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Port of Singapore has reported a container throughput of 37.3 million TEUs in 2022, which represents a slight decline of 0.7% compared with the all-time record volumes in the previous year.
Despite the fall of 3-4% in global container trade, the Port of Singapore achieved its second busiest year in its history.
At the same time, the port handled 577.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2022, while vessel arrival tonnage hit 2.83 billion gross tonnage (GT).
The port believes that its position as a “trusted, global transshipment hub” was strengthened amidst challenging global economic conditions during the last year.
In 2022, total business spending by shipping companies exceeded US$4.3 billion, and more than 30 companies established or expanded their operations in Singapore, according to Maritime Port Authority (MPA) Singapore. This is more than 30% higher than the number of companies which expanded operations or set up in Singapore in 2021.
Source: Container News
Major port and terminal operator in Indonesia Pelindo has announced precautionary measures to ensure the normal operation of its terminals after predictions of potential extreme weather in the first week of the year.
Pelindo’s main director, Arif Suhartono said anticipatory steps for the potential for extreme weather have been implemented at the company’s passenger, container and non-container terminals.
More specifically, Pelindo III, which operates 15 container terminals in the country, is limiting container stacking as a precaution against strong winds amid Southeast Asia’s monsoon season.
According to Container News sources, normally, up to six containers can be stacked vertically, but the temporary limits restrict stacking to four containers. For safety reasons, container stacking will be suspended when wind speeds reach 20 metres per second.
Internally, Pelindo has appealed to terminal managers both in regional and subholding regarding extreme weather warnings and the potential hazards posed, including among others conducting socialisation on Occupational Safety and Security (K3) in extreme weather and optimising safety briefings & safety patrols to ensure activities operations are carried out safely.
“Currently we are implementing Alert 1 status and if a dangerous extreme weather situation occurs, operational activities will be temporarily suspended to ensure the safety of our officers in the field, as well as partners and service users who are in the Port environment,” pointed out Arif Suhartono.
According to a recent announcement, the presence of extreme weather also has the potential to cause coastal flooding or rob. In this regard, Pelindo said it has routinely checked and added to the provision of water pumps as well as electrical installations and backup generators at various points in the port area which are often affected by tidal floods.
Source: Container News
President of the United State, Joe Biden signed into law the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, the biennial legislation authorising federal flood control, navigation and ecosystem improvements that include the Port of Long Beach Channel Deepening Project.
“We are grateful to members of the House and Senate and the Army Corps of Engineers who championed this bill, the many lawmakers from both parties who voted for it and President Biden,” said board of harbor commissioners president, Sharon L. Weissman, adding that the federal support shows how important international trade through the Port of Long Beach is to the national economy.
The Californian port’s Channel Deepening Project, which was signed on 23 December, is one of only five navigation projects nationwide that met the goals of the Corps’ planning process to make the cut for construction authorisation under the new water resources law.
According to the Port of Long Beach, this project has been in the works for more than eight years and is an essential component of the Port’s Master Plan.
Key elements include deepening the Long Beach Approach Channel from 23 to 24 meters, easing turning bends in the Main Channel to deepen a wider area to 23 feet, deepening parts of the West Basin from 15 to 16 feet, constructing an approach channel and turning basin to Pier J South with a depth of 16 feet, improving the breakwaters at the entrance to Pier J, and depositing dredged material in nearshore sites for reuse or in federally approved ocean disposal sites.
The port noted that the project’s operational benefits include more room for the largest tankers and container vessels to transit the harbor and fewer delays related to tidal flows.
Deeper, wider channels also reduce the need for large vessels to transfer liquid bulk cargo or containers to smaller vessels before entering the harbor. The process, known as lightering, ensures large ships have the underkeel clearance they need to move through the harbor as it is currently configured.
Furthermore, environmental benefits include lower fuel consumption because ships will be able to maneuver more efficiently through the harbor. Burning less fuel reduces vessel pollution – emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.
The port is sharing the cost of the US$200 million project with the Corps, whose responsibilities include building and maintaining the nation’s waterways. Setting the stage for congressional authorisation, the Corps issued a record of decision in July 2022 endorsing the project based on multiyear environmental and cost-benefit studies of the project.
Additionally, the Corps concluded deepening and widening channels in the harbor would lead to improved vessel navigation, safety, and national economic benefits valued at more than US$15 million annually. In September, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners certified the project’s companion environmental impact report.
Construction is projected to start in 2027 and is expected to take approximately three years.
Source: Container News
We wish all lovely Customers, Partners and all Employees a Happy and Prosperous New Year having a successful year is our wish for you.
New Year is coming, Mac-Nels would like to inform you about the schedule of New Year Holiday 2023 as following:
MSC will launch a new direct service, which will link India with the West Mediterranean, starting mid-December.
The purpose of this direct connection between the two regions for the Swiss/Italian container carrier is to reduce transshipment for customers and provide expedited transit times.
The service will offer Mundra to Genoa in 19 days, Valencia in 23 days and Nhava Sheva to Barcelona in 16 days, with no transshipment required between load and discharge ports, according to MSC’s announcement.
The first sailing will be with the 4,800 TEU container vessel MSC Shanghai from Abu Dhabi on 19 December.
The port rotation of the new service is the following:
Abu Dhabi (UAE) – Jebel Ali (UAE) – Mundra (India)– Nhava Sheva (India) – Djibouti (Africa)– Gioia Tauro (Italy)– Genoa (Genoa) –Barcelona (Spain)– Valencia (Spain)– Salerno (Italy)–Gioia Tauro (Italy)– Marsaxlokk (Malta)– King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)– Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Abu Dhabi (UAE).
Source: Container News
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