Pelaut wanita dan Kapten perempuan terkenal

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Dunia pelaut selalunya menjadi milik kaum lelaki. Memang wajar, mengingat kerasnya hidup di atas kapal laut selama berbulan-bulan, ditambah cabaran alam seperti badai yang boleh menyerang tiba-tiba.
Siapa sangka, sesungguhnya ada wanita-wanita hebat yang tercatat sebagai pelaut ulung. Jom kita tengok siapa antara pelaut wanita anatara kalangan pelaut yang hebat.

 

1. Grace Malley (1530 – 1603)

Dianggap salah satu pelaut wanita terbaik di dunia, wanita kelahiran Ireland ini menjadi pelaut secara keturunan selepas kematian ayahnya. Tapi ketika dia melakukan itu, dia tidak hanya turun ke laut untuk melakukan apa yang ia cintai, tetapi juga untuk membuktikan kepada dunia bahawa dia hanya ingin membuktikan bahawa dialah yang terbaik dari semua rakan-rakan lelakinya yang juga pelaut.

Sejarah dunia mencatatkan Grace sebagai perempuan ”bijak laut” terhebat dunia. Tidak ada yang menyangkal kenyataan bahawa kemahiran berlayarnya lebih baik daripada kebanyakan lelaki pelaut pada waktu itu, maka hal itu akan membuatnya menjadi pelaut terkenal.




2. Skipper Thuridur

Thuridur Einarsdottir lahir tahun 1777, terkenal sebagai kapten nelayan wanita dari Iceland.Di usia 11 tahun, ia mula ikut berlayar dengan ayahnya. Sejak itulah kerjayanya sebagai pelaut bermula.

Dia berjinak ke laut dalam cuaca yang sangat mencabar semakin membuat namanyaterkenal, jolokan ”Skipper” sebagai penanda buku Thuridur adalah seorang kapten (Skipper = kapten) Kerjanya terus sehingga bersara di usia 63. Keunikan Thuridur lain, ia juga mempunyai anak-anak kapal yang juga dari golongan wanita. Begitu hebatnya Thuridur, namanya tetap dikenang sampai sekarang. Replika kabin kapalnya bahkan dibuat di tempat kelahirannya, Stokkeseyri untuk mengenang kehebatannya.

3. Krystyna Chojnowska- Liskiewicz

Pada 21 April 1978,sejarah tercatat yang tidak pernah dilupakan di dunia.Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, lahir 15 Julai 1936 di Poland adalah pelaut wanita pertama yang belayar sendirian (solo) di seluruh dunia. Dia belayar dari Kepulauan Canary padatarikh 28 Februari 1976, dan kembali pada tarikh 21 April 1978, menghabiskan perjalanan mengelilingi dunia dengan jarak 31.166 batu laut (57.719 km) dalam 401 hari.

4. Naomi James

Naomi James lahir di New Zealand di sebuah ladang penternakan, dan tidak tahu bagaimana caranya untuk berenang sehingga usia 23 tahun. Namun dia berjaya memecahkan rekod dunia dengan belayar sendirian (solo) mengelilingi dunia selama 272 hari. Dia belajar belayar dari suaminya sendiri, Rob James yang menikahinya setelah dia kembali dari perjalanan mengelilingi dunia itu.

5. Kay cottee 

Khabarnya, Kay disebut sebagai pelaut wanita terbaik zaman sekarang. Pelaut wanita berasal dari Australia ini membuat dunia melihat kehadirannya dari perjalanan keliling dunia dengan belayar sendirian (solo) dalam masa 189 hari. Pelayaran dalam masa 189 hari itu mencipta namanya menjadi pelaut wanita utama yang berjaya mengelilingi dunia dengan belayar sendirian.

6. Laura Dekker 

Di abad ke-21, mungkin Laura Dekker boleh dikataka sebagai pelaut wanita termuda yang belayar mengelilingi dunia seorang diri. Bayangkan, ketika itu usianya baru 16 tahun. Sebagai seorang remaja perempuan dari Belanda, Laura tiba di kepulauan Caribbean, SaintMaarten, Sabtu 21 Januari 2012 satu tahun dan satu hari, setelah ia memulakan pelayaran dengan kapal bersaiz 11×5 meter, yang ia beri nama Guppy.


Remaja Belanda ini merayakan ulang tahun selama perjalanan. Perjalanan mengelilingi dunia ini sempat ditentang oleh jabatan pendidikan Belanda. Alhasil, Guinness World Records menolak untuk mengakui pelayaran itu kerana tidak mahu memancing anak-anak muda lain mengambil risiko.Yang menarik, Laura Dekker sendiri lahir di kapal dan pada usia enam tahun ia telah berlayar melintas tasik seorang diri. Pada usia 13 tahun, ia berlayar dari Belanda ke Inggeris. Ia kemudian memutuskan untuk mencari cabaran lain dengan belayar keliling dunia seorang diri.

Orang tua Laura pada mulanya menolak tetapi akhirnya bersetuju untuk menyokong permintaannya. Kerajaan Belanda sempat mengajukan kes ini ke mahkamah yang memutuskan untuk mencegah rencana Laura ini kerana ia terlalu muda untuk belayar dilautan seorang diri.Setelah berjuang lama melalui proses undang-undang, Laura akhirnya memenangi hak untuk belayar secara solo.

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Cinta seorang pelaut

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Cinta pelaut amat tinggi nilainya. Hargailah cinta mereka.

Ramai orang tahu pelaut sememangnya akan meninggalkan keluarga, anak, isteri, orang tersayang mahupun teman wanita dalam tempoh yang agak lama. Bukan mereka mahu itu terjadi.tapi iulah yang harus pelaut dan orang yg hampir dengan mereka terima.

Berbalik kepada cinta sang pelaut, siapkah yang layak untuk cinta sang pelaut ini?
Apa yang boleh saya katakan orang yang paling layak menerima cinta pelaut haruslah seorang yang sangat-sangat istimewa dan luar biasa.

