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(June 2017)

Monthly Newsletter

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A WORDFROM OUR MANAGING DIRECTOR

The BridgeWinning the second half!

We have officially entered into the second half of 2017. Although we have had five lost time injuries (LTIs) year-to-date, I’m very encouraged to note that we have had an LTI and injury free month of June.

There is no room for complacency. We must continue to promote Zero Harm, consolidate the improvements made and make sure we remain relentless in getting this right. We have to live and breathe “STOP, safety comes first”. Zero Harm is our licence to operate! This issue of NiuSwire shares many best safety practices from colleagues around the company. It is heartening to see that from the vessels to the offices, CNCo employees are embracing Zero Harm.

On 12 June, MV Island Chief went through an expanded Port State Control (PSC) inspection in New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga and emerged with zero deficiencies. I would like to commend Captain Dejan Kovacevic and all the officers and crew of Island Chief on the great work to get the old lady (Island Chief was built in 1990!) through such an extended inspection. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. This is a testament to CNCo’s commitment to Zero Harm both to our stakeholders and to the environment.

As part of our efforts to achieve our strategic objective of having a winning team by having the right people, in the right place and everyone engaged, Human Resources recently launched a new employee initiative – the Reward and Recognition Programme for the office employees. This programme serves to provide a platform for employees across the business to be rewarded and recognised for their extraordinary efforts. I seek your support and active participation in this programme as only then will it be effective. In our latest employee townhall in Singapore, I had the

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03 News Flash

06 Updates

09 People Matters

13 Long Service Awards

14 Safety Champion

15 Health & Safety

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honour to present Jesmark Ramos, Senior Marine Personnel Manager, with the first Reward and Recognition “thank you” card and a small token of appreciation. CNCo’s financial results for June were also a little better. Swire Bulk is now operating above budget with the handysize drybulk market in our favour. We now need to focus on improving our overall operating performance. Swire Shipping has had a difficult time facing strong competition and a shrinking Papua New Guinea market. With added capacity and depressed volumes and rates, the result has been a very poor first half for Swire Shipping. For Swire Bulk Logistics, MBSS’ performance and results are improving and MV Aotearoa Chief is now operating more smoothly round the New Zealand coast after the initial teething problems.

Overall, the first half of the year was very difficult for the whole company as we reported a large loss. Looking forward, we need to keep winning in the market place. The second half is historically the stronger six months and we need to deliver a profitable second half of 2017. We will do this by providing a good service to our customers and chasing down cargo. At the same time, we must continue to drive cost improvements, work smarter and more efficiently.

We have the right people throughout the network. We need to make sure that there are no roadblocks to delivering over the next six months. CNCo Chairman, Barnaby Swire, and the Board remain very supportive of CNCo. Our job is to make sure that we have a safe and profitable second half of 2017.

Thank you for your continued support. Let’s win the second half!

James Woodrow

Cover photo of Peter van Uden, Commodore, and Evan Dines, Port Agent, Quadrant Pacific, courtesy of Veronica Syman, Manager, Quadrant Pacific Limited.

Seafarers’ drop-in medical centres open in Tacloban and Bantayan Island

At the end of 2013, the seafarers and shore staff of CNCo generously supported our Filipino seamen and their families in the central Visayas region of the Philippines when the whole region and nearly all their homes were devastated by an earthquake and super Typhoon Haiyan, also known as Typhoon Yolanda (one of the most intense tropical typhoons on record).

Some of the money donated was used by Anscor Swire Ship Management Dependents Association (ASSMDA) to provide post-destruction aid and some was used to provide loans to support those who needed to rebuild their homes. It was agreed by ASSMDA that the balance of the funds should be pledged to providing long-term, physical, community support by way of Seafarers Drop-in Medical Centres in the region.

Over the past 18 months, ASSMDA has been working closely with The Sailors’ Society, Habitat for Humanity, the Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) and the local Barangay Mayors and their health authority leaders to bring this plan to fruition.

It was with huge pride that in late June all the parties involved were able to grace the official opening of these two Seafarers Drop-in Medical Centres located in Palo, near Tacloban in Leyte province, and on the Bantayan Island in the Cebu province. The centre in Palo includes a birthing facility and will benefit approximately 1,000 households while its counterpart in Bantayan, will help almost 7,000 local families.

