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Port Wings News Network ith an aim to introducing transparency and also ensuring efficiency of ports and airports, the Union Commerce Ministry is planning to bring out a model handbook to deal with the process and documentation in ports, according to Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Special Secretary of Logistics, Ministry of Commerce.

Agarwal further said: "There are several issues of inefficiency in logistics, including port documentation and processes, that are hurting EXIM trade."

While addressing a webinar on EXIM Trade in New Normal organised by the Madras Chamber of Commerce of Industry recently, Agarwal referred to a recent study

by Asian Development Bank, said at JNPT and Vizag ports it was found that 80-145 documents are required

and nearly 30 per cent of them are redundant and one-third are required more than once, He advocated a uniform port documentation model which can be File Photo

formed at the national level, but can be customised by each port according to their local requirements. The proposed model would be ready in 6-8 months, he added.

On logistics cost, Agarwal said there are different numbers.

For instance, a study in 2018 by

a private agency said that it was around 13 per cent. However, a report by the National Council of Applied Economic Research last year pegged it at 8.1 per cent, which is nearly the global average.

“We should not give too much importance to the figures. Rather than focusing on the numbers, we should look at addressing inefficiencies in the system. There is a lot of scope to improve logistics cost,” he said.

“Whatever be the logistics cost, our focus should be to reduce the logistics cost by five per cent,” he added.

Stressing on the need for going digital, he said the exchange of documents is being done manually in ports and 30 per cent of the documents is redundant.

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Port Wings News Network he Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), on July 23, blocked the MEIS module from accepting new applications for shipping bills with let export order (LEO) beginning April 1, 2020, to limit the issuance of any more scrips, according to a BusinessLine report.

The Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) seeks to make India’s products more competitive in the global markets.

The scheme provides incentives in the form of duty credit scrip to the exporter to compensate for his loss on payment of duties. The

incentive is paid as percentage of the realised Free on Board (FOB) value (in free foreign exchange) for notified goods going to notified markets.

The Department of Revenue had allocated Rs 9,000 crore for MEIS during FY21. It recently asked the Commerce and Industry Ministry to “review MEIS rates and coverage so that the benefit outgo remained within the allocation of Rs 9,000 crore in this period and sought allocation accordingly”.

The Commerce and Industry Ministry had, in turn, urged the Finance Ministry to “re-consider” its decision to stick to the Rs 9,000-crore allocation.

The database for MEIS scrip issuance was checked and it has been found that as on July 20, MEIS scrips of a value of Rs 422.4 crore had already been issued to exporters for shipping bills with let export order from April 1 onwards, Praveen Kumar, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, said.

“Since allocated funds at this stage for MEIS for FY 21 stands at Rs 9,000 crore and any additional allocation has not been conveyed by DoR, the online MEIS module was blocked on July 23 from accepting new applications for shipping bills with LEO date April 1 onwards to limit the issuance of any more scrips, he said.

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NCLAT Upholds Adani Group's Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone's Takeover Of Dighi Port Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network three-member NCLAT bench dismissed the plea led by promoter Vishal Vijay Kalantri challenging the order passed by the Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which had approved the Rs

NCLAT bench headed by Acting Chairperson Justice B L Bhat.

The appellate tribunal also observed that all "possible endeavours are made by the File Photo

650-crore resolution plan by Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on March 5, according to a report in The Economic Times.

The appellate tribunal rejected Kalantri's submissions contending that NCLT has failed to consider objections raised by it over the resolution plan submitted by APSEZ and rejected the settlement proposal submitted by his company Balaji Infra Projects Ltd (BIPL).

"All objections raised qua the action of the 'Resolution Professional' during Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), approval of 'Resolution Plan' of 'APSEZ' by the Committee of Creditors and its subsequent approval by the Adjudicating Authority being unfounded are hereby repelled.

"There is no merit in this appeal and the same is dismissed," said the

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promoters to frustrate the CIRP and thwart all attempts at resolution" of the corporate insolvency and revival of Dighi Port, thereby jeopardising the legitimate interests of all stakeholders and defeating the object of the legislation.

"At the very outset, we may observe that the instant case is yet another instance of the promoters not letting the goose escape from their dragnet, though it no more lays golden eggs," said NCLAT. It further said: "We say so as in the instant case this is the third attempt to stall the process, the earlier two efforts on the part of promoters having fizzled out.”

The NCLAT also observed that due procedures were followed while approving APSEZ's resolution plan.

"It is not disputed that the fair value and liquidation value was determined by the duly appointed registered valuers and the approved resolution plan was considered with regard to its viability and feasibility in terms of the provisions of the ‘I&B Code' and CIRP Regulations.

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he global economic downturn will be the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930s – and in many dimensions, worse than that seismic failure of the global system. We should use the massive amount of Government intervention in countries…to create a new world that is more in accordance with our views of what our societies should be.

Countries that have done well have high trust in Government, high social solidarity, an understanding of the externalities associated with disease spread, and trust in science.

With multilateral cooperation under strain, senior UN officials, Nobel laureates and eminent academic experts, gathered virtually, recently, for the launch of a new report recommending “an adjusted approach” to economic development, and a policy dialogue exploring how countries can recover from COVID-19, in ways that lead to real structural transformation.

“Parallel threats linked to health, economic and social crises have crippled countries and left us at a standstill”, said Liu Zhenmin, Under Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), as he presented a new report by the Highlevel Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs.

Titled Recover Better: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities, it analyses economic trends critical to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recovery from COVID-19.

Among its recommendations is a greater focus on the environment, he said, as well as promotion of research and development, investment in infrastructure and education, and improvement in economic equality.

“Overcoming the crisis and getting back on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals will require a strengthened multilateralism”, he said.

COVID-19 has laid bare how much leadership, foresight and collaboration among all Governments and stakeholders, matter.

In a video message, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed, said as many as 100 million people are expected to be pushed back into extreme poverty in 2020 – the first rise in global poverty since 1998.

During two policy dialogues, 12 experts wrestled with whether the world is currently in a recession and if so, what it will take to recover in ways that can thoroughly reform underlying vulnerabilities.

The market is not going to equalize society. We need a new social and political compact altogether. Costa Rica, Uruguay and Cuba – societies that have high trust in government – have fared better during the pandemic than others.

A progressive tax system is the need of the hour, as countries in the region have a 23 per cent tax burden, lower than those in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as more regional integration. The post-pandemic world is going to be a world of regions, a world of blocs.

Along similar lines, Marcel Fratzscher of research institute DIW Berlin, said that on 21 July, European countries agreed to establish a €750 billion ($850 billion) recovery fund, transferring resources from stronger to weaker countries with the goal of rebuilding Europe.

Others drew attention to the significant drop in global trade, which Merit Janow, Dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, said was occurring in the context of growing nationalism, geopolitical tensions and strain around multilateral institutions – all of which underscores the vulnerability of global supply chains.

The first priority should be to keep the global trading system open, she said.

Practical, problem-solving approaches will be needed, which countries might undertake regionally or through “coalitions of the willing”. She pointed out that when the World Trade Organization appellate body disbanded, a cluster of countries agreed on arbitration for some purposes.

More global cooperation is badly needed and strong forces are fraying the global economy. While the “Trump-kind of protectionism” will go by the wayside, the deeper problem is that supply chains have not been resilient and instead made countries more vulnerable.

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Under the turmoil of COVID-19, authoritarianism is now flourishing in some TEXT parts of the world, which has led to a split among nations.

