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Kongsberg Maritime Provides Upgraded CCTV for NGSCOs LNG Carriers in Middle East

Kongsberg Maritime Provides Upgraded CCTV for NGSCOs LNG Carriers in Middle East

Kongsberg Maritime announces the successful delivery of high performance CCTV systems for installation on National Gas Shipping Company's (NGSCO) entire fleet of eight LNG carrier vessels in the Middle East.

The project was secured in conjunction with Unique Systems FZE, Kongsberg Maritime's local sales agent. Unique Systems FZE will be assisting in the installation and commissioning of the Kongsberg Maritime CCTV systems with two vessels refits having been completed already in April, another done in July and the remaining five planned over the next few months.

Each ship's CCTV system comprises a range of robust marine grade stainless steel above deck PTZ (pan, tilt & zoom) and fixed camera stations with lowlight (day/night) viewing capabilities and washers and wipers, along with a multichannel telemetry matrix controller and 350 GB digital video recorder (DVR), and an additional control and viewing station.

New CCTV cabling will be used to install the equipment on the four Al Khaznah class vessels – the Al Khaznah, Shahama, Ghasha and Ish – and existing cabling will be used to upgrade the four Mubaras class vessels – the Mubaras, Mraweh, Al Hamra and Umm Al Ashtan.

The new Kongsberg Maritime CCTV systems replace the original ships' CCTV systems and will be used to monitor critical above deck processes. It will provide improved video image quality, more flexible control, viewing and recording options and maximum durability for operating in some of the most hostile marine conditions.

Kongsberg Maritime Middle East DMCCO and Unique Systems FZE have a long lasting cooperation with NGSCO, with systems installed on many of its vessels and ongoing service and maintenance support agreements in place.

Dan Williams, Business Development Manager at Kongsberg Maritime Ltd comments: “The safe transportation of LNG is in itself a challenging process and it is vital that reliable CCTV surveillance equipment is used to monitor on deck processes and ensure safe operations.

“Kongsberg Maritime and Unique Systems FZE secured this contract via a competitive tender, based on the quality of our marine CCTV systems offering. It's very satisfying to work with NGSCO and we look forward to developing our strong relationship with them going forward.”

Now installed on a range of offshore platforms and vessels throughout the world, Kongsberg Maritime's extremely robust Horizon Marine and Military CCTV Systems offer real time operations monitoring and are suitable for a variety of high performance vessel, platform and other marine applications. The portfolio of products is based on high resolution analogue or IP architecture, which provides customers with excellent quality, ease of maintenance and value for money.

Saudi Arabia: NSCSA Wins MODA Contract for Transportation and Logistics Services

Saudi Arabia: NSCSA Wins MODA Contract for Transportation and Logistics Services

Posted on Aug 23rd, 2011 with tags contract , logistics , Middle East , MODA , News by topic , NSCSA , Saudi Arabia , services , transportation , wins .

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia “NSCSA” announce wining a contract to provide transportation and logistics services for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation “MODA” for a total value of Saudi Riyal 230 Million for a period of three (03) years. This contract will be effective from 11/9/2011 and the financial impact will appear in the last quarter of this year 2011.

Under this contract, NSCSA is appointed as an official shipper for all the branches of the armed forces to perform different kinds of transportation and logistics services internationally by sea, air & land during the contractual period. In addition, there is a possibility that NSCSA can also be assigned to transport additional shipments as stated in the range of the contract, resulting of additional income.

It is worth mentioning that the company is engaged in the field of maritime transport for more than thirty years, having a considerable experience in the field of shipping & logistics by sea, air & land. The company owns RoRo vessels specialized to carry general cargo and project equipment.

India Plans to Seek Private Funds for Seven New Ports India will seek private funds for seven new ports costing 350 billion rupees ($7.6 billion) as

India Plans to Seek Private Funds for Seven New Ports

India will seek private funds for seven new ports costing 350 billion rupees ($7.6 billion) as the government tackles transport bottlenecks that are hindering plans to triple exports of agricultural and manufactured goods.

About two-thirds of the funds for the new ports will be raised from private sector, Rakesh Srivastava , joint secretary at the Ministry of Shipping, said yesterday in a telephone interview in New Delhi. The government has sent the proposal for the harbors to seven Indian states, Srivastava said without specifying a timeframe for starting the projects.

The new ports are part of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's plan to spend as much as $1 trillion to upgrade the country's infrastructure by 2017. APM Terminals , the container-terminal arm of AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, and Dubai-based DP World Ltd. (DPW) are among the companies that have invested in India's harbors amid the government's push for private participation.

“ More ports will definitely help remove trade bottlenecks ,” said Rahul R. Pathak , principal consultant at Mumbai-based Mantrana Maritime Advisory Pvt., which provides consulting to shipping lines and port operators. “ But the government has to ensure that they all don't end up competing for the same basket of goods.”

The average turnaround time for ships at Indian ports was about 4.4 days in the year ended in March 2010, compared with about six hours in Singapore and Hong Kong, according to the trade ministry.

India currently has 13 so-called major ports that are administered by the federal government. They together handled 561 million tons of cargo in the year ended in March 2010, according to official data.

The government plans to boost the major ports' annual capacity to 1.46 billion tons by March 2020 from 616.7 million tons as of March 2010, according to the shipping ministry. About 90 percent of India's international trade by volume is carried through sea.

Asia's third-largest economy aims to triple its exports of gems and jewelry, textiles, autoparts and other goods to $750 billion by March 2017 from $225 billion last year, according to the trade ministry.

Srivastava said the seven states need to set aside about 2,500 acres (1,011 hectares) of land for each new port.

Oman: Port of Salalah Receives Maiden Call from Global Shipping Line CSAV

Oman: Port of Salalah Receives Maiden Call from Global Shipping Line CSAV

Port of Salalah has received the maiden call from global shipping line CSAV (CompañíaSud Americana de Vapores). CSAV is a Chilean shipping company operating across all the continents in container, bulk and car carrier vessels. They are one of the oldest and most respected liner companies in the world today.

The M/V Pucon a 304 metre, 6,500 TEU (20 foot equivalent container units) container vessel called at Salalah on Tuesday en route from India to northern Europe. In laymen's terms, the cargo on the MV Pucon if laid end to end would be the equivalent of five times the length of the world's tallest building the Burj Khalifa. With 25 of the world's largest cranes, Port of Salalah is in fact built to handle double this size of cargo on a single vessel.

