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Thursday, 14 March 13
SHIPPERS AND CARRIERS NEED GREATER COMMUNICATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
Press Release – Shippers and shipping lines both need to raise their game if global container supply chains are not to be habitually subject to wildly fluctuating service levels. This was a key take-away from Day 1 of the TOC Container Supply Chain Asia conference being held in Hong Kong, on 12-14 March.
Addressing the conference session ‘Carriers Close Up’, Mark Holloway, Head of Supply Chain Asia for global beverage group Diageo, explained that his company’s supply chain is focused on “cost, service and quality”, in other words a natural continuation of Diageo’s corporate culture and approach to its end customers who consume the company’s products.
Understanding customer requirements is key to meeting their expectations, he explained. However, he added that in his experience container shipping lines have little or no engagement with their customers either to discuss issues that arise or plans to improve service levels. He argued that the focus was almost exclusively on price, which in times of highly volatile rate movements often leads to unreliable lead times impacting service levels for end customers and unreliable updates on where particular shipments are at any moment along the logistics chain.
These factors have a negative impact on business often resulting in increased inventory and service risks. However, Mr Holloway emphasised that the current poor state of relationships between shippers and carriers was as much the result of shippers allowing that to happen as also being the fault of the carriers. His principal message was that both partners need to improve their communications with each other in order to achieve more collaborative supply chain management.
“It is now the responsibility of shippers to elevate the quality of the conversations we have with carriers and focus on cost, service and quality, and therefore allow us to have an on-going relationship with our supply chain colleagues just I have an on-going relationship with the customers I serve,” he concluded.
From a carrier perspective, Stanley Smulders, Senior Vice-President Asia - Europe & West Africa Trade Management, for MOL Liner, accepted that various strategies recently adopted by carriers do impact supply chains. However, he also pointed out that the response of many carriers has simply been as a result of the lack of sustainable financial returns. The creation of wider alliances, for example, is an obvious response to the need to phase in larger vessels economically in order to ensure that the ships are fully utilised. But this will likely result in fewer sailings, which has a direct effect on supply chains.
Shipping lines also need to reduce costs, through measures such as slow steaming, he continued. He asked rhetorically whether this is likely to change any time soon, but the answer was “very unlikely” as long as costs such as bunker fuel stay where they are.
Mega-vessels, mega-ports
The impact of mega-vessels and mega ports on the supply chain was also a principal theme of the opening day. In a keynote speech, Mohammed Al Muallem, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director UAE Region, for DP World, noted that ports are integral to supply chains. Moreover, containerisation has expanded the hinterland of ports, leading to the development of regional, local & extended gateways.
Consequently ports have evolved as enablers adding “substantial value” to the freight chain, specifically in terms of facilitating multimodal infrastructure, e-information exchange and integration with hinterlands. This is encouraging a move towards ‘port-centric logistics’ that provide connectivity between supply chain enablers.
Mr Muallem continued by saying that ship size has doubled over the past decade and the market will continue to see increasing numbers of ‘mega-ships’ coming onto the market. With these increasingly large vessels, hub & spoke concepts for ports are likely to be dominant and will enable shipping lines to pursue the economies of scale they are seeking.
This has significant implications for ports. Larger ships mean deeper drafts, wider channels and longer berths. Operational efficiency is also of key importance as the mega-vessels will need to load/discharge greater numbers of containers with each vessels call.
TOC CSC Asia continues until 14 March at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Sunday, 31 March 13
COAL FREIGHTS ARE IN FLAT TO WEAK TREND - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - This freight market after several weeks of firming up seemed to lose steam and this week all the indices were down except for handy s ...
Friday, 29 March 13
SUB-BIT INDONESIA COAL SWAPS: UP 0.55 % WOW; CFR SOUTH CHINA COAL CONTRACT: UP 0.23 % WOW
COALspot.com - Sub-Bit Indonesia coal swaps (FOB ) for average Q2’ 2013 delivery has gained 0.55 percent and CFR South China coal shipment&nbs ...
Thursday, 28 March 13
SHIP OWNERS KEEN ON ACQUIRING SECOND HAND TONNAGE, AS WELL AS NEW BUILDINGS IN CONVENTIONAL SEGMENTS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The recent rally of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), coupled with renewed optimism, at least in some parts of the wet market, have prompted many ship own ...
Wednesday, 27 March 13
PTBA HAS CONCLUDED US$ 16.14 BILLION WORTH OF COAL SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PLN
COALspot.com - PT. Bukit Asam, a 32 years old Indonesian state owned coal miner has signed a coal sales and purchase agreement with PT PLN, (a state ...
Wednesday, 27 March 13
SHIPPING CONFIDENCE REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL FOR TWO YEARS - MOORE STEPHENS
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry recovered to their highest level for two years in the three months ended February 2013, according ...
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- MS Steel International - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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- McConnell Dowell - Australia
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
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- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
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- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
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- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
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- VISA Power Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Bhatia International Limited - India
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- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
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- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
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- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- The University of Queensland
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
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- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
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- Minerals Council of Australia
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- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
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- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
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- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
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