MARITIME NEWS

Thursday, March 13, 2014 International maritime news for seafarers

London hosts IMO Sub-Committee on SSE

The first session of IMO Sub- ommittee meetin! on Shi" Systems and #$ui"ment %SS#& is ta'in! "lace in (ondon) The four-day session will end on March 14) The committee on SS# is e*"ected to address a number of 'ey issues in the on!oin! session) +urin! the meetin!, the Industry (ifeboat ,rou" %I(,& raised concerns o-er a "ractical im"lementation of the !uidelines for e-aluation and re"lacement of lifeboat release and retrie-al systems) The Maritime Safety ommittee, at its ./th session, ado"ted amendments to SO(0S cha"ter III, the (S0 ode and the a""ro-ed associated !uidance) These new re$uirements ha-e been in force since 1anuary 1, 2013 and now the industry needs to ensure that the new measures are "ro"erly im"lemented in our effort to eliminate accidents with lifeboats due to failure of lifeboat release hoo's) The session also discussed the de-elo"ment of re$uirements for onboard liftin! a""liances and winches) 2eferrin! to the hi!h number of accidents resultin! from mechanical failure of liftin! a""liances onboard shi"s causin! serious in3uries and fatalities, the meetin! em"hasised that this issue is essential for the safety of "ersonnel onboard) The Sub- ommittee is also e*"ected to discuss a number of issues related to smo'e control and -entilation in this session) In "articular, amendments to SO(0S re!ulation II-2420 and associated !uidance on air $uality mana!ement for -entilation of closed -ehicle s"aces, closed ro-ro and s"ecial cate!ory s"aces and amendments to the "ro-isions of SO(0S cha"ter II-2 relatin! to secondary means of -entin! car!o tan's) On the de-elo"ment of a new framewor' of re$uirements for safety ob3ecti-es and functional re$uirements for the a""ro-al of alternati-e desi!n and arran!ements for SO(0S cha"ters II 1 %"arts , + and #& and cha"ter III, the Sub- ommittee reminded that +# 56 a!reed, in "rinci"le, to the draft !oal-based !uidelines on a framewor' of re$uirements for shi"s7 life-sa-in!

a""liances) The draft !uidelines should be submitted to the Maritime Safety ommittee once the wor' on the de-elo"ment of safety ob3ecti-es and functional re$uirements has been finalised)

SAFETY Australia, Brazil implement IMSBC Code amendments

In accordance with the recently issued IMO circular +S )14 irc)61, which contains amendments to the International Maritime Solid 8ul' ar!oes %IMS8 & ode, both 0ustralia and 8ra9il ha-e now !i-en early effect to the new schedule that will came into force !lobally by 1anuary 1, 2015) 0s a result, certain IO: car!oes e*"orted from these two 3urisdictions are now reclassified as ,rou" 0 car!oes under the ode %car!oes which may li$uefy if shi""ed at a moisture content in e*cess of their Trans"ortable Moisture (imit %TM(&&, de"endin!on the characteristics of the material) :or car!oes that are classified as ,rou" 0 under the IMS8 ode, includin! where early effect has been !i-en to the new IO: schedule and the modified ;4: method, a car!o declaration accom"anied by a si!ned test certificate%s& should be "ro-ided by the shi""er to the master "rior to loadin!, e-idencin! the moisture content %M & of the car!o at the time of shi"ment and the TM() If a car!o of IO: is to be carried as ,rou" iron ore on the basis that the !oethite content is 35< or more by mass, the shi""er should "ro-ide the master with a declaration re!ardin! the !oethite content of the car!o "rior to loadin!) Source= (ondon ;>I lub

RMI Registry laun hes sea!arer identi!i ation ards

The 2e"ublic of the Marshall Islands %2MI& 2e!istry has launched its seafarer identification %I+& cards durin! the ruise (ines International 0ssociation rece"tion at ruise Shi""in! Miami % SM&) The decision to launch Officer ertificates %O s&, Seafarers7 Identity and 2ecord 8oo's %SI28s& and seafarer I+ cards with a ?2 code was ta'en durin! last SM meetin! in March) @owe-er, the "roduction of new cards started in 0u!ust 2013) The :t (auderdale office will formally ser-e the cruise industry in issuin! these documents to seafarers on 2MI-fla!!ed -essels)

The seafarer I+ card will allow the seafarers to carry their credentials with them at all times)

"Anti-pira y #or$ strengthens %& ties #ith %A'O"

