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Welcome to this the September 2007 edition of the Shiptalk newsletter.
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HEADLINE ARTICLE
Northern Marine - Classroom for Kids Appeal
Northern Marine Management in cooperation with Stena Bulk have donated two classrooms in Jacobo High School in Biñan, Laguna, Phillipines in support of the basic education agenda of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
This donate-a-classroom project targets building 10,000 classrooms in elementary and secondary public schools with a critical shortage nationwide, through donations from overseas Filipino communities, foreign employers, local private companies, civic organizations and individuals.
Apart from the two classrooms that will be constructed, both will be equipped with armchairs for fifty students, desk and chair for the teacher, classroom blackboards and electric ceiling fans.
The school will likewise be provided with a computer equipped with broadband internet connection that will establish a link with Northern Marine Management, its vessels and seafarers and help the school optimise its access to external educational support.
The donation affirms NMM and Stena Bulk's commitment to the training and education not only of its Filipino seafarers but the Filipino youth as well. Contributions to this project have also been made by serving seafarers on board Northern Marine Management managed vessels.
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SAFETY/WELFARE
Jailed For Saving Lives
Aside from piracy one of the thorniest issues facing owners, crews and even governments is that of migrants found at sea. This political hot potato is a real tough problem, and one that shows no sign of being swept under the carpet.
Just as we appear to be on the cusp of progress, and as the UN, IMO and governments start making positive moves to ensure lives are saved, and that commerce is not unduly impacted, it always seems that some country or other steps in to make a right royal mess of it all.
Last month it emerged that seven Tunisian fishermen were held in jail for a week in punishment for their rescue of 44 asylum seekers who were drowning.
There are no answers forthcoming, and while the law and tradition may demand assistance to those in danger at sea, it seems according to some experts that many governments prefer to leave women, children and men to die in the sea rather than helping them. When potential rescuers are placed in doubt we see mistakes, misjudgements, and eventually the deaths of innocents…and perhaps too, “innocence”.
The treatment of the Tunisian rescuers, and of the drowning migrants mirrors that meted out far too often, and a documentary to be aired on satellite TV and the internet, at this month highlights the appalling treatment of a group of migrants who were left clinging to tuna pens being towed by a Maltese-commissioned trawler. The vessel was then ordered not to enter Malta , and was left in limbo upon receiving orders to take the migrants to Libya .
The migrants were eventually rescued from a three-day ordeal by an Italian naval vessel. However, the incident earned Malta harsh criticism.
With desperate people seemingly willing to put their lives on the line, and with the involvement of organised criminals and human traffickers this is an issue that is set only to get more complex and one that needs unified and universally applied rules. Though we are not holding our breath.
A new study of drinking habits in the UK caused a flurry of media interest recently, as the results of an examination of the mortality rates of drinking sub-groups were revealed.
Not surprisingly to anyone who has ever worked in an office environment the study found that “Female office juniors” are almost twice as likely to die from drinking too much than the rest of the population…
Anyway it wasn't the revelations concerning “tarts with hearts and knacked livers” that caught our eyes, no it was the surprising fact that Male seafarers, including those in the navy, were the second highest-risk group - 2.16 times more likely to die…gulp (literally).
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) study looked at 13,011 deaths among men aged 20 to 64 and 3,655 deaths among women. A spokeswoman for the ONS said it was 'startling' how little the pattern had changed over the last 100 years.
At the other end of the scale it seems that Depeche Mode was right, God does have a sick sense of humour, as while members of the clergy are least likely to die from over drinking they are followed closely by managers in the IT industry. D'Oh!
Navigating Under The Influence
When the ONS study of drink related deaths painted seafarers so highly on the list of those most likely to die from alcohol abuse, it seemed to capture a by-gone age where drink, drunks and ships all went together quite comfortably.
Things are very different today, and it is easy to think that drink has been banished from most vessels. This has had a catastrophic affect on the social life at sea, but does go some way to make ships safer…if the rules are observed.