Kenapa?

• Bila bercinta pasangan harus mempunyai tahap kesabaran yg tinggi, mempunyi tahap kepercayaan yang tinggi dan harus sentiasa berdoa agar pasangan mereka (pelaut) berada dalam keadaan sihat dan sejahtera serta selamat dalam pelayaran. Dimana mereka semasa sang perempuan memerlukan tempat untuk bermanja? Disinilah terujinya kesabaran hati sang kekasih untuk menerima kekasihnya bergelar pelaut.

• Bila berumah tangga sememangnya ditahap ini terbuktinya keistimewaan dan luar biasanya pasangan pelaut, semasa pelaut dalam pelayaran maka semua tanggungjawab harus dipikul sendiri oleh isteri. Kekuatan tanpa seorang suami disisi menjalani kehidupan sangat mencabar. Dialah isteri dan dialah suami.

• Tanpa suami dalam membesarkan anak-anak dan menyelesaikan masaalah tanpa seorang suami disisi adalah tugas yang tak mampu ditanggung oleh sebarangan isteri. Sesungguhnya pelaut pergi meninggalkan pasangannya itu adalah tandanya pelaut sayangkan isterinya dan anaknya kerana mereka sanggup bergelut dengan ombak yang besar demi memberikan nafkah yang halal kepada anak dan isteri mereka, maka hargailah mereka. Jika seseorang sanggup menerima pelaut sebagai pasanganya, maka percayalah CINTA DENGAN SEORANG PELAUT AMAT TINGGI NILAINYA.

Kepada Pelaut Malaysia terutamanya marilah kita selami sejenak hati dan perasaan pasangan kita,bagaimana dia menempuh hidup tanpa kita disisi, maka hargailah pasangan kita kerana dia yg lebih banyak berkorban untuk kita.

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Pelaut banyak duit, mitos atau kenyataan

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Duit bukalah segalanya, tetapi segalanya memerlukan duit.

Sebenarnya mitos ini dikatakan sedikit benar dan juga dikatakan kurang tepat. Mengapa dikatakan sedikit benar ?


Pelaut bukan “Bergaji besar” namun “Bergaji sedikit lebih besar” mengapa? Salah satu jawabanny karana pelaut harus menanggung risiko seperti Mabuk laut, suasana pekerjaan yang cukup berisiko, dan Jauh dari keluarga. Tapi dapatkah orang yang berkerja didarat membayangkan apakah yang kita lakukan ketika menyambut hari ulang tahun, hari perayaan, bagaimana seorang pelaut mengatasi kerinduan terhadap keluarga, dan org yang tersayang?

Inilah kisah kehidupa seorang pelaut, seharusnya seorang pelaut harus mencintai perkerjaannya sebagai pelaut, kerana jika kita mencitai sesuatu kerjaya, segala kesulitan dapat diatasi dengan mudah.

Kerjaya pelaut bukan semudah yang disangkan oleh mereka yang tidak pernah merasai sendiri pengalaman naik kapal.

Lalu mengapa mitos mengatakan “pelaut bergaji besar” juga dapat dikatakan salah?
Didalam sesebuah kapal terdapat beberapa department iaitu deck, engine dan masakan.Bayangkan gaji kapten ngn gaji OILER atau AB, sungguh jauh berbeza, tapi kenapa mahu menjadi seorang pelaut ?? kerana MINAT atau mugkin "lagi bagus dari tak berkerja"

Untuk berjaya bukan ia semudah memetik jari, tapi kita sebagai manusia harus berusha untuk mencapai kejayaan, seorang kepten pon takkan dapat menjadi kapten kalau dia tak mula dari mengetok KARAT DI DECK.

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Seks bagi pelaut

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Kehidupan seks bagi pelaut amat berbezaberbangding kehidupan mereka diluar sektor perkapalan terutamanya. 

(sekadar gambar hiasan)

Sedikit perkongsian info agama, berkisar tentang bagaimana kehidupan seks bagi pelaut yang berbulan-bulan mahupun bertahun di lautan tanpa mendapat seks yang halal dari pasanganya (isteri). Di sini persoalan yang mungkin dapat merungkai persoalan pelaut Malaysia, malahan mungkin persoalan ini juga bermain difikiran para isteri pelaut.

Satu soalan ditanya kepada seorang ustaz:

Assalaamu'alaikum wr wb

Ustaz yang saya hormati, semoga ustaz sekeluarga dilimpahi keberkatan dari Allah SWT. Dan semoga sentiasa diberi kesihatan agar dapat berdakwah dan mengembangkan syariah islam. Disini saya ada beberapa soalan yang mana mungkin agak jarang didengar kerana bidang pekerjaan saya agak sedikit berbeza dengan orang lain.

Soalan saya:

1. Bagaimana kehidupan seks pelaut (yang belayar kapal berbulan-bulan) atau musafir yang mereka sampai berbulan-bulan meninggalkan isteri dirumah? Adakah dengan onani menjadi halal bagi mereka? Kerana pelaut kebanyakan merantau berbulan-bulan diatas kapal untuk mencari rezeki yang halal untuk anak dan ister.

2. Bagaimana pula dengan para sahabat yang sering bertugas berdakwah atau berperang dalam masa yang lama?

JAWAPAN:-

Waalaikumusalam ' warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,

Barangkali kalau hanya sekadar bekerja di luar negeri tetapi menetap di suatu tempat, masih ada beberapa alternatif penyelesaian. Tetapi yang agak sukar keadaannya bagi para pelaut yang belayar di lautan seperti yang anda sebutkan sebagai contoh.

