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Publications
Number 62
Australian Centre for Maritime Studies, September 1998
The Australian Maritime Digest is published monthly by the Australian Centre for Maritime Studies on behalf of the Kindred Maritime Organisations for the benefit of the Australian maritime community.
Preferred bidders have been selected to negotiate the purchase of ANL's Shipping businesses. The preferred bidder for ANL's international Liner Shipping business is CGM, a major French-based international shipping company. The preferred bidder for ANL's domestic Bulk Trades business is AUSCAN Self Unloaders Pty Ltd.
Bids for the ANL businesses, received on 10 July, have been subject to a comprehensive evaluation process. Negotiations will continue with the preferred purchasers to settle contractual arrangements as soon as possible.
The preferred bids come nearly a decade after the Commonwealth began moves to sell the ANL businesses. During the last few years there has been extensive restructuring of ANL to improve the value of the operating divisions. However on-going concentration of shipping businesses had made it impossible for a small operator like ANL to compete effectively.
Future arrangements for the sale of ANL's land-based businesses will be determined once the sale of the major shipping businesses are finalised.
CGM, Compagnie Generale Maritime SA, is part of the French-based shipping conglomerate CMA-CGM. CGM has operated in Australia since 1982. It is the 13th largest shipping company in the world with a fleet of 69 vessels. This compares with ANL's nine vessels. The sale to CGM provides the opportunity for ANL's customers to access the benefits available within a major international network.
AUSCAN Self-Unloaders Pty Ltd is a joint venture between Australian owned Intercontinental Ship Management (ISM) and Canada's CSL Asia Investments Limited (CSL). ISM already owns and manages a number of Australian bulk vessels. CSL Asia is part of The CSL Group Inc, one of Canada's largest shipping companies and operator of the largest fleet of self-unloading bulk vessels in the world.
AUSCAN'S experience and operations are well matched with ANL's domestic bulk operations.
For further information contact David McLachlan (John Fahey's office) phone 0419 698872, email david.mclachlan@dofa.gov.au, or Ian Hanke (Peter Reith's office) phone 0419 419484
The Department of Defence has released a Request for Proposals to upgrade the Royal Australian Navy's ANZAC class frigates under Project SEA 1443 ANZAC Warfighting Improvement Program.
The request was issued to four companies: ADI Limited, the Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd, British Aerospace Australia Limited, and Tenix Defence Systems.
The project contrasts with the approach of the previous Government which launched the ANZAC Ship Project with the vessels fitted 'for but not with' essential sensors and weapons systems.
The four companies have been asked to submit their proposals by 22 December to upgrade the anti-ship missile defence and air warfare capability of the ANZAC class ships to better allow them to contribute to Australia's defence in the 21st Century.
The upgrade will involve significant and complex change to their radar, weapons control, and command and control systems.
After studying the proposals from industry, Defence will make recommendations to the Government on upgrade options that are suitable for implementation.
For further information contact Liz Bennett, phone (02) 6277 7800 or 0419 438490.
The Federal Government has announced that five consortia have been short-listed from a strong field of candidates to proceed to the next stage of the bidding process for the sale of Australian Defence Industries (ADI) Limited.
In the next stage of the sale process short-listed parties will be invited to undertake due diligence and prepare bids for assessment against the full range of the Government's sale objectives.
The Government's decision on Defence's billion dollar Guided Missile Frigate (FFG) Upgrade Project is expected later this year. As an ADI tender is one of two being considered for this project, arrangements and timing for completing the ADI sale will be determined in the light of that decision. Should ADI be selected as the preferred tenderer for the FFG Upgrade Project, the value placed by bidders on the company could be expected to be significantly enhanced.
The Government has decided not to include ADI's properties at St Marys, Footscray and Maribyrnong in the sale and these will be dealt with separately. Apart from excluding these properties the Government has a strong preference to sell ADI as a whole.
ADI Limited is a wholly Commonwealth owned defence contractor offering high quality capabilities in project management, systems and communications engineering, precision and heavy engineering, shipbuilding and maintenance, ordnance and the provision of environmental and logistic support services.
The sale of ADI Limited has attracted significant interest from local and international investors and the Government anticipates keen competition in the next stage of the sale process. The sale of ADI Limited is expected to facilitate the growth of a sustainable, competitive and efficient Australian defence industry through private capital investment and technology transfer.
