JUNE 2016
HOUSE JOURNAL OF THE
ASP SHIP MANAGEMENT GROUP
• AUSTRALIA • NEW ZEALAND • SINGAPORE • UNITED KINGDOM •
• JA PAN • INDIA • PHIL IPPINE S • U KRAI N E • M YAN M AR • BAN G L A D E S H •
IN THIS ISSUE
X MATUKU NAMING CEREMONY
X NEWBUILDING CONTRACT
X IBS EXPANSION
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Newbuildings and Contracts
David Borcoski Group Managing Director
Two Major Milestones
We have recently passed two significant milestones, with the naming and delivery of Matuku, the first of two new MR Tankers for the New
Zealand coastal trade, and the signing of the building contract for the second vessel in Korea. These two vessels will revolutionise the fuel
supply business in New Zealand for the foreseeable future. We are proud to be part of that process.
IBS Expansion
International Bunker Supplies (IBS) has extended its Australian bunker fuel supply network with the recent opening of a service in Darwin,
Northern Australia, to cater for the expanding shipping activity taking place in that port. This is a positive development during difficult times
in the global shipping industry.
Investigator Voyages
The Investigator completed two further voyages to the Australian Southern Ocean earlier this year which were enhanced by the witnessing
of the eruption of the volcano Mawson Peak on Big Ben, Heard Island. During the voyages our crews were once again actively engaged in
assisting the scientists and CSIRO staff to conduct vital ocean observations and research.
New Fleet Contracts
Three new management contracts have been signed in recent months for our Singapore office. One Full Technical Management contract for
a tanker trading in SE Asia, and two more Crewing contracts for a Vietnamese owner. We are pleased to be expanding our operations in the
region with these quality companies.
Croatia Celebrations
Uljaniik Tanker Management (UTM) based in Croatia, recently celebrated their 30th Anniversary, at which Capt Rob Walker the ASP Singapore
General Manager was invited to attend. The two day event included an Officers’ Seminar which was also recording the 21st year that the
Seminar had been held. We extend our congratulations to UTM.
Newcastle Safety Awards
We report from the ASP Newcastle UK office that their clients have praised the annual Safety Lost Time Injury Free days (LTI Free) Program
for the vessels we manage. Capt Keith Brown and his staff are to be congratulated on this achievement.
Training Updates
The Newcastle report is to a large extent a result of our Continuous Training Program which is again being highlighted in this issue of
ASPects. This is due to our core business ethic being diligently carried out with the aim of ensuring the safety of our client’s assets, our
crews and the environment. It is only with constant updating of safety training issues, and developments that we are able to maintain our
unblemished safety record. Our Mumbai Group Training Facility regularly assesses the latest trends in training methods, in conjunction
with other shipping industry leaders in the region. Ideas and methodologies are exchanged through the Maritime Trainers Guild, which was
established by ASP Mumbai. The Guild meets annually at various venues to jointly monitor and implement strategies.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Our CSR endeavours continue with the Newcastle (UK) Office Manager Keith Brown and his wife Debbie signing up for the forthcoming Great
Northern Run over a course of 13.1 miles in September, in support of the British Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The RNLI saved some
7,973 lives last year around the UK coast, and we are proud to be associated with this worthy cause.
Our Manila office also continues to support local community causes, through the Seafarers Wive’s Association, and we maintain our ongoing
sponsorship of the Mission to Seafarers in Australia and Singapore.
Cover Picture:
Capt Nigam (centre) conducting
training onboard VLGC Everrich 8.
ASPects
House Journal of the ASP Ship Management Group
Editor: Nigel Porteous
Editorial Consultant: Bryan Reid
Design: Paul Miller Illustration & Design
Correspondence to: The Editor, ASP Ship Management
473 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic 3004 Australia
Tel: +61 3 9211 9379 Email: [email protected]
Matuku naming ceremony
The formal delivery and naming ceremony signing for the new
New Zealand coastal MR Product tanker Matuku took place at the
SPP Shipyard in Pusan Korea on 29 March, attended by dignitaries
from all stakeholders connected with the vessel. ASP Group was
represented by David Borcoski CEO, together with Mrs Meredith
Borcoski and Adrian Whatley CFO and Jon Kelly CEO (Coastal Oil
Logistics Ltd [COLL]) with Mrs Sarah Powell and Martyn Wade CEO
Grindrod Shipping.
The official naming ceremony was carried out by Mrs Sarah Powell
who had been nominated as the Ship’s Sponsor. Attendees were
subsequently hosted by the shipyard at a formal reception.
LEFT: Mrs Sarah Powell naming Matuku with Mr S. M. Bae
(President of SPP Shipyard).
BELOW: From left; Mr S. M. Bae, Martyn Wade, Jon Kelly, Sarah
Powell and David Borcoski after the naming ceremony.
Matuku is the Mãori name for the Australasian Bittern (see inset).
The endangered Australasian bird inhabits wetlands in New Zealand, Australia and Canada but
is listed as endangered with a population of less than 1,000.
Matuku are important to Mãori. They appear in language as part of legends, stories, early
pictures and metaphor and there are numerous place names referring to them. They were
important for food and their feathers were used for ceremonial decoration.
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Investigator UPDATES • • • • •
Second Scientific Expedition
EDDY
Investigator ventured into the sub-antarctic Southern Ocean in
January and March as part of two scientific voyages with a range of
scientists onboard from various institutions.
Linking eddy physics and biogeochemistry in the Antarctic
Circumpolar Current south of Tasmania.
An added and unexpected bonus on the first voyage was the
witnessing of a volcanic eruption of Mawson Peak on Big Ben,
Heard Island as Investigator approached the Heard and McDonald
islands area. (See picture below).
Professor Tom Trull, Chief Scientist told ASPects that on the second
voyage, the principal objectives were divided into three Projects:
SOTS
(Southern Ocean (SO) Time Series) which studies the atmosphere –
ocean exchange of heat and carbon monoxide, using three sets of
automated moorings.
CAPRICORN
Clouds, Aerosols, Precipitation, Radiation, and Atmospheric
Composition over the Southern Ocean (SO). The Capricorn project
aims to advance the scientist’s knowledge of the SO cloud systems,
aerosol properties, surface energy budget upper ocean biological
aerosol production, and atmospheric composition, in order to
improve the characterization of their physical properties from
satellite platforms and global models.
ABOVE: Crew hoist the Current, Temperature and Density (CTD) Rosette,
used to study eddies to a depth of 4,000 metres.
BELOW: Investigator approaches Heard and McDonald Islands.
