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YMI 12th edition May 27, 2011 Enrol for the YMI-magazine at: Website: www.ymi.nu

“Promoting Young Potentials” For all those who feel passionate about the maritime sector, Welcome to the new edition of YMI! Young Maritime International is a new magazine that aims to provide youth in the maritime sector with the opportunity to publish their projects, innovative ideas, and graduation projects. Each edition will contain several projects of students worldwide. Two other topics that will be touched upon in the magazine are "From a legal point of view" and "History". The magazine is meant for youth and students in the maritime sector, maritime businesses, educational institutes, business schools, governmental institutes, and other interested parties. Daniëlla Vermeer

Innovatielocaties Zeeland Verschillende organisaties werken in Zeeland samen aan de ambitie om van de Zuidwestelijke Delta de slimste en veiligste Delta ter wereld te maken. Op een innovatieve manier worden problemen en kansen opgepakt. Denk daarbij aan innovaties als overslagbestendige dijken, het weer inlaten van zoutwater of het ruimte geven aan zilte landbouw. Op veel locaties in Zeeland worden deze innovaties toegepast. Zeeland is daarmee dé proeftuin voor deltatechnologie. Ik zie dat er in de Zuidwestelijke Delta de afgelopen jaren veel innovatieve projecten uitgevoerd of gestart zijn. Vernieuwende projecten die een bijdrage leveren aan een veilige en leefbare Delta. De Provincie Zeeland wil de samenhang van de innovatielocaties verduidelijken en waar mogelijk de locaties toegankelijk, zichtbaar, herkenbaar en beleefbaar maken. Informatie over deze innovaties willen we graag op een goede manier voor de Zeeuwse burgers en toeristen ontsluiten. Daarom hebben Provincie Zeeland en Kennis Netwerk Delta Water (KNDW) de website www.innovatielocaties.nl ontwikkeld. Op de website vind je de locaties. Het gaat om innovaties op het gebied van aquacultuur, veiligheid, waterkwaliteit, energie en building with nature. Aquacultuur Wie aan aquacultuur denkt, denkt aan Zeeland. De zoute Deltawateren en de binnendijkse gebieden zijn zeer geschikt voor de kweek van zagers, schelpdieren, vis en de teelt van zilte gewassen. Bedrijven experimenteren met nieuwe producten en technieken. Kennisinstellingen doen onderzoek om meer te weten te komen over wat wel en niet werkt en over de effecten op de omgeving en het dierenwelzijn. Veiligheid De veiligheid van de kust is prioriteit nummer één voor iedereen die in Zeeland woont of verblijft. De kans op een overstroming is niet groot. Eens in de vierduizend jaar is de norm van de 'oude' Deltawet.

Dat was een grote uitdaging. De Oosterscheldekering is het meest spectaculaire resultaat hiervan. Het opleggen van meer dan één functie aan een gebied leidt vaak tot innovatie. Zo moest het historische fort Ellewoutsdijk behouden blijven zonder de veiligheid van het achterliggende land in gevaar te brengen. De begroeiing van dijken was vroeger toeval, maar is nu een extra natuurdoelstelling. Energie De kracht van water benutten om energie te winnen. Het kan, ook in ons vlakke land. Met de nieuwste technieken proberen we uit rivierstromen, getijde, lage golven of zoet en zout water voldoende energie te halen om winstgevend te zijn. In Zeeland bekijken we de volgende manier om energie uit water te halen: uit golfslag of het getij, blauwe energie (de energie die kan worden gewonnen door het verschil in zoutconcentratie tussen zeewater en zoetwater) en hydro-elektrische energie (energie winnen uit stromend water). Waterkwaliteit De zwemwaterkwaliteit in Zeeland is goed, maar voor de natuur zijn er wel wat problemen met de kwaliteit van de Deltawateren. Zo zijn er in het Grevelingenmeer veel bodemschimmels en hebben Krammer, Volkerak en Zoommeer in de zomer last van blauwalgenbloei. Niet overal bestaan die problemen. Zo is de kwaliteit van de Westerschelde de afgelopen decennia sterk verbeterd dankzij de zuivering van rioolwater in het Scheldegebied. Building with nature De volgende stap in de ontwikkeling van de waterbouw is een positievere benadering van natuur en gebruik van natuurlijke processen. Dit kan leiden tot een duurzamere ontwikkeling van gebieden met ook winst voor de natuur. Het credo is niet meer 'doing less bad', maar wordt 'doing good'. We gaan leren bouwen met de natuur, in plaats van bouwen met beperking van de gevolgen voor de natuur.

