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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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- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- The University of Queensland
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Australian Coal Association
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- PTC India Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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