MARITIME REVIEW A Publication of The Maritime League Issue No. 19-6 Nov-Dec 2019 URGENT ALERT: "Climate Emergency" Also Inside: The Battle of Midway Cimatu Acts on PD30's Call for Pasig River Cleanup MARINA Intensifies Modernization of Domestic Ships Maritime Innovation in the Philippines 2 Maritime Review Nov-Dec 2019 Contents Maritime Calendar ...............................................................4 The Maritime League 6 Feature Story CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Urgent Alert: “Climate Emergency” ..........................................................5 Hon. Fidel V Ramos Chairman’s Page HONORARY CHAIRMAN The Battle Of Midway ..............................................................................6 Hon. Arthur P Tugade TRUSTEE AND PRESIDENT National Affairs 8 Commo Carlos L Agustin AFP (Ret) MARINA To Intensify Modernization Of Domestic Ships .........................8 Cimatu Acts On President Duterte's Call To Clean-Up Pasig River ...............9 TRUSTEE AND VICE PRESIDENT Making A Choice Defending The Country’s Seas ..................................10 VAdm Eduardo Ma R Santos PN (Ret) Excelerate Receives Notice To Proceed From The Philippines For Floating Lng Terminal ......................................................................13 TRUSTEE AND TREASURER Time To Fix PCSO And STL ..................................................................14 RAdm Margarito V Sanchez Jr AFP (Ret) Traffic Flow Is Like Blood Flow ..............................................................15 TRUSTEE AND AUDITOR 9 Commo Gilbert R Rueras PCG (Ret) Maritime Law SSA's IMO Sulphur Limit 2020 Guidance ..............................................16 TRUSTEES International Human Rights Law Proposed Amendments Herminio S Esguerra For New UN Oceans Treaty ..................................................................18 VAdm. Emilio C Marayag AFP (Ret) VAdm Edmund C Tan PCG (Ret) Vicky Viray-Mendoza Maritime History Philip L Ong What Are Coquina And Tabby? ..............................................................19 10 Engr. Sammuel T Lim Alberto H Suansing Marine Technology Emilio Joseph A Abaya Advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer Students Train Adm Ramon C Liwag PCG (Ret) In US Navy's Newest Combat Trainer ...................................................22 LTJG Christian Chua PN (Res) Saildrone Completes First Autonomous Circumnavigation Of Antarctica ..........................................................................................24 TRUSTEE AND BOARD SECRETARY The History Of Norway’s STADT ...........................................................27 Commo Mariano S Sontillanosa AFP (Ret) Maritime Innovation In The Philippines ..................................................29 14 ASSISTANT BOARD SECRETARY Wärtsilä Solutions To Support Hurtigruten’s Green Push In Expedition Cruises .............................................................................31 John Paul D Agustin HEAD, SECRETARIAT Marine Transport Rosalie F Ricafort Global Marine Insurance Premiums Rise By 1%, But Future Market Development Remains Uncertain ............................32 Maritime Review Choices Made Now Are Critical For The Future Of Our Ocean And Cryosphere ..................................................................34 24 EDITORIAL BOARD Marine Environment Addressing Invasive Species In Ships’ Ballast Water - Managing