Tweede Delta Water Award

Prijs

‘Ontwikkel een innovatief en duurzaam project dat de economische kracht van de Zuidwestelijke Delta versterkt.’ Dat is de uitdaging voor de Young professionals die mee willen dingen naar de tweede Delta Water Award 2011-2012. Inmiddels hebben maar liefst zestien teams een projectplan ingediend. Dinsdag 31 mei worden de vijf genomineerden bekend gemaakt.

De winnaar van de Delta Water Award wint € 15.000 en een studiereis naar een Deltagebied elders ter wereld. De tweede prijs bedraagt € 10.000 en de derde prijs € 5.000. Daarbij wordt aan de Delta Water Award deelnemers een uitgelezen kans geboden om zich te presenteren aan de partners in de Zuidwestelijke Delta en de jury.

De jury bestaat uit: voorzitter Wim Kuijken, Deltacommissaris, Tineke Huizinga, staatssecretaris Verkeer en Waterstaat in het vorige kabinet, Adriaan Geuze, gerenommeerd landschapsarchitect, Marcel Stive,voormalig lid van de Deltacommissie, Marike van Lier Lels, bestuurscommissaris van containervervoerder Maersk, Patrick Meire, professor aan de universiteit van Antwerpen, Jaap van Duijn, van het Nationaal Groenfonds. Juryvoorzitter Wim Kuijken: ‘Innovativiteit en duurzaamheid zijn essentieel, maar ook de economische kracht van de plannen zullen wij serieus meewegen. Want hoe sterker een project economisch haalbaar is, hoe groter de kans op uitvoering.’

Over de eerste Delta Water Award in 2009 heb ik het volgende gezegd: 'Toen ik de kracht van de innovatieve plannen voor deze Delta Water Award zag, bedacht ik dat onze toekomst weleens mede getekend kan worden door de ideeën die voor deze prijsvraag ontwikkeld zijn. Ideeën die de geschiedenis van de strijd tegen het water als vertrekpunt nemen, maar die daarna vooral verder gaan en zoeken naar vernieuwende manieren om op slimme wijze samen te leven mét het water.' Meer informatie of meedoen de volgende keer? Kijk op http://www.deltawateraward.com/. Karla Peijs, Commissaris van de Koningin in Zeeland Mei 2011

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First Master Class of Netherlands Maritime University is a success! Netherlands Maritime University (NMU) and Jong Havenvereniging (Association for young port professionals) organise Master Classes for young professionals who work in and around the port. The objective of this new initiative is to offer maritime and port professionals a platform for knowledge sharing and in-depth knowledgetransfer on a variety of maritime and port related subjects. The topics of the Master Classes are based on the courses that are offered in NMU’s part-time Master Shipping and Transport program, which will start in October 2011. Leading maritime experts and (associate) lecturers from NMU combine theory and practice to form a challenging and diverse (evening) program. Each Master Class focuses on a different topic. On the 19th of May, the first Master Class was held at the STC-Group’s headquarters. The central theme of the evening was ‘safety and security in the versatile port of Rotterdam’. Jan Gardeitchik, Head of the Harbour Master Policy department of the Port of Rotterdam, and Jasper Groen, associate lecturer at Netherlands Maritime University and partner at Mainpor tlawyers, were the key speakers at this event. They elaborated on the plans to build an LNG-terminal at the Maasvlakte and the implications this has for safety, risk management and traffic flows.

The realisation of the LNG-terminal and the introduction of LNG tankers into the logistic processes of the port of Rotterdam will undoubtedly come to serve as a leading example worldwide. NMU is convinced that this first Master Class provided the participants with new insights into the role of the port of Rotterdam with regards to safety management in the port, and the challenges it faces in maintaining a safe, while at the same time also a diverse and growing port. With 70 participants our expectations were exceeded and we conclude that many young port professionals are very interested in enhancing their knowledge about maritime and port related subjects and in discussing these subjects with experts and other young professionals. The next Master Class will be organised on 22 June, and the central theme will be fleet management. Later this year three more Master Classes will be organised in September, October and November. You are very welcome to attend one of the upcoming Master Classes. Please register via [email protected]. For more information about Netherlands Maritime University or the part-time Master Shipping and Transport program, please visit www.stc-nmu.eu.

