SHIPBUILDING IN CHINA

China initiated top-level research on ship standardization
The subject is led by the Chinese Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in collaboration with the Technical and Economic Research Center of CSSC and the Standardization Research Center of CSIC, China Classification Society （CCS） and COSCO R＆D Center. The subject will be completed by the end of this year.     

ABSTRACTS

Integration of shipbuilding industry to take place;Seeking for breakthroughs when tackling with changes;Treating the fact of “good macro situation and poor micro situation” of export trade market objectively;Chinese Soybean imports;Serving for shipowners and tackling with challenges together;     

港口收费主动“瘦身”为哪般

正港口降费又有大动作!9月26日,国务院总理李克强主持召开国务院常务会议。会议决定加快通关便利化进程,清理不合规收费,推动降低合规费用,10月底前由各地向社会公布当地口岸收费目录清单,清单之外不得收费;同时年内集装箱进出口环节合规成本比去年降低100美元以上,沿海大港则要有更大幅度降低。虽然,口岸收费不仅限于港口企业收取的费用。但实际上,自今年年初起,国内诸多港口就在明码标价、降费增效上迈出步     

“后危机时代”的韩中日竞争格局

2009年中国造船三大指标继续全面超越日本,其中新接订单量和手持订单量更是首次超过韩国,仅完工量指标低于韩国。从三大指标上看,竞争格局已由韩日中演变为韩中日。     

上海外高桥造船为比利时船东精心打造“北京宝藏”、“天津宝藏”好望角型散货船

波士玛航运公司定造的两艘绿色环保型17.5万吨好望角型散货船,8月18日在上海外高桥造船有限公司正式分别命名为“北京宝藏”号和“天津宝藏”号,这是迄今以来我国出口比利时船舶中价值最大的一笔买卖。近年来,我国造船业增长势头强劲。比利时船东——波士玛航运公司远道而来,先后于2002年和2003年与上海外高桥造船有限公司签订了建造4艘绿色环保型17.5万吨好望角型散货船的合同,成为上海外高桥造船的最大客户之一。此次命名的“北京宝藏”号和“天津宝藏”号轮是上海外高桥造船有限公司为比利时波士玛航运公司建造的4艘同类型船舶中的第二、…     

英国航运公会裁员为哪般

英国航运公会日前公布了一份数目庞大的削减人员和经费的报告,该具体数值并未公布。这是新总裁Angus Frew上任后重组计划的一部分。但是航运公会日前强调,该项举措并非源于2009年运营过程中造成100多万英镑财政赤字。     

集装箱船市场剧烈波动为哪般

迈入2021年,集装箱船延续去年第四季度火热行情,成为新造船市场的绝对主角.一季度,以DWT计,集装箱船以1455万DWT的成交量成为交易最活跃船型,占据全球新船成交量的"半壁江山"(51％),同比激增849％.值得注意的是,一季度集装箱船共计成交138艘,其中,万箱以上船型成交81艘,支线型箱船成交37艘,局部的热点...     

中国船舶工业现状与前景

中国船舶工业从70年代开始进入国际市场.年造船产量逐年增加,1999年已达到600万吨.出口产品从船舶发展到海洋工程、大型成套设备、大型钢结构、各种机电设备等数百个品种,出口国家和地区从香港拓展到欧美发达国家在内的50多个国家和地区.     

要成为优良的军品供应商

船舶军工是国家战略性产业的重要组成部分,是我国海军的主要装备部门,承担了绝大部分的海军装备科研生产任务。而同时对于整个船舶工业而言,军品生产已经成为船舶工业的主要产业之一。由于长期以来计划经济体制的影响,船舶界人士普遍认为军品市场无需开拓,一直都存在唯我一家的思想。然而,种种迹象表明,特别是江泽民关于国防科技工业和武器装备发展中建立和完善“四个机制”     

ISPS成本引发船东忧虑

在陆上反恐形势依然不容 乐观的今天,通常被认为最易受到恐怖袭击的海事界却风平浪静。无疑,ISPS规则的实施为海上安全筑起了一道防火墙。然而,在这平静的背后,成本隐忧开始显现。最近,澳大利亚的一份调查报告显示,为了满足ISPS规则要求,2004 年7 月1日前,全球船东及港口经营者一次性增加支出约26 亿美元,同时,为了执行ISPS规则,船东每年还要额外支付7.3亿美元,港口经营者支出7.7亿美元。这已经是一笔不小的开支但毕竟是公开的、透明的、有限的,更令船东们头痛的是那些说不清、道不明的隐性成本。     

转租下船东面临的困境

航运实务中,船东以各种租船方式租给承租人是常有的事,而承租人不按时支付租金或有欺诈行为也时有发生,因而船东要善于保护自己.     