Post-COVID-19, the world is going to have a very different architecture, no matter who is in the White House, no matter what is going on around the world.

Much of the near future will be coloured by the world’s ability to deal with the virus and any future outbreaks. If current trends continue then it will be Europe and China that deal with it best, with the United States, South America and Africa really suffering to contain and manage the outbreak.

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intended objective of ‘I&B Code' is essentially a business decision resting upon commercial wisdom of the CoC and is not amenable to judicial review,” NCLAT said.

Dighi Port, which is being developed by BIPL, promoted by industrialist Kalantri, in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, owes over Rs 3,000 crore to the lenders and is going through the corporate insolvency resolution process.

The promoter, through the holding company BIPL, had offered Rs 680 crore to the financial creditors besides Rs 50 crore towards the CIRP costs and payment to operational creditors, which was rejected in September 2019.

The resolution plan submitted by 'APSEZ' was approved by the 'Committee of Creditors' with an overwhelming majority of above 99.68 per cent votes on September 19, 2019.

Earlier, bids by JNPT, APSEZ and Veritas Consortium were considered by the Committee of Creditors initially but finally went with APSEZ, as the flagship company of the Adani Group, came up with the highest bid.

The NCLT had started insolvency proceedings against the Dighi Port Ltd on March 25, 2018 allowing the plea of one of its operational creditor DBM Geotechnics and Constructions Ltd - for non-payment of construction of multi-purpose berth.

Indian Railways Pulls Freight Traffic Ahead of Last Year's Level New Delhi Port Wings News Network nspite of COVID 19 related challenges, Indian Railways achieved a significant milestone of pulling freight traffic ahead of last year's level. On 27 July 2020, the freight loading was 3.13 MT which is higher than last year for the same date.

It may be noted that Hon’ble Prime Minister had emphasized upon achievement of long term and far reaching goals during the lockdown.

Accordingly, Railways has completed nearly 200 infrastructure works in this period.

Now Railways has achieved a milestone in freight transportation also.

The average speed of Freight Trains on 27 July 2020 was 46.16

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kmph which is more than double as compare to last year for the same date (22.52 kmph). In the month of July the average speed of freight trains is 45.03 kmph which is around double as compare to last year for the same month (23.22 kmph). West Central Railway with the average speed of 54.23 kmph, Northeast Frontier Railway with the speed of 51 kmph, East Central Railway 50.24 kmph, East Cost Railway 41.78 kmph, South East Central Railway 42.83 kmph, South Eastern Railway 43.24 kmph and Western Railway with the speed of 44.4 kmph are the leading Railway Zones in the average speed of freight train in Indian Railways.

On 27 July 2020 the total freight loading was 3.13 million tonnes which is higher than last year for the same date. On 27 July 2020 total 1039 no. of rakes loaded with

freight in Indian Railways which includes 76 rakes of foodgrain, 67 rakes of fertilizer, 49 rakes of steel, 113 rakes of cement, 113 rakes of iron ore and 363 rakes of coal.

It may be noted that these improvements in freight movements will be institutionalized and incorporated in the upcoming zero based time table. These steps will lead to significantly higher freight traffic and earnings for Railways and cost competitive logistics for the entire country.

It is worth mentioning that a number of concessions/ discounts are also being given in Indian Railways to make Railways Freight movement very attractive.

Covid 19 has been used by Railways an opportunity to improve all round efficiencies and performances.

A.P. Moller - Maersk Launches Maersk Flow Chennai

Port Wings News Network o further assist small and medium sized businesses with the complexity of managing their supply chains, Maersk is launching Maersk Flow - a digital platform which provides customers and their partners with everything they need to take control of their supply chain, from factory to market.

The solution enables transparency in critical supply chain processes and ensures that the flow of goods and documents is executed as planned.

It also reduces manual work and costly mistakes, while empowering logistics professionals with all the current and historical data they need

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to sustainably improve their supply chain.

“We are very excited to release Maersk Flow, which will give these customers a digital supply chain management tool that is designed specifically for their needs. Maersk Flow will allow our customers to significantly improve their supply chain performance with less time and effort. This lets them focus more resources on their core business and achieve happier customers and higher sales growth,“ says Martin Holme Global Head of SCM & E-commerce Logistic, A.P. Moller - Maersk.

The daily life of small and medium sized businesses is increasingly global, complex and

fast-paced. Every day thousands of products are moving through the supply chain, on multiple carriers, coming from and reaching many supply chain partners and customers.

And for many of these companies this complexity is managed fully manually via spreadsheets, emails and phone calls, which despite lots of hard work is leading to reduced visibility and control - and ultimately higher costs or lost sales.

With Maersk Flow these companies will be able to take control of their supply chains.

Maersk Flow further extends Maersk’s customer reach and strengthens the company’s position as an industry leader in digital solutions.

Air Cargo Recovery Continues in June but at a Slow Pace: IATA Chennai

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Continued from page -1 approved resolution plan of ‘APSEZ' contravenes any provisions of law,” it said in its order passed on July 24.

The only issue raised is that the settlement offer emanating from the promoter is better, as regards maximisation of the value of the assets of the company and subserves the interest of all stakeholders.

"This argument, in the nature of such settlement offer being superior to the approved Resolution Plan of 'APSEZ' in the context of a financial matrix, viability and feasibility, cannot be accepted for the simple reason that the decision regarding feasibility and viability of a Resolution Plan qua the

Port Wings News Network he International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in June showing improvement, but at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest.

Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell by 17.6% in June (-19.9% for international operations) compared to the previous year. That is a modest improvement from the 20.1% yearon-year drop recorded in May. Global capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTKs), shrank by 34.1% in June

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( 33.9% for international operations) compared to the previous year. This was on par with the 34.8% year-onyear drop in May. Belly capacity for international air cargo shrank by 70% in June compared to the previous year due to the withdrawal of passenger services amid COVID-19. This was partially offset by a 32% increase in capacity through expanded use of freighter aircraft.

Global manufacturing demand stabilized in June: - The new export orders component of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose by 11 points compared to May, the strongest monthly increase since the series began in 1999.

- The PMI tracking global manufacturing output rebounded in June to its highest level since January.

“Cargo is, by far, healthier than the passenger markets but doing business remains exceptionally challenging.

While economic activity is re-starting after major lockdown disruptions there has not been a major boost in demand.

The rush to get personal protective equipment (PPE) to market has subsided as supply chains regularized, enabling shippers to use cheaper sea and rail options. And the capacity crunch continues because passenger operations are recovering very slowly,” said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's Director General and CEO.

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Shortage of Customs Officials Threatens Growth of Export Import Trade in Chennai Chennai

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Port Wings News Network he shortage of Customs officials at Container Freight Stations (CFSs) for swift clearance of cargoes impacting both exports and imports activities in Chennai, Kamarajar (Ennore) and Kattupalli ports, many stakeholders say.

Chennai, which is known as the Eastern Gateway of India and capital of Tamil Nadu, hosts three ports -Chennai, Kamarajar and Kattupalli (managed by Adani Group) and connecting the regional trade with many international ports.

Annually, about 20 lakh containers (TEUs) are being handled at these ports-managed container terminals like DP World Chennai, PSA Chennai and Adani Container Terminal. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a remarkable slump in EXIM trade across the globe and only 3.25 lakh TEUs were handled through these terminals in the last three to four months. Since the port sector is categorized under essential services by the Union Government, movement of containers remain unhindered despite strict lockdown across the state these days.

