MSEA

FIELD STUDY
Final report

Sweden and Germany

February 05 – 10, 2023

Table of Contents

Foreword 3

Faculty and Students 4

Acknowledgements 7

Swedish Transport Agency 8

Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure 10

Vasa Museum and Museum of Wrecks 12

Hamburg Port Authority 14

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency 16

Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport 18

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) 20

International Maritime Museum 22

German Insurance Association (GDV) 24

Hapag-Lloyd 26

Underway, Arrival, and Departure 28

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Foreword

As an essential part of the MSc in Maritime Affairs programme, the

field studies are outstanding opportunities for WMU students to
strengthen their knowledge, which is obtained from lectures and in-
class activities. Taking this into consideration, the first field study of
the Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration Specialization was organized
in February, 2023. The MSEA Faculty and Students visited many institutions in
Norrköping and Stockholm (Sweden), and Hamburg (Germany); namely, Swedish
Transport Agency, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Vasa Museum,
Museum of Wrecks, Hamburg Port Authority, Federal Maritime and Hydrographic
Agency, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), International Maritime Museum, German
Insurance Association (GDV), and Hapag-Lloyd.

Ultimately, during this period, there were 21 presentations and 3 visits to the
museums. This report will cover the events in a chronological order, in combination
with comments and suggestions from the Faculty and the Students’ perspectives.

I hope you have a wonderful time recalling the field study together with our
MSEA Faculty and Students.

MSEA Representative
WMU Student Council

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Faculty and Students

ANISH HEBBAR CHONG-JU CHAE

Associate Professor Assistant Professor

BRYAN WATTS SERDAR YILDIZ

LCDR, U.S. Coast Guard Research Associate

XAVIER STEPHEN JOSE MIGUEL

ROGER PERRY WISNIESKI

ANIQUE VIRGIL ARTEMISA CRISTINA

SABAL GOMES NEVES MOTA

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ENWEI HU PENG LYU

ESLAM RAMADAN TEONA

BADRY GAD KHABEISHVILI

BERNARD KHALED JIBREEL

KUWORNU HAMED AQWUYIDIR

JAYSHAN YARA HORTENSE

HEERAMUN ALBERTO TEMBE

LAMIR ADO BISMA KHAN

MOHAMMED

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JUAN CARLOS LYN ALQUIZAR
ELIAS VASSALLO

ANTHONY CUEVAS ORLY WONG

CHIKYOUNG LEE WOO KUN LEE

HAI VUONG

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Acknowledgements

We, the Students of the Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration

Specialization, first of all, would like to address our highest appreciation to the WMU,
the University and the Faculty, Dr. Anish Hebbar, Dr. Chong-ju Chae, Mr. Bryan Watts, and
Mr. Serdar Yildiz, together with the host institutions in Norrköping and Stockholm
(Sweden), and Hamburg (Germany) for this very first field study.
Special thanks are due to: Swedish Transport Agency, Ministry of Rural Affairs and
Infrastructure, Vasa Museum, Museum of Wrecks, Hamburg Port Authority, Federal
Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), International Maritime
Museum, German Insurance Association (GDV), and Hapag-Lloyd.

MSEA Students
February, 2023

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SWEDISH TRANSPORT AGENCY

Norrköping
0900 February 06, 2023
Ms. Andrea Ahlberg
International Liaison Officer

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 Following their warm welcome, the
Agency presented us an overview of the
organizational structure and the
main operations, noting that more than
2,000 employees are dispersed
among four transportation sectors.
Besides, the cooperation with other
institutions, e.g., IMO, EU, IALA, Paris
MoU, HELCOM, Norden, was also
discussed.

Equally important, following questions

from our Students, the Agency
discussed their strong commitments
and strategy towards maritime safety
and protection of marine environment,
with special emphasis on RoPax
vessels’ safety and future MASS.

Additionally, a brief introduction of

their PSC operations was also delivered.

YARA H. A. TEMBE and

ARTEMISA C. G. N. MOTA recalled
the interesting discussion from
Ms. Kajsa Lindström regarding the
on-going works to deal with climate
change and decarbonization in Sweden.

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MINISTRY OF RURAL AFFAIRS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE

Stockholm
1400 February 06, 2023
Ms. Maria Gelin
Deputy Director-General, Head of Division Transport Markets

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 The Ministry’s Representatives
introduced their works in
implementation and enforcement
of international standard in maritime
affairs, i.e., passenger ships’ safety,
goal- and function-based
standards, and protection of marine
environment, followed by many
questions from our MSEA Students.

ARTEMISA C. G. N. MOTA recalled

her note regarding the interesting fact
that all ministers make collective
decisions in Sweden, besides the
presentation from Mr. Björn Åsgård
about fisheries management.

ANTHONY CUEVAS focused on the

difficulties and challenges in combating
IUU fishing due to the length of the
coastline in Sweden and their human
resources.

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 VASA MUSEUM

MUSEUM OF WRECKS

Stockholm
1030 February 07, 2023
Museum guides

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 BISMA KHAN and ANTHONY
CUEVAS recalled… Interestingly,
safety issues regarding ship stability
and “lessons learned” from the history
were discussed among experts from the
Museums and the University.

“A minor mistake turns into a major

accident.” – BISMA KHAN.

