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O offShore ServIceS commITTee
Councillor Capt Brian Townsley was appointed by the
Council to form an Offshore Services Committee on 10 May
2010 to address issues of concern to the offshore sector
and with a view to establishing Singapore as a centre for
the offshore industry in Asia. The Committee was officially
formed on 16 July 2010. Provided below is a summary of
the main issues that have been addressed by the Committee
during the period in review:
F Safety & Statistics
The Committee agreed to share and collate statistics
relating to accidents aboard offshore vessels, study the
root causes of the accidents, share the lessons learned and
promulgate industry best practices.
It was further agreed that the data shared would be for
the sole use of Committee members only, and any reports
and case studies presented should be used to study the
causes of the incident, rather than naming and blaming the
parties involved.
F Dynamic Positioning Accreditation
The Committee noted that the Deepwater Horizon
incident in April 2010 may prompt an increased awareness
in the importance of Dynamic Positioning (DP).
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In particular, it was noted that International Marine
Contractors’ Association (IMCA) and OCIMF are currently
in the process of developing procedures for the certification
and validation of DP accreditation, in anticipation of
eventual development by the IMO.
The Committee expressed concerns, however, that the
IMO Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (2008 SPS
CODE) only provides a very rough draft on DP accreditation,
there is no unified interpretation for DP Class 1 through DP
Class 3, and there are currently DP Officers (DPOs) with no
maritime experience serving aboard ships.
In the interest of navigational safety and environmental
protection, the Committee strongly agreed that DP should
only supplement, not replace actual seagoing experience,
and the DPO should be a qualified deck officer. Furthermore,
Engineers and Electricians should be trained in maintenance
of the DP system.
The Committee will continue to monitor developments
relating to DP accreditation.
F Piracy & Maritime Security
In view of the unique nature of the offshore services
sector, the Committee expanded on the work of the
Maritime Security Sub-Committee and shared best practices
and proposed measures that worked best for offshore
services vessels.
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PORT & SHIPPING STATISTICS
Total Seaborne Cargo (in ‘000 Tonnes)
General Cargo Bulk Cargo
Year Total Cargo Containerised Conventional Oil Others
2000 325,591.10 185,857.00 13,719.80 113,329.40 12,684.90
2001 313,487.00 171,208.60 14,867.10 113,759.10 13,652.20
2002 335,155.90 183,954.90 14,565.60 120,667.30 15,968.10
2003 347,694.10 191,687.60 14,759.90 123,374.70 17,872.00
2004 393,417.60 223,503.30 17,378.20 129,328.20 23,207.90
2005 423,267.60 241,973.00 20,291.10 137,826,20 23,176.30
2006 448,503.90 258,553.00 22,840.30 153,029.50 14,081.20
2007 483,616.10 289,094.20 25,823.20 157,382.30 11,316.40
2008 515,415.30 308,489.70 27,934.90 167,318.90 11,671.80
2009 472,300.30 268,898.80 17,452.10 177,323.70 14,627.70
2010 503,342.00 289,693.50 23,989.60 177,070.20 12,588.70
Singapore Merchant Fleet
Year GT(millions) No. of Vessels
2000 23.04 3335
2001 23.17 3353
2002 23.55 3355
2003 25.57 3063
2004 27.71 3109
2005 32.96 3219
2006 34.79 3249
2007 39.6 3553
2008 43.7 3843
2009 45.63 3950
2010 48.78 3978
million TEUS
million tonnes
Container Throughput
17.09
15.57
16.94
18.41
21.32
23.19
24.79
27.94
29.92
25.87
28.43
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
18.65
20.35
Bunker Uplift
20.10
20.80
23.57
25.48
28.38
31.55
34.94
36.39
40.85
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total Cargo (in ‘000 Tonnes)
GT (millions)
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