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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN

Volume XX No. 5

July 2008

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

MARITIME KNOWLEDGE CENTRE
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CONTENTS

1. CASUALTIES 2

2. IMO 5

3. LAW AND POLICY 5

4. MARINE TECHNOLOGY 11

5. MARITIME SAFETY 11

6. MARITIME SECURITY 15

7. NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 18

8. POLLUTION 19

9. PORTS AND HARBOURS 24

10. SEAFARERS 24

11. SHIPBUILDING AND RECYCLING OF SHIPS 28

12. SHIPPING 30

13. SPECIAL REPORTS 32


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1. CASUALTIES

Sulpicio passenger fleet suspended .Authorities in the Philippines have founddeficiencies with seven passenger vessels belonging to Sulpicio Lines. The Sulpicio Linesfleet has been suspended pending investigationafter the 24-year-old, 23,824gt Princess of theStars capsized in a typhoon on June 21, leavingmore than 800 presumed dead. LLOYD'S LIST,02 July 2008 (No.59,705) , p 1

The Philippines fails to learn from pastmistakes . Yet again, heartrending images ofgrieving relatives have been flashed around theworld as the Philippines deals with its latestferry disaster. All but 57 of the 862 passengersand crew perished when the 24-year-old Princessof the Stars capsized in a typhoon. While mostof the bodies still lie trapped in the upturned hullof the ageing vessel, the blame game has alreadystarted in earnest. LLOYD'S LIST, 02 July2008 (No.59,705) , pp 8-9

Sulpicio casualties mount . Sulpicio Lines isa Cebu-based shipping company founded in1973 by Go Guico So, a Chinese immigrant and previously a managing partner in Carlos A.Gothong Shipping Lines. The company has a poor safety record and, according to data fromLloyds MIU, its fleet has had 45 casualties overthe last 28 years. LLOYD'S LIST, 02 July 2008(No.59,705) , p 9

Work starts to shift ship that cannot budge .Wreck removal operations on the New Carissa,the woodchip carrier that has become famous asthe ship that cannot be budged, have begun inCoos Bay, Oregon, writes Rajesh Joshi.LLOYD'S LIST, 03 July 2008 (No.59,706) , p 1

Sulpicio Lines capsized ferry to be refloated .The capsized Philippines ferry Princess of the

Stars is to be refloated, according to agovernment official, writes Marcus Hand inSingapore. LLOYD'S LIST, 03 July 2008(No.59,706) , p 3

Exercising professionalism . Sulpicio shouldnot be so quick to point the finger. Goodseamanship is based on experience and includesrespect for the weather and being prudent intaking precautions. It also includes learninglessons. FAIRPLAY, 03 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6488), pp 1-2

Weathermen blamed by Sulpicio for sinking .Sulpicio Lines, operator of the Philippines ferryPrincess of the Stars, appeared last week to be

clutching at straws in the wind when explainingwhy the ro-pax sailed, dooming more than 700 people aboard. Apart from attributing thetyphoon disaster to an act of God, Sulpiciosaid the weather bureau had been late inreporting a shift of course by TyphoonFengshen. FAIRPLAY, 03 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6488), p 8

Hosco capesize suffers cracks belowwaterline . A 22-year-old capesize bulkersuffered cracking below the waterline off thecoast of South Africa early last month. The182,200-dwt Hebei Wisdom (built 1986) went infor repair at Richards Bay on 9 June aftersuffering water ingress from a crack over ametre long in its port-side hull. TRADEWINDS,04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p 47

Nel ship grounds . Nel Lines's 19,200-gt

Theofilos (built 1975), carrying 478 passengersand 97 crew, has hit a reef en route to Piraeusfrom Mytiline, on Lesbos. An evacuation was prepared but the master decided to continue tothe island after initial investigations deemed itsafe. TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p 46

Five missing, five dead in cargoship tragedy .Up to 10 crew are feared dead after a cargoshipcapsized off China's east coast. The incident onSaturday involved a ship reported by Chinesemedia as the Haoping. Five people areconfirmed dead and another five missing.TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p46

Owners and Hong Kong blamed forNeftegaz-67 . Ukrainian report accusesterritorys marine authority and both shipsinvolved in fatal collision. The offshore supplyvessel Neftegaz-67, the panamax bulker Yao Haiand Hong Kongs Marine Department have been blamed for the territorys worst maritimeaccident in nearly 40 years in a preliminaryreport by the Ukrainian government. LLOYD'SLIST, 07 July 2008 (No.59,708) , p 5

Empty ballast tanks may have caused ferrydisaster . The inquiry into the capsizing ofPhilippines ferry the Princess of the Stars hashighlighted insufficient ballast as a possiblecause, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008 (No.59,708) , p 5

Sulpicio inquiry targets stability . Two ofthe ballast tanks on the Philippines ro-pax ferryPrincess of the Stars were empty when the shipleft Manila, the inquiry into its capsize has heard.


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In addition, there were allegations of poormanagement practice over communications. Therevelation that 10 tonnes of the highly toxic pesticide endosulfan was being carried withoutnotification on the bill of lading has promptedoperator, Sulpicio Lines, to slam its owner DelMonte. FAIRPLAY, 10 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6489), p 12

Fall in Japanese cargoship accidents .Serious accidents involving cargoships aredecreasing in Japan despite an increasingcasualty trend in the rest of the world.TheJapanese Marine Accidents Inquiry Agency(MAIA) report into casualties last year revealedit was involved in 1,143 cases includingmerchant ships, fishing vessels and pleasure boats. TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 39

Second grounding for cruiseship . The1,470-gt Spirit of Glacier Bay ran agroundMonday morning at Tarr Inlet, near Glacier Bay National Park. The ship's hull was notcompromised. It is the second grounding inabout eight months for the US-flag cruiseship.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 39

Atlantic ablaze in Miami . A vessel named asAtlantic suffered a huge blaze in the MiamiRiver on Saturday night with more than 100firefighters needed to extinguish the flames overthree hours. Flames and dense, dark smoke were billowing from the cargo area of the 200-ft ship.Inside, cars, mattresses and bicycles wereablaze. TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 39

Philippines pressures Sulpicio to salvageferry . Sulpicio Lines attempts to quash aninquiry into the Princess of the Stars ferrydisaster have failed and the beleaguered ferryoperator now faces mounting pressure to salvagethe vessel, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.LLOYDS LIST, 14 July 2008 (No.59,713) , p 3

Sulpicio faces calls to extend ferry inquiryover whole fleet . Top politician criticisesPhilippine authorities over the owners poorsafety record. Senior Philippine politicians arecalling for an inquiry into the capsizing ofPrincess of the Stars to be extended to all ofSulpicio Lines fleet, after the companyscasualty record was made public. LLOYDS

LIST, 15 July 2008 (No.59,714) , p 20Titan to salvage Filipino ferry . SulpicioLines has appointed Titan Salvage to salvage the

wreck of Princess of the Stars, writes MarcusHand in Singapore. LLOYDS LIST, 16 July2008 (No.59,715) , p 5

Inspections rapped in Setsuyo Star report .Serious structural failure in the forward hold ofa capesize nearly led to the loss of the ship in theSouth Atlantic, a report by the Bahamas

Maritime Authority has concluded. LLOYDSLIST, 17 July 2008 (No.59,716) , p 3

IMO salvage expert sent to Princess of theStars . The International MaritimeOrganization has sent a salvage expert to Manilato assist with operations to remove the Princessof the Stars wreck, writes Richard Meade.LLOYDS LIST, 21 July 2008 (No.59,718) , p 5

An accident of two halves - Barge splits .The US Coast Guard closed 19 miles of the

Mississippi River around New Orleans yesterdayfollowing a collision in which the combinedchemical and oil tanker Tintomara cut a barge inhalf. LLOYDS LIST, 24 July 2008(No.59,721) , p 3

Shipping companies plea . PhilippinesPresident Gloria Macapagal Arroyo metrepresentatives from 20 shipping companies inCebu yesterday as they lobbied to get SulpicioLines fleet back in action, writes Marcus Handin Singapore. LLOYDS LIST, 24 July 2008(No.59,721) , p 5

London counts Napoli costs amid globalfinancial storm . Beached boxship casualtycost mounts to $185m while club callsinvestment losses challenging. Marine mutualthe London Club has taken a battering fromturbulent conditions in the global financialmarkets over the last year, but it is the dramasurrounding the stormblown boxship MSC Napoli that dominates 2007. LLOYDS LIST,

24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 7Napoleon Bonaparte meets its Waterloo .SNCM ferry badly damaged in strong winds. Acar ferry belonging to French Mediterraneanoperator SNCM suffered serious damage onMonday evening after a towline snapped as itwas in the process of berthing with tugassistance in strong winds in the port ofMarseilles. LLOYDS LIST, 25 July 2008(No.59,722) , p 4

Ferries collide at Andros port . Blue StarFerries cancelled yesterdays departures for its1974-built Superferry II after the ro-ro passengerferry was damaged in a collision in Gavrion, the


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main port of Andros island, writes NigelLowry. LLOYDS LIST, 25 July 2008(No.59,722) , p 4

Singapore deaths add to safety worries .Two men working on an liquefied petroleumgas tanker in Singapore died after theyapparently fell into a tank, bringing the death toll

in the countrys yards to seven since June 8,writes Marissa Chew in Singapore. LLOYDSLIST, 25 July 2008 (No.59,722) , p 4

'Setsuyo Star' report sounds safety warning .A hard-hitting report into the Setsuyo Starincident suggests the ageing capesize fleet couldstill be vulnerable to structural failure. TheBahamas-flag probe has highlighted a number offailings in the inspection and operation of bulkers despite a recent tightening of regulationsto improve safety. TRADEWINDS, 25 July

2008 (Vol.19 No.30), p 34Near miss sparks probe . A near-missincident between a Maersk tanker and a bulkerin the Dover Strait last week is beinginvestigated by the Bahamas and the UK.Maersk tells Tradewinds its tanker, theSingapore-flag, 29,000-dwt chemical/ productstanker Maersk Borneo (built 2007), was allowedto continue its voyage after reporting the 10 Julyincident to the Dover coastguard.TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.30), p35

