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56th National Maritime Day Celebrated With Grandeur And Pride

E-governance helps faster redressal of seafarers’

grievances: Mr. Amitabh Kumar, D G Shipping

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EDITORIAL Speedy modernization, need of the hour for industry

The 56th National Maritime Day saw a week long celebrations. On 5th April,

in 1919 (a century ago) navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of Scindia Navigation Co. Ltd., journeyed to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for Indian shipping when sea routes were controlled by the British.

A hundred years down the line, Indian shipping, traversing a stormy ocean, has successfully managed to not only keep afloat but progress at a steady pace. Today, about 95 percent of the country's trade by volume (70 percent in terms of value) is moved by sea.

There are two geographical factors that put the Indian maritime sector at an advantageous position – the vast coastline of 7,500 km and the strategic location along most major shipping highways. Increased investments together with the ‘Make in India’ impetus can increase the sector’s contribution to GDP and trade volumes. The government has launched a number of major initiatives such as the Sagarmala project, ports modernization and Inland Waterways & Coastal Shipping development. The increasing public-private partnership in response to these initiatives adds to the vibrancy of the sector and is a clear sign of resurged interest in its potential.

But what is needed at the moment, for the progress of the industry is speedy modernization, improvement of infrastructure, active development of maritime clusters and partnership with successful maritime countries for technology.

With the tremendous growth in technology, it is important to incorporate necessary changes in the industry as soon as possible. There have been numerous significant initiatives in the industry including the development of the cargo handling capacity at major ports, reduction of the average turnaround time of ships, amongst others.

Some of the changes that are likely to occur globally, and which India should take note of are blockchain technology, elastic logistics, smart ships, advanced materials and energy management.

Blockchain technology, which enables users to keep a list or a record of transactions, in a chronological order, can be used to improve global trade and digitize the supply chain by keeping a transparent ledger. This technology can replace the present system of the shipping industry of bills and transactional documents.

The elastic logistics enables a given logistics chain to expand or shrink, thus aligning with the demands of the customers. Elastic logistics help in effectively meeting

market fluctuations and also provides a customized solution to requirements like warehouse management, priority deliveries, cost control, and geographic restrictions. . Elastic logistics will help in enhancing customer experience, providing agility to operations and speeding up the routine, connecting all business processes transparently and will ensure real-time visibility.

The concept of smart ships includes making ships autonomous so as to maximise competency and ensure smooth functioning of tasks. Commercial use of autonomous ships are expected to maximise profits for the shipping industry. Since there will be no use of manpower aboard such vessels, the ventilation systems, crew accommodations and other elements meant for the ship’s crew can be eliminated.

Reducing the energy consumption by a vessel has also become the topmost priority for shipping companies globally due to the rise in carbon emissions. To make this possible the shipping crew should take steps like speed optimization, efficient cargo operation and hull monitoring, and maintenance.

Will the next couple of years see the incorporation of these methods? Let us wait and see.

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E-governance helps faster redressal of seafarers’ grievances: Mr. Amitabh Kumar , D G Shipping

The Indian shipping industry has been growing

at a steady pace. It has risen from 1300 vessels to 1400 vessels over the last four years, which is a sharp increase as compared to its strength of 1300 which it had achieved during the period 1919-2014, disclosed Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Director General of Shipping, in an exclusive interview with Maritime Destination. Speaking about the jobs market, he said that there were 16 lakh jobs available for the seafarers and therefore granting permission to more training institutes was a prudent decision. Besides, he added, various conditions have been laid down to ensure that the institutes provided on board training. He outlined how e-governance had


eased several problems of the seafarers, including solving their grievances.

Excerpts from the interview:

According to INSA, the maritime trade is not believed to be doing well. What are the reasons and what are the plans of the government to help the trade and industry reach their targets?

The Exim trade in India is increasing at a rapid pace. The share of Indian ship owners in India’s exim trade has, by and large, remained constant. Though the share of Indian shipping companies in carriage of exim trade has not grown in terms of percentage, it has grown both in terms of volume and value in absolute terms. So it is not that the Indian shipping industry is not growing per se. Indian ships are participating in the increasing trade and are increasing in terms of numbers and gross tonnage at a fast pace to carry more volumes of cargo. So, one cannot say that the situation of Indian Shipping or INSA is any worse than the situation of shipping elsewhere. Infact, India has known to have taken several proactive steps to make Indian shipping more competitive. Ofcourse, there is always the possibility to bring in more improvements.

As far as profitability in shipping is concerned, the industry is known to have its cycle of ups and downs due to the fluctuating freight rates and the percentage of net profit may have reduced for the Indian shipping companies, but that would be equally true with others as well.

The fact that India is growing at a faster pace than the global average, shows that in general we are on the right path. The Indian shipping industry wants some more benefits to compete with their foreign peers. But these benefits would be in terms of reduced tax burden, availability of financiers, rate of finance, etc. If we bring some parity between the Indian and foreign ship owners in the above matters especially when they are operating on Indian coast, then Indian shipping companies will become more competitive.

What has been the increase in percentage of the tonnage?

The Indian Gross tonnage has increased from 10.85 Million GT in 2016 to 12.78 million today while the DWT has grown from 16.03 million to 19.38 million. In terms of number, it has risen from 1273 vessels in 2016 to 1407 vessels today. If we examine our record between 1919 and 2014, we had added only 1213 vessels. Thus an addition of 200 vessels in 4 years is definitely noteworthy.

The new vessels which have been added have a higher gross tonnage; so the average tonnage per ship has also risen.

The ship owners’ expect more profitability from ship operations. They draw comparisons with vessels having flags of convenience. Some of the flags of convenience are also known tax heavens. No developed or developing country provides tax benefits that can be given by flags of convenience. So it would be unfair for Indian flags to seek equality with such flags.

They are well within their rights to compare and complain but they also have to realize the limitations of the country and its legal framework. They should also realize that they have certain rights and priorities while accessing Indian markets which foreign flags don’t have. Knowing the people and the country is also an advantage for the Indian shipping industry, which the others don’t have. What is needed is for them to optimize their intrinsic advantages while striving for more.

TRAINING

Tell us about the training institutes. We go on training an increasing number of people though there is a scarcity of jobs. Why is there no restriction on the number of institutes?

According to global estimates, there are about 16 lakh jobs available in the world market, which are up for grabs.

But if we look at the future of the industry, don’t you believe that autonomous ships are going to reduce the number of jobs?