新兴船东，搅动一池春水

从市场情况来看,新兴船东成为2010年船市复苏的一支重要力量。大货主、大贸易商纷纷订造船舶,发展自有船队,我们注意到,在散货运输市场上,世界第一大铁矿石生产和出口商淡水河谷．已经公布了其建造庞大船队的蓝图：另一家矿业巨头力拓也重启了自有船队组建计划。在国内,宝钢集团在加速自有船队建设。根据上海宝钢航运公司与某船企签订的委托建造项目合同,     

MLC 2006公约生效:船东如何履约

2013年8月20日,一个值得航海界纪念的日子,《2006年海事劳工公约》(MLC2006)即将开始生效。公约的实施,彰显了国际社会保障海员体面就业、促进航运业公平竞争的决心和信心。船东,作为执行公约的主体之一,应抓住履行公约重点,以积极的心态去履行船东的责任,更好地适应国际航运界发展变化。影响:机遇与挑战并存《2006年海事劳工公约》是海员、船东和政府取得     

Who's using Biffex? Results from a survey of shipowners

The continued survival of the Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange (Biffex) would certainly have come as a surprise to many critics that were present at its inauguration. In an effort to explain, at least partially, the reasons for its continued existence, this paper presents the results from a behavioural and attitudinal survey of shipowners. Through the analysis of the responses received, the paper attempts to evaluate the degree of success achieved by Biffex in providing shipowners with a powerful, flexible and viable mechanism for hedging their market risk. The results imply that there is great scope for improving the acceptability of the market amongst shipowners, particularly as a hedging tool. In the light of these results, the paper comments on potential future innovations within Biffex and suggests changes in marketing policy that might lead to an increased level of acceptance amongst shipowners. In conclusion, recommendations are made with respect to aspects of Biffex that are worthy of further investigation and analysis.     

船东履行《2006海事劳工公约》要点探讨

旨在提供海员体面工作条件的《2006海事劳工公约》已于2006年2月23日被国际劳工组织通过,该公约有可能在2011年底之前生效。作为该公约涉及的对象之一,船东公司需提前准备做好各项履约工作。综合考虑公约的内容和特点,结合大部分船东公司的管理实际,总结与履约相关的部分工作要点,可为船东的顺利履约提供参考。     

The choices of employing seafarers for the national shipowners in Taiwan: an empirical study

This paper focuses on the binary choice behavior of employing seafarers for the Taiwanese' national shipowners and embraces the empirical investigation based on the Binary Logit Model. First, three groups of important factors have been identified having a bearing on the national shipowners' hiring preferences: crew cost, competence and efficiency (including knowledge, skills, communication, physical and psychological attitude and conditions), as well as quality standard system complying with STCW95. Then, an empirical analysis, based on a Binary Logit Model about the national shipowners' choosing seafarers, is conducted to demonstrate the conceptual framework developed in this paper. The results show that the hiring decision is significantly affected by the crew cost. The national shipowners also consider several other factors when hiring officers and ratings. In addition, there are significant differences in hiring preference between the sailing international services and operating the liner ships. In the future, when the Measure shall be amended, the national shipowners will change their behavior to re-choose the foreign seafarers.     

在高危水域航行的船舶使用合同制私人武装保安人员的船东、船舶经营人和船长指南

一、简介索马里海盗对航运持续的威胁导致越来越多的船公司雇佣武装保安人员,也涌现出大量的提供海上保安服务的公司。国际海事组织(IMO)并不赞同使用合同制私人武装保安人员(PCASP),但明白航运公司在确定一个可靠且专业的私人武装保安提供者上存在一定困难。     

Using system dynamics in maritime economics: an endogenous decision model for shipowners in the dry bulk sector

In this paper, we consider the benefits of applying system dynamics in maritime economics. We build an endogenous shipowners' model for the dry bulk sector, incorporating both the decision process of individual shipowners and traditional shipping market conditions. The aim is to arrive at a simulation tool that can be used for a variety of applications, both for teaching/learning and for research purposes. Within the endogenous shipping model, we can distinguish between the strategic and the tactical choices shipowners face. As an application, we focus explicitly on a strategic decision-making process that is relevant to any shipowner, i.e. the sale of a vessel. System dynamics seems to be a tool well-suited for the detailed modelling of strategic and operational behaviour in the maritime business.