Demands for Greek safety probe after LPGcarrier blast kills eight . Police use tear gas onfurious workers in wake of latest explosion atPerama shiprepair zone. Greece has launched aninvestigation into last weeks fatal blast on boarda liquefied petroleum gas carrier that killed eightmen, but workers are calling for a wider probeinto shipyard safety standards at the countryscrowded Perama shiprepair zone. LLOYDSLIST, 28 July 2008 (No.59,723) , p 1

Excel faces $1.4m bill for Angela Stargrounding . A dry bulk carrier belonging toGreece-based Excel Maritime Carriers willundergo permanent repairs following agrounding incident late last week, writes PaulTugwell in Athens. LLOYDS LIST, 28 July2008 (No.59,723) , p 5

Friendshipgas blast was during finalwelding . Final welding was being done last

Thursday on board the liquefied petroleum gascarrier Friendshipgas before the vessel burst intoflames in Greece, killing eight men, the vessels

managing company has reported. LLOYDSLIST, 29 July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 1

Success - Carrier refloated . Multraship hasrefloated the 25,615 gt, Panamanian-flaggedvehicle carrier Grand Dubai, which grounded inthe River Scheldt on July 18 while outboundfrom Antwerp in ballast. LLOYDS LIST, 29

July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 2Snarled by crash, spill and bureaucracy .Consecutive closures of the upper and lowerreaches of the Mississippi River are provingcostly and raising questions, Will Watson reports.Days after the upper Mississippi River was fullyreopened after flooding halted traffic for weeks,a collision between a tanker and a fuel bargeshut the lower river for almost another week.FAIRPLAY, 31 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6492), pp 4-5

Delay for Stars salvor . Under intense state pressure, the operator of the Philippinescapsized ferry Princess of the Stars has finallysigned a contract and guarantee letter to pay asalvor to retrieve toxic pesticide from the ship.FAIRPLAY, 31 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6492), p 8

Lessons from the Pasha Bulker . TheAustralian Transport Safety Bureau has issuedits report of the grounding of the bulk carrierPasha Bulker off the Port of Newcastle, NewSouth Wales, in the violent weather which sweptacross the roadstead in June last year.LLOYDS LIST MARITIME ASIA, June-July2008, p 44

Napoli report signals changes ahead . Boxship design and operation were scrutinised. Whatare the likely implications for the industry?.Initial reactionto the UK Marine AccidentInvestigation Branch (MAIB) report on the MSC

Napoli was, it must be said, somewhat mixed.FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, July 2008 (Issue142), pp 32-33

A weighty issue for all . In addition to thestructural failure of the vessel, the MAIB report[on the MSC Napoli] focused on two issues:overweight containers and the commercial pressures applied to ships and their crews.FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, July 2008 (Issue142), p 34

Container losses . The spring meeting of theLondon Branch attracted a large audience toHQS Wellington. The focus of the meeting wasto look at some of the issues behind losses and


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damage in the container trade, in the light ofrecent incidents and in the wake of the publication of the MAIB report of the MSC Napoli. SEAWAYS, July 2008, pp 32-34

Burning ship breached SOLAS rules, saysATSB . A general cargo ship that caught fireoff the coast of Dampier, Western Australia,

breached SOLAS rules on the carrying ofdangerous goods, an Australian Transport SafetyBureau (ATSB) investigation has found.SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, July2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 6

Ferry crash highlights fears over PECabuse . Nautilus UK has expressed freshconcern about the abuse of pilotage exemptioncertificates (PECs) following an investigationinto a contact incident between two ferries in the port of Hull last year. TELEGRAPH, July 2008(Vol.41 No.07), p 13

Losses rise dramatically . There has been adramatic rise in the number of ship total and partial losses, and the upward trend looks likelyto continue, according to the International Unionof Marine Insurance. New figures released bythe International Union of Marine Insurance(IUMI), which represents marine underwritersworldwide, indicate the total loss figure for the2006 year has jumped from an early estimate of67 to 92 (all figures relate to ships of 500gt andabove), an increase of 37%. MARITIME RISKINTERNATIONAL, April 2008 (Vol. 22 Issue3), p 6

From black-grey-white detention-based listsof flags to black-grey-white casualty-basedlists of categories of vessesl . At the time whena correspondence group has been set up by theSub-Committee on Flag State Implementation ofIMO for defining objectives, framework ofmechanisms and methodology for a study on the

combination of casualty and Port State Controlrelated data, this paper has the ambition to provide a valuable contribution to the group indiscussions on the case for the necessity ofcombining casualty data and PSC related datawith a view to complement current processing offlag State performance and the targeting criteriafor ships inspections. THE JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION, July 2008 (Vol.61 No.3) pp485-497

Plus de 740 disparus dans un naufrage auxPhilippines . Quelque 740 personnes sont portes disparues aprs le naufrage du ferryPrincess of the Stars, pris dans le typhonFengshen le 20 juin au centre des Philippines.

LE JOURNAL DE LA MARINAMARCHANDE, 27 June 2008, (No.4622-4623), p 7

Le Pacific-Star rong par la corrosion .Immatricul en Grande-Bretagne, ce paquebottransportant 1830 personnes se fait fortementchahuter dans le mauvais temps. Aprs une

visite de la coque, la Maritime and CoastguardAgency a exig le passage immdiat en dry docket le dbarquement des passagers. LEJOURNAL DE LA MARINA MARCHANDE,27 June 2008, (No.4622-4623), p 10

2. IMO

Futurology at the IMO . If you want to knowwhat the future holds for shipping, then the

newly refurbished headquarters of the IMO isthe best place to start. As part of its celebrationslast week to mark the 100th session of the IMOCouncil, the organisation had invited youngstersat the nearby St Barnabas Church of EnglandPrimary School to enter a competition to painthow they imagine shipping in the future willlook. FAIRPLAY, 03 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue6488), p 52

Wrong priorities . Another ferry disasterinvolving hundreds of deaths and yet the IMO

chooses to announce more focus on theenvironment. Arent the priorities wrong? Itseemed to Solutions that the IMO was beingmore than a little insensitive in its timing of theannouncement of Climate change: a challengefor IMO too! as the theme for next years WorldMaritime Day. FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, July2008 (Issue 142), pp 1-2

OMI: anniversaries en srie . LOMI aconnu une semaine de clbrations la mi-juin,inaugure par le secrtaire gnral de lONUBan Ki-moon. Elle a ainsi marqu la 100 sessionde son conseil, les 60 ans de la convention laconcernant, le cinquantenaire de son entre envigueur, le 25 anniversaire de lUniversitmaritime mondial et le 20 de lInstitutinternational de droit maritime. LE JOURNALDE LA MARINA MARCHANDE, 27 June2008, (No.4622-4623), p 4

3. LAW AND POLICY

Hebei Spirit officers to face retrial . Twosenior officers from the Hebei Spirit who werecleared last week of pollution charges will face a


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retrial after South Korean prosecutors gavenotice they would appeal against the decision,writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong. LLOYD'SLIST, 01 July 2008 (No.59,704) , p 3

OSG legal win wiped out . OverseasShipholding Group has suffered a significantsetback in its oily water separator case in the US,

as an appellate court overturned a lower courtsdismissal of criminal charges against the tankerfirm and one of its chief engineers. LLOYD'SLIST, 02 July 2008 (No.59,705) , p 3

Hot topic - Erika ruling affects clean-upcosts . Last months judgment in the EuropeanCourt of Justice over the application of theEuropean Union Waste Directive to the Erikacase is likely to have different effects for spillsfrom tankers and non-tankers. LLOYD'S LIST,02 July 2008 (No.59,705) , p 7

Victims of Hebei Spirit spill to receivepayouts within months . Total losses fromdamages estimated at $553m. Victims of SouthKoreas worst oil spill could start to receivecompensation in months rather than years,following the signing of a landmark co-operationagreement between P&I club Skuld and theKorean government. LLOYD'S LIST, 03 July2008 (No.59,706) , p 3

Deterrence versus overkill . Punitivedamages - a remedy specifically designed todeter and punish - were at the centre of the USSupreme Courts Exxon Valdez ruling. The justices upheld the validity of punitive damagesin US maritime law (see Newswatch, p10), butthankfully they also injected fairness into theequation by limiting liabilities for all but themost egregious violators. FAIRPLAY, 03 July2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6488), p 2

Fake visa scam foiled by border guards inFinland . Border guards in Finland have foiledthree attempts by bogus shipping companies toobtain transit visas to the country for seafarerswho were also fake. The attempts stretched fromlast month back to January 2007. These followedthe same pattern, whereby a nonexistentshipping company approached a Finnish portagent seeking to arrange transit visas forseafarers. FAIRPLAY, 03 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6488), p 6

Rock collision sparks tighter ferry rules .

Memories of the nightmare sinking of theGreek ferry Express Samina in September 2000were revived last week when another ferrystruck a rock in the eastern Aegean. The

incidents showed striking similarities, andsparked new safety rules. FAIRPLAY, 03 July2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6488), p 7

NCL faces medical bill for Norway blastvictims . Victims get backing of Miami-DadeCounty to pursue cruise line for massive payments. Victims of the Norway explosion

have demanded tens of millions of dollarstowards full restitution, and accused operator Norwegian Cruise Line of placing corporate profits ahead of safety. LLOYD'S LIST, 04July 2008 (No.59,707) , p 2

UN lifts ban on former Liberia maritimeofficial . Gerald Cooper freed from suspicionof links to disgraced dictator. The United Nations has lifted a seven-year travel ban on US- based Liberian registry consultant GeraldCooper, who has been linked to disgraced ex-

Liberian president Charles Taylor. LLOYD'SLIST, 04 July 2008 (No.59,707) , p 4

Oil companies to foot $100m for 'HebeiSpirit' victims . Oil companies around theworld face a $100m bill as their contribution tocompensation victims of the 270,000-dwt HebeiSpirit (built 1993) tanker spill.The levy is thehighest since 2000 and is a compulsory paymentthat has to be made by November under theinternational oil-pollution conventions that are inforce in about 100 countries. TRADEWINDS,04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p 19

Sulpicio payout for 'Princess of the Stars'$7.85m . Sulpicio Lines is set to receive morein an insurance payout for the loss of the ro-roferry Princess of the Stars than the total to be paid to the families of the 800 passengers andcrew who lost their lives when the ship capsized.The Philippine shipowner has both hull andaccident-insurance cover from a small localinsurance company, Oriental Assurance.

