HCMM Volxxiii No010 June 2 2015 Online
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Issue 2/2015 Volume XXIII No. 010 The Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners Livery Company of the City of London Founded 1926, Incorporated by Royal Charter 1930 Contents Court of the Company Wardens and Court from 1 May 2015 MASTER Captain H J Conybeare SENIOR WARDEN Captain F K D'Souza MNI IMMEDIATE PAST MASTER Captain S S S Judah MBE MNI WARDENS Captain M Reed RNR RD*; The Honourable Company Captain R B Booth; Captain W J Barclay AFNI COURT OF ASSISTANTS of Master Mariners Commander P R F D Aylott MNI RN; Captain R F A Batt; Mr P J Blackhurst; Captain S Bland; Mr M F Burrow; PATRON Captain D Chadburn; Captain G R Cowap FNI; Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN Captain I C Giddings; Captain P T Hanton RFA; ADMIRAL Mr J Johnson-Allen FRIN; Captain R Nosrati; His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Captain T Oliver; Commander G D Phillips RN; Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, KG KT OM GBE Captain M R Powell; Captain M M Reeves MNI; Captain R S Richardson FNI; Captain N F Rodrigues; FOUNDER Captain I A Smith FNI FRNI; Lieutenant T Starr FNI RNR; Sir Robert Burton-Chadwick, Bt. Captain T C Jewell FEI MNI; Captain J R Freestone MNM; b. 1869 d. 1951 Captain J W Hughes FRIN MNI. CLERK OF THE COMPANY – 0207 845 9871 Commodore Angus Menzies FCMI MNI RN – [email protected] BUSINESS MANAGER – 0207 845 9872 Contents Mrs Alison Harris BA (Hons) – [email protected] FINANCE OFFICER – 0207 845 9875 Company News Page 753 Mrs Penny Burningham – [email protected] SECRETARY – 0207 845 9873 Miss Patricia O'Reilly – [email protected] Latest News Page 766 RECEPTIONIST Mrs Phyllis Holder – [email protected] Ports News Page 771 HONORARY CHAPLAIN The Reverend Reginald Sweet BA RN Features Page 774 CORPORATE MEMBERS *Birchtree Limited; J&J Denholm Limited; Fairdeal Group; Furness Withy (Chartering); *International Maritime Pilots' Association; John Swire & Son Limited; *Maritime Underwater Securities Merchandise Inside Back Cover Consultants Limited; P&O Ferries; *Security Association for the Maritime Industry; Star Reefers; Stephenson Harwood; The Baltic Exchange; Witherby's Publishing Group; X-PRESS Feeders. (*Tenant company) Produced by Copyprint UK Limited. Unit 5a Canterbury Court, HQS WELLINGTON, Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, Kennington Park, 1-3 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6DE. London WC2R 2PN Published by The Honourable Company of Master Mariners, HQS www.hcmm.org.uk Tel: 0207 836 8179 Fax: 0207 240 3082 Wellington, Temple Stairs, Victoria Embankment, London WC2R 2PN. Email: [email protected] Company News Soon after returning to CNCo, I was From The Master seconded ashore in Hong Kong for three We are sorry to re cord the death of Captain H J Conybeare months to the Work Study Team, which the following member of the was charged with reducing crewing Honourable Company of Master throughout the fleet. Study and subsequent Mariners: implementation took some two years, after •Captain Christopher Alan Wraight, which, rather than being sent back to sea, I 31 January 2015 was moved into the cargo handling and ship operations management. There followed a period of challenge and Congratulations to the following responsibility managing the fleet through on being sworn in as: the change from break bulk, through pallets, side port loading, semi-container to Freeman: full container ship operations. This involved Mr John Williams, Captain MacDonald vessel acquisition, conversion, purchase of Lucas, Mr Mark Broster, Captain Susan equipment and the contract negotiations Thomson, Captain Christie Pinto, for all stevedoring and terminal operations Mr Nicholas Dowden, Captain Neil in Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Smith, Captain Joseph Walford, Philippines, Taiwan and S Korea. Captain Nicolas White Member: Mr John Almond, Lt Derek The next move was to the Swire Group Ireland, Mr Samuel Holden Management Group and an immediate secondment to an associate Company in Associate: Ms Ingrid Muir, Papua New Guinea, with responsibility for a Mr Matthew Gormley, Mr Tomos Thomas Known universally as Jim, I am profoundly multitude of shipping related activities. This Apprentice: Mr James Edwards, honoured and privileged to have been led to a logistics contract to supply all Mr Elliot Jacob elected as Master of this most Honourable transportation requirements to move Company of Master Mariners. everything for the construction of a new Gold and Copper mine at Ok Tedi, some It is interesting to note that all of the Past 220 miles up the Fly River. This was a Masters in my time have had such different wonderful project won against fierce lifetime careers, yet all of course started by International competition, and was first becoming Master Mariners. This just extremely challenging but hugely goes to prove that our