As the Union Government allowed functioning of all the industries, there has been a steady increase of work in EXIM sector.

The number of containers is also increasing continuously. However, the export and import trade is threatened by shortage of Customs officials in the freight stations. The Customs officers are the one who verify the documentation and clear the cargo for exports or imports.

LESS NUMBER OF CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ARE ON DUTY: There are over 30 CFSes,

both public and privately run, are functioning under the administrative control of Chennai Customs Commissionerate.

There are four container terminals – two at Chennai Port, one each at Kamarajar (Ennore) and Kattupalli ports.

After the completion of documentation process of export

documents from 10 am to 8 pm only.

According to freight forwarding agents, the Customs officials, who must be at the seat by 10 AM every day, rarely comes on time and most of the time, they reach the facility only by afternoon. And, it creates severe backlog of document processing, and sometime, traders miss out their

Besides, about 2,000 container trucks are waiting in line on Ennore Expressway, Manali Road, Inner Ring Road and Ponneri Road. Due to this, container trucks now started plying on the main road meant for public transport. This has caused severe traffic snarls on Ennore Expressway and even ambulances

and import of goods, it is the task of Customs officials to check and allow them for exports or import.

Considering the long-standing issue of container trailer traffic congestion in Chennai Port and to reduce the paperwork along the route, a CFS was established in Tiruvottiyur area in about 11 acres. It is managed by the Public Sector Undertaking Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC). Container laden trucks coming to Chennai Port for export of goods from different industries can complete all of their documentation testing at this terminal and move directly into the port. The facility is meant to be open round the clock to ensure that the work is done without any delay. But the Customs officials are available for checking

shipments in scheduled vessels.

"Even though CWC is paying the fee for 24-hour posting of Customs officials at the facility to the Chennai Commissionerate, they failed to allocate enough officials to remain round-the-clock here to clear documents swiftly. We have registered several complaints about the shortage of Customs officials with higher-ups, but this is continuing," said a CWC official, who did not want to be named.

LONG QUEUES OF TRUCKS: According to the trade, due to shortage of officers, there are more than five hundred container trucks waiting daily in the CWC facility for document inspections.

carrying patients of corona infection are also stuck in the traffic. Though the export trade is essential to the economy of the country, the sheer delay in processing documents and clearing the vehicles for moving containers into the port has largely affected the trade as well as the locality. Various stakeholders have urged the Customs to take action and post more hands at the CWC facility so that container-laden lorries move without any delay.

RESPONSE FROM PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS: When asked about the issue, Mr M M Parthiban, the chief commissioner of Customs, Chennai, said: "When the issue of long

Cochin Port Helps FACT to Look East; First Coastal Shipment of FACT Flagged Off Kochi

Port Wings News Network n a move that redefines the partnership between Governments owned corporates, Cochin Port Trust (CPT) and Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT), two of the leading PSUs in Kerala, flagged off the first containerized consignment of fertilizers meant for coastal shipping from Cochin to Haldia, West Bengal, on 28 July 2020.

Since 2019, FACT was planning to look beyond South and to enter the Eastern Markets as part of their plan to build up a pan-India presence. They were gearing up to market Ammonium Sulphate in West Bengal and was looking for a viable mode of transport. At this point, the Business Development Team of Cochin Port stepped in and offered them a solution by way of ‘door to door’ movement using coastal shipping which has lot of advantages like avoidance of multiple handling, elimination of any chance of contamination & pilferage, less damage to the cargo etc.

Finally, the efforts put in by all the stakeholders resulted in shipment of first lot of 20 TEUs containing 560 Tons through M.V. SSL Vishakhaptnam operated by M/s. Shreyas Shipping and Logistics Ltd., a Transworld Group Company.

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FACT, Udyogmandal were jointly flagged off by Dr.M.Beena, IAS, Chairman, Cochin Port and Shri Kishor Rungta, CMD, FACT on File Photo

28.07.2020. The containers will be shipped from ICTT, Vallarpadam on 29/07/2020 and will reach Haldia Dock Complex around 08/08/2020.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. M. Beena, IAS, Chairman, Cochin Port Trust, thanked FACT for agreeing to undertake modal shift of their cargo bound for West Bengal market.

She opined that a small step taken today will result in bigger coastal shipments in the coming days, which is in line with the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for higher utilization of the water ways and to reduce congestion on the commonly used mode of transport like Road and Rail.

Shri Kishor Rugta, CMD, FACT also spoke on the occasion highlighting the need for reaching out to new market by the company

through a cost-effective mode of transport to remain completive in the market. He thanked Chairman, Cochin Port and her team and also the carrier M/s.

Avana Logistek, a subsidiary of Shreyas Shipping for the support extended to make such a shipment happen.

Incidentally, promotion of coastal shipping is one of the focus areas of the “Sagarmala”, the flagship program of Ministry of Shipping, Government of India and this initiative of CPT and FACT will bolster cost effective coastal shipping of fertilizers from ‘Factory to Farmer’.

The event also marked another milestone of CPT-FACT partnership in signing of a MoU for the reconstruction of SCB for handling liquid ammonia at a cost of Rs.20.90 crore with Rs.9.59 crore to be funded under ‘Sagarmala’ program and the balance to be shared by Port and FACT. Shri Amal Kumar Mehera, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust and Shri A.S. Kesavan Nampoothiri, Executive Director (PC), FACT executed the document in presence of Chairman, Cochin Port Trust and CMD, FACT and other senior officials.

queues of container trucks due to shortage of officers at CWC came to my knowledge, I have directed the concerned officials to take appropriate action and solve the problem immediately."

Adding further, Mr Parthiban said: "There are enough officers in the Chennai Customs. So, the issue may have cropped up due to a probable delay in allocation of work to them. I will personally monitor the progress to ensure that it will not be repeated."

COOPERATION OF ALL OFFICIALS ESSENTIAL FOR SMOOTH TRADE: Pushpakumar, a staff with a private export company said, "The logistics industry is now slowly limping back to normalcy amid the corona epidemic. Despite the labour shortage and raw materials, exports are slowly increasing. It is painful that the authorities, who have to play the role of supporters of EXIM trade, are indifferent. The customs documentation process is very slow. Often, Customs websites face technical glitches and remain unresponsive for hours. Due to this, containers that are meant to be loaded on one ship get delayed and the trader is only able to move the shipment on the next sailing. This also costs an additional fee for the trader. Despite repeated complaints, the situation has not changed. There is a lethargic attitude in taking action on the problems of exporters." If hassle-free export trade are to take place in the future from Chennai region, it is only possible with the full cooperation from officials of Chennai Customs, Ports and other concerned agencies, Pushpakumar added.

Kolkata Port Trust Moots Tunnel Under Hooghly River For Truck Movement Kolkata Port Wings News Network he Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) is weighing the option of constructing a tunnel under the Hooghly river to facilitate container truck movement from one bank to another, a move that will help decongest the city roads, an official said, according to a report in Times of India citing news agency the PTI. Buoyed by the success of underwater tunnelling work for East-West Metro corridor, the KoPT, rechristened as the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, is planning to appoint a consultant to conduct a feasibility study for building a similar structure under the river, he said.

"It is just an idea as I saw such tunnels in Antwerp port (in Belgium). So we are appointing a consultant to look into it," the port's chairman Vinit Kumar told. This could potentially free city roads of 700-800 trucks daily, he said.

