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TO THE ABODE OF SNOW

Every Mile a

Memory

by Sanjib Ghosal

The sharpest canine of
Nature, the sublime beauty
at its best, the pristine wonder
of Mother Nature called me,
embraced me and I was awestruck
to view the mighty, gigantic, emperor
of size-The Himalayas.
I took this endeavor to trek to the
Everest Base Camp (EBC) in June 2016.The feat was
achievable as I viewed from the sea level, but as I started
planning out, it gave me an insight into the twists, turns and rocky
climb that I was soon to discover. Amidst various sweet and sour
reactions from family and friends who were skeptical of the venture, I
started planning 12 months in advance.
Internet, google in particular is a boon. I met Saligram Aryal, owner
of Mountain World Treks, who very patiently and intently paid absolute
attention to my excitement, joy, wonder, fear and anxiety. I was taken
through all the intricate details in the planning stage to make my dream sound
real and that I would acquire the zeal to undertake this expedition to EBC.
You cook up a storm over a cup of coffee. As Saligram gave me a rough sketch of the forthcoming trek, I was
excited to share my thoughts and wished to extend this opportunity of living and realizing this dream to my friends.
And VOILA! - Rahul Sawant, an active member of Mariners’ Futsal team came to sign up for the trek.
Once decided, we wanted to move ahead and our 1st step was booking tickets from Singapore to Kathmandu in
February 2016. Then followed all the necessary documentation like insurance, visit visas, just to mention a few.
Plan, wait and go……… It was the 3rd of June 2016. Finally myself and Rahul, who flew in from Manila, joined
hands and promised to make the best of this venture and a lifetime experience – The Everest Base Camp.
Touching down at Kathmandu itself was mesmerizing. The welcoming nature of the Nepalese and the warm hug of
Salibhai(as Saligram is fondly called) charged us to have a brief tour of the city of Kathmandu.
5th June we flew to Lukla by a Twin Otter with a seating capacity of only 12 and an open cockpit. The view of the
hills was breathtaking and I knew our journey had begun. We walked the hills for 5 hours and reached Benkar
and now, the day was for rest and familiarization. The air, pure…..the view, mesmerizing…..the sound, enchanting
…..the place, pristine. Nature, I wonder, how engulfs such beauty within.

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On 6th, a walk for 7 to 8 hours, completely drained finally at 1330 hrs on the 12th June 2016, we
us. Saligram did try his best to keep the fire alive, reached EBC.
but we the urban scapegoats, were losing in bits and
pieces. No way to return we kept moving forward. We all stood still. We couldn’t breathe, we
We reached Namche. Salibhai had arranged a couldn’t talk, we just stood still.
great place to rest and 7th we were exempted The purpose, the desire, the achievement all went
from walking up the hills. But, within, the urge to ‘haywire’ and all I did was cry out from within…….
reach the EBC, grew stronger by the day. We kept if you ‘will’, you ‘do’. It took me a while to get hold
reminding ourselves of the oath we had taken and of myself as the achievement was still sinking in.
began with a new zeal on 8th to walk up the hills for Never was a sight so pleasurable and satisfying. We
7 to 8 hours again to reach ‘Tengboche’. rejoiced, it was indeed an achievement.
Clouds were playing hide and seek until now, One crazy trek, with one hell lot of crazy people
but from the 9th morning onwards, weather was met on the way, surviving only on noodles and rice,
after battling Altitude Sickness, rains and most
importantly your own gut, which kept questioning,
whether we will be able to make it or not; here I am
at the Base Camp of the highest peak in the world
the Mt. Everest at 5345 metres above sea level.
Man has many desires which he nurtures and
nourishes. All it takes is little motivation and
perseverance to live those dreams. I chased a
dream and made it an achievement.
While I trekked, dragged myself, complained, nearly
passed out and thought I could barely make it to

the Everest base camp, I realised
it’s not the mountain or the
terrain that we conquered, but
ourselves.
As I look back, I become
surer of the fact that the
destination is just a
name, it’s the journey

absolutely splendid. Every hour was that’s going to stay
beauty at its best. The Everest was with me forever.
getting closer and what a beauty it was!
The sharp tip was glowing and the clouds Every mile will be a
kissed its base. The enormous structure memory……….
created by Nature, was clearly much beyond
human visualization.
On the 9th, we reached Pheroche and then on
to Dughla, Lobuche and then the final stop at
Gorakshep on successive days.
We started for a two hours trek from Gorakshep,
every step bringing us closer to our dream and

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Perceptions

by P.D. Janarthanan

Being Human! Should be the mantra for peace and harmony. Today we see so many disturbing events happening
around the globe in the name of religion, race and territory. The seed that plants it all is PERCEPTION and you
do reap what you sow.

