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ADB, India Sign $484 Million Loan To Upgrade Road Network In Tamil Nadu Industrial Corridor New Delhi Port Wings News Network he Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India here today signed a $484 million loan to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

CKIC is part of India’s East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC), which stretches from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu and connects India to the production networks of South, Southeast, and East Asia. ADB is the lead partner of the Government of India in developing ECEC. Mr.Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, signed agreement for the Tamil Nadu Industrial Connectivity Project on behalf of

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the Government of India, while Mr. Takeo Konishi, Country Director for ADB in India, signed for ADB. “The project is key to providing

seamless road connectivity across industrial clusters, transport gateways and consumption centers, and help reduce logistics and production costs for CKIC’s targeted industries to boost their competitiveness,” remarked Mr.

Mishra.

“The project is part of the priority infrastructure projects identified for corridor development

under the ADB-supported CKIC comprehensive development plan,” said Mr.Konishi. “The overall objective is to spur industrial transformation through provisioning of essential transport, energy and Contd. on page -2

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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Ministry of Civil Aviation Sign MoU for Development of Sea Plane Services in India New Delhi Port Wings News Network Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry of Civil Aviation for development of Sea Plane services in India was signed on 15 June.

Union Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of State (I/C) Civil Aviation Shri Hardeep Singh Puri were present during the MoU signing ceremony held at Ministry of Civil Aviation.

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DETAILS OF PERFORMANCE – 2020-21 1. Total Cargo Handled 43.55 MMT (Import – 27.66 MMT, Export – 15.89 MMT) 2. Containerized Cargo Handled (in TEUs) 1386926 3. Cars handled (in Nos.) 133562 4. Cargo Vessels handled (in Nos.) 1315 (Non-Cargo–621, Coastal Passenger–4, Foreign Tourist–NIL) 5. Operating Income (Un-Audited) Rs.764.14 Cr. 6. Operating Expenditure (Un-Audited) Rs.549.62 Cr

7. Operating Surplus – Rs.214.52 Cr 8. Total Staff Strength – Nos.(as on 31st March) 3704 9. Average PBD (in Hrs.) – Port A/c 0.82 Average PBD (in hrs.) – Overall 1.41 10. Average TRT (in Days) – Port A/c 1.72 Average TRT (in Days) – Overall 2.16 11. Average Parcel Size (in Tonnes) 33191 12. Average Ship BerthDay Output (in Tonnes) 15928 13. Overall Berth Occupancy (in %) 35.8

RECORD PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR 2020-21  Chennai Port has achieved record in handling highest parcel size of 56994 Tonnes of Export Steel on 26.06.2020 through m.v. Qing Ping Shan (sailing under Hongkong flag) surpassing the previous record of 49,977 Tonnes of Steel parcel handled on 06.06.2020 through m.v. Intrepid.  LNG Tanker Vessel carried out crew change during Covid-19 pandemic period duly following the Standard Operating Procedure.

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M.T. BRITISH LISTENER Vessel with 115366 GRT, LOA of 294.90m arrived from Singapore to Chennai Port Anchorage on 12.06.2020 carried out Sign ON/OFF by disembarking 22 Indian Crew and embarking 24 Indian Crew, following the Standard Operating Procedures issued for Sign ON/OFF during the pandemic period. The vessel sailed on 15.06.2020 for Port of Yeosu, South Korea.  Chennai has set landmark achievement by handling 1,15,500 Tonnes of Crude Oil on 09.08.2020, from the vessel M.T. CRIMSON carrying 1,32,765 Tonnes through the 42” diameter pipeline from Bharathi Dock (BD-III) to CPCL refinery in Manali. The above achievement surpasses the previous record of 1,14,000 Tonnes discharged from the vessel M.T. MOUNT FUJI at BD- III on 21.06.2020.  Container Vessel m.v APL ENGLAND, berthed at Chennai Port’s second container Terminal M/s. Chennai International Terminal Pvt. Ltd., on 04.12.2020 has recorded landmark performance by handling Containers of 8397 TEUS comprising of Import 4276 TEUs and Export 4121 TEUs and sailed on 08.12.2020.

The above noteworthy achievement surpassing the previous record of 7209 TEUS by m.v. HS EVEREST on 08.03.2016.  Chennai Port Trust has recorded landmark performance by handling 1,51,754 TEUS during the month of December 2020. The above noteworthy achievement surpassing the previous record of 1,50,576 TEUS during the month of September 2018. Further, Chennai Port’s second container Terminal M/s. Chennai International Terminal Pvt. Ltd., has record handling Containers of 93,484 TEUS during the month of December 2020, surpassing its previous record of 89,449 TEUS during the month of July 2019.  On 17 March 2021, Chennai Port handled 2,83,808 Tonnes of cargo, recording its highest throughput in a single day in the last 12 years.

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Build Back Better World

he Group of Seven (G7) richest democracies sought to counter China’s growing influence by offering developing nations an infrastructure plan that could rival President Xi Jinping’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative.

The G7, whose leaders are meeting in southwestern England, has been searching for a coherent response to the growing assertiveness of Xi after China’s surging economic and military rise over the past 40 years.

U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders hope their plan, known as the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, will provide a transparent infrastructure partnership to help narrow the $40 trillion needed by developing nations by 2035, the White House said.

“This is not just about confronting or taking on China,” a senior official in Biden’s administration said. “But until now we haven’t offered a positive alternative that reflects our values, our standards and our way of doing business.”

The United States later said there was a G7 consensus on the need for a shared approach to China on trade and human rights.

The G7 and its allies will use the B3W initiative to mobilise private-sector capital in areas such as climate, health and health security, digital technology, and gender equity and equality, the White House added.

It was not immediately clear how exactly the plan would work or how much capital it would ultimately allocate.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) scheme, which Xi launched in 2013, involves development and investment initiatives that would stretch from Asia to Europe and beyond.

More than 100 countries have signed agreements with China to cooperate in BRI projects like railways, ports, highways and other infrastructure.

Critics say Xi’s plan to create a modern version of the ancient Silk Road trade route to link China with Asia, Europe and beyond is a vehicle for the expansion of Communist China. Beijing says such doubts betray the “imperial hangover” of many Western powers that humiliated China for centuries.

The re-emergence of China as a leading global power is considered to be one of the most significant geopolitical events of recent times, alongside the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union that ended the Cold War. China in 1979 had an economy that was smaller than Italy’s, but after opening to foreign investment and introducing market reforms, it has become the world’s second-largest economy and is a global leader in a range of new technologies.

The U.S. official said until now, the West had failed to offer a positive alternative to the “lack of transparency, poor environmental and labour standards, and coercive approach” of the Chinese government that had left many countries worse off.

According to a Refinitiv database, as of mid-last year, more than 2,600 projects at a cost of $3.7 trillion were linked to the BRI, although the Chinese foreign ministry said last June that about 20% of projects had been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of the G7 plan, the United States will work with the U.S. Congress to supplement existing development financing and to “collectively catalyze hundreds of billions of dollars of infrastructure investment”, the White House said.

Continued from page -1 urban infrastructure for holistic development of industrial growth centres.”

The project will upgrade about 590 km of state highways in the CKIC influence areas that cover 23 of the 32 districts between Chennai and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. Enhanced connectivity of industrial hubs with hinterland and ports will particularly help increase the participation of Indian manufacturing in global production networks and global value chains,

The United States has pushed for specific language in the communique about alleged forced labour in the China’s Xinjiang region, officials said.

U.N. experts and rights groups estimate over a million people, mainly Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, have been detained in recent years in a vast system Sample of camps in Xinjiang.

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China denies all accusations of forced labour or abuse. It initially denied the camps existed, but has since said they are vocational centres and are designed to combat extremism. In late 2019, China said all people in the camps had “graduated”.

Leaders of the G7 – the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Japan – want to use their gathering in the seaside resort of Carbis Bay to show the world that the richest democracies can offer an alternative to China’s growing clout.

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The project will also strengthen road safety improvement programs through advanced technologies for road monitoring and enforcement.

In addition, the project will help improve the planning capacity of Tamil Nadu’s Highways and Minor Ports Department.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.

Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

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Continued from page -1 of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and Ministry of Tourism (MoT) is to be set up for timely completion of operationalisation of Seaplane services at various locations.

