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Big Decelerating Trend in Export Growth Major Worry: FIEO President New Delhi Port Wings News Network he exports data for February, 2018 are not encouraging, said Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO, as engineering, apparels, gems and Jewellery, cotton textile and carpets are showing negative growth. Leaving petroleum exports, the overall growth comes to 1% in February. We are worried about gems and Jewellery exports, said FIEO Chief as sector is facing huge liquidity issue as banks are tightening their norms, which does not augur well for its exports in next few months.

President FIEO said that domestic issues affecting exports should be looked into as despite global challenges and increasing protectionism, China clocked over 44% growth in February.

Mr Gupta also expressed his concern with the rising trade deficit, as export growth is not keeping pace with import growth, which for the month of February, 2018 showed a growth of 11.02% against export growth of 4.48%, leading the trade deficit for the fiscal to even may surpassing USD 150 billion mark.

Only 18 out of 30 major product groups were in positive territory during February, 2018 including Petroleum, Electronic goods, Organic & Inorganic Chemicals, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Plantations, Plastics & Linoleum, plantations and Marine exports.

Mr Gupta hopes that the decision made by the government for speedy clearance of IGST and ITC refund of exporters through Refund Fortnight initiative from March 1529, 2018 by CBEC and Commercial Taxes Departments of States/Union Territories will help in changing

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the decelerating trend of growth in exports.

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: February 2018 I. MERCHANDISE TRADE EXPORTS (including re-exports) Exports during February 2018 have exhibited positive growth of 4.48 per cent in dollar terms vis-à-vis February2017. Exports have been on a positive trajectory since August 2016 to February 2018except for a temporary setback in October 2017.

Exports during February 2018were valued at US$ 25834.36million as compared to US$ 24726.71 million during February 2017. In Rupee terms, exports were valued at Rs.166305.72 crore as compared to Rs.165855.64 crore during February 2017, registering a riseof 0.27 per cent.

During February 2018, major commodity groups of export showing positive growth over the corresponding month of last year are Petroleum Products (27.44%), Organic & Inorganic Chemicals (30.41%), Drugs & Pharmaceuticals (13.92%), Rice (21.29%) & Electronic Goods (29.71%).

Cumulative value of exports for the period April-February 2017-18 was US$273730.91 m i l l i o n (Rs1762897.63 crore) as against US $246550.17 million (Rs1656399.85 crore) registering a positive growth of 11.02per cent in Dollar terms and 6.43per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

Non-petroleum and Non Gems & Jewellery exports in February 2018 were valued at US$ 18792.79 million as against US$ 18176.00 million in February 2017, an increase of 3.39%. Non-petroleum and Non Gems and Jewellery exports during April-February 2017-18 were valued at US$ 200030.96 million as compared to US$ 179457.88 million for the corresponding period in 2016-17, an increase of 11.46%.

IMPORTS Imports during February 2018 were valued at US$ 37813.57 million (Rs243420.48 crore) which was 10.41 per cent higher in Dollar terms and 5.96 per cent higher in Rupee terms over the level of imports valued at US$ 34248.44 million (Rs. 229723.10 crore) in February 2017.

Cumulative value of imports for the period April-February 2017-18 was US$ 416865.64 million (Rs. 2684600.75 crore) as against US$ 344408.90 million (Rs. 2314510.09 crore) registering a positive growth of 21.04per cent in Dollar terms and 15.99per cent in Rupee terms over the same period last year.

Major commodity groups of import showing high growth in February 2018 over the corresponding month of last year Contd. on page -2

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BJP-led NDA Scraps Congress-led UPA’s Stand on Ram Setu in Apex Court New Delhi Port Wings News Network aking the unexpected but anticipated move on Ram Sethu, the BJP-led NDA in the Centre on 16 March informed the Supreme Court that Adam’s Bridge or ‘Ram Sethu’ will not be affected while executing the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal project (SSCP), a shipping route through the waters between India and Sri Lanka.

The Shipping Ministry conveyed the “decision” to the Apex court in an affidavit.

“That the Government of India intends to explore an alternative to the earlier alignment of Sethusamudram Ship Channel project without affecting/damaging the Adam’s Bridge/Ram Sethu in the interest of the nation,” the affidavit said.

6 MONTHS TO CENTRE TO EXPLAIN Supreme Court had given six months to Centre to explain if it wanted to remove the Ram Setu or protect it. According to Hindu mythology Ram Setu was built by an army of monkeys for Lord Ram. The Ram Sethu bridge has been embroiled in controversy since 2005 after the then Congressled government proposed the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.

It is now clear that the ‘Ram Sethu’, which according to Hindu mythology was built by an army of monkeys for Lord Ram and his warriors to cross over to Lanka to rescue Sita, will not fall victim to the controversial Sethusamudram Shipping Canal project.

Victory to Subramanian Swamy On the other hand, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy won a major

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battle to save the Sethu when the Narendra Modi government told the Supreme Court that it “would not touch” the bridge with a Hindu mythological significance for building the project, aimed at

linking the east and west coasts of the country, but find an alternative position for it.

This is a complete U-turn from the stand of the UPA regime.

“Government of India intends to explore an alternative to the earlier alignment of Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project without affecting/damaging the Adam’s Bridge/Ram Sethu in the interest of the nation,” the Centre said in an affidavit submitted through Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand.

“Considering the socio-economic disadvantages, the government does not want to implement the said alignment. Will explore an alternative without damaging the Ram Sethu,” it added.

The affidavit incidentally comes close on the heels of a researchbased programme in the US-based Discovery Science channel which showed that the sethu is man-made and not natural.

The Ram Sethu bridge - also known as the Adam’s Bridge - is a 50-km stretch from Rameswaram Island in Tamil Nadu to Mannar Contd. on page -2

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Digitization of Customs Will Bring More Transparency in System

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s part of the “Ease of Doing Business” initiatives, the Central Board of Excise & Customs, Government of India has taken up implementation of the Single Window Project to facilitate the trading across borders in India.

With the implementation of e-SANCHIT, Indian Customs moving in a new direction, which would bring more transparency in the system that often referred as “dark web” by the trading community.

The ‘India Customs Single Window’ would allow importers and exporters, the facility to lodge their clearance documents online at a single point only. Required permissions, if any, from other regulatory agencies would be obtained online without the trader having to approach these agencies.

The Single Window Interface for Trade (SWIFT), would reduce interface with Governmental agencies, dwell time and the cost of doing business. CBEC had already executed major projects to automate Customs clearance processes and provide electronic data interchange (EDI) with all agencies. SWIFT was the natural next step.

The objectives of SWIFT are in line with key programs of Government namely ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’.

With the implementation of the single import declaration or the Integrated Declaration for all import regulatory information requirements with effect from 01st April 2016, information required for import clearance by government agencies concerned will be integrated at a single entry point, i.e. the Customs Gateway (ICEGATE).

The Single Window system is a crucial implementation of trade facilitation measure for goods clearance at the country’s points of entry and exit. In order to work collaboratively with agencies and industry stakeholders, port and central level Customs Clearance Facilitation Committees (CCFCs) have been established to simplify and streamline their interagency procedures and documentary requirements for import and export of cargo.

The Single Window project will reduce time taken in obtaining clearances with other government agencies, by reducing human interface, and by increasing transparency. By introducing a system of risk-based selectivity of import and export consignments, all participating agencies would able to focus on high-risk consignments while facilitating the clearance of low-risk cargo. Further measure are underway to eliminate hardcopy documentation by allowing trade to submit digitally signed electronic versions of the supporting documents and print outs. Stakeholders from trade and industry have actively contributed to the success of SWIFT by providing valuable guidance in the initial stages of the project.

After SWIFT was launched, the industry participants used social media very effectively by connecting with all participants on a realtime basis to report problems and relay solutions almost instantly.

