habrá una versión del Shiptalk Newsletter en Español que se publicará todos los meses en www.shiptalk.com. Subscríbase gratis y recibirá noticias del mundo marítimo en ambos idiomas.
HEADLINE ARTICLE
Welcome To 2007 – A Message From The New MD Of ShiptalkJOBS.COM
Hello, and happy new-year to one and all.
Last year was a hectic and momentous one for Shiptalk. With huge increases in readership, and with many top companies looking to advertise with us, it was a great time.
2007 looks to be even more memorable, the growth of the news site looks set to continue, but it is our latest product that we believe will set the maritime employment market alight.
My name is Anneley Pickles, and I am the newly appointed Managing Director of Shiptalk Jobs, www.shiptalkjobs.com
Many of you may already know me, as I have joined the Shiptalk team after a decade working for Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit. So hello to friends and clients from the past, and a big welcome to new ones, I look forward to meeting and working with you all.
At Shiptalk we felt an urgent need for a positive recruitment change. So we decided to create a global job network…a shipping employment community that talks and moves forward together.
In an ideal world we wish to become the meeting place for all jobseekers and all employers – quite a dream, but nonetheless a utopia that can only benefit the whole industry.
With the launch of Shiptalkjobs.com we aim to be the place for individuals to find the jobs, and for employers to find the right seafarers. At our core we are the seagoing “people” broker.
It is time to act to stem the flow of people out of shipping, and to guarantee our client companies a supply of the very best people available from around the globe. There is so much at stake, for all parties, and we only hope that our efforts, innovation and enthusiasm can act as a catalyst for a positive future.
At Shiptalk Jobs, recruiters and jobseekers from all over the world can be brought together in a safe, secure and trusted online environment to find what they both need. As 2007 proceeds we are faced with selling our services to companies, but also of winning the trust and respect of people looking for jobs at sea.
If you are a company looking for employees, or are a seafarer looking for employment visit www.shiptalkjobs.com today, and let us show you what we can do.
Make it a year for a great new job, and some great new people.
Anneley
LEGAL
December saw the largest-ever settlement in the US over oil dumping, with Overseas Shipholding Group ( OSG ) agreeing to pay more than $37M in federal fines and fees for “magic pipe” pollution offences.
The plea was agreed under a deal that required the company to plead guilty to at least 27 felony counts.
With such huge fines, and the potential embarrassment that comes with them it is a surprise to see such practices still continuing.
Yet last month saw two oil tanker engineers indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on charges of falsifying a ship's log to hide illegal discharges into the ocean.
Artemios Maniatis, 55, and Dmitrios Georgakoudis, 29, both Greek citizens, were the chief engineer and first engineer of the "M/T Captain X Kyriakou".
The two engineers were indicted on one count of violating the U.S. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by falsifying the Oil Record Book.
The indictment alleges they failed to disclose in the log that the tanker routinely discharged sludge and bilge water contaminated with fuel oil and engine lubrication oil.
U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan said a U.S. Coast Guard inspection of the ship revealed that a "magic pipe" was used to bypass pollution control equipment and allow the ship's sludge and oily bilge water to be sent directly overboard.
Ryan added that the investigation began when a tanker crew member called the Coast Guard National Response Center on Nov. 1 and said he was routinely ordered to discharge oil overboard.
The maximum penalty for the charge upon conviction is 10 years in prison.
SECURITY
Since its inception the ISPS Code has seen all kinds of clever people telling anyone who'll listen whether they think its good, bad, or just plain awful.
Some of them speak the truth, others are just trying to drum up business, but you know what is about to hit the fan when the secretary-general of the IMO starts to express “serious concerns”.
As part of his opening speech to the December session of the Maritime Safety Committee, Mr Mitropoulos said the UN agency must not lose sight of the work still needed on the proper implementation of security measures in port facilities.
“I have serious concerns stemming from various reports I have seen” said Mr Mitropoulos.
Quoting from a report compiled by the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, he said: “From country-specific research and site visits, it became clear just how inconsistent ISPS is from port to port and country to country. While the language of ISPS is uniform in each port and each country, it was as if [we] were seeing several different codes. Not only has ISPS been implemented in different ways and with varying levels of success, but overall opinions of ISPS among shippers, port workers and government officials fluctuate as well.”
