...Philippines INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURTIY CODE In partial fulfillment of the Case Study and presentation for: Issues and problems in the Maritime Industry being addressed by ISPS Sunken Ships Submitted to: ENS. GRACIANO C. CONSORIO PCG (Ret) Instructor Submitted by: Group Number 2 I. Introduction The sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land. More broadly, the sea is the interconnected system of Earth's salty, oceanic waters—considered as one global ocean or as several principal oceanic divisions. Moreover, it has served as a home for marine and aquatic environment and also as defined roads for marine transportation in the conduct of trade and civilization. In spite of the glorious facts accounted, the sea was also the venue and sole witness of such tragedies, catastrophes known as maritime incidents. By definition, maritime incident means any occurrence, other than an accident, that is associated with the operation of a ship and effects or could affect the safety of operation. From the initiation of transport at sea up to the present, tremendous accounts of maritime incidents can be noted and such incidents lead to countless loss of lives, property, and the environment. With these adverse effects at hand, major approaches can further explain the importance of such incidents. From a historical approach, the first transport at sea was accounted as trade using small wooden boats which later grew to ships and other vessels...
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...Transportation Management (TRANS MGT) – Water Transportation Local – MV St. Thomas Aquinas Introduction MV St. Thomas Aquinas was a Philippine-registered passenger ferry operated by 2GO Travel. On 16 August 2013, the vessel collided with a cargo ship named MV Sulpicio Express Siete of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (formerly Sulpicio Lines) causing it to sink. As of 21 August 2013, there were 61 dead and 59 missing with 750 rescued as a result of the accident. Career Name: St. Thomas Aquinas ex-Superferry 2 ex-Aboitiz Superferry 2 ex-Ferry Sumiyoshi Owner: 2Go Group, Inc. Operator: 2GO Travel Port of registry: Philippines Manila, Philippines Ordered: 1 January 1972 Builder: Onomichi Dockyard Co, Onomichi Yard number: 239 Launched: 19 December 1972 Completed: March 1973 Out of service: 16 August 2013 Identification: IMO number: 7304663 Fate: Sank following collision with Sulpicio Express Siete General Characteristics Type: ROPAX Ferry Tonnage: 11,405 GRT, 5,869 NRT, 2,994 DWT Length: 138.6 m (455 ft.) Beam: 22 m (72 ft.) Installed power: Two Mitsubishi diesel engines (2 × 5,670 kW) Propulsion: Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers Speed: 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) Crew: 116 Vessel The ferry, named after the Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas, was a 455-foot (139 m) long roll-on/roll-off ferry capable of transporting both passengers and their vehicles. It measured 11,000 tons and was commissioned in 1973. It was operated by 2Go at the time of its sinking...
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...Proceedings of MARTEC 2010 The International Conference on Marine Technology 11-12 December 2010, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh STUDY ON SOME COMPETITIVE PARAMETERS FOR SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH N. M. Golam Zakaria, M.M. Rahaman and Kh. Akhter Hossain Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh gzakaria@name.buet.ac.bd ABSTRACT Despite Bangladesh has glorious history & heritage as a shipbuilding nation since ancient time, shipbuilding has been in focus only from the last couple of years. The optimism about this industry arose from the success attained by a number of local entrepreneurs who brought the name and fame to Bangladesh as a country with great potentials in shipbuilding by building and handing over some ocean-going vessels to overseas buyers. Since then, the shipbuilding in Bangladesh did not have to look back and now new opportunities are knocking at the door to flourish this industry further. However, due to global nature of this industry, an assessment of suitability to modern shipbuilding in terms of global standard is of prime importance. This paper focuses on studying some crucial competitive factors like labour skill, labour availability, labour man-hour, labour cost & productivity for local shipbuilding which are the inherent part for expansion of this industry. The analysis also focuses on the existing access to the resources like materials, knowledge and capital for shipbuilding...
