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BHP and Bluescope end an era while seafarers face an uncertain future
One month before the storm in 2007 that left the bulk carrier Pasha Bulker stranded on Nobbys Beach, the International and Domestic Shipping and Ports Study was presented to the Australian Maritime Group - a committee of peak maritime organisations.
The study noted the dramatic decline in Australia’s domestic shipping industry brought about, in part, by Federal Howard Government legislative changes. It issued a warning about relying on an "inherently volatile" system that allowed international vessels on domestic shipping runs. It recommended changes to promote a domestic shipping industry.
It noted that the bulk of vessels detained in Australian ports due to serious safety issues were foreign-flag ships, and that "human and ship management deficiencies have risen slightly in the last two years".
Then the Pasha Bulker, a flag of convenience ship, owned by a Japanese company, registered in Panama, captained by a South Korean and crewed by Filipinos, ran aground, and the "human and ship management deficiencies" that Australian unions, masters, engineers and shipping companies had issued dire warnings about for years was on very public display.
Between 1996 and 2006 the number of Australian-registered trading vessels fell from 75 to 46. By 2019 the number has dropped to 14.
News that BHP and Bluescope are dumping the two vessels that have carried iron ore from one side of Australia to another, and coal from Port Kembla to China, has been slammed as a disgrace by the Maritime Union of Australia, and tragic by Newcastle MP Sharon Claydon. The grand old man of Australian shipping oversight, Hunter Labor veteran Peter Morris, said the decision and loss of jobs for 80 seafarers was a much bigger issue than the loss of two ships and jobs.
An island nation depending on shipping for the bulk of its trade is killing off any idea that there is a maritime industry in Australia. The transportation of goods has been largely outsourced to foreign-flag vessels with foreign labour.
History shows the Maritime Union of Australia is right to express concern about the conditions experienced by workers on some of those vessels. Australian workers literally left all at sea by the decision will return home to an uncertain future.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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FG is repositioning maritime industry to grow the economy - SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said that the Federal Government has successfully worked hard through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to reposition the Nigerian maritime industry for the nation's economic growth.
The SGF, who spoke at the NIMASA Corporate Dinner and Merit Awards held at Eko Hotels, Lagos last weekend pointed out the nation was beginning to see another opportunity through which it could harness its vast resources.
Mustapha, who was represented by the Minister of Budget and Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, equally noted that the current management of NIMASA had, in about three years of President Buhari's Administration, turned around the Agency and placed it on a good position to continue to contribute to the growth of the economy.
He stated: "The DG and his team and the Board are doing well in NIMASA. They have transformed the organisation. I will also like to congratulate the Minister of Transportation because it is through his guidance and supervision that all these transformations have taken place. He is an action man, somebody that makes things happen."
Earlier in his welcome address, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, said that the maritime industry in Nigeria remains the backbone of international trade and that the Nigerian maritime sector has made remarkable achievements in the last two years.
Speaking further, he also noted that despite the challenges being faced in the sector, the stakeholders commitment, professionalism and resilience are the reasons the Agency is doing well.
"The Nigerian maritime sector is on a journey, we are not where we are going yet, hence we need the continuous support of our stakeholders in our quest to realize a robust maritime sector, so that we can compete favourably with our counterparts in other maritime climes," Peterside said.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Perpetrators Board Tanker FSL Singapore off Nigeria
Two perpetrators in a canoe approached and boarded the tanker FSL Singapore off Nigeria, West Africa.
At the time of the incident, which occurred on January 4, the 47,470 dwt vessel was conducting ship-to-ship (STS) operation with the tanker Kensington in the Lagos Security Anchorage.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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USCG: Containership Crew Finds Three Stowaways
Three stowaways were found on the containership Diana J on January 15 while it was on its way to the US Port of Miami.
