MARITIME NEWS

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

International maritime news for seafarers
New enforcement procedure for Djibouti Code of
Conduct pushed
Signatories to the Djibouti ode of ondu!t ha"e agreed to de"elo# a new me!hanism to
!ounter #ira!y in the $estern Indian %!ean and the &ulf of 'den(
't a re!ent meeting held at the International )aritime %rganisation *I)%+ head,uarters in
-ondon, ministers of #arti!i#ating states #ro#osed a new stru!ture for regional im#lementation of
the Djibouti ode of ondu!t( They also e.#e!t the I)% to #lay a /ey role during the #ro!ess(
'mong those who #arti!i#ated in the forum were re#resentati"es from the 0uro#ean 1nion, the
The 2egional oo#eration 'greement on ombating 3ira!y and 'rmed 2obbery against Shi#s
in 'sia and the 4orth 'tlanti! Treaty %rganisation(
Delegates li/ewise a!/nowledged the I)% for its su!!ess in !arrying out "arious #roje!ts meant
to im#ro"e regional !a#a!ity to address sea #ira!y, as well as its efforts in #romoting regional
!o5o#eration and !o5ordination(
)eanwhile, I)% Se!retary5&eneral 6oji Se/imi7u hailed the out!ome of the meeting and
#ledged the organisation8s full su##ort for the #ro#osed enfor!ement measure( '!!ording to
Se/imi7u, there ha"e been notable de"elo#ments in international efforts against sea #ira!y,
noting that international na"ies may want to !ut down their for!es if the situation !ontinues to
ease(
9e li/ewise noted that na"al resour!es should be intended to other areas of !on!ern as #ira!y5
related atta!/s !ontinue to diminish world5wide(
:The ode of ondu!t has a real role to #lay in this and the time is right for the region to not only
re"iew the rele"an!e of the ode against today8s threats, but also to ta/e greater res#onsibility
for the !oordination of its own efforts,: the I)% !hief said(
SAFETY
5 EU ports sign LNG joint venture
The #ort authorities of 'ntwer#, )annheim, 2otterdam, Strasbourg and Swit7erland ha"e signed
a joint "enture for the introdu!tion of -4&( This in"ol"es !o5o#eration in resear!h, #romotion,
/nowledge transfer, legislation and bun/er infrastru!ture( The agreements follow on from the
-4& master #lan of the 2hine5)ain5Danube !orridor in whi!h all #arti!i#ants are in"ol"ed( The
aim of this master #lan is to #ut li,uefied natural gas to full s!ale use as a fuel for inland shi##ing
on the 2hine5)ain5Danube !orridor( The 0uro#ean 1nion has #ro"ided a subsidy of 01240
million to su##ort an -4& infrastru!ture for the 2hine5)ain5Danube area( The -4& master #lan
aims to !reate a #latform for the !o5o#eration of authorities and industry sta/eholders with the
#ur#ose of fa!ilitating the !reation of a harmonised 0uro#ean
regulatory framewor/ for -4& as fuel and !argo in inland na"igation and to #romote the
introdu!tion of -4& as a fuel and !argo for inland shi##ing( The -4& master #lan aims to;
identify and ,uantify #ioneer mar/ets and !ustomers in the
inland #orts hinterland< analyse !osts and sa"ings=benefits of -4& use< transfer /now5how from
maritime into inland na"igation se!tor and raise awareness< fa!ilitate the !reation of a
harmonised 0uro#ean regulatory framewor/ !onsidering -4& as fuel and as !argo for inland
na"igation< deli"er te!hni!al !on!e#ts for new and retrofitted "essels< elaborate su##ly !hains to
rea!h end5!onsumer< e.e!ute #ilot de#loyments of "essels and terminals< de"elo# a
!om#rehensi"e strategy with a detailed roadma# for the im#lementation of -4& in line with 01
#oli!ies in trans#ort, energy and en"ironment and #re#are wide5s!ale de#loyment with the hel#
of 0> and other 01 #rogrammes(
Sour!e; 3ort of 2otterdam
Subic Shipyard breas into !op "# based on CG!