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Freed 'Hebei Spirit' officers detained . Twoofficers found innocent in the Hebei Spirit oilspill have been blocked from leaving Seoulairport in South Korea. The two men, shipmaster Jasprit Chawla and chief officer SyamChetan, were set to return home to their familiesafter seven months in South Korea awaiting trailat Daejeon District court. TRADEWINDS, 04July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p 47

Aussie's win back 'Pasha Bulker' costs .New South Wales's local government says itwill be reimbursed $1.8m in an insurance claim


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from the salvage operation of the 76,600-dwt bulker Pasha Bulker (built 2006), whichgrounded on the Australian coast.TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p46

Shippers slam UN draft convention .Concern that new rules offer no improvements.

European shippers have criticised a United Nations draft liability convention on carriage ofgoods by sea as heralding a pre-Hague Rulesfree-for-all. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 2

Skulds Hebei Spirit pact sets valuableprecedent . Agreement removes fear ofmaking large payment into court. The agreement between P&I club Skuld and South Korea overthe Hebei Spirit spill compensation has averted asituation where the club might have had nooption but to pay compensation into court,resulting in long delays before its distribution toclaimants. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 3

EU maritime lead should be followed, urgesBorg . European states should emulateBrussels new, holistic and joined-up approachto policies. European Union governments shouldfollow the European Commission in adoptingintegrated maritime policies, according to

Brussels maritime affairs commissioner JoeBorg. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008(No.59,716) , p 2

China sets the ball rolling on spill law .Long-awaited regulations to ensure effectiveimplementation of marine pollution preventionmeasures have been set in motion in China.Fairplay understands from reliable sources thatdraft regulations are being discussed andreviewed internally by the legal affairs office ofthe State Council. FAIRPLAY, 17 July 2008

(Vol.363 Issue 6490), p 8Bulker grounding spills into three-waytussle . What may have seemed like a routine ifunfortunate bulker grounding last summer on theOrinoco River has now turned into a three-waycourtroom battle involving three companies onthree continents, two courts and a nationalisationthreat. FAIRPLAY, 17 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6490), p 12

Hebei Spirit pair face another year in Korea .The master and chief officer from the tankerHebei Spirit, which was involved in SouthKoreas worst oil spill, may not be able to leaveKorea until the entire appeals process is

exhausted, which may be at least another year.LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008 (No.59,717) , p 1

Gentle persuasion . The intentions of theEuropean Commission regarding the widely-consulted integrated maritime policy aregradually emerging. Speaking at a recentmeeting in Roscoff, Brittany, to ministers for

European affairs, Joe Borg spoke of solidarityand co-operation as the basis for the developingEU maritime policy perspective. LLOYDSLIST, 18 July 2008 (No.59,717) , p 8

Probe into class body hotting up . Brusselshas told the IACS that it wants answersregarding its membership criteria. The EuropeanCommission (EC) competition authorities havestepped up a probe into the activities of theInternational Association of ClassificationSocieties (IACS). TRADEWINDS, 18 July2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 34

Rush to order bulkers linked to effort toavoid regulations . Shipowners and buildersappear to be putting money before safety again by ordering early to avoid costly new coatingsregulations. Bulkers with box-shape holds andiron-ore carriers now have to employ enhancedcoatings, known as the performance standard for protective coatings (PSPC), in ballast-tankareas. TRADEWINDS, 18 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 34

Marine Navigation Bill on course . Unions pleased with Transport Committees backing oflegislation, but employers less happy. A cross- party group of MPs has broadly backed thecurrent Marine Navigation Bill, with thesignificant rider that it would prefer the PortMarine Safety Code to be put on a statutoryfooting. LLOYDS LIST, 21 July 2008(No.59,718) , p 2

Brussels class probe requests more data . Atleast two top-tier organisations are facing writtenquestions from the European Commission as part of a cartel probe into members of theInternational Association of ClassificationSocieties, writes David Osler. LLOYDS LIST,21 July 2008 (No.59,718) , p 3

Second push for Athens convention .Extending scope of regulation is feasible. TheEuropean parliament is to defy European Union

ministers with a second attempt to enforce theAthens convention on domestic trades.LLOYDS LIST, 22 July 2008 (No.59,719) , p 4


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Outcry forces India to rethink vessel ban .Call for case-by-case assessment of OSVs.India's Shipping Ministry is understood to be re-examining the governments recent order banning foreign flag vessels over 25 years of agefrom entering Indian waters. LLOYDS LIST,22 July 2008 (No.59,719) , p 5

Responsibility redefined . There will be deepunease about the guilty verdict and long sentencegiven to Kristo Laptalo following the trial of themaster and two crew members of the reeferCoral Sea, after the discovery of cocaine in aconsignment of bananas in Patras, Greece.LLOYDS LIST, 22 July 2008 (No.59,719) , p 8

MEPs say refuge decisions should beindependent . The European parliament willattempt to overturn a decision by EuropeanUnion transport ministers to strip maritime

authorities of the power to decide the fate ofstricken vessels without political interference,writes Justin Stares in Brussels. LLOYDSLIST, 23 July 2008 (No.59,720) , p 3

Napoli sets paradigm for group litigation .Boxship casualty shows way forward for GLO.The MSC Napoli group litigation order is ashining example of how to manage containervessel casualty litigation, write Scott Pilkingtonand Angelina Davidson-Houston. LLOYDSLIST, 23 July 2008 (No.59,720) , p 7

France overhauls pollution laws . Jail threatremoved but maximum fines hiked. The French parliament has introduced an anti-pollution lawthat will abolish the threat of shippingcompanies facing fines of up to four times thevalue of the cargo carried by their vessels.LLOYDS LIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 3

Magistrate urges Azerbaijan to chargeofficers . France is to ask Azerbaijan to prosecute the master and first officer of afreighter involved in a fatal collision with aFrench fishing boat off the Brittany coast lastAugust, writes Andrew Spurrier. LLOYDSLIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 3

Strasbourg to refine EU class directive . TheEuropean Parliament will attempt to knockrough edges off the proposed class societydirective, a newly-released document shows.LLOYDS LIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 3

French owners slam Med security tax .French owners have hit out against aMediterranean Union proposal to levy a securitytax against ships operating in the southern

European basin. The proposal has souredindustry expectations that the President Sarkozy-inspired Mediterranean Union would herald the birth of a new era of maritime businessopportunity. FAIRPLAY, 24 July 2008(Vol.363 Issue 6491), p 6

French target polluters . Captains of ships

that pollute French waters will in future faceheavy prison sentences. The French authoritieswill crack down on polluters with fines of up to 15M ($23.86M) and impose prison sentences ofup to 10 years. FAIRPLAY, 24 July 2008(Vol.363 Issue 6491), p 7

US icebreaking becomes hot topic . In thehabitually steamy summer-time weather inWashington, where discussions of ice usuallyrevolve around having enough in ones drink,last weeks talks on Capitol Hill were heated andcentred on Americas ability to break ice inwintertime waters. FAIRPLAY, 24 July 2008(Vol.363 Issue 6491), p 12

Who rules the waves? . The Canary Islandsruling regional coalition government is keen tocontrol the waters surrounding the archipelago but the issue is complex. Spains centralgovernment and the local Canary Islandsgovernment are engulfed in a new row over whorules the waves surrounding the Canary Islandsarchipelago. FAIRPLAY, 24 July 2008(Vol.363 Issue 6491), pp 26-27

Fleet Management indicted by grand juryover Cosco Busan . Company charged on sixfelony counts and pilot of ship is also indicted onenvironmental crimes. Fleet Management, theHong Kong-based shipmanagement company,has been indicted by a federal grand jury in SanFrancisco for negligently causing an oil spill andfalsifying documents related to the Cosco Busanincident in California last November.

LLOYDS LIST, 25 July 2008 (No.59,722) , p 1Croatian master jailed . A Greek court hassentenced a Croatian master to jail for 14 yearsafter he was found guilty of smuggling drugs.Kristo Laptalo has already spent one year in aGreek prison awaiting trial on charges of tryingto smuggle 51 kilograms of cocaine hiddeninside boxes of Ecuadorian bananas.TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.30), p35

Ferries float to safety . A Philippines politician has called for all domestic ferryowners to float their shares in a bid to improvecorporate governance in the wake of the Princess


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of the Stars tragedy. Joseph Santiago, vice-chairman of the House of Representativeslegislative franchises committee, also saysowners should have to apply to Congress for afranchise to operate their vessels.TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.30), p35

Guilty verdict on Coral Sea master isflawed and disregards law . Lawyersrepresenting jailed Croatian reefer master KristoLaptalo have said that an appeal against hisGreek court sentence of 14 years for narcoticsoffences is unlikely to be heard until next year,writes Nigel Lowry. LLOYDS LIST, 28 July2008 (No.59,723) , p 1

Brussels tussles with port state rules .Problem areas include inspections and banning.The extent to which European Union member

states should be allowed to miss their ownsubstandard ship inspection targets has becomethe subject of a political tussle betweeninstitutions within Brussels. LLOYDS LIST,29 July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 2

Sellafield appeals against plutoniumtransport ban . French flag up failure toconform with certificate of approval. SellafieldLtd is appealing against a ban on plutoniumtransport due to non-conformities flagged up by the French authorities over a shipment ofnuclear material by a ferry operated byInternational Nuclear Services. LLOYDSLIST, 29 July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 3