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...some of the most critical missions in a confrontation with Iraq. Now tethered to a dock on San Diego's sprawling naval base, the Benfold gleams with power. When eating up the sea at full throttle, she generates a plume of froth that's two-stories high. What you don't expect to find on board the Benfold is a model of leadership as progressive as any celebrated within the business world. The man behind that model is Commander D. Michael Abrashoff. His career includes a sterling service record, combat experience, and prestigious posts in Washington, DC. He has won dozens of medals. He is also credited with building the Benfold's reputation as the best ship in the Pacific fleet. Last year, in fact, the ship won the prestigious Spokane Trophy for having the best combat readiness in the fleet -- the first time in at least 10 years that a ship of its class had received that honor. Yet Abrashoff doesn't quite look the part: Think of a military leader, and you may envision George C. Scott's depiction of General George S. Patton. Abrashoff, however, has an easy smile and electric-blue eyes. Behind Abrashoff's relaxed confidence is his own brand of organizational zeal. Settling into his stateroom, Abrashoff, 38, props his feet on a coffee table, sips a soda, and says, "I divide the world...
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...CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study The ship is a unique environment that it is not only a place of work but at the same time a home to seafarers working on board. Working on ships entails seafarers’ absence for a long period away from home. This situation and other conditions on board such as the weather and the crewing arrangement may compound the situation of seafarers aboard ship. This results into various psychological experiences that could lead to psychosocial problems such as stress, alcohol, tobacco and drugs, HIV/Aids, and violence, consequently, affecting their health, well-being and effectiveness in work. Each of these factors is correlated with each other that one problem may either cause another or be the result or effect of another problem. This greatly affects to the cadets/cadetes in the maritime world who are new to this profession Towards this end, the selected students of the NSA 16th batch 4th year cadets conducted this exploratory study to generate information on the sources of stress of RCPO cadets on board ships and the coping mechanisms employed to minimize the impact of stress. This information will then be used to highlight the good practices/strategies in managing stress on board with the end view of boosting the quality of RCPO cadets in the international labour market. Specifically, the study pursued the following objectives: 1. Determine the sources of stress of RCPO cadets; 2....
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...craftsmanship in boat building over many centuries and transferred this artistic skill to subsequent generations across different cluster of population. Historical records say that Chittagong port was the best centre of building ocean-going vessels in the middle of the 15th century. Even in the 17th century, the entire fleet of ships of the Sultan of Turkey was built at Chittagong. Also in 1805, the British Navy built ships at Chittagong for the famous battle of Trafalgar. However, with the passage of time, the glory of shipbuilding in this region began to fade. Shipbuilding revived again when a number of local entrepreneurs of Bangladesh brought name and fame for the country by developing potential in shipbuilding by handing over some ocean-going vessels to overseas buyers from Denmark, Finland and Mozambique. Bangladeshi shipbuilders have also handed over few ice-class vessels to a German company and more vessels are going to be delivered by the next few years. Thus shipbuilding in Bangladesh is marching forward in a way to securing a firm position in the world market and at the same time, the country is returning slowly to its past tradition of building ships for foreign countries. Some leading local shipyards like Ananda and Western Marine are now engaged in building over 40 small to medium category vessels worth about $0.6 billion, mainly for European buyers. Bangladesh is blessed with 9,000 sq km of territorial waters, 720-km long coastline and 200,000 sq km...
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...discussed. Key Words: Problem identification, shipbuilding industry, Shipyards. INTRODUCTION Bangladesh is a maritime nation with 1,66,000 sq. km area of sea, abundance with living and nonliving resources1. There are more than 200 rivers all around the country, with a total length of about 22,155 km, which occupy about 11% of total area of the country. Here rivers and water transports play a vital role for economical and commercial activities in Bangladesh. Major export and import of Bangladesh (about 85%) is also traveled by sea2. At present more than 5,000 inland/coastal ships have been plying all over the country, which carry more than 90% of total oil product, 70% of cargo and 35% of passengers. More than 1,00,000 skilled workers and 150,000 semi-skilled workers are employed in this laborintensive industry3. All inland ships are constructed and repaired in local shipyards. Bangladesh harbours the second largest ship breaking industries in the world. They are the prime source of raw material including plate, frame,...
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... | |Business Process | | | |Case Description | |Description of the business process setting that you will be configuring to | | | |Create replacement order in Helix – Return and ship model are different | |Check the replacement order in ASEV | |Create outbound delivery....
