亚洲船东论坛第25届年会在沪召开

　　许立荣表示，当前亚洲在世界经济中占有重要的位置，对国际航运的作用不可忽视。全球贸易超过50%的货运量由亚洲船东承运，亚洲船队运力已占世界船舶总吨位的50%以上，亚洲还是全球最大的船员输出地区，全球90%的新造船也由亚洲完成。当前，全球经济正在发生前所未有的深刻变化，亚洲经济发展的内外环境面临深刻的改变，发展理念和发展模式面临考验和调整。反映在航运业上，供需失衡的矛盾依然没有根本消除，航运业仍然面临多重困境。亚洲船东更需团结一致，加强对话与合作，加强与国际航运组织的交流，维护亚洲航运界的利益，促进亚洲区域和全球经济发展，为世界经济复苏发挥应有的作用。

　　在本届年会上，众多知名航运企业、行业专家、相关航运组织机构等近300名代表将围绕海盗和武装劫持、船舶资源回收再利用、2006年海事劳工公约、船员相关事务及期租合同等议题进行广泛深入的讨论。

   张守国常务副会长主持了18日当晚的亚洲船东论坛第25届年会招待会，对与会的嘉宾表示欢迎，对上海市政府对此次年会的召开做出的大力支持表示感谢，并倡议中国船东协会与亚洲船东论坛相伴而生一直携手共进。作为第25届亚洲船东论坛的主席单位，与各成员协会密切合作，为发出亚洲船东的声音，维护亚洲船东的利益，实现亚洲船东的愿景做出了卓有成效的努力和贡献。

5月19日，论坛年会正式会议着重讨论了以下问题：

　　亚洲船东论坛是亚洲各国家和地区船东协会和船东联合会于1992年自发成立的区域性民间国际组织，下设5个专业委员会。其宗旨是维护亚洲船东的利益，协调亚洲船东的诉求，发出亚洲船东的声音。本届年会在上海召开，是进一步推进上海国际航运中心建设的重大举措之一。上海既是“一带一路”和长江经济带的重要交汇点，也是世界第一大集装箱吞吐港。近年来，上海国际航运中心建设稳步推进，凭借资源优势、配套优化和服务提升，在国际航运市场的地位不断提升。与此同时，上海的发展也为船东创造了更多的商机、更大的平台和更好的前景，为推动亚洲乃至全球航运业的发展注入了新的活力。

亚洲船东协会第25届年会报告（中英文）

关于2006年海事劳工公约：

 亚洲船东协会欢迎去年2月在日内瓦召开的国际劳工组织第二次特别三方委员会会议通过的《2006年海事劳工公约》第二修正案，包括公约证书换证延期和保护海员不受骚扰、欺凌的两个提案，将提交今年6月举行的国际劳工组织下届会议讨论通过。亚洲船东协会敦促业界的各利益方支持和积极准备履行将在2018年底生效的修正案。

 

关于运河费：

 苏伊士运河拓展工程已经完工，并已于2015年8月投入使用，巴拿马运河的新闸口也将于今年六月启用。这些新完工的运河设施，将给海事物流以及全球贸易带来焕然一新的局面。

亚洲船东协会同意继续不懈努力，密切与国际航运公会等国际航运组织合作，建立运河使用者和运河当局的定期对话机制，确保运河长期安全通行和防止不合理的运河费率调整”。

关于“Prestige Judgement”轮：

 亚洲船东协会提及船舶保险和责任委员会3月9日的新闻稿，强调亚洲船东深受西班牙高等法院对该轮及船长不公平判决的困扰。西班牙高等法院采取不寻常的行动，推翻下级法院的裁决，将有关指责全部强加到八十高龄的船长身上。这完全是一个政治决定，无视西班牙在《1992年民事责任公约》里的相关责任，剥夺船东在油污损害方面的责任限制权利。西班牙的行为可能达到短期的政治目的，但是却动摇了现行有效的赔偿机制的基础，将有可能会对未来的油污事故受害着造成经济困难。

 

关于海盗和武装抢劫：

 2015年第一季度发生在马六甲海峡和新加坡海域的海盗和武装抢劫的报告显著增加，而第四季度和2016年第一季度的有关报告大幅下降。

 

 有鉴于此，亚洲船东协会感谢印度尼西亚、马来西亚和新加坡三个沿海国家在不断部署警戒和提出积极的多方海事安保倡议方面的努力。

 

亚洲船东协会欢迎亚洲地区打击海盗和武装劫船合作协定(ＲｅＣＡＡＰ)出台的《亚洲防止海盗和武装抢劫指引》，这是亚洲船东协会和其他业界利益方密切合作的结果。

亚洲船东协会认为：作为负责任的船东，我们必须采取积极措施，保障海员的安全和福利。因此，我们必须保证有关的指引应反映本地区熟悉航运事务的船东的意见。

 