Relatives stunned at acquittals in Al SalamBoccaccio trial . Two and a half years after theferry Al Salam Boccaccio 98 sank in the RedSea, killing more than 1,000 people, five of thesix men tried in an Egyptian court formanslaughter have been acquitted, writesRainbow Nelson. LLOYDS LIST, 29 July2008 (No.59,724) , p 3

Be responsible . The tendency to pre-judgethe outcome of a trial or investigation is a traitthat humans seem unable to evolve beyond. Justas we like to shoot the messenger - or moreusually the media - for delivering bad news, theera of the soundbite means a process of judgment often begins before even the preliminary facts are in. LLOYDS LIST, 29July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 8

India U-turn over foreign offshore rigrestrictions . Intense lobbying forces regulatorto change discriminatory rules. Indian oilexploration and production companies have been

given permission to hire foreign offshore vesselsand rigs over the age of 25 years, subject to theirfulfilling the requisite safety requirements.LLOYDS LIST, 30 July 2008 (No.59,725) , p 5

Landmark ruling clarifies how UAE mightlimit liability . Case indicates stance on 1976convention. A recent landmark legal ruling on

limitation of liability for marine claims in theUAE has provided clarification on how localcourts will deal with the issue. The judgmentwill be welcomed as giving an indication of howthe 1976 Convention on the Limitation ofLiability for Maritime Claims will be applied inthe country. LLOYDS LIST, 30 July 2008(No.59,725) , p 7

I spy a problem . Injustice brings tworeactions: outrage and silence. Those whoremain silent are usually outraged but cant quitefind the words to express their anger in politesociety. This weeks decision to acquit thechairman and vice-chairman of the company thatowned and operated the ferry Al SalamBoccaccio 98, together with three otherdefendants, of the manslaughter of more than1,000 people should make us take a deep breath. FAIRPLAY, 31 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6492), p 2

Salvors voice concern over IMO BunkerSpill Convention . Arnold Witte, president ofthe International Salvage Union looks at the potential problem for towage companiesresulting from the latest IMO legislation. THEMOTORSHIP, July-August 2008 (Vol.89 Issue1051), p 24

Impact of changes in MARPOL regulationson cargo carrying capacity of tankersoperating on Shelltime 4 form ofcharterparty . Golden Fleece Maritime Incand Another v ST Shipping & Transport Inc

(The Elli and The Frixos). THE JOURNAL OFINTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW, March April 2008 (Vol.14 Issue 2), pp 95-100

TSIMPLIS, M.N., DrMarine pollution fromshipping activities . Marine pollution is a broad topic which includes national, EuropeanUnion and international legal arrangementstogether with important recent developments.The general legal framework for marine pollution and in particular the position of the person who is liable for damage is examined.THE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONALMARITIME LAW, March April 2008 (Vol.14Issue 2), pp 101-152


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BORDAHANDY, P-J. and FORREST, C.Maritime security and maritime law inAustralia . This article reviews the majorinternational initiatives, particularly thoseinitiated by the IMO and the World CustomsOrganisation which address maritime security,and considers how Australia has implementedthese international regimes. THE JOURNAL

OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW,March April 2008 (Vol.14 Issue 2), pp 162-179

CHUAH, J.ECJ approves directive on ship-source pollution . In the last issue of the JIML(14(2008) at 61), we highlighted the indirectaction of shipowners and members of thesalvage union to challenge the legality ofDirective 2005/35 on Ship-Source Pollutionthrough a reference for a preliminary ruling fromthe English High Court. THE JOURNAL OFINTERNATIONAL MARITIME LAW, March April 2008 (Vol.14 Issue 2), pp 180

When do collision regulations begin toapply ? . The fundamental approaches for preventing collisions at sea are based oninterpreting and understanding the CollisionRegulations correctly. Although the Regulationsare the technical standards of collision avoidanceconduct at sea, they are also the code fordividing liability. THE JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION, July 2008 (Vol.61 No.3) pp515-528

Accident investigation approved at IMO . Anew code adopted under SOLAS will nowrequire all very serious marine casualties to beinvestigated by the flag state of the ship involved.This was decided at the IMO Maritime SafetyCommittee (MSC) 84th session held in London between 7 and 16 May. SAFETY AT SEAINTERNATIONAL, July 2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 7

US Supreme Court rules on Exxon Valdezdamages . On Wednesday, 25 June 2008, theUS Supreme Court released the long-awaitedfinal ruling in the punitive damages case between Exxon Mobil and a host of plaintiffsstemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spillin Alaskas (USA) Prince William Sound, sayingthat the US 2.5 USD billion award in the casewas excessive, and should be slashed to nomore than 507.5 USD million dollars. OILSPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 26 June2008 (Vol.31 No.27), pp 1-2

Hebei Spirit verdicts issued . A district courtin South Korea has handed down guilty verdicts

to two Korean tug boat capatains, but hasexonerated the crew of the ill-fated oil tanker,Hebei Spirit, which leaked some 3.3 milliongallons (79,000 barrels) of crude oil lastDecember off the southern coast of Korea,causing the countrys worst oil spill. OILSPILL INTELLIGENCE REPORT, 26 June2008 (Vol.31 No.27), pp 2-3

Erika spill liability interpretations issued byEU court . The European Union (EU) Court ofJustice in Luxembourg issued a judgement on 24June 2008 interpreting applicability of the EUsWaste Directive to the 12 December 1999 oilspill resulting from the sinking of the oil tankerErika off the coast of France. OIL SPILLINTELLIGENCE REPORT, 02 July 2008(Vol.31 No.28), pp 3-4

Erika : la nouvelle brche confirme . LaCour de Justice des Communauts europennesa partiellement suivi les conclusions de lavocatgnral : un fioul dvers en mer devient bien undchet ; le producteur de ce fioul peut treconsidr comme dtenteur antrieur sil acontribu la pollution et tre ainsi appel rembourser les frais qui ne lauraient t parailleurs. LE JOURNAL DE LA MARINAMARCHANDE, 11 July 2008, (No.4624), p 13

LInternational Group of P&I Clubs inquietdune distorsion de concurrence . Dans salettre interne de juin, lInternational Group ofP&I Club, regroupant 13 P&I Clubs dans lemonde, sinquite dune drive des limites deresponsabilit des armaments oprants sur letransport de passagers par mer et voienavigable . LE JOURNAL DE LA MARINAMARCHANDE, 11 July 2008, (No.4624), p 32

La responsabilit civile du pilote . Le pilotage maritime est une activit peu connue dugrand public. Cette activit consiste ce quun

pilote monte bord des navires approchant ouquittant un port afin dassister, par lesconnaissances particulires quil a des lieux, uncapitaine de faon ce que celui-ci entame ouachve en toute scurit lexpdition maritime.LE DROIT MARITIME FRANAIS, July-August 2008, (No.694), pp 595-609

Concurrence et rglementation dans lesactivits maritimes . Lassociation hellniquede droit maritime et le Scandinavian Institute ofMaritime Law ont organis, Athnes, les 29 et30 mai, le 5me colloque des centres europensde droit maritime, aprs Oslo, Southampton,Ravenne et Nantes en septembre 2006 (ADMO,universit de Nantes, 2007, t.XXV). LE DROIT


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4. MARINE TECHNOLOGY

Italy plans 500m sea research programme .

Project intended to rubber-stamp Made inItaly quality mark of countrys maritimeindustry. The Italian government is considering a proposal for a major new research anddevelopment project for the sea, covering a broad range of areas from maritime transport tosustainable fishing to coastal protection.LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008 (No.59,716) , p 3

Italy charts a course for maritimerenaissance . Italys proposed 500m researchand innovation programme is a national projectthat will benefit the entire country. JohnMcLaughlin looks at the countrys plans totranslate its sea knowledge into industrycompetitiveness. LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008(No.59,717) , p 4

Societies to share stability research . PolishRegister and ABS to share in analysis of loadconditions. Collaboration between ABS and thePolish Register of Shipping on two key maritimesafety research projects is likely to throw upsome interesting questions as it develops.LLOYDS LIST, 22 July 2008 (No.59,719) , p 7

Dont blame the iceberg . In January 1943,the tanker Schenectady had just completed builders sea trials, when without warning andwith a report which was heard for at least a mile,the deck and sides of the vessel fractured just aftof the bridge superstructure. FAIRPLAY, 31July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6492), p 40

5. MARITIME SAFETY

Greece reviews safety after serious ferrycrash . Greeces shipping ministry is tighteningup safety measures after a 33-year-old NELLines passenger-vehicle ferry hit a reef off theAegean island of Oinoussai on Saturdayafternoon, writes Nigel Lowry in Athens.LLOYD'S LIST, 01 July 2008 (No.59,704) , p 3

Life cycle realities . We are headed, ABS president and chief operating officer ChristopherWiernicki said the other day, in the direction ofstandards that more closely reflect actual in-service experience. Speaking at this years

American Petroleum Institute, he was attemptingto sketch some of the main changes which theindustry, and its classification society assistants,would have to confront in the short to mediumterm. LLOYD'S LIST, 02 July 2008(No.59,705) , p 8

French owners demand action on flag state

issue . Group wants France to use its EU presidency to apply draft directive. Frenchshipowners have joined forces with leadingmaritime institutions and non-governmentalorganisations in calling on the government to useits European Union presidency to press forapplication of the draft directive on thereinforcement of flag state responsibility.LLOYD'S LIST, 03 July 2008 (No.59,706) , p 2

Up all night . Pilots often pick up safety cluesthe rest of us miss in the fevered race to get a

ship alongside, discharged, loaded and out againon the next tide. In a brief note, one pilot reportson a newbuilding box ship arriving at a majorUK port. Did this one yesterday, he writes,maiden voyage. Really nice job, fast andresponsive. FAIRPLAY, 03 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6488), p 2