It seems though that for all the rules in place drinking does still go on, and perhaps has been driven sadly “underground” into the realms of the “secret cabin drinker”. It also seems likely that this furtive drinking culture was to blame for the collision last month of a ship in the North Sea with an unmanned Gas platform.
The vessel in question, “Jork” somehow contrived to collide with a large, well lit and properly charted structure. This takes some doing, and while the consequences were thankfully limited, it could well have had some horrendous fallout, both in terms of casualties and economic loss.
It is natural to ask how a ship could indeed manage to hit such a structure and when the Master later appeared in a British court accused of being drunk in charge of the cargo vessel we perhaps got our answer.
Captain Zbigniew Krakowski, 56, was allegedly three times over the legal alcohol limit when he took charge of the vessel and its seven crewmembers. He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to face the same court on 10 September.
Shipping has long known that “drunken sailors” are indeed bad medicine, and the industry has wrestled for centuries with the question of just what to do with them. The old folk song offers a few solutions – which range from Slinging him in the long boat till he's sober, taking 'im and shaking 'im, trying an' wakening 'im”, to shaving his belly with a rusty razor (not too sure about that one).
Perhaps, however, the modern legal system will have a more contemporary and pragmatic approach?
SECURITY
Rights and Wrongs of Pirate Zones
Some rather contrasting pieces of news emerged last month from the troubled region around Somalia.
The good news was that the Danish cargo ship, “Danica White”, and its crew were eventually released after 83 days in captivity. The vessel was hijacked by Somali pirates in June but was released after a ransom was paid. Danish TV2 News reported that security firm Protocols said it had paid ransom of $1.5 million for the release of the ship and crew.
In a news conference after the release the Danish Foreign Ministry's head of citizen services Lars Thuesen said, "It's been a terrible experience for the hostages, being held for more than 80 days not knowing what was going on."
The Foreign Ministry said the crew were in good health considering the circumstances but confirmed that the armed pirates had indeed threatened them.
The taking of the “Danica White” caused uproar amongst many parts of the industry, and was in many ways responsible for calls to the IMO and UN to force naval intervention in the region. Especially as just days after the vessel was captured, a U.S. Navy warship destroyed three small pirate boats being towed behind it, but was forced to abandon the chase after it entered Somali waters. It seems sensible to suggest that if there had been the ability to pursue the vessel into territorial waters then the ordeal may have ended sooner.
In stark contrast to this seeming impotence in the face of piracy, we also received news last month that NATO naval vessels are set to guard a number of large EU tuna fishing vessels in the self same area, some 20 of which are Spanish.
Many East African observers are stressing that this fishing fleet is set to operate illegally in Somali waters, and there is anger that they will not only be fishing illicitly, but will be afforded military protection while they set about their task.
In many ways it appears that the struggle to maintain and secure local fishing rights has actually been at the very core of the rise of piracy in the area. The Somali Volunteer Coastguard, the group most implicated in early piracy attacks, grew as a direct consequence of the “illegal” harvesting of the waters off Somalia .
So here we are in a state of extreme confusion and hypocrisy – the Somali government doesn't seem to matter when we look to fish the waters, but when pirates are being pursued naval vessels are hamstrung as they are not being allowed to enter the same Somali waters…this makes no sense.
Either there is a government or there isn't, either there is a legally based territorial sea or there isn't – we shouldn't be simply picking and choosing when we can and can't enter at the seeming drop of a “net”…
There seems something very odd here, and very much out of keeping with the fuss caused by the IMO having to go cap in hand to the UN for naval aid…it seems that food coming in for the starving millions doesn't get protected, but a few Spanish trawlers can get a full naval task force.
It used to be the French farmers that always got their own way, but now it seems the Spanish fishermen, perhaps due to EU voters insatiable desire for Grilled Tuna Nicoise Salad that are the fortunate few.
It is not just alcohol that causes concern at sea – there remains too the serious issue of narcotic abuse.
As a result of a recent military court hearing, it was revealed that as many as one-third of the crew on a Pacific-based Canadian Navy ship were regularly using cocaine.
