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CURRENT AWARENESS BULLETIN

Volume XXII – No. 11 November 2010

“sharing maritime knowledge”

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CONTENTS

IMO IMO PRESS RELEASES MEETINGS PUBLISHING SPEECHES

NEWS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS MARITIME NEWS IN THE PRESS 1. CASUALTIES 2. LAW AND POLICY 3. MARINE TECHNOLOGY 4. MARITIME SAFETY 5. MARITIME SECURITY 6. NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 7. POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT 8. PORTS AND HARBOURS 9. SEAFARERS

10. SHIPBUILDING AND RECYCLING OF SHIPS 11. SHIPPING 12. SPECIAL REPORTS 13. SOURCES

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IMO PRESS RELEASES

GHG amendments circulated

25/11/2010 IMO circulates proposed draft regulations to make mandatory technical and operational

measures to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping, following a request by a number of

States Parties to Annex VI of MARPOL Full Story »

Preview: Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 88th session: 24 November - 3 December 2010

22/11/2010 IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization's London

Headquarters for its 88th session from 24 November to 3 December 2010 Full Story »

Life-Saving Appliances 2010 Edition

09/11/2010 2010 edition of Life Saving Appliances is now available. Full Story »

Norway to assist IMO environmental projects

03/11/2010 IMO and Norad sign framework Co-operation Agreement for to make some US$3 million

available over a three-year period for marine environment projects Full Story »

International Maritime Prize 2009

02/11/2010 International Maritime Prize for 2009 presented to Mr. Johan Franson (Sweden), for his

contribution to maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships Full Story »

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MEETINGS

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PUBLISHING

Latest IMO News (Issue 3 2010).

The Publications Catalogue is now available in book and mini-CD format. Please ensure that you receive your copies by emailing your requirements to the Publishing Service.

SPEECHES Secretary-General's speeches to meetings For the latest IMO Publications please click here. NEWS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Charter celebrates 65 years

Often referred to as the constitution of the international community, the United Nations Charter is the glue that keeps the world together. Its principles have stood the test of time in the face of many challenges.

UN News Centre UN Dispatch

MARITIME NEWS IN THE PRESS 1. CASUALTIES Fire on second DFDS ship - By Craig Eason "A second vessel operated by Danish ro-ro operator DFDS has caught fire. The company said a private car on the 1989-built Pearl of Scandinavia caught fire early yesterday. The fire has since been extinguished. The ferry was en route from Oslo to Copenhagen when the alarm was raised. The 490 passengers on board were mustered, but there was no need to evacuate the vessel. There has been no damage to the vessel and no injuries to passengers or crew, although smoke at the time of the incident hindered the firefighting teams." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, p 2 Bulker sinks off Vietnam - By Steve Matthews "A 34-year-old handysize bulk carrier has sunk off Vietnam. The 34,456 dwt Jianmao 9 sank near Danang last week. All of the 26 Chinese crew believed to be on board were rescued by the boxship NYK Aquarius and taken ashore in Vietnam. The Panama-registered Jainmao 9 is owned by Jian Mao International Shipping, which is based in Fuzhou, China, with a management office in Hong Kong. Jian Mao operates a fleet of elderly bulk carriers of various sizes, mainly engaged in intra-Asian trades. It is not known if Jianmao 9 was in ballast or loaded, or what cargo it was carrying, but one of its regular trades is sand transportation." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 November 2010, p 2

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Kolkata unaffected by boxship collision - By Gavin van Marle "Container operations at the Indian port of Kolkata are said to be unaffected after a collision involving two containerships on the Hooghly River 34 km south of the port. The incident happened at one of the narrowest parts of the channel at Hooghly Point. The Gibraltar-flagged, 971 teu-capacity Tiger Spring, operated by intra-Asia feeder specialist Bengal Tiger Lines, was outbound from Kolkata Dock System when it suffered a reported failure of its steering mechanism. It was hit on the beam by the bow of the 1,000 teu-capacity Green Valley, which punched a hole and led to water intake. Local reports said the vessel would have sunk if the pilot had not steered it onto a nearby sandbank." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, p 2 2. LAW AND POLICY Rotterdam Rules under fire in Latin America - By Roger Hailey "The still-to-be ratified Rotterdam Rules cargo liability convention faces opposition from Latin America, where signatories are being sought for a petition trying to stop its implementation. The Montevideo Declaration, produced by “a group of citizens and experts in maritime law” makes a series of detailed attacks on the Rotterdam Rules, which are intended to replace the pre-containerisation Hague-Visby and Hamburg conventions by bringing liability coverage into the internet, supply chain and globalised trading environment. The declaration, which was formally launched in September, states that the Rotterdam Rules, which still need ratification by 20 states, are “seriously detrimental to import and export firms in Latin American countries, almost all of which are dependent on international carriage by sea”." LLOYD’S LIST, 1 November 2010, p 2 Brussels recruits Emsa tracking to support maritime policies - By Justin Stares "Brussels has asked the European Maritime Safety Agency to help complete the internal market for shipping. The European Commission is to extend the Lisbon-based agency’s mandate so that it includes “the development and implementation of EU policies such as Motorways of the Sea”. A new system for tracking ships trading within EU waters is likely to be the outcome of the exercise. Emsa’s satellite technology is capable of telling whether ships have left EU jurisdiction and whether a vessel has come into contact with another en route. The result, once implemented, should help create simplified Customs procedures allowing the maritime industries to enjoy something close to the border-free travel enjoyed by other transport modes in the EU." LLOYD’S LIST, 1 November 2010, p 2 Packages for piracy "Shipowners have been told that insurance packages can help reduce piracy costs if they prepare carefully. The addition of certain clauses can assist owners – so they need to be focused on how their insurance coverage is structured. Nigel Carden, deputy chairman of the UK P&I Club, said piracy is increasingly covered in war cover policies. “Hull policies have named piracy as an insured peril, but, in recent years, it’s increasingly been removed from hull [policies] and it’s appearing in war risk policies,” he explained. P&I covers entirely different areas, but clubs will pay where there are specific risks to crews, resulting in liability. These would include liabilities arising from injury/illness/death of crew (or passengers), crew repatriation and substitution, and crew/passenger loss of effects." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, pp 20-21 New rules for nuclear on the cards "Lloyd’s to produce new rules for nuclear propulsion of vessels. The dawn of a new era of nuclear-powered merchant ships is upon us, according to the marine risk adviser for classification society Lloyd’s Register, as the rising costs of fuel and the threat of fines for pollution make owners rethink their future strategy. Speaking to an audience of marine underwriters and brokers at Lloyd’s, Vince Jenkins said the classification society was to present a new set of rules to its technical committee on nuclear propulsion. He added the expectation was that the first steel would be cut on a new breed of nuclear-powered ships within the decade." FAIRPLAY, 4 November 2010, p 20 ROs must learn to share in class "The European Marine Equipment Council explores progress towards ‘mutual recognition’. A conference last month in Brussels underlined how much remains to be done to bring into effect a European regulation intended to reduce cost and bureaucracy for marine equipment manufacturers. The event, organised by the European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC), set out to find “the way forward” towards efficient classification. This, its sub-title declared, would be “a win-win-win situation for the maritime industry”." FAIRPLAY, 4 November 2010, pp 22-23 Shippers take sulphur battle to European Parliament "New limit could force shippers to delocalise manufacturing sites. European shippers are preparing to involve the European Parliament in their battle to prevent the European Union from introducing a strict new limit on the sulphur content of marine fuels in northern Europe in 2015. Shippers’ bodies were prominent among the signatories of an open letter on the subject sent to the European Commission in May by a shipping-industry alliance comprising more than 50 national and international organisations. In the letter, they warned of the danger that efforts to shift freight

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from roads to sea could be reversed as a result of the additional cost the new sulphur limit would impose on shipping companies." FAIRPLAY, 4 November 2010, p 25 Class societies blast EU’s mutual standards ruling - By Craig Eason "Concerns that the regulation could lead to a two-tier classification regime, as well as double standards within European flag states. The European rule forcing classification societies to recognise each others’ verification certificates will have far-reaching consequences within the global maritime industry that could see increased problems for manufacturers and shipowners. It could lead to a two-tiered classification regime, as well as double standards within flag states despite reassurances from the European Parliament to the contrary." LLOYD’S LIST, 5 November 2010, p 4 European ruling could increase manufacturers’ costs - By Craig Eason "Demands that European classification societies have mutual recognition of equipment certificates has its background in the aircraft manufacturing industry, where each major maker keeps strict control of equipment quality from subcontractors. However, the clear difference between shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing is that there are only about 10 major aircraft makers, while there are more than 3,000 shipyards. This is why class has the role of ensuring quality in the shipbuilding production line, rather than the thousands of yards scattered around the world, according to Bureau Veritas managing director Bernard Anne." LLOYD’S LIST, 5 November 2010, p 4 Europe ship-gear move will not upset flag sovereignty - By Geoff Garfield "European Union (EU) policy on ship-equipment certification will not jeopardise the sovereignty of flag states, insists a leading Brussel’s figure. Fotis Karamitsos says mutual recognition of certificates for equipment, materials and components concerns class certificates and not statutory instruments. It will still be up to each classification society to lay down its own rules and decide how it will ensure that equipment and materials comply, he says." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 63 Implementing the fourth regulatory pillar – By Michael Grey “The Maritime Labour Convention 2006 has been described as the “Fourth Pillar” of maritime regulation, along with the International Maritime Organization’s SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW conventions. And in conjunction with these other important conventions, it is global in scope and ambition, importantly designed to provide a level playing field upon which all parts of the international shipping industry can operate and flourish.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 42-43 Does the regulatory environment balance political and industry needs? - By Richard Meade "Leading commentators come head to head at this year’s Cadwallader debate. This year’s debate, held in the Lloyd’s building in London last week, was no exception. “Politicians, the European Commission, regulators and shipping — what is the missing link and the way forward?” offered distinguished figures on both sides of the fence the opportunity to dispel myths and offer real solutions. As UK Chamber of Shipping president Jan Kopernicki pointed out in his keynote address at the event, “industry and government, private and public, must work together within Europe, to ensure Europe is the premier place to conduct maritime business in the world”." LLOYD’S LIST, 29 November 2010, p 4 Brussels’ sights are set on safe and secure shipping - By Richard Meade "My claim is that EU regulation is a “must”, in so far as it stands for safe, secure and efficient shipping in cleaner oceans. It protects the European shipping industry and provides a “quality label” appreciated by shippers and authorities all over the world. The proposers of the motion seem to consider that the European Commission, or “Brussels”, as they like to call us, disregards the basic rules for making good regulations in the shipping sector. The image of faceless, arrogant Eurocrats with outlandish ideas about shipping and with absolute freedom to do whatever they like may satisfy the “inner urges” of some of our friends. But this image is far away from reality." LLOYD’S LIST, 29 November 2010, p 4 EU bloc tactics may weaken the IMO’s technical mandate - By Spyros Polemis "The European Union is not a sovereign state, but it often behaves like one, and its influence on shipping cannot be ignored. But while it is often tempting to demonise the EU, there is a lot of misunderstanding about what it is or how it works. The EU can be a force for good. Pressure for change can be useful. For example, the EU membership of Cyprus and Malta has directly led to significant improvements in the performance of these major open registers. It is important to clarify that it is not appropriate for ICS to judge whether the overall concept of the European Union is good or bad. My concern is limited to its impact on shipping. EU involvement in shipping has risen considerably in recent years, as it has expanded its political competence in relation to that of individual EU maritime administrations. A particular cause for concern is the implications this may have for the future authority of the IMO as the industry’s global regulator." LLOYD’S LIST, 29 November 2010, p 4

