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First Signs Of Improvement In Shipping Reliability And Reduced Delays Chennai

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Port Wings News Network fter months of reports of delays and bottlenecks as volumes strained the global shipping industry, the worst appears to have passed. According to new data from analytics firm Sea-Intelligence while reliability and delays are still prevalent, there however was a marked improvement in schedule reliability and the first signs of reversing the deteriorating trend for late-arriving vessels. The data is also supported by anecdotal reports at ports around the globe.

Sea-Intelligence published issue 116 of its Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, with schedule reliability figures up to and including March 2021. The report covers schedule reliability across 34 different trade lanes and 60-plus carriers.

Global schedule reliability showed its first month-over-month improvement reaching just over 40 percent, a nearly six percent improvement from the prior month.

That still however means that only four out of every ten containerships arrived in port on schedule.

“It seems as if the worst has passed,” said Alan Murphy, CEO, Sea-Intelligence. “That said, there is a long way to go to reach the levels of the previous years, as this was still the lowest schedule reliability for April in the 10 years that we have measured schedule reliability.

Versus 2020, it is a sharp gap down 29.9 percentage points.”

The average delay for late vessel arrivals also reversed its

deteriorating trend, according to the latest report. The March 2021 figure is 0.79 days lower monthover-month, but it remains higher by 1.42 days versus the year ago. At 6.16 days, late arrivals were still the highest ever for March.

“The average delay in the first quarter of 2021 was higher than the File Photo

extraordinary high delays caused by the U.S. West Coast labor dispute in the first quarter of 2015,” said Murphy. “It was also the highest for each month in all months since April 2020.”

The Sea-Intelligence report also traces the performance of the major carriers. Only three of the shipping companies, Maersk, Hamburg Süd, and Wan Hai, had better than 40 percent schedule reliability, with nearly all the carriers registering between 30 and 4 percent schedule reliability. Maersk had the highest figure with nearly half of its ships arriving on time.

All carriers recorded a monthon-month improvement in schedule reliability, but none recorded a year-over-year improvement in

March 2021. Wan Hai recorded the largest monthly improvement of 17.6 percentage points while HMM recorded the largest year-on-year decline of a staggering decline of 45.4 percentage points, according to Sea-Intelligence.

The San Pedro Bay port complex is a good example of the improvements and remaining challenges.

The Maritime Exchange of Southern California which overseas movements into and port of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported yesterday that combined 100 vessels were in the two ports. A total of 23 containerships were in the anchorage with 21 awaiting berths, which is down from the peak of over 60 at the end of January 2021.

With nine of the box ships currently waiting for terminal space at the Port of Los Angeles, the average wait time is still reported at 7.7 days, but currently all but one of the vessels has been at anchor between one and four days, with only the Ever Legend waiting 10 days.

The major carriers are also continuing to reroute services to avoid congestion. Last year, MSC, for example, announced that it would join other major carriers who have diverted ships away from the southern California ports. MSC’s Santana route starting in mid-May will reroute to Yantian – Shanghai – Tacoma – Yantian, substituting the Pacific Northwest port for Southern California.

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According to the latest market intelligence from Xeneta’s Shipping Index Public Indices report for the long-term contract market, prices escalated across all major global trade corridors in April, with no immediate relief for shippers in sight.

On the contrary, the fallout from Ever Given’s Suez Canal blockage has added further pressure to supply chains already stretched by lack of capacity, equipment shortage, port congestion, and the continued ramifications of coronavirus.

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driving rate development. Some shippers are reportedly paying double the contracted rates they enjoyed just one year ago.

“Meanwhile, in Europe, the Suez Canal incident has created a backlog that has seen ports overwhelmed with cargo, while sailing schedules have suffered a ‘domino effect’ disruption. Here we can expect to see implications stretching well into May, and even June.

Furthermore, shippers with cargoes on the affected ships have had initial delays to goods exacerbated by carriers dumping containers wherever they can in a rush to load available empty containers and get back on track.

This means a rash of consignments are stranded in the wrong locations with no plans to rescue them.

Seen as a whole the situation leaves carriers in a position of supreme strength, essentially able to pick and choose assignments and customers, and does not bode well for shippers desperate for muchneeded rates relief.”

UNIVERSAL GAINS There was, Berglund points out, anything but relief in April. All trade corridors on the long-term XSI® showed indicators pointing relentlessly upwards. In Europe the imports benchmark continued towards the stratosphere, climbing by 5.4% month-on-month to end 43% up against April 2020, and a huge 47.7% up since the start of 2021. Exports increased by 2.3%, showing a more modest 7.3% yearon-year gain.

Far East imports edged up 0.2%, some 15.7% up against the same period last year, while exports showed more marked improvement – appreciating a further 5.3% month-on-month to stand 43.9% up against April 2020 (39.4% since the beginning of the year).

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India’s Covid-19 Nightmare

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he steep rise of Covid-19 infections in India and the continuously worsening situation in the country has prompted Rystad Energy to significantly downgrade its short-term global liquids demand estimate. India’s struggle will slash an extra 575,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil liquids demand in April and 915,000 bpd in May 2021, disturbing the almost-balanced global oil market and building a sizeable glut.

As India’s backstep coincides with OPEC+ bringing back much of its curtailed oil output, the demand loss from one of the world’s largest oil consumers will result in a global oil liquids supply surplus of 0.9 million bpd in April and 1.4 million bpd in May 2021.

Our revisions to India are supported by our real-time data, which show traffic in major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, and New Delhi plummeting to nadirs experienced during the first wave of lockdowns in India a year ago. On top of night and weekend curfews, many states have imposed strict lockdowns overnight, shutting down non-essential businesses and limiting public transport.

The federal government has so far, however, refrained from initiating a nationwide lockdown that was put in place last year, even as daily cases surged past 300,000, more than double the count during the previous wave’s peak. Even so, in Mumbai, for example, traffic has come to a near standstill, with activity levels just 45% of normal pre-pandemic levels, compared to the drop down to 35% in April 2020. Overall, road traffic in India is at 87% of pre-pandemic levels. Rystad Energy’s mobility stringency index shows that Indians are just as restricted in their movement now as they were back in April 2020.

“We were expecting Indian liquids demand to total 4.84 million bpd in May 2021, but the Covid-19 case surge knocks this down to 3.93 million bpd. As infections continue to rise and its health system is overwhelmed, India’s oil demand could lose more ground going forward, making further downgrades possible, both on magnitude and duration,“ says Louise Dickson, senior oil markets analyst at Rystad Energy.

When the country first locked down in April 2020, products demand cratered to 3.13 million bpd, but has been on a steady recovery trend over the past year. The sudden and very strict lockdowns imposed in the past few days will result in a 13% demand drop in India in April compared to March 2021.

The optimism in the oil market is driven by the progressing broad-based recovery in demand for end-user products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, so the India setback will sting, especially if refineries are not able to reduce runs to an acceptable level to avoid inventory builds.

Refineries in India were churning nearly 5.5 million bpd before the pandemic, which cratered to 3.6 million bpd at the peak of the April 2020 pandemic surge.

Since November 2020, throughput has been steadier at a monthly level of 5 million bpd.

The big question for India will be how its refineries react to the sudden domestic demand drop. India, which has been publicly critical of OPEC+ artificially raising crude prices, may decide to notch down refinery operations in response to this period of lower domestic demand.

But since not all refined products are consumed domestically, and many are marketed abroad, some of the more complex and profitable refineries may stick to business as usual.

So far, refinery-level data show sustained input levels despite the end-user demand cliff. Higher regional demand for gasoline could help Indian refiners to keep the balance by prompting a flood of product exports.

In addition, reports of India’s largest refiners deferring maintenance due to a shortage of workers could support Indian refiners to maintain current levels of crude intake. This will likely be negative for margins though, and lower margins will be required to force a reduction in runs in the near term in the event of an extended drop in refined products demand.

The demand loss in India comes at a time when many other oil producers globally were planning to increase output. OPEC+ alone is set to add 2 million bpd of supply by July 2021, not including any potential upside risk to Iranian supply.

The most significant upward supply risk comes from Iran, for which we have increased our supply expectations given increased domestic demand and growing exports.

