Shipping Trade and Transport News 6th October 2015

Trade News

The EU today finalised the ratification process of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement – the first major multilateral deal in years, expected to significantly simplify and modernise customs procedures around the world. 


The trade facilitation talks started as part of the Doha Development Agenda. Considering the potential benefits of this agreement for all countries and, in particular, the developing ones, the WTO Members agreed in the end of 2013 to prioritise a stand-alone deal on customs matters.

Trade in goods and commercial services 2013

Table

• The EU is the largest economy in the world. Although growth is projected to be slow, the EU remains the largest economy in the world with a GDP per head of €25 000 for its 500 million consumers.
• The EU is the world's largest trading block. The EU is the world’s largest trader of manufactured goods and services.
• The EU ranks first in both inbound and outbound international investments
• The EU is the top trading partner for 80 countries. By comparison the US is the top trading partner for a little over 20 countries.
• The EU is the most open to developing countries. Fuels excluded, the EU imports more from developing countries than the USA, Canada, Japan and China put together. 

Shipping Trade and Transport News 5th October 2015

Houston's Barbours Cut Terminal

This terminal has been approved to receive post-Panamax vessels and is expected to see in influx of mega sized ships.

Kakinada (Singapore)

Singapore’s PSA International Pte Ltd, the world’s top container terminal operator by volume, plans to set up a container loading facility at Kakinada port in Andhra Prades. This will expand its presence in Asia's third largest economy. 

Port of Rotterdam

The port has instructed the construction of a new jetty at the LBC terminal in Botlek which will provide the port with the necessary capacity to expand services to its customers. The first phase to construct two berths will be completed by mid 2016

Port of Lagos (Nigeria)

Congestion at the port is causing some concern due to the planned closure of the ports by the Maritime Works Union in Nigeria over non-payment of their emoluments and other benefits

 Port of Bronka (Russia)

Dredging is under-way  on the bottom of the Gulf of Finland in Russia which is a Deepwater port under construction south of Kronstadt. The dredging has dispersed dozens of miles west of the Gulf of Finlan.

Shipping Trade and Transport News 3rd October 2015

Company News

Hapag Lloyd five new ships

Container shipper Hapag-Lloyd announced it has signed a 12-year $372 million facility agreement with a banking syndicate to finance the construction of five new vessels ordered from a South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai  The five new 10,500 TEU vessels, are due to be delivered  between October 2016 and May 2017. The ships will be used on their South American routes and will expand the reefer capacity with 2,100 reefers plugs for each vessel.  The vessels are 333 mtrs long and 48 mtrs wide. 

Mearsk transfers 12 ships to third party management

The company has transferred the operating of these vessels to E.R Schiffart and Bernhard Schulte for the next five years to improve efficiency for the whole fleet by gaining experience from this operation.  Maersk have several new vessels on order for delivery in the next few years. 

Mearsk will a add to his docking order the port of Laem Chabang (Thailand) starting October 2015 and will eliminate the need for trans-shipment of their cargo.  

Maersk investigates a bid in Mexico

The tender relates to the Port of Veracruz

Port of Rotterdam

Rotterdam's ECT terminal saw its last vessel leave the port on the 1st of October 2015 as the port officially closed. 

Vessels Scrapped September/October 2015

Grampian Haven - standby safety vessel
Wan Voyager - bulk carrier
Gingko - bulk carrier

Vessels beached September/October 2015

Hui Ping - bulk carrier at Alang (Indian state of Gujarat)
Ramsi - Bulk carrier at Chittagong
Lotus Sun - Bulk carrier at Chittagong
Garnet - container ship at Chittagong

Trade News - Customs UCC

Changes under the UCC

The UCC is being introduced across the European Union (EU) on 1 May 2016. There’ll be a number of changes to how goods cross EU borders and some transitional arrangements will operate until 2020.

The main changes from 1 May 2016 are:

• mandatory guarantees for most special procedures and temporary storage (TS) – this only applies to new authorisations
• the ability to make some movements under TS rather than national transit or Electronic Transit System (ETS) – formerly New Computerised Transit System (NCTS)
• the removal of the earlier sales provisions relating to valuation – but there are some transitional arrangements
• all communications between customs authorities and economic operators must be electronic

For details of the full changes please contact us these include CSDR - OSR - SDP - INF - IP - PCC and type D customs warehouse.