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3. MARINE TECHNOLOGY Maersk secures LR verification for CO2 emissions scorecard - By Craig Eason "While mandatory emissions targets for shipping remain a controversial topic, the demands of cargo owners, themselves under increased consumer pressure, are likely to have as much effect on shipping's environmental performance as anything from a legislative body. Maersk Line , the liner shipping division of AP Moller-Maersk, has had its CO2 measurement system validated by the UK classification society Lloyd’s Register. However, rather than just calculate the absolute CO2 emissions from a specific ship - an easy enough task, according to Maersk head of climate and environment Jacob Sterling - the system that LR has verified allows the data to be assessed on a per container basis. This allows the company’s clients to access data to assess the CO2 emissions of their supply and logistics chain." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 7 Emission curbs to prompt distillate demand spike - By Craig Eason "The demand for distillate fuels will be greater than many think when the global emission curbs come into force. Speaking at the Sibcon conference in Singapore last week, Exxon Mobil Marine Fuels global director Vincent Chong said there would be a spike of over 50% within the next 30 years as the low-sulphur rules lead to increased global demand for distillate fuels. The current timeline for reductions in sulphur emissions, agreed at the International Maritime Organization, sees the sulphur content of bunker fuel drop to a maximum of 3.5% by 2012 and then to 0.5% by 2020 or 2025, depending on a review in 2018. In addition to the global reductions, the emission control areas are more tightly curbed - dropping to 0.1% by 2015. Ships requiring low-suphur fuel will have to turn to distillates rather than fuel oils, Mr Chong said." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 7 Biofuels could pose corrosion and other risks "P&I club executives are beginning to receive insurance claims stemming from problems with carriage of biofuels. These could become more widespread as production and use of biofuels increases." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 38-39 Vital MAN upgrade for older engines "Ships powered by a MAN B&W S70MC engine built between 1990 and 1999 will be required to have the engine upgraded to meet IMO Tier INOx levels because an ‘approved method’, as defined in MARPOL, has now been developed by the engine-maker. Thomas Knudsen, senior VP Low-Speed, MAN Diesel & Turbo, said: “Our new approved methods require that owners running selected MAN B&W models retrofit these engines to meet Tier I IMO emission requirements. These retrofits, comprising the installation of modern, slide-type fuel valves, will significantly reduce exhaust emissions.”" FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, p 5 JV aims to clean up "An alliance between Wärtsilä and Ecospec Global Technology aims to integrate the organisations’ technologies to allow ships to comply with MARPOL Annex VI. Wärtsilä is responsible for integrating Ecospec’s CSNOx exhaust gas scrubbing system into various engine applications. This includes the engineering, installation, supervision, project management and commissioning of the system for both newbuildings and retrofits. Ecospec, as the supplier of the CSNOx system, would be responsible for supplying the key components of the system." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, p 5 Pushing on the gas pedal "Following on from Posidonia and the CIMAC Congress in June, the use of LNG as fuel was once again high on the agenda at SMM in September, with a trio of classification societies announcing details of projects involving concepts, newbuildings or conversions. The period between Posidonia and SMM also saw announcements from engine-makers and shipbuilders of more projects or plans to develop LNG-powered vessels and expand the range of engines able to run on LNG. The vast majority of projects involve dual-fuel engines rather than pure spark-ignited gas burners, indicating that those involved are hesitant about putting all of their eggs in the LNG basket." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 8-9 Tug trials open way for LNG-fuelled vessels on Chinese waterways – By Mike Corkhill “Successful tests with a gas-powered tug on the Yangtze River pave the way for a major new outlet for LNG in a country which has recently become the world’s leading energy consumer.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 34-37 Natural gas ideal for ECAs “A new market for natural gas-fired ships in the USA could soon be a reality, believes marine engine manufacturer Wartsila North America. But while the technology hurdles have largely been overcome, ship economics and the forces of supply and demand are proving a barrier to the technology being deployed in the near future.” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, p 8

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Ready for electronic sign-off? “Shippers have been slow to adopt electronic documents but recent changes in international regulation could encourage faster take-up. Neville Smith reports” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, pp 20-23 North European shipowners eye potential of LNG as an engine fuel - By Craig Eason "Gas is cleaner than normal fuel oil and may become cheaper too, but there are many hurdles to negotiate before it can become a reality." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 7 Costs and infrastructure prohibit take-off of gas-powered shipping - By Craig Eason "There is little belief that gas-powered shipping will take off without some sort of state support. Norway’s experience of its NOx fund is seen in Europe as a role model for how state incentives, with cash collected through an environmental tax, can be used to initiate a new industry. However shipowners and operators of ro-ro, feeder containers and other shortsea tonnage could also find a range of additional hidden costs in a switch to using natural gas as a fuel for their ships. There is concern that LNG prices could become higher than is often discussed. There are the issues relating to fuel tank installations that could reduce cargo capacity by up to eight containers. There are also the issues relating to crew training. Mandatory training requirements are being discussed as part of the work in the International Maritime Organization and could add to crew requirements." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 7 The psychology of marine engineering "Today’s designers and engineers pay too little attention to human factors, according to Christopher Parker, senior human factors engineer at BMT Designers & Planners. More than 90% of collisions, over 80% of tanker accidents, 79% of towing vessel groundings and 75% of fires and explosions are attributed to human error. Such statistics would suggest that project managers and designers within the maritime industry are still unaware or ill prepared to consider human factors engineering (HFE) as a critical part of the design process." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, p 26 Singapore to fund fuel cell research - By Craig Eason "The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is to fund new research into the use of fuel cells in shipping. The MPA signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore’s Temasek Polytechnic for the launch of a research initiative with the aim of encouraging projects through seed funding. Temasek Polytechnic has experience in fuel cell develop-ments and applications in other industries, and the collaboration will look at establishing test beds for extending this proficiency into new maritime technologies. Fuel cells take hydrogen, sometimes from natural gas, and convert it to electricity and water by passing it past anodes and an electrolyte. CO2 is also produced, but at much lower volumes than fossil fuels." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 2 Nuclear-powered ships could win acceptance within a generation - By Craig Eason "Despite image problems and security concerns, experts believe uranium could provide a fuel of the future. Two future fuel types for shipping are being talked about in shipping circles as possible replacements for traditional bunker fuels used today. While liquefied natural gas will likely emerge as a candidate for certain ship types and trades in the coming five years, nuclear power has a little further to go before it becomes a viable alternative, despite the fact there are already more than 100 naval vessels, icebreakers and other ships that have nuclear reactors on board. Nuclear power also has image problems to resolve on top of the technology challenges. However, some experts believe that nuclear-powered shipping, particularly for larger types such as very large crude carriers, could become a reality within a generation." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 7 Cost benefits could outweigh political concerns - By Craig Eason "The cost of nuclear power is significantly lower in operational costs per kilowatt than oil, gas and coal. So while it is highly regulated, it is significantly cheaper and not being subject to a carbon cap as the world looks to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. Experts say this explains the growing interest in using it as a fuel on ships, especially as there are a number of vessels — excluding naval warships and submarines — already built, including Russia’s icebreakers, a still-serving Russian lash containership, the decommissioned US training vessel Savannah and a now-scrapped German cargo vessel." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 7 4. MARITIME SAFETY The 87th session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 87) – By Jean-Charles Leclair “The session was attended by delegations from 103 countries and 48 observer organisations. The Committee continued discussions on the implementation of Long-Range Identification and Tracking of ships (LRIT) and discussions on AIS matters. But the main items for this session were the adoption of the Goal Based

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Standards for the construction of tankers and bulk carriers as well as the adoption of different measures for combating piracy and armed robbery against ships.” IALA BULLETIN, 2010/3, pp 24-27 Safety fear as Britain’s MCA plans rescue centre cutbacks - By David Osler "Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency is to see a shake-up to its management structures, and will reduce the current 19 Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres around the coast by a still-to-be-decided number, Lloyd’s List has learned. The development has dismayed British shipping interests, who fear that the changes will have a detrimental impact on safety. But MCA bosses insist that a strong service can be maintained with fewer MRCCs." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 1 Unsafe loading on the rise in dry bulk carrier sector - By James Brewer “Nasty clouds are hovering over the marine market in relation to dry bulk carriers. Dry bulk means what it says: cargoes are supposed to be dry. However, some can liquefy dangerously or develop a chemical hazard. Under commercial pressures, an increasing number of ships in the 7,500-strong dry bulk fleet are taking risks by loading cargoes in unsafe condition, especially ores and fertilisers that have been soaked by rain and can shift or become explosive while in the hold. In addition to the danger to the lives of crew and stevedores, ships can be stuck with untradeable, low-value cargoes on board for months, ringing up huge claims bills.” LLOYD’S LIST, 10 November 2010, p 7 Nickel ore concerns raised after sinking - By Michelle Wiese Bockmann "A modern supramax owned by one of China’s leading shipowners, Nanjing Ocean Shipping, has sunk with 25 crew on board off Japan’s southern islands, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty reports. Only five crew members have been accounted for on the 2009-built, 55,000 dwt NASCO Diamond, including one fatality. The four members of the crew known to have survived have told rescuers that there were calm weather conditions, moderate wind, and good visibility and little rain, the Japanese coastguard has reported. Although the cause of the vessel sinking was not clear, its cargo of Indonesian nickel ore is notoriously dangerous due to its high moisture content and risks of the cargo liquefying and causing a free surface effect that compromises the ship’s stability." LLOYD’S LIST, 12 November 2010, p 2 IMO safety boss backs Polar Code “IMO members are being asked to support a code that will improve safety for ships operating in polar regions. The code would provide a more stable framework to recommendations and guidelines that are already in place.” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, p 7 MIRG abolition may put lives at risk "Hundreds of lives could be lost if the UK government goes ahead with plans to abolish the Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG), warned its founder, Mervyn Kettle, in a statement earlier this month. The MIRG was established in 2006 to co-ordinate responses by fire brigades, Coast Guard and other emergency services to incidents aboard ships – such as fires and chemical spills. But in an effort to reduce spending, the UK’s government has named it as an area where cuts may occur." FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, p 24 Concerns raised over lifeboat rule changes - By Steve Matthews "The usually highly technical and mundane issue of lifeboat release mechanisms is generating unusual controversy at the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee meeting taking place in London. Shipping organisations and some national delegations claim that proposed amendments to Solas and the Life Saving Appliance Code concerning lifeboat release mechanisms being considered by the MSC do not go far enough and that further amendments are needed to prevent further serious injuries and deaths from accidents involving the release mechanisms. Proposed amendments to Solas Regulation III/1 require lifeboat on-load release mechanisms not complying with new LSA Code requirements are replaced no later than the next scheduled drydocking of the ship. Amendments to the LSA Code require safer design of on-load release mechanisms." LLOYD’S LIST, 29 November 2010, p 2 5. MARITIME SECURITY Yemen bomb plot puts box scanning on agenda again - By Roger Hailey "The maritime industry is preparing itself for renewed calls to shorten the timeline for US rules on 100% container scanning at foreign ports in the wake of a failed terrorist attempt to blow up two air cargo aircraft on Friday. The National Industrial Transportation League, a US shippers’ lobby, says that the spotlight on freight security will focus not just on air cargo but also intensify the call by Washington politicians for speedier implementation of worldwide 100% maritime container scanning, originally scheduled for 2012 but now pushed back to 2014." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 1