The concept of Single Window being a single interface to regulatory authorities is a very attractive one for industry. SWIFT provides a tangible path to that goal. Therefore, the industry has welcomed the move. In implementing SWIFT, there was close Customs-business partnership.

There was frequent and open communication between Sample the projectTEXT team and trade. In the project, social media was deployed effectively to maintain instant communication, feedback and positivity.

To a large extent, problems were solved in a collaborative environment and with a spirit of co-operation. Perhaps, all of this is also a new experience. Let us see how the new e-SANCHIT system reduces trouble for the trade and brings in more transparency to the whole process.

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Continued from page -1 are Petroleum, Crude & products (32.05%), Electronic goods (18.95%), Machinery, electrical & non-electrical (23.04%), Pearls, precious & Semi-precious stones (15.86%) and Coal, Coke & Briquettes, etc. (17.73%).

CRUDE OIL AND NON-OIL IMPORTS: Oil imports during February 2018 were valued at US$ 10194.33million which was 32.05percent higher than oil imports valued at US$ 7719.84 million in February 2017.Oil imports during AprilFebruary 2017-18 were valued at US$ 98002.25 million which was 26.92per cent higher than the oil imports of US$ 77213.52 million in the corresponding period last year.

In this connection it is mentioned that the global Brent prices ($/ bbl) have increased by 17.90% in February 2018 vis-à-vis February 2017 as per World Bank commodity price data (The pink sheet).

Non-oil imports during February 2018 were estimated at US$ 27619.24 million which was 4.11per cent higher than non-oil imports of US$ 26528.60 million in February 2017.Non-oil imports during AprilFebruary 2017-18 were valued at US$ 318863.39 million which was 19.34per cent higher than the level of such imports valued at US$ 267195.38 million in AprilFebruary, 2016-17.

TRADE BALANCE MERCHANDISE: The trade deficit for February 2018 was

estimated at US$ 11979.21millionas against the deficit of US$ 9521.73million during February 2017.

SERVICES: As per RBI’s Press Release dated 15th March 2018, the trade balance in Services (i.e. net export of Services) for January,2018 was estimated at US$ 6,490 million.

OVERALL TRADE BALANCE:Taking merchandise and services together, overall trade deficit for April-February 2017-18 is estimated at US$ 85704.73million as compared to US$ 44381.73million during AprilFebruary2016-17. (Services data pertains to April-January2017-18 as January2018 is the latest data available as per RBI’s Press Release dated 15th March2018).

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Continued from page -1 Island in Sri Lanka. The bridge has been embroiled in controversy since 2005 after the then Congressled government proposed the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.

The affidavit marks a big shift of stance on the part of the Centre as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the UPA government had in 2007 filed an affidavit in the apex court saying that Ram was a mythical character and that the Ramayana had no historical basis. The BJP had then used the affidavit to mount a campaign against the Congress. In his petition filed in 2007, Swamy had sought a plea to direct the Centre to clarify its stand on the sethu, which is a chain of limestone shoals off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu.

Quoting Valmiki Ramayana and Tulsi Das’ Ramcharitmanas, he claimed the ‘Ram Sethu’ is a historical and cultural heritage and an alternative alignment can be

considered for the project.

Under the Sethusamudram project, an 83-km-long deep water canal is to be created, linking the Mannar Strait with Palk Strait, by extensive dredging and removal of the limestone shoals which constitute the mythological Sethu.

On November 13, the last date of hearing, the SC had given six months time to Centre to explain if it wanted to remove the Ram Sethu or protect it.

Swamy had immediately gone public vouching that he would persuade the Modi government to change the stand taken by the UPA and save the Sethu. The project required dredging in the region.

The Sethusamudram project has been opposed by several groups, including the RSS as the canal’s alignment would involve cutting through the Ram Sethu.

The project was challenged before the Supreme Court in 2005, and some groups said no one should touch the bridge given its

mythological significance.

The Centre’s affidavit assumes significance as the Discovery Science Channel had in December last year showed that Ram Setu is man-made and not natural. The channel quoted an archaeologist that the rocks on top of sand pre-date the sand. The BJP had then sought an apology from the Congress.

“Those who filed the affidavit should explain now. The research has supported what the BJP has been claiming all alongThe setu is part of our cultural heritage,” BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said.

The Sethusamudram project proposed a shipping canal across the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, and the Palk Strait to link the Arabian Sea with the Bay of Bengal.

For this, a channel, passing through the limestone shoals of Adam’s Bridge (which is also known as Rama’s Bridge, Ram Setu, and Ramar Palam), was to be dredged in the Sethusamudram sea between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.

V.O.Chidambaranar Port Commissions Mobile Tyred Electrically Operated Hoppers Tuticorin Port Wings News Network he Mobile Rubber Tyred Electrically Operated Hoppers were commissioned at the inaugural ceremony held at the VOC wharf on 14 March 2018.

The project was inaugurated by Shri I. Jeyakumar, IRTS, Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, in the presence of Shri S. Natarajan, Deputy Chairman and Shri M.S. Saifuddin, Managing Director, M/s.

Seaport Logistics Pvt., Ltd., and Capt. K. Balachandran, Managing Director, Seaport Shipping Private Limited.

The project for Design, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 8 Nos. of Mobile Rubber Tyred Electrically Operated Hopper was awarded to M/s. Seapol Shipping Private Limited, Chennai on Revenue Share Basis. The Licensee had executed the project at a cost of Rs. 38.08 crores and would offer the Port a revenue share of 22.88% on the tariff of Rs.16.21 / Metric Tonne for Foreign going vessels and Rs.9.73 / Metric Tonne for Coastal vessels

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to be collected on dusty cargo.

T h e electrically driven hoppers would facilitate mechanism to suppression of dust during the grab discharge operations. The hoppers would be operated at VOC BerthsIII & IV for handling bulk cargoes like Copper Concentrate, Coal, Sulphur, Rock Phosphate, Lime Stone, Gypsum, Fertilizers and ilmenite etc., Shri I. Jeyakumar, IRTS,

while addressing the gathering stated that “The objective is to introduce innovative solutions that increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of bulk ship operations while the same being both technically and economically feasible”.

The inaugural function was graced by Shri U. Rajendran, Traffic Manager, Capt. Bhabatosh Chand, Deputy Conservator, Shri N. Varadarajan, Assistant Director, Dock Safety, Senior Executives of the Port and Port users.

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e- SANCHIT – Step-By-Step Procedure For Electronic Document Upload New Delhi Port Wings News Network nline Application for uploading the supporting documents i.e. e-Sanchit, shall be made mandatory from 01 April 2018. All Customs Brokers and self-filers are requested to start filing Bill of Entry using e-Sanchit.

Every Customs zones are one by introducing the system from 15 March 2018 onwards. Be ready for the digital change.

The following steps are the step by step procedures involved in uploading of the supporting documents: Step 1: Prepare Supporting Documents in digital format Before uploading the document, the importer, exporter, Customs broker (referred to hereinafter as ‘submitter’) may ensure that the document is rendered into a PDF/A format (ISO 19005-2). The submitter may choose from among

it must be ensured that the document was not placed in the scanner with a fold. For scanners with a roller feed, it should be ensured that there are no folds in the image as result of the action of the rollers. (vi) The content in the document should not be skewed in any direction. (vii) There should be no dark patches either in the source document or in the image. (viii) The letters should not be elongated or compressed (as it happens during facsimile transmission). (ix) If a document is stapled or bound in some way, before scanning, the individual pages should be are taken apart and then fed into the scanner sequentially in pages. (ii) Whether the submitter renders supporting documents into pdf using either using ii.(a) or ii(b) above, he/ she must preview the document in order to ensure that the document is

the following courses of action: (a) The submitter may obtain the document in a PDF/A format (ISO 19005-2) directly from the document issuer. For example, the submitter may ask the document issuer (seller, exporter, airlines, shipping lines, regulatory authority etc) to render their documents in the PDF at source and deliver them to the submitter electronically, instead of sending a facsimile or a scanned image of the document. This should be possible if the document issuer uses computers to generate documents. (b) In case the document issuer does not use automated systems/ computers or for some other reason, it is not possible to generate PDF copies at source, and the submitter receives the documents in hardcopy or as a facsimile, the submitter may scan the document into a PDF format.