Perception of an individual or group of individuals about another determines their action. The stronger the
perception the more vigorous the action. Many a times these perceptions are inherited. Constructive education
can help neutralize perceptions but the society and value system play a huge role.

I decided to write on this matter after a casual dinner conversation with friends over sports unexpectedly
steered in the direction of nationality and religion, with some feeling strongly against some nationalities and
religions. I find it difficult to digest that people can have a generic perception based upon the wrong-doings of
some or based on the past.
One rotten egg does not mean the entire batch is bad.

The more I thought about it, I realized people have a flowchart when screening others. It is the flow that
determines how you decide on your relationships

The selection criteria listed are the same for both but in different order or priority. For some the nature of the
person is more important for others their origin.

Meet someone new

Wish to know them Flow A will focus on attributes which
better are unique to that individual and
evaluate each of them independently
Nature ? of the batch and decide if they like
the person or not. Once the decision
Like Dislike is made the origin does not really
Befriend Reject matter it is more a matter of fact
information. The person does not
change with the origin.

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Meet someone new Flow B starts with origin and
treats the individual as a
Wish to know them representative of the sample from
better the batch and accepts or rejects
based on assumptions or findings
Origin ? previously made. This makes
me wonder, imagine a superficial
Like Dislike scenario where you are attached
Reject to this person emotionally who
Befriend you believe is from a origin
Nature of your choice when you got
together, now you are happy and
inseparable and you come to
know that they actually belong
to an origin that you would not
approve of.

Will that change the way you think or feel about the person? Well! if you felt differently your emotions were
fake. Most of the people would live with the decision i.e. have adopted flow A unintentionally. and if it worked
out great, why not adopt it in the first place for everyone rather than create a mass filter?
Everyone likes to be treated fairly, equally, respectfully and most important humanly. The sooner we learn and
live with it, the better it will be for a world that seems to be on a self-destruction mode. Change your perception
for your own good, because reality does not bite our perception of reality bites.
The world would be perfect the day people love without restriction, trust without fear and accept everyone for
who they are.

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career planning Formal education – are qualifications beneficial? 
(it will have to be yes anyway given it’s for the
for the shipping industry ICS but are other commercial roles requiring
qualifications – think operations, broking and
chartering)?

by Brijesh Mongia A basic education in all disciplines in life are two
somewhat essential. Is that true for the marine
Director, Halcyon Recruitment industry as well? The answer is yes! This basic
education can be in the form of practical on the job training program or
certifications to understand Charter parties for example, which is very
well covered by the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. There is no doubt
that on the technical front you do require your Certificate of Competence
( CoC) which makes you a specialist marine technical professional. On
the other hand, a shipping degree is not mandatory for a commercial
chartering or a broking role. Interesting right!
We have come across excellent brokers who never went to a college
and joined the industry as a rookie learning through the ropes of op-
erations, contract management and eventually broking and chartering
of these high valued vessel assets. You can be the most theoretically
knowledge-able person, but if you are not social or out there meeting
customers, networking etc. you may not be the best Charterer/Broker in
this market!
At the start of a career in this competitive environment, it is always
comparatively easier to land your first job if you already have a good
education background compared to someone who does not. This is
where it becomes more important to introduce specific subject courses
to help the people with not-so-good educational background.
We always advise professionals to pursue an MBA/Executive MBA after
they have gained enough experience to make the most of it in their
management role.
It often comes across as the candidates are the ones being more mindful
of obtaining the qualification as a boost for their profile / background. To
the employers, most are looking at the right fit (in terms of experience,
background, network and most importantly the right attitude and
personality). Qualification is good to have for some roles, and a basic
requirement for others. This is no longer the only ‘selling’ point!!

Personal development – should individuals give more thought
to their personal development given shipping is relatively flat
structured?  If so, what should they do themselves and what should
they look, for in an employer?

