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Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT), Dutch Offshore Academy (DOA) and Dutch Energy College (DEC) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on training and academic collaboration in Johore Bahru on 7th Jan 2016.

At the MoA signing ceremony which took place at NMIT City Campus, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology was represented by its Director, Dr. Mohd Farhan Razali while the Dutch Offshore Academy and Dutch Energy College were represented by Mr. Edwin Stolk and Mr. Hendrik Jan Goos respectively. Also present to witness the ceremony were Captain Razali Yaacob, Executive Chairman of NMIT and Mr. Marc van Spijker, Managing Partner of Offshore We Do.

This MoA will facilitate the mutual sharing of best practices and expertise in offshore and maritime training development as well as expanding leadership capacities in

areas of continuous professional learning and development for the offshore and maritime industries.

DOA, is a private vocational college in Den Helder, the Netherlands and is one of the leading offshore training providers in Europe, while the DEC is focused on bachelor education. Since its inception in 2009, DOA has been dedicated to providing practical and context-oriented training for offshore professionals as well as to finding solutions to considerable and substantial operational challenges in the offshore industry.

NMIT, a Malaysia-Dutch private educational collaboration, began operations here in May 2011. NMIT provides first class education, training, research and commercial services to all maritime sectors worldwide. It now offers diplomas in Maritime Transport Management, Port Management and Shipping Management. New courses from this September include Maritime Health, Safety, Security and

Environment, Maritime Law and Offshore Oil & Gas Operation.

NMIT has grown rapidly to establish itself as a home-grown maritime education and training provider with two campuses at Johor Bahru and EduCity Iskandar. It now has an enrolment of more than 1,300 students, with the numbers expected to rise to 2,500 by late this year. Cont’ Page 8

Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology - Dutch Offshore Academy - Dutch Energy College

STRENGTHENING TIES WITHTHE NETHERLANDS

Volume 03/2016

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Frontiers and BeyondSince its initiation, Pelorus has focused on providing a platform to showcase the work and contributions of Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology staff and students that mirror the institution’s commitment towards the outreach and engagement of their efforts towards society as well as display their range of diversity in the academic sphere. NMIT is committed to ensuring that its efforts consistently anticipate, respond and reflect on the needs of our students.

In upholding this commitment, NMIT has embarked on exciting new programmes and projects that will introduce innovative approaches towards the learning experience. One of our new programmes is targeted to facilitate the mutual sharing of best practices and expertise in offshore and maritime training development. It is also hoped that these efforts will expand leadership capacities in areas of continuous professional learning and development for the offshore and maritime industries. This collaboration effort has emerged through NMIT’s newly cultivated partnership with the Dutch Offshore Academy (DOA) and Dutch Energy College (DEC).

Another exciting new venture for NMIT is a cooperation agreement that will now enable NMIT diploma holders to be eligible for direct entry into NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. This will further assist to advance the students’ quest in obtaining internationally-recognised maritime qualifications. This partnership will effectively provide NMIT students with a much needed leverage to seek global maritime career opportunities.

Likewise, NMIT is also excited to announce that it has established new ties with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. The agreement between both institutions also covers other areas of collaboration including staff and student exchanges, new academic programme development as well as joint research and consultancy.

It is the enthusiasm and energy of the dedicated staff and the loyal students that make all these advancements in NMIT possible. I have no doubt that going forward into 2016 and beyond, this energy and enthusiasm will remain and grow. NMIT celebrates its fifth year this year, and we look forward to the next 10 years to come!

Statistics is a branch of mathematics field dealing with collecting, organizing, analyzing, presenting and decision making. It is used in fields related to science, technology and economy which include the maritime industry.

Past research has been done on the application of statistics and mathematics and how it can be implemented in the maritime field. The maritime industry is an industry involving the sea trade, business and economy which involves statistics in its decision-making process and solution.

With shipping accounting for some 90 per cent of world trade, and with intra-regional and worldwide merchandise trade booms on the horizon, the result could be strong growth for the maritime sector, leading up to 2030.

Analysts predict that the continuing rise of trade blocs will also help to boost seaborne trade activity, which will be especially dominant in the Intra-Far East. This includes trade blocs between Oceania and the Far East and the Middle East.

