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Blue Economy, Maritime Security Deeply Intertwined: Indian Navy Official New Delhi Port Wings News Network he Indian Navy’s (IN) coordinated patrols with our maritime neighbours, coupled with our (the Navy’s) expeditious responses have elevated our status as a preferred security partner and first responder with the Indian Navy contributing handsomely to the responsibility of shouldering the Prime Minister’s vision of security and growth for all in the region, or ‘SAGAR,’ Adm G Ashok Kumar, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy, has said.

Addressing the valedictory session ‘Securing the Blue Economy’, organized by FICCI, Adm Kumar said a Blue Economy needs a stable and secure environment to sustain and grow.

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be successful in moving ahead in a cohesive and a coordinated manner with a clear-eyed focus on the greater good at the national regional and global level,” he added.

Speaking on the IN’s capability building efforts, Vice Chief of Naval Staff said that they have been a major contributor towards growth of the shipbuilding industry in the country.

“Right from inception, the Indian Navy has been deeply committed towards building its platform indigenously. As on date, 39 of the 41 ships under construction are in Indian shipyards. The plough back effect towards the economy, skilling of our population in the field of ship construction, creation of jobs for axillary industries are all bound to be of positive support to the broader Blue Economic initiatives of the nation,” he said.

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Rise In Prices Of Raw Materials Hits Noida’s Garment Sector New Delhi Port Wings News Network ising prices of raw materials and packaging items have hit the garment industry in Noida. Exports dipped from ₹20,000 crore in 2019-20 to ₹15,000 crore in 2020-21 and 20% of people employed in the sector have lost their jobs, according to a report in Hindustan Times.

Lalit Thukral, president of the Noida Apparel Export Cluster (NAEC), said the pandemic made the situation worse for the readymade sector. Garment production, both for domestic market and export, was halted for four months between March and June 2020.

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ffshore wind as a renewable energy source is not only one of the fastest growing sector, but it is also set to outpace other renewable energy as well. It is estimated that wind (onshore and offshore) will contribute 18% of total power generation by 2050. The challenge now is to meet this requirement as the industry has put out a call for such professionals.

Ship management, as the name suggests, deals with the process of managing a ship. Ship management is done by independent companies which use ships of some other companies or independent owners.

The ship management company manages ships for the owner and pays him the yearly amount which is settled between the owner and the ship management company.

Moreover, the owner of the ship signs a contract and leases the ship to the ship management company for a defined duration of time. The ship owner may continue with the same management company or can approach another company if he is not satisfied with the performance of a particular ship management company.

It is to note that the owner can lease the ship completely or he can render some of the services provided by the ship management companies.

This is where Wilhelmsen Ship Management comes in as they are strategically positioned to provide skilled and experienced manpower thanks to their wealth of experience in managing maritime assets. Wilhelmsen’s first foray into the sector was back in 2015 when it was awarded the contract to manage DolWin Beta, the world’s largest offshore wind power platform. Since then, the firm has continued to deepen and expand its pool of trained offshore wind manpower.

Seafarers are attuned to the conditions of working at the sea, hence they are one of the best candidates to work on offshore wind platforms. There are many similarities between the marine and offshore wind industry working environment.

Tomasz Macanko is part of the Wilhelmsen Ship Management crew, currently deployed as a Site Manager at one of the client’s offshore transformer station. Prior to this, he was a chief engineer for offshore vessels.

“The transition (from marine to offshore wind) was seamless as all my certifications are still valid. Having said that, there’s a lot that I need to learn, and this was mostly done through on the job training,” says Tomasz. He believes these similarities has allowed him to make the career change easily.

Another seafarer Artur Walus. He is currently the Nautical Offshore Manager who also agrees on the similarity of the working environment. In terms of qualification and certification, seafarers meet the basic requirement to join the offshore wind industry.

“The additional qualification needed is the boat transfer certificate,” explains Artur, who was previously a chief officer on one of Wilhelmsen Ship Management’s managed vessels. Both Tomasz and Artur are deployed to the operation and maintenance of client’s offshore wind farm.

The industry embraces reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) philosophy as its main maintenance regime. RCM aims to achieve the right preventive maintenance activities for the right component at the right time to reach the most cost-efficient solution.

Like in any industry, communication is a crucial element to ensure safety and work efficiency. With Artur’s responsibilities, he could not stress enough the importance of communication skills to co-ordinate the decks, logistics and communication between vessels in and around the platform.

Having strong interpersonal skills are important when working with a team that is made up of a diverse background. Both Tomasz and Artur believe they are on the right side of the history by working in the renewable energy sector and doing their part for climate change. Their love for the sea remains and Sample thrives on satisfaction they get from overcoming the challenges they face.

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Continued from page -1 essentially a maritime nation with vast maritime interests. “These maritime interests are enablers of our Blue Economy and have a vital relationship with nation’s economic growth. In the past few years, there have been a series of initiatives for the sustainable development in the maritime domain, including the quest to harness the Blue Economy,” he said.

Adm Dhowan further added that there is a need to chart out a blue economy action plan at the national level for the sustainable development for our maritime interests. “We need to adopt a more integrated approach in the maritime sector and therefore, we need to have an apex level organisation to coordinate the

Continued from page -1 to the export figures in the previous financial year,” he said.

He further said the steep rise in the price of yarn and cotton, which are part of most apparels, has made things worse. “Yarn’s price per kg increased by more than 22% for 30s combed (combed cotton is a softer version of regular cotton and more expensive), 21.3% for 34s combed and 21.9% for 40s combed during the second half of 2020-21 fiscal. Exporters enter into a price agreement with buyers at least six months before supply. Now, while the mills are increasing the prices frequently and arbitrarily, the buyers or importers are not willing to increase the prices. Besides, duty concession to competitive countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, etc. because of their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with importing countries make the situation precarious for the Indian exporters, mainly from Noida,” he said.

Thukral also said that the government has recently introduced Refund of Duties and Taxes in Export Products (RoDTEP) from January 1 this year in place of the erstwhile Refund of State and Centre Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL).

“The main objective of RoDTEP is to promote the labour-intensive industry and provide a level playing field to exporters, who have been at a disadvantage on account of the FTAs enjoyed by our competitors

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like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Vietnam. But since RoDTEP, which has reduced the refunds available for traders, does not apply to the apparel sector, our exporters are unable to competitively quote the rates to importing countries. We have requested the government to factor the RoSCTL rates in RoDTEP and release it on priority basis to provide a level-playing field to the exporters,” he said.

Manoj Sahu, another exporter, said the major reason for the increase in yarn and cotton prices is due to the massive surge in the export of the raw materials. “The rise in the price of raw material has forced garment exporters to shut down their companies, resulting in large-scale unemployment and subsequently India losing export to other countries. The government should immediately call a meeting of the stakeholders associated with cotton production and apparel exports to resolve this issue and stabilize the raw material prices,” he said.

He further said that the withdrawal of duty free import of trimmings and embellishments on February 1 this year has also adversely affected the apparel export business in Noida. “The scheme was a lifeline for exporters as it allowed them to import trimmings and embellishments up to 5% of export duty. We have requested the central government to not only restore but

also allow duty-free import with a one-time bond facility for clearing the courier shipments as clearance of these items under a bond for each small import is very cumbersome, and causes delay and adds to the cost,” he said.

Meanwhile, concerned about the possibility of a lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has urged the government to exempt factories from lockdown and requested an ‘essential service’ tag for the labour-intensive apparel export industry.

