SA Ship register 'uncompetitive'

[ToxicBunny]

That sounds about right - the containerised section being counted separately to the legacy section, which would mean that the count for the Port of Durban as a container port doesn't change if there is an exclusion - and probably means that there is no longer any split on any international list. I don't know how Port Said though is two ports though and can't find anything definitive on the subject either

I think it has to do with Port Said having a sister city of Port Fuad.

One is on the Eastern bank of the Canal, and the other is on the Western bank.

Either that, or it relates to a Port on the Eastern Canal entrance, and a Port on the Western Canal entrance.

 

[HavocXphere]

As I understand it most ships fly a flag of convenience anyway.

I don't see it having any real world effect on anything tbh.

 

[ToxicBunny]

TBH, looking at the map, my latter explanation is probably right.

Also borne out a bit by the Suez Canal Map on this Wiki Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Said

Also looks very much like its a Port that will be space constrained before too long.

 

[Paul Hjul]

a small financial and legal cottage industry builds around being a Flag of Convenience. Its a fairly common situation - put an efficient court or deeds registry of some shape or form that is attractive to commercial enterprise and a service sector around that efficient structure arises. I think Pananama and Liberia both have about 50 people earning a living on the industry and it has attracted some fairly bright - and snarky - people to take up practice in the countries. I don't believe SA should chase becoming a Flag of Convenience, for one thing there aren't thousands of starving lawyers lurking about, but there is in my view a case to jack up our maritime support industries and be a preferred responsible register of maritime vessels. As it is our admiralty case load is not insignificant - I'll have to check but I suspect we have sufficient work for a dedicated master in admiralty for Durban if our court structure allowed for it (a master being a judicial officer and our system of the Master of the High Court being quite an interesting peculiarity of history) and that a surprising amount of enforcement work is actually done in SA. We are majorly slacking on the international arbitration side etc ...

But for that matter Lesotho or Swaziland could start a register and our SADC commitments could become interesting ...

 

[Paul Hjul]

TBH, looking at the map, my latter explanation is probably right.

Also borne out a bit by the Suez Canal Map on this Wiki Page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Said

Also looks very much like its a Port that will be space constrained before too long.

Meaning that Durban and Richards Bay and Coega will overtake it ....

 

[Paul Hjul]

O yes another thing which I think comes into play - and the experts on maritime affairs please correct me here

our ships registration law from 1998 basically reserves registration on a fairly nationalistic basis so the ship needs to be SA owned or bare boat leased to SA charter (not sure what a leasee in maritime stuff is but I assume charter applies) and so on to qualify for registration. Now why register a ship in SA if that means you worry about international ownership dropping eligibility at some point?