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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN

Volume XXIII – No. 2February 2011

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CONTENTS

ROUND UP OF NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS FEBRUARY 2011

IMO 

IMO PRESS RELEASES 

MEETINGS NEW PUBLICATIONSSPEECHES

THE UNITED NATIONS 

INDUSTRY NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

SOURCES 

CASUALTIES

LAW AND POLICY 

MARINE TECHNOLOGY 

MARITIME SAFETY 

MARITIME SECURITY 

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 

POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT 

PORTS AND HARBOURS 

SEAFARERS 

SHIPBUILDING AND RECYCLING OF SHIPS 

SHIPPING 

SPECIAL REPORTS 

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ROUND UP OF NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS FEBRUARY 2011

IMO PRESS RELEASES

Mitropoulos and Round Table maintain anti-piracy pressure  

21/02/2011 A meeting took place at IMO Headquarters on 17 February 2011 between IMO Secretary-

General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos and industry and seafarer representatives Full Story » 

IMO spells out action needed to tackle piracy 

14/02/2011 Failure to implement fully the IMO guidance, including the industry-developed best

management practices, significantly increases the risk of successful pirate attacks Full Story » 

Mr. Torben Skaanild appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Mar itime

University  

09/02/2011 IMO and the World Maritime University (WMU) have announced the appointment of Mr.

Torben Skaanild as new Chairman of the Executive Board of the University Full Story » 

Piracy situation “unacceptable” says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

04/02/2011 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon echoes call for urgent and coordinated

response as IMO launches anti piracy action plan Full Story » 

MEETINGS

Click here for the programme of IMO meetings for 2010, the summary reports for meetings held so far in2010 and the provisional agenda. If you wish to receive such briefings regularly, please email your

request to Media. 

IMO NEWS  (Issue 4 2010). Digital version of latest issue 

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NEW IMO PUBLICATIONS For the latest IMO Publications please click here. 

SPEECHES Secretary-General's speeches to meetings

THE UNITED NATIONS

I came into politics, as I say,because I couldn't help myself.I couldn't tolerate injustice andinequality."

Michelle Bachelet, executive

director of UN Women. Clickhere for the full story. 

Gateway to the UN System’s Work on Climate Change

UN News Centre  UN Dispatch 

INDUSTRY NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

SOURCES

New publications listed are all available for consultation in the MKC. For copyright reasons we are unableto send copies and you are advised to contact the publishers. Click here for the latest MKC AcquisitionsList.Please note that the following list contain excerpts only. The full articles are available from the sources

listed below:

Fairplay International Shipping Weekly: http://www.fairplay.co.uk Fairplay Solutions http://www.fairplay.co.uk/solutions/solutions_thismonth.aspx IALA Bulletin http://www.ialathree.org/chapo/publications/publications.php?LeTypePub=11 Lloyd’s List: http://www.lloydslist.com Safety at Sea International: http://www.safetyatsea.net Seaways: http://www.nautinst.org/Seaways   /index.htmTanker Operator: http://www.tankeroperator.com TradeWinds: http://www.tradewinds.no 

CASUALTIES

One seafarer killed during lifeboat drill - By Adam Corbett "An accident in a UK port is the second ofits type this year. A lifeboat accident during a routine drill killed one seafarer and injured three on boardWilhelmsen’s 6,400-car-equivalent-unit (ceu) Tombarra (built 2006) this week. In the second majoraccident of its kind this year, all four seafarers were on board the lifeboat when it malfunctioned. All weretaken to hospital but one later died. The Tombarra was at the UK port of Bristol where it would have beenin a position to conduct the quarterly lifeboat drill required under the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas)convention." TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 54

German investigation highlights bridge-crew problems in Elbefog collision - By Adam Corbett  "Insufficient bridge crew in heavy fog has been highlighted as a contributory cause to a smash between

two containerships in Germany’s Elbe River. A German Federal Bureau of Maritime CasualtyInvestigation (BSU) probe into the June 2009 collision between the Aurora and Transanund found that anadditional lookout should have been on duty on the Aurora given the conditions. The 868-teu Aurora (built2001), which was running to an “unusually tight deadline”, according to the BSU, was overtaking the 809-

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teu Transanund (built 2007) in fog at 4.19am in darkness when the incident happened." TRADEWINDS,18 February 2011, p 42

Cargo ship rescues hundreds of migrants “More than 200 people were rescued from a sinking vesselby a Dutch multipurpose cargo ship off Corfu in January. Hasan Rei was travelling from Italy to Ukrainewhen it started taking on water late on 15 January, Greece’s maritime ministry and ship manager CFLconfirmed. Dutch-flagged cargo ship Momemtum Scan  proceeded to the scene where, amid stormyweather and heavy swell, it rescued 226 migrants.” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, March 2011, p 5

Salvors recover cargo from grounded Eimskip vessel - By Craig Eason "Work has begun to removecargo from the stricken Eimskip container vessel aground off the South Norwegian coast. The 1,457 teuGodafoss ran aground last week en route from the Netherlands to Borg Harbour, close to the Swedishborder. Oil has leaked from at least two holes in the ship’s hull and divers believe there could be a thirdhole. It is believed 800 tonnes of heavy fuel oil was onboard the vessel at the time of the grounding, butlow temperatures in the bunker tanks have made accurate measurements impossible, so the amount ofspilt oil remains unknown." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 5

LAW AND POLICY

Unseaworthy vessel suffers fire "An inquiry into an AHTS fire in Australia uncovered several seriousdeficiencies that were missed by the flag state, classification society, managers and crew." FAIRPLAYSOLUTIONS, February 2011, p 39

Brussels eyes all-out assault on shipping - By Justin Stares "Alarm raised over possible references tounlimited liability and manning directive in commission White Paper on transport to be published in March.Drafts circulating in Brussels have included what for industry would be quite alarming proposals, andmany eyes will skim-read the final, approved text to see if these ideas have survived the rigorous in-housevetting machine. One draft suggested the commission should consider a second attempt at the dreadedManning Directive – legislation which would discourage European ship operators from hiring non-European crew by imposing European employment law on all intra-European trades." LLOYD’S LIST, 17February 2011, p 4

A ‘light touch’ is promised on equality "The UK risks court action for being in breach of European payrules. The UK’s shipping minister, Mike Penning, has committed himself to do as little as necessary toimplement the country’s Equality Act, as far as it applies to seafarer employment. Speaking last week atthe annual dinner of the UK Chamber of Shipping, he described the legislation as “a mess”, adding that ifhe applied it as drafted, it would “decimate the fleet”." p 30

Insurers warn shipowners about armed guard risks "The use of armed guards has not met withapproval from insurance companies. As piracy continues to blight the marine market, controversy hasraged over which preventative measures owners should take. The International Maritime Organization(IMO) has said that in the past 12 months there were 286 piracy-related incidents off the Somali coast – which had resulted in 67 hijackings involving 1,130 seafarers. Shipowners have been caught in adilemma as the Joint War Committee has extended the area off Somalia that is deemed to be high riskalmost to the coast of India as the pirate gangs have extended their range." FAIRPLAY, 17 February

2011, p 22

Piracy seizures prompt insurance policy rethink "Marine insurers’ policies are likely to be rewritten asthe plague of piracy continues to blight shipping. The change in the approach and behaviour of Somalipirate gangs has seen marine underwriters re-examining their policies as the length of time vessels areheld grows. According to the IMO, at the start of this month there were 714 seafarers being held toransom onboard 30 vessels in and around Somalia. What is of concern is the increasing length of time thepirates are holding the vessels as they seek to squeeze larger amounts of ransom out of the owners andtheir insurers." FAIRPLAY, 17 February 2011, p 26

Re-allocating spill liability "All stakeholders called to take a share of liability. The relationship betweenship management and rising US liabilities was highlighted at last week’s Hellenic-American/Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce shipping conference in New York. International Registries managing

partner Clay Maitland argued that funnelling all liability to the shipowner is “simply not a viable businessmodel… We’ve got to face up to the fact that the only way we’re going to stay in business is a reasonableand sensible allocation of these risks” among stakeholders (including ship managers)." FAIRPLAY, 17February 2011, p 31

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‘Trumped-up’ port fines back in spotlight - By Adam Corbett "Three tankers nailed in Odessa havehighlighted a thorny issue. The problem of allegedly unfair fines levied on ships in the Black Sea hasbeen highlighted by a series of penalties issued to three aframax tankers at the port of Odessa in Ukraine.Protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs and shipowner associations have long complained of unfairpenalties being slapped on their members by port authorities in the Black Sea. They claim the fines arebased on trumped-up environmental charges with the suggestion that it might be linked to a refusal to payoff port officials." TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 42

Lobbying starts now to shape STCW 2020 “The ink may only recently have dried on the latest revisionto the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), agreedin Manila last year, but there has already been a call to start work on STCW 2020. It was broadlyaccepted that it would be at least 10 years before the convention, originally adopted in 1978, issubstantially amended again. Global Maritime Education & Training Association (GlobalMET), however,wants work to start immediately on preparing for a replacement to STCW 2010.” SAFETY AT SEAINTERNATIONAL, March 2011, p 17

Parlez-vous Eurospeak? Talk the talk in Brussels - By Justin Stares "Lloyd’s List’s Brusselscorrespondent is wise to the European Commission’s very particular vernacular and explains some of itsfar-reaching terminology here. One of my favourite Eurospeak expressions is “to assume one’s

responsibilities”. It popped up this month in a joint statement by Brussels Transport Commissioner SiimKallas and climate action chief Connie Hedegaard. “In the event that no satisfactory result on maritimetransport emissions has been achieved by the end of 2011 at the International Maritime Organization, the[European] Commission will assume its responsibilities,” they said. In English, this sounds at bestinnocuous, at worst nonsensical. But for Eurospeakers, it is a veiled threat." p 14

Insurers warn that masters of ships carrying arms could face arrest in South Africa - By AdamCorbett "Marine insurers are warning owners using armed guards to ward off pirates that ship masterscould face arrest and even imprisonment in South Africa if the arms remain on board when a port call ismade. Norwegian protection-and-indemnity (P&I) insurer Gard says there have been two recent cases ofship masters being arrested in South Africa for arms-related offenses. The ships involved have not beennamed but TradeWinds reported in July last year that Eagle Bulk’s 53,000-dwt Redwing (built 2007) wasarrested in Richards Bay with arms on board. The ship was not at port but anchored offshore when the

arms were discovered by customs officials. The vessel had been approved to carry arms by the MarshallIslands-flag state but the correct arms declaration had not been made to the port authorities and a fine of$10,000 was ordered against the ship." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 54

BAUGHEN, S. - Shipping law. 4th. Ed., reprinted 2010. Abingdon : Routledge-Cavendish, 2009(ISBN978-0-415-48719-1)

CHIRCOP, A. - Regional cooperation in marine environmental protection in the South China Sea: Areflection on new directions for marine conservation. In: Ocean Development and International Law Vol. 41, 2010, pp 334-356 

DIMITROVA, D.N. - Seafarers' right in the globalized maritime industry. Alphen aan den Rijn (TheNetherlands) : Kluwer Law International, 2010(ISBN 978-90-411-3349-6)

EMMERS, R. - Geopolitics and maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea: Fromcooperation to collaboration?. In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 139-150 

EUROPEAN UNION - Current legal developments.  In: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Vol. 25/No. 4, Dec 2010, pp 621-635 

GARCIA, I.G. - The Anglo-Spanish dispute over the waters of Gibraltar and the tripartite forum ofdialogue. In: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Vol. 26/No. 1, 2011, pp 91-117 

GODDARD, K.S. - The application of the Rotterdam Rules. In: The Journal of International Maritime Law Vol. 16/Issue 3, May 2010, pp 210-220 

GUTIERREZ, N.A.M. - Limitation of liability in international maritime conventions: The relationshipbetween global conventions and particular liability regime. London : Routledge, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-415-60140-5)

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Laser promises to deter pirates "A non-lethal device will prevent attackers aiming AK-47s or RPGs. UKdefence company BAE Systems is developing a device that uses a laser to prevent pirates from aimingtheir weapons. It has tested a prototype ashore but says: “There are many more requirements to meetbefore placing a non-lethal laser weapon on commercial ships.” The company believes its systemprovides “an effective non-lethal deterrent against pirate attacks on commercial vessels” and said thelaser “would leave only temporary effects, to distract and deter potential attackers from a distance.”"FAIRPLAY, 3 February 2011, p 28

Water cannon works at low pressures "Nemesis upgrade repels boarders of vessels from tankers tosuperyachts. An upgraded version of Dasic Marine’s anti-boarding water cannon can operate at lesspressure – 4 bar – than its predecessor and is lighter. The Nemesis 5000 has been installed on a numberof tankers regularly transiting the Gulf of Aden and some bulk carriers. Company managing directorAmanda Murray said: “In all cases the effect on crew morale is immediate and positive”, because thecannons are visible from a distance “and can deter opportunistic targeting of their vessel”." FAIRPLAY, 3February 2011, p 28

Box ships welcome scrubbers on board "A turnkey contract with Finnish operator Containerships hasgiven Wärtsilä its first scrubber sale. The Wärtsilä scrubber works with fresh water in a closed-loopsystem within which sulphur oxides are neutralised with caustic soda. A small amount of scrubbing wateris extracted to remove contaminants in a treatment unit on board, thereby fulfilling all the quality andmonitoring requirements stipulated by the IMO. In so-called zero discharge mode, the clean effluents are

held in a holding tank for discharge ashore along with any contaminants that are always disposed of inthis way. The system complies with the new IMO guidelines for cleaning the exhaust emissions from alltwo- and four-stroke engines and oil-fired boilers." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, February 2011, p 4