A Sakhtivel, the AEPC chairman, said that to ensure uninterrupted manufacturing at factories, the council has written letters to the union ministers of health, home, textiles and commerce and industry, besides the chief ministers of some states.

“The industry supports over 13 million workers directly and many more indirectly in rural and backward areas and largely comprises micro, small and medium enterprises. It will be severely impacted if the lockdown is imposed again,” said Sakhtivel.

Requesting the government to exempt the apparel export industry from a lockdown and consider it as an essential service sector, the AEPC chairman also said that such lockdowns create widespread disruption and not only have shortterm impacts but also affect the health of the industry in the long-term.

Container Shortage Eases, Waiting Time At Ports Down: Govt Official

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coastal communities; preserve marine biodiversity and maintain the national security of our maritime zones. The government, multiple ministries, the Indian Navy, the Indian Coast Guard, and the Indian industry will need to come together for India to emerge as a leading blue economy of the world,” he added.

Mr Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI said that the symposium had contributed immensely to the Prime Minister’s vision of tapping the Blue Economy.

“FICCI has pioneered outreach and policy response towards this.

FICCI, with its task force on Blue Economy, will continue to strive towards reaching to the potential of this sector,” he added.

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planning processes of the various agencies and departments that operate in the maritime domain. We need to incorporate marine spatial planning so that we can optimally map our coastal areas, carry out development of our ports and harbours in a systematic manner,” he added.

Mr SP Shukla, Chairman, FICCI Defence and Aerospace Committee, President (Def, Aero, Agri and Steel), Member of the Group, Executive Board, Mahindra Group said that there is an enthusiasm about the growth of the Blue Economy, especially in the context of our nation. “Our thrust area is for a policy to enhance the contribution of the Blue Economy to India’s GDP; improve lives of

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Port Wings News Network he shortage of containers has been eased with 58 per cent additional exports being managed in March year-on-year, Business Standard quoting a senior government official reported.

Pawan Agarwal, Special Secretary in the Logistics Division of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, said close coordination is being maintained between shipping lines and exporters.

This resulted in shared understanding of the situation and requirements along with better planning by both sides, he said.

“By early March, the waiting time for availability of containers at inland container depots and ports was down to two to three days. At several terminals like Tughlaqabad,

Dadri, Jaipur and terminals on Delhi-Panipat route, the figure is now less than a day,” said Agarwal.

Congestion at major ports globally due to Covid-19 pandemic and an acute imbalance between

exports and imports domestically were largely the factors responsible for container shortage.

Besides, the blockage of Suez Canal in March had seriously impacted global trade. To minimise the impact and sustain exporter

confidence, a four-point plan was chalked out by the government.

This included prioritisation of cargo, stability in freight rates, advisory to ports to prepare for expected bunching once the canal reopens and re-routing decisions.

To improve availability of containers, India is also targeting to manufacture them domestically. CONCOR has already issued an order of 2,000 containers to BHEL and Braithwaite and Co Ltd. Discussions have been initiated with steel manufacturers for producing COR-TEN steel at competitive prices. Railway wagon manufacturers, BHEL and private manufacturers DCM-Hyundai and Balmer & Lawrie are being asked to set up production lines.

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Shipping Bodies Call Upon World Denmark’s Ambassador to India Freddy Svane Virtually Flags Off GatewayRail’s Inaugural Leaders To Bring Forward Discussions “Maersk Automotive Express Service” On Global Market-Based Measures

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Port Wings News Network head of the US President Biden’s climate summit, shipping industry bodies representing the majority of maritime trade have called on world leaders to quickly commence deliberations on how mandatory market-based measures (MBMs) could be implemented for international shipping.

In a joint submission to the United Nations, the bodies are asking member states at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to bring forward discussions on the development of market-based mechanisms to help decarbonise global shipping.

Industry is asking governments to bring discussions on carbon pricing forward so that they can be considered in tandem with proposals to create a $5billion R&D Fund.

21st April 2021. Ahead of President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, the world’s major shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures (MBMs) to ensure ambitious decarbonisation targets are met across the entire global shipping industry.

With the summit hosted by the United States seen as a vital precursor to COP26 and the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), shipping bodies want leaders to put their political weight behind the industry’s desire to eliminate the 2% of all global CO2 that the sector emits. Shipping bodies BIMCO, CLIA, International Chamber of Shipping, World Shipping Council, along with other industry groups, have submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), calling for the UN’s regulatory body to bring forward discussions around MBMs by several years. These measures will be critical to incentivise the transition of the global fleet to new fuels and technologies, which will be more expensive than those in use today.

MBMs put a price on CO2 emissions to provide an economic incentive for a sector to reduce its emissions by narrowing the price gap between fossil fuels and zero-carbon fuels.

Shipping leaders believe that now is the time for the IMO member states to consider the role of MBMs so that measures can be developed and implemented to facilitate the adoption of zero-carbon technologies and commercially viable zero-carbon ships.

For a pricing signal to work, there must be viable alternatives to fossil fuels. These alternatives do not yet exist for large transoceanic ships. Development of alternative

technologies would be enabled by a massive acceleration of IMO co-ordinated R&D – to be financed by the industry -so that ocean-going ships will be able to switch to new fuels. To this end member states and industry have already put forward a mature proposal to create a 5 billion USD fund to provide the research and development needed to create the technologies to decarbonise the sector. Industry leaders have also reiterated their call for nations to support this R&D proposal at the IMO. The growing need for the consideration of MBMs at the global level, along with accelerated research and development, is too urgent to ignore. The industry bodies set out in their submission to the UN: “The ability to consider different candidate measures in parallel will be critical if [we are] to move forward with the urgency that the challenge of decarbonising shipping requires, given the urgent need to make progress on delivering [our] levels of ambition.”

In alignment with shipping’s strategy to reach decarbonisation targets already set by governments, the industry is encouraging the world’s largest economies to expand and accelerate applied research and development efforts. As MBMs can take several years to develop and enter into force, implementation of MBMs and their incentivising impacts will only be able to coincide with the wider introduction of zero-carbon technologies if measures such as the industry-financed R&D fund proposal are approved.

The shipping groups are calling for any MBM to be applied in a fair and equitable way.

They echo concerns that have been raised over unilateral carbon pricing schemes, such as the EU’s proposed expansion of its ETS, which is seen by some observers as a market distorting solution to a global problem.

The industry bodies added: “Fair and equitable MBMs are a viable policy option to transition to the new fuels and technologies that will be necessary to phaseout GHG emissions in the sector. We’re joining with industry colleagues to urge the UN and national governments to prioritise discussion on MBMs to make sure that shipping remains on course to meet vital decarbonisation goals.”

“The decarbonisation of international shipping will depend on out-of-sector stakeholders developing market-available zero-carbon technologies and fuels and the maritime sector will need the technologies to use these. The urgency of the challenge requires leadership and a properly coordinated approach to catalyse and incentivise the transition to zero-emissions sector”.

New Delhi Port Wings News Network atewayRail’s “Maersk Automotive Express” maiden service from its Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Gurugram to APM Terminals Pipavav was flagged off by Denmark’s Ambassador to India, Mr Freddy Svane in a virtual flagging off ceremony on 20 April 2021.

The train left from GatewayRail flagship terminal which is connected to the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.

This will be an exclusive Maersk service to cater to the automotive sector in NCR by providing assured connection to the westbound MECL Service of Maersk from APM Terminals at Pipavav Port. In the return direction, GatewayRail will also provide “Ship to Rail Service” for Maersk import containers to GatewayRail’s ICDs at Gurugram, Faridabad & Ludhiana. Currently, GatewayRail has been operating four weekly dedicated Maersk import services for its ICD at Gurugram, Faridabad, Ludhiana out of which three are from APM Terminals Pipavav and one is from Mundra Port. GatewayRail also operates a weekly dedicated Maersk export service from its ICD Faridabad to APM Terminals Pipavav.