Mr Mitropoulos said that the IMO secretariat would have to draft a new manual to assist in the uniform implementation of the code.
Experience shows, for every port that makes the investment, and understands the need for security, there are hundreds more that don't care, and simply look to shift the pressure and emphasis back onto the vessels that call there.
The IMO was never seemingly comfortable making their rules work ashore (even for the magical little piece of land, the “port facility”), and it seems that a chink in the maritime security armour is definitely developing. Ports, and the authorities that oversee them are simply not dancing to the IMO tune.
No fences, holes in fences, no id checks, systematic abuses of seafarers rights…yes, it seems that despite the number of very good port security systems, there are some which are letting the side down, and who gets punished for visiting these shambolic ports? Yes, the poor ship and crew.
What we see is that while ships are heavily regulated, and have to comply with and apply universal legislation, many ports, aside from those within the Container Security Initiative (CSI) or handling particularly sensitive cargoes, often escape the same degree of scrutiny.
One of the major reasons that shipping was able to react reasonably adroitly to this new legislation was down to the procedures put in place to deal with ISM.
So, with this in mind, the IMO has now recognised that the requirements of the ISPS Code and of a Ship Security Plan ( SSP ) simply regurgitate many things contained in a good safety management system (SMS), and so they are looking to now integrate elements of the two Codes to avoid duplication of effort.
It always seemed to us that an emergency remains just that, regardless of cause. So whatever the situation whether it be a fire, a man-overboard, or an injured crewman, they all need reacting to via the advice and guidance in the SMS…not the SSP . Sure, security is great for creating awareness of the threats being faced, but it doesn't really do much for the aftermath…that's what good old fashioned seamanship is for.
Shipping is an industry that thrives on buzzwords and trends. One of the most popular at present has to be the idea “self-assessment”. Thanks in part to the willingness of many quality tanker operators to embrace the Tanker Manager Self-Assessment (TMSA) scheme.
When ports are slammed for their lack of a coherent security regime, it seems inevitable that shipping will be asked to do more, to enhance security. But how can this be achieved without burdening the industry with yet more rules? Simple…you make ‘em self-assess, and ultimately hang them on their own petard.
So it has come to pass that a new circular has been approved, snappily entitled “Interim Guidance on voluntary self-assessment by Companies and company security officers (CSOs) for ship security”.
This is very interesting, and poses some challenges that perhaps self-assessment hasn't faced before.
Fair enough the TMSA states that it is “ISM+”, and that it seeks to build on all that has gone before, great. That approach only works because there is scope for a degree of honesty and introspection. In fact companies are virtually encouraged to start “low”, so that they can show demonstrable improvements. Security on the other hand is very different.
When security was first foisted on a reticent industry it was stressed that any security non-conformity meant the end of the line…in Monopoly terms it was the “go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect £200”. There wasn't the cuddly world of safety and of ISM to fall back on, “no” really did mean “no”, with the attendant hassles that wrought.
Without room to manoeuvre how can you honestly be expected to self-assess? It seems rather bizarre now to ask companies and CSO's to suddenly throw open their Plans, shrug and state to the world, “you know what, I don't think we're any more secure today than we were in 2003”…cue lightening strike and clap of thunder.
This is a scenario we felt we'd seen somewhere before, between Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise in the film a Few Good Men…For the purposes of this dialogue the IMO are Cruise, and the owners are Nicholson (just like real life):
Cut to Court Room…
Owners: You want answers?
IMO : I think I'm entitled to them.
Owners: You want answers?
IMO : I want the truth!
Owners: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has bulkheads. And those bulkheads have to be guarded. Who's gonna do it? You? You, the IMO ? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the Achille Lauro and you curse the port States. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps trade flowing...You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me running that ship. You need me running that ship.
Fade to statue on Albert embankment…now that's self-assessment!
The greatest maritime legends involve mysterious disappearances, the Crew of the “Marie Celeste”, or tragic loss, such as the doomed “Flying Dutchman”.
Mysterious “appearings” do not feature highly on the best stories of all time…but something unexplained has happened in Porta Costa , USA . A
ship appeared in the port last month, apparently from nowhere.