Netherlands Maritime University (NMU), established in 2006, is a specialised educational institute founded by the STC-Group. It offers a full-time program at two locations in the world: in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and in Gwangyang, South-Korea. NMU offers the parttime Master program in Shipping and Transport exclusively at its main location in Rotterdam. STC-Group, which has its headquarters in Rotterdam, is the global leader in education, training and research and consultancy services for operations and management positions in the field of shipping, transport and logistics.

Jong Havenvereniging is a network for young professionals working in and around the port of Rotterdam. Founded in 2008 as a part of the 70years old Havenvereniging Rotterdam, Jong Havenvereniging now has over 300 members working at 120 companies in Rotterdam. Jong Havenvereniging connects young professionals and facilitates their network in the port through different activities, such as networking events, drinks and other activities.

For more information please feel free to contact Maurice Jansen (Head NMU) at Netherlands Maritime University, by telephone +31 10 4486060 or e-mail [email protected]

Or: Gerrit Peekstok (Chairman Jong Havenvereniging) by e-mail [email protected] by telephone 010-2521631)

Photos: Daniëlla Vermeer

“Promoting Young Potentials” Announcement for all students and educational institutes: To publish projects / thesis Send an email to: [email protected]

 

Anno v/d Kuur (14 years old) I'm here at school because I want to come and sail on the open days it looked nice and cozy. Vocational guidance practice lessons and crafts are very instructive and, above all, very nice I see there is now already looking forward to the third to go wall then you have the practical lessons engines and metal edit also in vocational orientation is a whole afternoon in the week and on the training ships the Amalia and the kopelverband the limits if we're the Amalia duwbakje the whole afternoon doing such as sail navigate the oil gauge painting.

This is a week the other week you go boating knots and split you will also have two weeks in the year on week speed then you're a whole week on the way you have dag sailing then you go a whole day on pat but you usually stays on the North Sea or the IJselmeer. Then you have also hand skill that is especially keep editing you are allowed to own something makeing but the teacher Mr ter Weele has also added a whole bunch of construction packages so you've always known what to do.

 

Engines seems very fun because you can learn a lot about engines. And metal edit seems to me also very fun because I don’t know much about it and I would like to learn more. Boarder is very nice wall there word much organized by the seamen Council sailors Council is a group of students that organize things such as the school party and the Christmas party. But the boarding school is particularly cozy and there you've always your friends around you.

Anno v/d Kuur

Christine Leander Marine Business Development

I was seeking for a job as I graduated in Media & Entertainment Management, August 2008. The financial crisis made my search for a job in the entertainment industry very hard so I decided to ask a job agency for help. “Lloyd’s Register”, never heard of it until the agency saw an opening they thought would be appropriate for me. I understood this was no time for me to be picky, but to embrace this chance. I started at the Energy department where I was taught to be a customer service employee. This meant I had a lot of contact with customers, handling requests for approving a steam boiler or assembly and back office activities. No sign of entertainment, but I had a lot of fun and learned a lot within this role. After a year working at Energy I got a chance to make a switch to the Marine department, and so I did. Since July 2010 I am working for Marine in the Business Development team.

with our Marine Training Courses and getting our internal newsletter ready. And once in a while I do my utmost best making our friends happy at Young Maritime International with Lloyd’s Registers Classification News.

Lloyd’s Register provides services like Classification, Certification, Consultancy and Environmental Services. We set safety and environmental standards for the design, construction and operation of ships. The Business Development team consists of client relation managers and support staff. The client relation managers all have marine technical backgrounds. With their wide range of knowledge they take care of our customers, providing them quotations, giving advice and building a healthy relationship with them.

I like working for Lloyd’s Register because it gives me the diversity I look for in a job and the feeling of being part of an enormous corporation with offices all around the world. Never thought I would like an ‘office job’, working from 9 to 5. That was before I started working for Lloyd’s Register. I find it very important to have fun at my job and to enjoy going to work everyday. In our office in Rotterdam there is a good atmosphere and I get along very well with all colleagues, a good balance of work and fun is present.