The Canadian Navy has, understandably, decided it will review its drug-testing process in the wake of this terrifying revelation. "There's a goodly level of concern with regard to the circumstances and a lot of smart people are putting their heads toward whether there needs to be changes to the random drug-testing program," Lt.-Cmdr. Gerry Pash, a spokesman for Maritime Forces Pacific, revealed. Erm, were not very smart, but we'd guess the answer was a big, fat YES!
According to Pash, "There was an element of surprise with regards to the number of people relative to the size of the crew". No sh**t Sherlock…
"The Canadian Forces has a zero-tolerance rule with regard to the use of drugs, recognizing that members of the Canadian Forces are put in positions of trust and drug use is not compatible with military service."
HMCS Saskatoon is one of the navy's six maritime coastal defence vessels in the Pacific fleet, based at CFB Esquimalt. It is armed with a 40 mm rapid-firing cannon and two .50 calibre machine guns.
According to www.cocoaine-addiction.info cocaine has many side effects and can bring a lot of changes into users personalities. Traits such as argumentativeness, clumsiness, aggression, paranoia and poor concentration are all heightened by cocaine usage, even at low levels.
Naturally these are all bad in themselves, but when you think of a third of the crew going through any of these, and then read again of the vessel's 40 mm rapid-firing cannon and two .50 calibre machine guns, well we just hope the Canadian Navy see fit to send the “HMCS Saskatoon” to Somalia quick smart.
Time was when spies needed to trawl the underworld for information, flitting from country to country like James Bond – today the glamour has gone, it seems that if you want to see the Nuclear Reactor on a US Warship then you just need to trawl the internet instead and get onto “You Tube”.
It seems that some rather over zealous media-savvy matelots have been guilty of filming around the San Diego-based aircraft carrier, “Ronald Reagan” recently, as they produced their tour de force, entitled “Women of CVN76: That Don't Impress Me Much”.
Set to a tune by country singer Shania Twain, according to the US Navy, the video clip showed sailors “inappropriately using safety equipment”, and to add insult to injury was then posted on “You Tube”.
The premise of the film was that women serving aboard the Reagan could indeed do the same jobs as men, and the video then purportedly showed a light-hearted and positive depiction of the service of women officers and sailors in Navy squadrons. Sounds like a good watch, and as a navy spokesperson was quick to point out, the video, “showed the good humour and camaraderie of the ship's crew".
Great, but alas it also apparently showed shots of the door to the ship's nuclear power plant and of a sailor prancing about wearing a full-body radiation suit. Not surprisingly, as a result the video was promptly removed from the site, as under Pentagon rules, images of any part of a ship's nuclear plant cannot be shown to foreign nationals.
The last time we laughed so much at naval IT clumsiness was earlier this year when crewmembers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force accidentally sent each other the secret specifications of their brand new missile system along with "a large collection of obscene images". Yes, that is a SAM missile in my pocket…
When your number is up, and its time to go and visit the big wheelhouse in the sky there are no really good ways to go…well perhaps being shot dead at age 90 in bed with your mistress by a jealous rival isn't too bad…but we digress.
There are however lots and lots of dreadful, horrible and toe curlingly bad ways to go - uppermost in these must be getting sucked into the propeller of a ship while swimming.
Yes, read that again…sucked…into…propeller…while swimming. Good grief, but it seems that this is the hideous fate that befell a Canadian woman last month in a lake southwest of Montreal .
The 53-year-old was taking a dip off the shores of Beauharnois , Quebec when the current produced by the propeller of a cargo ship entering the nearby locks sucked her in. Three people, including the woman's son and his girlfriend, tried to rescue her, but she disappeared below the water's surface, never to return.
It just beggars belief that one minute you can be splashing happily the next minute…well it's almost too dreadful to contemplate. A local police spokeswoman was reported as saying that swimming is permitted in the area.
Now that's as maybe, but may we respectfully suggest that perhaps swimming should not be allowed in the area…especially when ships are manoeuvring. Seems pretty sensible to us.