We now see Iranian crude and condensate production creeping up more quickly Sample TEXT levels as exports have enabled higher production recently, but we to year-end 2021 keep our base case assumption of a full return to the market/sanctions lifting around the second quarter of 2022, enabling the rise to full utilization of its oil production capacity of 4.2 million bpd by the first quarter of 2023.

“The tragic crisis in India is a reminder that the road to recovery is anything but predictable or smooth, and that oil demand is still very much at risk in the near term. Overall, global macro fundamentals are hinting that economic recovery is already underway, but Covid-19 breakouts will continue to thwart progress and be a persistent threat, prompting OPEC+ to remain vigilant,“ Dickson concludes.

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96% higher than this time last year, driven by both higher volumes (up 28.3%) and significantly higher revenues per container, up 58.3%.

This comes on the back of last month’s sensational results from Maersk, CMA CGM, and HapagLloyd, amongst others.

“It’s also worth noting pro-active strategies from some players to make the most of market opportunity.

Here we can again reference HapagLloyd, which has announced a EURO 550million investment in new containers – one of the industry’s largest ever orders. In an environment where equipment is in short supply, this is an ambitious move to shorten turnaround times, improve service and secure added market share.”

SEIZING OPPORTUNITY Berglund concludes that it is

difficult to see any short- to mediumterm decline in rates in a segment that is currently “in overdrive”.

“Negotiations are difficult,” he says, “so it’s important to keep abreast of the latest intelligence and maintain a limber strategy to make the most of opportunity, wherever it arises. That’s really the key to all stakeholders getting the maximum value for their business in such a competitive, dynamic and always exciting marketplace.”

Companies participating in Oslo-based Xeneta’s crowdsourced ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform include names such as ABB, Electrolux, Continental, Unilever, Lenovo, Nestle, L’Oréal, Thyssenkrupp, Volvo Group and John Deere, amongst others.

April Exports Yet Again Show an Impressive Performance: FIEO New Delhi Port Wings News Network eacting to the trade data of April, 2021, Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf, President, FIEO said that the impressive growth reiterates our assessment that order booking position of our exporters is extremely good and with gradual improvement of situation in the country, will push exports growth further. He said that over 15% growth on the base of April 2019 is a better indicator and reflects a positive double digit trend.

Mr Saraf particularly emphasised that the growth in labour-intensive sectors like Gems & Jewellery, Handicrafts and Carpets augur well for the job scenario, which is most relevant in the current context. Mr Saraf added that such a growth has been mainly on account of 29 out of 30 major product groups of exports showing either a very impressive high positive growth starting with four digit and almost all ending with a very high double digit growth continuously defying all the odds for the second time during the year 2021 as still the global economy is passing through these challenging times.

FIEO President added that the exports of Gems and Jewellery, Jute mfg. Including floor covering, Carpets, Handicrafts excl. Handmade carpet, Leather and leather

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manufactures, RMG of All Textiles, Cotton yarn/fabrics/made-ups, handloom products etc., Manmade yarn/fabrics/made-ups etc., Ceramic products and glassware, Other cereals, Electronic Goods, Oil meals, Cashew, Mica, coal and other ores, minerals including process, Engineering goods, Tobacco, Iron ore, Petroleum products, Cereal preparations and miscellaneous processed item, Oil Seeds, Meat, dairy and poultry products, Tea, Marine products, Spices, Coffee, Organic and Inorganic Chemicals, Rice, Plastic and linoleum, Fruits and vegetables and Drugs and pharmaceuticals were the sectors, which contributed towards showing such a spectacular performance by the exports sector during the month.

Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf also added that such a growth performance in exports during the first month of the new financial year augurs well for the sector as it will help in paving a new growth path for the sector as a whole during the fiscal. FIEO Chief also reiterated that the continuous support and help provided by the Government during these difficult times has been commendable. Mr Saraf further thanked the overall exporting community for continuously showing resilience and coming up with impressive performance even

during these torrid times. Further an increase in April 2021 imports by about 166 percent to USD 45.45 billion compared to the same period during the previous fiscal led to a trade deficit of USD 15.24 billion, which is an increase of over 120 percent during the month, which is definitely a concern and should be looked into.

FIEO President reiterated that though the government has announced a slew of measures on exports, imports, banking and taxation front, the need of the hour is to soon notify the RoDTEP rates to remove uncertainty from the minds of the trade and industry thereby helping in further forging new contracts with the foreigner buyers.

Mr Saraf also reiterated that the government must address some of the key issues including announcement of the new FTP soon after September, 2021, release of the necessary funds for RoDTEP, MEIS and clarity on SEIS benefits, softening of freight charges, resolving risky exporters’ issues and continuance of seamless refund of IGST. Besides long pending demand for the creation of an Export Development Fund for marketing of Brand India products and various other infrastructure bottlenecks also needs to be looked into to bring back exports on the double-digit growth trajectory.

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Continued from page -1 imports climbing 3.5% (up 3.8% year-on-year) and exports rising 3.3%. However, this final figure is the market anomaly, remaining 5.7% down against April last year, even though this year has seen an overall climb of 5.6%.

In addition to this current snapshot, Xeneta also cautions that the short-term XSI® is now showing increases on trans-Atlantic trade lanes, suggesting further longterm rates pain for shippers may lie ahead.

PEAK PERFORMANCE “It’s undoubtedly excellent news for carriers,” adds Berglund, “and we continue to see the manifestation of that in company financials. For example, OOCL has revealed revenues of USD 3billion for the first quarter, a staggering

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Port Wings News Network P Moller – Maersk forecasts that “exceptional market situation” in the container shipping market will continue well into the fourth quarter of this year.

In a trading update for Q1 2021 Maersk significantly increased full year profit expectations as it reported strong preliminary earnings for the first quarter. The Danish shipping company reported revenues of $12.4bn for Q1 2021 with an EBITDA of $4bn and an underlying EBIT of $3.1bn for the three-month period.

“The continued strong performance is mainly driven by the continuation of the exceptional market situation with surging demand

leading to bottlenecks in the supply chain and equipment (containers) shortage,” Maersk said.

Average container freight rates were up some 35% over the same

quarter a year earlier and volumes increased 5.7%.

Looking ahead Maersk said that full container market demand had been revised up to 5 – 7% from 3

– 5% previously driven mainly by exports from US – China.

“Consequently, given the result in Q1 2021 and the exceptional market situation now expected to continue well into the fourth quarter of 2021,” the company said. The company has revised its full year EBITDA forecast to $13-15bn, compared to $8.5-10bn previously, and EBIT to the $911bn range compared to $4.3-6.3bn previously.

In a caveat to its forecasts Maersk concluded, “Trading conditions for the quarters ahead remain subject to a higher than normal volatility due to potential changes in current demand patterns and the current disruptions in the supply chains and equipment shortages impacting the short-term container freight rates.”

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Shipowners And Seafarers Fail To Agree On A Revised Minimum Wage

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Port Wings News Network he world’s seafarers have decided to shut down negotiations over the future of seafarers’ minimum wages with national shipowners represented by the International Chamber of Shipping.

The seafarers’ unions said they would prefer to tackle the shipping companies ‘head-on’ to set wages unilaterally rather than risk decades of established ILO practices by agreeing to employers’ demands to ditch objective ILO minimum wage calculations.

GRAVEST CRISES IN MODERN HISTORY The break up of talks comes as seafarers continue to face one of the gravest crises in modern history caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has left thousands unable to sign off from their ships for months upon expiration of their contracts.

The inaction of governments to designate seafarers key workers and expedite their travel, combined with rather slow vaccination process has been a red flag for many professionals who are thinking about quitting the industry.

According to new research from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a quarter of seafarers were considering quitting the industry already due to the ongoing crew change crisis and another 23 percent of seafarers were unsure about their future, suggesting a seafarer supply crunch was looming.

REVISED MINIMUM WAGE FOR SEAFARERS “For only the second time in the long history of these negotiations the shipowners and the seafarers have failed to agree a revised minimum wage for seafarers. And that’s wholly the fault of the shipowners, who have behaved with such an astounding lack of self-awareness and a lack of respect for the sacrifices of seafarers – especially these past 14 months,” said Mark Dickinson, Seafarers Group Spokesperson at the ILO and ViceChair of the Seafarers’ Section of the ITF. Dickinson explained that shipowners were unwilling to raise minimum wages for a single dollar, which is likely to further push labour supply shortages.

