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CHINA SHIPPING CONTAINER LINES (COSCO) NEW MARITIME SILK ROUTES

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 Recently and according to the director of China’s State Oceanic Administration, China has big plans for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) in 2016. Xinhua cited SOA chief Wang Hong as saying that China will advance the MSR with an action plan this year. Wang also spoke of establishing “a China-ASEAN maritime cooperation center and a platform to boost maritime cooperation in East Asia,” according to Xinhua.

Logistics investors in Asia have been weighing the relative effects of a slowdown in Chinese export trade, the changing composition of Chinese demand, and the potential trade boost from the new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). 

But at the same time, a fundamental transformation of Asian economic structure, trade relations and policy has been taking place – one that could have a far-reaching impact on the flow of goods and on the infrastructure that connects producers and consumers from the South China Sea to the Mediterranean.

The ‘one belt, one road’ strategy, announced in 2013, aims to bring back China’s historic land and sea trade routes, in the form of the so-called 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and the Silk Road Economic Belt.

Already China Shipping Container Lines Company (CSCL) announced the official launching of its services in the Republic of Georgia through the event “New Maritime Silk Road in Georgia”, hosted at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel on 2nd of December, 2015. 

Meanwhile, just recently, The Greek port of Piraeus emerged under OBOR as China’s new gateway into the EU, creating a shorter link between Southeast Asian production and consumer markets in Europe and Central Asia via the Silk Road maritime corridor across the Indian Ocean and Suez Canal. OBOR is a massive programme and embodies China’s most vital strategic goals, according to a paper by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). Since first investing in the port in 2009, China Overseas Shipping Company (COSCO) and its subsidiaries have obtained a contract extension to 35 years, built or rebuilt two terminals, and added modern cranes enabling the port to ramp up annual volume five-fold, from 700,000 standard 20ft containers to 3.6m.

In September, COSCO led a joint venture with two other Chinese state-owned enterprises that invested $940m to buy 65% of a logistics terminal in the Turkish port of Ambarli, on the European side of the Marmara Sea. COSCO is one of three bidders for a 51% stake in Piraeus, most of the Greek government’s 67% share. A decision was expected in late October.

Thailand is also receiving investment in its transport and logistics from OBOR. China is moving to create a network connecting Kunming, the capital of southwest China’s industrialised Yunnan province, and an economic bloc including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, called CLMV. China Railway Construction Corporation will participate in building a rail line running more than 840km from Kunming to Bangkok and ports on Thailand’s coast.

Through this service extensions, China Shipping intends to support It's Containerized goods directly from it's Factories to the Middle East and Africa and to Increase, facilitate activities of the international commerce.

China Shipping was founded in 1997, has its headquarters in Shanghai, China and is listed on both Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. The company offers a diverse range of container transportation and supporting services all over the world. Following 18 years of developing, China Shipping has more than 100 branches overseas, more than 540 container vessels deadweight over 36 million tones. 

CSCL is a global container liner service provider affiliated to China Shipping Group currently having a global transportation network with more than 80 international, domestic and feeder service routes serving 180 ports across 60 countries. GNS Georgia was nominated by China Shipping as the sub-agent of the carrier China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. in Georgia. 

African Shipping Line covers many of those ports in the China Silk Ports on The Indian Ocean including Mombasa, Mogadishu, Berbera, Djibouti (Doraleh Port), Salalah, Jebel Ali, Karachi, Mumbai and Colombo Ports. We also have Agency Offices in China Guangzhou, Shenzhen 

NYK, MOL, EUKOR & WILHEMSEN IN NEW FINES BY CHINA

• Nippon Yusen, Mitsui OSK, Kawasaki Kisen among those indicted
• Move follows similar investigations in Europe and Japan

China fined eight shipping lines 407 million yuan ($63 million) in total after finding them responsible for price collusion in the transportation of vehicles and heavy machinery.