I, as a support staff member, have a range of activities that varies from administrative duties to commercial matters to assisting at seminars or exhibitions. With these assignments and activities my job is really diverse and no day is the same. Like today, I have indoor activities: supporting the managers with quotations, taking care of signed contracts, sort out which design is the best for our stand on Europort 2011 in Ahoy Rotterdam, assisting my colleague

With my non marine background and one sailing experience 10 years ago I found my way in this world that is actually quite interesting! With this having said I decided to go on a sailing weekend with colleagues in September. Looking forward to it! A sign of entertainment? I can say I am pretty much entertained!

 

Key Competences for a changing world

Education is one of the backbones of our Shipping, Transport and Process industry as it provides youngsters with the knowledge, understanding and proficiency they need to perform their jobs at the highest level of quality. Education provides the industry with highly qualified staff, which is needed in the rapidly changing and globalising world. The STC-Group (www.stc-group.nl) with its headquarter in Rotterdam, provides education on various levels for the entire Shipping, Transport and Process industry of The Netherlands, but also of Vietnam, Philippines, Oman, South-Africa and SouthKorea. The STC-Group educates in: ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐

Shipping; Sea Fishery; Dredging; Inland shipping; Ports and Air Traffic Logistics; Road Transport; Ship and Yacht Building; Logistics and Warehousing; Harbour Industrial Complex; Offshore; Rail.

As the maritime cluster is an international cluster, the STC-Group provides both their students and employees the possibility to encounter international aspects during their education and careers. “During their education, students are offered the possibility to spend their mandatory internship abroad. During this period, they not only work in another environment, but they also have to “survive” on their own. Far away from home, without family and friends, they have to run their lives in another

culture. After an internship of at least 20 weeks they return home enlightened with newly obtained competences. These skills are not only needed for their future jobs, but are especially needed for jobs in the international environments of the Shipping, Transport and Process industry ”, says Jaap Gebraad, Jr. Project Manager at the STCGroup. Jaap studied Logistics and Economics at the HES in Rotterdam. After his graduation he started working as a forwarding agent, for a period of four years. In 2008 he started at the STC-Group as a Jr. Project Manager. The first year was a traineeship, during which he was able to work at various departments of the STC-Group. Jaap tells us that he started the second day of his traineeship with a European Project called Platina. This project, initiated by the European Commission with the Naiades Action Plan - enhances the use of inland navigation as part of intermodal freight solutions, in order to create a sustainable, competitive and environmentally friendly European wide transport network.

 

This was the moment his passion for the combination of the strengths of the European Commission and the educational system of the STC-Group started. Currently, he is developing a policy on internationalisation of public education for the STC-Group. “We would like to offer all our students and employees the possibility to strengthen their key competences, which are needed in the rapidly changing world. Not only by offering international traineeships to our students, but also by offering the employees of the STC-Group the same possibilities. Moreover, by cooperating with European Educational Centres of Excellence in European projects for a.o. harmonisation of education will offer my colleagues the possibility to explore and extend their international experience and it will be a tool to keep their knowledge and network up-to-date. Education and training have a fundamental role to play in achieving the “Europe 2020” objectives of the

European Commission of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, notably by equipping citizens with the skills and competences which the European economy and European society need in order to remain competitive and innovative”, says Jaap Gebraad.

Besides his job at the STC-Group, Jaap Gebraad works two days a week for the daily secretariat of EDINNA (www.edinna.eu ). EDINNA is the educational network of inland waterway (navigation) schools and training institutes. EDINNA was officially established with the support of Platina in February 2009 and Jaap is involved in its activities since the very first official start. “EDINNA recognizes that all members use the same European waterway system and have a different background in various educational systems in Europe. It is the aim of EDINNA to come to a more structured cooperation and to establish a harmonized education, training and certification system for inland waterway personnel in order to ensure high quality of trained staff on board the vessels”, says Jaap Gebraad.

 

Construction & Shipping Industry and Practical Instructors Meeting Shipping 2011

Especially the combination of the Practical Instructors Meeting Shipping with the subsequent participation at the fair was a great success. The primary objective was to bring VTL under the attention, and to proliferate it as Knowledge Centre Transport and Logistics. The secondary objective aimed at the awareness of personnel policy and qualified personnel. At the VTL stand there were conversations with existing learning companies, candidate learning companies, and ambassadors for the sector. The fair was also a platform to meet old acquaintances in the sector. Additionally, VTL has been able to learn more about the new developments in the nautical sector. The Practical Instructors Meeting Shipping took place at the last day of the fair, Thursday May 12th, 2011. At least 50 guests from different sub markets in the shipping industry participated, including practical instructors and representatives from the learning companies and the field of schools. VTL gave a short presentation about the current service delivery and the corresponding tasks and roles that relate to shipping. Hereafter, two guest speakers gave a presentation: Laurens Minderhoud of VOF Duplo Shipping and Rianne van de Wijnboom from Chemgas Shipping. Both elaborated shortly on their service delivery and their vision on educating personnel in the future.

