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OBITUARY A 1992 photo of Captain Jack Adams and Fremantle Ports CEO Kerry Sanderson (later WA Governor) and the bell of the vessel Gorgon Vale Captain Jack Mariner, chief pilot and harbour master, Captain Jack Adams made a tremendous contribution to the Western Australian maritime sector, writes David Sexton LEGENDARY FORMER FREMANTLE harbour master and chief pilot Captain Jack Adams has been remembered following his recent death at the age of 103. Born in County Durham in the United Kingdom, one of four children, Jack grew up in a small village and first went to sea as an apprentice on the vessel Cheldale aged 16 in 1932. As he wrote in his memoirs, “I did not regret going to sea as the north of England had borne the brunt of the Great Depression and opportunities were limited. This region had been dependant on heavy industry and the Depression caused a collapse in demand for ships. My father believed that it would be sensible for me to get my certificates while the Depression had a hold and I would then be qualified when the economy improved”. He later joined Blue Funnel Line of Liverpool and served in the Merchant Navy during WWII, dodging German U-boats and Japanese warships and narrowly avoiding the fall of Singapore. He was said to have been deeply affected by his war experiences and the loss of many friends. In 1943, aged 27, he had the distressing task of organising medical care for the injured survivors of the hospital ship Centaur, a vessel torpedoed off Queensland by a Japanese submarine which resulted in 299 deaths. After the war, Captain Adams stayed working with the vessel Gorgon, a ship that traded between Singapore and Fremantle. He was made master of the Gorgon in 1949. It was in Fremantle in the late 1940s he met his future wife Lorna and together they had four children. He took on a pilot’s role at Fremantle after deciding he wanted a shore-based job, opting for Western Australia over another position available in Singapore. He enjoyed what was described as “a long and satisfying career as a Fremantle pilot” beginning in 1949 and saw him serve as chief pilot (1963-1965), harbour master (1968 -1972) and divisional manager operations (1972 -1976). An event in 1962 where Captain Adams was tasked with salvaging part of the wrecked Italian tanker Bridgewater attracted special attention. According to Fremantle Port archives: “Pilot Captain Jack Adams bought the stern section of the disabled oil tanker Bridgewater into Gage Roads in February 1962. This was not an easy task, he had to exercise great care avoiding several shallow patches, considering the deep draught of the ship which was drawing close to 43 feet. At times there must have been only a few feet between the ship and seabed. On arrival at Gage Roads oil and water was transferred to a waiting barge and then the stern section of Bridgewater was safely towed into the Inner Harbour.” As Captain Adams later wrote of the incident: “The length of this ship was 500 feet, across the beam 70 feet and tonnage approximately 14000 tons. The job was unusual as we had to head in a northwesterly direction, well out to sea from the pilot boarding grounds. It was very choppy weather. Standing on the deck of the pilot boat I sighted through my binoculars what I thought looked like a ship. As we approached we could see that there had been extensive damage. Only part of the ship remained. I had difficulty boarding the large hulk via the pilot’s ladder as the ladder did not have the usual stability resting against the side of the ship. Instead the ladder swung freely. I climbed by placing the ladder side on, as the edge had more stability.” In a eulogy delivered at his funeral, daughter Margaret Doust recalled her father’s time as a pilot. “It was thrilling as children to go out on the pilot boat to collect Dad in Gage Roads. The ship would slow down and the pilot boat would move closer, dark green water rushing between the two vessels,” Mrs Doust said. “I never tired of watching Dad nimbly climb down the long rope ladder and leap onto the swaying deck of the pilot boat, standing steadily on his sea legs.” Captain Adams retired in 1977 but he and Lorna used their time to make many overseas trips, often on cargo ships. They also got to spend time with their grandchildren and later great grandchildren. He published his autobiography A Pinch of Salt in 1996. Speaking with Daily Cargo News, daughter Judy Boyne said her father never lost his love of the sea. “{Jack and Lorna Adams] bought a house a hundred metres from the sea at Cottesloe in Perth,” Mrs Boyne recalled. “He could just sit on the veranda and look at the ocean.” Fremantle Ports 64 October 2019 thedcn.com.au