“We are quite excited that Maersk and GatewayRail are jointly launching the new “Automotive Express Service” today connecting the MECL service at Pipavav Port.

GatewayRail has always been the pioneer in innovative intermodal services such as the “Ship to Rail Service” and the “Automotive Express” and is proud to be the intermodal operator of choice of Maersk India” said Mr Sachin Bhanushali, Director & CEO, Gateway Rail Freight Ltd. The flagging off ceremony was graced by the online presence of Ambassador Freddy Svane, Mr. Vikash Aggarwal, Managing Director - Maersk South Asia, Mr Jai Bhaskar, Head of Customer Experience – North India, Gujarat and Rajasthan, Major Jyoti Joshi Mitter, Head of Rail – South Asia, Akshyat Bhatia, Head of Intermodal Transportation – South Asia along with other members from the Maersk team.

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Port Wings News Network ingapore is barring crew change for seafarers with recent travel to India following a huge spike of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Following an announcement by the Singapore authorities banning travel to Singapore for visitors and long-term pass holders to the Republic who have been in India in the previous 14 days, including transit, the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the rules also applied to crew change.

In line with the announcement on travel the MPA said in a circular the following crew change would not be allowed in Singapore: * Crew with recent travel history to India within the last 14 days preceding arrival to Singapore. This includes sign-on crew travelling to Singapore by flight as well as sign-off crew from vessels that have called at India.

* Sign-on crew transiting India on their connecting flights to Singapore. * The new measures are effective from 23-59hrs on 23 April for an unspecified period of time.

The move to ban arrivals from India follows a second Covid wave that has swept India. Some 314,835 new coronavirus cases were reported in the past 24 hours, while deaths rose by 2,104.

A similar halt on crew change was put seafarers with recent travel history to the UK and South Africa in December 2020/ January 2021 over Covid-19 variants.

However, the India ban will have a far greater impact on the shipping industry which relies heavily on Indian crew, particularly in the officer ranks.

Singapore re-opened as a crew change hub in June last year with strict protocols in place.

As of 12 April MPA said that it had facilitated over 120,000 crew changes in Singapore.

present at the ICD Gurugram to flag off the train.

Gateway Rail Freight Ltd (a subsidiary of Gateway Distriparks Ltd) is India’s leading private intermodal operator. It provides intermodal logistics solutions from its raillinked Inland Container Depots (ICD) based at Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ludhiana and Viramgam and a Domestic Container Terminal (Navi Mumbai) with an overall annual handling capacity of over 6,00,000 TEU and warehousing space of over 40,000 SQM. GatewayRail has been the pioneer in the dedicated train services for imports and exports carried by all major shipping lines and major customers. These services are operated to match vessel cut-offs for exports and vessel arrival for imports. It also operates dedicated reefer train services for temperature controlled cargo in reefer containers. The company operates a fleet of 31 train sets to provide regular services between these ICDs and maritime port terminals of Nhava Sheva, Mundra and Pipavav for transportation of EXIM, Domestic and Reefer containers. The group also offers road transportation service for the first and last mile to its customers with its own fleet of over 500 trailers, in addition to owning a network of 6 container freight stations and 35 temperature controlled warehouses across India.

Major Ports Waive-off All Charges for Ships Carrying Oxygen, Oxygen-related Equipment Cargo

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GatewayRail was represented by Mr. Samvid Gupta, Joint Managing Director, Mr Sachin Bhanushali - Director & CEO, Mr. Lalit Lahori - VP Rail Transportation, Mr Ashish Jhunjhunwala – Head ICD Faridabad, Mr Aditya Gupta – AVP EXIM Sales and Ms Samta Kamra – DGM Liner Relationship and other GatewayRail team members. The event was hosted by Mr. Rajguru Behgal - Head ICD Gurugram and Capt Ritesh Chopra, Add. GM – ICD Operations, who were physically

New Delhi Port Wings News Network n view of the excessive requirement of Oxygen and related equipment in the country, the Government of India on 25 April 2021 directed all Major Ports, including the Kamarajar Port Limited, to waive-off all charges levied by Major Port Trusts (including vessel related charges, storage charges etc.) and accord highest priority in the berthing sequence to the vessels carrying consignments of ;

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top priority in the port, unloading of oxygen related cargo, coordination with Customs and other authorities for speedy clearance/ documentation and expeditious evacuation of oxygen related cargo from port.

In case the vessel is carrying other cargo/ containers in addition to above said oxygen related cargo, waiver of charges on prorata basis, considering the overall cargo or containers handled at port, should be provided for oxygen related cargo to such vessels.

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will monitor the details of such vessels, cargo and time taken in the port from the time vessel entered in the port limits to exit of cargo from port gate.

Government of India is deeply engaged in handling the crisis related to the second wave of COVID-19 in the country and taking all steps to counter the situation through appropriate and innovative measures.

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Adani Faces Scrutiny For Port Deal In Myanmar Chennai

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Port Wings News Network major index provider and some investors are distancing themselves from the marineports operator controlled by Indian conglomerate Adani Group over past business transactions with a company linked to the military regime in Myanmar, reports WSJ. Financial data firm S&P Global Inc. last week said it would remove Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. from its Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, which consists of various different regional indexes holding companies that rank highly on environmental and social affairs. Adani Ports was among around 100 indexed companies in the emerging markets category.

“We are committed to ensuring that our activities in Myanmar don’t provide economic support to sustain the [military regime],” Adani Group said in a statement. The company didn’t comment on the removal of the ports unit from the S&P index or on investor concerns.

The removal of Adani Ports from the S&P sustainability indexes could serve as a cautionary tale for other socially conscious companies who do business with countries that are in political turmoil. Benchmarks like S&P’s—which score information beyond a company’s earnings and balance sheet—are among the tools investors increasingly use to gauge how risky a company is.

S&P’s decision to remove the company from its sustainability indexes means that any index funds tracking those benchmarks will cut out Adani Ports. These include the London-listed iShares Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened UCITS ETF, an index fund with some $475 million under management. S&P’s sustainability indexes hold companies based in large part on public disclosures and private questionnaires filled out by corporations.

The decision came after “recent news events pointing to heightened risks to the company regarding their commercial relationship with Myanmar’s military, who are alleged to have committed serious human rights abuses under international law,” S&P said in a statement.

Some investors also pulled back from Adani Ports in recent weeks.

Norwegian bank DNB ASA sold

off shares it held in the company at the end of March, citing human rights concerns. Finland’s Nordea Bank Abp completed its divestment earlier this month and said that a recent United Nations report on the military’s activity in Myanmar “confirms” its earlier decision to pull back.

“We have been aware of controversies surrounding human rights violations in Myanmar for some time and have had the company under observation,” said Janicke Scheele, head of responsible investments DNB Asset Management AS. Adani Group is a sprawling conglomerate with businesses in sectors such as energy, mining, real estate and agriculture. Various companies bearing the Adani name listed on the National Stock Exchange of India, including Adani Ports, have a combined market value of more than $90 billion.

The moves against Adani Ports come weeks after the U.S. government placed sanctions on Myanmar Economic Corp., which the U.S. says is a military holding company that supports the regime that overthrew Myanmar’s civilian government in February. The United Nations in 2018 advised companies to avoid doing business with the Myanmar military or companies controlled by it after a fact-finding mission documented alleged humanrights abuses.