Diana J crew located two Guatemalan adult male stowaways and one Honduran adult male stowaway during a pre-arrival stowaway search some 23 miles northwest of La Palma, Cuba.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Kawasaki Names New LNG Carrier for JERA, NYK
Japan s Kawasaki Heavy Industries has christened a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier being built for Trans Pacific Shipping 7 Ltd, a joint venture of NYK Line and JERA.
The new vessel was named Shinshu Maru at KHI s Sakaide shipyard on January 17.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Port of Hamburg Well Prepared for Hard Brexit
The Port of Hamburg is well prepared for a United Kingdom exit from the European Union - even in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
"The Port of Hamburg and our Customs and import controls are well prepared, and even for the eventuality that bottlenecks at ferry ports on the English Channel, in Antwerp or Rotterdam should cause re-routings to Hamburg," Torsten Sevecke, State Secretary of the Ministry for Economy, Transport, and Innovation, pointed out.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Turkey Increases Fines for Sea Pollution
Pollution fines for vessels in Turkish waters have significantly increased, marine insurer West of England said.
Although pollution fines have been subject to a regular annual increase for a number of years, very significant increases have been levied in the latest round which entered into force in December 2018.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Tallink, TalTech to Jointly Develop Smart Ship Solutions
Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp and the TalTech Estonian Maritime Academy started a scientific collaboration with the aim of developing smart ship solutions.
Under the EUR 100,000 cooperation agreement, the parties would be working on various innovative solutions for Tallink s vessels over the next two years.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Small Seagoing Ships to Be Loaded at Wilhelmshaven LNG Terminal
Germany s Wilhelmshaven LNG Terminal will enable the loading of small LNG seagoing vessels and barges as a result of the newest cooperation between Uniper SE and Titan LNG.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate the growth of LNG as a fuel in the downstream markets for industry, shipping and road fuel in Germany.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Stena Line Floats 1st Next Generation Ferry in China
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has launched its first next generation RoPax vessel at the Avic Weihai Shipyard in China.
The first new vessel, to be named Stena Estrid, took to the water for the first time on January 16.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Ocean Alliance Gets Extended until 2027
Members of the OCEAN Alliance, CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping Lines, OOCL and Evergreen, have signed documents to confirm the extension of the duration of OCEAN Alliance to ten years, until March 31, 2027.
Announcing the signing, Chinese shipping major COSCO Shipping Lines said that OCEAN Alliance operates stably and orderly under smooth communication among all members since April 2017.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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France triggers "hard Brexit" plan, to invest in ports and airports
France has put in motion a contingency plan to deal with an eventual "hard Brexit," Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday, including 50 million euros ($57 million) of investments to help ports and airports cope.
"What s certain is that the scenario of a no-deal Brexit is less and less unlikely. Thats why… I have decided to trigger the plan for a no-deal Brexit," Philippe told reporters.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Jintang International Container Terminal (JTCT) Taps Navis to Achieve Growth by 2020
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for the world s leading organizations across the shipping supply chain, announced that Jintang International Container Terminal (JTCT), part of Tangshan Port Group, has gone live with Navis N4 as part of a plan to achieve five million TEUs by 2020.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Local ports to recover on global shipping consolidation easing
The port sector is anticipated to perform better this year, with cargo and container volumes in major ports expected to recover from the losses they suffered in 2017, which resulted from the consolidation of global shipping alliances.
MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd analyst Adam Mohamed Rahim said the container volumes for the nine months of 2018 (9M18) at Westports Holdings Bhd and MMC Corp Bhd s subsidiary, Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), increased by 2.1% and 5.6% year-on-year (YoY) respectively, compared to a year ago.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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Legislation Preventing Investment In Brazilian Ports
Jose Di Bella, chief executive of the Brazilian Port Terminals Association of (ABTP), has stated that centralised decision-making in the country s ports sector is deterring investment.
According to Mr Di Bella, the current system is experiencing a paradox in that, while demand for port services is growing and there is a need to renovate much of the existing infrastructure as well as adding further capacity to enable ports to handle larger vessels, obtaining the necessary authorisation to do so remains extremely difficult.Posted On:18-Jan-2019
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