Personal development is an integral part of everyone’s career. It is also
to a lot of extent a key motivation factor to continue performing and stay
hungry for success! Typically, Shipping is known to be flat structured
and one becomes a specialist in a particular department/segment within
the company. Shipping is a passion! You need to really like it and find

some “romance” in it to stay in this industry for many years. Very often
it’s the case that people join maritime sector by coincidence or as
an intern and then never leave. So they can move from operators
to charterers, ship-owners, freight traders, head of commercial in
shipping companies then GM level, but they stay in the industry.
You should always see if you still like what you’re doing first,
and then usually the next move when you feel a little bit bored
with your current responsibilities to see where you would like
to move to learn something new and add to it.

MBA in Shipping at a later stage can be a good tool to widen
your vision on where to apply your unrealised potential and
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this gives more opportunities. Given the flat structure What is it that employers are looking for in
and the volatile condition of shipping currently, it is employees these days?  What can employees do
extremely important for individuals to have some to help themselves in this respect?
thoughts on how to provide more value to the
company and stay on top of the game to survive the This is an employer’s market! So apart from the
retrenchments. For example, an operator can look right skill-sets, education background and work
at – how much cost savings he/she can bring in for experience; many employers are looking at the
their voyage / vessels, how helpful can an operator personality / characteristics to complement their
be for pre-fixing matters, how an operator can existing team members and to bring in the right
strategize  areas (such as agency fee, bunkering, level of diversity. As usual, employers are looking
etc.) to negotiate better rates and save money for the for committed employees, thus ‘job-hoppers’ are of
business! lesser credibility on papers.  

Career progression – what options are available?  It should always be a good match from the cultural
point of view - working culture, business ethics,
Every individual is motivated by various factors management/communication style in the office
which may or may not be identical to his/her other for both, otherwise the co-operation will not be so
colleagues working in the same company. This should effective and fulfilling. As we all know that we spend
be available both laterally and vertically, depending major part of our lives in the office and it’s similar to
on employees’ interest and capability. happy or not happy marriage :) Why spend your time
being unhappy in the environment which is not yours?

1)  Lateral Progression – This is an excellent path A lot of Employers are constantly struggling to find

for someone who already likes the culture and work talents globally. The main qualities required, and

environment of an organization and is keen to learn indeed not easy to find, are proper motivation,

different aspects of the industry and not just responsibility, desire and ability to learn new

specialize in one. It is quite common to see The main things and develop.

operators moving to the chartering desk, qualities required,
brokers to principals and even handling and indeed not easy The main issue for the recruitment
bunker procurement, legal and claims to find, are proper companies talking to the candidates

thus moving laterally but gaining a motivation, responsibility, is when motivation is purely money
lot of exposure to then understand desire and ability to driven, because definitely this is not

the 360 degrees of the business. learn new things and what the employer is looking for and it

  develop. means a high risk that such employee

2) Vertical progression – The other most will leave fast if he’ll get another offer with

common path would be to progress within even a small increase. It doesn’t mean that

the same function and take on additional a candidate with non-monetary motivation

responsibilities and manage larger teams. This also should be underpaid, not at all! It’s just that it shouldn’t

makes individual specialists in their roles. be the main driver for change and the choice of the

Which companies offer opportunities to move next employer. There should be another driving force
around internally and across departments? and then we can talk about the compensation.
Most of the forward looking international shipping  
What has changed in the industry over the last 5
years / what further changes do we anticipate?

companies would have some structure in place

to provide internal opportunities within different The economic crisis, technological development and

departments. Nowadays, it has become a part of the speed of doing business are the most significant

the internal policy for them that all roles have to be changes that have taken place over the past 5 years.

advertised on internal job portal and HR encourages I once heard from a high level regional CEO that he is

everybody to apply for an open selection process a “professional manager of information”! Indeed, it’s

between internal and external candidates both to not only about “doing things” anymore, but also about

find the best match. In some of the companies it is being able to filter the massive information to find

just a policy which is announced, but is not actually (or form) the future tendencies and direct your team

welcomed by local management as it’s difficult to let there. The industry has seen quite a big shakeup in

go of a good employee within their department for a terms of attention to details in particular costs. Most

better role and his own development as they will have companies are focusing on cost control, budget

troubles to replace him/her. However, the world has management, increasing their productivity and multi-

became so competitive these days that one should tasking. The use of technology is prevalent and most

understand that if you don’t give this opportunity to companies would want their employees to be up-to

develop your employees, it’s easy to find another -date with mainly the company’s in-house systems.

