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CBIC Enables End to End Paperless Exports Under Turant Customs New Delhi Port Wings News Network hri Ajit Kumar, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 22 June unveiled a Secure QR coded Shipping Bill that would be electronically sent to exporters after the Customs allows export in New Delhi.

This eliminates in one stroke the requirement of the exporters having to approach the Customs officers for proof of export. This also makes the end to end Customs export process fully electronic, from the filing of the Shipping Bill to the final order to allow export.

The initiative in yet another step taken by CBIC for fulfilling its commitment to a Faceless, Paperless, and Contactless Customs under the umbrella of its “Turant

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Customs” programme.

These reforms are based on enhanced use of digital technology to reduce the time and costs for the importers,

exporters and other stakeholders, thereby improving India’s ranking in the World Bank’s Trading Across Borders parameter of its Doing Business Report.

The launch of paperless documentation on exports is a sequel to a similar initiative that was

begun for imports w.e.f. 15th April 2020. The electronic transmission of the Shipping Bill would do away with the present requirement to take paper printout of File Photo these documents thereby promoting Green Customs.

Equally importantly exporters would not have to visit the Customs Houses for this purpose and can better utilize their time in promoting their business.

Shri Ajit Kumar informed that the endeavour is to leverage technology to make the Customs clearance process more transparent and faster. Turant Customs, which has as its main component Faceless Assessment, would be implemented in phases across the entire country by 1st January 2021.

Mansukh Mandaviya Reviews Seaplane Operation Projects New Delhi Port Wings News Network hri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), on 23 June 2020 reviewed the seaplane projects on Indian water bodies in the ‘Chai pe Charcha’ meeting, a unique and innovative brainstorming meeting platform of the ministry officials to bring about the change in the Indian Maritime Sector.

Seaplane projects will provide faster and hassle free travel option for the long, treacherous and hilly regions of the country. Till now, 16

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seaplane routes have been identified under Regional Connectivity Routes under UDAN scheme. Sabarmati

and Sardar Sarovar- Statue of Unity route is included in these 16

sea plane routes and hydrographic surveys of this route have been completed.

Shri Mandaviya opined that Sabarmati and Narmada RiverStatue of Unity seaplane route will save time and boost tourism, as it provides a bird eye view of Narmda Valley and Statue of Unity. Shri Mandaviya instructed the officials to come up with Indian Model of waterdrome Contd. on page -2

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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Meets Service Exporters New Delhi Port Wings News Network he Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal on 23 June 2020 held a meeting, through videoconferencing, with office bearers of the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), and stakeholders

Government’s support, which many a times comes with the bureaucratic strings and control as well. He called upon the industry to develop competitive advantage, focus on quality, and explore new destinations and services. The Minister said that the Government also has priorities and limitations- it can make focused and policy interventions, help the

representing various Services sector.

The stakeholders made several suggestions and demands during the meeting, in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, subsequent lockdown, and the ongoing Unlocking.

Services sector is important for Indian external trade- the RBI data shows that in April, 2020, the Services exports were Rs 1,25,409 Crore and imports were Rs 70,907 Crore.

Responding to various suggestions, Shri Piyush Goyal said that the services sector has large potential, but the same has not been harnessed fully. He said that the segment, which has been most successful in the Services, is the IT and allied services, and it flourished due to its own capabilities, and without seeking much of the

sector/industry in its nascent stages/ startup level, help them grow, check the unfair practices, but can’t be seen providing support all the time.

He called upon the participants to give constructive and forwardlooking suggestions. He said that Indian missions abroad have started pitching in effectively to explore Indian exports there.

The Minister exhorted the Services sector to see Covid crisis as an opportunity, and not as a challenge. He said the world is going to be different post-Covid, as new norms are setting in, in terms of work, education, entertainment, health etc. On certain suggestions, the minister said that the sectors themselves should first build consensus on them, by talking to all stakeholders. He said that there is no reason why the Services sector has so much import, when we have a large and varied skilled workforce.

He called upon the sector to take the help of Indians in various services, and in fact help in upgrading their skills by exposure and capacitybuilding.

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It's Hobson's Choice for the Seafarers

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fter the COVID-19 pandemic induced travel restrictions made crew changes impossible, drawing the attention of the globe on a workforce that has remained largely hidden from limelight despite being responsible for moving some 90 per cent of the world trade, there is no choice for the seafarers.

A June 15 deadline was set by the union representing seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to resolve the crew-repatriation issue, get many thousands of seafarers stranded by COVID-19 travel restrictions back home, and designate all seafarers “key workers” who can travel unrestricted.

That deadline has predictably come and gone, and fallout for the global shipping industry and world trade now appears virtually certain.

In the most extreme scenario, ships would be forcibly idled, tanker and bulk spot rates would rise, and container liner schedules would be thrown into disarray. The ITF has just adopted a new strategy that it explicitly states could be highly disruptive to global trade.

Between mid-March and mid-June, the ITF and affiliated unions did not fight contract extensions for crew who were unable to be repatriated due to the pandemic. No longer. Crew contracts last multiple months but cannot extend beyond one year under normal circumstances.

Crew whose contracts had expired between February and midJune have signed extensions and kept working, because they have been blocked by travel restrictions from getting home.

The ITF estimates that there are around 200,000 crew working on coronavirus-induced contract extensions, including some who have been on board for over a year. Seafarers are now being told: If your contract expires, or your extension expires, and you want off the ship, don’t sign another extension.

The ITF will do its best to get you off. “If you do not want to sign a new contract you are entitled not to do so, and the company cannot force you,” the ITF asserted to seafarers.

“If the contract is imposed on you, you must report this immediately.” If a seafarer’s employment contract expires when a vessel is at sea, the ITF told crew to continue working until the ship is at its next port, then stop working but always remain available for safety and emergency situations.

The ITF and its affiliates will focus on getting these seafarers off the ships when they get to port, through talks with relevant authorities in the port state (the country of the port of call). If it’s impossible to get the uncontracted crew member off the ship before it sails again, the ITF said that the seafarer should not work, but “remain onboard as a passenger.”

That assumes the ship is even permitted to sail, as a commercial Sample vessel is TEXT supposed to have a minimum number of active crew for safety reasons. The new policy beginning 16 June does not explicitly tell union members to stop signing contract extensions; rather, it emphasizes that the union doesn’t support extensions, that seafarers have no obligation to sign extensions, and that the ITF will do its best to help crew get home if they don’t.

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Continued from page -1 (terminal), after thorough study of the Waterdrome infrastructure of the countries like the USA, Canada, Maldives and Australia which suits the Indian rules and regulations for operation of Seaplane.

After detailed deliberations, he directed Sagarmala Development

Company Limited (SDCL) and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to join hands to commence the seaplane operation of the Sabarmati and Statue of Unity route

by October, 2020. The Bathymetric and Hydrographic surveys of the seaplane routes to be undertaken by IWAI on behalf of Airport Authority

of India will have to be done, latest

by September 2020.

IWAI will manage the Project of Seaplane in Inland Waterways and SDCL will manage the Projects of seaplane in Coastal Areas. IWAI and SDCL will coordinate with the Ministry of Shipping, flight operators, Ministry of Tourism as well as DGCA.

Kerala Govt Picks TP Salim Kumar As Full-Time CEO Of Maritime Board Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network he Kerala government has picked Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer TP Salim Kumar as the full-time Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Maritime Board (KMB) as the ruling Left Front moves to end a run-in between the political nominees on the Board and the State’s bureaucracy that was hurting the development of the State’s coastline, according to a BusinessLine report.

Salim Kumar is currently an assistant commissioner with Mumbai Customs. He will replace the Board’s current CEO, Geromic George, an IAS officer who is often blamed for not implementing the 125-plus decisions taken by the Board spread over 12 meetings, which includes many projects, after it started functioning in August 2018.

Row over incentive scheme The simmering face-off between the Board and the IAS establishment came to a boil earlier this month when the Fisheries and Ports Department notified an incentive scheme for promoting coastal shipping in the State, disregarding the proposal submitted by the Board on the matter.