Problems related to maritime include haze, pollution and marine accident among others. Do we realize that to solve these problems, the foundation used to create the simulation is by using the statistical method? Knapp’s (2007) research on econometrical analysis in maritime safety using statistical tools used the regression model.

In Economics, statistics are used to collect information, analyze data and test hypotheses. Relationships between supply and demand, import and export are based upon statistical information and this can be seen in maritime economics.

Since the maritime industry deals with the weather, science and natural elements, it is a part of natural science like Biology, where the use of statistics within the field is known as biostatistics. In the Maritime or Marine field, biostatistics is used in the design of experiments relating to fishery.

Physics uses probability theory and statistics dealing with estimation of large populations, which maritime includes in its population and sample-taking. It is worth noting that Meteorology uses statistics in stochastic dynamic prediction, weather forecasting and probability forecasting which is relevant to the maritime industry. All of these shows the relevance and importance of statistics in maritime and other various fields. MUHAMMAD IQBAL AL-BANNA BIN ISMAIL

Asia is also touted to be a strong player in the global seaborne trade in the next two decades.

Urbanisation and all its after-effects also plays a major role in boosting a nation’s maritime industry. There is a symbolic relationship between infrastructure development and the port: Growing cities need a gateway for importing and exporting goods – a port, in other words – which is why most of the world’s major cities are also port cities.

In addition to urbanisation, a burgeoning middle class means a higher demand for resources in the future. The Global Maritime Trends 2030 report predicts that China’s demand for oil will triple in the next two decades, along with formidable increases in natural gas and coal consumption.

The report also identifies other areas with a similarly high demand for resources, such as the US, Europe, the Middle East, and India.

With so much of the world looking to the shipping sector to support increases in world trade, the world fleet might also be affected.

Many analysts predict that ship types – including bulk carriers, tankers, container ships and LNG carriers – are expected to grow in numbers and total tonnage.

ZULKIFLI BIN MD. NOR

STATISTICS USES IN MARITIME INDUSTRY

FUTURE MARITIME TRENDSWHAT ARE THE KEY TRENDS AND DIRECTIONS THAT AWAIT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INDUSTRY IN THE DECADES AHEAD?

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An inspiring talk entitled the Basic Seamanship Knowledge Colloquium was held on the 30th of May 2016 at NMIT EduCity Campus, Iskandar Puteri. The talk provided an overview of the container shipping industry and its impact on world trade, the environment and history.

Lecturers Nur Asnida binti Zakaria and Umi Azziezahara binti Omar were the featured speakers inspiring other lecturers to gain more knowledge about the maritime world that is beneficial in their noble lecturing career.

The talk was attended by members of the Academics Department and the English Language Centre. With its informative research and engaging delivery, it definitely left a lasting impression to the audience.

Bunkering is a critical process on a ship. It can be among others, a Marine Diesel oil (MDO) and Marine Fuel Oil (MFO). Bunkering of MFO and MDO requires utmost care and alertness to prevent any kind of accident and oil spill.

In view of that Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) has organized a National Bunker Conference on the 16 May 2016 at Impiana Hotel KLCC Kuala Lumpur to explore opportunities and discuss issues and concerns regarding the trading of bunkers globally.

Amongst the various topics presented and discussed, we wish to highlight on two areas namely, bunker costs, and the rules and regulations with regard to bunkering decision.

Port is an important link in the total transport chain.Hayuth (1981) propagated a five phase port model comprising conventional port , container port , concentration and inland penetration , load centre and decentralisation phases.

The rapid development of intermodal transportation and the increased size of container-vessels has reinforced the rationale of the load centre concept. Hong

SEAMANSHIP TALK

BUNKERING SEMINAR

E V O L U T I O NOF CONTAINER PORTS

Kong, Singapore, Port Klang and Port of Tanjung Pelepas are examples of prominent load centres. Concentration of traffic is found in all these ports. Several factors have contributed to the proliferation of load centres which includes development of intermodal transport, availability of local market, and accessibility to hinterland, strategic location, early adoption strategy, and aggressive port management. Under this phase, the port system structure has reached its maturity. However, the load centres are now started to face competition from peripheral (smaller) ports. Though the load centres still handle few large ships, many new direct vessels started to call at the peripheral ports.

