Eight foreign-flag ships remain under detention in UK ports during July after failing Port State Control inspections.
According to the UK Maritime and Coastguard agency, latest monthly figures show that there were five new detentions of foreign-flagged ships in UK ports during July 2008 and three vessels under detention from previous months. Out of the detained vessels, four were registered with flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, two were registered with flag states on the grey list, one was registered with a flag state on the black list and one was registered with an unlisted flag state. During July, 107 Port State Control inspections were carried out in the UK.
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Hamburg Sud to add fifth Brazil port of call
Hamburg Sud is adding a weekly port of call from Jacksonville to the southern Brazilian port of Navegantes, to take advantage of the South American nation's booming economy.
The stop at Navegantes will be launched from mid-September, making it the fifth Brazilian port called on by the line, said Francis Larkin, Hamburg Sud's senior vice president, reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. It is noted that Brazil is Florida's top trading partner and Jacksonville's second largest trading partner, and imports are expected to continue to grow. The main imports from Brazil are building materials, lumber, furniture, textiles and auto parts, with chemicals and raw materials being exported to Brazil.
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The stop at Navegantes will be launched from mid-September, making it the fifth Brazilian port called on by the line, said Francis Larkin, Hamburg Sud's senior vice president, reports the Jacksonville Business Journal. It is noted that Brazil is Florida's top trading partner and Jacksonville's second largest trading partner, and imports are expected to continue to grow. The main imports from Brazil are building materials, lumber, furniture, textiles and auto parts, with chemicals and raw materials being exported to Brazil.
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China's international forwarders council meet in Anhui
China International Freight Forwarders Association's (CIFA) third council meeting has recently been held in Huangshan, Anhui province.
The Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Anhui provincial Department of Commerce officials delivered speeches at the meeting and expressed continuing support for the domestic freight forwarding industry. Vice chairman of CIFA Liu Zhanfang hosted the meeting, while chairman Zhao Huxiang presented the work report and vice secretary-general Lin Zhong presented the financial report. The meeting heard a report on the earlier fifth Sino-International Freight Forwarders Conference and the FIATA annual meeting in September. Regional representatives expressed the hope that the Ministry of Commerce would give more support to the domestic forwarding industry, and suggested that CIFA should learn from its overseas peers in urging the industry to enhance its self-discipline and that all forwarders associations should strengthen communications.
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The Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Anhui provincial Department of Commerce officials delivered speeches at the meeting and expressed continuing support for the domestic freight forwarding industry. Vice chairman of CIFA Liu Zhanfang hosted the meeting, while chairman Zhao Huxiang presented the work report and vice secretary-general Lin Zhong presented the financial report. The meeting heard a report on the earlier fifth Sino-International Freight Forwarders Conference and the FIATA annual meeting in September. Regional representatives expressed the hope that the Ministry of Commerce would give more support to the domestic forwarding industry, and suggested that CIFA should learn from its overseas peers in urging the industry to enhance its self-discipline and that all forwarders associations should strengthen communications.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Dredging company fined for ignoring environmental safeguards
The company that dredged the Falmouth Marina in the UK has been fined £40,000 (US$75,130) after ignoring environmental safeguards.
Premier Marinas, which dredged Falmouth Marina’s outer basin, ignored marine environment safeguards placed on their license to do the operation, a court heard. The general manager then falsified records of water quality sampling to hide the offences. Conditions of the license were designed to protect the area from sludge containing toxic substances from being introduced into the marine environment, West Cornwall Magistrates were told. The sediments dredged up were heavily contaminated with the boat anti-fouling paint, biocide tributyltin, or TBT, substance banned worldwide. The license granted by the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) was supposed to allow it to be safely re-buried in deeper holes and re-capped with clean sediment within the Marina. However, following complaints by fishermen in the area that unusual dredged material was turning up offshore at the Falmouth Bay disposal site, the MFA launched an investigation. In a case brought by the MFA, Premier Marinas (Falmouth), and its general manager, John Osmond, together with the managing director of dredging contractors Sub Marine Services Ltd, Anthony Richards, pleaded guilty to a number of offences under the Food and Environment Protection Act. Magistrates ordered Premier Marinas to pay more than £40,000 in fines and costs.
