Prelude FLNG Mammoth Starts Journey to Australia

Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed, has started its journey from South Korea to Australia.

According to AIS data provided by MarineTraffic, the 300,000 gross ton vessel departed Samsung Heavy Industry’s Geoje shipyard in the early hours of June 29.

The 488-meter-long Prelude FLNG will be towed over 3,000 nautical miles by Terasea Hawk, Tereasea Falcon and Terasea Osprey, operated by Singapore-based offshore service contractor POSH Terasea. AIS data shows that the vessel is scheduled to arrive at Australia’s Browse Basin on July 30.

Once it reaches its destination, the FLNG facility will be positioned before it begins production at the Prelude gas field in the Browse LNG Basin, 108 nautical miles off the northwest coast.

The Shell Prelude FLNG facility features a fully loaded displacement capacity of about 600,000 tons, and has around 260,000 tons of steel in the facility alone.

Monthly Volumes Surge at Port of Long Beach

The US Port of Long Beach handled 8.7 percent more volumes in January 2017 than a year earlier, driven by renewed activity at its largest terminal and extra ships calling ahead of the Lunar New Year.

The port’s dockworkers moved a total of 582,689 TEUs during the month, as exports surged by 10.8 percent year-over-year to 118,234 containers, while imports increased 7.4 percent to 298,990 TEUs. The port said that empties sent back to the Far East also rose 9.6 percent to 165,465.

Growth at terminals was led by the port’s Pier T terminal, controlled by Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping (MSC), after TIL purchased a majority stake in the terminal following the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping last year.

“It was a tough benchmark, so we’re very happy with the way the new year is starting in Long Beach,” Lori Ann Guzmán, Board of Harbor Commissioners President, said.

Guzmán added that the port will be laser-focused on furthering its new partnership with MSC and “continuing to provide efficient and rapid service.”

With new alliances beginning this spring, the Port of Long beach expects that 2017 will be a transition year for the industry.

With 175 shipping lines connecting Long Beach to 217 seaports, the port handles USD 180 billion in trade annually.

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Port of Seattle Joins Coalition to Cut GHG Emissions

The Port of Seattle joined the national coalition We Are Still In, the alliance of governments, colleges, and businesses committed to meeting the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals of the Paris Agreement to combat climate change.

“We are actively cutting greenhouse gas emissions from port operations and working with our tenants to assist them in reducing their GHG emissions,” John Creighton, Port Commissioner, said.

“Leadership to make our carbon footprint smaller is crucial to reducing the threat of global temperature rise,” Creighton added.

The Commission also pledged support for Climate Neutral Now, a United Nations-led initiative to drive more voluntary climate action.

The port’s emission reduction goals mirror those in the Paris Agreement, including a 50-percent reduction by 2030 and a 100-percent-or-more reduction by 2050, compared to 2005 emission levels.

Port of Seattle said that its carbon-reduction initiatives would see an increased use of clean energy sources, including renewable natural gas, solar, and wind power and setting goals to meet all growth in energy usage through conservation and renewable sources.

Additionally, the port would mandate that all cruise ships and other large vessels plug into electric power or burn low-sulfur diesel while at berth.

Seattle would collaborate with the ports of Tacoma and Vancouver, BC on the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, to improve air quality in the entire Salish Sea air shed.

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Seals Half A Billion Loan

COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) has signed a loan agreement with Export Import Bank of China (China EximBank) worth USD 543.9 million.

As disclosed, the funds will be used to finance around 70 percent of construction of ten new build tankers.

The new building ships include seven VLCC and three LR1-type tankers.

COSCO Corporation’s energy arm said in a stock exchange filing that the agreed loan period will be 12 years applicable after the delivery of each ship.

Formerly known as China Shipping Development Company Limited, CSET specializes in shipping of oil products and liquefied natural gas.

As of June 2016, the company operated 105 tanker vessels, including ten LNG carriers, with a total shipping capacity of 16.8 million DWT and held an order for 25 tanker vessels, 24 of them being LNG carrier new builds.

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Port of Esbjerg Eyes Expansion

Danish Port of Esbjerg has initiated a process “to clarify the expansion possibilities” as it expects increased activity towards 2030.

As disclosed, within the next few years, the expectation is that the port’s areas and quay will be fully utilized.

To be able to meet future demand, the port said it needs to further expand with approximately 1 million square meters and 1 km of additional quay length from 2022 to 2030.