It's about 150 to 200 feet long, looks like a retired ferry and is tied up alongside an old hulk at the waterfront of a derelict brickyard.
"It just showed up," said Coast Guard Petty Officer Andrea Bidowski.
Painted a ghostly white, the boat has no immediately visible markings except what appears to be a spray-painted letter or number in a circle. "The owner of the pier has called and asked it to be removed, because it's not his," Bidowski said.
"Somebody has to have put it there", a spokesman from the Sheriff's Office added, obviously without ever having watched the X Files. "We're still trying to establish who owns the boat.” He asked anyone with information to call the Sheriff's Marine Patrol at 925-427-8507.
Now if the USCG were to be “self-assessing” their own maritime security, they'd have to admit that letting a big, fat, old ferry slip into port unnoticed would not say much for their vigilance, intelligence or tracking ability. Shrugging their shoulders and admitting to not having the first clue about the ship says little for the media skills…must do better, would be our verdict.
Strange Case Of North Sea Hide And Seek!
Here's a teaser for you…you sustain a broken your leg while working on an off shore supply vessel. Do you:
• Call for help, and get medical assistance
• Collapse and simply see what happens next
• Hobble to the galley, and gather crisps, sweets and soda to sustain you while you hide-out above the deck head panels
Now don't rush to answer…we'll regale you with a strange tale from the North Sea first.
Last month, Christopher McGonigle went missing presumed drowned after vanishing from a dive support vessel. For almost two days it was feared the 35-year-old had fallen from "DSND Pelican".
While his crewmates scoured almost every inch of the vessel, helicopters and ships hunted for him in the seas which make up the Blane field, 140 miles east of Aberdeen .
The search was eventually called off, and everyone thought the worst, that Mr McGonigle was lost to the sea. However, in a strange and unexplained twist, the missing man was found holed up behind a roof panel with a supply of food and drink.
The remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) controller was found when crewmates training in a neighbouring gym heard a noise and went to investigate.
McGonigle was found to have a broken leg and back injuries but was expected to make a full recovery. His family hailed the news of his being alive as "a miracle".
Grampian Police, who had been set to fly out to the vessel to probe his disappearance, were waiting to interview him. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Cooper said there was "no criminal aspect" to the incident and inquiries were over. There has been no further comment from McGonigle's bosses at Aberdeen 's Subsea 7, who were also keen for an explanation of the baffling episode.
A spokesman said: "Where the guy hid was particularly inaccessible. The boat was searched exhaustively on a number of occasions. "It will be a while before we can have a conversation with him to try to establish exactly what his reasons were."
In the classic days of piracy, rogues abounded and everyone loved a tall tale.
Well it seems that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been boning up on their history, as they seem to have been spinning quite a yarn this past month.
The Tigers became embroiled in a little set-to with a Jordanian ship, the MV Farath III, and decided that it would make a ripe target for an attack. However the “public relations” arm of the LTTE seemingly thought that this “piracy” side of the business made them look a bit less cuddly – so they concocted a wonderful tale of a daring rescue, and how their brave Sea Tigers had risked all to save the crew of a stricken vessel.
All together now, good old tigers…
The truth of the "rescue" however is rather different, as the Captain and crew of the besieged ship, eventually revealed.
The Master told of the ordeal at the hands of the Tigers, as they entered their ship and forced them to abandon it.
Captain Abdulla addressing the media told how the pirates raided the anchored vessel, of how they forcibly took control, threatened the crew, forced them to abandon the ship and then took them to their shore camp as captives.
According to this more credible version of events, the pirates forced the ship's crew to heave the anchor knowing this would endanger the vessel, and then watched as it drifted towards the coast. The pirates then forcibly suggested that as the ship was now in danger that the crew should abandon the vessel...thereby “rescuing” the crew.
Prior to leaving the vessel the pirates removed valuable equipment, including radar and communication sets. They also wanted batteries…when asked what type they said, “Big ones to blow the anchor using their explosives.” Nice!
In all, six boats with armed men fired four shots at the vessel before they clambered onboard. Initially the boats carrying the pirates claimed to be from the Sri Lanka Navy and claimed they were there to assist the ship.