Navigating from one wreck to other

wrecks…

CHIKYOUNG LEE and his Colleague

ENWEI HU were conducting “marine
casualty investigation”.

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 HAMBURG MINISTRY OF
ECONOMY AND INNOVATION
Dr. Martin Albers
BWVI

HAMBURG PORT AUTHORITY

Mr. Daniel Jahn
HPA

Hamburg
1600 February 08, 2023

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 Interesting presentations were
delivered by the Representatives,
followed by many questions and
discussions from the Faculty and the
Students regarding port operations.

CHIKYOUNG LEE suggests that it

would be great to have an opportunity
to visit the port facilities, as well as to
experience on-scene operations.

ARTEMISA C. G. N. MOTA and her

Colleague TEONA KHABEISHVILI,
on behalf of the Class, addressed the
highest appreciation to the
Representatives.

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FEDERAL MARITIME AND HYDROGRAPHIC
AGENCY

Hamburg
0900 February 09, 2023
Dr. Nico Nolte
Head of Division MSP

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 Parallel with their wonderful
hospitality, the Agency provided many
helpful presentations regarding their
hydrographic, forecasting and
warning services, besides briefing
about Maritime Spatial Planning.
Afterwards, the introduction from the
Federal Bureau of Maritime
Casualty Investigation also attracted
attention from the Faculty and the
Students.

During teatime, LYN, ARTEMISA,

TEONA, YARA, BISMA, their
Colleagues, and the institutions’
Representatives discussed about
gender equality, especially in
maritime administration and seafaring
sector.

BERNARD KUWORNU and

ENWEI HU completely agreed with
their Colleague LAMIR A.
MOHAMMED about the benefits and
fruitful experience from the field trips.

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FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR DIGITAL AND
TRANSPORT

Hamburg
1300 February 09, 2023
Mr. Christian Kohlhase
BMDV

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 National and international aspects of
Germany’s maritime transport
policy were briefly delivered to the
Faculty and the Students…
… followed by an introduction about
their national policy in ballast water
management.

Extremely excited about the field trip’s

benefits and its success, LYN
ALQUIZAR strongly proposed a field
study in the IMO headquarter,
which, as per her emphasis, will greatly
contribute to our MSEA Specialization.

Sincerely, HAI VUONG and his

Colleague ESLAM R. B. GAD, on
behalf of the Class, addressed the
utmost gratitude to BSH and BMDV.

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DET NORSKE VERITAS

Hamburg
0900 February 10, 2023
Mr. Rasmus Stute
Vice President, Area Manager

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 The DNV’s Representatives briefly
introduced their activities, e.g.,
classification, statutory certification,
advisory, as well as new-building and
in-service surveys.
DNV is monitoring the trends and
updates regarding MASS, and their
adjustments as a Classification Society
and a Recognized Organization.

ANTHONY CUEVAS recalled his

note… “Approximately 10% of vessels
under DNV classification use
alternative fuels, in particular LNG
and ethanol”.

JUAN C. E. VASSALLO and his

Colleague ESLAM R. B. GAD both
agreed on the importance of
professional relationships in their
further research and professions.

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INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

Hamburg
1230 February 10, 2023
Museum guide

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 “What did we learn yesterday?” – Dr.
ANISH HEBBAR.

The beginning…

Everybody loves museums,

unconditionally.

PENG LYU agreed with ANTHONY

CUEVAS on how active and energized
the Team was, and they both
appreciated the organizers and the
hosts’ contributions.

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GERMAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

Hamburg
1300 February 10, 2023
Cpt. Uwe-Peter Schieder
GDV

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 The GDV’s Representative provided
valuable insights regarding container-
ship fires and current suggestions for
follow-up in IMO.

JAYSHAN HEERAMUN, on behalf

of the Class, delivered special thanks to
the GDV’s Representative.

JAYSHAN HEERAMUN and

KHALED J. H. AQWUYIDIR
highlighted the wonderful experience,
good organization, and perfect time
management from the hosts and
organizers.

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HAPAG-LLOYD

Hamburg
1500 February 10, 2023
Mr. Nils Haupt
Head of Corporate Communications

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 ORLY WONG carefully noted on his
tablet the prediction from the
Company’s Representatives regarding
the future implementation of MASS for
short-distance voyages.

ANTHONY CUEVAS focused on the

Company’s preparation of their fleet for
new trends in the shipping industry,
due to the shift of “the factory of the
world” and the rapid development in
emerging economies.

In the end, ORLY WONG, on behalf of

the Class, thankfully delivered the
highest appreciation to the Company’s
Representatives.

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UNDERWAY, ARRIVAL, AND DEPARTURE

Rail Transport
Road and Maritime Transport
February 05 – 10, 2023

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 ENWEI HU highlighted “The success
of a field study depends on effective
planning. It was obvious that the field
study was very well planned, every
detail was taken into account and
students from different countries were
satisfied with the arrangements…”

… All crew on board.

ENWEI HU continued “… In terms of

learning content, it was a hands-on
theoretical learning experience, really
seeing how government departments or
organizations in Sweden and Germany
work. This was a rare opportunity for
me.”

“Those were good time, days in

Norrköping, Stockholm, and
Hamburg.”

MSEA Correspondent:
HAI VUONG & Associates

Malmö, signing off.

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