The vessel will be calling at Salalah in both directions on a monthly rotation as part of an Asia-Europe-Asia service. The vessel crew met Ahmed Akaak, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Port of Salalah, and senior members of the port management. The captain received a commemorative plaque to mark the vessel's maiden call at Salalah. Peter Ford, Chief Executive Officer for Port of Salalah said: “We are delighted to welcome CSAV to Salalah and receive the maiden call from its vessel the MV Pucon. ”

The addition of CSAV as a customer to the Port of Salalah will add to the number of markets and options that businesses, both local and international, have when using Salalah as a distribution or manufacturing base. “We are in further negotiations with a number of other key liner companies whose regional and global shipping networks will be greatly enhanced by using the strategic location Salalah offers.”

ETIHAD OUTLINES EXPANSION PLANS

ETIHAD OUTLINES EXPANSION PLANS

22-Aug-2011

ETIHAD Crystal Cargo is running its new 777F on six-weekly Abu Dhabi (UAE) to China to India to Abu Dhabi routes, senior vice-president Roy Kinnear has told Air Cargo News.

The carrier has been reaching out into new markets, including Kazakhstan, where it launched an A330 freighter operation at the end of July.

“Part of our interest in terms of developing trade and commercial ties between the UAE and Kazakhstan has been to launch dedicated freighter route, to complement our existing passenger operations. We believe the new dedicated cargo route will be successful and that there is sufficient demand in our network for this to be a profitable route,” Kinnear said.

“Having analysed the demand into Almaty and growth, we believe there was scope for this new A330 Freighter operation and we will review additional frequency in the future based on performance.”

Etihad has not tapped into neighbouring Russia as of yet, with the exception of cargo capacity on Etihad’s narrowbody passenger services into Moscow.

“Russia continues to grow as an import market, and in time we anticipate a growing export market. It would be wrong to over generalise about Russia as a whole as each region and metropolis has its own distinct economic, sociological and cultural background.”

The major obstacles for airfreight in this region, Kinnear pointed out, are the current directional imbalances with imports outweighing airfreight compatible exports.

Etihad Crystal Cargo grew 32 per cent in the first half of this year on the back of a 21 per cent capacity increase.

India: Call to Focus on Shipping Potential

India: Call to Focus on Shipping Potential

The government is working on a plan to develop coastal shipping into a vibrant economic activity in the State, Minister for Ports K. Babu has said.

In a communication issued by his office on Saturday, Mr. Babu said the State had a great potential for coastal shipping.

The State had one major port in Kochi and 17 minor ports and its coast was close to the international shipping route. So, the State's ports can play a vital role in the nation's overall shipping activity. Goods movement through the Kochi port increased by 12.52 per cent (over the previous year's figure) to touch 174.29 lakh tons. International cargo traffic increased by 11.08 per cent and cargo traffic within the country by 15.63 per cent through this port this year.

This trend indicated the emerging significance of shipping in Kerala. If the State could develop the minor ports and link them using by small cargo vessels, it could indeed grow into a vibrant economic activity.

The State also had a network of inland waterways, over 1,647 km in length. These waterways connected all the industrial and commercial centres in the State. A major portion of the cargo movement now happening along the roads could be routed along the waterways if the waterways could be developed and maintained.

The coastal shipping project the government was drawing up would target, in the first stage, the diversion of at least 20 per cent of the total cargo movement now happening along the State's roads through the waterways.

SASI AND UAC PROMOTE RUSSIAN FREIGHTERS

SASI AND UAC PROMOTE RUSSIAN FREIGHTERS

22-Aug-2011

THE double domination of aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing could be put to the test with a new Russian freighter drive.

While the likes of Air Bridge Cargo and Volga-Dnepr are expanding their networks Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) and Russia’s state-owned aircraft manufacturing giant United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote Russian-built freighter aircraft around the world.

The deal was made on 16 August at the MAKS 2011 International Aviation & Space Salon in Moscow (Russia).

“The MoU will help provide a springboard for UAC to penetrate the Western market with exciting new products. We believe that by working together we can take great strides forward in the promotion of Russian freighter aircraft around the globe,” managing Partner of SASI Stan Wraight said.

SASI will provide technical advice, development of aircraft specifications, marketing strategy and sophisticated business planning for the Western market.

The solutions provider will give technical consultation to ensure the configuration of the aircraft matches international customer requirements and negotiating with airlines before final design verification.

SASI will also identify select niche markets for the aircraft, initiate purchase negotiations with potential global customers and provide a full corporate planning and promotion strategy.

Norway: Songa Raises USD 420 Million for Songa Eclipse Finance

Norway: Songa Raises USD 420 Million for Songa Eclipse Finance

Songa Offshore SE announced that the Company has finalized a new bank facility in the amount of USD 420 million.

The new facility has a repayment profile of 8.5 years and will be used to finance the delivery of the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Songa Eclipse, currently ready for delivery from Jurong shipyard in Singapore.

Additionally, Songa has received a firm offer on a bank facility in the amount of USD 100 million. This facility will be used to part-finance the first installment on the 2 semisubmersibles currently on order from Deawoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME).

CARGO LEFT IN THE DARK

CARGO LEFT IN THE DARK

22-Aug-2011

THE threat of a night-time ban on flights to and from German airports collectively, as well as Manston Airport in the UK, is prompting serious questions about the viability of airfreight serving these markets.

A court in Leipzig (Germany) will soon decide whether to allow an appeal calling for a complete ban on night flights in the autumn. The news comes as a sore blow to Frankfurt, which is gearing up for the opening of its new landing strip.

Lufthansa sees this decision as a barrier to booming business between the Middle East and Europe.

“Gulf states want to replace Europe as a freight hub. We need internationally competitive operating times and that means night flights,” Lufthansa chief executive officer Christoph Franz said.

Lufthansa has had its scuffles with Middle Eastern carriers, reportedly asking the government to deny them landing slots at Berlin’s new airport. Emirates has been pushing to get landing rights in Berlin and Stuttgart, in addition to its existing German destinations.

In the UK the Labour Group on Thanet District Council are hoping to impose restrictions on flights to and from Manston Airport.

A night curfew could cost the airport 67,000 tonnes of cargo each year, making business unviable. Because of the loss of trade due to restricting night flights, Manston’s potential to create jobs will be cut by almost half, from over 2,000 people directly employed in airport activities to 1,102 jobs by 2018.

“Restricting our operating hours will fundamentally affect the economic viability of the airport. It will reduce our ability to attract passenger and freight services and secure based airlines, which would offer a greater range and frequency of scheduled passenger services,” Charles Buchanan, chief executive officer of Manston Airport, said

United Kingdom: PD Ports welcomes four new cranes RTG Teesport

United Kingdom: PD Ports welcomes four new cranes RTG Teesport

Four new RTG (gantry rubber tyred) cranes delivered to Teesport today (18:08:11) is an essential element in the current expansion of 16.7million pounds from Teesport container terminal in and represents the largest investment of equipment and one in the container port since the station opened in 2003.

