新加坡投资模似器

2014.05.20

一：本期头条    新加坡高级航海员协会投资开办新型模似器.

Singapore officers union invests $3.2m in simulation centre

Singapore's Minister PM's Office Lim Swee Say tries out the simulator

By Marcus Hand from Singapore

As part of its efforts to promote seafaring as a career the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) has invested SGD4m ($3.2m) in a simulation centre.

The Wavelink Maritime Simulation Centre was officially opened on Friday and comprises a 240 degree full mission bridge simulator, engine room simulator, ECDIS and liquid cargo handling simulator.

Earlier this year SMOU along with the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), NTUC’s e2i (Employment and Employability Institute) committed SGD22m over five years Singaporeans and residents wanting to pursue a career in seafaring through the three year Tripartite Nautical Training Award (TNTA).

SMOU said the simulation centre would be one of the key components in the enhancing the training of the cadets and officers.

“I encourage shipping companies to make full use of the simulators to train as well as upgrade their officers so that they can have better pay and a better life for themselves and their family,” Mary Liew, general secretary of SMOU said at the opening.

Opening coincided with the 7th intake of the TNTA programme with 30 cadets. Their six-month pre-sea classroom training will now include 100 hours of simulator training.

“The past cohorts of cadets can only look at static photos of the various ship instruments but now we can have about 100 hours of hands-on experience with various scenarios. I believe these training will give me the competitive edge and put me a head above the rest in my maritime career,” said TNTA cadet, Mckenrick Lim Jun Sheng. 

The official opening of the Wavelink Maritime Simulation Centre

Saturday, 10 May 2014 11:06

USCG Detains Chinese-Built Bulk Carrier on Maiden Voyage           美西波特兰港海岸警备队因安全设施不及格理由扣留由天津新港造船厂所造新船处女航之‘Strategic Synergy’ (2014) 39,849-dwt.May 19, 2014

 

Photo (c) MarineTraffic.com/Frans Eykel

The U.S. Coast Guard last week detained a 39,848 DWT Singapore-flagged bulk carrier in the Port of Portland after inspectors uncovered numerous safety violations aboard the newly-built ship.

The 579-foot MV Strategic Synergy, owned by SBC Synergy PTE. LTD., intended to load grain in Portland as part of its maiden voyage after completing construction on April 23, 2014 at Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. in China.

According to a coast guard statement, Port State Control Officers from the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit in Portland discovered the discrepancies during a routine inspection of the vessel. The discrepancies were related to the Strategic Synergy’s rescue boat, which failed to start after multiple attempts, the statement said. The vessel’s crew also hadn’t completed any required scheduled inspections or maintenance on the rescue boat since the vessel’s departure from China.

The vessel’s steering pump lost power and became inoperable during the Port State Control Officer’s operational test of its steering system, rendering the vessel incapable of safely maneuvering.

“The combined risks posed by the safety discrepancies made the vessel substandard with respect to U.S. and international conventions,” said Lt. Ben Russell, chief of the Port State Control Branch at MSU Portland. “Each discrepancy impacts vessel, crew and port safety and collectively indicates that the vessel is unsafe to proceed to sea.” 

Coast Guard inspectors were working with the Strategic Synergy’s flag state, crew, owner, and managing company to make repairs to the vessel prior to it loading cargo and departing for Ecuador as originally planned. AIS data from MarineTraffic.com indicates that the vessel has since resumed its journey and is now underway.

“The purpose of the Coast Guard’s Port State Control program is to mitigate and remove safety and environmental hazards posed by foreign vessels from U.S. waters,” said Capt. Pat Ropp, commanding officer of MSU Portland. “For foreign vessels calling on U.S. Ports, the Coast Guard’s Port State Control oversight is the primary means of enforcing internationally recognized standards for safety of life at sea.”

Boxship and cargo vessel collide off Hong Kong: 11 missing     MOL公司货船 ‘MOL Motivator’ 本月五日清早于香港海面撞沉中国货轮 ‘Zhong Xing 2号’ 导致11名海员失踪.

Eleven seafarers are missing from a Chinese cargoship after it collided with a containership off Hong Kong early on Monday morning.

The Chinese cargoship Zhong Xing 2 collided with a containership, the 6,700 teu MOL Motivator at 0222hrs local time 3.7km south of Po Toi Island. The Zhong Xing 2 reportedly sank after the collision and had a crew of 12, one of who was rescued while the other 11 are missing.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) confirned the collision in a brief statement. "The damage of MOL Motivator was very minor, and is capable of sailing under its own power," MOL said. 

The Chinese cargoship was carrying a cargo cement, while the containership was sailing from Hong Kong to Yantian. The MOL Motivator had a crew 24.

Search and rescue operations are reported to be ongoing. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Hong Kong authorities.

Monday, 05 May 2014 07:05

二：2014/05/20船用燃油价格(每吨/usd)

来源: Bunkerworld

                                IFO 380           __IFO 180            MDO           MGO   

新加坡                       588                     607                   898              908

鹿特丹                       582                     593                   -----              887

            休士顿                        603                     642                   -----              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