The autonomous ships are a distant reality and are not going to change manpower requirements in the near future. According to best estimates it will take at least 30 years for fully autonomous ships to start plying.

The estimate is that there are 16 lakh jobs at present which will keep on increasing over the next 4-5 years. Other nationalities too would be seeking a slice of the cake but India’s share in the job


market has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last four years. In 2014 we had 106000 active seafarers. This has risen to 208000 this year. This means that we have almost doubled our share in the job market during the last 4 years. We have also doubled the training berths over the last four years. This has been possible mainly due to the policy initiatives that we have taken. We have removed the ban, which was prevalent for almost 10 years, on increasing the number of trainings institutes or increasing the strength of the existing training institutes. Thus the number of seats available for training have risen which has resulted in more competition among the training institutes, forcing them to improve their quality.

We also made training institutes responsible for providing on board training which resulted in new tie-ups between the institutes and RPSL companies, foreign shipping companies and Indian companies, thus adding to the overall number of training berths. It also made sure that those students – and most of them belong to low and average income strata – who spend so much money on maritime training had some kind of surety as far as completion of their training is concerned. We made sure that the training institute provided proper training by rolling out new e-governance system which required submission of online batch details before starting the class, biometric attendance and downloading of certificates from DGS websites, besides proper adherence to the working hours by the faculty.

We also revised the course curriculum for GP ratings to make sure that new trainees had more hands-on experience. The quality of their communication & english language improved, making them more employable than earlier.

All these measures have increased the number of trainees who could complete onboard training and also improved the quality of their training.

We have eased the CDC (Continuous Discharge Certificate) – cum- Seafarers’ Identity Document, removing hurdles for those intending to work on ships. Without a CDC, a person is not eligible to work on ships. If an Indian national of 18 years, holding an Indian passport and a Class 10 pass certificate, completes the five basic STCW safety courses spread over two weeks, he now becomes entitled to apply for a CDC.

We also spoke to all RPS agencies and employers, to provide more training berths for Indian seafarers. We made it compulsory for Indian seafarers to register themselves online before they passed the immigration check to make sure that the vessels that they were about to board were compliant with all rules and regulations and had not defaulted in payment of salaries, etc. Thus we not only concentrated on increasing the number of jobs

and training slots but also made sure that the quality of jobs that the Indian seafarers were offered were up to the mark.

All these initiatives, along with the e-governance initiatives taken over the last four years, have resulted in better quality Indian seafarers, increased job and improved job quality. Today, any vessel – foreign flag or Indian flag – cannot employ Indian seafarers if it is not MLC compliant. I have just had a meeting with the Indian ship owners – both coastal as well as foreign – and insisted that MLC is complied on all our vessels without fail.

WATCHKEEPING DATA

You have issued a circular wherein you have asked all companies and seafarers to update their watchkeeping data. You can approach the companies through e-mail. But how would you expect to reach the seafarer?

Every seafarer has his e-mail ID and mobile number registered


In the recent past the Indian Maritime administration (IMA) has taken some path-breaking measures to improve the working environment of the seafarers and thus raise the standards of the shipping industry.

Some of these revolutionary measures are :

SID Card

Seafarers need easy access to travel, shore leaves and repatriation facilities at foreign ports. The countries providing facilitation to seafarers in turn requires to establish their authentic identity in the interest of their own safety and security. The SID convention of ILO is a step towards providing a fool proof identity document to the seafarers.

India has now completed its biometrics SID card project and is ready to issue biometric SID cards in compliance of the SID Convention . The smart card is printed at Government of India Security press and contains several bookmarks and security features. The chip embedded in the card contains the biometrics identity of the card holder which makes impersonation impossible. The database is fully encrypted. The card is digitally signed using a private key and can be accessed using the public key . With the launch of SID module today, India becomes the first country in the world to issue biometrics SID cards to its seafarers.

Issuance of COP for Watchkeeping

The issuance of COP for watchkeeping for rating earlier required physical submission of application and

IMA’s revolutionary measures for betterment of seafarersdocuments along with payments of fees by the applicants. After physical verification of documents the certificate was issued . The process was time consuming resulting in seafarers running from pillar to post .

The Directorate has now developed online module on e-governance system for issuance of COP for watchkeeping for ratings . The system shall verify the eligibility of candidate and issue online electronic certificate . The best part is that this certificate shall be issued free of cost.

On-line RPSL Module

Indian Maritime Administration is committed to the safety, security and welfares of its seafarers . While initiative such as the e- migrate has been in use, there have been instances where our seafarers were not paid correct wages, not informed their contractual rights, and left stranded at foreign ports .

The Directorate has developed an e-governance online module for RPSL, companies which shall assist in better control and monitoring so that the seafarer rights are protected. The RPSL companies can now employ seafarers only on those ships with whose owners or managers they have explicit agreement.

The system will blacklist substandard ships. Employers and RPSL companies which have been involved in unlawful activities.

Module for issuance of COP for tankers

DGS has developed online module on e- governance system for issuance of COP for tanker operations.

This certificate is required for any seafarers to work on board oil, chemical and gas tankers. So far this certificate would require physical submission of application, documents ,and payment of fee by the applicant . After physical verification of document the certificate was issued.

A fully online automated module has now been developed by the Directorate. The system shall verify the eligibility of candidates and issue the certificate online. The best part is that this certificate shall be issued free of cost.

INDOS module

The prospective seafarers were not aware of the details of the maritime training institute and the courses offered by the institute. This resulted in young seafarers being cheated by agents. The seafarers were also required to have a unique number called the Indian National Database of Seafarers (INDOS) number which was issued to the seafarers through the institute.

Thus , the issuance of INDOS number required submission and verification of documents which was time consuming and delayed admission process .

The Directorate has now developed a dashboard for a prospective seafarers enabling him to have all information about maritime training institute. The Directorate has also developed an online module on e- governance system for the MTI to facilitate online issuance of INDOS number.


with us. We send notices to all of them about all our initiatives by mail. It is also put on our website. RPS companies are forced to comply with the initiatives due to the awareness amongst the seafarers. We also go to the training institutes and ask them to make the seafarer aware of these new requirements. Now more and more seafarers are up-loading their profile on DGS system and are very active in ensuring that their profile is updated, as their next job depends on it.

March 15th was the last date for this?

Fifteenth March was the last date for the new utility that we have created for the RPS companies who have to now upload all their data on the DGS website. The data includes their agreements with the ship owners, the number of vessels they have, name and other details of vessels for which the agreement has been entered into, the insurance certificate of vessels (including the MLC insurance), the date upto which the MLC is valid ,whether the vessels has defaulted in payment of salary in the past and so on. We had given them some time to clear the backlog, if any.

