Great Offshore commences
USD 32 mn. time charter
Great Offshore Limited has
commenced a firm charter with
Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation Ltd. (GSPC) for
its 2008 built AHTSV -
"Malaviya Nine". The firm
charter aggregating USD 32 mn.
with |
IMO and industry in
officer shortage and
piracy talks
I
MO Secretary-
G e n e r a l
Efthimios
Mitropoulos met
representatives of the
R ound Table of
international
s h i p p i n g
associations", (Bimco,
ICS/ISF, Intercargo
and Intertanko) a |
COVER STORY - Celebrating Piracy and
Criminalisation of seafarer
F
or seafarers who turned up
for the National Maritime
week celebrations seminar
at the auditorium of the Shipping
Corporation of India (SCI),
Mumbai on 1st April, 2009 their
hope of findin |
Celebrating Piracy and Criminalisation of seafarer (Contd.)
effort, put an agenda to work
together. Unfortunately, every
country has a different policy. With
the result if pirates are actually
captured then how do we try them
and to whom should they be
h |
TOP STORY -
ASF calls for Asian governmental
body
O
wners representatives
meeting in Hong Kong
for the Asian
Shipowners Forum (ASF) Ship
Insurance and Liability Committee
have called for Asian governments
tyo forma regional body to conside |
Celebrating Piracy and
Criminalisation of
seafarer
For seafarers who turned up for the
National Maritime week
celebrations seminar at the
auditorium of the Shipping
Corporation of India (SCI),
Mumbai on 1st April, 2009 their
hope of finding s |
Somali pirates strike again
Somali pirates have seized the
Greek-owned, St Vincent and
Grenadines-flag bulk carrier
Titan. The 1983-built, 43,214
dwt ship is reported to have a
crew of 24 and is entered with the
London P&I |
EITZEN chemical loan
deals changed
Norwegian-based Eitzen
Chemical says its request to its
banks to amend its loan
agreements to allow a higher net
debt to EBITDA ratio through to
2010 has been accepted. A
statement says: "All th |
LEAD STORY -
Maersk Line adds
Pipavavcall on its
India - Europe service
W
ith a view to further
facilitate trade from
North & North West
India to the Middle East, the
Mediterranean and Europe;
Maersk Line will shortly add a
Pipavav call on its ME3 service.
Thi |
MAERSK LINE
mother vessel service to the Middle
East for North & North West India
shippers. The first call of the
said, "Maersk Line is the only
carrier to provide a direct service
from Pipavav into the M |
COVER STORY -
Trying to get a grip! - Nautical
Institute seminar
I
n the sea of maritime
conferences and seminars
taking place in Mumbai city
the one organised by the Nautical
Institute India (West Branch) on
March 21, 2009 to focus on the
challenges fac |
Trying to get a grip! - Nautical Institute seminar (Contd.)
youngsters in rural areas to take up
a career in the merchant navy. As a
case in point she took a leaf out of
the success achieved by retailing,
which had caught the attention of
rustic youth.
S |
TRYING TO GET A GRIP! - NAUTICAL INSTITUTE SEMINAR
In the sea of maritime conferences and seminars
taking place in Mumbai city the one organised by the
Nautical Institute India (West Branch) on March 21,
2009 to focus on the challenges faced by the |
LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THE ECONOMIC MORASS
The 6th edition of the Indian Ports
& Shipping International
conference was held on March
March17th & 18th, 2009 at Hotel
Taj President, Mumbai. It served
to focus on issues that could put the |
Jag Riddhi delivered to the buyers
The Great Eastern Shipping
Company Ltd. (G E Shipping)
delivered its 1997 built Handymax
dry bulk carrier "Jag Riddhi"
(47,240 dwt) to the buyers.
