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James Helliwell, the winner of the Future Maritime Leaders essay competition, underlines the need to put human sustainability and seafarer safety at the forefront before introducing new zero emission fuels which bring new safety risks.

Imagine this: it’s 2030, you’re the engineer on duty in the control room of a new ship, powered with a zero-carbon fuel called ammonia. An alarm sounds. You check your control panel and you see you have a fire in your engine room and a gas leak in your main fuel system.

You race towards the back of your control room and grab your breathing apparatus. You pull on your HazMat suit. You pull the oxygen mask over your head and turn on the oxygen supply. Next, you look at each of your team members in turn, checking if they’ve got their own masks fitted correctly and their own oxygen supply turned on. Your team grabs the nearest fire extinguisher, and you sprint out of the control room towards the fire.

You get to the main engine and in the time, it has taken you to get your safety equipment on it is fully ablaze. Your team starts to fight the fire and after a short, hot battle you get the fire extinguished. But what about the fuel leak? You know there’s a leak, you can’t see it, and you know it will kill you. You start to switch on your gas detector when you notice one of your team is missing. As the smoke from the fire starts to clear up, you see your colleague and friend lying motionless on the floor. You notice that in the rush to go and fight the fire, they didn’t fit the seal on their oxygen mask properly and they died from inhaling ammonia.

This may sound like an overdramatized and unrealistic scenario, but this could be the future that our seafarers soon have to face. Even today, fires on conventional ships occur at an alarming rate. As reported by the International Institute of Marine Surveying, fires on containerships alone in 2020 occurred at a rate of one fire every two weeks.

The global maritime industry is in a marathon race to find a new zero-carbon fuel to tackle its emissions problem. That race is between two fuels: hydrogen and ammonia. Academics, industry leaders, regulators, and other key stakeholders debating the selection of a future fuel tend to limit discussions to practical items such as how to store each fuel, how to use it, and its impact on reducing emissions. Very rarely, if ever, do you hear mention of the impact of these fuels on our seafarers. The ramifications of changing to a zero-carbon fuel make some of the other human sustainability issues (working rights, wellbeing, and training) seem small in comparison.

Recent tests undertaken by the Department for Homeland Security in a desert in Utah show that just two tonnes release of ammonia remained harmful to human beings at a distance of over 800 meters away. Last year, an ammonia leak on a ship off the coast of Malaysia killed one and injured three crew members. Is this really something we want on our ships? Is hydrogen the alternative? Whilst hydrogen has its own safety challenges (high flammability and explosivity), these challenges are at least similar to the hazards of the hydrocarbon fuels we use today. With hydrogen, we can at least give our seafarers a chance in being able to respond to a hydrogen fire without fear of inhaling an invisible, toxic gas cloud.

So, what’s my point? As part of the drive to become a sustainable, low-emission industry, we can’t afford to overlook the human element in the selection of new fuels. Human sustainability needs to be put at the forefront of the decision to select a sustainable fuel. Leading stakeholders and thought leaders in our industry need to advocate for studies to be undertaken to look at how people onboard our ships interact with these new fuels. If there is a fuel leak, how will the engineer go and fix it? If there’s a fire, how do they go about fighting it? How would having an ammonia fuel onboard have changed the outcome of recent maritime incidents and disasters?

As an industry, we cannot walk blindly into choosing a new fuel purely on its carbon credentials without giving serious thought to the impact this may have on those onboard. A ship isn’t just a place of work, it’s a home for a family of people that live onboard for months at a time. Can people sleep safely in their beds at night with ammonia being pumped through piping just a few decks below? As an industry, we need to undertake the studies and research today to get to the answers to these questions.

The drive to decarbonize has the potential to be the biggest threat to ever face human sustainability. Whilst decarbonizing is vitally important, if we don’t get it right and chose the wrong fuel, every effort over the last century to improve wellbeing will have been in vain. We are at the precipice of selecting a fuel that can put thousands of people in direct harm. We need to do the research now, before it’s too late, to understand the impact these fuels have on people working every day on our ships.

