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Read   PETRO PIRACY AN INSIDER JOB With the trend of oil siphoning, “petro piracy” attacks off Singapore and Indonesia – it is increasingly thought that the pirates are acting on detailed inside information. ... Read   UNDERSTANDING NEW ARCTIC RISKS The world’s need for energy is driving interest in further industrial activity in the Arctic, yet the region’s conditions are highly variable depending on the type of activity, location and time of year. ... Read   INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND THREATENS SHIPPING A survey by Moore Stephens has found 55% of respondents predicted a damaging effect for the Scottish shipping and offshore sector if the country becomes independent from the UK. In a summary of its findings, Moore Stephens noted that it was the 45% of the respondents included in the survey with existing business ties to Scotland which were, in fact, the most pessimistic about the country’s ability regarding shipping. ... Read   PIRACY STILL A THREAT Piracy’s gone away, right? You’d be forgiven for thinking that. The predominant narrative for the Indian Ocean is that Piracy has been suppressed to an extent that ship-owners are requesting fewer guards, even unarmed in some cases. But given the recent attacks in South East Asia and the prevailing amount of maritime crime and piracy off the Gulf of Guinea, Piracy hasn’t been eradicated at all; it’s simply evolved and will continue to change as it always does. ... Read   GERMAN OWNERS PONDER EXODUS German shipping could be hit hard by large-scale out-flagging unless the framework conditions for German-flagged ships are aligned more with other European quality registers, Ralf Nagel, CEO of the German Shipowners Association has stated. ... Read   MAJOR MIGRANT MAERSK RESCUE The container ship “Evelyn Maersk” took 352 boat people on board in the Mediterranean on Sunday. The people have now landed safely in Sicily. ... Read   MARINE INSURERS TACKLING KEY ISSUES The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released details of the agenda for its September Annual Conference in Hong Kong. ... Read   RINA’S INFOSHIP EGO PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM ADOPTED BY D’AMICO FLEET International classification society RINA Services is to fit RINA’s InfoSHIP EGO performance monitoring system to d’Amico Group’s entire fleet. ... Read   TASNEEF SEEKS TO ENHANCE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY VESSELS THROUGH EMIRATI CALIBER Emirates Classification Society (TASNEEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the leading provider of services to the shipping, maritime, oil, gas & energy sector, aiming at providing classification services to the world’s first LNG-powered harbour tug carrying the trade mark “Elemarateyah”. ... Read   ANNIVERSARY OF MLC IN FOCUS It is just over a year on from the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 coming into force and if you were in any doubt over its effectiveness and impact the banning of the containership Vega Auriga from all Australian ports and its subsequent detention in New Zealand should be ample demonstration. ... Read   CMA CGM NEW EAST-WEST NETWORK CMA CGM Group presents the latest version of its global East-West service offer. ... Read   CATERPILLAR DELIVERS 100TH GENERATOR SET WITH LOCAL CONTENT TO BRAZILIAN OFFSHORE INDUSTRY Caterpillar Oil & Gas is pleased to announce the successful delivery of the 100th offshore generator set featuring Brazilian local content from the company’s Piracicaba, Brazil manufacturing facility. ... Read   IMO JOINS EBOLA FIGHT The International Maritime Organization (IMO) informs it has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force and is working with other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations to monitor the situation and provide timely information in response to the outbreak of the disease. ... Read   SPOTTING POLLUTERS FROM THE SKY CleanSeaNet is a European satellite-based oil spill and vessel detection service. ... Read   BULGARIAN NAVAL ACADEMY INSTALLS VSTEP SIMULATORS The Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna purchased a 360° Class A Full Mission Bridge simulator and an Incident Management Simulator for training of its Naval and Merchant marine students. ... Read   SPOTLIGHT ON SUPERYACHT CAREERS “Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht?” That is the question posed in as The Observer this week looked into the dreams and realities of those manning superyachts. ... Read   TSUNEISHI HEAVY NAMES NEW BULK CARRIER, LAUNCHES LATEST SHIP MODELS Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. (THICI) named its 193rd Kamsarmax bulk carrier ship and launched four new