As part of the official opening ceremony, key representatives of AMOSUP, ASSMDA, Habitat for

Humanity Philippines, Sailors’ Society, Swire Pacific Offshore and CNCo handed over a bible, candle and ceremonial key to the Barangay Captains, Municipal Mayors, Municipal Health Officers and Midwives. Ribbons were cut and a local priest was on hand to bless the buildings and to pray for the best fortune to every visitor to the centres.

I would like to extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to the employees of CNCo who selflessly, generously and quickly answered our call for donations in the immediate aftermath to help their fellow seafarers whose entire communities had been destroyed during the catastrophic disaster in November 2013. Also special thanks are due to our seafarers and their family members who travelled to witness the ground-breaking ceremonies and who also stayed back to work with ASSMDA on livelihood projects.

by Simon Bennett, General Manager, Sustainable Development, CNCo

L to R: Martin Pitt, Simon Bennett and key representatives of AMOSUP, ASSMDA and Habitat.

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Bonding over a game of rugbyOn 8 July, Swire Shipping hosted some of our key customers in New Zealand to the third Test between the New Zealand All Blacks and British & Irish Lions at Eden Park. An exciting game was witnessed, ending in a dramatic 15-all draw. This was the first drawn series for the Lions since 1955 in South Africa, and indeed an epic ending to the Lions’ Tour in Auckland.

L to R: Lily Jones, Golden Bay Cement; Sheree Graham, Visy; David Knowles, Pacifica Shipping; Daryl Smith, Visy; Matthew Cartes, Herman Pacific; Jeremy Sutton, Swire Shipping; Leigh Loopes, Pacifica Shipping; Phil Marwood, Dari-us; Brian Vernall, Oji Fibre; Daniel Gudsell, Abodo.

Cleaning up the waters in SingaporeIn our journey towards sustainability, we believe in doing right by our communities. One of the focus areas is environment and biodiversity.

On 15 June, 42 CNCo and Swire Pacific Offshore employees in Singapore headed to the Waterways Watch Society’s office where they learned about the overwhelming amount of rubbish that accumulates in Singapore waters daily and what individuals and organisations can do to make a difference to keep the waters clean.

The volunteers spent the afternoon on kayaks and paddleboats, clearing the debris and floating rubbish around the Kallang Basin. Cyclists cycled around the areas from Kallang River to Marina Bay Sands, retrieving rubbish near the waters and nearby coastal areas.

The team collected about 56 kilograms of trash, and more importantly, each of them returned home with a heightened sense of environmental consciousness and a deeper sense of appreciation of the clean river we see every day.

WWS is an independent volunteer group which aims to bring people together to appreciate and care for the waters and to inspire stewardship for the environment.

Congratulations to Port of Tauranga for setting container throughput record

CNCo was proud to be part of the Port of Tauranga’s celebration of a new record of more than one million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) processed in a year on 20 June.

The milestone, a first for any New Zealand port, cements Port of Tauranga’s position as the busiest container port in New Zealand.The one millionth TEU crossed the wharf on 6 June and the company celebrated with customers and stakeholders.

Over the past six years, Port of Tauranga has invested $350 million to accommodate bigger ships and larger cargo volumes and has stepped up productivity to manage the larger cargo transfers per shipment, achieving 64% higher productivity rates than the Australian port average and well above other New Zealand ports.

Port of Tauranga has invested in additional gantry cranes, straddle carriers for moving containers around the terminal and extended the container wharf length. Storage areas are increased and additional trains are now transferring containers to and from Tauranga.

The port is also seeing an increase in the average vessel size of cruise ships and bulk cargo ships, including logging vessels.

Port of Tauranga handles more than 20 million tonnes of cargo annually, including 41% of the country’s exports. It is estimated that the port is responsible for 43% of the Bay of Plenty’s GDP. The region has the fastest-growing economy in the country, increasing 7.7% in 2016.

Representing CNCo, from L to R: Don Howard (ISL), Steve Chapman, Brodie Stevens, David Knowles and Chris Blake.

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efforts in Papua New GuineaCleanathon

The sustainability team in PNG aims to contribute to their community by helping to clean up their environment. The country has a long way to go in rubbish education, collection and understanding of environmental impact. So the Lae office, along with some companies in the same area, decided to hold a “Cleanathon” in the beginning of June to coincide with the World Environment Day. Companies like Coca Cola Amatil, BSP and Mapai Transport were also involved in the project and the project team arranged with the Lae City Council for the use of a rubbish truck for disposal. A long stretch was cleaned up and all companies involved agreed to continue with this “clean-up” on a regular basis.

