Marine accidents dip sharply in Hong Kong waters · Marine accidents dip sharply in Hong Kong waters Despite an estimated 5.3 percent rise in the arrival of ocean-going vessels (OGVs)

Marine accidents dip sharply in Hong Kong waters

Despite an estimated 53 percent rise in the arrival of ocean-going vessels (OGVs) in the first quarter ofthis year in Hong Kong waters there were only 19 collisions reported over this period a sharp 42 percent fall compared with the same period a year earlier

For the whole of last year there were a

total of 278 marine accidents including 148 cases of collisions representing a 23 percent and 20 percent fall in marine accidents and collision cases respectively compared with 2006

Senior Marine Officer Lai Chi-tung Vessel Traffic Centre (VTC) chief said the fall in marine accidents was due to continuous

Olympic torch being carried on Tin Hau across the impressive Victoria Harbour

enhancement on marine traffic management and matchshying marine patrols keeping close contact and communishycation with relevant authorities in the Mainland and the local shipping community

In addition seminars were conducted before the foggy continued on page 2

IN THIS ISSUE

MD participates in China Maritime Exhibition

Hong Kong Shipping Register Awards 2008

Chinas first LNG ship placed on HK Shipping Register

MD commends 30 people for saving lives at sea

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are urged to join this world-class regshyMD participates in China ister which has established an excelshylent reputation for its quality services

The booth also featured the new Maritime Exhibition The Marine Department took part

in the China Maritime exhibition in March to give key industry players and the public a better understanding of its role and the various services it provides

The China Maritime event was a significant international exhibition for the maritime industry Particishypants included government departshyments shipowners ship operators ship managers and marine equipment manufacturers

The Marine Department had a booth at the exhibition to promote the department themed as the compeshy

tent authority for port operation and safety in Hong Kong waters and the high quality standard of the ships regshyistered in Hong Kong

Another focus of the booth was the Hong Kong Shipping Registers services under the Marine Department In recent years the Register has not only achieved substantial growth but it has also become one of the top five shipshyping registries in the world Shipowners

electronic business service recently introduced for accepting one-stop shop online submission of documents required by the Marine Department the Department of Health and the Immigration Department for port formality application shy

Secretary for Transport and Housing Ms Eva Cheng poses for phoshytograph with Lion dancer at China Maritime Exhibition opening

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season to advise masters or coxswains or person-in-charge of vessels to strictly follow maritime regulations to ensure navigation safety

Mr Lai said the VTC through its advance Vessel Traffic Surveillance System provided vessel traffic service including monitoring and regulating vessels navigating in Hong Kong waters to ensure they arrived departed and conducted their cargo operation safely and expeditiously as possible

Hong Kong waters is divided into three sectors each of which has a

designated working VHF channel through which the VTC provides navigational information to vessels Daily safety messages are also broadshycast at hourly intervals on any situashytion which warrants a vessel alert

Last year a total of 37160 OGVs arrived in Hong Kong The number of OGVs which arrived in the territory in January was 3340 OGVs Using this figure an estimated 10020 OGVs arrived in Hong Kong between January and March this year shy

Hong Kong Shipping Register Awards 2008 On March 4 2008 at a joint

luncheon with the Hong Kong Shipshyowners Association and the Mashyrine Department Mr Francis Ho JP Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport) presented COSCO (HK) Shipping Co Limited an award for being the company with the most gross tonnage on the Hong Kong Shipping Register (HKSR)

Findhorn Osprey Limiteds mv CMA CGM CAMELLIA was honshyoured for being the ship that crossed the 34 million gross tonnage mark of the HKSR while Gulf Sheba Ship-

Permanent Secretary ofTransport and Housing Mr Francis Ho (right) presents award to representative ofGulfSheba Shipshyping Limited for mt GULF SHEBA for being

the ship that crossed the 35 million gross tonnage markofthe HKSR

ping Limiteds mt GULF SHEBA was awarded for being the ship that crossed the 35 million gross tonnage mark of the HKSR

RZS Joy Shipping Co Limiteds mv RZS JOY was the ship that crossed the 36 million gross tonnage mark of the HKSR

In addition HKSR has introduced the Quality Award this year as an incentive for management companies to improve and maintain the quality of Hong Kong ships under their management The top five managing companies awarded with the Best

Mr Francis Ho (right) presents Findhorn

Osprey Limited representative with the award mv CMA CGM CAMELLIA for being the ship that crossed the 34 million gross

tonnage mark of the HKSR

Performing Ship Management Comshypany in Tokyo amp Paris MOUs Port State Control Inspection Award 2008 were 1 COSCO (HK) Shipping Co

Limited 2 Anglo-Eastern Ship Management

Limited 3 Pacific Basin Shipping (HK)

Limited 4 Orient Overseas Container Line

Limited 5 Fleet Management Limited -$shy

Hong Kong Shipping Register award winners pose for groupphotograph

Mr Francis Ho (right) presents award

to Cosco representative for being the company with the most gross tonnage on the Hong Kong Shipping Register

HKSOA chairman Peter Cremers (right)

presents RZS Joy Shipping Co limiteds representative with award formv RZS JOY

being the ship that crossed the 36 million gross tonnage markofthe HKSR

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Limited representative receives award from Director ofMarine Mr Roger Tupper (right) for best ship management