“We anticipate growing demand for areas at the port. Therefore, we must prepare for the future and clarify the possibilities for continuing a stepwise expansion of the port,” Ole Ingrisch, Director at the Port of Esbjerg, commented.

The formal environmental impact assessment process, including public consultations, is expected to start in the early autumn.

The Port of Esbjerg has a current area of 4.5 million square meters. In 2016, the port’s cargo turnover was 4.5 million tons, with 6.626 ship calls.

West African Gas Adds LPG Carrier Duo

The West African Gas Ltd (WAGL) has taken delivery of two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in Ulsan, South Korea.

Featuring 38,000 cbm, the new vessels, named MT Africa Gas and MT Sahara Gas, are expected to “ensure stability in the supply of LPG,” according to WAGL, a joint venture company of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Sahara Energy.

With a length of 174 meters and a width of 30 meters, the new carriers have a marter value of around USD 40 million each, according to data provided by Vessels Value.

“I am particularly delighted that the venture we started a few years ago has achieved this enviable milestone as we take delivery of these vessels,” Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, said.

WAGL was established in March 2013 while the shipbuilding contract for the two 37,500 mt LPG carriers was entered into in May 2014.

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ZIM Adds 11,000 TEU Boxship Newbuilding to ASE Service

Israel’s shipping company ZIM has deployed the 11,000 TEU newbuilding Cape Sounio in its Asia South America East Coast (ASE) service in response to the growing market needs.

The vessel embarked on its maiden voyage from Busan, South Korea, on May 4, calling ports in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, in addition to ports in Asia.

Built at Hyundai Subic shipyard in the Philippines and delivered in April 2017, Cape Sounio is the largest vessel to serve in this line and the largest currently employed by ZIM, the company said.

With a dead weight of 134,900 tons, the boxship features a length of 330 meters and a width of 48.2 meters.

ZIM plans to hold a reception on board the vessel in Santos, Brazil, on June 28.

Cape Sounio is owned by Greece-based Costamare and chartered to ZIM until April 2018, VesselsValue’s data shows.

Port rotation of the ASE service is as follows: Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Chiwan, Singapore, Port Klan, Itaguai, Santos, Paranagua, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio Grande, Navegantes, Itapoa, Santos, Itaguai, Port Klang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Busan.

Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Breaks 20,000 TEU Mark

China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has splashed the country’s largest domestically built ship, the 20,110 TEU Cosco Shipping Taurus.

The colossal boxship was built for COSCO Shipping Corporation, and features a total length of about 400 meters, 58.6 meters in width and has a design speed of 22.5 knots.

The launching ceremony, which took place on June 16, marked the construction of the largest containership by TEU capacity by a Chinese shipbuilder.

In September 2015, COSCO placed an order for construction of eleven 19,000 TEU container ships at compatriot shipbuilders worth a total of USD 1.5. billion.

Under the deal, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was assigned with construction of three boxships. Six boxships were assigned to Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) and Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS), while the building of the remaining two ships was entrusted to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry.

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You should know the skills of container loading

There are usually three methods of container packing: all loaded with manpower, forklift truck (forklift) into the box, and manpower stacking and all mechanical packing. Such as pallet cargo used forklift truck in the box stacking.

1. In any case when the goods loaded, the weight of the goods can’t exceed the maximum load capacity of the container. Under normal circumstances, the total weight and weight will be marked on the container door.

2. The density of each container unit is certain. So when loading the same kind of goods in the container, as long as the density of goods, you can determine whether the heavy or light goods.

3. The load to make the load on the bottom of the balance. Especially, it is necessary to strictly prohibit the load center of gravity at one end of the situation.

4. To avoid generating a concentrated load.

5. The use of human loading should pay attention to whether the packaging "can’t be inverted", "flat", "vertical release" and other loading and unloading signs. Be sure to use the loading tool correctly and do not use the hand hook. The goods contained in the container are loaded neatly and packed tightly.

6, loading cargo board cargo, to accurately grasp the internal dimensions of the container and the external packaging of goods size. In order to calculate the quantity of loading.

7. With a forklift truck packing, will be the height of the mechanical lifting height and mast height restrictions.

Finally, the goods are best not to bare, at least to have a packaging, do not save space and cause damage to the goods. The general goods will be packaged, only such as large machines such as boilers, building materials and the like will be more trouble, must be tied, tied to prevent loosening. In fact, as long as careful, it will not be too much of a problem.