With the delivery of this vessel, the
Company's |
ASF concern over piracy
threat
The Asian Shipowners Forum
(ASF) Safe Navigation &
Environment Committee (SNEC)
meeting in Singapore has
expressed concern that the current
economic crisis could lead to an
upsurge in piracy aro |
TOP STORY - Maersk tankers "Ready for CO2 transport market"
A
P Moller Maersk Group
subsidiar y Maersk
Tankers says it is ready to
enter the CO2 transportation market
to help promote Carbon Capture
and Storage (CCS), one of the
technologies identifi |
LEAD STORY - LNG tanker rates fall on increase in vessels
C
harter rates for liquefied
natural gas tankers on short-
term hauls declined 17 per
cent last year because of an increase
in new vessels, Poten & Partners said.
Rates to rent LNG tankers f |
COVER STORY - Looking to get out of the economic morass
T
he 6th edition of the
Indian Ports & Shipping
International conference
was held on March 17 & 18, 2009
at Hotel Taj President, Mumbai. It
served to focus on issues that could
put the mari |
Looking to get out of the economic morass (Contd.)
massive employment opportunity
and the benefit to the economy the
government should restore the
subsidy to make the shipyards
competitive."
Considering the importance of
connectivity S. S. Hussa |
TOP STORY - Anglo-Eastern Group takes initiative to ensure quality crews for the future
A
nglo-Eastern have
announced the
establishment of the
Anglo-Eastern Maritime
Academy in Mumbai, with the first
intake of Cadets, straight out of
High School, commencing in
August, 2009.
|
More pirate attacks
Somali pirates wounded two
seafarers on board the North
Korean general cargo ship
Chong Chon Gang yesterday in
an unsuccessful hijacking attempt.
The attack on the 1977-built,
9,147gt ship took |
16 missing after collision
A massive search and rescue
operation has been underway for
16 seafarers after South Korean
flag-6,934 dwt bulk carrier
Orchid Pia sank following a
collision with the Panama-
registered 4,912 dw |
LEAD STORY - Ship spilt both oil and toxic chemical
A
Cargo ship that spilt 31
containers of ammonium
nitrate into Queensland's
Moreton Bay in the wake of Cyclone
Hamish has also leaked heavy fuel
oil.
The Hong Kong-flagged Pacific
Adventur |
COVER STORY - Niche segments can buck economic downtrend
I
ndia Maritime 2009 came
this year in the very midst of
the economic downturn,
when most players in the field of
shipping and maritime trade are
found grappling with divergent and
challeng |
Niche segments can buck economic downtrend (Contd.)
the pie, the good news is that there
are three areas that hold promise
being relatively immune to business
cycles. These are the Defence
(Naval and Coastguard
requirements); Infrastructure
(dred |
TOP STORY - Disaster declared after Australia oil spill
A
uthorities declared parts
of Australia's northeast
coast a disaster area on
Friday after tonnes of oil from a
damaged cargo ship contaminated
several beaches popular with
tourists.
Queen |
NICHE SEGMENTS CAN BUCK ECONOMIC DOWNTREND
India Maritime 2009 came this
year in the very midst of the
economic downturn, when most
players in the field of shipping and
maritime trade are found grappling
with divergent and challenging
|
DGS'S STIMULUS PACKAGE SET TO BOOST COASTAL SHIPPING
The Director General of Shipping
has assured a stimulus package to
boost coastal shipping. This could
not only dramatically enhance
employment but also lead to a
significant shift in cargo mov |
Interview with David Cockroft, General Secretary of ITF
M r. D a v i d C o c k r o f t o f
Inter national Transport
Federation, speaking to ST .
Q) What is the stand of ITF on
the on-going piracy?