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Tanker hijack sees 24 crew held to ransom - By David Osler and Colum Murphy "Indian Ocean attack increases number of seafarers captured this year to 790. A Panama-flagged tanker was hijacked by Somali pirates on Saturday, at a location 580 miles east of Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean. The 2005-built, 78,825 dwt Polar has a crew of 24, including 16 seafarers from the Philippines, four from Montenegro, three from Greece and one from Romania, according to the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce in the region. EU Navfor said the vessel’s registered owner, understood to be Herculito Maritime of Liberia, had confirmed pirates were in control of the vessel. Also on Saturday, the Malta-flagged GO Trader came under attack 280 miles southeast of Salahah, Oman, EU Navfor said. Pirates managed to board the 1996-built, 45,693 dwt bulk carrier but were unable to take control of the vessel from the crew." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 2 Pirate activity off Horn of Africa claims few DNK-insured victims "Only two Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib (DNK)-insured ships have been seized and another 15 subject to serious attack by pirates over the past couple of years, which is something of an achievement given that about 1200 insured vessels transit the waters off Somalia annually. The low figures may reflect loss-prevention work or Norwegian ships being better prepared for the risks faced off the Horn of Africa, Nigeria and a number of other places." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 20 Co-operation pact in works to fight piracy - By Adam Corbett "European Parliament politicians and shipowners are working closely to develop a global co-operation pact against piracy as attacks and hijackings continue with no resolution in sight. The idea was hatched at a working lunch at the European Parliament hosted by the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA). It was attended by leading shipowner group the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and five European Members of Parliament, the Belgium presidency representatives, European Union (EU) Navy Force Somalia, European Commission (EC) and European Transport Workers’ Federation. The brainstorming session led to an idea that the European Parliament should use its influence to co-ordinate governments around the world in an effort to counter piracy." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 62 Seventeen freed in first piracy acquittals - By David Osler "Seventeen Somalis accused of piracy were acquitted by a Kenyan court on Friday, becoming the first defendants to be found not guilty under the arrangement whereby Nairobi tries piracy suspects on behalf of foreign governments. The men were arrested in the Gulf of Aden in a joint operation by US and South Korean navies in May last year, allegedly while trying to attack the 2001-built, 74,401 dwt bulk carrier Amira . But Mombasa magistrate Michael Kizito ruled: “The prosecution has not proved its case against the accused persons beyond reasonable doubt as required by law. The accused denied charges of attacking the ship and putting the lives of its crew in danger. It is not known whether they will now be deported to Somalia." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 November 2010, p 2 Fears raised of political over-reaction on security - By Roger Hailey "As the air cargo and deepsea sectors consider the security implications of the bombs found on two air freighters, a key shipper has warned that the industry should prepare itself for further regulations imposed by politicians. Andrew Traill, managing director of the Shippers’ Voice lobby website, said: “I see potential problems ahead. Air cargo security works as well as it should do, given the technology that exists and its ability to detect suspicious cargo and ensuring compliance with the rules that exist. “The best way to detect anything getting into the freight, and using someone’s supply chain to deliver an attack or smuggle illegal materials, is to apply security at the start of the chain, at shippers’ premises." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 November 2010, p 7 Pirates launch attack on Spanish warship - By David Osler "Somali pirates attacked an EU Navfor warship on Saturday, apparently after mistaking it for a merchant vessel, the EU counterpiracy deployment in the Gulf of Aden has confirmed. Military sources point out that the disparity in arms would make it foolhardy for the Somalis deliberately to pick on a greyship target and do not fear that the development marks the start of a trend. This is the first ever attack on an EU warship conducting an Amisom escort, although there has been one other incident in which the pirates inadvertently took on a German naval vessel earlier this year. During the incident, the Spanish warship increased speed, the attack was disrupted and the pirates fled the scene." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 2 Record ransom paid to release tankers - By David Osler "South Korean VLCC Samho Dream and Berlian Laju Tanker chemtanker Golden Blessing were released by Somali pirates on Saturday, with at least one of the pay-offs said to set a new all-time high for ransoms. The release of 2010-built, 14,445 dwt Golden Blessing , which according to the Lloyd’s List Intelligence database is associated with Indonesia’s BLT, was confirmed by China’s transport ministry over the weekend. The ministry said that the vessel was being accompanied by Chinese naval forces. Golden Blessing was seized in June while sailing to India from Saudi Arabia. Unconfirmed media reports suggest that the ransom was in the order of $9m." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 2

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Kenya frees nine pirates - By David Osler “A Kenyan judge yesterday released nine Somali men accused of piracy, arguing that the country does not have jurisdiction where alleged offences occur outside Kenya’s waters.” LLOYD’S LIST, 10 November 2010, p 2 Safe rooms alone won’t protect crews from pirates - By John Drake "So-called citadels or ‘safe rooms’ have continued to receive acclaim over the past month as a means of mitigating the risk of piracy. More vessels have been able to evade capture through their use. However, these measures should not be regarded as the one single defence that will minimise the risk of a hijack. There are other methods which need to be implemented in conjunction with safe rooms to increase their effectiveness. Clear alarms systems, effective ship lighting and monitoring systems will help ward off attacks." LLOYD’S LIST, 12 November 2010, p 9 Pirates hijack chemtanker as attack rate increases - By Steve Matthews "Piracy activity off Somalia appears to have stepped up in the last few days with several reports of successful and attempted piracy attacks. Yesterday morning the Panamanian flagged chemical tanker Hannibal II was attacked and boarded by pirates some 860 miles east of the Horn of Africa. This position is closer to the Indian coast than the African coast.. The 17,110 dwt multi-purpose vessel BBC Orinoco, operated by Reedereigruppe Freese was also reported to have been attacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea. These two incidents followed a failed attempt to hijack the 305,700 dwt Euronav very large crude carrier Flandre, which was on a voyage from the Middle East Gulf to Yemen." LLOYD’S LIST, 12 November 2010, p 2 French oil hostages freed in Nigeria - By Gavin van Marle "Three French workers kidnapped in September by Nigerian rebels while working on board the anchor-handling tug Bourbon Alexandre have been released from captivity. The Bourbon employees were working on the Addax oil field off Nigeria’s coast when assailants reportedly from the Emancipation of the Upper Niger Delta attacked the vessel on September 21. The hostages were released last Wednesday and arrived back in France on Friday, following joint efforts to free them by the company’s crisis unit, the French and Nigerian governments and the local authorities." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 November 2010, p 2 Industry briefs UN anti-piracy meeting - By David Osler and Colum Murphy "Shipping trade associations have briefed the UN Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, offering an industry perspective to the seventh plenary session of that body in New York. The Round Table of Inter-national Shipping Associations said that it was acting in an advisory capacity by virtue of its status as a non-governmental organisation, after being invited to make a statement. Among the topics covered were the third edition of the best management practices guidelines document, the direct and indirect costs of operating continuously in a high-risk environment, the need for all governments to prosecute pirates, the need for better co-ordination of naval forces, and the need to provide industry associations with information on ships which are not following the reporting requirements of BMP3." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 November 2010, p 2 Chemtanker evades pirate attack off Yemen - By David Osler “Somali pirates unsuccessfully attacked a chemtanker in Aden Bay off Yemen on Monday, but were repelled after a security team on board fired warning shots, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence. LLOYD’S LIST, 17 November 2010, p. 2 Five killed in attack on vessel off Cameroon - By David Osler "Five people were killed in Cameroon on Tuesday night after an attack on a vessel carrying guards for an offshore oil field operated by the French oil and gas independent Perenco. The development will reignite fears that the piracy already endemic in Nigeria will spread to other countries in the Gulf of Guinea, following a number of kidnap cases involving foreign national seafarers in recent months. A Perenco spokesman confirmed that the incident occured at the Moudi offshore oil field, close to Nigerian territorial waters. The victims include three Cameroonian soldiers and two civilian security contractors." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, p 2 The neglected hostages to fortune "Peter Swift, never shy but now retiring from Intertanko, observed at a celebratory gathering last week that there are about 450 seafarers currently being held by Somalis, “caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, simply doing their job”. This is not the case: these seafarers were not in the wrong place at the wrong time. It might be argued that they were unlucky, but they were simply doing their job. This must be emphasised by everyone who takes responsibility for raising the plight of hostages held against their will by pirates: they were simply doing their job." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, p 3 Pirates prepare to increase firepower "The security and insurance sectors have forced pirates to adopt more violent tactics. The success of both the international task force and the maritime industry’s efforts to

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thwart piracy off the coast of Somalia has seen pirates broaden their theatre of operations – and has raised fears they will employ more powerful weapons during raids." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, p 17 SBS joins private contractors in anti-piracy escorts - By David Osler "Another company has joined the growing number of military contractors offering private escort vessels to the shipping industry Security Boat Services stressed yesterday that while it would take jobs in the already crowded Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean market, it was hoping to orient primarily on contract work from government and the offshore sector. That strategy would differentiate it from Protection Vessels International, Sea Marshals and a number of others, which concentrate on thwarting the menace of Somali piracy." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 2 Ransom payments escalate as Somali pirates up the ante - By Steve Matthews "From an average of $1m in 2008 to around $4m this year, there seems to be no limit to the extortionate ransoms demanded by Somali pirates. The release at the weekend of Paul and Rachel Chandler by Somali pirates after reported payment of ransom running into several hundred thousand dollars, and following the reported record ransom payment of nearly $10m to secure the release of the very large crude carrier Samho Dream a week earlier, have once again highlighted the dilemmas involved in negotiating and paying ransoms to pirates. “Owners face a difficult dilemma. They cannot leave the crew and ship in the hands of pirates indefinitely and military intervention is unlikely, which leaves them little option but to negotiate a ransom,” a hull insurer told Lloyd’s List." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 4 Owners left with little alternative but to negotiate - By Steve Matthews "Governments are anxious to be seen not to participate in or endorse ransom payments, but in practice most accept that shipowners have little alternative. Indeed, one insurer told Lloyd’s List that some governments had a “flexible approach”, opposing ransom payments in public but participating in negotiations in private. Paying ransoms remains a sensitive political issue. Recent debates in the UK House of Lords gave a flavour of the distaste among politicians for paying ransoms to pirates, with several members making the point that paying ransoms encourages pirates to continue their activities." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 4 Kenya to enforce security zone off Mombasa - By David Osler "Kenya is to institute a security corridor for ships entering the key regional hub of Mombasa, amid speculation that a Somali pirate cell is operating in the country’s territorial waters. Vessels will be required to wait at four identified points, which according to the Kenya Maritime Authority, represent a corridor of 10 miles by 20 miles from the port. “The area is a security zone within which patrols by the Kenyan navy have been enhanced to provide security for vessels waiting berthing at the port,” KMA director Nancy Karigithu told Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation. Fishing boats, skiffs and leisure boats will be required to avoid the corridor, which should make it easier to spot any pirate skiffs." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 November 2010, p 2 UK may send ex-special forces personnel to help fight pirates - By David Osler and Colum Murphy "The UK Foreign Office has held talks with private military company Drum Cussac to discuss the possibility of employing former special forces personnel to train Somali nationals to fight local pirates on land, according to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. A representative of the company yesterday said that it did not comment on operational matters. But the publication reported that former members of the Special Boat Service would be allowed to accompany Somali patrols in action. Previous efforts to this end have failed, with recruits frequently switching sides and joining either the pirates or Islamic insurgents, taking weapons and equipment with them." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 2 Germany begins first piracy trial in 400 years - By Patrick Hagen "The first piracy trial to be held in Germany for more than 400 years opened in Hamburg yesterday. Ten alleged pirates are on trial for the kidnapping of the containership Taipan. The men have been charged with attempted kidnapping for ransom and an assault on maritime traffic. The ship, with 15 crew members, belongs to German owner Komrowski and was taken hostage off Somalia on Easter Monday this year on its way from Haifa to Mombasa. The vessel was freed by the Dutch frigate Tromp just a few hours after being seized. In June, a Dutch court allowed the defendants to be extradited to Germany. The men are facing prison sentences of up to 15 years." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 2 Yemen breach stokes box security debate “In November US maritime interests were debating how difficult it would be to carry out a bomb attack in an ocean container, following the discovery of an air freight bomb plot on 29 October. Two devices were mailed from Yemen via freight companies to addresses in Chicago. Jim Giermanski, chairman of transport security consulting company Powers Global Holdings, said ‘Not to belittle loss of life, but if you take out the Port of Long Beach, the impact to the economy is much greater compared to a single plane falling out of the sky.’” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, p 9