models. ... Read   BOX LOSSES UNDERSTOOD On 13 February 2014 at 1530, the Danish container ship Svendborg Maersk departed from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The ship was bound for the Suez Canal, and subsequently the Far East. The master expected to encounter adverse weather conditions on the route. However, the forecast did not give rise to concern. ... Read   BC FERRIES CONVERTING SPIRIT CLASS VESSELS TO LNG The two largest BC Ferries vessels are going to be running on natural gas by 2018, the ferry corporation announced.The Spirit of Vancouver Island and the Spirit of British Columbia will both be converted to run on diesel and LNG by 2018. ... Read   STATE GOVERNMENT RULES OUT CONTAINER TERMINAL FOR NEWCASTLE The state government has again ruled out a large-scale Newcastle container terminal despite growing anger over traffic gridlock in the Sydney suburbs around Port Botany. ... Read   MIGRANT VESSEL DELIBERATELY SUNK About 500 migrants are feared to have drowned after the boat carrying them from Egypt to Malta was apparently rammed and deliberately sunk by people-traffickers, an intergovernmental group has said. ... Read   WORLD MARITIME DAY 2014 Today (25 September 2014) IMO is celebrating World Maritime Day, with the theme “IMO conventions: effective implementation”. ... Read   NEW IMPROVEMENTS TO BOX SERVICE The improved East-West service itinerary that sprung out of the vessel sharing agreement between container shipping giants Maersk Line and MSC, known as the 2M, has been released. ... Read   MANDATORY ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON HORIZON FOLLOWING REVISED FAL CONVENTION APPROVAL The Facilitation Committee (FAL), meeting for its 39th session, approved a revised annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965, as amended, following a comprehensive five-year review aimed at modernizing the Convention. To be circulated with a view to adoption at the Committee’s next session (FAL 40, scheduled for March/April 2016), the revised annex would introduce the mandatory electronic exchange of information on cargo, crew and passengers. ... Read   MIGRANT DEATHS WORRY SHIPPING The increasing number of migrants dying while illegally crossing the Mediterranean sea is set to go from bad to worse. ... Read   TIME FOR A GOOD SWEATING IN THE OIL MARKET U.S. demand for petroleum products has experienced an unprecedented and broad-based decline over the last eight years as soaring oil prices have forced consumers to become more efficient and seek cheaper alternatives. ... Read   FLEET MANAGEMENT CHOOSES CYPRUS FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY The Hong Kong-based Caravel Group’s subsidiary Fleet Management Ltd. chose Cyprus to celebrate the ship-management company’s 20th anniversary, an event that saw 280 international executives mingle with leading members of the Cyprus maritime community. ... Read   INDIA: PORTS GEAR UP TO HANDLE SURGE IN COAL IMPORTS India’s major ports are taking to dredging and procuring more cranes to deal with a surge in imported coal. While Paradip Port plans to dredge two of its berths for handling bigger ships, Kandla Port has begun the process of procuring additional cranes. ... Read   IMO TACKLES SHORELEAVE The Facilitation Committee (FAL) has approved a revised annex to the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), 1965, as amended, following a comprehensive five-year review aimed at modernizing the Convention. ... Read   SECURITY TIGHTENS AT HANJIN SHIPYARD OVER WORKERS’ DRUG USE The shipyard of Korean firm Hanjin has tightened security in its facility here following the discovery of employees smuggling and using illegal drugs. ... Read   SEA WATER TURNED TO FUEL The US Navy has successfully converted sea water into fuel and that it used it to fly a model plane. ... Read   LNG VISIONS OF THE FUTURE If the major classification societies are to be believed, by 2020 the North Sea will be a hive of high-tech LNG-powered feeders whizzing about, while large deepsea vessels call at ports just outside the emission control area (ECA) zone like Liverpool to drop off their cargo. ... Read   TSAKOS TANKER MT ARION RESCUES IMMIGRANTS AT SEA OFF LIBYA On 02 October 2014 at 22:30 local time whilst MT ARION of Liberia Flag, DWT 39.378 was en route to Augusta, Italy, in ballast condition, Master, Capt Ronnie A. Awa, received instructions from IMRCC Rome to deviate to a position of about 90 miles north off Libya Benghazi, to pick up immigrants from a boat reported to be in distress. ... Read   ADANI SCOUTS PORT ASSETS, LNG TERMINALS OVERSEAS Gautam Adani-owned Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has begun a serious scout for port assets in the international market, more than 18 