VFB #181 - 港口国检验20年 2013.11.16

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港口国检验20 

2013.11.16

一:本期头条

Tokyo MOU celebrating its 20 years anniversary   亚太区港口国检验实行已20

Thursday, 07 November 2013 | 00:00

Representatives of the Port State Control Committee, the governing body under the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU), met in Tokyo, Japan, for the Twenty-Fourth session from 28 to 31 October 2013. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Abdul Samad Bin Shaik Osman, Principal Assistant Director, Maritime Industry Control Division, Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia. Mr. Toshiya Morishige, Director General, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, made a welcome speech and open the meeting officially. Mr. Morishige reiterated the important role performed by the Tokyo MOU on port State control in the Asia-Pacific region. Then he commended the great progress and achievements by the Tokyo MOU during the two decades. Lastly, he expressed the strong determination of its Authority to devote to PSC activities of and to provide the full cooperation and continuous
contribution to the Tokyo MOU.

Year 2013 is the 20th anniversary of the successful conclusion of the Tokyo MOU. As
celebration of this event, a Tokyo 20th Anniversary Forum was organized. Mr. Ryuji Masuno,
Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan made an opening address. Mr. Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of IMO was invited to give a key note speech at the forum. Mr. Mitsutoyo Okada, Secretary, Tokyo MOU Secretariat, also made a key note presentation. Furthermore, Mr. Mick Kinley of Australia, representing the member Authorities, Mr. Richard Schiferli of the Paris MOU Secretariat, representing observers and Mr. Takuya Yoneya of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, representing the industry made congratulation speeches. In addition to the members, co-operating members and observers of the Tokyo MOU, representatives from the International Association of Classification societies (IACS), Association of Asian Classification Societies (ACS), INTERTANKO, INTERCARGO, the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Shipping Federation (ICS/ISF), Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF), Japan Shipowners Association (JSA) participated in the forum. During the forum, a discussion session was carried out for exchanging views with the industry on a Japanese initiative on Ballast Water Sampling and Analysis for Trial Use and other issues of common interests.
The Tokyo MOU was concluded in December 1993 and came into operation in April 1994.

At present, the Tokyo MOU consists of 18 member Authorities: Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam. The Republic of the Marshall Islands and Peru adhere to the Tokyo MOU as co-operating member Authorities. The Authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Macao (China), the Solomon Islands, the United States Coast Guard, the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization and the Secretariats of the Paris, the Indian Ocean and the Black Sea Memoranda of Understanding on Port State Control and the Viña del Mar Agreement are associated with the Tokyo MOU as observers. This twenty-fourth meeting of the Port State Control Committee was attended by the member Authorities of Australia, Chile, China, Fiji, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Russian Federation, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam, co-operating member Authorities of the Marshall Islands and Peru; and observers of Macao (China), the United States Coast Guard, the Black Sea MOU, the Indian Ocean MOU, the Paris MOU and the Viña del Mar Agreement. The member Authority of Vanuatu and observers of the DPR Korea, the Solomon Islands, ILO and IMO were unable to attend.

The Committee meeting in Tokyo was preceded by the seventh meeting of the Technical
Working Group (TWG) from 25 to 26 October 2013. The TWG meeting discussed matters
relating to PSC technical procedures and guidelines, the Concentrated Inspection Campaigns;
information system and information exchange, evaluation of work done by intersessional
technical groups and technical co-operation activities.

After three years’ participation in the Tokyo MOU as a Co-operating Member Authority, the
Marshall Islands applied for full membership of the Tokyo MOU. The Committee considered
the application by the Marshall Islands and the report of a fact finding mission, which confirmed full compliance with the qualitative membership criteria by the Marshall Islands. In accordance with provision of the Memorandum, the Committee agreed unanimously to accept the Marshall Islands as the 19th member Authority.

The Committee adopted amendments to the Memorandum, which include indication of
membership of the Marshall Islands taking effect on 28 October 2013; inclusion of Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (CLC PROT 1992) as a relevant instrument and provisions relating to the new inspection regime (NIR) effective from 1 January 2014.

The Committee approved the amendments to the guidelines for the responsibility assessment of RO and adopted new PSC guidelines on Electronic Chart Display and Information System
(ECDIS). The Committee discussed the situation of considerable increase of operation of
cruise ships in the region in the recent years. The Committee agreed to consider development
of PSC guidelines for inspection of cruise ships.

