MARITIME NEWS

Monday, June 9, 2014

International maritime news for seafarers
MPHRP hails safe return of vessel's crew
News that the remaining crew of a Malaysian-flagged vessel hiac!ed "y #omali $irates
nearly four years ago "eing released was music to Maritime %iracy &umanitarian 'es$onse
%rogramme(s )M%&'%* ears, with its chairman e+$ressing delight over the seafarers( safe
return,
M%&'% chairman %eter #wift said he is filled with oy as the remaining crew of M- .l"edo
are now "ac! safely in /enya, &e than!ed all of M%&'%(s $artners and other international
organisations that hel$ed in securing the release of the crew mem"ers,
#wift also e+tended the alliance(s condolences to the family of an Indian crew mem"er who
was !illed during his ca$tivity,
#omali $irates hiac!ed the vessel on Novem"er 20, 2010 and too! 11 crew mem"ers as
hostages, 'e$orts said the ca$tives were treated "adly, often "eing "eaten u$ and tortured,
&ennie 1a 2range, M%&'%(s acting $rogramme director, meanwhile, noted that the
alliance has always wor!ed hard to secure the release of M- .l"edo(s crew mem"ers, &e
said they will soon meet with the freed seafarers and $ledged that the M%&'% will do what
it can to hel$ them reunite with their families and reintegrate into the society,
3he official also $romised that the freed sailors will again "e a"sor"ed "ac! to the maritime
industry once they have full recovered from the ordeal,
3he M%&'% director gave credit to all of the alliance(s officials who never sto$$ed assisting
the affected families, &e li!ewise as!ed the international community to continue efforts in
securing the release of all seafarers who are still "eing held hostage in #omalia,
SAFETY STUDY
THE COST OF POOR PLANNIN
1ittle did the crew of a su$$ort vessel !now that a small $ainting o" com"ined with a
scheduled rescue drill would turn into a fatal e+ercise,
S!MMAR"
3he master of a su$$ort vessel decided to use the 4ast 'escue 5raft as a $latform from
which to (touch u$( a small area of scratched $aintwor! on the shi$(s $ort 6uarter, 3he
4'5(s co+swain $re$ared the $aint, rollers and a $ilot ladder on the main dec! and rigged
lines to hold the 4'5 in $osition, 3he chief officer "riefed the co+swain and his crewman on
the launch and recovery o$erations, No details on ha7ards associated with this additional
tas! were covered on the "rief, 3he co+swain drove the 4'5 under the shi$(s cutaway on
her $ort 6uarter, It was then secured using the $re-$ositioned lines fore and aft, 3he crew
had difficulty securing the lines on the 4'5(s "itts and "ecause the su$$ly vessel had
swung a"out her anchor due to a change in the tidal stream, the 4'5 was "eing "uffeted
against the $ort 6uarter "y the swell, 3he co+swain had to $ush the 4'5 away from the
vessel(s hull several times, 3he master as!ed the co+swain if it was safe to carry on and he
re$lied that it was, 3he co+swain then "ecame tra$$ed "etween the 4'5(s lifting frame and
the su$$ly vessel(s hull, falling to the dec!, &e was in $ain "ut was conscious, and told his
crew mates that he thought that he had crac!ed a ri", 3he 28 gave the co+swain
medication to ease the $ain, . near"y fishing vessel too! the co+swain ashore and he
reached a hos$ital two hours later, where he was declared dead on arrival,
LESSONS
9nusual tas!s $resent unusual ha7ards, . ris! assessment is an invalua"le tool to ensure
that any activity is com$leted as safely as $ossi"le,
:hen underta!ing a tas! that is affected "y tides, tidal streams and the weather, always
thin! ahead,
&uman nature and $rofessional $ride often lead to seafarers ta!ing ris!s to com$lete tas!s
in "orderline conditions, ;o not "e tem$ted, If in dou"t, "ale out,
. shi$(s medical officer is not a doctor, and the full e+tent of a $erson(s inuries is not always
a$$arent, It is always "etter to see! $ro$er medical advice from $rofessionals or immediate
evacuation to hos$ital, #ource< 9/ M.I=
Hi#ac$e% ree$ tan$er li$el& in To'olese
waters( hana
. 2ree! oil tan!er that vanished in the $irate-infested 2ulf of 2uinea is li!ely to have
moved from 2hanaian to 3ogolese waters, a 2hanaian military s$o!esman said #unday,
>3he vessel is not in our waters,> ?ric .ggrey-@uashie told .4%, >It(s gone off and they
sus$ect it(s moving towards 3ogo, )3he navy* is trying to get confirmation from the 3ogolese