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happening in the industry. Especially on the dry and offshore markets where most ship owners are bleeding
money, it makes absolute sense to do that in the coming years.
Where can people access information to help themselves in career planning?
The best way is by talking to the network and people within the industry, although every professional has an
individual career development path. For fresh graduates and someone starting their career in shipping, it is
very important for them to ask their seniors/alumni for career guidance. At Halcyon Recruitment, all of our
consultants have relevant shipping background before starting consultancy, so if any doubt or guidance, you
should speak with one of us sooner than later!
What constitutes a forward thinking employer?
To attract the best talent having personal motivation that drives them towards development, someone who is
fitting into the existing company culture and to provide them with opportunities to learn various disciplines and
grows within the company. From a recent market survey we did, we found out that employers nowadays are
giving more emphasis on the right attitude than anything else!
This article is also being published on the Shipping Network official publication of the Institute of Chartered
Shipbrokers and goes to all members of the ICS. There are 4,000 members in 25 international branches which
include London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, Denmark, Greece, South Africa, Middle East, plus many
more.

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by Sanjiv Mishra Ballast
water

management
convention

Simply explained

Ballast Water means water with Convention will enter into force vessel and it should be approved
its suspended matter taken on- after ratification (acceptance) by by flag or Class on behalf of flag.
board a ship to control trim, list 30 countries and 35% of world’s
and stability. It is estimated that shipping tonnage. Ratification 2. Keep all ballasting / de-
approx. 5 to 7 billion tons of ballast process has been very slow and ballasting operation records in the
water is transferred globally each we have still not reached the Ballast Water Record Book.
year. Sea / ballast water can figure of 35% tonnage in the last
contain thousands of different 12 years, this may be due to the 3. To arrange a Survey and
species of organisms comprising fact that compliance with BWM Classification Society will carry out
of microscopic plants, bacteria convention is an expensive affair. initial survey followed by issuance
and viruses. The vast majority of Currently (mid July -2016), 51 of BWM certificate.
marine species carried in ballast countries representing 34.87% of
water do not survive the ship’s the world tonnage have ratified 4. If your vessels are trading in
journey. However, some species do the convention which means that international waters but vessel’s
survive and through the discharge the convention is at the verge of flag has not ratified the convention
of ballast water these species ratification and is just short by a then it is recommended that owner
are introduced in a new area / mere 0.13%. We estimate that the should ask RO/class to issue
ecosystem. These organisms Convention will be ratified in 2nd Statement of Compliance towards
(non-native species) can become half of 2016 and will be in force BWM to avoid any issues with
invasive species causing a change one year after which will be any PSCs.
in the eco system balance leading time in the 2nd half of 2017.
to a negative impact on the local 5. All ships will be required to
environment. The convention will apply to all manage their ballast water on
types of ships including rigs, every voyage either by exchanging
Due to the concerns from some floating platforms, FSUs, FPSOs or treating it using an approved
governments, the mitigating action however some small vessels ballast water treatment system.
plan (e.g. change of Ballast Water (e.g. supply vessels) may avoid
at mid sea, treating water etc) was expensive compliance if they can At first IOPP renewal
discussed within UN and IMO in the demonstrate that these vessels survey after entry into
nineties. As a result IMO adopted either do not carry ballast water or force:
the Ballast Water Management carry ballast water in sealed tanks
Convention in 2004 and requested or do not discharge to sea directly. 1. Apart from above stated
all member states to ratify the points, vessel will need to select
convention. To complement Once Convention is in and install a type approved BW
the BWM Convention, the IMO force, following will be treatment system.
adopted over 14 sets of guidelines required:
(G1 to G14). 2. The necessary correction to
1. A Ballast Water Management be made in BWM plan and get it
As per the compliance schedule, Plan needs to be prepared for each approved again. BWM periodical
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surveys (annual / renewal) will be c) These records and test results trade within those countries