The June 4 government order

is not clear on how much the government will pay as incentive and who are the intended beneficiaries: cargo owners or ship operators.

Besides, the scheme is valid for six months, a short period that would deter ship operators from chartering vessels to run services.

The scheme should be valid for at least three years, according to a paper presented by ship operator Great Sea Shipping, to the Ports Department.

“Thus, the publication of a vague notification on incentives by the Fisheries and Ports Department without fixing a particular amount as incentives and without specifying whether the incentives payable are applicable for all containers — loaded and empty — and for onward and return journeys or only for void/empty slots on the return journey as proposed by the Board, is intended to further delay coastal ship operations and blame the Maritime Board for inefficiency,” said a shipping industry executive familiar with the matter.

Earlier, in a May 11 letter to CEO George, Board Chairman VJ Mathew had complained of non-cooperation by him and for “issuing orders nullifying the Board’s decisions and acting against the statute without the Chairman’s knowledge, which had even reached a stage in freezing

the bank accounts of the Maritime Board by the Board’s CEO, who is an executing officer of the Board, under instructions from higher officers without the knowledge of the Board or Chairman”.

Funds allotted by the State budget have not been transferred to the Board till date, he wrote.

BusinessLine has reviewed a copy of the letter written by Mathew, which was marked to the Chief Minister, Ports Minister, Chief Secretary and Ports Secretary.

Board Chairman Mathew also asked the CEO to explain in writing “the reasons behind the delay and failure to execute and enforce the Board’s decisions”, stating that the CEO is solely responsible for executing the decisions and directions of the Board.

This was due to a well-planned conspiracy by the bureaucrats and other interested offices to blame the Board and the Chairman for hindering the development of the State’s coastline, he alleged in the letter.

In the letter, Mathew also urged the government “to appoint a full-time CEO and till then give necessary instructions to CEO George to immediately enforce and execute all the 125 plus important projects and decisions of the Board on a time-bound basis”.

Port Machinery Maker Steps Up Global Expansion Despite COVID-19 Headwinds Chennai

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Port Wings News Network hanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Co, or ZPMC, one of the world’s biggest port machinery manufacturers by market share, is ramping up efforts to strengthen other businesses worldwide despite the headwinds caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, China Daily reports.

As a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Co, a centrally administrated State-owned enterprise, ZPMC is scheduled to deliver 17 units of port machinery to their global clients in countries which include Israel, France, Sri Lanka and Pakistan between June and early July of this year.

Many opportunities are available from efforts by these countries to boost recovery from COVID-19 and this can be seen in their growing demand for manufacturing, mining projects, and transportation infrastructure such as railways, port and shipbuilding businesses.

They need advanced port cranes to either upgrade their previous facilities or install them in the new ports, said ZPMC Vice-President Zhang Jian.

The group shipped four ship-toshore (STS) cranes and two railmounted gantry (RMG) cranes for the Israel Haifa Automatic Terminal in Haifa Port last month. The port is the hub of the railway in the Mediterranean Sea and is the largest

port of the country.

Haifa Port, a symbolic project along the Belt and Road Initiative, will be the largest container terminal in Israel. After completion of the project, it will have a design annual handling capacity of 1.86 million TEUs, or 20-foot equivalent units, said Xin Chenglong, manager for ZPMC’s Israel project.

Under the contract, ZPMC will provide all automatic equipment for the Terminal, including eight STSs and 22 RMGs. The group’s STSs will be entering the Israeli market for the first time.

The debugging was started after the general assembly in the early spring of this year. However, the project faced a manpower shortage due to the pandemic’s impact.

Xin said the project team took the online test innovatively for the live broadcast of the debugging and trial operation to the user, making sure of the manufacturing nodes of the project. The innovative mode has been promoted for use in other overseas projects, speeding up manufacturing and production along with pandemic prevention and control.

Sufficient power supply and medical goods, international cooperation, stable trade flows and timely production of daily necessities and other living materials are key for China’s trading partners to overcome the disease.

The measures are prudent to

ensure port operations during this tough period, said Mei Xinyu, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.

In addition to exporting cranes to the overseas market, the company delivered the first two intelligent straddle carriers to its clients HWL CTN Terminal in Stockholm, Sweden, in March. It marked the first time a Chinese company exported such goods to an overseas market.

This was a part of an eight intelligent straddle carrier deal signed in 2019. The straddle carrier was a new product developed for global automatic terminals. It was designed in module with a diesel and battery hybrid power, driving wheel-side synchronous motor and an eight-wheel hydraulic independent steering system.

For SOEs, the coordinated operational experience, new technologies and solutions gained in recent months will be useful in developing their markets after the pandemic.

This is particularly the case in areas such as modern manufacturing, multimodal transport, medical equipment and materials, biomedicine and big data application, said Zheng Donghua, deputy director of the research center at the Stateowned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the country’s top State asset regulator.

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Online Arbitration and Conciliation Proceedings

By M. A. Bhaskarachar, Former CMD, Kamarajar Port Limited, Arbitrator and Conciliator Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ajor Ports like many other sectors is embroiled in many disputes with contractors. Conventional dispute resolution mechanisms entail significant time and cost due to time involved in travel to the place of arbitration by the Parties, arbitrators and their support staff, lodging and boarding and conference room arrangements at hotel and logistic processes attributable to physical face to face meetings.

In order to conserve the time, cost, efforts and resources involved to resolve the issues, we may consider leveraging on options available today with the intelligent use of smart technology.

In the recent times, working from remote locations, working from

home (WFH) and online meetings happening on digital platforms are becoming common.

Even the Courts of law have resorted to conducting hearings online. Increasingly, the Governmental institutions have begun transacting business online.

All these have improved the ease of doing business and transformed the paradigm of work leading to significant savings in travel, and other related costs. In addition, these new working processes help to optimise the time and productivity and quality of work for resource persons.

Recently, in one of the

conciliation proceedings where I am involved the proceedings, were conducted completely online using digital platform. Members from four different cities could participate and conclude the proceedings successfully although it was the first such occasion online.

Taking the cue from the success in such on line events, it is perhaps time that we consider the option of conducting most of the upcoming hearings under Arbitration and Conciliation Act online and of restricting physical face to face meetings to the bare minimum.

Digital Platforms available for conducting online arbitration There are several online digital

Centre’s Plan for Major Port at Vadhavan Clears a Big Hurdle Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network he Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said that ports as an industry are allowed in the ecologically sensitive Dahanu taluka area, which includes Vadhavan in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, where the Centre plans to build an ambitious new major port estimated to cost Rs 65,544.54 crore, BusinessLine reports.

The Ministry conveyed its stand on the issue in early June to the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority, which had raised objections to the Vadhavan project, planned to handle some 254 million tonnes (mt) of cargo, including 9.87 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).

This Authority was set up by the Maharashtra government as an oversight agency to “monitor” projects coming up in the ecologically fragile zone.

The Environment Ministry’s stand will remove a big hurdle in the development of the port, to be helmed by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), a Shipping Ministry official said.

While seeking “in-principle” approval from the Cabinet to build the new port on February 5, the Shipping Ministry had said there was no restriction on constructing a port in Vadhavan as a port, in the absence of any manufacturing or processing activity, is not an industry but an infrastructure project.

Yet, a petition filed by the Vadhavan Virodhi Manch seeking to retain the status of the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority, nudged the Environment Ministry to communicate its stand on the issue.

Armed with the clarification, JNPT

will apply to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) attached to the Environment Ministry by early July seeking environmental and coastal regulation zone clearances for the project, which would be the 13th major port to be owned by the Centre.

Vadhavan will be set up as a corporate port under the Companies Act. It would be developed as a landlord port, with the port company building the basic port infrastructure, while berths, terminals and associated facilities will be constructed by private firms in the public-private-partnership (PPP) mode.

To overcome opposition from fishermen and farmers from the area, the port will not be constructed on the land side but off-shore, by reclaiming 567 hectares from the sea, spread over 2-3 phases. The first phase of the project will cost over Rs 10,000 crore.