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Premier Marinas, which dredged Falmouth Marina’s outer basin, ignored marine environment safeguards placed on their license to do the operation, a court heard. The general manager then falsified records of water quality sampling to hide the offences. Conditions of the license were designed to protect the area from sludge containing toxic substances from being introduced into the marine environment, West Cornwall Magistrates were told. The sediments dredged up were heavily contaminated with the boat anti-fouling paint, biocide tributyltin, or TBT, substance banned worldwide. The license granted by the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) was supposed to allow it to be safely re-buried in deeper holes and re-capped with clean sediment within the Marina. However, following complaints by fishermen in the area that unusual dredged material was turning up offshore at the Falmouth Bay disposal site, the MFA launched an investigation. In a case brought by the MFA, Premier Marinas (Falmouth), and its general manager, John Osmond, together with the managing director of dredging contractors Sub Marine Services Ltd, Anthony Richards, pleaded guilty to a number of offences under the Food and Environment Protection Act. Magistrates ordered Premier Marinas to pay more than £40,000 in fines and costs.
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Maersk revamps Asia-Australia offerings
Copenhagen: Maersk Line has combined three existing Asia to Australia services into one single rotation, creating a new and comprehensive 'pendulum loop'.
The new 'Boomerang Service' will phase in on 27 September 2008 and deploy ten vessels calling at ports previously covered by Maersk’s present AU1 (North Asia to/from Australia), AU2 (East Asia to/from Australia), and AU3 (South East Asia to/from Australia) services. The service will offer rotations for Boomerang - North East Asia (Southbound), Boomerang - North East Asia (Northbound), Boomerang - South East Asia (Southbound) and Boomerang - South East Asia (Northbound).
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The new 'Boomerang Service' will phase in on 27 September 2008 and deploy ten vessels calling at ports previously covered by Maersk’s present AU1 (North Asia to/from Australia), AU2 (East Asia to/from Australia), and AU3 (South East Asia to/from Australia) services. The service will offer rotations for Boomerang - North East Asia (Southbound), Boomerang - North East Asia (Northbound), Boomerang - South East Asia (Southbound) and Boomerang - South East Asia (Northbound).
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Philadelphia port to build a new marine container terminal facility by 2013
An expansion of a new marine container terminal facility is to be built on former land of the Philadelphia Navy Yard and located south of the existing port's Packer Marine Terminal.
Potential bidders have a deadline of September 5 to put in requests for the private-public partnership on the Delaware River to finance, develop, construct and operate the facility. The state of Pennsylvania aims for authorization of permits by 2010 and completion of building by 2013.
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Potential bidders have a deadline of September 5 to put in requests for the private-public partnership on the Delaware River to finance, develop, construct and operate the facility. The state of Pennsylvania aims for authorization of permits by 2010 and completion of building by 2013.
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MSC to use larger ships on Europe-South Africa service
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Greece, has started boosting the capacity of its Europe-South Africa service by replacing the 5,000TEU vessels previously used on this service with ships ranging between 5,000TEU and 6,000TEU.
Two 4,953TEU box ships, the ‘MSC Catania’ and the ‘MSC Messina’, are currently being used to run the service. The 5,762TEU ‘MSC Los Angeles’ is expected to join the loop, becoming the largest containership ever to trade between Europe and South Africa. MSC has just recently taken charge of the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, after chartering the ship from CSCL. The Chinese shipping line had freed up the ER Schiffahrt-managed vessel, by removing calls at the ports of Barcelona and Valencia from its AEX-1 loop. Following the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, the 5,527TEU ‘MSC France’ will enter MSC's Europe-South Africa service in mid-August. MSC will also take charge of two more 5,500TEU box ships sublet from CSCL, the ‘CSCL Shanghai’ and the ‘CSCL Hong Kong’, and three sister ships to the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, namely the ‘E R Amsterdam’, the ‘E R Felixstowe’ and the ‘E R London’, which are currently ending their charters with Maersk Line.
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Two 4,953TEU box ships, the ‘MSC Catania’ and the ‘MSC Messina’, are currently being used to run the service. The 5,762TEU ‘MSC Los Angeles’ is expected to join the loop, becoming the largest containership ever to trade between Europe and South Africa. MSC has just recently taken charge of the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, after chartering the ship from CSCL. The Chinese shipping line had freed up the ER Schiffahrt-managed vessel, by removing calls at the ports of Barcelona and Valencia from its AEX-1 loop. Following the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, the 5,527TEU ‘MSC France’ will enter MSC's Europe-South Africa service in mid-August. MSC will also take charge of two more 5,500TEU box ships sublet from CSCL, the ‘CSCL Shanghai’ and the ‘CSCL Hong Kong’, and three sister ships to the ‘MSC Los Angeles’, namely the ‘E R Amsterdam’, the ‘E R Felixstowe’ and the ‘E R London’, which are currently ending their charters with Maersk Line.
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