INDUSTRY OPINION Traxens’ role in the new digital strategy Peter Creeden runs the magnifying glass over developments in the world of digitalised shipping RECENT, SEPARATE ANNOUNCE- reefer units would need IoT devices. Given ments about investments in Traxens the basic math, the number of upgraded by major shipping lines and all joining reefers seems short. All reefer fleets should Tradelens not only mark a huge step have these smart devices. With critical and forward for the industry but also send high value commodities such as fish or a clear signal to the wider supply chain pharmaceuticals, the benefits of “remote” market that the shipping lines have a or proactive monitoring are not only strategy going forward. The steps taken prudent for cargo loss prevention but also a have shown a willingness by these cost savings initiative. companies to move towards a digital future but is it enough? COST SAVINGS In regard to cost savings, smart reefers MAERSK AND TRAXENS eliminate the need for long, manual pre- The decision by Maersk to invest in trip inspections. Some shipping lines are Traxens, a smart container company, pushing the limits and avoiding pre-trips brings together the top three carriers all together. These short-term strategies (MSK, MSC, CMA CGM) as equal have only increased the risk of failures and shareholders in the Marseille-based cargo claims. Other lines are starting to use company. Hapag Lloyd will upgrade its AI and machine learning to predict when Peter Creeden, director, MPC International entire reefer fleet with Globe Tracker they can avoid pre-trip inspections. devices. Therefore, the shipping industry Using data analytics to suggest when The improvements in data quality alone has chosen a leader for their Internet of reefers should go through the pre-trip make the move to smart containers a good Things devices but how quickly will they inspections is a great way to truly start investment. Going beyond the gate (of an upgrade their container fleets? moving into the digitalisation of shipping. empty depot, intermodal terminal or ocean The application of AI and machine terminal) and tracking where the container MAJOR PLAYERS learning have their limitations now but, is actually packed or unpacked will provide There are three major players in the IoT over the next few years, will only improve. opportunities for shipping lines to use AI space that have made good inroads into the It is important to note that reefer and machine learning to improve their container shipping market; GlobeTracker, containers are like any physical machine, container fleet management and their Orbcomm, and Traxens. Of the three, proper maintenance is the only way understanding of the inland movements. only Traxens seems focused on getting to ensure proper performance. In a the shipping lines into the IoT world. This single export cycle, a typical container FINAL THOUGHTS focus has paid off with investments and is handled about 15-20 times until the Overall, shipping lines should rollout IoT purchases by the top lines. CMA CGM, cargo is unpacked at destination. Until the devices on their dry container fleets for the Hapag Lloyd, Maersk, and MSC have made predictive software can constantly plan the cost saving benefits and market penetration commitments to rollout 50-100,000 devices best maintenance routines, the cautious opportunities. Having Traxens is the corner- over the next year. It is unclear how many choice would be to ensure the boxes are stone of owning and controlling the data. containers are actually using IoT devices. pre-tripped for the customer’s benefit. Interestingly, having Tradelens is how Overall, these commitments are too the shipping lines will sell the data. I will small to make a significant change in how SMART DEVICES explore the Tradelens platform and its role in the shipping lines manage their container The real benefits will be when smart devices the strategy of shipping lines in the future. fleets in the next few years. Each of the top are rolled out on the dry container fleets. The establishment of a strong digital lines has fleets of more than 2m containers. When this happens, shipping lines will strategy by the shipping lines is a great Image supplied Reefers make up generally only 20% or 25% of the overall fleets. If 100% of the reefer fleets for the top three carriers were upgraded, then 1.2m be able to own and create their own data. This will eliminate the dependence on the terminals, depots or other suppliers in the supply chain. step forward for the industry. Hopefully, it will keep up with the quickening pace and pressures that are coming from outside the industry. thedcn.com.au October 2019 65
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