if they have identified any vessel in the waters,>
. 2ree! shi$$ing firm re$orted losing contact with its vessel on 3hursday, when it was
sailing in waters off the coast of 2hana,
3he shi$ has 24 crew mem"ers on "oard and has a cargo of fuel oil, the com$any said in a
statement,
3he waters of west .frica(s 2ulf of 2uinea are among the world(s most dangerous,
recording 19A of all $iracy incidents worldwide last year, according to the International
Maritime =ureau,
Most of the $iracy in the region emanates from Nigeria(s southern Niger ;elta, where
indigenous grou$s have "een fighting for a greater share of the country(s oil wealth, .4%
re$orted,
Risin' !S )etrol %e*an% a +oon for )ro%uct
tan$er *ar$et
#urging demand for $etrol in the 9# could $rom$t a rise in the need for more $roduct
tan!ers, according to %oten B %artners,
5iting data from the 9# ;e$artment of ?nergy(s ?nergy Information .gency, the shi$"ro!er
disclosed that wee!ly demand for $etrol in the 9# currently hovers at 9,1 million "arrels $er
day )"$d*, u$ 4C0,000 "$d "ased on a four-wee! moving average, .nd as tonnage
oversu$$ly $ersists, this will mean a need for more $roduct tan!ers, thus s$urring s$ot
mar!et rates,
%oten B %artners also said that "ecause $etrol demand in the 9# is highly seasonal,
e+isting $rices may go u$ and could result in more ?uro$ean im$orters "eing ro$ed in,
further im$roving shi$ demand,
>.lthough the reci$e is ri$e for im$roving shi$ demand, a long and growing tonnage
availa"ility list will $ro"a"ly !ee$ a lid on the $otential of any runaway rates,> the shi$"ro!er
said,
%oten also stressed that the $ossi"ility of crude oil e+$orts "eing im$lemented under the
current administration remains dim, It stressed that :ashington will unli!ely $ermit crude oil
e+$orts any time soon as domestic crude oil $roduction continues to "e on the u$tic!,
Chennai, -ochi to host *ariti*e tra%e an%
securit& conference
3he im$ortance of maritime trade and security will "e discussed in a s$ecial conference
that will "e held in 5hennai tomorrow,
>8ceans cover D1A of the ?arth surface and one-third of oil consumed around the world
are located offshore, Maritime trade and security have "een growing and when they grow
there are e6ual o$$ortunities and challenges,> said ;avid Michel, director &enry 1 #timson
5entre ?nvironmental- #ecurity, one of the organisers of the two-day event,
3he conference, titled #ea 5hange< ?volving Maritime 2eo$olitics in the Indo-%acific
region, would also "e held in /ochi on June 12,
It is ointly organised "y 9# 5onsulate 5hennai, 3he &enry 1 #timson 5entre and 8"server
'esearch 4oundation,
Michel said D0A of trade ta!es $lace "y sea in the Indo-%acific region and more than half
of the $roteins were contri"uted from sea for countries li!e #ri 1an!a, =angladesh and
Maldives,
4ormer Navy 8fficer and 8"server 'esearch 4oundation, #enior 4ellow, ;r % / 2hosh
said India(s de$endence on energy would "e 92,0A "y 2020 while for 5hina it would "e
D0,2A, >Most of the energy comes from sea and issues li!e these will "e discussed during
the seminar,> he said,
&e said on the one hand maritime trade is growing while on the other, challenges li!e
marine terrorism, attac! "y $irates are also going u$, %3I re$orted,
INCIDENTS
South -orea ferr& search o)erations fin%
another +o%&
.nother "ody has "een recovered "y #outh /orean rescuers on #unday,
3his "rings to 292 the death toll in the .$ril 10 tragedy,
;isaster res$onse centre s$o!esman /oh Myung-seo! said a male "ody was recovered "y
divers on the fourth floor of the vessel, 3welve other $eo$le remain missing in the tragedy,
with 1D2 $eo$le rescued,
3he search o$erations, which have entered ;ay CC, focused on the shi$(s rear side,
;ivers $ulled out floating o"ects and entered $assenger ca"ins in search of the other
missing $assengers,
DEVELOPMENT
PH )rovince e&es intl sea)ort
.n international sea$ort is "eing eyed at the current site of the #an 'amon %rison and
%enal 4arm in Eam"oanga 5ity, %hili$$ines, once the detention facility is transferred to
another location,
3his was announced "y Eam"oanga 5ity #$ecial ?conomic Eone and 4ree$ort
)Eam"oeco7one* chairman and administrator 5hristo$her 1awrence .rnuco following a
move "y the 'egional ;evelo$ment 5ouncil-9 )';5-9* to transfer the detention facility,