Where is the future? - By Julian Bray "Most of today’s newbuildings are simply ‘optimised’ versions ofageing ship designs. As pressure for energy and environmental efficiency mounts, who will lead shipdesign into the future? We have all seen the glossy brochures and elegant airbrushed drawings ofvessels that their promoters claim could be the “ships of the future”. But visit any major shipyard and dothe new vessels rising block-by-block from the drydocks look very different? In fact, to the untrained eye,certainly most bulk-cargo vessels would very much resemble any other built over the past 30 years."TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 20

Efficiency move could leave ships with less power - By Adam Corbett "The new Energy EfficiencyDesign Index (EEDI) is spearheading the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s attempt to reduceshipping’s carbon emissions and could see the industry move toward larger but, worryingly, less powerfulships in the future when it is mandated. The complex EEDI formula, which attempts to establish minimumefficiency standards for merchant ships and encourage innovation, is influenced mostly by two factors -power and cargo capacity. Reducing power has a considerable effect on reducing emissions andimproving the EEDI rating." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 21

Visible proof of new emphasis on technology - By Adam Corbett "Futuristic environmental andefficiency innovations are starting to find their way into newbuildings, demonstrating that the newemphasis on ship design and technology is already having an impact. While the realisation of someconcept designs using nuclear and fuel cells still seems decades away, a wide range of features rangingfrom LNG propulsion to innovative hull forms and air-lubrication systems are being designed and fitted byyards to new ships." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 21

Test beds show how shipowners can benefit - By Craig Eason "An Australian trial of using moderntechnology within the loose definition of e-navigation is set to benefit shipowners by allowing them to sailvessels with deeper draughts through the Torres Strait. The strait is a narrow stretch of water between thenorth of Australia and Papua New Guinea. The sensitive area has a limiting draught and is an area that isimportant to the local population that relies on the water for its livelihood. The Australian Maritime SafetyAuthority has been trialling the use of precision measurements to allow a more dynamic approach toassessing the underwater clearance of laden vessels passing through the waters." LLOYD’S LIST, 8February 2011, p 7

New technology raises questions over role of bridge teams - By Craig Eason "Last month’s meeting

of the International Maritime Organization sub-committee on training and watchkeeping expressed clearconcern about a perceived lack of basic seamanship on board today’s vessels, and the subsequentdecline in navigation skills across the world’s fleet. That was mirrored by concern at the e-navigationconference on the Crown of Scandinavia last week over the role of bridge teams, whether they aremonitors of equipment and situations, or whether they will remain as navigators in a more traditional

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sense. A further issue that also needs to be addressed is that of the training schools. As the concept ofenhanced, or electronic, navigation develops, there will be a need to ensure bridge teams have therelevant competence on board, and this can only be done through proper training and education."LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p 7

Fuelling quality regulations “The pricing of bunker fuel is governed only by supply, demand andlogistics. There is no place for quality in the costing and pricing of fuel. Fuel is never traded on the basisof quality. No one pays one cent more for a fuel because it is of better quality. But excessive wear and

tear to engines and the environmental impact is a concern.” MER, February 2011, pp 32-36

DNV goes green with Triality “Triality is a new crude oil tanker concept from Det Norske Veritas (DNV)that is fuelled by LNG, has a hull shape that removes the need for ballast water, and will eliminate, almost,local air pollution.” MER, February 2011, pp 38-39

Green Ship of the Future expands project portfolio “Almost three years after setting sail towards moreenvironmental friendly and energy-efficient shipping, the Danish maritime industry initiative called ‘GreenShip of the Future’ is still producing results.” TANKER OPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011 p 13

Shipping documentation – the next step “For tanker owners and operators, 2011 will be the year inwhich electronic shipping documents (eDocs) gain critical mass against the paper bill of lading, driven by

regulatory pressure and the need for commercial efficiency, says Alex Goulandris.” TANKEROPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011, pp 21-22

Maritime Blogspot: Owners on the radar for Sharpeye’s piracy pitch "The recent unrest in Egyptthreatened to close the Suez Canal and force shipping round the foot of Africa and so avoid the pirateinfested waters off Somalia. It also raised the profile of the Northern sea route as an alternative should theSuez Canal’s operations be threatened again. A Norwegian minister joked about the lack of pirates onthat route at a recent conference in north Norway. Now we have Kelvin Hughes with its Sharpeye, arevolution in technology and radar imagery and a great help as a navigation tool. It can, apparently, detecta pirate-laden skiff much better than its competitors." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 6

UASC first to trial onboard electronic manual database - By Craig Eason "Kuwait-based United ArabShipping Co is to be the first shipowner to have its engine manuals and technical drawings stored on

board in a totally electronic format known as Shipdex. UASC’s 14,000 teu UMM Salal, is set for sea trialson March 9 at Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea, and its engineering crew are to be introduced tothe new electronic database. Fleet marine technology superintendent Mohammed Zaitoun’s interest inShipdex arose when visiting existing vessels in the company’s fleet and seeing the differences betweenthe onboard manuals and the equipment itself. The discrepancies were, he says, a big safety issue ashaving the wrong information about how to repair or maintain crucial onboard equipment could have hugeconsequences." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 7

LNG-fuelled ships ‘cheapest option’ for US emissions area - By Rajesh Joshi "Ships fuelled byliquefied natural gas are the cheapest option for Jones Act and Canadian domestic shipowners to meetthe North American emissions control area that takes effect in 2012, Det Norske Veritas has reported.DNV is set to publish a White Paper on February 21, tailored specially for US and Canadian coast-wise,offshore service, river and Great Lakes shipping. The document, seen by Lloyd’s List, concludes that out

of the three options open to US and Canadian shipowners to comply with the ECA - use scrubbers, burncleaner fuel, or order new LNG-powered ships or engines - the LNG option is the cheapest." LLOYD’SLIST, 18 February 2011, p 5

Thome blames ‘off-spec’ fuel for ship going adrift - By Adam Corbett "A problem with the bunkerssupplied to the virtually new 50,000-dwt tanker Blue Emerald (built 2009) looks like it was behind thevessel losing power and going adrift in an environmentally sensitive area off the Dominican Republic. TheKorea Line Corp (KLC)-owned vessel is managed by Singapore-based Thome Shipmanagement.Company director Bjorn Hojgaard tells TradeWinds that his engineers believe “off-spec” fuel caused theengine to fail. The company has sent a second sample of the bunkers, which were bought in Houston, toDNV Petroleum Services (DNVPS) for verification and is awaiting the results. Similar recent incidentshave been attributed to the switch from standard bunkers to fuel with a low-sulphur content."TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 43

Skyline on the horizon “Finding survival craft faster – that’s the concept behind a new product underdevelopment at UK-based marine security systems company C-Vigil. The company is working on a newsurvival craft location aid called Guardian Skyline that it says will increase the likelyhood of successful

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outcome during a search and rescue (SAR) operation, when time is of the essence and finding liferaftsand lifeboats represents an immense challenge. The company reasons that in a survival craft at sea level,the range to SAR surface vessels for AIS search-and-rescue transponders (SARTs) is roughly 12.5nm.Where the transponder to be attached to a helium balloon that was securely tethered to the survival craftand elevated to 25m then that range would increase to 20.5nm.” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL,March 2011, p 35

Danaos chief urges standardisation as another performance tool joins crowd - By Craig Eason  

"The number of vessel performance tools, efficiency indexes and key performance indicators is beginningto confuse owners. Greek container ship owner Danaos Shipping took part in one of the EU fundedFlagship projects that revealed fuel savings as high as 5%. IT manager Dimitris KonstantinosTheodossiou says the trend for having procedures, performance indicators and other safety measurementtools has grown in importance over the last decade, especially with many performance indexes beingdriven by the charterers. He thinks there should now be more harmonisation of some of the performancemeasures, because while all work well in their respective fields, there is overlap." LLOYD’S LIST, 22February 2011, p 7

Opinion: Can ‘Blue’ ever be green? "Can industrial gigantism ever be environmentally sound? This isthe critical question that was sadly neither asked nor answered this week as AP Moller-Maersk signed arecord-breaking order for up to 30 containerships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Taken atface value, those claims made by Denmark’s “Big Blue” are sound. The company and the yard should beapplauded for spending real money developing practical and economically viable ships that will emitaround 20% less carbon dioxide (CO2) than the most efficient vessel operating today. A note of toughreality needs to be injected into the debate, however. Burning diesel rather than a ‘greener’ fuel such asLNG will mark them out as gas-guzzling polluters." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 2

Sigtto setback on revision of gas code - By Lucy Hine "Efforts to push ahead with a planned revisionof the international code that governs the construction of LNG carriers has received a setback this month.The draft International Gas Code (IGC) revision appeared as an item on the agenda at the InternationalMaritime Organisation (IMO)’s recent subcommittee on bulk, liquids and gases (BLG) meeting. The IGCrevision, which has been prepared by a series of working groups under the leadership of the Society ofInternational Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (Sigtto) over the past three years, was due to be putforward to a drafting group. One of the IMO’s administrations, however, asked for more time to look at thedocument. As a result, the IGC revision was sent to a correspondence group that will seek experts tocomment on the document." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 14

STS guidelines finally set for publication - By Lucy Hine "A long-awaited industry guide on LNG ship-to-ship (STS) transfer has finally been handed over for publication and is due to be printed in weeks. TheLNG Ship to Ship Transfer Guide, which aims to offer guidance to masters and operators of vesselsundertaking STS transfers or lightering cargoes of LNG, has been put together by the Society ofInternational Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators (Sigtto)." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 14

Giants spark ‘green’ doubts - By Adam Corbett "Maersk Line says that the upcoming Energy EfficiencyDesign Index (EEDI) played an important part in the design of the new series of giant containerships it hasordered in South Korea. Despite the promises of Maersk, there has been little firm commitment to newgreen technology. Soren Stig, head of sustainability at Maersk, admits the efficiency gains come mainly

from the increased cargo size and lower power." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 54

MARITIME SAFETY

Ballast change warning from P&I club "UK-based North P&I Club has warned shipowners to take greatcare when attempting to comply with ballast-water rules by exchanging ballast water at sea. In the latestissue of its loss-prevention newsletter Signals the club reminds members that a properly prepared andimplemented procedure for ballast water exchange is essential to prevent a loss of ship stability.According to risk management executive Simon MacLeod, “The 2004 International Convention for theControl and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments (BMW Convention) needs to be ratifiedby just three more states with 10% of world tonnage, but many countries have already introduced theirown regional mandatory ballast-water requirements – many of which are based on IMO guidelines.”" p 5

Club pushing for action on cargo testing - By Adam Corbett "The UK Protection & Indemnity (P&I)Club is calling on shippers and charterers to bring an end to the practice of obstructing surveyors fromcarrying out the testing of cargoes that liquefy, following a series of disastrous casualties over the past

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two years. The club’s comments come as insurers become increasingly frustrated over at least six lossesand numerous near misses linked to iron-ore-fines and nickel-ore cargoes since 2009. TradeWinds hasalready highlighted surveyors’ claims that they have been harassed and threatened at loading ports inIndia, Indonesia and the Philippines." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 38

Safety sings onboard ship – By Andy Goldsmith “Safety sings on board ship alert the crew to hazards,equipment escape routes etc. This article describes the use of, and standards behind the production of,signs onboard ship. It also asks – can sings identifying enclosed spaces p lay a part in reducing

accidents in these areas?” SEAWAYS, February 2011, pp 9-10

Lives at risk from bunker fuel fumes - By Steve Matthews "Seafarers are being put in serious dangerby hydrogen sulphide fumes from bunker fuel and regulators are not doing anything about it, according tobunkering expert Tim Gunner. His warning comes as this week’s meeting of the IMO sub-committee onbulk liquids and gases, starting today, will debate an ISO paper outlining revisions to the new ISO8217bunker standard. This introduces a limit for the allowable concentration of hydrogen sulphide in bunkerfuels of 2 mg/kg (2 ppm approximately) from July 2012 . The BLG sub-committee could vote to accept thenew standard or set up a correspondence group to consider the matter further." LLOYD’S LIST, 7February 2011, p 2

Warning over use of armed guards - By Steve Matthews "Shipowners should be cautious aboutfollowing the recent trend towards providing armed guards onboard ships for piracy protection, according

to a maritime security specialist. UK-based AKE, which works with GAC Protective Solutions, part of GACGroup, says that owners should adopt a measured approach that does not necessarily support thedeployment of weapons. In a report it warned that the use of weapons could add significantly to the risksand costs." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p 2

India captures 28 suspected Somali pirates - By Colum Murphy "The Indian Navy and Coast Guardcaptured 28 pirates after a failed attempt on a Greek ship 100 miles off the Indian coast on Saturdayafternoon. India Defence Ministry spokesman M Nambiar told reporters that a total of 52 men had beenapprehended, of whom 28 were suspected Somali pirates. The remaining 24 men are understood to beThai fishermen who were held hostage by the pirates for several months as their vessel was transformedinto a mothership for use in attacks." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p 2

Hefty fall in ship casualties hides eastern Mediterranean black spot - By Steve Olley and Adam