Director Treaty Amendments Enter Into Force ....................................................36 RAdm Quiricio V Evangelista AFP (Ret) What Is A Sponge? ................................................................................38 Chairman VAdm Emilio C Marayag Jr AFP (Ret) Members 29 Commo Mariano S Sontillanosa AFP (Ret) Capt. Tomas D Baino PN (Ret) John Paul D Agustin LTJG Christian R Chua PN (Res) Executive Editor Vicky Viray-Mendoza 38 The Maritime Review is published bimonthly on behalf of the Maritime League and is supplied to members as a part of their annual membership package. The opinions expressed by the writers do not necessarily reflect those of the Maritime League PNSLAI Compound ? Bonifacio Naval Station (BNS) About the Cover: Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City A satellite image of a hurricane whose frequency, radius of maximum winds, and severity create floods, storm surges and wind-related damaes to life and property. : www.maritimeleague.com + [email protected] Nov-Dec 2019 Maritime Review 3 ( +63 (2) 844-6918 Maritime Events Calendar NOVEMBER '19 FEBRUARY '20 1-3 SHIPPING & LOGISTICS INDIA (chennai TRADE CENTER, CHENNAI, 4 EUROPEAN DYNAMIC POSITIONING CONFERENCE (NOVOTEL INDIA) LONDON WEST HOTEL, LONDON, UK) 5-6 IMPA SINGAPORE 2019 (suntec SIGNAPORE, RAFFLES BLVD, 20 MARITIME FORUM #154 (CEBU PORTS AUTHORITY, Cebu) SUNTEC CITY, singapore) 25-26 GREENTECH IN SHIPPING GLOBAL FORUM (HAMBURG, GERMANy) 5-6 FUTURE FUELS FOR SHIPPING SEMINAR (internaTIONAL MARITIME 29 PALM BEACH MARINE FLEA MARKET AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION BLDG, LAMBETH, LONDON, uk) (SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR, WEST PALM BEACH, USA) 5-7 EAGC - EUROPEAN ANNUAL GAS CONFERENCE 2019 (2 RUE SCRIBE, PARIS, FRance) MARCH '20 12-14 HWY H20 CONFERENCE (hilTON TORONTO AIRPORT HOTEL 4-6 SHIPPING, MARINE & PORTS WORLD EXPO & SUITES, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADa) (BOMBAY EXHIBITION CENTRE (BEC), MUMBAI, India) 13-15 OIL & GAS VIETNAM 2019 (pullmAN VUNG TAU, VUNG TAU, 11-12 GREEN SHIP TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE VIETNAm) (COPENHAGEN, DENMark) 18-20 EUROPORT 2019 (rOTTERDAM AHOY, ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 11-12 ARCTIC SHIPPING SUMMIT (MONTREAL, CANADa) 19-21 LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF PORTS (interCONTINENTAL 11-13 IMABARI MARITIME FAIR (TEXPORT IMABARI, IMABARI, JAPan) MIAMI, MIAMI, FLORIDA, usa) 16-18 DOHA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE EXHIBITION & 21 MARITIME FORUM #151 (depARTMENT OF CONFERENCE (QATAR NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE, TRANSPORTATION (dotr)) Ar-RAYYAN, QATar) 21-23 PACIFIC MARINE EXPO 2019 (centurYLINK FIELD, SEATTLE, 18-19 LOGISTIC SUMMIT & EXPO (CENTRO CITIBANAMEX, MEXICO CITY, WASHINGTON, usa) MEXICo) 26-27 TANKER SHIPPING & TRADE CONFERENCE (aMBA HOTEL 18-20 ASIA PACIFIC MARITIME (SANDS EXPO AND CONVENTION CENTRE, MARBLE ARCH, BRYANSTON STREET, LONDON, uk) Singapore) 26-27 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT MECHANISM PROVISIONS OF MARINA 20 MARITIME FORUM #155 (MARITIME ACADEMY OF ASIA AND CIRCULAR NO. 2016-02 ENTITLED, “REVISED RULES ON THE PHASE THE PACIFIC, MARIVELES, BATaan) OUT OF WOODEN-HULLED SHIPS CARRYING PASSENGERS IN 20-22 OPEN SHIPPING DAYS (WAAGNATIE EXPO & EVENTS, ANTWERP, DOMESTIC SHIPPING” (HOTEL TAVERN, SURGAO CITy) BELgium) 