Japan’s Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui OSK lines, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Eastern Car Liner Ltd., Korea’s Eukor Car Carriers Inc., Norway’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS, Chile’s Cia. Sud Americana de Vapores SA and its shipping line were the eight indicted after a year-long investigation, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a statement on its website Monday. The companies acknowledge wrongdoing, the top Chinese economic planning agency said.

The probe follows similar investigations by the European Union in 2013 and Japan’s Fair Trade Commission. Japanese regulators raided the offices of five shipping lines in 2013 over allegations they discussed raising rates together for transporting cars, and imposed fines on Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen in January 2014. AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, CMA CGM SA and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. were among companies in the European Union probe.

Companies’ Actions

Eukor will accept the Chinese decision and pay a fine of 284.7 million yuan, the company said in a statement on its website. The company also has implemented a competition law compliance program and corrective measures including antitrust compliance training, it said.

Eastern Car Liner "will execute what was directed immediately," said Yoshihisa Inmasu, the general manager of its general affairs department. The company will undertake stricter and more detailed legal compliance measures. Kawasaki Kisen is restructuring to carry out compliance, said spokesman Masaya Futakuchi.

Nippon Yusen has fully cooperated with the investigation by the Chinese agency and consequently received an immunity from the fine, the Japanese company said in a statement. A Mitsui OSK spokesman declined to comment.

Calls to the Shanghai and Hong Kong offices of CSAV group and Wallenius’s Asia Pacific media representative Bianca Himmelsbach weren’t immediately answered. Rainer Horne, a spokesman for Hapag-Lloyd AG, didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail sent outside regular German business hours. Hapag-Lloyd agreed last year to buy most of CSAV’s assets and become the fourth-largest container shipping company in the world.

The China investigation focused on Mitsui OSK, Kawasaki Kisen and Nippon Yusen because they controlled the bulk of the Chinese market, Bloomberg News reported in July, citing a person familiar with the matter. The person asked not to be identified because the investigation hadn’t been made public then.

In the European investigation, the EU drafted a possible deal with the companies that would spare them any immediate fines, people familiar with the case said.

BUSAN, HONGKONG, NINGBO BIGGEST PORTS IN ASIA REGION

Asia’s ports of Busan, Hong Kong and Ningbo have kept their lead in Container operation turnaround efficiency as they required shorter waiting times at anchorages as compared to the rest of top 10 container ports from around the world for October, the latest analysis from IHS Maritime&Trade shows. The analysis was based on a review of the navigation records of 4,703 full cellular container carriers, greater than 500 TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit). Even though waiting times at anchorages cannot perfectly reflect conditions of port congestion, average waiting hours per ship (AWT) serves as a useful indicator on ship turnaround efficiency at ports.

In Asia-Pacific, the top 4 ports in September held their same positions in October in terms of the total number of sailings. Singapore remains the world’s busiest port for sea-going containers. In the top 10 group, average waiting time (AWT) at Shanghai main ports, Kaohsiung and Qingdao, saw their waiting times increase that of others. Asian ports Hong Kong and Port Klang recorded increased traffic where the traffic they received increased 6.7% and 5.7%, respectively, the analysis shows.

South China’s ports Shekou, Mawan and Shantou received 10% and 20% more callings, respectively, compared to last month. Direct Berth Rates (DBR) of ports in Shenzhen like Shekou, Chiwan and Mawan and Guangzhou decreased 40% to 60% and their AWT correspondingly increased by 3 to 5 hours.

The review finds that Indonesian ports saw more containers traded with 20% and 13.2% more container ships calling at Tanjung Priok and Tanjung Perak. The other two smaller ports Belawan and Makassar each had more than 20% ships visited as well. The DBR of these four ports all improved, however, with the AWT of Tanjung Perak and Belawan at 8.3 and 6.1 hours, respectively.

Japan in general had less container trades in October, notably the Kawasaki ships seeing a reduction of 6.25%. Consequently, Japan’s DBR for its ports all increased except in Kobe.