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BMPs are ‘not enough’ “For vessels carrying their cargoes across pirate zones, armed guards are the only solution to prevent further loss of trade, believes Paul Shields, director of operations at Zodiac Maritime. Speaking at the Marseq Combating Piracy Conference, in London on 12 October, he said: ‘Following Best Management Practices was not enough.’” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, p 12 Radiation detection favoured for box scans - By Roger Hailey “The technology options for 100% scanning of US inbound maritime containers may favour radiation detection equipment, although there are limitations. A 25-page letter to the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from the Government Accountability Office provides detailed analysis of a wide range of maritime security policies being considered by Washington. On 100% scanning, the GAO states: “Based on our review of the 100% scanning requirement, scanning containers with radiation portal monitors instead of in combination with non-intrusive inspection equipment may be more achievable from a technology, logistics, political, and cost standpoint. LLOYD’S LIST, 24 November 2010, p. 2 UN renews Somalia piracy resolution - By David Osler "The United Nations Security Council has renewed its resolution authorising states and regional organisations to co-operate with Somalia’s transitional government in the fight against piracy for another year, writes David Osler. Crucially, Tuesday’s vote provides a legal basis for armed forces to enter Somalia’s territorial waters and use “all necessary means” to tackle the problem, including deployment of naval vessels and military aircraft and the seizure and disposal of boats, vessels, arms and related equipment used by pirates. The 15-member body also reiterated its condemnation of all acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the Somali coast. According to figures by the International Maritime Organization, more than 438 seafarers and passengers and 20 ships were held by pirates as of November 4, an increase of almost 100 hostages in less than a month." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, p 2 Security situation in Nigeria to improve - By David Osler "The maritime security situation in Nigeria is likely to improve in the near to medium term, as the result of a recent government offensive in the Niger Delta, according to a report from Bergen Risk Solutions. The so-called Joint Task Force has started a series of co-ordinated operations against militant and criminal groups operating in the region. It has deployed ground forces from the Nigerian Army and gunboats provided by the Nigerian Navy, supported by helicopter gunships from the Nigerian Air Force and elements of the State Security Service. Some 14 camps were attacked or raided, with several key militant leaders arrested and a number killed." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, p 2 US court convicts five Somali pirates - By David Osler "Five Somali men have been found guilty of piracy offences by a Federal District Court in Norfolk, Virginia, in the first trial of its kind in the US since 1819. They now face mandatory life terms at a sentencing hearing scheduled for March 2011. The defence case was that the men were innocent fishermen who had been abducted by pirates and forced to fire their weapons at USS Nicholas, a guided-missile frigate based in Norfolk but at that time on patrol off the coast of East Africa. But federal prosecutors said that the five had confessed to attacking the warship after mistaking it for a merchant vessel, in an incident that took place on April 1 this year." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 Iranian tanker evades hijack bid - By David Osler "An Iranian-controlled very large crude carrier of a similar size to the largest-ever hijack victim Sirius Star was attacked by Somali pirates at a position 19 47N 62 59E yesterday afternoon, according to maritime security sources. The vessel was been named as 2007-built, 317,130 dwt Hadi , associated with the National Iranian Tanker Co . As Lloyd’s List went to press, signs were that the vessel had evaded capture, possibly thanks to the intervention of an armed team understood to have on board. There are also reports from Somalia that one of the seafarers on board 2005-built, 72,854 dwt product tanker Polar , hijacked by pirates on October 30, died on Monday, apparently of a stroke. The man, a Filipino national, has been named as Prudante Cabral. Next of kin have been informed." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 Hope for let-up in piracy risk off West Africa in longer term - By Eoin O'Cinneide "Threats against shipping in notorious piracy hot spots off West Africa are 'likely to remain high until Christmas' as hardened militants mull 'hard impact attacks', a maritime security report claims. There is light at the end of the tunnel for oil and gas companies operating in the region, however, as a recent government crackdown appears to have 'broken the back' of the insurgency." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, p 34 Flags behind stricter piracy measures - By Adam Corbett "Shipowners’ continued failure to apply industry recommended practices against piracy off the coast of Somalia is prompting several flag states to propose that such security measures be written into on-board security plans. 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flag states believe that “special measures to prevent and suppress piracy and armed robbery against ships” should be included in the International Ship and Ports Security Code (ISPS). ISPS requires ships to carry a security plan. The move comes in response to a complaint from the European Union Navy Force Somalia (EU Navfor) that not enough shipowners are applying the industry-agreed best-management practices (BMP) that are widely believed to increase the chances of surviving pirate attacks." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, p 46 Somali pirates seize Malaysian boxship - By David Osler "A Malaysian boxship with 23 seafarers on board has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, EU Navfor confirmed yesterday. The European Union counterpiracy taskforce in the region named the vessel as the 1993-built, 1,066 teu Albedo , which according to the Lloyd’s List Intelligence database is associated with Majestic Enrich Shipping of Pulau Pinang. The ship was carrying containers from Jebel Ali in the UAE to Mombasa in Kenya before being taken before dawn on Friday. The crew included nationals from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Iran. However, pirates failed in their bid to seize a Turkish bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, apparently after being unable to locate the crew, who had hidden themselves in a secret place on board the ship." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 2 6. NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

P&I club’s GPS warning "A recent casualty involving a container ship has led the London P&I Club to issue a reminder of the consequences of failing to check navigation charts for information about corrections that need to be applied to satellite-derived positions. In the latest issue of its StopLoss Bulletin, the club noted an incident in which a container ship grounded as a result of total reliance on GPS, coupled with a failure to recognise that a significant correction had to be applied to GPS positions before they were plotted on the chart. During a coastal passage, the ship ran aground after a navigating officer began a significant alteration of course about half a mile before he reached the intended alter-course position." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, p 6 A digital future for maritime navigation – By Michael Cuter “In June 2009, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), requiring the installation of Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS). The amendments to SOLAS mean that all large passenger, tanker and cargo ships will be obliged to fit ECDIS on a rolling timetable that begins in July 2012.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 30-33 Winter navigation – ice as a danger to shipping “The 2010-2011 Winter season approaches and it is therefore appropriate once again to focus on the risks that vessels and their operators will have to face when trading in areas affected by ice.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 56-59 EU surveillance system will not replace Emsa - By Justin Stares "Brussels maritime affairs commissioner Maria Damanaki has denied seeking to take control of the European Maritime Safety Agency via the creation of a wide-ranging information-sharing environment. Mrs Damanaki told the European Parliament she was “not interfering” with Emsa and its existing ship surveillance systems, which include Safeseanet and Cleanseanet. The new EU-wide surveillance system proposed by the European Commission’s directorate-general for maritime affairs would “not replace Emsa”, the commissioner told the parliament transport committee." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, p 2 Japan makes safety clampdown in Kanmon Strait - By Adam Corbett "The Japanese government has moved to improve safety in the dangerous Kanmon Strait, which runs between the northern tip of the island of Kyushu and the mainland. The action comes in response to some 40 incidents in the waterway through to last year involving 60 ships, including 17 groundings and 10 collisions. The safety clampdown was sparked by a collision between the Japanese destroyer JS Kurama and the 706-teu South Korean containership Carina Star (built 1998) under the Kanmon Bridge in October 2009. Although no one was seriously injured, both vessels caught fire and a more serious incident was narrowly averted. New navigation rules have now been brought into the sea area by the Japan Transport Safety Bureau (JTSB) through the newly formed Kanmon Kaikyo Traffic Advisory service. These measures include new speed restrictions and restricted access in poor visibility." TRADEWINDS, 12 November 2010, p 32 BV issues new rules for Arctic vessels - By Julian Macqueen "Offshore oil and gas exploration in the Arctic has led to new types of vessels able to carry cargo and move through ice unaided by an icebreaker. The emergence of this ship type has in turn sparked a flurry of activity from classification societies to write new rules for such ships and issue guidance to the industry on ice/structure interaction. “For extracting oil and gas from the Arctic, and also from the very icy and difficult Caspian Sea, there is an increasing demand for vessels which can carry cargo and also ram and break ice unsupported by an icebreaker,”

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said Philippe Baumans, director of development, at classification society Bureau Veritas." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 5 7. POLLUTION/ENVIRONMENT US to tighten discharge permit - By Greg Miller "A looming settlement will result in stricter US ballast water mandates. A settlement between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and environmental groups is imminent following months of arguments in the wake of the Vessel General Permit (VGP) rule that went into effect in February 2009. That rule brought – for the first time – 26 ‘incidental discharge’ streams under the purview of the Clean Water Act (CWA), including greywater, ballast water and deck runoff." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 24 ITOPF strategy to focus on HNS "The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) has completed a strategic review of its activities that is expected to be approved by its board of 24 directors next month. The organisation’s managing director, Karen Purnell, told Fairplay last week that the review would bring more focus onto high-risk geographic areas and onto the potential risks posed by hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) and alternative fuels." p 25 CIMAC counts the cost of compliance "As the deadline for the IMO’s ‘Tier II’ emissions level approaches, last month’s CIMAC Circle conference focused on its implications for the total cost of ownership for marine propulsion engines. Tier II limits NOx emissions from diesel engines installed after 1 January 2011 to 14.4g/kWh. But the panel of engine builders, ship operators and engine system and component makers were equally focused on the next deadline – 1 January 2016. On that date, Tier III introduces a further reduction – to 3.4g/kWh within emission control areas – so, as the research manager at Caterpillar Motoren in Kiel, Udo Schlemmer-Kelling, noted in the title of his presentation, “IMO III is knocking at our door.”" FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 27 Emission controls hit US supply chains "Environmental mitigation efforts by US rail, road haulage and ports is affecting decisions on how ocean carriers and their customers decide to move freight. Whether those efforts are made to comply with tighter regulations or to head them off, the decisions that result can mean the difference between sending a container full of Christmas decorations across the country by rail or routeing it through the Panama Canal." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 29 IMO to explore new code for the disposal of oily water - By Adam Corbett "Regulators are attempting to come up with solutions to help shipowners stay within the law in the disposal of oily-water waste, an issue that has cost individual owners millions of dollars in fines in the US and Europe. The design and equipment (DE) meeting this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) looked at the idea of adopting guidelines for a shipboard oil-waste pollution-prevention plan. The discussion centres around whether the recommendations made should go beyond the regulation already laid out in the Marpol convention, something that shipowner group the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is against. Another idea is to promote the use of integrated bilge treatment systems (IBTS). Many oily-water waste systems are difficult to operate, a factor that has encouraged seafarers to take short cuts and dispose of the waste illegally overboard through so-called magic pipes." TRADEWINDS, 29 October 2010, p 39 Consultants urge early carbon trading - By Craig Eason "A carbon trading consultancy is pushing for shipowners to adopt early the voluntary trading of carbon credits. Carbon Positive says regional trading schemes can be incorporated into any future global mandatory scheme once this has been decided on by regulators. Shipowners that are at the forefront of such developments can then benefit by gaining early trading credits and become market leaders. The shipping industry is waiting to see if the International Maritime Organization can find a way to develop a mandatory global market-based measure that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 November 2010, p 2 Cold shoulder for CO2 at MEPC "Last month’s meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) ended with little if any progress on the thorny subject of how or whether the issue of carbon dioxide emissions should be addressed. Despite more than half of the committee’s meeting time being taken up by discussions and negotiations on market-based measures and energy efficiency indexing, no concrete measures were agreed. On the subject of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, a series of market-based measures to tax the shipping industry were discussed, but no consensus was reached." FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, p 4 Ballast water treatment – a fleet management challenge – By Thomas Mackey “The invasion of non-native species into new environments transferred in ships’ ballast water, by invasive organisms clinging to