Meanwhile, JNPT has floated a tender to undertake detailed engineering for the project and the port authority hopes to “freeze the master plan, design and investment plan” within a year, the Shipping Ministry official said.

A key component of the new port will be a 11.2 km-long break water, whose tail would rest near the shore, while the head would be in the sea at a depth of 18 metres, making it one of the deepest breakwaters for a port in the world. The construction of the breakwater alone will cost about Rs 8,000 crore.

Vadhavan Port will have a depth of 20 metres, allowing it to handle container vessels with a capacity to carry as much as 25,000 twentyfoot equivalent units (TEUs), giving advantages of economies of scale and reducing logistics cost.

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Port Wings News Network .T. British Listener (United Kingdom Flag vessel) an LNG Tanker Vessel with 115366 GRT, LOA of 294.90m arrived from Singapore to Chennai Port Anchorage on 12

June 2020 carried out Sign ON/OFF by disembarking 22 Indian Crew and embarking 24 Indian Crew, following the Standard Operating Procedures issued for Sign ON/OFF during the pandemic period. The vessel sailed on 15 June 2020 for Port of Yeosu, South Korea.

tribunal having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of the parties. (3) Notwithstanding sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the arbitral tribunal may, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, meet at any place it considers appropriate for consultation among its members, for hearing witnesses, experts or the parties, or for inspection of documents, goods or other property.

Further the place of arbitration as agreed upon by the parties can be Seat of Arbitration for the purpose of deciding the jurisdiction. Online hearings may not have bearings on agreed seat of arbitration.

In case there is a need to amend the rules, it should be done in order to cope with the need of the hour.

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In ‘Atmanirbhar’ Push, India to Re-work Box Transshipment Ambitions Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network n yet another shot at 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India), the Shipping Ministry will designate a port as a transshipment hub, making a renewed bid to cut India’s dependence on overseas hubs to send and receive container cargo, BusinessLine reports.

The Ministry will pick the port based on the report submitted by a committee formed for the purpose of deciding the criteria for declaring a port and developing it as a transshipment hub, a government official said.

Container volumes handled at Indian ports in FY19 hit 16.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), with the Central government-owned major ports handling 9.8 million TEUs and private ports handling 6.7 million TEUs, according to the Ministry of Shipping.

Of this, 4.1 million TEUs, or 25 per cent, of Indian originating and destined container traffic were transshipped in foreign hubs such as Colombo, Singapore, Port Kelang and Jebel Ali, benefiting foreign government coffers at the expense of cost and time inefficiencies for Indian exporters and importers.

Colombo gains Colombo Port dominated the market for transshipment of Indian containers, catering to 2.5 million TEUs or 60 per cent of the 4.1 million TEUs. In fact, Indian transshipment containers account for 45 per cent of Colombo’s total container transshipment volume of 5.6 million TEUs. Other transshipment hubs such as Singapore, Port Kelang, Jebel Ali accounted for the balance 1.6 million TEUs. Of the 2.5 million TEUs transshipped through Colombo in FY19, East Coast ports such as

Crew Change During Pandemic Period at Chennai Port Anchorage Chennai

platforms including Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, Microsoft Teams and others for conducting online meetings. So, this may not be an issue going forward.

Preconditions for going online in arbitration and way ahead: To take this online idea forward, we need only the consent of the Parties to the arbitration and Parties are likely to opt online considering the substantial benefits of going online.

The relevant legal provision relating to place of arbitration in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 are produced below: Section 20. Place of arbitration.

— (1) The parties are free to agree on the place of arbitration. (2) Failing any agreement referred to in subsection (1), the place of arbitration shall be determined by the arbitral

Shri. P. Raveendran, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, appreciated the efforts taken by the Steamer Agent - M/s. Interocean Shipping India Private Ltd., Port Health Officer, Senior Immigration Officer, Chennai Sea Port, Customs Officials and the Port officials for the above crew change during the pandemic period.

VOC Port, Chennai, Kolkata, Vizag and Haldia ports accounted for 1.15 million TEUs, while Western Coast ports such as Cochin, Mormugao, New Mangalore and JNPT accounted for 0.50 million TEUs. The nonmajor private ports send 0.85 million TEUs through Colombo.

Indian exporters and importers stand to gain by $40-50 per TEU, translating into an annual saving of as much as ₹800 crore, if the entire 2.5 million Indian containers get transshipped at VOCPT instead of through Colombo Port, according to consultancy firm Drewry.

Key contenders Based on the modalities recommended by the Committee, Cochin Port Trust and VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) are the potential candidates vying for a transshipment tag.

Dubai’s DP World Ltd runs India’s only container transshipment terminal at Vallarpadam in Cochin Port but it has not delivered on the stated objective of reducing India’s dependence on Colombo for a variety of reasons, trade source said.

VOCPT currently has two container terminals run separately

by PSA SICAL Terminals Ltd and Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminal

Pvt Ltd with a capacity to handle 1.17 million TEUs. The two terminals handled 803,719 TEUs in FY20, recording a strong 9 per cent YoY growth in container traffic, setting itself up as a strong candidate to be declared as India’s transshipment hub.

VOCPT is just 113 nautical miles or eight hours deviation from the east west mainline shipping route.

VOCPT has shared a road map with the Shipping Ministry for the port’s transition into a transshipment hub within 2025, on the directions of Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

The road map involves converting berth No 9 into a PPP run container terminal to handle 0.6 million TEUs with an investment of ₹480 crore.

Further, berths 1,2,3 and 4 are planned to be converted into container terminals to handle 1.76 million TEUs with an investment of ₹2,696 crore.

Another 4.1 million TEUs capacity will be created in the port’s outer harbour with an investment of ₹3,744 crore.

Development of VOCPT as a transshipment hub is also one of the thrust areas of the ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’ blueprint, currently being drafted by the Shipping Ministry with the help of Boston Consulting Group.

Chennai Port Sets Record In Crude Discharge Chennai

Port Wings News Network hennai Port has set another landmark achievement by handling 1,14,000 Tonnes of Crude Oil on a single day on 21 June 2020, from the vessel M.T. MOUNT FUJI (sailing under the flag Liberia) carrying 1,32,007 To n n e s through the 42” diameter pipeline f r o m Bharathi Dock (BDIII) to CPCL refinery in Manali.

The port of loading is Basra, Iraq.

The above achievement surpasses the previous record of 1,13,000

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Tonnes discharged from the vessel M.T. SIKINOS at BD- III on 01 June 2019.

Shri. P Raveendran, Chairman, Chennai Port Trust appreciated M/s. Chennai Petroleum

Corporation Limited (CPCL) and the Steamer Agent M/s. Atlantic Shipping Pvt. Ltd., for the above achievement.

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DP World Cochin Recovers Fastest To Record 59% Growth Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network lobal logistics company, DP World operated International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Cochin successfully handled over 42,000 TEUs along with 35 vessels in the month of May. The terminal has recorded an impressive growth of

59% over April, which is the highest amongst all the South Indian ports.

The DP World Cochin terminal handled 1500 TEUs of rail volume as well in the month of May. The terminal has delivered an impressive five-fold increase in monthly rail volume in May, vis-à-vis the prelockdown monthly rail volume of slightly less than 300 TEUs.

This growth is attributed to the terminal’s persistent efforts in maintaining the flow of goods, enabling smart solutions, and delivering world-class productivity.

The terminal has continued to operate throughout the lockdown p e r i o d keeping the productivity at par with global standards of 32 plus moves per hour. The t e r m i n a l ’s in-house developed Terminal Operating System – Zodiac, and RFID-based Automated Gate Management System enabled it to keep the Truck Turnaround Time at as low as 27 mins, which is one of the best amongst all the Indian Ports.

During the lockdown period, DP World Cochin has been successful in implementing 100% usage of electronic document transfer (DO/ Form 13) for Coastal Import Laden

Containers. This has been facilitated

by Bharat Trade, a digital portal which enables smooth paperless transaction and offers a single window to customers and other stakeholders, as well as ensures digital exchange of data on real-time basis at the terminal. It assisted trade to virtually manage the delivery of cargo from the safety of their homes in a cost-effective manner.