In scanning the document, the following qualitative aspects may be kept in mind: (i) The resolution should not be less than 200 dpi in black and white (ii) The file size should not be more than 75 kb/ A4 size page. (iii) Ideally, one document (eg and invoice or a packing list) shall be rendered into one pdf file regardless of the number of pages in the document. Given that the maximum permissible file-size is 1 MB, this would allow the submitter to upload a supporting document which is up to 13 pages long. If a supporting document is more than 1MB in volume, then it should be split and uploaded as two or more documents. (iv) No stapler marks or punchhole marks on the document should be visible. If stapler marks or punchhole marks are unavoidable, the submitter shall ensure that these marks are on the margins and are at a clear distance away from the content in the document. (v) While scanning the document,

clear and legible. In order to ensure that the document is legible and of proper quality, the submitter may also use automatic image quality assessment tools. (iii) The submitter should digitally sign the PDF document using the digital signature certificate registered on ICEGATE. In doing so, the submitter acknowledges that the document is legible and authentic.

Taking note of the content and the context of the supporting document, the submitter should save the file with a distinct name and save the file in a location that is readily accessed.

It is advisable for the submitter to link this information to his own electronic system of records (RES package), which used to prepare the electronic files for submission to ICEGATE. Step 2: ICEGATE Login Only those who are registered on ICEGATE along with a digital signature certificate can upload supporting documents in electronic format.

Step 3: Click on eSANCHIT Thereafter, the submitter should click on the link https://icegate.gov. in/dms. on ICEGATE. This link will take the submitter to a web page where the documents can be uploaded. Kindly note that without logging in, a user will not be allowed to access e-Sanchit.

Step 4: Click on the Upload Document Button.

At a time, the user can upload a batch of 5 documents.

If the document fails to meet the restriction on document size and type, the system will display appropriate comments instantly against each file indicating the exact error.

Step 5: Using the dropdown, select the document type you wish to upload.

Make sure that the document is in pdf and should be digitally signed by the same user who has logged in.

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Once the documents are uploaded, the system will prompt the user to select the document type from a dropdown list. This list is also published on ICEGATE as part of the ‘Single Window Code-map Directory’.

Step 6: For each document, click Validate Document button to validate the digital signature.

The user must verify the file in respect of digital signature affixed on it by pressing the ‘validate’ button on the screen. Without completing the validation, the document will not be ready for the next action i.e., “Submit Document” Step 7 Click “submit document” button to submit up to 5 documents The submitter should click the submit document button.

If the document fails to meet the restriction on document size and type, the system will display appropriate comments instantly against each file indicating the exact error. The submitter should rectify the error and upload the file again.

If the file upload is successful, the system will generate a unique number called IRN, which will be displayed on the web-page and also transmitted to the user as a structured message from ICEGATE. The submitter may incorporate the data including the filename and the unique number in his system of records (eg RES package).

ICEGATE users can also view the documents uploaded by them.

Step 8: Press OK to acknowledge the disclaimer Response by eSANCHIT Result 1: System will generate the IRN and DRN, which can be viewed online.

Result 2: System will also generate a structured flat file containing IRN and DRN, which can be integrated into RES package Step 9: Using uploaded documents in Bills of Entry / Shipping Bills The submitter should upload all the required supporting documents as per procedure described above in relation to a transaction e.g. a Bill of Entry or a Shipping Bill. The list of mandatory documents for export/ import of goods from/ into India have already been notified by DGFT notification No. 08/2015-2020 dated 4th June 2015 i.e.

• Bill of Lading / Airway Bill • Commercial Invoice • Packing List / OR as per CBEC Circular No. 01/15-Customs dated 12/01/2015. Commercial Invoice cum Packing List would also be accepted.

Other than above, supporting documents to be uploaded will depend on the commodity imported, notification claimed and Participating Government Agency (PGA) requirement.

The Compulsory Compliance

Requirements provide information on the Supporting documents required for different items in the Bill of Entry, which may be viewed online.

These uploaded documents may be linked to the corresponding Bill of Entry or the Shipping Bill by filling out the mandatory details in the the appropriate section in the electronic format in the Bill of Entry or Shipping Bill in the separate section titled <Table> Supporting Docs. The following fields are required to be filed in the <Table> Supporting Docs of the Integrated Declaration: • Invoice serial number and Item sr. no: If the supporting document pertains to all items in an invoice, then the invoice and item no. will both be indicated as “0”.

But if an invoice and item pertains to a particular item, then the invoice serial number and item serial

o If the supporting document is a Permit, then please enter the Permit Number in this field. o If the supporting document is a Certificate – eg Certificate of Analysis or Certificate of Origin, please enter the Certificate Number. o If it the supporting document is the invoice or Bill of Lading, this number, please use the same number that was quoted elsewhere in the Bill of Entry. o This Number is not to be confused with the DRN, which is received from ICEGATE in response to the uploading of a document.

• Place of issue: Name of the city/town where the Document was issued.

• Document issue date. This is the document date – for example, if the document is a Certificate, please mention the date of issue of the Certificate

number may be indicated.

• Unique Number – For this use the IRN (Image Reference Number): The Customs Broker/Importer receives this unique number when he digitally signs a digital copy of a document in pdf format (scanned from hardcopy or otherwise rendered into pdf) and submits the supporting document to ICEGATE. This will be auto-generated by when ICEGATE completes the upload process.

• Document type code: All supporting documents which are submitted by Customs Broker / importer have a document type.

Use the appropriate code for the document type code for the document referenced by the unique number. Directory is already provided on ICEGATE website under Single Window tab.

• Document issuing party code: Optional field. Presently, this field is not validated.

• Document issuing party name and address: Name and address of the party that has issued the document.

• Document reference number: This is the actual number of the document use by the document issuer. o If the supporting document is a license, then the Document Referene Number would be the License Number.

• Document expiry date.- In case, the document has an validity date, please mention that date. In case there is no validity or expiry mentioned in the document, you may leave this field blank.

• Document beneficiary party name and address: Name and address of the party in whose name document is issued. Usually the document is issued in the name of importer. However, if the document is issued in the name of a party other than importer, name and address of that party needs to be mentioned.

• Document beneficiary party code: If the document type is a registration, license, certificate or a permit, indicate the IE Code of the party which is shown as the beneficiary of this document.

Once the Bill of Entry is submitted into the system, Customs Officers or officers of Participating Government Agencies who wish to view the Bill of entry or Shipping Bill along with the supporting documents, can do so using appropriate screens in the Indian Customs EDI System.

Please note that the above data fields, some of which are optional, are crucial for the PGAs. If the importer/Broker keeps these data fields blank, they may be asked by the PGAs to provide this data into the Table through an amendment.

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Government Imposes Import Restrictions on Cochin Port Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ith new restrictions coming into place, Cochin Port Trust is no longer among the ports notified by the Union Government to import chemicals and intermediates covered under the Insecticides Act of 1968, according to a report in The New Indian Express.

The logistics involved in sourcing such goods from distant ports like Mumbai and Chennai is bound to push up prices, of both raw materials and finished products, the report added.

