海损事故频发令业界焦虑

据伦敦船体保险商估计,今年1～4月全损和部分损失金额已超过5亿美金。1月发生的MSC Napoli事故,保险赔偿金额也高达4500万美元。3月初,世界上最大的耙吸式挖泥船WD FAIRWAY号在天津海域与一艘9200TEU集装箱船MSC Joanna号发生碰撞,损失至少达2.05亿美元。4月初,豪华游轮Sea Diamond号在希腊桑托林岛(Santorini)附近沉没,船体及轮机损失价值约为5千万美金。仅隔两天时间,杂货船Harvest号与散货船“金海鲲”号相撞后沉没,20名船员下落不明。4月中旬,仅下水6个月的拖轮Bourbon Dolphin号在北海倾覆,造成船体及轮机损失价值达5千万美金。这些事故仅是其中的一部分,但由于伴随着严重的伤亡事故,足以表明今年海上安全面临的严峻形势。保险公司担忧,这可能预示着频繁发生严重船损事故的趋势将会重现。     

"三国提案"与中国海事跨世纪之变

“三国提案”始于1997年底与1998年初的岁末之交,它的横空出世在当时的中国海事界掀起了不小的波澜。一时间,“国轮国造、国货国运、国轮挂国旗”的呼声响遍中华大地。与此同时,众多海事学者就此展开了广泛的争论:“三国提案”究竟是高瞻远瞩还是一种爱国冲动?如今,将近10年过去了,在这跨世纪的10年发展历程中,中国海事业发生了天翻地覆的变化,在迈向海事强国的新起点上,我们不妨一起重新审视“三国提案”的价值,从“国轮国造、国货国运、国轮挂国旗”的视角,去体会中国海事世纪崛起的那份激情与感动。     

新加坡海运业的新发展

新加坡是世界海运中心之一和最繁忙的港口,近几年又得到进一步的发展.这与新加坡稳定的政局、重要的地理位置、完善的港口设施和高素质的人力资源、良好的体制等有着密切的关系.去年,新加坡港4个集装箱码头共处理货物1590万TEU,比1998年增长5.3%,仅次于处理量为1620万TEU 的香港.此外,该港还处理了1900万吨散货,比1998年上升4.6%.     

天津海事局:依托海事发展,服务区域经济

为支持区域经济发展，打造“责任型、服务型”海事部门，根据中央对天津滨海新区的功能定位，天津海事局确立了“依托海事发展，加快自身建设，立足天津，服务滨海新区，服务环渤海，服务三北”的服务区域经济发展思路，并于目前提出了支持区域经济发展的八项措施：     

A European perspective on bond finance for the maritime industry

The European Shipping Industry faces a huge capital requirement over the next decade as a result of increasing trade and ageing fleets. This growth in demand is juxtaposed with a contraction in the number of banks willing to support the industry and a general tightening of credit facilities. Consequently, companies have been forced to access the capital markets for equity and debt. The difficulties experienced particularly in the bond markets have lead to premature dismissal of this relatively new form of finance. This paper seeks to explore the suitability of bond finance and finds that it is largely dependent on the perception of the maritime industry by the investment community.     

A European perspective on bond finance for the maritime industry

The European Shipping Industry faces a huge capital requirement over the next decade as a result of increasing trade and ageing fleets. This growth in demand is juxtaposed with a contraction in the number of banks willing to support the industry and a general tightening of credit facilities. Consequently, companies have been forced to access the capital markets for equity and debt. The difficulties experienced particularly in the bond markets have lead to premature dismissal of this relatively new form of finance. This paper seeks to explore the suitability of bond finance and finds that it is largely dependent on the perception of the maritime industry by the investment community.     

Causes and effects of FDI by the Norwegian maritime industry

This paper analyses foreign direct investments (FDI) in Asia by the Norwegian maritime industry. It focuses on three topics: (1) Why do Norwegian maritime companies invest abroad? (2) What are the effects of maritime foreign direct investments on the Norwegian maritime milieu? (3) What are the effects of these investments on the host country? By analysing specific Norwegian maritime companies, it was found that the FDIs have partly been induced by the instability of the Norwegian policy towards this sector. Several firms also point at the importance of being closer to the Asian market as a significant reason for FDI, and the Norwegian ship equipment industry tends to 'follow' the shipping companies abroad. The domestic effects of FDI are uncertain, and are likely to depend on the motivation behind the investments. Finally, using Singapore as an example, it is argued that the host country effects of FDI tend to be positive.     

Causes and effects of FDI by the Norwegian maritime industry

A theory of replacement in the context of ocean going vessels is discussed. The approach is based upon costs rather than profits, and while there appear to be many difficulties in applying replacement theory to ships it is shown that there are some segments where the theory can still usefully be applied. The effect on replacement resulting from varying important cost parameters is shown and it is found that while fiscal measures have very little effect, capital cost and operating cost profiles have the most important influence. It is concluded that shipowners need to keep themselves fully informed of changes in cost and improvements in technology that may indicate replacement of a vessel somewhat sooner than normal replacement age.     

