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Hot Port News from GAC

18-Apr-2019

MOORING & UNMOORING IN TUAS FINGER ONE PROJECT AREA
Singapore

ADDITION OF INFORMATION TO STATISTICAL DECLARATION
Suez Canal, Egypt

TEMPORARY LOADING FACILITY AT WEST KOWLOON CULTURAL DISTRICT
Hong Kong

Mooring & unmooring in Tuas Finger One Project Area
Thursday, April 18, 2019, Singapore

The working period for operations in the Tuas Finger One Project Area has been extended, and the work will now be carried out from 18 April to 17 October.

According to the Maritime...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/18/hot-port-news-fom-gac/

Brexit commentary | How this extension will benefit businesses

John Perry

Brexit commentary | How this extension will benefit businesses

John Perry, managing director of leading supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA, commented:

“With the EU leaders granting the UK a further six month extension, we are now in a very interesting, if somewhat precarious position. While May is still seemingly persisting with her withdrawal agreement, others are now seriously discussing the possibility of a second, this time binding, referendum. Meanwhile, the European...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/11/brexit-commentary-how-this-extension-will-benefit-businesses/

TOC Asia 2019: heavy weather blows liner schedules off course

TOC Asia 2019: heavy weather blows liner schedules off course

Singapore, 9 April 2019 –An escalating number of typhoons and adverse weather events is playing havoc with carrier schedules, leaving a “major challenge” for the industry to recover from the record-low levels in schedule reliability experienced in 2018.

According to Jeremy Nixon, chief executive of Ocean Network Express (ONE), global warming has triggered more adverse and variable weather across key shipping lanes, including a...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/09/toc-asia-2019-heavy-weather-blows-liner-schedules-off-course/

The Bunkerspot Update 09/04/2019

The Bunkerspot Update 09/04/2019

NOON REPORT

GLOBAL: DNV GL focusing on ‘energy transition’ opportunities

In its newly-published 2018 Annual Report, DNV GL has argued that a rapid energy transition over the next decade will be ‘a great source of risk and of opportunity’ for both the group and its customers – and in the maritime sector this will involve more growth in natural gas and renewables.

 GLOBAL: LR FOBAS debuts online fuel quality tool

The tool is intended to help FOBAS...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/09/the-bunkerspot-update-09042019/

Midweek blues: The BDI continues to fall…

Midweek blues: The BDI continues to fall…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost three points despite Panamaxes’ good performance; geopolitics still very perplexed. What an excursion that was ending the four day 14th Panama Maritime’s Convention events. John Faraclas’ daily brief recap supported by Anny Zade’s video:

The BDI approaches the 700 point threshold following its fall by three points to 709!

The Capes’ BCI lost 22 points and now reads 399 – the 400 point threshold has been lost. Things with...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/01/midweek-blues-the-bdi-continues-to-fall/

European Parliament adopts final agreement on the Connection Europe Facility for 2021-2027

Turi Fiorito

European Parliament adopts final agreement on the Connection Europe Facility for 2021-2027

26 March 2019

On 25 March the European Parliament adopted its final agreement with the European Council for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the 2021-2027 period negotiated by Rapporteurs Marinescu, Telička and Virkkunen.

The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) wholeheartedly welcomes the 50% co-funding threshold for projects supporting inland waterway transport. This is a great...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/26/european-parliament-adopts-final-agreement-on-the-connection-europe-facility-for-2021-2027/

Freight association welcomes HMRC decision to extend Transitional Simplified Procedures

Robert Keen

Freight association welcomes HMRC decision to extend Transitional Simplified Procedures

Commenting on the recent announcement by HMRC on Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP) for Customs in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association, says:

“Having criticised HMRC when it originally published its Transitional Simplified Procedures in February, we now welcome the news that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the date...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/25/freight-association-welcomes-hmrc-decision-to-extend-transitional-simplified-procedures/

Marseille Fos backs Blockchain bid for hinterland logistics boost

View of the Marseille port

 Marseille Fos backs Blockchain bid for hinterland logistics boost

The Marseille Fos port authority is among financial backers of a Blockchain technology pilot scheme that aims to demonstrate enhanced freight logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhone-Saone (MeRS) axis.

Due on stream in June, the proof of concept prototype will test the securitisation of the digital transport chain as a means of improving the fluidity, reliability and competitiveness of intermodal pre- and...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/06/marseille-fos-backs-blockchain-bid-for-hinterland-logistics-boost/

ABPmer’s audit confirms the Port of Milford Haven’s clear focus on marine safety standards

Port of Milford Haven

The Port Marine Safety Code assurance audit is required for all UK Harbour Authorities and any organisation running port marine terminals.  The Port of Milford Haven commissioned ABPmer to provide a full and transparent check of its compliance with the requirements of the Code.  The aim of an assurance visit is to confirm that ports and harbours are maintaining standards of marine safety, in line with the requirements of the Code. 

The Port of Milford Haven is a leading UK...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/27/abpmers-audit-confirms-the-port-of-milford-havens-clear-focus-on-marine-safety-standards/

The port of Marseille-Fos sets the path towards the maritime data-hub concept: a global digital gateway offering smart and reliable landing infrastructure for subsea cables

Globalization does not simply mean more ships; it also means more information flows. No wonder that data traffic is predicted to grow at a rate of 45% per year over the next decade. This dramatic increase in volume, along with the diversity of the content which is exchanged, requires upgraded interconnection infrastructure as well as data storage facilities.

The port of Marseille-Fos is ready.

We are pleased to announce the construction of new subsea cable landing infrastructure which will...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/13/the-port-of-marseille-fos-sets-the-path-towards-the-maritime-data-hub-concept-a-global-digital-gateway-offering-smart-and-reliable-landing-infrastructure-for-subsea-cables/

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