Nowadays we have made database transactional. The data is filled by RPS agencies before the seafarer boards the flight. That is how the e-governance system works now. However, the sign-off dates were not being filled by RPS agencies. Due to this default the system

showed that the seafarer was still under employment, thus preventing him from seeking new employment. Since the RPS agencies needed some time to fill up this historical data, we had provided them with the necessary time. This was done so that the system does not become an impediment for those seeking new employment.

Why were they not doing it?

I guess it was lethargy or oversight.

You stated that you kept the seafarers informed about the DG rules. What is the number of seafarers whose details you have?

We have 206000 seafarers and we have their complete database. That is the advantage of e-governance.

The tariff for wharfing is, according to the industry,

believed to be too high. What are your views on this?

You are referring to port charges. I believe the Ministry has advised all major ports not only to look into the tariffs that are being charged from coastal vessels but also give them priority. However, it is an ongoing process and will take some time before these vessels receive a price advantage at major ports.

PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

Should the DG take some initiative for encouraging authors of text books for maritime industry?

Authors in maritime sector could be of various types. Since last year we have started organizing seminars to disseminate knowledge. These seminars examine the future trends and requirements. It makes you aware of the developments that are likely to take place in the near and distant – future. It helps the industry in adopting a proper strategy to adopt for the future technological advancements.

The first of these “Knowledge series seminars” was on autonomous vessels, wherein we invited the largest manufacturer of autonomous vessels, the recognized organizations who have already framed rules for these vessels, simulator companies (who can help in training on navigation,

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The whole idea of the seminar was to analyse the trends, discuss the requirements that would arise in future & prepare our own industry to meet those requirements.

The second seminar that we are planning is on clean fuel. We will explore the various possibilities of clean fuel for Indian shipping industry and examine how the associated industries could help in this process. We would also look into how our training institutes, authors and experts can help our seafarers and industry remain ahead of the curve.

SPEEDY REDRESSAL OF GRIEVANCES

You have a grievances cell. What are the common grievances that you receive and how do you solve them?

Actually, we started two initiatives. One was a common feedback mechanism on the website where the users were requested to give a feedback on the usage of the web based services on a scale of 1 to 4. We also asked them to give their comments on the website facilities. And we realized that

some of the feedback was in the nature of grievance. So we decided to redress these. All the grievances were thus put in a grievance redressal forum. At the start, most of the grievances related to the examination system, delay in issue of CoC, delay in issue of CDC. We analysed these grievances and redesigned our own processes. We also made sure that grievances coming from different sources – like twitter, letter, e-mail – got redressed within 48 hours.

We may be the only government organization which is capable of addressing grievances on an average within 48 hours.

There are complaints that shipping companies don’t pay well. They don’t pay ITF or follow MLC?

We just had a meeting in which we have discussed a draft guideline for entering into collective bargaining agreements. We have impressed upon every Indian shipping company the necessity to employ seafarers only on the basis of collective bargaining agreements. I have also made it very clear to the shipping companies that they have only two options: either employ seafarers on the basis of the CBA agreed between the company and the organization representing the seafarers or provide basic minimum wage as per ILO guidelines.

As the ILO guidelines are too high to make it commercially

viable for Indian coastal vessels, it is in their interest to enter into a comprehensive bargaining agreement. I am very positive that in the next couple of months all Indian vessels will start employing seafarers based on comprehensive bargaining agreement.

But even foreign companies are not paying well. What about them?

I think now all companies will start paying as per the above two norms as some of the associations representing foreign companies were also participants in these discussions. So I am sure that all of them will start complying with these rules. It is for the flag states to see that their flags comply with the MLC requirements. If we, as an affected party, notice any default then we will also bring it to the notice of the flag state.

All companies, which belong to a flag which is a party to MLC, have to employ Indian seafarers as per the above two guidelines. I may mention that about 90-95 per cent of the world fleet is party to MLC certificate. In any case, we are not going to allow an Indian seafarer to board a vessel which does not have an MLC certificate. But having said that, it is not necessary for a foreign flag to give wages as per ILO specification, if they have a CVA recognized by them; and if the CVA is lower than the ILO minimum wages then the company is MLC compliant.


BENEFITS OF E-GOVERNANCE

Sometime ago FOSMA, MASSA, IMF, et al were issuing watch keeping certificate but now it is being issued only by the DGS office. What is the reason for this?

This is one of the advantages of having a very robust e-governance system. Earlier various agencies were requested to verify whether the seafarer qualifies for a watch keeping certificate. This verification was done manually by the facilitation centres set up by the associations. But now we have a fully automated system to issue of training certificates through the DGS website. We also have a fully automated system of RPS module which generates data for sea-time for the seafarers. We have also come up with e-governance modules for issue of medical certificates online. Obtaining these three certificates are prerequisite for issue of watch-keeping certificates and facilitation centers were supposed to verify the genuineness of the same. Since the certificates are now being generated from DGS system itself, the need for physical verification of these certificates has become redundant.

We have now developed an e-governance system which will search our database every 24 hours and identify seafarers who are eligible for issue of watch keeping certificates. And if they are eligible and have uploaded the required documents on our system then the certificate will be automatically generated for

the seafarer online through our system. In the new system, there will be no need for submission of application for issue of watch-keeping certificates, submission of documents at facilitation centers for verification, physical verification of certificates submitted by the candidate, payment of fees etc. The entire compliance will be verified by the system itself and the certificate will be generated online which can be downloaded by the seafarers. This makes life easier for him.

We have decided to issue suo moto watch keeping certificates without charging them any fees or waiting for any application from them. This is a 2nd generation reform which has been made possible because of the earlier e-governance modules.

There were complaints about being charged exorbitant rates for watch keeping certificates?

Some facilitators were allegedly misusing their delegated powers and charging exorbitant fees. But now the seafarers can download the certificates without any charge, making the facilitation centers redundant.

PROMOTING COASTAL SHIPPING

What are your plans for promoting offshore and coastal shipping?

There have to be two different strategies for offshore and coastal shipping. Offshore vessels are mainly used to support offshore oil extraction. The importance of these vessels would be limited as their significance or magnitude would depend on the expansion plans of those involved in offshore drilling.