Praveen Joseph, CEO, DP World Cochin, said “At DP World Cochin, our emphasis continues to be on providing best-in-class service to our customers, and these times are no exception. This growth reinforces the confidence our customers and partners have in us, and in our ability to service them reliably."

Praveen Joseph stated: "I would like to express my deepest appreciation for our people and partners, for their outstanding commitment and spirited contribution in these challenging times.

They have handled the increased complexity and operational demands effectively, enabling DP World to continue being a valued partner for its customers.”

ICTT continues to strengthen its leadership position in container trade, offering direct services from the Far East, South East Asia and Middle East to Cochin, and from Cochin to Far East, Middle East, Europe and Mediterranean.

CONCOR Signs Agreement With Russian Logistics Firm To Export Tea to CIS countries Guwahati Port Wings News Network ontainer Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) has signed an agreement with a Russian Logistics Company which can facilitate export of tea to the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries, according to a ET report.

CONCOR held an online workshop with the tea producers, exporters, CHAs, importers and shipping lines. Customs officers posted at ICD-Amingaon were also invited as participants.

Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) CONCOR V. Kalyana Rama presided over the meet.

He was accompanied by Director

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International Marketing and Operations (DIMO) and EXIM team of CONCOR. The Eastern Region of CONCOR and the terminal manager of Amingaon were also present.

In the meeting a number of issues were discussed ranging from the possibility of connecting the ICD to the ports on the west coast and reduction in freight and other costs.

Indian Tea Association (ITA) gave a very encouraging picture of tea production in the current financial year and expressed the desire of the exporters to reach out to the new markets in the central Asia & Russia. Warehousing, Transit

time and other standard measures to make the logistics more efficient were discussed threadbare.

CMD CONCOR, V. Kalyan Rama, announced huge volume discounts which was a historic announcement as far as CONCOR’s outreach to the customers is concerned.

Rama also informed the delegates that CONCOR has signed an agreement with a Russian Logistics Company which can facilitate export of tea to the CIS countries. The volume discount was enthusiastically welcomed by the traders and exporters and they promised to patronize the ICD at Amingaon to the extent possible as it came as welcome relief to them. This announcement of CONCOR will make a positive impact on cost of export from Assam.

Andhra Pradesh Government Clears DPR For Rs 3,736 Cr Port at Ramayapatnam Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network he Jaganmohan Reddy-led Andhra Pradesh government has approved the detailed project report (DPR) for a new port at Ramayapatnam in the state’s Prakasam district as it looks to expand the port capacity to 400 million tonnes (mt) by 2024 from 110 mt, according to a BusinessLine report.

“We have approved the DPR prepared by RITES Ltd towards the development of Ramayapatnam Port and for taking up Phase 1 works with a total project cost of Rs 3,736.14 crores in 36 months,” Mekapati Goutham Reddy, Minister for Industries, Commerce, information Technology and Skill Development, Andhra Pradesh, tweeted from his official handle.

“Our government will provide Rs 100 crore towards the land acquisition cost for acquiring the required land,” he wrote in the tweet.

N P Ramakrishna Reddy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), A P Maritime Board told BusinessLine that the state plans to build four new ports at Bhavanapadu, Ramayapatnam, Machilipatnam and

Kakinada SEZ port.

Except the Kakinada SEZ port, which was awarded to the GMR Group for development under the PPP route, the State plans to develop the new ports on the land lord model, whereby the state government will fund the basic infrastructure of the port such as dredging, reclamation, breakwater and land acquisition and outsource operations to private firms who will procure heavy duty cranes and other infrastructure required at the berths to handle cargo, Reddy said.

“We are aiming at handing about 400 mt of cargo by 2024 from the present capacity of 110 mt. The capacity of the existing ports in the state will go up to 250 mt in the next four years. By building four new ports, another 150 mt capacity will be added which will take the total cargo handling capacity to 400 mt,” Reddy said.

The State government has applied for environment and coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances for the Ramayapatnam port project, which is expected by September/ October.

“Simultaneously, we will start preliminary work on the project.

That is how we should get the project off the ground,” he added.

V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust Creates Back to Back Record in Unloading of Coal in 24 hours

by M/s. IMCOLA Crane Company, Tuticorin, discharged 55,785 Tonnes of coal within a span

Tuticorin Port Wings News Network n 19 June 2020, the V.O.Chidambaranar Port notched a back to back record by unloading 55,785 Tonnes of Coal in 24 hours at Berth No.9 from the vessel ‘M.V. Myrsini’, surpassing the earlier record of

of 24 hours.

The Shipping Agents for the vessel is M/s. Sun Beam Logistics

55,363 tonnes of Coalhandled at Berth No.9 from the vessel ‘MV. Green K Max S’.

The Marshall Island flagged Panamax class vessel ‘‘M.V. Myrsini’ with DWT of 82,117, Length of 229 Metres, beam of 32.26 Metres and draft of 14.12 Metresarrived from the Port of Tanjung Bara, Indonesia, with 76,999 Tonnes of Coal consigned for M/s. Chettinad Cements. The 3 Harbour Mobile cranes operated

Private, Limited, Tuticorin, and Stevedore Agent is M/s. Chettinad Logistics, Tuticorin.

Shri T.K. Ramachandran, I.A.S., Chairman, V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust, applauded the officials of the Port and stakeholders on the remarkable back to back achievement and stated that "this record discharge rate upholds the superior infrastructure, operational efficiency and committed workforce of VOC Port”.

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Paradip Port Allays Fear About Community Spreading of Corona in Locality After One Sailor Tested Positive Paradip

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Port Wings News Network aradip Port Trust management (PPT) has ruled out any chance of community spreading of Coronavirus in the locality, in the light of one crew of Indian Crew of from the Cargo Ship, MV ALONISSOS, being tested positive.

The ship berthed at Mechanised Iron Ore Berth on 13 June 2020 for loading. As per protocol given

by DG (Shipping), one of the crew from Tamil Nadu, signed off and was quarantined at government prescribed Quarantine Centre.

On arrival, he had no symptoms.

From quarantine centre, his swab has gone for testing and was found positive. Only two persons

who have come with him in direct contact, the driver of vehicle and the representative of the concerned shipping agency have been subjected to quarantine, as precautionary measure. Hence, there shouldn’t be any panic in the locality.

The DG (Shipping), Ministry of Shipping, had prescribed a detailed SOP and protocol with regard to sign-on and sign-off to be followed for controlled crew change of Indian seafarers at Indian ports and anchorages, which is being followed not only at PPT, but across all Indian Ports. To facilitate and regulate crew change for seafarers, the Ministry of Home Affairs had also issued an SOP on April 21 to permit the movement of persons to sign on and sign off at Indian ports.

The Port deals with the case as per the prescribed protocol of Govt., similar to the quarantine procedures of migrant workers.

As per laid down guidelines by Ministry of Shipping, PPT Authority has been monitoring the deadly COVID 2019 situation and put various measures in place to prevent any possible outbreak. Sanitisation inside the prohibited areas, social distancing, thermal scanning, hand sanitisation, use of nose masks inside the prohibited area and the offices, have been strictly enforced. For welfare and engagement of migrant workers in the Port works, PPT is following well defined standard protocol, as prescribed by District Administration. All precautions are being taken and people should not fall prey to panic and rumours.

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Global Trade Logjam Looms as Deadline Set by Unions for Crew Change Ends

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Port Wings Network eafarers have been left toNews decide their next course of action as the deadline set by a global transport workers’ union, to resolve the crew change crisis facing the shipping industry, ended on last week, according to a BusinessLine report.

“Enough is enough; you have the right to return home,” the London-based International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said in a statement posted on its website, while putting the ball in the seafarers court to choose what to do next.

“If you have finished your contract, then you have the right to be repatriated. If this is not possible then you would remain on board as a passenger. The consequences could be that the ship is unable to sail if the manning level is inadequate, but that is not the responsibility of

the seafarers,” ITF said.