PORT RESTRICTION EXPECTED TO REFLECT IN PRICES The port restriction is expected to reflect in the prices of products like pesticides, paint, thinners, laminates, synthetic fibres, detergents, lubricants, formaldehyde and various other items manufactured largescale, particularly in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors. As 901 chemicals, depending on demand, were being imported through notified ports, the decision to de-notify Cochin Port Trust (CPT) will serve as a major setback for companies in Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

Customs officers said copper sulphate, methanol and ethylene dichloride (EDC) were among chemicals and intermediates being imported through the CPT by various manufacturing companies in South India. These companies will now have to depend on notified ports and airports - the number of which has been reduced to six from 14. The restriction will also bleed the coffers of the Cochin Customs House. Officers said Customs here had been collecting a revenue of around Rs 100-150 crore as duty through the import of insecticides annually.

Chiefly, dual-use chemicals

- which can be used for both beneficial and harmful purposes - were imported through CPT. Industries in Coimbatore, Salem and the plantation sector in and outside the state had been depending on the port for the import of chemicals, said a Custom officer.

Although the Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL), Udyogamandal, is yet to receive an official communication in this regard, M S Anil, the unit head, said: “We have been importing various intermediates required for the production of weedicides like glycophytes from countries like China through the Cochin Port. If port restriction is introduced, the company will have to spend more on logistics, which may lead to a price rise in various farm products by at least 20 per cent.”

Representatives of agrochemical distributors said the state’s plantation sector has been heavily dependant on chemicals like copper sulphate, among the items imported in bulk through CPT. Though it is too early to pinpoint the price fluctuation, under normal circumstances, the companies will need to factor in at least 500 km of additional transportation.

With rule 45 of the Insecticide Rules, 1971 - which governs the places of Import of Insecticide into India - being amended by the Insecticides (Fourth Amendment) Rule 2017, as notified by the

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, the import of insecticides has now been restricted to Inland Container Depot, Gurugram (Gurgaon), Chennai Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Mumbai Port (Mumbai).

The import of insecticides by air is now restricted to Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi international airports.

“Consequently, Kochi is no longer a notified port for the import of insecticides appearing in the schedule of the Insecticides Act, 1968,” said Sumit Kumar, Commissioner of Customs. According to a senior officer at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), there are allegations some importers have been making hazardous pesticides locally after importing various chemicals through the port. Besides, there is no Central Pollution Control Board recognised labs here to test the consignments shipped into the state, experts said.

RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED No insecticide shall be imported into India except through one of the following places -(i) Inland Container Depot, Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana (ii) Chennai Port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Mumbai Port (Mumbai), in respectof insecticides imported by sea (iii) Chennai International Airport (Chennai), Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai), Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi), in respect of insecticides imported by air Prior to the amendment of the insecticide Rules, 1971, Kochi was among the notified ports for the import of insecticides listed in the schedule of Insecticide Act, 1968 by sea.

Customs Study Shows Import Release Time Down to 144 hrs From 181 hrs at JNPT Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network study by the Customs department has revealed that the release time for imports at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has improved from 181.34 hours in 2017 to 144.18 hours in 2018, according toa report in leading daily The Indian Express.

The findings are published in the ‘Time Release Study 2018’, which was released on 16 March. The department studied 14,973 bills of entry for both import and export between Janaury 1 and 7, 2018. On the import side, the study looked at frozen foods, pharmaceuticals, fertilisers, plastics, textiles and auto-components, which are six of the port’s top 10 imports.

SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN IMPORT RELEASE TIME Compared to the comparative study in the first week of January 2017, the analysis showed that there is a significant reduction in import release time. The Custom’s findings for release time of auto components imported from South Korea contradict the findings of the World Bank. While the World Bank has pegged the release time at 267 hours, the internal Customs study has found it to be a much lower figure of 126.54 hours.

“We are very confident we can compete with the World Bank on the Ease of Doing Business Report,” said Vijay Singh Chauhan, Commissioner of Customs, Jawaharlal Nehru Customs House, who led the study. In its analysis of the export of frozen meat, frozen fish, pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, two and three wheelers and electrical machinery, the study found that the gross release time was 84.1 hours. The study also recommended that in order for imports release time to reach the goal of 72 hours set by the National Trade Facilitation Action Plan, “the need for physical examination of cargo must be more carefully considered and scanning facility at the terminal premises should be strengthened”.

The study also recommended that the port establish a logistics hub in

its premises to house laboratories to test suspects cargo. The study also found that the “creation and operationalisation of parking plazas catering to different terminals has reduced the customs processing time for exports”. Among its recommendations for improving the export release time include widening existing roads and constructing a road over bridge.

Vanjana Sarna, Chairperson of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, and Special Secretary, Government of India, who was present at the release of the study, said that the Ease of Doing Business and World Bank rankings are of great concern.

“This study is a self-assessment.

It is transparent. The improvement is really great. I really hope that import and export times are accepted as genuine values. It cannot be fudged,” she said. Sarna added that the World Bank’s perception is not right. “I hope this study can bridge that gap and showcase where we are. It is for us to bring a change in perception.

We are not sure what we are doing to gain that perception,” she said.

V O Chidambaranar Port Surpasses Previous Year’s Container Traffic, Set For New Record Tuticorin Port Wings News Network O Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin, the economic engine of South India, has created an achievement in container traffic by handling 6,43,720 TEUs on 07 March 2018 surpassing the previous financial year record traffic of 6,42,103 TEUs, 24 days ahead during the current financial year.

According to a media statement, the fourth largest Container handling Major Port of the country has handled 6,52,168 Lakh TEUs of Containers upto 11 March 2018.

The Container handing through VOC Port has witnessed at steady growth over the years and has seen a growth of 8.63 % as compared with the same period of last financial year.

M/s.PSA SICAL Container Terminal and M/s.

Dakshin Bharat Gateway Terminals, the two Container Terminals in V.O. Chidambaranar Port have a combined capacity of 1.17 Million TEUs. V.O. Chidambaranar Port offers the fastest transhipment time to Colombo among all Indian Ports.

Commodities like Cotton Yarn, Handlooms, Machinery, Sea Food, Paper, Granite, etc., are exported through Containers to Europe, North America and almost all

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Asian Countries.

Cotton, Metal scrap, Waste paper, Cotton fiber, Chemicals, Metal products etc., are imported predominantly from Europe and East Asian Countries. One Inland Container Depot and 14 Container Freight Stations located in the vicinity the Port ensures seamless flow of containers to and from the Port.

Shri I. Jeyakumar, IRTS., Chairman, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust while thanking the stakeholders, officers and the

employees of the Port who have contributed to achieve this record conveyed that this Port is continuously striving to achieve improvement in Performance and productivity in order to attract more volume of traffic through the Port.

The Chairman requested all the concerned to continue to improve the performance in future also.

BPCL-HPCL to build liquid terminal at Kamarajar Port Chennai

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Port Wings News Network n equal joint venture between state-run oil refiners Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has won the rights to develop and run a liquid terminal at Kamarajar Port Ltd near Chennai, according to a report in leading daily The Hindu.

The consortium — the only group to put in a price bid on a public tender — was awarded the Rs 393-crore, 3-million-tonne (mt) capacity project a few days ago, a spokesman for the port said, added the report.

The BPCL-HPCL consortium had quoted a revenue share of 23 per cent for the new facility which seeks to tap into the growing demand for POL, LPG products and Lube Oil Base stock (LOBS) in bulk in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring States.

The terminal is expected to start operations in 2020-21.

Kamarajar Port Ltd, the entity that runs the port at Ennore, is among the 12 ports owned by the Central government and the only one to be run as a company. The other ports are run as trusts. Cargo contracts at Central government-run

ports were till now decided on the basis of revenue share — the entity willing to share the most from its annual revenue will win the deal, typically lasting 30 years.

Bids for new projects will be decided on the basis of the highest royalty per metric tonne or twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) handled which would be indexed to variations in the wholesale price index (WPI).