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...positive while others create hesitation for companies to enter or expand within this industry. A key feature which once added to the appeal of this industry was the demand for international shipping. Five years ago when most industries shrunk during the financial crisis of 2008, the container shipping industry, particularly international shipping, experienced growth. However, when the financial crisis finally caught up with the shipping industry, combined with other factors, we saw a significant decline in this growth. Combined with economic factors like increasing fuel prices or capital costs associated with operating and maintaining technology advances, and political forces requiring shipping companies to be mindful of the affects their ships have on ocean waters, this once appealing industry has now lost its allure. Despite this recent lack of appeal, the industry still does have some positive features which can attract businesses. Since global commerce trade is primarily dependent upon trans-ocean shipping, and within the container shipping supply chain there are several segments to integrate or expand your business, it creates opportunities for these companies to grow or enter the market. We can also look at Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model and create a Competitive Analysis Checklist (see appendix 1) to evaluate the attractiveness of this industry. We see that of the five forces, the container shipping industry obtains three forces which take away from the attractiveness...
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...While stationed at a Navy special warfare command I was in charge of the boat shop. In the boat shop we conducted preventive maintenance and any type of repairs that where mission essential. My co-worker had just finished rebuilding an outboard engine that had multiple problems, it took use about two week to rebuild the engine at return it to its running glory. My shop set out for the operational test of this boat, as always I gave a detailed brief to my crew. I instructed my lead mechanic Kevin to come with me on the safety boat and gave Steve the helm on the test boat. Prior to us placing the boats into the water I instructed Steve to be gentle with the boat; it had a few hours of break-in or run-in time that needed to be completed prior to opening it wide and completing the operational test. I informed Steve that he needs to keep an eye on the oil pressure and the RPM gauge to insure that the engine was running as designed. Steve was a seasoned Navy engineman but not a skilled mechanic, I stressed the importance to him and the only words out of his mouth was “don’t worry I got this.” We started out into the water and everything was working as designed, I kept in contact with Steve via a hand held radio, and he kept reading me the engine RPM’s and oil pressure. I would gather the information and analyze the data, and radio back to him that it was ok to continue. This went on for hour and no problems to report. I gave Steve permission to do a full power run and stressed to him...
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...Grade-Lieutenant Surface Warfare Officer-1110 Community Overview. Surface Warfare Officers are Navy officers whose training and primary duties focus on the operation of Navy ships at sea and the management of various shipboard systems. Their ultimate goal is to command a Navy surface ship. Navy systems such as the vertical launch system that fires surface-to-air and cruise missiles require the skills and expertise of people trained in high-tech fields. The Navy provides this training. Like all Navy officers, surface warfare officers are graduates of civilian or military colleges Job Description As the CICO onboard an USS naval war ship, the junior officer will be starting their second tour division officer tour. The junior officer will work for the Operation Officer onboard, in the Operation department. The description of the job blends in with the understanding that SWO’s are dynamic beings, that are required to conduct a variety of jobs onboard a ship. The following are basic descriptions of what the job as a CICO details. 1. Overall in charge of proper watch standing and execution of CIC personnel ( Operation Specialist and Cryptologic Technician-Technical) 2. Enforcing proper protocol is followed by all personnel while in CIC, per CO’s instruction 3. CIC properly prepared for all evolutions, ensuring the ship...
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...gotta relax man. You’re the best deep space welder the UNSC has to offer. You’re gonna do just fine. – Kaleb Yeah, thanks. Well alright, what do you got for me today? – Scott Lets see…Oh here we are. Apparently the UNSC lost communication with one of their ships. The UNSC Valkyrie. – Kaleb Oh great the Valkyrie? That’s the ship they conduct all those weird experiments on Spartans. – Scott Will you let me finish? They reported a rupture in the hull on the lower deck before they lost contact. So while you’re there can you fix the comms too? – Kaleb Wonderful my first assignment and it’s on the Valkyrie. How far out is it? – Scott Its far enough that you have to take a Saber. Stop bitching; you got a simple hull repair. Just get there and do your job. Ill even leave a channel open for ya, you’ll be done in no time anyhow. – Kaleb Oh my hero – Scott Get going, the quicker you get out the faster you’ll be back. – Kaleb Alright wish me luck – Scott I’ll keep my fingers crossed for ya – Kaleb GOES TO COUNTDOWN Nothing to be nervous about. I’ve done this a dozen times. – Scott He gets in the saber and soars off into space. Hey Kaleb can you hear me? – Scott Yeah I can hear ya loud and clear – Kaleb Hmm, the ships comms must have come online – Scott Maybe the crew fixed it. – Kaleb Yeah, but if they did fix it…where are they? – Scott What do you mean? – Kaleb The flight deck its completely deserted – Scott I’ll try and contact the Captain. I’m gonna send you coordinates...
