Legal Problems Concerning ＂Other Maritime Liens＂

It is more likely accepted that maritime liea is an old and unique statutory right in different maritime legislation or laws in the world. In the past few decades, the intemational organizations have made good efforts in establishing three conventions for the unification of laws concerning maritime liens and mortgages, i.e. the Intenational Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Maritime Mortgages and Liens, 1926 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention 1926),     

Declarations from three government officials about Chinese maritime development

In 2007, 19% of global sea-borne staple goods were transported to China, 20% of containers came from China and 39% of newbuilding orders flew into China. China's global influence is getting increasingly bigger. Then how to develop Chinese shipping and shipbuilding industries? On November 27, Mr. Zhang Guobao, Vice Minister of National Development and Reform, Mr. Jin Zhuanglong, Vice Minister of COSTIND, and Mr. Xu Zuyuan, Vice Minister of Communications all gathered in Shanghai and spoke on the opening session of the high level maritime forum, declaring to international maritime the outlines of action as a large maritime country.     

Chinese shipbuilding industry at the turn of strategic transformation

At the end of August 2007, the national shipbuilding industry work meeting was held in Qingdao, Shandong province. The meeting is the first of its kind since the adoption of China's reform and open-door policy. Officials and experts from 17 ministries and bureaus including COSTIND, ministry of finance, commerce, agriculture and communications as well as banking industries and maritime universities took part in this pageant of shipbuilding industry.     

2005FIGURES OF WORLD SHIPPING （CHINA）SUMMIT年会人物：MITSUI 0.S.K. LINES,EXCELLENT AND RESILIENT COMPANY

Personal history I began my career with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines （MOL） upon graduation from Kyoto University in 1967. During my 38year career at the company, I have been involved in a broad range of maritime activities, and have witnessed dramatic changes in the industry as it has sought to meet the changing needs of societies and the globalization of economies. Key events in my career include a posting to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines＇ San Francisco Representative Office from 1975 to 1979;becoming a staff officer of the Planning Division in 1987, followed by a promotion to Deputy General Manager of the Division in 1988; appointment as General Manager of Europe and Oceania Division in 1993; being elected to a directorship in 1996; promotion to Managing Director in 1998, Senior Managing Director in 2000, Deputy President in 2003, and finally President in 2004. For me, the shipping industry is both a business and a passion. I am extremely excited about the changes and challenges that lie ahead for the industry as we begin the 21^st Century, and consider myself to be in a most enviable position leading Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a company at the vanguard of shipping developments, in these exhilarating times.     

MITSUI 0.S.K. LINES,EXCELLENT AND RESILIENT COMPANY

Personal history I began my career with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) upon graduation from Kyoto University in 1967. During my 38-year career at the company, I have been involved in a broadrange of maritime activities, and have witnessed dramaticchanges in the industry as it has sought to meet the changingneeds of societies and the globalization of economies. Keyevents in my career include a posting to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines'San Francisco Representative Office from 1975 to 1979;becoming a staff officer of the Planning Division in 1987,followed by a promotion to Deputy General Manager of theDivision in 1988; appointment as General Manager of Europeand Oceania Division in 1993; being elected to a directorshipin 1996; promotion to Managing Director in 1998, SeniorManaging Director in 2000, Deputy President in 2003, andfinally President in 2004. For me, the shipping industry isboth a business and a passion. I am extremely excited aboutthe changes and challenges that lie ahead for the industry aswe begin the 21st Century, and consider myself to be in amost enviable position leading Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, acompany at the vanguard of shipping developments, in theseexhilarating times.     

China's shiprecycling industry is ready for further development

Since this year, international concern about shiprecycling industry has been ascending. At the beginning of this year, the Convention on the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships of IMO after further negotiation and improvement has fixed the date for adoption. The green paper on better ship dismantling launched by EU also aroused wide concern from the industry. Almost at the same time, BIMCO held a special workshop on ship scrapping at its Asia forum in June. So there are all the indications that international community is quickly focusing on green ship-scrapping. This has brought a favorable opportunity of devel- opment to the Chinese shiprecycling industry which has long aimed at safety, environmentally-friendliness and occupational health.     

What will be the fuel for future shipping industry?

正The new green energy sources,such as solar energy,wind energy and biofuel,have been used as alternative energy sources for traditional fossil fuels in energy,electricity and automobiles.Driven by the increasingly stringent rules and regulations of international maritime environmental protection,the     

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES,EXCELLENT AND RESILIENT COMPANY

Personal history I began my career with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) upon graduation from Kyoto University in 1967. During my 38- year career at the company, I have been involved in a broad range of maritime activities, and have witnessed dramatic changes in…     

Road of Seeking Change on International Maritime Convention

The constant introduction,modification and revision of international maritime conventions and regulations have been exerting more and more important influence on the development of region,country,industry and enterprises in almost every sector of maritime activities. Looking at the current establishment and development of international maritime conventions,we can notice a relatively distinct development trend:firstly,a high-speed and dynamic development time will come for international maritime convention,with more and more new maritime conventions to be introduced and the speed and frequency of convention modification to be accelerated gradually.     

