We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Friday, 12 October 12
HOW REAL IS THE THREAT OF PIRACY? - BIMCO
 The threat of modern piracy remains serious, regardless of its seasonal variations and the fact that it is chiefly confined to the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Guinea and rather less frequently the waters of South East Asia. Statistically, the numbers of ships attacked and captured by pirates when compared to the number of vessels transiting the Indian Ocean remains small, but the nature of that risk tends to outweigh mere statistics. It is simply unacceptable for ships to be captured and their crews subjected to confinement and unspeakable tortures at pirate hands, so the precautions that will reduce the likelihood of this capture must be taken.
As with any risk, both the probability and consequences must be considered and while the probability of a successful capture might be relatively small, the consequences are such that a mere “percentage game” with owners taking their chances would be irresponsible.
In the case of Somali piracy, the risks quite definitely vary with seasons, with the stormy monsoon period dissuading pirates from operations with their small skiffs, although there have been exceptions noted with the use of motherships. The temptation, during periods when attacks have been few, is to relax one’s guard and to stand down protection teams, but advice has been to the effect that this is a dangerous strategy, as the pirates may well be merely waiting for signs of such relaxation, before launching a fresh assault on shipping.
The pirates, or the controlling brains behind them, are well aware that time is on their side and they can afford to lie low until such time that they believe the guard is down and they will have a better chance of a successful attack. The fact there are still many seafarers still held hostage emphasises this need for ship operators to maintain all their best management practices. It must be recalled that the pirates have also varied their tactics in the past, learning from their mistakes and there is every reason to suppose that this process is continuing.
Ultimately, of course, it is a problem that will not be solved at sea, but by law enforcement ashore, along with the establishment of effective government in Somalia and efficient policing in the Northwest Indian Ocean and around West Africa. The ship operator can only deal with the consequences of a political situation and maintain vigilance until such time that it is safe to stand down the protection. There may be some positive signs from Southern Somalia where a government in Mogadishu is in place and extremists fought off by peacekeeping forces.
But we are clearly a long way from ensuring that the Puntland tribes around the Horn of Africa are engaged in only peaceful pursuits. The naval patrols, the security details aboard ship, the vessels wreathed in razor wire with crews “locked down” for days on end, all remain a reality and sensible precautions are required, as long as piracy threats remain real.
Source: BIMCO / Hellenic Shipping News
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Wednesday, 26 December 12
SHIP OWNERS WRAP UP NEWBUILDING DEALS PRIOR TO YEAR END - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
As the year inches closer and closer to its end, many ship owners are looking to close deals for newbuilding vessels they have been negotiating duri ...
Monday, 24 December 12
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISION MAY FURTHER DELAY THE ISSUANCE OF NEW MINING BUSINESS LICENCES - TJEN SHE SIUNG
COALspot.com - In November 2012 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia issued a decision on amendments to certain provisions under the Mining Law No. ...
Monday, 24 December 12
BUNKER PRICES TO CONTINUE RISING, ALBEIT IN A SLOWER MODE, DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEW
In a recent report, US-based consulting firm Mcquilling Services attempted to forecast the course of bunker prices during the next few years, as thi ...
Sunday, 23 December 12
Q4' 2013 CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL SWAP, US$ 3.40 HIGHER COMPARED TO Q1' 2013 PRICE
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q1’ 2013 delivery gained 1.94 percent M-M and WoW by 1.57percent but lost 0.35 ...
Saturday, 22 December 12
SECOND HAND VESSELS ENJOY HIGH DEMAND AS PRICES ARE ATTRACTIVE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Despite the fact that the year is closing to its end, activity in the second hand vessel market has been more than high. Ship owners are looking to ...
|
|
|
Showing 4451 to 4455 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Planning Commission, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- PTC India Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
|
| |
| |
|