This will replace the method of charging royalty which is equal to the percentage of gross revenue, quoted during bidding, calculated on the basis of upfront normative tariff ceiling prescribed by Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP), the rate regulator for the major ports.

When commissioned, the HPCLBPCL facility will be the second liquid terminal at Kamarajar Port.

Ennore Tank Terminals Pvt Ltd, the entity led by IMC Ltd, runs a 3-mt capacity liquid terminal at the port from 2009.

State-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) is developing a captive oil jetty at Kamarajar Port to handle POL, LPG and LOBS with an investment of Rs 480 crore.

The facility is also expected to start operations in 2020-21.

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Nhava Sheva (India) Gateway Terminal Accomplishes Another Milestone Mumbai

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Port Wings News Network lobal trade enabler DP World operated the Nhava Sheva (India) Gateway Terminal celebrated the commencement of INDAMEX (India America Express) service operated by a consortium of four vessel operators – CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, NYK and OOCL. This weekly service connects Nhava Sheva to the United States of America.

The weekly service commenced operations at NSIGT effective March 11, 2018. It will deploy more than 6000 TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) capacity vessels with the following port rotation: Port Qasim - Nhava Sheva -

Mundra- Damietta – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Charleston – Port Said – Jeddah – Port Qasim.

This service will be gradually upsizing their tonnage deployment and bring in bigger vessels.

Capt. Ravinder Johal, Chief Executive Officer, DP World Nhava Sheva said, “At DP World, we believe in providing efficient and reliable flow of goods and resources through high productivity. Our terminal, NSIGT is equipped with advanced technology, which provides safe, quick and efficient operations for large size vessels and facilitates ease of doing business. It is our constant endeavour to maintain a fast turnaround of our customer’s

India, ADB Sign $120 Million Loan to Improve Rail Infrastructure

cargo and persistently offer the best services in the supply chain.”

NSIGT holds the feat of hosting the largest container ship to have called along the Indian shore. The terminal hosts several innovations to its credit and is a model for future port development in India which include Automated Gates – powered by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, the futuristic Reefer Monitoring System and remote-operated quay cranes, revolutionary Electrical RubberTyred Gantry cranes (E-RTGs), amongst others. These innovative trade solutions have helped facilitate ease of doing business and increased efficiency for cargo handling at JNPT, India’s largest container gateway.

Discontinuance of LoU/LoC Will Have Limited Bearing on Exports: FIEO New Delhi Port Wings News Network eacting to the RBI Notification discontinuing Letter of Undertaking (LoU) and Letter of Comfort (LoC), Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO said that the move will have limited impact as such instruments were being used by about 5% of the importers particularly by large industries in Gems & Jewellery, Metal and Petroleum sectors.

President, FIEO said that since most

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of the exporters are using Letter of Credit and Bank Guarantees, which are relatively safe, the move will not have much adverse bearing on exports. However, this may slightly increase the cost as such instruments are costlier by about 0.5% to 1%. He added that none of the instruments are 100% safe and therefore, we should carefully evaluate its pros & cons

before discontinuing LoU and LoC as similar kind of instruments are in vogue elsewhere as well.

Mr Gupta said that Banks should not tighten the liquidity to Gems & Jewellery sector as the sector is coming back on track due to good order booking from US, Europe, China, Japan as well as demand within the country. The sector is extremely important as it provides exports to about US$ 43 billion but more importantly gives employment to over 5 million artisans and workers.

MISC Berhad Forays Into Thailand’s Offshore Oil & Gas Sector Chennai

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Port Wings News Network ISC Berhad (MISC), a world leading energy related maritime solutions and services provider, on 12 March held the naming and delivery ceremony of its new Floating, Storage & Offloading (FSO) facility for Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Limited (COTL), the FSO Benchamas 2.

The project marks MISC’s maiden foray into Thailand’s offshore Oil & Gas sector as well as its first partnership with COTL in the offshore space.

The contract for the lease and operations FSO was secured through an international competitive bidding process and was signed between MISC Offshore Floating Terminals (L) Limited (MOFT) and COTL in August 2016. The FSO will be deployed for a full field development for COTL at the Benchamas field in the Gulf of Thailand. Conversion works for the FSO Benchamas 2 Project commenced in early 2017 and completed as planned. FSO Benchamas 2 Project took over 2.2 million man-hours to complete, with zero Lost Time Injury (LTI).

MISC’s President/Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yee Yang Chien said “FSO Benchamas 2 is a significant achievement for MISC, being our first collaboration with Chevron in the offshore segment.

New Delhi Port Wings News Network overnment of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $120 million loan agreement for completion of works for doubletracking and electrification of railways tracks along high-density corridors to improve operational efficiency of Indian railways.

The tranche 3 loan is part of the $500 million multi-tranche financing facility for Railway Sector Investment Program approved by the ADB Board in 2011. The loan amount will be used to complete the ongoing works commenced under earlier tranches.

Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, signed the loan for the Government of India, and Mr. Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, signed on behalf of ADB. “The project is aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the rail infrastructure through electrification, introduction of modern signaling system, and doubling rail tracks on key routes in the country. The Program will help develop an energy-efficient, safe, and reliable railway system that will result in reduced travel time along project rail routes and improved operational and financial efficiency” said Mr. Khare after signing the agreement.

“Funding for tranche 3 loan will contribute towards achieving the

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overall Program outputs of doubletracking about 840 kilometer of rail routes and electrification of 640 kilometer of tracks along high density corridors,” said Mr. Yokoyama. The program is also helping implement new accounting systems and provide additional safety measures including collision avoidance equipment.

The investment program is targeting busy freight and passenger routes in the states of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, including the “Golden Quadrilateral” corridor that

connects Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delh. The doubling of rail sections is being implemented along Daund-Titlagarh section, the Sambalpur-Titlagarh section, the Raipur-Titlagarh Section and the Hospet-Tinaighat section while electrification is being undertaken along the 641-kilometer Pune-Wadi Guntakal section.

ADB loan has a 20-year term, including a grace period of 5 years, an annual interest rate determined in accordance with ADB’s London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)-based lending facility, and a commitment charge of 0.15% per year.

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With our broad spectrum of energy related maritime solutions and services, be it in energy shipping or offshore solutions, MISC is confident of our ability to serve the various needs of the global oil and gas industry.

We are honoured for the trust and opportunity given to MISC for us to work together with COTL towards the development and sustainability of Thailand’s oil & gas sector.”

“Today, we have pushed boundaries in achieving our aspirations of having an FSO facility in Thailand into a reality. This project represents our commitment to conducting our business in a responsible and sustainable manner as well as to execute this project effectively.

We aim to pursue other exciting opportunities that will contribute towards mutually developing and strengthening MISC’s as well as our business partner’s position in the ASEAN region’s oil and gas industry,” added Mr. Yee Yang Chien.

FSO Benchamas 2 has a storage capacity of 650,000 barrels with 12 years design life without dry-docking.

The ceremony was held at MMHE West Yard, Pasir Gudang, Johor and attended by COTL’s President Mr. Pairoj Kaweeyanun, Lady Sponsor of the FSO, Mrs. Nuntana Kaweeyanun, MISC’s President/Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Yee Yang Chien, Vice President of Offshore Business Unit, Tuan Syed Hashim Syed Abdullah as well as management and representatives from COTL, MISC, MHB and other guests.

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Vessel Position at Terminals - (21.03.2018 TO 28.03.18)

Mar. 21st - 27th Issue

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CITPL - Chennai

CCTL - Chennai Voy

Agent/Line

ETA

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Calling Ports

24/03

25/03

CHEX

LEONIDIO

Vizg, Krishnapatnam, singapore, Shanghai

21/03

22/03

BOX1

OCEAN PROLOGUE

Colombo

PSA Sical - Tuticorin

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

20/03

21/03

ACS

HYUNDAI PRIVILEGE

049E

HMM

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

21/03

22/03

TSC

RACHA BHUM

097E

RCL

Port Klang, Singapore, Laem Chabang

22/03

23/03

CI3

VENETIA

006

CCO

Port Klang, Singapore, Ulsan, Shanghai, Hong Kong

ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

E.G.M.NO.