Source: https://www.globalmaritimeforum.org/news/future-fuels-must-be-safe-to-seafarers

 

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In April 2022, Global Maritime Forum called for young professionals across the global maritime industry to participate in this year’s Future Maritime Leaders essay competition. We asked them how the maritime industry may significantly improve its approach to human sustainability and what issues and challenges need to be addressed before 2030.

We received 188 essays from young maritime leaders from 27 different countries, with a large majority of them from Asia (74%). Countries with the most submissions included India (104 submissions), Philippines (19 submissions), and Greece (11 submissions). In terms of gender ratio, 32 participants were female and 156 were male.

Even if the essay participants came from both onshore and offshore, the vast majority of essays focused on human sustainability at sea. The essays focused on five themes: a broad discussion of human sustainability (44 essays), human wellbeing and human rights (44 essays), future skills & competences (21 essays), diversity, equity & inclusion (13 essays), and human safety (13 essays), and other (53 essays).

Addressing overall human sustainability – across topics

The human element is an essential condition for the global maritime industry to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, in addition to the two major transformations of decarbonization and digitalization. Therefore, addressing human sustainability challenges is an imperative task for the global maritime industry.

In total, more than 40 essays discussed human sustainability more broadly, as an emerging call from young members of the industry – below the age of 30 – of much needed change following the ongoing crew change crisis, changing Covid-19 regulations, sexual harassment, piracy, human safety concerns, inadequate and outdated training setups, poor mental and physical health on board,  concerns of long working hours, payment issues and so on. Many essays have put the general wellbeing of seafarers at heart, paying attention to their limited personal and family time, crew health, skill gap, and their basic human rights.

Multiple essays call for cross-sector collaborative approaches to address the most urgent challenges.  Several young leaders for instance called for open digital platforms focused on improving human wellbeing, human rights, and for collectively working to upgrade skills and competences as well as foster a common culture aiming at collectively pursuing more safe working environments for all.

A strong focus on improving human wellbeing at sea – and securing human rights

The majority of the 44 essays addressing human rights and human wellbeing zoomed in on the current state of physical and mental health at sea. Fatigue, exhaustion, and burn-out was discussed in 12 essays, whilst the other 32 essays focused on the challenges posed by the crew change crisis, working hours, and shore leave. Many essays also pointed out that isolation from family, lack of rest time, stress, anxiety, and discrimination are making life at sea increasingly challenging. The lack of prevention and support for mental health issues, combined with poor internet access, are key challenges that need to be urgently and collectively addressed by the industry.

Multiple essays urged the industry to work together on collectively defining and identifying what kind of training is needed (for employees and their management) to ensure crew wellbeing with a particular focus on mental health. Notably the focus should be on how to ensure adequate prevention and response to stress, anxiety, crisis, and suicide thoughts. Practical proposals included the creation of a global mental health hotline, supported by an openly available online platform for training on mental health and human wellbeing to ensure adequate prevention and response.

Furthermore, several essays called for a much more flexible and fluid rotation between sea and shore as a means to improve on overall wellbeing, but more importantly to be able to address the changing needs amongst employees during different stages of their careers, especially when some seafarers would need to be located closer to home. Such proposals mostly focused on the importance of these rotations being implemented for sea-based personnel; but other essays also noted the value of sea-rotations for onshore personnel, which could help build and sustain a ‘one company’ culture between sea and shore.

Finally, in order to address the lack of compliance with work-rest regulations, an open, independent, and collective reporting system was proposed by three essays to ensure transparency on actual working and watch hours performed on board each vessel. One essay proposed the use of blockchain technology to adequately track working hours and payment data of seafarers, to secure fair payment and data validity.