Adani Group has made payments to the MEC in the past, including transactions to secure development rights for a terminal project in the Myanmar city of Yangon, the company said in a statement.

The company said it hasn’t conducted transactions with the MEC since last year. “In light of the current situation, all transactions with and payments to MEC and its subsidiaries have been terminated,” Adani Group said.

Adani Group, whose ports arm won the terminal project in 2019, said its operation of the terminal doesn’t violate current U.S. sanctions. “As Adani Group isn’t a U.S. person, we are not subject to the prohibitions of U.S. sanctions,” the company said.

The company, however, said it

hired law firm Morrison & Foerster LLP to advise the company on compliance with U.S. sanctions.

“We are considering outreach to the U.S. government to discuss the Yangon project and the benefits we expect it will have for the people of Myanmar,” Adani Group said.

MEC couldn’t be reached for comment. Myanmar’s embassies in the U.S. and Singapore, and its foreign affairs ministry didn’t respond to requests for comment.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which enforces U.S. sanctions, declined to comment.

Shares of Adani Ports, which closed at a high of 837.45 Indian rupees (equivalent to about $11.17) per share on April 6, have since fallen 9.8%, closing at INR755.35 on Friday. Over that period, India’s bellwether BSE Sensex market index was down 0.8%.

Adani Ports, which has a market value of nearly $20 billion, has earned placement from indexers and raters S&P and MSCI Inc., which still holds Adani Ports in an ESG index. At least 10 funds with “ESG,” “sustainable” or “sustainability” in their name hold or held stakes in the company this year, according to FactSet. The company aims for net-zero emissions by 2025, an aggressive time frame compared with many other companies.

MSCI Inc. declined to comment.

Investors are paying closer attention to Myanmar in the wake of the February coup, and other companies have faced scrutiny for possible ties to the country’s military.

Norges Bank Investment Management, the manager of Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund, last month put Japanese beer maker Kirin Holdings Co. on notice for possible exclusion for a brewery joint venture with Myanma Economic Holdings Public Co. The U.S. Treasury placed Myanma under sanctions last month, describing the company as “a vast and secretive military conglomerate” with business interests spanning the Myanmar economy.

Russell Roll, a spokesman for Kirin, said the company was aware of the notice from Norges Bank and remained focused on ending its relationship with the military-linked business, which it had previously pledged to do.

Alang’s Shipbreakers Out of Oxygen as COVID Treatment Takes Priority Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network ith India facing a second wave of COVID infections, an unusual victim lies in the shadows: the shipbreaking industry, reports Indian Express.

Located on India’s Western Coast in the state of Gujarat, Alang is the world’s largest shipbreaking yard. Gujarat has been one of the worst affected states in the country, recording an all-time high of 10,000 new COVID infections on April 19.

With thousands of new COVID cases in the state, the regional government has redirected industrial

oxygen supplies to hospitals. For cutting chunks of iron and steel at Alang’s shipbreaking yards, workers use oxygen fuel torches.

Propane, butane, and natural gas are used along with liquefied or compressed oxygen, which acts as an oxidizer. Without oxygen, Alang’s shipbreaking yards cannot cut up ships for scrap steel. As a result, all shipbreaking activity has come to a grinding halt for the last couple of days.

Speaking to Indian Express, Haresh Parmar, a shipbreaker at Alang and honorary joint secretary, Ship Recycling Industries Association (SRIA) said, “Not a single tonne of gas is coming to

Alang. Everything has been diverted for medical use for the last couple of days. Ship-breaking at almost all the plots has stopped completely.”

On a day-to-day basis, Alang uses about 70-100 tonnes of oxygen.

With the current shortage in oxygen supply, only those shipbreakers who stockpiled liquid oxygen in advance are currently operating.

“We will be clocking huge losses because of this shutdown at Alang. However, we feel this oxygen is needed in the hospitals.

Our association feels that the oxygen should be given where it is most needed now. Business considerations cannot be bigger than saving lives,” said Pamar.

APM Terminals Pipavav Secures PIC 2, a Weekly Service From Port Pipavav to Jebel Ali Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network ipavav, India: APM Terminals Pipavav secured PIC 2, a new weekly service from Port Pipavav to Jebel Ali marking seamless weekly connectivity to Jabel Ali. The new service is scheduled to reach Pipavav on every Wednesday through the ports of Jebel Ali, Kandla, Chennai, Tuticorin and Cochin. The cargos that will be carried for import and export will include agricultural products, scrap material, bitumen, B.Meat, white goods etc., according to port source.

Commenting on the commencement of new service, Mr. Jakob Friis Sorensen Managing Director APM Terminals Pipavav said, “This is another step-in course to enhance our connectivity and heighten our presence. Marking this milestone, we trust we will be able to cater to more markets and ensure faster, efficient and safe transit of cargos. We are happy to have PIC 2 and we are confident that with our current infrastructure and skilled manpower, we will be able to operate this service in the most efficient manner, thereby ensuring efficient service to exporters and importers.”

Capt. Ashish Chauhan, Chief Operating Officer, Shreyas Shipping

on the arrangement expressed, “We are delighted to partner with APM Terminals Pipavav in our weekly service. We believe that the port Pipavav with its excellent connectivity to the hinterland, will be able to cater to the EXIM customers competently. We are certain that our customers will be able to benefit immensely through efficient service offering of APM Terminals Pipavav and their quality infrastructure.

This will be a mutually beneficial covenant towards marking greater business relations.”

APM Terminals Pipavav [Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.] is one of India’s leading gateway port for Containers, Ro/Ro (passenger cars), Liquid Bulk and Dry Bulk cargoes serving customers in the state of Gujarat with road and rail networks to India’s hinterland and northwest. The current annual Cargo Handling Capacity includes 1.35 million TEU Containers, 250,000 Passenger cars, 2 million metric tons of Liquid bulk and 4 million metric tons of Dry bulk.

APM Terminals Pipavav is India’s first public private partnership (PPP) port in India and is a part of the APM Terminals global terminal network.

Maersk’s New Asia/ USEC String To Enhance Transpacific Supply Chains Chennai

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Port Wings News Network aersk Inc North America is to start a new service linking ports in Vietnam and China with the US east coast via the Panama Canal, starting in May, reports the American Journal of Transportation.

The TP23 string will include eight Maersk vessels and two from Zim. The rotation is intended to be Vung Tau, Shenzhen-Yantian, Panama Canal, Savannah, Charleston and Newark.

The service will improve speed, reliability and coverage and integrate into US east coast landside logistics offerings. Transit times are improved from ShenzhenYantian to Savannah by three to four days (28-29 days) and Yantian to Charleston by seven to eight days (28-29 days) over existing services.

The Vietnam call has been added to provide more capacity to the rapidly growing market that has seen gains of 52 per cent and 25 per cent the past two years.

Said Maersk North America managing director Narin Phol: “Importers are looking for more US east coast gateways in their Asia/North America supply chains while exporters are looking for more equipment - especially in the southeast US region. The TP23 service will enable us to address these needs while integrating our warehousing & distribution network.”

The evolution of the TP23 Service reflects Maersk’s 2020 approach to serve the transpacific to US east coast cargo surges via additional capacity from service upgrades, extra-loaders and loadings on the Asia-Europe network for transshipment onto extra loader shuttles across the transatlantic. The TP23 will now become a structured,

stable, weekly service in 2021 with greater reliability.