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Second Hooghly Bridge, causing traffic snarls and pollution could cross the river via an underwater tunnel then head to the destination from the opposite bank in Howrah.

The port authorities are also exploring RoRo (roll on, roll off) ferry services to facilitate movement of trucks by avoiding city traffic, he said.

Asked whether the current COVID-19 outbreak has impacted the port activities, he said, "Eight pilots tested positive for the disease in a day last week and overall 180 cases have been detected among port employees and support workers. We have not stopped operations for a single day as it causes inconvenience to port users."

Meanwhile, speaking at a seminar organised by CII, Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Centre has waived off waterways charges.

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) had levied the waterway usage charges at a rate of Rs 0.02 per gross registered tonnage (GRT) per km for inland cargo ships and Rs 0.05 for cruise vessels on national waterways.

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DP WORLD To Acquire Majority Stake in South Korea's Unico Logistics

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Port Wings News Network P World, the Dubai- based provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent shareholding in UNICO Logistics Co. Ltd. The transaction, subject to regulatory clearances, is expected to close in Q4 2020, and represents another strategic step in DP World's vision to build an integrated suite of service offerings that will connect directly with end-customers and beneficial cargo owners to remove inefficiencies in the supply chain and accelerate trade growth.

Established in 2002 by H.J. Park and headquartered in South Korea, UNICO has a global footprint of 25 subsidiaries in 20 countries and is one of the largest

independent NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) in South Korea. UNICO is a multimodal transport specialist with strong market position in the fast-growing transcontinental rail freight market between East-Asia and Central-Asia and Russia, in particular on the strategically important TransSiberian Railway (TSR) and Trans China Railway (TCR).

The acquisition is in line with DP World's global strategy to grow as a smart supply chain solutions provider and will provide a platform to drive synergies between UNICO and DP World operations in the Asia Pacific and European regions, while also continuing the expansion of logistics capabilities within DP World's portfolio. In addition, UNICO's expertise in handling automotive logistics is aligned with DP World's strategic focus on this sector.

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, said: "DP World's vision is to become the leading endto-end supply chain solutions provider. By integrating Unico into our worldwide network we will be able to offer better service to our customers in South Korea and beyond. These new services further strengthen our logistics capabilities, which we are combining with our maritime services operations and our worldwide network of ports and terminals."

H.J. Park, President and CEO, UNICO Logistics Co. Ltd., said: "UNICO has delivered significant growth over the years and we are proud of our success but we believe this partnership with DP World will allow us to take the business to the next stage

of its growth. Being part of DP World will allow us to develop further from the Group's deep relationship with end-customers and wide global network. We look forward to a prosperous future together."

DP WORLD VOLUMES DOWN 3.9% IN 1H2020 DP World LTD handled 33.9 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first half of 2020, with gross container volumes decreasing by 5.3% year-on-year on a reported basis and down 3.9% on a like-for-like basis.

At a consolidated level, our terminals handled 20 million TEU during the first half of 2020, increasing 2.4% on a reported basis and down 5.4% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis. Reported consolidated volume in the Americas and Australia region was boosted by the consolidation of Australia, Caucedo (Dominican Republic), acquisition of container terminals in Chile and commencement of operations in Posorja (Ecuador).

Jebel Ali (UAE) handled 6.7 million TEU in 1H2020, down 6.8%% year-on-year, due to Covid-19 and loss of lower-margin cargo.

Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem commented: "Like most industries, the maritime and logistics sector is going through an unprecedented and challenging period due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, our portfolio has seen volumes weaken by -7.9% in 2Q2020 and -3.9% in 1H2020. However, this compares favourably against an estimated industry decline of -15% in 2Q2020 and -10% in 1H2020[4]. This outperformance once again demonstrates that we are in the right locations and a focus on origin and destination cargo will continue to deliver the right balance between growth and resilience.

Also, we are very proud to state that during this difficult period, DP World's ports across the world remained operational and we aim to continue to provide this access to our clients to ensure essential and critical cargo keeps moving. Our early investment in digital technology and automation ensured we faced minimal disruption at our locations.

Looking ahead, our near-term focus is on the safety of our employees, providing solutions to cargo owners that are facing supply chain issues due to the pandemic, integrating our recent acquisitions to drive synergies, containing costs to protect profitability and managing growth capex to preserve cashflow.

Overall, we are encouraged that our business has performed better than expected and, while the outlook is still uncertain, we remain positive on the medium to long-term fundamentals of the industry. Furthermore, our strategy of providing integrated supply chain solutions to beneficial cargo owners leaves us well placed to benefit early from any sustained recovery in the global economy".

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Shipbuilding Demand Is Sinking, No Rescue On The Horizon Chennai Port Wings News Network he new ship orders were down 53% from a year ago in the first half of the year.

In terms of tonnage, orders over the six-month period were down 66% compared with the post-2009 average, London-based maritime data provider Clarksons said, reports Wall Street Journal.

Orders for new oceangoing ships are at record lows as carriers sit on the sidelines amid clouds of uncertainty. The blow to the global trading economy from the coronavirus pandemic has left cargo carriers’ demand forecasts in tatters. Perhaps more important, there’s no consensus on what kind of fuels a new generation of environmentally friendly ships would use in the coming years.

Operators need to order new ships to comply with an industry target to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by half by 2050, compared with 2008 levels. Ships contribute around 3% of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Research on whether carbon-free fuels like ammonia, hydrogen, batteries or biofuels can propel giant commercial vessels is still under way, and it may take a decade for the maritime sector to settle on a single fuel type.

“Ships last for 25 years, so we have to start thinking about gradually replacing our fleet, but there is nothing out there,” said a Greek owner of two dozen vessels who asked not to be named.

Making choices now is all but impossible, this owner said. “We can’t even fly to China to check on two retrofits that were to be delivered in February because of the pandemic. You can’t run a business like this,” he said.

Shipyard executives in China, South Korea and Japan are now in high-stakes competition to attract the limited prospects for orders.

Much of that attention is focused on the tanker and bulk-commodities business, while interest in vessel types like big container ships that have long been seen as fundamental to growing global trade is close to zero.

Earlier plans by big operators like Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd AG and Singaporebased Ocean Network Express to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in giant container ships that can move up to 20,000 containers now are shelved.

“For the past five months we had only two inquiries about boxships, but there were no orders. The business is in steep decline,”

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said an executive at the state-run China State Shipbuilding Corp. who asked not to be named because he isn’t permitted to speak to the press.

Some owners are looking to order large tankers as demand to move crude and petroleum products has shot up since a nosedive in oil prices early this spring. But many remain cautious until the industry narrows its search for the new fuels that could require radically new hull designs.

Hopes for new orders were pinned before the pandemic to demand to move natural gas.

At $175 million each, liquefied natural gas carriers are more expensive than other ship types. But many shipowners believe over the long term the gas market could create the most profitable new trade in shipping since the 1960s, when crude-oil tankers began powering global maritime fortunes.

LNG demand has withered as industrial demand has waned under the pandemic, however. Energy giant Saudi Aramco put on hold an order of a dozen ships worth around $2.5 billion to next year, and a massive, 40ship order by Qatar, the world’s largest LNG exporter, that was expected to be signed this year, is no longer certain.

The clouds over that market go beyond the impact of the new coronavirus.