28-29 LNG & LPG SHIPPING SHIP/SHORE INTERFACE CONFERENCE 27-28 FERRY SHIPPING SUMMIT (DOUBLETREE BY HILTON AMSTERDAM (lONDON, uk) CENTRAAL STATION, AMSTERDAM, NEtherlands) 28-29 STRATEGIC CONGRESS ON OIL, LPG, LNG AND PETROLEUM 30 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FORUM (NEW YORK, USA) SHIPPING, REFINING, AND TRADING (st PETERSBURG, Russia) 31-2 APR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMMUNITY CONFERENCE (HILTON STAMFORD HOTEL & EXECUTIVE MEETING CENTER, DECEMBER '19 STAMFORD, USA) 3-5 MARITIME PORT SHIPPING EXPO (internaTIONAL CONVENTION CITY BASHUNDARA, DHAKA, Bangladesh) APRIL '20 3-6 THE CWC 20TH ANNUAL WRLD LNG SUMMIT AND AWARDS NIGHT 1-3 NAVEXPO INTERNATIONAL (PORT DE LORIENT LA BASE, (ROME CAVALIERI, ROME, it) LORIENT, FRance) 3-6 MARINETEC CHINA 2019 (shanghai NEW INTERNATIONAL EXPO 15-16 INTERNATIONAL GREEN SHIPPING AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT CENTRE, SHANGHAI, China) (PALAIO FALIRO, Greece) 10 MARITIME FORUM #152 (universitY OF THE philippnes- 16-17 CHEMLOGISTICS INDIA INSTITUTE FOR MARITIME AFFAIRS AND LAW OF THE SEA (up- (BOMBAY EXHIBITION CENTRE (BEC), MUMBAI, India) IMLos)) 16-18 DOHA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE EXHIBITION & 20-22 ICSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (universitY OF NOTTINGHAM CONFERENCE (Ar-RAYYAN, QATar) NINGBO, NINGBO, China) 17 MARITIME FORUM #156 (MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, BONIFACIO DRIVE, PORT AREA, MANILa) JANUARY '20 20-23 SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL (MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, 10 MARITIME FORUM #153 (DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN MIAMI BEACH, USA) AFFAIRS (DFA)) 23-24 GLOBAL PORTS FORUM (OCBC CENTRE, Singapore) 10-12 NAFE WINTER CONFERENCE 2019(la JOLLA MARRIOTT, SAN DIEGO, CA, usa) MAY '20 16-19 KREUZFAHRT & SCHIFFSREISEN (MESSE STUTTGART, 11-13 GLOBAL LINER SHIPPING CONFERENCE (HAMBURG, GERMANy) STUTTGART, GERMANy) 13-14 DANISH MARITIME FAIR (BELLA CENTER, COPENHAGEN, DENMark) 19 NEWCASTLES LARGEST HOLIDAY & CRUISE EXPO 15 MARITIME FORUM #157 (HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NAVY, (NEX, NEWCASTLE, AUSTRalia) ROXAS BLVD, MANILa) 27-28 PORTS IN INDIA (ITC MARATHA, A LUXURY COLLECTION HOTEL, 19-21 INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING AND MARITIME INDUSTRY MUMBAI, MUMBAI, India) EXHIBITION VIGO (INSTITUTO FEIRAL DE VIGO (IFEVI), VIGO, SPain) 29-30 SHIP RECYCLING CONGRESS (AMSTERDAM, NEtherlands) 24-26 BLACK SEA PORTS AND SHIPPING (THE MARMARA TAKSIM, 29-1 FEB PALM BEACH MARINE FLEA MARKET AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL BEYoğlU BELEDIYESI, TURKEy) (SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR, WEST PALM BEACH, USA) 29-3 FEB K-LOVE CRUISE (MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA) JUNE '20 1 ANNUNAL CAPITAL LINK GREEK SHIPPING FORUM (ATHENS, Greece) 4 Maritime Review Nov-Dec 2019 Urgent Alert: “Climate Emergency” by VAdm Emilio C Marayag Jr AFP (Ret) he latest warning issued in early November 2019 by Over the years, there have been new inventions that generate thousands of scientists from 153 countries about insti- power with minimal CO2 emissions compared with fossil fuels. Ttuting measures that would effectively address Climate The introduction of clean and renewable energy sources like water change speaks volumes in terms of human nature’s