Calling out the industry to improve on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Among the 13 essays discussing different aspects of diversity, equity, and Inclusion, gender imbalance at sea remains the predominant concern. Several essays call out the industry for discriminating female seafarers. Some companies are still reluctant to employ female seafarers, while multiple essays highlight the challenges of sexual harassment and safety threats faced by female seafarers. Other criticisms focused on companies failing to provide female cabins, sanitary bins, and proper personal protective equipment for female seafarers – and a generally safe environment for women on board ships. Other essays called out the industry for taking no responsibility in making it easier for seafarers to balance work and family – or start a family. Most essays pointed at the same root causes, including that the industry was built by and for male employees and that not enough effort has been put into making the industry more attractive to different types of employees.

Enhancing human safety at sea

Human safety was another important concern that was the primary focus of 13 essays, while also being addressed more broadly in multiple other essays. Working conditions on board, including noise, bright lights, heat, vessel movement, and rigid watch schedules, combined with intense and long work hours were pointed out to directly and indirectly lead to operational accidents that potentially endanger lives, property, and even the marine environment. Three essays specifically discussed the importance of crew safety on the journey towards decarbonization.

All 13 essays call for safer work environments for everyone, including female seafarers. Some essays called for better design of living spaces on board, as well as setting up recreational areas and improved social activities, in order to cope with safety risks caused by fatigue. Multiple essays further advocated to strengthen overall marine safety training and research as well as align maritime safety training standards with other international marine disciplines led by the IMO, while another essay highlighted psychological training and improved emergency drills to prepare seafarers for safety crisis. Two essays suggested a monitoring system for seafarers to report accidents, safety concerns, and violations like sexual harassment to an independent global entity to ensure seafarer’s wellbeing and a safe working environment.

Who will take charge for securing the necessary skills and competences of the future?

In the context of a rapidly evolving socio-economic and technological environment, outdated operational technologies in the maritime industry as well as skill gaps (both hard and soft skills) among maritime practitioners were discussed in more than 20 essays.

With young talents from Gen Z (1997-2012) and Millennials (1981-1996) amounting to more than 70% of the total global work force by 2030, the values of these younger generations and how they might clash with the traditional values of the maritime industry was discussed in seven essays. Not just in their approach to work in general, but in particular with their new skills and competences.

Several essays were concerned about the lack of digital skills and competences across the industry, and called for a more ambitious, collective focus on securing much needed upskilling across the board. Some essays proposed a more extended use of virtual reality technologies in training, education, and meeting activities overall, which they argue could enable more efficient and productive onboard communication. One essay suggested to incorporate coding and data analysis into overall maritime training to prepare young talents for digitalization and automation.

Advancing a people-centered future through collaborative effort

When looking at all the submitted essays, it is encouraging how human sustainability is not just an abstract concept for young talents below the age of 30 but is reflected in where they choose to seek employment and who they will eventually decide to work with and for. This is a shift we are already seeing now, with 80% of seafarers in a recent survey conducted by Sailor’s Society listing “how they treat seafarers” as the most important factor when choosing which shipping company to work for (for the remaining, 17% listed “pay” while 3% listed “access to Wi-Fi”).

Being able to provide a more humanly sustainable work environment before 2030, however, requires maritime industry leaders and policymakers to now engage further with these young professionals and changemakers in finding new and more ambitious ways to create a more ethical, human, and attractive maritime industry.

 

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Following significant reduction in the threat of piracy in the Indian Ocean region, the maritime industry organisations have submitted a notification to the next meeting of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC-106) which is scheduled to start on 31 October 2022.

As per the attached submission, it has been decided that the High-Risk Area (HRA) in the Indian Ocean will be removed at 0001 UTC on 1 January 2023.

Even though the piracy related incidents in the Indian Ocean have declined, the conflict in Yemen and increased tensions (especially off Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf) have introduced other security threats to vessels operating in the region.

Members trading in that region are strongly recommended to consult Maritime Global Security website, comply with BMP5 procedures and ensure that their ships are hardened prior to entering the HRA.