Peripheral ports have branch or feeder shipping routes and simple inland networks and connect indirectly with the intercontinental shipping service. Cargo generally comes from the same region in the same country, and their hinterland is restricted to smaller areas in the same region of the port. This type of container port also has feeder routes with regional hub container ports.

After the last phase of Hayuth’s model, there is a paradigm shift in the evolution of ports in the form of regionalisation which is characterised by joint and coordinated load centres on a multimodal logistical platform depending on hinterland and foreland. The regional ports are supported by inland water ports and inland terminals (Rodrique and Notteboom (2005).

It is common knowledge that prior to deciding to purchase and procure bunker, a ship-owner normally checks among others, the reliability of a supplier (can the supplier be trusted in delivering a good quality bunker in timely manner), and bunker prices at different ports or locations. There will always be a slight difference in bunker prices between major ports, for example between Rotterdam and Fujairah for Europe bound service.

It is interesting to note that the MARPOL Annex VI which was adopted in 1997 and enforced on 19 May 2005 was further revised to strengthen the emission limits of sulphur oxides (SO) and nitrous oxides (NO), and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODS). It also regulates shipboard incineration, and the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from tankers.

The main changes to MARPOL Annex VI are a progressive reduction globally in the emissions of SO and NO, and particulate matter and the introduction of emission control areas (ECA) to reduce emissions of those air pollutants further in designated sea areas.

Under the revised MARPOL Annex VI, the global sulphur cap will be reduced from the current 3.5% to 0.5%, effective from 1 January 2020. These are the two important areas i.e bunker costs, and rule and regulation on MARPOL that are critical to tanker owners.

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BLOOD DONATION DRIVE

STUDENT COUNCILELECTION

STUDENT ANNUALDINNER

Realising there is a need to create awareness amongst our youth towards blood donation, a noble cause in the service of humanity, a blood donation drive was organised by the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology English Society at our EduCity campus, Nusajaya on Wednesday, 6th April, 2016. The blood donation drive was a collaboration with the Blood Bank of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johore Bahru.

It began at around 10 am and continued up to 4.30 pm, with a steady stream of donors throughout. The corridor of the first floor of the campus was abuzz with young volunteers chatting with each other, happy to be able to play their part in lending a helping hand to those in need. More than 160 volunteers from among our students as well as other varsities and staff members came together with high enthusiasm.

Potential donors are evaluated for anything that might make their blood unsafe.The donor must also answer questions about their medical history and undergo a short physical examination to make sure the donation is not hazardous to his or her health. After donating, the donors rested for a while to recuperate before they leave the venue. They were provided with juice, water, and food including cakes and buns.

Not everyone can save a life,But you have an opportunity to,Don’t waste it.

We would like to thank our campus community for coming forward for this great cause. The English Society team is honoured and feel privileged to make Blood Donation an annual event of celebration.

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VIPER CHALLENGE

NUMED GAMES DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONYOUTH CAMP

BACK TO NATURE

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On the 25th of February 2016, thirty students from the Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) visited the NMIT EduCity Campus at Iskandar Puteri for an academic visit. They were accompanied by their respected lecturer, Ms Shaza Rina binti Sahamir. The purpose of this visit was for the students to gain more information and knowledge from NMIT pertaining to the maritime industry that is beneficial for their final project paper.

The students were introduced to the history and development of the maritime sector and ports in Malaysia. They were given information regarding the requirement, process and procedure of a port development and also about port management and administration by our accomplished academicians. They were also exposed to the maritime law and rules that are required in port development.

The tour began with a briefing about the maritime industry by NMIT’s Head of Academic, Tn Hj Tomingan followed by a tour around the campus ground guided by the Student Affairs, Admissions and Records (STAAR)department. This was followed by a simulator demonstration conducted by the NMIT Training and Development Department.

On the 5th and 6th of February 2016, Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology received a courtesy visit from the accreditation panel of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation, Malaysia (CILTM).

It provides the opportunity for a regular strategic overview of the entirety of our college’s learning and teaching activity. It is the principal means by which the college assures itself of the efficacy and robustness of its quality management procedures and of continued enhancement of the quality of the student experience.

The panel consists of Dr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaly Muhammad Shah, Council Member of CILTM, Dazmin Daud, Lecturer from UCSI cum Member of Education & Research Committee of CILTM and Puan Sharifah Salwa A. Bakar, Manager, CILTM.

