Global Maritime

Performance Team – a Maersk company announces plans for new Toronto distribution center

12 mayo, 2022

Source: Maersk Performance Team – A Maersk Company has announced plans for a new Toronto distribution center designed to serve the growth of Canada’s import and export cargoes via ocean, rail, air and road. End-to-end supply chain solutions will be created by Maersk’s multi-gateway Ocean services calling the Port of Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Seattle, Montreal, Halifax and Mobile (Alabama, U.S.) that can be integrated with rail service, air freight and Maersk Customs Services for customs clearance and cross border expertise. “Toronto is the fastest growing logistics intersection for goods across Canada as well as into the United States through the US border. Our Toronto site will create a strong hub to help accelerate Canadian supply chains and strengthen their ability to face future supply chain disruption challenges.”, said Jason Walker, Executive Vice President of Operations at Performance Team – A Maersk Company 8.6 million people live within 50 miles of the Performance Team Toronto facility, representing the highest population density in Canada. Nearly 15 million people are within 250 miles, creating Canada’s largest customer and consumer demand market. As the largest logistics center in Canada, Toronto has superb access to seven major highways that provide access to locations across Canada and

Viva, la aerolínea de ‘Súper Bajo Costo’, se une a ALTA

11 mayo, 2022

Fuente: ALTA Con el propósito de “mantener viva la oportunidad de volar, generando conectividad y desarrollo”, Viva, la aerolínea de ‘Súper Bajo Costo’ se une a la Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Transporte Aéreo (ALTA) como nueva aerolínea miembro. Haciéndole honor a su nombre, transformándose y adaptándose, Viva se ha trazado metas de crecimiento entre las cuales se encuentra abrir 30 nuevas rutas internacionales en los próximos años, así como apostar por ofrecer el costo unitario por pasajero más bajo del mundo, en un esfuerzo por siempre ofrecer precios bajos que hacen eco de su ganador modelo de Bajo Costo. Justo este mes, Viva cumple 10 años de operación en Colombia y 5 años en Perú, donde a través de su modelo de ‘Súper Bajo Costo’ ha logrado consolidar 46 trayectos domésticos en Colombia y Perú, además de 13 internacionales hacia Estados Unidos, México, Perú, República Dominicana, Argentina y Brasil, destinos que se conectan desde Medellín – y su Aeropuerto Internacional de Rionegro José María Córdova – principal centro de operaciones de Viva, con el que busca establecer esta ciudad como un gran HUB de América Latina. Duplicar el número de aviones de su flota es otra de las metas

IATA: Cabin Ops Safety Conference to Look at Crew Fatigue, Unruly Passengers, Accessibility

11 mayo, 2022

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2022 Cabin Ops Safety Conference (COSC) will take place as an in-person event in Lisbon, Portugal, 14-16 June with TAP Air Portugal as the Host Airline. In the face of numerous operational challenges, the airline industry improved its safety performance in several key areas in 2021, compared both to 2020 and to the average of the five years 2017-2021, including reductions in the accident rate and the number of passenger fatalities. These strong results were achieved as the industry ramped-up operations from the low point of April 2020, while addressing numerous issues, including crew shortages and a sharp rise in unruly passenger events. “Airlines and their employees have done a superb job over the past two years under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Now, as COVID-related travel restrictions are eased, flight operations are ramping-up and the focus needs to be on ensuring we maintain the same high levels of safety and efficiency. The Cabin Ops Safety Conference is the forum for cabin safety experts from airlines, regulators, OEMs and suppliers to join together to share insights on the most important cabin safety challenges,” said Nick Careen, IATA’s Senior Vice President of Operations, Safety

Colombia: En Coveñas, DIMAR verifica el estado y actividad de naves de bandera colombiana