The new TP23 service highlights the innovative solutions Maersk made in 2020 to stay agile for customers facing economic and pandemic cycles by deploying 48 per cent extra capacity year on year in the transpacific trade (JulyNovember 2020 vs July-November 2019 period). Other actions include the launching of the Asia/US west coast TP3 Service as a new 2M US west coast loop with six 13,000 TEU vessels.

“The goal in 2021 is to build on this momentum and enable customers to grow their business with an integrated ocean/port/ warehouse/trucking model to attain supply chain efficiency,” Mr Phol said.

Apr. 28th - May 4th, 2021 Issue

Despite COVID-19 Pandemic, India’s Processed Food Products Exports Witnessed 26.51% Growth New Delhi Port Wings News Network otwithstanding challenges faced by COVID19 pandemic, India’s export of processed food products has witnessed a growth of 26.51%in Rupee term during April-February (2020-21), compared to the same period during the previous year (2019-20).

The total value of export of processed products was Rs. 43,798 crores during AprilFebruary 2021 as per the quick estimates.

Major processed food products exported from India include pulses, processed vegetables, processed fruits and juices, groundnuts, guar gum, cereals preparations,

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milled products, alcoholic beverages, and oil meals.

Value added products such as processed vegetables, alcoholic beverages, and milled products have witnessed a robust growth of more than 40% in April-Feb (2020-21) compared to same period in the previous fiscal (2019-20).

The export of miscellaneous processed items including Indian snacks, sauces, starch products, vegetable flours, malt products etc and pulses grew by 36% and 33% respectively in the first 11 months of the current financial year (2020-21). Considerable exports growth was achieved for the cereals-based products (18%), processed fruits and juices (12%) and Groundnut (7%). The export of oil meals rose by 96% in current fiscal (April-Feb).

Despite Covid 19 pandemic disrupted trade around the world, the overall growth of 26.51% achieved in export of processed food products of APEDA scheduled products due to concerted efforts and initiatives taken to facilitate export from India.

According to Dr. M. Angamuthu, Chairman, APEDA, this trend of increasing exports of processed food products is likely to continue in the next financial year (202122). Increase in demand of Pulses, Processed fruits and vegetables, Milled products, cereals preparations and other processed items is seen especially from Middle East, Far East, USA and UK markets.

For boosting agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA initiated series of measures including virtual buyer seller meet, product promotion meeting, webinars, creation of products specific export promotion forums, ensuring market access through organizing exports promotion activities, MOUs with key stakeholders, extending financial assistance for exports promotion and promotion of GI products

Virtual Buyer Seller Meet: To leverage on the opportunity arising out of COVD 19 pandemic situation, APEDA organized virtual buyer seller meets in association with Indian Missions abroad, promoting exports of APEDA mandated products. More than 25 BSMs were organized since March 2020 with Singapore, Russia, GCC Countries, Sweden & Latvia, UAE, Kuwait, Indonesia, Switzerland, Belgium, Iran, Canada, USA, Thailand, South Africa, Bhutan, Australia, Oman, Saudi Arab and Germany. The virtual buyer seller meets have generated interest among the importers and the exporters have informed that these interactions have generated trade enquiries from many countries.

Product Promotion meetings & webinar: Regular interactions are organized with the trade to understand the difficulties faced at each level in supply chain of exports for taking up with the concerned organizations for resolving the issues. Meetings have been organized with the exporters, food processing industries, ICAR institutes, NPPO and state agriculture departments.

Issues emerged have been taken up with the concerned agencies for early solutions Products Specific Export Promotion Forums: Products specific Export Promotion Forums (EPFs) were formed to facilitate export in association with stakeholders across the entire production and supply chain.

Opening up market access &export promotion in International markets:APEDA has played an important role in opening up of new market for agricultural products in the recent past such as Canada, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Portugal, Indonesia, Iran etc.

Export promotion in International markets such as Indonesia led to increase in quota for exports.

MoUs with various stakeholders for enhancing agri exports: Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) have been signed with NCUI, NCDC, NABARD, ASCI, QCI, IIT Delhi, ICFA, SFAC and TRIFED and AFC India Ltd. for mutual cooperation to address issues emerging in the AEP in respective States. MoUs are also being signed with agricultural universities and ICARs for enhancing quality exports from the country.

Agriculture and Processed Foods Export Promotion Scheme: Financial assistance under Agriculture and Processed Foods Export Promotion Scheme of APEDA for the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework was provided under Scheme for infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Promotion.

Export promotion of GI products: APEDA has taken initiative to promote exports of products which registered with Geographical Indications (GI) certification in India by organizing Virtual Buyer Seller Meets with UAE and USA in association with the Indian mission abroad. APEDA is continuing with the initiative of conducting Virtual Buyer Seller Meets (VBSM) with potential importing Countries to popularize the GI products of major Agri commodities potential for export.

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ITF Executive Board Extends Solidarity Support To Seafarers of Ever Given New Delhi Port Wings News Network he ITF Executive Board which met on 23 April was concerned about the seafarers onboard the “Ever Given” and has strongly extended its solidarity support.

The following statement was adopted in the meeting while awaiting for the events to unfold.

At their meeting on 23 April 2021, the ITF Executive Board is calling on the Egyptian authorities for the 25 seafarers on board the MV Ever Given to be repatriated at the normal conclusion of their contracts, if the ship cannot leave Egypt any time soon.

The incident of the Panamanian-flagged Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal has drawn worldwide attention. However, while media reports focused on the significance of the Suez Canal for global trade routes, the essential role of the seafarers on board was widely neglected.

The cargo vessel has since been re-floated and is currently anchored in Great Bitter Lake, in the Suez Canal system, as Egyptian authorities and the vessel’s insurer argue over damages claims. The ship has been seized on the orders of the Egyptian Courts, and the 25 Indian crew and their families at home are going through tremendous anxiety and stress due to the uncertainty of the situation. The formal investigation report has still not been

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made official.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its Indian seafarer affiliates are closely monitoring the situation in order to protect the seafarers’ rights and wellbeing while the legal battle is going on, and we offer the crew our full support.

A visit by the Egyptian ITF affiliates was a strong act of international solidarity and much appreciated by the stranded seafarers.

Shipping has not stopped at any stage during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seafarers have been at the forefront working under extremely challenging circumstances, and they kept global trade going through this unprecedented health and economic crises. The 25 crew on the Ever Given, together with all seafarers working tirelessly to secure our global supply chains, are entitled to fair treatment. Their passion, commitment and sacrifices has been exceptional.

Seafarers should not feel their profession is unfairly associated with an event that was clearly beyond their control. Each crewmember of the Ever Given has to be able to return to their families, which is their contractual and human right.

The ITF and the 18 million transport workers worldwide stand united with the seafarers of the Ever Given. It is time to acknowledge seafarers as key workers and treat them with the respect they deserve.

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Publishes Draft Standards for Road-Trains New Delhi Port Wings News Network o revolutionize the transport of goods and reduce the overall logistic costs, the Automotive Industry Standards Committee has amended its AIS-113 Standard to include the safety requirements of Road-Trains and has hosted the draft on Ministry of Road Transport & Highway’s website.

The standards have been prepared after examining European benchmarks, keeping in mind Indian operating conditions.

These standards shall pave the way for a breakthrough intervention for fast and efficient movement of goods along the long-distance freight corridors.

Road-Train is a motor vehicle wherein the traction is provided by the puller, which is connected to a serial combination of trailers or semi- trailers. These shall ply on select stretches to reduce congestion, save fuel and

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reduce noise & air-pollution.