Traffic to Laem Chabang in Thailand slumped 37%, which pushed its DBR to 54%.

In the Philippines, the daytime truck ban caused severe road congestion in Manila and caused its ports’ AWT jumped to 22.4 hours. This figure now matches that of Jawaharlal Nehru, India, where shipping traffic is still depressed and suffers from severe port congestion.

In the United States, congestion caused by labour shortages continues to be a drag on Oakland’s performance with its port AWT hitting 20.5 hours during the October month. The West Coast is also getting hit with longer waiting times with disruptions by ongoing lorry drivers’ strikes with Los Angeles experiencing a 10-hour increment in AWT to 16.1 hours, while Long Beach saw an increment of 9.4 hours to 23.6 hours.

Shipping volumes to both Spanish ports Algeciras and Valencia rose to more than 5% each. Algeciras’s AWT lowered by half to 8.5 hours, and also saw a noticeable drop in its DBR.

Compared to last month, 3.25% more ships called at Bremerhaven in Germany, which saw its AWT slightly decreased to 9.2 hours and its DBR increased 5.59%. Meanwhile the port performance at Hamburg remained flat at 9.38%, while there was increased traffic to the Ambarli port in Turkey. Felixstowe in UK increased its DBR to 72%.

Container shipping to the East Port Said, Egypt, dramatically declined by almost half, but its AWT still held above 10 hours. South African port Durban had 14.61% more traffic and its DBR increased 12.44%. African Shipping Lines operates from Shanghai, Ningbo and Nansha ports in China Direct to Mombasa, Dar Es Salaam, Mogadishu and Djibouti Ports.

In the Middle East, weather conditions were a concern for port operations in Salalah, Oman, with 7% more traffic up in October and the AWT lengthened to 24 hours. Vancouver in Canada recorded 7.81% less traffic and its DBR reached 53%. More ships called to all 4 major ports in Brazil and the volume at a country level grew to about 20%.

SWISS SHIPPING LINE RORO SERVICE TO WEST AFRICA

Lebanon-headquartered Swiss Shipping Line and Jacksonville-based Africa Car Carrier have formed a joint venture company in an effort to to strengthen their RoRo services in the U.S.

The new company, operating under the name of Blue Alliance Shipping, will combine resources and experience of the two founding companies to offer RoRo services on the U.S. East Coast. Blue Alliance Shipping’s main destination remains the west coast of Africa, with other destinations in the Mediterranean and Middle East to follow.

Next to the usual cargo handling from terminal up to delivery on quay at destination, Blue Alliance will offer real time cargo tracking. The company expects its first sailing to be by the end of this month on the Swallow Ace – V714.

SOMALIA PIRACY NO MORE

The News is: Somalia Piracy is no Longer a Threat.

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is out with its statistics for maritime piracy in 2015, and says there is sharp decline in the number of Somalia piracy attacks in recent years and this is a good sign for the Shipping Industry. 

The big driver of this trend is the decline off the piracy at the coast of Somalia. The IMB reports that atleast no Piracy happened in 2015 in the coast of Somalia attributing the drop to a number of factors, including “the key role of international navies, the hardening of vessels, the use of private armed security teams, and the stabilizing influence of Somalia’s central government.”

This was happening as E.U. Chair for the Contact Group of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) was reported to have revised and reduced territories it deemed to be High Risk Areas (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean. The revision will take effect on December 1 and reflects a decline of piracy in the region.

The revision might also reduce operating and insurance costs for vessel operators transiting the region. The HRA has previously covered most of India’s western coast and triggered increases in insurance rates that have led to a rise costs. About 70 percent of India’s international trade is by sea and about 40 percent of India’s $7 trillion GDP is generated through international trade.

The HRA was extended to India’s west coast in 2010, which brought the entire Indian Ocean into an exclusion zone. The HRA extension of the Indian Ocean meant the exclusion from annual war risk cover increased premiums for ship operators. The standard war risk insurance charge covered normal operations.