Warm winters in recent years in a world coping with climate change raise questions over potentially diminishing demand for the fuel as a heating source. And renewed tensions between the U.S. and China have led to uncertainty about the direction of trade flows.

The order drought is far more serious than what the industry went through in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis.

Activity at yards this year is extremely limited, Clarksons said in a report this month.

It said the pandemic had seriously hurt sentiment among investors and amplified concerns over new fuels and ship designs and that around 30% of new ship deliveries this year may be pushed into 2021.

Danish Ship Finance said in a May report that more than 200 yards may close down in the coming months and years. It said half of all active yards haven’t seen any new orders since 2018.

Shipbuilding is a major source of industrial manufacturing employment in several countries. But without answers to major questions over ship power and trade demand, the sector will provide a drag rather than a boost for several national economies.

Ranjit Ray of DP World Appointed as National Contact Point of World FZO For India

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Port Wings News Network anjit Ray, heading FTZs for DP World Subcontinent has been appointed as the National Contact Point (NCP) of the World Free Zones Organisation (World FZO) for India Region. A certificate to this effect has been issued to DP World by WFZO. The appointment was announced at the Official NCP Appointment Ceremony of the World FZO held on 23rd July. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni, Chairman of World FZO, Dr. Samir Hamrouni, CEO of World FZO, Mr. Ranjit Ray, CEO FTZ, DP World Subcontinent, and representatives of 45 other countries.

As an NCP, Ranjit Ray will be the focal point to facilitate the development of Free Zones ecosystem in India along with the World FZO, and the Indian Government. DP World has over 30 years of experience in developing and operating Logistics Parks and Free Zones across the world.

The company operates the world’s leading Free Zone – JAFZA in Dubai which contributes to 23% of the GDP of Dubai Region, catering to over 7000 companies and global customers.

DP World is building two Free Trade Zones in India. The projects are being developed at strategic locations at Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Chennai, which will offer customers direct access to global and domestic markets.

Ranjit Ray, CEO FTZ, DP World Subcontinent said “We are pleased to be appointed as a National Contact Point of the World FZO for India.

DP World has a proven track-record in developing Free Zones in many countries and we will endeavour to the best of our ability to leverage our global expertise to expand the logistics ecosystem in India and support our country’s fast-growing export-import trade.

We look forward to this partnership and working closely with the World FZO and Indian Government to position the country as a global trading and manufacturing hub.”

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APSEZ First Indian Port To Sign Up For Science Based Targets Initiative

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have 24 months to have their targets approved and published by the SBTi. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The SBTi defines and promotes best practices in science-based target setting and independently assesses companies’ targets.

Over 800 companies have committed to set science-based emissions reduction targets.

APSEZ has also signed commitment as a supporter to the Taskforce on Climate Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), which develops voluntary, consistent climate-related financial risk disclosures for use by companies in providing information to investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders. A total of 16 Indian companies are supporting the TCFD out of which two are Adani Group’s subsidiaries.

As a group, we are committed to a sustainable future driven by continuous interventions in our processes and operations.

APSEZ is committed to SBTi and TCFD to ensure emission reductions are achieved with defined targets towards the goal of becoming

carbon neutral. This is another significant step demonstrating the Adani Group's stated commitment of contributing to India's COP21 targets and global climate goals." said Mr. Karan Adani, Chief Executive Officer and Whole Time Director of APSEZ. “We have less than 10 years to fundamentally change our economies or we will face catastrophic File Photo consequences,” said Lise Kingo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, one of the SBTi partners.

“For the first time, we are seeing business and climate leaders coalesce around a common call-to-action, sending a powerful signal that science-based target setting presents a significant opportunity for businesses to step up when it comes to tackling climate change and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”

Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, one of the SBTi partners, said: “The science is clear: in order to limit the catastrophic impacts of climate change, we must ensure warming does not exceed 1.5°C. The ambition is high but it’s achievable — and science-based targets give companies a roadmap for getting there. Corporations worldwide have an unprecedented opportunity to be at the very forefront of the transition to a net-zero economy — and there is no time to lose.”

APSEZ is one out of a total of 43 Indian companies who have signed a commitment letter to SBTi. A total of 909 companies are taking science-based climate action and 392 companies have approved science-based targets through SBTi. The Adani group has also set a goal to become the world’s largest solar power company by 2025 and the world’s largest renewable power company by 2030, through achieving an installed generation capacity of 25 GW of renewable power by 2025 which in turn will see a total investment of $15 billion in the renewable energy space over the next 5 years.

Ministry of Shipping Waives Waterways Usage Charges to Promote Inland Water Transport New Delhi Port Wings News Network inistry of Shipping has decided to waive waterway usage charges with immediate effect considering the Government of India’s vision to promote inland waterways as a supplementary, ecofriendly and cheaper mode of transport. The charges are waived initially for three years.

Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) Shri Mansukh Mandaviya said that currently only 2% of total cargo traffic moves through waterways. Decision of waiving waterway charges will attract the industries to use the national waterways for their logistical needs. As the mode of transport is eco-friendly and cheaper, it will not only reduce the burden on other transport modes

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Cochin Port Trust Eyes India’s Transshipment Cargo From Colombo

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Port Wings News Network trengthening India’s commitment to the 'Paris Climate Agreement’, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has signed up for the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Through SBTi, companies are responding by committing to set sciencebased emissions reduction targets — across their entire value chain — that are consistent with keeping global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Committed companies

but also promote the ease of doing business the Minister added.

Water usage charge was applicable on use of all the national waterways by vessels.

It was a hindrance in administration of traffic movement and collection of traffic data. Presently, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) levies the waterway usage charges at a rate of Rs 0.02 per gross registered tonnage (GRT) per kilometer for plying of Inland cargo vessels and Rs. 0.05 per gross registered tonnage (GRT) per kilometer for plying of Cruise vessels on national waterways.

The decision is estimated to increase the inland waterway traffic movement to 110MMT in 2022-23 from 72MMTin 2019-20. It will benefit the economic activities and development in the region.

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Port Wings News Network he Cochin Port Trust is chalking out strategies to attract India’s transshipment cargoes currently being shipped from the neighbouring Colombo Port, reports BusinessLine.

Around 1.8 million tonnes of cargo from the country is being moved from Colombo, which needs to be brought back, said M Beena, Chairperson, Cochin Port Trust.

Transshipment has been envisaged as a key attraction of Kochi port, and the government has also been taking necessary steps to market the port as a transshipment hub, she said at a

webinar organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the topic Cochin Port Trust – Strategies Post Covid Era. The government has invested ₹1,700 crore for setting up the transshipment terminal at Vallarpadam and ₹1,100 crore has been invested by DP World for the same, she added.

Beena’s remarks assume greater significance in light of the Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya asking officials

to actualise the vision of a transshipment hub in India.

The highlight of Cochin Port Trust is its geo-strategic importance due to locational advantage to international shipping routes.

However, she pointed out that the port has identified some limitations that included lack of adequate draught as well as higher vesselrelated charges which is a setback to employee cost and dredging cost.

The deepening of the channel is an important requirement as the current draught is 14.5 metres that was achieved in 2010.

Over the past 10 years, the Colombo Port has increased its draught at 18 metres, she said.

The port is also looking File Photo at developing itself into a bunkering destination, following the remarkable pick-up in bunkering since January thanks to the new IMO regulations. Another area is literage of crude with the presence of a robust single point mooring (SPM) system.

