Statement from IMC on Selendang Ayu Incident
With deep regret, by late Friday night, IMC had formally accepted that the six seafarers who remain missing following the crash of a United States Coast Guard’s rescue helicopter must now be presumed dead. Peter Chew, Group Managing Director of IMC made a statement through the Joint Command Information Centre following the Coast Guard’s announcement that the Search and Rescue operation was halted by nightfall on Friday. IMC continues to mourn its missing men and is doing all it can for their families and loved ones. Frederick Chavalit Tsao, the IMC Chairman, arrived in Alaska on Saturday morning to see the crew of the Selendang Ayu and meet all involved in the emergency operations. On Sunday he was in Juneau to meet Admiral James C.
Shipowners, Shipbuilders and Classification Societies in Discussions
Important maritime industry discussions between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies concluded in Shanghai on November 9 with agreement on the need to maintain the debate with a view to ensuring safe and robust designs for the future and to enhance the quality of new ships. The discussions, coordinated by the Round Table of maritime associations - BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO - and under the chairmanship of the INTERCARGO Chairman, Frederick Chavalit Tsao, continued an initial discussion held in February this year in Singapore. Delegates attending by invitation discussed their mutual interest in ensuring that ships were fit for purpose, the commercial realities in their respective market places and the interaction of their respective business concerns.