In response to rising surge of piracy in the region, the EU, China, Russia and the U.S. amongst other nations sent warships to protect the commercial shipping lanes. The increased military presence led to a steep drop in piracy. In January 2014, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported that piracy in the Indian Ocean 40 percent since 2011.

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Many Shipping Lines have already established their offices including African Shipping Line Somalia which operates as Liner Agents.

SOMALIA PIRACY NO MORE

The News is: Somalia Piracy is no Longer a Threat.

The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is out with its statistics for maritime piracy in 2015, and says there is sharp decline in the number of Somalia piracy attacks in recent years and this is a good sign for the Shipping Industry. 

The big driver of this trend is the decline off the piracy at the coast of Somalia. The IMB reports that atleast no Piracy happened in 2015 in the coast of Somalia attributing the drop to a number of factors, including “the key role of international navies, the hardening of vessels, the use of private armed security teams, and the stabilizing influence of Somalia’s central government.”

This was happening as E.U. Chair for the Contact Group of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) was reported to have revised and reduced territories it deemed to be High Risk Areas (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean. The revision will take effect on December 1 and reflects a decline of piracy in the region.

The revision might also reduce operating and insurance costs for vessel operators transiting the region. The HRA has previously covered most of India’s western coast and triggered increases in insurance rates that have led to a rise costs. About 70 percent of India’s international trade is by sea and about 40 percent of India’s $7 trillion GDP is generated through international trade.

The HRA was extended to India’s west coast in 2010, which brought the entire Indian Ocean into an exclusion zone. The HRA extension of the Indian Ocean meant the exclusion from annual war risk cover increased premiums for ship operators. The standard war risk insurance charge covered normal operations.

In response to rising surge of piracy in the region, the EU, China, Russia and the U.S. amongst other nations sent warships to protect the commercial shipping lanes. The increased military presence led to a steep drop in piracy. In January 2014, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported that piracy in the Indian Ocean 40 percent since 2011.

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Many Shipping Lines have already established their offices including African Shipping Line Somalia which operates as Liner Agents.

NYK FINED FOR PRICE FIXING IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa's competition watchdog has recommended Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd (NYK) pay a 104 million rand ($8.5 million) penalty for price-fixing and collusion in the transport of cars.

The Competition Commission said on Tuesday NYK had admitted guilt and agreed to pay the fine after an investigation into collusion involving several shipping firms. The settlement followed the commission’s investigation into the activities of the shipping companies:
 

Mitsui O.S.K Lines;
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha;
Compania Sud Americana de Vapores;
Hoegh Autoliners Holdings;
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics;
Eukor Car Carriers;
and NYK.

"The Commission found that NYK colluded on 14 tenders with its competitors for the transportation of motor vehicles by sea," competition authorities said in a statement.

The ultimate decision rests with the Competition Tribunal, which in most cases backs deals approved by the commission. Rosalind Lake, a lawyer who represented NYK in the matter, said the company was not in a position to comment until the Tribunal had ruled on the settlement. The commission found that NYK colluded on 14 tenders with its competitors for the transport of motor vehicles by sea issued by several automotive manufacturers to and from South Africa including BMW, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nissan and Honda among others. The Commission’s investigation is continuing into the activities of the rest of the companies.

The commission said it was still pursuing its investigation into other shippers of motor vehicles, equipment and machinery to and from South Africa.

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SHIPPING RATES FROM CHINA TO AFRICAN PORTS OF MOMBASA, DAR ES SALAAM, MOGADISHU

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MOGADISHU PORT CONTAINER MOVEMENT

The Port of Mogadishu has a total storage space of 95,000 square meters with a Planned storage space capacity of 112450 square meters. So far the total covered storage space is close to 20,000 square meters and the total capacity of the container storage area is for 20,000 TEU...For More Info: Please Visit http://www.ashline.net/index.htm

MOGADISHU PORT CONTAINER MOVEMENT

The Port of Mogadishu has a total storage space of 95,000 square meters with a Planned storage space capacity of 112450 square meters. So far the total covered storage space is close to 20,000 square meters and the total capacity of the container storage area is for 20,000 TEU...For More Info: Please Visit http://www.ashline.net/index.htm

PROJECT CARGO SHIPMENT, BREAK - BULK & RORO FROM CHINA PORTS TO AFRICA

AFRICAN SHIPPING LINE - CHINA is now Your preferred Break Bulk, Project, OOG, Heavy lifts & RORO Logistics Solutions Provider.