MoCA, MoPSW, SDCL (Sagarmala Development Company Limited) will consider operationalising of Seaplane operating routes as identified/ suggested by all agencies.

Speaking on this occasion, the Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya said that signing of the MoU will be a game changer both for Indian Maritime and Civil Aviation sector as it will not only enhance seamless connectivity across the nation by promoting eco-friendly transportation through Seaplanes but also give a boost to the tourism industry.

On the occasion, the Minister of State (I/C) for Civil Aviation Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said that this MoU between the two Ministries will

help in expediting the development of new water aerodromes and also operationalization of new seaplane

routes in India. He further stated that this will give a big fillip to the provision of a new kind of tourism service in India.

MoPSW would identify and develop water front infrastructure of Aerodromes/locations and obtain required statutory clearances / approvals in coordination with MoCA, DGCA and AAI by defining the timelines for all activities involved in the development of facilities for starting seaplanes operations.

MoCA would carry out

bidding and select potential airlines operators based on their commercial consideration through bidding process, incorporate the locations/routes as identified by MoPSW & routes identified through bidding process in UDAN scheme document. MoCA is also obliged to provide funds/ financial support in respect of water aerodromes awarded under RCS-UDAN scheme and coordinate with Chief Secretaries of all States for the Seaplanes operations.

Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Dr. Sanjeev Ranjan, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Shri Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Shri Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman, Airport Authority of India along with other senior officials were present at the occasion.

Mumbai Port Handles OXYGEN ISO tank 14 x 20 ft. SOC containers with liquid oxygen

Biden made “forceful comments” to G7 leaders about the need to make a strong statement on Washington and rights group say is the use of forced labour in China, but there was a “spectrum of how far different countries are willing to go” in their criticism in a final communique from the three-day summit, another U.S. official said.

The U.S. official later said the G7 had reached consensus on the need for a shared approach on “non-market economic practices” and on human rights abuses, and to coordinate on supply-chain resilience.

thereby creating jobs along the corridor.

In line with Strategy 2030, ADB’s long-term corporate strategy, the project emphasises sustainability, climate change resilience, and road safety elements.

Seven-year contracts are provided for long-term maintenance of road projects. Climate change adaptation measures will be incorporated in highway upgrades, including improved drainage, raised road embankments in critical sections, and resizing of bridges and culverts.

discharging operations at 13:40 hrs and the 1st Oxygen Tank container was discharged from the vessel at 13:40 hrs. The said import consignments of Medical Liquid Oxygen have been imported by M/s.

Indian Oil Corporation, New Delhi. The vessel completed discharging all 14 X 20 ft. SOC Containers with liquid oxygen at 18:45 Hrs.

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Port Wings News Network n 15 June 2021, vessel M.V. Bahri Jeddah (LOA: 868 feet, Beam: 106 feet, Draft: 8.70 Mtrs.) under the Agency of M/s. United Liner Shipping Services LLP, carrying 14x 20 feet ISO tank containers Liquid Medical Oxygen along with other Import Cargo on board the vessel arrived at Mumbai Port at 11:00 Hrs. The Vessel was accorded highest priority berthing at Offshore Container Terminal (OCT - 1) berth. The vessel commenced

Andhra Pradesh Government Sanctions Rs 1,448 Cr for Krishnapatnam Industrial Node Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ndhra Pradesh Government has sanctioned Rs 1,448 crore for the development of Krishnapatnam Industrial Node under Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor, according to a Business Line report.

The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC) and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) have jointly formed

as a special purpose vehicle with equity participation of Central and State Government of Andhra Pradesh to establish, promote and facilitate the development of Krishnapatnam Industrial Node under Chennai Bengaluru Industrial Corridor.

The Krishnapatnam Industrial Node, spread over an extent of 2500 acres, will generate about one million direct & indirect jobs will be generated by 2040 in Andhra Pradesh from the identified industrial sectors like food

processing, automobile and auto components, textile and wearing apparels, chemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing of electrical equipment and manufacturing of computer electronics and optical products that have been identified as enablers for faster development of the region, according to a release.

The node is being developed with world class infrastructure.

The tender document is uploaded on the website of Judicial preview for the general public, the release added.

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MEPC delegates warned about growing threat of regional regulations

Smart Enforcement App For Trucks To Reduce Compliance Logistics Costs New Delhi Port Wings News Network n an average, a truck in India covers 50,000-60,000 km a year, compared to over 300,000 km in advanced nations such as the United States. One of the key reasons is delays due to random stoppages for physical checking of vehicles and verification of documents etc. While GST has helped improve the situation, there is a long way to go to reach the advanced country levels.

There are over 60 different instances of potential violations of various rules and compliances that enforcement agencies need to watch out for. The responsibility for this enforcement lies with state governments departments, namely Commercial tax, transport, police and other agencies.

As a strategy to reduce logistics costs on road transportation, the Government of India, Department of Commerce, Logistics Division has developed a risk-based approach on the implementation of smart enforcement of rules and regulations related to road-based violations by trucks. It has also developed an IT based solution to make enforcement mechanism technology driven.

In a meeting with the officials of the State governments held today, the risk-based approach was shared and the IT-based Smart Enforcement App was unveiled. The meeting was attended by over 100 senior officials from related departments such as commercial tax and the transport departments of the state governments.

The key features of the integrated smart solution are: An IT application that would fetch data related to goods being carried on the truck from the existing Goods and Services Tax

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Network (GSTN) database, and the information related to the vehicle from the VAHAN database Make this data available to enforcement officers on the road in advance for approaching trucks Based on a risk matrix that uses historical patterns, the app assigns a risk profile to the truck helping the officers decide whether to stop it for further scrutiny It requires the officer to issue all fines, penalties, or any other punitive measure through the app, ensuring transparency The app includes features that keep records and help reduce ad-hoc implementation of these rules and regulations The application would have the ability to integrate with all the sensors, Weigh in Motion, and cameras available with the state government or National Highway Authority to allow remote enforcement.

This would significantly reduce the need to deploy officers on the ground since the app would be able to alert officers whenever a vehicle is in violation.

The benefits that would accrue from the adoption of the App will be as follows: Lead to decrease in number of physical checks of commercial vehicles by the enforcement officers Overall reduction in the number of cash challan by issuing e-challan using the system Reduction in deployment of work-force on Roads leading to better manpower utilization Higher revenue collection due to reduced human intervention Improved targeting of offenders Reduction in Logistics Cost (currently at 13% of GDP).

Speaking on the occasion,

Special Secretary, Logistics, ShriPawanAgarwal pointed out that the process of enforcing rules and regulations associated with tax, transport, traffic, and product specific legislation such as petroleum, forest produce, minerals etc.requires significant investment in manpower and resources by state governments. While economic activities have increased, various states have not been able to increase the manpower to that extent. Thus, technology adoption and risk-based approach is the only way forward.

He further added that reduced compliance burden on movement of trucks can potentially help to reduce transportation costs quite significantly.

Transport associations fully supported this initiative of the government. They pointed out that the current system is largely an ad-hoc selection of trucks for inspection and checks, giving scope to allegations of corruption and misuse.

The meeting noted that the Smart Enforcement App will have wide ranging economic benefits for the state and help in reduction of logistics costs. An effective enforcement will be critical in preventing not just revenue loss but also accidents and loss of human lives making Indian roads safer for trade and commuters.

All States expressed their interest in implementing such solutions at a wider scale within the states.

Moving forward, it was decided that based on the level of preparedness of the States, the logistics Division would take up customization of the Smart Enforcement App for different States depending on their specific requirements. It was decided to take up states on first-cum-firstbasis and cover at least ten states within 202122.

Exports Continue to Perform Impressively for Third Month in a row: FIEO New Delhi Port Wings News Network esponding to the trade data for May, 2021, Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf, President, FIEO said that the continuing impressive growth in exports by about 70% to USD 32.27 billion compared to a low base of USD 19.05 billion during May 2020, reiterate our assessment that order booking position of our exporters is not only extremely good but also the gradual opening up of major global markets and improvement of situation in the country is expected to push exports growth further.