We have a substantial number of offshore vessels. The government feels that the licensing norms for these vessels should be eased in order to increase these vessels and vendors desirous of chartering these vessels are able to have a wider choice in terms of both, quality and pricing. Thus the new licensing guideline of the government, which has been reiterated in the DG Shipping, provides for right of first refusal to all Indian built vessels and vessels owned and chartered by Indian entities. We hope that more vessels built in India start participating in the


tender process. This would mean that more and more chartered vessels would be available to the offshore industry to cater to their requirements.

This priority of first refusal would increase the supply side of the vessels and provide more flexibility to the charterers in terms of technical choice, quality and pricing.

This method of increasing supply of vessels is also applicable in the case of coastal trade. The constraint of the number of vessels would cease by increasing the supply of vessels. It will also allow small entrepreneurs to start their business on Indian coasts by chartering a vessel instead of procuring one.

There is now a requirement of increasing the cargo being brought to the ports for transportation through coastal routes. For this, the government has instituted a study under ADB, which has hired a few consultants to identify cargo which can be diverted from road or rail to the coastal vessels. Once the study is completed, we will be in a better position to gauge which cargo can be diverted from road and rail to coast, on a long term, short term or medium term basis.

Both these strategies have to be employed simultaneously.

Already a number of steps have been taken to increase the supply of vessels, we have to take more steps to ensure that registration of vessels in India becomes smooth so that people who are not in a financial position to

purchase the vessels can procure them through bare boat charter and register them in India.

Draft is also a major issue. How do you plan to tackle this?

The government has launched a very ambitious scheme called Sagarmala and two of the major limbs of Sagarmala are: (1) to create new ports and (2) to modernize and improve the existing ports. Under this scheme each port is utilizing funds for creating more drafts wherever possible so that larger vessels can use these ports. A sizeable amount of money has been spent by these ports for deepening their channels, adding new berths, adding new terminals or for modernizing the equipment and bringing in new tools to enable these ports to handle larger number of vessels.

I am sure with constant dredging more and more ports will be capable of handling bigger vessels.

FUTURE PLANS

There is a perception of the industry that it takes about 1½ years for a new DG to grasp the ropes – the problems – of the industry and by the time he is ready to come up with some schemes, a new DG takes over. However this is not applicable in the case of Mr. Shetty and you as you have been here for quite a long duration and people now expect you to implement some path breaking schemes. What are your plans for the future?

The priorities at this juncture are very clear. The quality of Indian flag should improve. The volume of trade being carried by Indian flag should increase. As far as coastal trade is concerned it should increase not only in terms of volume but also in terms of the share of cargo by Indian flag. We should create infrastructure for multimodal transport so that more and more cargo is moved from hinterland to different parts of the country via coastal route. The anomalies in terms of pricing for Indian flag vessels need to be sorted out. Also the awareness of benefits of using coastal ships needs to be created vis-a- vis rail and road transport.

Speaking about the seafarers, there is a need to increase the percentage of Indian seafarers and ensuring that they capture the market being created by new specialized vessels, especially cruise vessels. For this, they have to remain competitive in terms of quality. We also need to make sure that the training berths for Indian seafarers keep on increasing to satiate the demand for more seafarers.

As far as the welfare of seafarers is concerned we have to make sure that the benefits of MLC reaches every seafarer irrespective of whether they are working on Indian flag, foreign flag, coastal vessels or offshore vessels.

There is a feeling among the stalwarts that shipping bodies should seek advice of professionals to arrive at the right decisions to be implemented. What is your opinion?


I agree that the input of professionals should be available for every shipping body. I do not agree that decision on every issue should be left to the seafarer as he is aware only about the best practices of this industry and, thus, may have an inward looking approach. This issue has been niggling in my mind for long. I believe it is one of the biggest problems of the industry. One has to realize that in this age of modernization and growth there is a need to take a wider perspective of the issues, by taking a leaf from the other industries, and arrive at judicious and astute decisions for the betterment of the industry. I feel that in this age of modernization, it is only by tapping into the experience and expertise of other industries and collaborating with different sectors that we can achieve growth.

Let us take the case of autonomous ships. These vessels throw up new challenges in terms of technology, development and maintenance of software, monitoring and management of the vessels. If the decisions for all these are left to the seafaring community they would not be able to arrive at proper decisions as they may not be aware of the advances made by the world in terms of artificial intelligence and logistics management. If you are trying to bring in something new you need collaboration, you need people with different skills to help you in terms of modernization, change, efficiency, financial propriety, discipline, discretion, etc. Any industry which is not open to expertise from outside will be doomed.

Industries that adapt to best practices developed outside, would blossom.

Would you like to add anything which has been overlooked during the interview?

We are shipping regulators. We exist to see growth of Indian shipping. But we also realize that for this, shipping has to be more welcoming to new entrants, talents, entrepreneurs, new ideas and more capital. And everyone in this fraternity – the ship owners, multi-modal transport operators, small CFFs or NVOCCs, ports, maritime administration, ministry, the seafarers, et al – has to sit together and discuss and deliberate on how to improve Indian shipping and make it more

competitive than other modes of transportation. We also have to make it more competitive than other flags. Only if we all work together and increase the efficiency of shipping industry, and add more cargo volumes between one port and another, will we see growth of Indian shipping.

We have another opportunity in terms of cruise vessels. More and more Indian are travelling abroad to experience the luxury of cruise vessels. As shipping fraternity, it is our duty to see that this demand is met on Indian shores. We must do whatever we can to develop this trade and not only make vessels available but also create infrastructure and regulations to facilitate the customers, ship owners , ports and other players who would be involved in this business. MD


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“I think this is a reunion of friends and a gathering of MOL-Synergy family members”, expressed Capt. Anshul Rajvanshi, MD-SMRSPL as he stepped up to welcome everyone. He introduced the delegates from MOL, MOLTA and SMRSPL team. He urged the seafarers to make use of the

opportunity at hand by interacting with the MOL team from Singapore and Chennai with feedbacks. Giving a traditional start to the function, Capt. Rajvanshi, then invited the dignitaries for Lamp Lighting ceremony.

In the Opening Address, Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Executive Officer-MOL announced a second round of seminar during this year. “I personally express my gratitude to all our key partners for their contribution and

commitment in assuring safe and smooth operations of our vessels and wish you continued success and happiness in the future”, stated Mr. Kobayashi, as he notified everyone about his retirement in March.

“MOL with a fleet of 173 tanker vessels, ranked as the one of top tanker managements in the industry “, mentioned Mr. Masashi Mori, GM-Tanker Co-ordination Team, MOLTA during his talk on the MOL’s Tanker Business Overview, Organisation of Tanker Division and Digitalization of Tanker fleet.