Fishing is often a rather solitary hobby – just you, some worms, a rod and the odd six foot, rubber clad man in your holding net...well that is if you fish in the teeming, diver rich, waters off the Dutch Coast .
This was ably demonstrated last month when a scuba diver got something of a shock, as he became the surprise catch of the day for a 13-year-old angler.
The diver was swimming off the southern Dutch town of Zierikzee when the fishing hook got caught in his lip, "I heard a sound on my head and immediately I felt a jerk on my lip", Wim van Huffelen, told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
We bet he felt even more of a “jerk” when he was pulled from the water, and had to have the embedded hook released by a doctor.
Our advice to any other divers out there…keep your mouth shut, and please remember the maggots are for the fish, not for you!
What with divers being caught by angling children it has seemingly been a busy, and slightly surreal summer off the coast of Holland .
Add to that the fact that a giant, smiling Lego man was fished out of the sea in the Dutch resort of Zandvoort last month and you may think that rather too many locals have been visiting the “coffee shops” of Amsterdam .
Apparently the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall model with a yellow head and blue torso was no hallucination, and was rescued from the sea by workers at a drinks stall. "We saw something bobbing about in the sea and we decided to take it out of the water," said a stall worker, "It was a life-sized Lego toy".
Now we're not so sure that “8 foot yellow and blue man” can be considered “life sized”, but anyway an eye-witness added: "I saw the Lego toy floating towards the beach from the direction of England ."
Rumours that the Lego man had recently been laid off from a Great Yarmouth amusement park were unconfirmed, but an associate reported that he was a, “broken man”, and when contacted about the incident the man's wife was reportedly in pieces!
Lego man…broken…pieces…oh come on!
The Sea is a most romantic place, so it seems natural that love and the gentle lapping of the waves make perfect bed fellows.
The local Police in Dorset , UK do not seem to share this tender view however, and are thus hunting for a couple who have set up a brothel — on a Speedboat.
It is understood that the pair drop anchor off a popular nudist beach, then the gentleman swims ashore to round up clients. Demand is often quite brisk for this offshore attraction, and as many as two or three men often swim back to the boat to, erm, “make waves” with the lady of ill repute. After experiencing the motion of the ocean, the punters then return to the beach…no doubt with a smile and a spring in their step.
The UK National Trust owns the beach, and a spokeswoman said (we presume with a wry smile): “This boat pops up quite often. However, until we get “hard evidence” there isn't a lot police can do”.
Hmm quite, though we imagine the bracing waters may make that a little difficult. However, maybe they will get to the, ahem, bottom of it and crack the case, as police are now stepping up daylight patrols, with the police marine unit also on the lookout.
For those of you with an interest in such seaside frolicking, the beach in question is the popular and perhaps appropriately named “Studland”, Dorset.
Certainly makes donkey rides and candy floss look a little staid.
Ships float on water, but the entire shipping industry can be said to float on risk. The very nature of the “maritime adventure” is about rising and conquering one risk after another, after another, until the cargo is discharged, or in the case of cruise ships until the passengers have their mile wide smiles in place.
It is seemingly something of a secret to the masses with their travel brochures, but day after day ships take huge risks, and cruise ships are increasingly taking even bigger chances. The demands of an increasingly sophisticated clientele are forcing the cruise ships to go to new places, to do new things, and to provide new thrills, even though in the past there may have been very good reasons not to do so.
So it is that another month brings us more bad news story for cruise ships, we had the “Sea Diamond” which went too close to land in order to allegedly impress the punters gathering to see Santorini, and now we have the expedition cruise ship “Alexey Maryshev” which ended up metaphorically “on the rocks”, when it went a little too close to a looming glacier.
In getting up close and personal with the ice sheet, the vessel was showered in large chunks of ice that broke off the glacier. These landed onto the deck battering the large number of passengers who were gathered gawping at the scene.
The cold shower hit the vessel off the Svalbard Islands , 300 miles north of Norway . Local officials said many passengers were hurt, some seriously with a number suffering broken limbs and ribs.