关于船舶资源回收规则 – 欧盟财务法律条款：

 

亚洲船东协会确认任何单方面实行的地区法规绝不是保证全球绿色船舶资源回收的合适方法，因为这些单方面实施的法规无法全面考虑全球主要船舶资源回收国家的实际情况。因此，亚洲船东协会再次重申《2009年船舶安全与环境无害化回收再利用香港国际公约》（《香港公约》）是保障船舶资源回收再利用的安全和环保的最佳解决方法。亚洲船东协会成员一致同意，促请各国及地区政府早日批准《香港公约》。

 

有鉴于此，欧盟可能出台要求所有进入欧盟港口船舶遵守的财务法律条款，无论何国船旗，均需征税以保证欧盟有关法规的执行。这引起了许多船东的担忧。亚洲船东协会正就此问题与国际航运总会和欧盟船东协会等国际组织商讨。

PEPORT OF 25TH ASIAN SHIPOWNERS FORUM

 

 The 25th Annual General Meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) was held in Shanghai, China on 19 May 2016, hosted by the China Shipowners’ Association (CSA).

 

Mr Xu Lirong, Chairman of the 25th ASA, welcomed the delegates of member associations and announced the theme for this meeting – One Asia, One Voice– calling members to build stronger collaborations amongst the shipping industry and associations.

 

During the Annual General Meeting, it was announced that ASF will operate under a new name. The Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF) will be known as Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA). 

 

Maritime Labour Convention 2006

ASA welcomes the adoption of the new amendments to the Convention at the 2nd meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee held last February in Geneva, concerning elimination of shipboard harassment and bullying and extension of the validity of the maritime labour certificate under specific circumstances, which will be considered for adoption by the next session of the ILO International Labour Conference in June 2016. ASF therefore urges all stakeholders to support and get prepared to implement those amendments which will be expected to enter into force in late 2018.

 

Canal Tolls

The newly expanded Suez Canal, which opened in August 2015 and the new locks of the Panama Canal, scheduled to be inaugurated in June 2016, would bring about a new dimension to maritime logistics and overall global trade.

 

ASA agreed to continue its efforts, in collaboration with international shipping organizations such as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), to establish a regular dialogue mechanism between the respective authorities of the Panama/Suez Canals and users of those canals in the form of some kind of institution in order to continuously secure a safe-transit environment and preventing irrational toll increases.

 

MV Prestige Judgement

The ASA referred to the press release issued by the Ship Insurance and Liability Committee (SILC) on 9th March 2016, and reiterates that Asian Shipowners are deeply troubled by the judgement of the Spanish Supreme Court in the case of Captain Mangouras and the Mv Prestige.  The Spanish Supreme Court has taken the incredible step of reversing the findings of fact of the lower courts, heaping full blame for the incident on an octogenarian master.  To all intents and purposes, this is obviously a political decision, made with the clear intent to ignore Spain’s obligation to comply in good faith with the 1992 Civil Liability Convention, and deprive the shipowner of the right to limit liability for pollution damage.  Spain’s actions might serve short term political needs, but undermine the bedrock of an effective and well developed compensation system, actions that are very likely to result in financial difficulty for future victims of pollution incidents.

 

Piracy & Armed Robbery

In the first part of 2015, it was noted that there had been a marked increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the Straits of Malacca & Singapore. This number has subsequently dropped drastically in the last quarter of 2015 and the first half of 2016.

 

In this regard, the ASA expressed its appreciation for the continued vigilance and pro-active multilateral maritime security initiatives on the part of the three littoral governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in those waters.

 

Similarly, the ASA also welcomed the launch of the Regional Guide to Counter Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia, which had been developed by the ReCAAP after close consultation with ASA and other industry stakeholders.

 

ASA emphasized that as responsible shipowners, we must take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of seafarers. As such, we must step up and ensure that any guidance developed must incorporate input from shipowners who operate in the region and are familiar with prevailing conditions.

 

Ship Recycling Regulation – EU Financial Instrument

 

The ASA affirms that any unilaterally-imposed regional regulation will not be an appropriate solution to ensure green ship recycling worldwide as long as regulations do not consider common practices in major ship recycling countries. In this context, ASA re-affirmed its long-standing policy that the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 (HKC) is the best solution to enhance safety and environmental protection for ship recycling. The members agreed to encourage their own governments to ratify the HKC at the earliest opportunity.

In this connection, the European Union’s (EU) potential introduction to a financial instrument requiring all ships entering EU ports, regardless of its flag to pay a levy in order to ensure the performance of EU regulations has raised concerns to many shipowners. The ASA is in discussion with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) with regard to this issue.

来源：中国船东协会