To understand how eddy circulation impacts elemental cycling and
how this scales up to the eddy field of the Southern Ocean.
The voyage commenced from the Marine National Facility base in
Hobart on 14 March, and returned on 16 April.
At the conclusion of the expedition Professor Trull stated that the
scientific work undertaken during the voyage had been successful.
He said we were assisted with the availability of the latest
technology and equipment installed on Investigator, together with
an expert and dedicated team of scientists onboard, and a well
trained and professional crew.
Investigator left Hobart for her third scientific expedition on 26 April
bound for the southern ice edge along longitude 170°W, and will
travel as far south as possible, limited by the ice capability of the
vessel. Investigator will then proceed north along 170°W to the
equator while scientists conduct Current Temperature Density (CTD)
casts approximately every four hours. She will also make a short visit
to Wellington to refuel, take stores and change some scientific crew.
ABOVE: Eruption of Mawson Peak on Big Ben, Heard Island.
BELOW: Investigator ASP crew handling the Bio-optical instrument
package.
Photos courtesy of Marine National Facility (MNF) and Pete Harmsen.
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Newbuilding contract signed
The building contract signing ceremony for the 50,300 dwt ASP
Group MR Bitumen/Oil/Chemical Tanker took place at the Hyundai
Heavy Industries office in Seoul, Korea on 28 January.
ASP CEO David Borcoski and COO Bob Bird represented the owners
and Jon Kelly CEO, represented the New Zealand charterers
Coastal Oil Logistics Ltd (COLL). Hyundai HMD Shipyard was
represented by Mr Sam H. Ka, Board Member, SEVP, COO, Group
Ship/Offshore Marketing Division with other Hyundai HMD
Shipyard senior executives (see caption below).
After the official signing of the contract, gifts were exchanged,
followed by a celebratory luncheon hosted by the builders.
Construction is expected to commence later this year, following
ongoing plans, drawings and equipment list approvals.
From left standing: Mr Tae Yung Park and Mr Jin-Ho Im, Senior Sales Officers.
Signing, from left: David Borcoski and Mr Sam H. Ka, BOD/SEVP/COO.
David Borcoski exchanging building contracts with Mr Sam H. Ka.
Jon Kelly receiving commemorative gifts from Mr Sam H. Ka.
Attendees at the newbuilding contract signing ceremony. Pictured rear; senior Hyundai Shipyard Co. Ltd. executives.
Seated front; Anders Vanders Jensen (Howe Robinson Partners), Jon Kelly, Bob Bird, David Borcoski, Sam H. Ka, Y. S. Kang and S. Y. Park.
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New Singapore contracts
Oil/Chemical tanker joins fleet
A 10,830dwt oil/chemical tanker came under ASP Singapore full
technical management on 1 February.
Since then, the vessel has been undergoing extensive repairs in
Singapore before she commenced trading on 14 April.
The vessel’s first voyage under ASP Management is commanded
by Capt Irakli Muradishvili from Georgia, with Indian, Bangladeshi,
and Filipino officers and crew.
She is managed by ASP Singapore Ship Manager Sanjay Goswami.
Two new crewing contracts with TPL
ASP Crew Management Singapore have recently signed two
more contracts with a Vietnamese client for the Very Large Gas
Carrier (VLGC) Everrich 8 (49,701 dwt), and the Oil/Chemical tanker
Everrich 7 (22,779).
The signing of these contracts adds to the recent introduction of
Everrich 10 to the fleet, which was reported in the January issue
of ASPects.
Both vessels trade from UAE-India to China and Taiwan, and have
Indian and Vietnamese crew.
Manila Seafarers Wive’s Association
Seated front: Pilar Aldanese, Vicente Aldanese Jr. and Sarita Phadnis.
The ASP Manila Seafarers Wive’s Association (pictured above) welcomed 2016 by having lunch with ASP staff, followed by a short meeting
led by Sheryl Vecena-Mabini and Raquel Balbiran-Aquino. The Group discussed future plans for the Association and an Open Forum on Being a
Seafarer’s Wife also took place. These plans are expected to develop greater camaraderie between wives and with ASP staff and crews.
Sheryl and Vivian (Account Officers, ASP Manila) shared experiences about allotments, and how crew wives should handle those issues.
C/E Efren Robles and Capt Marcelino Baustista Jr., also discussed the modus operandi of some unscrupulous people who victimise seafarer’s
wives and what action to take.
Future activities will consist of events that can also help other sections of the community, such as Blood Donation programs and Gift Giving
to street children and orphanages etc during the festive seasons.
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IBS news
IBS commence fuel supplies in Darwin
International Bunker Supplies (IBS) has extended its supply of diesel
to ships in the Port of Darwin, Australia.
From 1 February, IBS was able to supply vessels with ultra-low
sulphur diesel with a maximum sulphur content to 0.001% (10ppm),
further expanding the fuel supply opportunities.
Delivery of diesel can be made either by pipeline or road tanker
depending on the berth.
IBS CEO Mark Patman (pictured right) said “IBS has a long and
successful history of supplying marine fuel in the Port of Gladstone.
We will now be able to provide our clients and their vessels with
that same high level of service, quality, operational excellence and
competitiveness for all their requirements in the Port of Darwin.
By adding Darwin to our network, we have expanded our supply
locations in what is currently a very difficult shipping market.
We will continue to develop niche
bunker supply locations wherever
we can apply our expertise for
the benefit of our customers
and their vessels.”
Larcom bunkering Pacific Jewel
During the visit of the P&O cruise ship Pacific Jewel to Gladstone on
20 March, the IBS bunker tanker Larcom delivered 1,000 tonnes of
HFO380cst bunker fuel while she was berthed at the Auckland Point
General Purpose Wharf.
The master Capt Mark Waugh told ASPects that pumping began at
10:55hrs and was completed on schedule at 14:00hrs. Gladstone
Port authorities have indicated that they expect at least a further 15
cruise ships to visit Gladstone during the next 12-18 months.
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Newcastle News • • • • • • • • • • • •
Commitment to SAFETY recognised
The commitment of ASP Ship Management to safety is clearly shown by some important recent milestones achieved by
ASP Newcastle UK.
Newcastle General Manager Capt Keith Brown reported that last year, the ASP managed vessel Sea Cruiser 1, was awarded the Toyofuji
Shipping (TFS) SAFE SHIP prize for 2014, and has now won the same award for 2015. Once again, Toyofuji Shipping congratulated the crew
of Sea Cruiser 1 for their prudent work towards safe ship operations, and awarded them a cash prize.