President FIEO said that growing by over 8% even on the base of May 2019 reflects a positive trend for the sector. Mr Saraf particularly emphasised that the growth in labour-intensive sectors like Cereal preparations and miscellaneous processed item, Gems & Jewellery, Engineering goods, Leather and Leather Products, Ceramic products and glassware, Cotton yarn/fabrics/ made-ups, handloom products, Marine products, Spices, Carpets and Man-made yarn/fabrics/madeups etc. augurs well for the job

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scenario, which is most relevant in the current context.

FIEO Chief added that such a growth during the month has been mainly on account of growth in Petroleum products, Engineering goods, Organic & Inorganic Chemicals and Gems & Jewellery, the major contributors to the country’s export basket, which have shown impressive performance compared to May, 2020. He also said that 25 out of 30 major product groups of exports have either shown a very high growth or are in positive territory defying all the odds when there is still a bit of scepticism persisting in the global economy on the expectation of a third wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Mr Sharad Kumar Saraf further reiterated that continuing on with such a growth performance in exports during the second month of the new financial year not only shows signs of resilience of the exporting community facing squeezing profits but also the resolve of the government. FIEO Chief complimented the government for its continuous support during such challenging times. Increase in May

2021 imports by about 74 percent to USD 38.55 billion compared to the same period during the previous fiscal led to the increase in trade deficit of USD 6.28 billion, which is an increase of over 99.61 percent during the month and should be looked into.

FIEO President reiterated that though the government has announced a slew of measures to support exports, 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 priority status to exports sector, extension of Interest Equalisation Scheme beyond June 2021 till at least 31st March, 2024, release of the necessary funds for MEIS and clarity on SEIS benefits, resolving risky exporters’ issues and continuance of seamless refund of IGST and more importantly continuing with IGST option for exports to further give boost to the sector during these challenging times.

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Port Wings News Network he first day of the 76th gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) proceeded relatively smoothly despite constraints made by the virtual nature of the summit.

The draft amendments to MARPOL Annex VI were discussed and forwarded to the drafting group. It was agreed the entry into force date of the amendments to MARPOL Annex VI will be November 1 2022.

Opening the meeting, Kitack Lim, secretary general of IMO, warned delegates about the growing threat of regional regulations, urging member states to make strong progress in the coming days to find green solutions for shipping.

“Let me be blunt, failure is not an option, as if we fail in our quest, it is not unreasonable to conclude that we run the risk of having unilateral or multilateral initiatives,” Lim said.

This is the first MEPC since

Joe Biden assumed power in the US, signalling a huge change in America’s position on greenhouse gases and shipping with US climate czar John Kerry determined to make the industry zero emissions by 2050. Moreover, in Europe, the inclusion of shipping in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme is moving inexorably closer while the IMO has had to contend with the fallout from a recent exposé into shipping emissions and how the sector is governed in a documentary called Black Trail.

“No single stakeholder can make decarbonisation of shipping a reality by acting alone,” Lim maintained, adding: “With your strong commitment to finalizing the short-term measure at this session as a key starting point and agreeing on a way forward to structure future discussions, IMO will demonstrate that it is on the right pathway of GHG reduction consistent with the Paris Agreement temperature goals. It will also reinforce the message that IMO is the only global forum to address climate-friendly maritime transport to any sceptic who might think otherwise.”

Ships Skip Singapore As China Congestion Snarls Supply Chain Chennai

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Port Wings News Network elays from congestion at southern Chinese ports triggered by fresh Covid-19 outbreaks are rippling through global supply chains, threatening to inflate costs and exacerbate disruptions, says a ET report.

A cargo vessel operated by Cosco Shipping Lines Co. will skip a scheduled port stop in Singapore this month because of delays in China, according to alliance partner Ocean Network Express Holdings Ltd. One of CMA CGM’s vessels heading to China in July will also not call at the Southeast Asia transshipment hub.

“The delays have already resulted in pressurizing soaring shipping prices within China due to a lack of containers and increased export demand,” said Josh Brazil, vice president of marketing at project44, a supply-chain intelligence firm.

“These high shipping costs are just one factor that may contribute to an additional looming threat to global inflation.”

Waiting Longer A virus outbreak at Yantian in Shenzhen has already inflated spot freight rates globally, with Drewry’s World Container Index increasing

10% in the past three weeks, said Simon Heaney, senior manager of container research at Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. “It feels inevitable that rates will climb higher as we head into the third-quarter peak season,” he said.

“Both importers and exporters will suffer if delays and waiting times extend.”

The disruption is causing further pain for global shippers already struggling with interruptions to supply chains from the pandemic, and the Ever Given’s grounding in the Suez Canal earlier this year.

Trans-shipment dwell times in Singapore are at about eight to nine days now, up from roughly five days a year ago, according to estimates from project44.

Vessel schedules and carrier service levels have been disrupted by delays at Yantian port, and congestion has spilled over to the nearby Shekou and Nansha terminals, PSA Singapore said in an emailed response to queries. “We expect vessel arrivals in Singapore to be affected as well.”

However, container vessels calling at PSA Singapore’s terminal aren’t facing longer wait times as a result of the delays in Yantian yet, the container operator said.

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Out-Of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee To Toys Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network he skyrocketing price of shipping goods across the globe may hit your pocketbook sooner than you think -- from that cup of coffee you get each morning to the toys you were thinking of buying your kids, reports ET. Transporting a 40-foot steel container of cargo by sea from Shanghai to Rotterdam now costs a record $10,522, a whopping 547% higher than the seasonal average over the last five years, according to Drewry Shipping.

With upwards of 80% of all goods trade transported by sea, freightcost surges are threatening to boost the price of everything from toys, furniture and car parts to coffee, sugar and anchovies, compounding concerns in global markets already bracing for accelerating inflation.

“In 40 years in toy retailing I have never known such challenging conditions from the point of view of pricing,” Gary Grant, the founder and executive chairman of the U.K. toy shop The Entertainer, said in a interview. He has had to stop importing giant teddy bears from China because their retail price would have had to double to add in higher freight costs. “Will this have an impact on retail prices? My answer has to be yes.”

A confluence of factors -- soaring demand, a shortage of containers, saturated ports and too few ships and dock workers -- have contributed to the squeeze on transportation capacity on every freight path.

Recent Covid outbreaks in Asian export hubs like China have made matters worse. The pain is most acutely felt on longer-distance routes, making shipping from Shanghai to Rotterdam 67% more expensive than to the U.S. West Coast, for instance.

Rail And Container Shipping Operations At Berlin’s Behala Inland Port Often dismissed as having an insignificant impact on inflation because they were a tiny part of the overall expense, rising shipping costs are now forcing some economists to pay them a bit more attention. Although still seen as a relatively minor input, HSBC Holdings Plc estimates that a 205% increase in container shipping costs over the past year could raise euroarea producer prices by as much as 2%.

At the retail level, vendors are faced with three choices: halt trade, raise prices or absorb the cost to pass it on later, all of which would effectively mean more expensive goods, said Jordi Espin, strategic relations manager at the European

Shippers’ Council, a Brussels-based trade group that represents about 100,000 retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.

“These costs are already being passed to consumers,” he said.

Prices for customers are rising in other ways, too. For instance, anchovies from Peru have largely stopped being imported into Europe because with the higher freight costs they’re not competitive relative to what’s available locally, Espin said.

Also, European olive growers can

no longer afford to export to the U.S., he said.

Meanwhile, shipping bottlenecks and costs are hurting the transport of arabica coffee beans, favored by Starbucks, and robusta beans used to make instant coffee, which are largely sourced from Asia.

Few industry observers expect container rates to retreat much any time soon. Lars Jensen, CEO of consultant Vespucci Maritime in Copenhagen, said on a Flexport Inc. webinar last week that there’s “zero slack in the system.”

Cost of containers has soared raising risk of higher retail prices Closely held French shipping company CMA CGM SA, which raked in net income of $2.1 billion in the first quarter compared with $48 million in the year-ago period, indicated recently that it expects “sustained demand for the transportation of consumer goods” to continue throughout the year.

Freight costs are more painful for companies that move clunky, lowvalue items like toys and furniture.

“If they are bulky products it means you can’t get very many in the container and that will have a significant impact on the landed price of the goods,” said The Entertainer’s Grant.

