Shipping, Trade and Transport News: 09/20/15

Trade Shipping and Transport News for 20th September 2015

Bunker prices

Special Drawing Rights 1st September 2015

U.K Pound Sterling 0.916995

Currency Exchange

1 Pound = 1.55 US Dollar.
1 Pound = 1.47 Euro
1 Pound = 9.89 Chinese Yuan
1 Pound = 34928 Vietnamese Dong

Country Information

World population at the time of this print is 7 326 187 276 with 50.4% male - births this year 100 199 223 with deaths 64 327

United Kingdom 64 933 943 Male 31 973 555 - 39.2% Female 32 960 389 - 50.8%
Population growth this year is 254 244 with 406 today 20/09/2015
GDP per capita £24,014.31
Wealthiest citizen: Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family.
Corruption Perception index 7.7
Life expectancy 80.420 years

United States of America
Population 321 784 766 (largest population California 38 802 500 Male 160 704 749 - 49.4% Female 164 823 695 - 50.6%
GDP per capita £33,993.45p per year
Wealthiest citizen William Gates III
Corruption Perception index 7.3
Life expectancy 79.560 years

China
Population 1 375 608 124 Male 714 191 288 - 51.9% Female 661 416 841 - 48.1%
GDP per capita £6,309.39p per year
Wealthiest citizen Liu Yongxing
Corruption Perception index 3.6
Life expectancy 75.150 years

Chad (Africa)
Population 13 393 382 Male 6 660 536 - 49.7% Female 6 732 847 - 50/3%
Population growth this year 179 783
GDP per capital £1609.53 per year
Corruption Perception 1.6
Life expectancy 49.440 years

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U.K borrowing summary

Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) recorded a surplus of £1.3 billion in July, a £1.4 billion improvement on last year. The surplus was £0.2 billion higher than market expectations. July is usually the second highest month for receipts during the financial year, reflecting the timing of corporation tax and self-assessment (SA) payments.

The main reason for the improvement was 4.2 per cent growth in central government accrued receipts (excluding APF transfers). Changes to the timing of central government grants to local authorities pushed up central government spending relative to last July but reduced local authority borrowing.

The government's performance for July- income and expenditure per area.

Tax income - VAT - tax on wealth - compulsory tax has all increased however interest and dividends are showing a decrease. Expenditure is also up from 53.2 to 55.0

Future comparisons will be published to check their performance.

Port of Mogadishu (Somalia)

Mogadishu’s port, having recently modernized to facilitate the shipping of containers, has made it much easier for the country to ship larger quantities of goods in and out of its port facilities

Hoegh Transporter Raided

Kenyan authorities boarded the Norweigian controlled car carrier in search of smuggled drugs and arms.

MV Sally Fortune

Container ship Sally Fortune was captured by a group of men in camouflage armed with rifles in the afternoon Sep 18, vessel was about to leave Bandar Abadi Ship repair yard