未来国际海事公约的发展趋势与影响

国际海事公约呈现出新的发展趋势,这些新的发展趋势必将对世界海事活动产生直接的影响。文中首先介绍了目前国际海事公约的发展情况,分析了未来国际海事公约的发展趋势及其对世界各国的影响,最后提出了我国应对未来国际海事公约的几点建议。     

伦敦国际航运中心和英国航运业的动态演变规律研究

以伦敦国际航运中心现状为出发点,从经济贸易、全球生产网络、集聚集群以及信息通讯技术等方面分析了英国航运业与伦敦国际航运中心的相互关系和经济贡献,进而提出了国际航运中心和国际航运服务中心各自的形成机制、演变规律以及发展方向.尤其指出,作为一个极具竞争力的全球性产业,若无强有力的国内航运业直接支持,不仅国际航运中心的地位将会转移消失,而且国际航运服务中心的主导地位也会受到威胁.     

乱花渐欲迷人眼——2006年全球海事回眸

365页日历，每当翻到最后一页时，心中总会怀着些许依恋，些许忐忑。回望2006，云谲波诡的海事界用激情、魅力、变革、忧患把这一年演绎得高潮迭起．淋漓尽致。身处其中的每一个人不但领略了如火如荼的壮观，也感悟了风云变幻的精彩。“雾里看花，水中望月，你能分辩这变幻莫测的世界；涛走云飞，花开花谢，你能把握这摇曳多姿的季节。”那英的歌声似乎留在了2006年的海事界。     

Analysis of Saudi Arabian maritime transportation industry

This paper analyses the past, present and future of the maritime transportation industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabian seaborne trade and the shipping capacity are analysed for the past 15 years. Relationships between the declining Saudi shipping capacity and other economic measures are identified. Analysis of the Saudi Arabian maritime transportation is performed with respect to the world carrier fleets and models are developed to determine the theoretical shipping capacity required for transportation of the national seaborne cargo. Forecasts of the future shipping capacity requirement for the Kingdom are also presented. This paper illustrates the general approach for analysing a country's maritime industry and thus could help other researchers in that respect.     

信息技术在海事行业的发展趋势

2009年5月10日-12日,第八届"计算机和信息技术在海事行业中的应用(COMPIT)"国际会议在匈牙利首都布达佩斯举行.自2000年举办首届会议以来,COMPIT已成为海事行业信息技术领域的重要会议,汇聚了众多软件开发商和用户.会议内容涵盖了船舶的生命周期,以及海上设施与设备,从设计到营运.     

金融危机对中国航运业及中国海事的影响之追踪

文中以广州南沙港区为例,通过大量的数据分析,讨论了金融危机对中国航运业所带来的冲击,以及对中国海事监管造成的影响。建议在当前形势下,中国航运业和中国海事都要紧紧抓住危机中蕴含的机遇,谋发展、求提升。     

The impacts of maritime piracy on global economic development: the case of Somalia

This paper investigates the impacts of maritime piracy on global economic development. Calibrated with data between 2003 and 2008, we model shipping demands and competition in the Far East-Europe container liner shipping service and investigate the economic welfare loss effects due to reduced volumes of trade and shipping, as well as efficiency loss due to geographical re-routing of shipping networks which would be otherwise uneconomical. The substantial economic loss simulated from our model indicates that, even from purely the perspective of economic interests, more efforts from the international community should be dedicated to tackle maritime piracy.     

腾飞在全球海事界--CCS向国际一流船级社奋进

2004年的全球海事界荡气回肠,航运、造船 全线飘红。作为我国船舶检验主力军的中 国船级社又是怎样呢?记者在参加了CCS2005 年工作会后,一个深刻的印象是,CCS 正在向国际一流船级社全力冲刺,伴随着中国的崛起,在全球海事界冉冉升腾。     

陆家嘴区域海事服务产业发展

为加快上海国际航运中心的建设步伐,以实际调查的数据资料为基础,深入分析陆家嘴区域海事服务产业的空间分布和产业构成,并运用SPSS统计软件对陆家嘴区域海事服务产业进行聚类分析,最后提出陆家嘴海事服务产业的发展建议：优先发展高知识含量、高附加值的海事服务业;继续加强对高级海事人才的教育和培训;优化区域软环境。     

现代卫星技术在航运业的应用

现代卫星技术已广泛应用在船舶卫星定位、海上遇险通信、船岸和船舶间通信、船舶监控和业务管理、船员休闲通信等方面,而且卫星技术发展对航海教育产生了较大的影响,如何适应卫星技术的发展是航运界应该研究的问题。