Shipping Trade and Transport News 7th November 2015
Vessel News
A MAN has fallen from a cruise ship in the Caribbean despite the frantic efforts by other passengers to save him Dramatic video of the man plunging into the water was shot by a
passenger. It shows the desperate effort to pull him to safety — and
then screams of horror as he slips and falls.
MV Wes Amelie
The worlds first Duel-Fuel Ship Conversion .
Wessels Reederei, the German shipping company, has signed a contract
with MAN Diesel & Turbo at the Europort exhibition for maritime
technology to retrofit the 8L48/60B main engine of its 1,000-teu
container ship ‘Wes Amelie’ to dual-fuel operation. The vessel will be
the first of its kind worldwide to be converted to an LNG-capable
propulsion system.
Port News
New terminal set up to serve east India 'Kakinada Container Terminal
KCT is situated in the Kakinada Deep Water Port (KDWP), an all-weather
port in Andhra Pradesh, and is sheltered by a natural breakwater. The
port is well positioned to serve east India’s agricultural, seafood and
commodity hinterland, which exports products like rice, sugar, maize,
shrimps and paper products.
Transport News
Connecting Europe Facility
The European Commission has launched the second call for proposals
of the Connecting Europe Facility, with more than EUR 7.6 billion of
investment to finance transport projects. EUR 6.5 billion is earmarked
for countries with Cohesion Fund eligibility.
How much funding is available?
Under the
current call for proposals €7.56 billion are being made available to
improve European transport infrastructure, promote innovation and new
technologies, develop intelligent transport systems and mitigate the
safety and environmental impact of the sector. Out of the total amount
available, €1.09 billion are earmarked for projects in all Member States
while €6.47 billion are foreseen exclusively for projects in Member
States eligible for funding from the EU's Cohesion Fund.
Which Member States are eligible to the Cohesion envelope?
The
eligible Member States are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
RHA
The Road Haulage Association is calling on government to tackle the growing 'off-payrol' drivers
Hauliers who may have inadvertently be paying drivers off-payroll may face heavy claim for back tax and penalties of up to 70% of the tax and NI.
The
Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to tackle the
growing problem of ‘off-payroll’ drivers. - See more at:
http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/off-payroll-drivers-a-serious-concern-for-industry-says-rha/109477/#sthash.JPCLaQlz.dpuf
The
Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to tackle the
growing problem of ‘off-payroll’ drivers. - See more at:
http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/off-payroll-drivers-a-serious-concern-for-industry-says-rha/109477/#sthash.JPCLaQlz.dpuf
The problem is most prevalent among Eastern European drivers, says the RHA, although it is not limited to them.
“Hauliers
who may inadvertently be paying drivers off-payroll may face a heavy
claim for back tax and penalties of up to 70% of the tax and NI
arising,” warns Burnett. “Also, individual drivers could face bankruptcy
if they evade tax payments and then HMRC enforces its rules.”
- See
more at:
http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/off-payroll-drivers-a-serious-concern-for-industry-says-rha/109477/#sthash.JPCLaQlz.dpuf
The
Road Haulage Association is calling on the government to tackle the
growing problem of ‘off-payroll’ drivers. - See more at:
http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/off-payroll-drivers-a-serious-concern-for-industry-says-rha/109477/#sthash.JPCLaQlz.dpuf
The problem is most prevalent among Eastern European drivers, says the RHA, although it is not limited to them.
“Hauliers
who may inadvertently be paying drivers off-payroll may face a heavy
claim for back tax and penalties of up to 70% of the tax and NI
arising,” warns Burnett. “Also, individual drivers could face bankruptcy
if they evade tax payments and then HMRC enforces its rules.”
- See
more at:
http://www.transportengineer.org.uk/transport-engineer-news/off-payroll-drivers-a-serious-concern-for-industry-says-rha/109477/#sthash.JPCLaQlz.dpuf