“We are clear – if a seafarer wants off a ship, then the ITF, our affiliate unions and the ITF inspectorate will do everything we can to assist them. We know that you need to get off these ships, and we will help you to do so where we can. You have done your job, performed your duties, and accepted that you were unable to return home in the beginning in order to contain the spread of Covid-19 – but no more,” it said.

Despite all the support from the shipping industry and the United Nations and their agencies, you continue to be treated as “second class citizens”, the ITF said.

Thousands of seafarers have been working on ships beyond their original contract tenures after the pandemic halted staff swaps on thousands of merchant fleet. This was because

Thermal Coal Imports at Major Ports Dip 36% to 12.3 MT in Apr-May: IPA

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Port Wings News Network hermal coal imports at India's major ports saw a 35.94 per cent decline to 12.29 million tonnes (MT) in the first two months of the current financial year, according to the Indian Ports” Association (IPA).

The IPA said that coking coal imports, amid COVID-19 pandemic witnessed a dip of 24.05 per cent to 7.47 MT in April and May this year, adding that the major ports had handled 19.19 MT of thermal coal and 9.84 MT of coking coal, respectively, in the April-May period of the previous financial year.

The IPA, which maintains cargo data handled by these ports, in its latest report said “percentage variation from the previous year” in thermal coal handling was at 35.94 per cent and 24.05 per cent in coking coal.

Thermal coal is the mainstay of India's energy programme as 70 per cent of power generation is dependent on the dry fuel, while coking coal is used mainly for steel making.

India is the third-largest producer of coal after China and the US, and has 299 billion tonne of resources and 123 billion tonne of proven reserves, which may last for over 100 years.

India has 12 major ports — Kandla, Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Kamarajar (Ennore), V.O. Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia) — that handle

about 61 per cent of the country's total cargo traffic.

These 12 ports had handled 705 MT of cargo in the last financial year.

These ports, where operations have been hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, recorded a 22 per cent decline in cargo handling to 92.82 MT during the first two months of the current financial year.

These ports had together handled 119.23 MT of cargo during April-May period of 2018-19.

Ports like Chennai, Cochin and Kamarajar saw their cargo volumes nosedive over 40 per cent, while Kolkata and JNPT suffered a drop of over 30 per cent during April-May. Kamarajar port saw its cargo handling decline by 46 per cent to 3.22 MT in AprilMay, while Chennai port saw a massive 44.24 per cent fall to 4.56 MT, according to IPA data.

Cargo handling at the Cochin port slipped 40.14 per cent to 3.41 MT, while the same at JNPT declined 33.13 per cent to 8.02 MT. The Kolkata port logged a fall of 31.60 per cent to 7.30 MT. Last month, ratings agency ICRA said that while all cargo segments are vulnerable, the container segment is expected to be more adversely impacted.

While general cargo throughput may witness 5-8 per cent contraction for the full financial year 2020-21, the container segment is likely to drop 12-15 per cent, ICRA said.

Need To Boost Exports As Investors Shift Focus From China To India, Says Nitin Gadkari New Delhi Port Wings News Network he country needs to give impetus to its exports as the foreign investors are shifting their focus from China to India in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Nitin Gadkari said.

The Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari said: "The whole world is now not very much interested to deal with China. It is a blessing in disguise for the Indian economy. A lot of people from different parts of the world want to deal with India, in this situation we need to increase our export and reduce import".

The Uttar Pradesh Minister Sidharth Nath Singh recently had expressed hope that foreign investors looking to move out of China can be attracted to India.

"The USA has a significant investment in China and with companies exploring for

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options to shift base from China, the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister want to use the opportunity to see how they can be brought to India, to Uttar Pradesh. A webinar was held with over 100 American companies yesterday," said Sidharth Nath Singh, UP's Minister for Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

"Companies, including big names from logistics, scientific instrumentation, electronic, automobile industries, have expressed their interest. They already have investments in China. I am hopeful we will be able to bring them to UP, given how we are working by making changes in our industrial and sectorial policy," added the state minister.

Gadkari's comment comes in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' which aims to make India self-reliant by increasing economic activity and pushing growth.

many nations had closed their borders as well as stopped international flights into and out of their countries to slow the spread of the virus.

On May 5, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) circulated a framework of protocols to 174 member states, for ensuring safe ship crew changes and travel during the coronavirus pandemic.

On May 13, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) had set a “final deadline” of June 15 for governments to repatriate crew working beyond their stipulated contract time, by following the IMO guidelines.

“Our work with the ITF has been about buying the governments time to do the right thing whilst providing potential solutions but the last extension that expires today means that the unions will no longer be able to support maritime employers when crews with expired contracts demand to be repatriated,” Francesco Gargiulo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), at UK-based International Maritime Employers' Council (IMEC) told BusinessLine.

This is not a reflection of how proactive employers have been but rather a realisation that further extensions would only provide governments with an alibi to continue with their “out of sight out of mind” approach, he said.

“We will keep trying however and intend to support our members with advice, mediation and potential solutions as and when trouble arises in the coming weeks and months,” he stated.

IMEC has been working very closely with the ITF and the wider shipping industry on trying to unblock the current situation.

“Unfortunately, we have been faced with great

resistance from most governments and even the recent intervention from the Secretary General of the United Nations seems to have gone unanswered,” Francesco said.

One of the major factors, that has left many frustrated, is the large number of countries that have paid “lip-service” to the 12-steps crew change protocol (put together by the industry and issued by IMO last month) by introducing their own local standard operating procedures (SOPs). These include certain conditions on crew travel, which are impossible to satisfy except in a very limited number of cases.

As a result, most local administrations tend to only emphasise on the rare successes. They have ignoring the fact that the number of crew members, that have been at sea far longer than their initial contract had allowed, has “skyrocketed”.

It is “unfortunate” that governments have taken a short-sighted approach to the problem and focused on keeping food on the supermarket shelves rather than worrying about the plight of hundreds of thousands of seafarers who have worked behind the scenes to keep those shelves full, Francesco added.

Seafarers are not convinced by ITFs stand.

“The ITF has put the ball in seafarers court.

If the crew contacts ITF for getting off, do you believe his company will take him back for the next assignment. Companies will blackmail crew with future prospects if they take extreme action on their own,” said a seafarer currently sailing with multiple extensions of contract.

ITF is supposed to be working for the seafarers and not be pressurised by the industry to not call for a trade logjam to send a strong signal to the governments and the shipping industry. “It seems ITF has come under pressure,” he added.

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (24.06.2020 To 01.07.2020)

June 24th - 30th Issue

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CITPL - Chennai

CCTL - Chennai ETA

ETD

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Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

29/06

30/06

IEX

AL SAFAT

2019

HLL

Colombo, Damietta Piraes Rotterdam, London

24/06

25/06

MD1

TRF KAYA

1675E

BTL

26/06

27/06

CCG

MESSINI

103W

EMC

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

Krishnapatnam, West Port Klang , Singapore, Cailan, Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian

26/06

27/06

TCX NEW

VERMONT TRADER

0009E

RCF

Chennai WestPort Klang, North Port Klang, Singapore, Laem Chabang

29/06

30/06

FME

ZANTE

079E

RCF

Port Klang, Singapore, Manila, Pusan, Shanghai, Hong Kong

24/06

25/06

SIF

SPIRIT OF MUMBAI

26

MSC

Colombo

23/06

24/06

COST

TCI ARJUN

1004

TSL

Colombo

DAKSHINBHARATH GATEWAY TERMINAL / Tuticorin ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

24/06

25/06

CTS

MV.VLADIVOSTOK

1325

FAR SHIPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

25/06

26/06

TUX

MV.OEL SHARVAN

20044

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

26/06

27/06

BOX

MV.XPRESS MAHANANDA

20143S

BTL

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

27/06

28/07

CTS

MV.VLADIVOSTOK

133S

FAR SHIPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

28/06

29/06

CI II

MV.WAN HAI 501

201E

AISSA MARTIME

TUTICORIN, PENANG, PORT KELANG, HONG HONG, QINGDAO

APM Terminal - Mumbai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

25/06

26/06

ADHOC ME1

25/06

26/06

24/06

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

24/06

25/06

CCG

NEYYAR

11

SIM

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

25/06

26/06

ACS

HYUNDAI COLOMBO

110W

HMM

Krishnapatnam, West Port Klang, Singapore, Cailan, Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian

25/06

26/06

ECS

ASIATIC DAWN

016W

SHR

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

25/06

26/06

PIX2

SSL KRISHNA

019W

SHR

Tuticorin, Cochin, Pipava, Kandla, Jebel ali

26/06

27/06

ACS

HYUNDAI PRIVILEGE

72

HMM

Krishnapatnam, West Port Klang , Singapore, Cailan, Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian

28/06

29/06

TCX

VERMONT TRADER

009E

RCF

Chennai, West Port Klang, North Port Klang, Singapore, Laem Chabang

29/06

30/06

SHTL

MAERSK SENTOSA

026W

MSK

30/06

31/06

PIX2

SSL VISAKAPATANAM

107W

SHR

Tuticorin, Cochin, Pipava, Kandla, Jebel ali

01/07

2-7

CCG

MESSINI

102W

EMC

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

Agent/Line

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MAERSK SEMBAWANG

MSK

Pipavav, Hazira, JNPT, Jebel Ali, Salalah, Port Said, Mersin, Ambarli Port, Izmlt Korfezi, Novorosslysk

MINA

CMA CGM LAMARTINE

CCA

Pipavav, Port Klang, Singapore, Shangai, Ningbo, Xiamen

25/06

ME3

MAERSK KITHIRA

MSK

Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Colombo, T.Pelepas, Tanjung, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ningbo, Pusan, Kwangyang, Qingdao, Dalian, Xingang

26/06

27/06

PS3

PHOEBE

ONE

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

27/06

28/06

ASX

XPRESS BARDSEY

SEC

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

25/06

26/06

NMG

X-PRESS KANGCHENJUNGA

SEC

Pipavav, Port Klang, Singapore, Shangai, Ningbo, Xiamen

27/06

28/06

ACS

Hyundai Paramount

30/06

31/06

CWI

TESSA

ESC

Pipavav, Hazira, JNPT, Jebel Ali, Salalah, Port Said, Mersin, Ambarli Port, Izmlt Korfezi, Novorosslysk

29/06

30/06

CHX

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

28/06

29/06

28/06

29/06

CIX3

Voy

Kattupalli

APL COLUMBUS

CCA

NCT, Krishnapatnam ETA

ETD

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Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

057W

Hyundai, RCL

Krishnapatnam, West Port Klang , Singapore, Cailan, Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian

Alexander Bay

027E

Maersk & Safmarine

Port Elizabeth, Durban, Port Louis, Jebel Ali, Mundra, JNPT, Colombo

IEX

AL Safat

2019W

Hapag ,ONE,COSCO

Colombo, Damietta Piraes Rotterdam, London

29/06

30/06

CIX

NORTHERN PRIORITY

HLI

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

25/06

26/06

COASTAL

Asiatic Dawn

16

Haldia

28/06

29/06

ADHOC ME1

EXPRESS ATHENS

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Pipavav, Hazira, JNPT, Jebel Ali, Salalah, Port Said, Mersin, Ambarli Port, Izmlt Korfezi, Novorosslysk

1-7

2-7

ECX

SSL Kutch

191

Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Valencia, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Freeport

01/07

02/06

ME3

MAERSK KLAIPEDA

MSK

Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Colombo, T.Pelepas, Tanjung, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ningbo, Pusan, Kwangyang, Qingdao, Dalian, Xingang

01/07

02/07

EAST COAST

SSL Kochi

185

Haldia, Paradip

25/06

26/06

KPBS

MCP Salzburg

41E

27/06

28/06

MAERSK SHUTTLE

Maersk Sentosa

23/06

24/06

CCG

29/06

30/06

PIX2

NSICT - Mumbai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

24/06

25/06

INDUS

25/06

26/06

25/06

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

MSC GIULA

MSC

Colombo, Damietta Piraes Rotterdam, London

BMM

VIRGO

EMC

26/06

MIDAS

AS CYPRIA

CCA

26/06

27/06

IPAK

SYMI 1

MSC

28/06

29/06

IEX

SONGA ANTOFAGASTA

EMS

27/06

28/06

IMGWE

MSC MARINA

CCA

28/06

29/06

MECL

MAERSK DETROIT

MSC

Haldia, Paradip Port Elizabeth, Durban, Port Louis, Jebel Ali, Mundra, JNPT, Colombo

29/06

30/06

GIX

SCIO SKY

SBG

29/06

30/06

MWE

LISA

MSC

1-7

2-7

MIDAS

CMA CGM JAMAICA

MSK

Kolkata, Port Blair

026W

Maersk & Safmarine,XCL

Colombo, Salalah

Neyyar

0011

MSC, SCI, HMM

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

SSL Visakhapatnam

107

Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Dammam

Kakinada Container Terminal Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

Colombo, Damietta Piraes Rotterdam, London

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

24/06

25/06

KAK>CMB

KAPITAN AFANASYEV

108N

FAR SHIPPING

Halida, Colombo

27/06

28/06

KAK>IXZ

TCI LAKSHMI

914

BOTHRA

Halida, Colombo

1-7

2-7

KAK>CMB

TR PORTHOS

063N

FAR SHIPPING

Halida, Colombo

VCTPL, Vizag ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

25/06

26/06

FSLVCH

KAPITAN AFANASYEV

108S

FOC

Colombo

26/06

27/06

MDM

TRF KAYA

1675E

BTL

Colombo

27/06

28/06

VKS

ASIATIC DAWN

16

SSL

27/06

28/06

ADHOC

MCL SALZBURG

41

AVB

Nhava Shiva,Mundra, Khor Al Fakkan, Port Klang, Singapore, Shanghai

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

23/06

24/06

CIX

HYUNDAI PREMIUM

L0320

HMM

KAN, PKG, SHK, NGB, KHI, SIN, MUN, PUS, DCB, SHA, HZA

28/06

29/06

IEX

AL SAFAT

2017W

HLL

26/06

26/06

EPIC2

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June 24th - 30th Issue

Investments in Airport Pharma Facilities Paying off for WFS Chennai

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Port Wings News Network orldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) investment in 12 dedicated pharma facilities at airports in Europe, the United States and Africa generated significant increases in time- and temperature-sensitive volumes in the first five months of 2020, and will provide vital support to airlines, freight forwarders and their healthcare customers involved in the global distribution of a coronavirus vaccine once one becomes available.

The growth of pharma shipments by air in the past 2-3 years, and the development of premium products by airlines for temperature controlled healthcare and life science shipments, prompted WFS to make a multi-million euro investment in pharma centres at its airport stations in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Cape Town, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Miami, New York and Paris CDG. With the importance of health and well-being taking on even greater significance for consumers since the outbreak of COVID-19, shipment volumes and the number of airlines using the new WFS facilities have been rising month-on-month.

In Johannesburg, import shipments rose by more than 72% year-on-year in the first five months of 2020 to 627 tonnes, driven by the handling of particularly high volumes for Kuehne + Nagel.

Amsterdam has also seen strong growth as new airline customers, including Saudi Arabian Airlines, boosted WFS’ pharma business by 285% and 134% in April and May respectively, while volumes at the

airport for January-May of 1,444 tonnes were up 92% over the same period in 2018.

The opening of WFS’ new €10 million Pharma Centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and its subsequent IATA CEIV Pharma certification in February, has also encouraged rising pharma volumes from customers such as Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Air Algérie, Allied Air, Emirates and Kuehne + Nagel.

WFS will continue to evaluate opportunities for additional pharma facilities in line with customer demand. Already on the agenda is the further expansion of its temperature-controlled

pharma operation in Copenhagen, which handles high volumes of medicines and insulin. The larger, enhanced facility will be completed by 2022.

