Bulk Carrier Issues

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INTERCARGOInternational Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners

Bulk CarrierIssues

Mr Rob LomasJanuary 2008


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Topics for analysis

Dry Bulk sector statistics Port State Control

performance Conclusion are owners

and charterers ignoringsafety and quality?


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Dry Bulk Association About 800 dry bulk vessels 135 members Asia and Europe Member : Round Table of Maritime

Associations - BIMCO, InternationalChamber of Shipping; Intercargo and

Intertanko Common challenges quality, safety,

responses to regulation


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INTERCARGOBulk Carriers setting the context.

Larger fleet1/1/2007 - 6,084 1/1/2008 6,3432012 7,700 ??

Casualties2006 7 ships : 37 lives2007 7 ships : 39 lives2008 - concerns about China

charterer quality

Negative Performance IndicatorsCollisions : + 70 % 2006 ?Groundings : +17% on 2006 ?Engine Problems : - 14% on 2006 ?


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UNCTAD : Review of Maritime Transport 2007

In 2006, world seaborne trade (goods loaded)

increased by 4.3 per cent to reach 7.4 billiontons At the beginning of 2007, the world fleet broke

the 1 billion deadweight tons (dwt) barrier

Dry Bulk fleet grew 8% China, India and Asia clearly leading the

trades


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PORT STATE CONTROL

One of the mechanisms to regulate globalshipping

Transparent (through www.equasis.org ),effective and (usually) honest and professional

Can be used to measure quality (owners, flagand class) : Detentions and Deficiencies perInspection (DPI)
http://www.equasis.org/http://www.equasis.org/


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1 January 2008 : Bulk Carrier results

Measurement in the Paris MoU, TokyoMoU and US Coast Guard Areas of BulkCarrier performance (10,000+ dwt)

2007 470 detentions 2007 Intercargo entered vessels - 23(2006:26, 2005:34; 2004:43; 2003:30)


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Detentions main factors

Fire fighting 1 st (598) ISM/Certificates 2 nd (539) Lifeboats 3 rd (425) 10 other categories serious structural (149) Increasing concern in 2007 and 2008 that vessel

maintenance standards are becomingchallenging


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Benchmarking Owner quality andperformance

Not only BAD owners which have collisions andgroundings but also the GOOD

Collisions 2005 : A and B+ owner had 61% of

the collisions but comprised 39% of total. Groundings 2005 : ditto 54% / 39 % Inference : training; ISM; andHuman Element


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Environmentalissues

Pressure to do something voters & pressure groups;

and shipowners :INTERMEPA, & self interest;

Regional verses International owners preference

towards International; Charterers transparency

leading to new pressures


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CO2, SoX, NoX & PM

Ballast Water / Anti Fouling

Cargo residues End of life recycling,

Pollution in general


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2008 Work Programme(General)

Focused on key issues,

which have a bulkperspective


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INTERCARGOWork programme (1 : Specific)

Air Emissions - wants a pragmatic &tec hnically feasible solution to thebunker/air emissions debate takinginto account safety.

Common Structural Rules & GoalBased Standards Technicalsolutions and harmonised internationalstandards.

Casualties/Transparency ofreporting Wants a rethink in the waythat Flag reports class.

Criminalisation Intercargo supportsthe Coalition opposing the EuropeanUnion's criminalisation of seafarers foraccidental pollution.

Definition of Bulk Carrier wantssafety consideration for Open HatchGeneral Cargo ships


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INTERCARGOWork programme (2) Environmental legislation

holistic and net environmentalgain must be the goal.

Lifeboats working withIntertanko to improve safesystems of evacuation.

Loading Rates work withClassification Societies on veryhigh loading rates on largebulk carriers (Brazil China/Japan)

Pooling September 2007European CommissionGuidelines on CompetitionLaw changes


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INTERCARGOWork Programme (3) Port State Control : Performance

an d Corruption : not a single BulkCarrier industry in terms ofperformance

Reception facilities challenging

anoma lies of Marpol V and theavailability of reception facilitiesfor receiving dry cargo residues.

Stowaways Intercargo/Intertanko, with thesupport of Round Table partners,lobbied IMO for a Stowaway Focal

Point to assist P&I and Flag Training and Manpower committed to a safe and effectivework-force


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INTERCARGOSummary : Main Dry Bulk

external issues

Regulation quantity &

effectiveness : especiallyenvironmental Safety Bulk Carrier design

and Human Element Supply chain responsibility for

quality & international

development Training & employment Commercial supply &

demand; Third party shipmanagement; consolidation


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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRYCARGO SHIPOWNERS

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