On closing up it was clearly seen that they were not naval boats, and the Captain then initiated a maritime distress signal stating the ship was under "Armed Pirate Attack". This was received by the Maritime Rescuing Coordinating Centre (MRCC) at Falmouth in UK , who then relayed the message to the Sri Lankan authorities.
The Technical Managers of the vessel cordially thanked the Sri Lankan Navy for helping to save the crew. “If the crew wish to go back home they can go at anytime and if they would prefer we can get a new crew to manage the chaos,” they added.
SAFETY/WELFARE
The subject of fatigue is never far from the news these days, and there has been a spate of high-level reviews and reports into the subject from the Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC), the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), and with the Nautical Institute lamenting the two-watch system.
The pressures to finally lessen the physical and mental burdens on seafarers are most welcome – but it is important to remind ourselves of what can go wrong when tired people are placed at the controls of ships…they fall asleep!
Last month a Malta registered dry bulk carrier, the 23,000 ton “Tzini”, ran aground off North-Eastern Taiwan and spilled 100 tons of fuel oil along a 10 km stretch of the coast. Reports indicated that the Captain apparently dozed off while on watch.
The “Tzini” was travelling empty from Japan to Hualien Harbour where it was expected to be loaded with mineral cargo before heading back to Japan .
The ship ran aground when it drifted to within 70 metres of the shoreline and was grounded. One of its tanks then ruptured and it began to leak the fuel oil into the ocean.
The Taiwanese official leading the clean up operation, Chang Kwo-lung, from the Environment Protection Administration (EPA) declared that the Master of the ship fell asleep while piloting the vessel and as a result ran aground. He said that this was an act of negligence and therefore the owners should be held responsible for all the damage caused and pay the necessary compensation.
Despite this official report, there are rumours that the ship lost its power due to engine trouble and that it was this which caused it to run aground. Mr Kuo-lung did not, however, accept this version of events and insisted that the owners will have to pay compensation.
“I believe he was dozing, and the accident woke him up,” Kuo-lung was quoted as saying in The International Herald Tribune.
It was later revealed that the pollution may have damaged a coral reef along the Suao coastline, and that the spill had soaked the nets of local fishermen. Lin Yeuh-ying, from the Suao Fishery Association, said that the fishermen will also be seeking compensation from the ship's owners.
Whatever the truth in this case, whether engine or personnel failure, and whatever the academic reports state, one thing remains constant…tired people fall asleep more regularly than rested ones. Trite, but true!
GENERAL
If Your Car Told You To Jump Off A Cliff Would You?
A funny little story popped out at us recently, about motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car's satellite navigation system…something that couldn't possibly happen when people take the wheel of a ship!?!?!
Drivers obeying directions given by a sultry satnav voice have crashed into rivers, construction sites and roadside toilets.
In October a 53-year-old German, obeying his satnav's command "Turn right now!" jerked the wheel over and crashed into a roadside toilet hut, causing 2,000 euros (1,342 pounds) damage.
A few weeks earlier, an 80-year-old motorist obediently followed his satnav instead of common sense and ignored a "closed for construction" sign on a Hamburg motorway. He hit a pile of sand at high speed but was not hurt.
"I just thought the navigation system knew a shortcut," Volker Heinemann was quoted as telling a local newspaper. His car had to be towed away.
In southern England a 29-year-old woman survived unscathed after misreading her satnav and driving the wrong way on a motorway at nearly 120 km (75 miles) per hour.
When stopped after 22 km of dodging oncoming traffic, she told police she had only followed the satnav orders.
Experts say that as cars get smarter, some people seem to get dumber, and the problem increases as more vehicles are equipped with the devices.
Joachim Siedler, spokesman manufacturer Blaupunkt, said it was absurd to blame the gadgets for human errors and noted motorists are clearly warned the devices are there to help, not to take decisions. If a traffic light is red it's obvious you have to stop even if the satnav says 'drive straight on'," he said. "People who drive into rivers and then blame their satnav are just too humiliated to accept blame themselves."
In response to idiotic car drivers a spokesman for the German motoring club ADAC said, "It's hard to understand how these things can happen”.
"It's not as if people are driving in a tank with only a small slit to see out. You'd think they have their own eyes and brains engaged to make decisions and not rely on the satnav. I used to think satnavs were 'idiot-proof', but perhaps not."