The Automotive Industry Standards Committee has representatives from the relevant Ministries, Testing Agencies, Industry stakeholders, BIS etc.

The amended standard AIS-113 (Code of Practice for Type Approval of Trailers / Semitrailers of categories T2, T3 and T4 being towed

by Motor Vehicles of categories N2 and N3) has been published for invitation of public comments, after which it shall be notified in due course.

DPIIT Sets Up Control Room To Monitor Issues of Internal Trade During Covid Pandemic New Delhi Port Wings News Network epartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has decided to monitor the status of transportation and delivery of goods, manufacturing, delivery of essential commodities to common man and the difficulties being faced by various stakeholders due to current restrictions imposed by various States/UTs in view of the surge of Covid-19 cases. DPIIT is setting up a Control room to monitor the issues of internal trade, manufacturing, delivery and logistics of essential

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commodities during Covid pandemic.

In the event of any manufacturing, transportation, distribution, wholesale or e-commerce companies facing difficulties in transportation and distribution of goods or mobilization of resources, information can be given at the following telephone number/email: Telephone: (011) 23062383, 23062975 E-mail: dpiit-controlroom@gov.in The above telephone numbers will remain functional from 8 AM to 10 PM with effect from 24 April, 2021. The issues reported by various stakeholders through this control room shall be taken up with the concerned State/UT Governments.

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (28.04.2021 To 05.04.2021)

Apr. 28th - May 4th, 2021 Issue

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Kattupalli

CITPL - Chennai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

28/04

29/04

ADHOC

PANTHERA J

2103

NSP

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

27/04

28/04

ECS

SSL CHENNAI

178N

HMM

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

28/04

29/04

ACS

HYUNDAI PLATINUM

070W

HMM

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

29/04

30/04

IVK

ASIATIC MOON

042E

GOL

30/04

1-5

C15

KMTC NHAVA SHEVA

2103E

KMD

30/04

1-5

ACS

HYUNDAI ANTWERP

006W

HMM

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

1-5

2-5

C13

COSCO DURBAN

091E

CCO

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

3-5

4-5

TCX

XIN QIN HUNAG DAO

067W

CCO

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

30/04 01/05 11/05

01/05

C13

02/05

MD1

12/05

TCXNEW

COSCO DURBAN

091W - 091E

TRF KAYA

1717W

XIN QIN HAUNG DAO

067W

CCO

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

BTL

Krishnapatnam, West Port Klang , Singapore, Cailan- Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

CCO

DAKSHINBHARATH GATEWAY TERMINAL / Tuticorin 28/04

29/04

CTS

MV.KAPTIAN MASLOV

123S

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

29/04

30/04

TUX

MV.OEL SHRAVAN

21127

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

30/04

1-5

BOX

MV.XPRESS COTOPAXI 21033S

BTL

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

1-5

2-5

CTS

MV.KAPTIAN MASLOV

124S

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

02/05

03/05

TUX

MV.OEL SHRAVAN

21128

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

NSICT - Mumbai ETA

ETD

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Vessel Name

28/04

29/04

IIX

28/04

29/04

28/04

29/04

Voy

Kakinada Container Terminal ETA

ETD

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Vessel Name

28/04

29/04

KAK>COK

05/05

6-5

KAK>CMB

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

SSL KRISHNA

IMPERIAL

PRT>KAK>COK

MSC KYMEA

SAMSARA

HAL>KAK>CMB

VCTPL, Vizag ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

28/04

29/04

CHX

MEXICO

115W

MSK

Ennore, Krishnapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Tanjung Pelepas, Xingang, Qingdao

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

29/04

30/04

CVK

MSC HINA

SV115R

MSC

SAFMARINE MULANJE

MSK

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

28/04

29/04

ECX

SSL KUTCH

212

SSL

Haldia, Paradip

CSC

CMA CGM JAMAICA

CCA

1-5

2-5

FME

TABEA

895E

ISS

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore, Shanghai

BMM

KASHAN

RIS

2-5

3-5

MDM

TRF KAYA

1717E

BTL

Colombo

2-5

3-5

CCG

SM NEYYAR

21

SIM

SAA

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

5-5

6-5

FME

ZANTE

087E

RCL

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore, Shanghai

07/05

08/05

FME

SUEZ CANAL

21003E

TSL

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore, Shanghai

28/04

29/04

BLUENILE

FELIXSTOWE BRIDGE

30/04

1-5

MIDAS

INTER SYDNEY

EMS

30/04

01/05

IPAK

UNI FORTUNA

MSK

01/05

02/05

MWE

GH ZEPHYR

MSK

2-5

3-5

MECL

MSC LUCY

MSC

03/05

04/05

AS1

SEAGO BREMERHAVEN

MSK

04/05

05/05

ME2

MAERSK PITTSBURGH

MSK

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

04/05

05/05

MESAWA

CONTI COURAGE

CCA

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

MSK CCA

05/04

06/05

BLUENILE

MAERSK GIRONDE

7-5

8-5

MIDAS

ALS FLORA

7-5

8-5

AIM

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

Colombo,Damietta Piraes Rotterdam, London

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

APM Terminal - Mumbai ETA

ETD

Service

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27/04

28/04

NMG

1-5

2-5

28/04

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

MONTPELLIER

SEC

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

ME3

MAERSK KIMI

MAE

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

29/04

PS3

ONE COMMITMENT

ONE

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

27/04

28/04

CWX

XPRESS ODYSSEY

SEC

30/04

1-5

FM3

LISA

MAE

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

3-5

4-5

CIX3

OOCL ASIA

OCL

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

28/04

9-4

MINA

MAYSSAN

HLI

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

30/04

1-5

ASX

NAGOYA TOWER

TWF

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

2-5

3-5

TIP

GLEN CANYON

ONE

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

1-5

2-5

CWI

TESSA

ESA

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UNWTO, IATA Collaborate on Destination Tracker to Restore Confidence in Travel New Delhi Port Wings News Network he World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announce a Destination Tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel. It is the result of both organizations joining efforts to boost confidence and accelerate recovery of the tourism sector when borders reopen. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online tool for governments to provide information on COVID-19 requirements for travel and the measures in place at the destination.

The tool is available through the websites of both organizations and will provide information on: COVID-19 Indicators including infection rates, positivity rates, and vaccination roll out by destination/country.

Air Travel Regulations, including test and quarantine requirements, provided by IATA’s Timatic solution.

Destination Measures, including general health and safety requirements such as use of masks, transit through a country, curfew, or regulations related to restaurants and attractions, provided by national tourism organizations.

The Destination Tracker will fulfil a key need by providing clarity on COVID-19 measures affecting tourism. The situation for travelers is complex with UNWTO data showing that one in three destinations remains closed to tourists. Moreover, restrictions and in-country measures are continuously being revised.

Governments can use the Destination Tracker to post COVID-19 travel information so that potential travelers will know what to expect at their destination. When fully populated with updated destination information, travel stakeholders including Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) and travel agencies, will be able

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to obtain the latest destination information, enabling travelers to make informed decisions when borders reopen and travel resumes.

The development of the Tracker framework is completed. Up-to-date information on COVID-19 indicators and air travel regulations is available and systematically updated.

Destination information is being progressively uploaded, expanded and updated with official sources as the COVID-19 situation evolves.

UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili says: “UNWTO is pleased to reinforce its partnership with IATA, a UNWTO Affiliate Member, to provide this important tool. Travelers and companies will be able to check requirements in place for air travel, as well as what measures will be in place at the visited destination. We trust this tool is also critical for governments to track existing travel restrictions and support the safe restart of our sector.”