Pelaut sememangnya bekerja di tengah-tengah lautan dan terus berpindah dari satu negara ke negara-negara lain. Keadaanya sama sekali mustahil untuk membolehkan mengajak isteri dalam untuk mengikuti mereka, juga tidak mungkin untuk berpoligami di negara-negara lain, kerana sering berubah-berubah tempah dan negara sebab negara yang disinggahinya sangat banyak, tidak mungkin seorang pelaut berkahwin di semua negara yang disinggahinya.

Walaubagimanapun kesempatan untuk pulang bercuti, waktunya memang pasti tidak terlalu lama (sama ada 1-3 bulan mengikut company). Tidak mungkin boleh memenuhi keperluan seksual yang mana barangkali diperlukannya suatu masa.

Berbeza dengan pelajar atau pekerja yang menetap di suatu bandar. Masih mungkin bagi mereka untuk berkahwin secara rasmi dengan wanita tempatan, atau mengajak isteri tinggal di luar negeri.

Mengikut kajian seks yang tidak betul akan mempengaruhi kehidupan individu terbabit.

Hukum Onani

Umumnya para ulama sepakat untuk mengharamkannya, dengan pelbagai dalil yang mereka kemukakan. Salah satunya adalah ayat Quran berikut ini:

Dan orang-orang yang menjaga kemaluannya, kecuali terhadap isteri-isteri mereka atau budak yang mereka miliki, maka sesungguhnya mereka dalam hal ini tiada tercela.Barang siapa mencari yang di balik itu maka mereka itulah orang-orang yang melampaui batas . (Surah Al-Mukminum: 5-7)

Ayat ini dapat kita simpulkan, bahawa haram hukumnya mendapatkan kenikmatan seksual kecuali dari isteri atau wanita yang dihalalkan Allah. Sedangkan bila kenikmatan itu didapati di luar dari kedua-dua orang di atas, maka hukumnya dilarang.

Namun Al-Imam Ahmad memberikan pengecualian mengikut fatwa dari Ibnu Abbas radhiyallahu a'nhu . Ibnu Abbas ra pernah ditanya oleh seorang pemuda tentang undang-undang beristimna '(onani), maka beliau menjawab:

نكاح الأمة خير منه, وهو خير من الزنا

Menikahi wanita lebih baik dari perbuatan itu (onani), tetapi (onani) lebih baik dari zina.

Pada waktu lain, beliau didatangi oleh seorang pemuda yang belum berkahwin.Pemuda itu menyatakan bahawa suatu saat dirinya dilanda nafsu seksual yang sangat hebat. Sampai akhirnya dia menggesek-gesekkan kemaluannya hingga terjadi inzal (ejakulasi). Ibnu Abbas kemudian berkata,

"Hal itu lebih baik dari zina."

Ada sebuah hadis yang secara terang-terangan menyebut tentang haramnyaistimna ' . iaitu

ناكح اليد ملعون

Menikahi tangan (onani) adalah perbuatan terlaknat.

Namun ternyata hadis ini dihukumi oleh sebahagian ulama sebagai hadis yang tidak ada dasarnya ( laa ashla lahu ).

Syeikh Said Ramadhan Al-Buthi, ulama besar Syria dan guru besar syariah, ketika ditanya tentang kes onani 'terpaksa' mengatakan bahawa kira-kira jalan tengah dari perbezaan dua pendapat ini bahawa bila seorang hampir tidak boleh terhindar dari zina dan hanya ada satu-satunya jalan untuk menghindarinya adalah dengan onani, maka onani itu lebih baik baginya daripada berzina. Ertinya, onani dibolehkan bagi dirinya kerana kecemasan.

Barangakali pendapat Syeikh Said Ramadhan Albuthi ini boleh dijadikan sebagai salah satu dasar fatwa untuk kes pelaut yang berbulan-bulan tidak 'bertemu' dengan isteri mereka.




p/s : Mungkin ada pelaut Malaysia, merasakan tidak berpuas hati dengan  pendapat diatas. Saya bukanlah orang yang arif dalam ilmu agama, pendapat diatas mungkin dapat dibincangkan lebih lanjut dengan guru-guru agama yang bertauliah. Saya sedakar menyampaikan info buat pelaut-pelaut Malaysia=)

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Kesalahan dalam filem titanic

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Seriously, mesti ramai yang dah pernah tengok filem Titanic yang sweet ni kan? Maybe ada yang dah tengok lebih daripada 10 kali. Titanic merupakan salah satu filem yang paling berjaya pada zamannya dan berjaya merangkul pelbagai anugerah yang amat berprestij ketika itu.

Tapi tahukah korang, sebenarnya filem Titanic pun tak lari daripada kesilapan dan kesalahan. So kali ni apa kata korang tengok beberapa kesalahan yang berjaya direkodkan dalam filem Titanic tu. Enjoyy~

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7 Reasons Deck Cadets and Junior Engineers are Not Getting Jobs

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7 Reasons Deck Cadets and Junior Engineers are Not

Getting Jobs

Talk to a freshly graduated junior engineer or deck cadet and I bet the only thing you would hear about is of getting a decent break (or even on any damn shitty ship would also do). They want jobs badly, I mean really bad! And why would they not? There are many who have taken loans for their maritime training and even have mortgages to clear off. In fact, that is what every one of us would do once we pass out from the college. Look for jobs! Right?

Unfortunately, the “situation of crises” has become a breeding ground for job agents and fraud shipping companies to do profitable business. They are charging $2000-$3000 dollars in return for a break; not to mention, one cannot expect it to be in some hot-shot company.Sadly, these fresh graduates have started to succumb to the situation, and have even started considering shelling out the “asked price”. Result? Some have already received the much desired break, some are looking for sources to finance them, and some have fallen prey to fraud agents and shipping companies, who have taken the money and disappeared in thin air.It’s a grim situation out there, where no one knows what to do and whom to blame. So, as the blaming-game continues, we try to pen down seven important points that we believe have been the real reason for the present dilemma.

