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Realising India's Maritime
Growth Potential
Lighting the inaugural lamp
Mr M P Pinto,Capt J C Anand, Mr Hajara,Mr D T
Joseph,Mr S S Hussain, Capt G Sarkari, Mr Richard Sayer President
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers London.
On Tuesday 15 April, ICS
Mumbai branch hosted, in co-operation with Maritime London, a seminar
on "Realising India's Maritime Growth Potential". Mr M P Pinto, former
Secretary, Ministry of Shipping was the chief guest. The Rt Hon Lord
Mayor of London addressed the seminar that was attended by many key
players from the Maritime Industry from India and the UK.
The seminar addressed a wide range of issues
including emerging Indian ports, shipbroking, shipbuilding contracts
and shipping law. ICS Director, Alan Phillips, presented a paper on
'Professionalism in the Shipping Industry' and argued that better
qualified persons are better placed to make better decisions.. George
Greenwood, ICS vice-President briefed the delegates of the expanding
international nature of the Institute. Mr Hajara, Chairman of Shipping
Corporation of India was presented with his Membership certificate by
ICS President Richard Sayer.
ICS Mumbai branch Committee members
Capt. Gave Sarkari, Ms. Usha Jajurikar, Capt.
Anoop Sharma, , Capt. Jamshed Irani, Mr. Ashok Jain, Capt. K.N. Deboo,
Capt. Sanjay Khopkar,Capt. Amit Ranjan and Mr. Rajeeva Sinha.
The United Kingdom and Ireland
Zone
On Wednesday 25 th June 2008, the UK
& Ireland Zone, in conjunction with the ICS Liverpool Branch, held
a very successful evening seminar at the Racquet Club, Chapel Street,
Liverpool.
The event speakers included Ian Higby,
Managing Director, Atlantic Container Line (UK) Ltd, Jonathan Williams,
FICS, General Manager of FONASBA, Andrew Jamieson, Claims Director,
ITIC and the evening was expertly chaired by Tony Dixon, FICS of
Braemar Seascope and Chairman of the Institute’s Education and Training
Committee.
The theme of the seminar was ‘Driving Shipping
Professionalism Forward’, which proved to be a very topical subject and
stimulated lively debate among the assembled guests.
After a short introduction from Liverpool
Branch Chairman, Barry Stokes, FICS, Ian Higby commenced proceedings by
highlighting the important aspects of professional development of staff
from an employer’s viewpoint and how education and training plays a
vital role in ensuring that high standards are achieved, and
maintained, in the complex logistical supply chain.
Jonathan Williams continued the theme of
professional standards by, firstly, introducing the work that FONASBA
undertakes on behalf of its international membership and the influence
that it’s European Committee, ECASBA, has within the European
Commission. Secondly, Jonathan went on to explain to the audience, the
main reasons for the creation of the FONASBA Quality Standards and its
importance within the global maritime industry in relation to raising
professional standards world-wide.
The evening was concluded with a very
entertaining, if not worrying, presentation by Andrew Jamieson. Andrew
drew from his vast experience in the maritime insurance sector and
highlighted many human errors which had occurred ranging from wrong
temperatures being set in reefer containers to elementary documentary
errors, which could have easily been avoided and costly claims avoided
if employees had been adequately trained to an acceptable standard,
thereby stressing the importance of professional education within the
maritime sector.
At the end of the presentations, Tony Dixon,
presided over a questions and answers session which proved to be
extremely interesting and thought provoking for all those in attendance.
Home Office Border & Imigration Agency:
e-Borders
What is e-Borders?
A long-term business change programme, enabled by technology, aimed at
tackling the key challenges facing border agencies, such as:
• Migration pressures
• Increased security threat
t• Predicted increase in travellers to
the UK
• The need to facilitate the arrival of
low risk passengers
• The need for closer integration of
border agencies, e-Borders will be delivered by the Border and
Immigration Agency, supported by its partner agencies - the police, HM
Revenue and Customs and UKvisas. We will also be working closely with
the travel industry, whose support is crucial to the successful
delivery of the programme.