For some lower-value furniture makers, freight now makes up about 62% of the retail value, according to Alan Murphy, CEO of consultant Sea-Intelligence in Copenhagen.

“You simply can’t survive on this,” he said. “Someone is bleeding very hard.”

Companies are desperately trying to work around the higher costs.

Some have stopped exporting to certain locations while others are looking for goods or raw materials from nearer locations, according to Philip Damas, founder and operational head of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

“The longer these extreme shipping freight rates last, the more companies will take structural measures to shorten their supply chains,” Damas said. “Few companies can absorb a 15% increase in total delivered costs for internationally traded products.”

Some firms in Europe are resorting to extreme methods, like using truck convoys to get products including automotive parts, bikes and scooters from China, said Espin at the European Shippers’ Council.

Euro-area producer File photo prices have accelerated sharply Central bankers have so far been sanguine about the phenomenon, arguing that the rise in consumer prices tied to supply hiccups won’t last. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on June 10 that while supply-chain bottlenecks would push up production prices and the headline inflation rate is expected to rise further in the second half of this year, the effect will fade.

Several factors explain the relative lack of concern. Shipping costs only constitute a small fraction of the final price of a manufactured good, with economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. estimating in March -- when China-Europe rates were about half of current levels -that internationally they made up less than 1%.

To top that, companies have annual contracts with the container lines, so the prices they’ve locked in are considerably lower than the headline-grabbing spot rates.

Although the latest round of contract negotiations in May reflected the stronger spot market, HSBC trade economist Shanella Rajanayagam said that “the longer-term rates are much much lower than the spot rates, even if they are feeding through.”

With the end of lockdowns consumer demand is likely to shift to services from goods, but “the risk of course is that higher shipping costs persist -- especially given ongoing shipping disruption -- and that producers become more willing to pass these higher costs on to consumers,” Rajanayagam said.

While many economists note that even a full pass-through of higher shipping fares to consumers will have a marginal effect on headline inflation, Volker Wieland, a professor of economics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt and a member of the German government’s council of economic advisers, warns that they might not be sufficiently factored in.

“Even if the order of magnitude is smaller than estimated, the dynamic builds over a year and has significant effects,” he said.

“That means there’s a danger we’re underestimating the impact.”

Uttam Group Installs 22 PSA Oxygen Generation Plants In Delhi Hospitals New Delhi Port Wings News Network elhi CM Mr. Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 22 PSA plants for hospitals spread across Delhi on 12 June in a virtual meet.

The plants have been installed by Uttam Group of Companies who have been working on this project with the Delhi Govt. for ease of medical grade oxygen supply to various government hospitals and making them selfreliant in producing medical grade oxygen right in their premises.

With a combined capacity of 13000 cubic meter per day, these 22 PSA oxygen generating plants are a revolutionary step and aim to disrupt the way oxygen has been procured and delivered till now.

Few installations of these medical oxygen generators are unique in its nature as their module and capacity can be increased as per the rising demand of oxygen. These EN ISO: 13485 certified oxygen generation plants can generate ‘on-demand’ oxygen by taking in atmospheric air and producing medical grade oxygen in quick and simple steps. Not only is the process efficient, easier to operate & maintain but is also environment friendly. It is extremely cost-effective as compared to the present mode of supplies.

The “second wave” which hit India in April – May 2021 had highlighted the weakness in the supply system of medical grade oxygen. Regular and quick availability of medicalgrade oxygen across Delhi was the need of the hour. Hence, reacting to the sensitivity of the situation, Uttam Group of Companies came forward to provide and install these generators in an astonishing time frame of 6 weeks.

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Speaking about the inauguration Mr. Anand Sharma Vice president, Marketing of Uttam Group of Companies said “Uttam has been in the forefront of introducing state of art equipment in the health care segment in India. Be it aluminumalloy cylinders or medical-grade oxygen generators; we have been there to serve the nation. Uttam has been offering medical oxygen generators for nearly 10 years and when the time came, we were prepared to install them in such a short time. These generators could not have come at a better time. We hope that these generators bring succor to the residents of Delhi.”

Uttam has closely worked with the Indian Army, UNDP, Government of Rajasthan, Government of Uttarakhand, and Corporate giants like Capgemini and Saint Gobain & HCL in providing oxygen to the masses with their oxygen generator Brand Novair. UTTAM’s vast experience in handling a sensitive situation, reacting and preparedness to provide the best has been the brand’s hallmark in its 40 years of existence.

From wielding what powers the sun to harnessing the ability of genomic medicine, the Uttam group of Companies strives to provide humanity with cutting-edge solutions” Established in the year 1900 Uttam group is primarily established in manufacturing and distribution of medical and industrial gases, high pressure lightweight aluminum alloy and carbon composite gas cylinders, allied equipment and global homecare and healthcare solutions. Uttam Group serves customers in key growth markets and has business verticals catering to medical and homecare, industrial safety, fuel & energy, automotive, recreational and defense.

National Highways Authority of India Makes Drone Survey Mandatory for All National Highways Projects Chennai

Port Wings News Network n order to enhance transparency, uniformity and leverage latest technology, the National Highways Authority of India, under Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has made mandatory use of drones for monthly video recording of National Highway projects during all stages of development, construction, operation and maintenance.

Contractors and Concessionaires shall carry out the drone video recording in presence of Team Leader of the Supervision Consultant and upload comparative project videos of the current and last month on NHAI’s portal ‘Data Lake’, capturing various project related developments during the month. Supervision Consultants shall analyse these videos and will provide their comments on the digital monthly progress reports covering various aspects of the project development. These videos will also be used by NHAI officials during the physical inspection of the projects to check the discrepancies

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and rectifications made basis the earlier observations.

Additionally, Project Directors of NHAI shall undertake monthly drone survey from the date of signing of contract agreement till start of construction of the project at site and also on completion of the project. NHAI will also undertake monthly drone survey in all developed projects where NHAI is responsible for operation and maintenance.

Since these videos will be permanently stored on the ‘Data Lake’, they can also be used as evidence during the dispute resolution process before Arbitral Tribunals and Courts.

Apart from this, mandatory deployment of Network Survey Vehicle (NSV) to carry out road condition survey on the National Highways to enhance quality will enhance the overall quality of the highways as NSV uses latest survey techniques such as high-resolution digital camera for 360 degree imagery, Laser Road Profilometer and other latest technology for measurement of distress in road surface.

June 16th - 22nd, 2021 Issue

DCBA organises COVID-19 vaccination for Customs Brokers New Delhi Port Wings News Network n a bid to protect thousands of Customs Brokers, their staff and family members, Delhi Customs Brokers Association (DCBA) has organized a 4-day COVID-19 vaccination camp at New Customs House (NCH), near IGI Airport, New Delhi from June 15 to 18, 2021. Supported by the Office of the

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Chief Commissioner of Customs (Delhi Zone), the vaccination camp is being conducted by Medanta Hospital.

The vaccination camp was inaugurated by Smt. Ranjana Jha, Chief Commissioner of Customs (Delhi Zone) along with Smt. Simmi Jain, Principal Commissioner of Customs, Air Cargo Import and Shri Manish Kumar, Commissioner of Customs, Airport & General.

Customs Brokers are one of the vital components of the logistics & supply chain system and recognised as frontline warriors in respect of the fighting against COVID-19 pandemic through their immensely valuable services. Risking their lives, the Customs Brokers are working 24x7 to clear all urgent Covid related cargo/material including oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, PPE kits, vaccines, etc from airports, ports and ICDs. Established in 1972 the Delhi Customs Brokers Association (earlier Delhi Customs Clearing Agents’ Association) at present has more than 1100 members and is active in Delhi NCR region to

facilitate the international trade to and from this very crucial region as regard to the growth of exim trade of the country is concerned.

Highlighting the urgent requirements of the vaccination camp, Mr Santosh Kumar Choudhary, Hony Secretary DCBA informed that already a large number of Customs Brokers, their staff and family members got infected by the deadly coronavirus and

several people including very young entrepreneurs have lost their lives from this sector. “At this critical scenario, at present the only way out is to vaccinate the Customs Brokers community to keep the logistics/ supply chain services unhindered,” he observed.