carried out to retain the certificate. to be submitted to EPA as part of without installing the treatment
vessel’s annual report. systems. If vessels are old and
USCG requirement: about to be scrapped soon then
Ship operator’s this option may be explored.
United Sates has not ratified Challenges:
the BWM Convention as yet 2. Vessels can carry ballast and
but established an independent 1. Installation of treatment system do not discharge to sea but give
ballast water regulation. Ships is quite expensive and may cost the ballast water to shore reception
that discharge ballast water in US close to US $ 1 million. facility.
waters must be in compliance with
USCG Ballast Water Regulations 2. Owner to check if ship’s existing 3. Ballast water tanks may be
and some guidelines from VGP electrical power will be sufficient sealed. This option may be
(under EPA regime). Vessels to cope with additional power explored on supply vessels /
calling US ports will need to required to operate BW treatment drilling rigs etc.
install the treatment plant within systems.
1st scheduled dry-docking after 4. Fresh water is loaded as ballast
1 January 2016. USCG also 3. The maintenance of ballast water which is currently accepted
requires that treatment plants must water treatment system is a big by USCG but under discussion in
be type approved by them. Since challenge for ship’s crew due to IMO.
USCG type approved systems complex design and operation
are not available in market, US which is quite different from normal 5. Owners may explore possibility
has adopted a lenient policy on ship’s machinery. to advance the IOPP renewal
implementation and has been survey so that installation of
accepting compliance extension 4. Some owners have installed treatment system can be delayed
until next dry-docking provided BWM system approved by class / until next IOPP renewal survey.
owner makes an early application flag and these systems are not yet This option is only useful if your
with justifying reason. If vessel approved by USCG. Once USCG ships are not planning to go to the
has installed IMO type approved approved system is available US.
BWT system then USCG can in market then US may make it
accept such system under AMS mandatory for all vessels to install 6. Liberia and Bahamas flags
(Alternate Management System) USCG approved system. Imagine even have agreed to advance only
for 5 years. spending US $ 1 million on IOPP renewal survey (de-coupling
installation of BWM systems and IOPP survey) – to be checked with
The USCG treatment discharge same is not accepted by USCG! flag directly but decoupling IOPP
standard is same as the IMO survey may not be accepted by
Ballast Water Management 5. To create space in engine few PSCs.
convention D-2 standard but the room / ship to install ballast water
approval process of treatment system and associated piping is 7. Ship operators may consider
system is much more complex another challenge. discharging the ballast water to
thus taking longer approval time. barges which have BW treatment
There are more than 35 BWMS 6. To ensure that treatment system on-board.
vendors who have approached system capacity is greater than
USCG for approval and it is likely ship’s ballast rate to allow for an Having said all these points, the
that first USCG approved BWM operating margin. biggest challenge for ship-owners
system will be available in market will be to install BWT system
very soon. 7. On tankers, location of ballast at first IOPP renewal survey.
water treatment system can be It is expected that demand for
Monitoring of ballast water has a challenge due to ballast water treatment system will be very
also been included in revised tanks located in hazardous zones. high in year 2018/2019 and will
Vessel General Permit (VGP) continue until 2022 before tapering
therefore following are additional 8. Installation of BWMS on smaller down to new construction vessels
points to be considered under ships may affect the stability if only. USCG type approval for
VGP scheme: lightweight changes more than some of the system is very close
a) All applicable sensors in BWM 2%. and I expect that formal USCG
system should be calibrated approval will be declared within
annually. Avoidance route: the next few months. Needless to
say, owners would prefer to buy a
b) Samples of ballast water 1. Many countries have not ratified system which is USCG approved
discharge must be taken and BWM conventions. Vessels can so be ready to pay a premium for
analysed to find the concentration USCG approved systems.
periodically.

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by Capt. Raja Ray

The Isle of Man
Ship Registry

Providing high quality solutions for Asian owners

We are once again delighted to retain our It is able to do this by registering ships from owners
association with the Mariners’ Cricket Club through
our Representative in Singapore, Captain Raja Ray. and operators who share their safety and pollution
We know how important this organisation is to the
heart and soul of Singapore shipping. prevention culture; owners who operate under the