1. Supply & Demand Imbalance

It might sound cliché, but the fact remains that the lack of equilibrium between the supply and demand of fresh professionals in the marine industry is the main reason behind the dearth of jobs, especially for newly graduates. Maritime academies are churning out marine engineers and deck cadets, doing their jobs pretty well and making huge profits, irrespective of the market condition.

However, they can’t be blamed because one cannot shut the institute for one year and then re-open it again whenever the need arises. Today, the need for deck cadets is less, tomorrow it can be more. So who is to blame? Probably the authority that gives the permission to open new institutes every month is at fault. However, the bottom line is until a balance is created between the demand and supply of seafarers, the scarcity of jobs will persist.

2. Inability of the Governmental Authority to take Concrete Steps

Governmental authorities should take concrete steps to solve the issue of unemployment for the fresh graduates. Or else, merchant navy would slowly lose its position as a prospective career option among students (The fact is it has already lost its lustre to a certain extent).

It is high time the government take a stand to help the freshly graduated cadets and engineers for getting placed in decent companies. Until this is done, both agents and shipping companies will not miss a single opportunity to earn profits from maritime professionals. Government needs to intervene and help these professionals with a decent break.

3. Lack of References = No Job Offer

Shocking but true, the trend of getting jobs using references is still a hot favourite method of getting a decent job. There have been several cases wherein average students have got jobs in top shipping companies because they have father or uncle working there as chief engineer or captain; whereas bright students are still jobless because either they don’t have a god father in the industry or lack hundred of dollars to pay as bribe.

Either ways, an unjust and unfair condition is being created which is eventually making the present situation grimmer. Though people might shout slogans against corruption or even get themselves enrolled in a debate against the same, the fact is, when it comes to personal level, the definition of immorality changes, drastically.

4. Shipping Companies Showing No Respect for Fresh Graduates

Let’s face the fact that a certain shipping company hires a fresh graduate with the sole intention and hope to retain him or her as a third officer or a fourth engineer once the necessary certifications are achieved. The companies don’t entertain newly graduates as respect to the degree or training they have. Don’t believe me? Visit a shipping company or a ship and see how the cadets and junior engineers are treated and you would get to know what I mean. We agree that they are fresh and naive, but they are future officers and captains. Give them their due respect.The moral of the story is until the companies stop treating young professionals as “liabilities”, the loyalty will not have a place in employer-employee relationship, leading to reduction in retaining power of the company. Give respect, and get respect in return.

5. Unwillingness/Inability to Enter a Different Market

Unlike other fields, wherein graduates have options to enter other industries and domains, a seafarer is left with no other choice than to stick with the same field. Merchant navy is a specialized field, where only two types of people are found – one who loves money and one who loves the sea. So once a person shells out hundreds of dollars for his maritime training, he or she is least interested to explore other fields wherein the starting salary wouldn’t be even half of that offered in merchant navy. Moreover, the glamour attached with the field is also something that holds back maritime professionals to explore other domains. Try talking to a dozen of mariners; each one would talk about leaving the field, but I bet none would do so. Probably that’s why they say, “Once a mariner, always a mariner.” Moral of the story- there are several other opportunities as well. One needs to look beyond his or her mental block.

But this is just one side of the story. Most of the fresh maritime professionals won’t be able to land themselves with a decent job on land because the skilled they acquired are of no use on land. A marine engineer might be able to find a way, but a deck cadet will have a tough time making his way through the highly competitive market on land.

6. Improper/Inadequate Training

This might come a bit blunt on the fresh cadets and engineers. But lately there have been a huge lapse in the quality of cadets and engineers that maritime institutes are producing. Ask shipping companies, and they have a list of complains about fresh graduates. Probably that is just an excuse on their part; probably it is true, but the fact is maritime institutes today are more interested in quantity than quality. They believe a certificate is all that one needs to run a ship at sea, irrespective of the kind of training and skills a mariner has.

Though it’s true that experience is the best teacher, a fresh seafarer should have the basic skills to ensure his or her safety on ship. Most of the fresh seamen are still “Alice in wonderland” when on ship, increasing shipping companies belief that they really are nothing but “liabilities”. But the cadets and engineers are not the only ones to blame. It’s the slack policies of institutes that are to blame. And until these institutes tighten the loose ends, the shipping companies will not show their trust in the fresh graduates.

7. Maritime Institutes Flaunting Fake Promises

How often have you seen maritime institutes flaunting one liner such as 100% placement Guaranteed? Always, right? And how often have you seen the same institutes going back on their words when they are not able to provide placements? Same – always! Like every field, institutes in the marine industry have also learned the ropes of the game to allure more students to their courses. They know how to attract students by giving fake promises or showing big starting salary figures, without debriefing them about their future career or life at sea. Every year more and more students are falling prey to this traps and finding themselves stuck in a catch22 situation. End Result: Dissatisfaction, depression, and of course – the great unemployment! Deck cadets and junior engineers are the lifeline of the maritime industry. With the higher rank holders showing less of interest in the sea life and moving towards land jobs, these fresh graduates would have to be at the helm of the industry one day. It is high time the authority took some drastic steps to give these professionals their due respect and place in the maritime industry.

