MARITIME NEWS

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

International maritime news for seafarers
Sharper focus for energy management
Ship operators are looking at various options like efficient route planning, careful
unkering operations and slow steaming to improve the way they manage energy
consumption onoard their vessels!
"he energy efficiency standard IS# $0001 is applicale to all organisations in industries
around the world!
IS# $0001 can make a positive difference for organisations of all types in supporting
longer term efforts to improve energy technologies and also for short term energy%
efficiency and management!
&ideotel, a supplier of maritime training and education products, is supporting the industry
with its new IS# $0001 'nergy (anagement "raining )ourse!
"he modules of the course, which is availale via interactive e%learning )*", focuses on
the procedures and practicalities that are essential for efficient energy management
systems!
+It is estimated that the standard could influence up to ,0- of the world.s energy use and
the shipping industry is keen to play its part! IS# $0001 can make a positive difference for
organisations of all types oth in the short term and also in supporting longer term efforts
to improve energy technologies!+
+It also cannot e ignored that companies certified to IS# $0001 standard look to their
supply chain and are encouraged to do usiness with companies similarly certified,+ the
)'# of the company said!
+We aim to make a company.s progression to IS# $0001 accreditation as straight forward
as possile! "he course not only deals with the processes involved, ut also can e used
as a way to educate and motivate key players oth on the vessel and ashore as to why
this is happening and what it means for them! We do this y taking a fictitious company
and showing how they progress through implementation! "his gives a more human face
to the legislation % e/actly what our training resources do est,+ the )'# added!
SAFETY STUDY
KILL THE CRITTERS, NOT THE CREW
0 little knowledge can e a dangerous thing, as the crew of a general cargo vessel
discovered during the discharge of a fumigated cargo!
NARRATIVE
*ulk grain cargoes are often fumigated to prevent insect infestation! In this case, the
mai1e cargo was fumigated y placing ags of aluminium phosphide fumigant on top of
the cargo!
0 consultant surveyor oarded the vessel! Initially, the level of phosphine gas was too
high, ut after natural venting the level had reduced sufficiently enaling the surveyor to
confirm that the cargo was safe for discharge!
"he vessel then erthed and cargo discharge commenced! "he ags of fumigant were
removed and put ne/t to the holds ut others were discharged into a shore hopper! When
the ags were eventually seen in the hopper, a stevedore attempted to remove them! 0t
least one of the ags urst open and the fumigant spilled onto the ground! "he area
around the spill was cordoned off and the emergency services were alerted! "he fumigant
ags ne/t to the holds were put into plastic ags on the main deck, ut these soon started
to smoke! 0s the smoke increased in density, the crew evacuated from the vessel!
Several of the crew and a stevedore were taken to hospital, ut fortunately noody was
in2ured! "he fumigant ags were disposed of y a 3ualified fumigator, although not all of
the ags were accounted for and therefore some might have entered the food chain! It
took the fumigator five days of forced ventilation to reduce the gas levels to normal!
LESSONS
% 4umigants are dangerous if not handled correctly and appropriate precautions are not
taken! "herefore, where possile, all fumigant residues should e removed from the
cargo holds y a 3ualified fumigator efore cargo discharge commences!
% When a vessel is carrying fumigated cargo, the safety of its crew is paramount! Its the
little critters that need to e eliminated, not the deck crew5 (asters and crews must follow
the instructions provided y the fumigator on loading!
% 6iven the potential harm to stevedores and other shore%side workers posed y
fumigants, any port accepting fumigated grain cargoes, even as a .one%off,. needs to have
developed and implemented procedures to make sure the discharges run smoothly!
'mergency plans also need to have een developed 2ust in case they do not! 7Source8
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Noray!s sh"p#u"$%"ng "n%ustry %"scusses the
future of &'
"he representatives of ;orway.s shipuilding industry discussed the future of <ynamic
=ositioning ><=? sensor technologies during a workshop!
"he presentations during the workshop mainly focused on what the <= reference system
of the future should e ale to achieve!
"he future re3uirements of the industry and the latest advances in position monitoring
e3uipment and the enefits of acoustically aided inertial navigation systems were also
discussed y system integrators, vessel operators, shipyards, dynamic positioning
suppliers from across the region!
"he discussions during the workshop also helped the participants to get valuale
feedack aout the performance of systems which are in operation currently!
+"his is the third in our series of <= technology workshop with 6uidance (arine and
&eripos and they continue to e incredily popular,+ an organiser of the workshop said!
