Considerations from owners operating tankers in the Straits Tim Wilkins

1. Singapore Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and SingaporeEnhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection Considerations from owners operating tankers in the Straits Tim Wilkins Regional Manager Asia-Pacific

2. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment International Association of Independent Tanker Owners Locating in Asia: an essential part of INTERTANKO’s activity • Asian based members represent 60.4million dwt (INTERTANKO total 205million dwt) • 27% of membership in dwt • Singapore Regional Office: Singapore alone has 12 full members with 39 branch office members: Thome Ship Management Pte. Ltd. Odfjell Singapore Pte Ltd J.B. Ugland Shipping Singapore Pte Ltd IMC Pan Asia Alliance Pte Ltd. MOL (Singapore) Pte Ltd Hanseatic Shipping Co. (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. EMS Ship Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd Anglo-Eastern Ship Management (Singapore) Pte Songa Shipping Pte Ltd Teekay Shipping (Singapore) Pte Ltd World Tankers Management Pte Ltd Belchem Singapore Pte. Ltd. OSM Ship Management Pte Ltd Petroships Pte. Ltd. NAVIG8 ASIA Pte. Ltd Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Pte Ltd. B + H Equimar Singapore Pte Ltd Celeste Holding Pte Ltd Pacific Carriers Ltd. Transocean Shipmanagement Private Ltd. Sokana Chartering LLC Protrans Singapore Pte Ltd Ming Wah (Singapore) Shipping Pte Ltd Brostrøm Tankers Asia Pte Ltd. Odyssey Maritime Pte. Ltd. V.Ships (Asia) Maritime Services Pte Ltd Tsakos East (S) Pte. Ltd CERES Singapore Iver Ships Singapore Pte Ltd OSG ShipManagement Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Heidmar ( Far East ) Pte Ltd Norden Tankers & Bulkers Pte. Ltd. Prisco (Singapore) Pte Ltd Eurasia Marine Service Hanjin Shipping Singapore Office AMCL (Singapore) Private Limited Hoegh Lines Eastwind Shipmanagement Pte Ltd Elka Trading Asia Pte Ltd SK Shipping ( Singapore ) Pte Ltd APL Co. Pte Ltd Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd Unix Line Pte Ltd Western Shipping Pte Ltd AET Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. K Line Pte Ltd Mega Chemical Tankers Pte Ltd Tokyo Marine Asia Pte Ltd Torm Singapore Pte Ltd Orient South-East (Singapore) Pte Ltd Epic Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte Ltd

3. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO members represent a major proportion of Straits traffic 406 mill/ts oil 23,000 tankers/yr

4. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO Contributing to Safety, Security and Environmental Protection • INTERTANKO Regional Office - Proximity to the capitals; Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore • Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) Demonstration Project • Security Issues: ReCAPP and Information Sharing Centre (ISC) • Jakarta 2005, Kuala Lumpur 2006 and Singapore 2007 IMO/Littoral State Meetings

5. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO support for littoral States’ TTEG Projects Proven success with: • Strait Rep • VTIS Positive outlook for: • Removal of wrecks in the TSS • Co-operation and capacity building in relation to the OPRC HNS Protocol • Demonstration project of class B AIS transponder on small ships • Setting up tide, current and wind measurement systems • Replacement and maintenance of aids to navigation • Replacement of aids to navigation damaged in the 2004 tsunami

6. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO and the Co-operation Forum • looks forward to contributing to the work of the littoral states through the Co-operative Mechanism • will actively and positively participate in the Co-operation Forum • will provide a link between tanker operators and littoral states on future projects • looks forward to further discussion as to the type of contribution the industry may make

7. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO and the Co-operation Forum • will come forward with ideas, views and proposals to further enhance safety, security and environmental protection in the Straits by way of future project proposals, e.g.; • Further enhancing the Straits Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) • Consideration of establishing a Pilotage User Group (PUG) • Analysing and harmonising communications between small craft and deep sea vessels • Exploring the possibility of implementing a near-miss reporting scheme • Eliminating ship sourced pollution in the region: • Assessing amount and type of waste in regional seas • Assessing the regional availability of port waste reception facilities

8. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore Successful joint (industry/state) safety, navigation and environmental projects • Danish (Baltic Sea) Joint Pilotage User Group • Improving regional safety • Improving pilot/master and pilotage/owner exchange and communication • CHIRP (Confidential and Voluntary Incident Reporting) • Encouraging near-miss reporting • Industry Port Reception Facilities Forum • Eliminating ship sourced pollution • Industry and regional initiative to implement a global standard

9. IMO Singapore Meeting: Safety, Security and the Environment Straits of Malacca and Singapore INTERTANKO anticipates a positive and constructive future through the Co-operative Mechanism Achieved through: • the operational experience of tanker owners in the Straits, • INTERTANKO’s good cooperation already established with the littoral state representatives, • a willingness to be actively involved in future Co-operative Mechanism projects, and, • the participation of tanker owners already experienced in the successful implementation of joint industry / coastal state projects.

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