The Committee considered and agreed the changes to policy on concentrated inspection
campaigns (CICs). The Committee approved the arrangements for the CIC on STCW Hours of Rest that will be carried out from 1 September to 30 November 2014 with the Paris MOU
jointly. The Committee decided to conduct a joint CIC with the Paris MOU on Crew
Familiarization and Enclosed Space Entry in 2015 and agreed in principle for a joint CIC on
MLC with the Paris MOU in 2016.
The twenty-fifth meeting of the Port State Control Committee will be held in New Zealand in
November 2014.
Source: Tokyo MOU

其他新闻:

Friday, 08 November 2013 | 00:00

1. Containership oversupply is 'here to stay': McKinsey          全球货箱船过剩问题仍然存在.

The oversupply of tonnage in container shipping is here to stay, raising concerns for the long term profitability of liners and the increasing likelihood of bankruptcies, according to consultant McKinsey & Co.

Boxship owners have displayed a continued interest in ordering new vessels despite the oversupplied market due largely to low newbuilding prices and the attraction of more fuel efficient ships, according to Steve Saxon, principal in the Beijing office of McKinsey.

“This means that it makes sense for owners to order new ships even when they themselves don't need the new capacity,” Saxon told delegates at the World Shipping (China) Summit 2013 held in Ningbo on Thursday.

Saxon warned that the continued oversupplied market will see shipping lines struggle to breakeven at best amidst depressed time-charter rates. McKinsey expects more liner companies to exit the business or even be declared bankrupt due to the unresolved core challenge of oversupply. In the main Asia-Europe boxship trade, for instance, fleet capacity rose by 25.9% from 2003 to 2013.

With bunker fuel prices at “stubbornly high” levels, eco-design ships with fuel savings of 20-25% are considered very attractive for owners, Saxon noted. “Coupled with this, new vessels are now much cheaper than they have been for a long time,” he said, pointing out that newbuilding prices have fallen by 25% from their previous peak.

“Owners may only need 10 years to pay off the capital cost of the new eco-ships, so liners will continue to order and this is depressing for the market but good news for shipyards. We see a more positive operating condition for yards in 2014-15 than we do for liners,” he said.

The result of such an over-ordering of new ships will lead to a “dramatic increase in lay-ups and vessels that are just 10 years old may become obsolete”, he believed. The potential significant increase in lay-ups will be followed by scrapping as owners realise their vessels will become obsolete much sooner than their operational lifespan is up.

A vessel ordered now may not see an economic lifespan of 15-20 years, which is probably the payback time, in view of rapid advancement in technology as owners play catchup, he added.

“The factors that can stop the industry hurting itself are oil prices falling back to $50 a barrel and real liner consolidation leading to more rational behaviour with fewer players per trade,” Saxon said.
Source: Seatrade Global

2. China: Only half of shipbuilding capacity utilized      据报导中国造船厂仅半数在运用.

Saturday, 09 November 2013 | 00:00

Overcapacity continues to erode China's shipbuilding industry, and from January to September the utilization rate was in the region of 50 percent, sources said.

Only about 50 to 55 percent of the nation's shipbuilding capacity was used in the first three quarters this year, down about 20 percentage points for 2012, the China Securities Journal reported on Friday.

Bao Zhangjing, Director of China Shipbuilding Industry Research Center estimated that up to 30 percent capacity will be cut by 2015 compared with 2011.

From January to September, China's shipyards have completed 30.61 million deadweight tonnage orders, a plunge of 26.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry.
Source: China Daily

3. VIKING’s super new LifeCraft™ to the rescue        可容纳800人的新型救生艇经己问世.

Tuesday, 05 November 2013 | 20:40

Marine and fire safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is excited to launch its latest innovation, the VIKING LifeCraft™ system.

In 2009, inspired by discussions during sessions of the Safecraft Working Group, VIKING's development teams asked themselves a tough but exciting question. What if it were possible to build a lifesaving craft that combined all of the advantages of modern lifeboats such as self-propelled manoeuvrability with the flexibility, comfort and smaller footprint of today's liferafts? And what if such a craft could enable rapid, mass evacuation with maximum safety for passengers and crew? The challenge of answering these questions was the spark that set off an ambitious, four-year long journey to reach an amazing result: the VIKING LifeCraft™ System.