Smallman "Unprofitable shipping rates, more stringent port state control inspections and fewer severeweather events are, it seems, likely factors behind declines in the number of ship casualties last yearcompared with 2009. The number of vessels reported as sunk last year fell by a third to 82 comparedwith 2009, with all reported casualties — that is, everything from winch damage to ploughing on to asandbank — around the world declining 8% to 2,702, the review of data from Lloyd’s List IntelligenceCasualty service shows. The service, the world’s only constantly manned global casualty reportingnetwork, also showed that the number of tanker casualties rose 2% in the year to 365, while incidentsinvolving containerships climbed 4% to 342." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p 4

Seafarer dies after lifeboat drill on car carrier - By Steve Matthews "Safety issues related to lifeboatdrills and the safety of release and securing mechanisms are in the spotlight again following a fatalaccident during a drill involving the Wilh.Wilhelmsen car carrier Tombarra in Bristol on Monday in which aFilipino seafarer died and three others were injured. The accident took place at about 1600 hrs on

Monday when the UK-registered Tombarra was berthed at Bristol’s Royal Portbury Dock. During anemergency drill involving the vessel’s rescue craft four of the ship’s Filipino seafarers were on board thecraft. They were rescued and taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary where one of them died following a heartattack. The other three are understood to have suffered relatively minor injuries, including cuts andbruises and the effects of being in cold water." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 February 2011, p 2

EU members must provide accident data to new body - By Adam Corbett "Investigating seriousmarine accidents and providing until now often confidential reports and data to a central body will becomemandatory this year for all 27 European Union (EU) member states. The European Maritime SafetyAgency (Emsa) says it is ready to enforce the 2009 European Commission (EC) regulation requiring allmember states to conduct investigations into maritime casualties and to submit their findings. A commoninvestigation process is set to be adopted this year, which it is hoped will raise standards in accidentinvestigation." TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 55

Code of safety for gas-powered ships inches closer to reality - By Craig Eason "A code of safety forships using gas as a bunker fuel has been developed further after work last week at the InternationalMaritime Organization. During the 15th meeting of the sub-committee on bulk liquids and gases a working

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group convened to thrash out further details of the code, which has now been expanded to include morethan just liquefied natural gas. Researchers are already working on the development of marine enginesthat run on liquefied petroleum gas and other low flash point fuels, such as biofuels, hence the extensionof the scope of the code. The intention is to finalise the code over the year with a correspondence group,and at BLG 16 in 2012, prior to passing it to the Maritime Safety Committee for adoption." LLOYD’S LIST,15 February 2011, p 7

Unions want mandatory box safety standards - By Roger Hailey "Maritime unions are seeking

mandatory industry standards to outlaw poorly secured or overweight maritime containers that can kill orinjure dockworkers or seafarers. The call came as a new report on container packing from theInternational Labour Organization said China was one of the greatest threats to supply chain safety. Aforum on the safe packing of containers will take place next week in Geneva under the auspices of theILO, bringing together representatives from governments, employers’ organisations and trade unions."LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 2

Information Resources on the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification,and Watchkeeping (STCW) 

Information Resources on the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) 

Information Resources on Places of Refuge 

Information Resources on the Voluntary IMO Member State Audit Scheme 

MARITIME SECURITY

Crew member shot as rescue bid fails - By Patrick Hagen "A rescue operation to free the Germanheavylift vessel Beluga Nomination failed dramatically and resulted in one of the ship’s crew membersbeing shot by pirates, Beluga Shipping confirmed yesterday. Seven crew members, including the masterof the ship, were still hostages while the fate of two other seafarers remained unclear, Beluga said in astatement. Bremen-based heavylift operator Beluga Shipping has sharply criticised the failed operation.Beluga owner Niels Stolberg also renewed shipowners’ demand that the government send armed German

forces to accompany ships through the Gulf of Aden. This could be the navy or the federal police."LLOYD’S LIST, 1 February 2011, p 5

Broker outlines anti-piracy plan - By David Osler "Jardine Lloyd Thompson intends to set up itscontroversial outsourced Gulf of Aden anti-piracy fleet as an international private/public partnership of anovel type, according to a confidential business plan for the venture seen by Lloyd’s List. The scheme willoperate through a Cyprus-registered company or association overseen by the international communityand the insurance and shipping industries, together with other relevant stakeholders. It will also make afinancial contribution of over £5m ($8.1m) a year to help regional governments tackle the piracy problemthemselves, with donations to trust funds for that purpose provided by no-claims bonuses, profits anddividends it has emerged." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 1

Comment: Tactical contrasts "Naval responses to piracy in the Indian Ocean range from bravery to

reticence. When last month Solutions called upon the navies operating off Somalia and in the widerIndian Ocean to “get tough”, the sentiment was real but we thought the chance of any heeding that call tobe a forlorn hope. Hats off then to the men of the South Korean and Malaysian navies who have shownthe toothless tigers of EU Navfor the proper way to treat those that prey upon merchant shipping."FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, February 2011, pp 1-2

UN boss calls for tougher action against piracy but Are the IMO’s efforts working? - By DavidOsler "Piracy is outpacing the efforts of the international community to fight it, and more must be done todeter attacks on ships, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon admitted in an address to the InternationalMaritime Organization in London yesterday. The UN leader’s speech was designed to mark the launch ofthe IMO’s six-point action plan to counter piracy, which is largely based on the co-ordination of existinginitiatives to achieve greater effectiveness. After attacking piracy as both a “global menace” and“completely unacceptable”, Mr Ban maintained that the problem was best addressed through a focus ondeterrence, security and the rule of law. He argued that the IMO had a good track record in taking anti-piracy initiatives in recent decades, and was well-placed to repeat the success of its efforts in Asia in theSomali context in the years ahead." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 3

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Insurance bill for piracy is soaring - By Julian Macqueen "The cost of piracy is hitting the shippingindustry hard. The human factor - Lloyd’s List’s latest tally puts some 700 crew as being held hostage bypirates - is one part of a depressing picture. Protection and indemnity clubs underwrite any resultanttrauma and injury that crew may suffer from a piracy attack. The cost of insuring against kidnap andransom, which also covers the crew in the event, is on the rise. But the bigger bill is for war risk insurance,which, taken as a premium on the value of the ship, is, like kidnap and ransom, moving upwards."LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 4

Owners seek danger money as pirates move north - By Hal Brown "Shipbrokers said product tankerowners are considering charging a piracy premium after news emerged of a failed piracy attack on a bulkcarrier earlier this week. The reported attack on the 2009-built, 81,426 dwt panamax bulk carrier Star ofAbu Dhabi on January 30, just 15 miles off the coast of Iran, is thought to be the most northerly incident todate. Product tanker owners taking clean petroleum product from the Middle East to Japan believe thismakes them more vulnerable. “Some owners do consider this a risk area and would like an extra premiumfor going there,” a product tanker broker told Lloyd’s List." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 9

Piracy ‘no go’ zone grows - By Adam Corbett "Ships are adding six days to voyages as they try toavoid the bandits. A shift in piracy tactics has forced a major rerouting around the Indian Ocean. Manytankers and LNG carriers are now making west of longitude 73 degrees in the Indian Ocean a virtualno-go area to avoid the increasing range and violence used by Somali pirates. The move has beenforced by the use of motherships and hijacked vessels to extend the range of pirate attacks and the failure

of naval forces to cover the vast sea area. A seafarer was executed on one ship last week as piratessought to ward off possible naval intervention." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 3

Seychelles accused over role in execution - By Eoin O’Cinneide "The execution by pirates of aBeluga Shipping crew member has led to fingers being pointed at the Seychelles Coast Guard over itsrole in the bloody tragedy. The armed response from the Seychellois authorities last week has also raisedthe stakes even further in the fight against Somali piracy in the wake of South Korea’s lethal liberation of ahijacked Samho Shipping tanker recently. One pirate was killed when forces on board a SeychellesCoast Guard vessel opened fire on the 9,800-dwt Beluga Nomination (built 2006) in the Indian Ocean twodays after it had been hijacked by pirates." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 3

Growing Somali pirate mothership fleet revealed - By Richard Meade and Gavin van Marle "Piratesare using skeleton crews of hostages to operate an increasingly large and sophisticated fleet of hijacked

motherships as a means to further expand their range of operations and deter naval rescue attempts. Thefleet totals around 20 vessels and is continually expanding. Pirates are operating the fleet in the fullknowledge of patrolling anti-piracy naval forces, which routinely track the vessels but are prevented frommounting rescue attempts due to strict rules of engagement. The use of crew as a human shield on thesemotherships has frustrated naval forces for some time. However, without a clear mandate to engage inpotentially bloody hostage rescue operations, their hands are tied." LLOYD’S LIST, 7 February 2011, p 1

Letters to the Editor: Appeasing pirates does not work - By Youngsun Park "Sir, In response to thearticle ‘Softly, softly on pirates’ (Lloyd’s List, January 24, 2011) we should like to make the followingcomments, especially regarding the insinuation that the Republic of Korea has used “gratuitous violence”.We agree that ‘softly-softly’ tactics have an important role in diplomacy, but these methods have notstopped piracy increasing year-on-year. Appeasing pirates does not address the root of the problem andonly serves to perpetuate and feed pirate activity." LLOYD’S LIST, 7 February 2011, p 6

German owners blast Otto’s piracy re-route plan - By Patrick Hagen "German owners are angry overa proposal from the German national co-ordinator Hans-Joachim Otto that they stop using the Suez Canalto avoid pirates attacks. Should the situation escalate further, it could also be an option to close the searoute through the Gulf of Aden to merchant ships, Mr Otto said. The shipping industry reacted angrily tothis recommendation, which they regard as being impracticable. “That would be the same as proposing todrive around the European motorways after some muggings of trucks have happened,” said Ralf Nagel,managing director of the owners’ association VDR." LLOYD’S LIST, 7 February 2011, p 2

Consumers will pay for Indian Ocean boycott - By Tom Leander "Talk about a sweeping threat. In thewake of the reported execution of a seafarer on board the hijacked Beluga Nomination last month, BIMCOand the Round Table of leading shipping organisations say they could consider backing a boycott ofIndian Ocean routes unless governments intensify their efforts to curb pirate attacks. The first question

that comes to mind is, are they serious? If so, the Round Table is thinking big. A thorough boycott of theIndian Ocean would have something of the same economic effect of a shutdown of the Suez Canal - evenmore, as an estimated 40% of global crude transits through the Strait of Hormuz and into the IndianOcean and out to the rest of the world, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Far less oil

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than that is sent through the Suez Canal - 4.5% of the world’s total, or 2m barrels of oil daily." LLOYD’SLIST, 9 February 2011, p 12

Fight against piracy needs greater military might, warns Kopernicki - By Janet Porter "Chamber ofShipping president Jan Kopernicki has called for a tougher military response to piracy, backed up bypolitical support. Addressing the chamber’s annual dinner in London on Monday evening, Mr Kopernickisaid piracy “was no longer just a local Somali problem”. Political, military and industry responses “mustnow be increased, as we work together to implement urgent solutions before the situation develops yet

further out of hand”, he said. Mr Kopernicki made it clear that the current mothership menace, executionof seafarers and increased aggression of attacks “will only be subdued by focused military action in thenext two to three months”." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 February 2011, p 2

Pirates targeting tankers at Strait of Hormuz exit points - By David Osler "Somali pirates aredeliberately singling out tankers on the direct exit route out of the Strait of Hormuz during the monsoonseason, maritime security experts have warned, after the seizure of Lemos-owned very large crude carrierIrene SL in the Gulf of Aden yesterday. The latest incident represents the eighth attack on vessels of thistype in a limited geographical area in the last four weeks alone, one source said. Four of the ships weresuccessfully captured." LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February 2011, p 1

UN considers Lang’s pirate plan - By Stephen Spark "The UN’s Jack Lang has formulated a 25-pointplan to combat piracy. Extreme urgency is needed, according to UN special adviser on piracy Jack Lang,

to counter the “industrialisation of piracy” and its growing economic, social and human cost. His responseis a 25-point plan, submitted on 25 January to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, attacking both piracyand its root causes. It is intended to act as a blueprint for stabilising Somalia, pursuing and prosecutingpirates more effectively and harmonising judicial powers across the region." FAIRPLAY, 10 February2011, pp 24-25

Pirate ‘Mother’ ships – the pros and cons ”With more hijackings taking place in the Indian Ocean andGulf of Aden regions almost daily, Danish concern Risk Intelligence has examined the use of hijackedvessels as ‘mother’ ships. These are now being used to launch attacks further away from the coasts.”TANKER OPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011, p 23

Shell boss calls on naviesto ‘take down’ pirate ships - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "The UK’smaritime industry has called for governments to authorise naval forces to “take down” motherships used

by Somali pirates to hijack vessels and execute seafarers, acknowledging the intervention may riskcivilian lives. Shell head of shipping Jan Kopernicki, fronting trade groups whose members contribute over£25bn ($40.2bn) a year to the UK economy, made the urgent but controversial call amid escalating andbrutal pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean region. “The world has now changed,” Mr Kopernicki told Lloyd’sList. “The message we in industry are giving to governments - and I stress it’s governments, as themilitary know what they have to do - is that you have to get the motherships now, you have to attack themotherships." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 February 2011, p 1