Subsequently, the programme offered two workshops regarding the themes: Sustainable Personnel Policy and Social & Safe. The workshop Sustainable Personnel Policy focussed on the importance of investing in good personnel and personnel policy by motivating the youth. Aspects such as an open attitude, clarity, concrete agreements, and good communication were brought under the attention. A focus on the inflow of new students and the willingness to educate (long term) is crucial for learning companies. The workshop of Social & Safe discussed how one can ensure safety. This is of particular value in the Shipping industry, as there is a lot of working and living together. The importance and the (preventive) use of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPA) (in Dutch Persoonlijke Beschermings Middelen (PBM)) were discussed. Also other forms of safety at the social level were elaborated on. These related to the working atmosphere and the (working) relations among each other. VTL and the participants look back at a very successful interactive Practical Instructors Meeting Shipping and the fair!

NOR- Shipping

Photos: Daniëlla Vermeer

NOR-Shipping is an international shipping exhibition and conference and one of the most important meeting places for the global maritime industry. In addition to the technology showcased by leaders in the market, Nor-Shipping is also the place to be to develop personal networks, build competence and share information. Visitor groups include ship owners and managers, shipyards, maritime organisations, port authorities and many more. The conference will feature both presentations and roundtable discussions. This year’s Nor-Shipping will not just be an exclusive event for an audience of international maritime executives. For the first time in its 44-year history, NorShipping will lift the veil and invite the general public to attend a new event aimed at attracting the best young minds. In the middle of the heart of Oslo, at the City Hall Square (Rådhusplassen) right next to the harbor, key leading Norwegian maritime institutions will welcome thousands of junior high school, high

school and university students; politicians; media; the general public; and, not least, foreign visitors to Nor-Shipping Campus. The complete value chain The event will be clearly visible in the urban landscape, designed as a pavilion with exhibitions from a cross section of the complete shipping value chain. It will present shipping companies, ship and equipment designers, classification companies, shipyards and manufacturers, shipbrokers, maritime educational institutions and seafarers’ organizations. Young employees throughout the Norwegian maritime cluster will explain their various work roles and the opportunities and challenges they face, giving visitors insight into the daily lives of our most international industry.

A career in maritime Nor-Shipping Campus aims to encourage young people towards a career in the maritime industry, and to recognize the many opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the years to come. Thousands of young people from Oslo and surrounding areas will be transported to the event, where they will meet an ocean of career

opportunities, both at sea and on land. “This fourday expo to promote and profile the maritime industry, one of the world’s largest, oldest and most traditional, is the biggest joint effort being undertaken by the Norwegian maritime cluster to increase the industry’s reputation among the young generation of Norwegians,” said NorShipping Exhibition Director Tollef Schiander.

VISITHOR www.logeerboot.nl Staying in the Rotterdamnest location Party at the Water Sailing on a boat & celebrating a party The reasons: Marrying, business party, a 30-years jubilee, business meetings, birthdays, retirement, brainstorming, achievement of targets, ending the school year, welcoming foreign visitors, or any other social gatherings on the boat. The possibilities: Sailing, dancing, having a drink, a DJ, good music, excellent buffets, marriage ceremony on board and marrying Rotterdam-style, a continuously changing view, party in 80s-style or salsa workshop. Entry and departure is possible at different places and of course it is possible to leave the boat meanwhile for nice activities. Examples are the Euromast or “The Rotterdam”. It is possible to sail far away, but it is also possible to stay close to home if desired. If requested, it is also possible to bring a private catering firm.