The Eilean Dhiura (below) inter-island ferry service that has
been managed by ASP (UK) since 2005 has been awarded a staff
recognition prize for the following Lost Time Injury (LTI) Free
milestones. Their record is:
• 3,163 days LTI Free as at 31 December 2015.
• 1,424 days LTI Free was their previous best.
The last 180 day LTI Free was achieved on 15 October 2015. (17 x
180 days LTI Free). The company has rewarded the crew for this
outstanding achievement.
ASP (UK) has also managed the Belnahua (below right), Lismore
and Easdale on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council since September,
2013 and on the 31 December last year the vessels and crews also
achieved LTI Free milestones which were deservedly recognised.
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832 days of LTI Free days have been achieved since ASP commenced
management and the vessels remain LTI Free. Furthermore they have
reached 5 x 180 LTI Free days on 8 March.
Stewart Clark, Marine Operations Manager at Argyll and Bute
Council said:
“It has been a pleasure to work closely with ASP Ship Management
crews and staff. ASP provides Argyll and Bute Council with
invaluable specialist expertise and can be relied upon to work in a
professional manner at all times, delivering a sterling service which
is much appreciated by our customers.
It is heartening to note the excellent safety figures achieved by
crews of all ferries and in particular, the Eilean Dhiura.”
UTM Croatia marks 30th Anniversary
Seated left to right: Jacek Godlewski, Director Euro Chartering; Igor Budisavljevic, Fleet Manager UTM; Karl Kvalheim, President and Geir Groenning,
Operations Manager of Champion Tankers; Rob Walker, General Manager ASP Singapore; Mario Zorovic, Managing Director Zorovic Maritime Services;
Darko Sorc, Director UTM, together with other senior shipping participants.
The Uljanik Tanker Management (UTM) 30th Anniversary was
marked with a two day Officers’ Seminar in Rijeka, Croatia
on 10/11 March. The celebrations were attended by various
representatives from UTM and other shipping organisations,
including ASP Group, represented by Capt Robert Walker.
Built in 1936 with distinct Scandinavian Royal connections, she
was launched in Frederikshavn, Denmark by Ingrid, daughter of
the then Danish Queen, and was named Kronprinsessan Ingrid. In
1950, the ship was lengthened by eight metres and her passenger
capacity was increased by 50%.
The two day Seminar discussed many aspects of modern shipping
issues. This year also marks 21 years since the first Officers’
Seminar was held in Rijeka. (See details Training News page 15).
She carried the name Christopher Pohlem from 1955 to 1963,
when Expresslinjen Co. bought her. Her name was then changed to
Marina. Originally constructed as a luxurious passenger vessel with
a well-furnished saloon and restaurant – she was highly regarded
at the time. The occasion in Rijeka also celebrated the Marina’s
80th anniversary. (Pictured below).
The events were held on the luxury passenger ship Marina. She is
no longer trading but is now used as an events venue in Rijeka.
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On Watch Global maritime news
Places of Refuge
ECDIS online training
The International Chamber
of Shipping, ECSA, the Asian
Shipowners’ Forum, the
International Salvage Union,
the International Union of
Marine Insurance and the
International Group of P&l
Clubs, have recently prepared
a position paper dealing with
Places of Refuge.
Videotel has joined forces with the
online maritime training business
Safebridge GmbH to provide shipping
companies with the ability to certify their crews on ECDIS typespecific training while serving onboard vessels at sea.
It is generally recognised that
when a vessel has suffered
an incident at sea, the best
way of preventing further damage or pollution from its progressive
deterioration is to transfer its cargo and bunkers, and to repair the
damage in a safe place.
Such an operation is best carried out in a Place of Refuge (PoR), that
is, a place where a vessel in need of assistance can take action to
stabilise its condition and reduce the hazards to navigation, and to
protect human life and the environment. (IMO Guidelines Assembly
Resolution A.949[23], on Places of Refuge for ships in need of
assistance) (“The IMO PoR Guidelines”).)
As part of the agreement, a crew member training onboard will be
able to log onto the video on-demand system and access more than
30 ECDIS type-specific courses.
Subsequently, the trainee will be able to proceed to practical
ECDIS training onboard vessels, before taking their test using the
Safebridge validation system.
Drones to help in emission control
Denmark and the Netherlands are working on a project to use
‘drone’ aircraft to check that ships are complying with emission
control regulations.
The two countries are cooperating on a European Union scheme to
develop technology for the aerial surveillance of ships’ SOx and NOx
emissions, using low cost sensors on drones and helicopters.
Shipowners have reviewed the measures already in place to deal
with ships in distress.
The initiatives were revealed in an action plan published by the
Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) and the Danish Environmental
Protection Agency in a bid to ensure that Emission Control Area
requirements are effectively enforced.
They have concluded that the existing measures, which seek to
balance the interests of the coastal State and the safety of the ship
and cargo, are broadly sufficient as long as they are properly and
widely implemented.
The DMA said its data suggests that there has been “considerable
success” in ECA implementation, with a compliance rate of 96%
in the EU ECA areas and 98% in Danish waters, based on sniffer
measurements.
Granting access to a Place of Refuge involves a political decision to
be taken on a case-by-case basis, after considering and balancing
the interests of the affected ship with those of the environment and
the State in question.
But the paper warns of the need to boost consistent enforcement
and centralised reporting within Europe, and said this will depend
on better technology, assistance from bunker brokers, and more
international cooperation among ECA signatory countries.
The IMO PoR Guidelines are, importantly, supplemented by IMO
Assembly Resolution A.950(23).
It recommends that all coastal States should establish a Maritime
Assistance Service (MAS) and Guidelines on the Control of Ships
in an Emergency, approved by the IMO Maritime Safety Committee
in 2007.
IMO Audits
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Member State Audit scheme, which brings in
mandatory audit of member States, came into
force on 1 January.
The aim of the scheme is to help improve the implementation of
IMO treaties by providing countries with an overview of how well
they are carrying out their duties as flag, coastal and port states.
The scheme will also feed into IMO’s extensive technical
cooperative program, which provides countries with targeted
assistance and capacity building. It will also help to develop new
IMO regulations.
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Shore leave improvement with new ID
documents
Excerpt from IHS Safety at Sea Magazine
Access to shore leave for seafarers is expected to improve with
technical amendments to electronic seafarer identity documents
(SIDs) that were agreed to in February.
Amendments to the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention
(Revised), 2003 (No. 185) will see countries phasing out current
SIDs over a 10 year period, the International Chamber of Shipping
(lCS) confirmed.