“It has been more than a year since the freedom to travel was lost as COVID-19 measures saw borders close. When governments have the confidence to reopen borders people will be eager to travel.

And they will need accurate information to guide them. With the support of national tourism organizations, the UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker will help travelers and travel companies obtain the latest information for travel planning,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director-General.

The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker builds on the existing partnership between the two parties. In October 2020, UNWTO and IATA signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to restore confidence in international air travel. The agreement will also see the two agencies partner to foster innovation to drive the restart of tourism, promote greater public-private collaboration in the field of aviation and the tourism sector in general, and advance progress already made towards achieving greater sustainability and resilience.

Apr. 28th - May 4th, 2021 Issue

DNV Awards First Merchant Vessel SILENT-E notation Chennai

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Port Wings News Network NEX Peace, an Aframax tanker built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and delivered to its owner ONEX, has become the world’s first merchant ship to receive DNV’s SILENT-E notation. DNV is the first classification society to offer an underwater noise notation.

The SILENT-E notation ensures ships do not exceed average-tomoderate Underwater Radiation Noise (URN) levels. Vessels with this notation can minimize their impact on marine life and document noise performance for authorities, or those requiring proof of noise emissions for transit through vulnerable areas.

“ONEX Peace is a competitive ship that can operate in waters with strict regulations without disrupting the sea’s ecosystem,” said Gemma McQueen, Director of Corporate Communications at ONEX DMCC Dubai UAE. “This proven low noise technology will create the capability to deliver improved operational performance, expand operational routes, and enhance environmental management of the ship.”

“In a highly competitive market, HHI has proved its capability to build a high-quality ship with improved fuel efficiency while satisfying eco-friendly underwater noise standards,” said Won-Ho Joo, Senior Executive Vice President,

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

“We will strengthen research and development on low-noise and green ships to ensure our continued competitiveness in the future eras of eco-friendly ships.”

“We are very pleased to achieve the world’s first DNV SILENT-E notation certification for a merchant ship with our technical support,” said Booki Kim, President of Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO). “We

on measuring and evaluating underwater radiation noise. As part of the study, the parties carried out the underwater noise measurement and analysis of the ONEX Peace.

Subsequently, DNV granted the SILENT-E notation, verifying that the meets the requirements of certification.

“By receiving the notation, ONEX and HHI are demonstrating that they are looking to stake a step ahead in working to minimize the impact

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Port Wings News Network s part of the Fourth Meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) from 19-23 April, Dr Cleopatra DoumbiaHenry, President of the World Maritime University (WMU), presented the WMU research report “A Culture of Adjustment”.

Released in November 2020, the Report prepared by WMU, an academic post-graduate institution established by the IMO, highlights systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers’ hours of work and rest. The data collected took into account multiple sources from three categories of participants Seafarers, Maritime Stakeholders and Port State Control (PSC) Officers. The research results highlight a Culture of Adjustment prompting seafarers to underreport working hours to protect their ships and their jobs.

As former director of the ILO Standards Department, Dr Doumbia-Henry was responsible for developing the MLC, 2006 and remained responsible for it until she joined WMU in 2015. She posed the question as to why fatigue at sea is continuously pointed out in research, despite the entry into force of IMO and ILO instruments.

“It seems that all segments of the

NEWS - BITS Operation of Klaipėda LNG Terminal Temporarily Suspended

Due to the planned maintenance and repair works of the equipment, the operation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is temporarily suspended and the supply of natural gas to the natural gas transmission system will not be performed.

During this period, regasification from the FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit) ‘Independence’ will be stopped to carry out the planned maintenance and repair works not only at the LNG terminal quay, but also at the gas metering station, from where natural gas is transmitted to the natural gas transmission system. For one day the FSRU ‘Independence’ will also be withdrawn from its normal location in order to check the operating parameters of the high-pressure loading arms.

Klaipėda State Seaport Authority will also perform the planned depth measurements, inspection of fenders and other works. FSRU will be moored at the quay managed by ‘Klaipėdos Smeltė’ on April 29th. Return of ‘Independence’ to its regular location is scheduled for April 30th.

A number of other inspection and maintenance works of various systems will be carried out in addition to those that already been mentioned. These works at the LNG terminal will be performed according to a publicly announced schedule.

FESCO and Globus to develop transportation of containerized timber from Siberia and the Far East to China

will actively support the industry by continuously developing ecofriendly and low-noise ship-related technologies that proactively respond to IMO environmental regulations and take the lead in the development of marine environment protection technologies.”

DNV, HHI and KRISO are conducting a joint research project

of shipping on the environment,” said Vidar Dolonen, DNV Regional Manager for Korea and Japan. “This is becoming increasingly important for stakeholders at all levels of the value chain, and we hope that the awarding of this notation is another important milestone that will help to raise standards in shipping to the next level.”

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shipping community are aware of the situation,” she said, calling for more attention to the issue of fatigue and its potential consequences.

Dr. Doumbia-Henry highlighted the results of the WMU research, that include: deficiencies in recording rest and work due to job instability and occasionally financial incentives; fear of retaliation in reporting rest/work hours violations; and often overlooking a strict implementation of rest/work hours regulations due to the high number of tasks to be performed by enforcement officers during the time available for inspections in ports.

She also highlighted four important issues that emerged: the overwhelming majority of responses refer to the origin of the issue as inadequate manning; participants in the survey stressed the need to align the regulatory framework with evidence-based research on fatigue; evidence of chronic mistrust and conflicting agendas between shore and sea affect feedback mechanisms and corrective actions; surveyors and inspectors verification of records is limited due to the many other tasks to be performed during inspection.

In conclusion she said, “I am concerned that there is a normalization of deviance which seems tacitly accepted by the maritime community. The

incapacity to address violations of rest/work hours and complacency in record-keeping reveal a systemic failure which should be addressed.”

Dr Doumbia-Henry expressed her satisfaction that these issues were being discussed and addressed by the Special Tripartite Committee.

She hoped that both the ILO and the IMO would work together with Governments, Shipowners and Seafarer organizations and the industry to address this important issue.

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) is widely known as the “seafarers’ bill of rights.” It establishes minimum working and living standards for all seafarers working on ships flying the flags of ratifying countries.

It is unique in that it aims both to achieve decent work for seafarers and to secure economic interests through fair competition for quality ship owners. The Convention is comprehensive and sets out, in one place, seafarers’ rights to decent working conditions. It covers almost every aspect of their work and life on board. The Special Tripartite Committee is established under Article XIII of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and the Governing Body of the International Labour Office keeps the working of the Convention under continuous review through a committee established by it with special competence in the area of maritime labour standards.

FESCO Transportation Group and TLK Globus have signed a cooperation agreement within the TransRussia exhibition and agreed to cooperate in the transportation of containerized timber from Siberia and the Far East to China.

FESCO and Globus are going to develop the timber transportation from Siberia and the Far East to China using their experience and expertise and developing FESCO’s services for cargo transportation from Krasnoyarsk and Khabarovsk to different cities in China via Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV, part of the FESCO Group) and Grodekovo – Suifenhe border crossing point.

Moreover, the parties will also cooperate in the field of freight forwarding and terminal handling.

“Our partnership with TLK Globus can help us to attract an additional freight traffic flow to our routes and, therefore, significantly expand the geographical spread of FESCO’s services,” said Aleksandr Priskoka, the commercial director of the branch of FESCO Integrated Transport in Vladivostok.