You should know about container mixed goods

In the process of loading, the general business is mainly worried about the wrong goods, cargo damage and data and customs data does not meet, resulting in customs will not release. Therefore, before the loading, the consignor, warehouse, freight forwarding must be reconciled and thoughtful to avoid this happening.

1. As far as possible not to put different shapes, different packaging of goods together.

2. As far as possible not to pack from the packaging will be dust, liquid, moisture, odor and other goods and other goods together. In the case of last resort, it is necessary to use canvas, plastic film or other materials separated.

3. Light weight of the goods on the relatively heavy weight of the goods above.

4. The packaging strength of weak goods to be placed on the strong packaging of goods above.

5. Liquid goods and clean goods should be placed under other goods as far as possible.

6. Sharp corners or prominent parts of the goods, to be covered to avoid damage to other goods.

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Do you know the concept of First-level agent and Second-level agent?

Freight forwarding has two levels. First-level agent has a US dollar invoice, and Second-level agent must be to the IRS billing.

First-level agent can be made directly to the shipping company, but not necessarily eligible to book. There are many shipping companies only designated a few freight forwarding as a booking hat. Most of the level can only be limited to a few shipping companies have the right to book.

There is a booking right of the freight forwarding does not necessarily get a good price and service. There are many cases, booking freight forwarding instead to go through his booking that the freight forwarding (other Second-level agent) to take the price and accommodation.

Freight forwarding is very normal.

Port (Shanghai, Ningbo) freight forwarding is not necessarily first-level agent, more than 90% of the port freight forwarding is also no freight forwarding or second-level agent.

The nature of non-vessel carriers is the same as first-level agent. The former is approved by the Ministry of Communications, which is approved by foreign trade and economic cooperation; before the sea can be issued invoices, the latter can only use proxy invoices. The two can open the dollar invoice.

Choose freight forwarding mainly to see his services, service is the key. Of course, the price is cheap and cheap. Hope that we can find their favorite freight forwarding.

Do you know the difference between freight forwarding and logistics?

The freight forwarding is a freight forwarder, not the actual carrier of the shipping company.

Freight forwarding and logistics (third party), freight companies are essentially the same.

The freight forwarding is different from the shipping. The ship can represent the shipping company to deal with the booking, signing, change orders, boxes and other work.

The main work of the freight forwarding is booking, customs, transportation and other work, not what can be done.

The declaration is not necessarily the declaration line (company), freight forwarding can also be reported, and some freight forwarding only do the declaration of things, other things he does not do!

The owner of the booking must be through the freight forwarding to the shipping company booking, the shipping company took your owner of the single, and ultimately to do through the freight forwarding.

LCL booking is not set to the shipping company, but by the freight forwarding company set, the shipping companies generally do not accept LCL, so LCL is generally not a shipping company bill of lading.

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Port of Tanzania must be provided with ICD at the time of booking

Recently, CMA (Flying Vessel) has notified the ship owner that the consignor is required to provide the carrier with a specific ICD name to be shipped to the carrier in accordance with the local port of Tanzania, the local goods (non-transit goods) imported into the port of Tanzania.

If the shipper does not specify the ICD, or the ICD description is incorrect, the container cargo will be parked at the unloading terminal or shipped under the discharge terminal. The resulting risks, costs and liabilities are borne by the seller.

Therefore, at the time of booking, the ICD information designated by the passenger must be provided to the shipping company through the manner described in the following notification and the description format.

1. The customer has displayed the specific ICD name specified in the "description" column by EDI (ebooking and ESI)

2. Description: At shipper's request cargo transfer to ***, under Merchant's risks, cares and expenses, CMA CGM LIABILITY CEASES POD (***).

3. The bill of lading shows the above

4. The ICD requested by the Passenger is an effective ICD for operation.

You need to pay attention to Maersk implementation of the new booking process

Recently, Maersk announced its new booking process, and this process has been formally implemented on June 19.

The booking process is changed as follows:

1. If the customer is scheduled to have a free space, the booking will be confirmed 

2. If the customer does not guarantee the scheduled space, but in the next two weeks there are other schedules of spare space, Maersk will temporarily accept the booking, and will send a message containing the need to confirm the message. If the customer In the two days do not reply confirmed that Maersk will cancel the booking.