21/03

22/03

FEEDER

Quen of Luck

065

Transworld

COLOMBO

146228-13/03

23/03

24/03

FME

TIANJIN BRDIGE

036E

SMI

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

25/03

26/03

FEEDER

Quen of Luck

066

Transworld

COLOMBO

146231-13/03

23/03

24/03

TCX

NYK FURANO

42

NYK

23/03

24/03

FEEDER

Cape Nemo

346

BTL (I) / BTL

COLOMBO

146244-13/03

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

26/03

27/03

FEEDER

Cape Nemo

347

BTL (I) / BTL

COLOMBO

DAKSHINBHARATH GATEWAY TERMINAL / Tuticorin

APM Terminal - Mumbai ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

21/03

22/03

IMED

SONGA CALABRIA

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

COS

Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Pipavav, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore,

21/03

22/03

FEEDER

VICTORIA STRAIT

CHAKIAT

Colombo

22/03

23/03

FEEDER

ER SYDNEY

BTL

Colombo

21/03

22/03

ME3

MAERSK KIMI

MSK

Pipavav, Hazira, JNPT, Jebel Ali...

21/03

22/03

IMX

HAYDN

ZIM

Port Klang, Colombo, Nhava Sheva...

22/03

23/03

PIX2

SSL DELHI

SHREYAS

KICT, COCHIN, JEBELALI

25/03

26/03

FEEDER

VICTORIA STRAIT

CHAKIAT

Colombo

KPCT, Krishnapatnam ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

23/03

24/03

ACS

Hyundai Privilege

49E

Hyundai & Zim

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

26/03

27/03

CHX

Leonidio

1805

Maersk & Safmarine

T.Pelepas, Qingdao, Xingang, Busan, Shangahi, Nansha

22/03

23/03

CCS1

Kapitan Maslov

024

MSC & NVOs

Colombo

20/03

21/03

COASTAL

SSL Visakhapatnam

047N

25/03

26/03

FEEDER

Charlotte Schulte

1810

20/03

21/03

CCG

Sima Brizo

27/03

28/03

CCG

24/03

25/03

PIX2

TOLTEN

HLI

Khor Al Fakkan, Jebel Ali, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Port Qasim

24/03

25/03

FM3

MAERSK TAURUS

MSK

Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Colombo, T.Pelepas,Tanjung...

WHI

Vizag, Port Klang, Singapore

TWF

Jebel Ali, Mundra, Hazira, Nhava Sheva

25/03

26/03

CIX3

ZIM LOS ANGELES

GLD

Pipavav, Port Klang, Singapore...

26/03

27/03

CWI

CMA CGM MOZART

CCA

Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Singapore, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo

Kolkata, Haldia, Vizag

27/03

28/03

HSX

MOL EXPLORER

MOL

Maersk & Safmarine

Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Pipavav, Colombo, Port Klang, Singapore...

Colombo, Salalah

27/03

28/03

CIX

CORINTHIKOS

HLI

007

MSC, SCI,

Colombo, Jebel Ali

Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Port Klang, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shekou

Xiamen

007

MSC,SCI

Colombo, Jebel Ali

SSL Kochi

141W

SCI

KICT, TUTICORIN, COCHIN, JEBELALI

20/03

21/03

Salalah Shuttle

CHICAGO

1812

Maersk Line / Safmarine

Colombo, Salalah, Colombo, Krishnapatnam, Kattupalli

26/03

27/03

Salalah Shuttle

CHARLOTTE SCHULTE

1810

Maersk Line / Safmarine

Colombo, Salalah, Colombo, Krishnapatnam, Kattupalli

22/03

23/03

ACS

HYUNDAI PRIVILEGE

049E

HMM/Gold Star Lines

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

24/03

25/03

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VENETIA

Wan Hai, COSCO

Port Kelang(North port), Singapore, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang (West port), Port Kelang (North port), Chennai, Kattupalli

20/03

21/03

CCG

SIMA BRIZO

007W

Evergreen MLOS & NVOCCs

Colombo, Cochin, Jebel Ali, Cochin, Colombo, Chennai, Visakhapatnam

27/03

28/03

CCG

XIAMEN

007W

Evergreen MLOS & NVOCCs

Colombo, Cochin, Jebel Ali, Cochin, Colombo, Chennai, Visakhapatnam

24/03

25/03

TCX

NYK FURANO

042E

NYK / Cosco

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

27/03

28/03

PIX2

SSL KOCHI

141

Shreyas / SCI

Tuticorin, Cochin, Jebel Ali, Mundra, Krishnapatnam

NSICT - Mumbai Vessel Name NAGOYA TOWER

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Agent/Line

Calling Ports

MSK

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

21/03

22/03

MIDAS

OSAKA TOWER

MSK

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

22/03

23/03

INDUS

MSC SINDY

MSC

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

25/03

26/03

MECL

MAERSK MEMPHIS

MSK

Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim, Singapore

26/03

27/03

MWE

UNI FLORIDA

MSK

Salalah, Mombasa, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Qasim

ESA

Port Kelang, Colombo, Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Hazira, Colombo

GALX

MINA

WAN HAI 507

Calling Ports

28/03

24/03

INTER MUMBAI

Agent/Line

27/03

23/03

CI1

Voy

MIDAS

Port Klang, Singapore, Nhava Sheva...

Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav...

ASX

Vessel Name

22/03

NYK SEC

26/03

Service

21/03

EXPRESS BLACK SEA ENSENADA

26/03

ETD

Service

HLS WIN

25/03

ETA

ETD

23/03 23/03

25/03

Kattupalli

ETA

22/03 22/03

BALBINA

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ICTT - Vallarpadam ETA

ETD

20/03 21/03

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

21/03

EMIRATES HANA

01806E

ESA

22/03

SCI MUMBAI

SM393

SCI

22/03

23/03

PAMBA1

041

SMI

22/03

23/03

SSL MUMBAI

084

SHR

23/03

23/03

CMA CGM CORNEILLE

7155

CCA

24/03

24/03

SSL DELHI

015

SHR

Calling Ports

VCTPL, Vizag ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

21/03

22/03

FSLVCH

KAPITAN MASLOV

024S

FOC

22/03

23/03

CHX

WIDE ALPHA

1804

MSK

23/03

24/03

MDM

TRF KAYA

1557E

BTL

24/03

25/03

SBF

SINAR

018

KSA

25/03

26/03

CCG

XIAMEN

007

SMI

27/03

28/03

FME

TIANJIN BRIDGE

036E

FME

Calling Ports

Mundra International Container Terminal ETA

ETD

Service

Vessel Name

Voy

Agent/Line

Calling Ports

21/03

22/03

PROTEA

NAGOYA TOWER

1805

MSK

21/03

22/03

PROTEA

PUCCINI

1803

MSK

21/03

22/03

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JNPT, Mundra, Port Qasim, Salalah, Mombasa

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SAN FELIX

1809W

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Tanger Med, Southampton, Rotterdam, Humburg, Antwerp, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Port Said East

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TESSA

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Port Kelang, Colombo, Cochin, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Hazira

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JNPT - Mumbai ETA

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CSP

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CARDONIA

POS

Jebel Ali, Jnpt, Doha

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25/03

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COSCO HAMBURG

PIL

Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Port Klang

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28/03

IGI

NORTHERN GENERAL

SMM

Port Klang, Colombo, Jebel Ali, Karachi, Mundra, Colombo

Mar. 21st - 27th Issue

GST Implementation Brings in Global Players to Indian Express Logistics Market New Delhi Port Wings News Network ndia express logistics sector is primarily categorized into four segments that include surface express, air express, rail parcel and Indian postal services. Surface express logistics contributes the maximum market share followed by air express and rail parcels.