The LifeCraft™ System consists of two main elements: The LifeCraft™ itself – a self-propelled inflatable vessel with four engines for a high degree of manoeuvrability and safety and a storing and launching unit, either placed on deck or built in, containing up to four LifeCraft™ units with a capacity of 200 persons each, for a total capacity of 800 persons.

According to VIKING vice president Niels Fraende, this is a product that completely changes the lifeboat versus liferaft discussion, at least when it comes to high-capacity evacuation systems. “Today's larger and wider vessels mean that the number of passengers and the variation in trim height and list conditions can be enormous in a distress situation,” says Fraende. “The LifeCraft™ is a hugely flexible evacuation system that can cope with such extremes.”

There are more advantages of this hybrid solution. For example, the new LifeCraft™ System is safe on an entirely new level, too. A specially designed chute system helps evacuees with special needs, such as children, the elderly and those on stretchers, setting a new standard for full-spectrum marine evacuation.

And it’s not just the life-saving capabilities of the new LifeCraft™ System that are hitting the headlines in shipowner circles. The system also takes up less room than lifeboats, freeing deck space for shipowners keen to provide their passengers with more cabins, shopping opportunities and other journey enhancements.

VIKING is a market leader in maritime safety, providing and servicing essential safety and fire-fighting equipment to the following segments: passenger, cargo, offshore, defence, fishing, yachting and fire.

We are a Danish privately held corporation with group headquarters in Esbjerg. VIKING has been a lifesaving equipment manufacturer since 1960, known until 1993 as Nordisk Gummibådsfabrik. Products are manufactured in Denmark, Norway and Thailand.

We offer a choice of product packages and systems that are standard or tailor made and certified to the latest requirements according to IMO, SOLAS, EU and USCG. Product portfolio includes chute and slide based marine and offshore evacuation and embarkation systems, liferafts, lifejackets, immersion suits, fire suits, work suits, pilot suits, transportation suits, body armour, MOB boats, davits, pilot ladders, signs, escape-route marking systems and other lifesaving appliances.

VIKING’s advanced marine evacuation systems provide fast and easy evacuation and exceptional stability and are trusted by passengers and crew worldwide. Only VIKING offers systems for all vessel types and sizes with over 1,300 VIKING evacuation systems currently in operation.

The unique VIKING network of branch offices, agents, 270 certified servicing stations and worldwide stock points makes us a truly global provider offering cost-effective and convenient service when and where you need it.
Source: Viking

二:港口 (Terminal)                 

淡水河谷公司40万吨VLOC船只进入中国港口的许可在一份跟山东船务公司的合约得到解决.

Vale secures deal with Shandong Shipping, China access finally fixed

Friday, 01 November 2013 | 00:00

In a big breakthrough for the ongoing impasse between Brazilian miner and China, Shandong Shipping has signed a $500m transport contract with Vale. Four of Vale’s 400,000 dwt VLOCs will be taken on by Shandong Shipping.

The move follows August’s decision by the Ministry of Transport to review its ban on ships larger than 300,000 dwt calling at Chinese ports. The ban, which was issued on safety grounds, was widely seen to have been championed by Chinese shipowners who were worried about the monopoly in freight Vale could have if it ran its 35-strong fleet of VLOCs to China.

Thus far, just two of the VLOCs, which were ordered around five years ago at some $130m each, have called in China – at Dalian and Liangyugang.

Shandong Shipping has a fleet of around 1.4m dwt, set to rise to 2.4m dwt when a series of four 250,000 dwt VLOCs ordered at Qingdao Beihai deliver in the coming three years. These smaller VLOCs, ordered in May, are to go on charter to BHP Biliton.

Speaking at SinoShip’s recent Dry Bulk Business Breakfast in Hong Kong, Mudit Paliwal, ceo of Dubai trading firm Panacore, commented: “Valemaxes not coming to China was more a political decision than anything else. Vale is trying to refinance these ships and offload these ships on operating leases. If you had a big Chinese leasing company taking these ships over that might end the story.”
Source: Sino Ship News

2013/11/16船用燃油价格(每吨/usd)

来源: Bunkerworld

                                IFO 380           __IFO 180            MDO           MGO   

新加坡                       602                     613                   902              907

鹿特丹                       575                     605                   -----              897

            休士顿                        593                     655                   -----              975

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备注:        tbn         = to be named                       ldt          = light d/weight ton

usd        = u.s.dollar                           mtpa        = million ton per annum              

cbm       =cubic meter                           tpa        =million metric ton per annu

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