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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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Thursday, 31 March 16
CAPE: ANOTHER UNEVENTFUL WEEK WITH FIXTURES CONCLUDED AT LAST DONE LEVELS - FEARNLEYS
Cape
Another uneventful week with fixtures concluded at last done levels, CS levels remain around the USD 3 mark, whilst C3 is still just short o ...
Wednesday, 30 March 16
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDONESIA TO REVISE METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE THE SELLING PRICE OF COAL TO MINE-MOUTH POWER PLANTS
COALspot.com: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) of Indonesia to review to revise methodology to determine the selling price of co ...
Wednesday, 30 March 16
VALEMAXES: THE BIGGEST NIGHTMARE OF TODAY'S DRY BULK MARKET - INTERMODAL
At a time that Europe is still dealing with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Brussels our society is daily bombarded with news of terroris ...
Tuesday, 29 March 16
BULK CARRIER VENTILATION - CAPTAIN PAUL R. WALTON
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Moisture damage is a source of many cargo claims. Claimants allege that it is brought about by the ship’s failure t ...
Monday, 28 March 16
INDONESIAN WEEKLY CS50 COAL INDEX CLOSED SLIGHTLY FIRM; CS 57 INDEX CLOSED WEAK
COALspot.com: Average 5000 GAR coal index of Indonesian origin rose 0.03 percent week over week to averaging $38.91 per ton on this past Thursday, ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Planning Commission, India
- VISA Power Limited - India
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- Australian Coal Association
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- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- PTC India Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
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