Beluga demands new piracy strategy after seafarer deaths - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "Callsfor tougher action on piracy are not new, but the execution of two seafarers on a hijacked vessel lastmonth has been described as a gamechanger for how the military and shipowners respond to the piracythreat. Beluga Shipping chief executive Niels Stolberg said the naval response to the fatal BelugaNomination hijacking “entirely malfunctioned” with “widespread deficiencies” resulting in the death of three

crew. Two seafarers were killed and a third drowned trying to escape after a shootout between theSeychelles coastguard and the pirates who first attacked the 2006-built, 9,775 dwt general cargo vesselon January 22." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 February 2011, p 2

Direct action should be last resort - By David Osler "Direct action to retake pirate motherships shouldbe considered as a last resort, even at risk to the lives of seafarers, the head of seafarer union NautilusInternational said last night. General secretary Mark Dickinson said: “We don’t want to see deadseafarers, but the sad fact is that the situation has already escalated to such a point that seafarers arebeing killed and tortured by pirates as it is.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 11 February 2011, p 2

New US visa to benefit foreign ship executives - By Rajesh Joshi "US immigration authorities haveclosed a loophole that so far had prevented foreign maritime workers from acquiring a biometricidentification card required for access to restricted port facilities and terminals. The preliminary reaction

from industry is that the concession will not benefit foreign seafarers, but instead will be found useful by asmall subset of expatriate foreign nationals employed in US offices or on-dock facilities, as well as foreignoil rig workers employed on the US Outer Continental Shelf." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 February 2011, p 2

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Piracy tipping point "The threat of piracy facing ships in the Indian Ocean appears to have reached acritical point. Over the past two months, there has been a rapid deterioration in the security of vessels inthe region, with an ever-growing list of both attempted and successful attacks. Worse still, there has beentorture of crews and even murder. And in the past few days, it appears the situation has gone past acritical “tipping point”, with attacks across the region from motherships leaving few vessels safe despite asizeable naval presence." TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 2

Pirates nab NS Lemos VLCC off Oman - By Eoin O’Conneide "A fully laden, NS Lemos-owned VLCC

has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Oman. The 319,300-dwt Irene SL (built 2004) was snatchedon Wednesday, 563 kilometres (350 miles) south-east of Muscat after it exited the Middle East Gulf. ANS Lemos spokesman confirms there are 25 crew on board, comprising seven Greek nationals, 17Filipinos and one Georgian. “For the moment, there is no communication with the vessel,” a writtenstatement on behalf of Greek manager and operator Enesel read. The ship is fully laden with crude oiland was en route from Mina al Ahmadi in Kuwait to the US Gulf. With the tanker capable of holding abouttwo million barrels of crude and with current prices at around $100 per barrel, the cargo alone could beworth $200m." TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 3

UN pushing on with scheme to prosecute Somali pirates - By Adam Corbett "The United Nations(UN) says it is making progress with efforts to promote the prosecution of Somalian pirates including thecreation of a dedicated prison in the pirate stronghold in Puntland. Yury Fedotov, executive director of theUnited National Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), says his organisation is currently working with the

UK government to refurbish a Puntland prison that will be used specifically for pirates. Speaking at theopening of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s Piracy Orchestrating the Response campaign,he said: “With funding from the UK government, the UNODC is about to refurbish and upgrade a prison inPuntland where Somali pirates who are convicted in other countries can serve out their sentences.”"TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 55

Eritrea arrests jeopardise private anti-piracy forces - By David Osler "The four former Royal Marinesworking for leading British maritime security provider Protection Vessels International who were arrestedby Eritrea eight weeks ago may have been embarking or disembarking at a port in the country at the time,according to sources aware of the situation. “There was some mix-up with the customs when they camein,” said one leading maritime security figure. “There are practical difficulties with security teams getting onor off at Suez, Oman or Salalah and this isn’t really very helpful, is it? There were actually going on shipsfor a good reason, as opposed to anything else.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 14 February 2011, p 1

Danish warship captures Somali pirate mothership - By Steve Matthews "Danish warship EsbernSnare, operating as part of Nato’s Operation Ocean Shield anti-piracy mission, has freed a Yemeni fishingvessel that had been previously hijacked by Somali pirates and was being used a mothership for otherpirate attacks. According to Nato, the Danish ship spotted the vessel on Friday. Suspicions were arousedbecause it had two skiffs - which are often used in pirate attacks - stowed on deck. The warship’shelicopter was sent to investigate and stop the vessel. When the helicopter fired warning shots the fishingvessel stopped and the crew surrendered. Although the statement from Nato said the pirates would be“dealt with in accordance with instructions from national authorities”, the Danish Navy said later that the16 suspected pirates had been released back to Somalia." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 2

Iranian bulk carrier hijacked off Oman - By Ellen Sheng "An Iranian bulk carrier with a crew of 23 washijacked some 350 miles east of Masirah, Oman, on Saturday, the European anti-piracy force said. The

Malta-flagged Sinin, which is owned by Iran0-Hind Shipping, sent out a distress signal when it came underattack. An aircraft belonging to the Combined Maritime Forces photographed two suspected pirate skiffsnear the Sinin . There has been no communication with the ship since its distress signal was sent and thevessel changed course towards the Somali coast, EU Navfor said in a statement." LLOYD’S LIST, 15February 2011, p 2

Pirate operations disrupted as second mothership captured - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "Military forces have captured and released 33 Somali pirates in the last five days after seizing two of the20 pirate motherships said to be operating in the Indian Ocean. Seventeen pirates with five hostages on adhow identified by the Combined Maritime Forces as Jaish were captured on February 10, 24 hoursbefore a Danish warship freed a Yemeni fishing vessel with 16 pirates and two hostages. “We had nolegal right to detain them, they were not committing an act of piracy and had not attacked anyone at thetime of their detention,” said a CMF spokeswoman of the Jaish incident." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 February

2011, p 2

ICS changes tack on use of armed guards - By Steve Matthews "The International Chamber ofShipping has changed its stance on the use of private armed guards on board ships for protection against

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piracy from opposing their use to a more neutral position, but not going so far as recommending their use.This change is intended to increase pressure on governments to take more decisive action as attacksescalate. It also paves the way for the ICS to develop guidance for owners on the use of armed guardsand to take advice on legal and operational implications. It could not issue such guidance while itremained formally opposed to their use. The ICS would still prefer any armed intervention is carried out bymilitary forces, but there are insufficient resources committed to counter piracy to defend commercialvessels and in particular to disable hijacked motherships in the areas in which pirates are operating."LLOYD’S LIST, 16 February 2011, p 2

Military under fire for pirate releases - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "Tanker owners have criticisedthe actions of anti-piracy military forces that captured but released 33 pirates found with hostages on twomotherships in the Indian Ocean over the past week. Intertanko general counsel Michele White said navalforces wrongly interpreted international piracy laws. Lack of political will rather than any legal frameworkwas behind the failure to prosecute as many as 80% of all pirates that naval forces caught in the thewaters off Somalia, she said." LLOYD’S LIST, 17 February 2011, p 2

Clubs seek more pro-active role in tackling piracy - By Stuart Collins "P&I Clubs are looking to stepup their lobbying efforts to resolve the escalating piracy problem. The move comes as pirate attacksescalate, with the killing and torture of a seafarer on the merchant ship Beluga Nomination. Last year arecord number of vessels and hostages were taken by pirates, up from 188 crew in 2006 to 1,181 in 2010,according to the International Maritime Bureau. Clubs are currently in discussions over how they can deal

more effectively with the issue of piracy and will discuss strategy at a forthcoming meeting of the MaritimeSecurity Committee of the International Group." LLOYD’S LIST, 17 February 2011, p 4

Hitting us where it hurts "Joe Angelo, who speaks on behalf of Intertanko, has raised the concern thatthe flow of oil to the west could be interrupted by a handful of better-organised and financially-drivenyoung men in a skiff. Angeliki Frangou, who dons the CMA commodore’s hat in Stamford next month, hascalled for more co-ordination among the maritime community and described piracy as a tax on consumersall over the world." FAIRPLAY, 17 February 2011, p 3

The piracy effect "Piracy attack levels seem to be nearing a critical point – with the potential for dramaticimpact on shipping routes and markets. Barry Barker looks at the implications." FAIRPLAY, 17 February2011, pp 4-5

Maritime Blogspot: Governments must wake up and act now over piracy - By Michelle WieseBockmann "When terrorists bombed the World Trade Center in 2001 it took the US government ninemonths to get the United Nations to approve tougher, global maritime security regulations. But whenpirates attack and hijack vessels and hold hostage hundreds of seafarers doing nothing but their jobplying one of the world’s busiest trading lanes, what happens? Nothing. Nobody disputes that the anti-piracy naval forces out there have a hard job to do, but when a warship captures a ship known to behijacked, finds hostages on board, along with pirates, arms and skiffs and all the other accoutrements ofpiracy what do they do? Release them. Such a bland, response is an insult to those owners, operatorsand their employees who daily risk danger and death at the hands of pirates now dominating an effectivelawless stretch of the Indian Ocean." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 February 2011, p 6

South African gun crackdown threatens anti-piracy efforts - By Gavin van Marle "A new threat toanti-piracy efforts has emerged in the shape of the South African police, who are cracking down on cargo

vessels carrying munitions. Following a rise in the number of merchant ships carrying armed guards as away of warding off pirate attacks, Durban-based P&I Associates has noted that police in South Africanports are cracking down on vessels carrying arms and ammunition without a national permit. “Due to theupsurge in piracy activity in the Indian Ocean region, there has been a large increase in the number ofmerchant vessels that are carrying security guards, guns and ammunition. “Often, the security guardsdisembark the vessel after the vessel has transited the hotspot off East Africa but the guns remain onboard, only to be removed at final destination.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 18 February 2011, p 2

Maersk Alabama pirate jailed for 34 years - By Rajesh Joshi "The maritime industry has reactedpositively to the sentencing of a Somali pirate for his role in the attack on the US-flag boxship MaerskAlabama in April 2009. Blank Rome partner John Kimball, a piracy specialist, said he hoped AbdiwaliAbdiqadir Muse’s sentence sends a strong message to the international community of how US courts willhandle piracy cases. “We can only hope this news is broadcast as far and wide as possible, particularly in

Somalia’s pirate dens,” he said. Muse has been sentenced to the maximum 33 years and nine months ina US jail." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 February 2011, p 2

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$25m could crack $7bn piracy crisis "Estimates of the cost of piracy on the global economy now start at$7bn every year and reach as high as $12bn. The human cost is even worse with several deaths amongkidnapped crews reported, and the level of physical and mental violence mounting. Ransoms keepspiralling upward as increasingly sophisticated pirates exploit an ever-more-efficient network ofprofessional hijack management and payment consultants. There are also fears of growing links betweenpirates and Somali terrorists who have ties to al-Qaeda. Yet hopes for a curtailing of attacks - let alonecomplete eradication - seem as far out of reach as ever." TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 2

New rules of engagement a must-have - By Adam Corbett "A new anti-piracy approach is beingconsidered following high-level talks in the UK. Anti-piracy naval forces operating in the Gulf of Aden arepoised for a major change in strategy including rules of engagement following high-level government andindustry meetings held in the UK. EU Navfor operation commander Buster Howes, the UK Foreign andCommonwealth Ministry and Shipping Minister Mike Penning met with industry associations including theInternational Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Bimco and maritime unions at the UK foreign office at WhitehallThursday last week. The meeting was brought on by the change in Somali piracy tactics, which has seenmotherships used to stretch out operations into the Arabian Sea, the execution of seafarers and raisingthe haul of captured vessels to more than 33 with around over 700 seafarers held captive."TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 10

‘Obsessive’ adherence to protective measures puts Teekay ahead - By Adam Corbett "Piracy canbe avoided in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean if the experience of one major tanker operator in the

region is anything to go by. Teekay Shipping, one of the world’s largest tanker operators, has so farmanaged to avoid a major assault or hijacking while other big name players in the region have been hit. Itcould be good fortune or more likely what the company says its “obsessive” adherence to the bestmanagement practices (BMP) agreed by industry associations and navies and its own intelligence andmonitoring of the region. Teekay Marine Services head Graham Westgarth said: that the issue hasextremely high priority. We have been obsessive about following BMP guidelines and hold securitymeetings twice weekly to review risk profiles of individual vessels and associated mitigating actions.”"TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 10

Latest capture stresses need for reporting with navies - By Adam Corbett "The InternationalMaritime Organisation (IMO) has been forced to urge shipowners to report their position to the navalforces, amid signs that many are still not following the most basic self-defence practices against Somalia-based piracy. The issue was controversially highlighted by the capture of the 319,000-dwt Irene SL (built

2004) off Oman last week. In a circular to IMO member states, the shipping regulator said it had beentold by naval forces that “an unacceptably high proportion of the ships transiting the Gulf of Aden are notregistered with the Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa MSC-HOA, are not reporting to UKMTO Dubai,show no visible deterrent measures and are not acting upon the navigational warnings to shippingpromulgating details of pirate attacks and suspect vessels.”" TRADEWINDS, 18 February 2011, p 11

Ban launches piracy action plan “The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released the IMO’s piracyaction plan on 3 February ahead of World Maritime Day later this year. The plan was short on detail, butinvolves increasing political pressure on the Somali authorities to secure the release of seafarers;prompting greater levels of co-operation between navies and between states; capacity-building with statesin the region and providing greater care for those attacked or hijacked and their families.” SAFETY ATSEA INTERNATIONAL, March 2011, p 15