The sale is to be managed by the Office of Asset Sales & IT Outsourcing (OASITO), in consultation with the Department of Defence. Baring Brothers Burrows & Co. Limited together with Blake Dawson Waldron and Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance is handling the sale process on behalf of OASITO.
For further information contact David McLachlan (John Fahey's office), phone 0419 698872, or Liz Bennett (Ian McLachlan's office), phone 0419 438490.
Greater efficiency and reduced cost are expected to flow from a five-year contract the Defence Department signed with Sverdrup Technology Australia (SvTA) in Canberra recently.
The project systems engineering and technical assistance (PSETA) firm will provide standing offer assistance to projects involving F111, P3 Orion Maritime Patrol aircraft and F/A-18 Hornet fighters and various weapons systems in the Air Force inventory such as Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles.
The contract draws together several activities under the one umbrella to increase efficiency in the use of contractor-provided services within the Defence Acquisition Organisation.
The contract signing represents the beginning of an alliance for the common benefit and advancement of Australian industry, the Australian Defence Force and ultimately the Australian people.
'The Defence Reform Program and the associated Industry Policy recently announced by the Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel, Mrs Bishop, demands that all elements of Defence get smarter in how we do business and maximise the involvement of industry and its world class practices,' an RAAF spokesman said.
'This contract is endorsed by the Defence Acquisition Program Executive as a trial of greater Defence industry involvement in its acquisition processes.'
Sverdrup Technology has had similar contracts with the US Air Force and NASA.
The contract guarantees 70 per cent local content and emphasises timely transfer of professional skills and knowledge to the Australian personnel within Sverdrup, its team mates and the Defence Acquisition Organisation.
SvTA have set up a headquarters in Canberra and that work will actually begin on 24 August.
For further information contact Group Captain Gary Thies, phone (02) 6266 1933.
The Minister for Defence, Mr Ian McLachlan, recently announced the preferred tenderer for the provision of Relocatable Multi-Influence Measurement Ranges and Mobile Port Sensors to the Royal Australian Navy.
Deployed on the seabed for the measurement and collection of magnetic, acoustic, pressure and electric fields, the equipment measures the ship's signature as it passes overhead.
Nautronix, of Fremantle, WA, is the preferred tenderer for the contract, which is expected to be worth at least $10 million. The technology is based on existing ranges systems which utilise commercial off-the-shelf equipment in the sensor, telemetry and data processing areas.
Australian industry will be responsible for about 65 per cent of the work.
Delivery and acceptance of the underwater ranges is expected in early 2000.
For further information contact Liz Bennett (Ministerial), phone (02) 6277 7800 or 0419 438490, or Wayne Bennett (Department), phone (02) 6266 2140.
The Department of Defence recently announced its intentions to investigate options for the site of its proposed armament facilities on Australia's east coast, in line with a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works report tabled in Federal Parliament on 30 June.
Defence will examine an option that provides for separate locations for the explosive ordnance import and the Navy ammunitioning functions.
Defence has begun feasibility, cost and environmental assessment studies of a site at Twofold Bay, on the NSW south east coast, as a possible site for the Navy ammunitioning facility. The report is to be completed within three months.
The RAN's Sydney ammunitioning operation will close by the end of 1999. It is intended that the current unsatisfactory Port Wilson facility be used as an interim arrangement until alternate facilities can be identified.
For further information contact Dean Ferraris, phone ( 02) 6266 4365 or 0416 266469.
The Federal Government has allocated $3 million from the Natural Heritage Trust to reduce pollution from boats at Australia's ports, marinas and harbours and to increase our capacity to stop the damaging effects of oil spills.
Federal Environment Minister, Senator Robert Hill, said that garbage, sewage and oil spills from recreational and commercial ships were a significant source of marine pollution. In many ports and marinas inadequate facilities can mean that responsible boat owners simply aren't able to dispose of their waste properly.
The funding will assist port, harbour and marina owners and managers improve waste reception facilities.
The Government has allocated $2 million from the Coasts and Clean Seas component of the National Heritage Trust towards:
Funding will be on a matching basis with the aim of generating a total commitment of $4 million towards these projects.
The Government has also provided a significant boost to Australia's capacity to deal with oil spills through the allocation of an additional $1 million to fast track the production of a national Oil Spill Response Atlas.
The Atlas, which is being developed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, will be an invaluable aid to response teams by setting out which species and ecosystems should be protected first in particular areas, the location of jetties and boat ramps and what equipment is available where.