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ships’ hulls and via other vectors has been described by authorities and scientists as one of the most severe pollution problems facing the world’s oceans.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 24-29 Decarbonising the maritime supply chain “The UK’s Freight Transport Association is to expand its carbon reduction research work to encompass the reduction of emissions in the maritime supply chain. Chris Welsh, FTS’s General Manager of Global and European Policy, was speaking last month to the Managing Carbon Emissions and Greenhouse Gases in Shipping conference in London on the subject of managing and reducing emissions in the supply chain from the shipper’s perspective.” MER, November 2010, p 8 Emissions control pushes up prices “Expensive low-sulphur fuels are pushing up prices for seaborne cargo and may increasingly force cargo on to land inside Europe’s emission control areas (ECAs). Since July this year, restricting sulphur content in bunker fuel to 1% in Baltic and North Sea ECAs has forced vessels to switch to low-sulphur fuel. Similar standards are due to come into force in North America in 2012 and in 2015 ECA specifications will tighten to 0.1%.”PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, p 4 Chamber gives cautious welcome to latest emissions proposals - By David Osler “The International Chamber of Shipping has cautiously welcomed UN proposals on how the industry can best contribute to climate change mitigation. Crucially, the UN plan recognises the need for any market-based emissions reduction measures to apply equally to all ships. There is acknowledgement that the International Maritime Organization is the most appropriate forum to reconcile conflicting interests.” LLOYD’S LIST, 10 November 2010, p 2 IMO defends record on pollution - By Steve Matthews "International Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos has defended progress by the IMO to address greenhouse gas emissions, but he remains worried that decisions affecting shipping could be taken out of its hands. Speaking at the Cass Business School Biennial meeting, Mr Mitropoulos said development of measures to improve the energy efficiency of ships was at an advanced stage. But wider political aspects of dealing with climate change made it difficult for the IMO to come up with agreed measures and these issues went beyond purely environmental and commercial factors. He stressed the importance of the IMO retaining its consensus approach to regulation. “It has not been possible to reach consensus so far, but the IMO has always worked on the basis of consensus,” he said." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, p 4 Scrapping older ships better for environment than new laws - By Janet Porter "Emanuele Grimaldi calls again for EU to set 30-year age limit on ships operating in European waters. Scrapping elderly ships would have a far greater environmental benefit than some of the radical but impractical and risky measures that regulators are planning to impose on the industry, the Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi has warned in a fresh rebuke to both the International Maritime Organization and the European Commission. But he also directed criticism towards those shipowners that are hanging on to over-age vessels, rather than sending them to the breakers, in the misguided hope that they still have a commercial future." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, p 3 Shipping must be proactive on environment - By Steve Matthews "The International Maritime Organization and national governments are failing to treat shipping and the environment holistically, according to David Martin, director of the board of Canadian shipowner CSL International and chairman of its corporate environmental sustainability committee. Mr Martin told the Cass Business School Biennial meeting at the IMO that the shipping industry must also take a more proactive approach to addressing climate change. “Our industry must accept the science of climate change, stop fighting it and be proactive,” he said. “Governments and the IMO need to think more holistically. We are still the industry of ‘no’.” Mr Martin said hoping for inaction at international climate change talks will hurt the industry in the future as it was inevitable that new regulations would be imposed." LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, p 4 Owners seek exemption from low-sulphur fuel rules - By Janet Porter "German study backs up shortsea operators' concerns that regulators have not fully evaluated the consequences of Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) legislation." LLOYD’S LIST, 15 November 2010, p 1 Asia ramps up LNG usage to satisfy carbon targets - By Hal Brown "A surge in Asian demand for liquefied natural gas has bolstered the market over the third quarter, soaking up an earlier overcapacity of ships on the spot market and allaying concerns over minimal US imports weakening the market. China’s LNG demand in the nine months to the end of September shot up more than 70% from the same period in 2009 to 6.8m tonnes. China’s consumption of natural gas is forecasted to reach 7.6bn cu m in 2010, according to the gas department of Norwegian broker Lorentzen & Stemoco. Singapore, Vietnam,

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Malaysia and Indonesia are also ramping up demand because LNG is the cheapest way these countries can meet their carbon reduction targets." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, p 10 Shippers’ clean punch - By Neville Smith "Some shippers are trying to get ahead of the environmental regulatory curve – and take owners with them. The Dutch government and shippers council indicated their support and officials from the Port of Rotterdam Authority signalled their willingness, in principle, to link the Environmental Shipping Index (ESI) with the Clean Shipping Index (CSI). Participants at the seminar included some of the Netherlands’ biggest shippers and the talk was of more signings to come. It was the best possible start for the CSP and for the North Sea Foundation, the Dutch green group that brought it to Rotterdam." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, pp 4-5 Europe will not accept watered down emissions trading schemes - By Justin Stares "The European parliament will not accept “watered down” emissions trading schemes agreed on a worldwide level, according to the assembly’s transport committee chairman. Europe must take the lead in imposing greenhouse gas legislation even if it puts industry at a competitive disadvantage, chairman Brian Simpson said. Talking at a UK Transport in Europe event in the parliament’s Brussels chamber, Mr Simpson said there had been a “failure to set internationally binding targets for ETS [emissions trading schemes].” Referring to both maritime and aviation legislation, he said: “We would have preferred a global solution, but we say no to watered down versions.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 1 Det Norske Veritas in green focus - By David Osler "Class society sets up environmental division to focus on developing a range of services in sectors such as biofuels and offshore windfarms. But that does not mean neglecting DNV’s maritime roots. The best ways and means of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from shipping is a staple of debates at the International Maritime Organization these days, chief operating officer Bjørn Haugland points out." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 4 IMO seeks sole mandate on emission measures - By Steve Matthews "The International Maritime Organization will seek an explicit commitment from the Cancun, Mexico, climate change summit starting next week, asking parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to agree that measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will be the sole responsibility of the IMO. This is seen as the only way to break the impasse at the IMO due to the refusal of some delegations to agree measures that do not conform to the differentiated requirements of developed and developing economies under the Kyoto Protocol’s ‘common but differentiated responsibilities’ principle. IMO marine environment division director Miguel Palomares told Lloyd’s List: “We are going to Cancun to present what we have done so far. But one thing we want is a commitment from UNFCCC parties that shipping will be addressed by the IMO and that we can implement measures without any caveats.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, p 1 Copenhagen pledges insufficient for 2°C global warming limit - By Steve Matthews "A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme says that even if all the pledges made at the Copenhagen summit last year are implemented there is still a gap with what needs to be achieved to meet the agreement to limit global warming to 2°C by the end of this century. The report said that if all the pledges were implemented, greenhouse gas emissions would be 49 giga tonnes CO2 equivalent in 2020, compared with a business-as-usual 56 giga tonnes, which would imply a temperature rise of up to 6.4°C from the current level. Keeping the 2°C target as a realistic prospect would require emissions to be cut to 44 giga tonnes by 2020, the report said. It has therefore called for the Cancun conference to agree firm commitments to implement the pledges made in Copenhagen and measures towards further reductions." LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, p 1 North Sea states sign pollution strategy - By David Osler "Politicians and officials from nine countries with coasts on the North Sea or its approaches have this week reached a common strategy to deal with oil spills and other pollution, in a move that is being hailed as an important step towards healthier and cleaner marine environment. The Bonn Agreement Action Plan, as the pact will be known, will operate within the framework of the Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances 1983, known as ‘the Bonn Agreement’ for short. The action plan was formally adopted in Dublin on Wednesday by representatives from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the European Union.." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 US report highlights blow-out readiness - By Darrin Griggs "A draft report suggests smaller oil players should be strictly assessed on their ability to react should disaster strike, among other recommendations. Smaller oil companies wishing to do business in the US Gulf of Mexico may be required either to pass a financial stress test or band together in groups large enough to withstand the financial onslaught of a Macondo-size disaster. The proposal is one of six possible recommendations covered in two draft reports

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released by the US National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling this week." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, pp 30-31 Olsson slams sulphur limits - By Adam Corbett "Swedish shipowner Dan Sten Olsson has opened talks with European ministers to review what he describes as a “monumental mistake” in enforcing a 0.1% limit on the sulphur content in fuel within specially designated areas from 2016. The Stena Line chairman spoke with UK transport minister Mike Penning last week in London and urged him to conduct a study into the availability of low-sulphur fuel to meet the regulation that was made under a revision of Marpol Annex VI. Olsson says he has received positive feedback on meetings with five European ministers to review the upcoming regulation. In an industry debate on the issue that followed his meeting with Penning, Olsson claimed that the hike in costs for owners to use the cleaner fuel would force cargo from sea to less environmentally friendly road transport." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, p 46 Japan application for ECA status being pushed forward "Japan has said it will take its time o n whether it will be the next emission control area (ECA) until it is absolutely certain of the benefits to human health and the environment." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, p 46 Shipping groups descend on Cancun for climate change summit - By Craig Eason "Representatives from the International Maritime Organization, BIMCO and other shipping organisations have joined thousands of lobbyists and national bureaucrats in Cancun, Mexico, for the latest United Nations round of talks on climate change. The 12-day meeting, which kicked off yesterday, is seen as a follow-on from the Copenhagen talks a year ago, which failed to find a silver bullet to the global problem of reducing the impact of man-made CO2. Copenhagen also failed to give shipping a clear understanding of who should regulate its reduction targets and how they should be achieved. The UN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change is still looking to find a follow-on agreement to the Kyoto Protocol that expires in two years. In so doing, it is also trying to overcome the political differences that have arisen between the more developed countries and those that are still developing or growing, in relation to their responsibilities." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 1 Emanuele Grimaldi slams IMO’s ‘ridiculous’ emissions ruling - By Janet Porter “Emanuele Grimaldi has never been shy about expressing some forthright opinions. In the past, he has spoken out on sensitive matters that others prefer to avoid, such as dockworkers’ excessive wage packets, or state aid for shipping. Now he has taken on an even more powerful foe: the International Maritime Organization, which is imposing new rules on the sulphur content of marine fuels. Dr Grimaldi, who is joint managing director of Grimaldi Group together with his brother, Gianluca, has no quarrel with proposals to reduce sulphur content to 0.5%, but is furious about specific rules for the emission control area covering the Baltic and North Sea, where shipowners will have to comply with a 0.1% requirement by 2015.” LLOYD’S LIST, 24 November 2010, p. 4 8. PORTS AND HARBOURS Terminal row over tanker noise "Residents in and around South Hook Terminal, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, have complained about lingering noise pollution from LNG ships, despite calls to ban entry by tankers that have not undergone silencer upgrading. “We have had a number of complaints from residents regarding the issue of noise and we are working with the ships’ charterers, Qatargas Operating Company, and South Hook LNG Terminal to try to resolve the issue,” a spokesman for Pembrokeshire County Council told Fairplay." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 23 UK ships do well in port state checks - By David Osler "Nine out of 10 port state control inspections of British-flag vessels over the last year have had a “satisfactory result”, according to the UK Ship Register, writes David Osler. All told, there were some 850 inspections of British tonnage in the Paris and Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding regions over the last year. Of these, 55% recorded zero deficiencies and a further 35% recorded between one and five deficiencies. UKSR manager Paul Fairbrother said: “I’m delighted with these statistics for the last year as they demonstrate the high quality of vessels on the UK Ship Register and the commitment of owners to operate them at the highest possible standards.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 2 USCG to apply ‘three strikes’ policy - By Adam Corbett "The US Coast Guard (USCG) is set to apply a new three-strikes policy to the port-state inspection of foreign-flag ships. Under the new rules, three consecutive detentions in a year will lead to an automatic banning order in a move that brings the US in line with other major regional port-state inspection regions such as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The move was outlined in a policy letter sent by USCG chief of vessel activities Eric P Christensen to port-state-control (PSC) officers. In it he highlights instances where ships had failed