The de"loyment of a Aew Bealand Aa-y fri!ate in the CS-led anti-"iracy o"eration in the ,ulf of 0den had im"ro-ed relationshi"s and intero"erability with A0TO and forces from other nations, Aew Bealand +efence Minister 1onathan oleman said on Dednesday) Aew Bealand is willin! to "rotect the international shi""in! lanes with a lar!e -olume of its trade carried by sea, oleman said in a statement on the return of @MABS Te Mana after a threemonth de"loyment in the ,ulf of 0den) EThe de"loyment of @MABS Te Mana was a -aluable o""ortunity for the 2oyal Aew Bealand Aa-y to wor' with the CS-led ombined Maritime :orces and with A0TO,E said oleman) The -essel7s crew had conducted /4 boardin!s to chec' for e-idence of "iracy and the shi"7s helico"ter had flown .1 sorties !atherin! aerial ima!ery of the maritime en-ironment, Finhua re"orted)

(artsila to !o us on sustainable shipping in Singapore

Dartsila en-ironmental solutions, shi" desi!n, "ro"ulsion, "um"s and -al-es and electrical and automation teams will ta'e centre-sta!e at the 0sia ;acific Maritime %0;M& show in Sin!a"ore from March 1/-21, 2014) +urin! the three-day e-ent, the -isitors will be made aware of how Dartsila "roducts and solutions can meet challen!es facin! the re!ion7s maritime community) Dartsila e*"erts will "resent solutions to address the !rowin! interest in sustainable and E,reen Shi""in!E, where owners, o"erators and the industry in !eneral are loo'in! at solutions and technolo!ies that su""ort efficient and en-ironmentally sound shi""in! "ractices) Meanwhile, Sin!a"ore will un-eil the DS+ ;SG Series com"risin! four desi!ns that brin! a series of efficiencies and ad-anta!es to 0sian owners, o"erators and shi"yards) The new ran!e of desi!ns ha-e been de-elo"ed based on "ro-en GS desi!ns, customised for worldwide o"erational re$uirements and o"timised for construction at 0sian shi"yards)

ACCIDENT

Crane drops ) ontainers on barge

0 crane dro""ed two 20-foot containers on a bar!e durin! unloadin! o"erations at the 0ma9one ;ort of 2otterdam on March 11) Ao one was hurt in the accident) 0ccordin! to re"orts, the crane master mista'enly assumed that he was handin! a 40-foot container) Dhere as, there were two 20-foot containers) This caused im"ro"er ad3ustment4loc'in! of the twist loc's and thereby resultin! in the accident) 8oth bar!e and the crane suffered dama!es) @owe-er, there were no re"orts of lea' from the bar!e that was o"eratin! between 2otterdam and the container "ort in Ge!hel) The containers ha-e been returned to the owners to chec' any car!o dama!e)

Cargo ship stu $ on Seine

0 car!o shi", en route to 2ouen from 0ntwer", ran a!round on the ri-er Seine between (e @a-re and near audebec-en- au* on March 12) The shi" !ot stuc' at (e Trait at the be!innin! of the ri-er channel) 2ouen authorities sent two tu!s to hel" the shi" re-float) The first attem"t, howe-er, was unsuccessful due to low tide)

ENVIRONMENT Rotterdam, Ant#erp to adopt tough emissions standards

The ;ort of 2otterdam and ;ort of 0ntwer" ha-e decided to ado"t tou!her emissions standards, which will come into force from 1anuary 1, 201H) The two "ort authorities ha-e decided to be strict on nitro!en o*ides emission standards for newly built -essels on the Aorth Sea and #n!lish hannel) #n!ines in the newly built shi"s com"ly with the new standards of emittin! .0< less nitro!en o*ides as com"ared to the old -essels)

The two lar!est "orts in #uro"e don7t fa-our delayin! the new re!ulations on emissions standards) 0ccordin! to the "ort authorities, the measures will reduce emissions from shi""in! and im"ro-e air $uality)

Australia adopts "maritime en*ironment emergen ies" plan

The 0ustralian Maritime Safety 0uthority has announced that the !o-ernment and maritime industry ha-e ado"ted a new national "lan for Emaritime en-ironment emer!enciesE) Cnder the new "lan, both the sides will ta'e collecti-e measures to res"ond to maritime "ollution and shi""in! casualty incidents) The new "lan is a""licable throu!hout 0ustralian #*clusi-e #conomic Bone and co-ers coastal waters, offshore islands and territories) The "lan aims to deal with "otential and actual "ollution of the sea or harm to the marine en-ironment by oil or ha9ardous and no*ious substances) The new "lan does not co-er ballast water, marine "ests, or marine "ollutants other than oil and ha9ardous and no*ious substances, !eneral marine debris and rubbish)

COMMERCE Mombasa to handle )+mln tonnes in ),-.

