MARITIME NEWS

A unique service from KVH Media Group Friday, April 25, 2014
International maritime news for seafarers
SAFETY STUDY
COMMERCE
ACCIDENT
LEGAL

GALLEY
SHIPPING DATA
China concentrates on Indian Ocean ports, trade
zones
As a part of its new initiative to build a "maritime sil route", !"ina is plannin# to tae
necessary steps in order to boost connectivity between t"e Asia$%acific re#ion and t"e Indian
&cean'
(ei)in# "as also decided to "elp Indian &cean countries in buildin# ports and improvin#
infrastructure in countries, suc" as (an#lades" and *ri +ana' ,"e Asian #iant is ready to
establis" free trade -ones in t"e re#ion to boost not only its own economic #rowt", but also
ot"er countries, ran#in# from .alaysia and *in#apore to India and t"e /ulf countries'
In 2010, !"inese %resident 1i 2inpin# *ince unveiled t"e 3sil route3 plan durin# "is visit to
*out"$4ast Asia, describin# t"e initiative as a ey diplomatic priority for (ei)in#'
,"e !"inese state media on ,"ursday reported t"at t"e main "priority" of t"e plan is to "port
construction" and establis" free trade -ones' ","e plan is e5pected to focus on infrastructure
construction of countries alon# t"e route, includin# ports of %aistan, *ri +ana and
(an#lades"," a senior !"inese official told reporters' Accordin# to t"e official, t"e Asian power
"ouse will "co$ordinate customs, quality supervision, e$commerce and ot"er a#encies to
facilitate t"e sc"eme"'
,"e official, meanw"ile, stressed upon t"e importance of sout"ern !"inese provinces of
6unnan and /uan#5i 7"uan#, sayin# t"at 6unnan t"at borders .yanmar and is situated at t"e
centre of anot"er economic plan to build a (an#lades"$!"ina$India$.yanmar 8(!I.9 corridor
will "ave to pus" t"e plan'
*oon after t"e !"inese president proposed t"e initiative in 2010, %rime .inister +i :eqian# set
up a ;*< 500 million maritime co$operation fund for t"is purpose' ,"e %. said t"at t"e
initiative would stren#t"en "is country3s economic and maritime lins wit" bot" *out"$4ast Asia
and Indian &cean =e#ion countries in t"e comin# days'
SAFETY STUDY
WARSHIP MEETS CONTAINER SHIP
>"ile in a passa#e, a container s"ip decided to overtae anot"er car#o vessel but came into a
"i#"ly dan#erous close quarter situation wit" an approac"in# wars"ip'
SUMMARY
A container s"ip was proceedin# eastward toward port w"en it came into a ni#"t time close
quarter situation wit" a navy destroyer t"at was sailin# westward at a steady 1? nots' ,"e
s"ips collided wit" eac" ot"er, wit" t"e bo5 s"ip sustainin# a fracture openin# on t"e starboard
bow outer$plate and t"e navy destroyer sufferin# substantial dama#e on "er bow' ,"e collision
caused a fire on bot" vessels t"at was e5tin#uis"ed by t"e crews' *i5 crewmen in t"e wars"ip
suffered in)uries durin# t"e fire$fi#"tin# operations' ,"ere were no in)uries amon# t"e crew of
t"e container s"ip' ,"e investi#ation indicated t"at t"e collision occurred after t"e container
s"ip approac"ed anot"er car#o s"ip3s starboard side and t"en tried to overtae "er on "er port
side' It led t"e container s"ip in front of t"e approac"in# destroyer, w"ic" was proceedin# on
t"e ri#"t side of t"e vessel traffic lane' It is probable t"at t"e container s"ip3s movement toward
t"e immediate front of t"e wars"ip was due to t"e wide swin# of t"e container s"ip to port
caused by t"e port$swin#in# inertia of t"e "elm "ard$a$port and t"e port side rotational moment
by t"e tidal stream'
SAFETY RECOMMENATIONS
In view of t"e result of t"is accident investi#ation, t"e vessel mana#ement company was ur#ed