("nn"sh corporat"on #u"$%s LN) fue$e%
"ce#rea*er
0 4innish corporation, which manufactures e3uipment in the marine and energy markets,
has uilt the world.s most environment friendly icereaker!
It will e the first li3uefied natural gas >@;6? powered icereaker in the world and it
features the latest technology!
"he new icereaker will e capale of operating on oth @;6 and low sulphur diesel fuel!
"he fuel costs and e/haust emissions are notaly reduced if @;6 is used as the engine
fuel!
It is uilt especially to operate in the demanding winter conditions of the northernmost
*altic Sea!
It is capale of reaking a 2$m wide channel in 1!2m thick ice! "he new icereaker will
help the vessel to move continuously through 1!,m thick ice at a speed of , knots!
"he vessel with the @;6 fueled icereaker will, therefore, operate all year round and
ensure safe seaorne transports in the *altic Sea!
+We are proud to supply the world.s first @;6 powered icereaker with engines powerful
enough to meet the customer.s re3uirements! "he comination of ice reaking power and
environmental sustainaility is difficult to achieve, ut our dual%fuel engine technology has
the capailities needed,+ the vice president of the corporation said!
N"ger"a rescues )hana"an +esse$ from p"rate
attac*
;igeria has successfully rescued a 6hanaian fishing vessel from pirates who nearly
hi2acked the ship in the 6ulf of 6uinea, maritime authorities in the West 0frican country
said on "uesday!
In a statement, the ;igerian (aritime 0dministration and Safety 0gency >;I(0S0? said its
satellite surveillance system had helped in the rescue of the 6hanaian vessel from
suspected hi2ackers last "hursday!
'arlier, the International (aritime *ureau disclosed that the @ierian%flagged +4air
0rtemis+ ship had lost contact with its owners last Wednesday!
6hanaian 4isheries 0uthority and the operators of the fishing vessel 2oined in re3uesting
;I(0S0 to ring the incident to a logical conclusion, noted the ;igerian maritime agency!
"he rescue team used air and sea patrols which made the hi2ackers aandon their
mission and flee, officials said in ;igeria.s southwestern state of @agos, Ainhua reported!
"he International (aritime #rganisation had designated ;igeria as one of the five
regional maritime rescue coordination centres in 0frica, which gives the 0frica.s most
populous country the responsiility of providing search and rescue, security in related
waters!
!,a$e- &e$ta ./01...! to ta*e p$ace near
Ventsp"$s
"he international oil spill clean%up e/ercise +*ale/ <elta 2014+ will take place in @atvian
territorial waters on Wednesday near &entspils, (inistry of 'nvironmental =rotection and
Begional <evelopment informed @'"0!
"he e/ercise is ased on a fictional scenario revolving around an incident etween an oil%
tanker and a fishing oat, during which around 10 thousand tonnes of oil products are
spilled into the sea, causing an ecological disaster!
"en foreign ships from eight countries % 'stonia, @ithuania, =oland, 4inland, 6ermany and
Sweden % will participate in the e/ercise, as well as one ship from the 'uropean (aritime
Safety 0gency and several ships from @atvian ;aval 4orces flotilla, @atvian ;ational
6uard and &entspils 4ree =ort!
"he e/ercise will continue until June 12, @'"0 reported!
Ch"na sh"fts o"$ r"g aga"n
)hina.s oil rig Caiyang Shiyou%DE1, illegally stationed in &ietnamese waters, on "uesday
moved east%southeast to an unfi/ed position, according to the &ietnam 4isheries
Surveillance <epartment!
"his is the third time the rig has een shifted since it was positioned at the eginning of
(ay!
0out 4F )hinese fishing oats, acked y two coastguard vessels, continued to encircle
&ietnamese fishing oats operating in their traditional fishing grounds near the rig!
"hey even tried into make it look like they were eing rammed y &ietnamese oats y
sailing past and suddenly reversing into them!
"hroughout the day, )hina maintained FE coast guard vessels, 1F cargo ships, 1D
tugoats and si/ warships organised in groups around the rig at distances of G%E and D%11
nautical miles!
"hey were ready to ram against and fire water cannons at &ietnam.s fisheries
surveillance vessels to keep them away from the rig, =;0 reported!
PORT NEWS
,us"ness as usua$ at a$$ ports "n 'a*"stan
0ll the ports in =akistan are functioning normally despite the attacks on :arachi 0irport!
;o delays or disruption were reported at =akistan.s :arachi and =ort *in Hasim ports!
0ccording to reports, security measures in and around the sea ports have een
enhanced! 0rmy spokesman (a2or 6eneral 0sim *a2wa confirmed the incident was over,
04= reported!