Plants in the office, Lae & Pom

To liven up the workplace, both Lae and Port Moresby offices have added live plants to the office décor. The employees are really appreciative and the plants certainly make a difference! It is true that plants in offices can increase happiness and productivity.

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

We go through a lot of plastic in the PNG Branch offices, from lunch containers, plastic cutlery, water bottles and shopping. So the sustainability team thought there must be something they can do to be more environmental friendly!! At a slight cost but giving a large environmental benefit, all PNG employees are given a “sustainability kit”, which includes:-

Cleanathon – Swire Shipping employees Shirley Michael and Augustine Su-mugau.

Plants in the office - L to R: Sabdy Daki, Misvil Katu and Sam Basil Jr.

Sustainability kit.

• Their own personal Swire Shipping drinking bottle to assist in reducing the usage of plastic drinking bottles,

• a Swire Shipping tote shopping bag to encourage the reduction of one-use plastic shopping bags and

• their own personal Swire Shipping cutlery set which completely removes the need for plastic cutlery.

MUST WIN BATTLES

One of the deliverables of the Must Win Battles, Value Excellence, is a focus on unnecessary waste. Throughout the organisation, employees make thousands of decisions every day on how to spend time, attention and money. These are sometimes based on longstanding assumptions, biases, habits and unwritten expectations which have at least as much influence as edicts on these choices.

All too often, situations are accepted on the premises that “we have always done it this way” or “I just got what we always get”.

Managers and staff need to think hard about how every spending choice strengthens our competitive advantage and the most powerful effect here is

the personal example set by the senior executives. Employees who see leaders prioritising differentiating capabilities will follow suit.

To ensure a common focus throughout the business the drive needs to be “top down” with due consideration for regional needs and differences. There are many areas where cost improvement can be achieved, from the less tangible time management value (part of the Standardised Process project underway) through to travel arrangements, local insurance coverage and office facilities, etc.

Each location should undertake an appropriate review around a common edict:

by Chris Blake, Country Manager, New Zealand

“Is this what I have, what I need or want?”

CNCo NZ has started the process and in these early stages has secured some significant savings with recent initiatives including:

These represent “easy wins’ but the process will be ongoing with a focus on more significant areas including consolidation of resources, local IT platform improvements and more cost effective travel and hotel arrangements.

Value Excellence

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sweeps the first CNCo reward & recognition award

Seafarers’ day on board Wuchang

Congratulations to Jesmark Ramos, Senior Marine Personnel Manager, for being the first employee to be rewarded and recognised for his extraordinary efforts under the newly launched Reward and Recognition programme.

Jesmark received the award from James Woodrow, Managing Director, CNCo at the monthly employee townhall in Singapore.

He was being recognised for listing and prioritising a number of procedures where no standard

operating procedures have been in place. These include:• a manning agency audit plan, • Senior Officer Attachment Programme, • taking ownership of the monthly “self-insurance” report, • implementing a fixed system for the issuance of crew circulars, etc.

by Captain L M S De Silva

Above all, Jesmark displays strong Swire values of Endeavour (showing initiative and going the extra mile), Excellence (promoting a continuous improvement culture and setting our standards to be the best in class) and Continuity (embracing change and being forward looking).

Sydney Office says goodbye to the wasteful bin

CNCo is a company that is dedicated to providing sustainable solutions. Whether it be supplying customers with green containers to building eco-efficient vessels, the culture of being environmentally responsible is all around us.

With this in mind, something stuck out. We live in a wasteful society (as much as we hate to admit it). One-time use items are on the rise and because of this, Australia is starting to see big issues with our landfill. Masses of plastics and aluminum items are going into landfill.

These items take hundreds, if not, possibly thousands of years to break down which means the need to dig more holes to fill with our rubbish! YUCK!

We need to do our bit to help the environment we live in and to reduce our footprint on this planet. The Council in Sydney offers recycling for glass/ hard plastics and aluminum along with paper and cardboard. These items are valuable commodities and our recycled items are used in Australia as well as exported all over the world to be used to make other goods.