StatoilHydro criticised for platformdeficiencies . On the 20th anniversary of thePiper Alpha oil platform disaster in the UK North Sea, a Norwegian company has beenordered to improve drilling conditions on a key production platform, writes Martyn Wingrove.LLOYD'S LIST, 04 July 2008 (No.59,707) , p 2

Piper Alpha: 20 years on . The explosion onthe Piper Alpha oil production platform on July6, 1988, which killed 167 offshore workers,rocked the energy industry to its roots. Sincethen, offshore safety in the North Sea hasimproved dramatically, but there are still seriousconcerns over the physical state of the older platforms. LLOYD'S LIST, 04 July 2008(No.59,707) , pp 8-9

Cause and effects . Piper Alpha was an oiland gas production platform in block 15/17 ofthe UK central North Sea. It was one of the first platforms to start production when it came online in December 1976 and made a keycontribution to the oil flowing out of the Flottatanker terminal in Orkney, writes MartynWingrove. LLOYD'S LIST, 04 July 2008(No.59,707) , p 9

Bid for quality breaks down . Hull playersand P&I clubs are abandoning joint efforts tocrack down on substandard shipping. A bid to


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get hull underwriters to join forces with the protection-and-indemnity (P&I) clubs in acrackdown on substandard shipping is to beabandoned. TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008(Vol.19 No.27), p 18

Yet another BP vessel in leak trouble .Containment-systems leaks have been found on

a third trader-class LNG carrier belonging to aUK energy major. Energy major BP has foundmembrane containment-system leaks on the thirdof its three trader-class LNG sisterships.TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p20

IMO updates passengership safety rules .New International Maritime Organizationamendments to the Solas convention aimed atimproving safety on passengership balconiesentered into this month, along with changes

affecting lifeboats and protective clothing, writesSandra Speares. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 7

Kerry demands improved investigation ofcruiseship crimes . Following the hearings oncruise safety last month, US Senator John Kerryhas introduced legislation relating to cruiseshipsafety in the Cruise Vessel Security and SafetyAct 2008. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 7

Moving fast on safety . Just two years ago,there was a terrible blaze aboard the cruiseshipStar Princess at sea in the West Indies, after theignition of material on one of the ships outside balconies. The speed of the fires spread downthe side of the ship, fanned by wind and assisted by the amount of flammable material built intothe balcony structures, was truly terrifying. Itwas a minor miracle that only one passengerdied as a result of smoke inhalation. LLOYD'SLIST, 09 July 2008 (No.59,710) , p 8

Register stresses the little guy . The PolishRegister of Shipping has decided to think smallwith a co-operation deal on safety with theAmerican Bureau of Shipping. The purpose ofthe accord is to address the problems of wateron deck and deck in water (pictured), directednot just at big bulk carriers but also smallerships. FAIRPLAY, 10 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue6489), pp 18-19

Japan outfit plans satellite for polar traders .

A project has been launched to ensure thesafety of ships trading on routes in the Arcticregion. With global warming making an Arcticroute linking east and west possible, work has

begun to help merchant ships through the harshconditions. TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008,(Vol.19 No.28), p 39

Safety call . When private equity came callingfor Inmarsat in 2003, industry was rightlyconcerned. Private equity and public servicerarely go hand in hand. In the event, though

restructuring followed buy-out and flotation,Inmarsat has remained true to its roots.LLOYDS LIST, 14 July 2008 (No.59,713) , p 8

UK issues safety bulletin after gassingcasualties . Urgent guidelines from MAIB aftersix die. A proliferation of gassing tragedies, withsix men dying in enclosed spaces aboard Britishships in a matter of months, has caused the UKMarine Accident Investigation Branch to publishan urgent safety bulletin on such accidents.LLOYDS LIST, 15 July 2008 (No.59,714) , p 2

The final breath . When ships were wind- propelled, the commonest form of fatal accidentwas seafarers falling from the yards into the sea.Hundreds of seafarers died in such a fashionover the years, lifelines being considered effete,if not pointless. LLOYDS LIST, 15 July 2008(No.59,714) , p 8

Dover wreck removed . The wreck of asubmarine that has lain on the seabed in theDover Strait for 90 years was successfullyrelocated in a major salvage operation earlierthis week, writes Michael Grey. LLOYDSLIST, 17 July 2008 (No.59,716) , p 4

New TMSA goes live . A second edition ofthe Tanker Management and Self Assessment(TMSA) programme went live at the start of thismonth. TMSA was developed by the OilCompanies International Marine Forum (OCIMF)and the new version extends its scope and usesnew supporting software, prompting OCIMFdeputy director Captain Mike Sitts to describethe original programming as primitive incomparison. New printed guidelines have also been published. FAIRPLAY, 17 July 2008(Vol.363 Issue 6490), p 12

Cruiseship held over hull damage . Ownerquick to fix problems found by inspection.Bahamas-flagged cruiseship Clipper Pacific wasdetained by the US Coast Guard in New Yorkafter a routine inspection uncovered significanthull damage and over 60 discrepancies

involving fire safety, lifeboats and andlifejackets. The vessel has now been released.LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008 (No.59,717) , p 2


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Friendly face in times of crisis . The sheersize of the ocean is almost an alien concept to a population which has become accustomed toaffordable air travel. It is only deep sea seafarerswho would see nothing remarkable about a threeweek passage across the Pacific during whichtime neither land nor another ship would besighted. LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008

(No.59,717) , p 8When timing is everything . Before Amver,safety of life at sea, even with the advent ofreliable radio communications, was somethingof a lottery. Much depended on what ships werein the vicinity, and moreover, were able to provide some practical assistance in anemergency, writes Michael Grey. LLOYDSLIST, 18 July 2008 (No.59,717) , p 9

Class duo partner on extreme weather study .

The problem of shipping's ageing bulker fleetand the effects of extreme weather on safety areto be tackled by the American Bureau ofShipping (ABS) and Polish Register of Shipping(PRS). The two classification societies havelinked up on a research project that looks at theeffects of extreme seas on the stability of hullsand the safety of older bulkers. TRADEWINDS,18 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 35

IMO told to act over deaths . TheInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been urged to take the lead in tackling the highand rising death toll from confined-spaceincidents. The call comes from the UK's MarineAccident Investigation Branch (Maib), whichhas dealt with the deaths of six seafarers in threeincidents in less than a year. TRADEWINDS,18 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 35

Panama gets tough on old tonnage .Maritime Authority will cancel registrations ifstandards dont improve. The Panama MaritimeAuthority (AMP) has fired a shot across the bows of wayward classification societies andowners of ageing tonnage, warning that it willkick out ships and cancel licenses if standardsare not improved. LLOYDS LIST, 21 July2008 (No.59,718) , p 3

Stressing Turkeys commitment to ParisMoU . Sir, Referring to the article Flag biassees Turkey frozen out of Paris MoU onceagain, (Lloyds List, June 30), I want to informyou and your readers about the port state control

implementation in Republic of Turkey.LLOYDS LIST, 21 July 2008 (No.59,718) , p 4

Saved from the brink of disaster . Let's begin with a few facts. In case you didnt see lastThursdays paper, our markets editor helpfully pointed out that in the dry bulk sector,demolition of the current fleet had virtuallyceased throughout the past three years. Not asingle capesize, it seems, had been surrenderedto the recyclers shears for more than two years.

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Cooling response from weather volunteers .I hear that the number of ships providingregular six hourly weather information to the UKMeteorological Office is sadly declining.LLOYDS LIST, 21 July 2008 (No.59,718) , p 9

Tough call helped forestall disaster . TheUK governments representative played a keyrole in averting a grave environmental disaster

off the south coast of England last year, says theLondon Club, writes Jerry Frank. LLOYDSLIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 7

Letters to the Editor: Safety code needs clearlegal status From Joe Wilson . Sir, I refer toan article on the Marine Navigation Bill byDavid Osler (Lloyds List, July 21). The briefreport on the Transport Select Committeesreport into the DMNB identifies very clearly the problem with any non-statutory safety regimecode. LLOYDS LIST, 25 July 2008(No.59,722) , p 4

India softens on age clampdown . Offshore-support vessels will now be allowed to trade pastthe age of 25 if they meet safety regulations.Intense pressure from India's oil sector hasforced the national shipping authority to retreatfrom a full clampdown on the age of theoffshore-support-vessel (OSV) fleet.TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.30), p15

Owners set to pay for Panama safety drive .Panama, the world's largest ship register, is preparing for a safety audit by first conductingan enhanced inspection campaign of the oldervessels in its fleet. In an effort to improve its port-state-control (PSC) inspection record inEurope and improve safety in general, ships over20 years old are to undergo a pre-PSCinspection. TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008(Vol.19 No.30), p 35

Demand for tonnage and crew seesdetentions rise . Port state control detentionrates have begun to rise again after several yearsof decline, according to figures compiled by the


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Paris MoU on Port State Control. LLOYDSLIST, 29 July 2008 (No.59,724) , p 2

Safer Singapore - Pilots praised . Thenumber of incidents involving piloted vessels inSingapore port waters has come down sharplyover the past decade, writes Marcus Hand inSingapore. LLOYDS LIST, 30 July 2008

(No.59,725) , p 3Are we any safer? . Twenty five years on itseems that the Paris Memorandum ofUnderstanding on Port State Control is still verymuch with us. It shouldnt be. It is not that itswork is unappreciated (although it often is) orthat its policies are unwelcome (although theyoften are). It is simply that it should not beneeded. LLOYDS LIST, 30 July 2008(No.59,725) , p 8

New guidelines on ultra large containerships .A great deal of research has gone into the safety,efficiency and operation of the ultra largecontainerships which are now coming on to themarket in increasing numbers, says BureauVeritas, which will publish detailed guidelineson standard and ultra large containerships thisyear, writes Felicity Landon. LLOYDS LIST,30 July 2008 (No.59,725) , p 12

Mind the reality gap when loadingcontainers . Recent incidents have highlightedthe issue of legal liability for bad stowage, writesSandra Speares. What is in the box, where it isstowed and how much it weighs are issues thathave been tested, or are likely to be tested, in thecourts on many occasions. LLOYDS LIST, 30July 2008 (No.59,725) , p 15

Canadian box checks spark fury . Shipping bodies vent anger at delays during formaldehydetesting. A decision by the Canada BorderServices Agency to test containers for

formaldehyde content at Canadian ports hassparked a storm of protest from shipowners,freight forwarders, importers and exporters.LLOYDS LIST, 30 July 2008 (No.59,725) , p22

Enforcing safety . To misquote GeneralTommy Franks, the maritime industry does notdo body counts. At least not on an international basis. There are individual country statistics ofcourse, but it does not take a mathematician towork out that these are hardly comprehensive.