Since the Mumbai and Bina refineries do not have SPMs, Beena said the crude would be brought to Kochi and moved to lighter vessels and sent to these ports.

Initially, there is a need for liberal rates for these refineries, but once the business is established, it will bring in big dividends, she added.

Discussions are also going on with FACT to transport fertilisers through coastal movement from the port. Likewise, the port is also trying to get jute from West Bengal through the coastal route, she said.

DGS Nod For Global Seafarers To Now Sign Off At Indian Ports New Delhi Port Wings News Network oreign seafarers on cargo vessels can now sign off at Indian ports and take the special `Vande bharat' flights out of the country, according to an official announcement from the Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS).

The development will have far-reaching consequences for crew changes in India. It is not applicable to cruise vessels. Since late April, international seafarers had not been allowed to sign off at Indian ports. However, they will be permitted to return home on the special `Vande Bharat’ (which translates as ‘Salute to India’) flights operated by the country’s national carrier Air India, along with non-scheduled commercial flights or charter flights.

On April 21, the Indian authorities allowed the country’s own seafarers to sign off at Indian ports using standard operating procedures (SOP). Since then, some 18,500 Indian seafarers have signed-off at Indian ports and another 8,000 have joined seagoing ships.

“This move will not only help India in meeting its international obligation to facilitate movement of ship crew, but would also create

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job opportunities for Indian seafarers waiting to join a vessel,” Satinder Pal Singh, a joint secretary in the shipping ministry said.

The government will also allow immigration officers to grant a temporary landing permit (TLP) for up to one month to foreign seafarers who have expired Indian visas, so long as they have a valid passport and seaman's identity document (CDC).

The sign-off of foreign seafarers at Indian ports and their repatriation to their home countries will be subject to the standard operating procedures (SOP) framed by the DGS. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has prescribed SOPs for a crew member to join a vessel or disembark from it and travel to or from their country of residence.

The IMO Secretary General had urged member-states to implement the SOPs to facilitate crew transfer from their ports and airports.

The DGS decision was taken due to widespread demand from international maritime organizations, international trade unions, the maritime community and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITWF) to facilitate movement of seafarers of all nationalities, except those on the restricted list.

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (29.07.2020 To 05.08.2020)

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New Mangalore Port Trust Improves Traffic Performance In Q1 This Fiscal

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Port Wings News Network otwithstanding COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), one of the 14 major ports of India, has surpassed the performance recorded in Quarter 1 of 2019-2020 during the current Q1. As against 8.9 million tonnes of cargo handled during the previous Q1, the port handled 9.2 million tonnes of cargo during the quarter ending June 30 this year, according to a report in The Hindu.

This despite handling lesser number of vessels (277) during Q1 this fiscal as against 321 vessels handled during Q1 of the previous year. There were considerable improvements in average pre berthing delays (from 1.68 days to 1.44 days), average turnaround time of vessels (from 48.74 hours to 47.8 hour), and average output per berth (from 14,774 tonnes to 17,746 tonnes), according to statistics prepared by the research department of the port.

The increase in traffic volume during Q1 of the current financial year was mainly due to increased unloading of crude oil for Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., (MRPL) and Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve (ISPRL). As against 2.5 million tonnes of

crude unloaded during Q1 of 2019-20, the port unloaded 4.2 million tonnes this Q1 to facilitate government’s move to store as much crude as possible when international prices were down during April-May. Commenting on the performance, port chairman A.V. Ramana said it was very good considering the pandemic time when there was considerable reduction in demand from major captive cargo consumers, including JSW Steel, cement industries in North Karnataka and the Udupi Power Corporation Ltd. Crude import made good the reduction in demand from other sectors. Captive cargo, including crude and coal, constituted 78% of the port traffic, Mr. Ramana told The Hindu.

He said the performance should be considered good at a time when MRPL was functioning to about 40% of its capacity due to reduced demand for fuel while KIOCL could not dispatch three consignments to China during the period.

There were no cruise vessels either. However container traffic, fertilisers etc., have helped the port to tide over the crisis, the chairman said.

Despite a few COVID-19 positive cases getting reported among workers, the port is functioning to its full capacity as it has put alternative plans in place, he said.

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Railways to Ensure Its Goods and Services Procurements Through Government e-Market New Delhi Port Wings News Network inister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal reviewed the steps to promote Make in India products in procurement process of Indian Railways as well as Government of India.

During the meeting, Shri Piyush Goyal urged to take measures to generate confidence in industry of corruption free and transparent procurement environment on Indian Railways.

While reviewing the steps to promote Make in India products in procurement process, it was emphasised to increase the participation of local vendors in procurement process. It was also decided to that local content clause in the procurement should be such that we may get more bids from local vendors/suppliers. This would also give a boost to mission Atma Nirbhar Bharat. Active support of DPIIT was sought to make suitable policy revisions, if required, to facilitate the efforts of Indian Railways in this direction.

It was felt that encouragement needs to be given to such vendors who can supply higher locally manufactured content. It was also suggested to create a FAQ section and a helpline number so that vendors may get clarity on various issues relating to procurement process.

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made by the Member (Materials Management), Railway Board on enhancing Make in India and steps being taken to procure through GeM

along with the progress made.

The review meeting was also attended by Minister of State of Railways Shri Suresh C Angadi , Railway Board Members, CEO/ GeM and representatives of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce.

A need for devising strategies for further increasing the participation of Indian service providers and component manufacturers was felt.

Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a highly innovative idea in public procurement, across the globe.

Shri Goyal emphasised the need to do Railway goods and services procurements of approximately Rs Seventy thousand crores on GeM platform to open up the market to industry even at remote places and specially MSMEs. Indian Railways, one of the largest procurement agencies of the Government of India, is integrating its procurement systems with GeM

to use GeM’s full potential. The department shared the timelines for integration of Indian Railway e-Procurement system with GeM. Railway emphasised the need to have a seamless integration of the two systems eliminating need for any manual interface. Strength of both the systems i.e. Railways IREPS and GeM should be productively leveraged to generate synergy to take the Railways procurement to GeM’s full potential.

Post integration GeM is intended to move further in the direction of becoming single point public procurement portal for all agencies of Government of India.

During the meeting ways and means to create a corruption free public procurement environment in India were discussed in which Ministry of Railways, DPIIT and GeM have extremely important roles to play.The need for engagement of industry for developing more indigenous vendors to participate in the growth journey of the Indian Railways was emphasised in the deliberations.

During the presentation, It was decided that Railways would work more towards having a userfriendly single step vendor web based interface for all its activities.

The website should, transparently, provide every interested vendor a clear idea of how to do business with Indian Railways. The website should have all relevant information to generate confidence of corruption free and transparent environment on Indian Railways.

Indian Railways To RFID Tag all Wagons by December 2022 New Delhi Port Wings News Network ndian Railways is on a mission to RFID Tag all wagons by December 2022. The Indian Railways will complete this process of fitting radio-frequency identification tags (RFID) in all the wagons by December 2022. These tags will be used for tracking all wagons.

So far 23000 wagons have been covered under RFID project. The Project is still in progress and

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continuing, although this work has been slowed for some time due to pandemic Covid 19. Government has fixed the deadline for fitting of RFID in all the wagons of Indian Railway till December 2022.

Currently, Indian Railway is maintained such data manually, which leaves scope for errors. Using RFID devices will be easier for the railways to know the exact position of all the wagons, locomotives and coaches.