Piracy is a major problem in the
world though much le |
Baltic launches port costs data
The Baltic Exchange is to
publish the port costs used to
calculate its daily time charter
equivalent (TCE) assessments
for the tanker market, starting
from 9 March. The service
already provides |
DGS's Stimulus package set to
boost coastal shipping
T
he Director General of
Shipping has assured a
stimulus package to boost
coastal shipping. This could not only
dramatically enhance employment
but also lead to a significant shift in
cargo |
DGS's Stimulus package set to boost coastal shipping (Contd.)
be moderated or done away with,
since much time is wasted in paper
work besides adding to costs. In
China there are 13,000 vessels
operating along the coast since
regulations are much simpler," h |
TOP STORY - United Nations agencies partner with shipping orporations
A
Global Industr y
Alliance (GIA) was
launched on March 02,
2009 at the Headquarters of the
International Maritime
Organization (IMO) in London, to
tackle the threats of marine bio-
invasi |
LEAD STORY - Anglo-Eastern inaugurates
its 1st German office in Bremen
A
nglo-Eastern CEO,
Peter Cremers had a big
week in Germany, first
opening his Group's first fully
operational ship management office
in Germany and then participating
in Marine Money's ann |
IN BRIEF - UK Club tonnage down
The UK P&I Club's total mutual
owned tonnage fell 7% at latest
renewals and now stands at 104m
gt. About three-quarters of the
tonnage which moved was from five
Members, of whom only three left
|
COVER STORY - Indian ship recyclers oppose
IMO draft at Mumbai workshop
S
erious differences came to
the fore between Indian
ship breakers and the
international body, as the draft on
International Convention for the
Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of S |
Indian ship recyclers oppose IMO draft at Mumbai workshop (Contd.)
the shipowners to the ship recyclers.
"There is no clear demarcation
when a ship ceases to be a ship,"
stated Mr Nagarsheth. "Once a
ship is delivered to the ship recycler,
it should cease to be |
MARINE ACCIDENTS - Engine turbocharger failures
O
n one vessel I
commanded, the
generators were barely
able to produce 40 per cent of their
rated capacity. More worryingly,
there were frequent blackouts,
endangering the safety of own and |
Indian ship recyclers oppose IMO draft at Mumbai workshop
Serious differences came to the fore
between Indian ship breakers and
the international body, as the draft
on International Convention for the
Safe and Environmentally Sound
Recycling of Ships |
G E Shipping contracts to
sell a gas carrier.
The Great Eastern Shipping Co
Ltd. (G E Shipping) has
contracted to sell its LPG gas
carrier, "Jag Vayu". The 1978
built, 28,400 dwt vessel will be
delivered to the buyers in Q4
Fy2009.
The Com |
Pirates Free Fishing
Vessel
Somali pirates released the
Chinese fishing vessel Tianyu
No. 8, owned by China's
Tianjin Ocean Fishing
Company, yesterday, according
to China's news agency Xinhua.
The agency added that the
Ch |
LEAD STORY -
CTL-IMEX focuses on
Empowering Growth
T
he two-day International
Conference on Ports,
Cargo and Logistics
Powering Economic Growth :
Logi(Sti) Cal Approach held at
the Bombay Exhibition Centre,
Mumbai on 29th and 30th January,
|
COVER STORY -
MSC conference holds an edge
T
he two-day conference of
Mediterranean Shipping
Company (MSC) held at
the J. W Marriott, Mumbai on 30th
and 31st January 2009 was akin to a
home coming for the officers of the ship
board |
BOOK REVIEW -
Memories of Another Day
M
emories of another day'
is the story of an Indian
Captain of a ship
stalled in a foreign strife-torn land
and how he faces up to the
challenges of isolation and an
uncertain future. The l |
CTL-IMEX focuses on Empowering Growth (Contd.)
and we have to learn to look bigger
and bolder and invest more
proactively.
We need to connect the coastal
railways (particularly the Konkan
railway) with the railway system in
Central India. In |
MSC conference
holds an edge
The two-day conference of
Mediterranean Shipping
Company (MSC) held at the J. W
Marriott, Mumbai on 30th and
31st January 2009 was akin to a
home coming for the officers of the
ship board sta |