Pacific Basin Shipping (HK) Limited

representative receives award from HKSOA chairman Peter Cremers (right) for best ship

management

Fleet ManagementLimited representative receives award from Mr Roger Tupper (right)

for bestship management

HKSOA chairman Peter Cremers (right) presents award to Orient Overseas Conshytainer Line representative for best ship management

Mr Roger Tupper (right) presents award to COSCO (HK) Shipping Co Limited

representative for best ship management

Chinas first liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier - the Dapeng Sun - was registered with the Hong Kong Shipping Register on April 3 2008 Dapeng Sun was also the vessel that crossed the Hong Kong Shipping Registers 37 million gross tonnage mark

Dapeng Sun is the Mainlands first ever built and owned LNG carrier marking the success of a nine years joint venture project between China Merchants Group COSCO and British Petroleum PLC and also the

start of efforts to build the countrys LNG fleet

With a cargo tank capacity of 147210 cubic metres Dapeng Sun is managed by China LNG Shipping (International) Co Ltd in Hong Kong to carry natural gas from Australia to Guangdong Dapeng LNG terminal in Shenzhen

The vessel is of 2782 metres length 4335 metres breadth 2239 metres moulded depth 97871 tonnes gross tonnage and is fitted with a steam enshygine propulsion system

The Director of Marine Mr Roger Tupper was invited as a guest to attend the naming and delivery ceremony of the Dapeng Sun at Hudong-Zhongshyhua Shipbuilding (Group) Co Ltd in Shanghai on April 3 2008 Mr Tupper presented a plaque to the vessels Master Captain Alan Birley

As at May 22 2008 the Hong Kong Shipping Register had 1274 ships on its book of 3729 million gross

tonnage

Hong Kong hosts World Ports Summit More than 60 shipping experts

from nine world class ports attendshyed the World Ports Summit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibishytion Centre on March 11 to discuss topical issues of port security safety and environmental protection

The two-day summit hosted by the Marine Department aimed to provide an international forum for world class port authorities to gather

together for sharing their experiences and come up with a communique for the reference of the international marshyitime world

The nine ports participating in the conference are Shanghai Shenzhen Rotterdam Singapore Los Angeles Seattle Melbourne Busan and Hong Kong

Also attending the event were prominent figures from Hong Kong

shipping industry including represhysentatives from the Hong Kong Ship Owners Association and the Hong Kong Shippers Council

Keynote speakers at the session were the Secretary for Transport and Housing Ms Eva Cheng and the President of China Merchants Group Ltd Dr Yuning Fu

Secretary for Transport and Housing Ms Eva Cheng (fourth from left and the Director ofMarine Roger Tupper (fourth from right) attend World Ports Summit

VTC chiefLai Chi-tung explains howcentre works

On March 4 2008 the Direcshy

tor of Marine Mr Roger Tupper

presented commendations to 30

people who risked their lives to

rescue others in Hong Kong waters

last year

They included 17 police officers

four crew members from the Star

Ferry Co Ltd eight civilians and

a staff member of the Fortune Ferry

Company Ltd

The Marine Department is

responsible for all maritime matters in

Hong Kong and the safety standards of

all classes and types of vessels A key

commitment is to ensure safe operashy

tion of the port so that every ship that

comes to our port can carry out its

Heroes who receive awards for saving lives at sea pose for photograph

business smoothly and efficiently

Mr Tupper said

He said this commitment is

extended to the safety ofrecreationshy

al boating which has experienced

a surge of popularity in recent

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MD enhances electronic business system The Marine Department (MD) has

implemented the Electronic Business

System Phase 2 (eBS2) on April 28 to simplify and speed up the submisshysion and processing of port formali shyties anytime anywhere without any

additional cost to shipping agents and companies

The department launched the eBS in December 2003 to maintain Hong Kongs position as a world-class port and an international maritime cen-

Safety Afloat Educational Seminar

Summer is the hot season for water sports

To enhance safety awareness among the community the Marine

Department Hong Kong Police Force and Leisure and Cultural Services Department will jointly organise the Safety Afloat

Educational Seminar on June 26 (Thursday) at the Hong Kong Space Museum (Lecture Hall) at 230pm

The topics covered in the semishynar include Speed Restricted Zones safety guidelines for water-skiing jet ski drivers kayaking sailing

tre The system enhanced in Phase

2 provides many new features such

as online approval of application self printing of permitcertificate autopay and online application status enquiry

It also covers formalities required

by the Immigration Department and Department of Health a MD spokesman said adding that a series of

briefing sessions were held in March and April 2008 to introduce and

and windsurfing etc Representashytives from the boating community

and the water sports associations will be invited to attend bull

promote the use of the eBS2 among

the shipping community Around 350 representatives from

the industry have attended the briefshying and have shown interest in the electronic means to handle port forshymalities round-the-dock

Details of the eBS2 are available at

MDs webpage httpebsmardepgov hk Ship owners ship agents or ship

masters are most welcome to register as a user of the eBS2 by completing the

registration form downloaded from

the webpage and returning it with supporting documents

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