ISU NEWS Annual Dinner The ISU President, Andreas Tsavliris, hosted the ISU Annual Dinner in the fine surroundings of the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London’s Knightsbridge. Guests included speakers from the Associate Members’ Day and leading figures from the shipping industry, including the Chairman of the Baltic Exchange, Quentin Soanes.
Above, ISU President, Andreas Tsavliris, addresses the ISU Annual Dinner, with, to his right, Jeremy Russell QC and to his left Quentin Soanes, Chairman of the Baltic Exchange and Mark Patterson from Lloyds. Top, from left, Joop Timmermans, Ben Browne and John Guy.
Annual Review
Lloyd’s Salvage Group
ISU Website
The Executive Committee has approved publication of the first ISU Annual Review. The document will be a formal report of the activities and governance of the ISU. It is to be distinct from Salvage World which will continue as a quarterly newsletter. The Annual Review will be distributed electronically and uploaded to the ISU website. A small number of “hard copies” will be printed to be given to key shipping industry figures.
A sub-group of the Lloyd’s Salvage Group has reviewed the Lloyd’s Standard Salvage and Arbitration Clauses (LSSA) and the matter of Arbitrators’ booking fees. The changes improve the way in which salvors give notice to parties and enable account to be taken of the majority view of property interests and so bind unrepresented interests to decisions.
The new ISU website has been launched with a new “look and feel” and a more user-friendly content management system. It is hoped to develop the website further to make it the most valuable resource for those interested in marine salvage.
Places of Refuge
AGM
ISU has re-stated its concern about lack of international progress on the important issue of Places of Refuge. ISU broadly supports the position of the International Chamber of Shipping and will be developing its own position paper on the topic to help bring its influence to bear on the authorities, including IMO.
Former ISU President, Okke Grapow, has co-authored a book, “ATug at my Heart”, about the South African super tugs WOLRAAD WOLTEMADE and JOHN ROSS (which is now SMIT AMANDLA).
The ISU Annual General Meeting will take place in Hong Kong on 24 October using a shorter format with the full business of the Meeting conducted in one day. The Executive Committee will meet before the AGM and there will be a social programme following the AGM. The intention is that the format will suit members who do not wish to commit two working days to the AGM while still allowing proper business and social opportunities. The meeting will be held in the Intercontinental Hotel, Kowloon. A new system will enable members to book their hotel rooms directly which will enable more flexibility. Details will be circulated by the General Manager in June.
London International Shipping Week ISU is supporting the London International Shipping Week Conference to be held at the Willis Building in the City of London on September 12. Speakers so far confirmed include: The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Roger Gifford; Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General of the IMO; Masamichi Marooka, Chairman of the ICS and Admiral Sir George Zambellas KCB, DSC, the UK’s First Sea Lord. 2
New book
Copies may be purchased by contacting Okke Grapow at: gundog@icon.co.za A Tug at my Heart Stories of South Africa’s Super Tugs ‘Wolraad Woltemade’ ‘John Ross’ (Smit Amandla)
Captain Okkert-Ernst Grapow and Tony Westby-Nunn
The title of the book reflects the feelings generated by the mere mention of the names of