Mr Choudhary further shared that responses from the CB community towards the vaccination drive has been tremendous and the same will be continued by organizing more vaccination camps at different Customs locations/ICDs in Delhi NCR region the days to come.

Currently, more than 1000 people from the trade are being vaccinated in the first phase of this vaccination drive organised by the association.

According to Mr Choudhary, it could happen because of huge efforts of the entire Managing Committee of the association. The Managing Committee of DCBA includes Mr Raman Raj Sud, President; Mr Gurvinder Singh, Vice President; Mr Santosh Choudhary, Hony Secretary; Mr Rajbir Singh, Hony Joint Secretary; Mr Bhim Singh Jain, Hony Treasurer; Mr

P.S. Atree, Advisor and Managing Committee Members- Mr Anil Kumar Mishra, Mr Davender Lal Pipil, Mr Devendra Singh Bhadoria, Mr Mahendra Singh Yadav; Mr Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Mr Rohit Kapoor, Mr Vaneet Aggarwal, Mr Vijay Raghavan, Mr Vikrant Gogia and Mr Yogesh Kumar.

Mr Vijay Raghavan, Mr Vikrant Gogia and Mr Devendra Singh Bhadoria spearheaded the

coordination with Medanta Hospital, Local Administration and Customs Authority to organise this successful vaccination camp, complying with all government rules & regulations and protocols pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination. They conveyed their gratitude to the team Medanta, concerned Customs officials and local administration who extended full support to organise the vaccination camp for the greater interest of the manufacturing, export/import and logistics industry as well as the country’s economy.

And, above all, their support was to save the human lives at these times of unprecedented crisis.

Prior to organizing the event DCBA launched a massive campaign among its members highlighting the importance of vaccination to fight the deadly coronavirus. The association’s sensitization programme propagated the following slogans: “Don’t Pretend, Serve Mankind”; “Don’t wait, Come to Be Vaccinated”; Vaccines Are Safe for All”; “Baju Dekhao, COVID Hatao”; Leave Fear My Dear, Fight Together,” etc.

With Private Support, India Provides COVID Vaccinations For Seafarers New Delhi Port Wings News Network s India works to overcome a recent devastating second wave of COVID-19 the government working with private organizations is working to accelerate vaccination efforts for seafarers and other critical segments of the population. Recognizing India’s important role in providing crew to all segments of the maritime industry the goal is to provide vaccinations before seafarers’ next scheduled deployment.

“India plays a very significant role in the global seafarer industry,” the Ministry of Ports and Shipping noted in an official statement.

“There have been demands from many quarters to accord priority to seafarers in the vaccination drive in view of the nature of their work.”

As a result, working with the Ministry of Health, a new priority has been placed on giving priority for COVID-19 vaccinations to seafarers. Efforts are underway at six major ports, including Mumbai,

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Cochin, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, and Tuticorin, to provide vaccinations.

The Maritime Union of India highlighted the efforts, noting that the government said this week that individuals schedule for international travel for work or education, or to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, should also get priority for vaccinations and second doses. The MUI welcomed the news that the government will reduce the interval between the two-dose vaccinations to 28 days from the prior 84 days. The MUI called for all seafarers to be included in this new procedure.

In addition, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has launched a Vaccination Drive for Indian Seafarers aiming to facilitate vaccines at the most affordable prices for Indian seafarers as a priority in various cities around India.

“It is our duty to keep exploring possibilities in ways we can try to assist our seafarers and their families

undergoing tremendous hardships due to the COVID-19 situation in the country,” said ISWAN’s Director of Regions Chirag Bahri. ISWAN said it will also assist companies seeking to arrange for a large number of employees to be vaccinated.

According to ISWAN, its international helpline has received a significant number of calls from Indian seafarers who have shared the various challenges they and their families are facing in India due to the disastrous impact of the second wave of COVID-19. Indian seafarers have reported being unable to join vessels as they could not get vaccinated, which has resulted in increased hardship for the seafarers and their families and worries that they may lose their jobs.

The second wave of COVID-19 peaked across India in mid-May, when the country was experiencing a reported average of over 400,000 new cases a day. While the rate remains very high, on June 8 India reported that cases had fallen for the first time to under 100,000 per day.

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V.O.Chidambaranar Port Witnesses Remarkable Surge in Handling of Windmill Blades Tuticorin Port Wings News Network .O. Chidambaranar Port handled a single export consignment of 24 windmill blades of length 77.50 metres, the longest of its kind handled through VOC Port. The Vessel ‘M.V. PAC Alcor’, with Length overall (LOA) of 199.9 metres, was berthed at the Port on 10 June 2021 and the loading of the 77.50 metre long wind blades were carried out diligently, using Ship’s Hydraulic cranes and Harbour Mobile Cranes of the Port.

The Windmill blades were safely transported by M/s. NTC Logistics India Private Ltd., using specialized wind blade and tower transportation flat bed trucks all the way from Sriperumbudur to Tuticorin. The long wind blades were stacked three high, conforming to the safety standards and the vessel sailed from the Port on 13 June, 2021 for the Port of Aransas, USA. The Shipper, M/s. Nordex India Private Limited, the vessel agent, M/s. B.S.V Shipping Agencies, and the Stevedore, M/s. Century Star, appreciated VOC Port’s capability and efficiency in handling such over dimensional Cargo and assured their committed and continuous support for further shipments.

It is noteworthy that, on 9th June, the Port had handled 84 Windmill blades of length 74.90 metres in

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a single consignment. The Vestas Windmill blade manufacturer in India, M/s. TPA Industries, Chennai, shipped the above consignment through VOC Port, for which M/s.

DSV Air & Sea Pvt Ltd., were the handling agents.

V.O. Chidambaranar Port is witnessing a notable surge in wind power components hitting its docks

by handling 423 Windmill blades & frames during this Financial year upto 14th June, 2021. During the last financial year, the Port had handled 4462 Windmill blades & towers.

In a message conveyed by Shri T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, he stated that ‘I congratulate the Port officials, Agents, Transporters and exporters for their continued patronage in making VOC Port, the preferred Gateway for Export of Windmill blades and Towers’. He also stated that ‘off late, the size of a windmill rotor blades is getting longer and utmost care is being taken for the shipment of Windmill components’.

DP World Welcomes New Weekly Service To Middle East at its Port Terminals in Chennai, Cochin Chennai

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Port Wings News Network lobal logistics company DP World welcomes a new weekly India South Gulf (ISG) Service at its Port Terminals in Chennai and Cochin. The new service is jointly operated by a global shipping line – Evergreen Line, and feeder operators – Feedertech and Express Feeders.

The New weekly Service will directly connect DP World operated Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) and International Container Transshipment Te r m i n a l (ICTT) at Cochin with the Middle East Region. With the addition of this service both CCT and ICTT will boast of three direct weekly services to and from the Middle East. The new service will further boost trade between India and UAE thereby providing customers more options to move their cargo on this key and fastest growing trade lane. The service will immensely benefit customers from the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as those based out of Bangalore who can use rail connections to connect cargo directly to ICTT. The new service will also provide connections to Colombo increasing weekly feeder frequency from Chennai and Cochin.

The service commenced with the call of vessel “MV EVER CHANT” operated by Evergreen Line on 2nd June 2021 at DP World Port Terminal Chennai and on 8th June 2021 at

DP World Port Terminal Cochin.

“MV Hansa Rotenburg” operated

by Feedertech was the 2nd vessel deployed on this service which called CCT on 14th June 2021. The third vessel “MV Winner” operated

by Xpress Feeders is scheduled to make the call in the coming week.

The service Port rotation is Chennai – Colombo – Cochin – Jebel Ali – Cochin – Colombo – Chennai.

Capt. R. Venkatesh, CEO, DP World Port Terminal Chennai, said “At DP World we constantly add new products & services and create solutions that add value to the global s u p p l y chains. The ISG Service will enhance direct weekly connections to the Middle East from Chennai Port. It will allow our customers to connect their cargo seamlessly to some of the fastest growing markets in the Middle East. We thank our customers and partners for trusting us once again as it reinforces their confidence in our capabilities to add value to trade.”