The outcome of the visit was very fruitful. Three of NMIT’s diploma programs have been awarded the certification by the prestigious CILTM. Therefore, this solidifies NMIT’s position as the provider of excellent Maritime Education in Malaysia.

UiTM VISIT

AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP (MATRADE)

CILTM VISIT

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Marking another milestone in NMIT’s history, the institute has signed a cooperation agreement which will now enable NMIT diploma holders to pursue internationally-recognized academic maritime qualifications from NHTV Breda University of Applied Science in the Netherlands.

This agreement provides the NMIT diploma graduates the unique opportunity to enrol in the 4th year of the NHTV bachelor’s degree programe in International Logistics and Economics. This will serve as an expansion from their NMIT diploma. After the successful completion of the programme, the students will obtain a BBA degree in Logistiek en Economie. This not only provides significant savings in terms of not only time but also costs.

An agreement marking the collaboration was signed in the Netherlands on 4th May 2016 by Mr Leo Kemps, Director of the Academy for Urban Development, Logistics and Mobility representing NHTV Breda University of Applied Science, and Capt Razali Yaacob, Executive Chairman representing Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology.

NMIT has always strived to be distinctive and excellent in providing maritime education that will benefit the community and the maritime industry. Realizing the importance of being at par with the global world, NMIT has signed an agreement with Southampton Solent University (SSU), United Kingdom in 2014 that allows for our diploma holders to be eligible to pursue their Bachelor’s degree at Southampton Solent.

On the 21st of March 2016, NMIT welcomed a visit by the delegates from the Southampton Solent University to its EduCity Campus, Iskandar Puteri and the City Campus in Kotaraya. Among the delegates were Professor Graham Baldwin (Vice-Chancellor of Southampton Solent University), Ms. Jo Nesbitt (Director of International Development, SSU) and Professor John Chudley (Provost of Maritime Academy, SSU). The purpose of the visit is for the delegates to have a tour of both the NMIT campuses and to witness the development of EduCity, Iskandar Puteri as well as to discuss with the NMIT’s Board of Directors pertaining to the current collaboration between the two institutions. Accompanying them on tour of the EduCity campus were NMIT’s Vice President Services and Registrar, Tn Hj Abdul Aziz Bin Hj Zakaria and NMIT Chief of Staff, Lt. Cmdr Ismail bin Omar. Also present were Ms Massumi bin Madsnat from Student Affairs Department and Mr Mohd Zarir bin Yusoff from the Academic Department.

In February 2016, 5 maritime students from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), United States of America visited the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology accompanied by Professor Madhubani Ghosh. The objective of the visit was to expose the MMA students to port and maritime logistic practices in the Southeast

BREDA COLLABORATION

SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY VISIT

AASTMTARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY & MARITIMETRANSPORT

MOA SIGNING

MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY (MMA) ATTACHMENT

Asian region.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a college known for its courses which includes Emergency Management, Energy Systems Engineering, Facilities Engineering, International Maritime Business, Marine Engineering, Marine Transportation, and Marine Safety & Environmental Protection. The college also offers graduate programs in Emergency Management and Facilities Management. Therefore, visits to other maritime institutes and industries are considered a part of their curriculum.

NMIT is honoured to have been considered as part of the students’ global learning experience as it is a maritime college in Malaysia that strives to become a major player in the region. Due to its common objectives, both colleges have decided to collaborate in matters pertaining to maritime education which includes this visit.

During the 3-week visit, the students were exposed to port operations and management in Johor, where competition is steep given the fact that these ports are neighbours with Port of Singapore, the second largest and busiest port in the world. They were also exposed to opinions and practices from the exporters’ and local logistic players’ point of views.

Apart from the vast learning experience that they were able to accumulate during their visit, the students were treated to local Johor hospitality including its culture and food. They were also able to sample the king of fruits, the durian.

As a whole, the MMA and NMIT relationship was strengthened through the visit as the students and lecturers benefitted greatly from this collaboration. Mutual understanding was developed from their interactions as both institutes look forward to future collaborations with each other.

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According to Captain Razali Yaacob, “This unique and strategic collaboration will help the three institutions to deepen our knowledge and understanding of best practices in offshore and the maritime industry. Through partnerships such as this, NMIT seeks to enhance the accessibility, quality, and effectiveness of training and learning for its students as well as working professionals in the field.”