Instead, the seafarer’s nation State will issue cards that conform
to the most up-to-date and mandatory requirements for electronic
machine-readable travel documents currently in use worldwide,
such as e-passports
Notably, the new cards include the latest biometric (digital
signature) facial recognition. This change, said the ICS, should
encourage countries that already use this technology to ratify the
SID Convention because they would not be at risk of breaching
compliance with the regulation.
The chip-enabled cards offer a more assured security check
for ports than paperwork since the chips make them harder to
fraudulently copy.
The International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) found that
a large survey conducted in May 2015 of 9,495 seafarers from 45
different countries onboard 429 ships calling at 27 US ports, found
that 17% of the seafarers were denied shore leave.
Security threat warning
Potential security threats at US ports have been highlighted after two
men were arrested on suspicion of making counterfeit staff ID cards to
access the Port of Los Angeles terminals.
A 54 year old man was arrested on 3 February by US Coast Guard
agents and charged with operating a Los Angeles “document mill”.
The facility produced several types of counterfeit IDs, including the
Federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), which
allowed employees to move unescorted within secure areas at US
maritime facilities.
‘Singing’ propellers
The phenomenon known
as ‘singing’ propellers
occurs as strong tonal
noise originates from a
ship’s propeller, causing a
negative effect to onboard
comfort levels. The latest
edition of Safety4Sealog
has reported that a joint
research project carried out
by Wärtsilä and City University London have identified the specific
design parameters that create this risk. The issue has long been
identified in the marine industry. The general impression is that
the frequency of the vibration of the propeller blades coincide with
the frequency of the hydro-dynamic forces at the trailing edge of
the blades. However the current research indicates that the risk
for ‘singing’ is a result of the vessel’s initial design process. The
avoidance of ‘singing’ has now been added as a standard feature in
Wärtsilä design.
New tool gives rogue waves warning
Safety4Sealog has also reported that the USA Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have developed a new
prediction tool that may give ships’ crews a two to three minute
warning of an incoming rogue wave. The algorithm tool assesses
data from adjacent waves to spot clusters that may develop into
a single rogue wave. The algorithm computes a probability that a
rogue wave may develop within a few minutes, depending on the
length and height of adjacent wave groups.
Too many bridge alarms
Some ships’ officers are having to deal with anything from 50 to 150
alarms an hour, delegates at a recent international Conference on
Marine Control Systems were told.
In a presentation to the two day 2015 Marine Electrical and Control
Systems Safety Conference (MECSS), Joanne Stokes, head of
human factors for Lloyd’s Register Marine Consulting, said that
there is ‘compelling evidence’ to show how a greater focus on
human issues in a vessel’s design stage would have huge benefits
for safe and efficient operations.
She said an alarm assessment recently held in the engine control
room of a large cruise ship found that the engineer Officer of the
Watch was having to respond to an average of 50 alarms an hour
during normal ‘at sea’ conditions. This rose to 100 alarms an hour
during port operations, and 150 alarms an hour when a boiler fault
developed, she added.
Reducing anchor losses
Current systems mean that a single problem can cause multiple
alarms from multiple locations, with different visual and audible
properties, Dr Peter van der Klugt, from Imtech Marine in the
Netherlands pointed out.
Marine insurers DNV-GL Gard and The Swedish Club have
co-operated to identify the technical and operational causes of
anchor losses and how to address them. On the technical side they
determined that the D-shackle is the technical component with
the highest loss causing failure rate. Regular inspections should
be made by crews to ensure the anchor D-shackle has not been
loosened by excessive vibrations.
The Bridge Alert Management (BAM) standards have set four alert
priorities which will indicate to operators the relevance of an alarm
and how quickly action is required. They also set three alert categories,
which indicate the lines of responsibility for dealing with alarms.
Furthermore, the windlass brake can have a loss of brake power and
therefore lose control when releasing the anchor chain. Corrosion
of the windlass drum and wear of the brake band lining reduces the
braking capacity and these issues should be inspected regularly.
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A BULLETIN OF SAFETY ISSUES
Keep a camera onboard
From The London P&I Club
The London P&l Club has recommended that ship owners and
operators keep a good-quality digital camera (to be used in
preference to a phone) onboard their vessels as part of attempts
to collect and preserve evidence in the event of claims arising,
particularly when resulting in damage to fixed or floating objects.
The Club points out that experts need clear images to provide
early remote assistance with incidents and the immediate actions
required, and that insurers need evidence of the alleged damage
and the losses suffered when assessing claims.
For many fixed object damage claims, broken fenders, concrete or
pile damage, crane contact etc, there can be little for experts or
insurers to assess. Perhaps a quick sketch, a few pixelated images
plus a remarkably large bill for repairs and loss of the object’s use.
In many cases, the immediate task of collecting and preserving
evidence lies with the master and crew.
Fatality after fall from
bridge
A ship’s officer died when he lost his
footing and fell from a ship’s bridge
wing while inspecting lifebuoys.
An investigation into the accident
highlighted the lack of detailed
instructions for the monthly inspections
of the lifebuoys, and the inherent practical
difficulties of checking the equipment.
The incident occurred onboard a Danish chemical tanker while she
was travelling in ballast in July last year.
The officer was alone on the bridge at the time and his
disappearance was discovered later by a deck rating.
The officer’s body was later found in the sea by a rescue helicopter
some two and a half hours after the ship had raised the alarm.
Good quality photographs (high resolution) taken as soon as
possible after the event are invaluable, and can easily be shared by
email with a remote expert for instant advice on key issues. They
can then identify where further detail might be useful. For example
the signs of prior damage and perhaps dilapidation or poor design.
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB)
found evidence that the officer had been checking the lights on
the lifebuoys and it was likely that he had fallen while leaning
over the guard rail to loosen a light cap, and without wearing a
safety harness.
The camera should be kept on the bridge, fully charged with an
empty storage card. Most cameras have an internal clock which
should be checked and set to UTC. This time-stamp is used when
the image file is stored, and is essential when the chronology of
events could be questioned.
The ship’s maintenance system required monthly inspections of
the lifebuoys, however the DMAIB indicated that it did not specify
how the inspections should be carried out. The report notes that
“During the investigation, no manual from the manufacturer or any
other written information on how to go about inspecting the buoy
was found”.
Read my mind: Green-togreen
Investigators advised that the ship’s operators had since taken a series of
preventive measures in response to prevent further accidents.