Project Cargo From China to African Countries

We are loading secure Cargo in the form of break bulk , Project Cargo from China ports of Ningbo, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qindao to African Countries (Mombasa, Dar Es Salaam, Djibouti, Mogadishu, Beira and Durban). For Project Cargo in China, Please send a short email to : info@ashline.net or africanshippingdubai@gmail.com

McCREADY LOGISTICS APPOINTED AS OUR CUSTOMS AGENT IN MOMBASA - KENYA

 AFRICA SHIPPING LINE - KENYA has appointed McCready's Logistics & Cargo as Their Nominated Customs Clearing Agents for Containers (Both Local and Transit as well as RoRo (Vehicles) and Project Cargo.

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UASC ORDERS 2,000 REEFER CONTAINERS

Container shipping line United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has ordered 2,000 new energy efficient reefer containers from Japan’s Daikin as part of the company’s expansion of its reefer services. The containers will feature Daikin’s latest LXE 10E model reefer unit, the ‘H’ model. These energy efficient solutions of the newest reefer containers will help to achieve a 50% reduction in power consumption compared to the earliest model introduced in 2001.

“This order for 2,000 units from Daikin will enable UASC to deliver the right level of accessibility, quality and efficiency for the carriage of frozen and chilled cargoes,” said Gareth Madsen, head of reefer management at UASC adding that “UASC will be placing more orders of reefer units this year,”  and that more details of the order will be announced once the plans are finalised.

With an average reefer container age of three years, UASC’s progressively expanding reefer fleet is one of the youngest in the industry. This ongoing investment will support the growth of the company’s existing services and enhance geographic access to the South American trades.

CSCL GLOBE AMONG $175 MILLIONS VESSELS PROJECT

In order to keep up with the frenetic growth of global shipping traffic—which has quadrupled over the past two decades alone—commercial cargo ships keep getting bigger. And the newest king of the containerships isn't one of Maersk's EEE titans, it's the CSCL Globe.

 

The existing cargo ship record holder, in terms of capacity, is the MV Maersk Maersk. It holds a whopping 18,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) shipping containers and beat out the older, 16,020 TEU MV CMA CMG cargo ship for the title in 2013. 

The new CSCL Globe from Hyundai Heavy Industries, however, will eek out an additional 1,000 TEUs—19,000 TEU in all—once it's delivered to its new owner, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), in the coming weeks.

The CSCL Globe is the first of an upcoming fleet of four such $175 million vessels that the company plans to operate throughout the Pacific. The Globe measures more than 1,300 feet long, almost 200 feet wide, 98 feet deep, and weighs 183,800 tons. It's powered by a single 94,791 hp MAN B&W 12-cylinder diesel engine. That's not quite as powerful as the RTA96-C, but the Globe's engine incorporates an electronically-controlled throttle that takes the ship's relative speed and the prevailing ocean conditions into account to offer increased fuel efficiency rates. In fact, the Globe's engine burns 20 percent less fuel per TEU than a cargo ship roughly half its size, even when travelling at its 16 knot top speed.

JAPAN SHIPPING COMPANIES POST SOLID RESULTS

Japanese shipping companies Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), K-Line and NYK Line have posted revenue increases in the six months from April to September, this year.

K-Line reported a 12 per cent growth in revenue to US$3.02bn; MOL saw a 7.8 per cent increase to US$3.53bn; and NYK saw a 12 per cent increase to US3.53bn in the first half of the 2015 financial year compared to the same period last year.