As an island nation, Australia relies heavily on international and coastal shipping, resulting in an ever present-threat of accidental damage to the marine and coastal environment by oil or chemical spills which can have widespread impact on wildlife, fisheries, coastal and marine habitats and human health as well as important recreational resources.
The atlas will be a means for authorities to decide which response options should be used, such as boom deployment, the use of dispersants, foreshore clean-up techniques and disposal sites for wastes.
For further information contact Matt Brown (Senator Hill's office), phone (02) 6277 7640, Jim Cannon (Environment Australia - port facilities), phone (02) 6274 1076, or Mark Flanigan (Environment Australia - Oil Spill Atlas), phone (02) 6274 2208.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) says that thousands of anchors being dropped from vessels each day on and near coral reefs result in widespread destruction of the corals.
Craig Sambell of the Marine Park Authority says that there are hundreds of anchoring areas along the Reef and many are located on or very close to coral reef areas. 'Anchorages are the aquatic equivalent to car parks showing problems associated with the concentration of boating activities'.
Each time an anchor is thrown out there is a good chance that it will land on coral and damage it. The bigger the anchor and chain, the more damage that is likely to occur.
GBRMPA is now investigating methods to solve the problem including the installation of moorings at heavily used anchoring areas. In the meantime, GBRMPA appeals to all boat skippers to try to avoid further coral destruction by anchoring carefully clear from coral areas.
For further information contact Craig Sambell (GBRMPA), phone 018 180760.
The Australian Government has released a strategic plan to dramatically reduce the slaughter of endangered and vulnerable albatrosses.
The threat abatement plan follows successful moves to have 14 species of albatross listed under the Bonn Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species. The plan was developed over a year in consultation with the fishing industry and conservation groups and finalised after a three month public consultation period.
Federal Environment Minister, Senator Robert Hill, says the new requirements to set fishing lines at night and to use weights will reduce the mortality of seabirds from longline fishing.
It is estimated that more than 40,000 albatrosses drown each year in the southern hemisphere because of longline fishing. The incidental catch (or by-catch) of seabirds during longline fishing is listed as a key threatening process under the Endangered Species Protection Act.
Some longlines are 150 km long and carry up to 3000 baited hooks. Seabirds are attracted to fishing vessels by discards and baits and swallow baited hooks during the setting or hauling of the longline. The hooked birds are subsequently pulled under the water by the weight of the line and drown.
The threat abatement plan will show fishers how to protect seabirds from longline fishing. It is expected that the incidence of seabird by-catch will reduce by 90 per cent within five years.
The plan gives Australia a platform to promote the conservation of albatrosses and other seabirds to other nations.
Copies of the Threat Abatement Plan for the incidental catch (or by-catch) of seabirds during longline fishing operations are available from Environment Australia, phone (02) 6250 0713.
For further information contact Matt Brown (Senator Hill's office), phone (02) 6277 7640 or 0419 693515, or Andrew McNee (Environment Australia), phone (02) 6250 0317 or 0412 136229.
Australia is taking a leading role in ensuring that hazardous and radioactive waste handling in the Pacific region is safe and environmentally sound.
The Federal Government recently ratified the Convention to Ban the Importation into Forum Island Countries of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and to Control the Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within the South Pacific Region, known as the Waigani Convention.
The Waigani Convention bans the export of hazardous or radioactive waste to Pacific Island countries. Movement of waste between Australia and Pacific Island countries is rare. However, the Convention does allow Australia to import waste from the Pacific Island countries for treatment, once legislative requirements are met.
By imposing restrictions, Australia and Pacific Island countries are ensuring that the region does not become a dumping ground for unscrupulous waste handlers.
Australia aims to use its expertise to help Pacific Island countries develop their own waste treatment and disposal facilities.
Australian industry and non-government environment groups were consulted on the treaty and have supported its ratification.
The Waigani Convention was signed by Australia on 16 September 1995 following approval by heads of government at the 1995 South Pacific Forum meeting held in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Australia is the fourth country to ratify the Convention, which will come into force after ten countries have done so.
Before ratification the Convention was subject to the Government's treaty-making procedures, including the preparation and tabling of a National Interest Analysis.
For further information contact Innes Willox (Mr Downer's office), phone (02) 6277 7500. or Matt Brown (Senator Hill's office), phone (02) 6277 7640 or 0419 693515. Internet www.dfat.gov.au.