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to improve the safety-management system following detention and the need to counter the problem." TRADEWINDS, 29 October 2010, p 38 European hubs to refund port dues for green ships - By Roger Hailey "Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg are among six European ports that have launched the Environmental Ship Index, which will reward clean and green ships with port dues rebates from next January. ESI-registered vessels of all types that exceed the current minimum International Maritime Organization environmental standards will be in line for a rebate at the half dozen hubs, which also include Bremen, Le Havre and Amsterdam. Shipowners, managers or agents can register their vessel at www.environmentalshipindex.org, where the inputting of standard data will see the ships given an index number. Software will calculate the environmental performance of ships in terms of the emission of air pollutants NOx (related to the ship’s main and auxiliary engine performance) and SOx (related to the sulphur content of the bunkers), and in terms of a CO2 reporting system or an energy efficiency management plan." LLOYD’S LIST, 3 November 2010, p 2 US cracks down on ‘repeat offenders’ on vessel safety - By Rajesh Joshi "The US Coast Guard has published a policy in the Federal Register that seeks to crack down on so-called repeat offender shipowners. Under the policy, which took effect on September 1, a vessel that has been detained three times within the previous 12-months because of a failure to implement the safety management system required by the International Safety Management Code will be subjected to an expanded ISM examination on its next US port of call. If the ship fails the test, it will be banned from US waters “until specified actions are completed to the satisfaction of the USCG”. The ban is linked with the vessel’s International Maritime Organization number, and would follow it regardless of change of ownership, class or flag." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 November 2010, p 5 Top European ports open to backing scheme to cut ship emissions - By Adam Corbett "A new voluntary ports scheme unveiled this week to encourage owners to reduce harmful emissions has some way to go before it will make a dent in shipping’s environmental record. Six top European ports have said they would establish an Environmental Ship Index that would rate ships on a score of 0 to 100 on their emissions performance. Shipowners will have to operate above minimum compliance to score points. A zero-emission ship would earn the full 100 points. Le Havre, Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam said they would reward high scores with lower port dues. For an owner to participate he must input details of a ship’s emissions performance on the environmental ship index website." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 62 Directive 2009/16/EC: a New Inspection Regime for port state control and the role of EMSA – By Frank Rohling “Significant changes in the port state control (PSC) system will take effect on 1 January 2011 in the European Union, and by extension, the Paris MoU region. The new initiative is aimed at rewarding ships that perform well and targeting poor-performing ships. It forms part of the Third Maritime Safety Package adopted by the European Parliament in March 2009,” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 50-53 Lead the scanning revolution “Scanner-makers Gargotec and VeriTainer talk to P&H about the feasibility of 100% scanning and warn of the consequences if ports delay buying equipment too long.” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, pp 18-19 Tighter safety inspections for European ports “New rules to improve the safety performance of ships were adopted by the European Commission in September. A new online register will be introduced from 1 January 2011 to ‘name and shame’ shipping companies that perform poorly on vital safety port state control (PSC) inspections.” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, p 35 IMO updated on WPCI progress “IAPH Europe’s managing director, Fer van der Lar, gave an update on progress in implementing the association’s World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) at a meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in September. WPCI is an effort of ports worldwide to reduce air pollution and fight global warming. It aims to raise awareness in the port and maritime community of the need for action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve air quality.” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, p 36 Detained vessel makes a mockery of seafarer welfare - By David Osler “A Panama-flag general cargoship has been detained in Birkenhead after a UK port state control inspector ranked it as among the worst vessels he has ever seen, despite being less than five years old. The case of 2006-built, 3,346 dwt Most Sky has been highlighted by seafarer union Nautilus International as making a mockery of the contention that 2010 has been the Year of the Seafarer. Food was running so short that the crew were forced to use their own money to buy provisions, while a failure of the heating system has led some

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seafarers to using security lights and kebab grills to provide warmth in their cabins.” LLOYD’S LIST, 17 November 2010, p. 5 European shipyards face clampdown on antifouling paints - By Craig Eason "European shipyards are facing the possibility of serious restrictions on using some types of popular antifouling paints on ships’ hulls. A number of biocide paints used by the shipping industry risk being banned in shipyards if the yards cannot demonstrate the methods used to collect the waste paint when it is sprayed on the hull. In essence, the European Commission could, if not given empirical evidence to the contrary, instigate strict rules on the use of biocide paints to prevent their accidental leakage into the ground or the seas surrounding a shiprepair or newbuilding yard. This would be enforced with a new biocidal products directive." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 7 Paris MoU to reward owner virtue "Virtue among shipowners is to be officially rewarded from the start of next year when the new inspection regime of the Paris MoU port state control organisation is due to come into force. Ships operating under flags associated with strong safety records, and by owners with recognised high safety management standards, will be eligible for a new ‘low risk’ status that could free them from having to undergo port state inspections for up to three years. They could be inspected after two years, but inspection is only mandatory after three years under the new regime, compared with an estimated average six-monthly vessel inspection rate under the existing system." FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, p 22 9. SEAFARERS Seafaring documented "The lives of Indian seafarers are to be portrayed in a new film called The Sea, which will be completed over the next six months. The film will document the history of the Indian maritime industry and how contemporary Indian seafarers live. It is being directed by award-winning film maker Prashant Kanathur. Scriptwriter V Manoj Joy of Sailors Helpline told Fairplay: “This is the first time that a film produced in India will portray the lives of seafarers for the man on the street. The people onboard ships are virtually invisible to the world outside. Through this film I endeavour to make them visible.” The film has support from the Indian maritime community and a number of shipping companies, such as MSC Shipmanagement and MOL. Joy has also received a request to send a copy of the film after its release to the Russian seafarers’ association. IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos is also featured in the documentary." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 31 Time to fight for your rights “The industry must band together to prevent any further criminalisation of the seafarer.” SEATRADE, October 2010, p 11 India’s role in supplying future crew for the world’s fleet – By Brian Saldanha “India has a bustling and densely populated coastline over 7000, kilometres in length and a long maritime history has established India’s position in the global maritime league. But her claim to maritime pre-eminence rises from her ability to supply well-trained and competent seafarers to an international client base.” BIMCO BULLETIN, Vol.105, No.5, pp 44-47 STCW: Manila amendments – By John Dickinson “Major revisions to the International Convention and Code on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) were adopted by the IMO at a diplomatic conference in Manila in June this year. Known as the ‘Manila amendments’ they are set to enter into force on 1 January 2012 under the IMO tacit acceptance procedure.” SEAWAYS, November 2010, p 6 Shipping recruitment demand returns to pre-crash levels - By Steve Matthews "Demand for recruitment into shipping jobs has returned to pre-economic crash levels according to UK-based specialist Spinnaker Consulting. Reporting its best financial results in the company’s 13-year history, Spinnaker said that in 2010 vacancies in the technical and shipmanagement sector were up more than 60% on 2008 figures. Professional services recruitment is at 90% of previous levels and commercial vacancies at 70%, but still otherwise higher than in any other year since 1997 when the company was established. Managing director Steve Cox said that it remained to be seen what impact the rise in vessel supply over the next couple of years would have on demand for staff because “we struggle to see how freight rates will be maintained”." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 November 2010, p 2 IMO defends the right to shore leave “The IMO’s Facilitation Committee has tried to strike a balance between enforcing port security and supporting the right of seafarers to enjoy shore leave. The committee had received complaints that different interpretations of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and SOLAS Chapter XI-2 enhancing maritime security had led to unfair treatment of

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ship personnel in the granting of shore leave and access to shore based facilities.” PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, p 33 Serious flaws undermine ILO convention on seafarer IDs - By Stephen Frey “The International Labour Organisation’s Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention (Revised) 2003 is an attempt to improve the quality and security of seafarers’ identity documents. At the moment, however, there must be serious doubts about whether this laudable objective is being achieved. The convention differs in some significant respects from the 1958 convention it was designed to replace, not least as a result of the inclusion of a national electronic database and a biometric template. LLOYD’S LIST, 10 November 2010, p 6 Brussels to get tough on poorly trained seafarers from outside the EU - By Justin Stares "The European Commission is understood to be examining the withdrawal of recognition of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping certificates from several countries that provide seafarers to European Union-flagged ships. Plans for withdrawal are said to follow negative reports from the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Lisbon-based agency periodically inspects seafarer training institutes across the world. If confirmed, seafarers trained in de-recognised countries would no longer be able to work on board EU-flagged ships. The withdrawal, however, would not affect existing certificates, which would remain valid until expiry. Reports suggest that the countries under the spotlight include Georgia and Morocco. The commission declined to comment." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 November 2010, p 1 Brussels to get tough on poorly trained seafarers from outside the EU - By Justin Stares "The European Commission is understood to be examining the withdrawal of recognition of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping certificates from several countries that provide seafarers to European Union-flagged ships. Plans for withdrawal are said to follow negative reports from the European Maritime Safety Agency. The Lisbon-based agency periodically inspects seafarer training institutes across the world. If confirmed, seafarers trained in de-recognised countries would no longer be able to work on board EU-flagged ships. The withdrawal, however, would not affect existing certificates, which would remain valid until expiry. Reports suggest that the countries under the spotlight include Georgia and Morocco. The commission declined to comment." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 November 2010, p 1 ISF urges Philippines to keep up seafarer training standards - By David Osler “The Philippines must stay on the International Maritime Organization white list of nations that meet seafarer training requirements if shipowners are to maintain confidence in Filipino certificates and training institutions, International Shipping Federation president Spyros Polemis will tell an industry audience in Manila today. In particular, the Filipino government must ensure that it submits the information that will be required with regard to the implementation of the so-called Manila amendments to the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping convention by 2013.” LLOYD’S LIST, 17 November 2010, p. 2 Crew competency lags behind ship complexity "Insurers seek to narrow the gap between increasing onboard complexity and high levels of human error. The globalisation of crews, coupled with the size and technology involved in the new breed of merchant vessels, is pushing the issue of competency further up the marine underwriter’s agenda. The past three years have seen a slowdown in global shipping but, as Mark Edmondson, chairman of London’s Joint Hull Committee, explained, competency and training of crew is still an underwriting concern. “Increased complexity and sophistication of some classes of vessel delivered in recent years require skills over and above those we have seen in the past,” he added. “If you consider the expansion in the world LNG fleet, not only do operators require highly skilled deck and engineering staff, a modern LNG carrier needs crew trained in cryogenics and the safe operation of containment systems." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, p 19 Changing mindsets can help ease piracy trauma "Seafarers face a serious risk of being taken hostage in Somalia during piracy attacks. To date, more than 4,000 have had to deal with the after-effects of this trauma. The key issue is how affected seafarers can seek help and, indeed, whether they will do so if they fear there is a risk of being considered to have a mental health problem. The Center for Seafarers’ Rights in New York is leading a $500M five-year project to study the impact of piracy on seafarers and their families, assess seafarers following piracy incidents and establish what is needed in terms of short or long-term mental health treatment should this prove necessary." FAIRPLAY, 18 November 2010, p 31 No resolution as Delphin crew remain stranded - By Katrin Berkenkopf "A large number of the 220 crew on the German cruiseship Delphin remain stranded on board the vessel off Venice, despite earlier announcements by its insolvent operator, Delphin Group, that the situation would be resolved by November 16. A spokeswoman for Delphin said the supply of food and fuel was secured; but she would not set a new deadline for transport for the crew to be arranged. The vessel has been moored off Venice since October 16 and has since been arrested. The crew is still waiting for outstanding wages. Visa