This incident was then followed by another cruise ship grounding in Prince William Sound , Alaska . According to the US Coastguard, the vessel “Spirit of Columbia” got stuck on “soft ground” after getting too close to shore in order for passengers to engage in a little bear watching.
Fortunately as the vessel just got stuck in the mud no one was hurt and no fuel was spilled, and the vessel re-floated when the next tide came in.
This rash of incidents points to an ever-growing arrogance when it comes to the desire of cruise ships to conquer the oceans. It doesn't matter how exciting the things are on land – whether it be ice, bears or naked Polynesian dancers – keep well away from the green and yellow stuff on the charts or you are asking for trouble!
When the shores of the United Kingdom are threatened with environmental Armageddon there is only one person to turn to…not Batman, Superman or even Wonder Woman – no, we look to SOSREP, “The Secretary of States Representative”.
The SOSREP role was created, as part of the UK Government's response to Lord Donaldson's Review of Salvage and Intervention, so while there is no direct need to be able to leap a building in a single stride, or to stop bullets with teeth, there is the need to be a genuinely charismatic super human.
SOSREP exercises “ultimate command and control” in the battle to keep the seas and shores clean in the face of any maritime disaster, and with the retirement of Robin Middleton after eight years in the role, the MCA has taken to scouring for a replacement.
Finding the right person for any job can be a challenge, but for a job like this with the stakes so high, it seems like a real tough ask, even more so when the wages on offer were so, well, “mortal”.
When the job was advertised a few months ago, the salary was set at £47K – not a bad haul, but surely not enough to peak the interest of the very best…and so it turned out.
After an initial round of interviews, which obviously failed to hit the mark, the process had to be restarted with a boost in the package on offer, to a more realistic £70, 000. The MCA is understood to have said the new higher salary “reflects the fact that we need someone to be the charismatic leader of a robust team”.
As is the norm these days, after looking for suitable personnel with maritime experience, they are now understood to be considering applications from people with a background in emergency planning in the salvage, mining, oil or port industries, or the emergency services.
The Closing date for applications is September 14, you don't need your own cape, or to wear your underpants outside your tights...but it may help.
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WHAT'S ON WHERE?
IBIA Annual Convention 2007 (10 - 12 September, Montreal)
At the Hyatt Regency Montreal Centre-Ville.
EVENT PROFILE:
Now in its fourth year, following the huge successes of Buenos Aires (2004), Hong Kong (2005) and Monaco (2006), the IBIA Annual Convention 2007 takes place in Montreal , one of the most beautiful cities in North America . Here, where the Old World meets the New World , IBIA will again be at the forefront of change. The programme for 2007 reflects the sea change in world bunker markets as new environmental legislation comes into force, obliging the shipping, oil and bunker industries to take notice and participate.
IBIA Conventions are renowned for sparking discussion and debate. This year, several more ‘interactive' sessions are planned to allow delegates to get to the heart of important issues. Environmental regulations, and how to adapt to them now, and in the future, will stir some strong debate. The keynote speech will focus on the changing environment, while government and non-government agencies will outline their plans and try to stand up to the toughest scrutiny. New technologies will be examined and difficult questions asked. Complex political issues will also be aired, including the introduction of bunkering taxes which in some areas are threatening to destroy local markets and livelihoods. Safe access, sampling, communications and other key operational issues will also be debated.
But the future of IBIA - what it stands for, where it is headed and who will be involved - will be the big issue of the Convention. After a rousing session on IBIA's future at the Monaco Convention last year, even more time has been set aside this year to allow delegates the chance to question the Association's aims and ambitions with a view to developing important policy guidelines and to set IBIA the goals and targets that will ensure that the Association works for YOU!
Make sure you attend what will be one of the most exciting and forward-looking bunkering events of the year and take this opportunity to make your voice heard!
For more details click here: www.bunkerspot.com/eventsregisterdetail.asp?id=6445
ISF Manning and Training Conference 2007
The International Shipping Federation is holding its annual one-day Manning and Training Conference in London on Wednesday 12 th September 2007 at the Royal Society of Arts.