And RTGS Konecranes, and manufactured in Finland and Poland to invest a total of about £ 5 million, is the first of its kind to be supplied by Konecranes in the UK, and will allow the ports PD significantly improve the handling capacity in the container terminal and sizes Teesport continue to grow.

"Through the transformation of the system handling the current use of reachstackers these RTGS we can store the boxes of many people in the same area, because of its ability to provide the highest, chimneys wider container," he says, Mark Pearson, project manager for the ports PD ". They also improve the number of containers traded in the time ". RTGS and 16 wheel has the ability to lift 50 tons, and can be over in a pile of 1-5 and 6 containers high in addition to the truck lane wide.

Saw container terminals in the size of Teesport increased by 45% in 2010 and is currently being expanded to a capacity of 235,000 TEUs * for up to 450,000 TEUs. the company's strategy year is to expand the port capacity and range of at least 650,000 TEUs, an increase of improved job security of the current 500 employees Teesport +, and potentially create new opportunities for additional employment, particularly important in a time when local and national economy is still under serious pressure to create jobs.

Be installed on the RTGS, which was purchased after a rigorous selection process, with the latest fuel system Konecranes savings and was designed to take future environmental requirements in mind, including the shift from diesel to electric power.

The cranes are equipped with the latest GPS technology with the help of container yards. This includes a feature autosteering, which keeps the lever on the path to leadership pre-programmed, respectively, and thus improve safety and increase productivity.

Is connected to the container sites RTG system to the port terminal operating system, to ensure the correct positioning containers in real-time and maintaining accuracy in inventory.

Mr. Pearson says operators will go through a full training program and it is expected that the RTGS to be in full operation by the end of September.

UK: ABP seeks contractor for the expansion of the port of Grimsby

UK: ABP seeks contractor for the expansion of the port of Grimsby

Began to British ports associated with them and look for a contractor to build a new terminal at the port of Grimsby.

Mission will be £ 24m, which is scheduled to begin in January, including the construction of quay 250m long approach within the tidal reaches in the River Humber.

You will need to install a floating pontoon contractor, linkspan with berthing and mooring dolphins to include pockets of the dredge to accommodate vessels up to 165m length.

Road works include construction of docks, including site services, sanitation and fencing.

There will be a need to ensure performance by 10%, insurance and warranty of the parent company of the winning bidder immediately after the contract award.

Asia LNG to boost demand for tanker orders

Asia LNG to boost demand for tanker orders

Orders for liquefied natural gas tankers in the high with the supply of natural gas (LNG) from Qatar, Peru and the new three times the day rates for such ships is now pointing to the peak demand in 2014-15 after years of poor sales.

This has motivated the expansion in demand from Norway, Sweden and Greece, which flourished in the past months 3-6 after the slowdown in the past decade, with employment rates of shippers feeling growing days.

This has led to a new LNG supply from Qatar and Peru to increase the demand for the product to buyers in Asia and South America, stretching the capacity of the aging fleet, which puts upward pressure on prices and the availability of pressure is also linked to these carriers to longer routes.

Stimulate rates of today are the prices of spot LNG in Europe, $ 9 per million British thermal units (million units) compared to $ 15 in Asia.

Difficult times for the nuclear sector after the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 and the tsunami have also been developed for natural gas (LNG) in the spotlight as an alternative fuel, and increased the reduced availability of tankers.

Doubled three times daily for rates of 110,000 / $ a day since mid-2010 as a result, with further increases expected later this year. set orderbooks swelling in the shipyards, South Korea to expand the solid phase of the fleet of liquefied natural gas in coming years.

Even after the current orderbook of 56 units is not enough to bridge the gap between supply and demand.

This is partly because dozens of aging tankers nearing the end of their productive lives.

It is said that the shipyards to hit the ability to deliver the 2013, with the increasing orders to shift the focus to 2014/15 which is the point of peak demand.

"Basics of LNG shipping in the sub is very good for mid-term outlook" , said Michael Rowley, Director of Business Administration in LNG shipping lines Mitsui OSK. The company operates about 20 percent of the world fleet.

"The upward trend in demand for shipping - I will remain positive for the next 12-18 months."

BIG Australian expansion

One risk to the outlook is rosy for the delay or cancellation of a large list of projects planned liquefied natural gas, particularly in Australia.

"As long as projects scheduled to come on stream, then there should be plenty of demand even with the 20 or so orders there is speculation" , said Rowley.

Great is the appointment of new production plants spread across the Australian coast to begin operation in 2015 for the employment of the tanker fleet expanded.

And provided that the basins and Australia in one leap more than double production to 42 million tons / year, which would virtually guarantee rates upward continuously.

More than 40-45 are needed for the transfer of Australian sizes of ships is expected by the year 2015, compared to 10/05 with the airlines that are currently linked only to those projects, according to an analysis of securities in the Arctic.

In a sign that demand in the future, South Korea announced a long-term agreements on Wednesday worth $ 84 billion company with Royal Dutch Shell and Total to buy gas from LNG projects in Australia.

Continued demand for natural gas (LNG) to improve despite the darkening economic background, a situation almost certain to reduce crude oil and European gas burning.

This is partly because of stable demand from Asian economies and South American and local rise in energy consumption.

Has been growing interest in natural gas (LNG) in the field of maritime transport more than the appearance of the major lenders are willing to ensure the coverage of these invasions, while reducing the demand for dry bulk and other shipping lines helped redirect investments to market the latest boom.

Confirms the dismal state of the crude oil tanker in the market, said Chief Executive Officer of Frontline, the world's independent tanker operator, told Reuters this week that there is confidence had reached its lowest level on record.

Banks are betting heavily on a revival in the fortunes of the shipping industry of natural gas (LNG), to the extent of support so I stayed speculation worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

These are deals where the airline planned cost of any direct or guaranteed returns of long-term contract.

DNB NOR Norway's largest bank in talks to finance up to $ 4 billion of new tanker built in the six months to December 31, 2011, due in part to the high number of speculative applications.

He rose and new building orders from shipyards in recent months, as provided by the Greek ship owners and some Scandinavian Jump to transport natural gas (LNG) for the first time.

The latest deal by a group of George Economou in Cardiff Marine LNG four takes the number of vessels ordered by Greece on the basis of the owners since the beginning of the year to 21. Many of the commands the last 25 are stayed speculation aims to reap the benefits of fat are increasingly returns leasing the spot market, where rates show little sign after running out of steam.

Swedish Stena Bulk shipper sees rates exceeding $ 130,000 / day this year before climbing on the back of further tightening to provide approximately the middle part of the contract.

