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Thursday, 14 March 13
SHIPPERS AND CARRIERS NEED GREATER COMMUNICATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Press Release – Shippers and shipping lines both need to raise their game if global container supply chains are not to be habitually subject to wildly fluctuating service levels. This was a key take-away from Day 1 of the TOC Container Supply Chain Asia conference being held in Hong Kong, on 12-14 March.
Addressing the conference session ‘Carriers Close Up’, Mark Holloway, Head of Supply Chain Asia for global beverage group Diageo, explained that his company’s supply chain is focused on “cost, service and quality”, in other words a natural continuation of Diageo’s corporate culture and approach to its end customers who consume the company’s products.
Understanding customer requirements is key to meeting their expectations, he explained. However, he added that in his experience container shipping lines have little or no engagement with their customers either to discuss issues that arise or plans to improve service levels. He argued that the focus was almost exclusively on price, which in times of highly volatile rate movements often leads to unreliable lead times impacting service levels for end customers and unreliable updates on where particular shipments are at any moment along the logistics chain.
These factors have a negative impact on business often resulting in increased inventory and service risks. However, Mr Holloway emphasised that the current poor state of relationships between shippers and carriers was as much the result of shippers allowing that to happen as also being the fault of the carriers. His principal message was that both partners need to improve their communications with each other in order to achieve more collaborative supply chain management.
“It is now the responsibility of shippers to elevate the quality of the conversations we have with carriers and focus on cost, service and quality, and therefore allow us to have an on-going relationship with our supply chain colleagues just I have an on-going relationship with the customers I serve,” he concluded.
From a carrier perspective, Stanley Smulders, Senior Vice-President Asia - Europe & West Africa Trade Management, for MOL Liner, accepted that various strategies recently adopted by carriers do impact supply chains. However, he also pointed out that the response of many carriers has simply been as a result of the lack of sustainable financial returns. The creation of wider alliances, for example, is an obvious response to the need to phase in larger vessels economically in order to ensure that the ships are fully utilised. But this will likely result in fewer sailings, which has a direct effect on supply chains.
Shipping lines also need to reduce costs, through measures such as slow steaming, he continued. He asked rhetorically whether this is likely to change any time soon, but the answer was “very unlikely” as long as costs such as bunker fuel stay where they are.
Mega-vessels, mega-ports
The impact of mega-vessels and mega ports on the supply chain was also a principal theme of the opening day. In a keynote speech, Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director UAE Region, for DP World, noted that ports are integral to supply chains. Moreover, containerisation has expanded the hinterland of ports, leading to the development of regional, local & extended gateways.
Consequently ports have evolved as enablers adding “substantial value” to the freight chain, specifically in terms of facilitating multimodal infrastructure, e-information exchange and integration with hinterlands. This is encouraging a move towards ‘port-centric logistics’ that provide connectivity between supply chain enablers.
Mr Muallem continued by saying that ship size has doubled over the past decade and the market will continue to see increasing numbers of ‘mega-ships’ coming onto the market. With these increasingly large vessels, hub & spoke concepts for ports are likely to be dominant and will enable shipping lines to pursue the economies of scale they are seeking.
This has significant implications for ports. Larger ships mean deeper drafts, wider channels and longer berths. Operational efficiency is also of key importance as the mega-vessels will need to load/discharge greater numbers of containers with each vessels call.
TOC CSC Asia continues until 14 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Sunday, 31 March 13
COAL FREIGHTS ARE IN FLAT TO WEAK TREND - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - This freight market after several weeks of firming up seemed to lose steam and this week all the indices were down except for handy s ...
Friday, 29 March 13
SUB-BIT INDONESIA COAL SWAPS: UP 0.55 % WOW; CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL CONTRACT: UP 0.23 % WOW
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q2’ 2013 delivery has gained 0.55 percent and CFR South China coal shipment&nbs ...
Thursday, 28 March 13
SHIP OWNERS KEEN ON ACQUIRING SECOND HAND TONNAGE, AS WELL AS NEW BUILDINGS IN CONVENTIONAL SEGMENTS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The recent rally of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), coupled with renewed optimism, at least in some parts of the wet market, have prompted many ship own ...
Wednesday, 27 March 13
PTBA HAS CONCLUDED US$ 16.14 BILLION WORTH OF COAL SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PLN
COALspot.com - PT. Bukit Asam, a 32 years old Indonesian state owned coal miner has signed a coal sales and purchase agreement with PT PLN, (a state ...
Wednesday, 27 March 13
SHIPPING CONFIDENCE REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL FOR TWO YEARS - MOORE STEPHENS
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level for two years in the three months ended February 2013, according ...
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Planning Commission, India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Australian Coal Association
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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