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NewsletterInstitute of Chartered Shipbrokers for Company Members Issue 12 – Summer 2016 This issue of the Newsletter was published in July 2016 by the Institute of Chartered Shiprokers for its Company Members NewsletterInstitute of Chartered Shipbrokers for Company Members Issue 12–Summer 2016 Contents 01 Welcome from Andrew Dobson, Federation Council Chairman Dates for your diary 02 Your Federation Council Your Institute team 03 Federation Council representatives 2016/2017 04 The Institute’s books 05 Focus. Port of Milford Haven 09 Maritime UK on Brexit HMRC Customs Information Paper 42 (2016) on EU Referendum 10 The UK’s Global Maritime Professional Services: Contribution and Trends 12 DP World. It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3... 13 A weight off shippers’ minds: the Felixstowe solution to SOLAS 14 Peel Ports introduces in-port container weighing at Liverpool 15 Mega container ships in the wider supply chain 16 Big data, small data, and the issue of security 17 Charter market weakness drives consolidation 18 Federation Council Meeting Report 19 From the UK branches 20 Circulars. Customs Information Papers issued 21 Federation Companies 2016/2017 summer issue contents Chairman’s welcome Andrew Dobson FICS Chairman of Federation Council, Andrew is the Northern Regional Manager for Denholm Wilhelmsen Limited and has worked in the Port Agency sector for more than 20 years. Andrew is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. elcome to the summer edition of came into force requiring all containers them. Please also encourage your staff Wthe Federation Newsletter. There WRKDYHDYHULÀHGJURVVPDVV 9*0 to start thinking about the new academic has certainly been a lot happening since before being loaded on to a ship. year which starts on 1st August when our last newsletter so I hope that you have In this issue we invited the major registrations open. the opportunity to have a summer break container port operators to let us I would like especially to thank all to relax, spend time with family and friends know how they intended to assist the companies who support students and get ready for the rest of the year. shippers meet this requirement. It was through the Institute courses. The great to see the Institute’s East Anglia The UK public voted to leave the EU students of today will be the industry th branch host a seminar in Felixstowe on in the referendum held on 24 June. It leaders of tomorrow. is too early to suggest what this may this topic with the major participants mean for our industry. Any changes are involved. It was standing room only at Your Federation Council held its spring st expected to be some time away so it is the seminar and the feedback was very meeting in Liverpool on 21 April to business as usual for now. So far both positive. Well done. coincide with the Liverpool branch Maritime UK and HMRC have released For those of you not involved in the dinner and most Federation Council statements to that effect which are container business, we are featuring the members stayed on to support the covered later in this newsletter. Shipping Port of Milford Haven in this issue. It is branch at the dinner. I have included has evolved over many years and I have always interesting to hear how ports are a brief update on the main points that no doubt that the industry will adapt developing to meet the ever changing were discussed at the meeting. If you to whatever changes are required and market. would like to know more about any matter from the meeting or have any continue to support industry as it has Our students will be getting a little questions at all then please do not already done for centuries. nervous now as the results of the April hesitate to contact the membership As from 1st July 2016 the well examinations are announced on 4th WHDPLQKHDGRIÀFH publicised amendments to the SOLAS August. Please join with your students (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention to celebrate their successes and support I wish you all an enjoyable summer. 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Liner agents in consultation with the +05&+RPH2IÀFH'I70DULWLPH8. UK Government, statutory bodies and MCA and the Chamber of Shipping. As a Council of the Institute, the European Commission. Federation Federation acts as the representative It is also the recognised Government is governed by a Council of 13 elected body for Company Members. It is national contractor for certain Company Member representatives authorised to take decisions on behalf VHFWRUVSHFLÀFVKLSSLQJEXVLQHVV WRJHWKHUZLWKWKHHOHFWHG2IÀFHUVRI of the Company Membership, except activities controlled by HMRC, the Institute. where those decisions would affect DfT, and Trinity House. Additionally, the overall policy of the Institute, in Federation manages a number of Federation links with international which case any proposal shall require standing committees, which act and organisations including FONASBA, UDWLÀFDWLRQE\WKH,QVWLWXWH·VJRYHUQLQJ advise on behalf of members and the ECASBA, BIMCO, Baltic Exchange, body - Controlling Council. LQGXVWU\LQWKHLUVSHFLÀFVHFWRUV INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO. Company members are supported by a number of people within WKH,QVWLWXWH·VKHDGRIÀFH Robert Hill Sean Walsh Head of Membership Head of Finance Company Member Logo [email protected] [email protected] If you would like to add the Eleonora Modde Ameena Begum company member logo to your Project Manager Accounts Assistant [email protected] [email protected] webpage or to your stationery items, please do not hesitate to Francess Toussaint Yonko Dzhenkov contact us for assistance. Membership Support Accounts Assistant [email protected] [email protected] page 02 Federation Council representatives 2016/2017 CHAIRMAN Andrew Dobson FICS Denholm Wilhelmsen &281&,/5(35(6(17$7,9(6 Michael Crager FICS Cory Brothers Shipping Agency 5LFKDUG:LOOLV),&6 /96KLSSLQJ/WG Alan Appleyard MICS Casper Shipping Richard Sparkes Clarkson Port Services Robert Churcher Tamlyn Shipping Seb Gardiner FICS Quality Freight Steve Gillie FICS Gillie and Blair Ltd John Grange FICS Grange Shipping Andy Thorne Kestrel Liner Agencies Barry Stokes FICS Clarksons Port Services Camilla Carlbom Carlbom Shipping CO-OPTED John Foord FICS Grange Shipping Paul Olvhoj International Marine Survey Andrew Jamieson MICS ITIC HONORARY MEMBERS John Good FICS John Good & Sons Charles Stride FICS Retired Fellow EX OFFICIO Bruce Ogilvy FICS Institute President Michael Taliotis FICS Institute Chairman 7KHR&ROLDQGULV),&6 ,QVWLWXWH9LFH&KDLUPDQ Julie Lithgow Institute Director page 03 Written by professionals for professionals Shipping has become more complex to the extent that the name shipbroker, which at one time was thought to apply only to those engaged in chartering dry cargo tramp ships, now embraces separate disciplines in tanker chartering, ship management, sale and purchase, port agency and liner trades. As an independent international professional membership organisation, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers strives to promote a world class programme of education and training to ensure that all its members are Members receive knowledgeable about their business. As a result, the Institute produces and publishes a comprehensive series of books on shipping business. a 50% discount The Institute’s sixteen books are unique in that they have been written by professionals for professionals in the shipping industry. on all books They now undergo a regular review where they are peer reviewed, revised and updated by professionals in their particular discipline and peer reviewed again, so that an accurate revision can be ensured. The books themselves will continue to be part of the TutorShip course, but our goal is to make them more widely available to the general shipping industry, which has long requested our books as general reference titles. Members are entitled to a 50% discount on all of the Institute’s publications. To place an order, please complete a book order form and return it to us. For book order forms and support, please visit: www.ics.org.uk/learning Credits: Port of Milford Haven FOCUS Port of Milford Haven If you have an idea to feature in this section, please contact us: [email protected] page 05 PORT Port of Milford Haven he Port of Milford Haven team Continued investment will underpin 7KHVHXQFHUWDLQWLHVKDYHLQÁXHQFHG Thas a vision. And it’s an exciting this future. An extensive waterway DGLYHUVLÀFDWLRQVWUDWHJ\ZKLFKZLOO one which has a balanced multi- dredging programme has recently enable the port to continue as a driver modal business