Nor does it take a unionist to get angry over theincrease in deaths being reported in shipyards.LLOYDS LIST, 31 July 2008 (No.59,726) , p 8

New tanker programme goes beyond ISM .Barges and coastal vessels are included in thescope of the updated version. A second editionof the Tanker Management and Self Assessment programme went live earlier this month. Fouryears after it was first introduced, this updated programme benefits from experience andfeedback. In particular, it expands its scope to

cover all tanker operators, including thosemanaging coastal vessels and barges.FAIRPLAY, 31 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6492), p 34

Philosophy of safety . All ports are increasingtheir spending on security measures. Terrorismis not their only concern, because many ports arelinking efforts to fight crime with improvingsafety and the environment. All look to the US,however, to see how pronouncements there willaffect their trade. PORTS AND HARBORS,July 2008 (Vol.53 No.4), pp 16-17

Death ignites confined space safety debate .There have been to many deaths and accidentsin confined areas recently and the figures keepon increasing, said Allan Graveson, seniornational secretary of Nautilus UK, the union formerchant navy officers. SAFETY AT SEAINTERNATIONAL, July 2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 4

Poor ventilation fatality . Painting in poorlyventilated areas is potentially hazardous and can prove fatal. The fact was highlighted by thedeath last month of an Indian national while painting the ballast tanks of a Belize-registered platform supply vessel, Rainbow Star, in aSingapore shipyard. SAFETY AT SEAINTERNATIONAL, July 2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 5

Is ISM working? . A decade after its launchthe ISM (International Safety Management)

Code is still taking flak from the sceptics. Theysay the rise in total and partial losses revealed byrecent maritime insurance industry statistics provides a reasonable pointer to deficiencies inthe ship safety management system (SMS).SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, July2008 (Vol.42 No.473), pp 36-38

IMO rejects safety rep proposals . Maritimeunion calls for a seafarers safety representative(SSR) to be appointed on all ships covered bythe International Safety Management Code have been rejected at the International MaritimeOrganization. TELEGRAPH, July 2008(Vol.41 No.07), p 12


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Stability shocker . Europes worst post-warshipping disaster was primarily caused byfailure to comply with SOLAS internationalmaritime safety requirements, the latest studyinto the sinking of the Estonia has concluded.TELEGRAPH, July 2008 (Vol.41 No.07), p 22

Get tough with ISM . Ten years after it was

first introduced into the shipping industry, theInternational Safety Management Code nowneeds to be bolstered by legal support to becometruly effective, Nautilus UK has argued.TELEGRAPH, July 2008 (Vol.41 No.07), p 23

Keeping tabs on life-saving appliances .When a single life is lost at sea, it is necessaryto ask if all life-saving appliances on board wereworking properly and whether the crew knewwhere they were located and how to use them.MARITIME RISK INTERNATIONAL, April2008 (Vol. 22 Issue 3), pp 16-17

Ships fuzzy domain a criterion fornavigational safety in narrow fairways . Theconcept of ships domain plays an important rolein navigating a ship. It is a criterion of safety inthe process of making decisions by the navigator in analyzing and assessing a navigationalsituation and in performing the rightmanoeuvre. THE JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION, July 2008 (Vol.61 No.3) pp499-514

The SafeWinch lifeline to safe towing .During the past few years, the engineeringcompany IMC and the winch manufacturingcompany Kraaijeveld have been workingtogether to develop a new type of winch with anenhanced safety performance. BIMCOBULLETIN, June 2008 (Vol.103 No.3), pp 62-67

SeaFrance-Moli r e : en chute presque

libre. En prsence des Affaires Maritimes etde leurs homologues britanniques, la Maritimeand Coast Gards Agency, le nouveau ferry deSeaFrance a procd le 20 juin, aux essais de sonnouvel quipement dvacuation par gravit.Essais valids par les autorits de lEtat du pavillon et celui du port. LE JOURNAL DE LAMARINA MARCHANDE, 27 June 2008,(No.4622-4623), pp 8-9

6. MARITIME SECURITY

Somalias political crisis harms anti-piracyfight . Policing the nations waters is acontentious cultural issue. Tension among therival political groups vying for control ofSomalia has severely hampered security efforts,including initiatives to enlist foreign and privateforces to patrol the coast. LLOYD'S LIST, 04July 2008 (No.59,707) , p 15

Politics sink German Navy pirate action .Parties agree, but fall out over constitutionallaw. Recent pirate attacks off Somalias coasthave led to a bizarre row within the Germangovernment. The question is whether theGerman Navy is allowed to fight pirates.LLOYD'S LIST, 04 July 2008 (No.59,707) , p16

Iran threatens Gulf oil exports . Iran isthreatening to squeeze dry the Strait of Hormuz,

the Gulf chokepoint, if either Israel or GulfCoalition forces carry out a threatened attack onitsnuclear facilities . Our Middle Eastcorrespondent, Jim Wilson investigates. Iransarmed forces have threatened to choke off oilexports out of the Gulf if the country comesunder attack, Iranian newspapers said. The threathas already raised the price of oil, which wouldrise even more dramatically if Iran wereattacked. FAIRPLAY, 10 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6489), pp 4-5

Shell lifts force majeure from Bonga . Shellhas lifted force majeure on deliveries from oneof its Nigerian offshore oilfields after a rebelattack last month, shortly before the countrysmain militant group announced that it is about toend its current ceasefire, writes David Osler.LLOYDS LIST, 11 July 2008 (No.59,712) , p 2

Danger:Nigeria . A Norwegian risk advisor'sreviewpoints to 'a gaping hole' in the nation'smaritime security. The recent attack on Shell'sfloating production, storage and offloading(FPSO) unit Bonga has exposed a gaping hole inmaritime security off Nigeria, while bloodthirsty pirates appear determined to set a new grimrecord of violence, says a new analysis.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), pp 20-21

Pirates free German ship . A German vesselheld off Somalia for over a month has beenreleased. Early reports indicate the pirates'ransom demand of $750,000 was met. The 15

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evening. TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008,(Vol.19 No.28), p 39

Somalia and Nigeria at top of piracy tables .More than one-third of the piracy incidentsreported worldwide in the first six months ofyear took place off Somalia and Nigeria.LLOYDS LIST, 14 July 2008 (No.59,713) , p

16Astrium has alternative to US box scanning .In-built detector can identify differentchemicals and other threats throughout thesupply chain. Astrium, the space division ofAirbus plane maker EADS, is working with theterminal operator Eurogate and the freightforwarder Hellmann Worldwide Logistics todevelop an all-in-one black box detector that willreplace the need for 100% X-ray scanning ofUS-bound maritime containers. LLOYDS

LIST, 16 July 2008 (No.59,715) , p 14Nigerian pirate attack on bulker fuels newfears . Spar Gemini incident raises alarm thatlocal criminals are looking beyond oil industrytargets. Nigerian pirates have carried out aviolent robbery on a Norwegian-ownedhandysize bulk carrier, sparking fears that theymay now be deliberately broadening their choiceof target away from simply tanker shipping andsupply vessels. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008(No.59,716) , p 1

Waiting and watching on Irans Gulf threat .Joint war committee mulls special rates.London's marine war risk market is holding backfrom putting the Middle East Gulf on a specialfooting, as international shipping finds itselfcaught in diplomatic crossfire between the Westand Iran. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008(No.59,716) , p 7

Gulf will be a no-go area if Iran attacked .Tanker owners and operators are likely to hold back vessels from either entering or leaving theGulf in the event of an all-out attack on Iran,according to Exclusive Analysis, writes JerryFrank. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008(No.59,716) , p 7

Row is threat to Gulf insurers . It is not onlyIranian missiles which are rising in the MiddleEast Gulf, with the diplomatic and militarytemperature increasing with every test firing,writes Jon Guy. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008

(No.59,716) , p 7Japan joins Megaports initiative .Agreement has been reached by the

governments of Japan and the US on theimplementation of container security scanning atYokohama for both incoming and outgoing boxes. FAIRPLAY, 17 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6490), p 19

Norwegian ship attacked . Armed piratesstormed a Norwegian bulker at a Nigerian port

before making off with cash and other spoils.The gang boarded Star Shipping's 53,000-dwtSpar Gemini (built 2007) at Port Harcourt at1am local time but left the vessel a short timelater. TRADEWINDS, 18 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 35

Navy aids hijack vessel . US Navy destroyers provided assistance to the stricken LehmannTimber when it broke down off the coast ofOman. The USS Momsen (built 2003) isferrying food and water to the 15 crew members

of the 8,000-dwt ship, which was released bySomali pirates last week. TRADEWINDS, 18July 2008, (Vol.19 No.29), p 35

Pirates capture Stella Maris . A Japanese-owned bulk carrier has become the latestmerchant vessel to be captured by Somali pirates,writes David Osler. LLOYDS LIST, 23 July2008 (No.59,720) , p 3

P&I club considers piracy diversions . Theactivities of Somali pirates extending into the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf of Aden, havecalled into question the authority of masters toshape courses in the region, while minimisingrisk of attack, writes Michael Grey. LLOYDSLIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 3