“DOA with its Dutch partner organisations in Europe will be able to offer NMIT with a whole range of expertise needed for the Asian region. We will also be able to provide avenues for NMIT graduates to seek exposure and employment with the many multinational companies in Europe.” said Mr Edwin Stolk Bsc, MBA.

“DEC together with DOA is looking forward to collaborate with NMIT to ensure that its students receive certified offshore education that will better prepare them for employment within the Oil & Gas industry. We are confident that DEC can provide this based on our previous experiences.” explained Mr. Hendrik Goos.

Besides this partnership, NMIT is also currently collaborating with Maritiem Instituut Willem Barentsz and Maritiem Instituut De Ruyter in the Netherlands, Southampton Solent University in the United Kingdom and Australian Maritime College in Australia to provide local students with unprecedented access to international qualifications (undergraduate and postgraduate) that will allow them to seek global maritime career opportunities more effectively.

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NMITCULTURALDAY

On the 21st of July 2016, the English Society organised a Cultural Day celebration at our EduCity Campus. The main objectives of this event were to expose our students and staff to the different cultures that make NMIT unique and to create cultural awareness among the NMIT community. The Cultural Day celebration also aimed to avoid ethnocentrism and to strengthen the bonding among students beside developing a stronger sense of belonging to NMIT.

The highlights of the event were cultural exhibition displaying different types of food and the various history of the different cultures in Malaysia, a cultural fashion show and a cultural dance.

The cultural fashion show by NMIT students showcased many different types of traditional costumes worn by the different ethnics in Malaysia. The students wore traditional costumes such as samfu and cheongsam, normally worn by the Chinese, and also baju melayu, baju kurung and baju kebaya from the Malay ethnic group. The students also wore traditional Indian costumes such as lengha, jippa, kurta and sari as well as traditional costumes from the Kadazan Dusun tribe of East Malaysia. There was much cheering and applause as the students paraded their costumes.

The Malay dance combining basic Malay traditional dance and “Silat”, a Malay martial art performed by Semester 1 students was also a crowd pleaser. The dancers then performed the Joget Lambak and both students and staff joined the dance much to everyone’s delight!

The Cultural Day has provided us with a wonderful opportunity to deepen our understanding towards other culture and to embrace the values of the various cultural history in our community in NMIT and Malaysia. It was definitely a day to remember!

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For inquiries, please contact our personnel, Mr Tomingan Kamaron at tomingan@nmit.edu.myor Mr Halil Ali at halil@nmit.edu.my . Tel : +607 218 2020 Fax : +607 227 1818

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Pelorus Holding Sdn Bhd, the parent company of Maritime Intelligence Sdn Bhd which operates NMIT, has expanded its investment portfolio into livestock and food logistic through a special joint venture with one of Malaysia’s leading livestock importers in Malaysia, Harris Luqman Group Sdn Bhd.

Pelorus HLG Sdn Bhd is a creation between Pelorus Holding Sdn Bhd and Harris Luqman Group Sdn Bhd which prides itself in being one of the selected few which imports livestock by air, in contrast to the normal industry practice that relies heavily on sea transport. Although the cost of shipment by air is more costly than by sea, air shipping is much faster and saves a lot of time. Air shipment is also proven to be less stressful to the animals, cutting down the risk of death and loss to the importer.

Pelorus HLG retains competitive edge over its competitors through its agility and flexibility in serving its customers. The non-conventional air shipment provides speed to the market through frequent air trips, and an ability to integrate easily with the domestic industry. Currently focusing on livestock importation, Pelorus HLG is now slowly scaling up for growth in this sector by offering more holistic supply chain solutions to a broader customer base from importing animal food pellets to supplying fresh and frozen meat to retail market.

Working together with Peterson, an international energy logistics company based in the Netherlands, NMIT is exploring opportunities in Oil & Gas industry via participation in the development of Bintulu Supply Base in Sarawak.

LIVESTOCK AND FOOD LOGISTIC

PETERSON BINTULU SUPPLY BASE, SARAWAK

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For any inquiries, please contact theLocal Organizing Committee

Rohana Musa (rohana@nmit.edu.my)Zafirah Ab Rahim (zafirah@nmit.edu.my)

+6 017 794 5462 +6 019 717 7555