Forging Ahead - Singapore Shipping Association

➥ Hull War Risk Insurance Listed Areas
The Sub-Committee continued to monitor the
Lloyds’ Joint War Committee (JWC) Hull War,
Strikes, Terrorism and Related Perils Listed Areas.
Following the JWC’s revision of the list to include
waters beyond the eastern Somalia coast and
Gulf of Aden areas out to 600 nautical miles, the
Sub-Committee agreed that it would be necessary
for individual owners and operators to decide if it
might be more prudent for them to deviate their
ships from the Gulf of Aden and to sail round the
Cape of Good Hope.
The Sub-Committee further agreed that it would be
necessary for owners, operators, charterers and their
respective P & I Clubs to determine who should bear
the additional costs that might arise from such a
deviation or if a ship should be hijacked and held for
ransom.
IMO Committee
Chaired by Councillor Mr. Patrick Phoon, the IMO
Committee comprises the Chairman and members
drawn from all the four SSA Operational Committees.
To assist the IMO Committee in their work, MPA
has agreed to conduct briefi ngs for the Committee
both prior to and immediately after major meetings
of the various IMO Committees such as the Marine
Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and the
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC).
In addition to the ongoing work done on Material
Safety Data Sheets and contributions to the MSC
Correspondence Group on piracy, the Committee
has also worked closely with MPA to develop a
Singapore position on the ongoing discussions at
MEPC on addressing the emission of Greenhouse
Gases from ships.
SSA in the Local and International
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Relations with Local Organisations
The SSA continues to nurture its close working
relationships with various government agencies
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and statutory boards, including the MPA, ICA, the
Singapore Customs (SC), and other related institutions.
Dialogue and exchange sessions are organised
frequently to ensure a common understanding of the
needs and issues within the industry.
SSA is represented
on the board,
advisory
committees
and working
committees of
several government
statutory
departments.
Likewise, some of
these government
agencies are
also invited
to participate
in several SSA
Committees as
observers.
Strong ties are also maintained with other
organisations dealing with the maritime industry such
the SMA, SMF, ASMI, SCMA, the Singapore Maritime
Offi cers’ Union (SMOU), the Singapore Organisation
of Seamen (SOS) and the Singapore National Shippers’
Council (SNSC).
The SSA is a member of the Singapore Business
Federation (SBF) and the Singapore Chinese Chamber
of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI).
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SSA also plays an active role in
ppromoting
the maritime industry with
AASMI,
MPA and SMF through the
vvarious
MaritimeONE initiatives, such
aas
NetworkONE receptions involving
industry representatives and students
from the local institutes of higher
learning, creating a presence at career
fairs and Sea Asia Conference and
Exhibition 2009, Singapore Maritime
Week Regatta
2009 and ‘Making Waves’ publications.