“Sadly the result of the shipowners’ pay freeze is a pay cut in real terms – accelerating an industry labour shortage. It’s hard enough for these companies to recruit seafarers with the crew change issue, I would have thought now would be the time to be investing in your people and making this an industry more attractive to join – not less,” he said.

“We’ve heard time and time again from shipowners and their representatives that they care about the seafarers, that seafarers are ‘vital’, and ‘critical’ to our industry and the global supply chain. But the moment it comes to recognise the contribution of seafarers and value them practically, by respecting institutions most fundamental to seafarers’ welfare and delivering a modest real wage increase – the shipowners show their true colours.”

TURMOIL EXPERIENCED BY SEAFARERS Dickinson said the shipowners’ arguments that the industry had suffered financially

during the pandemic was not rooted in reality, especially compared to the strain and turmoil experienced by seafarers battling the Covid-19 pandemic, a lack of crew change, and its impacts on seafaring sectors such as cruise.

He said international shipping rates were at all-time highs and most shipowners had done well out of the pandemic, despite earlier predictions of falls in revenue and profitability.

“Failing to agree means the ITF now must unilaterally determine the ILO minimum wage rate, but unlike the shipowners we will respect and keep faith with the ILO formula, which is fair and objective,” Dickinson continued.

MINIMUM WAGE AT $683 PER MONTH The formula puts the minimum wage at $683 per month with effect from 1st January 2022, a $1.40 per day increase on the current rate of $641, which was set following discussions at the ILO in 2018. Dickinson said the wage rise represents less than the price of a cup of coffee in most countries.

“We are now making preparations to engage robustly with industry stakeholders and wider society to promulgate our views. We will use the extensive networks and media profile established during the crew change crisis to support our campaign for pay fairness for seafarers,” he noted.

On the other hand, shipowner representatives said they were disappointed that talks to increase the minimum wage for seafarers at the ILO have broken down.

“Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global industry shipowners, representing the cruise and transport sectors, put forward a three-year deal to increase the basic minimum wage for seafarers to provide a level of security for seafarers at this worrying time. The offer represented a 3% increase for seafarers across the world at a time when many workers on land are having pay freezes and losing their jobs,” the ICS said in a statement.

Turning down of the offer will mean that able seafarers will now not be entitled to a rise in the minimum wage for 2 years, in line with the ILO process.

According to ICS, shipowners remain open to discussing the minimum wage with the unions in an effort to seek an early resolution.

“Unfortunately the seafarers’ representatives rejected a generous offer from the shipowners in these unprecedented times.

We went further than we had anticipated but the offer was still rejected. However, our door is always open,” Natalie Shaw, Director Employment Affairs at the International Chamber of Shipping, said.

SHIPPING INDUSTRY’S ENERGY TRANSITION AND DIGITALIZATION PLANS The ordeal of the seafarers, who have been described as the backbone of global trade, keeping goods moving in unprecedented times, is yet to be resolved.

In the meantime, the declining attractiveness of working at sea, further impacted by the sector’s mishandling of the Covid-19 crisis, creates a major issue for the sector.

Specifically, the shipping industry’s energy transition and digitalization plans are likely to raise the bar for seafarer recruiting, requiring more IT specialists and engineers.

Fuels of the future will require a higher level of education and training for seafarers so that operating all these systems can be done in a safe and effective manner.

Therefore, in order to attract the best talent to the shipping sector in the future, the working conditions, including the establishment of greater work and life balance, are of paramount importance.

Whether shipping will be able to rise to the occasion remains to be seen.

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Indian Ports Battle On During Deadly Covid Second Wave

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Port Wings News Network he response of Indian ports to the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has been mixed between the private and public sector, reports Seatrade Maritime.

Some of the largest private ports have gone the extra mile to facilitate the movement of medical equipment and supplies, while government-owned 12 major ports have been running operations as best they can in the face of local lockdowns imposed by state governments.

“Due to Covid-related disruptions, there was a significant fall in cargo handling at the 12 major ports (that handle 61% of the country’s total seaborne traffic) during the financial year ended 31 March 2021, compared to fiscal 2019-20,” said Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya.

Sunil Vaswani, Executive Director of the Container Shipping Lines’ Association (CSLA), told Seatrade Maritime News that, in the second half of fiscal 2020-21, liners had pulled out all stops to relieve the overwhelming yard scenario, including allowing extra free days that he said eventually became counterproductive on cargo fluidity.

“The shipping lines have therefore been doing all that they can to try and help the situation, which had improved to an extent as far as the availability of containers was concerned,” Vaswani said.

As port leaders and other stakeholders work toward pulling the supply chain out of the pandemic woes, Indian shippers remain increasingly concerned about rocketing freight rates that they argue have reasons other than just supply-demand imbalances.

The picture has been different at private ports like Mundra, the flagship of India’s largest ports operator, the Adani Group, which owns 12 port properties dotted along both western and eastern Indian coastlines. Mundra, during the course of fiscal 2020-21, overtook JNPT to become India’s largest container port, and barge into the list of the top 30 container ports in the world.

“We have concentrated on two things at all our ports – safety of our staff, and continuity of our business,” said Capt. Sandeep Mehta, President of Business Development at the

listed Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ).

“For the safety of the staff at Mundra, we are following all the necessary Covidrelated protocols, including social distancing, minimum number of staff at the operating requirements, ensuring that people work in shifts, providing sanitation, keeping key people in a special area. In fact, we had made some provision for people to stay on the premises so that their rotation can be done seamlessly.”

APSEZ has also organised a vaccination drive for its port staff, in coordination with the local government agencies.

“For continuity of business, we have given priority berthing to the cargo that is coming in for mitigation of Covid-related problems,” said Mehta. “Oxygen is a prime requirement, and we have given priority to any ship bringing in cryogenic tanks, liquid oxygen in cylinders. The cargo is taken off and promptly transported to the required destinations with minimal loss of time.

“We have life-saving imports coming in from Dammam and Jebel Ali. All our overseas offices are coordinating the procurement of liquid oxygen, and we are coordinating the logistics to ensure that it arrives safely and is transported to the required areas. We have waived off charges for the vessels bringing in life-saving cargoes.”

There has been little or no adverse effect on the normal commercial movement of vessels and cargo at the Adani-owned ports, Mehta said that vessels had been coming in and berthing as per their normal arrangements, and Mundra had also been handling vessels that came in outside their set windows.

Contrary to the 4.59% drop in cargo throughput at the state-run 12 major ports for the financial year 2020-21, there has been growth in the container trade at most of the country’s private ports.

“We have informed all container lines that all our ports are open for normal business, including the ones in the Bay of Bengal, like Ennore, Katupalli and Krishnapatnam,” said Mehta. “We have cleared additional areas for cargo at Krishnapatnam, and can handle any vessels that may have experienced delays at other ports.”

Evergreen Mulls Moving Cargo From Seized Ever Given From Suez Canal

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Port Wings News Network AIWAN’s Evergreen Marine Corp is considering removing containers from its 20,124-TEU Ever Given after an Egyptian court seized the ship pending compensation for blocking the canal for a week, reports the Wall Street Journal.

“Customers are asking when their boxes will be delivered after the ship seizure, and the prospect of moving the containers to other ships and delivering them to the clients in Europe is now on the table,” said a person directly involved.” It won’t be easy to do, but there are a number of options,” the source said. “Empty ships can be deployed to pick up boxes and some can be loaded to other containerships crossing on the same route to Europe.”

The Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 23 while hauling 18,000 laden

TEU from Asia to Europe. Salvage teams freed the ship six days later, but it remains in a holding area in the canal while the Suez Canal Authority pursues a claim of US$916 million against the ship’s owner, Japan-based Shoei Kisen Kaisha.

Taiwan’s Evergreen was operating the vessel on a long-term charter from ship owner Shoei Kisen when the Ever Given ran aground.