Mr. Masatake Yamamoto, GM, Technical Team-MOL Tanker Safety Management Division introduced ME-LGI which is a methanol Dual Fuel Engine along with its characteristics. He also informed every one about the upgraded infrastructures and features of the newly built MOL VLCCs.

In a brief outline, Capt. Rajvanshi spoke on the organisation structure of MOLTA and SMRSPL.

‘Health issues come when Personal Hygiene is not maintained’ noted Dr. Bipin Lal from Dr. Belani’s Blue Shield Clinic during his session on the Health Issues and Personal Hygiene. He further apprised everyone on the causes and prevention of acute issues like Hepatisits B, Heart Diseases and Obesity along with a steep rise in the number of suicidal tendencies among seafarers. In association with TISS, Synergy has come up with a Psychological Helpline Number called I CALL (9677000888) for the seafarers.

In the next session, Mrs. Shefali and Mr. Varun Patra from Shriissthy Insurance and Financial Services orated on the different kinds of insurance policies and their importance for a seafarer, while introducing their company.

A detailed account of The Japan International Shipping System (JISS) was given by Capt. Naveen Antil, Fleet Manager-SMRSPL, in the subsequent session. JISS is organised 8 times in a year out of which it takes place twice in India.

Anything unusual on board calls for a need to ‘Stop and Think More’ and this was explained by Capt. Keitaro Nakajima, Manager-MOL Tanker Safety Management Division with reference to 3 incident case studies. With this, the sessions for the first day came to a conclusion but a spectacular evening filled with laughter, music, fun, frolic and recognition lied ahead. Additionally, the Long Service Awards was presented to the following deserving seafarers for their long-term association with the company-

Capt. Rajvinder Singh

CENG Shunmugam Velikandanathan

CENG Ajith Anup Krishnan

CENG Do Rosario Francisco

CENG Rana Anand

CENG Vikas Shinde

Mr. Toshihiko Ota Capt. Anshul Rajvanshi Mr. Masashi MoriMr. Masanori Kobayashi

Mr. Masatake Yamamoto Capt. Keitaro NakajimaCapt. Naveen Antil


COFF Amit Kumar

2OFF Sampath Baskar

1AENG Suresh Babu

1AENG Cardoza Colin

1AENG Ashok Kumar

1AENG Mysore Chethan

The second day of the seminar was marked off by Mr. Sanjay Agarawal, Sr. Technical Supdt-MOLTA who began with a review of maintenance of different areas on board. “Shipping is faced with a lot of options”, he said while speaking on the ECA, Chinese ECA and Global Sulphur Cap 2020, “however MOL has the Gantt Plan and Ship Implementation Plan in place”, he added.

Capt. Pranav Chopra, Sr.

Marine Suptd-MOLTA shared an extensive information on PSC, Vetting Inspections and VIQ7 observations in 2018 followed by the review of different case studies.

Capt Sharanjeet Singh, MPD-MOLTA speaking about Human Error caused due to lack of situational awareness, provided with the industry and fleet data on incidents. He also gave updates

on the company KPI statistics on illness/injury for the year 2018. The other topics included management of rest hours on board and seafarer’s appraisal reports an important

tool for personnel development in the fleet.

The session was interactive with seafarers explaining the issues faced on board, while complying with various regulations.

The 2-day seminar ended with Vote of Thanks delivered by Mr. Toshihiko Ota, MD-MOLTA. While accrediting the seafarers for the recent appreciation from Chevron and good KPIs, he concluded by saying that, “We should continue to improve and keep our charterers and clients happy. We have to work together at sea and shore and hence we do this seminar to garner same understanding and same vision.” MD


Positive attitude is the key for Indians to continue as the preferred ones in the global job market: Capt.Sharanjeet Singh

Indian seafarers are preferred over other nationalities because

of their skills. However, they have to realize that, with the new regulations,

the operational costs are increasing – particularly in the tanker market – and it is thus necessary for them to accept this change and work with positive

attitude in order to enable their successors to continue to be in demand; in keeping with the tradition adopted by our predecessors, said Capt Sharanjeet Singh, MPD-MOLTA, in an interview with Maritime Destination. He added that the industry would definitely look for avenues to cut costs. However, he believed that autonomous ships would not be able to reduce manpower on vessel by 100 per cent.

Excerpts from the interview:

Can you tell us about your journey in to shipping?

I started my career in 1994 and, I would say, that I ventured into shipping by luck, when I got an opportunity with Five Star Shipping company which was a subsidiary of Great Eastern Shipping. I did my Cadet course at National Institute of Port Management (NIPM) Chennai. After completing my cadetship with Five Star shipping, I grew within the company and took command of first vessel in 2006. It has been great learning experience with Five Star Shipping.



Moving ahead, I joined NYK Shipmanagement as Master before deciding to come ashore in 2010.

It is not easy to step on the shore as job opportunities here quite different and you need to be mentally prepared to start from the beginning. This is particularly difficult after being a Master on board the vessel. One also has to consider the financial impact prior to coming ashore for the shore job. As for me, my first major break on shore came with MISC, Malaysia in July 2010 as an Audit and Training Superintendent. After a year, I took over the role of vetting Superintendent, taking care of LNG and Chemical fleet vessels.

After spending a wonderful 2½ years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with MISC in operations, I moved to MOL Tank Ship Management Asia in Singapore. Singapore is a hub of maritime operations and this opportunity with MOL Tank Ship was challenging as it related to both Marine and Crewing operations.

It has been 7 years now with MOL Tank Ship and would say, my seafaring team and manning team has supported me to do justice to this role. The idea is to be transparent and keep my seafaring team informed of the development in the office. Wherever possible: do the best and understand the difficulty faced by my onboard team and

resolve it together to have a great onboard team.

What is the objective of this Seminar?

It has been conducted with the intention of having interaction with the top management. It is two way communication with the officers and the management team. It is also an opportunity to thank our onboard team for their great performance and achievements during the year and provide them with company directions for the coming year.

Though we call the top four officers to the office, annually, to have an interaction with them and understand their concerns, the seminar acts an peer to peer leaning and information sharing in addition to the management’s take on the subject. We believe that this seminar is one of the important requirements for the entire team to work cohesively. The seminar is open for all – from the cadets to the Masters. Sometimes the cadets come up with suggestions that the seniors have missed out on. Often they provide us with the feedback on what is happening aboard the vessel.

What are the ships managed by your company?