Subi! Shi#yard of 99I53hil is now ran/ed tenth in the world based on om#ensated &ross
Tonnage *&T+ with a total of 1,?@?,000( The ran/ing !ame from lar/son 2esear!h Studies in
the 16( Subi! Shi#yard rea!hed the milestone after fi"e years in o#eration( 99I has been
noted for its #roje!ts su!h as 6orea8s first steel "essel and 'sia8s first membrane -4& !arrier(
99I had some tough days in 200A due to the e!onomi! !risis but it was able to o"er!ome it,
with its Subi! Shi#yard among its milestones(
$osidonia %#"& begins
The international shi##ing e.hibition 3osidonia 2014 has formally o#ened( The mu!h5awaited
e"ent was inaugurated by no less than &ree/ 3rime )inister 'ntonis Samaras(
Samaras noted in his s#ee!h how the e.#o has grown remar/ably, attra!ting to# e.hibitors and
delegates in the shi##ing industry(
:In the !urrent 3osidonia 0.hibition, we already bro/e the 2012 re!ord of #arti!i#ants, as the
e!onomi! #otential of the &ree/ !ommer!ial fleet and the strategi! #ositioning of &ree!e in
future world !ommer!e are gaining #ower by the day,: he said(
%"er the ne.t fi"e days more than 1B,000 "isitors are e.#e!ted to sto# by the stands of a total of
1,A@0 e.hibitors from B3 !ountries and territories whi!h #arti!i#ate in the biennial e"ent this year,
setting a new #arti!i#ation re!ord in the e.hibition8s fi"e de!ades history, Cinhua re#orted(
't the )etro#olitan 0.#o entre ne.t to the &ree/ !a#ital8s International 'ir#ort re#resentati"es
of the global maritime !ommunity will show!ase their a!hie"ements, e.!hange "iews on the
most !hallenging issues and emerging trends as well as e.#lore in"estment o##ortunities and
!lin!h !oo#eration deals(
'(N) finds way to address ocean noise po**ution
International !lassifi!ation so!iety 2I4' head 3aolo )oretti said it is loo/ing to address sea
noise #ollution by de"elo#ing a "oluntary notation that will a##ly to "essels for whi!h efforts ha"e
been made to mitigate underwater noise(
:4oise is the new #ollution( The international !ommunity has raised !on!ern that the underwater
noise generated by !ommer!ial shi##ing may ha"e negati"e !onse,uen!es on marine life,
es#e!ially marine mammals,: )oretti said(
:2I4' is ta!/ling that with a new "oluntary notation, D%-39I4, whi!h gi"es shi#owners a !lear
o#tion to s#e!ify !ommer!ial "essels whi!h ha"e im#lemented solutions to minimise radiated
underwater noise(:
I)% has re!ently #ublished )03 ir!( A33 :&uidelines >or The 2edu!tion %f 1nderwater
4oise >rom ommer!ial Shi##ing To 'ddress 'd"erse Im#a!ts %n )arine -ife: whi!h sets out
ad"i!e on design and o#erational solutions that may be ado#ted to redu!e underwater radiated
noise(
The International %rgani7ation for Standardi7ation *IS%+ has de"elo#ed the *IS%=3'S+ 1?20A51
5 '!ousti!s 5 Duantities and #ro!edures for des!ri#tion and measurement of underwater sound
from shi#s 5 3art 1; &eneral re,uirements for measurements in dee# water and IS%=DIS 1E@@4 5
Shi# and marine te!hnology 5 )easurement and re#orting of underwater sound radiated from
mer!hant shi#s 5 dee#5water measurement(
In its #ress release, 2I4' said it !ombined these standards into the D%-39I4 notation, whi!h
will be a##li!able from 1 July 2014( It has been de"elo#ed in res#onse to demand from !lients
who o#erate in sensiti"e marine areas and who wish to demonstrate that they ha"e a!ted to
mitigate the im#a!t of their "essels(
Libyan Coast Guard sei+es ship transporting
e,pired goods
-ibyan maritime authorities ha"e sei7ed a "essel trans#orting out5of5date #rodu!ts off the !oast
of &hut 'l52oman(
-ibyan 4a"y >or!es s#o/esman 'youb %mar Dassem said e.#ired !igarettes, as well as large
,uantities of drugs and al!ohol, were !onfis!ated from the unidentified shi#( :%n >riday morning,
!oastguards dis!o"ered a shi# loaded with out5of5date toba!!o, Tramadol tablets and bottles of
al!ohol,: Dassem said(
'!!ording to the offi!ial, the "essel8s s/i##er attem#ted to elude !a#ture by outrunning the oast
&uard after his shi# wasdete!ted(
' two5hour !hase followed, with the oast &uard firing se"eral warning shots( :>inally, they
for!ed it *the "essel+ to sto# and towed it to Tri#oli na"al base,: Dassem said( :I e.#e!t that the
load will be destroyed in the morning, but at this #oint, the in"estigation is in!om#lete and the
!argo is still sitting there,: he added( 'n in"estigation is underway(
CO-OPERATION
EU to ho*d summit to further cooperation in
-a*tic Sea
The 0uro#ean 1nion !alled for more !o5o#eration in the Falti! sea to !onfront !ommon
!hallenges, a day before a s#e!ial summit to dis!uss a "ariety of issues in the Falti! area(
:Ta!/ling !hallenges from !om#etiti"eness to !limate !hange and from energy to edu!ation,