to train its crews to e5ercise proper procedures w"en overtain# ot"er vessels w"ile in t"e
vessel traffic lane' %rocedures were also reviewed on eepin# close communication wit" t"e
@essel ,raffic *eparation *c"eme station and t"e proper use of AI* information' ,"e company
was ur#ed to ensure t"at its crews be made familiar wit" t"ese procedures' ,"e company was
also required to train its crews to "ave accurate nowled#e of messa#e marers and t"e
master3s relations"ip wit" t"e @,*' ,"e @,* station secured its bud#et to install ni#"t$vision
apparatus' ,"e Aavy was instructed t"at if deemed necessary for safe navi#ation, suc" as
w"en passin# a con#ested area, a wars"ip s"ip may receive and transmit AI* information
sub)ect to considerations for t"e vessel3s security' *ourceB 2apan ,ransport *afety (oard
Iridi!" see#s per"ission to pro$ide %MSS
ser$ices
Iridium !ommunications Inc, t"e @ir#inia$"eadquartered #lobal satellite communications
company, is all set to provide t"e /lobal .aritime <istress and *afety *ystem 8/.<**9
t"rou#" its mobile satellite communications networ' &n ,"ursday, t"e company formally
submitted a compre"ensive application to t"e I.& in t"is re#ard'
If t"e I.& approves t"e application, Iridium will start providin# /.<** services in late 2015'
!urrently, s"ip operators carry multiple communications systems to meet /.<**
requirements and to meet t"eir operational communication needs' After Iridium3s entry,
/.<** communications, to#et"er wit" a number of maritime communication systems, will
allow t"e industry to en)oy a sin#le, affordable communication terminal to meet bot" safety and
business communication requirements'
Ita&' "!&&s internationa& ar(itration o$er )
"arines
Italy is mullin# international arbitration over its two marines accused of illin# two Indian
fis"ermen in 2012 as bilateral efforts "ave produced no favourable results'
Italian <efence .inister Federica .o#"erini said on ,"ursdayB ">e are off t"e bilateral level
and to raise t"e dispute to an international level, we are still willin# to tal to t"e Indians' (ut
we "ave no ot"er option t"an resortin# to international arbitration'" *"e told t"e *enate t"at
=ome does not consider t"e court proceedin#s in India "valid"' ">e do not accept a 8future9
Indian trial w"ose validity we do not reco#nise' >e are mappin# out a panel of e5perts under
t"e leaders"ip of a co$ordinator to pursue t"e new p"ase," stressed t"e minister'
%,I reported t"at .arines .assimiliano +atorre and *alvatore /irone are awaitin# trial over
t"e illin# of two Indian fis"ermen off :erala coast of t"e sout"ern Indian state in February
2012, sparin# diplomatic tensions between India and Italy'
,"e marines, deployed on an Italian$fla##ed oil taner, "ad contended t"ey mistoo t"e
fis"ermen for pirates' ,"ey are now stayin# in t"e Italian 4mbassy in Aew <el"i awaitin# trial'
Italy "as requested +atorre and /irone be allowed to return "ome and t"e w"ole case be
dropped'
=ome wants t"e marines to be tried in Italy, claimin# t"at t"e incident too place in
international waters' Cowever, Aew <el"i said t"at it "as t"e ri#"t to try t"e Italians as t"e
victims were Indians onboard an Indian fis"in# boat'
&n .arc" 01, A special Indian court fi5ed 2uly 01 for "earin# t"e case'
COMMERCE
Pa#istan to de$e&op %a*adar as +,ree port+
%aistan is plannin# to develop /awadar as a 3free port3 on t"e lines of <ubai, *in#apore and
Con# :on# ports'
<urin# "is visit to /awadar on ,"ursday, %aistani %rime .inister Aawa- *"arif said t"at "is