We manage tankers. Presently, we are handling 51 vessels – comprising of 35 VLCCs, 3 LPG carriers, 6 Ethane Carriers, 3 Oil/Chem and the rest are product carriers.

SMRSPL is manning 22 Fleet vessels that includes VLCC, Ethane, LPG. Oil/Chem and Product carriers.

You are responsible for manning the entire fleet from Singapore?

Yes, we manage our fleet vessels from Singapore office. The crewing for these ships is done from India, Europe, Japan and Philippines.

REASONS FOR PREFERENCE OF INDIAN CREW

When the industry talks of crewing, one has to realize that the owners are always cost conscious. The main cost of running the ship is on crewing. The ship owner is, naturally, interested in running the ship at the minimum cost and best performance. Major ship owners look for Indian seafarers because we have an edge over other nationalities in skills. Till we can maintain this lead, move ahead with positive attitude, we will be in demand. I believe that Indians have a good potential over other nationalities in the near future. However, we have to realize that we are reaping the fruits of our predecessors and thus we should continue to sow the seeds which will enable our successors to enjoy the fruits. We should thus have an attitude which will enable our descendants to continue to be the most sought-after seafarers globally.



It must be realized that in the tanker market the profit margin has reduced considerably. The new regulations – like the scrubber installation – are also reducing the owners’ profit margin. So the seafarers have to appreciate that they should not make unnecessary demands and have the right attitude.

As far as the Indian manpower is concerned, on what basis would you say we are better than other nations?

Well, it has been found that Indians are able to fulfill the duties assigned to them irrespective of the circumstances. We are able to do multitasking and handle any unexpected situation that may arise. Besides, we are also able to communicate well. Taking all this into consideration, I would

say that we continue to be in demand over other nationalities.

On what basis do you choose the seafarer?

If the person has a certificate of competency it means he has met the minimum competence level as required by the industry. The next thing that

the company looks for is: the attitude and culture acceptance.

The “Indian Ticket” is considered to be an asset in the international job market. Can you explain the ramifications of “Indian Ticket” and the reasons for it being an added advantage?



Basically every country has its own regime of giving the certification. When we say ‘Indian ticket’ we know that the person has received certification through tough standard. We know that Indian certification maintains certain standards and the person must have gone through rigid tests to get the Indian Ticket. The DG Shipping and MMD have done a good job, in the education field.

Is the MOL group prepared for the new regulations– like the scrubber installation?

Yes. We have already installed scrubbers on some of our vessels. They have been tested and approved.

TANKER INDUSTRY

What would you say about the commercial aspect of the tanker industry?

Well, as far as the tanker market is concerned, it is not picking up at the desired level. However, the demand is expected to increase and this would result in an increase in the profit margin. The growth will be on the positive side.

The maximum burden is believed to be wages. Would autonomous ships solve this issue?

Progress occurs in almost all fields. One recalls how the Indian seafarers have grasped a major share of the market which was, earlier, dominated

by the Britishers. Looking ahead 10-15 years, I would say that the industry would definitely try to cut costs where possible. I would, however, say that autonomous ships cannot reduce the manpower on the vessel by 100 per cent. There have been many new development in this sector and major companies like MOL are working together with Rolls Royce to enhance the situational awareness and detection aspect.

ROLE OF AUTHORS IN EDUCATION OF SEAFARERS

You stated that Indian regime of education entailed strict certification modes. What role would you say that the authors of the text books played in their education?

I would say that the authors and teachers – the educationists, on the whole – play a very important role in molding the career of the individual.

Like, at home, parents play an important role in the upbringing of the child, in the educational institute, it is the teachers and the books written by authors who painstakingly labour to provide them with all the information required.

When we were students we spent three years on board the ship. Now a student spends 3-4 years at the institute, during which period the tutors – with

the help of the books written meticulously by the authors – guide and provide them with immense information. With access to internet, information is now on a wider platform.

As far as the cadets that we have selected are concerned, we have given them access to seagull learning. Seagull offers a wide library of e-learning modules to give the crew the required knowledge of their ranks/positions. This is quite interactive.

Do you think the authors don’t get the due recognition that they deserve?

Yes. This happens quite often. We often read a book and we forget the author. There should be wider recognition; particularly in the Indian maritime industry; and I believe that the idea of your publication, Maritime Destination, to give them due recognition is a path breaking endeavour.

Would you like to give a message to the industry or the seafarers?

Our seafarers are doing the toughest job in the world by sacrificing their personal life on many occasion. I would say, it needs a brave heart to be a seafarer. I would urge them to continue with their best efforts, so that forthcoming generations would have a great future in Marine industry. MD




The 56th National Maritime Day saw week-long

celebrations, extending from 30th March and culminating on the Maritime Day on 5th April 2019.

The first Indian National Maritime Day was celebrated on 5th April 1964, to mark the navigation history created with the maiden voyage of “SS Loyalty” on 5th April 1919. The journey was from Mumbai to London. The National Maritime Day is celebrated ever since, on 5th April every year.

This year the National Maritime Day was special as it marked the centenary of the SS Loyalty’s journey to the United Kingdom. The ship was the first to be owned entirely by Indians and is widely regarded as a crucial first

step in India’s maritime history and journey to independence from the United Kingdom. The SS Loyalty paved the way for the establishment of India’s national shipping company, the Shipping

Corporation of India.

The theme of 56th edition of the National Maritime Day 2019 celebrations was “Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity”. There can be no doubt that for all-round

development of the country, sea route maturity and preservation is extremely essential. 5th April marks the inevitability of shielding, preserving and defending India’s maritime zone.

The week long celebrations this year comprised of:

March 30: Sports Festival

March 31: A Pledge by seafarers at Dadar Beach (Mumbai)

April 1: Visit to Mumbai Port Trust (Domestic Cruise Terminal) to commemorate 100 years of SS


Loyalty sailing.

April2: Blood Donation at the Indian Sailors’ Home Society (Mumbai)

April 3: Maritime Quiz Challenge organized National Maritime Day Celebration (Central) Committee in association with Bombay Quiz Club

April 4: Wreathlaying Ceremony for Martyrs at the Seamen’s Memorial Hall, Indian Sailors’ Home Society (Mumbai)

April 5: The grand Finale at the Y.B. Chavan Auditorium, Nariman Point (Mumbai)

A brief synopsis of the week long celebrations can be summed up thus: 30th March - Maritime Sports Festival: A sports meet was conducted by NMDC (organising) Committee at RCF Krida Sankul Sports Complex. Capt KP Jayakumar, Nautical Advisor to the Govt of India and Principal Officer, MMD, Mumbai, inaugurating the festival, urged the committee to organize these events more often as it would encourage the cadets and other staff to interact and know each other. Capt H Subramaniam, Capt Anshul Rajvanshi, Managing Director, Synergy Maritime Recruitment Services Pvt Ltd, and many others were present at the event. More than 500

seafarers and cadets from several companies and institutions participated in different sports.