,ha+nagar port may restr"ct +esse$ arr"+a$s
*havnagar =ort, in the Indian state of 6u2arat, may restrict vessel arrivals for
loading7unloading purpose at inner anchorage during the south west monsoon!
In adverse weather conditon as well as tidal streams, the port officers has the right to
restrict the numer of vessels arriving at inner anchorage for the safety of the port and the
vessel!
(a/imum three cargo vessels are allowed at inner anchorage when the weather condition
is good!
(eanwhile, a court in India order to )oast 6uard to sei1e .(& (iletus., a cargo carrier
flying (arshall Islands flag, at *havnagar =ort in 6u2arat if its captain is unale to furnish
a security for 9S< $2,000!
"he ship had allegedly rammed a fishing oat off 0lappu1ha coast!
"he :erala high court on "uesday heard a petition filed y the fishing oat owner, whose
oat .:airali. was allegedly hit y the ship near (anakkodam, around 10 nautical miles
from 0lappu1ha and :ochi coasts!
"he nine fishermen on oard, who had 2umped off the oat, suffered in2uries and the oat
was destroyed!
Hi-Tech
2apanese company #u"$%s eco3fr"en%$y sh"p
0 Japanese multinational engineering and electronic company has uilt a 'co%friendly
cargo%passenger ship!
"he vessel is a +super eco%ship+ with a high%efficiency propulsion system that achieves
outstanding energy savings, environmental load reduction, and enhanced passenger
comfort and safety! "he ship also features a fresh new colour scheme of yellow ocher and
olive green designed y a well%known Japanese illustrator, according to a pres release!
"he cargo%passenger ship measures 11Em in length overall, 1G!0m in width, and E!D$m in
height >$!40m in draft?! "he $,,E1 gross tonnage vessel has a service speed of 1D!0 knots
per hour >aout F$!2km7hour?! "he Japanese egan construction of the ship in (arch
201F and launched it in ;ovemer of the same year! "he ship will e put into service on
the route etween "okyo and the I1u Islands on June 2G, 2014!
"he ship employs a tandem%hyrid contra%rotating propeller >)B=? propulsion system
developed y the Japanese company! "he system is comprised of single%shaft propulsion
propellers driven y low%speed marine diesel engine and electric%drive a1imuth propulsion
propellers that enale the direction of propulsion power to e freely changed! In
comparison to conventional twin%shaft propulsion systems, the new system enales less
appendages for propulsion systems such as skegs, shaft rackets and rudders and
reduces water resistance, and improves energy%saving efficiency y allowing the use of
only fuel%efficient low%speed diesel power in ays and channels where slower navigation
speeds are re3uired, the press release reported!
"he new propulsion system enales the new ship to achieve 1$!,- higher fuel efficiency
than the oregr ships uilt y the same company!
In addition, the use of an electronically controlled fuel in2ection system enales the main
low%speed marine diesel engine to achieve higher comustion efficiency, therey ensuring
that the eco%friendly emits less caron dio/ide >)#2? and nitrogen o/ides >;#/?! "he ship
is also e3uipped with a system that utilises e/haust gas thermal energy more efficiently!
"he propulsion system.s aility to deliver re3uired power using only a single%shaft
configuration, with the load shared etween a single diesel engine and an electric drive
system, ensures higher passenger comfort y reducing oth noise and viration! In
addition, the electric%drive a1imuth propulsion system can e used as a stern thruster in
comination with the ow thruster to enhance safety and swiftness when approaching or
departing the pier!
SHIPPING DATA
,ALTIC E4CHAN)E
Market snapshot: (June 10)
Dry Index BDI 1004 +5
Capesize Index BCI 1545 +11
!ana"ax Index B!I #1 $%0
&upra"ax Index B&I #'( 0
)andysize Index B)&I 4#5 0
E4CHAN)E RATES
*e+ ,ork (-ed C.s)
/0n Curren1y 2&D in /0n
in 2&D Curren1y
Britain (!ound) 134# 035(4
Canada (Do..ar) 03(141 130(0%
China (,uan) 0310 3''40
5uro 13%55% 034%4#
India (6upee) 0301( 5(31(00
Indonesia (6upiah) 030000#5 11#10300
Japan (,en) 0300(44( 10'3'00
*or+ay (7rone) 03144 53(4'1
!hi.ippines (!eso) 030''( 4%3400
!o.and (8.oty) 03%'(( %30%00
6ussia (6u9.e) 030'(1 %43%'4'
&in0apore (Do..ar) 03#00% 13'4(
2kraine ()ry:nia) 030#44 113#0#5