Members are also recommended to refer to the latest US Maritime Advisory for the region, register the ship’s transit on MSCHOA website and send daily reports to the UKMTO to ensure that the military is aware of their presence in the region, and use the Maritime Security Transit Corridor (MSTC) when transiting through the Gulf of Aden, Bab Al Mandeb, Southern Red Sea, and associated waters.

Source: https://www.standard-club.com/knowledge-news/removal-of-the-high-risk-area-hra-in-the-indian-ocean-from-1-january-2023-4552/

 

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Russian river-sea product tanker KARAKUZ collided with small boat in Dardanelles off Burhanli at around 1800 UTC Aug 25, while transiting the Strait in southern direction, en route from Novorossiysk to Perama, Greece. 2 people in boat weren’t injured, boat sustained some damages. Tanker moved further south and was anchored at Kumkale anchorage, southern Dardanelles. Remained at anchor as of 0330 UTC Aug 26.

Source: https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/39297/russian-tanker-collided-boat-dardanelles/

 

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The Joint Coordination Center based in Turkey overseeing the export of grains from Ukraine announced a revision to the shipping route for the Black Sea Grain Initiative to further aid the movement of ships. As the first month of the program comes to a close, everyone agrees it has been a success and the latest effort is designed to further facilitate the safe movement of ships from the three Ukrainian ports.

“This route has been adjusted following an initial three weeks of operations. It allows for shorter transit in the maritime humanitarian corridor and easier planning for the shipping industry,” the JCC announced. The changes are effective immediately starting August 26.

The new route is 320 nautical miles long and connects the three Ukrainian ports, Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Yuzhny, with the inspection areas inside Turkish territorial waters. The JCC explains that the maritime humanitarian corridor, which makes part of this route, extends from the boundary of Ukrainian territorial seas to a southern waypoint. The new coordinates have been disseminated through the international navigation system NAVTEX with all vessels advised to alter this planning to follow the new path.

Under the UN-brokered agreement which is being implemented by Turkey, the JCC notes that “no military ship, aircraft, or unmanned aerial vehicle may approach within a radius of 10 nautical miles of any vessel engaged in the Initiative and transiting the corridor. The procedures state that any commercial vessel encountering provocations or threats while transiting the corridor should report immediately to the JCC.”

In the first three weeks of the program, data from the UN’s Black Sea Grain Initiative Joint Coordination Center shows that a total of 87 voyages have been approved by the JCC, with seven currently pending. A total of 39 voyages were approved outbound from the three ports. The majority of the vessels (23) are operating in and out of Chornomorsk with a total of 845,496 metric tons of foodstuffs having been exported from Ukraine. At the current pace of exports, they will approach the 1 million ton mark by the end of August.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres concluded his recent visit to Ukraine with a visit to first-hand see the export operations calling the food leaving Ukraine a vital supply to the world. “A powerful demonstration of what can be achieved, in even the most devastating of contexts, when we put people first,” he wrote in a social media posting.

In the last two and a half weeks, a total of 26 vessels have proceeded inbound to Ukraine with another 22 approved for the voyage and currently 14 have completed or are underway on their round trip after loading. Nearly two-thirds of the exports so far have been corn, but wheat is beginning to depart with already over 100,000 tons having been loaded for export. Other exports include soybeans, sugar beets, and sunflower seeds, oil, and meal.

As another demonstration of the importance of the efforts, the UN highlights that the exports have already gone to a dozen different countries. The list includes China, Djibouti, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Romania, and Turkey.

The current pace of the operation shows that six to seven vessels a day are being inspected and cleared by the JCC in Turkey. Guterres call all aspects a success saying he was confident that it would make a critical difference in getting food supplies from Ukraine to impoverished nations.