This event has become well-established and popular in the maritime industry and is aimed at personnel directors and senior managers from international ship operating companies, or anyone interested in maritime manpower issues. It is attended by about 200 people and viewed as a principal event for those involved in employing seafarers.
The keynote speaker this year is Mr Willem de Ruiter, Executive Director at the European Maritime Safety Agency. Other topics include safe Manning & Fatigue, the STCW review, Health & Safety and the Viking lines case and more…
Full details can be found at:
or by contacting:
Mrs Shantel Ryan
ISF
12 Carthusian Street
London
EC1M 6EZ
Tel: +44 20 7417 2855
Fax: +44 20 7417 8877
Email: shantel.ryan@marisec.org
Limassol 23 rd - 26th September 2007
Every two years the Government in cooperation with the Cyprus Shipping Council and the Cyprus Union of Shipowners organise the Maritime Cyprus Conference, which has grown into one of the world's most significant shipping conferences. Its status now gives it a prominent position in the calendar of many shipping executives in the industry, including, owners, managers, and delegates from other shipping service organisations.
The Maritime Cyprus 2007 Conference, which is the tenth, since it was first established in 1989 will have as a main theme “Stay Tuned…Shipping New Image” . As the theme suggests the Conference will be focused on the New Image of Shipping, It will also analyse issues of Training and Retaining of Seafarers and Shipowners´ mission and vision.
The conference will be officially opened by the Conference Chairman and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Works Mr. Michael Constantinides. Distinguished quests such as the H.E. Adm. Efthymios Mitropoulos, IMO Secretary General and H.E. Mr. Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission and Transport Commissioner and other personalities of the International shipping scene will debate on the New Shipping Image. The conference's first day includes also the official opening of the Maritime Service Exhibition.
The main aim of the “Maritime Cyprus Conference” is to operate as a forum where important and current issues relating to international shipping are presented by distinguished speakers and subsequently discussed by the international shipping community, thereby helping to formulate sound and well balanced decisions and policies on crucial shipping issues.
All the conference participants will enjoy the Sunday evening with a musical performance and a reception organised by the Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping and the Cyprus Shipping Council. The “Maritime Cyprus Conference“ offers also the opportunity to the participants to become familiar with the strong maritime tradition of Cyprus and its people. Its complete shipping infrastructure constitutes an invaluable asset, both for the expanded Europe and for the international shipping community in general.
- MARITIME CYPRUS 2007 CONFERENCE Limassol, 23-26 September 2007
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An Introduction to Freight Derivatives 2007
Taking place between the 26 th and 27 th September in London, this new 2 day seminar is designed to help new participants get to grips with the basics of the dry market and to be equipped with the tools to further your understanding of this exciting market.
Expert industry speakers and derivative specialists from companies such as GFI Brokers, Freight Investor Services, Baltic Exchange, Drewry Shipping Consultants, Holman Fenwick and Willan, UBS , and Teekay Shipping, Norway to name a few, will guide you through the key areas from an Introduction to FFAs and the mechanics of FFA trading, to learning how to set up a trading desk and looking at key issues such as options and risk management.
This two-day seminar is ideal for those looking to enter the growing FFA market. Equip yourself with the basic tools to further your understanding and take advantage of the opportunities FFAs present.
Key Speakers:
- Jamie Warner , Freight Derivatives Broker, GFI Brokers
- Petter Rishovd , Freight Derivatives Broker, Freight Investor Services
- Jeremy Penn , Chief Executive, Baltic Exchange
- Jeffrey McGee , Senior Consultant, Drewry Shipping Consultants
- Brian Perrott , Partner, Holman Fenwick and Willan
- Mark Hubbard , Director, UBS
- Konstantinos Danikas , Associate Director, UBS
- Stephanos Pissis , Market Developer, Teekay Shipping , Norway
- David Chopping , Partner, Moore Stephens
- Duncan Dunn , Business Development Manager, SSY
This is an excellent meeting place for networking and information gathering, the event will be attracting a broad scope of professionals in Commodity companies, Shipowning, Operating and Management companies, as well as Investors, Funds, Hedge Funds, Market Analysts and Brokers who want further insight into how this dynamic market is developing.