Samskip enters into new formal agreement with sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping Global multimodal logistics company Samskip has increased its commitment to greener shipping through a new formal agreement with sustainable cargo initiative GoodShipping to run part of its fleet on marine biofuels and significantly reduce carbon footprint, according to the company’s release. The initial usage of biofuels will enable a CO2-reduction of up to 45%, with plans to scale up to a CO2-reduction of up to 80% for any given voyage later in 2021. This initiative underlines the company’s longstanding dedication to take a leading role in reducing CO2 emission within the sea freight industry.

The Samskip Endeavour, an 800TEU capacity containership which normally runs on traditional fuels, had the honour to kick-off the partnership by using sustainable biofuels in its recent sailings. By bunkering sustainable biofuels, Samskip enables cargo owners to reduce their ocean carbon footprint significantly in their supply chains.

Two years ago, it was also the Samskip Endeavour that was the first ever vessel to be biofuel-bunkered through the GoodShipping initiative, demonstrating the viability of biofuels as a marine alternative to fossil fuels. Made from sustainable waste streams, the fossil-free bio-residual fuel equivalent product has proved to be a successful substitute for conventional marine fuels as part of the vessel’s operations between the Netherlands and Ireland.

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Global Centre Focused On Reducing Shipping Emissions To Be Set Up In Singapore 6,000 people, with most tuning in online.

It comes at a time when both Covid-19 and the Suez Canal blockage last month have disrupted the industry. These two crises have emphasised just how important it is to keep major sea arteries open, a task that will require the collective effort of all stakeholder countries, Mr Ong said in his opening speech.

Singapore, on its part, will continue to enhance its systems to detect collision and grounding risks early, fight piracy and ensure smooth crew changes in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. But getting all seafarers, no matter their nationality, vaccinated against Covid-19 is also vital to the resilience of global supply lines.

“The Suez Canal carries around 12 per cent of all global seaborne trade. In comparison, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore carries almost three times as much. Any disruption along the straits would be of greater impact,” he said.

He added: “The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is working with international unions and shipping associations to secure vaccines for a network of seaports that can assist in the vaccination of international sea crew. This is an important effort to strengthen maritime resilience, and Singapore will do our best to support.”

At the event, Mr Ong launched a digital system, digitalPORT?@?SG Phase 2, which will cut berthing

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Port Wings News Network global centre where those in the maritime industry can coordinate, research and make reducing shipping emissions a reality will be set up in Singapore, as part of recommendations by an international body to make shipping more environmentally friendly, reports The Straits Times More details on the global decarbonisation centre will be released later this week by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The Straits Times understands there are two possible sites for the project, at either the 5.2ha former Pasir Panjang Power Station or the 1.55ha Marina South field.

Both locations are currently listed as reserve sites and a tender has been put up for architects to assess their suitability.

The announcement was made by Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung in his speech at the opening ceremony of the 15th Singapore Maritime Week.

Other recommendations by the International Advisory Panel on Maritime Decarbonisation, set up by the Singapore Maritime Foundation last year with MPA’s support, will also be made public in a report as part of the week’s events.

The week-long conference focuses on the themes of decarbonisation, digitalisation and talent attraction, and is expected to have an international audience of

times for ships docked here by speeding up support and scheduling services. This will cut operating costs for businesses while reducing pollutive air emitted near Singapore, as ships emit about 45 tonnes of carbon dioxide each day they spend idle.

Phase one of the digital portal, which began in 2019, focused on consolidating the 16 different forms for port, vessel and immigration clearances into one. This has already saved the industry about 100,000 hours worth of labour per year.

Port terminal operator PSA also already uses an artificial intelligence engine that optimises the movements of containers coming through Singapore’s port, a transhipment hub with highly complex vessel and container movements.

In line with decarbonisation efforts, Mr Ong also said a levy on marine fuel consumption will be introduced, with proceeds to go to an International Maritime Research and Development Board and an IMO Maritime Research Fund.

Before zero-carbon fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen can be used – a prospect that is still “quite some distance away” – Singapore will also support the use of liquefied natural gas as a transitional fuel by supplying this to ships that use them at its ports.

All these efforts, which will make the industry more sustainable, will require attracting more young talent.

“My sense is that the maritime sector has been less successful in

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attracting our young. It is ironic, given that we are an island, surrounded by the ocean. The sea is a fascinatingly complex and large ecosystem, bursting with life and diversity, waiting for curious minds to explore,” Mr Ong said.

“My suggestion is to be less focused on selling the young specific professions and roles in the sector. Instead, get our young to love the sea.”

He added that a common love for the sea can also drive international collaboration.

“We need to be committed to (international collaboration) and be driven by our love for the sea and the idea that the oceans are our most important global commons, which hold the common heritage of mankind and connect rather than separate the peoples of different lands.”

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Port Wings News Network hippers are left in the lurch as a dispute between Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and the Japanese owner of the 20,124-TEU Ever Given over compensation for the six-day blockage of the canal drags on, reports London’s Loadstar.

Cargo owners remain ignorant when and where their containers will be made available, or the percentage of the value of their cargo that will be required by the average adjusters in the form of an insurance bond or cash deposit.

The vessel was re-floated on March 29 after becoming wedged across the waterway for six days, and was moved to the Great Bitter Lake convoy assembling point for surveyors to assess any damage to the hull.

Shipowner Shoei Kisen Kaisha

said it would “continue to fully cooperate” with the SCA in its accident investigation and had submitted to the canal authority nautical information data from the ship’s voyage data recorder (black box).

Since then, however, there have been no further updates from the shipowner, while negotiations have continued with the SCA - reported to be demanding US$1 billion in compensation to cover the costs of freeing the vessel and the estimated $100 million loss of transit fees.

SCA chairman Osama Rabie said the authority had “spared no effort” to salvage the stricken ship, deploying 15 tugs, two dredgers and 600 personnel to the casualty.

“The vessel will remain here until investigations are complete and compensation is paid,” he told the Wall Street Journal.

DP World Reports Strong Start To 2021 With 10% Volume Growth In First Quarter

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Port Wings News Network ith gross container volumes increasing by 10.2% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 9.6% on a like-for-like basis, DP World Limited handled 18.9 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2021, according to a release.

The first quarter witnessed a strong start to the year and all three regions delivered growth, especially our terminals in India and Australia.

Encouragingly, the stabilization in Jebel Ali (UAE) continues with the terminal handling 3.5 million TEU in 1Q2021, up 2.6% year-on-year.

At a consolidated level, our terminals handled 11.2 million TEU during the first quarter of 2021, increasing 8.2% on a reported basis and up 7.0% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis.

Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem commented: “We are delighted with the strong start to 2021 with our portfolio delivering 10.2% volume growth in 1Q21, which is once-again ahead of industry estimated growth of 8.9%.

This performance is ahead of expectations and illustrates the resilience of the global container industry, and DP World’s continued ability to outperform the market.

Trade volume growth has accelerated and our strategy of providing integrated supply chain solutions to beneficial cargo owners has allowed us to benefit from this recovery.

Encouragingly, all our 3 regions delivered robust growth, with India and Australia being the key drivers, while our flagship port of Jebel Ali (UAE) saw volumes grow at 2.6%.

Looking ahead, while the near-term trading environment is positive, we remain mindful that the economic recovery can be disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, geopolitical uncertainty in some parts of the world and on-

going trade war.

Overall, the strong start to the year leaves us well placed to deliver an improved performance in 2021, and despite the more benign trading environment, we remain focused on containing costs to grow profitability, managing growth capex and continued execution of our strategy of delivering supply chain solutions to beneficial cargo owners.

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