Monthly Archives: July 2014

Alfonso Castillero, former Director-General of the Panama Registry, has joined the Liberian Registry as Vice-President.

Castillero worked for sixteen years in the Panamanian maritime sector, rising through the ranks to become head of the registry and director-general of the merchant marine. He says, “I am very excited to be joining the Liberian Registry, although of course I will miss my colleagues from Panama, from whom I part on extremely good terms. Over the years I have gained a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the industry and its regulations, and indeed of all maritime registries. I would like to acknowledge the professionalism and independence of my leadership staff and of the many key individuals from the consular services and elsewhere, because without them nothing would have been possible.

“Shipping is a highly competitive – and, on occasions, political – industry. I am leaving what is currently the world’s largest ship registry to join the world’s second largest registry. But it is not necessarily about size. It is about quality. Ship registries have a vital role to play in the safe and efficient conduct of world seaborne trade, and change and renewal is part of the process of continuing improvement. Competition is fierce, and I am looking forward to using my experience to help develop still further the expertise and service offering of the Liberian Registry. Liberia’s unprecedented growth and envied reputation for safety, innovation and seafarer welfare continues to be attested to by respected independent arbiters throughout the world.”

Scott Bergeron, CEO of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, says, “We welcome the appointment of Alfonso Castillero. It is not every day that the opportunity arises to appoint somebody of his experience and quality. His long involvement at the highest level of international ship registry affairs will be invaluable and will strengthen the cadre of seasoned industry professionals who help to make Liberia the flag of choice for continually increasing numbers of the world’s leading ship owners and operators.”

Hubel Marine regret’s his departure as this is a great loss for the Panama Ship Registry.

Source ; liscr

At request of Maaskant Shipyard in Stellendam, our Erik A. de Koning and Wouter Sluis were invited to visit the new-built seismic research support vessel (SRSV) 7-Waves.

This vessel is due for delivery in the third quarter of 2014 and is the second vessel of a series of three. The sister vessel 7-Oceans was successfully delivered last Friday the 25th to the Dutch based Owners Rederij Groen B.V.

The vessels are identical; 35 x 8.70 metres and propelled by two Azimuth thrusters, each powered by a 500 kW electric motor. Three Caterpillar gensets will provide electrical power.

All three vessels are Panama flagged by Hubel Marine B.V.

Stunning! So was the transfer this week of the first door to the chamber of the new Panama Canal locks in the Atlantic.

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(Photo’s courtesy of ACP) ‪#‎panamacanal‬

Hubel Marine B.V. 

Belize City, 8th July 2014

The Government of Belize deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). 

Belize is the 62nd ILO member State and the eighth Member State of the Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Caribbean Region to have ratified this Convention. Belize’s merchant fleet consists of vessels of over 1.8 million gross tons in total. This ratification brings to 50 the total number of ILO Conventions ratified by Belize. 

On receiving the instrument of ratification, Ms Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director of the International Labour Standards Department said: “The ratification by Belize of the MLC, 2006 represents an important commitment by the country to ensure that seafarers working and living on board ships flying its flag enjoy the rights set out in the Convention. 
The Government of Belize will also now be able to continue to move forward and transpose the provisions of the Convention in its national law in order to ensure that ships flying its flag are duly inspected and certified to the international standards set in the Convention. 

As a member of CARICOM, Belize joins the other countries in the region in supporting and promoting decent work for seafarers and the level playing field for shipowners.” 

The MLC, 2006 entered into force on 20 August 2013 for the first 30 member States whose ratifications were registered by 20 August 2012. The Convention will enter into force for Belize on 8 July 2015, that is, one year after its ratification. 

http://www.ilo.org/mlc 

Source: ILO

Hubel Marine is sponsoring Inmenszo Peru which is an organisation with the objective to offer neglected children and youngsters in Cuzco the opportunity to create a better and honest future.

In order to raise additional funds, they came up with the idea to participate with the Panamericana Indian Trail from Panama to Alaska. (13.000 km)

Hubel Marine is sponsoring the Volvo car that is departing today from Panama City, Panama.

We wish Team31 (see their facebook page) and Inmenszo a lot of success and a safe trip to Alaska!

http://www.donv.nl/
http://www.inmenszo.com/