For further information or to register contact our Registration Hotline on
+44 (0)20 7017 5511 , visit www.lloydsmaritimeacademy.com/lm1921 or email my colleague Marianna Christodoulou on marianna.christodoulou@informa.com
We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an invaluable seminar.
Kind regards,
Seminar Producer
Lloyd's Maritime Academy
2nd Maritime HR and Crew Development Conference October 24- 25 2007
ACIs 2nd Maritime HR and Crew Development Conference will address the key issues in crewing and training within the maritime sector, focussing on strategies to address and overcome imminent crew shortages, boost crew retention and improve crew performance through effective training and development. The event will also consider the benefits and challenges of taking a demand-led approach to crewing shortages, examining key technologies and strategies to overcome the industry's key hurdle to boosting productivity and profitability.
The programme focuses on:
How do you tackle crew shortages?
Strategies to source skilled crew
Latest developments and best practices in training
Taking a demand-led approach
The 8th Asia-Pacific Manning & Training Conference
Tuesday 13th - Friday 16th November 2007 The Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila.
Returning once again to the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila , Lloyd's List event is delighted to announce the 8th Asia-Pacific Manning & Training Conference.
Supported by other events during a full week of manning & training activity the conference will address the reality that shipping is facing greater challenges in manning & training than ever before.
Training & retaining sufficiently well qualified seafarers & preventing further erosion of maritime skills will be the key focus of the conference - already a major concern for the industry with shortages leading to spiraling wage costs.
The conference will cover the need for investment in human resources plus corporate, social & environmental responsibility. Industry leaders & experts will also assess the regime of increasing & changing regulation - even criminalisation - which seafarers have to contend with.
After the main conference, against the backdrop of crew quality issues in the wake of manning shortages, an interactive workshop will undertake an 'Assessment of Crew Competence'.
As well as the educational benefits of the pre & post event workshops, the conference & accompanying exhibition will offer outstanding opportunities for you to network & discuss common issues with leading industry experts & peers.
Manning & Training week is enhanced by the first IFSMA Forum on the Revised STCW. The Philippine Manning Convention will also host their own event preceding the 8th Asia-Pacific Manning & Training Conference.
For more information: www.lloydslistevents.com/lm1960
6th Edition of Gulf Maritime Exhibition
Expo Centre Sharjah from April 21 st – 23 rd 2008
The sixth edition of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition, the Middle East 's premier maritime event dedicated to meeting the complete sourcing requirements of the commercial, government, leisure, and the military maritime sectors, will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from April 21-23, 2008 .
The three-day exhibition, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qassimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, is being organised by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI).
Among the exhibits at the event will be the complete range of deck machinery and other vessel equipment, docking equipment, electronics, communication and navigation systems, engine and propulsion systems, fuel and lubricants, ride control systems, sound and vibration control systems, marine interiors, paints and coatings, latest vessel building designs and technology, equipment for fishing, offshore support vessels, cargo ships, tankers, tugs, ferries, and patrol boats, Ship repair and port operations products, and cargo handling services.
Besides featuring a unique exhibit profile, the 2008 edition of the Gulf Maritime Exhibition will host a series of one hour each product presentation seminars and several focused forums and conferences on the sidelines. Whereas the seminar sessions will be an effective marketing tool for gathering potential clients and presenting them with new products and services, the conferences and seminars will be an avenue to introspect on the crucial issues facing the regional maritime sector.
The Gulf Maritime Exhibition has so far had five highly successful editions. Today, the event is undoubtedly the region's most established maritime trade platform. The maritime sector not only perceives it as an ideal market entry vehicle for the Middle East but also considers it to be an effective networking tool, which is absolutely necessary in the face of the current highly competitive industry environment.
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