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Smi 54 Web.Pdf SHIP MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL – ISSUE 54 MARCH/APRIL 2015 » THE MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLD’S SHIP OWNERS & SHIP MANAGERS dasda 14 32, 56 22 17 36 » STRAIGHT TALK 8 – Catching the keen watchful eye of the regulator » NOTEBOOK 10 – BIMCO has a dream – Shipping should be ready for the challenges ahead – BV wins innovative Canadian gas fuel contracts – Meeting the needs of the environment » FIRST PERSON 14 – Violeta Bulc, EU Transport Commissioner » SHIPMANAGEMENT 17 How I work – Capt Norbert Aschmann – John Bassadone 34 Opinion – Stuart Munro European 56 European Shipping Week 2015 – European owners use ESW to call for Brussels’ stability and predictability Shipping – Europe must be more proactive in preventing migrant deaths at sea Week 2015 – Shipping needs stronger free trade to remain competitive » REGIONAL FOCUS 22 Singapore – Recognising 50 years of quality 36 Gibraltar Cover Story – Rock of ages Issue 54 March/April 2015 Ship Management International 5 SHIP MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL – ISSUE 54 MARCH/APRIL 2015 » THE MAGAZINE FOR THE WORLD’S SHIP OWNERS & SHIP MANAGERS 70 28 68 82 86 » BUSINESS VIEWPOINT » ANTI-PIRACY & MARITIME SECURITY 32 Classification 70 – Maritime security boss resigns from steering – European shipping must innovate to stay group over authorisation fee payment ahead of the game dispute – ITS Seafarers’ Trust renews support for » MARKET SECTOR seafarers subjected to maritime piracy 28 Coatings, Chemicals & Corrosion » COMMENTARY – A hull of a difference 74 Alternative Viewpoint 50 Technical Management – The ultimate nightmare – Taking control by forward planning 76 Heavy-Lift Shipping » SHIP REPAIR – Capability advance accompanied by drive – Scrubber installation work on-going for new efficiencies 80 » OBJECTS OF DESIRE » MARINE PROPULSION – Our pick of the most coveted creations 54 – Tougher sulphur rules call for closer heed 82 to practices » REVIEW » DISPATCHES 84 – Bringing you the best in arts and culture 64 – Japan puts its support behind beaching yards in India » LIFESTYLE 86 – On the ropes and down for the count – » MARITIME MEDICAL why we need a life coach 66 Heartbeat 68 Diet – Counting calories and cost 6 Ship Management International Issue 54 March/April 2015 Straight Talk March/April Issue 54 Welcome to www.shipmanagementinternational.com Ship Management International The shipping business magazine for today’s global ship owners and ship managers Catching the keen Published by watchful eye of Elaborate Communications Wingbury Courtyard Business Village, Upper Wingbury Farm, Wingrave, Bucks, the regulator HP22 4LW, United Kingdom Sales/Accounts +44 (0) 1296 682241/682051 As the UK enters a six week period of political purdah as the various political parties start Editorial +44 (0) 1296 682356 campaigning ahead of the May election, involvement of the politician in shipping seems ever Fax: +44 (0) 1296 682156 Email:[email protected]/[email protected] more in the spotlight. www.elabor8.co.uk Putting aside the mounting interest in events such as London International Shipping Editorial Director: Sean Moloney Journalist: Samantha Giltrow Week where Whitehall has committed the involvement of at least six government Regular Contributors: Michael Grey James Brewer departments and possibly more to this September’s event, it was the total and enthusiastic Thomas Ország-Land Paul Slater involvement of Europe’s political mandarins at the very recent European Shipping Week Felicity Landon Margie Collins which caused the biggest surprise. Motoring Journalist: Rob Auchterlonie New York Correspondent: Rajesh Joshi The powers to be at the European Community Shipowners’ Associations decided on Technical Editor: David Tinsley Advertising Sales Manager: Karen Martin the notion of a European Shipping Week because they wanted shipping’s strong message Accounts: Sarah Jones Design and layout: Mike Argles to be heard by the newly elected European Parliament and newly appointed College of Sean Glies Commissioners. Editorial contributors: Over 40 events, including a packed conference and Gala Dinner, were held during The best and most informed writers serving the global shipmanagement and shipowning industry. the week and attended by a healthy smattering of European Commissioners or their staff, European Parliamentarians as well as representatives from the EU member states. Such was Ship Management International (ISSN 2049- 9574) is published 6 times a year (Feb, Apr, Jun, the interest in the event and shipping in general by the new EU Transport Commissioner Aug, Oct, Dec) by Elaborate Communications and Violeta Bulc, that her activity on social media helped to generate a total twitter traffic of over distributed in the USA by Mail Right