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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Headland SatNews

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IMO holds workshop on updating GHG emissions estimate

The steps that are necessary to update the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimate for international shipping were discussed during a workshop, organised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) last week (February 26 to March 1, 2013). The workshop held at IMO Headquarters was attended by more than 100 participants from IMO Member Governments and Observer Organisations. A final report could be delivered next year, the IMO reported. The workshop followed the endorsement, in principle, by IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), at its sixty-fourth session in October 2012 of the outline for an update of the GHG emissions estimate. The current (Second) IMO GHG Study 2009 had estimated that international shipping emitted 870 million tonnes, or about 2.7% of the global man-made emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2007. Exhaust gases are the primary source of GHG emissions from ships, with CO2 the most important GHG, both in terms of quantity and of global warming potential. As the current estimate, contained in the Second IMO GHG Study 2009, does not take account of the economic downturn experienced globally since 2008, an updated GHG emissions estimate should provide MEPC with reliable and up-to-date information to base its decisions on when considering further possible measures to address GHG emissions from international shipping. An updated emissions estimate would also provide a baseline to enable the impact to be assessed of technical and operational energy efficiency measures for international shipping that entered into force on January 1, 2013. The workshop, comprised of experts with demonstrable expertise and experience in the field of estimating fuel consumption and GHG emissions for the international maritime sector, considered the scope of the Update Study, methodology and assumptions to be used in the update. The workshop agreed that the primary focus of the Update Study should be to update the CO2 emission estimates for international shipping. It recommended that the MEPC agree Terms of Reference for the update including the methodology, so that work could begin in 2013, with a view to the final report of the Update Study being submitted to the 66th session of the MEPC, to be held in 2014.

Finland mulls developing LNG import terminal

Finnish gas operator Gasum plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, which will serve as a distribution hub to other European countries. According to reports, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen has visited Doha, the capital city of Qatar, to discuss the proposal with the Qatari side. He has already met with the government officials and discussed the future import of LNG to serve neighbouring countries.

SAFETY Service equipment

Service equipment such as valves, fittings, safety devices and gauging devices should be so arranged as to be protected against the risk of being wrenched off or damaged during transport and handling. If connection between the frame and the shell allows relative movement as between the sub-assemblies, the

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Katainen has said that his meeting with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani was fruitful.

equipment should be so fastened as to permit such movement without risk of damage to working parts. Equipment protection should offer a degree of safety comparable to that of the shell. For offshore tankcontainers, where positioning of service equipment and the design and strength of protection for such equipment is concerned, the increased danger of impact damage when handling such tanks in open seas should be taken into account. All shell openings other than openings for pressure relief devices and inspection openings should be provided with manually operated stop valves situated as near to the shell as is practicable. Moreover, a tank or each of its compartments should be provided with an opening large enough to enable the tank or compartment to be inspected. Whenever possible, external fittings should be grouped together, while all tank connections should be clearly marked to indicate the function of each. Stop valves with screwed spindles should close by clockwise rotation. Each valve should be designed and constructed for a rated pressure not less than the maximum allowable working pressure of the tank at the temperatures expected to be encountered. Source: MCA

Croatia commits new vessels to boost European security

Two new patrol ships were committed to the Croatian maritime police in the port of Split, the second biggest city of the country, on Monday as part of the EU's "Blue Border Surveillance" programme for Croatia. Paul Vandoren, head of the EU Delegation to Croatia, said the EU had concluded that Croatia had already achieved the police fleet planned prior to its EU accession set for July 1, 2013. The commitment of the two new vessels was a step further in meeting the European standards and strengthening of the common European security, he told Xinhua. Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said that border surveillance and controls of the future exterior border of the EU was one of the ministry's top priorities, adding that Croatia would be a responsible minder of its borders. The two vessels are valued EUR 4.28 million, of which 75% was financed by the EU.

'Ship fire safety still serious concern'

Preliminary results from the Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Fire Safety Systems, have underlined fire safety concerns. The results are based on the CIC survey carried out between September 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012 in the Paris MoU region. Around 103 ships were detained over the three month period as a direct result of the CIC for deficiencies related to Fire Safety Systems. 64% of all ships detained in the three month period were detained for fire safety related issues. Problem areas included fire pumps and its pipes, fire fighting equipment and appliances, and the fire control plan, according to a press release. Fire safety has been in the top five of most frequently encountered categories of deficiencies during inspections for years. Reason enough for the Paris MoU to concentrate attention to this area during a CIC. "The outcome of the CIC shows that fire safety is clearly not top priority on every ship and that is a serious concern," said Richard Schiferli, Secretary General of the Paris MoU on the Port State Control (PSC). The CIC questionnaire was completed during 4,014 inspections on 3,985 individual ships. A total of 1,958 CIC-related deficiencies were recorded and 103 ships (2,6%) were detained as a direct result of the CIC. 64% of the detentions during the CIC-period were CIC-topic related. During the campaign, most inspections concerned general cargo/multi-purpose ships with 1,347 (34%) inspections, followed by bulk carriers with 766 (19%) inspections, container ships with 422 (11%) inspections, chemical tankers with 343 (9%) inspections and oil tankers with 308 (8%) inspections. 59 (57%) of the detained ships were general cargo/multi-purpose ships and 14 (14%) were bulk carriers. Analysis of the recorded deficiencies shows that most deficiencies relate to fire pumps and its pipes (13%), fire fightingequipment and appliances (11%) and the fire control plan (9%).
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The detailed results of the campaign will be further analysed and findings will be presented to the 46th meeting of the PSC Committee in May 2013, after which the report will be submitted to the International Maritime Organisation.