It seems that many car drivers could learn the mantra of the modern ships officer….”Don't forget to look out of the window!”
Perhaps seafarers are luckier than car drivers, as there are so many more pieces of kit to blame if something goes wrong…but perhaps we can end up looking just as stupid when it does.
Large Portion of Calamari, Please!
The legends of the deep tell of life and death struggles between sailors and the kraken, a tentacled monster that was blamed by sailors for sinking ships off Norway in the 18th century.
It seems after centuries evading capture, the kraken has finally been traced to its dark, watery lair….as a giant squid was finally captured on video by Japanese scientists last month.
Images of the squid — a relatively small female about 3.5 meters (11 ft 6 in) long and weighing 50 kg (110 lb) — were the ultimate prize for zoologists at the National Science Museum .
"Nobody has ever seen a live giant squid except fishermen," team leader Tsunemi Kubodera of the museum's zoology department said. "We believe these are the first ever moving pictures of a giant squid."
Little was known until recently about the creature thought to have inspired the myth of the "kraken,"
Unconfirmed reports say giant squid can grow up to 20 meters long, but according to scientists they are unlikely to pose a threat to ships because they spend their lives hundreds of meters under the sea.
The Japanese research team tracked the giant squid by following their biggest predators — sperm whales — as they gathered to feed near the Ogasawara islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo between September and December.
This latest specimen was caught on a baited hook laid 650 meters (2,150 ft) under the sea. Sadly it was killed in the “struggle” to land it, and its preserved carcass was displayed at a news conference at the museum in Tokyo .
However big, tough and ugly, one can only imagine the pain of having your tentacles trapped while scientists take photos of you…ouch.
Talking of Albert Embankment…while their London headquarters undergoes renovation, the IMO has been off on tour, and the recent December meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee ( MSC ) took place in Istanbul.
Secretary-general, Mr Mitropoulos in his opening address focussed on some sad losses, not just the untimely death of the Committee's own Igor Ponomarev, but also the fact that the level of passenger fatalities in 2006 were “bound not to make good reading”, with several dreadful ferry disasters making the headlines around the world. This even before the horrific loss of the passenger ferry, “MV Senopati Nusantara” off Indonesia 's Java Island with as many as 600 lives lost.
There was obviously something invigorating about the Turkish air, as the meeting was “action packed”, and saw a raft of new international standards for passenger ship safety, as well as many other important issues debated, including development of goal-based standards and discussion of security and the carriage of containers by ships.
The revision of passenger ship safety standards produced a new guiding “prevention is better than cure” philosophy, with more emphasis on stopping a casualty occurring in the first place. Also future passenger ships should be designed for improved survivability so that, in the event of a casualty, persons can stay safely on board as the ship proceeds to port. The amendments are expected to enter into force on 1 July 2010 .
The MSC adopted amendments to strengthen the fire protection arrangements in relation to cabin balconies on passenger vessels. The amendments were developed in response to the fire aboard the cruise ship “Star Princess”.
An amendment concerning provisions for the launch of free-fall lifeboats during abandon-ship drills was adopted. The amendment will allow, during the abandon-ship drill, for the lifeboat to either be free-fall launched with only the required operating crew on board, or lowered into the water by a secondary means of launching without the operating crew on board, and then manoeuvred in the water by the operating crew. The aim is to prevent accidents with lifeboats occurring during abandon-ship drills. The amendment is expected to enter into force on 1 July 2008 .
Amongst other issues debated were reports on the impact of the ISM Code, an assessment on the future of near miss reporting, and the aforementioned introduction on security self-assessment. Also the fact that non-SOLAS vessels are likely to be just as much (…if not more) of a security threat was covered, though no real progress was made on this point.
The 82 nd session was a very busy one, and the outcomes will seemingly be felt across the industry for a long time to come. A fitting tribute to the work of Mr Ponomarev, and an illustration that wherever they are in the world, and even when they are homeless the work of the MSC keeps on unabated.
CAREERS
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WHERE SHOULD WE LOOK FOR PEOPLE TO MAN OUR SHIPS?