The Federal Government has announced its intention to give greater protection to the Great Barrier Reef.
New regulations are to be introduced to extend the prohibition of mining on the Great Barrier Reef.
Under the changes, mining will be banned in the Great Barrier Reef Region, an area which covers the Marine Park and all areas which potentially could be added to the Park.
For further information contact Matt Brown, phone (02) 6277 7640 or 0419 693515.
Australia has lodged an appeal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Appellate Body in Geneva on the panel findings in the WTO salmon dispute between Australia and Canada.
Australia had a number of concerns with the panel report which the Government was determined to pursue through the appeal process. To leave the report unchallenged would be saying that we agreed with its legal interpretation and its application of some of the important rules of the WTO SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) Agreement. This was not the case.
WTO rules expressly recognised national sovereignty in quarantine and human health.
The Australian Government was determined to defend its sovereign right to have quarantine procedures in place which reflected not only our international trade obligations, but also our unique domestic circumstance and relative freedom from pests and diseases. It was important to recognise that the WTO report did not dispute our rights in this regard.
It was also important to recognise that the WTO panel report did not recommend the removal of our animal health quarantine measures applying to fresh chilled and frozen salmon.
Australia is free of most of the salmon diseases which are endemic in the northern hemisphere and it is important we have appropriate scientifically based quarantine measures and procedures in place to ensure the viability our $80 million salmon industry.
The decision to appeal followed detailed examination of the report and close consultation with interested State Governments and stakeholders in the fishing industry.
The appeal will be heard by three members of the standing WTO Appellate Body which is expected to report its findings some time in the last quarter of this year.
For further information phone: (02) 6277 7420, fax (02) 6273 4128, or email deputy.prime.minister@dfat.gov.au
The Federal Government has launched a new series of information kits to help the seafood industry improve the quality and safety of its products.
The SeaQual Quality Chooser and its supporting information kits are a joint initiative by the Australian Seafood Industry Council and the Federal Government.
The SeaQual Quality Chooser provides firms with step by step guidance for determining the quality management system most appropriate to their needs.
The Chooser is supported by four information kits that provide detailed information to help firms work through issues such as:
For copies of the SeaQual Quality Chooser, phone SeaQual on (02) 6232 4767. Media inquiries Bill McKinley (Senator Parer's office), phone (02) 62777440.
Australia's fisheries Ministers recently took a major step towards developing national arrangements for managing recreational and charter fishing. They endorsed the management of the commercial and foreign sectors for tuna and billfish by the Commonwealth and the development of arrangements with the States and Northern Territory to manage the recreational and charter sectors under their legislation.
The decision is aimed at ensuring effective and sustainable management of these resources for both recreational and commercial fishers.
Ministers also agreed to proceed with the development phase of a national recreational fishing survey. Recreational fishing was a key issue across all jurisdictions but had no nationally consistent information on participation rates, catches and the value of the activity to the Australian economy.
For the first time data will be collected on a total fishery basis at the national level. This will allow valid comparisons with the information collected from the commercial sector to ensure Australian fisheries continue to be managed effectively.
Ministers also stressed the importance of effective and urgent action in addressing the spread of marine pests within Australia.
The issue of introduced marine pests into Australian waters was a major threat to our aquatic ecosystems and the industries that depended on the health of those ecosystems. The government was committed to limiting the entry of such pests and managing the impacts of any introductions, particularly by limiting their spread within Australia.
Southern Bluefin Tuna
The Ministers also endorsed Australia's strong stance against Japan's experimental fishing program for Southern Bluefin Tuna.
For further information contact James Groves (Senator Parer's office), phone 0418n 684058, or John Hartwell (DPIE), phone (02) 6272 4480. Internet: www.dpie.gov.au/dpie/pr/media_releases/parer/index.html.
The Federal Government will invest over $200,000 in a new research project to develop feeds for salmon aquaculture in Tasmania.
Tasmania has a world class salmon aquaculture industry, which is valued at more than $60 million a year. In its Directions Strategy, the Rundle Government has identified it as one of the key industries for Tasmania's future.
The industry currently uses feeds based on imported fishmeal, such as Peruvian anchovies. Imported meal is very expensive, and the industry is having difficulties obtaining adequate supplies. The new project will build on earlier research to test a range of feeds based on local ingredients. It will reduce the industry's reliance on imports, and ultimately help the industry create more jobs and exports.
