The Shipping Ministry has set up a committee under the National Shipping Board chairman Captain PVK Mohan to suggest measures to avert mishaps at sea. The panel has to submit its report in two months.
The panel will include the Visakhapatnam Port Trust chairman, Mr Ajeya Kallam chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust, Mr P Tamilvanan deputy chairman of Paradip Port, Mr Biplav Kumar, Mr Srinivasa Naik, Director, Port Operations, Ministry of Shipping and a senior official of MMD.
Earlier there were three accidents involving iron ore laden ships. The panel will study the overall trade practices of iron ore exports because the country is getting a bad name with several ships awaiting at ports and turnaround times increasing, etc.
The questions being asked by Shipping Ministry officials are
1. Why are these ships coming and hanging around here?
2. Is it because they are not getting cargo elsewhere or are they here in the hope that they will get cargo?
3. Are all the ships fixed?
4. Are their documents in place?
5. Or is the cargo ready?
Capt Mohan disclosed that he had sought details, including the age of vessels, involved in accidents since 2008.
A cargo ship, Black Rose, carrying around 25,000 tonnes of iron ore, capsized off the Orissa coast on September 9. The vessel was operating under the Mongolian flag.
(Sourced from http://www.steelguru.com/news/index/2009/09/30/MTEzOTUx/Captain_Mohan_to_lead_panel_for_ship_mishaps_at_the_sea.html)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Captain Mohan to lead panel for ship mishaps at the sea
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