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Workers federations express concern over corporatisation of major ports
The national coordination committee of five major port workers federations has express serious concern over the Finance Minister's Budget speech to corporatise major ports in the country.
This announcement is contrary to the several assurances given to the federations that, being major stakeholders in the industry, they would be consulted before any such a decision is taken.
The committee, which met in Kochi, maintained the view that corporatisation of major ports may lead to privatisation and, consequently, affect the very survival of the workers and pensioners of major ports.
Taking stock of the situation, the panel decided to hold nation-wide agitation against the move to corporatise major ports.
Unhappy over decision
ML Belani, general secretary of All India Port and Dock Workers Federation, said the government's unilateral decision is unfair and unjust as it contradicts several assurances given to the labour federations in the matter since 2002.
The federation also expressed their anguish over the unilateral and arbitrary decisions of the Shipping Ministry in amending the existing regulations of the major ports, particularly relating to the service conditions of the employees. Now, it has become a practice in the Ministry to issue executive orders on various services-related matters, particularly relating to Conduct Regulations and Classification, Control and Appeal Regulations disregarding the statutory provisions of the MPT Act.
The Ministry's frequent intervention in the day-to-day activities of the major ports has created havoc in the functioning of the ports, thereby causing undue hardship to the management in the administration of ports, he said.
Though it was assured to the labour federations that periodical discussions would be held to sort out labour and port-related matters at the level of Shipping Secretary, he said this was not honoured in letter and spirit, causing undue delay in sorting out labour-related matters in the major ports.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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SCF Names LNG Carrier Intended for Charter with Total
Russian shipping giant SCF Group s hosted a naming ceremony for its latest LNG carrier, SCF La Perouse, named after Jean-Francois de la Perouse, a French explorer of the Pacific.
The event was held at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard, Republic of Korea.
SCF La Perouse is a new-generation Atlanticmax LNG carrier with a cargo capacity 174,000 cubic metres. The vessel features a slow-speed dual-fuel X-DF engine and gas boil-off partial liquefaction system.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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Bernhard Fined USD 1.75 Mln for Dumping Bilge Waste
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE LTD, a vessel operating company, pleaded guilty in the U.S. federal court to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel Topaz Express.
Chief Engineer Skenda Reddy and vessel Second Engineer Padmanaban Samirajan previously pled guilty to their involvement in the offense.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Bernhard will pay a total fine of USD 1.75 million and serve a 4-year term of probation. The U.S. Coast Guard said that this is the largest fine ever imposed in the District of Hawaii for this type of offense.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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AG&P, ADNOC L&S Agree on FSU Charter at Karaikal LNG terminal
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has through its shipping arm ADNOC L&S entered into a deal with Singapore-headquartered downstream gas and LNG logistics company Atlantic Gulf & Pacific (AG&P) for a floating storage unit.
Under the 15-year charter deal, ADNOC L&S will provide a 137,756 cbm Moss-type LNG tanker from its fleet of eight LNG ships that would be converted to an FSU. The vessel is intended for AG&P s new LNG import facility in Karaikal Port in Puducherry, India.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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DFDS Ship Allides with Quay in Stormy Weather
A roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel owned by Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS crashed into a quay while entering the port of Esbjerg, Denmark.
The incident involving the 33,313 GT Ark Dania occurred in the afternoon hours of February 9, 2020.
"She made contact with the quay because of very strong winds. This caused damage to the hull that will be repaired while she is in port," a spokesperson for DFDS told World Maritime News.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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India: Cargo volume at 12 major ports up marginally at 586 MT in Apr-Jan
The country s 12 major ports recorded a marginal 1.14 per cent growth in cargo volumes at 585.72 million tonne (MT) during April-January period of the current fiscal, according to the Indian Ports Association (IPA).
The ports had handled 579.10 MT of cargo during the corresponding period of the last fiscal.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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Westports eyes capacity expansion with land acquisition
Westports Holdings Bhd wholly-owned subsidiary, Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Pembinaan Redzai Sdn Bhd to acquire 146.4 hectares of leasehold land in Klang for RM393.96 million cash.
In a Bursa filing, Westports said the proposed acquisition would help facilitate an increase in container terminal (CT) capacity, in order to keep up with an exepected increase in throughput demand.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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Kalmar to support Victoria International Container Terminal with major Kalmar Parts Contract
Kalmar, part of Cargotec has signed a Kalmar Parts Care agreement with Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The agreement signed in December 2019 is for three years and covers the availability of Kalmar genuine spare parts for the terminal s fleet of Kalmar equipment.
It is the first Parts Care agreement in Kalmar Australia, and the largest of its kind for Kalmar worldwide.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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No takers for Varanasi multi-modal terminal privatisation; waterways body scraps tender
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has scrapped a tender to select a private firm to operate, manage and develop (OMD) a multi-modal terminal at Varanasi on National Waterway 1 due to lack of response from bidders, dealing a blow to the government s efforts to attract private funds in running waterway projects.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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Shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers strongly object to the inclusion of the prolongation of the CBER in the Commission s Work Programme
Associations representing shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers object to the inclusion in the Commission s 2020 Work Programme of the decision of the Commission to extend the Consortia Block Exemption for another four years with the justification that it "will continue to simplify the analysis of consortia s compliance with competition rules, limit the dependency on external advice and reduce legal costs."Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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King Abdullah Port supports Breakbulk Middle East
King Abdullah Port, the first privately owned, developed and operated port in the Middle East, has extended its support for the upcoming 2020 edition of Breakbulk Middle East.
This marks the third consecutive year in which King Abdullah Port will contribute to the success of the conference and exhibition, said a statement.Posted On:11-Feb-2020
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