Shifting the cargo to another ship would be a physical challenge and may require moving the vessel from its anchorage in the canal’s Great Bitter Lake to Egypt’s nearby Port Said. Any effort to remove the shipments would be complicated by the legal claims and fees surrounding the vessel and its cargo customers.

Shoei Kisen has invoked the shipping legal clause known as general average that calls for companies with cargo on a distressed vessel to share in the cost of the ship’s recovery.

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Shippers Ban Crew Change In India, Ask For Vaccinated Crew Chennai

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Port Wings News Network lobal shipowners have expressed their concerns over rising COVID cases in India and sought a vaccinated crew. India is currently the worsthit country in the world after the US with the biggest daily uptake in COVID cases.

The situation has reached such an extent there is extreme oxygen shortage which has prompted a

with a recent history of travelling to India. Ship managers and crew firms have echoed the same sentiment.

A Singapore-based ship management company, Synergy Group has revealed that they have temporarily frozen all crew change in India for 21 days after closely monitoring the situation.

Although vaccines will now be available to all above 18 from May 1 yet the waiting time worries them. Seafarers can be kept in this

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ban on industrial use of the same.

This has further jeopardized ship recycling in Alang, the world’s largest ship recycling yard.

Amidst this, the demand for vaccinated seafarers by ship owners is likely to affect the industry.

Although the Indian government has opened up vaccine registration for all above 18 yet the situation is dicey.

Many countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, Canada etc have banned crew change for seafarers

unending uncertainty and lose their jobs.

According to Captain Sankalp Shukla, the Chairman of The Foreign Ship-owners Representatives and Ship Managers Association (FOSMA), ship owners have asked for vaccinated seafarers as they are aware of the time required for the complete 2 dose vaccination.

Meanwhile, seafarers’ unions have started urging their members to vaccinate. National Union of Seafarers of India ( NUSI) General

Secretary, Abdulgani Serang has reiterated this when he said that to be a seafarer you need to be vaccinated.

He had underlined that the next couple of months will be a tough time for Indian seafarers over the vaccine issue and advised everyone to be ready with their shots to be employed.

DG Shipping on the other hand has revealed that seafarers should utilize the Mumbai Port Trust run hospital vaccination facility to take the vaccine shots. More such port trust hospitals in Kolkata and Kochi are being added to the facility.

Also, the seafarers have to complete both the doses before joining ships in order to ensure that they don’t miss out on the shots.

Furthermore, ship agencies have asked for an IMO approved list of approved vaccines to make it easier for seafarers to get the next shot for any other port while travelling.

So far the only option left for ship managers operating in India is to freeze crew change in order to prevent any health and safety risk to the crew.

Agencies have cited incidents of seafarers clearing COVID test in India but then testing posting on arrival to the country of their service. Even tearing is becoming difficult over lab delay issues. In such a condition, this has been the most prudent step.

The Maritime Labour Convention has underlined that despite the hard times, crew change protocols have to be followed in all circumstances.

Digitalization advances with MSC launching global E-Bill of Lading Chennai

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Port Wings News Network upporting the growing drove through the maritime industry for increased use of digitalization, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced it is taking a lead in the shipping industry officially introducing the electronic bill of lading (eBL) for all customers around the world. After running successful pilot projects in select countries since 2019, MSC is now introducing its digital solutions to all customers worldwide, paving the way for widespread eBL adoption.

Introducing an eBL solution is seen by many in all aspects of maritime operations as a critical step in the overall digitalization of the shipping industry. Research from the Digital Container Shipping Association estimates that by achieving 50 percent eBL adoption by 2030, the industry could potentially save more than $4 billion per year. In addition to the significant cost savings, the eBL offers a wide range of benefits to shippers, including eliminating the “document transportation” factor from the supply chain. Shippers can transfer original and negotiable electronic documents across borders fastest and with less risk of forgery,

fraud, loss, or human error.

The industry became increasingly aware of the potential of digitalization in the past year as efforts sought to limit personto-person interaction during the pandemic. The dramatic increases in volumes and bottlenecks forming at ports also highlighted the need to speed and smooth the processing of cargo at all points along the shipping chain.

“Traditionally, the shipping industry has relied quite heavily on physical paper documents, and among these, the BL is the most important transport document in international trade,” said André Simha, Global Chief Digital & Information Officer at MSC. “While there have been attempts to create an eBL solution in the past, we are now in a position to introduce a solution that can pave the way to mass eBL adoption, which will mean significant savings for the shipping industry. Eliminating paper from the shipping transaction will make every aspect of commercial container shipping better, faster, more effective, more secure, and environmentally friendly.”

MSC will be using a solution on an independent blockchain platform WAVE BL that will enable shippers and other key supply

chain stakeholders to receive and transmit the bill of lading document electronically, without any change or disruption to day-to-day business operations.

WAVE BL is a blockchainbased system that uses distributed ledger technology to ensure that all parties involved in a cargo shipment booking can issue, transfer, endorse and manage documents through a secure, decentralized network. Users can issue all originals, negotiable or non-negotiable, and exchange them via a direct, encrypted, peer-to-peer transmission. It’s also possible for users to amend documents.

“MSC has chosen WAVE BL because it is the only solution that mirrors the traditional paper-based process that the shipping and cargo transportation industry is used to,” says Simha. “It provides a digital alternative to all the possibilities available with traditional print documents, just much faster and more secure.”

To further encourage the adoption of the eBL, MSC said the WAVE BL platform can be used free of charge throughout 2021 for exporters, importers, and traders. Users only pay for issuing the original documents, and they do not need to invest in any IT infrastructure or make operational changes to use the service.

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Port Wings News Network he warning bell has been sounded to the crew of Ever Given ship who are likely to be stranded in the Suez Canal for years over the compensation issue.

The Suez Canal authorities have asked for nearly 1$ billion-dollar compensation from the Japanese

amount hasn’t been justified by the SCA. They have termed it as an “extraordinarily large claim” and expressed their disappointment at SCA’s attempts to hold the crew ransom for compensation.

NUSI General Secretary has reiterated the same sentiment stating that the crew should not be held as they weren’t involved in the matter.

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shipping company owning the vessel.

The judicial official overseeing the legal dispute over the compensation has informed that the crew could be held up for years if the matter isn’t resolved.

Osama Rabie, the head of the SCA has said that the crew cannot leave unless the Japanese company Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd pays the compensation.

Egypt’s state media has broadcasted this issue as an official impounding of the vessel as the shipowner has refused to pay.

SCA has demanded $1.17 billion to salvage the vessel refloating costs and other damages. This also includes the loss in transit fees.

The insurer of Ever Given, the UK Club has complained that the

Meanwhile, the SCA has said that the crew can leave as long as the ship has enough crew and the captain on board.

4 years ago, a similar thing happened to MV Aman cargo vessel whose captain Mohammed Aisha had been stuck on board the ship.

In that case, the legal dispute regarding expired safety equipment and classification certificates was the reason for stranding the crew of the ship in Egypt.

The captain lived like a prisoner, isolated and malnourished for at least 2 years.

At present, the Ever Given situation is likely to be complex as the litigation will involve multiple parties like the Japanese shop owner, Taiwanese charterer and Panama flagged vessel.

India’s Seafarers Face New Challenges As Outbreak Grows At Home Chennai

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according to Crew Center. The outlet reports that around 300 Indian crew members were supposed to work onboard the company’s Anthem of the Seas, with a joining date of May 3.

Speaking to Crew Center, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said, “It’s always unfortunate when we

Port Wings News Network eafarers with recent travel history to India have been banned from undergoing crew change in Singapore. In a separate decision, the UAE’s port of Fujairah has also banned crew change for ships arriving from India.

File photo Shipping agency GAC said, “Fujairah Immigration has verbally advised that, with immediate effect, if a vessel’s last port of call is India, the signing-off crew are not allowed to disembark at Fujairah.