In June this year, CNCo’s Sydney office had a waste bin makeover and the team said goodbye to their individual desk bins forever. These bins went to bin heaven and waste stations were set up around our office. These stations offer recycling facilities for everyone to use and are just a walk away from the desks. So far we are managing to fill waste and paper/ cardboard bins most days and working towards filling the glass/ plastic and aluminum ones with as much waste as we can generate!

The Sydney office team have made a fantastic effort in the first few weeks of working towards being an environmentally responsible office.

Carla Riquelme leads the way in turning the Australian offices GREEN.

25 June marked the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS). In celebration of this occasion, the happy crew of Wuchang organised a makeshift pool filled with saline and clean waters of the blue Mediterranean Sea and took a dip after a day of hard work in at Bejaia, Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria.

DotS was established in a resolution adopted by the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revised International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (or STCW Convention). Its purpose is to recognise the unique contribution

made by seafarers from all over the world to international seaborne trade, the world economy and civil society as a whole.

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Golf in the city - a Staff Welfare Committee initiative in Australia

The Sydney office put their best golf clubs forward for a hit of indoor golf.

Departments were turned upside down for this event, with teams of four being selected from different departments. There was no room for comfort zones at this event!Genuine golf clubs and balls were used through this event with virtual golf courses set up on the screens.

Everyone was encouraged to participate in this team building event which turned out to be a fun afternoon for all. We didn’t need Tiger Woods, it was probably more like Happy Gilmore!

Prizes were awarded as follows:

Winning Team: Nothing more to say, other than they won! Leon Ross, Sean Barrett, Bill Huang and Stephen Catt.

Wooden Spoon: Nothing more to say, other than they lost! Andrew Mackie, Megan Field, Manisha Bhojwani and Tom Green.

Best coaching initiative: Team spirit was shown by Andrew Mackie and Jason Perry, taking the time to share some golfing techniques.

Golfer Encouragement Award: Maggie Ma never held a golf club or played the game before, yet displayed great form and an awesome swing. Take up the sport Maggie!

Blooper Award: This award went to an enthusiastic player who was ready to swing the golf club but then realised she forgot to place a ball on the tee. Well done Millan Ng!

Best Dress Initiative: While this wasn’t a competition for the day, we can always rely on Theresa Sermon to rock up dressed for the occasion!

Winning and wooden spoon trophies.

Even Greg Metcalfe – Country Manager, got into the swing of things!

PNG team on fun, health and givingCancer Screening for women in Lae

Cancer is a growing concern in PNG and the ladies in the Lae office were given the opportunity to have a breast screening test. Those who took advantage of this opportunity were well looked after at the Cancer Screening Clinic and were happy to say that they all “passed” with flying colours!

State of Origin Decider, Port Moresby

With Rugby League being the major sport played in PNG, the State of Origin (SOO) is always an exciting time. As this year’s decider game drew close, Port Moresby (POM) got into the spirit of the day, decorated the office and held a sweepstakes for the winner of the SOO trophy. As an extra bonus, our colleagues in POM went into a draw to win supporter jerseys. The lucky winners were Magdalyn Wehimbel and Geoffrey Meraveka. As a sweet treat, everyone was able to pick his/ her favorite team in cupcake form!

Magdalyn Wehimbel & Geoffrey Meraveka.

SOO treats

Trukai Fun Run, Lae & Port Moresby

The one thing everyone in PNG looks forward to during the year is the Trukai Fun Run. The fun run began in 1983 but was taken over by Trukai Industries in 2000. It is the single largest fundraising event in PNG, with an estimated 80,000 people taking part throughout the country.

Each year, auctions are held in Lae and Port Moresby which provides organisations the opportunity to support fundraising through the “bidding” of Fun Run t-shirts for donation to selected schools. The t-shirts donated to these schools allow them the opportunity to earn additional income for school projects through on-selling of these shirts.

Diannah Damas and Melissa Aomana with their family.

Blood donations, Lae

There are so many benefits to donating blood from reducing risk of cancer, lowering cholesterol levels, replenishing of blood, to saving burn victims; people with dengue; accident victims, etc. That is why the generous team in Lae took time out of their busy day to do just that. We had a great turn out and everyone received a biscuit (or two) and a sweet drink afterwards.

Sharmaine Siaguru and Steven Kagi.

