Eliminate scourge of piracy

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsFormer Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and AMET University chancellor Efthimios E Mitropoulos has stressed on the need to eliminate the scourge of piracy in seas .Delivering the Janakiraman Memorial Lecture here on Thursday, he said when he was the Secretary General of IMO, 43 ships and 75 seafarers were in the custody of sea pirates and due to his constant pressure on the United Nations, it has been reduced to five ships and 125 seafarers.“But this is nothing to cheer about. We have to ensure all the seafarers are freed from the clutches of pirates. We have to eliminate the scourge of pirates,” said Mitropoulos.He also spoke about tackling issues in IMO through consensus instead of going in for vote. “What would be the success of going in for vote when it is adopted by 51 per cent of majority in the globe and rejected by another 49 per cent,” he said.He added that IMO was a rich man’s club till that image was changed by former secretary general of IMO Chandrika Prasad Srivastava who was instrumental in giving voice to the poorer nations.Lars Modin, managing director of International Tanker Management Holding, Dubai, spoke on ‘Course of Shipping in this Decade.’ He said the decade saw a boom in shipping industry with many new orders to build ship and fleet growing. Along with it came the threat of piracy.He also highlighted that the age of ship hardly holds any factor in number of accidents. “It has to do with maintenance. A ship can last for more than two decade if it is maintained properly or can not even last a decade if not properly maintained,” he added.first published:September 08, 2012, 09:22 ISTlast updated:September 08, 2012, 09:22 IST
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Former Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and AMET University chancellor Efthimios E Mitropoulos has stressed on the need to eliminate the scourge of piracy in seas .

Delivering the Janakiraman Memorial Lecture here on Thursday, he said when he was the Secretary General of IMO, 43 ships and 75 seafarers were in the custody of sea pirates and due to his constant pressure on the United Nations, it has been reduced to five ships and 125 seafarers.

“But this is nothing to cheer about. We have to ensure all the seafarers are freed from the clutches of pirates. We have to eliminate the scourge of pirates,” said Mitropoulos.

He also spoke about tackling issues in IMO through consensus instead of going in for vote. “What would be the success of going in for vote when it is adopted by 51 per cent of majority in the globe and rejected by another 49 per cent,” he said.

He added that IMO was a rich man’s club till that image was changed by former secretary general of IMO Chandrika Prasad Srivastava who was instrumental in giving voice to the poorer nations.

Lars Modin, managing director of International Tanker Management Holding, Dubai, spoke on ‘Course of Shipping in this Decade.’ He said the decade saw a boom in shipping industry with many new orders to build ship and fleet growing. Along with it came the threat of piracy.

He also highlighted that the age of ship hardly holds any factor in number of accidents. “It has to do with maintenance. A ship can last for more than two decade if it is maintained properly or can not even last a decade if not properly maintained,” he added.