3. If there is no spare space in the next two weeks, Maersk will cancel the booking and inform the customer of the flight of the nearest space by e-mail. If the customer accepts the proposed sailing, it can be re-ordered through the usual electronic channels cabin.

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NYK increases Asian-Hawaiian Express (AHX) voyage

NYK announced that from July 2017, the Asia-Hawaii Express will be upgraded from the current twin lane route to the weekly liner route. This route upgrade is expected to provide customers with more flexible and convenient choice of supply chain.

New Route

Asia - Hawaii Express (AHX) week liner route 

Transit Time: 35 days

Ship: Five 700 to 1000 TEU container ships

Anchored port (same as present): Shanghai (Waigaoqiao) - Busan - Yokohama - Honolulu - Yokohama - Shanghai (Waigaoqiao)

Week liner first maiden: the end of July 2017

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Latest: Top 50 America Third-Party Freight Forward in 2016

Do you know these third-party freight forwarders?

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Converted Liner in Wartime

Why Liners Can Be Converted into Troopships

In wartime ocean liners are usually converted into ships that are to carry troops. There are reasons for which liners are able to be modified into troopships. One of them is that men are the critical component of a country’s military power and the vessels are so large that they can ferry a large number of men over the ocean. The second reason would be that merchant ships are fast, so when faced with undersea threats or those overhead, speed is what people can rely on. Third, unlike ships featured with the capacity of taking troops, some can be refitted to become merchant ships with arms which go hunting on the sea for counterparts from rivalries. On top of all the abovementioned, hospital ships come into being upon modifications and wards are designed for the wounded from battlefields to safe places.

What Conversion Is Like

Usually a ship has all kinds of spaces and facilities for different purposes to meet passengers’ needs, but some of them will be of no use when a war takes place, which therefore removed to make room for military purposes, beds for instance.  

The defensive attribute of arms is important to warships. However, sometimes the arms are not meant to be used in aggressive attacks, but either to defend the ship from unexpected assaults of other waterborne armed vehicles or against warplanes by lowering their attacking precision.

Another thing to take into account is to make the troopship in protective colors, also known as camouflage. In fact, this application has caused a heated debate whether it is useful in practice. Some experts just give credit to it for somewhat calming scared soldiers down. 

How Are Converted Ships after Wars

It is said that the uninstalled items will be kept and then as soon as the war ends re-installed within the ship. But unfortunately, it seems that not many modified liners survived wars. Famous ships in history include Olympic, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth 2 and the list goes on, which were among those converted into troopships during wartime.

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CMA CGM to Acquire Mercosul Line from Maersk Line

French liner company CMA CGM has signed a binding deal with Danish counterpart Maersk Line to acquire Mercosul Line that operates in Brazil’s domestic container shipping market.

As explained, the acquisition of Mercosul Line would allow CMA CGM to strengthen its service offering to and from South America, most notably in Brazil, which was described as “a market with a strong potential for development, especially on cabotage and “door-to-door” services.”

CMA CGM said that the move forms part of its strategy to develop intra-regional sea transportation links and complementary services such as logistics.

The Mercosul transaction is subject to Brazilian regulatory approval and the closing of Maersk’s Hamburg Süd acquisition. At the earliest, the integration of Mercosul within CMA CGM will start at the same time as the Hamburg Süd integration, which is expected in Q4 2017. Until then, Mercosul Line will continue business as usual, a joint statement read.

“The transaction will ensure that the cabotage sector in Brazil remains competitive and that customers continue to benefit from a comprehensive choice of carriers,” the statement further added.

Maersk Line might have been prompted to sell the liner company as a way of making sure the relevant regulatory authorities approve the merger with the German carrier.

Namely, Hamburg Süd already has a subsidiary in Brazil, Alianca Navegacao e Logistica, which is a major cabotage carrier along the Brazilian coastline. Keeping Mercosul would have pushed Maersk’s control of South America East Coast’s cabotage to 80 percent.

To remind, Maersk Line said it would acquire Hamburg Süd for EUR 3.7 billion (USD 4 billion) on a cash and debt-free basis, which it plans to fully finance through an already secured syndicated loan facility.

The proposed acquisition received an approval from the US Department of Justice on March 23, 2017, while the EU Commission approved the deal on April 10, 2017, subject to conditions.

The acquisition still remains subject to some other regulatory approvals, however, Maersk said earlier that it expects to close the transaction by the end of 2017.