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Long Service Awards

Presented by Tham Boon Wan, Fleet Manager, on board Kwangtung

Presented by Jeremy Sutton, General Manager, Swire Shipping in Auckland

Presented by James Woodrow, MD, CNCo, in Auckland

Neil Walker Harrison, Technical Officer, 20 years

L to R: Chris Blake, Country Manager, New ZealandKaren Rickerby, Customer Service ManagerPatricia Fergusson, Documentation Supervisor, 10 years Jeremy SuttonAngel Sinniah, Sales Support, 10 years Deb Wilson, Commercial Manager

L to R: James WoodrowLinda Whitley, Key Account Manager, 10 yearsChris Piggot, Cargo Planner, 10 yearsSushil Sehji, Cargo Planner, 15 yearsLisa Jones, Key Account Manager, 20 yearsBrodie Stevens, Commercial ManagerShahnaz Hooft, Trade Manager, 10 yearsChris Blake

Congratulations to Ema Naululoa from the Suva, Fiji, office for winning the Employee of the Month award for the month of May!

Ema has worked outstandingly, coordinating events and arranging the function for the CNCo Fiji branch office launch. Her attention to detail has made the planning very streamlined.

Employee of the Month (Fiji)

She completed all assigned tasks graciously and always with a smile. She is passionate about her job and does not hesitate to go an extra mile to ensure deadlines are met. Ema’s efforts have been also been recognised by the senior management of CNCo. The colleagues in the Fiji office are honoured to have Ema in their team.

Ashika receiving the award from Chris De Villiers, Fiji Country Manager.

Fiji welcomes new commercial team member

Christina Heng recently joined Swire Shipping as Key Account Manager, based in Fiji, with a focus on our Chinese-based customers throughout the Pacific Islands region. Nicholas Schoepfer further adds to the commercial capacity in a Strategic Sales role centred primarily on the Fiji market.

Christina Heng and Nicholas Schoepfer outside the Royal Suva Yacht Club with Fiji Country Manager, Chris De Villiers and General Manager Commercial, Brodie Stevens.

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1. What is a Permit to Work?It is a formal permit that a master or a senior officer verifies and approves prior to conducting hazardous (Level 1) work activities. CNCo’s SMS identifies six such work activities:

• Hot work.• Enclose space entry.• Work at heights.• Work overside.• Work on electrical equipment.• Work on pressurised vessels,

pipelines and systems.

2. Why is a Permit to Work necessary?• Level 1 work activities warrant

a series of steps to be taken to ensure the safety of those engaged in that work activity. The permit to work system ensures that these steps are not missed out or overlooked by any one.

• The permit to work system consists of a number of organised and predefined safety checks. A permit to work does not in itself make the job safe, but contributes to measures for safer working conditions.

3. What are the salient features of a Permit to Work? (Courtesy COSWP)

• The permit should be relevant and as accurate as possible. It should state the location and details of the work to be done, the nature and results of any preliminary tests undertaken, the measures undertaken to make the job safe and the safeguards that need to be taken during the operation.

• The permit should specify the period of its validity (which should not exceed 24 hours) and any time limits applicable to the work that it authorises.

• Only the work specified on the permit should be undertaken.

• Before signing the permit, the authorised officer should ensure that all measures specified as

necessary have been taken and procedures are in place.

• The authorised officer retains responsibility for the work until he has closed the permit or formally transferred it to another authorised officer who should be made fully briefed on the situation. Anyone who takes over from the authorised officer, either as a matter of routine or in an emergency, should sign the permit to indicate transfer of full responsibility.

• The competent person responsible for carrying out the specified work should countersign the permit to indicate his understanding of the safety precautions to be observed.

• On completion of the work, the competent person should notify the authorised officer and get the permit closed.

• The competent person carrying out the specified work should not be the same person as the authorised officer.

4. What is the process of conducting a Level 1 work activity on board a CNCo ship?

Safety Champion Captain Mario Tomas

Zero Harm is a key Must Win Battle for CNCo and to win this battle it is essential to have a strong safety culture. The “Safety Champion” section in NiuSwire aims to share the best safety practices endorsed by anyone in the organisation who is a strong promoter of Zero Harm.

The master and the senior officers play a pivotal role in creating a robust safety culture on board a vessel. The company appreciates the efforts of our seafarers that contribute in building a strong safety culture across the fleet.

Captain Mario Tomas joined CNCo in October 2016 and brings with him a vast seagoing experience. On MV Wulin, during his first tenure as Master with CNCo, Captain Tomas led the shipboard team proactively and made a significant contribution in raising the safety culture on the ship. He also made a number of constructive suggestions to improve the SMS.