THE e-BORDERS SOLUTION
Establishing a service for data
collation and analysis from the travel industry (air, sea and rail
carriers) on all passengers and crew intending to transit or travel to
or from the UK
• Assessing the risks presented by
passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom
• Identifying persons of interest to the
authorities prior to their arrival in the UK or on an outboundjourney.
This information will be passed as ‘alerts’ to the relevant border
control agency, which will determine the appropriate intervention
• Supporting the movement of passengers
to, from and through the controls, expediting the clearance of
legitimate travellers and the interception of others
.• Already counting up to 30 million
crossings in and out of the country and these numbers will increase
rapidly during 2008.
An important element of the strategy for
the development of e-Borders is the recognition of the risks of
implementing a major programme in a complex environment. This has
resulted in two pilot projects, Semaphore and IRIS (Iris Recognition
Immigration System). The key objective of these projects is to
‘de-risk’ the development and delivery of the main e-Borders solution.
IN BRIEF
Through e-Borders, advance access to
information about passengers and crew movements will allow border
agencies to take a pro-active, intelligence-led approach to managing an
effective and secure border. It will also enable the border agencies to
tailor intervention – targeting resources towards those who present a
threat to the UK, while facilitating the clearance of those who do not.
For further information please contact the
e-Borders Communications Team via e-mail at: EBCT@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/eborders
Shipbrokering, not an easy task.
Apart from necessary shipping knowledge and
expertise, there are some hidden clues we usually we can not
see in routine shipping literatures or market news. As you have
noticed, there are ship brokers or ship operators who are far more
successful than others despite having similar qualifications
and due practical experience. It is a proved principle
that basic knowledge and necessary experience in shipping are the
two strong pillars for success. However,this multi dimensional
global business needs two more equally strong pillars to keep it
intact against the unwelcome winds in our volatile chartering
market .
The global nature of our business calls
for an internationalist approach in our daily fixing negotiations. In
many cases, both owners and charterers belong
to different cultural backgrounds.To a considerable extent, their
understanding of various concepts in business ethics and behavior
is different. We as the entity who is going to conclude the
deal between a ship owner and a cargo owner must be fully aware of
these varieties and tastes.
Ship broker needs to
know history, geographical location and cultural set up of the
charterers or the owners domicile or whoever he or she is dealing
with. Ship broker must be able to advise and guide the principals and
enlighten them on the potential pitfalls which may endanger the
whole fixture. While negotiating, broker main target should not
be solely fast conclusion of fixture and finalizing his or
her sweet brokerage. Our profession has the capacity to
be a guaranteed source of income and if broker intends to
secure this money generating spring, he or she has to keep the
water of this spring pure and unpolluted. Principal should feel
comfortable and trust the broker. Such trust is a priceless asset for
the broker and a very reliable source of regular income for him.
In other words, owners or charterers with their brokers should be one
soul in two bodies. Even in particular cases broker has
to sacrifice the immediate income for the sake of his or her
positive image in market. Broker has to be a reliable feeding
source to the principal and try to enrich the knowledge of owners
or charterers on critical issues and main
components influencing the market. Chartering broker should go
beyond the role of a mediator and act as a guardian to the interests of
the concerned principal. In the course of negotiations, there are
many potential pitfalls that owners or charterers may fail to consider
and cause a lot of hassels and troubles in post fixture activities.