This applies for all nationals.” must cancel assignments but we As per GAC, Indonesia too believe this is a prudent decision at followed suit and banned entry for this time.” all foreign nationals arriving in the India has recorded a week of daily country who have been in India for increases in COVID infections, the last 14 days. South Korea has clocking in at over 350,000 new added India to its list of nations with infections over 24 hours – a new high risk. For all personnel arriving world record. The country is a major at Korean ports, a negative COVID supplier of seafarers to the global report is mandatory. shipping industry, especially in the India’s outbreak has also officer ranks. It provides around affected seafarer recruitment: Royal 10 percent of the global seafaring Caribbean has halted its hiring strength and ranks third in the list of program for staff from India amidst countries that supply seafarers to the rising COVID cases in the country, maritime industry.

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China Ramps Up Tin Exports As Rest Of The World Runs Dry Chennai Port Wings News Network he London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month tin price CMSN3 is hovering just below February’s 10-year high of $27,500 per tonne, last trading at $27,135, according to a Reuters report.

LME time-spreads remain acutely stressed. Cash tin closed on Monday valued at $28,250, commanding a $1,200-per tonne premium over three-month metal.

The backwardation has been wider, flexing out to $6,500 in February, but is still extreme by any historical yardstick.

Step away from the LME paper market into the physical arena and things get even uglier with Fastmarkets lifting its premium assessments to record levels of up to $2,000 per tonne over LME cash.

Parts of the world seem to have run out of the metal essential for circuit-board soldering.

China is now stepping up as the supplier of last resort, the country flipping from net importer to net exporter of refined tin.

CHINESE FLIP China is the world’s largest tin producer but was a steady net importer over most of 2019 and all of 2020. That changed in February and March’s exports of 939 tonnes were the highest monthly tally since April 2019.

Cumulative exports over the first quarter were 2,151 tonnes, already almost half last year’s count.

Imports, meanwhile, have almost dried up and China flipped to marginal net exporter over the first quarter of 2021.

This may, as the International Tin Association notes, reflect some demand suppression in China due to the current high price environment.

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the premium commanded for spot tin in the rest of the world which has forced open an export-friendly arbitrage between the Shanghai Futures Exchange’s (ShFE) tin contract and the LME. As long as that arbitrage window remains open, more exports can be expected to flow through it.

The rest of the world needs this supply.

INDONESIAN EXPORTS FALL Super-high prices have so far failed to generate a producer supply response outside of China.

Shipments from Indonesia, the world’s largest exporter of tin, slid 24% over the first three months of 2021, extending a downtrend that has been running since 2018.

The country’s top producer PT Timah TINS.JK has guided to lower production and sales this year. It remains to be seen whether the private tin sector can lift production and, equally importantly, get it exported through Indonesia’s tight controls.

Meanwhile, a furnace outage at Malaysia’s MSC and the deferral of around 500 tonnes of production wouldn’t normally make the headlines but right now it’s another unwanted hit to an already struggling supply chain.

PHYSICAL MARKET SEIZES UP Parts of the physical supply chain appear to have almost totally seized up. Fastmarkets has been lifting its assessments of physical premiums since the start of this year and all regions are now at record highs.

Need tin urgently in Europe? It’ll cost you at least $1,000 per tonne over the LME cash price and that’s assuming you can find anyone to sell to you.

If you need it in the United States, it’s going to cost you at least $2,000 over LME cash and possibly quite a lot more, again assuming

you can find a seller. Taiwanese premiums have also shot up recently to $800-900 per tonne, even though Kaohsiung is one of the few LME warehouse locations still to hold metal, albeit only 145 tonnes.

Indeed, the stress on physical supplies is preventing LME stocks from rebuilding despite that massive backwardation.

The high premium for LME delivery has enticed odd parcels of metal into exchange warehouses but what has arrived has turned around and departed just as quickly.

LME inventory currently stands at just 1,290 tonnes, 570 tonnes lower than at the start of the year. Moreover, a third of that is earmarked for physical load-out, attesting to the continued strong demand for units across the physical supply chain.

Low LME stocks are in turn keeping time-spreads tight and the cash price elevated, which will help keep Chinese exports flowing through the arbitrage gap.

CHINA TO THE RESCUE? Visible inventory in China is higher. ShFE stocks currently total 7,512 tonnes, although they have fallen from a March high of 8,853 tonnes in line with the seasonal pattern around the country’s new year holidays.

Chinese refined tin production is rising and supplies of raw material from Myanmar appear to be unaffected by the political upheaval in that country, so far at least.

China now holds the key to the immediate price landscape.

Indonesian exports may ramp up later this year but until they do Chinese exports are going to be the most significant route to alleviating the super-squeeze in the rest of the world.

Just how much metal the country can itself afford to lose in a global market defined by scarcity remains to be seen.

JNPT Launches Mobile App- JNP-CPP, eWallet for Centralized Parking Plaza Port Wings News Network awaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s premier container port, in a major push and with a vision of going digital, launched the Mobile App - JNP-CPP and eWallet for Centralized Parking Plaza (CPP). It was launched in the

and downloading of required data pertaining to TT movement in excel format.

JNP-CPP that works on desktop as well is a progressive app, designed to combine the best features of mobile

virtual meeting of all stakeholders / transporters today, by Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPT in the presence of Shri Unmesh Sharad Wagh, IRS, Deputy Chairman, JNPT. The JNP-CPP App will facilitate the users to have access to live data of CPP operation like details of waiting Tractor Trailers, access to details of 12 hours TT movement,

apps and the mobile web such as speed and offline usage, without downloading anything.

The eWallet will reduce cash transactions, helping Government initiative of “Go Digital”, cashless transactions for drivers at Canteen and Dormitory, details of wallet transactions are updated via SMS and Email facility. Issue of GST invoices is possible with eWallet.

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Speaking on the launch, JNPT Chairman, Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS said, “We launched this Mobile App and eWallet to provide the much needed real-time visibility across the supply chain. JNPT has been operational throughout the lockdown to cater to essential services and the port authorities have been following all guidelines to ensure the safety of its workforce. This initiative will further help JNPT to serve the EXIM community and keep the operations up and running.”

JNPT is the only port in India which has planned for a facility of this scale, that is spread across 45 hectares and has a capacity to park 1,538 tractor trailers. CPP is a key initiative to streamline the traffic movement and improve the port efficiencies using IT services, at the same time provide convenience facilities and amenities at very nominal rates to truck drivers who travel long distances to reach the Port.

These measures will help the port to be at par with technologically advanced global ports augmenting JNPT’s stature to be among the leading container ports in the world.

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CMA CGM Orders 22 New Boxships From China Shipbuilding Corporation Chennai

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Port Wings News Network rench shipping company CMA CGM Group joined the wave of new containership orders placing a giant 22 ship order with China’s CSSC Group.

China Shipbuilding Corporation is heralding it as the largest single containership order the company has undertaken.

In total, the new order will add 223,000 TEU capacity to the French fleet. That represents nearly a 10 percent increase over the company’s current capacity of 2.7 million TEU. CMA CGM reports it currently has a fleet of 566 vessels, including containerships as well as its ro-ro fleet.

The order consists of three classes of ships and continues the group’s commitment to LNG-fueled vessels. Twelve of the new ships will use LNG, six with a capacity of 13,000 TU, and the other six with a capacity of 15,000 TEU. The remaining 10 ships in the order with be VLSO-powered with a capacity of 5,500 TEU. Neither company placed a value on the order. Due to the size of the order, China Shipbuilding said it will be split between three of the company’s yards, with Jiangnan Shipbuilding building the largest vessels, the 15,000 TEU boxships.

The 13,000 TEU vessels will be built

by Hudong Zhonghua and 5,500 TEU conventional power ships will be built by Beijing Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered in 2023 and 2024.

CSSC reports that its designers developed plans for all three classes of ships. The main engine for the dual-fuel ships will be WinGD from CSSC and will employ the GTT

Mark III liquid cargo maintenance system. The 5,500 TEU ships will use a new generation of WinGD main engine from CSSC and be fitted with scrubbers.

CMA CGM said these orders were to accommodate market growth and will add to the company’s existing newbuilding schedule. At the end of 2020, the group reported that it had on order five 23,000 TEU LNG-fueled vessels, of which two currently remain to be delivered, along with two 1,400 TEU vessels, five 15,000 TEU LNG vessels, and five 15,000 TEU conventional fuel vessels with scrubbers.