Praveen Joseph, CEO, DP World Port Terminal Cochin, said “Addition of the new ISG service will enhance our integrated solution offerings between India and the Middle East. It will provide our customers with direct, reliable and cost-effective connections to Jebel Ali, which is the busiest trade hub in the Region, and thereby allowing them to grow their business on this significant trade route.”

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (16.06.2021 To 23.06.2021)

June 16th - 22nd, 2021 Issue

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CCTL - Chennai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

15/06

16/06

CCG

Voy

Agent/Line

CITPL - Chennai

Calling Ports

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

SM MANALI

SOH/CMB/COK/JEA/JEB/CME

17/06

18/06

ADHRCL

DANU BHUM

452W-452E

RCF

16/06

17/06

FME

SUEZ CANAL

21004W-21004E

TST

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

19/06

20/06

TCXNEW

X PRESS JERSEY

20018

SCM

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

Calling Ports

17/06

18/06

IEX

TOKYO BAY

TUT/LEH/JED/HAM/ANR/CMB/ RTM/PIR/COK/DAM/VTZ/LGP/KRI

16/06

17/06

ISG

WINNER

JEB/COK/CMB

21/06

22/06

ECH

SSL GUJRAT

KAT/HAL/CGP/PRT/KAT/KRI

18/06

19/06

ADHOC

VASI STAR

PKG/LCH

18/06

19/06

CI3

OOCL ZHOUSHAN

231W -231E

OIL

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

15/06

16/06

COST

TCI LAKSHMI

PBA

15/06

16/06

TCISX

TCI SURYA

SURYA 715-SURYA 716

TCI

Port Klang-Singapore-Laem Chabang

17/06

18/06

MD1

TRF KAYA

1723W-1723E

BTL

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

21/06

22/06

TCXNEW

MOL GATEWAY

109

ONE

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

Kakinada Container Terminal ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

20/06

21/06

KAK>CMB

19/06

20/06

KAK>CMB

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

MSC ISHYKA

SAMSARA

Halida, Colombo

SSL GUJARAT

IMPERIAL

Halida, Colombo

DAKSHINBHARATH GATEWAY TERMINAL / Tuticorin 15/06 16/06

16/06 17/06

CI II CTS

MV.WAN HAI 328

001E

MV.KAPTIAN MASLOV

1345

Kattupalli ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

16/06

17/06

C13

XIN WEN ZHOU

133

CCO

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

16/06

17/06

CCG

VARADA

37

SIM

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

CI II

TUTICORIN, PENANG, PORT KELANG, QINGDAO, SHANGHAI, NINGBO, SHEKOU

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMB

17/06

15/06

ECS

SSL CHENNAI

182

HMM

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

17/06

18/06

TCX

X PRESS JERSEY

20018

SCA

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

17/06

18/06

TUX

MV.OEL SHRAVAN

21138

TWF

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMB

19/06

20/06

BOX

MV.AS SOPHIA

21043S

BTL

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMB

17/06

18/06

IVX

CAPE MONTEREY

56E

GOL

20/06

21/06

CTS

MV.KAPTIAN MASLOV

135S

FAR SHIPPING

COLOMBO, TUTICORIN, COLOMB

18/06

19/06

ACS

HYUNDAI ULSAN

010W

HMM

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

18/06

19/06

ADHOC

BLPL BLESSING

2109

BLP

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

19/06

20/06

CCG

SM MANALI

3

SIM

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

19/06

20/06

C13

OOCL ZHOUSHAN

231E

OIL

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

20/06

21/06

ECS

SSL SABARIMALAI

88

HMM

Tuticorin,cochin,Pipava, Kandla,Jebel ali

21/06

22/06

TCX

MOL GATEWAY

109

ONE

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore,Shangha

21/06

22/06

C15

NORTHERN GUARD

050W

GOL

22/06

23/06

CIX

NORTHERN GUARD

103W

HMM

NSICT - Mumbai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

16/06

17/06

BLUENILE

CELSIUS NICOSIA

MSK

17/06

18/06

MIDAS

GH ZEPHYR

CCA

18/06

19/06

AIM

CHESAPEAKE BAY

HLI MSK

Calling Ports

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

19/06

20/06

MWE

MAERSK BROOKLYN

20/06

21/06

MECL

MAERSK DETROIT

MSK

20/06

21/06

AS1

APL NORWAY

CCA Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

ME2

MSK

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

ETD

23/06

MAERSK GAIRLOCH

ETA

22/06

16/06

17/06

CVX

MSC ISHKYA

SV122R

MSC

17/06

CCG

SM MANALI

3

SMI

23/06

MESAWA

MAERSK RUBICON

MSK

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

16/06

22/06

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

18/06

19/06

CHX

MAESRK NILE

123W

MSK

BLUENILE

MAERSK ARCHIPELAGO

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

19/06

20/06

MDM

TRF KAYA

1723E

BTL

Colombo

19/06

20/06

FME

SUEZ CANAL

21004W

TSL

Port Kelang(North port) – Singapore, Shanghai

23/06

24/06

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

VCTPL, Vizag

MSK

APM Terminal - Mumbai

Calling Ports

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

19/06

20/06

ECX

SSL GUJARATH

098S

RSA

Haldia, Paradip

TESSA

ESA

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

20/06

21/06

ADHOC

MARINE TRUST 01

48

NAV

C18

HANSA RENDSBURG

WHI

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

22/06

23/06

CHX

MAESRK NANSHA

124W

MSK

17/06

CIX

EVER UNITY

EGI

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

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

22/06

23/06

CWI

IAN H

GLD

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

20/06

21/06

CIX

GREEN HARMONY

HLI

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

15/06

16/06

MINA

YANTHIAN EXPRESS

HLI

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

19/06

20/06

ME3

W KLAIPEDA

MAE

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

19/06

20/06

CIX3

XIN HONG KONG

CEA

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

18/06

19/06

ME3

LISA

MAE

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

17/06

18/06

ASX

GFS GISELLE

SMM

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

17/06

18/06

TIP

GLEN CANYON

ONE

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

20/06

21/06

CWX

XPRESS ODYSSEY

SEC

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

22/06

23/06

NMG

MONTPELLIER

SMM

Jebel Ali, Mundra,Hazira,Nhava Sheva

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

18/06

19/06

CWI

18/06

19/06

16/06

Voy

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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Notifies Rules for Accredited Driver Training Centers New Delhi Port Wings News Network he Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has notified rules mandatory for accredited Drivers Training Centers. These rules will come into effect from 01st July, 2021. This will help in imparting proper training and knowledge to candidates who enroll at such centers. The salient features of Accredited Driver Training Centers are as under:1.

The centre shall be equipped with simulators and dedicated driving test track to provide high quality training to candidates.

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Remedial and refresher courses, as per the requirements under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, can be availed at these centers.

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The candidates, who successfully pass the test at these centers, will be exempted from the driving test requirement at the time of applying for driving license, which is currently being taken at the Regional Transport Office (RTO). This will help the drivers in getting the driving license after completing training from such accredited driving training centers.

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These centers are allowed to provide industry- specific specialized training as well.

Shortage of skilled drivers is one of the major issues in the Indian roadways sector and a large number of road accidents occur due to lack of knowledge of road regulations.

Section 8 of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019 empowers the Central Government to make rules regarding accreditation of Driver Training Centers.

June 16th - 22nd, 2021 Issue

More Than 300 Liners Waiting For Berth Space, Container Congestion Mapped Globally Chennai

Port Wings News Network rom Shekou to Seattle, Amsterdam to Auckland, containerships are backing up like never before in the 65-year history of the industry as the liner industry grapples with the enormous strain brought by Covid-19 and exceptional consumer behaviour, reports Splash.

Data provided to Splash from Seaexplorer, a container shipping platform created by logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel, shows the global carrier snarl-up with supply chains under enormous stress.

While much has been written about the ongoing port congestion issues in the US and the fallout from a recent outbreak of Covid-19 at ports in South China, the map supplied by Seaexplorer clearly shows the global phenomenon of liner congestion in 2021. Red dots represent clusters of ships while orange ones mark out ports that are congested or suffering from disrupting operations.

As it stands today, there are more than 300 containerships waiting for

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berth spaces to open up around the world.

