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Conference In Cyprus

Stresses Safety

Maritime Cyprus 1993 was held

October 4-6, 1993, at the Interna- tional Conference Center in Nicosia,

Cyprus. Under the theme of "Fleet

Replacement," keynote issues dis- cussed included protection of the marine environment, the role of in- surers and bankers in fleet replace- ment, and the function of owners and shipmanagement companies in helping to reduce the age of ships. A pre-conference reception was hosted by the president of the Republic of

Cyprus, Glafkos Clerides, on Sun- day, October 3.

Distinguished speakers to ad- dress the conference included the secretary-general of the Interna- tional Maritime Organization (IMO),

William A. O'Neil; the chairman of the International Association of

Classification Societies (IACS), Dr.

Nicola Squassafichi; and leading marine underwriters, bankers and shipowners. Speakers at the con- ference said violation of interna- tional regulations by shipowners and classification societies resulted in record insurance losses in recent years. A cause for the heavy losses was the use of older ships. On the second day of the conference, an underwriter told the 1,030 delegates from 33 countries that 34 percent of bulk and combination vessels afloat in 1992 were 15-24 years old. That 34 percent reportedly accounted for 93 percent of marine losses in that

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