In February of this year, CMA CGM said that six of its new 15,000 TEU boxships, which are due to enter service between October 2021 and the end of 2022, would be introduced on one of the company’s China to Los Angeles routes. The CMA CGM Group has said it is committed to the use of LNGfueled vessels as its first step toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

By the end of 2022, the line expects to be operating 32 LNG-powered containerships.

CSSC noted that this new order, which was effective immediately, extends its partnership with CMA CGM and that when combined with other orders, the company is now ahead of schedule on its annual targets. They noted that the containership market has rebounded rapidly becoming one of the hottest newbuildng sectors.

CMA CGM joins Hapag-Lloyd, MSC, ONE, and Seaspan, each of which has also placed significant containership orders at the end of 2020 and in early 2021. Among the major lines, so far, Maersk is the only one that has not reported a new ship order.

Panama Maritime Authority Approves Indian Register of Shipping To Conduct Remote Surveys Chennai

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Port Wings News Network eading flag administration, Panama Maritime Authority has authorised Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, to conduct specific surveys through remote inspection techniques.

As the maritime world continues to reel under the shadow of the pandemic induced travel restrictions, IRClass ensured that ships continue to stay compliant with various IMO conventions and sail with valid certificates.

Alternative means were adopted for evidence compliance by IRClass since 2020 when the travel restrictions were first introduced.

IRClass has developed remote survey capability for specific types of inspections using an online remote survey application backed up by a dedicated team which can support vessels anywhere in the world. It has developed the necessary remote survey guidelines which were released earlier this year. A dedicated facility with the requisite IT infrastructure has been put in place at its head office in Mumbai.

Following this authorisation, IRClass can now conduct Interim ISM/ ISPS & MLC audits, occasional in-water surveys and radio surveys which have been attended by a radio firm for ships under Panama Flag.

Any other remote surveys will be undertaken after receiving specific authorisation from Panama Flag on a case-by-case basis. IRClass shall also be approaching other flags to be able undertake such surveys.

Mr. Vijay Arora, Joint Managing Director of IRClass said: “We are glad to receive the authorisation from Panama flag for conduct of remote surveys for Interim ISM/ ISPS & MLC audits, occasional inwater surveys and radio surveys. This authorisation will help us provide our services during the continued pandemic condition till the situation normalises to enable conduct of physical surveys. Our customers can benefit from access to our surveyors from any location in the world, faster completion along with documented evidence of survey completion. With the help of documentation, images, video (livestreaming and recordings), inputs provided by the Ship Manager and crew, IRClass provides the same level of assurance as an on-board survey.”

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (05.05.2021 To 12.05.2021)

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CCTL - Chennai ETA

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CITPL - Chennai

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05/07

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SUEZ CANAL

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TST

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PIC2

SSL KRISHAN

PAV/TUT/MUN/DMM/CMB/COK/ IXY/JEB/JEA

11/05

12/05

TCXNEW

ZANTE

87

RCF

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05/05

ECH

SSL KUTCH

KAT/HAL/CGP/PRT/KAT/KRI

11/05

12/05

FME

VERMONT TRADER

21

RCF

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

06/05

ECC

SSL CHENNAI

VTZ/CCU/KRI/KAT

05/05

06/05

C13

WAN HAI 511

070E

IAS

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

07/05

08/05

MD1

CAPE MAYOR

27718E

WAN

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

07/05

08/05

C13

OOCL ZHOUSHAN

230E

OIL

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

Kakinada Container Terminal ETA

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SAMSARA

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DAKSHINBHARATH GATEWAY TERMINAL / Tuticorin 4-5

5-5

CI II

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020E

OMEGA

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

5-5

6-5

CTS

M.V.KAPTIAN MASLOV

125S

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

6-5

7-5

TUX

MV.OEL SHARVAN

21129

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

7-5

8-5

BOX

MV. XPRESS COTPAXI

210355

BTL

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

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09/05

CTS

MV.KAPTIAN MASLOV

126S

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

09/05

10/05

TUX

MV.OEL SHARVAN

21130

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMBO

NSICT - Mumbai ETA

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5-5

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ALS FLORA

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RIO CENTAURUS

MSK

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TR ATHOS

CCA

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7-5

8-5

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AS CYPRIA

ONE

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08/05

IPAK

LE HAVRE

MSC

08/05

09/05

MWE

MAERSK BENTONVILLE

MSK

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10-5

MECL

MAERSK ATLANTA

MSK

10/05

11/05

AS1

APL NORWAY

CCA

11/05

12/05

ME2

MAERSK GAILOCH

ME2

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

11/05

12/05

MESAWA

YANGTZE SHANGHAI

MSK

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

12/05

13/05

CSC

FELIXSTOWE BRIDGE

SSA

12-5

13/05

BLUENILE

MERKUR ARCHIPELAGO

MSK

12-5

13/05

IIX

KASHAN

RIS

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

APM Terminal - Mumbai ETA

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TSL

7-5

8-5

PS3

ONE COMMITMENT

ONE

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

4-5

5-5

CIX3

XIN HONG KONG

CEA

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

6-5

7-5

CIX3

OOCL ASIA

OCL

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

5-5

6-5

TIP

GLEN CANYON

ONE

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9-5

10-5

CIX

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EGI

4-5

5-5

MINA

BALTIC BRIDGE

CCA

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11-5

12-5

NMG

MONTPELLIER

SEC

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9-5

10-5

ASX

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SMM

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

12-5

13/05

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APL ANTWERP

CCA

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

11-5

12-5

CIX

GREEN HARMONY

HLI

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

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SSL

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8-5

9-5

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FOC

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ONE Conducts Successful Second Trial Use of Sustainable Biofuel for Decarbonization

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Port Wings News Network cean Network Express (ONE) on 28 April announced the successful completion of a second trial of sustainable marine biofuel onboard the M/V MOL Experience. The specifications of the second trial were different from the first trial, with the mixing ratio three times higher in biofuel content, taking ONE another step closer to reducing its carbon footprint.

M/V MOL Experience was refuelled with marine biofuel during bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands on 7th March 2021.

The vessel, deployed in AL5 service, fully consumed the biofuel 24 days into the 36-day trial period, which ended on 12th April 2021.

As with the first trial, the bunkering and testing period was performed in collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the leading sustainable biofuel pioneer GoodFuels.

The success of the trial once again proves the viability of sustainable biofuels, while helping ONE to meet its carbon reduction targets by 2030 and 2050 respectively.

Biofuel is a fuel that is derived from renewable sources. The advanced biofuel used in the trial is produced from certified feedstocks labelled as 100% waste or residue, such as used cooking oil.

Biofuels are considered to be carbon-neutral because the carbon dioxide absorbed by the source of the biomass is equal to the carbon dioxide released when the fuel is burned. It has gained attention around the world as an environmentally-friendly alternative to fossil fuels.

GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuels are virtually

free of sulphur oxides and deliver 80 to 90% well-to exhaust CO2 reduction versus fossil fuel equivalents. They are technically and operationally equivalent to petroleum-derived marine fuels and require no modifications to marine engines or fuel infrastructure.

GoodFuels only works with renewable feedstocks that cannot be used for any higher quality application or recycling and are therefore regarded as truly sustainable.

The biofuel trial marks a positive step forward for ONE’s sustainability initiatives, which includes four areas of priority: Environment; Social; Governance; and Operational Excellence. The use of biofuels will help address its environmental sustainability targets, which aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (in gram/teu-km) by 25% from its 2018 baseline by 2030, and by 50% by 2050.

Isabel Welten, Chief Commercial Officer, GoodFuels, said: “Today’s announcement is another important step towards accelerating the energy transition across shipping. Together with ONE, we are working towards a more structural supply of sustainable marine biofuels, and this second successful trial with ONE shows that there is great momentum behind advanced, sustainable biofuels today and into the future. As some of the world’s first decarbonisation movers, together with ONE and MOL we are proving that solutions to reduce the environmental impact of ship operations already exist, and that marine biofuels will play a crucial role in enabling the industry to viably and profitably decarbonise.

We’d like to thank ONE and MOL for their commitment towards sustainable shipping and look forward to further collaboration in the future.”