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problems were no longer an issue, the spokeswoman said. The majority of crew members are from the Ukraine." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 2 Award for female engineer “Safmarine junior engineer Kelly Klaasen has won the 2010 South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Seafarer of the Year Award, an award that recognises ‘the valuable contribution seafarers make to everyday life’.” SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, p 15 Crew on Most Sky given overdue pay and plane tickets - By David Osler "Turkish, Azerbaijani and Georgian seafarers on board detained general cargoship Most Sky have now received overdue wages and tickets for flights home from the UK, following the intervention of the International Transport Workers’ Federation. The 2006-built, 3,346 dwt vessel was held in Birkenhead earlier this month after a local port state control inspector described it as one of the worst ships he had seen. Food was running so short that the crew were forced to hold a whipround of their own money to buy provisions, while a failure of the heating system led some seafarers to rig up security lights and kebab grills to provide warmth in their cabins." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 Nautilus calls for inquiry into Safmarine cadet death - By David Osler "Seafarer trade unions in Europe and South Africa today marked United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by highlighting the case of 19-year-old Akhona Geveza, who was allegedly raped and murdered on board a UK-flagged ship. Nautilus International encouraged its British and Dutch members to write to their MP to demand a full inquiry into what happened to deck officer trainee Akhona Geveza on Safmarine Kariba in June this year, when her corpse was found in the sea near Rijeka off Croatia." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 Hats off for a key service for seafarers - By Jonathan Boonzaier "Almost every day of the year a small blue-hulled vessel with the name Flying Angel departs the port of Fujairah on a mission of mercy. For many of the seafarers on board, the view from the deck is as close as they will ever come to Fujairah. Vessels can be anchored up to 18 nautical miles offshore and shore leave is often too costly. These seafarers gazing longingly at the town often have not stepped foot ashore for many months. It is common for them to go through long periods of isolation and loneliness as they are unable to communicate with family and friends at home. This is where the Flying Angel plays an important role. It usually offers a clubhouse of sorts, where seafarers can shop, get a meal or drink, phone home, surf the Internet and even catch up with friends who might be in port at the same time. A chaplain is on hand to provide spiritual, emotional and even legal support if necessary." TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, p 24 Well-paid crews pay off "It is a shrinking pool: exper-ienced seafarers ready and able to tackle anything and still help the senior team ashore to run a profitable shipping venture. The concern is that the cost of employing trained crew has risen over the past year and will continue to rise in 2011. Meanwhile, ITF inspectors have targeted flag-of-convenience shipping around the Indian coast, searching for crews that have not signed up to acceptable wages and conditions. Even less experienced crews will cost more in the future, which will call into question the feasibility of running ships in a weak market." FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, p 3 Equality Act ‘serious’ for UK "Application of the UK’s Equality Act is one of the most serious issues facing the nation’s shipping industry, according to UK Chamber of Shipping secretary general Mark Brownrigg. He told a Nautical Institute seminar, convened to review manning issues affecting the UK’s maritime future, that the cost of employing British seafarers as opposed to other nationalities has been an issue for some years. He said the “challenge to remain competitive on costs” was self-evident in an international market. But Paul Maloney, assistant secretary general of seafarers’ union Nautilus International, told the meeting that the UK could “only compete by being better, not by being cheaper”." FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, p 24 10. SHIPBUILDING AND RECYCLING OF SHIPS Legislation in China and EU holds back green scrapping "Regulation issues are preventing many owners from scrapping in China. With 70,000 vessels older than 25 years, “China has good reason to [recycle],” says Dehua Xie, secretary-general of the China National Shiprecycling Association. Another good reason is the 140,000 other ships in China’s domestic fleet that are younger but will eventually have to be scrapped. Xie added a third reason: China’s limited quantity of resources (such as iron ore). Together, these factors explain why Beijing is investing heavily in developing its scrapping industry." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 17

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Bangladesh court bans shipyard leases "Environmental rules could hit scrappers in Bangladesh but may improve safety." FAIRPLAY, 28 October 2010, p 25 Bangladeshi ship recyclers ready to reopen after seven months - By Brian Reyes "Bangladeshi authorities may be poised to allow tonnage-hungry shipbreaking yards at Chittagong step back into the market after a seven-month enforced closure. Although a full market reopening remains on hold for now, industry reports suggested that 17 yards had obtained permits from the country’s Environment Ministry allowing them to get back to work." LLOYD’S LIST, 2 November 2010, p 9 Norway could help end Bangladeshi recycling stalemate - By Geoff Garfield "An initiative by Norway to assist Bangladesh in developing its ship-recycling industry could also play a big part in resolving issues that have left the sector paralysed in recent months. A delegation including representatives of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Basel Convention were in Dhaka this week for meetings with Bangladesh ministries." TRADEWINDS, 29 October 2010, p 4 Bangladesh breakers raise hopes - By Geoff Garfield "Permits to restart demolition operations have begun to flow but the exact timetable for kick-off remains vague. Hopes have been raised that shipbreaking in Bangladesh may soon resume after six months of yard isolation. Environmentalists succeeded in bringing the purchase of vessels to a halt in May, a legal battle that has been mired in controversy. Now, licences have been issued by the environment ministry to some of the breakers trading on the mudflats of Chittagong to restart operations — but when that actually happens is still guesswork." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 14 Trade-body advisor pushing for breakers to comply with ISO standards - By Geoff Garfield "Captain M Anam Chowdhury says the Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association (BSBA) has been pushing recyclers in the country to shape up in the form of ISO 30000 compliance. The international standard, which he sees as an opportunity to save the industry from extinction, is a management system designed to develop safe and environmentally sound operations." TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, p 14 Bangladesh breakers back in action - By Brian Reyes "A small number of Bangladeshi yards are back in business, with brokers reporting the first demolition sale to a Chittagong buyer since the first quarter of the year. Following news that 17 yards had been cleared to reopen by Bangladesh’s environment ministry, up to 14 ships waiting at anchor were said to have been granted beaching certificates." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 8 Plight worsens for Bangladesh yards - By Terry Macalister "Thousands out of work and silence on the beaches is no way to help the country in the long run. Just as it looked like there was some progress in the six-month stalemate that has paralysed Bangladeshi recycling and led to the layoff of tens of thousands of local workers, we are back to square one. A timely visit by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to Chittagong appeared to have helped cement a peace deal. The Director General of Shipping in Bangladesh agreed to sign off No Objection Certificates allowing 14 vessels to proceed toward beaching. But all the progress has been stalled once again following a new intervention by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela)." TRADEWINDS, 12 November 2010, p 2 Indian breakers in bullish mood - By Brian Reyes "Indian breakers returned from the Diwali break in bullish form, closing a couple of deals at strong rates and shrugging off news that Bangladesh was back in the demolition game. The comeback for Bangladesh after a government-enforced closure six months ago is still in its early stages and is limited in scale. An estimated 17 out of 105 yards have been granted permission by environmental authorities to reopen for business in the country - one of the world’s major destinations for scrapped vessels. With many owners still reluctant to take a chance on Chittagong, India remains the destination of choice for much of the tonnage on offer." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 November 2010, p 8 Indian breakers in bullish mood - By Brian Reyes "Indian breakers returned from the Diwali break in bullish form, closing a couple of deals at strong rates and shrugging off news that Bangladesh was back in the demolition game. The comeback for Bangladesh after a government-enforced closure six months ago is still in its early stages and is limited in scale. An estimated 17 out of 105 yards have been granted permission by environmental authorities to reopen for business in the country - one of the world’s major destinations for scrapped vessels. With many owners still reluctant to take a chance on Chittagong, India remains the destination of choice for much of the tonnage on offer." LLOYD’S LIST, 16 November 2010, p 8 Rivals cash in as Bangladesh awaits regulations - By Brian Reyes "Breakers in India and Pakistan returned to the market in aggressive form last week, snatching a number of vessels at rates in the high

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$400s as the Diwali and Eid festivities came to a close. In Bangladesh, however, breakers remain wary of committing to new tonnage until they have a clearer picture of how new environmental requirements are working in practice. So far only 17 Chittagong yards out of over 100 have been given clearance to import 14 vessels, of which 11 have already beached." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 9 Scrap trade braced for Hong Kong recycling convention - By Craig Eason "The economic crisis has done wonders for the fortunes of ship recycling facilities, particularly some of those offering dismantling facilities that meet the letter of the recently agreed, but yet to be implemented, Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention. The process of decommissioning a ship has become a political hot potato, in which even the use of the word scrapping can lead to consternation and uproar. The suitability of running old vessels onto sandy beaches to enable workers to access them has become scorned by some in favour of dismantling yards that have wharves and drydocks. But regardless of whether a ship is recycled, dismantled, scrapped or decommissioned, the result is that it is broken up into bits and much of it reused, up to 97% in fact." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 7 Owners urged to take stock of hazardous materials - By Craig Eason "Shipowners are being urged to do their homework when they come to ship recycling. There have been a number of prominent cases in which environmental lobby groups have laid claims about ships being sent to scrap that former owners have been unable to refute. A full inventory of hazardous materials will help limit the public image impact of such claims, says Henning Gramman, head of recycling policy at German classification society Germanischer Lloyd." LLOYD’S LIST, 23 November 2010, p 7 Maersk ready to take plunge on 18,000 teu newbuildings - By Janet Porter and Colum Murphy "Danish line in talks with South Korean yards for an order that could be worth up to $2bn to build world’s biggest containerships. A considerable amount of design work still has to be completed, with several South Korean yards in the running for an order that could be worth close to $2bn. The ships would be of revolutionary design, with new propulsion systems and other technological advances that would considerably reduce slot costs and cut emissions." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 1 Containerships set to get ‘bigger and bigger’ - By Janet Porter "Orders for the world’s first 18,000 teu containerships will be placed within the year, Germanischer Lloyd’s Hermann Klein forecast this week. The ships would be longer and wider than anything ever built before, and would require a new generation of cranes with longer out-reach than those now in use today that can stretch across 22 rows of containers. Boxships “will get bigger and bigger”, he said in an interview with Lloyd’s List." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 1 11. SHIPPING China woos owners seeking alternative ship finance - By Steve Matthews and Tom Leander "As the global finance system edges its way back to recovery, shipowners still face daunting challenges to raise the funds they need for new investments. Today in Amsterdam Mare Forum Shipfinance 2010 brings together some leading finance providers and shipowners to debate access finance in future. There have been signs recently of a slight loosening of the purse strings, and statistics indicate that syndicated lending is finally starting to pick up, though only to safe borrowers. The Chinese banks certainly have the clout to play on a global scale. They are now the world’s biggest financial institutions, and several have shown their ambition to enter ship financing in a big way." LLOYD’S LIST, 3 November 2010, p 2 China set to plug the newbuild funding gap - By Steve Matthews "The time when Chinese banks provide finance for shipping deals that do not include a Chinese element may be closer than originally thought. Marco Albers, head of asset based finance-shipping at ING Bank, told the Mare Forum Shipfinance 2010 event in Amsterdam that global bank financing capacity was still insufficient to meet current funding requirements for newbuildings, although it was difficult to assess the actual value of the orderbook or the outstanding funding requirement. Dr Albers pointed to the fact that many European banks had reduced ship lending at a time when Chinese banks had been increasing their capacity. Chinese banks had mainly worked with western banks in doing shipping deals, but soon they would become sufficiently confident to build new business on their own." LLOYD’S LIST, 4 November 2010, p 3 Lloyd’s Register comes to rescue of Hellenic Register - By Richard Meade "Classification giant Lloyd’s Register has come to the rescue of the ailing Hellenic Register of Shipping with a co-operation agreement intended to rehabilitate internal standards and procedures at the Greek society. The move follows the expiration of Hellenic’s European Union recognition at the end of August after management was instructed to rectify a series of “serious shortcomings”, including a lack of quality control." LLOYD’S LIST, 8 November 2010, p 1

