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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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Wednesday, 27 April 16
INDONESIAN COAL MINER KIDECO REPORTED NET PROFIT OF US$138.1 MILLION IN 2015
COALspot.com: Kideco Jaya Agung, one of the Indonesia's leading coal miners has reported net profit of US$138.1 million on revenue of US$1.65 b ...
Tuesday, 26 April 16
INDONESIA BANNED COAL EXPORTS TO PHILIPPINES BY BARGES DUE TO SECURITY CONCERN
COALspot.com: The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) on behalf of the government of Indonesia has Freeze coal exports by barges to Phi ...
Tuesday, 26 April 16
NEWBUILDING DEMAND DOWN EVERYWHERE? - CLARKSONS
Newbuild activity provides one indication of an owner country’s likely future fleet growth, though secondhand sale and purchase and demolitio ...
Monday, 25 April 16
CHINESE STEEL PRICE SURGE NOT SUSTAINABLE - FITCH
The rapid increase in Chinese steel prices so far this year is not sustainable, as it is largely due to a seasonal pick-up in construction and elev ...
Monday, 25 April 16
WEEKLY CS (I) COAL INDICES END ALMOST FLAT
COALspot.com: Average 5000 GAR coal index of Indonesian origin up 0.05 percent week over week to averaging $38.67 per ton on this past Friday, acco ...
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- The University of Queensland
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- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
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- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
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- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
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- PTC India Limited - India
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- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
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- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
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- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
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- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
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- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Parliament of New Zealand
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
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- CNBM International Corporation - China
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
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- Wilmar Investment Holdings
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
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- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
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- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
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- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
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- Videocon Industries ltd - India
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