The project will be part funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), and carried out by the University of Tasmania and Gibsons Ltd. The project will become part of FRDC's national subprogram on aquaculture diet development.
FRDC will fund $3.7 million in fisheries research in Tasmania during 1998-99. It is starting 14 new projects, with a total value of $1.9 million ($1.0 million in 1998- 99).
The projects cover a wide range of research topics, including harvest strategies in the south east fishery (SEF) and the evaluation of underwater longline setting devices to reduce seabird bycatch.
For further information contact David Whitrow (Senator Parer's office), phone (02) 6277 7440 or (0419) 491583.
Commonwealth Ombudsman Ron McLeod has recommended sweeping changes to the treatment of Indonesians caught fishing illegally in Australian waters. The recommendations include a new emphasis on deterrence, legislative changes, faster repatriation to their home villages and improved conditions for fishermen in detention in Australia.
The Ombudsman made the recommendations in a report examining the administrative arrangements for detaining illegal fishermen.
Mr McLeod said the focus in managing illegal Indonesian fishermen should be to reduce the long periods currently spent in detention while awaiting court hearings and to introduce strategies aimed at deterring illegal fishing, such as seizure of equipment and catches, and court imposed fines.
The Federal Government has welcomed the report and announced that the Government is developing amendments to the fisheries and migration laws to address the Ombudsman's recommendations. The changes will include a power to detain illegal fishers under the fisheries laws, and will provide for the administrative forfeiture of vessels, catch and equipment.
Also, the Government would harmonise the standards of care for detained Indonesian fishers with the standards for immigration detainees.
The responsibility for Indonesian fishers in caretaker facilities will remain with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, while the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs will retain responsibility for the repatriation of Indonesian fishers not charged with fisheries offences, or subsequent to legal proceedings.
Government Ministers reasserted the Federal Government's commitment not to tolerate illegal foreign fishing in Australian waters.
For further information contact Ron McLeod (Commonwealth Ombudsman), phone (02) 6276 0149, Steve Fynmore (Director Public Affairs), phone (02) 6276 0123, Bill McKinley (Senator Parer's office), phone (02) 6277 7440, or Brad Robinson (Mr Ruddock's office), phone (02) 6277 7860 or 0419 278715.
The Federal Minister for Resources, Senator Warwick Parer, recently announced the successful bidders for 13 new petroleum exploration permits in offshore areas adjacent to Western Australia.
During the next six years, an estimated $480 million will be spent on exploration in these areas including the drilling of at least 30 exploration wells.
Background notes on the successful applicants and their proposed work programs, as well as a location map, are available from Senator Parer's office.
For further information contact James Groves (Senator Parer's office), phone (02) 6277 7440, Geoff Fumell (DPIE), phone (02) 6272 4695, or James Bowie (WA Department of Minerals and Energy), phone (08) 9222 3527.
The risk of oil spill from shuttle tankers can be more than halved if they have double hulls, claims a new study by Lloyd's Register and Amerada Hess.
The study, Risk Analysis for Shuttle tankers and Mitigating Measures, was presented at the 17th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, in Lisbon in July.
It arose because the increased use of shuttle tankers in the North Sea led Amerada Hess to want to understand more about the risks associated with this kind of operation. The findings have since been incorporated into Amerada Hess' operating policy for shuttle tankers.
LR and Amerada Hess used existing tanker fleet statistics to evaluate key risks, identify possible mitigating measures and assess the likely impact of these measures. The emphasis was on preventing environmental pollution, but loss of life and of ships was also taken into consideration.
The paper highlighted the relative effectiveness of double side, double bottom and double hull tankers, as well as estimated casualty frequencies of shuttle tankers using existing data on trading tankers. To put matters into perspective, the study also included a forecast of the world tanker fleet profile by hull type.
The study concluded that shuttle tankers were more likely to have accidents than trading tankers because of the more frequent visits to port areas and passage through restricted waters. Collision, contact (with objects other than ships) and grounding incidents were cited as the main risks, responsible for 70 per cent of all polluting events.
The use of double hull tankers would reduce the probability of spillage resulting from these three types of accidents by 75 per cent, with the overall effect of reducing oil spills by 51 per cent. As a consequence, Amerada Hess has now stipulated use of a double hull configuration for all its UK shuttle tanker operations.
