BOW WAVE 115

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(c)2002 WavyLine.com	Issue No 115 04 Feb 02
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Editor: Sam Ignarski
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In this issue:

1. Welcome
2. Check Out Barry Parker
3. WTC Recycling News
4. So You Want to be a Marine Surveyor?
5. Lloyd\'s Agents: Call for References
6. And Finally...

1. Welcome

Bow Wave in the News

Spotted in the January edition of The Cargo Letter, the excellent e-mail periodical aimed at the freight world and produced by cargo attorney Michael S. McDaniel whose firm is based at LAX. See also item 3 below.

*** Thought For The Day .......... as we found this in BOW WAVE

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

For a copy of your own apply to:

CargoNews@aol.com

New Readers this week include:

Elaine Tan and Herman Gan of Portnet in Singapore David Terry of the Sea Insurance
Paul Salmon of Pentagon Tiles in the UK
Richard Jones of Bentonite Performance Minerals in Denver,Co Vitas Wu of brokers JLT in Hong Kong

News of Readers this Week:

Paul Barrett, the editor of Lloyd\'s Maritime Asia is leaving for pastures new.to pursue a career in PR. He will still be very involved with the shipping industry as he is joining the MTI Network as part of their crisis management team.

Contact him at:

paulbarretthk@yahoo.com.hk

Quite a few references this week to fraternal e-zines. We have long believed that the industries which we report and occasionally criticise are by their nature global and eager (within the usual constraints of commercial life) to swap experience and information. More and more the location of markets and companies is of lesser importance and secondary to the effectiveness and entrepreneurial qualities of their networks.

Enjoy

2. Check out Barry Parker\'s Site

Quite the best guide to the vicissitudes of the on-line maritime world is Barry Parker. His latest working paper has a meditation on how the authorities in the UK and the Shipping Industry could have used technology intelligently to avoid the spectacle of the \"Nisha\" around the Christmas break. We liked his image of internet islands and certainly intend to lift it for a suitable piece. Parker writes a widely followed column in Digital Ship and always seems to us to make sense. He also has a first rate sense of humour and the absurd, essential qualities for 2002.

http://www.conconnect.com/workingfeaturedpap.html#TOP

3. WTC Recycling

The Cargo Letter (see above) has reported on the fate of the WTC wreckage. Right to the end, you can see Globalisation in action

\"New Life For World Trade Center ......... as steel from the wreckage is destined for India & China, where it has been sent for recycling & new construction. One firm taking steel from the huge project to clear Ground Zero is New York\'s Metals Management, which has bought 70,000 tons of scrap from the ruined twin towers, some of which has been shipped across the Pacific to S.E. Asia. 4 or 5 vessels have already sailed from New York with the scrap. In the cargo are \"very dense\" steel girders from Ground Zero, which could finally yield 250,000 to 400,000 tons of scrap for recycling. The World Trade Center\'s broken steel outer skeleton is composed of steel beams up to 2 feet thick. Sources in Chennai port, India said two 33,000 ton shipments had already arrived, a 3rd was on its way & a 4th was soon to arrive at India\'s West Coast port of Kandla. The M/V Borzna arrived in Chennai in early Jan, a 3rd of its cargo from the twin towers. A 2nd ship,M/V Shen Qua Hai, being unloaded. Sources said beams were so dense that a full load would probably break through the bottom of the ship, so they sail partly loaded. It is said that demand for 20 or so crane-fitted ships to do the job could well be enough to boost the freight market.\"

4. So You Want to be a Marine Surveyor?

Thanks to the January Flashlight, Mike Wall\'s regular e-zine aimed at the world of the marine surveyor, we reproduce a list of qualities thought to be desirable in the profession.

1. Ability to consume vast amounts of alcohol when entertaining Superintendents and receiving hospitality from Masters.

2. Ability to speak every language on earth (and some that aren\'t).

3. Ability to communicate with all types of people of differing ages, standards, social backgrounds and intelligence.

4. Teaching/training skills which may also be called upon in many situations.

5. Unlimited amounts of enthusiasm for your work.

6. To be generally extrovert.

7. To have a good sense of humour and be able to laugh when you really wan to scream.

8. The size of a midget with the stature of a giant to get through manholes on Japanese built vessels.

9. To be well organised with good business acumen.

10.Total reliability and ability to convert Client\'s requirements into appropriate actions in all situations.