Maritime safety concept is subliming

Traditional maritime safety only in- volves ship, cargo and seafarer, and aims at maintaining the safety of ship and cargo and the life of seafarers. Seeing from the global maritime changes in the latest ten years, this traditional concept is undergoing f…     

Large marine crankshaft offers China a step forward to shipbuilding power

Shipbuilding industry is known as the top of all industries. The world No.1 shipbuilding country has been the long-cherished wish for China. With the continuous increase of economic and technical strengths, China's dream of becoming the world No.1 shipbuilding country seems to come close. However, crank-shaft as the heart of engine which is the heart of large-size ships often makes us in the state of embarrassment. Now, after some twists and turns, in terms of large marine crankshaft, China has broken through the technology barriers set by foreign crankshaft manufacturers and can make our own heart for large-size ships. Though domes-tically produced crankshafts can't meet our demands at the moment, it will give our people more imaginations be-cause Chinese shipbuilding industry has now had the strengths to gallop the world.     

Evolvement of Classification Society

As an independent industry, the emergence of the classification society was perhaps the demand of beneficial interests between shipowners, cargo owners and insurers at the earliest time. Today, as an indispensable link of the international maritime industry, class role has changed fundamentally. Start off from the demand of the insurersSeaborne trade, transport and insurance industries began to emerge successively in the 17th century. The massive risk and benefit brought by seaborne transport provided a difficult problem to insurers.     

CHINA AIMS AT WORLD'S NO 1 SHIPBUILDER

China is expected to become the world's largest shipbuilder by 2015 after launching shipyard projects in Shanghai and Guangzhou. China now is the world's third largest shipbuilding country, following South Korea and Japan. "The aim is to build 15 million deadweight tons (DWT) of ships at the two shipyards," said Li Zhushi, vice-president of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). Li told an international maritime forum     

SHIPPING IN CHINA

China invests more to improve emergent rescue capability at sea
Mr. Song Jiahui, director general of the Rescue and Salvage Bureau of MOT, said that, during the ＂11th Five-Year Plan＂ period, fixed asset investment for rescue and salvage as planned in China will amount to 5.5b Yuan RMB. By 2020, China＇s rescue and salvage system will basically become a modemized national maritime rescue and salvage force in China.     

Key technology of ship product data exchange based on STEP

In this paper, in order to implement the share and exchange of the ship product data, a new kind of global function model is established. By researching on the development and trend of the application of ship STEP （ standard for the exchange of product model data） standards, the AIM （application interpreted model） of AP216 is developed and improved as an example, aiming at the characteristics and practical engineering of ship industry in our country. The data exchange interfaces are formed based on STEP in the CAD/CAM for the ship by all function modules and shared databases under the global function model. The share and exchange of all information and data are solved in the design, manufacture and all life-cycle of ship products among different computer application systems. The research work makes foundation for the ship industry informatization.     

New-Level VR Marine Training System

Marine simulator is a valuable and effective medium for maritime education and training and is becoming widespread to foster the qualified and competent personnel for working in the maritime industry.However,many problems with most marine simulation systems today limit their pervasive use:the limited accessibility,immobility,the high expenditure,the long develop- meat cycle,and the difficult maintenance etc.A web-based maritime training environment is proposed in this paper as a new ma- rine training level,which fully combining web technology,VR,high fidelity simulation,and e-learning tools to create a more cost- effective and flexible training environment still with very realistic and high-interactive simulation characteristics,the system will provide a consistent and more flexible training medium for improving maritime education and training.     

AN ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL DEMAND FOR AND SUPPLY OF SEAFARERS(CONTINUED)

The changing nationality of seafarers The 2000 results confirm that the centre of gravity of the manpower industry has continued to move away from most of the traditional maritime countries in Eruope, Japan and North America towards countries in the Far East,the Indian sub-continent and Eastern Europe. Seafarers from OECD countries currently     

Shipping News

Yang Ming charters four vessels Yang Ming Line recently signed a 3—year long lease agreement to charter 4 vessels of 1100TEU which will be delivered in November from Great Union Shipping Corp. These four carriers all fly Singapore flag. By doing so, Yang Ming is preparing for direct connections between Taiwan and Mainland as well as navigtion between Taiwan and Hongkong after 1997.     

不可食用生物柴油在船用柴油发动机中作为一种环保和可持续的替代燃料在印度发展的潜力（英文）

This article explores the possibilities of inedible biodiesel as a viable and environmentally friendly substitute fuel for marine diesel engines in India. This article encompasses on various crucial elements, including engine compatibility, biodiesel blends, fuel quality, emissions reduction, regulatory compliance, cost analysis, environmental advantages, and research and development. Implementing biodiesel in maritime operations within India presents favourable opportunities for mitigating carb...     

Regulations for Inspection of Vessels Engaged in International Voyages Entering and/or Leaving the Ports of the People's Republic of China

Article 1 The present regulations are formulated for the purposes of strengthening the control over vessels engaged in international voyages entering and/or leaving the ports of the People's Republic of China, facilitating vessels entering and/or leaving the ports and of enhancing port efficiency.