Edited from official Swedish
Accident Investigation Authority
report
Steam cleaning dangers
A Ro-Ro passenger ferry departed
from her berth and, as usual,
made a securité broadcast on VHF
radio. Once underway and during
a starboard alteration of course, at
about 15 knots, an inbound fishing
vessel was observed. The bridge
team on the ferry deemed the fishing vessel to be on the wrong side
of the fairway. Hence, the turn was slowed and the ferry continued
on the south side of the fairway, to give more room for the fishing
vessel, ostensibly dictating a green-to-green passing. The fishing
vessel’s operator, who had heard the ferry’s securité call, saw the
ferry and instinctively turned to starboard, towards the south side of
the fairway. The vessels were then involved in a very close quarters
situation, but with last minute manoeuvres avoided a collision.
A chemical tanker in ballast was travelling en-route and the crew
were preparing the tanks for loading. They had just completed
washing one of the tanks, which had previously carried benzene.
The next steps were to strip the tank, ventilate it for a few hours,
and then carry out tests to determine the cleanliness of the tank.
A subsequent investigation found that, among other issues, the
situation was caused by inadequate positioning of both vessels,
and a serious lack of communication which inevitably lead to a
misunderstanding of intentions.
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(Edited from IMO sub-committee III 1/WP.3)
A crew member decided to carry out steam cleaning before
ventilating the tank.
A steam hose was inserted into the tank, steam pressure was
increased and a cargo pump was started to remove any water
collecting in the tank. A few minutes later there was an explosion
and fire. Unable to contain the fire, the crew were forced to abandon
ship and were later rescued. However, one crew member was found
to be missing and was presumed deceased.
An investigation found that the explosion had been the result of
the ignition of the tank atmosphere, which contained benzene gas
that was above the flammable limit. The source of the ignition was
most likely an electrostatic discharge from the end of the steam
hose coming into contact with the tank side or other steel structure.
The steaming of the tank, which was performed immediately
after washing and before ventilation, also likely gave rise to an
electrostatically charged mist.
Benzene is a significant fire and explosion hazard based on its
physical properties, including its flash point, vapour pressure, and
boiling point. It can quite readily form explosive mixtures in air as a
result of its high vapour pressure. Preventive measures against the
accumulation of static electricity should always be employed.
ICS Bridge
Procedures
Guide
18-16 ICS Bridge Procedures Guide
- 5th edition
Facts at a glance:
• The International Chamber of
Shipping (ICS) has recently
published the 5th edition of the
Bridge Procedures Guide.
ICS BRIDGE PROCEDURES GUIDE
FULLY REVISED FIFTH EDITION
UK £135 per copy
ICS HAS PUBLISHED A NEW EDITION OF THE BRIDGE PROCEDURES
GUIDE, REPLACING THE FOURTH EDITION ISSUED IN 2007
The ICS Bridge Procedures Guide is widely
acknowledged as the principal industry guidance
on safe bridge procedures, and is used by
Masters, watchkeeping officers, companies and
training institutions worldwide. The Guide is
referenced in the footnotes of several
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Conventions.
Phosphine poisoning
The new edition continues to embrace
internationally agreed standards and
recommendations adopted by the IMO, and now
addresses the 2010 amendments to the STCW
Convention introducing enhanced Bridge
Resource Management training for all officers in
charge of the navigational watch. The new
edition also includes helpful bridge and
emergency checklists, including comprehensive
ECDIS familiarisation checklists.
Official report: MAIB, UK - Accident flyer 1/2008
Particular attention has also been given to the
importance of the passage planning process,
including the safe and effective use of technology.
It is strongly recommended that a copy of the
Fifth Edition is carried on board every ship, and
that copies are held within shipping company
technical departments.
EACH COPY OF THE GUIDE WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A CD VERSION WITH A
HELPFUL ‘SEARCH’ FUNCTION.
Demand for this new edition is expected to be significant, and ship operators
are advised to place orders with ICS as soon as possible.
• The guide supersedes the fourth (2007) edition.
• Masters, Watchkeeping Officers, companies and training
institutions worldwide use this guide which is widely
acknowledged as the principal industry guidance on Safe Bridge
Procedures.
• The new edition addresses the 2010 amendments to the STCW
Convention introducing enhanced Bridge Resource Management
training for all officers in charge of a navigational watch.
• Helpful bridge and emergency checklists including comprehensive
ECDIS familiarisation checklists are included.
• The passage planning process, including the safe and effective
use of available technology has been given particular attention.
• A CD version is included with each copy of the guide.
• ICS strongly recommends that a copy of this 5th edition is carried
onboard every vessel and that a copy is retained within the
shipping company Technical department.
Grinding accident
A vessel was en-route to a European port, and deck maintenance
was in progress, including repairs to a stand located at the cargo
hold hatch covers. During the cutting of a steel bar using a portable
grinder, the cutting disc suddenly shattered. Part of the cutting disc
(or possibly the steel bar) hit a nearby crew member near his right
knee, severely injuring him.
First aid was immediately administered
and medical advice was requested
via radio. Emergency procedures
were advised and it was decided to
evacuate the patient by helicopter to
a shore hospital for further treatment.
Some of the findings of the company
investigation were as follows:
• A grinding disc had been used instead of a
cutting disc.
• The grinder did not appear to have its
protective cover attached.
• Grinding wheels are subject to deterioration if
stored in damp or humid conditions. The effects are a
reduction in bond strength caused by the ingress of moisture.
• Grinding and cutting discs should be discarded after three years
storage as physical deterioration during this period may render the
disc unsatisfactory.
An able seaman onboard a general cargo vessel was found dead
in his cabin during the voyage. Four days previously the vessel had
loaded a grain cargo which had required in-transit fumigation.
A Fumigator-in-Charge visited the vessel prior to loading. He
completed some checks and departed the vessel only 10 minutes
later. Once the loading of the grain was completed, the Fumigatorin-Charge returned. Aluminium phosphide tablets were inserted
into the cargo using a probe. The cargo would be fumigated during
the four to five day voyage, with the tablets decomposing and
producing phosphine gas.
Before leaving the ship, he met with the chief officer and provided
a short briefing on the hazards associated with the fumigant. In
addition to some paperwork relating to the fumigation, the chief
officer was provided with two gas masks, one gas sampling
pump and five vials for detecting phosphine gas. The Chief Officer
understood from the briefing, that he and his crew must be alert
for a smell of garlic, which could indicate a possible leak of
fumigant gas.
The vessel had sailed and proceeded on passage without
incident. The edges of the cargo hatches had been sealed with
expanding foam as bad weather was expected during the voyage.
No systematic sampling for the presence of phosphine gas was
undertaken during the voyage.