In another sign of change, and banks are also part in the financing of speculators, which is a far cry from the peripheral position occupied by many of the past decade.

It is expected a few big downsides even new construction, like many of the ships that are replacing aging out of the service.

"The Greeks are investing in shipping due to high prices and the face of aging ships retirement comes as the new product in the market , "believes one source of shipment.

Between 55 and 62 tankers - nearly a fifth of the world fleet - is facing retirement in 2014 through the enactment of and against the backdrop of tightening safety regulations and environment which makes them less competitive in the work.

Tanker operators prepare for the impending crisis management capacity by converting a vector of aging in the more profitable and floating storage units returned and, where possible, activate the defunct carriers.

In the heart is a large spread between Europe and Asia, which is now leading the demand for new shipping capacity.

As long as traders see the benefit in the transfer of the east Atlantic shipping and production remain rare.

Downloads Nigerian serving increasingly as the best channel for the transfer of Atlantic quantities to buyers in Asia due to the spread of 6/MMBtu dollars that are up for grabs

Germany: LEHNKERING gas adds modern double-hulled tankers to its fleet

Germany: LEHNKERING gas adds modern double-hulled tankers to its fleet

LEHNKERING Reederei GmbH is the addition of a modern double-hulled tanker gas to its fleet of inland waterways. ship picked up a newly constructed gas liquid gas LRG has a capacity of 88 First in the Netherlands, and is currently being used for the shipment of propylene and propane.

LRG gas is 88 vessel 17 in the company's own fleet of gas tankers will sail along the foundation or near the River Rhine. was built 95 m and the body of 11.45 meters, marine and wide in shipbuilding Orsova in Romania. completed TeamCo Shipyard BV in the Netherlands the work top. is powered by from the tanker body double by two of the engines of 634 kW with low fuel consumption. is equipped with carrier gas to operate on the channels and thus can be used on waterways secondary as well. meets all the conditions contained in the regulations governing the shipment of dangerous goods on the banks of the River Rhine, and can be used a full range of gas products that carry LEHNKERING - that is, they are not only suitable for the products of "classical", such as liquefied petroleum gas, but ammonia can also ship or propylene oxide, for example.

Through the expansion of its fleet, the company is meeting the future demands of the market. "maritime transport market for gas, especially along the Rhine River, where LEHNKERING is one of the leading companies in the market, continues to increase. the need for the latest ships will continue to grow for that. " , says Robert Baack, director of logistics for shipping and services LEHNKERING division of the company. " We use this investment to preserve what is already a strong position to end in the gas sector domestic shipping water and the contribution to energy security, and raw materials for industry. "

Sister ship, LRG gas 89 with exactly the same design and will be integrated in the corridor of the Interior LEHNKERING fleet during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Ships LEHNKERING new strategy reflects the renewal of its fleet down the carrier gas.

About LEHNKERING

LEHNKERING is one of the sponsors of the leading logistics in Central Europe and the North West with a turnover totaling almost. 580,000,000 € and more than 2,700 employees. The company specializes in the manufacture of chemicals, petrochemicals, steel, and the company got more than 135 years of extensive experience in the field of provide logistics and services. LEHNKERING offers its clients individual solutions provider and service neutral partner. They consist of the classic logistics (logistics) and long-term value-added services (Services).

Source: LEHNKERING 19 August 2011.

China: Yu Lian dockyards and registration of the business alliance agreement Wärtsilä marine

China: Yu Lian dockyards and registration of the business alliance agreement Wärtsilä marine

On the afternoon of August 12, observed the signing ceremony and a list of the coalition of the dockyards, Ltd. Lian Yu and marine works Wärtsilä grand opening on the island of Mazhou, Mr. Guido Pfister, Vice President for reform Wartsila Corporation (Shanghai), service co Ltd as well as Mr. Cheng Xueqi, Director General of the branch of service Nansha Wartsila Repair (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., in this ceremony of signing and insertion.

Lee Bowen, Deputy Director-General of the industry group of traders, as well as Guiming Chu, Director-General of the dockyards Lian Yu (Shekou) Co., Ltd. Heavy Industries and Traders (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., together with some other countries, attended the signing and the leaders of the listing ceremony.

At first, Lee Dong Feng, Deputy Director General on behalf of the company with Mr. Cheng Xueqi, Director General of the branch company Nansha Wartsila, signed an agreement a joint venture business of marine, and then Director General of Guiming revealed Zhou together Guido Pfister, with Mr., who announced an alliance arsenals Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Lian Yu and Wartsila marine business has been officially opened in preparation for cooperation.

It was established sign and the listing ceremony considerable attention from both the high levels, and Mr. Guido Pfister, vice president of Shanghai Wärtsilä has a special trip from Shanghai to Shenzhen, in the light of participating in the celebration on that day. This signature marks another service provider with a brand-renowned the world to start business cooperation with the company, which will greatly enhance the overall strength of our company on the mechanisms, energy conservation and systems integration.

SKYCARGO SEES INDIAN EXPORTS COOL

SKYCARGO SEES INDIAN EXPORTS COOL



MIDDLE Eastern cargo powerhouse Emirates SkyCargo expects India’s export engine to cool during this current financial year.

The carrier saw cargo grow 14 per cent on the outbound stretch in the 2010-11 financial year, but this year it anticipates a more modest seven to eight per cent increase.

“India has always been a good market for us. The exports have been growing, but this year there could be a slowdown in growth. Outbound cargo is expected to grow at seven to eight per cent,” Keki Patel, Emirates cargo manager for India and Nepal, said.

“Imports have also been steadily improving,” Patel added. “About a decade ago, air cargo industry in India was suffering from directional imbalance, which meant exports were high but imports were lower. This meant that flights came in empty to carry out the exports. But in the past two to three years there is a balance that has come in.”

Airports at certain smaller Indian cities do not have a customs clearance facility, meaning goods from these stations need to be transferred to Delhi, Mumbai or Chennai for export.

Emirates has also signed an interline agreement to utilise Fly Dubai’s belly space

Greece: NewLead Holdings Announces Agreement for the sale of two ships

NewLead Holdings Limited, a company of international maritime transport ownership and operation of tankers, dry bulk, announced today that on August 12, 2011, World's first commercial ("FBB") ​​and NewLead entered into an agreement for the sale of two ships, and prosperity and Newlead and Newlead Spartounta.

In accordance with the terms of the sale agreement and will cooperate with FBB to proceed with the immediate sale Spartounta Newlead no later than September 13, 2011 and the sale at auction prosperity Newlead sale or judicial. On the other hand of the said Convention, has agreed FBB to cancel the guarantees of the companies that NewLead of their debts and commitments as the share of these loans two until the completion of these sales, while the share of guarantees and commitments to be unconditionally released and finally canceled.

