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Wednesday, 21 December 16
CLEANING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC - SOPHIE COTZIAS
 2016 is coming to a close and it finds us in preparation for the 2017 enforcement of the Ballast Water Treatment Systems. We naturally are in thought and preparation of the necessary cleaning of the ocean waters, which we utilize for the ballasting of our vessels. The cleanliness, or rather the not-so-cleanliness, of our Seas has become an issue in our business minds as well as our environmental consciousness.
An admirable young Dutch man, Boyan Slat, has triggered a viral interest and after a TEDx Talk and a huge crowdfunding campaign, more than 40,000 people from 160 countries donated in excess of 2.2 million Euros, for his plans to help deal with the growing environmental issue of Ocean plastic. He recently had the ‘North Sea Prototype’ -which investigates the survivability of the design- installed with the involvement of Boskalis. This has deployed a 100 meter-long barrier segment in the North Sea and it will remain there, for a year, testing this system in open waters for the first time. It has now been in place since June 2016.
The so called ‘Ghost nets’ are discarded fishing nets, many meters in diameter, notorious for ensnaring sea life and ship propellers. After the North Sea prototype, the intention is to carry out an aerial survey, conducting visuals over the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also creating ‘3D images of ghost nets which can be up to 80 meters and weigh up to a ton!’ Boyan Slat explains: “We are also preparing the pilot project where the main focus of our engineering team is how the Ocean Cleanup Array (possibly up to 100 km) can be kept at its location and anchored to the seabed in a cost effective manner and in such massive depths (the ocean is 4.5 km deep at the planned site). It is important to stress that this barrier is very different from an oil boom, which is only used for a few days – the Ocean Cleanup Array has to be in place for 10 years!”
The Ocean Cleanup (a Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to clean the oceans from plastic) results in a revenue stream, as the recycling of plastic is a high grade material that is utilized in many of our household items. This young man, Boyan Slat, is the CEO and founder of the Ocean Cleanup. He stresses that the initial findings of the expeditions have shown us that we must urgently deal with this growing accumulation of plastic.
On the road to the 2020 Cleanup there are some important milestones to be met, like the 2016 North Sea Prototype, which investigates the survivability of the design and the Aerial Expedition that took place in late September/early October this year, to accurately quantify ghost nets. It will then be followed by the first operational pilot system in Pacific Waters by late 2017.
The Ocean is the engine of all life and our business is also dependent on this. The blue heart of the planet needs our conscious contribution to ensure its support to our wellbeing. Our wish should be sharing Marine biologist Sylvia Earle’s vision, to involve ourselves in one of the many organizations like www.5gyres.org, www.conservation.org/OceanPollution, www.mission-blue.org/act, www.plasticoceans.org and the www.theoceancleanup.com mentioned above. Conscious awareness of the problem will ensure a better cleaner Ocean life.
As loads of people tweet we’re all so glad that there is hope.
By Sophie Cotzias
Managing Director
Cotzias Intermodal Shipping Inc.
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms. Eva Tzima
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Thursday, 13 July 17
SUPRAMAX: NICKEL ORE TRIPS TO CHINA VIA PHILIPPINES WITH DELIVERY S. CHINA IS PAYING AROUND MID $9000 - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
COALspot.com: Another slow start to the week with somewhat softening rates and few fixtures.
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Wednesday, 12 July 17
COAL HAS CONTINUED A STELLAR RUN OVER THE PAST YEAR GAINING ~10% OVER THE PAST QUARTER AND ~41% OVER THE PAST YEAR - LINOS KOGEVINAS
Having just passed the second quarter of 2017, it is interesting to take a look at the performance of the commodity market and how certain commodit ...
Monday, 10 July 17
A ROLLERCOASTER YEAR FOR COAL PRICES; ICPR ROSE 4.62% M/M
COALspot.com: Indonesian coal benchmark price rose 4.62% in July, government data showed.
The benchmark price of Indonesian thermal c ...
Monday, 10 July 17
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS SHOWS A NEGATIVE TREND WEEK OVER WEEK
COALspot.com: The Freight market decline this past week compared to the previous week, as BDI and Cape indexes show a negative trend week over week ...
Friday, 07 July 17
SHOULD WE BE AVOIDING GENERAL AVERAGE? - ALEX KEMP
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
Calls for general average to be abolished are nearly as old as the regime itself. A representative of Lloyd’s atten ...
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- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
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- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Australian Coal Association
- White Energy Company Limited
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Planning Commission, India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
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- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
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- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
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