John Batten, Executive Vice President Cargo, Europe Middle East Asia Africa (EMEAA), at WFS, said: “We are proud to be supporting our airline and freight forwarder customers, as well as the pharmaceutical industry, during this peak in demand for timeand temperaturesensitive medical supplies.

Once a coronavirus vaccine is found, specialists air cargo services will help to protect the integrity of the vaccine as it is distributed globally.

Our investment means we will be ready to meet this demand when it comes.”

Strategically located in the heart of airport cargo zones, WFS’ pharma operations provide dedicated warehouse space with landside and airside acceptance capability, specially trained pharma handling teams, temperature monitoring and reporting systems, and adapted transport fleets to guarantee the integrity of all pharmaceutical shipments in line with our high standards of safety and security.

KIZAD Breaks Ground on New Developments of Warehouses, Showrooms and Industrial Units Chennai

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Port Wings News Network halifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, on 17 June 2020 announced breaking ground for its new products for supporting the increasing demand for pre-built facilities in KIZAD. The range of small-to-medium light-industrial warehousing units comprise the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh phases of the KIZAD Logistics Park and are set to be introduced to the market starting from the end of the year to cater to increasing customer demands for additional ready to move facilities.

Abdullah Al Hameli, Acting Head of Industrial Zones Cluster, Abu Dhabi Ports, said: “Industrial activity and warehousing demand has been quite resilient, and we are confident that launching these ultra-modern units will propel tremendous growth in Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing base. Customers are looking for flexible and asset-light options, and we are expanding our portfolio to address these needs through the launching of a new modular, pre-built units in various sizes and configurations.

“With the availability of options to buy or lease warehouses based upon a business’s individual requirements, investors are benefit

from our flexible offers for low-cost operations at scale as well as our ability to offer the region’s lowest utility costs. This is complemented by the unique location at the industrial heart of the UAE, and

its direct access to global markets via our flagship deep-water port, Khalifa Port.”

New developments in KLP 4 and KLP 5 span total plot area of approx.

250,000 sqm, and offer a range of mixed-use warehousing and light industrial units. These comprise of 26 showroom warehouse units (24 units of 795 sqm and two units of 1,920 sqm) and 88 small-to-medium light-industrial and warehousing units (76 units of 500 sqm; six units of 1,000 sqm; one unit of 1,666 sqm; and six light industrial units of 1,028 sqm).

Further, KLP 6 & KLP 7 offer dedicated plots spanning a total

of 330,000 sqm, housing 20 large terraced units, each with an individual floor space of 2,500 sqm, while KLP 7 will feature 56 medium light-industrial and warehousing units.

Located in KIZAD Area A, all modules will be equipped with raised floors, open loading yard access for trucks and forklifts, ample on-site parking will include their own office area with toilets and kitchenettes.

KLP’s launch is the latest in a series of recent developments announced by the Middle East’s largest industrial zone. Earlier this month, KIZAD broke ground on a dedicated Truck Plaza, the largest in the region, to meet the needs of truck drivers and the zone’s growing industrial community.

The Plaza, roughly equal in size to 12 soccer fields, comprises shaded truck, bus and car parking spaces together with a community centre, a fuel station, and several retail outlets including a convenience store, restaurants, a car care service, and a mosque.

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NEWS - BITS Sea Port Of Saint-Petersburg Ships Record Large Batch Of Eco-Friendly Biofuel

Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg JSC has shipped the largest batch of wood pellets in its history, 32,800 tonnes of biofuel bound for a foreign partner. Previously, average shiploads were ranging between 3,000 and 10,000 tonnes of pellets.

SP SPb is the largest operator handling fuel pellets in the North-West of Russia.

Over a decade, the company has boosted this cargo handling 7 times with 444,000 tonnes handled in 2019.

This cargo flow was mainly driven by modernization of the port infrastructure throughout several years. SP SPb put into operation new specialized covered warehouses that let suppliers enlarge their export batches. The company offers over 22,500 square meters of storage facilities for biofuel.

Port State Control Regimes Cooperate With IMO On Crew Changes And Certificate Renewals Port State control (PSC) regimes have expressed their willingness to be part of the solution to the urgent issue of crew changes and repatriation of seafarers.

This is a key outcome of the second virtual meeting of all PSC regimes (17 June), organised by IMO in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to address issues surrounding surveys and certificates renewals during the pandemic, IMO said in its release.

Even though crew changes and repatriation are not directly under the realm of port State control authorities, they can still play an important role, as they are in charge of carrying out inspections onboard ships to monitor and enforce compliance with international regulations. For example, safety issues resulting from crew fatigue may be examined by port State control, especially when extensions of seafarers' contracts violate the maximum stipulated in ILO's Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).

Opening the meeting, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim praised the collaboration and cooperation demonstrated by PSC regimes, since the beginning of the crisis.

Finnlines Begins Construction Of Hybrid Ro-Ro

The construction of Finnlines’ newest environmentally friendly ro-ro vessel has started on 8 June 2020, with the steel cutting in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard, the company said in its release.

The vessel is the first of three hybrid ro-ro vessels ordered by Finnlines. All vessels will be built with the latest technology available to ensure the lowest CO2 emissions. In addition to lithium-ion battery systems that enables zero-emission operations in port, they will be equipped with efficient engines, emission abatement systems and an innovative air lubrication system to reduce hull resistance. The vessels will have the highest Finnish/Swedish ice class.

The first ro-ro vessel is expected to start operation as early as next year, and the other two in 2022.

In addition to this, Finnlines has also ordered two giant Superstar vessels, which will be pioneer in honouring green values. The total investment including five new vessels is EUR 500 million.

Construction Of Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers And Utrenny Terminal Included Into Expanded List Of Projects With State Participation

The Government of the Russian Federation says it has expanded the list of large-scale projects with state participation and financing from the National Wealth Fund (NWF). Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the related document (No 1599-л) on 16 June 2020.

The list of large-scale projects with state participation and financing from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) under federal targeted programmes has been extended with 15 new positions. Among them are the projects on construction of icebreakers and the Utrenny terminal.

The projects on the list are subject to monitoring by the Government. The Government of the Russian Federation has recently signed a Decree according to which the land-use planning scheme of the Russian Federation has been amended with the capacity of the Utrenny terminal (Sabetta port on the Gydan peninsula) increased from 21.6 million tonnes per year to 43.2 million tonnes per year.

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Milestone for First LPG Conversion With Isle of Man Design Acceptance Chennai

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Port Wings News Network W LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful acceptance BW LPG will begin the conversion of 12 vessels to dual fuel LPG engines. The conversions will be the first of a VLGC to run on LPG. After the conversion the vessels will also receive the newly developed DNV GL class notation “GF LPG”.

BW LPG first announced the project to convert some of the LPG carriers to a LPG fuelled propulsion system in August 2018. The flag state acceptance of the design by the Isle of Man means that the project has been demonstrated to have an equivalent level of safety to methane as a ship fuel under the IGC Code 2016.

“We are very pleased that BW LPG has recognized our expertise in this field and chosen DNV GL as the classification partner for this project,” said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL – Maritime. “This acceptance is the result of all of the partners bringing their exceptional competence and experience to come up with a safe and feasible solution for this innovative project.

In addition, the knowledge we have gained from working on the project has resulted in us being able to release a new dedicated LPG

notation, which we hope will spur the further interest and uptake of LPG as a ship fuel.”

“The Board and Management at BW LPG continue to emphasize a deep corporate commitment to sustainable development,” said Anders Onarheim, CEO of BW LPG. “For us, as the world’s largest owner

and operator of VLGCs, this means that we invest significant resources and expertise to pioneer technology that can be used to push our industry towards decarbonization without the need for dedicated newbuilding orders. We thank our industry partners who have worked in close collaboration with us to ensure that this pioneering technology is safe and reliable for implementation.”