US points to ‘marriages of convenience’ for pirates and terrorists - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann  "The US State Department has drawn links between al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and Somalian pirates,describing “occasional marriages of convenience” as well as turf wars between the two over moneyreceived through ransom payments made by shipowners. “Pirates really don’t like it when al-Shabaabmoves in and tries to horn in on the business and get some sort of cut,” counter piracy and maritimesecurity co-ordinator Donna L Hopkins told Lloyd’s List. “Al-Shabaab sacrifices some ideological purity bytolerating the existence of piracy as it’s really unIslamic, but I don’t think there’s deliberate collaboration, Ithink there’s indirect benefits to each of them by the fact they’re operating in the same space.”" LLOYD’SLIST, 21 February 2011, p 1

IMO advocates central anti-piracy command Piracy - By Richard Meade "The International MaritimeOrganization is spearheading an unprecedented attempt to co-ordinate all international anti-piracyoperations under a single United Nations command and increase the number of warships being used off

Somalia. Senior military and diplomatic representatives from more than 20 governments participating innaval operations off the Somali coast will attend a high-level meeting in London on February 28 toconsider new strategic options, including the possibility of a UN central command. Lloyd’s List alsounderstands they will be urged to ramp up the number of naval warships and aircraft being made

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available and to consider redrafting what have been branded “farcical” rules of engagement that haverepeatedly seen pirates set free after capture." LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p 2

Wikileaks reveals US-Egypt rift on piracy prosecutions - By Gavin van Marle "The US diplomaticcables issued by Wikileaks show how a deep rift developed between the US and Egyptian governmentsover where and how to prosecute captured Somali pirates. In a meeting between US Principal DeputyAssistant Secretary Thomas Countryman and Egypt’s deputy assistant foreign minister for east and southAfrica Adel-Hammed Marzouk and deputy assistant foreign minister for counter-terrorism Ashraf Mohsen,

Mr Countryman advocated the prosecution of pirates by affected countries. The Egyptians, however,insisted an international court would be the best solution, because otherwise Egypt would have to changeits domestic laws." LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p 2

Piracy fight stuck in a legal minefield Piracy - By Patrick Griggs "The complexities of international lawremain a barrier to the apprehension and prosecution of pirates. Lawyers, in their heart of hearts, like tothink they can solve most problems. But piracy could be one of those human endeavours in which the lawoffers no easy legal solutions. The starting point in understanding the law of piracy has to be the UnitedNations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The piracy provisions in Unclos are not working as intended,primarily because states are reluctant to take to themselves the extra-territorial powers to act againstpirates that Unclos permits. In 2009, the International Maritime Organization secretariat conducted asurvey of national laws on piracy among member states. Of the 28 states that responded very few haveaccepted the Unclos mandate and legislated specifically against piracy." LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February

2011, p 4

Who are the pirates? "In Somalia the pirates were, initially, fishermen who were seeking to frighten offforeign fishermen raiding their precious fish stocks. Local militias controlled by warlords then joined in.There are thought to be four main groups of pirates operating out of Somalia: the National VolunteerCoast Guard, the Marka Group, the Puntland Group and the Somali Marines - the last has a militarystructure and is headed by a fleet admiral. As the need for more weapons and better equipmentdeveloped, funding started to flow in from abroad and more and more of the ransom money flowed backout to those funding the activities of the pirates. It is estimated that in 2008 80% of ransom money paidended up abroad. This multi-million dollar industry has developed in a relatively short space of time."LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p 4

Regional co-operation the key - By Patrick Griggs "In January 2009 17 states from the western Indian

Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea areas adopted the so-called Djibouti Code of ConductConcerning the Repression of Piracy. This code is designed to ensure co-operation between these statesto prevent acts of piracy and to apprehend and prosecute suspected pirates. The code also calls onparticipating states to review their national legislation to ensure piracy is specifically recognised as acrime. In early 2010, the UN Security Council asked the UN Secretary-General to present a report on thevarious options. The report suggested the solution was to build on the present system and, specifically, toimprove the regional court and prison capacity to deal with pirates." LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p4

Call for piracy action - By Janet Porter "Shipping giant Maersk is urging governments to do more totackle the problem of piracy as the number of attacks off the coast of Somalia and across the IndianOcean continues to grow, writes Janet Porter. Maersk, arguably the world’s most influential shippingcompany, which regards itself as an industry leader on matters such as environmental protection, is taking

every opportunity to make sure politicians understand what is really going on. “The situation is completelyunacceptable when you consider how many seafarers are being kept in miserable conditions,” group chiefexecutive Nils Andersen said yesterday." LLOYD’S LIST, 24 February 2011, p 3

Letter to the Editor: Naval forces should not be so quick to release pirates - By Henrik Berlau "Sir,One wonders why Nato and European Union Naval Forces do not investigate captured pirates’ recordsbefore deciding to release them again, when found heavily armed but not engaged in piracy activity at theactual moment of capture. Last week, it took Denmark less than 24 hours to decide they had no legalpossibility to prosecute 16 Somali pirates who were captured by HMS Esbern Snarre . How can Denmark,over long distances, with linguistic barriers to overcome, satisfy itself about the identity of the pirates,check backgrounds and previous records on people who carry no ID, from a country which has nogovernment, not to mention a criminal register? Taking into account the arms and tools they had onboard, the now homeward-bound pirates may well have taken part in piracy attacks against ships one

year ago, or even the day before. That may well have been against a Danish vessel or other flags. Thatcannot have been investigated in such a short timeframe." LLOYD’S LIST, 24 February 2011, p 7

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Owners escalate piracy demands "A call to destroy pirates’motherships raises the temperature. In thepast three months, 700 seafarers have been taken hostage and one executed. Ronald Hoger, managingdirector of shipmanager Komrowski (which suffered an attack on box ship Taipan last April) said armedguards are the only solution, adding that he was convinced that “armed guards work”. MichaelBodouroglou, chairman of Paragon Shipping, fears piracy in its present form is unsustainable. “We cannotafford to await the long-term solution of political stability,” he told Fairplay. “The obvious effective measureis, in my view, the more decisive and active engagement of the international military force in protecting thestraits." FAIRPLAY, 24 February 2011, p 21

IMO urges members to act on the ‘scourge of piracy’ "Governments could do more to protect theirships and crew. IMO member governments have been urged to take specific action in response to “thescourge of piracy”, in an open letter last week from the organisation’s secretariat. The letter followed thelaunch, on 3 February, of this year’s World Maritime Day theme, ‘Piracy: orchestrating the response’, andset out a five-point action plan. It was addressed not only to governments, but also to industryorganisations, seafarer groups and shipmasters and it reiterated guidance that the IMO has previouslyissued on how best to take evasive and defensive measures." FAIRPLAY, 24 February 2011, p 24

Middle East unrest throws spotlight on risk for tankers - By John Drake "With political turmoil inEgypt and neighbouring countries, shipowners need to remain vigilant. The possibility of a terrorist attackagainst a vessel passing through the region may still seem remote, but it should nonetheless beconsidered as a potential hazard in Egyptian waters." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 February 2011, p 8

Yacht murders flag piracy escalation - By Adam Corbett "The murder of four US citizens by pirates onthe yacht Quest is being taken as another sign that pirates are prepared to kill crew to ward off efforts ofthe international naval forces to retake vessels. The yacht was being trailed by US navy vessels as itheaded for Somalia after being hijacked off Oman last week. It appears a US assault on the yacht did notprovoke the murders. Vice-Admiral Mark Fox, head of the US Naval Forces Central Command based inBahrain, is quoted in the US press as saying two of the pirates had been brought on board a US warshipto negotiate." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 17

AKIYAMA, M. - Regional maritime security and safety engagements : A Japanese perspective. In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 89-98 

BAND, J. (Admiral) - Regional maritime security and safety engagements: A European perspective.In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 69-74 

BECKMAN, R. - The Lawfulness of military activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone under the1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.   In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 127-138 

BENG, T.W. - Enhancing maritime security through Singapore's Maritime Security Task Force(MSTF ) . In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 186-196 

BOWDEN, A. / OCEANS BEYOND PIRACY - The economic costs of maritime piracy : One EarthFuture Foundation Working Paper. Louisville, (CO) : Oceans Beyond Piracy, 2010http://oceansbeyondpiracy.org/obp/cost-of-piracy-home 

GAUCI, G. - Piracy and its legal problems: With specific reference to the English law of marineinsurance. In: Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 41/No. 4, Oct 2010, pp 541-560 

HESSE, H. (Captain) - International cooperation and capacity building to combat piracy and armedrobbery. In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 107-118 

JEFFREY, R.S. - An efficient solution in a time of economic hardship: The right to keep and bear

arms in self-defence against pirates. In: Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 41/No. 4, Oct 2010, pp 507-540 

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JING, W.X. (Admiral) - Regional maritime security and safety engagements: A Chinese perspective.In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 83-88 

KLEIN, N. - Maritime security and the law of the sea. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011(ISBN 978-0-19-956653-2)

MING, L.V. / CHENG, L. - Maritime insurance against piracy: A shield or a sword?. In: Ho, J. (Ed.)

Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009.Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 151-166 

MURPHY, M.N. - Somalia: The new Barbary? Piracy and Islam in the Horn of Africa. London : C.Hurst & Co. Ltd., 2011(ISBN 978-184904-042-6)

OZCAYIR, Z.O. - Piracy: Part III : ransom payments and the US executive order on Somalian piracy.In: Journal of International Maritime Law Vol. 16/No. 4, 2010, pp 323-328 

PAULMIER, B. (Admiral) - Piracy in the Gulf of Aden: Causes, remedies, and cooperative response.In: Ho, J. (Ed.) Realising safe and secure seas for all : International Maritime Conference Security Conference 2009. Singapore : Select Publishing et al, 2009, pp 99-106 

STERIO, M. - The Somali piracy problem: A global puzzle necessitating a global solution. In: American University Law Review Vol. 59, 2010, pp 1449-1497 

TODD, P. - Maritime fraud and piracy. 2nd ed.. London : Lloyd's List, 2010(ISBN 978-1-84311-884-8)

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ZEC, D. et al - Ports security organization and functionality : Implementation of the ISPS Code inmedium and small countries. In: Shahbazian, E.; Rogova, G. (Eds) Human systems integration to enhance maritime domain awareness for port/harbour security. Amesterdam : IOS Press BV, 2010, pp 41- 50 

Information Resources on Maritime Security and ISPS Code 

Information Resources on Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Against Ships 

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Egyptian military secures control of Suez Canal zone - By David Osler and Roger Hailey "Egypt’smilitary has secured the Suez Canal zone and will ensure its continued operation throughout the generalstrike called by the country’s trade unions today, although all other port activity is likely to be at astandstill, local shipping industry figures have told Lloyd’s List. The armed forces are understood to have

taken control of the key waterway, which is a major revenue earner for the country, at some pointfollowing the outbreak of civil unrest last week, according to one source who did not wish to be named.One analyst said: “Having the army run the canal may not be good for democracy, but it will be good forthe canal.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 1 February 2011, p 1

Lines mull boxship re-route - By Janet Porter "Container lines are drawing up contingency plans in theevent of the Suez Canal being blocked and are prepared to deviate around the Cape of Good Hope ifnecessary. The Asia-Europe corridor is one of the busiest box trades in the world, with lines moving 14mteu of dry and reefer boxes westbound in 2010. The fleet’s biggest containerships, with capacitiesexceeding 14,000 teu in some cases, are deployed on this route. AP Moller-Maersk, parent company ofMaersk Line, Safmarine and Damco, issued a statement saying that the situation in Egypt had impactedcommercial and operational activities. Maersk and Safmarine have between four and five transits a day onaverage." LLOYD’S LIST, 1 February 2011, p 2

Rush to install ecdis puts price and functionality pressure on makers - By Craig Eason  "Manufacturers of electronic chart display and information systems are dropping prices and being pushedto add more functionality as more shipowners and managers order equipment. All vessels over 500 gt willbe required to install at least one Ecdis system by July 2018 to be compliant with recent rules laid down

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by the International Maritime Organization. The industry has a set of rolling deadlines that will keep thesystem makers busy for the next seven years." LLOYD’S LIST, 1 February 2011, p 7

Long-Range Identification and Tracking – By Kevin Keast “The Long-Range Identification andTracking System is a designated International Maritime Organization system designed to collect anddisseminate vessel position information received from IMO member state ships that are subject to theInternational Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). Vessels on international voyages subjectto the rule include cargo ships of 300 gross tons and greater, passenger vessels carrying more than 12

passengers, and self-propelled mobile offshore drilling units.” IALA BULLETIN, No.4 2010, pp 30-31

Maersk and Hanjin maintain Suez operations - By Janet Porter and Roger Hailey "Containershipsare continuing to transit the Suez Canal, which remains open despite the protests that have brought manybusinesses across Egypt to a standstill in recent days. Several lines were forced to deny reports that theywere now avoiding the waterway and instead sending their ships round the Cape of Good Hope. “That iswrong,” a Hamburg-based spokesman for Hanjin Shipping said, in response to claims that it was re-routing some of its ships. The Korean line said it was looking for alternative transhipment hubs in theeastern Mediterranean because of the shutdown of Egyptian terminals, but was still using the canal."LLOYD’S LIST, 2 February 2011, p 3