#overnment "as prepared a plan in t"is re#ard and ased t"e %lannin# !ommission to "ire
international consultants, if required, to implement t"e pro)ect'
Accordin# to t"e %., t"e development of /awadar port will stren#t"en t"e economy of
(aloc"istan province' *"arif stressed t"at a state of t"e art airport and a seaport would be built
under t"e plan'
,"e %. also said t"at t"e successful implementation of t"e pro)ect would mae %aistan$
!"ina 4conomic !orridor si#nificant for w"ic" t"e #overnment "ad already allocated %:= 1D2
billion' ","e development of /awadar would prove to be a #ame c"an#er not only for
(aloc"istan, but also for t"e entire re#ion," added *"arif'
ACCIDENT
Car-o ship sin#s o,, Crete
,"e /ree !oast /uard on ,"ursday launc"ed a searc" operation to trace t"e t"ree missin#
crewmembers of a ,o#o$fla##ed car#o s"ip after it san 50m west off t"e sout"ern Ae#ean
*ea Island of !rete'
&t"er vessels in t"e vicinity rescued four crewmembers of t"e ill$fated s"ip and alerted t"e
!oast /uard'
,"e /ree .erc"ant .arine .inistry said in a statement t"at t"e reason be"ind t"e accident
was still unclear' All crewmembers are stated to be =ussian nationals'
LEGAL
MM.A "ar#s )/th anni$ersar'
As t"e .alta .aritime +aw Association 8..+A9 is celebratin# its 20t" anniversary in 2014, it
"as decided to mar t"e occasion in #rand style'
In 1EE4, t"e Association was formed to provide a forum for lawyers specialised in maritime law
or interested in maritime law' Ci#"li#"tin# its ac"ievements, %resident of t"e Association Ann
Fenec" said t"at t"ey "ave "elped .alta3s maritime sector pic up substantial momentum in
t"e last two decades'
In t"e future, accordin# to "er, t"e Association will try to create suc" an atmosp"ere so t"at
le#al maritime specialists could wor to#et"er wit" t"e re#ulator and t"e lawmaers in order to
"elp .alta become a ey player in t"e international maritime industry'
Fenec" also saidB ".alta3s #eo#rap"ic position is really its foundation stone of its maritime
vocation w"ic" "as developed and transformed, reflectin# t"e e5i#encies of t"e day from a
place of refu#e to tradin# post to important s"ip repair "aven $ all additional pillars supportin#
w"at "as become a truly diversified maritime industry'"
"And if we one were to dwell over w"at maritime activities we can boast of today, it is really
simple to understand w"y we are truly a maritime nation' .odern state$of$t"e$art trans"ipment
facilities, oil stora#e, bunerin#, s"ip repair, yac"t repair, yac"t marinas, world$class sailin#
events, towa#e, pilota#e, s"ip a#encies, "usbandin#, offs"ore supply services and, of course,
a flouris"in# s"ippin# re#ister $ now t"e lar#est in 4urope $ #ive us t"e credentials to call
ourselves a maritime nation of international repute," s"e stressed'
012#- o, cocaine seized at 3a&encia port
,"e *panis" police sei-ed 045# of "i#"$#rade cocaine from a car#o s"ip t"at "ad come to
@alencia port from !"ile' ,"e cocaine was "idden inside #ym ba#s' ,"e police "ave detained
five crewmembers for interro#ation'
A senior police officer said t"at maret value of t"e cocaine, w"ic" was F5G pure, is about
4;= 00 million and e5pressed serious concern over t"e increasin# trend in dru# trafficin#
t"rou#" *panis" ports' Accordin# to "im, *pain3s close ties wit" t"e +atin American countries
allow smu##lers to use *panis" ports as ey points to enter 4urope'
4arlier t"is mont", t"e *panis" police recovered dru#s t"at were "idden inside 10 #ym ba#s
inside a container in t"e same port'
4!&-arian o,,icia&s resc!e .i(erian container