While the RFID tag will be

fitted in the rolling stock, trackside readers will be installed at stations and key points along the tracks to read the tag from a distance of about two meters and transmit the wagon identity over a network to a central computer. In this way, each moving wagon can be identified and its movement tracked.

With the introduction of RFID, the issue of shortage of wagons, locomotives and coaches is expected to be addressed in a more transparent and expeditious manner.

INDIA-UK Affirm Shared Commitment to Free Trade Agreement New Delhi Port Wings News Network ndia and UK held the 14th Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting on 24 July, 2020 virtually. It was co-chaired

by Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Ms Elizabeth Truss. They were assisted by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and his counterpart, UK Minister of State for International Trade, Mr Ranil Jayawardena.

Minister Goyal and Ms Truss affirmed their shared commitment to a Free Trade Agreement and towards that, Early Harvest deals in a staged manner. MOS Puri and

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Minister Jayawardena will have monthly meetings to intensify the dialogue. It was decided that a meeting led by Minister Goyal and SOS Truss will be held in Autumn 2020 in New Delhi to carry forward the dialogue. The Co-chairs of Business led Joint Working Groups on Life Science and Health, ICT and Food and Drink set up during the last JETCO made their recommendations to the Ministers.

The formal talks were followed by a plenary session led by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, UK Minister of State for International Trade, Mr Ranil Jayawardena and UK Minister of State for Investment, Mr. Gerry Grimstone interacting with business leaders which included Shri Chandrajit Banerjee DG CII and Shri Alay Piramal, Co-Chair of the India UK CEOs’ Forum.

Both sides approached the talks with open minds and shared commitment to revival and revitalisation of the longstanding trade and economic linkages between India and the UK. Both sides also resolved to cooperate in health Sector especially in view of the present Pandemic of COVID-19.

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NEWS - BITS GTT Signs A New Global Technical Services Agreement With Fleet Management

GTT has signed a Global Technical Services Agreement (TSA) with the Hong-Kong based ship-management company Fleet Management. GTT will support Fleet Management with the shipbuilding supervision, maintenance and operation of the vessels they manage.

This agreement includes technical assistance for inspection, maintenance, repairs, operations and engineering services, and access to the HEARS® emergency hotline, which enables ship-owners, operators and their crews to contact GTT’s experts 24/7 to respond to operational issues. Fleet Management is currently supervising the newbuilding of the new generation of Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC), under construction in Korea, with deliveries in October 2020 onwards, all equipped with GTT Mark III technology.

Sea Terminal “Tuloma” And Commercial Sea Port “Lavna” To Apply For Arctic Capital PDA Resident Status Sea Terminal “Tuloma” and Commercial Sea Port “Lavna” have started preparations to apply for the Arctic Capital PDA resident status, says the Murmansk Region Ministry of Information Policy.

The first meeting of the Arctic Capital PDA supervisory board considered the in-progress project of NOVATEK-Murmansk , anchor resident of the advanced special economic zone and the plans on granting the resident status to three more anchor investors.

The meeting chaired by Murmansk Region Governor Andrey Chibis was attended by Sergey Tyrtsev, Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, Dmitry Tetenkin, General Director of Far East Development Corporation, and Ivan Yefimov, Deputy General Director of the Agency for Human Capital Development in the Russian Far East.

The report on the PDA current status was delivered by Aleksandr Shutov, Acting Director of Managing Company “Arctic Capital” (subsidiary of Far East Development Corporation and Murmansk Region Development Corporation). According to him, the Arctic Capital PDA is currently represented by separate sites on the eastern and the western shores of the Kola Bay. As of today, NOVATEK-Murmansk is already implementing the project on construction of a center for production of large offshore facilities with the investments estimated at RUB 78.9 billion. Besides, two more anchor investors, Sea Terminal “Tuloma” and Commercial Sea Port “Lavna” have started preparations to apply for the Arctic Capital PDA resident status.

“With the implementation of the four anchor projects the region will see investment of RUB 126.6 billion and generation of 1,563 jobs”, said Dmitry Tetenkin.

RAMSSES Project Reaches Significant Milestone Towards Sustainable Composite Ship Construction At Damen Location

On 18 th July, the Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone, the company said in its release.

On that date, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently assembled full scale composite ship’s hull section they have been developing these past three years. This, entitled Custom Made Hull for Offshore Vessel, represents one of thirteen demonstrators that make up the RAMSSES project.

The project can now go forward with a series of tests that, it is anticipated, will demonstrate the viability of large composite ships as a sustainable shipping solution. There are numerous benefits to composite shipbuilding – chief amongst which is the contribution composites make towards greater maritime efficiency and sustainability. A composite vessel like the one the RAMSSES partners are working towards would weigh up to 40% less than a steel equivalent. The results of this are a considerable reduction in both fuel consumption and emissions. In fact, a composite vessel can offer a reduction in global warming potential, aerosol formation potential, eutrophication potential, acidification potential and fuel consumption by up to 25%.

Currently however, in the absence of approved guidelines, regulations covering composite shipbuilding only cover vessels up to 500 tonnes – approximately 25 metres in length. RAMSSES aims to address this by scaling up the composite technology and capacity to design, produce and market composite vessels up to 85 metres long in full compliance with Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and class regulations by validating the production process of large composite structures with economic improvement and key performance indicators for fire-resistance, impact resistance and structural robustness.

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NOVATEK Shipped First LNG Cargo Milaha Expands Partnership With Microsoft To Drive Operational Excellence And Transform Supply Chain Industry to Japan via Northern Sea Route Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ilaha, Qatar’s leading force in Maritime & Logistics, has partnered with Microsoft to transform its workplace into a modern, secured, and virtual environment. The effort is part of the company’s dedicated drive to ensure business continuity and services, whilst simultaneously expanding Qatar’s supply chain connectivity.

“Our goals have been aligned with the Qatar National Vision 2030 to build a diversified and sustainable economy,” said Milaha’s President & CEO Abdulrahman Essa Al Mannai. Mr. Al Mannai added “Being a prominent player in the Maritime Logistics industry, we realize the importance of our contribution to the country’s vision, and hence it is imperative for us to evolve and navigate to build the new norm. Our long-term partnership with Microsoft is built on trust and innovation, the key pillars of our digital transformation journey. We look forward to adopting Microsoft new technology tools and solutions to ensure security and productivity of our workforce and our technology platforms, as we strive to safeguard and develop the continuity of our services from Qatar to the world.”

To develop into a truly modern workplace, Milaha has adopted Microsoft Teams, a unified communications platform to empower over 800 users in its workforce to connect, collaborate, conduct audio and video calls, and share files – all in one place.

The organization has also adopted Microsoft’s Threat Protection solutions to better protect, detect, and respond to attacks in the everevolving cybersecurity landscape.

Moreover, by leveraging

Microsoft’s Power Platform, Milaha has been able to optimize and accelerate many of its internal processes, and drive business agility to reduce the burden on its workforce, which is now free to drive value and innovate for

customers. The Power Platform allows Milaha to create and connect existing business applications, as well as harness all complex data sources across the organization, delivering business intelligence to make informed decisions.

Microsoft Power Apps were key in empowering Milaha to respond rapidly to the challenges it faced in maintaining smooth delivery of services to clients during the recent period. For example, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, remotely from home became the norm as a necessary measure in preventing the spread of the virus, Microsoft Teams enabled Milaha’s workforce to continuing working together and minimize disruption ensure smooth delivery of business services to clients and the community.