On the morning of the incident, the able seaman had been on deck
securing equipment against the expected rough weather, and was
seen in the mess room at lunch time. During that day, another
crewman, whose cabin was on the same deck, noticed a strong
smell in the corridor outside the able seaman’s cabin. However, he
did not worry about it because he and a number of the crew were
feeling sick in the rough weather.
At 0800 the following morning, the able seaman was found in his
cabin, lying on the floor next to his settee. He appeared to have
been dead for some time and all indications are that he had died of
phosphine poisoning.
A copy of the IMO’s Recommendations on the Safe Use of
Pesticides on Ships (incorporated as an annex to the IMDG Code)
should always be held onboard the vessel.
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TRAINING NEWS
VLGC Everrich 8 Onboard Training
Group Training Manager Capt Prabhat Nigam travelled onboard
VLGC Everrich 8 in March to undertake training, while the vessel
was en-route from Galle to Singapore.
A wide variety of training topics were covered in keeping the main
focus on Safe and Efficient Procedures on Vessels Including Cargo
Operations on Gas Tankers.
Capt Prabhat indicated that he was very pleased that the
Vietnamese crew participated enthusiastically in all the exercises
and drills.
In addition all the deck officers were given Navmaster type specific
ECDIS training.
Other subjects included the latest IMO Convention updates, MLC
2006, ISM Code, and detailed hands-on training in working with
LPG cargoes (see cover).
The Master, Capt Noel D’Cruz and Capt Nigam (centre), with officers and crew.
ECDIS type specific training challenges
ASP Group Training has been involved since the inception of ECDIS
systems. ECDIS generic courses as per IMO Model course 1.27, are
approved by the Director General of Shipping (India) and also by the
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). ASP Mumbai is well
equipped for requirements on Type Specific ECDIS training on all
types of ECDIS equipment fitted on our vessels.
3. Computer based – Online Training and Certification:
4. Computer Based Training ( CBT) Type only:
5. Trickle Down Training:
There are five ‘’Industry Accepted” methods of Type Approved
specific training for ECDIS:
1. With Maker Approved Technician/Trainer onboard:
2. Approved Classroom training:
Even when such in-house certification has been accepted by
the authorities, a candidate undergoing training will still go
through intense scrutiny by the auditor/PCS inspector, for ECDIS
competence/familiarization.
Third party monitoring of the entire training process by a suitable
qualified trainer is always undertaken.
Tanker fleet combined Seminar
From left seated: Capt Vikram Singh Sambyal, Capt Belal Uddin,
Mr Stevan Connelly, Capt Robert Walker, Capt Vijay Sanyal and
C/E Monzurul Haque.
ASP Group Training Manager Capt Prabhat Nigam welcomed the
guests and Capt Robert Walker, General Manager ASP Singapore,
spoke on Resilience and later gave a talk entitled Navigation—Will
it happen to me?
The combined annual seminar for the ASP tanker fleet under
Singapore DOC was held on 26-27 April and was attended by 10
Indian and five Bangladeshi seafarers, in addition to guests from
POBC/CSL, TPL Vietnam, Crew Manager Mr Nam, and Team Tankers
(TT) Capt Soren Jensen, General Manager, Crew TT; and Kasper
Jensen, Fleet Manager, TT.
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Stevan Connelly (Fleet Manager, ASP Singapore) spoke on AMSA
Inspections and Recent Incidents and Capt Vijay Sanyal, Training
Manager India, presented The Latest Regulatory Update, while
Capt Nigam spoke on Safety in Gas Tankers. Vitaliy Chayka, General
Manager, ASP Crew Management, conducted the feedback session.
Day 1 concluded with a gala dinner with all participants, guests and
speakers and their families.
On Day 2, Kasper Jensen discussed a variety of industry and
practical questions, followed by a question and answer session.
UTM anniversary Officers’ Seminar
The 30th anniversary of ASP’s Croation client Uljanik Tanker
Management (UTM) in March was marked by a two day Officers’
Seminar onboard the historic vessel Marina at the Port of Rijeka,
Croatia. This meeting also represented the 21st year that the
Officers Seminar has been held (Story page 9).
Guests were welcomed by UTM Fleet Manager Igor Budisaljevic,
and various subjects were discussed by selected speakers.
Speakers included:
Karl Kvalheim, President/owner of Champion Tankers, Bergen who
spoke on Charterers’ Expectations.
Capt Robert Walker, General Manager, ASP Singapore on Is it
Equipment that Really Fails? and Resilience in the Shipping Industry.
Geir Groening, Operations Manager, Champion Tankers, Bergen –
Vegetable Oils and Tank Cleaning.
Capt Tomislav Darlic, Marine and Safety Manager and Port Captain,
UTM Singapore – ECDIS Implementation.
Damir Pilepic, Technical Manager, UTM and ASP Singapore –
Ballast Water Treatment, Solution Through IGS and Regular and
Planned Maintenance aboard UTM vessels.
Damir Petricevic, Crewing Manager UTM and Ivan Crijenica,
Insurance and Claims Manager UTM – Crew Injury and Illness.
Capt Boris Bilic, SIRE and CDI Inspector, Vetting Assessor, Shell,
London – CDI Inspections - How to Prepare for Them.
The closing session ended with feedback questionnaires and
presentation of attendance certificates.
After each day’s session attendees enjoyed cocktails and dinner to
celebrate the UTM Anniversary.
Vjeko Barac, Croation Registrar of Ships – Ballast Water
Regulations.
Industry training basic requirements
Mentoring, industry requirements focussing on competency exams,
and desired standards in maritime teaching professionals, were
among the main items on the agenda for the 7th meeting of the
Maritime Trainers’ Guild (MTG) in Mumbai in January.
Guest Capt Rajesh Tandon questioned the audience, including:
“Why, despite all efforts by Training Institutes, Industry Training
Centres and administration, is there still a perceived lack of
performance with Indian crews?”
He implored all present and the MTG in general, to think about
“what is going wrong with the underpinning training processes?”
Capt Prabhat Nigam and Capt Rajesh Tandon address the Guild.
“The IMO has adopted Shipping, Indispensable to the World as the
World Maritime Day theme for 2016. We need to raise awareness
of our profession and the role it plays every day” he said.
The topic of mentoring was then pursued by Capt Bhuvnesh Puri
(MSC), who stressed the Relationship Between Mentor and
Mentoree. He said that 70% of skills are learnt from onboard
experience, and asked: “If you are not mentoring your junior, then
who is teaching him?”