There is an unfavourable model mix in the Indian logistics sector that is skewed towards roads as a major mode of transportation, along with underutilization of other modes viz. rail, air and coastal shipping.

AIR EXPRESS IS AN EMERGING CATEGORY IN INDIA Despite being insufficient mode, surface express has the highest time bounded shipments traffic share in India. Whereas railways being economic mode of time bounded shipments, transportation has lost the market share in India due to under investments leading to capacity constraints. Air express is an emerging category in India which is led by major players like Blue Dart and FedEx. Air express is the quickest possible way for time bound shipments in countries like India.

According to recently published report of Bonafide Research “India

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Express Logistics Market Outlook, 2022” express logistics market is gaining traction, with e-commerce penetration, economy revival, GST implementation and government’s initiative of ‘Make in India’. The market is expected to grow with a CAGR of close to 15% in the next coming years. A well organized and mature logistics industry has the potential to leapfrog the ‘Make in India’ initiative to its desired position. Also, government of India has been taking various initiatives in order to develop road, rail and air infrastructure in the country. Major government projects like Sagar Mala and Bharat Mala will reduce the time duration of shipments in coming years due to better connectivity across country. However currently, the game changing event is the implementation of GST on 1st July 2017.

“After the GST implementation, global players have started to view the Indian logistics industry as an extremely favourably one and thus have announced intentions to increase their capacity of transporting goods from/ to Indian markets. In the last few years, several large global companies have entered by the way of mergers or acquisitions or joint venture agreements. With the implementation of GST, global

players have set their eyes on Indian market for expansion of their express logistics businesses.” said Dhwipal Shah, Director with Bonafide Research.

GST implementation has changed the scenario in India express logistics industry by replacing multiple taxes levied by central and state governments. The planned dual GST model (CGST+SGST) has replaced around 29 states and federal taxes and tariffs for a single tax at the point of sale. Hence, most of the current challenges of logistics industry will be a story of the past as the goods can now move freely inter-state without any levy. The taxation in express logistics will come down to 18-21% from almost 27%. Global players like UPS, XPO Logistics, J.B hunt, C.H Robinson etc. have already set their eyes on the Indian industry for investment and expansion of their businesses.

This has opened the gate for new entrants in the express logistics market. GST implementation will benefit organised sector the most, in terms of consolidation and merging of small players with larger players to leverage the mutual benefits.

The sector will also attract interest from global players through foreign direct investment, joint ventures or acquisitions.

Tirupur Exporters Association Welcomes TN Govt’s Integrated Textile Policy Chennai

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Port Wings News Network irupur Exporters Association (TEA) has welcomed the Tamil Nadu Government’s announcement of new Integrated Textile policy in Budget presented

by Minister of Finance Shri O Panneerselvam in Tamil Nadu Assembly on 15 March 2018.

In a press release issued today, Shri. Raja M Shanmugham, President noted that early releasing of the policy with incentives at par with other states will boost

investment in our state itself at a time when other states have come out with attractive Textile Policies and have been periodically inviting Tirupur entrepreneurs to invest in their respective states.

He welcomed the increased allocation for Skill Development from Rs.150 Crores to Rs.200 for providing training for two lakhs unemployed youth will help to the industry which is need of the hour to our industry. He also hailed the allocation of fund for removing the deficiencies in ITI and also

allocation of more fund to ITIs. He also welcomed the announcement of increasing the loan from Rs.1 Crore to Rs.5 Crore to first generation entrepreneurs and noted the enhancement of loan amount would encourage more entrepreneurs enter into knitwear sector.

He was glad for the announcement of implementation of long pending, a most sought after Avinashi Athikadavu scheme at Rs.1789 Crore which would help to address the drinking water and irrigation issue in this region.

WFS Continues To Provide Cargo Handling Service for Qatar Airways Cargo in Paris Chennai

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Port Wings News Network orldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling contract with Qatar Airways Cargo at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has been extended.

In addition to managing an existing cargo handling contract, WFS is now providing ramp transportation for the airline, moving cargo to and from the warehouse and the aircraft operating Qatar Airways’ three flights a day

from Paris to Doha.

This follows EVA Air’s decision to extend its contract with WFS in Paris to also include ramp transportation as well as cargo handling. The airline operates a daily flight from Paris CDG to Taipei.

WFS is the largest cargo handler at Paris CDG and serves over 150 airlines. In 2017, it saw volumes handled at the airport rise by more than 10% compared to the previous year.

Stéphane Scholving, WFS’ Director of Cargo Sales Europe, said: “It is always especially pleasing when major airline customers decide you award you responsibility for their whole chain from acceptance of cargo to delivery to the aircraft side. Qatar Airways and EVA Air have shown this commitment to WFS in Paris and by taking control of their end-to-end services, we are confident of delivering important service quality benefits to both airlines and their customers.”

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Takes Delivery of 1st Next-generation FLEXIE Series Car Carrier Beluga Ace Chennai

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Port Wings News Network itsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd on 15 March 2018 announced the delivery of the first car carrier of the next-generation “FLEXIE” series, the Beluga Ace, which was built at the Minaminippon Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The new vessel marks a major advance in functionality, with six liftable decks, compared with two on conventional car carriers. This allows the Beluga Ace to more effectively meet demand for more diversified vehicle and high and heavy cargo transport.

The rounded bow shape will minimize wind resistance and is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by about 2% compared to today’s car carriers. The new shape is the result of joint research by MOL, MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd., and Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen) Inc. It is one of the environmental impactreducing technologies developed in the MOL Group’s “ISHIN NEXT -MOL SMART SHIP PROJECT-.”

MOL has expanded car carrier services all over the world with goal of maintaining its position as the frontrunner in vehicle transport, having launched the first car carrier in Japan in 1965. The group

consistently provides its customers with high-quality services by setting the world’s highest standards of safe operation and environmental conservation. MOL’s state-ofthe-art fleet continually adopts new designs to meet demands for transport of not only completed cars, but also diversified cargoes such as construction machinery and railway vehicles under its MOL ACE global brand of car carrier transport service.

Specifications of Beluga Ace Length : 199.9m Breadth : 32.2m Capacity: 6,800 units (standard passenger vehicles)

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NEWS - BITS KSEW Delivers Two Damen Stan Patrol 1605 FRP patrol boats to Pakistan Customs

Pakistan Customs has taken delivery of two DAMEN Stan Patrol 1605 FRP patrol boats, the company said in its press release. The handover ceremony took place on 10th March at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd (KS&EW).

The celebration was attended by distinguished guests including Dr Miftah Ismail, advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs, Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed, Collector Pakistan Customs, Rear Admiral Syed Hasan Nasir Shah, Managing Director of KS&EW and Mrs. Ardi Stoios-Braken, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The vessels were built by KS&EW with technical and material support from Damen. The entire project took just eight months and was completed successfully thanks to the high level of cooperation and trust between the two partners. The patrolling boats shall be used for monitoring and enforcement activities in Pakistan’s territorial waters.

KS&EW received the order for the two Stan Patrol 1605 FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) craft from the Pakistan Customs in July last year. The bid was supported

by Damen’s Technical Cooperation (DTC) programme, which cooperates with shipyards around the world.