Suez Canal remains open despite riots - By Roger Hailey "As the political situation in Egypt worsenedyesterday, with clashes in Cairo between demonstrators and pro-government supporters, the Suez Canal

remained open to traffic although selected Egyptian port terminals were closed and some bulk cargoesfaced delays. AP Moller-Maersk said that its Maersk Line, Safmarine and Damco subsidiary offices inEgypt were closed, while its joint venture Suez Canal Container Terminal in Port Said had “limitedoperations”. The Danish group confirmed that 44 relatives of international Maersk employees based inEgypt landed safely in Copenhagen on Monday, in a plane chartered by Maersk: “The decision toevacuate the relatives was made due to the continuing unrest in the country. It was a voluntary offer,” thecompany said." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 2

Containers build up at Egypt’s hub ports - By Roger Hailey "The Suez Canal remains open but amixed picture is emerging at Egypt’s ports, with oil and gas terminals reported to be fully operational whilecontainers are building up quayside at box hubs. Meanwhile, the mood in the Egyptian capital hasworsened after clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in central Cairo. AP Moller-Maersksaid some terminals had partially reopened but were heavily congested, with ports reluctant to open gates

to trucks and shippers even more reluctant to collect import cargo given the lack of security." LLOYD’SLIST, 4 February 2011, p 5

Will the winds of change disrupt shipping? - By Julian Bray "Fears that turmoil in Egypt will hit theSuez Canal seem unfounded — but what of the wider Middle East? Egypt’s popular uprising, which lookslike it will unseat strongman president Hosni Mubarak, has so far sparked a muted response among theregion’s shipping and offshore industries, perhaps battle-hardened from ongoing political tensions withIsrael, Iran and Yemen. The country has been in turmoil for the past 10 days as demonstrators havebrought the country to near standstill, protesting at a lack of democracy and calling for a change ingovernment." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 8-9

Suez Canal closure most unlikely to please pirates "Experts are pondering whether tanker rates will

shoot up if the canal closes but are not getting too excited given that only a small percentage of theworld’s oil is shipped through the waterway and the glut of tankers available in the market could easilyabsorb any extra tonnage requirements should vessels be forced to divert around the Cape of GoodHope. A closure of the Suez Canal is probably of far greater concern to players in what has become oneof the most profitable segments of the shipping industry - piracy. It would be a major blow to the banditsof Somalia. If ships no longer run the gauntlet of the north-western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden,they would have no prey to attack and would be left sitting in their skiffs and motherships staring out atempty seas." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 34

Interest grows in northern sea route - By Craig Eason "Interest in sending commercial vessels fromthe Barents Sea to the Bering Strait has increased dramatically following concerns over the closure of theSuez Canal following recent upheavals in Egypt and the increased profile of piracy in the Gulf of Aden Upto 15 ships have now been registered to transit the northern sea route this year after a number of key

voyages last year that highlighted the potential of the route. Last summer, a handful of owners sent shipsthrough the relatively unchartered and remote seas north of Russia." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p5

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Letter to the Editor: IMO has adopted a co-ordinated approach to e-navigation - By K Sekimizu "Sir,Your article ‘IMO criticized over its e-navigation controls’ (Lloyd’s List, February 2) is misleading inimplying that International Maritime Organization is inhibiting new technology and innovation during thecourse of the development of e-navigation. IMO has, in fact, adopted a co-ordinated approach to theimplementation of its e-navigation strategy based on the concept of harnessing new technology to bestmeet clearly defined and evolving user needs with the aim of providing guiding principles to the industry tomove into realisation of e-navigation. Far from hampering innovation and new technology, this approachactually facilitates and promotes both." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 February 2011, p 6

UK coastguard rejects fears over Ecdis training costs - By Craig Eason "The UK’s Maritime andCoastguard Agency has responded to criticism of its position on crew training for electronic chart displayand information systems, denying it will increase training costs for owners. In a recent industry notice, theMCA underlined that crews on vessels using Ecdis systems as the main tool for navigation need to havespecific training for each type of system they will use. Training providers have been quick to point out thatcrews could be required to have onboard or classroom training for each system in addition to themandatory basic five day training course prescribed by the International Maritime Organization. Theexpectation is that the type specific training would be an additional full-day course." LLOYD’S LIST, 11February 2011, p 2

Panama Canal project great for 6,000-teu to 7,000-teu ships - By Ian Lewis "Containerships ofbetween 6,000 teu and 7,000 teu stand to benefit the most from the expanded Panama Canal, according

to a new study by DVB Bank. They will be in greatest demand because larger ships will remain subject tolimitations on the eastern seaboard of the US. The completion of the Panama Canal widening in 2014 willenable it to handle vessels as large as 13,000 teu." p 12

Colombia’s Panama Canal rival dismissed as ‘crazy’ - By Rainbow Nelson "Plans floated by Chineseinvestors to build a rival to the Panama Canal in Colombia have been dismissed by local port investorsand experts alike as “crazy”. Documents provided to Lloyd’s List by the Financial Times illustrateambitious plans by Chinese investor Global Comprehensive Development to link Colombia’s Pacific andAtlantic coastlines with a 220 km landbridge that it hopes would rival the Panama Canal for traffic flowingbetween the two oceans. The landbridge concept, which would transit from the Pacific coastline at a newgreenfield port in the Bay of Cupica and a port in the Gulf of Uraba, possibly Turbo, where there is alreadya port handling small fruit cargoes, was dismissed by investors with a track record in building portinfrastructure in the country." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 2

Coal not containers: the real driver behind Colombia’s ‘canal’ plans - By Rainbow Nelson  "Investors outline plans of between $4.4bn and $7bn to build new rail links that would connect thecountry’s Pacific coast with Medellin and later Bogotá. Hidden at the bottom of the far-fetched plot of thefront page threat to the Panama Canal in last Monday’s Financial Times was a serious story with a wide-reaching impact on trade between Colombia and what will be the world’s largest economy in 15 years.Buried almost as a footnote in what could be a sequel to John Le Carre’s Tailor of Panama - the prospectof thousands of Chinese shipped to a new city south of Cartagena building a new canal in one of the mostremote and inhospitable stretches of jungle in the world." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 February 2011, p 4

Turmoil underlines canal importance "Pirate attacks on tankers are a bigger threat to world oil tradingas Egypt uncertainties seem to be receding. While the world’s attention was drawn to events in Egypt,industry observers were concerned about the impact of a possible closure of the Suez Canal." FAIRPLAY,

17 February 2011, pp 12-13

Panama Canal chiefs dismiss Colombia’s rail link plan - By Rainbow Nelson "Leading figures at thePanama Canal Authority (ACP) and the Panama Canal Railway Company have poured more cold wateron a Chinese proposal to build a 220 km rail link in neighbouring Colombia to compete with the PanamaCanal. ACP administrator Alberto Aleman dismissed fears that a Chinese-built “dry canal” running throughColombia offered any threat to the waterway, which is responsible for 5% of world trade. “I don’t see thatas a competition issue,” Mr Aleman told agency AFP. “We are a very important freight shipment hub, andshipping by sea is the most efficient [method].”" LLOYD’S LIST, 18 February 2011, p 2

Canal transit tolls too high for larger tankers - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "Toll increases to payfor the Panama Canal expansion are set to prevent larger tankers from using the shipping short cut, newanalysis concludes. New York-based tanker consultancy and broker Poten & Partners has found that the

planned $5.25bn canal expansion may not offer any profound benefits to the global tanker sector. ThePanama Canal expansion is scheduled for completion in 2014, with the construction of two new locks andwidening and deepening of sections of the 81 km waterway linking the Pacific and Atlantic oceans."LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p 9

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Solar flares raise GPS fears "Increased solar activity supports moves for GPS alternative. Solar flaresheading towards the Earth were being monitored last week as a potential risk to satellites and GPSservices. The flares had started on the Sun’s surface of 13, 14 and 15 February and were due to reachearth as these pages went to press. The last of the three was ranked by NASA as the strongest for fouryears. The incident provided a timely reminder of the arguments made by those who believe satellitenavigation systems are vulnerable and an alternative is needed – views expressed at a conference inEdinburgh earlier this month, ‘Emerging issues in aids to navigation’, held to mark the bi-centenary of the

Bell Rock lighthouse." FAIRPLAY, 24 February 2011, pp 25-26

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) - Casualty statistics and investigations : Studyon human and organizational factors by WMU. London : IMO, 2010 (IMO Doc. FSI 19/INF.15)

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) / WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION(WMO) / INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION (IHO) - Joint IMO/IHO/WMO manual onMaritime Safety Information (MSI). London : IMO, 2010 (IMO-IA910E). Language(s): ENG, FRE, SPA.(ISBN 978-92-801-0000-6)

Information Resources on Places of Refuge 

POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT

Battling Ballast “A lack of guidelines and ballast water treatment (BWT) systems should not be anobstacle for ratification anymore, although enforcement is still a challenge. Some countries havehesitated due to lack of sampling methodologies and analysing procedures.” MER, February 2011, pp 18-26

IMO urges speedy decision on ballast rules - By Steve Matthews "International Maritime Organizationsecretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos has urged governments that have not done so to ratify the BallastWater Management Convention. In his opening address to this week’s meeting of the IMO sub-committeeon Bulk Liquids and Gases, he said: “The fact that seven years this month after its adoption the conditionsfor the convention to come into force have not yet been met is a source of serious concern.” So far only27 countries, representing 25.3% of the world’s gross tonnage, have ratified it. The requirement for it toenter into force is ratification by 30 countries, or 35% of global gross tonnage." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February2011, p 2

Emissions trading plan is ‘burden on shipping’ - By Nigel Lowry "A straight fuel oil levy on all shipshas been given cautious backing by the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee as the least harmfuloption among market based mechanisms for cutting carbon emissions from the world fleet. The London-based committee, which has often played the role of a think-tank as well as representing Greek shippingoffices in the UK, gave measured support for a fuel levy as “the more suitable mechanism”. But this wason the proviso that any mechanism should be designed and implemented by the International MaritimeOrganization and any revenue resulting should be directed by the IMO, and purely for environmentalbenefit." LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February 2011, p 2

Clean Shipping Index set to launch commercial service - By Craig Eason "Gothenburg-based CleanShipping Index is set to launch a commercial service for shippers and cargo owners later this year. TheClean Shipping Index is one of many indexes offering to measure a vessel’s environmental performance,but it claims to have the backing of cargo owners and to give a rating on more than just CO2 emissions. Italso includes other emissions and discharges, along with additional criteria beyond the basic regulatoryrequirements, according to founder Ulf Duus. The index is competing with a growing array of shipmeasurement tools that are challenging owners, such as the Carbon War Room ship efficiency indexlaunched last December in Cancun, and an index by dry cargo vetting group Rightships, which hasmeasured the operational and design fuel efficiency of thousands of ships." LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February2011, p 5

Tax CO2 emissions, not bunker fuel - By Steve Matthews "CTX says direct taxation of ship-basedCO2 emissions is fairest option as bunkers-based carbon tax or emissions trading scheme are not

feasible." LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February 2011, p 7

CO2 monitoring system options - By Steve Matthews "According to CTX, CO2 monitoring is alreadycommonplace in shore-based industries and there are several proven and competitive technologies. Oneis to measure mass flow by thermal dispersion using probes, each fitted with two resistance temperature

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detectors. He said that the accuracy is better than +/-1% and the cost of each probe is about $3,000.Another option is to use absorption spectroscopy to measure CO2 concentration, using a laser projectinga beam across the funnel. Accuracy is claimed at better than +/-2% and the system costs about $35,000.He explained that by using this method it is necessary to measure both flow volume and CO2concentration. The ultrasonic or thermal dispersion gives gas volume, but not its composition. The lasergives only the concentration. Therefore the two combined are needed to give the volume of CO2 emitted."LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February 2011, p 7

EU lags behind on ballast-water convention - By Adam Corbett "A breakthrough environmentalconvention on ballast water intended to improve the marine environment remains in limbo seven yearsafter it was first adopted. International Maritime Organisation (IMO) secretary-general EfthimiosMitropoulos revealed at the start of the Bulk Liquids and Gas meeting this week that the Ballast WaterConvention still falls well below the entry-into-force requirement. Only 27 countries representing 25% ofthe world fleet have ratified the convention, which needs 30 countries representing 35% of the world fleetto come into force. Mitropoulos says that with plenty of approved systems on the market there is noreason why member states should be delaying ratification." TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, p 54

New York backs away from ballast water rules clampdown - By Rajesh Joshi "New York State hasbackpedalled on a proposed new regime that would have ratcheted up ballast water purity requirementsto many times higher than international standards from 2012. Experts said shipping companies face morebureaucracy as they seek to circumvent New York’s new August 2013 deadline. Shipowners are confused

on how to react to the announcement, since the US Coast Guard is expected to issue federal-level ruleson ballast water within months and the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to revise the 2008Vessel General Permit regime in 2013." LLOYD’S LIST, 14 February 2011, p 2

USCG inspections to reinforce US ship discharge regime - By Rajesh Joshi "A Regime put in placeby the US Environmental Protection Agency two years ago to regulate discharges from ships has gainednew potency, after the US Coast Guard agreed to assist the EPA in enforcing it as part of routine USCGonboard inspections. The development will affect more than 61,000 commercial ships based in the USand more than 8,000 foreign ships operating in US ports, the USCG said. The USCG’s inspection actionwould cover 26 types of discharges, such as deck run-off from rain, ballast water and wastewater fromshowers, sinks and laundry machines. The EPA regime has additional requirements for eight vesseltypes, such as cruise vessels and oil tankers." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 February 2011, p 2