Dr Piyush Raj (DNV-GL) briefly introduced Competence Levels for a
Maritime Training Professional, outlining four levels; Knowledge,
Understanding, Application and Integration.
Attendees at the 7th Maritime Trainers Guild meeting.
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Mumbai staff cricket
The ASP Mumbai staff cricket
team took part in the 2016
Bhartiiya Navik Sena Union
(BNSU) for the shipping
companies’ shore staff Cricket
Premier League on 16 January.
Eight teams participated in the
competition at the Churchgate
Oval ground Mumbai and
competed for four separate
trophies.
The ASP team reached the
second round.
The ASP team captain was
Narayan Parala.
ASP Golf Day
The Annual ASP Corporate Golf Day was held at the Green Acres
Golf Club Melbourne on 18 March. Attended by 32 golfers and an
additional 24 ASP staff members joining the group for lunch.
Dermott gave an amusing and informative
talk and presented awards to the winners
of the competition.
Golfers registered for the competition at 7:00am during a light
breakfast and tee-off was at 7:30am. Played in very wet conditions
initially, the round was completed with the last group finishing at
approximately 12:30pm.
1st prizes were won by the David Borcoski, Don Hastie, Andrew
Pryor and Chris Eagan team.
A convivial lunch followed in the Clubhouse with the well-known
Australian Rules personality Dermott Brereton as guest speaker.
The 3rd Prizes were awarded to Andrew Cumming, David Martin, Frank
Brown and Paul Livingstone. Other various prizes were also awarded.
1st Prize winners: David Borcoski, Chris Eagan,
Don Hastie and Andrew Pryor.
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2nd prizes went to the Alan Elliot, Tom Wilson, Josh Casey and
Robert Josephs team.
Dermott Brereton and Melanie Day.
John McFarlane, Pratap Shirke, David Pearce
and Ralph Larbey.
STAFF NEWS
New Mumbai Training & QHSSE Manager
Capt Vijay Sanyal commenced his seagoing career as a 3/O and reached the rank of Master in 1993.
During that time he served on various types of dry cargo vessels including container ships, PCCs,
Ro-Ros and Gencons. In 1995 he completed his Extra Masters Certificate and a M.Sc (International
Logistics) from University of Cardiff, Wales. He then returned to sea in 1997 with Electra Maritime,
Mumbai. In 1999 Vijay joined Wallem Ship Management and moved to their Mumbai Office in Fleet
Personnel in 2007. In 2012 he joined BSM as regional head of Training until January 2016. He joined
ASP Mumbai in April this year as Training & QHSSE Manager.
Jessie joins Mariner Travel
Jessie Skolnik, is the new Corporate Consultant for Mariner Travel. Jessie began working in corporate
travel after graduating from the Jetset Training College in Melbourne in 2007. She worked for the same
travel company for four years in Melbourne and later transferred to their London offices. She was there for
another two years before taking a break from the travel industry and found herself working for a family-run
wholesale artisan bakery in London. Jessie returned home in September last year after spending nearly
five years in the UK, and joined Mariner Travel in February.
Newcastle Charity Run
Capt Keith Brown, General Manager ASP Newcastle (UK)
and his wife Debbie will be participating in the annual Great
North Run to raise funds for the British Royal National Lifeboat
Institute (RNLI) “The Charity that Saves Lives at Sea”.
The RNLI rescued 7,973 people at sea last year.
The Great North Run is the “Greatest Half Marathon in the
World”. Starting in Newcastle upon Tyne on 11 Sept. The 13.1
mile route takes runners through the city centre towards the
river Tyne where thousands of people will cross over the iconic
Tyne Bridge. The Red Arrows RAF Formation Team will conduct
a fly-past over the runners during the event (see picture 2015 event). Keith and Debbie have set
a target to raise £300 each for the cause.
To contribute, contact Keith Brown via email: [email protected]
Singapore MPA supports seafarer’s welfare
Capt Robert Walker (ASP Singapore GM) was presented with a
cheque for S$150,000 on 22 April in support of the Mission to
Seafarers Singapore, in his capacity as Chairman of the Mission.
The funds have been donated by the Maritime and Port Authority
Singapore (MPA), as their annual contribution to seafarers’ welfare
in the Port. The presentation was held in the Yio Chu Kang Sports
Stadium as part of the Singapore Maritime Week event, and followed
various sporting competitions that had been held earlier in the day.
Robert told ASPects: “This was the largest contribution made by
MPA in recent times and would be shared with Norwegian, Danish
and Lutheran Seafarers’ Centres in Singapore”.
From left: Mr Wong Kai Cheong, Deputy Director Shipping of Maritime and Port
Authority (MPA), Singapore; Capt Robert Walker and Mr Kam Soon Huat, General
Secretary & Chief Operating Officer, Singapore Organisation of Seamen.
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TRAVEL NEWS
New marketing program launched
Mariner Travel has launched its new marketing material at the
Business Travel to Business (BTTB) Conference in Melbourne recently.
It was the first time the BTTB event has been held in Melbourne,
with the event having been a fixture in Sydney for the past 10 years.
To coincide with the Conference this year, Mariner Travel has undergone
a full redesign of its marketing material, in partnership with IMTG,
including new banners and brochures together with a new website to
be launched shortly.
Aaron told ASPects: “We have kept the original Mariner Travel logo
and colours, but changed the banner designs to accommodate the
corporate market.”
Aaron also advised ASPects that a new marketing initiative with redesigned material has also been produced for clients needing details on
popular holiday destinations. This market has experienced the biggest
percentage growth for Mariner Travel over the past two years.
Jessica Trinh (left) and Aaron Watts entertain a prospective client.
Adventurous Accountants
Two ASP Melbourne accountants took on adventure holidays late last year in Nepal and Canada.
They both reported amazing experiences. Their trips were arranged through Mariner Travel.
Nariman contemplates Everest.
Melanie’s close encounter with a Polar bear and her cubs.
Nariman Amalsadiwala
Melanie Day
Last December, ASP Australia Financial Controller Nariman
Amalsadiwala embarked on an 18 day trekking trip to Nepal
covering three major destinations – Gokyo Peak (5,357 metres),
Everest Base Camp (5,364 metres) and Kala Patthar (5,640 metres).
Melanie Day and her sister Fiona travelled to Churchill, Manitoba
(Canada) to see the Polar bears in November last year. The bears
gather on the shores of the Hudson Bay at that time, waiting for the
ice-shelf to develop and prepare for their annual seal hunt.
