V Ships primes up the Vetting Process

Committed to maintaining its foremost position in tanker trade, V Ships has been organising regular workshops and training to keep its fleet personnel well abreast of developments in shipping in general and requirements of V Ships in particular. The world's largest provider of ship management services, V Ships has on its fleet nearly 1 , 000 vessels encompassing almost all types.

Their office in India recently focussed on one of the most significant initiatives to be introduced by Oil Companies Inter national Marine Forum (OCIMF) the Vetting Inspection which is in line with the Ship Inspection Report Programme (SIRE).

Accordingly it conducted a one-day Vetting seminar for its captains and other officers at a posh hotel in North Mumbai, which saw at least 40 of its officers participating.

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Sahil Freight adroitly handles EMCO's ODC for Iraq

Offering cost-effective logistics solutions to EMCO Ltd for its sensitive project cargo, Sahil Freight Express successfully undertook the loading and transport of the company's over-dimensional transformers from the factory premises for delivery at the installation site in Iraq in the shortest possible time.

This was another of the successes notched up by Sahil Freight since it embarked on a rapid growth path towards becoming a multi-location, inter national general freight forwarding logistics company with 30 branches across India and 15 around the world in the next five years. Leveraging its expertise and skill, it has positioned itself as a provider of tailored logistics solutions to the engineering and original equipment manufacturing sector too.

"Sahil Freight Express is known for its capability, efficiency and cost effectiveness in handling such project cargo," said Mr Rajan Mallick, Head, International Sales of the International Division of EMCO Ltd.

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Shipping lines rationalise services

The turbulence from the meltdown is finally crushing the shipping industry, which appears to be increasingly headed for the docks because fewer companies are ordering goods for transport. The sinking fortunes of the shipping industry have seen a reduction of traffic on key trade routes, cancellation of new ship orders and plummeting cargo rates. Adding to their woes is 'piracy' which has sent ship owners scampering for quick fixes.

“Piracy is on the increase and insurance companies are getting set to raise premium,” stated S.S. Kulkarni, secretary general of Indian Shipowners Association of India (INSA). “If it gets jacked up immensely then ship owners will be forced to take the route around the Cape of Good Hope.

Some ship owners have already taken the decision but none of the Indian ship owners have yet done so. International Association of Dry Cargo shipowners (Intercargo) and the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) are two global trade bodies that have started asking their members to do so.

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Ships that feed the world

Ships have been described as the great "enablers" of international trade and now here is this better illustrated than with the grain trades, which link the places on earth where the climate facilitates efficient grain production, with the populations which wish to eat this product. And because grain tends to be mostly grown where populations are sparse, the element of transport is essential if the product is to acquire value in a world governed by supply and demand.

But sea transport also enables man to overcome the constraints of the seasons, as modern and efficient ships are able to transport produce to those countries which, were it not for this ability to import seasonal foodstuffs, would have to store their food, as they did before modern sea transport was available.

There is thus a seasonal pattern to worldwide food distribution, while the flow can be adjusted to cope with the problems of poor harvests caused by drought and other difficulties.

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Anglo-Eastern focuses on ‘Teamwork the Human Element'

For the benefit of their seafarers, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.chose their recent conference held from November 18 to 20, 2005 at the J W Marriott, Mumbai to focus on the ageold adage 'the human element is at its best when all work as a well knit team'.

The massive hall which was packed to capacity saw an unprecedented turnout of captains, master mariners, chief engineers and other marine officers of the company's floating staff all looking toward getting abreast of the latest developments and to resolve the difficulties that they have been facing in their day-to-day operations at sea.

At the outset Peter Cremers, chief executive officer of Anglo Eastern Group gave a perspective of the company's operations and how they could be consolidated and developed for meeting the challenges of the times through 'Teamwork the Human Element', the theme of the conference.

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