 

JCC issued the revised route for the bulkers traveling to and from Ukraine

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ukraine-black-sea-corridor-revised-to-make-passages-easier-and-shorter

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Ukrainian industry news outlet Seafarer News reported tragic death of a 21-year old Ukrainian seaman on board of Greek bulk carrier MELPOMENI, on Aug 18. According to the story, young seaman was working all day through under scorching sun, moving heavy weights like tools and supplies. He felt sick, and informed Captain and CO, asking them to allow him to move from direct sunlight into shadows, but his plea was ignored. Next day he had to work with weights again, until finally, collapsed unconscious. He died, from heart attack or from stroke. Relatives blame ship’s officers for this tragic death, accusing them of negligence and lack of first-aid skills. MELPOMENI is presently docked at Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia. On Aug 17 she was anchored off Fujairah, left anchorage same day and sailed to Persian Gulf.
Understood young man was a cadet, probably undergoing his sea practice as a deck hand.

 

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Widespread container shipping trade recovery in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the global terminal capacity outlook, supported by global terminal operators’ (GTOs) increased appetite for higher-risk greenfield projects to deliver long-term growth, according to Drewry’s latest Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast report.

Global container port capacity is projected to increase by an average annual rate of 2.4% to reach 1.38 billion teu by 2026.  However, the worsening economic and geopolitical situation has led to a downgrading of the cargo demand outlook, and as a result container port utilization is now projected to moderate to 70% in 2025 compared to last year’s projection of 75%.

While the majority (70%) of GTO investment plans remain focused on existing assets, there has been a notable increase in the number of greenfield projects – with CMA Terminals, Hutchison and TIL all expected to add 4 mteu or additional greenfield capacity by 2026.

Eleanor Hadland, author of the report and Drewry’s senior analyst for ports and terminals said: “The renewed appetite for greenfield projects shows improved confidence in the market outlook. However, the ability of CMA Terminals and TIL to secure volume guarantees from CMA CGM and MSC gives these companies an advantage over non-carrier affiliated operators.”

Global supply chain disruption resulted in increased cargo dwell times in 2021 which generated additional storage charges, lifting terminal operators’ revenue growth above that which could be justified on the basis of volume recovery alone.

Port congestion does not appear to have adversely impacted financial performance, despite the widespread decline in productivity levels. The revenue raising mechanisms (i.e., paid-for overtime, storage charges) have so far proven to be sufficient to offset the additional congestion-related operating costs. Operators also cite the continuing cost control measures implemented in response to Covid as having a positive impact on margins.

“Once global supply chain disruption eases, which is now expected in 1H23, there is heightened risk that revenue gains will retreat as dwell times return to pre-pandemic levels,” added Hadland.

Capital expenditure bounced back in 2021, rising 31% YoY, but operators now face the twin challenges of longer lead time for handling equipment and rapidly rising costs. Drewry’s research also identifies that the pace of fund raising has slowed since 2020, with rising interest rates putting a brake on the market.

In general, favorable terminal operator financial performance has translated into robust balance sheets. With the exception of COSCO Ports and ICTSI, net debt fell, leading to a reduction in net gearing by 8.5 percentage points to 54.7%.

Looking back at 2021, the number of companies that qualified as GTOs fell from 21 to 20, with K Line dropping out of the rankings following the sale of its US operations in 4Q20. Growth in equity-adjusted throughput for the remaining 20 companies classified by Drewry as GTOs was 7.0%, marginally higher than the 6.8% growth in global port handling recorded in 2021. The leading operators handled over 48% of the global port volumes on an equity-adjusted basis, stable on a like-for-like basis vs. 2020.

APM Terminals reported the largest absolute increase in equity-adjusted volumes, with volumes up 4.7 mteu (10.3%) YoY.

Source: https://maritimefairtrade.org/greenfield-container-port-projects-back-in-favor-with-terminal-operators-says-drewry/

 

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On Monday 22 August 2022 an incident occurred where a section of the quayside gave way causing two workers to fall into the sea and a crane to tilt to the side. Following the incident, one of the workers was rescued but the other worker was missing and Keppel worked with the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Police Coast Guard on search operations.

