Global Maritime

The year 2022 closes with a 13.1% drop in the cost of export freight from Valenciaport

13 enero, 2023

Source: Valenciaport The Valencia Containerised Freight Index (VCFI) closes the year 2022 with a fall of -13.10% in December compared to November. This is the fourth consecutive month of decline in the Index, in a year marked by ups and downs that reflects the uncertainty of economic and commercial activity in all markets. The VCFI stands at the close of this financial year at 3,603.07 points (it had not been below 4,000 points since November 2021), which represents a growth of 260.31% since the start of the series in 2018. In this last month of the year, the decrease in freight rates from Central America and the Caribbean (-22.61%), Latin America Pacific (-17.37%), USA and Canada (-13.09%), Western Mediterranean (-11.43%) and Far East (-7.51%) should be highlighted. From the point of view of international trade demand, the scenario remains uncertain and complicated, due to the sustained fall in consumption in an environment of high inflation. Proof of this is the recent reading of the Goods Trade Barometer, produced by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which shows a drop in the indicator to 98.3 points, slightly below its reference value of 100 and seven points below the previous reading, which took

HHLA and Linde Engineering build hydrogen filling station in the Port of Hamburg

12 enero, 2023

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has commissioned Linde Engineering to build a hydrogen filling station within the scope of its Clean Port & Logistics innovation cluster. The filling station will be part of the test centre for hydrogen-powered port logistics at the Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in the Port of Hamburg. Source: Port of Hamburg The hydrogen filling station is being developed within the scope of HHLA’s Clean Port & Logistics cluster to fuel hydrogen-powered heavy goods vehicles and terminal equipment and to test them in operation. HHLA will operate the filling station as part of its cluster activities in the Port of Hamburg. Linde Engineering and HHLA are thus creating a reliable refuelling infrastructure for heavy equipment in the Port of Hamburg. The filling station is expected to begin operation in 2023. The heart of the filling station is an energy-efficient high-pressure ionic compressor that compresses the hydrogen up to 450 bar. This will allow equipment such as straddle carriers, empty container stackers, forklift trucks, reach stackers, terminal tractor units and trucks to be refuelled with hydrogen efficiently. Moreover, the filling station incorporates various options for expansion. “Our commissioning of Linde Engineering to build the hydrogen filling station

WTTC reacts to the imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers

11 enero, 2023

Source: WTTC Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “After nearly three years, it is great news that China is finally opening up. Chinese visitors around the world contributed U.S.$ 253 billion to the global economy in 2019, creating jobs and boosting regional economies. The recovery of the Chinese Travel & Tourism sector is very welcome. Introducing knee-jerk travel restrictions shows Governments have learned nothing about the behaviour of this virus and continue to ignore the World Health Organization’s advice that border restrictions do not stop the virus mutating or moving around the globe. The reintroduction of ineffective COVID testing to Chinese travellers is a step backwards for the global Travel & Tourism sector.”

Vopak focuses on hydrogen imports in Rotterdam with German company

10 enero, 2023

Fuente: Port of Rotterdam Tank storage company Vopak and German hydrogen company Hydrogenious are starting a joint venture in the storage, transport and supply of hydrogen via hydrogen carrier benzyltoluene. Through LOHC Logistix, the companies are committing to building a plant in Rotterdam that can initially decouple 1.5 tonnes of hydrogen per day from this carrier. No final decision on the investment has been made yet. This will first require, among other things, the licensing process to be completed successfully. Both parent companies have, however, committed financially to the project. In June 2022, Vopak announced that it would invest €1 billion in new energy and sustainable commodities until 2030. LOHC technology LOHC Logistix’s ambition is to ‘take hydrogen logistics to the next level’. It does so based on the LOHC technology developed by Hydrogenious. LOHCs (liquid organic hydrogen carriers) facilitate the transport and storage of hydrogen by binding it to a chemical compound, a hydrogen carrier such as a paste or an oil. Without such a carrier, the transport of hydrogen would require a temperature of -253°C. By comparison, for LNG (liquefied natural gas) this is -160°C. In addition, storing hydrogen without a carrier requires tanks that can withstand extremely

Colombia: Avanza sin incidentes temporada de fin de año en Buenaventura

10 enero, 2023

Fuente: Dimar La Dirección General Marítima, por medio de su Capitanía de Puerto de Buenaventura, ha desplegado sus capacidades de infraestructura y de personal para garantizar la seguridad de los visitantes en esta temporada alta. Es así como, desde el 1 de diciembre que inició la pretemporada, se reunió con las empresas de transporte marítimo y los motoristas de las naves de pasaje, con el fin de alistar las embarcaciones que desarrollarían actividades durante esta época, como resultado 111 de estas fueron inspeccionadas evidenciando el cumplimiento de la normatividad. Gracias a esta preparación y al trabajo articulado con la Armada de Colombia, la Secretaría de Turismo Distrital, la Secretaría de Salud Distrital, el Consejo Distrital de Gestión de Riesgo, la Defensa Civil, el Cuerpo de Bomberos, la Policía Nacional y los consejos comunitarios, Buenaventura ha recibido 28.767 personas en 1.219 zarpes, sin ningún incidente que lamentar. En las últimas horas se realizó el lanzamiento oficial de la temporada, en donde Dimar ratificó su compromiso con mantener la seguridad integral marítima y salvaguardar la vida de los turistas que visitan la jurisdicción con la intención de disfrutar de playas paradisiacas como Bocana, Pianguita, Juanchaco, Playa Dorada, entre otras. La Dirección General