According to Rodolphe Saadé, Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM, the acquisition of Mercosul represents a “milestone in CMA CGM’s development strategy in South America.”

“It is a well-managed company and we will leverage this platform to expand our footprint and service offerings to and from Latin America, seizing opportunities linked to the high growth prospects in this region.”

“ CMA CGM is a good fit for Mercosul and we are confident that they will continue to develop the company going forward,” says Søren Toft, Chief Operating Office, Maersk Line.

The parties have decided not to publicly disclose the price of the sale.

Launched in 1996 and acquired by Maersk in 2006, Mercosul Line has a fleet of four ships that operate in Brazil and South America. Mercosul employs 92 land based staff and 160 seafarers.

As disclosed by the duo, the company reported revenues of USD 128 million in 2016 and offers strong profitability.

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US Customs Strict Inspection on Imports from China

US Customs checked and detained counterfeit products worth 130 million dollars with an increase of more than 50% above the historical average, most of which were exported from Mainland China or Hong Kong.

To further prevent potential fake goods from entering into the US market, US Customs and Border Protection initiated activities for international travelers’ understanding about the harm of counterfeiting in Kennedy International Airport, for counterfeits resulting not only in unemployment but also committing crimes.

As introduced by an officer, Brenda Smith, in US Customs and Border Protection, the very large number of fake products detained by the country last year could have brought severe damage to its economic well-being and caused a reduction on domestic employment opportunities.

US Customs Tightened Inspection on Chinese Exports

MK, Dior, Apple, Nike and so on were brands whose products have been counterfeited.

Brenda told that inspection regarding imports from China would be tightened with respect to clothing, bags, cosmetics and foods.

Harm of Counterfeits

Brenda said, how counterfeiting ultimately leads to crimes lied in activities such as money laundering, smuggling, illegal sale of guns, drug trafficking and taking, etc.

It is not difficult to imagine how companies selling certified goods would suffer from people’s consumption of fake counterparts. Another thing to be considered is that consumers’ health may be compromised as raw materials to produce those knock-offs usually are bought cheap and produced under messy and uncontrolled environments.

Awareness-raising Publicity Continuing

Following the promotion in Kennedy International Airport on June 7, more demonstrations would be conducted in other busy airports nationwide before the end of July which include ones in Baltimore, Chicago and so forth.

Counterfeit Product Categories

According the website 24/7 Wall St., information released by US Customs and Border Protection shows aggregate values of detained counterfeits from high to low.

1. Shoes: $99.8 million (accounting for 38%)

2. Electronics: $31.8 million (accounting for 12%)

3. Bags: $21.5 million (accounting for 8%)

4. Clothing: $21.5 million (accounting for 8%)

5. Watches and Parts: $15.5 million (accounting for 6%)

6. Computers and Hardware: $12.5 million (accounting for 5%)

7. Optical Discs: $11.1 million (accounting for 4%)

8. Pharmaceuticals: $11.1 million (accounting for 4%)

9. Jewelries: $10.5 million (accounting for 4%)

10. Toys and Electronic Games: $5.5 million (accounting for 2%)

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How To Save The Charge For Using The Port?

Charge for use of port is one of the major expenses for carrying goods. Sometimes it amounts to more than a quarter of the total cost. Consequently to save this charge is a must for reducing shipping cost for ocean freight companies. Generally the cost-saving strategies on using a port can enforced by the following means.

1. Various fee charging rules and occasional adjustments must be understood.

2. Record-keeping should be applied while relevant operations within the port are appropriately dealt with.

3. Time management is vital for the ship’s arrival at and departure from the port because additional fees would be charged during nighttime and holidays.

4. If possible, minimize the maximum draft of the ship, as the pilot fee of some ports, the ones of Japan for example, is based on the gross tonnage and the maximum draft of the ship.

5. Declaration about ship tonnage should be correct since tonnage tax, port dues and lighthouse dues are calculated on that basis. A large tonnage should be declared for a tonnage mark underwater whereas a small one for the mark above water.

6. Proper cargo stowage is needed. Try to operate multiple cargoes at every time to shorten the time length of the ship’s staying at the port.

7. Sound preparations is also a factor that boost the efficiency of operations and can make the ship free from a waiting charge.

8. Prudence, last but not least, should be emphasized when to verify and sign all kinds of bills in case unnecessary loses take place.

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