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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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Thursday, 07 March 13
PANAMAX : POSITIVE TREND; CAPESIZE : GRADUALLY SLIDE - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
The Atlantic saw more cargoes than last week and rates ticking upwards. The USG-Feast was at USD 22k and Black sea-feast was at USD 12k. The ...
Tuesday, 05 March 13
NEWCASTLE PORT SHIPPED 20.77 PERCENT MORE COAL W/E 4 MARCH 2013
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 2,631,562 MT of thermal and coking coal for a week ended 0700 hours 4 March 2013, Newcas ...
Sunday, 03 March 13
INDONESIAN THERMAL COAL SWAPS; CHINA CONTRACTS FALL W-O-W
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q2’ 2013 delivery has lost 0.75 percent and CFR South China coal shipment&nbs ...
Sunday, 03 March 13
FREIGHT MARKET FROM INDONESIA EXPECTED TO BE FIRM - VISTAAR
COALspot.com – The freight market has been fairly firm this week except for cape size index.
The BDI was up by 4.64 points closing at 776 p ...
Thursday, 28 February 13
INDIA HAS INCREASED CUSTOMS DUTY AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY FOR POWER PLANT COAL
COALspot.com : The government of India raised basic customs duty and countervailing duty on steam coal. In the meantime government has reduced& ...
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- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Minerals Council of Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- The University of Queensland
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- White Energy Company Limited
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
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