Passenger Recovery Continues in November

10 enero, 2023

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels.International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021. The Asia-Pacific continued to report the strongest year-over-year results with all regions showing improvement compared to the prior year. November 2022 international RPKs reached 73.7% of November 2019 levels.Domestic traffic for November 2022 was up 3.4% compared to November 2021 with travel restrictions in China continuing to dampen the global result. Total November 2022 domestic traffic was at 77.7% of the November 2019 level. “Traffic results in November reinforce that consumers are thoroughly enjoying the freedom to travel. Unfortunately, the reactions to China’s reopening of international travel in January reminds us that many governments are still playing science politics when it comes to COVID-19 and travel. Epidemiologists, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and others have said that the reintroduction of testing for travelers from China can do little to contain a virus that is already present around the world. And China’s objections to these policy measures are compromised

Flying over Latin America and the Caribbean: COLOMBIA. The how plays a key role

6 enero, 2023

We begin a new year reaffirming ALTA\’s strong mission to represent the voice of the aviation industry in Latin America and the Caribbean and to build bridges of collaboration within the industry and between the public and private sectors. We need to continue advancing on critical measures to make the region more competitive for the development of air transport, generate greater opportunities for the population and greater benefits for the countries. Source: ALTA We begin a new year reaffirming ALTA’s strong mission to represent the voice of the aviation industry in Latin America and the Caribbean and to build bridges of collaboration within the industry and between the public and private sectors. We need to continue advancing on critical measures to make the region more competitive for the development of air transport, generate greater opportunities for the population and greater benefits for the countries. Building these bridges involves consistent teamwork, contributing technical knowledge, listening and making proposals. Since its inception, aviation has been an industry that challenges the status quo through innovation, that generates opportunities that were not thought of before, that generates development. And this has been and is possible when an ecosystem that works together is activated. This

Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia grows by 10.24%

4 enero, 2023

According to data from the Statistical Bulletin of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), 216,965 TEUs have been moved by rail up to November In the first eleven months of the year, 4,200 trains have entered or left the Port of Valencia, exceeding the figures for the year 2021 An average of 87 trains pass through each week, 10 more than in 2021 More and more and longer trains are passing through the Valencian precinct. The average length is 494 metres, 4.5% more than last year The PAV is earmarking 240 million euros over the next few years to promote accessibility and improve the railway network Source: Valenciaport Container traffic by train in the Port of Valencia has grown by more than 10% in the first eleven months of the year. A symptom of the commitment being made by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) to boost rail connectivity and increase the quota arriving or leaving the Valencian precinct by rail. Thus, according to the Bulletin, during this period 216,965 containers have been moved by rail, 10.24% more than the previous year, while the total amount of goods transported by train has been 2,851,377, with an increase of 5.1%. This

The Port of Valencia will carry out the first hydrogen test for its refuelling station

3 enero, 2023

During the month of January, technicians from Valenciaport, the National Hydrogen Centre and Carburos Metálicos are expected to carry out this operation in the hydrogen plant located on the Xità quay The next step will be the use of prototypes of port machinery that will run on this clean fuel With this initiative, the Port of Valencia is positioned as the pioneering and emblematic port in Europe in the development of hydrogen technologies Valenciaport has been recognised by the Spanish Government as a reference in the ‘Hydrogen Roadmap’ Source: Valenciaport Hydrogen is already here. This January will be the month of H2 at Valenciaport. During this first month of the year, hydrogen loading tests will begin to be carried out at the Port of Valencia’s Hydrogen Generator; the supply station for this “fuel of the future” located on the Xità quay. With the arrival of the new year, the Port of Valencia is once again taking a step forward in its commitment to the fight against climate change and decarbonisation. The technicians from Valeciaport, the National Hydrogen Centre and the company Carburos Metálicos who are taking part in this initiative will supervise this operation which is being carried out for

Brasil: ANTAQ y Cepai/SP lanzan una aplicación sobre seguridad portuaria

30 diciembre, 2022

La herramienta integra y agiliza la comunicación entre las terminales y las autoridades portuarias situadas en Santos (SP) Fuente: ANTAQ La Agencia Nacional de Transportes Acuáticos (ANTAQ), en acción conjunta con la Comisión Estatal de Prevención de Accidentes e Incidentes del Complejo Portuario de Santos y São Sebastião (Cepai/SP), lanzó esta semana en Santos una aplicación que facilitará el intercambio de información sobre seguridad portuaria. La Aplicación de Comunicación de Accidentes e Incidentes – Cepai pretende integrar y agilizar la comunicación entre terminales y autoridades en el momento de los sucesos, agilizando las acciones conjuntas y minimizando los posibles desajustes de información. Asistieron al evento miembros de terminales arrendadas, Terminales de Uso Privado (TUP), operadores portuarios y empresas de soluciones de seguridad, además de la Marina de Brasil, la Policía Federal y Militar del Estado de São Paulo, la Autoridad Portuaria de Santos (SPA), el Instituto Brasileño de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales Renovables (Ibama) y la Unión de Operadores Portuarios del Estado de São Paulo (Sopesp). En la ocasión se dieron ejemplos de ocurrencias portuarias para mostrar las funcionalidades de la aplicación. Con la herramienta será posible clasificar los incidentes por gravedad, número de víctimas y resumen del incidente.

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