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Lloyd’s Register head calls for IMO to be more adaptive - By Colum Murphy "The International Maritime Organization must respond more rapidly when tackling issues if the shipping industry is to thrive, Lloyd’s Register chief executive Richard Sadler has warned. “We have been really lucky with the last heads of IMO, Bill O’Neill and Efthimios Mitropoulos,” Mr Sadler said. “They have been absolutely remarkable.” But he said the next secretary-general would inherit a shipping business that was very different to the one that Mr Mitropoulos inherited. Mr Sadler said that the IMO had to recognise that there was need for “refinement” in its approach to solving industry issues and become “quicker and more adaptive” as a regulating body." LLOYD’S LIST, 9 November 2010, p 2 China flexes its ship finance muscles - By Steve Matthews "Chinese institutions have filled the void left by Western counterparts but questions remain over whether this will be a permanent move." p 9 Lloyd’s Register signs deal to assist Hellenic Register - By Adam Corbett "UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a far-reaching co-operation agreement with the ailing Hellenic Register of Shipping but insists it is not a prelude to a formal merger. LR says it will help the Hellenic Register to develop its capability to class passengerships and small vessels with an emphasis on the domestic market. The idea is to improve operational performance, quality assurance and safety standards. Training and development programmes will be introduced and performance monitored by LR." TRADEWINDS, 12 November 2010, p 43 Intertanko’s Swift scoops IMO award - By Gavin van Marle "Intertanko managing director Peter Swift is presented with the Tanker Shipping & Trade Lifetime Achievement Award by International Maritime Organization secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos. Mr Mitropoulos said: “Few have earned the recognition of their peers more than he has. He has served with great distinction.” Dr Swift said: “It is a great honour to receive this award after nearly 50 years in the shipping business, almost entirely built around oil, chemical and gas tankers. “It is also pleasing to note that the tanker industry over the last decade has been able to restore its credibility and reputation that was seriously dented following the high-profile Erika and Prestige , and that this sector routinely champions best practice and respect for our seafarers.”" LLOYD’S LIST, 15 November 2010, p 2 Bankers see signs that lending to shipping will resume - By Julian Macqueen "Lending to the shipping industry is set to increase, albeit incrementally, according to a survey of top shipping bankers. “There are signs of an upturn in the market which are not yet reflected in global statistics,” said Ted Petropoulus, managing director of Petrofin, which published the survey. Mr Petropoulus was speaking at the Informa 23rd Shipping and Investment conference in London. The survey’s results, delivered annually at the conference, showed that 59% of respondents said that they expected activity from the European ship finance banks would increase in 2011, while 31% thought the current level of activity would remain the same." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, p 2 G20 summit fails to deal with fears of protectionism - By Steve Matthews "The G20 summit in South Korea did little to assuage fears of beggar-my-neighbour economic policies degenerating into protectionist measures that could damage international trade. While the final agreed statement contained the usual conciliatory phrases, there were no firm agreements on any major new policies. The G20 leaders agreed to continue trying to settle disagreements on currencies and trade imbalances during next year and came up with some rather vague indicative guidelines of a range of indicators intended to identify large imbalances that require corrective action. But how this would work in practice remained unclear." LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, p 7 Ireland’s bank crisis dents ship finance ambitions - By David Osler "Ireland's plans to become a major European force in ship finance have ground to a halt, it emerged yesterday, as speculation grew that the country would be forced to seek a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Ireland has for some time been under pressure to agree to accept support from the EU and IMF in order to relieve pressure on other eurozone countries, most notably Greece and Portugal. Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan has announced that he “absolutely” expects the country to seek support worth “tens of billions” of euros, and the markets are now beginning to regard that outcome as inevitable." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 1 Box carriers increase Panama Canal tolls - By Gavin van Marle "Major container shipping lines are planning to lift their Panama Canal charges following the introduction of a rate hike by the canal authority next year. In June, the Panama Canal Authority announced that transit tolls would rise from January 1, from $72 per teu to $82 per teu. Hapag-Lloyd yesterday told customers that its own Panama Canal charge for the trade between Europe and the Mexican, US and Canadian west coast would rise on the same day to $315 per teu. Separately, Mediterranean Shipping Co said its Panama Canal charge for

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shipments between the US and Canada and the west coast of South America would rise from $175 per teu to $200 per teu on December 15." LLOYD’S LIST, 19 November 2010, p 3 Iceland’s tonnage tax blocked after translation delays - By Justin Stares "A lack of qualified translators delayed a state aid tonnage tax decision by a year and a half, a newly published document shows. Details of the rejection of Iceland’s tonnage tax system by the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority were published on Friday, even though the original decision was taken in July 2009. Iceland, while not in the European Union, must apply all EU common market laws as it is part of the European Economic Area. The authority has a similar role to that of the European Commission’s directorate-general for competition. The Surveillance Authority rejected Iceland’s bid to become the latest in a long line of European countries to adopt tonnage-based taxation because it was “incompatible” with EU law, the document shows." LLOYD’S LIST, 22 November 2010, p 3 Only six registers get clean sheet in latest assessment - By David Osler “Just six national registers have emerged with a completely clean sheet in the 2010 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, an annual exercise undertaken by leading shipowner groupings on the basis of 19 objective criteria. By contrast, BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, International Shipping Federation, Intercargo and Intertanko single out 13 flags which owners are advised, in diplomatic language, to “think very carefully about before using”.” LLOYD’S LIST, 24 November 2010, p. 2 Owners’ groups have influential powers - By Peter Hinchliffe “Persuading governments to listen to our industry is vital to our continuing health and success. But how should we seek to influence governments in their treatment of shipping to deliver the practical and uniform international rules that shipowners require? In the following article I will seek to emphasise the very important role of national shipowner associations. I will argue that while our incredibly global industry may benefit from a unique framework of global rules, it is still national governments that call the shots. Bodies such as the International Maritime Organization are intergovernmental, they are not supranational. At the end of the day, it is national governments that we must seek to influence and this requires effective national shipowner associations.” LLOYD’S LIST, 24 November 2010, p. 6 Pressure grows in Scotland against plans to axe emergency coastal towing vessels - By David Osler "Political pressure for a review of the government’s decision to axe emergency towing vessel cover around the UK coast is growing in Scotland, where two of the tugs are based. Brian Adam, Scottish National Party MSP for Aberdeen North, has tabled a motion at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh calling for a full impact assessment of the move and of “the capacity of the UK to respond to a Deepwater Horizon-type event in, or another oil spill around, UK coastal waters”." LLOYD’S LIST, 26 November 2010, p 2 Panama sets its sights on hub status "Panama wants to become a transhipment hub, its ambassador to the UK, Gilberto Arias, tells Konstantin Tsolakis. The Republic of Panama’s motto is pro mundi beneficio – ‘for the benefit of the world’. The Panama Canal has offered invaluable benefits to international trade, but Panama is now keen to transform itself into a major logistics hub." FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, p 26 Shipper says slow steaming has no benefits - By Gavin van Marle "Major shippers may have to build intermediate distribution and storage centres at way points in the supply chain to make up for the increasing transit time of goods due to slow steaming. According to Mark Lembrecht, container traffic manager for Norwegian silicon producer Elkem, the transit time for Elkem’s products moving from Norway to Japan has increased by nearly 50%, from 42 to 60 days. “Slow steaming has had no benefit for shippers, and where are the savings on bunkers for the shippers? I see the carriers have made a lot of savings but the financial impact on the customers has never been investigated,” he told a conference in London." LLOYD’S LIST, 30 November 2010, p 3 12. SPECIAL REPORTS Anti-Fouling: NAVAL ARCHITECT, November 2010, pp 16-23 Asia report: GCC states: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October 2010, pp 34-37 Belgium: LLOYD’S LIST, 25 November 2010, pp 1 - 8 Bulker Safety: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, pp 16-19 Cargo handling: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October 2010, pp 38-43 Chemical and Product Tankers: NAVAL ARCHITECT, November 2010, pp 40-44 China: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 50-51 China: FAIRPLAY, 4 November 2010, pp 30-42

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China: TRADEWINDS, 5 November 2010, pp 23-42 Corrosion projection: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October 2010, pp 16-20 Corrosion Protection: NAVAL ARCHITECT, November 2010, pp 24-28 Electric Power: MER, November 2010, pp 18-22 Engine and turbochargers: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 13- 23 European Training: PORTS AND HARBORS, November 2010, pp 12-14 Florida, Caribbean and Bermuda LLOYD’S LIST, 18 November 2010, pp 1-4 Greek Bulk Fleet: LLOYD’S LIST, 4 November 2010, pp 1-6 Italy: LLOYD’S LIST, 8 November 2010, pp 1-4 Latin America FAIRPLAY, 25 November 2010, pp 31-39 Lifesaving appliances: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, pp 21-25 Middle East: SEATRADE, October 2010, pp 21-43 Mission to Seafarers - United Arab Emirates TRADEWINDS, 26 November 2010, pp 24-27 Propellers: MER, November 2010, pp 29-33 Ro-ro ferry: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 33-37 Safety: SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER, October 2010, pp 28-32 South East Asia: SEATRADE, October 2010, pp 49-63 Spain: NAVAL ARCHITECT, November 2010, pp 29-33 Sweden LLOYD’S LIST, 11 November 2010, pp 1-4 Training and crewing: SAFETY AT SEA INTERNATIONAL, December 2010, pp 26-29 Water treatment: FAIRPLAY SOLUTIONS, November 2010, pp 24-30 Supplement: Lloyd's Ship Manager LLOYD’S LIST, 29 November 2010, pp 1-22 13. SOURCES In this issue: BIMCO Bulletin: http://www.bimco.org Fairplay International Shipping Weekly: http://www.fairplay.co.uk Fairplay Solutions http://www.solutionsmagazine.co.uk/ IALA Bulletin http://www.iala-aism.org/web/pages/publications/publicahtml/bulletin.html Lloyd’s List: http://www.lloydslist.com MER http://www.imarest.org Naval Architect: http://www.rina.org.uk/tna.html Ports & Harbours: http://www.iaphworldports.org/ Safety at Sea International: www.safetyatsea.net Seatrade: http://www.seatrade-global.com Seaways: http://www.nautinst.org/Seaways/index.htm Surveyor: http://www.eagle.org Tanker Operator: http://www.tankeroperator.com TradeWinds: www.tradewinds.no