10 mayo, 2022

Fuente: DIMAR La Dirección General Marítima de Colombia (Dimar), a través de la Capitanía de Puerto de Coveñas, adelanta inspecciones a las naves de bandera nacional que ejercen actividades en las monoboyas ubicadas en el Golfo de Morrosquillo. Estas inspecciones realizadas en el marco de las funciones de Dimar como Estado de Bandera, tienen como finalidad verificar las licencias de los tripulantes, elementos de seguridad, revisión técnica a la nave, entre otras medidas que certifican el desarrollo seguro en las actividades de cargue y descargue de hidrocarburos en la zona. En lo que va corrido del año, la Capitanía de Puerto de Coveñas ha registrado el arribo de 15 naves de bandera nacional para llevar a cabo las mencionadas actividades, y 101 naves de bandera internacional. Las inspecciones son efectuadas de manera permanente por parte de la Autoridad Marítima Colombiana, con el fin de mantener puertos seguros tanto para la navegación como para el medio marino

WTTC: Middle East Travel & Tourism sector expected to create 3.6 million new jobs within the next decade

10 mayo, 2022

Source: WTTC The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the Travel & Tourism sector in the Middle East is expected to create nearly 3.6 million new jobs over the next decade. The forecast from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which shows an average of 360,000 new jobs every year, also reveals the sector will lead the region’s economic recovery, with its average annual growth set to outpace the overall economy for the next 10 years. According to the report, Travel & Tourism’s GDP is forecasted to grow at an average rate of 7.7% annually between 2022-2032, three times the 2.5% growth rate for region’s overall economy, to reach nearly US$ 540 billion (10.1% of the total economy). The sector’s contribution to GDP is expected to grow more than 36% to over US$ 256 billion by the end of 2022, amounting to 6.5% of the total economic GDP, while employment in the sector is set to grow by 8.7% this year to reach over six million jobs. The global tourism body’s annual report also shows further optimism for the region’s Travel & Tourism GDP, which could almost reach pre-pandemic levels by 2023 – just

Valenciaport: El Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) crece un 5,09% en abril

9 mayo, 2022

Fuente: Valenciaport El Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) en abril ha incrementado en un 5,09% con respecto al mes anterior. En el último año, el Índice se ha duplicado pasando de 2.314,89 puntos en el cuarto mes de 2021 a los 4.653,85 puntos de abril de 2022. Respecto al inicio de la serie histórica en enero de 2018, el VCFI ha acumulado un crecimiento del 365,39%. La coyuntura económica del momento, marcada por una extrema volatilidad, afecta el comportamiento del mercado y, de este modo, el binomio formado por la oferta-demanda de transporte marítimo. Además, cabe destacar las revisiones a la baja en el crecimiento económico mundial, ya auguradas por algunos de los organismos de referencia internacional. En este sentido, la situación del mercado energético ha estado marcada por la guerra en Ucrania y la caída en la actividad en China como consecuencia de las restricciones impuestas por los nuevos rebrotes de la COVID-19. Así pues, el precio del petróleo Brent ha revertido su tendencia alcista, disminuyendo en un 5% con respecto al mes anterior, situándose en los 100,8$. Por lo que respecta a los combustibles marítimos, atendiendo al precio del bunkering (repostaje de barcos en el mar) de los

Accelerating the network efficiency: strategic collaboration between Maersk and APM Terminals

9 mayo, 2022

Source: APM Terminals A remarkable asset turn and operational efficiency improvements have been achieved over the past quarters on the West Africa network – with Fixed Berthing Windows (FBW) being one of the key, high-impactful levers. FBW was first launched mid-2021 at APM Terminals Apapa, then introducing it at West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne, Meridian Port Services (MPS) in Tema and APM Terminals Nouakchott later in 2021/22. Fixed Berthing Windows have been made possible due to a strong collaboration between teams, creative network solutions and focused execution. FBW has enabled a reduction of deployed capacity by 15%, while slightly increasing carrying capacity – thus allowing TEU saved capacity, improved productivity and reduction in the vessel waiting time. In these extraordinary times, capacity is priceless and asset turn improvement is critical for the success of the company strategy. The company is continuously receiving positive feedback from the customers. Sunxiuwu, Huawei, says: “Fixed berth window is a big innovation and improvement. From that, the international leading time from China reduced more than one month. The time saving can drive project delivery completion as earlier as possible and bring lot of profits for Huawei customer, like MTN, Airtel etc. Therefore, more