3he ';5-9, through a resolution a$$roved during its 14Dth meeting, has re6uested to
ustice de$artment to transfer the $rison facility from #itio #an 'amon, =arangay 3alisayan,
20 !ilometres west of this city, to =arangay 5uruan, C0 !ilometres east of Eam"oanga 5ity,
3he transfer is aimed to attract more investors to the Eam"oeco7one,
.rnuco said he is ha$$y to note that ';5-9 is initiating the transfer of the $rison facility
since it is not good to see the detention centre near the Eam"oeco7one, which is an
investment hu",
&e said the construction of an international $ort will hasten the shi$ment of $roducts of the
locators at the Eam"oeco7one,
ENVIRONMENT
Intl co**unit& *ar$s .orl% Oceans /a&
In cele"ration of :orld 8ceans ;ay, 9N #ecretary-2eneral =an /i-moon a$$ealed to world
leaders to do their $art in maintaining ocean resources and ensuring its sustaina"ility for
future generations,
>If we are to fully "enefit from the oceans, we must reverse the degradation of the marine
environment due to $ollution, overe+$loitation and acidification,> =an said in a statement,
>I urge all nations to wor! to this end, including "y oining and im$lementing the 9nited
Nations 5onvention on the 1aw of the #ea, 1et us wor! together to create new waves of
action for ocean sustaina"ility - for $eo$le and the $lanet,>
Meanwhile, 9N?#58 ;irector-2eneral Irina =o!ova also too! the o$$ortunity to a$$eal for
$ro$er ocean management, #he told mem"er-nations to >change how we understand,
manage and use ocean resources and coastal areas,>
3he cele"ration of :orld 8cean ;ay this year also coincided with the 20th anniversary
when the 9N 5onvention on the 1aw of the #ea came into force,
PORT OF THE WEEK
Port of To$&o
3he %ort of 3o!yo is one of the largest and "usiest sea$orts in Ja$an and in the %acific
region,
3he com$le+ has an annual traffic ca$acity of around 100 million tonnes of cargo and
4,C00,000 3?9(s, "orne "y over F2,000 shi$s every year,
3o!yo %ort em$loys more than F0,000 wor!ers to achieve these remar!a"le statistics,
.s the forerunner of the %ort of 3o!yo, the ?do %ort $layed a very im$ortant role in the
history of marine trans$ort of Ja$an and as a distri"ution $oint for su$$lying goods for the
$eo$le of ?do,
;uring the 3o!ugawa #hogunate, the %ort of 3o!yo was closed to international trade, 8nly
the near"y %ort of Go!ohama was allowed to engage in foreign trade,
.long with the com$letion of another two terminals, #hi"aura and 3a!eshi"a, the %ort of
3o!yo o$ened for international trade on May 20, 1941,
.fter :orld :ar II, the reha"ilitation of the $ort "ecame a res$onsi"ility of the Ja$anese
industry, and construction started on the 3oyosu coal terminal, the &arumi terminal and
other terminals one after another, =y the late 1900s, the container trans$ort system had
"ecome a maor factor in shi$$ing world-wide,
In 190D, Ni$$on 5ontainer 3erminals "ecame Ja$an(s first container terminal o$erator,
ena"ling the %ort of 3o!yo to "ecome a maor international trading $ort,
3he %ort of 3o!yo has three container terminals with an area of 1,C04,D1H m2 with a total
num"er of 1C "erths and a 6uay length of 4,4D9 metres,
3he 8i terminal has seven "erths with an area of 94C,D00 m2 and a 6uay length of 2,FC4
metres,
3he .omi terminal has five "erths with an area of 4D9,0D9 m2 and a 6uay length of 1,CD0
metres,
3he #hinagawa terminal, the oldest in the country, has three "erths with an area of D9,9F9
m2 and a 6uay length of FFF metres,
3he com$le+ has two roro terminals with a total length of 1,200 metres, a land area of
100,000 m2, storage ca$acity of 22,000 cars and a through$ut ca$acity of F,C00,000 units
$er year,
SHIPPING DATA
0ALTIC E1CHANE
Market snapshot: (June 6)
Dry Index BDI 989 +12
Capesie Index BCI 1!9" +1#$
%ana&ax Index B%I !2! '"1
(upra&ax Index B(I 8#2 '9
E1CHANE RATES
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in 0(D Curren/y
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Canada (Do--ar) #191$8 11#9"1
China (+uan) #116## 6122#"
3uro 11"6$! #1!"28
India (4upee) #1#169 291#9##
Indonesia (4upiah) #1####8$ 1188#1##
Japan (+en) #1##9!2" 1#212"##
)or*ay (5rone) #11682 219$$8
%hi-ippines (%eso) #1#2"# $"121##
%o-and (6-oty) #1"""1 "1####
4ussia (4u7-e) #1#291 "$1$212
(in.apore (Do--ar) #1!99# 112212
0kraine (8ry9nia) #1#8$2 1118"#8