The UCC is a revision of the Modernised Customs Code (MCC) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is updating public notices and guidance to reflect this. HMRC expect further EU guidance to be issued soon on topics such as Union Transit and Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) arrangements.

the UCC changes allow HMRC to obtain in advance the information on the shipment for import in the EU, customs authorities are able to analyse the risk before arrival of the goods and schedule the required controls. This information is sent by means of an entry summary declaration (ENS). 
 

The ENS shall be lodged at the first customs office of entry before arrival of goods at the EU customs territory. In order to avoid any interference in risk analysis for security and safety purposes, there are specific time limits to lodge an ENS depending on the mode of transport (see table below).  

In principal the carrier of the goods should lodge the ENS with the required details before arrival of the goods at the first customs border of the Union. However, the importer, consignee or a representative of the carrier (or any other person holding those particulars), is also entitled to lodge the ENS.The ENS can be submitted with one or more datasets. However, such details must mandatorily be stated in the ENS. 

 

SUMMARY

One of the main changes laid down by the UCC is the requirement to provide the six-digit commodity codes of the goods in the ENS instead of the four-digit codes (or a brief cargo description of the goods), as currently prescribed in the Community Customs Code (CCC). 

The UCC, its implementing provisions and delegated provisions will be in force as of 1st May 2016. To be aligned with the UCC requirement concerning the Entry Summary Declaration, any economic operator might want to adapt their ENS declaration systems to be able to provide sufficient details on the CN subheading (6digits) and consider the changed deadlines 

News Flash 2nd October 2015

Port of Veracruz - Mexico

The ports division of Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk is looking to participate in the tender to expand the Port of Veracruz in southeastern Mexico, and hopes to attact $1.35 billion. This will apply to four or five new terminals.

Chittagong Port

Chittagong port is experiencing container congestion, largely due a slow delivery of cargo due to Eid holidays. With a  total of 28,328 TEUs   of import containers piled up at the port yards, exceeding the port’s capacity of 26,857 TEUs

Port of Subic Bay- Philippines

Thee volume of container cargo handled the Port of Subic between January and August nearly doubled year on year. In the eight months to August the port processed up to 83,000  TEUs.

 

Bunker Prices

Shipping Trade and Transport News 2nd October 2015

Port of Montreal

Konecranes has received an order for 5 Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from Termont Montréal Inc., The cranes will be delivered in the second half of 2016

Port of Azhikkal - India

This port is to be developed according to the Union Minister of State for Road Transport Highways and Shipping and this will include 200 minor ports and 12 major.
Further details will follow

 WTO

Trade negotiations

Changes to the rules of trade require the agreement of all WTO members, who must reach consensus through rounds of negotiations. The most recent round — the Doha Development Agenda

Dangerous Goods

Free Dangerous Goods Awareness - Introductory (Full Day) course

 Free to our Apprenticeship Students

This course examines all modes of transport of dangerous goods explaining the hazards, regulations and practices for those who need clear general understanding of the subject. Suitable for persons new to the movement of dangerous goods, whose duties will require them to have a clear, general grasp of duties and responsibilities under the 'Dangerous Goods by Sea - IMDG Code' and 'Dangerous Goods by Road CDG-TPE/ADR' regulations, rather than specialist knowledge.

This is primarily designed for those persons who are office-based, however people who work in the warehouse operations may find this course of use.

Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise College Sponsors Felixstowe & Walton United

At Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise College, we are supporting our local football club through sponsorship. The club holds a number of games each week using the two fields available to them in Delwood Avenue, Felixstowe.

The club is in  urgent need of a new hut for practical and social reasons and would welcome support/sponsorship to go towards this much-needed facility.  Chris Rademacher and I (John Edson) both attended their first game of the season and were impressed with the standard and participation of our local young people.  

We look forward to supporting the teams further in 2016.

If you feel you can help to raise the capital in anyway please contact us.