UK launches oil spill treatment talks - By Roger Hailey "Britain's Marine Management Organisationhas launched a six-week consultation on how to treat oil spills, focusing on the use of dispersants andtheir approval process. The MMO is considering lessons from the use of potentially-toxic dispersantsfollowing the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April 2010, when the equivalent of 5m barrels ofoil were released into the Gulf of Mexico. The US Environmental Protection Agency was criticised forallowing a wide ranging application of dispersants in the first stages of the oil spill response in the Gulf ofMexico, although their use was quickly scaled down." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 February 2011, p 2

Managing a strong dose of US regs "Cost concerns rise over fuel and ballast schemes. Navigatingthrough US regulatory channels in 2011 will require a steady hand as ship managers keep close watchover ballast water and clean fuel schemes that could severely increase costs. The US Coast Guard isexpected to issue a final rule for ballast water performance standards in April or May. The rules follow the

IMO Convention in most respects but, unlike the IMO, compliance isn’t expected to be dependent on thesize of the vessel and it will apply to all newbuildings. The rule proposed requires that all vessels launchedthat want to discharge ballast in US waters in 2012 will require a ballast water treatment system. Whatconcerns ship managers is that the rules proposed by the Coast Guard will require those treatmentsystems to meet a ‘phase two’ compliance standard in 2016 that is 1,000 times more stringent than theIMO standards." FAIRPLAY, 17 February 2011, p 31

Brussels backs LNG fuel stations - By Justin Stares "Liquified natural gas fuelling stations wereamong the projects selected for funding under the European Union Trans-European Transport Networkprogramme, the European Commission has announced. Around €10m ($13.6m) will be spent on “LNGinfrastructure of filling station and deployment in ships” in at least two EU member states - Belgium andDenmark - the commission said yesterday. Brussels hopes LNG-powered ships will permit the industry tomeet stringent sulphur emissions requirements in the North Sea." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 3

Emission studies put ships under microscope - By Craig Eason "A number of projects are currentlyassessing the environmental impact of increased shipping in the Baltic Sea, and the impact of pendingregulation on the region’s vessels. One of the projects, the shipping-induced NOx and SOx emissions —

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operational monitoring network (Snoop), aims to find out how ship exhaust emissions affect the marineenvironment and human health in harbour areas, namely in Turku, Helsinki and Tallinn. Snoop started ayear and a half ago and has managed to compile data on NOx and SOx emissions in the three ports for2009, and is currently working on 2010 data." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 4

BALTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME COUNCIL (BIMCO) - Applying market based instrumentsto control the emissions of greenhouse gases by the shipping industry. Bagsvaerd : BIMCO, 2010

BARBOZA, J. - The environment, risk and liability in international law . Leiden : Martinus NijhoffPublishers, 2011(ISBN 978-90-04-18878-5)

CORBETT, J.J. / WINEBREAKE, J.J. / GREEN, E.H. - As assessment of technologies for reducingregional short-lived climate forces emitted by ships with implications for Arctic shipping. In: Carbon Management Vol. 1/No 2, Dec 2010, pp 207-225 

Deepwater Horizon : US regulatory impact. In: Shipping regulations and Guidance : A Periodical Issue 4, Dec 2010, pp 60-69  

DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV) - Assessment of measures to reduce future CO2 emissions fromshipping. Hovik : DNV, 2010 (Research and Innovation, Position Paper 05-2010)

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE BP DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AND OFFSHOREDRILLING - Deep Water : The Gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling : Report to thePresident, 2010 (ISBN 978-0-16-087371)

NENGYE, L. / MAES, F. - The European Union and the International Maritime Organization: EU'sexternal influence on the prevention of vessel-source pollution. In: Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce Vol. 41/No. 4, Oct 2010, pp 581-594 

ROBERTS, J. / CHIRCOP, A. / PRIOR, S. - Area-based management on the high seas: Possibleapplication of the IMO's particularly sensitive sea area concept. In: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Vol. 25/No. 4, Dec 2010, pp 483-522 

VERLAAN, P. - Current legal developments : London Convention and London Protocol . In: The 

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law Vol. 26/No. 1, 2011, pp 185-194 

Information Resources on Climate Change and the Maritime Industry (Air Pollution from Ships,MARPOL Annex VI and other issues)

Information Resources on Recycling of Ships 

PORTS AND HARBOURS 

MCA cuts will hit UK’s port state control inspections - David Osler "Spending cuts at the Maritime

and Coastguard Agency will leave Britain unable to meet its internationally-agreed port state controlobligations, with mandatory inspections already being missed at the weekends, two trade unions have tolda cross-party group of MPs. The bulk of the claims, which come in a written submission from NautilusInternational and Prospect to the House of Commons transport committee, were rejected by the MCA lastnight, even as its chief executive Admiral Sir Alan Massey was preparing to be grilled by theparliamentarians at a committee hearing this morning." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 February 2011, p 1

US ports to test exhaust cleaning "US ports back trials in a bid to reduce smog around Los Angelesport. A $3.4M project is due to start next month in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to exploreways of tackling air pollution in the region, “the smoggiest area of the US,” a Port of Long Beachspokesman told Fairplay last week. The two ports are jointly providing $1.65M towards the scheme,which will explore whether exhaust gas scrubbing technology from UK company Hamworthy could make adifference to the region’s air quality." FAIRPLAY, 10 February 2011, p 26

Ports ready for Maersk giants - By Roger Hailey "Terminals say they could handle Triple-E class shipsbut infrastructure must be in place. Europe's major container ports have told Lloyd’s List that they couldhandle the Maersk Triple-E class vessel tomorrow, if the 18,000 teu giant was to call. Rotterdam,

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Antwerp, Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Felixstowe all stated that they could accommodate the 18,000 teumonsters with their current approach channels, terminal depth alongside, berthing length and containercrane equipment, in terms of both height and reach." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 2

Latest on Libya Vessels told to steer clear and ports closed - By Gavin van Marle "Lloyd's List hassecured exclusive data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s (Apex) service that shows latest ship movementsheading to and from Libya. Up-to-date vessel movement information was corroborated by the latestreports from Lloyd’s List sources from inside Libya that almost all oil and general cargo ports had been

closed as severe unrest continues in the country. Sources said that Benghazi port is in good conditionand there has not been any physical damage to the facilities, but it remains closed through lack ofstevedores, trucks, and port authority management. However, local reports also suggest that thepetroleum port of Ras Lanuf, some 300 km west of Benghazi is not stable, and there is a fair chance thatgovernment forces may try to burn it." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 February 2011, p 1

SEAFARERS

Report calls for action on officer shortages - By Steve Matthews "More evidence of the acutechallenge faced by the global shipping industry by a shortage of qualified officers is apparent in a newreport from Deloitte. The survey - Challenge to the industry: securing skilled crews in today’s marketplace

- highlights the business risk to shipping companies of the need to attract and retain competent seafarers.This follows the recently published BIMCO ISF Manpower Update 2010, which indicated a likely shortfallof 5% in officers by 2015 and the need for action to ensure junior officers are retained in sufficientnumbers to fill senior officer positions in the future." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 February 2011, p 2

Deloitte lays out plan to revise recruitment - By Adam Corbett "International accountancy firm Deloittehas put together a plan to help shipping overcome its skills shortage after taking an overview of the labourmarket in 2010 - the “Year of the Seafarer”. George D Cambanis, who heads its shipping and portspractice, says solving the crew-shortage issue is crucial for the industry. “The growing shortage ofqualified seafarers could have a dramatic impact even when considered from just one perspective — thesafe operation of a vessel. Since around 80% to 90% of accidents can be ascribed to human error, it isessential that seafarers be well educated, able to follow orders, manage risks and solve problems,” hesaid." TRADEWINDS, 4 February 2011, p 39

Owners face extra training costs - By Craig Eason "Shipowners are facing additional crew trainingcosts following a UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency ruling that crews need specific training for everyelectronic chart display and information system they use. In a recent notice, the MCA suggests thatnavigators should have additional type-specific training for all systems they encounter in a shipowner’sfleet, in addition to compulsory generic training based on the training laid out in the International MaritimeOrganization’s model course. This means that a crew member will be required to have additional trainingif moving across a shipowner’s fleet where there are different Ecdis systems on board." LLOYD’S LIST, 7February 2011, p 5

Brussels to ‘relaunch’ manning directive - By Justin Stares "The European Commission isconsidering relaunching the controversial manning directive, according to a leaked draft document. Theleaked draft highlights concerns about the “demise of European Union workers” who have been replaced

by “cheaper labour from third countries”. It points out that any trend towards “replacing community crewsby lower cost seafarers employed at less favourable conditions” is likely to be replicated throughout theindustry." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 February 2011, p 2

Officer shortage eases but crewing worries remain "Recruitment and retention problems persist. Asharp downturn in the shipping markets in 2009 helped to ease the shortage of officers – but theBIMCO/ISF 2010 Manpower Study warns against complacency as retention and recruitment of cadetsremains a problem. Meanwhile, BIMCO has introduced a new service to help its members deal withoperational issues related to crew. The survey reveals that the supply of officers stands at 624,000, whiledemand is about 637,000. For ratings, the respective figures are both about 747,000. The supply figuresare based on the numbers of individuals holding STCW certificates, while the ones for demand are basedon feedback from more than 100 shipping companies." FAIRPLAY, 17 February 2011, p 19

Industry Viewpoint: Save the seafarer: why you need to fight piracy - By Revd Tom Heffer "Adelegation from the Mission to Seafarers travelled to Mombasa earlier this month to find out howseafarers were coping on the front line of the battle against piracy. They found them exposed, vulnerable

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and still relying on an ineffective arsenal of dummies, water pistols and the occasional frizz of barbed-wire." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 February 2011, p 6

ISF offers STCW guidance "A new edition of Guidelines on the IMO STCW Convention is due to bepublished in early March by the International Shipping Federation (ISF). It has produced a third edition toinclude the 2010 ‘Manila amendments’, with advice on how to comply with the new seafarers’ rest hourrequirements that come into force in 2012. The changes also include new training requirements forleadership and teamwork, enhanced refresher training for qualified seafarers, new com-petence

standards for tanker personnel and for the new grade of Able Seafarer, and new requirements formaintaining records of ratings’ training." FAIRPLAY, 24 February 2011, p 24

ITF urges Turkey to end Cyprus ban - By Nigel Lowry "Long-standing embargo impacts onemployment rights of seafarers on Cyprus-flagged vessels. Turkey has been taken to task by theInternational Transport Workers’ Federation for its continuing embargo on calls by Cyprus-flagged ships.The ITF, it has emerged, wrote this month to Binali Yildirim, the Minister of Transport andCommunications, calling on Ankara to end the ban, which has lasted about a quarter of a century. Thelabour body “strongly believes the time has come when the government of Turkey might well consider theban on Cyprus-flagged vessels no longer serves any useful purpose,” said the letter, signed by ITFpresident Paddy Crumlin and seafarers’ section chairman David Heindel." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 February2011, p 5

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) - 2010 Manila Amendments to the Annex to theInternational Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers(STCW), 1978 (Resolution 1 of the Conference of Parties to the International Convention andWatchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978) : 2010 Manila Amendments to the Seafarers' Training, Certificationand Watchkeeping (STCW) Code (Resolution 2 of the Conference parties to the International Conventionon Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978) : Certified True Copy signed on 3 February 2011. London : IMO, 2011. Language(s): ENG, FRE.

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) - Final Act of the Conference of parties to theInternational Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers(STCW), 1978 : Certified True Copy signed in London on 3 February 2011. London : IMO, 2011.Language(s): ENG, ARA, CHI, FRE, RUS, SPA.