African pirates target bulkers . Somali pirates are becoming bolder in their attacks oncommercial ships. Pirates are increasinglytargeting handymax bulkers and larger merchantvessels off the coast of Africa as they seekgreater rewards. TRADEWINDS, 25 July 2008(Vol.19 No.30), pp 34-35

Secure seals could offer US an alternative toscanning . Container ports and deep sea boxlines should spare a thought for their airfreight brethren, writes Roger Hailey.LLOYDS LIST, 28 July 2008 (No.59,723) , p 6

Spain and Estonia back use of troops inSomalia piracy fight . Countries with first-hand experience of pirates call for deployment of

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demand in recent days. LLOYDS LIST, 30July 2008 (No.59,725) , p 1

More doubts emerge over US box scanning .Top officials tell Senate hearing of problemswith enforcing the proposed scheme, writesRajesh Joshi. US plans to scan 100% ofincoming containers from 2012 appear destined

to come unstuck, recent developments onCapitol Hill have suggested. The 100%inspection clause was enacted into law in Augustlast year, as part of the 9/11 Commissionsimplementing recommendations. LLOYDSLIST, 30 July 2008 (No.59,725) , p 13

Aden pirate attacks may escalate . TheInternational Maritime Bureau (IMB) haswarned of the situation getting out of hand if piracy continues unchecked in the Gulf of Aden.Pirates are attacking ships and snatching crew

with impunity, Noel Choong of the BureausPiracy Reporting Centre in Kuala Lumpur toldFairplay. If the trend continued illegal businesssyndicates might be tempted to move in, offeringattractive sums to Somali pirates to seize ships,he added. FAIRPLAY, 31 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6492), p 8

Disruption should be goal of UN SomaliaResolution says IMB . Welcoming lastmonths UN Security Council resolution, whichaims to curb piracy along Somalias coast byallowing ships to enter the countrys territorialwaters to prevent attacks by armed robbers, theICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) saysthe measure could be a useful tool in the ongoingfight to reduce piracy in the region.COMMERCIAL CRIME INTERNATIONAL,July 2008 (Vol.26 No.2), p1

Dangerous waters . Piracy is on the up. Thetotal number of incidents reported in 2007 to theInternational Maritime Bureaus (IMB) piracy

reporting centre was up by 10 per cent on 2006.In addition to this, pirates are now better armedand seem to show no hesitation in assaulting andinjuring crew. TRANSPORTINTERNATIONAL, July-September 2008(Issue 32/3 2008), pp 19-20

The 80Bn USD security bill . Ask thoseopposed to 100% scanning about the regime thatthe US Congress wants to introduce in 2012 andthe reply is likely to be couched in far fromdiplomatic language. Congress is beingharangued on all sides and bombarded with papers that may hinder its business as severelyas its own security measures are being posited

for world trade. PORTS AND HARBORS, July2008 (Vol.53 No.4), pp 26-29

NCL America feels the heat as anti-terrorismeffort backfires . All crew are told to reportsuspicious activity, to serve as managementseyes and ears for possible terrorism threats. Butas the Pride of Aloha incident makes clear,

honest crew diligence can spawn a security and legal fiasco if the original report isdistorted as it winds its way up the managementchain. SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL,July 2008 (Vol.42 No.473), pp 10-11

Somali pirate attacks get more sophisticated .Piracy levels are increasing dramatically off thecoast of Somalia, the Norwegian ShipownersAssociation (NSA) has revealed in its annualreport. The NSA attributed the rise in piracy toincreasing lawlessness ashore. SAFETY ATSEA INTERNATIONAL, July 2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 12

New port security for Asia . A new southAsian regional port security organisation has been formed with the aim of combating a widerange of threats, including terrorism and piracy.The South Asia Regional Port SecurityCooperative (SARPSCO) comprises the ninenations of the Indian Ocean Bangladesh,Comoros, India, Madagascar, the Maldives,Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, July2008 (Vol.42 No.473), p 13

Security in the spotlight . The oceans may belonely but no ship needs unwanted visitors.SASI considers the benefits of securityequipment as a preventative measure against piracy and terrorism on the high seas. Since 9/11security has been a hot topic in maritime circles just as it has in other industries. SAFETY ATSEA INTERNATIONAL, July 2008 (Vol.42

No.473), pp 32-33The terror threat . A new report from a USthink-tank has played down links between piracy and terrorism but warned of the need for better security. Pirate or terrorist attacks onshipping could trigger vast and cascadingeffects on the global economy, a new study haswarned. TELEGRAPH, July 2008 (Vol.41 No.07), p 29

Can the shipping industry do somethingconcrete about piracy? . Maybe it is time totake the Lloyds List Leader of a few monthsago to heart. The Leader on Piracy commentedon the Roman fleet commanders successes at


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the time after the first raids by the Angles andthe Saxons along the coast of Britain, as he was:Unconstrained by the need to observe IMOregulations or other diplomatic niceties, his nononsense approach certainly got resultsBIMCO BULLETIN, June 2008 (Vol.103 No.3), pp 54-57

Les dfaillances du syst me e sretembarqu . Le systme dalerte de sret (ShipSecurity Alert System, SSAS), bord de milliersde navires marchands depuis les attentatsterroristes du 11 septembre 2007 aux tats-Unis,est dfaillant. LE JOURNAL DE LA MARINAMARCHANDE, 11 July 2008, (No.4624), p 33

Piraterie en lgre baisse au premiersemestre . Le nombre dactes de piraterie(effectives et tentatives) a diminu au cours dessix premiers mois par rapport au premiersemestre 2007. Nigeria, lun des principaux pays risques, ragit aux vols de ptrole brut dans ledelta du Niger. LE JOURNAL DE LAMARINA MARCHANDE, 18 July 2008,(No.4625-4626), p 12

7. NAVIGATION ANDCOMMUNICATIONS

IMO sets 2012 ECDIS deadline fornewbuildings . The mandatory use ofelectronic chart display and information systemsonboard ships came a step closer with lastweeks International Maritime OrganizationsSafety of Navigation sub-committee agreeing aset of deadlines for installation, writes CraigEason. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 3

Malacca meeting planned . The NipponFoundation and the Roundtable of Shipping

Associations have confirmed plans for asymposium to be held in Kuala Lumpur in November, to discuss navigation safety and the protection of the marine environment in theStrait of Malacca and in Singapore, writes Neville Smith. LLOYD'S LIST, 09 July 2008(No.59,710) , p 5

The route to confusion . Professional outrageis the best way to describe the response ofmariners to the results of the Hill Harmony case,which affirmed the right of a charterer to specifythe route a ship must follow, unless the masterhas good grounds for going a different way.LLOYDS LIST, 24 July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 8

Weather forecasts extended to cover newshipping routes . Increased oil and liquefiednatural gas transport from Russia and Norwaytowards North America means that internationalshipping routes are passing Iceland for the firsttime in peace time. LLOYDS LIST, 25 July2008 (No.59,722) , p 10

Masters still have to like it or lump it .Heres a clever idea. Why dont masters getinvolved in the design of ships bridges and theamazing control consoles that are installed inthem? LLOYDS LIST, 28 July 2008(No.59,723) , p 9

IALA VTS Manual 2008 . The IALA VTSManaual was published first in 1994, withrevisions in 1998 and 2002, that matched thefour-yearly work cycles IALA has adopted.Logically, the next edition should have appearedin 2006, but during deliberations while meetingin Hong Kong in 2003, the VTS Committeerealised that the task could not be met intimescale. SEAWAYS, July 2008, pp 14-16

Radar and AIS . 2008 sees the requirementfor all new radars to be able to display AIS(Automatic Information System) information,and a new book, Radar and AIS IntegratedBridge Systems Vol 1, from which this is anextract, sets out to explain the implications ofintegrating these functions. SEAWAYS, July2008, pp 21-24

S-Mode for onboard navigation displays .The IMO has expressed its desire that e- Navigation should be user led and defined byuser needs. For this reason, the NI has been fullyengaged in the development of e-Navigation: theconcept of S-Mode has been part of this work.The concept, to improve operational safety and promote more effective training through astandard display, menu system and interface

device, has been created and refined through themultitude of member feedback over manyyears. SEAWAYS, July 2008, pp 25-26

Training the bridge team . When I was anapprentice, navigation buoys were items of noteto record in the movement book as the ship passed up and down a channel or when entering port. As third mate it was important to ensurethat the apprentice made the entries (as well asmaking the tea). SEAWAYS, July 2008, p 30

e-Navigation and the case for e-Loran .International discussions on the concept of e-navigation have identified a robust position-fixing system as one of the essential components.


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Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) areknown to have vulnerabilities and onboardalternatives such as inertial systems havelimitations THE JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION, July 2008 (Vol.61 No.3) pp473-484

The safety and security systems of maritime

navigation . This paper discuses the mainissues of todays maritime navigation and itssafety and security systems. Fast development ofsciences and technologies, further fastdevelopment in the shipping industry, but mainlythe appearance of the new very dangerousthreats at sea that appeared at the beginning ofthis century, deeply influence the safety andsecurity of maritime navigation and its systems.THE JOURNAL OF NAVIGATION, July 2008(Vol.61 No.3) pp 529-536

8. POLLUTION

Marpol implementation inches ever closer inUS. Full implementation of Marpol Annex VIin the US is another step closer after the USSenate passed its version of a Bill that wouldclear the way for the country to adopt theinternational regime, writes Rajesh Joshi in NewYork. LLOYD'S LIST, 01 July 2008

(No.59,704) , p 3Letters to the Editor: Objectivity is not amatter of opinion - From Natasha Brown .Sir, With reference to your report on studies ongreenhouse gas emissions, June 27, alleging thatthe International Maritime OrganizationSecretariat refused to process two recently-concluded studies for consideration by the Oslomeeting (June 23-27) of the MEPC WorkingGroup on such emissions. LLOYD'S LIST, 01July 2008 (No.59,704) , p 4