May 5th - 11th, 2021 Issue

Abu Dhabi Maritime Launches Digital Slipway Portal Chennai

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Port Wings News Network bu Dhabi Maritime on 26 April announced the launch of a new digital service to streamline the management of Abu Dhabi’s slipways — ramps for moving boats and other water crafts to and from the water — while also easing congestion at peak times.

As the emirate’s dedicated custodian of all its waterways and marine ecosystems, Abu Dhabi Maritime’s introduction of its online booking portal, publicly available at admaritime.ae, will allow users of pleasure boats and personal watercraft, such as jet skis, to easily locate and access key information on how public services are accessed and booked.

Most importantly, the new fully interactive portal, developed by Maqta Gateway, Abu Dhabi Ports’ dedicated digital subsidiary, will provide direct digital access to all slipways owned and managed by Abu Dhabi Maritime, and services available at those locations. The portal will enable the emirate’s recreational maritime users to book their slipway reservations and submit payments from the comfort of their computer or mobile device, while also providing key information regarding parking and an additional suite of services soon to be added.

Coinciding with the launch of the online portal, Abu Dhabi Maritime has also recently opened its three slipways at Al Sadr, North Yas, and Al Zahiyah, which as part of their initial stage of development, provide the maritime community with vehicle and trailer parking services, along with the use of slipway ramps and pontoons.

As part of the second phase of their development, Abu Dhabi Maritime will expand the slipways’ scope to include such services as engine and hull flushing, jet-ski rentals, and food services, rendering the slipways full-service locations.

The three slipways are available for booking via the online portal.

The new additions brought the total number of publicly available slipways in the emirate to 26. In

addition to providing the locations of all slipways available for the public, Abu Dhabi Maritime’s website also hosts information on working hours and contact details of operators.

While some of the slipways within the emirate will be utilised solely by the public sector, a select few fall under the purview of Abu Dhabi’s thriving private-sector market.

Possessing advanced infrastructure that will safeguard the safety of users while providing them with additional services, management of the slipways falls in line with the vision of the leadership that ensure the safe and convenient use of the emirate’s waterways.

Furthermore, by increasing the ratio of slipways in Abu Dhabi to a globally competitive 485 boat/ slipway, which is comparable to other major cities like New York that has a ratio of 1480 boat/slipway and the State of Florida with 445 boat/ slipway, ensures recreational users can enjoy quick and convenient access to the waterways in Abu Dhabi.

Captain Saif Al Mheiri, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Maritime, said: “An important element of our commitment to unleashing Abu Dhabi’s full potential as a worldleading maritime capital is listening to, and delivering on, the needs of our broader maritime community.

“With the introduction of our new online portal, we are not only marking the first step in digitising access to our waterways but are also helping ease access to all slipways located within the emirate by empowering our marine users with convenient booking options and choices.

“We believe that the addition of our three new publicly-accessible slipways at Al Sadr, North Yas, Rabdan, and Al Zahiya locations will be a game changer for our maritime community. By providing additional slipway options to our recreational users, we are protecting our coastline and vulnerable habitats from unsanctioned launches and are offering value-added business opportunities for private sector operators. This is a win-win for all those involved, and we look forward to working together in delivering additional infrastructure developments for our maritime community.”

Recreational users are directed to use designated slipways, listed on the online booking portal admaritime. ae, to launch their pleasure boats and crafts. Use of areas other than slipways is unauthorized and will be subject to fines.

Abu Dhabi Maritime was formed in July of 2020 as part of an agreement with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) and Abu Dhabi Ports, part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy.

PSA Marine Unveils ONEHANDSHAKE Liquid Bulk Module for Maritime Stakeholders Chennai

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Port Wings News Network SA Marine has unveiled the first-of-its-kind Liquid Bulk module (“LqB”) under PSA Marine’s ONEHANDSHAKE™ platform, which will revolutionise the way industry players within the liquid bulk logistics chain interact, and empower them to effortlessly transact with one another.

Annually at the Port of Singapore, an estimated 48,000 liquid bulk tanker movements are observed and key stakeholders rely heavily on labour-intensive monitoring of transactions. The process can now be made much more efficient as LqB will provide users with a customised dashboard to allow real time tracking capabilities for greater visibility, predictability and productivity.

Mr Jimmy Koh, Head of Digital Transformation and Chief Pilot of PSA Marine, said, “Singapore is one of the world’s largest refineries and oil storage hubs, and we are glad that PSA Marine’s Liquid Bulk module will increase workflow efficiency and improve

connectivity for the liquid bulk logistics chain community. We are also delighted to garner support from major industry players in our digitalisation journey, including ExxonMobil and Vopak, as their valuable feedback was incorporated into Liquid Bulk module.”

“ExxonMobil is proud to have collaborated with PSA Marine on successfully piloting the Liquid Bulk module at our marine terminals, and doing our part to help improve maritime logistics efficiency in Singapore. This is also part of our continued drive to use digital solutions to enhance productivity in our manufacturing operations, and grow the digital skills of our workforce,” said ExxonMobil Asia Pacific, Singapore Refinery Process Division Manager, Neo Ee-Ee. “By partnering PSA Marine in this pilot trial, Vopak continues to advance in the use of new technologies and innovation. We fully support the development of digital platforms such as ONEHANDSHAKE™ in order to

further improve vessel turnaround time at our jetties and in turn, optimise the port calls of our customers. We would like to encourage terminals and agents to be on board to ensure maximum value for the port community,” said Mr Edwin Ebrahimi, Innovation Engagement Leader of Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd, the world’s leading independent tank storage company.

With the introduction of LqB, PSA Marine continues to work closely alongside the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) in its efforts to strengthen connectivity and inter-linkages within the sea transport sector, under MPA’s Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map. PSA Marine’s ONEHANDSHAKE™ digital platform is designed to share information on port activities with a network of maritime stakeholders.

The company is committed to using digital technology and working alongside stakeholders to offer sustainable and innovative solutions.

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The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met virtually in regular session on Tuesday for its April meeting. Chairman Ric Campo reflected on the priorities of Port Houston’s future, as he emphasized its commitment to continued investment in infrastructure to keep growing and sustaining 1.35 million Texan jobs, and providing opportunities to thrive for small and minority and womenowned businesses (MWBE).

The meeting opened with encouragement and support from Harris County officials and the City of Houston, including Harris County Commissioners Rodney Ellis and Adrian Garcia and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. These officials commended the Port Commission for improving and strengthening opportunities for minorities and women-owned companies to access Port Houston business, through its new MWBE policy, an item on the Port Commission’s agenda.

Later in the meeting, the Port Commission approved the Minority- and WomanOwned Business Enterprise Development Policy, accompanied by the Amended and Restated Small Business Development Policy.

The officials also expressed support of Port Houston’s efforts to achieve continued improvement of the Houston Ship Channel through the Project 11 deepening and widening project, keeping Port Houston competitive and generating jobs and economic impact for the region and the state.

Port Canaveral First Port In U.S. To Support COVID-19 Vaccinations For Seafarers

Port Canaveral is the first U.S. port to sponsor COVID-19 vaccine distribution to port workers and vessel crew members in response to a Florida Public Health Advisory approved by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Scott A. Rivkees, MD issued on April 29 expanding vaccine eligibility to include individuals who are in the state for purpose of providing good or services for the benefit of residents and visitors of the State of Florida.

“We have been working closely with our cruise partners, the Florida Department of Health, and our port community to come up with a plan and timeline of vaccinating cruise ship crews that could begin the process for a safe return to cruising,” stated Capt. John Murray, Port CEO. “This expanded eligibility is significantly important for our cruise tourism business, and we’re proud of our efforts to help get this industry up and running.”

Port Canaveral developed its vaccination model in cooperation with the Parrish Healthcare Center at Cape Canaveral, Canaveral Fire Rescue, and cruise lines medical personnel. Up to 1,000 COVID-19 vaccination shots per day can be provided to vessel crew members, shoreside and waterside support personnel, which aligns with recommendations released this week by the federal Centers for Disease Control for a return to cruising in the U.S. Port Canaveral officials consulted with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and cruise line operators, as well as the CDC to develop its vaccination model to efficiently and expeditiously get vaccines disbursed to crew members and shoreside personnel. Ship operators responded positively to the expanded eligibility and vaccine doses were administered to personnel on Friday at the Port.