Captain Mario Tomas

Some of the highlights of Captain Tomas’ contribution towards enhancing safety of workplace on Wulin are:-

Repair of ventilation arrangement in forecastle store

The forecastle store could not be ventilated as the exhaust vent was found sealed from inside by a welded plate that obstructed the flow of air. There was tremendous sweating inside the store and with scores of electrical equipment situated in the store, it was hazardous for personnel and equipment.

Outcome: The exhaust was made operable and the store was cleaned, rearranged and painted.

Improved procedures for handling windlass during anchor operations

Captain Tomas observed that the deck officers and Bosun were

not fully familiar with the correct procedures for handling the windlass during anchor operations, particularly during heaving up of anchor.

This prompted him to produce a set of instructions to supplement the SMS guidelines. He also used the instructions to train the deck officers and ratings on the correct handling of windlass during anchor operations.

Replacement of springs of cargo hold booby hatch covers

CNCo recorded a Lost Time Injury in 2016 on a bulk carrier when a deck rating suffered a serious fracture of his fingers while replacing springs of cargo hold booby hatch cover.

Captain Tomas formulated appropriate instructions for carrying out replacement of the booby hatch cover springs in a safe manner.

Wulin successfully completed replacement of the damaged springs without any incident.

Captain Tomas also assisted in the Singapore office with review of the SMS.

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our Port State Control inspection targetOn 12 June, MV Island Chief went through an expanded Port State Control (PSC) inspection in New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga and emerged with zero deficiencies.

The Master, Captain Dejan Kovacevic, and all the officers and crew of Island Chief (built 1990) have put in a great deal of work in recent months to ensure that the ship quality standards are maintained to a high standard.

Thanks to the crew’s hard work and attention to detail, this outcome is a testament to CNCo’s commitment to Zero Harm and quality operations.

Maintaining a ship’s quality standard is an on-going process and should not be left to inspections by third parties to determine its effectiveness. It is a part of the ship board life and culture. Participation by all the crew is essential in ensuring that a teamwork approach delivers consistently good quality standards regardless of the age of the ship.

S-Class vessels undergo simple paintwork to enhance worker safety

Recently, our stevedores from the Independent Stevedoring Limited (ISL) in New Zealand highlighted a safety concern surrounding means of access on the hatch covers of CNCo’s S-Class multipurpose vessels. The stevedores reported that they were prone to stumbling or misplacing their footing on the sloping sides of the recessed areas, especially in low light conditions. Although we have not received any formal complaints or reports of injuries, our firm commitment to ensuring the safety of our stakeholders led us to carry out a trial initiative on MV Shengking which involved highlighting of the slope edges with non-slip paint. This will subsequently be adopted on all S-Class vessels. The Swire Shipping Operations team is working closely with Ship Management to roll this out across all the S-Class vessels.

CNCo is committed to making Safety our number 1 priority to prevent any harm to people.

The rest of the CNCo fleet since the beginning of the year have also shown a tremendous effort to drive good quality standards and as a result our June 2017 PSC inspection rate is 0.36 deficiencies set against our target of 0.9 - a commendable performance across the fleet. Well done!

Navigational safety

Consequences of a navigational incident can be catastrophic in terms of causing harm to people and the environment and the adverse reputational and financial impact on the company. The International Group of Insurers recognises that collisions and severe groundings are the largest single insurance claim.

CNCo’s last navigational audit review was carried out in 2011 and 2012 using independent service providers to assess the level of proficiency across the fleet. With fleet expansion completed, it is now time to re-assess the levels of navigational proficiency especially given the two recent near miss incidents off the coast of New Zealand earlier in the year.

Starting from June 2017, CNCo will be conducting remote navigational audits on our vessels and on selected third party managed vessels.

Under this audit, data from the ship’s voyage data recorder (VDR) is downloaded onto a PC from which data is extracted to an USB stick and mailed back to the head office for analysis. The selected service provider will provide a comprehensive report on the findings and recommendations will be shared with the fleet.

The navigational audits will focus on the following:

• Compliance with the Collision Avoidance Rules.• Passage appraisal and planning.• Passage execution.• Equipment utilisation.• Bridge team practices and communication skills.• Master pilot information exchange and • ECDIS navigation.

At present, four ships have undertaken remote navigational audits (RNA). The fleet will undertake a navigational audit over the next year.