Port of Rotterdam: Green hydrogen economy in the port of Rotterdam, not for a distant future but a current necessity

9 mayo, 2022

Source: Port of Rotterdam Column by Jeannette Baljeu, Member of the Board of Gedeputeerde Staten, the executive committee of the Province of Zuid-Holland: Worldwide developments can immediately be felt in the port of Rotterdam. This is what I like so much about this area: the dynamics, the capacity as well as the necessity to adapt quickly, you can almost feel it. The world around us is now also in full swing. The importance of being less dependent on both gas import from one country and the sustainable ambitions of Europe come together in Rotterdam. Suddenly, the green hydrogen economy is no longer for a distant future, but current and necessary. This urgency means that we together – both the business sector and the government – have to set to work more quickly and more ambitiously, with more daring. Otherwise, the world will overtake us. As alderman of Rotterdam and member of the Provincial Executive of the province of Zuid-Holland, I have been involved in the Rotterdam Port area for almost 12 years. If you follow the port from the city to the Maasvlakte, you will see the historical line building up. Developments follow on from each other in rapid succession

Colombia: En Tumaco, Dimar controla y vigila la contaminación biológica generada por el tráfico marítimo internacional

6 mayo, 2022

Fuente: DIMAR La Dirección General Marítima de Colombia (Dimar), a través del Centro de Investigaciones Oceanográficas e Hidrográficas del Pacífico (CCCP), continúa trabajando para prevenir la contaminación biológica transferida por el tráfico marítimo internacional a través del agua de lastre. Por esta razón, se implementan metodologías que buscan detectar microorganismos que puedan afectar la salud pública y los recursos hidrobiológicos de las costas del país. Hasta el momento, se han realizado la toma de muestras a dos buques de tráfico internacional que han arribado al puerto de Tumaco, los cuales disponen de sistemas de tratamiento del agua de lastre aprobados por la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI). Asimismo, cabe resaltar que estas acciones se enmarcan en el Convenio Internacional para la Gestión y Control del Agua de Lastre y Sedimentos, tales como la verificación del componente biológico, microbiológico y del agua descargada en cada puerto colombiano en aras de comprobar que se encuentre libre de microorganismos causante del cólera. Estas actividades permiten a la Autoridad Marítima colombiana estar preparada para responder a los requerimientos de las Capitanías de Puerto frente a la vigilancia y control de la contaminación biológica transferida por el tráfico marítimo internacional; igualmente, ratifica su compromiso con el

A.P. Moller – Maersk reports record Q1 results while further developing customer relationships

6 mayo, 2022

Source: Maersk Maersk delivered record results for Q1 2022 across its businesses, driven by higher rates and strong long-term partnerships with customers seeking end-to-end supply chain support. Revenue was up 55pct. to USD 19.3bn, EBITDA more than doubled to USD 9.1bn and free cash flow increased to USD 6bn. “In Q1 we delivered the best earnings quarter ever in A.P. Moller – Maersk with growth across Ocean, Logistics and Terminals. The increased earnings are driven by freight rates and by contracts being signed at higher levels. While global supply chains remain under significant pressure, we continue to demonstrate superior ability to help customers overcome logistic challenges. In Logistics, we enjoyed strong demand for products and solutions across our portfolio leading to the 5th quarter in a row with organic growth of more than 30pct. while Terminals presented its best quarter ever.” said Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller – Maersk In Ocean, revenue increased 64pct. to USD 15.6bn during Q1 as strong rates more than offset a 7pct. decline in volumes. Revenue for the full year is expected to continue to be strong as the increase in freight rates on our long-term contract portfolio will add approximately USD 10bn to

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