This month there is much from the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) for us to discuss. Aside from all the safety, security and pollution talk there was one phrase that really woke us from our holiday slumbers…and that was, “critical point”.
The IMO do not go in for scaremongering, not for them rabble rousing rhetoric, so when the secretary-general states that the level of recruitment in the maritime profession had now reached “critical point” it really is time to listen.
Regular readers will long have seen the “ShiptalkJOBS” tab on our website, sitting there all pink and tempting, with “Coming Soon” emblazoned across it. Well the time for waiting is over – ShiptalkJOBS is now live, for seafarers and recruiters.
ShiptalkJOBS aims to be the leading global online careers and recruitment resource, and will change the way seafarers look for jobs at sea and how recruiters look to fill their seagoing vacancies.
The site has been designed by seafarers and recruitment specialists to ensure the user experience is pleasurable, efficient and easy to master for both the recruiter and jobseeker alike.
ShiptalkJOBS provide seagoing career news, and CV posting services to help seafarers keep a “weather” eye out for the "right" opportunity. Our dedicated team are on-hand to offer expert advice and assist when required.
Since its launch in 2002, Shiptalk.com has become known as, “the online international seafaring community” and the place to go for news, information and advice about careers at sea. Consequently, ShiptalkJOBS.com is the natural progression in the ongoing evolution of the Shiptalk community.
At ShiptalkJOBS.com we are constantly focused on results and delivering performance that our competitors simply can't match, and we also proudly boast:
- A highly trained and customer-focused team who understand the recruitment issues you face
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ShiptalkJOBS is more than just a website, it represents a new way of thinking – we work with, and for all parts of the industry, from the individual looking for a job, to the company looking for the best people. We have also brought people with a wealth of experience onto our team – to make Shiptalk work even harder for you.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope that ShiptalkJOBS will be the answer to all your (and Mr Mitropoulos') recruitment problems.
ShiptalkJOBS Intelligent Thinking
ShiptalkJOBS.com, the new online seagoing recruitment portal, has made the first of many “intelligent” appointments, with Anneley Pickles, former Commercial Sales Manager of Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit, being appointed as Managing Director.
As the shortage of personnel worsens, and as the scarcity of “skilled seafarers” approaches a critical point, www.shiptalkjobs.com has been created to help individual seafarers find their preferred jobs at sea, and for employers and recruitment agents to find the right seafarers to fill their seagoing vacancies.
Upon her appointment, Anneley stated that, “the seagoing recruitment game has become too fragmented, with too little communication between all the players”.
She added, “There is natural competition for the dwindling supply of personnel, but at present many of these valuable resources, the seafarers themselves, do not know where to turn. Shiptalk has always been at the forefront of seafarer issues, and their move into online recruitment advertising makes perfect sense.”
Anneley has over a decade of experience of bringing innovative and leading online solutions to the maritime industry, and it is this experience that will be so important to the success of ShiptalkJOBS.
Aside from this, Anneley feels that it is the human approach that will make all the difference, “ShiptalkJOBS are proud to be at the forefront when harnessing today's technologies in online recruitment, not only by bringing global jobseekers and employers together but by providing valuable feedback, support and first-class customer service to ensure the success of this valuable online service.”
In an impassioned summary, Anneley stated, “It is time to act to stem the flow of people out of shipping, and to guarantee our client companies a supply of the very best people available from around the globe. There is so much at stake, for individuals, companies and the entire industry, and we hope our efforts, innovation and enthusiasm will act as a catalyst for a positive future”.
With over a thousand seafarers already signed up, and with a host of major companies onboard, it looks like ShiptalkJOBS' wish to become the global recruitment meeting place may soon become a reality.
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Presented by the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA), Shipping 2007 continues a tradition of bringing the international shipping community together in North America 's leading commercial shipping centre, for two and a half days of business and market oriented activity.
The event will be held March 19-21, 2007 at The Westin Hotel in Stamford , Connecticut , USA and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you.
To view the official program, information on how to register for this event and much more, please visit our show website at: www.shipping2007.com
Contact: Lorraine Parsons, Event Director, CMA Shipping 2007
Tel: +1.203.406.0109 Ext 3717 Fax: +1.203.406.0110
Email: conferences@cmaconnect.com Website: www.shipping2007.com
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