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...However, a single excel file is preferred). 2. Solve each question in a separate sheet in one excel file. 3. You’re required to state all your assumptions in the first sheet of the excel file. These assumptions should be written for all the sub-parts separately, however in the same sheet, wherever applicable. 4. Maintain uniformity in structure and formatting. The assignment would be penalized for lack of hygiene. 5. Name all your sheets appropriately. 6. Naming Convention for the file Name_Roll_No_Section.doc/.xls. Example- Hermione_Granger_91023_G.xls Assignment- i) Use column V to create a new character variable of length 10- ABCDEFGHIJ where AB=Region, CD=Province, E=Product Category, FG=Customer Segment, H=Ship Mode, I=Order Priority, J=Product Container. (You’re free to use your own nomenclature. Specify the same in the assumptions sheet. Eg- Use initial 1(or 2) characters of the corresponding variable.) ii) Summarize the data using a pivot table by region and province. Subsequently, find the province with highest profit per shipment and highest profit per Unit. iii) Create a pivot table where you provide a summary of sales, cost and profit statistics. How will you summarize? State the variables used as row labels, column labels and filters. Justify your selections. Do you think it would make sense to use some of the statistics variables in percentage terms? If yes, create those variables in the pivot table. (Note: The new variables are...
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...are generally published to the public. It is the most efficient means for transporting commodities. Though the ships vary in size and carrying capacities these ships together carry the most cargo per year at relatively low costs. Liner ships are specifically designed for the type of cargo they carry. The design, construction and sophisticated technology that the vessel is equip with allows for them to have be able to carry containers and break bulk. In tramp shipping on the other hand, time is not of priority neither are the routes. Tramp ships carry a full of ship of bulk cargo (dry and liquid bulk). These ships are hired for transporting goods between two specified ports (one voyage). It is the duty of the ship owner to see to it that the vessel is hired to someone else as to reduce idleness of the ship while in port. A charterer hires the vessel for a specific time, duration to suit their needs and terms and agreements are set down in a written document known as a charter party. There are three (3) types of chartering under which the shipper sees as most suitable to him/her: * Voyage charter in which the vessel is hired for one a more specified voyages. * Time charter in which the vessel is hired for a specific period of time. * Demise or bareboat in which the vessel is given to the charterer with equipment and runs under their control. Tramp ships though not as sophisticated as liner...
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...which is required for the import of iron ore , coal etc ( accounting for 66% of indias shipping trade). and the wet cargo which includes crude oil etc (34.7%).The Indian shipping industry with its fleet of 1029 ships as on 2012 is the 15th largest in the world and has grown at a CAGR of 3.3% since 1970’s, but however there are plenty of new opportunities for growth as well as severe constraints facing the industry. With the liberalization of the Indian economy and during the period of economic boom, there has been an ever increasing demand for LNG to be imported in the country in order to sustain Indias fertilizer and power plants. This is followed by a need to integrate and develop multimodal logistics in order to ensure that the cargo once unloaded is delivered to the desired location in a speedy manner. This is being taken up by India by planning 16 multimodal logistic parks along Delhi to Mumbai highways and also with the Modi government’s vision of connecting all the rivers in India in order to boost up intra country trade. Another opportunity for growth for the Indian shipping industry which is primarily owned by the government with a few minor private players is through the development of bilateral trade agreements with different nations to enhance our usage of ships even during economic slumps. Despite the growth opportunities the Indian shipping industry has seen its lows in 2010 when the Baltic dry index came down crashing in December 2010 after its peak in December 2007...
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