The group of 13 trekkers and 11 sherpas, porters and guides set
off to their first destination on Gokyo Peak and were rewarded
with excellent views of the turquoise Gokyo Lakes, Mt Everest and
Ngozumpa Glaciers.
There is a population of approximately 1,000 bears within the
Churchill area. There are only around 25,000 left in the wild.
The final destination to the summit of Kala Patthar was a most
challenging experience. They started walking in the dark with head
torches to the peak in a sub-zero temperature of -15° and with
difficulty due to the low levels of oxygen. However reaching the
peak they had an extremely close view of the massive Everest
ranges consisting of Mt Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam,
Changtse Peaks and the notorious Khumbu glacier.
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They were taken to the Tundra in Arctic Crawler vehicles, and
quickly got close to a Polar bear and a mother with two cubs (see
above), which they watched for about three hours. During the three
days in Churchill they sighted over 25 bears.
Melanie and Fiona also spoke with an Inuit elder about his people,
and their knowledge of the Arctic and the Polar bear population.
Melanie told ASPects it was certainly a ‘trip of lifetime’, and we
learnt so much about the life of Inuit people and the Polar bears.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The ASPects photographic competition for an annual prize of $US500 is for the best photograph received in a calendar year. The competition is open to all
crews of the ASP fleet and any family members onboard. Subjects may cover life onboard a working vessel, fellow crew members at work, seascapes, etc.
Only photographs of high resolution (approx 2-5 megabytes (mb) or more in file size or ‘Superfine’ setting on some cameras) can be accepted, and may be
either in colour or monochrome.
The judges’ decision will be final. Submit photos via email to: The Editor, ASPects, ASP Ship Management. Email [email protected]
“Sea Passage” By Korsun Oleksiy 2/O, of Oceanic Indigo in the South China Sea.
Maritime Stories: An Historic Coincidence
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly travelling
through the mid-Pacific on her way from Vancouver to Australia.
The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought
the Master, Capt John Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo’s position
was latitude 0 degrees x 31 minutes north and longitude 179
degrees x 30 minutes west.
The date in the aft part of the ship was 30 December 1899.
Forward it was 1 January 1900.
This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two
different months, two different seasons and two different years
but in two different centuries all at the same time.
The date was 30 December 1899. “Know what this means?”
first mate Payton broke in, “we’re only a few miles from the
intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line”.
Capt Phillips was prankish enough to take full advantage of the
opportunity for achieving the navigational freak of a lifetime. He
called his navigators to the bridge to check and double check the
ships position. He altered course slightly in order to steer directly
onto his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. The calm
weather and clear night worked in his favour.
At midnight the Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point
where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of
this bizarre position were many.
The forward part of the ship was in the Southern Hemisphere
and in the middle of summer. The stern was in the Northern
Hemisphere and in the middle of winter.
ASP Group supports The Mission to Seafarers
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• Fleet Management Offices
• Crew Management Offices
• Mariner Travel Offices
• Representative Office
David Borcoski
Group CEO / Managing Director
T: +61 3 9211 9390 M/C: +61 402 892 717 E: [email protected]
Bob Bird
Adrian Whatley
Group Chief Operating Officer
T: +61 3 9211 9300 M/C: +61 412 313 969 E: [email protected]
Group Chief Finance Officer
T: +61 3 9211 9320 M/C: +61 419 177 522 E: [email protected]
ASP SHIP MANAGEMENT
ASP CREW MANAGEMENT
Adrian Whatley
Chief Operating Officer
Girish Phadnis
Group Commercial Manager (South-East Asia)
T: + 91 22 6602 9,000
M/C: + 91 98 2064 9939
E: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne
Contact: Tim Asome
Tel:
+ 61 3 9211 9332
Mob/Cell: + 61 411 022 825
Email:
[email protected]
Vitaliy Chayka
General Manager
T: +65 657 65724 M/C: +65 9777 1358 E: [email protected]
Prabhat Nigam
Group Training Manager
T: +91 22 6602 9171 M/C: +91 9903 46175 E: [email protected]
SINGAPORE
AUSTRALIA
SINGAPORE
Contact:
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Melbourne
Contact: Phil Jones
Tel:
+ 61 3 9211 9335
Mob/Cell: + 61 487 403 005
Email:
[email protected]
Contact:
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Robert Walker
+ 65 6576 5700
+ 659 757 3678
[email protected]
NEW ZEALAND
INDIA
Silver Fern Shipping
Wellington
Contact: Warren Nelson
Tel:
+ 64 4 460 3924
Mob/Cell: + 64 27 4524 744
Email:
[email protected]
Mumbai
Contact:
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UNITED KINGDOM
JAPAN
PHILIPPINES
Newcastle
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Tokyo
Contact: Yasuhiro Sensui
Mob/Cell: +81 909 324 2166
Email:
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Manila
Contact:
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Universal Bunkering
Melbourne
Contact: Mark Neve
Tel:
+ 61 3 9211 9313
Mob/Cell: + 61 418 530 171
Email:
[email protected]
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne
Contact: Aaron Watts
Tel:
+ 61 3 9211 9341
Mob/Cell: + 61 419 122 354
Email:
[email protected]
Keith Brown
+ 44 191 295 2230
+ 44 773 487 0707
[email protected]
AUSTRALIA
Gladstone
Contact: Mark Patman
Tel:
+ 61 3 9211 9333
Mob/Cell: + 61 411 141 942
Email:
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INDIA
Sanjay Kelkar
+ 91 22 6602 9011
+ 91 9867 922 006
[email protected]
Mumbai
Contact:
Tel:
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Email:
Subodh Awasthi
+ 91 22 6602 9133
+ 91 98195 10686
[email protected]
Vitaliy Chayka
+ 65 657 65724
+ 65 9777 1358
[email protected]
UKRAINE/GEORGIA
Odessa
Contact:
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Peter Pashegor
+ 380 48 785 1114
+ 380 674 830 390
[email protected]
MYANMAR
Yangon
Contact:
Tel:
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Email:
Win Maw Ne
+ 95 1 666 889
+ 95 9517 3173
[email protected]
BANGLADESH
Milind Phadnis
+ 63 2 310 7640
+ 63 917 558 4829
[email protected]
ASP Omera, Dhaka
Contact: Muhammad Zaber
Tel:
+ 880 2 9884312-7 (Ext: 13)
Mob/Cell: + 880 1711 4759
Email:
[email protected]
UKRAINE
Odessa
Contact: Violetta Lyubarets
Tel:
+ 38 048 777 8766
Mob/Cell: + 38 850 4161 987
Email:
[email protected]