operational committee's reports - Singapore Shipping Association

Welcoming our new SSA members
6 SSA Annual Review 2010/2011
The Association’s five Operational Standing
Committees, each of which was led by SSA Councillors, have
been fully engaged in their respective areas of expertise. In
particular, the Association’s Competition Working Group
consulted extensively with the Competition Commission of
Singapore, with a view towards securing a further extension
of the Block Exemption Order (BEO) for Liner Shipping
Agreements. The decision to extend the BEO for another
5 years is a very positive development that will allow
Singapore to continue to provide a stable, regulatory
environment for shipping lines to call at and operate out of.
In light of the increasing concerns over the threat of Somali
pirates, SSA has also been heavily involved at the policy and
operational level in promoting feasible, practical anti-piracy
measures for merchant vessels transiting the region. To this
effect, the Council has formed an Anti –Piracy Task Force
which is headed by the Technical Committee Chairman,
Capt Bjorn Hojgaard. I hope the Task Force, which held its
first meeting one week ago, will be able to accomplish the
tasks that it sets out to perform.
On the global stage, the SSA is a member of the
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the principal
international trade association and employers’ organisation
for merchant ship operators, representing all sectors and
trades and about 80% of the world merchant fleet. SSA
also maintains close relations with all members of the Round
Table of International Shipowners’ Associations (RTISA).
Regionally, SSA is a member of the Federation of
ASEAN Shipowners’ Associations (FASA), and through
FASA, a member of the Asian Shipowners Forum (ASF). As
a member of FASA, the SSA continues to chair the ASF Safe
Navigation and Environment Committee (SNEC). The SSA
also works closely with the ASF Permanent Office to further
enhance Asian shipping interests.
At home, your Association continues to work closely
with such organisations as the Ministry of Transport (MOT),
the Maritime & Port Authority (MPA), the Ministry of
Manpower (MOM), the Singapore Workforce Development
YEG delegates at the 20th Asian Shipowners Forum in Bali, Indonesia
Agency (WDA), the Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA),
the Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI), the
Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) and the
Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF). Over the past year,
the SSA has closely engaged stakeholders on issues aimed
at mitigating the chronic shortage of trained seafarers,
especially in the harbour craft industry. The SSA was also
very pro-active in voicing industry concerns to MPA.
concluSIon
At this AGM, I would have served my fourth (4th ) term
or eight (8) years as President of the SSA Council. Some of
you might recall that, towards the end of my first term, I
had proposed amendments to the SSA Constitution to limit
the tenure of the SSA Presidency to a maximum of three (3)
terms or six (6) years to enable new blood to be injected into
the Council. Pursuant to the amended SSA Constitution, I
would like to inform all of you that I will be stepping down
as SSA President at this AGM. It is, however, my intention
that a new President will be elected to succeed me.
For the last eight years, my fellow Councillors and
the volunteers serving on the Association’s Committees
and Sub-Committees have given me tremendous support.
Without their dedication, hard work and excellent support
in promoting the interests of the Association, the SSA
would not have been able to accomplish its goals. I would
like to take this opportunity to thank them for taking the
time away from their own careers to support the efforts of
the SSA.
I would also like to thank all our members whom I
am deeply grateful for the continued support given to
our Association, and also the Secretariat for the efficient
discharge of their duties.
Last, but not least, I would like all of you to give your
wholehearted support to the incoming SSA President and
his new team.
Standing (L-R):
Capt Jan Bjorn Hojgaard,
Capt Brian Townsley,
Mr Makoto Hashizume,
Mr Mark McGrath,
Mr Nicholas Sansom,
Capt Gerald Seow,
Ms Seong Koon Wah Sun
Seated (L-R):
Mr Aloysius Seow,
Mr Patrick Phoon,
Mr S. S. Teo,
Mr Eng Aik Meng,
Mr Esben Poulsson
Mr S. S. Teo
President
Managing Director
Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd
Mr Esben Poulsson
Councillor & Chairman of
International Committee
Chairman
Avra Asia Pte Ltd
Mr Nicholas Sansom
Councillor & Chairman of
Legal & Insurance Committee
Director
Charles Taylor Mutual Management
(Asia) Pte Ltd as manager for
The Standard Steamship Owners
P&I Assn (Asia) Ltd
Mr Makoto Hashizume
Councillor
General Manager
Liner Trade Management Division
“K” Line Pte Ltd
COUNCIL MEMBERS 2009/2011
Mr Patrick Phoon
Secretary & Chairman of
General Affairs Committee
Deputy Managing Director
Evergreen Shipping Agency
(Singapore) Pte Ltd
Mr Aloysius Seow
Councillor & Chairman of
Services Committee
Chief Operating Officer
Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd
Capt Brian Townsley
Councillor & Chairman of
Offshore Services Committee
Managing Director
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations
(Pte) Ltd
Mr Mark McGrath
Councillor
President & COO
Pacific Division
American Bureau of Shipping
Mr Eng Aik Meng
Treasurer & Chairman of Finance,
Investment & Audit Committee
President – APL Co Pte Ltd
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd
Capt Jan Bjorn Hojgaard
Councillor & Chairman of
Technical Committee
Managing Director
Thome Ship Management Pte Ltd
Capt Gerald Seow
Councillor
Executive Director
Pacific Carriers Ltd
Ms Seong Koon Wah Sun
Honorary Advisor
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