Port Of San Diego To Double Shore Power At Cruise Terminals

The Port of San Diego is doubling shore power capability at its B Street and Broadway Pier cruise ship terminals to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on and around San Diego Bay. The Board of Port Commissioners has approved $4.6 million in funding for the project as well as various agreements related to equipment purchasing, construction and installment of additional shore power equipment that will allow two cruise vessels calling on San Diego to connect to shore power outlets at the same time. This means the ships will not have to run their diesel auxiliary engines while in port. “This is a good investment and it is just one of our many clean air projects on the horizon,” said Chairman Michael Zucchet, Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners. “In addition to having the infrastructure available for nearly every cruise ship to run off electricity while in port, we’re also installing a solar-powered microgrid at our Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, adding more public electric vehicle chargers on the bayfront, and more. The Port is committed to being a good neighbor, which includes cleaner air for everyone who lives, works and plays on and around San Diego Bay.”

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Hapag-Lloyd Published New Sustainability Report Chennai

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Port Wings News Network apag-Lloyd published its Sustainability Report 2020 on 27 April 2021 and has once again made significant progress in environmental, social, qualitative and economic terms: Since the beginning of last year, HapagLloyd’s fleet has been operating using IMO 2020-compliant lowsulphur fuel oil, thereby reducing its sulphur-oxide emissions by roughly 70 percent compared to 2019.

In addition, fuel savings of around 15 percent were achieved on 39 vessels by removing fouling from their outer hulls. At the same time, Hapag-Lloyd is the first shipping company in the world that has converted a large container ship to dual-fuel propulsion, which can operate using liquefied natural gas (LNG). Furthermore, in an initial test phase, biofuels based on used cooking oil were used. Moreover, orders have been placed for six state-of-the-art container ships – each with a capacity of more than 23,500 TEU – whose fuel-efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engines will also be able to operate using LNG, thereby reducing CO2 emissions by between roughly 15 and 25 percent. These newbuilding projects geared towards sustainability have been financed by two green financing transactions, which were concluded according to the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association (LMA).

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the safety and well-being of employees had a particularly high priority during the year under review, with the result that more than 90 percent of our land-based employees were working from

home at times. However, great demands were also placed on the seafarers on board our ships, as crew changes were made considerably more difficult by multiple entry restrictions and many of them had to stay on board much longer than originally planned. For this reason, considerable efforts were also made to get them back to their families and loved ones safely and as quickly as possible.

However, the biggest challenge in the years ahead will continue to be climate change, and more will need to be invested in research and development related to propulsion concepts and fuels if we are to reach the goal of achieving climate neutrality in shipping. Shipping already accounts for 3 percent of all CO2 emissions today, and this must

be further reduced in the future. That is also why our new sustainability report bears the title: “Tapping the future of shipping”. Of course, container ships are still the most efficient means of transporting large quantities of goods, including from an environmental point of view. Yet even with these efficiency-related advantages, it is clear that much more needs to be done for climate protection.

“We have made a lot of progress in all sustainability dimensions. At the same time, we are conscious of the fact that we also have a very great responsibility when it comes to climate protection. We will therefore continue to work hard to modernise our fleet and to reduce our carbon footprint. This will likewise remain an essential part of our new sustainability strategy, which we will be publishing later this year. At its core, it is about continuously increasing our contribution to sustainability-related efforts and making incremental improvements,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.

With its new sustainability strategy, Hapag-Lloyd will set itself specific targets for the next 10 years. One was already announced in March 2021, when Hapag-Lloyd successfully placed a “sustainabilitylinked bond” that is connected to

a clearly defined sustainability target: By 2030, the CO2 intensity of Hapag-Lloyd’s own fleet is to be reduced by 60 percent compared with 2008, the reference year of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Improvements in the CO2 intensity will be measured and

annually disclosed according to the so-called Average Efficiency Ratio (AER) indicator, which was 11.68 in 2008 and is expected to fall to 4.67 by 2030. The AER provides information on CO2 intensity and is measured in grams of CO2 per tonne-mile (gCO2/dwt*nm).

Russian Railways, Kazakhstan To Develop Roadmap for Digital Transformation of Freight Transportation Chennai

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Port Wings News Network hief Executive Officer Chairman of the Executive Board of Russian Railways, Oleg Belozerov, and Chairman of the Board of JSC “NC “Kazakhstan Temir Zholy”, Nurlan Sauranbayev, held a working meeting, where they discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation in the transport sector and logistics.

The leaders of the railway companies noted the positive dynamics of the development of relations and promising areas of long-term partnership.

Oleg Belozerov and Nurlan Sauranbayev discussed the work of railway border crossings on the Kazakhstan-Russia and KazakhstanChina borders, as well as the development of paperless freight registration technologies. The parties agreed to develop a roadmap for the transition to a digital format of the registration of export-import transportation.

Plans to develop the activities of the United Transport and Logistics Company (UTLC), established by the railway administrations of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, were also discussed.

In January-March 2021, the volume of cargo transportation between Kazakhstan and Russia remained at the level of the same period in 2020 and amounted to more than 21 million tons. At the same time, the volume of container transportation showed a significant increase. For 2020, the volume of container transportation amounted to more than 810 thousand TEU, which is 37% higher than for 2019.

For the first quarter of 2021, the volume of container transportation by rail on the Russian Railways network between Russia and Kazakhstan (including railway connections with third countries) amounted to about 218 thousand tons. DFE ( 55.7 % compared to the same period in 2020).

Freight Volumes Rise at Port of Gothenburg

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Port Wings News Network reight volumes are continuing to rise at the Port of Gothenburg in the majority of segments, despite the impact Covid-19 is having on global logistics. This can be seen from the volume report for Q1 2021.

In March 2020, the full force of the Covid-19 pandemic struck Sweden and many parts of the world. However, it failed to have a bearing on Q1 freight volumes at the Port of Gothenburg.

During the first quarter of this year, global trade has been hit hard by the pandemic with a shortage of empty containers, continued closures, and the spread of the virus being the major aggravating factors. In spite of this, flows through the Port of Gothenburg in the container, ro-ro, and new vehicle segments have increased. now is considerably Ser “The situation nt than it was a year vice problematic more Truly Differe ago. Still, volumes at the Port of Gothenburg are on the rise, reflecting how adaptable and solution-oriented the logistics sector is in the face of adversity. Everyone is working extremely hard at every level to meet the challenges that have emerged, and in Gothenburg and Sweden we can see that by working together we have been extremely successful,” said Elvir Dzanic, Gothenburg Port Authority chief executive.

Major increases in ro-ro and new vehicles The biggest increases during the first quarter are at the port’s ro-ro and vehicle terminals. With 141,000 units handled, intraEuropean ro-ro flows to and from Gothenburg are up three per cent compared with the same period in 2020. This is despite the post-Brexit downturn, which has seen volumes to and from the United Kingdom fall by 11 per cent during the period.

The number of new vehicles passing through the Port of Gothenburg was 73,000, an increase of nine per cent on the first quarter

of 2020. At the end of 2020, there was a resurgence following a substantial fallback in April and May, and this trend continued into the first quarter of this year. The increase can be attributed mainly to vehicles exported to the European market.

Continued increase in containerised freight After a tentative start to the year, container handling picked up in March, which proved to be the strongest month at the port in terms of container volumes since February 2013.

Overall, the increase for the quarter was one per cent compared with Q1 2020, which was itself an unusually strong quarter. The increase occurred despite the difficulties resulting from the pandemic and the ensuing shortage of empty containers.

Fewer passengers, lower energy volumes In the passenger segment, which includes calls by cruise ships and ferry services, travel and distancing restrictions left their mark throughout most of last year. A comparison with the first quarter of 2020, when the restrictions did not come into effect until March, has revealed a 71 per cent drop in the number of passengers.

The fall in energy products can also be attributed to the impact of the situation globally, where demand has fallen during the pandemic. In total, volumes at the port are down 12 per cent on last year. The figures were lowest in January followed by a slight upturn during the quarter.

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