Winners of the sports meet were

Box Cricket – TS Rahaman Football – IMU Port Campus Volleyball – BP Marine Table Tennis – Shipping Corporation of India Badminton – Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy Tug of War – National Union of Seafarers of India Team building Game – IMU, Navi Mumbai

The championship award of Rs. 15,000 was won by Anglo-Eastern Maritime Academy. In addition, the Runner-up team TS Rahman was handed over a cheque of Rs 10000.

31st March - Protect our Oceans – A pledge by seafarers: The NMDC members along with the representatives of shipping organisations and unions participated in cleaning

the Dadar Beach. The campaign was led by Mr Amitabh Kumar, DG Shipping, along with industry seniors, government officials, NMDC Committee members, cadets, seafarers, officers and representatives from shipping organisations. An oath was taken not to dump garbage in the sea, and to get into the habit of segregating dry and wet garbage and keep beaches clean. Mr Abdulgani Serang, General Secretary, NUSI also announced


NUSI’s donation to buy a truck to ease up and facilitate faster cleaning operations. 1st April - Commemoration of 100 years of SS Loyalty sailing: A plaque was unveiled by Chief Guest Mr Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust along with Mr Yashodhan A Wanage, IRS, Deputy Chairman, MbPT, Mr Amitabh Kumar, Director General of Shipping, Capt Anoop Kumar Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director, The Shipping Corporation of India.

Surinder Pal Singh Jaggi, Chairman, NMDC (Organising) Committee welcomed the gathering.

2nd April - Blood Donation: A free medical camp was organised for seafarers at the Indian Sailors Home. It was inaugurated by Mr Surinder Pal Singh Jaggi, Director (Personnel & Administration), SCI and Varuna Awardee Capt Sood. Mr LP Vimalson, Assistant Secretary and Mr Milind Kandalgaonkar, Organising Secretary of NUSI were also present.

A SEMINAR THAT WILL BE LONG REMEMBERED

To discuss the future of the Indian Maritime industry,

a seminar on “Indian Maritime, 100 years since SS Loyalty – the Vision ahead” was organized by Directorate General of Shipping at ‘The Lalit Hotel, Mumbai on 3rd April.

Mr. Amitabh Kumar, D.G. Shipping and Chairman of National Maritime Day Celebrations Central Committee, in his keynote address, stated that this year’s National Maritime Day was more significant as it happened to be the centenary year of sailing out of ‘S.S. Loyalty’ from Bombay.

Delving into history and going back to the glorious past of Indus Valley Civilisation, he disclosed that even during the Greek Roman era, India had played a significant role as far as ports, ship building and navigational routes were concerned. This legacy continued during the Maurya Empire, Shivaji’s time and till the British Rule. From Mesopotamian merchants to the English traders, reaching out to India had always been through the sea route. With a rugged mountain setting like the crown of thorns in the North, it was the coastal line down South that

welcomed business in the country from times immemorial.

The D.G. stated that S.S. Loyalty has an undeniable

importance in the Marine history of India. It was the first ship to fly under a Swadeshi banner. Her voyage marked the entry of India into shipping. The story of SS Loyalty is the story of a stubborn Indian nationalist who was determined to see a home-grown vessel take to the seas at a time when Britain controlled these waters. The modern generation should take a leaf from the pages of history and resolve all the issues related to ships. He urged setting up of an agenda for the next decade which the policy makers could follow.

Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Addl Gen. Secretary, Government of India, who was the chief guest on the occasion revealed that this

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was his first opportunity to address the fraternity and added that the government was aware of the challenges faced by the industry and was striving to solve its issues. He disclosed that over the years shipping had become more competitive vis-à-vis railway and road transportation.

He assured the gathering that the government was ready to solve the industry’s problems and asked the fraternity to list down all problems, which he promised to sort out.

Dr.(Capt.) Sudhir Kumar, , Former Principal Officer, MMD,

Government, set the tone for the seminar by narrating the history of Indian Maritime and S S Loyalty, in a most succinct manner.

“A seafarer’s contribution cannot be ignored in this maritime world. As a fraternity, we are aware about the Industry, but we have to make the general masses aware about seafarers and most importantly the policy makers,” said Mr Abdulgani Serang, General Secretary, National Union of Seafarers of India while speaking about the contribution of Indian Seafarers to the Maritime world.

Representatives from various

companies and unions were present to discuss their view point. Ms Sonali Banerjee, Indian Register of Shipping presented a paper on empowering women in Indian Maritime Industry. Capt Philip Mathews, LOTS Shipping discussed the challenges in building strong salvage infrastructure. Presentation by Capt Shoukat Mukherjee, author of ‘Mind Over Water’ and others, glued the audiences to their seats. Several panel discussions were held, which highlighted different issues in the industry. These panels were chaired by Capt Jayakumar; Mr Rajiv Shankar, The Commissioner of Customs (NS - General); and Mr Suresh Kumar, Chief Ship Surveyor, DGS. The panel discussion was very informative and appreciated by the delegates.

The Seminar had four panels

The first Panel, comprising of Mr. Ash Mohammad- DDG (MSL), DGS, Mr. Amitava Majumdar (Maritime Lawyer), Mr. Siva Kumar TD (GM EXIM Bank), Capt. Philip Mathews (Salver, LOTS Shipping Limited), Prof. Tony Fernandez (Average Adjuster), and Mr. Gaurav Moolwani (Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore), discussed about “Vision ahead


with respect to Indian maritime legal, financial and insurance framework.

Capt. Jaykumar, Nautical Advisor (I/c) moderated the discussion.