Despite increases in revenues, the shipping companies faced lower freight rates, congestions at ports and a shift towards larger ships on north-south routes causing an oversupply of smaller-sized vessels on other routes.

Vessel congestions at Asian ports was cited as one of the major challenges as well as the deployment of larger ships on North-South trade routes, particularly by MOL which said in a company statement that despite strong demand on its intra-Asian lines, vessel congestions at various ports in Asia led to a review of its operational plans.

NYK said that while its cargo volumes rose, its freight rates dropped “due to the delivery and deployment of ultra-large containers ships, mainly on European routes, which prompted a shift of older large vessels to other routes and cause a continued oversupply of vessels.”

Japan, Just Like China and Korea are now trading heavily with Africa and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region and Trade includes Container Lines, Ro-Ro and Heavy Project Cargo.

CHINA'S SHANGHAI PORT NOW THE BUSIEST PORT IN THE WORLD

Shanghai Port has now been officially the Biggest port in the World as it overtook Singapore in World Port Ranking.

Shanghai port overtook the Port of Singapore to become the world's busiest container port. Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEUs, whereas Singapore's was a half million TEU's behind.

In 2013, Shanghai port set a historic record by handling over 33.6 million TEUs.

This comes as Africa's Port of Mombasa dropped from position 117 to 120 in world container ports ranking this year. The port experienced a drop in cargo volumes handled last year by 9,500 20-feet containers (TEUs) - having handled 894,000 TEUs compared to 903,000 TEUs handled in 2012. The downturn is attributed to political jitters last year, as there was an extended election period that created uncertainty among traders doing business through the facility.

China's Port of Shanghai maintained its grip as the top port, followed by Port of Singapore. Seven of the top 10 container ports are from China.

Port analysts say there is a like hood that Mombasa Port could transact more volumes this year. Container traffic registered a growth rate of 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period last year. The growth is above the global average rate of eight per cent per year.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000133463/mombasa-port-drops-to-position-120-in-global-ranking

Port analysts say there is a like hood that Mombasa Port could transact more volumes this year. Container traffic registered a growth rate of 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period last year. The growth is above the global average rate of eight per cent per year.

China's Port of Shangai maintained its grip as the top port, followed by Port of Singapore. Seven of the top 10 container ports are from China.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000133463/mombasa-port-drops-to-position-120-in-global-ranking

CHINA'S SHANGHAI PORT NOW THE BUSIEST PORT IN THE WORLD

Shanghai Port has now been officially the Biggest port in the World as it overtook Singapore in World Port Ranking.

Shanghai port overtook the Port of Singapore to become the world's busiest container port. Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEUs, whereas Singapore's was a half million TEU's behind.

In 2013, Shanghai port set a historic record by handling over 33.6 million TEUs.

This comes as Africa's Port of Mombasa dropped from position 117 to 120 in world container ports ranking this year. The port experienced a drop in cargo volumes handled last year by 9,500 20-feet containers (TEUs) - having handled 894,000 TEUs compared to 903,000 TEUs handled in 2012. The downturn is attributed to political jitters last year, as there was an extended election period that created uncertainty among traders doing business through the facility.

China's Port of Shanghai maintained its grip as the top port, followed by Port of Singapore. Seven of the top 10 container ports are from China.

Port analysts say there is a like hood that Mombasa Port could transact more volumes this year. Container traffic registered a growth rate of 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period last year. The growth is above the global average rate of eight per cent per year.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000133463/mombasa-port-drops-to-position-120-in-global-ranking

Port analysts say there is a like hood that Mombasa Port could transact more volumes this year. Container traffic registered a growth rate of 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period last year. The growth is above the global average rate of eight per cent per year.