!ountries around the Falti! Sea are ste##ing u# their !oo#eration as the 01 strategy for the
Falti! Sea region *01SFS2+ mo"es into its fifth year,: an offi!ial statement said(
01 ommissioner for 2egional 3oli!y, Johannes 9ahn will attend the annual forum on the
01SFS2 and the 1Eth Falti! de"elo#ment forum summit, ta/ing #la!e in Tur/u, >inland on June
3 and 4, Cinhua re#orted(
INCIDENTS
CN'. China fires water cannon in c*ash with
/ietnam ship
hina fired water !annon at a Gietnamese "essel and damaged another of 9anoi8s shi#s,
hinese state media said Tuesday, in the latest !onfrontation o"er dis#uted waters in the South
hina Sea, '>3 re#orted(
' hinese !oastguard shi# !ollided with a Gietnamese go"ernment "essel on Sunday, state
broad!aster hina 4ational 2adio *42+ said, adding that the Gietnamese shi# was :se"erely
damaged(:
' shar# rise in tensions between the ommunist neighbours was triggered by hina8s
installation of an oil rig in dis#uted waters last month, leading to Gietnam8s biggest anti5hina
riots in de!ades, where four #eo#le were said to ha"e been /illed(
0arlier on Sunday, :hina fired a water !annon at a Gietnamese o!ean ins#e!tion shi# !reating
trouble near the BA1 oil #latform,: the 42 said, adding that the Gietnamese shi# retreated after
fi"e minutes(
US Coast Guard ends search for % Lae 0ichigan
boaters
$ithout s#otting so mu!h as a s!ra# from a missing nine5metre boat in the !hilly waters of -a/e
)i!higan that turn deadly after about si. hours, authorities sto##ed sear!hing )onday for two
#eo#le who a##arently jum#ed into the water o"er the wee/end, The 'sso!iated 3ress re#orted(
:The oast &uard sear!hes for #eo#le we belie"e are ali"e and with the tem#eratures out there,
the e,ui#ment they had ((( we don8t belie"e they sur"i"ed,: oast &uard s#o/esman -e"i 2ead
said(
Two #eo#le were #ulled from the water; the first was a man who was s#otted by a fisherman
around E;1@am Sunday< the se!ond was a woman identified by the oo/ ounty )edi!al
0.aminer8s %ffi!e on )onday as 'shley 9aws, 2E, of hi!ago and formerly of &reen Fay,
$is!onsin(
9aws, who was un!ons!ious and in !ardia! arrest when she was #ulled from the water, was
soon #ronoun!ed dead(
The other #erson #ulled out from the water remained hos#italised on )onday(
MARITIME INSTITUTION
1imei University
The Jimei 1ni"ersity *J)1+ is a state5owned uni"ersity lo!ated in Ciamen, >ujian, 3eo#le8s
2e#ubli! of hina(
J)1 was established by the famous #atrioti! o"erseas hinese leader hen Jiageng in 1B1A(
The uni"ersity has history of more than B0 years, with its origin that !an be tra!ed ba!/ to Jimei
4ormal S!hool(
In 1BB4, Jimei 1ni"ersity was organised from the integration of fi"e institutes and !olleges in the
Jimei S!hools Gillage(
These were >ujian 3hysi!al 0du!ation ollege, Jimei >inan!e and 0!onomi!s Institute, Jimei
4a"igation Institute, Jimei Tea!hers ollege, and Ciamen >isheries ollege(
J)1 has a strong fa!ulty and a well5e,ui##ed !am#us( 'side from its E3 undergraduate
#rogrammes, it offers @E #ostgraduate !ourse, two masters #rogrammes in ten fields among its
20 !olleges(
It is well5/nown for its strength in eight dis!i#lines, namely engineering, agronomy, e!onomi!s,
#edagogy, s!ien!e, literature, administration,and law(
3resently, Jimei 1ni"ersity has a total enrolment of more than 2E,000 full5time students and o"er
1,@00 full5time tea!hers, of whom o"er 1A0 are #rofessors and @@0 asso!iate #rofessors(
Jimei 1ni"ersity has !rafted a fi"e5year #lan that it will !ontinue to gi"e #riority to undergraduate
edu!ation and de"elo# #ostgraduate edu!ation !om#etiti"ely(
It aims to !ulti"ate !reati"e and a##lied talents !atering to the needs of the !ountry8s industries(
)aritime edu!ation and >isheries are the main features and s#e!ialties of Jimei 1ni"ersity(
Its maritime edu!ation !urri!ulum is !onsidered among the best in hina and has signifi!ant
im#a!t in the lo!al and o"erseas shi##ing se!tors(
It ser"es as an im#ortant training base to !ulti"ate s/ills of the senior seafarers in hina(
SHIPPING DATA
-)L!(C E2C3)NGE
Market snapshot: (June 3)
Dry Index BDI 948 +14
Capesie Index BCI 1!4! +11"
#ana$ax Index B#I 841" %3&
'upra$ax Index B'I 8(9 (no )han*e)
E2C3)NGE ')!ES
+e, -ork (Mon C.s)
/*n Curren)y 0'D in /*n
in 0'D Curren)y
Britain (#ound) 11"242 &1!921
Canada (Do..ar) &1912( 11&9&3
China (-uan) &11"&1 "1(42!
3uro 113!92 &123!!
India (4upee) &1&1"9 !911"!&
Indonesia (4upiah) &1&&&&8! 112"!1&&
Japan (-en) &1&&92"( 1&(144&&
+or,ay (5rone) &11""2 !1992(
#hi.ippines (#eso) &1&((8 4319!&&
#o.and (6.oty) &13(8( 31&!&&
4ussia (4u7.e) &1&(8" 34194("
'in*apore (Do..ar) &129!2 11(!"8
0kraine (8ry9nia) &1&84( 11188(!