Global Maritime

Working towards Malaysia’s low carbon future from ships

25 noviembre, 2022

Source: IMO Proposals for potential low/zero carbon pilot projects were presented at the 2nd National Stakeholders Roundtable, in Penang, Malaysia (23 November) as part of IMO’s GreenVoyage2050 Accelerator. Thirty five representatives from national maritime groups, including ship owners/operators, port authorities, academia and technology providers, attended the event which was jointly organized by IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050, Ministry of Transport Malaysia and the Marine Department Malaysia. Harnessing renewable energy for ports, electrification of port equipment, greening of harbour craft, and advanced fuel monitoring systems were among the range of projects pitched by participants. In collaboration with the IMO-PEMSEA Project ‘Blue Solutions’, the shortlisting of several projects to take forward to the next step will now take place.

Innovation at Callao Port recognised by industry Excellence Award

24 noviembre, 2022

Callao Port in Peru has been announced as this year’s winner of the AAPA-CIP Award for Excellence in Technology and Innovation. Callao beat off competition from 24 applicants from both public and private ports, terminals, and port operators. Applications were described as being “of the highest calibre” from countries across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Source: APM Terminals The award is an acknowledgement of the many advances at the brownfield terminal. It comes from the Secretariat of Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Latin American Delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Commitment to excellence “In all cases, the applicants demonstrated great commitment to excellence in their operations, advancing the economic conditions of their communities and economies, and promoting strategic alliances with key stakeholders in their countries,” according to organisers. However, after a highly competitive process, Callao had the edge. The Port’s implementation of automated gates and streamlining of entry procedures has reduced truck service times by 90%, as well as increasing capacity and efficiency. The APM Terminals group has invested more than US$520 million in the terminal since 2011 to create value in the supply chain and

Valenciaport strengthens collaboration in sustainability, innovation and new business opportunities with Brazil

22 noviembre, 2022

A Brazilian business delegation has visited the Port of Valencia. The meeting brought Valencian and Brazilian companies and investors into contact with one another. Aurelio Martínez, President of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV): “Brazil is the seventh country with the most commercial relations with Valenciaport. Businessmen must know that València is here, as a strategic hub or as an investment pole”. In the first nine months of the year, Valenciaport has handled a total of 1,783,827 tonnes of products to/from Brazil. Source: Valenciaport Sustainability, innovation and new business opportunities have focused the interest of a delegation of about a hundred businessmen and government representatives from Brazil (Brazil Export) in the working visit they have made to the Port of Valencia. A meeting which has served to strengthen the commercial links between the logistics-port community of Valencia and the Brazilian country. “Brazil is going to be one of the great powers of the 21st century. By countries, Brazil is the seventh with the most trade relations with Valenciaport: more than 200,000 containers come from Brazil every year, some of them bound for Spain and others are redistributed to the rest of the countries of the Mediterranean Sea. Businessmen must know

Brasil: El tráfico portuario del tercer trimestre registra un crecimiento del 2,1%

21 noviembre, 2022

Fuente: ANTAQ El manejo portuario brasileño registró un crecimiento del 2,1% en el tercer trimestre de este año, en comparación con el mismo trimestre de 2021. Los puertos públicos y privados manipularon 323 millones de toneladas en ese periodo. En lo que va de año, 905,6 millones de toneladas pasaron por las instalaciones portuarias brasileñas. El resultado es un 1,4% menos que el registrado en 2021 -año récord para la manipulación de cargas en el país-. Los puertos públicos registraron una variación positiva en el trimestre, con un avance del 8,9%, siendo responsables de 114,9 millones de toneladas transportadas. Santos (SP) creció un 22,7%, pero lo más destacado fue Santarém (PA), con un 89% de subida, seguido de São Sebastião (SP), 69,1% y Suape (PE), 30,7%. Las Terminales de Uso Privado (TUP) tuvieron una caída del 1,3%, habiendo movido 209 millones de toneladas entre julio y septiembre. Entre las principales, la Terminal Marítima de Ponta da Madeira (MA) registró una caída del 5,2%. Las terminales de Tubarão (ES) y São Sebastião (SP) manejaron, respectivamente, un 8,2% y un 12% más que en el mismo período de 2021. En cuanto a los tipos de transporte marítimo, el transporte de larga distancia

Container traffic at Valenciaport suffers due to international geopolitical and economic uncertainty