Int., 1637 Stelton Road B4, Piscataway, NJ 08854. one million tweets and retweets during the week. Any previous aspiration to get shipping Periodicals Postage Paid at Piscataway, NJ and trending was surely realised during that early March week in Brussels. additional mailing offices The week was an obvious opportunity for shipping to highlight its concerns to the POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Ship European regulators and the message that ship owners need a stable and predictable Management, Elaborate Communications, c/o 1637 Stelton Road B4, Piscataway, NJ 08854. EU fiscal policy and a regulatory framework “in accordance with international rules” Elaborate Communications, Wingbury Courtyard to maintain their competitiveness was a good call to make. It was only fair to leave the Business Village, Upper Wingbury Farm, Wingrave, European Commission and European Parliament with the clear message that if there is any Bucks, HP22 4LW, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1296 682051/682241/682403 rule-making to be carried out, it should be conducted internationally via the International Printed in the UK by Warners Midlands plc. Although every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained Maritime Organization. in this publication is correct, Elaborate Communications accepts no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracies that Happy reading may occur or their consequences. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publishers. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced whole, or in part, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from Elaborate Communications. Approved and Supported by 8 Ship Management International Issue 54 March/April 2015 Notebook BIMCO has a dream here is failure in the leadership classic example where the industry bodies open competition and it poses significant of the existing shipping failed to work together.” and additional costs on the industry. industry organisations and they He added: “And BIMCO has a “I think it is outrageous that ship Tshould all work more closely together dream that one day national and regional owners are being forced into a position of in perfect harmony to give the industry governments will stop interfering with the having to make decisions on ballast water clearer leadership. regulation of shipping and leave it to the treatment plants in their new buildings Addressing the opening session of IMO. The IMO should have supremacy without any certainty that those systems CMA Shipping 2015 conference, John on all legislation that affects the operation will be accepted by government in the Denholm (pictured), President of BIMCO of ships on the high seas. However we are legislation. BIMCO believes that passing denied that shipping needed a new body seeing increasing tendency for regional legislation on a wing and a prayer, that to represent it but reiterated that there were legislation; ballast water here in the US is technology will develop to achieve the failings “because we fail to speak with one an issue and monitoring and reporting or aims of the legislation, is both unwise and voice. The recent experience of responding verification of greenhouse gas emissions unfair. Legislation should only pass once a to Europe’s plans for monitoring and in Europe is another. We believe that local thorough assessment has been carried out verifying greenhouse gas emissions is a legislation is a significant threat to the first,” he told delegates. l 10 Ship Management International Issue 54 March/April 2015 Notebook Shipping should be ready for the challenges ahead he shipping industry has a number of important issues “What impact will these challenges have on attracting to plan for in the future such as the anticipated doubling competent individuals into the shipping industry and what of world tonnage over the next 15 years; complex type of maritime professionals are needed to ensure sustainable Tchanges in regulatory regimes at international, national and local shipping in the years ahead?,” he told delegates. level as well as the importance of evolving technologies onboard It was up to InterManager, he said, to champion the continuing the next generation of ships, according to Gerardo Borromeo, professional development of competent global maritime President of InterManager. professionals, onboard, as well as, onshore, as it is only through Speaking at the CMA Shipping 2015 conference in quality people that we will ultimately achieve the results we strive for. Stamford, Connecticut, he also raised the important issue of Higher levels of efficiency onboard and onshore, using the changing profile of shipownership today driven in part by benchmarking tools such as the Shipping KPIs should be private equity. pursued, and InterManager
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