The esteemed panel for the second discussion, “Expediting seamless movement of Maritime Cargo in India” comprised of Ms. Tapa Bhattacharya (Afro, Admin BOI CSMI Airport), Mr. Tiwari (Commissioner of Customs, Zone II Mumbai), Mr. Anil Devli (CEO, INSA), Mr. Ramesh Chander (Commissioner of Customs(export), Zone I, Mumbai), Ms. Nalini Gupta (Lotus Destinations Executive member,INCLA) Mr Avinash (Bunker Supplier) and Mr. Aditya Suklikar (President,ICCSA). The third Panel discussion of the day had the topic “Emerging avenues for Indian seafarers, including in context of Blue economy”. Its panel comprised of Mr. Abdulgani Y. Serang, (Gen, Secretary, NUSI), Capt.Nigam (MTG), Capt. Gaurav Chabra (ARI) , Mrs Sonali Banerjee (IRS), Mr. Ashish Wankhede (Dy. Director General (Tech)), Capt. Shaukat Mukherjee (Gen. Secretary (NUSI)and Capt Halbe (Director, MASSA).

The last Panel discussion on “Technical advancement and its incorporation in Indian maritime” comprised of the panelists Mr. Suresh Sinha (IRS- Managing Director), Mr. Suresh Kumar (Chief Ship Surveyor), Mr. Vikrant Rai (E&SS, DGS) and Mr. Pankaj (Wartsilla)

What emerged from the

discussions could be pithily summed up as: Shipping, though being Indispensable, is not Invincible but is Invisible!

4th April - Maritime Quiz Challenge 2019: A one-of-its- kind maritime quiz was organized under the aegis of NMDC. Held at SCI’s Maritime Training Institute, it saw the participation of 29 teams. Each team comprised of two players. Six teams reached the Finale. The quiz was organised by the Mumbai Quiz Club and was led by the National Champion and quizzer Mr Rajiv Rai. Mr Surinder Pal Singh Jaggi, Director (Personnel & Administration), The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) conceptualised the quiz programme. The 1st Cash prize of Rs. 15,000 was won by Mr Meghashyam Shirodkar and Balakrishnan Satyam – Independent Consultant, Edelwise Land Lubbers while Rs. 10,000 Runners Up prize was won by Mr S Swaminathan and Mr Amrit Panda from Great Eastern Shipping.

THE GRAND FINALE

Marking the grand finale, on 5th April, to the week-long celebrations of 56th National Maritime Day Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Chairman of National Maritime Day Celebrations Central Committee expressed his gratitude to the Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust for giving privilege to be present at the same place where S.S. Loyalty set sail in 1919, a century ago. “And to top it all,” he added, “The Chief Guest for the evening is also from

MbPT!”

Giving a brief resume of the of India’s maritime history, he said, that sailing of S.S. Loyalty as an Indian owned ship against all odds revived our ancient tradition of seafaring, shipbuilding and maritime trade.

April 5th 1919 marks a red-letter day for Indian maritime fraternity - when SS Loyalty, the first ship


of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd travelled on its maiden voyage from Mumbai (then Bombay) to London.

Mr. Amitabh Kumar commented, “SS Loyalty represented not only the swadeshi movement, but initiated the beginning for modern shipping. India now has 43 shipping companies owning 1,401 ships with a combined 12.69 million gross tonnage’ as of December 2018.” He stated that all this was possible due to the government’s initiatives and the benefits of Sagarmala. He said the 100% FDI in shipping has opened up opportunity for international community to invest in India’s maritime infrastructure.

He added that during the last 3-4

years, due to measures taken by the government, it had become possible to improve the standards of maritime training, increase onboard training opportunities, improve certification system in the exams and also facilitate ease of doing business.

He iterated that the government’s initiatives to introduce e-governance in maritime administration had made it possible today to obtain seafarers’ CBC training, CoC, application for examinations and interviews, obtaining medical certificates immigration for boarding on foreign flag vessels, etc., online.

He disclosed that the process of launching e-governance initiatives in DG Shipping started in 2015 with identification of 93 odd pin points for which various stakeholders had to physically interact with the office of DG Shipping for obtaining its services. The first phase of e-governance was aimed at creating online process in place of these offline processes. “In the second phase,” he said, “we started utilising the existing data for providing services like settling of forms as we used in muster checker, e-migrant

system, training module, medical module etc. Today, we are moving towards the third phase of e-governance system, which aims to completely redesign processes eliminating the requirement of submission of application, document & accepting online payments.”

In the new system, according to Mr. Amitabh Kumar, the data relating to training, sea time, medical records and targets will be set by the system itself and watch keeping certificate of the eligible seafarers will be automatically generated and made available for download by the seafarers without any application or payment.

Speaking about shift in mode of transportation, he said that this required substantial reduction is cost of coastal shipping in order to enable it to compete successfully with road and rail. To enable this, new facilities for integration of inland & coastal movement of cargo & new infrastructure for aggregation of small packages of domestic cargo and their storage so it could be transported through coastal vessels would have to be undertaken.


SID CARD LAUNCHED

The Directorate General of Shipping took this opportunity to release a Souvenir on “56th National Maritime Day” and also inaugurate their 5 online module certificates namely; issue of Certificate of Competency; Watch keeping Certificate; Recruitment and placement services – where seafarers’ rights will be protected; Certificate of Proficiency for tanker operations and INDOS Module. And doing the honours was Mr Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust who launched Seafarers Identification Document (SID) – a smart card, which is first of its kind in the world. With the launch of SID India has become the 1st country to implement it. The SID will facilitate the movement of Indian seafarers at any airport or seaports without any threat of security to most nations.

Mr. Bhatia outlined how the ports had taken an integrated approach over the last few years. He stated that earlier ports were solely responsible for providing finances for their developments. But today, investments were also coming from other sources, he said.

While talking about 4 pillars such as port services and modernisation, Port Connectivity , Port led industrialisation and Community development, he specifically stressed on IRPL formation and Sagarmala development company. He disclosed that 502 projects, worth Rs. 800,000 crores were in the pipeline for improving infrastructure, modernization and improving technology.

He stated “Since Sagarmala came into existence many changes have happened. The principle behind present Sagarmala is different from original thinking. It has integrated ports approach which is linked to the hinterland resulting in tremendous progress. In 4 years it has already started 38% of the projects and remaining are in planning stage. The outcome is, profit of the ports is more than doubled, from Rs. 1400cr to Rs. 4000cr. Mumbai Port trust will become domestic and international cruise terminal to handle 700 ships by 2025.”

Admiring the vast Indian Maritime History was Guest of Honour, Paul Jennings, Chief Executive of North P&I Club, and Chairman of International Group of P&I Club said, “India is recognised as a supplier of quality seafarers who are sought after by the big companies around the world.” Mr. S. P. S Jaggi, Chairman, NMDC (Organising) Committee and Director (P&A) Shipping Corporation of India, proposed a Vote of Thanks.

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