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List of Malaysian shipping Company

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List Of Malaysian Shipping Company

1 Inter Maritime Management Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
2 Yayasan Sabah Shipping Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
3 MISC Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
4 Prima Shipmanagement Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
5 Bormill Line Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuching
6 Malaysia Shipyard & Eng Port Service Malaysia
7 Malaysian Shipowners' Assoc Maritime Organisation Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
8 Sabah Shipyard Sdn Bhd Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia
9 Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) Other Malaysia Masjid
10 Bumi Armada Navigation Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Miri
11 Petronas Tankers Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
12 Brooke Dockyard & Engineering Port Service Malaysia Kuching
13 Nautica Nova Shipbuilding Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia Butterworth
14 Boustead Penang Shipyard Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia Penang
15 GE Keppel Energy Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
16 Evo-Ace Corp Marine Equipment Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
17 Radii Electronic Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Port Kelang
18 Nippon Kaiji Kyokai-Kuala Lump Maritime Organisation Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
19 Nippon Kaiji Kyokai - Kota Kin Maritime Organisation Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
20 L Y Leong & Partners P&I, Insurance, Low Malaysia Petaling Jaya
21 Sykt Kim Aik Lee Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
22 Pacific Ship-Managers Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Petaling Jaya
23 Robinson Shipping (M) Sdn Bhd Ship Broker Malaysia Ampang
24 Skrine P&I, Insurance, Low Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
25 Sativale & Assoc P&I, Insurance, Low Malaysia Selangor
26 Ng Kuok Thai Holdings Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Lumut
27 SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
28 Det Norske - Malaysia Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
29 Gaya Shipping Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
30 Namas Noor Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
31 Ritchie & Bisset - Penang Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Arowana
32 Matthews-Daniel Intl (Mal Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Port Klang
33 Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd (SPSB) Port Authority Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
34 Chugoku Paints - Malaysia Marine Equipment Malaysia Petaling Jaya
35 Port Dickson Marine Department Port Authority Malaysia Malacca
36 Northport Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Port Klang
37 Harper Wira Sdn Bhd Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Petaling Jaya
38 CILT Malaysia Maritime Organisation Malaysia Petaling Jaya
39 Labuan Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Labuan
40 Kian Juan Dockyard Sdn Bhd Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia Miri
41 Ajang Shipping Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Miri
42 ABS Pacific - Johor Maritime Organisation Malaysia Johor
43 Ironwoods Shipyard Sdn Bhd Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia
44 Nippon Kaiji Kyokai - Johor Maritime Organisation Malaysia Johor
45 Trampers Shipping Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
46 Unifleet Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
47 FKI Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Shah Alam
48 Mitsui OSK Lines - Malaysia Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
49 Johor Port Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Pasir Gudang
50 MISC Shipping - Kuantan Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
51 Kontena Nasional Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kemaman
52 Temves Agencies Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kemaman
53 East Coast Freight Fwdr Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
54 Pesaka Jardine - Selangor Port Agent Malaysia Port Klang
55 Harrisons Trading (S) Snd Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
56 Harrisons Trading (Sarawak) Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
57 Tan Yong Sing (M) Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Miri
58 Miri Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Miri
59 Boustead Shipping - Penang Port Agent Malaysia Penang
60 Penang Port Commission Port Authority Malaysia Penang
61 NYK Agencies - Malaysia Port Agent Malaysia Penang
62 Shell - Butterworth Bunkerer Malaysia Butterworth
63 Caltex Oil Malaysia Ltd Bunkerer Malaysia Perai
64 Malacca Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Malacca
65 Exxonmobil E&P Malaysia Inc Port Authority Malaysia Kerteh
66 Rajang Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Sibu
67 Gapima Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kemaman
68 Tresco Shipping Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kemaman
69 Dungun Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Dungun
70 Kuantan Port Consortium SB Port Authority Malaysia Kuantan
71 Syarikat Tenaga Suria (Em) Port Agent Malaysia Sibu
72 Universal Shipping Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
73 Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Bunkerer Malaysia Bintulu
74 Lembaga Pelabuhan Kemaman Port Authority Malaysia Kemaman
75 Barwil Agencies Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
76 Barwil Agencies Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Palau Indah
77 Barwil Agencies Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Penang
78 Bintulu Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Bintulu
79 Borneon Corp Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
80 Boustead Shipping-Kota Kinbalu Port Agent Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
81 Harrisons Trading Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
82 Kuching Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Kuching
83 Kuching Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Kuching
84 Kuching Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Kuching
85 Lumut Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Lumut
86 Kuching Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Kuching
87 Petronas Port Service Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
88 Petronas Dagangan Sdn Bhd Bunkerer Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
89 Johor Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Pasir Gudang
90 Shell Timur Sdn Bhd Bunkerer Malaysia Kuching
91 Teluk Anson Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Teluk Anson
92 Boustead Shipping-Pasir Gudang Port Agent Malaysia Pasir Gudang
93 Epasa Shpg Agency Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Pasir Gudang
94 Gewira Shpg Agency Sdn Bdh Port Agent Malaysia Pasir Gudang
95 Mawaria Shpg Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Pasir Gudang
96 MISC Agencies - Johor Bahru Port Agent Malaysia Johor Bahru
97 BPC Edible Oil Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
98 Pasir Gudang Forwarding Port Agent Malaysia Johor Bahru
99 Pesaka Jardine - Johor Port Agent Malaysia Johor
100 Duyong Logistics Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kemaman
101 Royal Customs & Excise Other Malaysia Kemaman
102 Kemaman Immigration Dept Other Malaysia Kemaman
103 Kemaman Port Health Off Other Malaysia Kemaman
104 Kemaman District Police Other Malaysia Kemaman
105 ASPA Terminal Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
106 Borden Chemical (M) Sdn Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
107 Bredero Price (M) Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
108 Cargill Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
109 Dovechem Terminals Sdn Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
110 FPG Oleochemical Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
111 Kuantan Flour Mills Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
112 Kuantan Oil Products Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
113 Kupak Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
114 Pejabat Instolasi Felda Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
115 Petmal Oil (M) Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
116 Petro-Pipe Industries Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
117 Shell - Kuantan Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
118 Sunlight Timber Corp Sdn Port Service Malaysia Kuantan
119 Boustead Shipping - Kuantan Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
120 Mawaria Shpg (M) Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
121 Orient Lloyd (m) Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Port Kelang
122 Kuantan Port Health Off Other Malaysia Kuantan
123 Kuantan Royal Customs Other Malaysia Kuantan
124 Pahang State Dev Corp Other Malaysia Kuantan
125 Royal Malaysian Police Hq Other Malaysia Kuantan
126 Pesaka Jardine - Kuantan Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
127 MAC-NELS Shpg (S) Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
128 MISC Agencies - Sarawak Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
129 Kuching Medical Dept Other Malaysia Kuching
130 Royal Customs & Excise Other Malaysia Kuching
131 Royal Malaysian Police Other Malaysia Kuching
132 Raship Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Labuan
133 Royal Customs & Excise Other Malaysia Labuan
134 Royal Malaysia Police Other Malaysia Labuan
135 Medical Dept - Labuan Other Malaysia Labuan
136 Kedeh Cement Sdn Bhd Port Authority Malaysia Langkawi
137 Langkawi Marine Dept Port Authority Malaysia Kuah
138 Malacca Harbour Master Other Malaysia Malacca
139 Malacca Port Health Other Malaysia Malacca
140 Inchcape Shipping - Port Klang Port Agent Malaysia Port Klang
141 Port Klang Health Other Malaysia Port Klang
142 Royal Customs -Port Klang Other Malaysia Port Klang
143 Sibu Royal Customs Other Malaysia Sibu
144 Boustead Shipping - Bintulu Port Agent Malaysia Bintulu
145 Kuala Perlis - Langkawi Owner, Manager Malaysia Langkawi
146 Petronas Penapisan (T)Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kerteh
147 Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Bintulu
148 Inchcape Shipping - Pasir Guda Port Agent Malaysia Pasir Gudang
149 Inchcape Shipping - Penang Port Agent Malaysia Penang
150 Pulau Tioman Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Pulau Tioman
151 Jotun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Shah Alam
152 Star Cruises Port Service Malaysia Port Klang
153 Chong Fui Shipping Owner, Manager Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
154 ITS-Caleb Brett-Tawau Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Tawau
155 ITS-Caleb Brett-Sandakan Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Sandakan
156 ITS-Caleb Brett-Pt Klang Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Port Klang
157 ITS-Caleb Brett-Pt Dickso Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Port Dickson
158 ITS-Caleb Brett-Penang Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Penang
159 ITS-Caleb Brett-Johor Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Pasir Gudang
160 ITS-Caleb Brett-Miri Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Miri
161 ITS-Caleb Brett-Lahad Dat Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Lahad Datu
162 ITS-Caleb Brett-Labuan Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Labuan
163 ITS-Caleb Brett-Kuching Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Kuching
164 ITS-Caleb Brett-Kota Kinb Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
165 ITS-Caleb Brett-Bintulu Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Bintulu
166 Kossan Paint (M) Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Port Kelang
167 Essem Holdings (M) Sdn Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
168 Aurora Tankers Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
169 Tideway di Sdn Bhd Towage, Salvage Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
170 Johan Shipping Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuching
171 Harper Wira - Port Kelang Port Agent Malaysia Port Kelang
172 Harper Wira - Penang Port Agent Malaysia Penang
173 Harper Wira - Kuching Port Agent Malaysia Kuching
174 Harper Wira - Kota Kinab Port Agent Malaysia Kota Kinabalu
175 Harper Wira - Tawau Port Agent Malaysia Tawau
176 Kelang Multi-Terminal Port Service Malaysia Port Klang
177 Bunga Lawas Shipping Owner, Manager Malaysia Miri
178 Intra-Oil Services Berhad Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
179 LW Engineering Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Masai
180 Sungai Udang Port Sdn Bhd Port Authority Malaysia Sungai Udang
181 Petronas Port Service Malaysia Sungai Udang
182 Multimarket Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Miri
183 Evergreen Shipping Owner, Manager Malaysia Port Klang
184 Timor Offshore Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Shah Alam
185 Germanischer Lloyd - K Lumpur Maritime Organisation Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
186 Econosto Valves (M) Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Shah Alam
187 Budisukma Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
188 Malaysian Maritime Services Consultants, Surveyors Malaysia Subang Jaya
189 Nazaki (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
190 Barber Ship Management Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
191 Kemaman Supply Base Port Service Malaysia Kemaman
192 Petronas Gas Sdn Bhd Port Service Malaysia Kemaman
193 Shinline Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Miri
194 Penang Port Sdn Bhd Owner, Manager Malaysia Penang
195 Far East Shipyard Co Sdn Bhd Shipbuilder, Repairer Malaysia Sibu
196 Barwil Agencies Sdn Bhd Port Agent Malaysia Kuantan
197 Finnscrew Malaysia Sdn Bhd Marine Equipment Malaysia Lumut
198 Johor Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Pasir Gudang
199 Port Klang Port Authority Port Authority Malaysia Port Klang
200 Northport (Malaysia) Berhad Port Service Malaysia Port Klang