Microsoft Power Apps also provided the solution to the key initial challenge of keeping Milaha’s remote-working team connected and ready to do business, by enabling the building of a bespoke Emergency Communication App. The App not only connected all employees working from home but also

ensured that they received the latest updates on the COVID-19 situation from government authorities and trusted media channels, as well as keeping them abreast of any internal responses to developments.

In addition, Microsoft Power Apps provided the technology needed to build automated systems to ease the handling of some of Milaha’s manual processes involving documentation and approvals, which speeded-up service delivery.

“It is inspiring how an organization like Milaha has continued steadily in its digital transformation journey by equipping its workforce with the right collaboration tools to reimagine its business model, while driving cost efficiency and agility,” said Lana Khalaf, Country Manager, Microsoft Qatar. “We stand firm in our commitment to empower organizations in Qatar to pursue their digital agenda, by providing them with the right technological innovations to navigate the new normal and achieve more.”

Milaha and Microsoft have established a long-term partnership over the years. In 2019, both organizations joined efforts to build a smart-logistics platform using artificial intelligence and Internet of Things powered by the Microsoft Azure Cloud. This advancement has delivered data-driven insights, reducing operating costs and further increasing efficiency.

The surging demand for Microsoft’s intelligent cloud services in Qatar has led the company to announce plans to launch a datacenter in Qatar. With initial availability expected in 2021, organizations across all industries in the country will avail enterprise-grade performance of the Microsoft Cloud, combined with data residency, security, and the broadest compliance.

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Port Wings News Network AO NOVATEK, said to be the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, on 24 July 2020 announced that NOVATEK Gas & Power Asia Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal LNG project to Japan transported eastbound via the Northern Sea Route.

The LNG cargo was delivered by the LNG tanker “Vladimir Rusanov” under a spot contract and unloaded at the Ohgishima LNG Terminal in Japan in accordance with the contract’s d e l i v e r y schedule. This LNG cargo is the Company’s first successful experience of entering and unloading an Arc 7 ice-class LNG tanker in a Japanese port, which allows the Company to increase the volume of LNG supplies to this country.

“We focus a significant amount of attention to develop and enhance the logistical scheme for our LNG projects,” noted Lev Feodosyev, NOVATEK’s First Deputy Chairman

of the Management Board. “The future launch of a transshipment terminal in Kamchatka will significantly expand our opportunities to cost competitively deliver and supply LNG to the entire Asia-Pacific region.”

PAO NOVATEK is the largest independent natural gas producer in Russia, and in 2017, entered the global LNG market by successfully launching the Yamal LNG project.

Founded in 1994, the Company is engaged in the exploration, production, processing and

marketing of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons. Upstream activities of the Company’s subsidiaries and joint ventures are concentrated mainly in the prolific Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region, which is the world’s largest natural gas producing area and accounts for approximately 80% of Russia’s natural gas production and approximately 15% of the world’s gas production.

World's Second Largest Container Abu Dhabi Forms Maritime Board to Manage Terminal Completes Expansion Its Waterways, Marine Ecosystems Chennai

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Port Wings News Network n a move designed to fortify Abu Dhabi’s position as a worldleading centre for maritime activities, Abu Dhabi Ports, an ADQ company, has been assigned as the primary custodian of all of Abu Dhabi’s waterways and marine ecosystems, through the creation of Abu Dhabi Maritime.

The new body was formed by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) based on an agreement between Abu Dhabi Ports and DMT, in which both entities agreed to cooperate in launching a wide variety of integrated services and facilities. The joint effort is in line with Abu Dhabi Government’s strategy to integrate and streamline governance and oversight of priority growth sectors and delivers on the leadership’s vision as reflected in the Abu Dhabi Plan Maritime.

Leveraging on Abu Dhabi Ports’ maritime expertise, the new entity will function as a consolidated single point of regulatory entry with a mandate to implement effective maritime services and state-of-the-art infrastructure, supported by highlyqualified human resources and upholding the highest health, safety and quality standards.

Abu Dhabi Maritime will be supported by a new Maritime Advisory Council, which will represent the interests of key partners and customers including, government entities, ports, individual

users, communities, and marine service companies.

Falah Mohammad Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Ports, said: “With the establishment of Abu Dhabi Maritime, we will deliver on the emirate’s Plan Maritime, and take the regulatory oversight of our maritime sector to the next level. By working closely with our strategic partners, we will achieve our goal of placing Abu Dhabi among the world’s top-five maritime centres, in line with our leadership’s expectations.”

Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Abu Dhabi Ports Group CEO, said: “An important component of Abu Dhabi’s rise as a major global maritime centre has been our wise leadership’s emphasis on regulatory excellence. Establishing Abu Dhabi Maritime serves to advance our emirate’s goal of becoming a world leading maritime centre through the pursuit of regulatory advancement, fulfilling the needs of the maritime sector and attracting more direct foreign investment.”

Captain Saif Rashid Al Mheiri, Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Maritime, said: “The new entity will commence its work by implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework, developing world-class maritime infrastructure, and introducing consolidated strategic planning for coastal zone management.

Our synergistic

approach backed by a highly interactive digital single window portal will ensure that Abu Dhabi’s maritime waterways and ecosystems continue to attract new investors and increase the maritime sector’s contribution to the growth of our national economy.”

Under its mandate, Abu Dhabi Maritime will oversee all of Abu Dhabi’s waterways and the people who use them. It will be responsible for drafting, monitoring and enforcing regulations and codes, as well as developing and maintaining all waterway infrastructure and assets.

As part of its next steps, the entity will soon launch the new expansion of Delma Port, which will accommodate more than 60 local fishing dhows, in addition to new slipways, a digitalised booking system serving the wider boating community, and mooring facilities in four Marine Protected Areas in coordination with the relevant entities. These efforts will also be supported by the launch of the Abu Dhabi Maritime’s official website, which will serve as the single window portal for the entire Abu Dhabi maritime community.

Abu Dhabi’s waterways comprise 45,000 sq km along a 2,400 km stretch of coastline, which hosts 17 commercial and community ports, over 100 maritime facilities, over 1,000 companies, and provides for over 40,000 vessel movements per year. Abu Dhabi Maritime’s Website: www.admaritime.ae

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Port Wings News Network he expansion of the Chuangshan port, the world's second largest container terminal, was completed on July 22, according to local media reports in China.

A 70,000-ton container berth and related supporting facilities passed acceptance on the day and will be put into use soon.

The new berth, with a designed annual capacity of 620,000 twentyfoot equivalent units (TEUs) and an investment of 530 million yuan ($76.8 million), started construction in December 2018.

The number of container berths at Chuanshan port has been increased to 11, with the coastline extending to 3,740 meters.

Affiliated with Ningbo Zhoushan Port, the largest port by throughput volume worldwide, Chuangshan port is capable of accommodating the world's largest container vessel.

Its container throughput has

exceeded 10 million three years in a row. In 2019, the terminal handled a total of 10.35 million TEUs, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the total in Ningbo Zhoushan Port.

To date, it has opened 52 container routes, including 30 connecting with countries involved in the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

The management from Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group said that the expansion of the container terminal will enhance Ningbo Zhoushan Port's container handling capacity and core competitiveness.

In mid-April, a container transported by rail was unloaded at Chuanshan port, indicating that the sea port has become a railway stop, making it possible for goods transported by rail to the port to be directly shipped to other countries and vice versa.

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