China's Port of Shangai maintained its grip as the top port, followed by Port of Singapore. Seven of the top 10 container ports are from China.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000133463/mombasa-port-drops-to-position-120-in-global-ranking

AFRICA SHIPPING LINE CHINA CONTAINER OPERATION

Container traffic through Kenya’s biggest port grew 12.8 per cent in the first six months of this year. This is after the Government built new cargo handling facilities to shorten the turnaround time for ships. Overall cargo volumes handled by Mombasa Port grew from a slight drop last year largely due to anxiety in the run-up to the March 2013 elections. The port handled 11.9 million tonnes, up from 10.5 million tonnes handled over the same period in 2013. Import tonnage went up 11.7 per cent posting 10.06 million tonnes, compared to 8.99 million tonnes registered last year.

At the same time, exports increased by 13.9 per cent to hit 1.65 million tonnes against 1.45 million tonnes handled in 2013. “The first six months of this year have witnessed an overall positive performance compared to a similar period last year. We have gone through an intensive but very exciting half year at the Port,” Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Gichiri Ndua, said.

He spoke during the annual KPA Stakeholders’ Business Luncheon held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi last Wednesday. The Indian Ocean port of Mombasa is a bellwether for economic activity in the region as it handles imports for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia and exports of tea and coffee from the region.

According to Ndua, dwell time, which denotes the time it takes to clear cargo at the port, went down from 5.8 last year to 3.7 days, a 36 per cent improvement. In tandem, truck transit time, which refers to the time a truck takes from the port once it leaves the gates to the border at Busia or Malaba, went down from seven to four days, while vessel turnaround time was constant at 3.4 days. Neighbouring countries Container traffic grew by 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs (Twenty foot equivalent) compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period in 2013, above the global average growth rate of eight per cent per annum. The volume of goods destined for neighbouring countries increased, rising by 9.6 per cent to 3.53 million tonnes after the opening of a new berth at the port in August last year. Uganda, which is Kenya’s biggest trading partner increased its usage of the port during the period under review. 

Ugandan cargo handled at the port grew 14.4 per cent to 2.72 million tonnes, up from 2.38 million tonnes registered for a comparable period in 2013. Rwanda recorded a 12.5 per cent growth to realise 110,540 tonnes, up from 98,240 tonnes in 2013. KPA Chairman Danson Mungatana stressed the importance of a properly established land and marine transport system as a prerequisite for economic growth. 

“It is clear that no success in the management of a full transport system can be achieved by any one party in isolation. Success calls for input from every player in the logistic chain and indeed from everyone in the entire social fabric,” Mungatana noted. Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Michael Kamau said a number of ongoing infrastructural projects to improve the port’s efficiency levels and capacity have kicked off.

AFRICA SHIPPING LINE CHINA CONTAINER OPERATION

Container traffic through Kenya’s biggest port grew 12.8 per cent in the first six months of this year. This is after the Government built new cargo handling facilities to shorten the turnaround time for ships. Overall cargo volumes handled by Mombasa Port grew from a slight drop last year largely due to anxiety in the run-up to the March 2013 elections. The port handled 11.9 million tonnes, up from 10.5 million tonnes handled over the same period in 2013. Import tonnage went up 11.7 per cent posting 10.06 million tonnes, compared to 8.99 million tonnes registered last year.

At the same time, exports increased by 13.9 per cent to hit 1.65 million tonnes against 1.45 million tonnes handled in 2013. “The first six months of this year have witnessed an overall positive performance compared to a similar period last year. We have gone through an intensive but very exciting half year at the Port,” Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Gichiri Ndua, said.

He spoke during the annual KPA Stakeholders’ Business Luncheon held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi last Wednesday. The Indian Ocean port of Mombasa is a bellwether for economic activity in the region as it handles imports for Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia and exports of tea and coffee from the region.

