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Wednesday, 23 March 16
THE PANAMA CANAL - WILL THE MELTING OF POLAR ICE CAPS CREATE RIVAL NAVIGATIONAL WATERWAYS THROUGH THE ARCTIC? - INTERMODAL
 The Panama Canal, 102 years after its initial opening, is now about to have its expansion completed with a cost of USD5.25 Billion. It is a project financed by International credit institutions of Japanese, European and American interests.
In August 1914, when the first ship crossed the Canal, this route changed world trade. The torturous completion of the de Lesseps works is recognized as one of the greatest engineering milestones of the 20th century. Now, just over a century later, the thriving shipping artery of the Panama Canal is worth an impressive USD 1 billion per annum for Panama. The ever growing Shipping transport needs have led to the biggest and most important infrastructure development since its creation: the widening of the Panama Canal.
The size of the Panamax ships is constrained by the existing size of the locks (33.53m wide, 320.04 m long and 12.56 m deep). The third set of locks will allow the transit of the Post-Panamax type vessels, the Super Post-Panamax. Maximum vessel capacity will increase to 49m width, 366m length and 15.2m draft. Container vessel-wise this means from about 5,000 to a 13-14,000 TEU capacity. Dry cargo-wise it means that up to the size of a small Caper will be accommodated. Wait time will remain constant, or even increase, at least until the PCA (Panama Canal Authority) come to grips with the operation of the new lock. The Panama Canal Authority is training its personnel to ensure that the transition will be a smooth one via the use of a simulator and hands-on experience with transit training on a chartered Neo-Panamax type vessel.
At this point of time (March 2016) the expansion is 96% complete. Excavation, infrastructure improvements, dredging improvements to the water supply, all the hard work that is about to be completed -according to the information on www.micanaldepanama.com- aim at increasing capacity to meet demand growth impacting on the international maritime trade.
The PCA anticipates that the Transit Booking System (additional 15% service charge over the regular tolls) and the Transit Slot Auction (25th slot), in operation, helps dealing with the long queuing during the high season (from December to March).
The expansion project is creating a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of the new set of locks. Projected to double the capacity of the waterway, the challenge remains as to how long Panama can afford to keep expanding its Canal to meet the ever growing size of ships. Climate change is another factor which likely changes the equation.
Will Panama’s rainfall persist to the levels needed to maintain the Canal operational?
Will the melting of polar ice caps create rival navigational waterways through the Arctic?
The imminently anticipated benefits to the shipping economy are tri-fold:
a) The decrease to transport costs will facilitate the transportation of a higher volume of goods including LNG, coal and grain cargos.
b) Transhipments from Panama’s ports of Balboa, Colon and Manzanillo will link distribution centers like Shanghai with smaller hubs in S. America and the US, bolstering Panama’s strategic position.
c) The provision of an alternative route for agricultural products from the US to the Far Eastern markets which will also promote the Mississippi River corridor to a dominant position.
So we should be able to see sooner rather than later the degree to which these benefits will take place or whether expectations were set too high for this huge expenditure project.
By Sophie Cotzias
Managing Director
Cotzias Intermodal Shipping Inc
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms. Eva Tzima
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Friday, 20 May 16
U.S COAL PRODUCTION FOR THE WEEK ENDED 14 MAY TOTALED 11.4 MMST; UP 3.8% W/W
COALspot.com – U.S the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an estimated 11.4 million short tons (mm ...
Thursday, 19 May 16
AUSTRALIAN IRON ORE CARGOES PUSHED UP THE FREIGHT RATES FOR CAPE THIS WEEK - FEARNLEYS
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It has been a big jump in the freight rates for Cape size this week, says Fearnleys in its latest weekly report. All of the Australian iron ...
Thursday, 19 May 16
DISPUTE OVER VAT ON COAL DRAGS ON, CAUSING DOUBLE-BLOW TO MINERS - JP
The dispute over the value-added tax ( VAT ) mechanism between coal miners operating under third-generation contracts and the Finance Ministry&rsqu ...
Wednesday, 18 May 16
DRY BULK OUTLOOK REMAINS GLOOMY SAYS DANISH SHIP FINANCE, AS SHIPPING NEEDS TO RETHINK BUSINESS MODEL - HELLENIC SHIPPING
Our Shipping Market Review – May 2016 is devoted to the fourth industrial revolution. To understand the truly disruptive nature of the fourth ...
Wednesday, 18 May 16
LONG TERM FUNDAMENTALS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING FOR THE DRY BULK MARKET - INTERMODAL
As we are approaching the end of the first half of the year, there is a number of market participants over at the dry bulk sector that have started ...
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- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- The University of Queensland
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
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