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MISC to Exit Container Shipping After $789 Million in Losses

MISC Bhd., Asia’s largest shipping line by market value, said it will stop operating container vessels after the unit lost $789 million in three years.

The move will result in a one-off $400 million charge this year and a full-year loss, Kuala Lumpur-based MISC, controlled by Malaysia’s state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., said in a statement today. Operations will halt by the end of June.

“It’s a good thing for them in the mid-to-long term,” said Firdaus Hisham, a Macquarie Securities Ltd. analyst in Kuala Lumpur. “The margins were never that attractive.”

MISC also said second-quarter net income fell 62 percent from a year earlier to 140.9 million ringgit ($44 million) as losses from carrying containers offset profits at units operating liquefied natural gas tankers and building offshore facilities. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Nippon Yusen K.K. have also announced container-shipping capacity cuts this year as tumbling rates cause industrywide losses.

“In view of the expected larger demand of investment in the liner industry, the cost for us to remain relevant in the liner business is untenable,” MISC Chief Executive Officer Nasarudin Md Idris said in an e-mailed statement today.

MISC Fleet

MISC had 30 container ships in its fleet of 173 vessels as of Nov. 1, according to its website. The company also had 29 LNG ships, 83 petroleum tankers and 28 chemical tankers.

The shipping line reorganized its container business in January 2010 by exiting Asia-Europe routes to focus on intra- Asia services.

MISC halted its stock in Kuala Lumpur ahead of the announcement. The shares have fallen 27 percent this year, worse than a 5 percent drop in the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index.