As a result of difficult market conditions for long periods, has entered into discussions with NewLead its lenders to develop the interim plan that would improve the liquidity and operational flexibility while developing a capital structure sustainable. has appointed the company Moelis & Company and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver End Jacobson advisers to to assist in this process. The company is seeking concessions from its lenders for the various restrictive covenants, and agreement that they will not refrain from the exercise of remedies under the arrangements for its own debt.

Although the company is optimistic that it will be to reach an agreement with its creditors to waive short-term default under the terms of the restructuring of the company's debts, can be no assurances that will be the completion of these agreements.

Michael lot with, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer the temporary NewLead saying, "While we are facing market conditions are very difficult, and we are committed to continuing to work with lenders to our other trading partners to develop a capital structure that will ensure the sustainability of long-term prospects for NewLead".

مصطلحات شحناوية

الحاوية أو حاوية الشحن هو صندوق معدني كبير بابعاد قياسية يتم من خلاله شحن وتخزين المنتجات والمواد الخام خلال عملية نقل البضائع من موقع إلى موقع سواء عن طريق البحر أو الجو أو القطارات أو الشاحنات، وتتواجد عدة أحجام لحاويات الشحن من 20 قدما إلى 45 قدما.

أنواع الحاويات حسب الاستخدام:

• حاويات نقل عام وتسمى الحاويات الجافة (بالإنجليزية: Dry container‏)
• حاويات مبردة لنقل المواد الغذائية التي تحتاج تبريد (بالإنجليزية: Freg container‏).
• حاويات السقف المفتوح (بالإنجليزية: Open container‏).

الحاويات حسب الحجم

	الطول	العرض	الارتفاع	الحجم أو السعة بالقدم المكعب	الحجم أو السعة بالمتر المكعب
20 قدم	20 قدم=5.899 متر	8 قدم=2.35 متر	8.6 قدم= 2.386 متر	1170 قدم مكعب	28 متر مكعب
40 قدم عادي	40 قدم = 12.02 متر	8 قدم=2.35 متر	8.6 قدم= 2.386 متر	2088 قدم مكعب	58 متر مكعب
40 قدم عالي الارتفاع HQ	40 قدم = 12.02 متر	8 قدم=2.35 متر	9.91 قدم= 2.756 متر	2412 قدم مكعب	67 متر مكعب
45 قدم عالي الارتفاع HQ	45 قدم = 13.52 متر	8 قدم=2.35 متر	9.91 قدم= 2.756 متر	2797.73 قدم مكعب	77.7 متر مكع

مزايا ونقاط ضعف الحاويات

مزايا الحاويات

مزايا الحاويات عديدة، وهو ما يفسر التوسع الهائل لاستعمالها بعد الحرب العالمية الثانية، ومن بين هذه المزايا:

• حماية أفضل للبضائع من التلف ومن السرقة، مما ترتب عن ذلك أقساط مواتية للتأمين الخاص بالبضائع.
• سرعة في الشحن ،إعادة الشحن والتفريغ
• الاقتصاد في التعبئة، التخزين والمناولة.
• إمكانية تشخيص السلع، والمتابعة اللوجيستيكية.

نقاط ضعف الحاويات

حاوية سعة عشرون قدم

• تكلفة شراء الحاويات الغالية (ولكن يوجد إمكانية الكراء من شركات الشحن المتخصصة في هذا المجال)
• الحاجة الدائمة إلى الصيانة الدورية (إعادة الطلاء، إزالة الصدأ ،...الخ) أو الإصلاح (الأجنحة، وأقفال الأبواب، وقطع الغيار ،...الخ)
• في بعض الأحيان هناك تكلفة تدفع عند رجوع الحاويات فارغة.
• توحيد قياسات الحاويات، مما يؤثر سلبا على شحن بعض السلع التي لا يمكن نقلها في الحاويات المعروفة.
• صعوبات في مجالات التخليص في بعض الدول غير المنظمة إلى الاتفاقية الدولية للحاويات.
• صعوبات قد تواجهها بعض الحاويات الخاصة أو الحاويات ذات الحجم الكبير في الموانئ الصغيرة أو سيئة التجهيز।
• ويكبديا
  

مصطلح الشحن (شحن)

الشحن هو نقل البضائع من مكان لآخر ومن دولة إلى أخرى إما عن طريق الشحن البحري عبر الموانئ بواسطة السفن أو الشحن الجوي عبر المطارات بواسطة الطائرات أو الشحن البري بواسطة الشاحنات والقطارات.

ويعد الشحن البحري أقدم صور الشحن تاريخيا عن طريق سفن الشحن التجارية التي تطورت عبر الزمن لتصبح تلك البواخر والناقلات التجارية العملاقة التي تدار بمحركات الديزل أو توربين بخاري।ونظراً لأهمية الشحن البحري منذ فجر التاريخ قامت كثير من الدول ببناء أساطيل سفن تجارية للتأكيد على حرية وسهولة حركة بضائعها على مستوى العالم.

ويكبيديا

Maersk Line tops Drewry list

Maersk Line tops Drewry list

The Drewry Shipping Consultants’ Schedule Reliability Insight report covering April to June 2011 puts Maersk Line back on top in terms of reliability among the largest 20 lines with an average score of 75.9 %.

Industry reliability across the major trades quarter-on-quarter has shown a quite impressive increase. The transatlantic trade posted a 16 percentage point jump to 68 %; the transpacific trade up five points to 60 %; and the Asia–Europe up 13 points to 62 %. This contributed to an industry average of 56 % schedule reliability for the quarter.

Could this be an indication that the industry is taking note of Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding’s call to action in his New Normal manifesto?

Possibly, and Maersk Line’s performance over the quarter is certainly a great example of ‘practice what you preach’. The 75.9 % average score is 20 percentage points higher than the industry average and 18 points higher than the average of the top 20 lines. Competitors APL and CSAV followed with scores of 74.2 % and 70.5 % respectively.

On its own operated services, i.e. excluding vessel share agreements and slot charters, Maersk Line posted 82.3 % reliability.

Reliability a topical issue

“The improved reliability scores achieved by virtually all of the major lines is welcome news,” said Schedule Reliability Insight editor Simon Heaney.

“Reliability is certainly a topical issue following Maersk Line chief executive’s Eivind Kolding’s call for a revolution within the industry towards a more customer-focused approach with quality service and ease of transaction at the fore.”

Philippines Plans to Build New Shipping Terminal in Central Luzon

Philippines Plans to Build New Shipping Terminal in Central Luzon

The Philippines is planning to build a new shipping terminal in the Aurora province in central Luzon.

The project is estimated to cost approximately $56.5 million.

The project will be funded through official development assistance of the South Korean government, with additional funding from the Philippines government.