To further support CNCo’s remote navigational audit process, Safety and Training has also just rolled out a campaign on navigational safety with the aim to enhance navigational safety throughout the fleet. This campaign will run until 30 September 2017.

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June 2017 YTD 2017 YTD 2016

Fatalities 0 0 1

Lost Time Injuries (LTI) 0 5 14

Near Miss Reports 139 773 1711

Fatalities 0 0 2

Injuries 0 0 1

CNCo Port State Control Deficiency/ Paris MOU Tokyo MOUInspection (DpI)

2015 2016 2017 2.32 2.66 (figs as of 2015)

0.89 1.01 0.37 2.35 2.57 (figs for 2016)

Health And Safety Statistics

Fleet Safety

Contractor Safety

Port StateControl

Safety First: CNCo fire wardens in Fiji undergo fire drill training

The CNCo’ Health and Safety teams in Suva and Lautoka, Fiji, attended a fire warden drill training course in June to familiarise themselves with emergency evacuation process in the event of a fire.

Conducted by officers from the National Fire Authority of Fiji, the participants were taken through lessons on fire prevention as well as practical simulations, in the event of a fire in the workplace.

Zero Harm can only be achieved if both offices and fleet are fully committed to best safety practices.

Top row (L-R): Nigel Chand, Apaitia Seru, Lawrence Simmons, Mesulame Matthewsella, Paula Daunitutu, Harvey Balekiwai.

Bottom (L-R): Arunesh Deo, Shayne Naidu, Ashika Chand, NFA Officer, Sainimili Cakaunitavuki, Ema Naululoa.

Captain De Silva shares the importance of quality near miss reporting

Continuing with the strong focus on learning from near misses, all the reports of near misses, unsafe acts and unsafe conditions received during the second quarter of 2017 were analysed to identify the areas where we need to concentrate more on in order to enhance the safety of the workplace on board our ships. A total of 388 reports of near misses, unsafe acts and unsafe conditions were reported by the fleet from April to June 2017.

During this period, Captain Laththuwahandi Mihira S. De Silva reported 17 near misses and unsafe acts/ unsafe conditions while in command of MV Wuchang.

Captain De Silva believes that “Reporting near misses and unsafe issues on board vessels plays a key role in the overall safety of ship’s staff and it is an integral part of the safety management system”. He points out that “One must realise that the same near miss, unsafe act or unsafe condition can potentially lead to a more serious incident in the future and therefore it is imperative that the near miss is reported so that the learning lessons can be shared across the fleet and appropriate preventive measures taken”.

Captain De Silva goes on to say, “It is often observed that the ratings

are somewhat reluctant to report near misses or unsafe situations, as they have a tendency to think that reporting a near miss, unsafe act or unsafe condition is the duty of only the officers. It is important to change this type of attitude among ratings and encourage them to report near misses or any kind of unsafe issues they encounter on board.

“I have noted some key points to consider when motivating safety awareness of crew, in particular among ratings.” Over the years, he has found that “It is better to hold discussions of safety related matters in such a way that the crew feel free to present their views on unsafe issues on board”.

Captain De Silva emphasises that “Ratings are a valuable part of any meeting on safety as they are physically more involved in most shipboard work activities than officers and therefore more vulnerable to accidents”.

The Ship Management team would like to thank Captain De Silva for his proactive approach towards near miss reporting and sharing his thoughts on the subject with the management. We encourage everyone on our ships to actively report near misses and unsafe acts and unsafe conditions.

A near miss not reported is an opportunity lost to prevent a more serious incident.

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As a reminder, the judging criteria are as follows:

• Photos should be humorous or capture something unusual or exceptional• Photos should be of high resolution >3mb

“Near miss spotted: Failure to wear correct PPE, no hemlet, no safety shoes, no boiler suit.”

The vessel was discharging/ loading timber at Marsden Point, New Zealand.

Contributed by Chief Officer, Arnel Tan, MV Kokopo Chief.

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We hope you found this issue of interest and that it helps to keep you updated about key business developments and social activities around the CNCo group.

Thank you for your enthusiastic response with stories for this issue. The deadline for the next issue is Friday, 11 August 2017.

Please email your contributions to Editor-Niuswire@swirecnco.com.Don’t forget to send us high resolution pictures to accompany your stories.

Thank you!The NiuSwire Editor