Commenting via LinkedIn, Otto Schacht, executive vice president for sea logistics at Kuehne + Nagel, noted: “Shippers better increase inventories, supply chains are too tight, just in time does not work in these times, consumer demand will remain strong.”

“In terms of capacity this is highly likely to be severely skewed towards larger vessels waiting in line and therefore even more in capacity terms,” commented Lars Jensen, CEO of Danish liner consultancy, Vespucci Maritime.

“The global deepsea liner networks are stretched thinner than any time in the past, with port congestion and network disruptions tying up vessels and boxes all over the world,” Alan Murphy, CEO of Sea-Intelligence, told Splash today.

In the past, there would be plenty of buffer in the system, otherwise known as overcapacity, to handle most of these disruptions, but with the networks stretched thin, every additional disruption is adding to the backlog.

“As we’re now heading into the peak season with no buffers, we should expect this to last at least through the year,” Murphy warned today.

Looking at the map today, Simon Heaney, senior manager, container research at UK consultants Drewry, said that bottlenecks and delays at ports around the world are the symptom of the wider breakdown in the supply chain infrastructure, all related to the pandemic that spurred changes in consumption habits and reduced inland productivity.

“It is very clearly a global problem as the map shows, and as such is going to take time to be resolved,” Heaney said, suggesting that there are “big philosophical questions” the industry and its customers need to address about how to best avoid a repeat of this calamitous scenario.

With dwell times increasing dramatically off South China this week, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), a global reference point for spot box rates, leapt again to new highs today, climbing another 91 points to 3,704 points, 247% up year-on-year.

DNV Launches New Compliance Planner Tool For Easy Regulatory Tracking And Compliance Chennai Port Wings News Network NV, the world’s leading classification society, has launched Compliance Planner – a new digital tool that enables DNV customers to easily track the requirements and deadlines of legislation for both individual vessels and entire fleets.

As both the number and complexity of international shipping regulations continues to grow, navigating the timelines and requirements has become an increasing burden on ship owners and operators. Compliance Planner presents a full overview of the requirements facing any vessel, or fleet, the requirements already met, those still to be fulfilled, and a tailored list of actions to ensure compliance.

“We have been focused for many years now on realising the opportunities digitalisation creates

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for our customers, enabling them to streamline their interactions with both class and regulators,” said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV Maritime. “With Compliance Planner, we are now able to offer our customers a comprehensive and simple tool that can keep them not only in compliance, but ahead of the regulatory curve. This is another significant advance in our digital journey towards making the assurance process as forwardlooking and frictionless as possible.”

After logging into the tool, Compliance Planner presents all of the upcoming statutory requirements based on the vessels in Veracity - Fleet Status. The results are filtered to match the vessels within a customer’s fleet and broken down into mandatory and optional requirements. It also offers an accessible information resource that will help customers familiarise themselves with new regulations.

“This is the first time that a classification society has put together this information in a way that is simple, accessible, and automatically shows an owner or operator which regulations are affecting their fleet and when,” said Georgios Kasimatis, Director of Regulatory Affairs at DNV Maritime. “Just by clicking on a regulation our customers can see all the vessels in their fleet that need to be in compliance, with the alternative options they can take. From there they can directly request the class action they need to meet the requirements.

This will significantly reduce the time normally spent by staff on administration and the risk of missing key deadlines.”

Compliance Planner is available from 14/06/2021 for all DNV customers with vessels in class. Coverage of Flag State requirements is planned for inclusion in a future update.

Port Of Los Angeles Surpasses 1 Million Container Units In Single Month Chennai Port Wings News Network he Port of Los Angeles processed 1,012,048 TwentyFoot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in May, a leap of 74% compared to last year. It was the busiest month ever in the Port’s 114-year history, the 10th consecutive month of yearover-year increases and the first time a Western Hemisphere port has handled more than 1 million TEUs in a month, according to the company’s release.

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million TEUs in a 12-month period that will end June 30th.

May 2021 loaded imports reached 535,714 TEUs compared to the previous year, an increase of 75%. It was the most imports ever in one month at the Port, eclipsing the previous record of 516,286 set in August of 2020.

Loaded exports increased 5.3% to 109,886 TEUs compared to the same period last year. Empty containers climbed to 366,448 TEUs, a jump of 114% compared to last year due to the heavy demand in Asia. It was the most empties ever processed in a month at the Port.

Five months into the year, overall cargo volume is 4,551,445 TEUs, an increase of 48.2% compared to 2020.

North America’s leading seaport by container volume and cargo value, the Port of Los Angeles facilitated $259 billion in trade during 2020.

San Pedro Bay port complex operations and commerce facilitate one in nine jobs across the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura. The Port of Los Angeles has remained open with all terminals operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NEWS - BITS COSCO confirms Thordon seawater lubrication for 8 newbuild general cargo ships

Thordon Bearings says that COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO), COSCO Shipping Lines, has confirmed that the eight newbuild multipurpose cargo vessels entrusted to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) Co. Ltd. will each feature a COMPAC seawater lubricated shaftline arrangement from Thordon Bearings.

CY Engineering, Thordon’s authorized distributor in China will supply and oversee the installation of a COMPAC open seawater lubricated propeller shaft system designed for shaft diameters of 553mm (21.7in).

The scope of supply, to be rolled out in two four-ship batches scheduled for August 2021 and December 2022, includes COMPAC propeller shaft bearings, shaft liners, ThorShield shaft coating, and Thordon’s Water Quality Package.

Since 2007, when COSCO first used water lubricated bearings on a pair of 5000-unit pure car/truck carriers (PCTC), CY Engineering has supplied Thordon’s award-winning system to more than 90 COSCO ships, including tankers, bulk carriers, semi-submersible, ro-ros and multi-purpose cargo ships.

“I think the success of this long-term cooperation is due to the highquality products/systems and excellent after sales services provided.

COSCO feels very satisfied with the COMPAC system and is leading the way in environmentally sustainable operations,” said Alex Li, CY Engineering’s Managing Director.

In 2015, CY Engineering captured its largest COSCO contract to date. The order for 22 oil-free COMPAC shaftline systems also marked Thordon’s largest single order for a merchant vessel owner.

Sam Williams, Thordon’s Regional Manager for Asia, said: “This new order is indicative not only in the more environmentally focused seascape but also the shipowner’s commitment to sustainable operations.

Wärtsilä supports EU and Waterborne Technology Platform partnership to reach zero emissions by 2050

The technology group Wärtsilä is active in its support for a coprogrammed partnership between the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform. The aim of the partnership is to demonstrate zero-emission solutions for all main ship types and services before 2030, which will enable zero-emission waterborne transport before 2050. An agreement for the partnership is to be signed during the European Research and Innovation Days event on June 23.

Wärtsilä contributed to the preparation phase of the partnership agreement and will support the programme’s internal processes by helping to define the partnership’s strategic goals, monitoring and guiding its progress, and ensuring proper functioning of the partnership.

Wärtsilä has, through its research of carbon-neutral fuels and development of related engine technology, taken a leading role in efforts to decarbonise shipping. The fuels researched include bio- and synthetic LNG, ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and bio-fuels. As early as 2015, Wärtsilä successfully converted a Ro-Pax vessel to operate on methanol fuel. Wärtsilä is also a participant in the EU’s ShipFC project to develop fuel storage systems for the world’s first ammonia powered vessel. During this year, the ship will also be fitted with an internal combustion engine fuelled by ammonia – another world first breakthrough.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a goal of reducing the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping by at least 50 percent by 2050, compared to 2008 levels. In addition, a target has been set to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping by 40 percent by 2030, thus emphasising the need for the rapid introduction of existing and new smart technologies.

CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Notification No.51/2021 (N.T.) ALL RATES PER UNIT

FOREIGN CURRENCY Australian Dollar Bahraini Dinar Canadian Dollar Chinese Yuan Danish Kroner EURO Hong Kong Dollar Kuwaiti Dinar New Zealand Dollar Norwegian Kroner Pound Sterling Qatari Riyal Saudi Arabian Riyal Singapore Dollar South African Rand Swedish Kroner Swiss Franc Turkish Lira UAE Dirham US Dollar Japanese Yen (100) Korean Won (100)

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RATE (INR) Import Export 57.90 200.20 61.85 11.65 12.25 90.85 9.60 251.00 54.20 9.00 105.35 20.75 20.10 56.25 5.60 9.00 83.00 8.75 20.55 73.95 67.90 6.80

55.50 187.90 59.65 11.25 11.75 87.65 9.25 235.50 51.85 8.65 101.85 19.45 18.90 54.35 5.25 8.65 79.75 8.25 19.30 72.25 65.40 6.35

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Customs Processes Further Digitised At Rotterdam Port

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Port Wings News Network he trade in refrigerated products via reefer containers is seeing spectacular growth in the Port of Rotterdam. The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Customs, Fresh Produce Centre and Portbase have joined forces to facilitate this growth market and ensure that customs clearance is faster, more efficient and safer. Reefer containers account for over 15% of the total number of containers shipped via the Port of Rotterdam. This proportion is expected to increase further in the coming years. The initial results of the partnership are promising.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority works continuously with supply chain partners to examine opportunities to further optimise port and chain process efficiency and safety. A pilot started recently to make customs’ processes safer and more efficient. ‘This is a rather complex process that involves more than you would at first expect’, began Hanna Stelzel, Business Manager Logistics and Supply Chain at the Port of Rotterdam. Popularly known as customs clearance, in practice this involves more than the activities carried out

by Customs. It is the combined action of customs, ship agents, terminals, shipping lines and other involved chain partners. With lots of communication back and forth.

‘Communications between all involved parties largely determines the efficiency of the entire clearance process’, added Anne Saris, Business Manager Agrofood and Distribution from the Port of Rotterdam Authority.

‘Cooperation is crucial. The faster and more efficient the communications, the more efficient the customs clearance.’

The increase in the number of reefers was a key reason to examine processes together with chain partners. As container numbers in the port increase, the number of inspections increases, too.

These inspections are carried out based on risk analyses and profiles, with country of origin and history (or lack of this) helping to determine whether a container should or should not be inspected. Reefers often originate from high-risk areas, which means they are also more frequently selected for inspection. As further growth is expected, it is crucial that the port makes optimum preparations to facilitate this increased flow of reefers. Efficient customs processes are an essential link in the chain. ‘Moreover, these help attract additional flows’, added Stelzel.

Customs inspects the containers in three ways, the most common being via scanning.

All large container terminals on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam have a high-tech customs scanner on site and images of the container contents are analysed by customs remotely, 24/7. This means there’s no need for containers to leave the terminal, or be opened unnecessarily and, in 95% of cases, they can be released again within 36 hours of unloading. A second method is the physical inspection, that is carried out on the State Inspection Terminal (SIT) on Maasvlakte. The third option involves using sniffer dogs to check the relevant containers at the terminals. ‘It also happens that further controls are needed after viewing the scanned images. That’s the physical inspection at the SIT’, added Loekie Lepelaar, Customs Affairs Advisor and Client Manager at Customs, Port of Rotterdam.

‘We’re continuously examining processes and analysing bottlenecks together with our chain partners’, Saris continued. A project team, involving the Port Authority and Customs as well as members of Fresh Produce Centre and Portbase, was established recently to minimise waiting times and delays during customs inspections. The project team analysed customs processes and concluded that there is quite some room for improvement, particularly as far as physical

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checks and inspections with sniffer dogs are concerned. ‘The necessary improvements are not so much in the inspections themselves, but in the processes around these, such as scheduling transport from the terminal to SIT and back and the communications between the parties involved’, explained Stelzel.

Further analysis also showed that a large proportion of bottlenecks are created by processes that still require one or more manual actions. Stelzel stated: ‘If Customs selects a container for a physical control, the ship agent and terminal are notified. The ship agent then contracts a logistics service provider to transport the container to the State Inspection Terminal. That transport movement will then be scheduled for the following day.

With manual processes, such as typing emails or telephone contact between the involved chain partners, it can happen that a container scanned on a Thursday can only arrive at the SIT on the Monday or even Tuesday, partly because not all links in the chain work 24/7.’

‘That’s certainly not something we want, particularly for reefers, where shelf life is key’, stated Saris.

That’s why the partners started a pilot this spring to digitise many of the manual processes. All customs clearance checks are already announced digitally via the Port Community System’s Inspection Portal.

‘Making all these announcements digitally at the transportation company – with the ship agents’ approval – enables us to accelerate transport scheduling. The time gains can then be considerable, certainly if there’s a weekend involved’, stated Dalibor Stojakovic, Product Owner at Portbase. ‘The LSP can start scheduling before receiving the assignment from the ship agent, although actual transport movements of course only take place once the assignment is received.’

‘Further digitisation enables us to reduce turnaround times and minimise waiting times’,

added Daco Sol. The Logistics, Supervision & Supply Chain Programme Manager at Fresh Produce Centre is aware too of the consequences of unwelcome delays. ‘There’s a huge risk of quality losses for fresh produce.

Or you may need to find other sales channels and the financial losses can run to tens of thousands of euros. Of course, nobody wants that. Minimising waiting and turnaround times was therefore one of our most important reasons for taking part. Our members import fresh produce and aim for the shortest possible turnaround time in the chain.’

It’s still not known how many gains will be made. ‘We’re still in the start-up phase and it’s too early to say more about this. But that digitising makes the processes more efficient is certainly already clear’, stated Stelzel.

She also thinks that it helps that all involved parties see the potential of this and are also actually prepared to make improvements.

Sol added: ‘The greatest gain so far is having much more insight as this has helped us understand the origin of delays and that communications and manual activities are the bottlenecks. The level of focus there is on this right now is a first step in the right direction. But we’re not there yet. As far as we’re concerned, the ultimate goal will only be achieved if all processes that can logically be organised and optimised are also actually organised and optimised. That sounds ambitious perhaps, but I’m convinced that it’s achievable as long as we’re all on the same page.’

Stelzel concluded: ‘The initial results are promising. We can keep delays to a minimum, not only for reefers but also for other containers. This ensures that cargo owners don’t face unnecessary costs. Other chain partners have now also expressed interest and we’re expecting to take rapid steps there, too. Ultimately, the aim is to work together to improve efficiency in the port.’

DFO-WMU Empowering Women Programme Endorsed as an Ocean Decade Action by the IOC-UNESCO

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Port Wings News Network he World Maritime University’s (WMU) research and capacity building programme on Empowering Women for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Empowering Women Programme) has been endorsed as a Decade Action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade). The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations E d u c a t i o n a l , Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOCUNESCO) announced the endorsement on World Oceans Day, 8 June 2021.

WMU’s Empowering Women Programme is generously sponsored

by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), with additional support from The Nippon Foundation, and is delivered through a multidisciplinary team at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute. The Programme will enhance capacity to explore and promote women’s empowerment and gender equality in the conduct of ocean science and in sciencedependent governance systems. Research findings will identify key barriers and good practice contributing to a proposed Strategy and Action Plan to help deliver equal opportunities for full participation and leadership by women at all levels of ocean science under the Ocean Decade. The Programme will enhance ongoing collaborations with partners including intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, government agencies, research institutes, universities, and

individuals to deliver substantive research outputs contributing to transformative actions.

Regarding the endorsement, Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President of WMU said, “The Ocean Decade provides a golden opportunity to achieve gender equality in ocean science. I firmly believe that through a range of initiatives, the Empowering Women Programme, delivered by the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, will enhance the capacity to explore and promote women’s empowerment and gender equality in the conduct of ocean science, as well as in science-dependent governance systems. The Programme is committed to contributing transformative actions to empower women from all backgrounds for the Ocean Decade. We could not be more pleased that the importance of this Programme has been duly recognized by IOC-UNESCO with recognition as an official Ocean Decade Action.”

The IOC-UNESCO Decade Action endorsement of the Empowering Women Programme is a milestone in WMU’s involvement in the Ocean Decade, and furthers the University’s substantive efforts to promote gender equality in line with Goal 5 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It recognizes that WMU’s Empowering Women Programme will play a central role in supporting the Ocean Decade mission to catalyze transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development. Through advancing women’s participation in ocean science at all levels, the Programme supports the achievement of the Ocean Decade vision by advocating for ‘the people we need for the ocean we want’.

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