The Isle of Man may well be the best ship strictest of quality controls and wish to be partners
registry you have never heard of; but this is
changing. in operating the highest quality of fleet. The team at
In the last five years the Flag has grown, both in
size and influence, as word spreads of the benefits the Isle of Man’s registry are the
of ship and yacht registration in the Isle of Man
and of its customer-focused approach to registry real jewels in the crown of the
and regulation. Such has been the success of the
register in the region, the Isle of Man has built a operation. They register ships Low
very strong client base in Singapore, with Asian- out-of- hours to suit shipyard Cost
controlled tonnage on the register now standing at
over 40% of the Island’s gross registered tonnage. times and are always on the
It has been this growth in tonnage from Asia which
has boosted the Isle of Man’s position in the world end of the phone to offer
rankings to its current position at number 15 in the
world, with this rise through the world rankings set to practical and pragmatic Great High
continue.
advice 24/7. It is this Service Quality
Local representation is critical to our services in
Singapore. customer-focused approach

Whilst the registry can provide which sets the register apart
services to clients around the
world with 24/7 response and from its competitors. All of this is
out-of-hours registry, there
is nothing like the face to achieved at a low cost as the Isle
face association with
someone you know and of Man government sets a platform for the register
trust. With sophisticated
IT systems and on-line to operate on a not-for-profit basis; thus the annual
services we believe this to
be our model for the future. registry costs are not tonnage-based and are kept
So please call Captain Raja
who will be more than happy to at low levels per ship. Additional incentives are also

come into your offices to discuss available for green ships and discounts for multi-ship
any issues or ideas you have,. Captain Raja can be
contacted directly on [email protected] or +65 operators using the register.
9822 4550
The Isle of Man’s gross registered tonnage now
The Isle of Man prides itself on three key
principles: Great Service; High Quality; and Low stands at over 15 million GRT and the register
Costs.
comprises some 450 ships and 100 superyachts;

with a portfolio of highly respected clients such

as Berge Bulk, BW, AET, MOL, Synergy, UMMS,

Masterbulk, Rickmers and Thome, to name but a

few in Singapore. To continue to provide the speed

and quality of service to its clients, the register has

expanded its network of surveyors in the region to

include: Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Manila;

and Brisbane. All part of its focus in Asia.

An ISO 9001:2008 accredited organisation; the

Isle of Man Ship Registry believes in setting high

standards for itself and its fleet. It is recognised

port state control regions as a low-risk, high quality

register . All of this provides owners with a Flag

recognised for quality, and this low-risk rating means

less scrutiny for Isle of Man registered ships visiting

ports around the world.

Please don’t let this be the best register you have

never dealt with. At the next opportunity engage with

us to develop a lasting relationship with one of the

World’s best register – dedicated to providing client-

focused services.

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TÜRKİYE SEFİNE SHIPYARD –

The Gateway of Ship Repair &
Conversion to the World

Sefine Shipyard was established in 2005. It is
located in Yalova, Türkiye. Purpose-built on
140.000 sqm.

Sefine is also having the one of the biggest Dry
Dock in the region at 240x42x9 meters and
docking up to Post Panamax size vessels. All
main services and works are performed the
Dock is also extremely competitive in terms of
pricing, quality and delivery.

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CONFIDENCE TO GO WHEREVER THE JOB TAKES YOU

AUTOPILOTS • RADAR
GYROS • ECDIS • GPS

www.navico.com/commercial

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With Best Compliments…

SINODA
 SHIPPING
 AGENCY
 PTE
 LTD
Your
 Preferred
P  artner
S  ince
 1992.

SINODA SHIPPING AGENCY PTE LTD provides professional ship agency and marine services with

competitive tariff to the worldwide shipping community. Sinoda is a m ember of the Singapore

Shipping Association and also acts as agent for the Sheriff of The Supreme Court of Singapore to

attend to arrested vessels pending court auctions.

• Port
 Agency
  • Husbandry
 Services • Bunkers • Chartering
 &
 SNP

• Hub
 Agency • Conversion
 Projects
 Agency • Naval
 Vessels’
 Agency • Ship
 Supplies

Make Sinoda your preferred port agent in Singapore. Contact us at [email protected] !

10
 Anson
 Road
 #15-­‐01/02/03 ,
 International
 Plaza,
 Singapore
 079903 |
 Tel:
 +65
 6227
 2711
 (6
 Lines) |
 
Fax:
 +65
 6227
 6707
 |
 [email protected] |
 www.sinoda.com.sg |
 www.facebook.com/SinodaShipping

COMPREHENSIVE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. AROUND THE CLOCK.
RAKS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD – est. 2002 - is a comprehensive clear ing and forwarding agent
and has its own equipment such as lorries, haulier trucks, covered vans, forklifts etcetera, and its
own warehouse spaces in West Singapore and East Singapore. Raks is a specialist in the marine
industry and Ship Spare Management. Contact us at [email protected] for more details!