The project, which will be located in Aurora Pacific Economic and Freeport Zone, is expected to have an annual handling capacity of 700,000 tonnes of cargo.

According to reports the terminal will be equipped with berthing facilities, a container yard and cargo handling equipment, and it will be able to handle panamax vessels.

The terminal is expected to be completed in four years and will serve as an alternative to Manila port for shipments destined for central and northern Luzon

OSX Brasil SA to Add 14 More FPSO Vessels to Its Fleet

OSX Brasil SA, the Brazilian oil services company controlled by billionaire Eike Batista​, expects to add 14 more floating production vessels to its fleet as Batista's company develops South American oilfields. OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes SA plans to operate by 2019 19 floating production and storage units that will be leased from OSX, Carlos Eduardo Bellot, a director at OSX said today in Singapore. OSX has orders to convert five of the 19 from crude ships, with the first one completed by Keppel Corp. of Singapore.

OSX received a license last month allowing it to build a shipyard in Rio de Janeiro state and will work on some of the conversions of the floating production units when it starts operations in the first quarter of 2013. The first unit built by Keppel will start producing oil in November at the Waimea field in Brazil.

“Keppel will work on converting OSX's second floating production vessel“ , Bellot said. “Contracts for the remaining three haven't been awarded yet“ , he said.

OSX plans to focus on building offshore products, including drill ships and floating production and storage vessels, at its Brazilian shipyard, Bellot said. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipyard, owns a 10 percent stake in OSX's shipyard

OSX sees total demand for rigs and platforms in Brazil at about $200 billion over the next 15 years. Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4), Brazil's state-controlled oil producer, is doubling its deep-water fleet to tackle projects in the Atlantic Ocean, including the 6.5-billion-barrel Lula field, the largest discovery in the Americas in more than three decades.

India: Major Ports Adopt New Contracting Method to Dredge Harbours

India: Major Ports Adopt New Contracting Method to Dredge Harbours

Major state-owned ports are switching to a new contracting method to dredge harbours to attain the depths required to dock bigger vessels, which could cost more to deepen and maintain the shipping channels.

“ The assured depth method of undertaking dredging works will form part of the new dredging policy to be finalized soon by the government ,” said Rakesh Srivastava , joint secretary looking after ports in the shipping ministry. “Assured depth is a much better method of undertaking dredging works. The ports may have to spend more on dredging under this method, but it is beneficial to them.”

Major ports, or those controlled by the Union government, have been following the unit rate method for dredging where a contractor is paid on the quantity or volume of materials dug out from the seabed and measured in cubic metres.

The quantity to be dredged to reach a certain depth is estimated by the ports based on studies by specialized agencies.

In the assured depth method, a contractor is paid only after he reaches the specified depth irrespective of the quantity dredged.

“ You will never get the desired depth in case of dredging contracts based on the unit-rate method, ” said M. Guruprasad Rai , chief engineer of Cochin port, which suffered delays on a channel deepening work at its Vallarpadam container transshipment terminal earlier this year. This is because as soon as a contractor dredges the volume agreed on, he stops work irrespective of whether the depth needed by the port is achieved or not, he added.

India's major ports plan to spend as much as Rs.10,000 crore till 2020 to deepen and maintain shipping channels to accommodate bigger vessels, according to the maritime agenda for the decade announced by the shipping ministry on 13 January.

“T he drafts (depth) at major ports (both in the channels and at berths) have historically been very low and not commensurate with the developments taking place in the world in terms of change in ship sizes, higher parcel sizes, changes in cargo trends, such as containerization, project cargoes, etc., ” the 10-year plan said.

Ports are required to increase the drafts to at least 14m and up to 17m, according to the potential of bigger size vessels calling a particular port, it said.

Jawaharlal Nehru​ port is the first to adopt the new method of dredging contracts ahead of the finalization of the policy, shipping ministry's Srivastava said.

India's busiest container port is adopting the assured depth method for a Rs.1,212.5 crore project to widen and deepen its channel, a key factor in its expansion plans.

A public tender floated by the port in May for the contract has attracted five initial bids including from state-run Dredging Corp. of India Ltd , a joint venture of Dredging International NV and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contracting Co. NV; Jan De Nul NV; Royal Boskalis Westminster NV; and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd.

In the new model, it is the contactor's responsibility to ensure the assured depth even if he encounters any unexpected additional geological hurdles, said PY Deshmukh, chief manager for planning and development at Jawaharlal Nehru port.

An executive at one of the Dutch dredging firms bidding for the contract said the assured depth model will raise dredging costs because of the higher risk for contractors.

“ Under this method, the risk involved in undertaking the work is totally transferred to the contractor, ” the executive said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak with the media. “ When the contractor's risk increases, he will ask for more money.”

But the new model will help ports finalize a dredging budget without the need to go for cost revisions later, a practice common under the unit rate method, said Cochin port's chief engineer Rai. Cochin port had to scrap the contract given to a private dredging firm for the Vallarpadam trans-shipment terminal and hire a new contractor to complete the unfinished job, he added.

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EGL shipped the first liquefied natural gas delivered to Greece

EGL shipped the first liquefied natural gas delivered to Greece

For the first time has delivered EGL file (liquefied natural gas) Natural Gas (LNG) cargo to Greece. The cargo is unloaded in the two discharges recently in natural gas plant (LNG) in Greece, located on the island of Revithoussa, west of Athens. EGL delivery of liquefied natural gas first to the Greek natural gas market is another step in expanding natural gas activities in South East Europe.

Brokhof Marcus, Chairman of the supply of gas and see the division and a member of the executive management of the Group of EGL , and says: "In addition to the electricity market the Greek, and we are also planning for sustainable growth in the gas market in the coming years. have been developed with a cargo of liquefied natural gas EGL cornerstone of the first in Greece to supply more success in the Greek gas market is growing . "

"EGL can be made ​​available to wholesale customers such as operators of the power plant and the customers gas products industry with tailor-made to their needs - We take advantage of local presence in the energy sector" , says George Peponis, Managing Director, Hellas EGL. This is mainly because the Greek natural gas consumption to generate electricity.

Greece imports most of its natural gas via pipeline connections with Bulgaria and Turkey. In addition, Greece has been importing natural gas (LNG) through the station Revithoussa since 1999, primarily under long-term contracts for the Depa gas year. Since 2010, Revithoussa also open the way for other companies importing natural gas (LNG) in Greece.

China: CSSC - MES Diesel Co., Ltd. bags U.S. $ 300 million to supply diesel engines friendly environment

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Received CSSC - MES Diesel Aug. diesel engine-friendly environment the system, valued at $ 300 million from the Group of Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.