The best way to experience the world's most beautiful harbour city is, of course, in the middle of the harbour. On a loftboat with 2 luxury apartments in the heart of the city. Staying at the Visithor is a very special Rotterdam and nautical experience. Sleep like a log on a boat that once hauled big logs through the docks of Rotterdam. Look out the big portholes and see the nostalgic boats in the harbour of the Nautical Museum next door. Shopping areas, museums, cinemas, restaurants and galeries are at walking distance. After a day wandering through the world's first harbour city you can relax and feel very much at home on your own boat apartment. This place, in the middle of the dynamic centre of Rotterdam is so quiet that you can listen to the water rippling and the coots calling while the boat moves very slowly up and down with the tide.

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DLNST pleit voor geschillenbeslechting in Nederland volgens Nederlandse civielrechtelijke regels.

St. DUTCH LEGAL NETWORK FOR SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT

De Nederlandse rechtspraktijk op het gebied van scheepvaart en transport heeft zowel Nederland als daarbuiten veel te bieden. De keuze van Nederlandse partijen om geschillen naar Nederlands recht te laten beslechten door Nederlandse rechters of arbiters ligt voor de hand. Maar ook voor buitenlandse partijen kan geschillenbeslechting in Nederland aantrekkelijk zijn.

Kies bewust Bij het sluiten van een contract vormt de keuze van het toepasselijke recht vaak een sluitpost. Dat geldt ook voor de keuze van het rechtscollege of arbitrage-instituut dat bevoegd is om een - onverhoopt - geschil te beslechten. Om onaangename verrassingen te voorkomen moeten die keuzes ʻbewustʼ gemaakt worden, ook bij standaardcontracten!

Waarom geschillen voorleggen aan rechters of arbiters - opererend onder een vreemd rechtssysteem - wanneer Nederlandse rechters en arbiters in een voor u wél bekend rechtssysteem, ruimschoots beschikken over de vereiste juridische expertise?

Recht

Civil law Bijuridical

Common law

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Sharia

Net als het overgrote deel van de wereld (!) kent Nederland een civielrechtelijk rechtssysteem (in tegenstelling tot het angelsaksische common law systeem). Het Nederlandse recht is volledig bij de tijd en volgt de internationale rechtsontwikkelingen op de voet. Boek 8 van het Burgerlijk wetboek “Verkeersmiddelen en Vervoer” dateert van 1991, en is vertaald in het Frans en Engels.

www.dlnst.nl

Rechtspraak

“ Hier zijn de ontwikkeling van de

haven en die van het natte juridische specialisme nauw met elkaar verbonden, een link die ook bij de Rechtbank terug te vinden is.

“ Voor Nederland zijn ze de absolute

top. En ook binnen Europa zouden ze goed mee kunnen komen. Ik denk dat ze qua kundigheid de concurrentie met Londen best aan zouden kunnen.

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In Schip & Schade worden jaarlijks 140 uitspraken gepubliceerd op het gebied van transport en verzekering. Nederland kan zich qua aantal gepubliceerde uitspraken meten met jurisdicties als Duitsland, Engeland en Frankrijk. De uitspraken zijn duidelijk en beknopt samengevat. Dit vergemakkelijkt het inschatten van proceskansen en schept een goed klimaat voor schikkingen in een vroeg stadium.

In ʻSpecialisatie Loont?!ʼ zeggen Nederlandse ondernemingen over de ʻnatteʼ kamer van de Rechtbank Rotterdam en het natte recht als specialisme: *

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De Nederlandse rechtspraak wordt internationaal gerespecteerd omdat zij neutraal en deskundig is. Zij staat in verbinding met de praktijk en wordt gekenmerkt door een internationale en rechtsvergelijkende benadering. Door nabijheid van onze havens worden bovendien efficiënt feitenonderzoek en bewijslevering vergemakkelijkt.

Arbitrage

Maritieme balie

Voor gespecialiseerde arbitrage op het gebied van het transportrecht zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden in Nederland, zoals:

In de havengebieden heeft zich een gespecialiseerde maritieme balie ontwikkeld met een grote kennis van relevante jurisprudentie en internationaal (verdrags-)recht.

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Dutch Maritime Arbitration Association / Transport and Maritime Arbitration Rotterdam-Amsterdam (TAMARA) www.tamara-arbitration.nl

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Nederlandse organisatie voor expeditie en logistiek (FENEX) www.fenex.nl

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Nederlands Arbitrage Instituut (NAI) www.nai-nl.org

www.dlnst.nl

Talenkennis Vanouds hebben Nederlandse rechters, arbiters, advocaten en experts geen moeite met vreemde talen zoals Engels, Duits en Frans. Stukken in die talen kunnen veelal zonder vertaling in een procedure worden overgelegd. In andere landen moeten bewijsstukken vaak (beëdigd) vertaald worden. Dat leidt niet alleen tot hoge kosten, maar ook tot het risico van foute vertalingen.