The company’s sales dropped to 2.6 billion ringgit in the three months ended Sept. 30 from 3.1 billion ringgit a year earlier, it said. Its container unit had a 313 million ringgit operating loss compared with a 454.5 million ringgit operating profit in energy-shipping.

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Oakley Malaysia di My-Oakley

23:27 ARTIKEL, Promote 7 Comments

Oakley merupakan salah satu jenama kaca mata yang popular di dunia. Walaupun di Malaysia, Ray ban lebih digemari, tetapi bagi penggemar-penggemar sunglass Oakley ini, kaca mata ini mempunyai keistimewaanya tersendiri.

Jika dibanding dari sediri harga di butik-butik kaca mata di shopping kompleks, kita dapat lihat jenama Oakley ini jauh lebih mahal berbanding berbanding kaca mata hitam Ray-ban, tetapi dari segi populariti pastinya Ray-ban menjadi pilihan ramai.Dari segi kulaiti agak subjektif mengikut pilihan individu masing dan pastinya peminat Oakley Malaysia mengatatakan Oakely lebih baik berbanding Ray-Ban.

Sedikit sejarah tentang Oakley, mula dicipta oleh Jin Jannard pada tahun 1975 di garaj belakang rumahnya dengan bermodalkan $300.Nama Oakley diilhamkan dari nama anjingnya. Mula dijual dengan memanaggil kaca mata ini "The Oakley Grip". Pada mula ciptaanya,"The Oakley Grip" adalah khas untuk car racer dan pemain-pemain motorcross. Ini disebabkan oleh grip yang diciptanya adalah yang terbaik pada masa itu.

Oakley untuk lelaki sahaja ke? Rasanya pemikiran seperti itu patut xlagi wujud. Kaca mata apa2 pun adalah unisex tak kira lelaki atau perempuan. Memakai kaca mata bukan 100% untuk gaya sahaja tetapi juga untuk menjaga mata dari sinaran-sinaran UV yang berbahaya.Jadi Oakley sekarang banyak digayakan oleh perempuan/wanita.

Oakley Frogskin digayakan oleh perempuan.(sumber google)

Pada masa ini, Oakley lebih tertumpu dalam terutamanya dalam sponsorship extrem  game seperti motorcross, BMX, motorGP dan banyak lain sukan xtrem. Bagi peminat-peminat Oakley di Malaysia pula mereka gemar menggayakan Sunglasses Oakley ini sebagai gaya atau trademark tersendiri seperti salah seorang artis popular masa kini iaitu Zizan yang gemar menggayakkan kaca mata Oakley ini. 

"Nak beli Oakley tapi xtahu Oakley mana yang best".....Kalau di Malaysia 90% kebanyakkan mereka pasti akan memilih Oakley Frogskin. Ya Oakley Frogskin....macam mana tu? Itu gambar seperti dibawah. Bagi otai-otai Oakley Malaysia pastinya banyak collection Oakley Frogskin mereka terutama yang limited edition. Pasti harganya kini mencecah beribu-ribu ringgit.

Oakley yang menjadi kegilaan ramai peminat Oakley Malaysia. Oakley Frogskin.

Selain bergaya, pemakaian Oakley juga adalah bagi seseuatu "event" contohnya bagi mereka yang gemar cycling pastinya Oakley Armstrong menjadi pilihan, dan bagi yang menggemari aktiviti memancing, Oakley yang sesuai adalah Oakley Monster Dog Polarized. Dan bagi penggemar sukan golf mungkin Oakley Fast Jacket XL, Radar Path Golf Specific, Vanted M Frame Strike menjadi pilihan pasa golfer, selain Oakley sendiri menjual gajet-gajet golf mereka tersendiri.

Oakley sering dikaitakan dengan sukan extrem.

Walaupun jenama Oakley di Malaysia tidak segah nama Ray ban ,mungkin disebabkan jenama Ray-ban telah lama bertapak dan kukuh di Malaysia selain promosi yang kurang menjadikan kaca mata Oakley ini kurang dikenali ramai.Tetapi bagi bagi genarasi muda mereka mula "dekat" dengan jenama ini disebabkan oleh promosi tidak langsung oleh artis-artis atau movie/filem.Sebagai contoh, Oakley X-metal Mars yang dipakai oleh Brad Pitt dalam satu scenes mula menjadi ikutan. Atau mungkin juga harganya terlalu tinggi membuatkan ramai orang memilih kaca mata berjenama lain sebagai gaya mereka.

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ALAM (Akademi Laut Malaysia)invites application for Cadet sponsorship programme 2010. Applicants who have positive mindset and attitude and possess a strong desire to take up a challenge as sea-going professionals are encouraged to apply. A journey towards maritime success as a Ship Captain or a Chief Engineer with world leading maritime organizations.

Graduates may have the opportunity to sail worldwide with leading shipping companies / maritime companies with attractive tax-free salaries and employment benefits

Offered Institute:
Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM)

Field of Study:

• Navigating Officer Cadet (Diploma in Nautical Studies)
• Marine Engineer Officer Cadet (Diploma in Marine Engineering)

Criteria & Eligibility:
Application is based on SPM Examination Result

• Single, Male or Female with not more than 23 years of age on 13 July 2010
• SPM results with minimum of 'C' or credits in 5 subjects which include Bahasa Malaysia , English, Mathematics / Additional Mathematics and Physics
• Mentally, physically and medically fit
• Minimum height of 158cm and weight of 48kg for male applicants (BMI: 18.5 – 24.9)
• Minimum height of 155cm and weight of 42kg for female applicants (BMI: 18.5 – 24.9)
• Not colour blind
• Good eyesight without visual aid for Navigating Officer Cadets
• Visual aid with a limitation of 200 for Marine Engineering Officer Cadets

Scholarship Coverage:
Fully sponsored of tuition fees, accommodation, meals, uniform, books, monthly allowance, and the modular courses.