The new generation of container ships 10,000 TEUs in the contract with China is Seaspan significant improvements in energy efficiency, cargo capacity and increase operational efficiency and reduce emissions. has developed new features in the cooperation between Seaspan, and a group of ships Yangzijiang, Maric and DNV.

System for seven container ships 10,000 TEUs in addition to the options of the 18 that took place in Shanghai on June 8 is the largest ever in the contract container entered in China. and will be building ships for the category of DNV. will CSSC - MES supply of diesel-friendly environment in the world's most advanced diesel engines for container carriers 25. diesel engines and environmentally friendly engines and intellectual with the biggest local companies the power that can be manufactured. CSSC - MES Diesel is a joint venture between China Shipbuilding State, and China CSSC Holdings Co., Ltd. and Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding.

FIRST -8F TO LAND NEXT MONTH

FIRST -8F TO LAND NEXT MONTH

12-Aug-2011

IT is the day Cargolux has been waiting for – the long-delayed 747-8F will be delivered in September.

Jim Albaugh, head of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes unit, said he expects the certification of the 747F this month, alongside the completion of the 787 flight-test programme by 15 August.

The aircraft manufacturer will also revamp its 777 programme by 2013. Boeing’s plan to revamp its 737 range with new engines rather than build an all-new aircraft will free up engineering resources to upgrade the 777 widebody, providing a bigger contender to rival the A350-1000 from Airbus

TURKISH TO LAUNCH LAGOS LEG

TURKISH TO LAUNCH LAGOS LEG

TURKISH Airlines has applied to the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja (Nigeria) for approval to operate scheduled cargo operations between Lagos (Nigeria) and Istanbul (Turkey).

The route could run from as early as September Ali Bulut, managing director of Turkish Airlines, said.

“What we want to do is [a] once a week flight, but after two or three months, the frequencies can be increased to either two or three flights per week depending on the patronage. Our study reveals that Lagos-Istanbul does not have much cargo, but Istanbul-Lagos is regularly high with cargo. So, it is an avenue we are looking to tap into,” Bulut explained.

ship the world's largest Pipelay completed its work in the Nord Stream project in the outside, Finland

Completed Solitaire Allseas', the ship the world's largest pipelay, and work on Line 2 pipeline Nord Stream natural gas across the Baltic Sea before the deadline. and put the ship 342.5 km of pipelines in each of the twin Gulf of Finland.

"The tragedies have not lived up to our expectations all," Nord Stream construction manager Ruurd Hoekstra, " The diamond is a ship dynamically positioned, which operate without anchors, and only in the pipeline at the bottom of the sea touches itself along the way agreed. This was crucial for us in the Gulf of Finland with the lines of the historic mines and the busy sea lanes. using Solitaire helped us to minimize the impact on the environment and maritime traffic in this section a safe area around the pipeline could be smaller than that. "

"All in all, and has developed some of the Solitaire 57 000 and 24 tons pipe along this section is 342.5 km from the main road. the quality of work was excellent, and they were not to be able to fulfill its mission a few weeks before the deadline, " said Hoekstra.

In the 300 meters in length and 40.6 meters, the team Allseas Swiss-based Solitaire is the length of three football fields. the vessel has a large pipe carrying 22000 tons of capacity and workstations at multiple levels to enable them to receive and store 12 meters 24 tons pipe and welding together, test welds, and join tubes for pipelines, it lies on the seabed along the route agreed upon. Solitaire has been running with a crew of 405, has been planting tube 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for Nord Stream for almost a year.

Completed the first of the Nord Stream pipeline double miles in June, in June 1224 and is currently in the final stages of pre-commissioning. It is expected the flow of gas to the pipeline by starting in the fourth quarter of this year. will line 1 has the ability to transfer 27.5 billion m cubic of natural gas annually to Europe. is set in the second pipeline to be operational in late 2012, doubling the transport capacity to 55 billion cubic meters.

WFS ACQUIRES MONTREAL CARGO ASSETS

WFS ACQUIRES MONTREAL CARGO ASSETS

FOLLOWING the purchase of assets belonging to Excel Cargo at both Montreal’s (Canada) Dorval and Mirabel airports, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the largest cargo handler in the city.

The combined operation of both airports, including the existing WFS operation at Dorval, will have close to 150 employees and will function under the WFS name and brand.

Since January 2011, WFS has been awarded 24 new cargo contracts in North America worth US$11 million and retained a further 10 contracts that were part of competitive bid processes.

In Canada WFS also provides handling in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.

“This acquisition provides the opportunity to develop not only our customer base to include numerous freight forwarders, but also to expand our service offerings with the addition of cargo running at Dorval and ramp and warehouse handling at Mirabel,” Olivier Bijaoui, President & CEO of WFS, said:

On completion of the takeover WFS’ existing customers British Airways, Finnair, Forwardair and US Airways transferred operations into the larger Excel premises at Dorval, adjacent to Customs, to achieve greater efficiency. The new operation will continue to provide services to Excel’s Dorval airline customers: Aer Lingus, Air Transat, CSA, Cubana, First Air, Qantas and SAS as well as to more than 45 freight forwarding organisations.

WFS says customers will benefit from access to these larger facilities and to the x-ray equipment for cargo screening that will be transferred. More than 2,700 tonnes of airfreight per month will be handled in the new Dorval operation.

In related news, WFS has recently appointed Michel Defays as senior vice-president

Malaysia: Flag States Sign Declaration Condemning Acts of Violence Against Seafarers

Malaysia: Flag States Sign Declaration Condemning Acts of Violence Against Seafarers

Three of the largest flag states, accounting for around 40% of the world's commercial shipping tonnage, have signed an agreement condemning the acts of violence against seafarers by pirates. The flag states agreed to pool information on the mistreatment of seafarers at the hands of pirates.

The flag states signed a Declaration in Washington on 3 August 2011, condemning the acts of violence against seafarers. The Declaration recognised that the increasing use of violence against captured seafarers was underreported and noted that there were significant sensitivities associated with such information.

The Declaration affirmed their commitment to provide information on the levels of violence faced by seafarers to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) from reports received by them in accordance with their internal procedures.

The IMB will collate and disseminate aggregated data of the levels of violence. The reports will omit their names, the names of the vessels, owners, operators and flag states to protect identities and privacy.

The project is supported by the One Earth Future Foundation (OEFF) and the TK Foundation.

So far in 2011, there have been 176 attacks on vessels by suspected Somali pirates which resulted in 22 successful hijackings with 378 crew taken hostage. Taking into account those vessels hijacked in 2010 which remain unreleased, there are presently 20 vessels still held off Somalia with a total of 398 crew still held to ransom.