months after it sold its Australian port assets to the Adani family, far below the purchase price. ... Read   EMMA MAERSK LEFT ZEEBRUGGE WITH RECORD TONNAGE On Sunday October 5th, the Emma Maersk sailed away from the port of Zeebrugge with a total tonnage of 15.500 TEU, which is the maximum amount of containers the ship was designed to carry, and also a record in Zeebrugge’s statistics. ... Read   PANAMA LOCKS POSE SAFETY RISK As the Panama sees a range of new construction initiatives to enlarge the locks which have been hindering the size of vessel which can use the canal, there are concerns that this may bring with it some safety risks. ... Read   FILIPINO SCHOOLS MAY BE CUT Up to half of the Philippines maritime schools may not make it to a “white list” that comply with the European Maritime Safety Ageny’s (EMSA) standards for STCW compliance and certification. ... Read   IMO PUSHING TO CREATE SEAFARERS The International Maritime Organisation hopes to see at least 40,000 qualified seafarers by 2030 as the merchant fleet grows. ... Read   BALLAST WATER TO BE PASTEURISED “Nobody thought it was possible,” commented Kim Diederichsen, CEO of BAWAT AS, a Danish company that it releasing to the shipping industry the first type-approved ballast water treatment system utilizing the pasteurization process. ... Read   RUBBER FENDERS SCAM EXPOSED The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has become aware of a sophisticated scam, using a falsification of AMSA’s crest and stamp to endorse rubber fenders. ... Read   KOREAN SHIPBUILDERS IN DEEP TROUBLE Major Korean shipbuilders attained their business goals earlier than expected last year and raised their order targets for 2014 on expectations that more orders would be placed in the marine energy equipment sector and the like. However, their predictions turned out to be wrong, and they seem unable to meet their larger goals this year. ... Read   JOCKEYING FOR IMO POSITION Denmark and its maritime industry are lobbying to get the top position at the International Maritime Organization. ... Read   DRIVING SEAFARER CAREERS As always seafarers are the key element driving the shipping industry and perhaps never more so than today. ... Read   CHINESE SHIPYARDS BOOST NEWBUILDING ORDERS IN FIRST NINE MONTHS New shipbuilding orders at China’s shipyards continued to build up with figures rising in the first nine months of 2014 over the year-ago period, according to data from the ministry of industry and information technology. ... Read   MANUALS AND PROCEDURES ARE THE PROBLEM When the UK charitable trust CHIRP, reported on the lack improvement in the standard of Marine Operating and Maintenance Manuals after 10 years, there were some answers as to why problems abound. ... Read   BALTIC TRADING LIMITED TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST OF FOUR ULTRAMAX VESSELS Baltic Trading Limited announced that it has taken delivery of the Baltic Hornet, a 64,000 dwt Ultramax newbuilding. The Baltic Hornet is the first of four Ultramax vessels to be delivered to the Company under Baltic Trading’s previously announced agreements with Yangfan Group Co., Ltd. ... Read   SEASPAN ACCEPTS DELIVERY OF FIFTH 10000 TEU SAVER CONTAINERSHIP Seaspan Corporation (SSW) announced that it accepted delivery of a 10000 TEU containership, the MOL Brightness. The new containership, which was constructed at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. ... Read   NEW MLC GUIDELINES ON SAFETY The ILO has agreed guidelines to assist in implementing the MLC following a Meeting of Experts on Maritime Occupational Safety and Health. ... Read   NEW FACE OF SEAFARERS WELFARE The ITF Seafarers’ Trust – the charity arm of the International Transport Workers’ Federation – has appointed leading shipping figure Kimberly Karlshoej as its new head. ... Read   SRI LANKA TO ESTABLISH A NEW VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM The Government has taken steps to establish a new Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to monitor the thousands of multi day fishing boats in the Sri Lankan seas. ... Read   THE OIL PRICE UNCERTAINTY While the price of oil has been declining, Nigerian government assumes rising oil price in its budget for 2015-2017. Is it misguided or valid? ... Read   KRISHNAPATNAM PORT INAUGURATES ‘MECHANISED COAL HANDLING SYSTEM’ Krishnapatnam Port has inaugurated ‘Mechanised Coal Handling system’ in the presence of Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister of Shipping and Transport. ... Read   TERRORISTS TARGET TANKERS The Royal Navy was recently put on red alert after Al Qaeda urged its followers to blow up oil tankers using the Strait of Gibraltar. ... Read Complete solution to all of your manning needs... Jobships.com