The 47 year-old Toet started at the Port Authority three years ago. He is leaving because the Supervisory Board indicated that it could not see Toet as the future CEO of the Port Authority. Hans Smits’s appointment to this post ends in two years time. The Supervisory Board and the two fellow Executive Board members (Hans Smits and Thessa Menssen, the Chief Financial Officer) are very sorry about the announced departure of André Toet, but respect his reasons. The Supervisory Board revealed its position regarding Toet’s future shortly after the summer. Following this, Toet decided, in October, to leave the Port Authority to continue his career elsewhere. On the recommendation of the Supervisory Board, the shareholders appointed Thessa Menssen to the post of COO as of 1 January next. The recruitment and selection procedure for the position of CFO is being launched. Before André Toet joined the Port Authority, he was CEO of the container shipping company Maersk Line for Central Europe. At the Port Authority he is responsible, among other things, for successful cost control when it comes to the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, improving accessibility via, for example, the Traffic Management Company and the ContainerTransferium Alblasserdam, the further development of the port community system (Portbase) and the resources to guide shipping, such as the Traffic Centre Rotterdam, which opened last month.
Panama Canal sign partnership
The MOU includes initiatives in joint marketing, data interchange, market studies, modernization and improvements, training and technological interchange. Collaborative activities could include joint advertising, cross-training, or information-sharing regarding select trade-related data
and forecasting.
ROPME for Kuwait
Since 15 November 2010, a new procedure is applicable to all vessels arriving in Kuwait. According to advice from Minatank, the agency branch of Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), the new procedure is as follows:
1) Prior to arrival in Kuwaiti waters, the vessel must send a copy of the completed form (except Item 4c) to Minatank.
2) If the vessel is unable to carry out the ballast water management on board, explanation is to be inserted in the appropriate item on the form.
3) For non-complying vessels or for unauthorized discharge of ballast water, harbour master will immediately inform Minatank and government surveyor who will initiate appropriate proceedings.
4) Upon completion of deballasting, master to complete item 4c and hand over the signed & stamped form to pilot before sailing.
New ballast water procedure in effect in Kuwait
Since 15 November 2010, a new procedure is applicable to all vessels arriving in Kuwait. According to advice from Minatank, the agency branch of Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), the new procedure is as follows:
1) Prior to arrival in Kuwaiti waters, the vessel must send a copy of the completed form (except Item 4c) to Minatank.
2) If the vessel is unable to carry out the ballast water management on board, explanation is to be inserted in the appropriate item on the form.
3) For non-complying vessels or for unauthorized discharge of ballast water, harbour master will immediately inform Minatank and government
surveyor who will initiate appropriate proceedings.
4) Upon completion of deballasting, master to complete item 4c and hand over the signed & stamped form to pilot before sailing.