No. 22 Pioneer Crescent, #02-06A, West Park Bizcentral, Singapore 628556 | Tel: +65 6265 3228
Fax: +65 6265 3229 | [email protected] | www.raks.com.sg | www.facebook.com/RaksInternational

TransAsia Marine Services Pte Ltd

TrustAble mobility at any moment

TRANSASIA’s fleet of modern vehicles and friendly drivers/ chauffeurs promises to provide you trustable mobility at any
moment. TransAsia provides luxury sedans, 12-seater combi buses, larger busses and customized solutions to your
transportation needs. Contact us at [email protected] for more details!
163 TRAS STREET, #09-04, LIAN HUAT BUILDING, SINGAPORE 079024 | 24 HR HOTLINE: (65) 8182 8451
FAX: (65) 6265 0470 |[email protected] | www.transasia.com.sg | www.facebook.com/TransAsiaSGP

Horizon Marine Services Pte Ltd provides holistic crew management services and also performs
surveys and inspections. Horizon’s head office is in Singapore, which is certified by ISO, MPA and MLC.
Contact [email protected] for more details!
163  Tras Street,  #09-­‐04  Lian Huat Bu ilding,  Singapore  079024  |  Tel:  (65)  6873  3381  |  Fax:  (65)  6873  3321  

[email protected] | www.horizonmarine.sg |  www.facebook.com/HorizonMarineServices
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Thome Group of Companies
16 Raffles Quay, #43-01 Hong Leong Building,
Singapore 048581
Telephone: 65 - 6220 7291
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.thome.com.sg

Delivering excellence
Surpassing expectaaons

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TO BE UPDATED ADVERTISERS INDEX 

1   11
2
3  MUMBAI, INDIA Inside back cover
4
5 ADRIE MARINE DUBAI, UAE 16-17
6 SINGAPORE 14
7 AL GHWASA TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT TRADING LLC SINGAPORE 7
8 ALFA LAVAL SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 107
9 SINGAPORE 104
10 ALPHARD MARITIME PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 69
11 AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING SINGAPORE 22
12 AMOS INTERNATIONAL (S) PTE. LTD. MUMBAI, INDIA 129
13 23
14 AMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP SINGAPORE 110
15 ANGLO EASTERN SHIP MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE 36
16 MUMBAI, INDIA 52
17 ATLANTIC SHIPPING SINGAPORE 83
18 WEIHAI, CHINA 44
19 AVALONTEC SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 80
20 BMS UNITED BUNKERS SINGAPORE 82
21 C & C MARINE COMBINE ZHOUSHAN, CHINA 81
22 SINGAPORE 88
23 CAMBIASO RISSO ASIA PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE
24 COSCO (WEIHAI) SHIPBUILDING SINGAPORE 18-19
25 COWAY MARINE SERVICES PTE. LTD. ISTANBUL, TURKEY 45
26 CTS OFFSHORE AND MARINE (ASIA) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 33
27 DAISHAN HAIZHOU SHIPYARD CO. LTD. SHANGHAI, CHINA 37
28 SINGAPORE 27
29 DALWIN MARINE SINGAPORE 73
30 DDW-PAXOCEAN SHIPYARD PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE
31 SINGAPORE Inside front cover
32 DEN-JET MARINE PTE. LTD
33 DESAN SHIPYARD QINGDAO, CHINA 92
34 SINGAPORE 89
35 EDTECH MARINE SERVICES PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 48-49
36 ELTON MARINE ENGINEERING
37 DHAKA, BANGLADESH 54
38 ETA SHIPPING SERVICES PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 70
39 EUREKA CONTROL SYSTEMS SINGAPORE 94
40 SINGAPORE 60
41 GARRETS INTERNATIONAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 95
42 GOODWOOD SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 98
43 SINGAPORE 99
GREEN SEA MARINE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 62
GAC NEW DELHI, INDIA 121
BRITISH ISLES 101
GULF OIL MARINE SINGAPORE 100
HAQUE & SONS LTD. SINGAPORE 12-13
SINGAPORE 71
HEMPEL SINGAPORE
ICICI BANK SINGAPORE
INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICE
INNOSPEC LIMITED BRANCH OFFICE SINGAPORE