Ienya7s main "ort of Mombasa is e*"ected to handle 23 million tonnes of car!o in 2014 u" from 22)5 million tonnes in 2013, a !o-ernment official said on Dednesday) Trans"ort ;rinci"al Secretary Adu-a Muli told Finhua in Aairobi that the !rowth will come from the increased e*"orts from Ienya7s minin! sectors) EDe are also e*"ectin! more traffic from C!anda, 2wanda, South Sudan, as well as eastern +emocratic 2e"ublic of on!o,E Muli said on the sidelines of the onference on the ;olitical #conomy of Maritime 0frica in the Indian Ocean re!ion) The one-day e-ent brou!ht o-er 100 "artici"ants from ten Indian Ocean countries to re-iew ways of increasin! trade and security in the re!ion)

@e said that the "ort of Mombasa handles o-er /0< of all C!anda7s international im"orts) Muli added that concerted efforts by the international community ha-e reduced the "re-alence of "iracy on the Indian Ocean) EThe re!ion has !one throu!h a lot of challen!es,E he said) @e noted that durin! the "ea' of "iracy, o-er 400 hosta!es were held in Somalia in some 46 shi"s) Trans"ort abinet Secretary Michael Iamau said that Ienya is dee"ly committed to the on!oin! "rocess of de-elo"in! and stren!thenin! economic co-o"eration in the Indian Ocean re!ion) Iamau em"hasised the need for increased intra-trade amon! the countries on the Indian Ocean)

SHIPPING DATA
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WORLD TRAVEL MALA2SIA

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in 0sia) It shares land borders with Thailand, Indonesia, and 8runei and maritime borders e*ist with Sin!a"ore, Gietnam and the ;hili""ines)

1etting there
By plane: Aational carrier Malaysia 0irlines has e*tensi-e worldwide networ' co-era!e and re!ularly ran's hi!h in airline $uality assessments) By train: To4from Thailand= +irect slee"er train ser-ices o"erated by the State 2ailway of Thailand connect 8an!'o' %Thailand& and 8utterworth near ;enan! %Malaysia&, while Iereta"i Tanah Melayu %Malaysian 2ailways& runs trains between @at Jai %Thailand& and Iuala (um"ur %Malaysia&) To4from Sin!a"ore= Sin!a"ore is the southern terminus of the Malayan 2ailway %Iereta"i Tanah Melayu& networ') omfortable o-erni!ht slee"er and somewhat misnamed daytime Ee*"ressE trains connect Sin!a"ore with Iuala (um"ur and Tum"at, near Iota 8haru) By !": (on!-distances buses4coaches into Malaysia run from 8runei, Indonesian 8orneo, Sin!a"ore and Thailand) By #at: :erries connect -arious "oints in ;eninsular Malaysia with Sumatra in Indonesia and southern Thailand, Sarawa' with 8runei and Sabah with #ast Ialimantan in Indonesia and Mindanao in the ;hili""ines) (u*ury cruises also run fromSin!a"ore and sometimes ;hu'et %Thailand& to Malaysia)

'op attra tions

Petr#na" T#$er": Dith .. floors, ;etronas twin towers is second hi!hest buildin! in the world) The famous towers are located in Iuala (um"ur ity entre) S!n$ay La%##n: Sunway (a!oon, one of the most fittin! "laces to -isit with family, has si* "lay areas, ran!in! from, Dater ;ar', with hu!e slides, !iant wa-e "ool and 0musement ;ar') Bat! Ca&e": 8atu a-es consists of three bi! ca-es, includin! ca-e contained a ma3or @indu tem"le is decorated with delicate car-in!s) One interestin! e*"erience at 8atu a-es is to climb 262 ste"s leadin! to the main ca-e) Eye #n Malay"ia: :erris wheel that reaches a hei!ht of H0m is located beside the la'e Titiwan!sa) It has 42 fruit ca"sules) Dith these wheels ride, tourists can en3oy -iews of the city of Iuala (um"ur, Malaysia)