Shipping News ‘Open registry’ to remain?

Press, 20 February 1980, Page 20

Shipping News ‘Open registry’ to remain?

Last month’s United Nations meeting on ships’ “flags of convenience’* achieved little more than creating additional dissention, according to a London report. It is claimed that the conference failed to answer the two major questions: who gains from the present system, and what would be the effects of phasing it out? The Third World nations want the open registry system phased out by 1991, while the Western nations want the open registry retained, at least until they can be convinced a better system can be developed. But Liberia, with 73.7 per cent of the world’s Open registry tonnage, and Panama, with 16.2 per cent, both dissociated themselves from the Third World nation’s views, and Singapore, with 6 per cent, did not even bother to attend the meeting. In the opposing - camp, France disagreed with the West. The French have been against flags of convenience ever since the massive ofl. spill caused by the Liberian - registered tanker Amoco Cadiz. ARRIVALS Marama (6.52 a.m.) 4510, Wellington (U.S.S.). DEPARTURES Marama (6 p.m. approx.) 4510, Dunedin (U. 9.5. Messiniaki Anagennis (4.12 pan.) 17,485, Wellington (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dunedin, today (Gladstone Pier). KhaliJ Star, Bluff, today (No. 3 West). Marama, Dunedin, tomorrow. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, tomorrow. Wild Gannet, Auckland, tomorrow. Encounter Bay, Wellington, tomorrow. ■ Austral Lightning, Papeete, February 22. Anco Energie, Tauranga, February 22.

Novolvovsk, Napier, February Saleve, Noumea, February 24. Forum Samoa, Nukualofa, Feb-

ruary 24. Athlon, Auckland, February 24. Coastal Trader, Auckland,

February 25. > Kuaka, Marsden Point, February ,; 1 25. - 5 Union Lyttelton, Wellington, < February 26. «• Smolny, Wellington, February *. 26. - 1 Coastal Trader, Dunedin. Feb« ' ruary 26. J Union Lyttelton, Wellington, February 28. < Marama, Dunedin, February 29. Emanuel, Bluff, March L Holmdale, Chatham Islands March 1.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Botany Bay, Auckland, today. /, Star Emerald, Bluff, today. Coastal Trader, Auckland, day. . . <:•* Forum Niugini, Auckland, today. Union Lyttelon, Dunedin, to-.

morrow. ■ Dorit Skou, Napier, tomorrow. Encounter Bay, Jeddah, tomor-’

■TOW. - 1 Khalij Star, Napier, February 22. Union Lyttelton, Dunedin; February 22. < Anco Energie, Wellington;, February 22. •'? "> Union Lyttelton, Wellington,.

February 24. . Coastal Trader, Dunedin, Febru-

ary 25. / Forum Samoa, Napier, February; 25. Union Lyttelton, February 26. ’J.* Kuaka, Timaru, February 26. ■ Coastal Trader, Auckland, ■ February 27. V Union Lyttelton, Dunedin,*

February. 28. ' Marama, Wellington, February’

29. '■ VESSELS IN PORT > Dorit Skou, Cashin Quay No. 1. M Botany Bay, Cashin Quay No. 3." ■ Star Emerald, No. 2 East. 1 ;■ Valetta, No. 2 East (from 10 ajru). '.y ?. Fonim Niugial, tNo. 7 West. ’