INTEGR8 FUELS
INTERNATIONAL PAINT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

INTEROCEAN
ISLE OF MAN
JOBSON ASIA
JBS GROUP OF COMPANIES
JOTUN (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
K LINE SHIP MANAGEMENT

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   

44 KUNIMORI ENGINEERING WORKS CO. LTD. SINGAPORE 112
45 LFA GLOBAL PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 60
46 LLOYDS REGISTER ASIA SINGAPORE Back cover
47 SINGAPORE 113
48 LUKOIL MARINE LUBRICANTS LTD. SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 116
49 MTM SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. DUBAI, UAE 85
50 MARCURA EQUITIES FZE SINGAPORE 86
51 MARINE CARE SINGAPORE PTE.LTD. SINGAPORE 111
52 124
53 MARINE PLUS SA (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 53
54 117
55 NAVICO SINGAPORE 3
56 5
57 NIPPON PAINT MARINE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 87
58 8
59 ONURSAN CO. LTD. ISTANBUL, TURKEY 9
60 ORIENT MARINE GROUP SINGAPORE 118
61 TO BE UPDATED 66-67
62 PRIMUS SHIPPING AGENCIES (ASIA) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 119
63 Q88 LLC SINGAPORE 74
64 SINGAPORE 91
65 RESOLVE SALVAGE AND FIRE (ASIA) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 32
66 RUSTIBUS PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 122
67 DUBAI, UAE 123
68 SAFE LANES CONSULTANTS PTE. LTD. 105
69 SAIFEE SHIP SPARE PARTS & SHIP CHANDLERS SHANGHAI, CHINA 125
70 SINGAPORE 55
71 SAILOR TODAY SINGAPORE 47
72 SEA AUTOMATION MARINE SERVICES LIMITED SINGAPORE 1
73 TURKEY 64-65
74 SEAGULL MARINE PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 107
75 SEA-LAND AUTOMATION PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 126
76 SEAPAGE SHIPPING SERVICES PTE. LTD. 75
77 SHANGHAI, CHINA 127
78 SEFINE SHIPYARD SINGAPORE 38-39
79 SHANGHAI MINGYU MARINE SERVICES PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 77
80 SINGAPORE 61
81 SINODA SHIPPING AGENCY PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE 106
82 SPI MARINE CONSULTING (SHANGHAI) CO. LTD. SINGAPORE 28
83 SINGAPORE 29
84 STRAITS SHIPBROKER 76
85 SYNERGY MARINE PTE. LTD. BANGKOK, THAILAND 93
SINGAPORE
TECO MARITIME SINGAPORE
TEHO ROPES & SUPPLIES PTE. LTD. CHINA
THOME SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE
JB, MALAYSIA
TRU-MARINE PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE
TSL NAXCO (THAILAND) COMPANY LIMITED SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
TURBO SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.
UNION MARINE MANAGEMENT
WELL STAR MARINE SERVICE CO. LIMITED
WOMAR LOGISTICS PTE. LTD.
WORLDWIDE SEALING TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD.

WSR SERVICES LTD.
YEKE

ZENER MARITIME SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

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With Best Compliments from

Tel : +9714 3968037 Fax: +9714 3968446 email: [email protected] web: www.ghwasa.com ODME
Dubai & Fujairah 15 PPM BILGE ALARMS
Fixed & Portable Gas
AL GHWASA, Dubai – an automation and instrumentation company in Detection Systems.
service and sales to serving the middle east and international ports Marine Pabx
calling vessels. Fire Detection Systems
Marine Telephones
Tel: +91 4842409400 email: Load Calculation Software
[email protected] OWS , ODME, 15 ppm
INDIA Pumps
Tank Level Gauging
Systems.

FW Generators
STP
Incinerators

Gas Tubes & Pumps.
Oily Water Separators
15 ppm Bilge Alarms
Hydrophore Units

BLUESAND India – a truly professional company providing qualitative
onboard services for automation and instrumentation equipments in
indian ports.
Authorized Agents for : Brannstrom Sweden, Toka Seiki Japan,
Heishin Pump Works Japan, Xtronica Norway, Hansun Marine.