Bonding:
Yes., about 8 – 10 years

How To Apply:
Download and complete the application form. and submit through email toalam2010intake@alam.edu.my

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More than 50 countries to participate in UAE counter-piracy conference

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With new attacks on vessels happening daily, government and industry leaders representing over 50 countries will on Monday, April 18 group in Dubai to seek meaningful solutions to the serious humanitarian and economic issue of piracy in the first high-level public-private counter piracy conference to be held in the region on the widespread threats of piracy and collaborative means to eradicate it. Co-convened by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and global marine terminal operator DP World, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, and His Excellency Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, will inaugurate the two day conference. It brings together officials and industry leaders from more than 50 countries for high level deliberations. Under the theme “Global Challenge, Regional Responses: Forging A Common Approach to Maritime Piracy”, the summit will be attended by more than 30 foreign ministers, including from the GCC countries, senior representatives from a further 25 countries, the United Nations, the International Maritime Organisation, scores of industry leaders and international experts on maritime security and community development issues.
Included are the Foreign Ministers of most GCC countries, the Foreign Ministers of states directly affected by piracy such as Somalia, Djibouti, the Comoros, and Tanzania, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General, and Foreign Ministers from major international players such as Indonesia, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Those from the maritime industry
attending include Morten Engelstoft, COO, Maersk, Peter Swift, President, International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, Ron Widdows, President, and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) and Chairman, World Shipping Council, Dr Stefano Messina, CEO, Messina Line and Giles Noakes, Chief Maritime Security Officer, BIMCO. Experts participating include Dr Martin Murphy, Kings College, London, and Pottengal Mukundan, Director, International Maritime Bureau, amongst others.
During the conference, both public and private initiatives to counter the devastating effects of piracy on the captives and their families and communities as well as the threat it poses to peace and security internationally will be discussed, with the aim of introducing initiatives that merge the efforts of both sectors in areas of community
development, security, and information sharing. Panel discussions will also tackle root causes of piracy, relevant international law issues, and opportunities of furthering civilian-military cooperation to ward off attacks. On the sidelines of the conference, the UAE and the United Nations will hold a fundraising session in support of the UN’s Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. The aim of the fundraiser is to attract new and traditional donors to the Fund, which was established in January 2010 by the UN Secretary-General at the request of the international Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.
The Trust Fund has launched a number of land-based counter piracy initiatives established and supported by both public and private sectors. In this vein, UAE Foreign Ministry officials have revealed that the UAE will make a significant contribution to the UN Trust Fund at the conference in reflection of its ongoing commitment to the international efforts
in the field of counter-piracy. The conference is also expected to conclude with a declaration outlining areas of cooperation between the private and public sectors with the aim of establishing a working frame to further advance cooperation in various counter piracy initiatives as well as propose others. The UAE’s position as a global hub for trade
and commerce together with its significant regional and international partnerships are expected to make the event a key platform for the coordination of the urgent international response to end the far reaching and devastating threats of piracy.
According to the International Maritime Bureau, as of April 14, 2011 and despite a heightened level of international response, there were at least 107 incidents of attacks or attempted attacks on commercial cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and off the east African coast – with 17 vessels hijacked. At least 26 ships are currently estimated
to be under pirate control, together with 532 mariners held captive, many in appalling conditions. In addition to the devastating human cost of piracy, the financial cost to global trade is also huge, with estimates as high as US$12 billion a year.

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Nine Piracy Incidents At Sea In Malaysia In First Quarter Of 2011

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Nine piracy incidents at sea occurred in Malaysia in the first quarter of 2011, including the hijacking of a tugboat and barge off Tioman Island.Vessels were also boarded in seven incidents by robbers armed with guns and knives, said the director of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), Captain Pottengal Mukundan, Thursday. He said piracy at sea had hit an all-time high in the first three months of this year with 142 attacks worldwide where 18 vessels were hijacked, 344 crew members taken hostage, and six kidnapped. Another 45 vessels were boarded and 45 more reported being fired upon, he said in the statement. "The sharp rise was driven by a surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia where 97 attacks were recorded, up from 35 in the same period last year. Figures for piracy and armed robbery at sea in the past three months were higher than we had ever
recorded in the first quarter of any year," he said. The IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre which has monitored piracy worldwide since 1991, also reported that during the same period, pirates had murdered seven crew members and injured 34 compared with just two injuries in 2006. Mukundan said of the 18 ships hijacked during the period, 15 were
captured off the east of Somalia, in and around the Arabian Sea and one in the Gulf of Aden. "In this area alone, 299 people were taken hostage and six more were kidnapped from their vessel," he said, adding that at the last count on March 31, IMB figures showed that Somali pirates were holding captive 596 crew members on 28 ships. He noted that
there were also a dramatic increase in violence and techniques used by pirates in the seas off Somalia. "The overwhelming number of vessels hijcked off Somalia took place east and northeast of the Gulf of Aden. The positions of some of the attackers' mother ships are known. It is vital that strong action is taken against these mother ships to
prevent further hijackings," he said. Mukundan also said that large tankers carrying oil and other flammable chemicals were particularly vulnerable to firearms attacks. "Three big tankers of over 100,000 tonnes deadweight had been hijacked off the Horn of Africa this year. Of a total of 97 vessels attacked in this region, 37 were tankers and of these, 20 had a deadweight of more that 100,000 tonnes," he said. Elsewhere, he said the Indian navy captured 61 Somalia pirates on a hijacked ship off India's west coast, while Nigeria recorded five incidents with three attacks against vessels in Lagos. "Crews in the area are reporting increased violence, including one incident where all 27 crew members were injured. "IMB's concern about an expansion of Nigeria-style piracy has been heightened by the hijacking of a chemical tanker off neighbouring Benin, which its captors finally directed to Lagos," he said.

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