Thursday, 3 December 2015

Shipping Trade and Transport News 4th December 2015

Port News

Strikes will halt the operations at the Greek terminals.

The strike has been called by the two main labour units and will affect most public transport services from 6am 3rd4/th December.

Automated gates at Nhava Sheva port by DP World

The effect will be to speed up vehicle movements of the 28,000 vehicles that enter the port every day.

Sohar wins global award for state of the art Vale Terminal

The capacity is able to receive Very Large Ore Carriers - 400,00 DWT which requires a draft of 25m

Mumbai to have second port

The Vogayatan Group will commence the operation on Friday by laying the first stone at Mankhurd.

Laem Chabang plans a £111m project to improve efficiency and improve it s position as a trade hub for ASEA.


Shipping Lines

New Service Maersk Line from West Coast South America to Japan

This service will reduce transit times to include improved services from Ecuador, Bolicia and Peru.

 Legal Case

The principal sessions court in Tuticorin started on Dec 1

 


















The case relates to the Seaman Guard Ohio which is being held at Tuticorin on charges of entering the territorial waters with arms and ammunition.

Teenage worker seriously injured

2nd December 2015

A teenage worker was seriously injured when a forklift truck he was driving overturned. The Nottinghamshire pet food company has been sentenced. Alpha Feeds Limited now trading as Grove Pet Foods employed the teenage as a factory operative and he was only 18 at the time of the accident. HSE investigations confirmed he had received no formal training in the safe use of a forklift truck.  The aware against the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 resulted in a fine of £18,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £1332.  full details HSE website.

A teenage worker was seriously injured when the forklift truck he was driving overturned. The Nottinghamshire pet food company in question has been sentenced.  Alpha Feeds Limited which is now called Grove Pet Foods employed the teenager as a factory operative. He was only 18 at the time of the accident, and a HSE investigation found that he was able to operate the lift truck under supervision, but he had received no formal training in the safe use of a forklift truck.
He sustained serious injuries including nerve damage and fractures to both legs, after the forklift truck fell on top of him. Grove Pet Foods Limited (previously known as Alpha Feeds Limited) of Grove Road, South Leverton, Retford, Nottinghamshire admitted breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and was fined £18,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £1,332.
Sourced: HSE, 2nd December 2015
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International Court Case

  • Type of proceeding:Anti-dumping
  • Product(s):Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
  • CN(s):39076020
  • Countries investigated:Australia, Pakistan, People's Republic of China  - This case is ongoing.


Trade News

The EU and Vietnam finalise landmark trade deal

The European Union and Vietnam today finalised talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), marking the end of the negotiating process. After the agreement in principle reached in August, today’s announcement follows the successful resolution of the few remaining issues on the table.



Update on TiSA talks

 The meeting relates to:
 TiSA aims at opening up markets and improving rules in areas such as licensing, financial services, telecoms, e-commerce, maritime transport, and professionals moving abroad temporarily to provide services.

TiSA is based on the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which involves all WTO members


 

Shipping Trade and Transport News 3rd December 2015

 

Vessels beached during the past week

 

Marions beached at Chittagong

MSC Challenger beached at Chittagong

Marionos beached at Chittagong

Go Pub beached at Gadani

Araevo beached at Gadani

Grand Princess diverted after fire vessel departed Honolulu yesterday

Lev Yashin under tow after engine failure  to Shumshu 

Stena Scandinavica containers to run on one propeller due to the lack fo spare parts.

Szafir five kidnapped sailors of the Polish ship are reported to be safe and sound.

Densa Eagle three crew injured as fire brakes out at Gujarat's Kandla Port

 

Port News

Mumbai to get a second port which will be a mid size terminal and  all weather access to multiple cargo

 

Trade News

 

Middle East

The political crisis in Ukraine and unrest in the Middle East have made it clear that the EU needs a stronger common foreign policy. We have a wide range of 'soft power' tools – including trade policy and development aid – and it will be the responsibility of the new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to coordinate them better.
Those national governments who wish should also pool their defence capabilities, enabling them to participate in joint EU missions – as well as to avoid duplication of programmes and to save money

Objectives

  • Responding faster to military threats, using new EU networks for defence cooperation.
  • Creating more synergies among Member States in defence procurement.
  • Setting up a permanent, voluntary EU defence force, which gets its resources from those member countries which choose to join.
  • Bringing peace and stability to the European neighbourhood by continuing ongoing enlargement negotiations, notably with the Western Balkans while ensuring no further enlargement takes place over the next five years.


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