IMB Director Pottengal Mukundan commented: “This new initiative will help to publicise the human cost of piracy, which at times can go unnoticed amongst reports of hijacking and huge ransoms. Current figures for 2011 suggest that the number of worldwide piratical incidents is on course to match or surpass those for 2010- though currently, attacks off Somalia account for a greater percentage of worldwide attacks than in previous years.”

This agreement is a result of the OEFF's Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) working group, which in June 2011 produced the Human Cost of Piracy Report. The OBP report found that thousands of seafarers were subjected to gunfire, beatings, confinement and in some cases torture, though these cases were underreported and misunderstood by the public.

Mr Mukundan continued: “Attacks reported off Somalia this year have been characterised by a greater degree of violence against crew than before. Also, there have been worrying reports of violent attacks on crew during hijackings of vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. These intimidating and sometimes brutal attacks on crew must end – hopefully we can bring these instances to wider public attention as a result of this Declaration.”

The total number of attacks worldwide stands at 304, with 31 successful hijackings.

IMB strongly urges all shipmasters and owners to continue to report all worldwide actual, attempted or suspicious piracy and armed robbery incidents to the IMB's Piracy Reporting Centre.

للمرة الثالثة في شهر واحد: ضبط حاويات ملوثة بالإشعاع بميناء السخنة قادمة من اليابان

كشفت هيئة مواني البحر عن قيام هيئة الصادرات الواردات بضبط حاويتين مصابتين بإشعاع ذري واردتين داخل سفن البضائع القادمة من اليابان للمرة الثالثة خلال 30 يومًا، والذي تم رفع درجات الاستعداد القصوى داخل الميناء.
كانت الحاويات التي تم ضبطهاوصلت منذ 30 يومًا ضمن 8 حاويات إلي الميناء قادمين من اليابان وبداخلها معدات كهربائية وميكانيكية والتي قامت باستيرادها شركتان للتصدير والاستيراد والذين حاولوا إخراج الحاويات ولكنهم فشلوا والتي أكدت هيئة الطاقة الذرية في خطاب لها لإدارة هيئة الصادرات والواردات بميناء السخنة إصابة الحاويتين بالإشعاع.
أكد المسئول بالميناء، قيام وزارة البيئة وإدارة البيئة بمواني دبي التي تدير الميناء بنقل الحاويات داخل منطقة ترابية لمنع انتقال الإشعاع إلي البضائع والسفن كما قررت هيئة مواني البحر الأحمر مراجعة جميع الرسائل القادمة من اليابان عبر الشركتين اللتين قامتا باستيراد الحاويات المشعة।
نقلا عن الاهرام

CHARTERS ANSWER HORN OF AFRICA’S CALL

CHARTERS ANSWER HORN OF AFRICA’S CALL

10-Aug-2011

CHARTER brokers are seeing a huge increase in demand for charters to carry desperately needed humanitarian aid for the starving people of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Air Charter Service sent its first aid flight on 19 July carrying cargo such as tents from Asia and medical supplies from Europe. It has been sending either a 747 or an MD-11F once a day or every other day since.

“North eastern Kenya has experienced the added hardship of growing numbers of refugees – every day between 1,000 and 1,500 Somalis cross the Kenyan border to the largest refugee settlement in the world, Dadaab, where there are already close to 400,000 people. The medical supplies are desperately needed, and the tents that we are bringing in will go some way to helping to house these extra people.” Justin Lancaster, cargo sales director for ACS Group, commented.

Since 24 July Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has overseen the delivery of hundreds of tons of relief cargo from Europe and the Middle East on behalf of charities and international aid agency clients.

Aid cargo has been flown into airports including Nairobi (Kenya), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and Mogadishu (Somalia) utilising full and part charters on IL-76, 767 and 747 aircraft

KOREAN SHOWS MIXED RESULTS

KOREAN SHOWS MIXED RESULTS

09-Aug-2011

KOREAN Air’s operating revenue for the second quarter rose 1.5 per cent to KRW2.83 trillion (US$2.6 billion). However, the company ended up with an operating loss of KRW37.5 billion (US$3.4 million) for the period due to the high price of oil and slow outbound cargo traffic, which fell 30 per cent.

Cargo, which contributed 31.8 per cent to the company’s revenue, saw a drop of 8.4 per cent in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) to 2.29 billion (FTK). The airline blamed the drop on decreasing exports of IT products, although exports of auto parts and semiconductors rose.

Traffic from Europe, Japan and the US rose 12 per cent, 13 per cent and eight per cent respectively.

New cargo routes to destinations such as Qatar, Spain, transatlantic regions and Turkey were also added in the second quarter

Philippines: Cargo Ship Sinks After Collision with Another Vessel

Two crewmen were missing after a cargo ship sank in Sarangani Bay Tuesday evening following a collision with another vessel, officials said Wednesday.

Commodore Roy Echeverria, local Coast Guard station chief , said the smaller vessel M/V Bulk Carrier 1, which was bound for Dumaguete, sank when it collided with the Liberian-flagged container ship HS Puccini, which was heading toward this city from Davao City, around 7:42 pm some seven nautical miles off Maasim town in Sarangani province.

Jing Burgos, representative of M/V Bulk Carrier 1, told reporters that 23 crew members of the ill-fated ship, two of them in serious condition, were rescued. But two more crew members of M/V Bulk Carrier 1 remained missing, he said.

Echeverria said their operations were focused on finding the two missing men.

“As soon as the rescue operation is over, we will investigate what really caused the collision,” Echeverria said.

He said the Coast Guard was alerted to the collision Marco Krank, HS Puccini's captain, sent a distress call around 8:20 pm

Echeverria said he immediately dispatched a team to conduct search-and-rescue operations and to conduct an initial investigation.

The Coast Guard also sent out medical team and marine environmental protection personnel to contain a possible oil spill, he said.

Tuesday's collision was the second disaster in Sarangani Bay this year.

In May, the MV Double Prosperity, loaded with 66,000 tons of coal enroute to

India from Australia, ran ran aground seven kilometers off Kiamba town.

Dubai Maritime City Reports Increased traffic

The Industrial District of Dubai Maritime City, the enclosure for maritime related businesses, reported a twofold increase in number of operations from last year at the half-year mark of 2011. A total of 318 vessel docking and undocking operations were carried out till the end of June 2011. The facility recently recorded 50 vessels berthed in its wet and dry berths in a single day. The District was officially opened earlier this year and accommodates 3000-ton and 6000-ton ship lifts.

The Dubai Maritime City operations team has successfully docked vessels of various types and categories such as General Cargo Vessels, Tankers, Anchor Handling Vessels, Tugs, Supply Vessels, Fishing Trawlers, Utility Vessels, Malty Cats, Yacht, Wooden Dhows and Barges