“In the age of constant change, technological advances and forward thinking the Isle of Man Ship Registry and the Ship Registry’s global client base of ship owners and operators, are very keen to put their collective experience to good use, working collaboratively and embracing innovation within the maritime industry,” said Cameron

Mitchell, Director, Isle of Man Ship Registry. “The safety of seafarers, ships and the environment are key objectives of the Ship Registry and being closely involved in the conceptual challenges presented, helps us to assess and ultimately achieve those objectives. We are proud to have our team confirm first flag acceptance of a VLGC LPG conversion, and thankful to all stakeholders for their co-operation throughout the project.”

The vessels will be fitted with two additional LPG cargo/fuel deck tanks in cargo area, so as not to compromise the cargo capacity onboard and a highpressure liquid fuel system for the modified MAN Energy Solutions two stroke engines. Using LPG as a ship fuel results in substantial lower emissions to air, virtually eliminating sulphur emissions, and dramatically reducing particulate matter and black carbon emissions.

Used with a two-stroke engine, LPG can also significantly cut NOx emissions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions., Retrofitting has the added benefit of extending the lifespan of the vessel, significantly reducing the overall carbon footprint compared to a newbuilding.

BW LPG plans to begin the conversions of the first two vessels, “BW Leo” and “BW Gemini”, this summer with completion scheduled for late summer 2020. The other vessels are targeted for conversion at their next drydocking period.

Cruise Giant Carnival To Repatriate Its Entire Stranded Indian Crew By Early July Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network uxury cruise liners owned

by Carnival Cruise Line has never called at Indian ports as part of their itinerary. Yet, this week, four such huge floating luxury hotels will visit Mumbai Port, one by one, not to take passengers but to drop off thousands of Indian crew stranded on board since February after the coronavirus threw normal life out of gear, according to a BusinessLine report.

This is part of a plan by Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, to repatriate about 7,000 crew stranded on board its luxury fleet to India by early July using a combination of cruise ships and chartered flights, the managing director of the company’s Indian unit has said.

‘Veendam’, a cruise ship operated

by Holland America Line, a unit of Carnival, called at Cochin Port to disembark 130 Indian seafarers.

‘Carnival Splendor’, another luxury liner owned by Carnival Corporation, arrived at Mumbai Port on Saturday, while three more - ‘Carnival Ecstasy’, “Carnival Liberty’ and ‘Carnival Fascination’ - are expected to reach Mumbai Port this week.

“Between the three of them, we will disembark about 3,500 Indian crew,” said Prasad Hariharan, managing director of Carnival Support Services India Pvt Ltd, the wholly-owned Indian unit of Florida-based Carnival Corporation.

Some 22,000 Indians are working on the eight cruise brands owned by the New York and London stock exchanges-listed Carnival Corporation, making up the second largest workforce by nationality for the cruise giant after Filipinos.

Carnival’s Indian crew hails from all over the country, but a bigger chunk comes from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Goa and the North Eastern states.

When the pandemic hit the globe in February, some 13,000 Indians were onboard the 100 cruise ships run by Carnival Corporation. Of these, about 5,500 Indians have been repatriated to India mainly on some 15 chartered flights since the middle of May. The remaining crew will be brought back by end June or early July, Prasad said.

Carnival’s crew onboard belonged to more than 60 different nationalities. As nations closed borders and stopped international flights, the cruise line operator

had a “big challenge” on its hands to send the crew back to their home countries after it “paused” cruising operations, disembarked all passengers and decided “not to do business for quite some time”.

Carnival, Prasad said, made sure that the stranded crew were kept on board in a manner without affecting them while ensuring social distancing. “The crews were given independent, passenger cabins,” he said.

The company then started exploring options to repatriate the crew belonging to 60 different nationalities.

With India opening up for charter flights in May, Carnival ran over 15 special flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Goa and Mumbai to bring back more than 5,500 Indians.

“We are now looking at ships to repatriate the crew,” Prasad said.

“To get a ship from the US, all the way to India only to disembark crew, takes a lot of planning. It’s not a commercial trip. It’s like doing a world cruise,” he said.

Carnival has hired some 35 buses to move the crew who will get off the ‘Splendor’ to different parts of the country. It is also planning a charter flight to ferry the crew from Mumbai to Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal.

June 24th - 30th Issue

Korean Register Celebrates 60th Anniversary Chennai

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Port Wings News Network he Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society celebrated its 60th anniversary on 20 June 2020.

To mark the occasion KR has held a commemorative ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in Busan, Korea. However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the large planned celebration event was replaced with significant donations given to six schools in the local community, two maritime universities and six universities with naval architecture schools.

KR chairman and CEO, Hyung-chul Lee said: “I thank our Government for their vision when KR was created back in 1960, and I thank all of my colleagues for their hard work building our organization into the respected, industry-leading centre of expertise that it is today.

Today, we are not just celebrating our 60th anniversary, we’re looking to the future and the next 60 years and continuing our Mission, to enhance the safety of life and property while protecting the environment.”

Looking ahead, Hyung-chul Lee has set digitalization and positioning KR as the leading digitalized classification society as a core goal for the term of his leadership. As a result, KR has already differentiated itself from other classification societies by offering customers a range of options using adaptive technology to deliver conventional surveys.

Now the organization is working on big data platforms, e-certificate systems, an increasing range of remote surveys and virtual realitybased surveyor training simulators.

KR is also working with industry to install sensors on essential equipment onboard newbuild and

existing vessels to collect data for condition-based monitoring and is well-respected for its innovative and comprehensive cyber security measures.

Furthermore, KR intends to deliver ten practical digital technologies before the end of 2020, these already include conditionbased monitoring, drone surveys, and a 3D based approval system.

AI technologies are the society’s next area of focus, helping KR’s customers and the wider industry prepare for the wider introduction of autonomous vessels.

In 1958, the entire Korean fleet numbered just 39 vessels with a combined gross tonnage of just 100,953. KR was formed in 1960 to help grow the domestic fleet, overseeing the building and servicing of the vessels.

KR became an associate member of IACS just 15 years after its formation and achieved full membership 13 years later. In 1989, the general manager KR’s London office was the first KR official to chair an IMO special working group. Since then, KR’s global network and spread of capabilities have increased and the society has taken on the chairmanship of IACS twice and chaired a range of IMO committees and groups.

Today, the KR fleet is currently comprised of 65% Korean owners and 35% international customers.

The international fleet is made up of more than 3,000 vessels totaling 70 million GT (gross tonnage) and is made up of 43% bulk carriers, 22% tankers, 12% containerships, RORO are 9% and gas carriers 7%.

As of June 2020, KR is authorized by 80 flag administrations to act as a Recognized Organization and KR has 68 offices worldwide, 15 in Korea and 53 in other countries.

Maersk Expects Better Q2 2020 Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ased on the market development, combined with cost measures across the organisation and significant blanked sailings in Ocean, A.P. Moller Maersk expects an EBITDA before restructuring and integration costs for Q2 2020 slightly above the level for Q1 2020 ($1.5bn).

With the current trading, the market demand in the second quarter of 2020 is developing more favourable than originally expected with volumes downfall for A.P. Moller - Maersk now anticipated to be in the range of -15% to -18% for Q2 2020, compared to the initial guidance of -20% to -25%.

Given the uncertainty on demand recovery in the second half of 2020 as economies are still impacted by COVID-19, the full-year guidance on earnings remains suspended.

According to Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller - Maersk, “Despite an expected 15-18 pct. drop in demand

due to Covid-19 during the second quarter, I am pleased that we expect to deliver operating earnings slightly above our operating earnings in the first quarter. This also means we expect operating earnings to be higher than they were in the same quarter last year.

We have been able to navigate well in a very difficult second quarter, adjusting capacity to demand to maintain high utilization of our network and managing our cost across the company. This quarter follows a first quarter where we also delivered year-on-year earnings growth despite 5 pct. lower demand and sharply increasing fuel cost as a result of the switch to low Sulphur fuel on 1 January.

While uncertainty persists because of the pandemic and low visibility on the recovery path, we benefit from a more resilient Oceanbusiness.”

A.P. Moller - Maersk will publish its Q2 interim result on August 19, 2020.

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