Aanpak

Kosten

In Nederland is niet alleen in het handelsverkeer maar ook in de procespraktijk sprake van zakelijkheid en een “no nonsense”-benadering. Dit wordt goed geïllustreerd door het Rotterdams Garantieformulier 2008, dat een snelle opheffing van scheepsbeslagen tegen zekerheidstelling mogelijk maakt. De rechterlijke macht, die in spoedzaken dag en nacht bereikbaar is, staat bekend om haar effciënte afhandeling van geschillen. Scheepsveilingen te Rotterdam (de zgn. ʻDutch auctionʼ) winnen weer aan populariteit.

In de Nederlandse civielrechtelijke procespraktijk worden partijen vertegenwoordigd door hun advocaat en niet door een sollicitor én een barrister, zoals veelal het geval is in het angelsaksische Engeland. Het Nederlandse procesrecht is praktisch en informeel en kent niet de omslachtige disclosureprocedures. Dit alles werkt in hoge mate kostenverlagend ten opzichte van Engeland. Geschat wordt dat procederen in Londen 4 x duurder is dan procederen in Nederland.

Neutraal terrein Vaak wordt het argument gehoord, dat tussen een Nederlandse partij en een buitenlandse contractpartij voor geschillen beslechting:

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een neutrale (dat wil zeggen niet op Nederlandse bodem gevestigde) rechtbank of arbitraal college moet worden overeengekomen, en;

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dat daarom naar Londen moet worden uitgeweken.

Beide argumenten gaan vaak niet op. Buitenlandse partijen afkomstig uit andere ʻcivielrechtelijkeʼ landen zijn vertrouwd met een rechtssysteem als het Nederlandse en kennen daar ook de voordelen van. De grote talenkennis in Nederland en pragmatische aanpak geeft Nederland een pré boven andere civielrechtelijke landen.

Door het Internationaal Gerechtshof en het Permanente Hof van Arbitrage in Den Haag heeft Nederland een reputatie opgebouwd als het ʻHart van het internationale rechtʼ. Als uw contractpartij toch blijft aandringen om eventuele geschillen op zogenaamd neutraal terrein uit te vechten, dan zijn er tal van goede alternatieven te bedenken alvorens toch maar weer naar Londen te gaan, bijv. arbitrage in een ander civielrechtelijk land.

Arena De keuze van de arena waar onverhoopt een geschil uitgevochten zal worden én de keuze van de toepasselijke regels zijn van cruciaal belang. De Nederlandse arenaʼs bieden een 'fair trial'.

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April 27, 2011

No. 07/2011

Statutory alert

Closing devices for ventilation of battery rooms – IACS Unified Interpretation SC 240

Applicability

Shipbuilders, owners and managers

Information

Following recent Port State Control findings related to closing devices for battery room ventilators, the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has developed a Unified Interpretation (UI) of SOLAS Regulation II-2/5.2.1.1. This will be uniformly implemented on all SOLAS ships, both new and existing, from July 1, 2011. A copy is attached to this Classification News for reference. Background to the Unified Interpretation SOLAS Regulation II-2/5.2.1.1 states: “The main inlets and outlets of all ventilation systems shall be capable of being closed from outside the spaces being ventilated.” There are critical safety factors to take into account when considering closing devices for battery rooms. A closing device may be necessary for the vessel to comply with intact and/or damage stability requirements, or to provide a weather-tight closing device to satisfy the Load Line Convention, or where a fixed gas fire extinguishing system is provided. However, Regulation II-2/5.2.1.1 does not take into account the specific hazards associated with battery rooms; the possible build up of explosive gases (most notably hydrogen) is a primary safety concern. In light of this, the Unified Interpretation specifies that in all cases where a closing device is provided, the ventilation opening should have a clear warning notice stating, for example, “This closing device is to be kept open and only closed in the event of fire or other emergency – Explosion risk”. Survey requirements Classification societies will conduct inspections to verify that an appropriately worded notice has been provided where a closing device is fitted, as part of Cargo Ship Safety Equipment and Passenger Ship Safety surveys.