POLLUTION Sunken vessel tagged as source of oil spill in Region 1 coastline

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has tagged the Myanmar-owned cargo vessel that sank off Bolinao, Pangasinan on February 17 as the source of oil and sludge now wreaking havoc in several coastal areas in Ilocos Region. This was bared by the PCG when it made public the result of the oil laboratory analysis undertaken by its main office on some of the oil debris and sludge recovered from the coastlines of San Fernando City. The PCG tagged the oil spill to have emanated from the vessel, which sank with 14 of its crewmen on board at dawn of February 17 in the water located some 14 nautical miles northwest of Bolinao, Pangasinan in the west Philippine Sea. The vessel was carrying large volume of nickle ore and other minerals that reportedly came from Indonesia en route to China when it suffered the accident, PNA reported. The confirmation from the PCG that it was from the sunken Myanmar cargo vessel that caused the oil spill finally cleared the mystery surrounding the serious marine crisis that already affected the coastal areas of La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan. This became apparent as some of coastal areas in Bolinao nearest to the sunken Myanmar vessel have already been confirmed by the Local Government Unit as of Tuesday to be now also affected by oil spill.

INCIDENT Chinese cargo vessel stranded near Tubbataha

A Chinese cargo vessel was reportedly stranded off the Tubbataha Reef near Palawan on Tuesday after encountering engine trouble, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. "Initial reports from the area disclosed that rough sea conditions continuously hammered the vessel and the ship captain is worried that it may cause the vessel to run aground along the shallow portions in the area," the Coast Guard said in a statement. Coast Guard Palawan commander Enrico Evangelista said that the Panamanian-registered cargo vessel en route from Singapore and was on its way to Tagbilaran Port in Bohol to discharge 5,900 tonnes of limestone when the incident occurred. A search-and-rescue vessel has already been dispatched to assist the vessel's crew, the statement read.

Shipwreck find could be legendary 'sunstone'

An oblong crystal found in the wreck of a 16th-century English warship is a sunstone, a near-mythical navigational aid said to have been used by Viking mariners, researchers said on Wednesday. The stone is made of Iceland spar, a transparent, naturally-occurring calcite crystal that polarises light and can get a bearing on the Sun, they said. It was found in the remains of a ship that had been dispatched to France in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I as
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a precaution against a second Spanish Armada but foundered off the island of Alderney, in the Channel. British and French scientists have long argued that the find is a sunstone - a device that fractures the light, enabling seafarers to locate the Sun even when it is behind clouds or has dipped below the horizon. Sunstones, according to a theory first aired 45 years ago, helped the great Norse mariners to navigate their way to Iceland and even perhaps as far as North America during the Viking heyday of 900-1200 AD, way before the magnetic compass was introduced in Europe in the 13th century. But there is only a sketchy reference in ancient Norse literature to a "solarsteinn," which means the idea has remained frustratingly without solid proof. (AFP)

HI-TECH New EVAC waste management system comprehensive

EVAC can now supply the entire waste handling system for vessels and rigs, to accord with MARPOL Annex V regulations. The company has said that they can supply the entire waste handling system for vessels and rigs, covering both dry and wet waste, from food waste handling to onboard sanitary and wastewater treatment. From January 1, 2013, new requirements relating to the management waste of ships and rigs entered into force. All waste onboard, except food waste, has to be collected, or incinerated, according to the new IMO Marpol Annex V regulations. EVAC can now provide a solution for the entire onboard waste handling needs. In short, the revisions to MARPOL Annex V as contained in resolution MEPC.201(62) prohibit the discharge of all garbage into the sea except as expressly permitted under specified circumstances for discharge of food waters, cargo residues, deck wash waters, and animal carcasses, said a press release. Having equipped thousands of ships with waste and sanitary systems, EVAC considers itself to be qualified as the natural single source provider of onboard waste management systems.

Headhunter installs sewage treatment plant on AET tankers

Headhunter, Inc. has completed installation of the company's Tidalwave HMX sewage treatment plant on the first of two specially outfitted Aframax tankers, owned by AET Tanker Holdings of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two Aframax tankers have been chartered for 20 years to Marine Well Containment Company of Houston, Texas. The Tidalwave HMX systems are USCG-certified and Bureau Veritas-approved to IMO MEPC 159(55) standards. They can process up to 50,000 gallons (187 cubic metres) per day and use flocculants, chemical oxidation, hydro-maceration and patented crossflow separation techniques to destroy influent biomass. The six-stage process provides trouble-free treatment of black and gray water and a sterile effluent for disposal, said a press release. The PLC controller allows treatment techniques to be customised after installation for varying hydraulic and organic loading conditions or to meet varying performance standards in different parts of the world.

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EXCHANGE RATES
New York (Tue Cls) Fgn Currency in USD Britain (Pound) Canada (Dollar) China (Yuan) Euro India (Rupee) 1.5115 0.9731 0.1607 1.3040 0.0182 USD in Fgn Currency 0.6616 1.0277 6.2210 0.7669 54.9300 9698.00 93.2900 5.7003 40.7700 3.1700 30.6358 1.2461

Indonesia (Rupiah) 0.000103 Japan (Yen) Norway (Krone) Philippines (Peso) Poland (Zloty) Russia (Ruble) Singapore (Dollar) 0.010720 0.1754 0.0245 0.3159 0.0326 0.8025

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