According to Ndua, dwell time, which denotes the time it takes to clear cargo at the port, went down from 5.8 last year to 3.7 days, a 36 per cent improvement. In tandem, truck transit time, which refers to the time a truck takes from the port once it leaves the gates to the border at Busia or Malaba, went down from seven to four days, while vessel turnaround time was constant at 3.4 days. Neighbouring countries Container traffic grew by 11.5 per cent, reaching 463,807 TEUs (Twenty foot equivalent) compared to 415,948 TEUs registered during the same period in 2013, above the global average growth rate of eight per cent per annum. The volume of goods destined for neighbouring countries increased, rising by 9.6 per cent to 3.53 million tonnes after the opening of a new berth at the port in August last year. Uganda, which is Kenya’s biggest trading partner increased its usage of the port during the period under review. 

Ugandan cargo handled at the port grew 14.4 per cent to 2.72 million tonnes, up from 2.38 million tonnes registered for a comparable period in 2013. Rwanda recorded a 12.5 per cent growth to realise 110,540 tonnes, up from 98,240 tonnes in 2013. KPA Chairman Danson Mungatana stressed the importance of a properly established land and marine transport system as a prerequisite for economic growth. 

“It is clear that no success in the management of a full transport system can be achieved by any one party in isolation. Success calls for input from every player in the logistic chain and indeed from everyone in the entire social fabric,” Mungatana noted. Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Michael Kamau said a number of ongoing infrastructural projects to improve the port’s efficiency levels and capacity have kicked off.

ZIM LINES UPGRADES FROM SLOT OPERATION TO NORMAL OPERATOR IN CHINA - INDIA ROUTES

 Zim upgraded its status from slot partner to operator on one of its China – India service. The service is jointly operated by OOCL (CIX3), Regional Container Lines (RKI) and Hamburg Süd (India Far East). Zim brands this service CI3 and has phased in the 4,253 TEU vessel HAMMONIA ISTRIA on 18th March. The service deploys 6 vessels on a weekly frequency and a 42 day-rotation. It has an average service capacity of 5,500 TEU per week. NYK (CNX), Gold Star Line (CI3), Samudera (CNX), Yang Ming (CCI), Maersk Line (FI2), CMA CGM (CIMEX 2-C), APL and Emirates Shipping (CCI) are all taking slots on the service.

Zim takes slots on Maersk (FI3) and CMA CGM’s (CIMEX 2-N) jointly operated Korea – China -Subcontinent service. It deploys 7 vessels on a weekly frequency and a 49 day rotation. The service which is branded CI4 by Zim has an average service capacity of 6,630 TEU per week. APL and OOCL both take slots on the service already and brand it FI3.
  

China-India_FI3_CIMEX2N_Maersk_CMACGMFurthermore Zim takes slots on the China – India CIX/CIS service that is jointly operated by OOCL (CIX), APL (CIX) and Emirates Shipping (CIS). Zim will join Maersk Line (FI1) and CMA CGM (CIMEX 2-S) as slot partner and will brand the service CI5. The service deploys 5 vessels on a weekly frequency and a 35 day-rotation. The average weekly service capacity lies at 5,300 TEU.

All three of the above services have seen changes to their port rotations at the end of February 2014 (See: CMA CGM, Maersk, OOCL and APL New Asia-Indian Subcontinent Service Agreement)

At the moment Zim also shows presence in the region by jointly operating the Korea – India service CIX together with Hyundai and TS Lines. Additionally Zim currently takes slots on the China – India service that is jointly operated by Wan Hai (IFX), PIL (IFX), K LINE (INDFEX) and Shipping Corporation of India (INDFEX1). Zim is also present as a slot partner on the China – India service ICS/WIN that is jointly operated by Evergreen (ICS), NYK (WIN) and Hanjin (ICS). The Israeli carrier brands these two services CI2 and CNX respectively.
CI3 / CIX3 / RKI: Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Shanghai

FI3 / CIMEX 2-N: Tianjin (Xingang) – Dalian – Qingdao – Kwangyang – Busan – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Colombo – Pipavav – Nhava Sheva – Bin Qasim – Singapore – Tianjin (Xingang)

CIX / CIS: Nansha – Chiwan (Shenzhen) – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Nansha