11. Ample amounts of wool, to be pulled over the eyes by Superintendents and
Masters during condition surveys.

12. To be as young and fit as possible to climb up and down ladders whilst having the wisdom of an elderly sage.

13. A minimum of 100 years seagoing experience in every type of vessel, with every type of cargo and/or on every type of engine.

14. Ability to work 28 hours a day for eight days a week without sleep or food.

15. The ability to walk miles with heavy bags and equipment .
16. The ability to arrive somewhere yesterday at no cost.

17. Ability to understand every Classification Society and P&I Club rule.

18. The patience of Job when dealing with some Masters,Superintendents, Chief Engineers, Customs officers, Immigration officers and Shipping agents.

19. Typing speed of 2,000 words per minute or a secretary with audio typing skills of the same speed and well endowed to decorate the office.

20. Ability to prepare preliminary reports before the survey is completed and formal reports before returning to base.

21. Ability to eschew paranoia when there has been no appointment for a week.

22. Sufficient capital required to cover clients delays in payments for up to six months.

23. Sufficient staff required to organize travel arrangements for up to five surveyors and then to have them all cancelled at the last moment with no compensation.

24. Instinctively knowing how to explain to a claimant that their claim is going be declined without ever mentioning the words \"decline\" or \"won\'t pay\".

25. Knowing when not to give \"insufficiency of packaging\" as the cause of a loss.

26. Knowing how to turn a total loss into a nil claim without upsetting the
claimant.

27. Managing to persuade a P&I Club to grant an extension when the time bar expired a week ago.

28. Avoiding being sued for letting a time bar pass.

29. Smelling condensation losses before you arrive at the survey and quote the volume of water a Chep pallet can hold when 40% wet and the names of the fungi which will be present on the timber.

To subscribe contact:

KiwiMarinehHK@compuserve.com

5. Lloyd\'s Agents: Call for References

Lee Coppack, the insurance and risk management writer has written in with the following request:

\"Sonya Fink, who is now controller of Lloyd\'s Agencies, has asked me to find references to Lloyd\'s Agents in fiction. I imagine there are a number in stories about shipping, adventure stories and so on. Do you think Bow Wave readers would help me find them? I would be happy to offer modest rewards, perhaps for the largest number of references and the oldest.

We will need to know the title and subject if not obvious from the title, author and if possible, date and place of publication.

The best would be a copy of the reference in the text or a translation if it is not in English, French or German. The page(s) could be copied and faxed or if its only a matter of a sentence or a few paragraphs, typed and e-mailed. But even suggestions where to look would be welcome.\"

Readers (who certainly include many Lloyd\'s Agents) and who know something kindly contact Lee on:

Fax: +44(0) 208 318 0330
Email:ck.co.uk

6. And Finally...

Many thanks to Chris Potts in Hong Kong for some more unintended amusements.


Church Bulletin Howlers

These are actual clippings from church newspapers. It\'s amazing what a little proofreading would provide.

Announcement in the church bulletin for a National PRAYER & FASTING Conference: \"The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals.\"

\"Ladies, don\'t forget the rummage sale. It\'s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don\'t forget your husbands.\"

The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled due to a conflict.

The sermon this morning: \"Jesus Walks on the Water\" The sermon tonight: \"Searching for Jesus\"

Don\'t let worry kill you - let the Church help.
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be \"What is Hell?\" Come early and listen to our choir practice.
Scouts are saving aluminium cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
The Lutheran men\'s group will meet at 6 PM. Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert will be served for a nominal feel.
For those of you who have children and don\'t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person(s) you want remembered.

Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch. The church will host an evening of fine dining, superb entertainment, and gracious hostility.

Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 P.M.-prayer and medication to follow.
The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare\'s Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM. The Congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.

The Associate Minister unveiled the church\'s new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: \"I Upped My Pledge - Up Yours.\"

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