Latin America maritime cooperation centre launched The Latin America Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre, part of a global network established under an ambitious IMO-EU project to further efforts to combat climate change, has been launched in Panama (13 March). The centre, hosted by the Universidad Marítima Internacional de Panamá (UMIP), is one of five such centres established under the GMN project, which is funded by the European Union and run by IMO. IMO says the centres, in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific regions, act as regional focal points for a wide range of activities. These include, improving compliance with existing and future international energyefficiency regulations; promoting uptake of low-carbon technologies and operations in maritime transport, and establishing voluntary pilot data-collection and reporting systems to feed back into the global regulatory process. In doing so, they will play their part in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

IMO is looking at safety aspects of on shore power supply to ships

Plugging a ship into shore-side power - and turning off onboard generators - is one solution to reducing air pollution from ships, as well as limiting local noise. IMO is this week beginning to look at the safety aspects of on shore power supply to ships, also known as “cold ironing”, “alternative maritime power” and “shore-side electricity”. The Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE), meeting 12-16 March, has been instructed to develop guidelines on the safe operation of cold ironing and to consider developing any necessary draft amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention.

On other matters, the Sub-Committee is expected to finalize draft new requirements for ventilation of totally enclosed lifeboats. This important work is aimed at ensuring that a habitable environment is maintained in such survival craft. The meeting will also consider specific conditions and performance criteria for life-saving appliances and arrangements intended for use in polar waters, following the entry into force of IMO’s Polar Code.

Damen unveils Multi Cat Water Injection Dredger Damen Shipyards Group has recently unveiled a Water Injection Dredger (WID), courtesy of a plug & play system aboard a DAMEN Multi Cat. Such capabilities are typically found only on dedicated platforms, though DAMEN realised that the Multi Cat’s forward propulsion and manouevrability made it a suitable platform for this type of dredging, the company said in its press release.

“Damen invented the Multi Cat as the ideal dredge support vessel – what I like to think of as floating work bench – for Cutter Suction Dredgers (CSD). This is a logical step forward for a platform that has dredging in its DNA,” stated DAMEN Product Director Dredging Olivier Marcus.

The Multi Cat is typically used to assist CSDs on dredging projects, carrying out tasks such as anchor shifting and cutter teeth replacement. DAMEN realised that, with the addition of dredging components, the Multi Cat might actually be able to take on dredging functionality in a manner that proves the rule ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’. In the words of Mr Marcus: “This is not just the equipment, this is one plus one equals three.”

CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Notification No.18/2018 (N.T.) ALL RATES PER UNIT

FOREIGN CURRENCY Australian Dollar Bahrain Dinar Canadian Dollar Chinese Yuan Danish Kroner EURO Hong Kong Dollar Kuwait Dinar New Zealand Dollar Norwegian Kroner Pound Sterling Qatari Riyal Saudi Arabian Riyal Singapore Dollar South African Rand Swedish Kroner Swiss Franc UAE Dirham US Dollar Japanese Yen (100) Kenyan Shilling (100)

with effect from 2nd Mar. 2018

RATE (INR) Import Export 51.40 178.85 51.65 10.45 10.90 80.95 8.45 225.20 47.90 8.40 91.20 18.50 18.00 50.05 5.70 8.00 70.30 18.35 66.10 62.15 64. 90

49.60 167.45 50.00 10. 10 10.50 78.25 8.20 210.55 46.05 8.10 88.25 17.35 16.85 48.40 5.35 7.70 67.80 17.20 64.40 60.05 60.65

We are not responsible for any mistake. ALL RATES ARE PROVISIONAL. The rates in these column are only meant for guidance.

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DP WORLD Announces Strong Financial Results Chennai

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Port Wings News Network lobal trade enabler DP World on 15 March announced strong financial results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2017. On a reported basis, revenue grew 13.2% and adjusted EBITDA increased 9.1% with adjusted EBITDA margin of 52.4%, delivering profit attributable to owners of the Company, before separately disclosed items[1], of $1,209 million, up 7.3%, and EPS of 145.6 US cents. On a like-for-like basis, revenue grew 6.0%, adjusted EBITDA increased by 8.0% with adjusted EBITDA margin of 53.2%, and earnings attributable to owners of the Company increased 15.1%.

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company of $1,209 million Strong adjusted EBITDA growth resulted in a 7.3% increase in profit attributable to owners of the Company before separately disclosed items on a reported basis and 15.1% growth on a like-for-like basis at constant currency.

Investment partnership with NIIF and consolidation of DP World Santos DP World has partnered with the Government of India sponsored, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), to create an investment platform of up to $3 billion of equity to acquire assets and develop projects in the ports, transportation and logistics sector in India. The partnership will also look

at opportunities beyond sea ports such as river ports and transportation, f r e i g h t corridors, s p e c i a l economic Sultan Ahmed Bin zones, inland Sulayem container DP World Group t e r m i n a l s , Chairman and CEO and logistics infrastructure including cold storage.

DP World acquired an additional 66.67% stake in Embraport in the Port of Santos (Brazil) from Odebrecht Transport (OTP) to take its shareholding to 100%. The terminal has an annual capacity of 1.2 million TEU and has been rebranded to DP World Santos.

Strong performance across all three regions Looking ahead into 2018, we expect to continue to grow ahead of the market and see increased contributions from our new developments.

DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, commented: “We are pleased to announce another set of strong financial results in 2017, as we again delivered earnings in excess of $1 billion and above 50% EBITDA margin for the full year. On a likefor-like basis, our earnings grew at 15.1% ahead of revenue growth of 6.0% and EBITDA growth of 8.0%.

Encouragingly, our volumes have continued to grow ahead of the

market with gross volumes growing 10.1% year-on-year, ahead of Drewry Maritime’s full year market estimate8 of 6.0%. Our portfolio has seen strong performance across all three regions benefitting from the improved trading environment and market share gains.”

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem stated: “In recent years, we have leveraged on our in-house expertise to extend our core business into portrelated, maritime, transportation and logistics sectors with the objective of diversifying our revenue base and connecting directly with the owners of cargo and aggregators of demand to remove inefficiencies in trade, improve the quality of our earnings and drive returns. Going forward, we expect this trend to continue as we seek opportunities in complementary sectors in the global supply chain and also make use of new technology and data solutions to provide better service to our customers.”

“Our significant cash generation and investment partnerships, leave us with a strong balance sheet and flexibility to capitalise on the significant growth opportunities in the industry and deliver enhanced shareholder value over the long term. We have made an encouraging start to the year with current trading in line with expectations. As we look ahead into 2018, geopolitical headwinds in some regions pose a challenge but we expect to continue to grow ahead of the market and see increased contributions from our recent investments,” he further added.

Mar. 21st - 27th Issue

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Goes Double Daily to Johannesburg Chennai

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Port Wings News Network irgin Atlantic Cargo is to launch a second daily service between London and Johannesburg in October, creating additional cargo capacity to and from South Africa.

Commencing 28 October 2018, the additional daily frequency will be operated by one of the airline’s Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which can carry up to 24 tonnes of cargo. The new service will provide a welcome boost for customers who contributed to Virgin A t l a n t i c ’s year-onyear growth in cargo volumes in 2017. The airline saw a 5% growth in business to South Africa and a 4% rise in tonnage ex Johannesburg.

In April, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will also be opening a local Contact Centre in Johannesburg to support their customers in South Africa.

Steve Buckerfield, Director, Sales at Virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “Virgin has been serving the Johannesburg market for 22 years and we continue to receive outstanding customer support. 2017 was a particularly strong year for both north and southbound cargo

volumes, so the addition of a second daily frequency is great news for us and our customers.”

In addition to general cargo, the airline has seen an increase in the volume of courier and express business from the U.S. and the UK to South Africa, driven by ecommerce, as well as regular shipments of cars.

Northbound traffic includes high volumes of perishables for the UK market as well as general cargo.

Laurn Baldwin, the airline’s Regional Sales Manager in Johannesburg, added: “News of

this additional capacity could not be coming at a better time and reinforces our commitment to the South African market. Our decision to open a dedicated Contact Centre in Johannesburg is also based on having listened to the requirements of our customers, who value the presence of a local team. I am confident these positive developments, alongside our commitment to providing great customer service, will help us deliver another fantastic year for cargo.”

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