Information Resources on Fair Treatment of Seafarers. (Abandonment, Personal Injury to orDeath of Seafarers; Criminalisation of Seafarers in the event of Maritime Accidents IncludingPollution Incidents and Shore Leave for Seafarers)

SHIPBUILDING AND RECYCLING OF SHIPS

Bangladesh drafts new breaking rules "Tighter safety and environmental rules for the shipbreakingindustry follow a High Court ruling. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) has produced new draftrules and regulations for the country’s shipbreaking industry in line with the order of the Bangladesh HighCourt issued in mid-December to implement all related High Court orders issued since March 2009. This

follows the writ filed by the environmental activist Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association(BELA)." FAIRPLAY, 3 February 2011, pp 26-27

Demolition hope lifts Bangladesh - By Geoff Garfield "More state involvement could signal a long-awaited breakthrough for shipbreakers at a virtual standstill. Hopes have been raised that shipbreaking inBangladesh, one of the world’s five main recycling nations, could resume after being at a virtual standstillfor several months. Hearings this week before the appellate division of the High Court, coupled with agovernment decision to place ship-scrapping activities at Chittagong under the supervision of thecountry’s Ministry of Industry, may signal a long-awaited breakthrough." TRADEWINDS, 18 February2011, p 11

Maersk set to ink order for giant boxships with Daewoo - By Janet Porter and Ellen Sheng "Initialorder likely to be for 10 ships of 18,000 teu, with an option for 10 more at South Korean yard with

rumoured price tag of $180m apiece. AP Moller-Maersk is poised to ink a groundbreaking order for a newgeneration of 18,000 teu containerships with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineeringtoday. Neither would comment on speculation, but Maersk Line chief executive Eivind Kolding and DSMEpresident and chief executive Nam Sang Tae are due to host a joint press conference in London wherethe deal is expected to be unveiled." LLOYD’S LIST, 21 February 2011, p 1

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Indian breakers lose vessels to Chinese - By Brian Reyes "A glut of tonnage in the Indian marketcontinued to open up opportunities for Chinese breakers to secure prime vessels, including the latest in astring of capesize bulkers to be sold for scrap. A glance at the list of ships at anchor off Alangunderscores how busy Indian yards have been over the past two months. There are currently 21 vesselswaiting off the Indian port for clearance to beach, while so far this month 13 ships have been run ashoreon the Gujarat coast." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 9

Maersk lines up world’s biggest ever ship order - By Janet Porter "Maersk Line expects to gain ahuge competitive advantage over other global containership operators with a new generation of 18,000teu vessels that will be delivered between 2013 and 2025. Should market conditions unexpectedlyweaken as happened in 2009, Maersk would be able to take smaller ships off the trade and keep its mostcost-efficient vessels in service. The ships, which will be flagged in Denmark and classed by ABS, arecosting $190m apiece and will feature many innovations that will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20%.Emissions will also be 50% below the industry average on the Asia-Europe corridor where the new shipswill be deployed." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 1

‘War of words’ on ship recycling to resume in Dubai - By Geoff Garfield "A war of words over theethics of scrapping ships on the beaches of the Indian subcontinent is set to resume at a gathering ofopposing factions in Dubai next week. The blue touch paper has already been lit by environmentalpressure group the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking in a letter to Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina

criticising the motives behind an aid programme to improve environmental and safety standards atBangladesh recycling yards. It has triggered claims from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)that the Brussel’s-based NGO is distorting the truth and the two camps are set to face each other inperson at TradeWinds’ Ship Recycling Forum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday andWednesday." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 6

Time for a reality check, says the IMO - the beaching of ships is not up for negotiation - By GeoffGarfield "Banning beaching would split the recycling world in two, says the International MaritimeOrganisation (IMO)’s Nikos Mikelis. Bangladesh is one country that will not switch to using dry docks ordismantling vessels alongside a quay, adds the senior implementation officer. “The reality check is thatbeaching is not for negotiation,” he said. “If you want a convention, a single international instrument thatworks for all and regulates minimum standards, the only way is to get real and say beaching is here tostay.” Mikelis says the best solution is to make beaching sustainable and economical. He acknowledges

that banning it is the target of the NGO Platform on Shipbreaking but “there are other environmentalists,and I am one, that believe in beaching”." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, pp 22-23

Information Resources on Recycling of Ships 

SHIPPING

Queensland braced for worst cyclone in its history - By Steve Matthews "As Lloyd's List went topress, the Australian state of Queensland was experiencing what was expected to be the most severecyclone in its history, posing real risks of loss of life as well as extensive damage. Only when it haspassed will the full extent of the damage to its infrastructure, including vital export facilities, becomeapparent. As Cyclone Yasi approached, coal export terminals at Hay Point and Abbot Point closed andstaff were evacuated. Bulk carriers waiting to load moved further offshore to ride out the storm." LLOYD’SLIST, 4 February 2011, p 1

Safmarine still accepting Côte d’Ivoire shipments - By Gavin van Marle "AP Moller-Maersk’sSafmarine has confirmed that it will accept cargo bookings for Côte d’Ivoire ports, if they are transhippedthrough container terminal hubs of Algeciras and Tangier. The carriers said that shipments for Abidjanwould be accepted until the beginning of March, although it added its position may change before then.“In view of the restrictive measures imposed or to be imposed in the future upon carriers by national orinternational authorities due to and in respect of the uncertain political situation in Côte d’Ivoire, Safmarinereserves the right to cancel bookings prior to loading of the goods in the port of loading."" LLOYD’S LIST,4 February 2011, p 2Owners to invest for a greater slice of trade expansion - By Steve Matthews "Indian shipowners arekeen to invest to increase their share of the country’s expanding maritime trade. The Indian-controlledfleet has been steadily expanding and modernising, but is still relatively modest in the context of its foreigntrade. It is not making anything like the investments from Chinese shipping companies in an effort to carrya larger share of the country’s cargoes. The Indian flag fleet has increased from 12.3m dwt in 2005 to15m dwt in 2010." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 4

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Davos Forum finds ray of light among gloom - By Steve Matthews "World business and politicalleaders predict a slight upturn in global growth, while stressing the growing gap between emerging anddeveloped economies." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, p 7

Deserved praise for Mitropoulos - By Terry Macalister "Efthimios Mitropoulos deserves a big pat onthe back for his relentless championing of seafarers. Granted, the secretary-general of the InternationalMaritime Organisation (IMO) does not get everything right. I still have gripes over the speed of his

enormous international convoy over measures to counter climate change. And did he naively walk into adangerous political minefield by visiting North Korea, as some of the Wikileaks cables suggest? But whata magnificent job this dynamic Greek has done with regard to crews. He has brought all the passion tothe job of being a former seafarer himself — plus the son of a couple both of whom came from shippingfamilies. The IMO’s dedicated “Year of the Seafarer” was just that, a chance to celebrate the men andwomen who toil away day and night to bring the goods to the world’s ports." TRADEWINDS, 4 February2011, p 2

Transparency is crucial for shipowners’ survival - By Steve Matthews "Owners have been warnedthat a lack of transparency about their exposure risks causing a domino effect from a major failure, suchas that of Korea Line, writes Steve Matthews. Frank Dunne, chairman of law firm Watson, Farley &Williams, told Lloyd’ List that even though some ship values were falling, there were still factors militatingagainst banks adopting an aggressive approach towards owners. Shipping bankers had greater

experience of shipping and were willing to take a long-term view of shipping market cycles, he said. Theyaccept that ships can trade their way through to better times, especially young vessels." LLOYD’S LIST, 7February 2011, p 2

Ship covered bonds could plug finance gap - By Katrin Berkenkopf "Investments in ship coveredbonds could find more support and thus become a more important instrument in ship financing if promotedmore strongly at an international level, according to Deutsche Schiffsbank spokesman PhilippWünschmann. This would give German banks more opportunity to finance new vessels, he said."LLOYD’S LIST, 14 February 2011, p 3

Shrinking Greek fleet earns expanding revenues - By Nigel Lowry "Greece’s beleaguered economybenefited from higher shipping revenues in 2010, according to the Bank of Greece, although separatefigures released the same day showed the Greek flag fleet declining in strength. Gross transport

revenues, which overwhelmingly reflect merchant shipping freight revenues moving through the Greekbanking system, increased by 13.8% in 2010, reaching €15.4bn ($21bn). In spite of a 15.3% rise incorresponding foreign transfers by Greek shipping companies, the country’s net receipts from shippingincreased by €784m compared with 2009, the bank said." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 2

EU grant for shortsea and inland waterways - By Roger Hailey "European shortsea and inlandwaterways projects will receive grants totalling €92m ($126m) in Trans-European Transport Networkfunding from the European Union. The targeted funds in the multi-annual work programme are part of afunding regime for 2010 totalling €170m, intended to build and upgrade transport infrastructure across theEU. The grants, said the European Commission in Brussels, will help EU member states “build missingtransport links, remove bottlenecks and increase the safety and security of transport, with a special focuson making transport more sustainable, promoting the interconnection of different transport modes”. EightMotorways of the Seas projects, providing viable alternatives for congested roads by shifting freight to sea

routes, will receive €84.9m in funds." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 February 2011, p 3

VLCCs next to turn to super-slow steaming to cut costs - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "MaerskTankers is saving as much as $22,000 daily in fuel costs for each of its very large crude carriers by almosthalving vessel speeds for the ballast leg of the voyages to levels rarely seen before in tanker trades. TheCopenhagen-based company said it is using lessons learned about super-slow steaming within thecontainership sector during the market crisis of 2009. Gripped by loss-making freight rates and anovercapacity crisis, containerships on major trading routes cut speed times from early 2009 from as fastas 24 knots to under 12 knots to successfully stretch voyage times, boost vessel employment and reducecosts. The benefits were so significant that the practice of slow steaming is now firmly entrenched amongcontainer lines." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 February 2011, p 9

HSH Nordbank puts $2bn on the table for shipowners - By Patrick Hagen "HSH Nordbank is back in

the market to supply new shipping loans up to a total €1.5bn ($2bn). The world’s largest ship financebank, which had refused to write new business for the past two years, is now ready to grant fresh loansagain, said Torsten Temp, the bank’s management board member responsible for shipping. “We areactively seeking new business,” Mr Temp said. This does not mean the extension of current loans, which

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technically could also be considered new business, but fresh deals with new or existing clients, headded." LLOYD’S LIST, 24 February 2011, p 1

South Korea likely to axe tax benefits "A tax incentive conceived in the 1990s to support shipping is setto end. Tax incentives intended to encourage investment in South Korean shipping are likely to vanishfrom 2014, following complaints from other industries, predicts Mee Young Choi, MD of Meriel Partners,based in Seoul." FAIRPLAY, 24 February 2011, p 23

China to bankroll Greek orders with $10bn pledge - By Nigel Lowry "Beijing confirms its banks arewilling to expand existing $5bn facility ‘as long as there is demand from owners’. China has offered todouble an existing pledge of $5bn in finance to back Greek shipowners ordering newbuildings in thecountry’s yards, while Chinese banks say they will strive to extend the funding on terms competitive withthose of international shipping banks. The agreement to ratchet up funding came in the context of anofficial visit to Beijing and Shanghai by Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries, YiannisDiamantidis, accompanied by a dozen of the country’s owners." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 February 2011, p 1

Shock! Shipping bank has money to lend - By Joe Brady "It has given up its status as shipping’sbiggest lender but Germany’s HSH Nordbank has $2bn to entice new customers. Perennial ship-financepower HSH Nordbank is open for new business — and this time it means it. That was the word this weekfrom Christian Nieswandt, deputy to new global head of shipping Robin Das, in an interview withTradeWinds. Nieswandt concedes that many banks have been hiding behind the catchphrase “selective

new business” to camouflage their true state, which was not very active. But after a few years of turmoilthat have seen HSH rescued by shareholder subsidies, HSH is at last ready to ditch the qualifier, hesays." TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, pp 44-45

Flagging in Denmark another blow to rival register - By Adam Corbett "Maersk’s investment in up to30 mega-size boxships will add to its recent trend of flagging at home and using mixed-nationality crews.The company confirms the first 10 vessels of 18,000 teu ordered at Daewoo Shipbuilding & MarineEngineering this week will be registered in Denmark. The move comes as another blow to the UK flag, amajor rival for quality tonnage. In December 2009, the company, which had been the major supplier oftonnage to the UK register, switched 15 ships to Denmark as part of its cost-cutting and efficiency plans."TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, p 54

Shipowners split as lines prepare for new box era - By Janet Porter "Containership owners and

operators face some momentous decisions over the next few months as they consider how to respond tothe challenge thrown down by Maersk Line. The industry is entering unknown territory following lastweek’s order for a new generation of vessels that will dwarf the rest of the fleet and potentially reshapethe liner shipping trades. Competitors will have to make up their minds fairly fast about whether to followMaersk and invest in similar ships, or adopt a different business strategy." LLOYD’S LIST, 28 February2011, p 1

Shipowners split as lines prepare for new box era - By Janet Porter "Containership owners andoperators face some momentous decisions over the next few months as they consider how to respond tothe challenge thrown down by Maersk Line. The industry is entering unknown territory following lastweek’s order for a new generation of vessels that will dwarf the rest of the fleet and potentially reshapethe liner shipping trades. Competitors will have to make up their minds fairly fast about whether to followMaersk and invest in similar ships, or adopt a different business strategy." LLOYD’S LIST, 28 February

2011, p 1

COLES, R. / WATT, E. - Ship registration : Law and practice. 2nd ed.. London : Lloyd's of LondonPress, 2009 (ISBN 978-1-84311-634-9)

LILLIE, N. - A global union for global workers : Collective bargaining and regulatory politics inmaritime shipping. New York : Routledge, 2006 (ISBN 978-0-415-88297-2)

Information Resources on the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) 

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Antifouling: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, February 2011, pp 16-19Ballast Water: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, February 2011, pp 10-20Denmark: TANKER OPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011, pp 07-13ECDIS operations: TANKER OPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011, pp 36-38Gas fuelled VLCC: TANKER OPERATOR, Jan/Feb 2011, pp 29-35Hamburg: LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, pp 1-14

Heavylift: LLOYD’S LIST, 10 February 2011, pp 1-6India shipbuilding: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, February 2011, pp 29-31Lifesaving appliances: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, March 2011, pp 18-21Mediterranean Shipping: FAIRPLAY, 3 February 2011, pp 6-31Middle east focus LLOYD’S LIST, 23 February 2011, pp 1-8Offshore safety: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, March 2011, pp 29-32P&I: LLOYD’S LIST, 17 February 2011, pp 1-4Panama: TRADEWINDS, 11 February 2011, pp 23-36Recycling: TRADEWINDS, 25 February 2011, pp 20-36Ships of the Year: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, February 2011, pp 22-37Supplement: Greek Shipping Awards LLOYD’S LIST, 4 February 2011, pp 1-52Tanker safety: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, March 2011, pp 22-26

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