Significantly, the study also highlighted the fact that virtually all incidents were, in some way, attributable to human error, concluding that operator awareness, skill and experience are fundamental in ensuring safe and environmentally friendly shuttle tanker operations.
Amerada Hess intends to build on the findings of this study and has just signed a further contract with LR regarding risk analysis for shuttle tankers.
Further information on the shuttle tanker risk analysis study, including a copy of the conference paper, can be obtained from Dr Chunsheng Hu, Lloyd's Register, System Integrity and Risk Management, 29 Wellesley Road, Croydon CRO 2AJ, UK, phone +44 181 681 4886. fax +44 181 681 4754, email, chunsheng.hu@lr.org.
A total of 26 ships were detained at ports around Australia during July after safety inspections identified deficiencies, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
Inspections were carried out on 13 Australian ships and 281 foreign registered ships.
Detention action is taken irrespective of whether the deficiency is rectified or could be rectified before the vessel's scheduled sailing time. In addition to the immediate risks posed by these vessels, they have already presented an unacceptable safety and environmental risk to the coast and the marine environment during their passage to Australia.
The total number of ships detained during the period 1 January to 31 July 1998 was 114 foreign ships and 2 Australian ships.
For further information contact P. Quirk (Acting Chief Executive, AMSA). PO Box 1108, Belconnen ACT 2616. Web site: www.amsa.gov.au.
The Australian International Marine Export Group Ltd (AIMEX) has been established to help Australia increase exports of boats and related products and is now actively achieving industry members. AIMEX is a non-profit, private sector organisation made up of boat manufacturers and providers of marine goods and services to Australia's recreational and light commercial boating industry.
The mission and purpose of AIMEX is to develop and promote Australia's international competitiveness in boating and related marine products to boost members export earnings.
A primary focus is to develop an internationally recognised brand image for Australian boating and related products. All exporters, or intending exporters, of Australian boats and related products should give serious consideration to joining AIMEX as a vehicle to achieve increased exports in a more efficient and cost saving manner.
Benefits to members include reductions in international exhibitions, promotional and marketing costs; networking and learning from other experienced member exporters; improved marketing through national branding and more. The initiative was inspired in part by the successes of New Zealand's boating export group, MAREX. (MAREX had a stand at the recent Sydney Boat Show, 23-28 July).
AIMEX has an established Board of Directors including CEOs and Directors of leading boat exporters. The AIMEX initiative is supported by Austrade, the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Tourism and the Boating Industry Association of Australia. Companies exporting or contemplating exporting should contact either Mr Bob Germaine, Executive Director AIMEX, phone/fax (02) 9487 2466, or Mr Kevin Copley, Executive Director BIAA, phone/fax (08) 8276 8400.
Article reproduced courtesy of the Australian Marine Industries Quarterly Newsletter, Marinet News.
The Federal Minister for the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, has announced the reappointment of Miss Kay Cottee AO as Chairman of the Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum for a period of two years.
Miss Cottee has been associated with the Museum since her appointment to the Council of the ANMM in December 1990. She was appointed first Chairman in June 1995. This reappointment will provide continuity during the building of additional facilities for the Museum on the adjacent site at Wharf 7 and in the busy lead-up period to the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000.
This year is also the tenth anniversary of Miss Cottee's return to Australia after her history-making solo, non-stop and unassisted sail around the world.
For further information contact Terry O'Connor (Senator Alston's office), phone (02) 6277 7480.
Lloyd's Register (LR) has announced the following appointments: Thomas Daniels becomes Group corporate secretary and Group director of administration; and Jim Harrison becomes Group legal director. Both appointments follow the retirement of John Hickman, who held the posts jointly, and took effect on 1 July. Mr Daniels and Mr Harrison also become members of LR's Management Committee, the body responsible for the day-to-day operation of LR's business.
For further information contact Barry Lester (Press and PR), phone +44 171 423 2308, email: barry.lester@lr.org
8-9 October 1998
Preservation and Protection of the Marine Environment
University of Wollongong
The Conference is being organised by the Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, and the Ocean University of Qingdao, China.
The Conference will address issues associated with the integration of marine science and law to develop policies and regimes for the preservation and protection of the marine environment.
The conference will examine the following themes:
Contact: Centre for Maritime Policy, phone (02) 4221 4883, fax (02) 4226 8866, email cenmarpol@uow.edu.au
20-21 October 1998
Association of Maritime Education and Training Institutions in Asia Pacific: 2nd Annual General Meeting and Conference
Shanghai Maritime University.