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Altarpieces were also found. Sailors once dedicated the stones to the goddess in gratitude for a safe voyage. In 1970 and 1971, even more Roman relics were fished up, once more including Nehalennia alter stones.

Zeeland … History & Shipping The history of man in Zeeland goes back about 150,000 years. A Stone Age axe found on the beach at Cadzand in ZeeuwschVlaanderen is proof of this. The land there lies for the most part somewhat higher than the rest of Zeeland. A long sandy ridge runs from east to west. Many finds have been made on that sandy ridge. So, you see, people have been coming to Zeeland from very, very early times. At Nieuw-Namen, in Oost-Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, Stone Age arrowheads have been found. They date from about 9000 BC. Farmers were probably already living in Zeeland from about 4500 BC on. About 1 AD, a row of sand dunes stretched along the coast, interrupted every now and again by a river mouth. Beyond were peat bogs, criss-crossed by creeks extending all the way to the sandy soil of Brabant. Herdsman lived on the higher-lying peat moors. They made their own pottery or had it brought in from potteries in the Rhine area (around present-day Cologne) and Lotharingen (on the border of France and Germany). Many Roman artefacts have been found in Aardenburg in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen. The Romans came to the Netherlands about the beginning of the 1st century AD and left about a hundred years later. At that time, Domburg on Walcheren was an important town. From Domburg, trade with towns in England and elsewhere in Western Europe was being conducted. After a severe storm in 1647, the remains of a temple dedicated to the goddess Nehalennia emerged from under the dunes.

More than 25,000 km of waterways make up a network that services Western and Central Europe. No less than a quarter of that is in the Netherlands and Belgium. Each year, more than 100 million tonnes per ship are transported to domestic destinations in the Netherlands and Belgium themselves. The largest streams of goods within Europe is waterborne – from the Netherlands and Belgium via the Rhine to Germany, eastern France and Switzerland. The seaports along the Westerschelde in Zeeland are playing an increasingly larger role in that. Furthermore, the Westerschelde is vital as an entrance to the ports of Antwerpen and Gent. The ships – a varied fleet – sail the Westerschelde and take on or unload incredibly diversified types of cargo. The ships, whether seagoing or barges, are getting bigger and bigger in size. The Westerschelde is a tidal river. Channels and sandbanks are constantly shifting. Maintenance dredging alone is no longer enough to keep the seaways at their proper depth. Right now work on this is well underway. That’s way, for example, it is necessary to clear up a large number of wrecked ships that still lie on the riverbed.

Sea wall, Stormvloedkering

 

Nature is also lost in the Westerschelde from the dredging. This must be compensated by the realisation of new nature areas. The Westerschelde is a busy river that has to handle all shipping traffic to Antwerpen, Gent, Terneuzen and Vlissingen. For this reason, much attention is devoted to safety. Shipping traffic is guided with the help of a chain of radar and shipping stations on shore, pilots on board, or at a distance. There are also tugs that can be of assistance. There are also important canals in Zeeland. The Schelde-Rijn-Kanaal runs close to the border with Noord-Brabant and is a direct link for inland shipping between Antwerpen and Rotterdam. The canal is 37 km long, 5 m deep and 120 m wide. The part of the canal on Dutch soil cost € 272,268,129. Of that amount, Belgium paid 85%. The Kanaal van Gent to Terneuzen is also a very important one. It is the connection from the Westerschelde to Gent. To be sure, Gent is located inland but it has a huge seaport. The canal is also an economic artery for the Netherlands. It opens up the Terneuzen harbour complex and the Sluiskil industrial area.

It is as if the canal divides ZeeuwschVlaanderen in two. There are bridges crossing it at Terneuzen, Sluiskil and Sas van Gent. The provincial government thinks this is not sufficient; certainly not when the Westerscheldetunnel becomes a reality. With this in mind, plans with a potential for success have been made to dig a tunnel at Sluiskil.

Bridge across the kanaal though Zuid-Beveland at Vlake

Despite the construction of the Schelde-Rijn Link, The Kanaal door Zuid-Beveland has still managed to be of value to inland shipping between the Westerschelde and the Rijn – especially for higher ships. This canal was markedly improved a few years ago. The only locks are at Hansweert; those at Wemeldinge are no longer used. The Kanaal door Walcheren is used mainly for pleasure craft. Publication: “Everything you should know about Zeeland”

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