 Transport Changes to Germany HGV Road Charges 

From 1 October 2015 Germany will extend its HGV levy to include vehicles exceeding 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight. At the same time, the way toll tariffs are calculated will be changing, the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce has confirmed.
Vehicles under 7.5 tonnes gross tonnage will not attract the charge, unless a trailer they are pulling means they exceed the threshold.

Vehicles under 7.5 tonnes gross tonnage will not attract the charge, unless a trailer they are pulling means they exceed the threshold.
The toll tariff is calculated from an infrastructure element to cover road usage and an air pollution element to cover the emissions caused by the vehicle. The former depends on the number of axles and as of 1 October 2015 will be extended from two to four axle categories (2, 3, 4 and 5+ axles). The latter depends on the emission class of the vehicle and will remain unchanged.

Furthermore, on 1 July a further 1100km of German A-roads were added to the toll network. This includes an extension of existing toll roads as well as ‘islands’ of toll roads surrounded by toll-free roads. Only the latter are marked by road signs. The full list of toll roads can be found here: www.mauttabelle.de (in German only).
Charges range from 8.1 Cent to 21.8 Cent per kilometre and must be paid in advance after registration with Toll Collect, the company administering the scheme. Early registration is recommended as the process can take a few days, after which payment is possible via an on-board unit, the internet or toll pay machines

 Lorry Driver Arrested 

A lorry driver has been arrested after a crash involving up to 13 vehicles near Tunbridge Wells left "a scene of carnage and devastation".

Three people were injured in the collision on London Road, in Southborough, at about 15:30 BST.
Kent Fire and Rescue said crews used hydraulic cutting equipment to release a man and a woman who were trapped.

Police said a 33-year-old man was arrested on Mount Ephraim, in Tunbridge Wells, a short distance away.

He is being questioned on suspicion of causing injury by dangerous driving.

Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise College E-NEWS

F elixstowe Trade and Enterprise College Sponsors Felixstowe & Walton United .
We hope to support the teams during 2016 in various ways.

This is an important facility for the town's young people and if you can help to support them to raise the funds they need to buy a new hut please contact us.

 

Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise College Website

Shipping Trade and Transport News 1st October 2015

Vessel News

Sinking of vessel

The "Fong Kuo No. 869" sank off Kaohsiung on Sep 29, 2015. Kaohsiung Harbour began allowing vessels to resume entry and exit at 5:30 p.m., following the lifting of a sea warning for Typhoon Dujuan, which barreled through Taiwan the previous night. The vessel veered off course, listed and sank at around 6 p.m. Coastguard boats,assisted by helicopters as well as a nearby freighter who picked up 21 of the crew, while the remaining crew were picked up by other vessels

 M.V Jupiter 
Cagliari under the escort of two patrol boats of the Guardia di Finanza. Locals believed that the vessel may have been suspected in contraband trafficking, arms, or drugs

Queen Mary 2
Queen Mary 2’s Queens and Princess Grill suites and restaurants will enhancements in May and June, 2016. This will allow the vessel to enhance her classic art deco style.



















Captain arrested for drunken sailing
The  captain of the "Tonic Sea" was arrested by North Jutland police about eight miles north of Hirtshals in the noght of Sep 28, 2015, and was charged for drunken navigation

Transport News

Network Rail says the electrification of the Midland Mainline will now go ahead 

Lorry smashes into three vehicles and house in Derby

A LORRY has crashed into three vehicles and a house in Derby. The incident happened at 12.15pm

 

 

Trade News

Capital Markets Union: an Action Plan to boost business funding and investment financing

The European Commission is launching the Capital Markets Union Action Plan today to help build a true single market for capital across the 28 EU Member States.

Our commitment to a single market for capital dates back to the Treaty of Rome. Now though, in the climate we have, with the support and the leadership of President Juncker, of Member States and the European Parliament, we have the opportunity to drive this programme forward; to unlock the potential of the single market; and deliver more competitiveness, more jobs and more growth across Europe.

HMRC/EU  Customs

Union Customs Code (UCC) - Transitional arrangements for the withdrawal of the 'earlier sale' facility. For full details contact us. This will affect all parties involved in import, processing use and storage of goods. This relates to arrangements for the withdrawal of the earlier sale provision with immediate effect.