Another pillar is the
dynamic interrelation between Pre and post fixture process. We
have come across many brokers who disappear as soon as the deal is
concluded and do not pay due attention to post fixture and operation of
the vessel. Here again, concerned broker can play a crucial role
to safeguard the smooth and efficient performance of the chartering
contract.The more successful post fixture, the more possibility
for re-fixing with the same broker. Broking channel has to
be present in the arena till the end of the fixture and try
to help owners or charterers to deviate potential dangers. An
inexperienced broker is not aware that he or she must fulfill a
multitude of different roles particularly when he deals with owners or
charterers who are not fully familiar with the up and downs of
chartering market and those principals who are new entrants
to the industry. As it was rightly mentioned in Shipping Network last
edition:
"In the olden golden days,"shipbrokers"
were competitive brokers, owners' or charteres' brokers. Nowadays, we
use an ever-growing lexicon to describe them. The last ten years
has seen the emergence of the 'Freight trader," a term that,
arguably, describes the broader risk management role that some now
occupy."
Here I want to look into this change of lexicon
from a different angle. This change also implies a drastic change
in shipbroker's today pre-requirements which calls for much
higher expertise not only in chartering field, but also calls
for a character who is aware of sociology, psychology ,HR,
politics and economics and to a certain extent the person who has a
touch of poetic approach as and when required. A shipbrpker or a
"Freight trader" or any other title,one fact is certain: A successful
shipbroker has to be well aware of all these complications and
know-hows.
Dates for the diary
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July
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9
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UK/IZ Seminar, Felixstowe
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17
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Liner and European Committee Meeting,
London
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August
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8
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ICS Exams Results announced
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September
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TTA Meeting |
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Business of
Shipping Course |
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18-19
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Federation Council Meeting
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ETC Meeting
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24
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Executive Council Meeting, London
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24
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Liverpool Branch Golf Day
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Prizegiving
Lunch |
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October
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Irish
Branch Dinner and Golf Day, Dublin |
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15
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UK/IZ Seminar,
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November
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UK/IZ Seminar, Bristol
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UK/IZ Seminar,
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And also......
Hosted by Eric Shawyer, the ex Presidents and
Chairmen of ICS enjoyed dinner in the Nelson Room at the Painted Hall
Greenwich. And a conducted tour the next day of the National Maritime
Museum and Royal Observatory. Proof that the elder statesmen are still
going strong...
'We Walked
the River Tees'
About 15 walkers recently returned from taking part in a full length
Tees Walk challenge. The event began at the river's source on the far
side of the Pennines and ended at the south Gare lighthouse. Money
raised through sponsorship (in excess of £5000) will go to the
mission for seafarers from all over the world who use the River Tees
and can be away from their families for up to a year at a time. This
was the second Tees Walk and twice as many walkers as last year turned
up for the event. The Tees and Hartlepool branch hope to attract twice
as many again next year.
IMarEst Honorary
Fellowship
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and
Technology, United Kingdom has conferred Fellowship of the IMarEST to
Capt. Ajmal Mahmoodi in recognition of his meritorious services to the
maritime profession. He is the first Master Mariner from Pakistan to be
granted Fellowship of IMarEST. Capt Mahmoodi is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, The Nautical Institute and the
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Capt Mahmoodi can be
considered an expert in the field of Maritime and Shipping, he is
Managing Director of 'M' International Services, Karachi and founder of
the Maritime Training Institute, Karachi.
Obituary
John Sidney Thurman a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers died on the 16 March 2008. John was a familiar
figureon the baltic in the 1960's and 1970's when when Loucas operated
dry cargo ships and later as General Manager of Troodos Shipping and
Trading successfully turning his hand to tanker broking as the company
moved into oil tanker ownership.
Mr. Heinz Fänders,
managing director of the Hamburg School of Shipping and Transportation,
Hamburg,
passed away on 27 June 2008. A memorial service for him was held in Hamburg on
Monday, 7 July 2008.
If you would like to send us any
feedback on the new ICS E-zine please email Membership as all comments
would be greatly appreciated.
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers is an internationally
recognised professional body that provides training courses for
companies and individuals. The Institute aims to set the highest
standards of professional service to the global shipping industry
through education and example. E-Shipping Network is the official
e-zine for the ICS and is published six times a year, complementing
Shipping Network, the official magazine for the Institute, which is
published three times a year. The views expressed in ICS News are not
those of ICS, its directors or officers unless expressed as such.
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