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Wednesday, 23 March 16
THE PANAMA CANAL - WILL THE MELTING OF POLAR ICE CAPS CREATE RIVAL NAVIGATIONAL WATERWAYS THROUGH THE ARCTIC? - INTERMODAL
 The Panama Canal, 102 years after its initial opening, is now about to have its expansion completed with a cost of USD5.25 Billion. It is a project financed by International credit institutions of Japanese, European and American interests.
In August 1914, when the first ship crossed the Canal, this route changed world trade. The torturous completion of the de Lesseps works is recognized as one of the greatest engineering milestones of the 20th century. Now, just over a century later, the thriving shipping artery of the Panama Canal is worth an impressive USD 1 billion per annum for Panama. The ever growing Shipping transport needs have led to the biggest and most important infrastructure development since its creation: the widening of the Panama Canal.
The size of the Panamax ships is constrained by the existing size of the locks (33.53m wide, 320.04 m long and 12.56 m deep). The third set of locks will allow the transit of the Post-Panamax type vessels, the Super Post-Panamax. Maximum vessel capacity will increase to 49m width, 366m length and 15.2m draft. Container vessel-wise this means from about 5,000 to a 13-14,000 TEU capacity. Dry cargo-wise it means that up to the size of a small Caper will be accommodated. Wait time will remain constant, or even increase, at least until the PCA (Panama Canal Authority) come to grips with the operation of the new lock. The Panama Canal Authority is training its personnel to ensure that the transition will be a smooth one via the use of a simulator and hands-on experience with transit training on a chartered Neo-Panamax type vessel.
At this point of time (March 2016) the expansion is 96% complete. Excavation, infrastructure improvements, dredging improvements to the water supply, all the hard work that is about to be completed -according to the information on www.micanaldepanama.com- aim at increasing capacity to meet demand growth impacting on the international maritime trade.
The PCA anticipates that the Transit Booking System (additional 15% service charge over the regular tolls) and the Transit Slot Auction (25th slot), in operation, helps dealing with the long queuing during the high season (from December to March).
The expansion project is creating a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of the new set of locks. Projected to double the capacity of the waterway, the challenge remains as to how long Panama can afford to keep expanding its Canal to meet the ever growing size of ships. Climate change is another factor which likely changes the equation.
Will Panama’s rainfall persist to the levels needed to maintain the Canal operational?
Will the melting of polar ice caps create rival navigational waterways through the Arctic?
The imminently anticipated benefits to the shipping economy are tri-fold:
a) The decrease to transport costs will facilitate the transportation of a higher volume of goods including LNG, coal and grain cargos.
b) Transhipments from Panama’s ports of Balboa, Colon and Manzanillo will link distribution centers like Shanghai with smaller hubs in S. America and the US, bolstering Panama’s strategic position.
c) The provision of an alternative route for agricultural products from the US to the Far Eastern markets which will also promote the Mississippi River corridor to a dominant position.
So we should be able to see sooner rather than later the degree to which these benefits will take place or whether expectations were set too high for this huge expenditure project.
By Sophie Cotzias
Managing Director
Cotzias Intermodal Shipping Inc
Compiled by:
Intermodal Research & Valuations
Analysts:
Ms. Eva Tzima
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Friday, 20 May 16
U.S COAL PRODUCTION FOR THE WEEK ENDED 14 MAY TOTALED 11.4 MMST; UP 3.8% W/W
COALspot.com – U.S the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an estimated 11.4 million short tons (mm ...
Thursday, 19 May 16
AUSTRALIAN IRON ORE CARGOES PUSHED UP THE FREIGHT RATES FOR CAPE THIS WEEK - FEARNLEYS
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It has been a big jump in the freight rates for Cape size this week, says Fearnleys in its latest weekly report. All of the Australian iron ...
Thursday, 19 May 16
DISPUTE OVER VAT ON COAL DRAGS ON, CAUSING DOUBLE-BLOW TO MINERS - JP
The dispute over the value-added tax ( VAT ) mechanism between coal miners operating under third-generation contracts and the Finance Ministry&rsqu ...
Wednesday, 18 May 16
DRY BULK OUTLOOK REMAINS GLOOMY SAYS DANISH SHIP FINANCE, AS SHIPPING NEEDS TO RETHINK BUSINESS MODEL - HELLENIC SHIPPING
Our Shipping Market Review – May 2016 is devoted to the fourth industrial revolution. To understand the truly disruptive nature of the fourth ...
Wednesday, 18 May 16
LONG TERM FUNDAMENTALS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING FOR THE DRY BULK MARKET - INTERMODAL
As we are approaching the end of the first half of the year, there is a number of market participants over at the dry bulk sector that have started ...
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- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- White Energy Company Limited
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
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- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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