Letters to the editor: Slow steaming awelcome trade-off From Lars Carlsson .Sir, In response to points made by Tor Svensenfrom DNV in Svensen calls for speed limits toreduce CO (Lloyds List, June 24).I note thatMr Svensen identifies slow steaming as theefficient way to reduce emissions from shippingand especially CO2 emissions. We could notagree more. LLOYD'S LIST, 01 July 2008(No.59,704) , p 4

Letters to the Editor: Time for debate is farfrom over - From Geoffry Lucas . Sir, I referagain to your Comment of June 25 and to my

letter commenting on it, which you kindly published on June 30. I have since had theopportunity of reading in full the address of thesecretary -general of the IMO to the firstintercessional meeting of the Working Group onGreenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships and of briefly discussing it with him. LLOYD'S LIST,02 July 2008 (No.59,705) , p 4

Change the tune on climate change . Asspring turns to summer, and with the 2008 US presidential campaign now a two-person race,important developments on both the legal andthe political fronts are taking place. LLOYD'SLIST, 02 July 2008 (No.59,705) , p 4

Slow but steady progress as shipping seeksanswer to CO2 . Last weeks InternationalMaritime Organization meeting on greenhousegases made limited progress on developing the

technical basis for how shipping should reduceCO2 emissions. LLOYD'S LIST, 03 July 2008(No.59,706) , p 1

Contrasting views . Developing nations likeChina say they need more time before makingemissions standards mandatory. Developingcountries could hamper attempts to setinternational standards for reducing shipping'scarbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions.TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p46

Swedish bid to clean up shipping withcommercial pressure . Local Swedishauthorities have grown impatient with the progress of international environmentalregulation and have come up with a unique wayof making sure shipping turns green.TRADEWINDS, 04 July 2008 (Vol.19 No.27), p46

UK needs heavy oil spill review . MCA points to significant increase in traffic. Plans todeal with a major pollution incident involvingvery heavy fuel oil require amendment as aresult of the steep increase in the quantity ofsuch oil now moving through north Europeansealanes. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 4

Scrubbing systems still face battle forrecognition . Scrubbing technology could still be facing troubled waters as Krystallons searchfor manufacturing premises continues, while a

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Pass the parcel . There have been plenty ofillustrations of the effects of pollution from veryheavy fuel oil, whether it is carried around in bunker tanks or as parcels in product tankers.The Erika and Prestige incidents are fresh in thememory, while there will be still recollections ofthe earlier Tanio and Evoikos casualties, whichcaused mayhem on affected coastlines. It is

filthy stuff, persistent and exceedingly difficultto clean up. LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008(No.59,708) , p 8

Global warming: Let's start by cutting thehot air . I was listening to some bleatingofficial on the radio the other day, complainingthat the general public was failing to take theissue of global warming sufficiently seriously.Despite all the propaganda (he actually saidinformation) being hosed around by theresponsible agencies, the irresponsible majority

(us) are failing to replace all their light bulbswith the new, dim, energy-saving variety, whileall the incentives offered were not succeeding in persuading us to properly insulate our homes.LLOYD'S LIST, 07 July 2008 (No.59,708) , pp8-9

Shipping could be in ETS . UK Minister ofState for Energy Malcolm Wicks has said thegovernment is undecided over whether shippingshould be included in the European UnionsEmissions Trading Scheme, writes NevilleSmith. LLOYD'S LIST, 09 July 2008(No.59,710) , p 3

Shipping has stepped up to climate change .The importance of international prescriptions todeal adequately with greenhouse gas emissionsfrom ships was stressed yesterday by thesecretary-general of the International MaritimeOrganization. LLOYD'S LIST, 10 July 2008(No.59,711) , p 4

US Marpol Annex VI to deal lawmakingblow . Regional air emission lawmaking in theUS will be dealt a crippling blow with the formalUS accession to Marpol Annex VI, writesRajesh Joshi. LLOYD'S LIST, 10 July 2008(No.59,711) , p 4

South Korea uses the most single-hulltankers . South Korea is now the worldslargest charterer of single hull tankers, despitethe Hebei Spirit oil spill last December, writesJamie Dale. LLOYD'S LIST, 10 July 2008

(No.59,711) , p 19Slow steaming: the experts are divided .Discussion on the merits of slow steaming

misses the point, an emissions expert assertedlast week. The only way to reduce the worldsCO count is to form an emissions tradingscheme with a cap on tons-per-emission,Donald Gregory, environmental andsustainability director of BP Marine, toldFairplay. FAIRPLAY, 10 July 2008 (Vol.363Issue 6489), p 6

B Navi hit with $1.5m oil dumping fine .Italian firm B Navi Ship Management Serviceshas been ordered to pay $1.5m in fines and servethree years probation in the latest US convictioninvolving oil pollution on the high seas, writesRajesh Joshi. LLOYDS LIST, 11 July 2008(No.59,712) , p 3

Trio charged in US over alleged pollutionfrom Malta-flag bulker . The owner, operatorand chief engineer of a Malta-flag bulker have

been charged in the US in a so-called "magic pipe" case. The trio were accused of illegallydumping waste from the 39,700-dwt Rio Gold(built 1984) after the whistle was blown in Mayon alleged illegal activities on board.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 18

Wessels to fix kites on newbuilds . AGerman player is banking on sails to cut downon record fuel costs. A German owner is lookingto make greater use of wind propulsion to cutdown on fuel costs as bunker prices breakthrough the $700-per-tonne mark.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 19

Grimaldi aims to prove ro-ros are greenerthan trucks . A study by Italian ro-ro operatorGrimaldi is being used to demonstrate thesuperiority of ships over road traffic when itcomes to carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 19

IMO report has shipping and aviationemissions almost equal . A fresh reportsuggests that shipping may not be pumping outas much carbon dioxide (CO2) as had beenfeared. Last year, Intertanko caused a stir byestimating the world shipping fleet's emissions ataround 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 per year,nearly double previous estimates.TRADEWINDS, 11 July 2008, (Vol.19 No.28), p 38

Open season on ships . If you shout loudenough about something for long enough, it will be believed. This is the immutable law


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understood by lobbyists the world over, who practice it assiduously. LLOYDS LIST, 14July 2008 (No.59,713) , p 8

Owners too mean to go green, says Wrtsilchief. Technology available for years isshunned. Lack of demand from shipowners forefficient green technology lies behind the slow

progress in reducing the industrys emissions.LLOYDS LIST, 15 July 2008 (No.59,714) , p 7

Cold ironing trial for Xin Ya Zhou . One ofthe largest ships to switch off its engines and useshoreside power, often called cold ironing, hassuccessfully completed a trial at the Port of LosAngeles, writes Craig Eason. LLOYDS LIST,15 July 2008 (No.59,714) , p 7

Shipping would gain from ETS . Stena saysscheme is preferable to carbon levy. Inclusion of

shipping in the European Unions emissionstrading scheme could be the first step towards aglobal system to monitor and reduce carbondioxide emissions, according to a leadingshipowner. LLOYDS LIST, 17 July 2008(No.59,716) , p 16

Why new IMO sulphur tests will affectshipping . Bunker procedures are streamlined.The International Maritime Organizationsverification procedures for testing bunkersamples could have far-reaching commercialimplications for buyers and sellers of marinefuels. LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008(No.59,717) , p 15

Verification procedures under themicroscope. To summarise the MEPCverification procedures, a Marpol sample, prepared in accordance with regulation 18 ofMarpol Annex VI, forms the basis fordetermining the sulphur content of the fuelconsumed by a vessel, writes Ton Visser.

LLOYDS LIST, 18 July 2008 (No.59,717) , p15

Australian LNG projects at risk fromemissions trading scheme . Cap-and-tradesystem to curb greenhouse gases could pull the plug on $58.2bn-worth of LNG investments. Themischievous law of unintended consequences isat play in the liquefied natural gas industry. 4

Cleaner living . In recent months there has been a great deal of increasingly stridentaccusations about shippings harmful emissions.It has forced the industry onto the defensive,which is a pity, because much of this isunproven, in advance of any proper scientific

assessments and mostly politically driven.LLOYDS LIST, 21 July 2008 (No.59,718) , p 8

Australian emissions scheme panned . Roadtransport benefits at cost of shipping and rail. Ifthe Australian federal government wantedindustry feedback on its Green Paper on theemissions trading scheme to alert it to possible

oversights, it got its wish from the AustralianShipowners Association and the AustralasianRailway Association at the weekend.LLOYDS LIST, 22 July 2008 (No.59,719) , p18

IMOs PSPC has not gone far enough, warnsexpert . New rules may also generate conflictsof interest, says IPs Hindmarsh. Whileaccepting that the International MaritimeOrganizations Performance Standard forProtective Coatings, which came into force on

July 1 for vessels over 50,000 dwt, is a step inthe right direction, International Paintsworldwide marine business developmentmanager Mike Hindmarsh believes the newstandards could have gone further and raise anumber of issues. LLOYDS LIST, 23 July2008 (No.59,720) , p 12

Clean water group aims high . White Househopefuls lobbied over invasive species in GreatLakes. Environmental lobbyists are targeting US presidential candidates Senator Barack Obamaand Senator John McCain as the potential political muscle needed to stem the tide ofinvasive species reaching Great Lakes ports.LLOYDS LIST, 23 July 2008 (No.59,720) , p18

Greenwave puts drag kit to test . Shippingcharity to use sea trials to evaluate fuel savingsfrom its system of aerodynamic fairings.Greenwave, the shipping charity developinggreen shipping technologies, is planning tolaunch its drag kit of aerodynamic fairings as thefirst of four main shipboard innovations in thenext two or three months. LLOYDS LIST, 24July 2008 (No.59,721) , p 16

Maersk box ships spark anger of greengroups . The fate of three Maersk-operated boxships, Maersk Brisbane, Maersk Barcelonaand Ankara, due to be sold for demolition, hasraised the ire of environmentalist groups.FAIRPLAY, 24 July 2008 (Vol.363 Issue 6491), p 9

Ballast bug cost grows & grows . The impactof invasive species carried in ballast water intothe US Great Lakes is $200M a year and rising,

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