ship
(ul#arian maritime administration teams on Friday rescued a +iberian container s"ip t"at ran
a#round near t"e (lac *ea %ort of @arna'
<anail %apa-ov, t"e (ul#arian .inister of ,ransport, Information ,ec"nolo#y and
!ommunications, told reporters t"at t"e s"ip ran a#round on Friday due to stron# winds soon
after leavin# t"e port' ,"ans to t"e quic response of all aut"orities, t"e s"ip was pulled,
added t"e minister'
@alentin 4nc"ev, "ead of t"e local maritime administration, stressed t"at it would c"ec t"e
condition of t"e s"ip' 1in"ua reported t"at t"e s"ip suffered no dama#es and t"ere were no
pollution'
,"e 1D?m$lon# s"ip came from t"e =omanian port of !onstanta' .eanw"ile, it will leave for
t"e ,uris" %ort of Ambarli'
GALLEY
4a#ed ,ish *ith -reen "asa&a
Ingredien!" 1lb of :in# Fis" 8cut into 2inc" pieces9, 8for marination9 1 bunc" of mint leaves,
1'5 bunc" of coriander leaves, 2 medium onions 8c"opped9, 1tsp of #in#er #arlic paste, 1H4 cup
of tamarind pulp, 2tbsp of w"ite vine#ar, 1tsp of #aram masala, 1H4tsp of cinnamom powder,
1H4tsp of cardamom powder, 1H4tsp of turmeric powder, 1tsp of blac pepper powder, 4 #reen
c"illies 8slit len#t"wise9, 2tbsp of water, 1tbsp of oil'
Me#od" >as" t"e fis" and cut into 2inc" pieces' Add all t"e in#redients for marination in a
blender 8e5cept oil9 wit" 2tbsp of water and blend it until it becomes a medium consistency
paste' ,"e paste s"ould not be too t"ic or too watery' *lide in t"e fis" in a bowl and mi5 well
wit" t"e #reen paste and 1tbsp of oil' :eep marinated for 45 minutes in a refri#erator' %re"eat
t"e oven to 400 de#rees F' Arran#e t"e fis" pieces on a flat oven safe bain# tray and coo for
15 minutes on one side' ,"en, turn on t"e ot"er side and coo for anot"er 10 minutes' :eep
t"e leftover marination aside' Aow, "eat a non stic sillet and coo t"e leftover marination
until it becomes t"icer' Ao need to use e5tra oil as t"e marination already "ad some oil' ,"is
will wor as a sauce for t"e baed fis"' %lace t"e fis" pieces on a plate and top it wit" t"e
sauce' 4n)oy t"e dis" wit" rice'
4a#ed Sa&"on *ith "!stard sa!ce, onions
Ingredien!" 2 fillets of salmon fis", 2tbsp of onions 8finely c"opped9, 1tbsp of #in#er and
#arlic paste, 0tbsp of mustard sauce 8can also use di)on mustard instead9, I cup of vine#ar,
1tsp of #round blac pepper, 1H2tsp of #aram masala powder, 0tbsp of "eavy cream, salt'
Me#od" (rus" salmon pieces wit" #arlic and #arlic paste, salt and blac pepper and eep
aside' Ae5t, add t"e rest of t"e in#redients wit" vine#ar in a lar#e bowl and mi5 well' *lide in
t"e fis" fillets, eep marinated for 00 minutes in refri#erator, turnin# occasionally' %lace t"e
fillets on aluminium foil, cover wit" marinade and seal' %lace sealed salmon fillets on a oven
safe dis"' %re"eat oven at 050 de#rees F and bae it for 40$45 minutes or until easily flaed
wit" for' *erve on a plate #arnis"ed wit" lemon wed#es and rice'
SHIPPING DATA
4A.TIC E5CHAN%E
Market snapshot: 11:30 GMT
Dry Index BDI 962 +6
Capesize Index BCI 1692 +1
!ana"ax Index B!I #2 +12
$%pra"ax Index B$I 909 &2
E5CHAN%E RATES
'e( )ork *Th% C+s,
-.n C%rren/y 0$D in -.n
in 0$D C%rren/y
Britain *!o%nd, 11629 01#9#3
Canada *Do++ar, 019069 111022
China *)%an, 011600 61239
4%ro 1132# 012233
India *5%pee, 010163 61112#0
Indonesia *5%piah, 0100006 11600100
6apan *)en, 01009223 10213200
'or(ay *7rone, 011666 610032
!hi+ippines *!eso, 010223 331000
!o+and *8+oty, 013293 310300
5%ssia *5%9+e, 010229 3#122#
$in.apore *Do++ar, 01293 112#3
0kraine *:ry;nia, 0102 11139#