On Wednesday morning 24 August the body of the missing subcontract worker who fell into the sea following the incident on Monday was found, a Keppel Shipyard spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added: “We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and are rendering our full assistance to them. Keppel Shipyard values the safety and life of every worker and we deeply regret this tragic incident. We are working closely with the authorities to conduct thorough investigations and review.”

Migrant Workers’ Center (MWC), a non-government organisation dealing with employment practices and the well-being of migrant workers in Singapore, in a social media post on Tuesday shared its concerns over “yet another workplace accident”, adding it is a worrying trend.

“We are in the process of establishing contact with the worker’s employer, Kumarann Marine, to offer guidance and provide support to the injured workers,” the organisation added.

It is understood that a nearby vessel is SBM Offshore’s FPSO Prosperity, which is currently being prepared at the shipyard for operations on an ExxonMobil-operated project off Guyana.

As reported by Singapore’s The Straits Times on Wednesday, with Monday’s incident, at least two workplace accidents have taken place at the Keppel shipyard in Tuas this year.

Source: https://www.offshore-energy.biz/investigation-underway-after-fatal-accident-at-keppel-yard/

 

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) departed Singapore, Aug. 10, after a scheduled port call.

Momsen’s visit to the country is reflection of the longstanding partnership between the United States and Singapore, as well as their combined willingness to protect a free and open Indo-Pacific.

“This was a tremendous opportunity for our crew to be able to further international relations with Singapore on behalf of our country, and I am proud to be a part of it,” said Cmdr. Erik Roberts, commanding officer of Momsen.

“We’re committed to strengthening interoperability with like-minded regional partners to ensure our forces can operate together effectively and reinforce our roles in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region.”

Sailors aboard Momsen were provided with the opportunity to experience and enjoy Singapore’s vibrant culture. Routine port visits such as this further partnering nations’ mutual interests and build upon longstanding relationships.

“I was glad to have the chance to see Singapore again after visiting almost a decade ago,” said Yeoman 2nd Class Ma Selina Sison, from San Francisco, California.

“It was incredible to see the way in which the country had changed and grown. I would never have expected to be back in Singapore. Coming back to their diverse cuisine was certainly a highlight. Getting away from our usual workdays and taking time for ourselves is much needed, and I think, well deserved. It’s nice to be able to spend some time in port to recharge and be ready to continue our mission.”

The U.S. Navy has a long history of support from the Republic of Singapore. The host nation provides basing and logistics support to U.S. Navy’s rotationally-deployed littoral combat ships (LCS) and, recently, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. This defense relationship builds upon the credibility of conventional deterrence by enhancing interoperability.

The U.S. Navy has operated in the Indo-Pacific region with the support of partnering nations for more than 70 years. Routinely operating in the region, under the recognition of international law, is essential to the U.S. Navy’s dedication to maintaining peace and allowing all nations to utilize vital sea lanes without fear or contest.

Momsen departed Singapore Aug. 10 to continue operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Momsen is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force.

 

 

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nThe UK’s Department of Transport, through the Maritime & Coastguard Authority (MCA), has set a target date 22 November has been set to pass the Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations into law.

As shipping seeks zero carbon future fuels there is growing interest around the use of atomic power and MCA consultation in 2021 concluded that there is an appetite for nuclear ships over the next 10 years.

According to Core Power the Regulations will transpose Chapter VIII in the Annex to the International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (‘SOLAS’) together with the Safety Code for Nuclear Ships (res. A.491.XII) into UK law.

“This is an important milestone in the regulatory progress for New Nuclear in Maritime,” said Mikal Boe, Founder and CEO of Core Power.

Core Power is seeking to develop and commercialise molten salt reactors (MSRs) for shipping and offshore power production.

Source: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/uk-set-pass-maritime-law-nuclear-powered-ships

 

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