training and satisfying. On completion of the logistics qualification process truly equips us to take contract, and getting the second stage in on many different challenges and the bag, a move back to mainstream to And to the following who have been opportunities to succeed in life, and it is reorganize the Group shipping agency clothed as Liverymen: that training opportunity that the operations in Taiwan. Honourable Company strives to continue Captain John Holmes, Captain Lyndon to provide. This was followed shortly by another Cooper , Captain Roger Francis , secondment as Executive Chairman to a Captain Ronald Bailey , Mr Eric After the training and qualification, you of 50/50 joint venture based in Singapore with Shawyer , Captain Kenneth Owen , course to a great degree have to make your some 23 companies operating in Singapore, Commander David Phillips , own luck , and I am the first to admit that I Malaysia, Thailand, Australia and Hong Kong, Captain Stuart McQuaker have been more Lucky Jim than the opposite. primarily involved in Trading, Travel and I was born a war baby in Northampton, son Manufacturing. Sadly, this was not to be the of a teacher, then in the RAF, and found anticipated turn around task envisaged, but my attraction to the sea when at eight rather a wind up, shut down, and sell years of age I found myself in residential operation. Not a lot of fun, but a real school for very ill children. This school management challenge in terms of dealing overlooked the English Channel where with staff, unions, lawyers, bankers and many vessels were regularly seen. accountants across a range of Countries. The combination of sea air and excellent The next move was to Hong Kong as the care sorted out my health and so, after a first General Manager of Cathay Pacific very nervous session with those dreadful oil Cargo. The highlight here was taking A move back to Taiwan then came about, lanterns used for DoT eyesight tests, I went delivery at Boeing Field Seattle of our first when I was appointed the first Chairman of to pre-sea training at Reardon Smith 747-400 freighter. The other side of this the Swire Group in Taiwan, to follow up on Nautical College. posting was learning that airlines have a a memo about opportunities that I had Then it was to Port Line as apprentice and totally different method of calculating written when previously posted there. This Junior Officer, before joining China cargo costs and freight rates to the was an interesting challenge that had Navigation Co (CNCo) with a Mates ticket. shipping fraternity. Totally legal of course, significant interaction with Government, With no leave taken Masters came around but difficult for a simple sailor to get his something that came in useful with the quickly and was obtained in 1969. head around! next and final move. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2015 • Page 753 Company News This was back to Hong Kong and onto the ahead, to representing the Company to reminded me of all the ships I had visited as Board of John Swire & Sons (HK) Ltd and the best of our ability, and to meeting as a boy. Maureen and I together with the Executive Director of Swire Pacific Ltd, with many Members as possible both on board Clerk Angus and his wife Paula were royally responsibility for the Industries Division. HQS Wellington and on our visits to all entertained and well looked after by our There were too many businesses and the Outports. members and their guests. My thanks to the highlights to record here, but setting up members of all our Outports for their very and operating the Coca-Cola franchise in kind hospitality and welcome and we wish seven Provinces in China for a population From The Immediate them every success and enjoyment in the of over 250 million probably says enough, Past Master years to come. even though this only represented about Captain Sam Judah MBE I was very much looking forward to 60% of the portfolio. welcoming all the Livery Masters and their On reaching my sell-by-date I retired in Clerks to our Court Lunch on Wednesday January 2000 and slowly returned to the 11th March who had extended their UK, which I had effectively left 40 years hospitality to the Clerk and me throughout earlier. Not really being ready to retire and the year. The event was extremely well also not knowing much about work and life attended and also well supported by our in UK, I set up a Consultancy principally Wardens, Past Masters and members. I advising on investments in China, Hong received very many letters of thanks and Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam. much praise for our hospitality, food and I became aware of HCMM through friends service afterwards. and a long term interest in the City of Both Maureen and I also attended the Lord London and associated history, and joined Mayor’s Dinner Banquet in March at the in 2008, was elected to the Court in 2011 Mansion House which was yet another and a Warden in 2012.