InterManager Dispatches No. 62 06.07.11
Also available at InterManager website
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Dear SOS supporters
SOS SaveOurSeafarers update.
Latest on SOS website – surge of website visits and letters since the latest SOS press release sustained by social media activity and ongoing ripples from press release and Reuters activity.
15,475 letters
56,350 website visits from 170 countries
3,425 Facebook ‘likes’
564 Twitter followers
Since the last update to all SOS supporters (24/6) we have welcomed The London P&I Club, The Standard P&I Club and the Britannia P&I Club as financial supporters of the SOS campaign.
France’s Nouvel Observateur web feature on piracy online this week (see link below) – apologies for my less than perfect French but thought we had a better chance for coverage if I spoke French! All the SOS bits have been edited out … but at least we get a SOS web link on the links page. Nouvel Obs has a circulation of over 500,000. The journalist involved is now passionate about the subject of Somali piracy and we are already working on a fourth subject for this website and other NouvelObs publications –it will be the human cost of Somali piracy.
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/WebDocu_Piraterie/index.html
RMS has been working with New York’s Popular Science Magazine to feature piracy as its shipping cover story in the next issue (we will receive copies). Then, over the next month or so the journalist will be working with his editor to pitch a more in-depth story on piracy to the rest of the PopSci staff. Popular Science Magazine has a paid subscription ($12.99) of I.3 million and readership of 6.5 million. Plus 10,000 on-line paid subscribers ($14.99). Right on for our U.S. target audience!
RMS has also been working with Time Magazine on a piracy feature. It’ll be out in the summer double issue called ‘Journey’, and will be on the stands on the last two weeks of July.
Very specific and supporting press release last week from Philippines Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=2126
The recent SOS press release has been translated by the naval forces Bahrein hq into a Somali language press release. They are suggesting that we think about circulating it in Somalia so the Somali people realise the reality of what pirates are doing.
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BMP4 – consultation paper is available on our website. Please visit Forums / members only and post your comments.
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Last week:
27 June – 01 July – IMO Council
28 June – GVF – Broadband Maritime Europe 2011 – Kuba Szymanski
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This Week
06-07 July CARDIF – SIRC Symposium
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Looking forward:
11-15 July – London – IMO – MEPC
15 July – London – Maritime Piracy – A Humanitarian Response Programme. Meeting, to discuss the Good Practice Guide for Seafarers, Nigel Cleave – Videotel, Keith Parsons – VShips, Capt. Ulrich Ganz – BSM Cyprus representing InterManager
16-18 July – Lake District – 24 peaks challenge (please visit our sponsors link below at my
signature – we need your help pls 🙂 )
27 July – London – ICS – Shipping Piracy Meeting – Kuba Szymanski representing InterManager
Discounts for Members:
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Combating Piracy: West African Maritime Security (24 – 25 August, London
Visit www.piracy-westafrica.com for more information.
Whether you currently operate in the Gulf of Guinea or you are concerned with the broader spread of
piracy and maritime crime, this conference provides essential intelligence in the fight for secure
global shipping.
What will the agenda cover?
• Get to grips with the true nature of the problem: The IMO, the Nigerian Government and
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office update you on the latest work being done at the national and
international level to combat the problems of maritime crime
• Learn about the innovative strategies being rolled out at the local and regional level to
combat maritime crime: Including insights from the Nigerian Ports Authority and NIMASA
• Hear first hand accounts from the oil and gas industry: With a large proportion of the
worlds’ oil and gas resources based in West Africa, hear the innovative work being done by Shell
Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Ltd and Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited to
protect their resources
• Share the concerns of the shipping industry: Tackling the challenges surrounding levels
of violence used, liability and the impact on the shipping industry – ISAN and BIMCO outline the
support that is available and the work that needs to be done
• Learning from Ghana and Cameroon: The Ghana Maritime Authority and the National Shippers’
Council, Cameroon outline the impact of the upsurge of piracy in territorial waters and reveal how
they’re talking steps to safeguard their offshore assets in the region
• Protecting yourself – Tackling the West African hub for drugs, arms and people smuggling:
Make sure you don’t get caught up in drugs, arms and people smuggling, with the latest
recommendations from INTERPOL and the Maritime Piracy Task Force
• Find out how West African maritime criminals are adopting traits of Somali pirates: What
will this mean for you?
• Exclusive firsthand account from a kidnap victim: How could this have been prevented and
what lessons can be learned?
InterManager members are eligible for a 15% discount off the conference registration fee – simply
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Digital Ship is pleased to announce their autumn conferences and exhibitions.
Taking place in:
Singapore (18 & 19 October 2011),
Korea (28 October 2011),
Athens (22 & 23 November 2011) and
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Brgds
Kuba
Capt. Kuba Szymanski
Secretary General
InterManager
tel:+44 7624 498 266
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