The theme of the conference is 'Education for Safer Ships and Cleaner Oceans'.
Contact: Rod Short, Executive Secretary, PO Box 104, Legana, TAS 7277, phone/fax: (03) 6330 1834.
3-5 November 1998
Ausmarine '98 Exhibition and Conference
Function and Exhibition Centre, Victorian Quay, Fremantle.
Contact: Exhibition Manager, Baird Publication Asia/Pacific Office, 135 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3141, phone (03) 9645 0411, fax (03) 9645 0475, email marinfo@baird.com.au. Internet: www.baird.com.au.
18 November 1998
50 Years on & Gearing up for the 21st Century
University of New South Wales
Seminar topics:
Organised by the Sydney Branch of the Institute of Marine Engineers.
Contact Mr L.J. Prandolini, Hon. Sec., Sydney Branch IMarE, 58 Melba Drive, East Ryde NSW 2113, phone (02) 9878 1914, fax (02) 9878 4669, email sbimare@msn.com
5-7 January 1999
Hydro 99 - Information Management
University of Plymouth, Devon, UK
Organised by The International Hydrographic Society.
Contact: Ron Whitmore, phone (02) 9489 2091, fax (02) 9489 2048, email seacon@sydpcug.org.au.
23-25 February 1999
Work Boat World Asia 99 exhibition and conference
World Trade Centre, Singapore
Contact: Mark Balla, Exhibition Manager, Baird Publication Asia/Pacific Office, 135 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3141, phone (03) 9645 0411, fax (03) 9645 0475, email marinfo@baird.com.au. Internet: www.baird.com.au.
27-29 April 1999
Oceanology International 99 Pacific Rim, a marine science and ocean technology exhibition and conference focusing on the Indo and Pacific Regions. Theme: 'Enabling Technology for a Sustainable Environment'.
World Trade Centre, Singapore.
The Conference Committee invites speakers to present abstracts on Marine Environmental Management, Marine Information Technology, Marine Biology/Biotechnology, Acoustics, Operational Modelling and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. The topics are intended as a guide and are not exclusive. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 9 October 1998.
Copies of the call for papers and full information on all aspects of the Oceanology International series of events are available from Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd, owners and organisers of the OI series of events, Ocean House, 50 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey KT3 3LZ UK, phone +44 (0)181 949 9222, fax +44 (0)181 949 8186/8168, email oi99@spearhead.co.uk , Internet www.spearhead.co.uk.
6-8 July 1999
Asia-Pacific Fishing '99 exhibition and conference
Cairns Convention Centre
Contact: Exhibition Manager, Baird Publication Asia/Pacific Office, 135 Sturt Street, Southbank, VIC 3141, phone (03) 9645 0411, fax (03) 9645 0475, email marinfo@baird.com.au. Internet: www.baird.com.au.
28-30 September 1999
Indian Ocean Fisheries: Past, Present and Future, Conference in association with Indian Ocean Week
Fremantle, WA
Conference Themes: History and Heritage; Production, Management & Marketing; National and International Issues: Conflict or Cooperation.
Contact: The Convenor, Indian Ocean Fisheries Conference, Maritime History Department, WA Maritime Museum, Cliff Street, Fremantle WA 6160, phone (08) 9431 8442 or (08) 9431 8488, fax (08) 9445 7224, email sally.may@museum.wa.gov.au.
31 January - 4 February 2000
Stability and Operational Safety of Ships and Ocean Structures: 7th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles
Launceston, Tasmania
Organised by the Australian Maritime Engineering CRC Ltd.
The conference will address a wide range of topics related to the theme, including: Damage stability of RoRo vessels; Capsizing of vessels in following and quartering seas; Stability of high speed craft; Design and regulatory aspects; Model testing and correlation; Computer techniques in research and operations; Stability of ocean engineering structure; Stability in operations; and The human/vehicle stability interface.
Call for papers: The deadline for abstracts to be submitted is 30 September 1998 and authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 November 1998. Complete papers will be required by 30 April 1999, giving time for review and final selection.
Contact/submit abstracts to STAB Conference Secretariat, AMECRC Ltd, PO Box 986, Launceston TAS 7250, fax (03) 6326 6261, email STAB2000@crc.amc.edu.au. Internet: www.amc.edu.au.
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