18 noviembre, 2022

In the first 10 months of the year, 4,336,957 TEUs (standard container of 6.1 metres in length) have passed through Valenciaport’s terminals, representing a 7.7% drop The biggest fall is in full transit containers, 292,434 fewer than the previous year, which represents a -14% drop. Import TEUs continue to show positive figures with an increase of 6.2% while export TEUs fall by 7.1% Between January and October 2022, total traffic amounted to 67.72 million tonnes, 4.5% less than in the same period of the previous year Source: Valenciaport The crisis in the world’s main economies and the geopolitical situation are leaving their mark on traffic at Valenciaport, Spain’s leading logistics infrastructure at the service of import and export companies. Specifically, in the first ten months of the year, this situation is reflected in a fall in the number of containers entering and leaving Valencia, especially those dedicated to transhipment. On the other hand, there have been notable increases in liquid bulk, especially for natural gas, and solid bulk. Similar circumstances are being observed in the first three European ports. Up to September, container traffic in the port of Antwerp fell by -5%, in Rotterdam by -4.4% and in Hamburg by

Supporting Madagascar to prevent garbage pollution from ships

18 noviembre, 2022

Source: IMO Preventing pollution by garbage from ships requires effective implementation and enforcement of MARPOL Annex V regulations and the provision of port reception facilities. A workshop in Toamasina, Madagascar (14-16 November) aimed to support government officials and relevant stakeholders to increase national capacity to implement MARPOL obligations and address marine litter. The workshop, for some 40 participants, included presentations by experts from the World Maritime University (WMU) and Mauritius, covering, inter alia, marine litter, MARPOL, Port State Control and waste management. The workshop had a group discussion on the implementation and enforcement of MARPOL Annex V and port reception facilities in Madagascar and relevant recommendations. A site visit to a port reception facility in Toamasina was organized to help the participants gain first-hand experience and knowledge. The workshop was delivered through IMO’s Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP).

Ecuador: DP World Posorja rompe un nuevo record al movilizar 49.106 teus en octubre 2022

18 noviembre, 2022

Fuente: Autoridad Portuaria de Guayaquil Los volúmenes del puerto Guayaquileño de DP World Posorja, continúan incrementando. El recientemente ranqueado puerto, por el Banco Mundial, como uno de los más eficientes en América Central, América del Sur y Caribe, sigue acumulando logros. Esta vez, DP World Posorja alcanzó un nuevo récord en el volumen de movimientos en un mes al alcanzar los 49.106 TEUS. Estos resultados, son posibles gracias a su moderna y segura infraestructura portuaria, su alta tecnología, personal capacitado y un profundo y expedito canal marítimo de -16 metros y de 21 millas náuticas, que permiten que todas las semanas se registren la entrada de buques post panamax a su máximacapacidad de carga. Hoy Guayaquil y el Ecuador cuenta con un puerto inteligente, seguro y eficiente, que contribuye a generar una mayor competitividad y desarrollo del comercio exterior ecuatoriano.

Port of Hamburg handles 91.8 million tons of seaborne cargo

18 noviembre, 2022

– Further growth in conventional general cargo– Container handling emerges well on European comparison– More Megamax-class containerships– Hinterland services near-stable Source: Port of Hamburg In the first nine months of the year the maritime industry in the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million tons of seaborne cargo, a 4.3 percent drop on the previous year. Also down 7.4 percent at 27.5 million tons, handling of bulk cargo was especially hard hit. In comparison with the rest of Europe, container handling held up well. At 6.3 million TEU – 20-ft standard containers – for the Port of Hamburg the downturn was 2.7 percent. By contrast, conventional general cargo handling progressed especially well, with 1.1 million tons crossing the quay walls of Hamburg, 19.3 percent more than in the previous year. Several developments simultaneously affected the Port of Hamburg cargo handling trend in the third quarter. “Causing long bottlenecks in ship traffic off Hamburg, among other ports, global supply chain disruptions were responsible for a fall in handling. In other European ports, the tendency had already become apparent in mid-year. Although we still performed well on a European comparison, in the third quarter global trends then hit the Port of Hamburg,” explained

Los principales tráficos mantienen su crecimiento en el Port de Barcelona

17 noviembre, 2022

Fuente: Port de Barcelona El Port de Barcelona ha experimentado durante los diez primeros meses del año un crecimiento del 8,1% en tráfico total de mercancías y del 2,4% en tráfico de contenedores. Otros tráficos destacados, como el de automóviles (7,2%) y el de ferris (67,4%), también han mostrado resultados positivos durante este periodo. Más concretamente, el tráfico total ha sido de 59,5 millones de toneladas y el tráfico de contenedores ha superado los 3 millones de TEU. El tráfico de contenedores mantiene las cifras positivas gracias al buen comportamiento de las importaciones y los tráficos: los contenedores llenos de importación han crecido un 10,9% y los contenedores llenos en tránsito un 9,7%. Los líquidos a granel, que han sumado 12,4 millones de toneladas, han sido un mes más los que han obtenido unos incrementos mayores (23,6%), destacando la gasolina, con un aumento del 110%, y el gas natural, con un 38,9%. Los graneles sólidos han bajado un 4,3% debido principalmente al retroceso del haba de soja y el cemento y clínker. Por áreas geográficas, China sigue siendo el primer mercado del puerto catalán. La principal economía del mundo capta un 27,2% de los contenedores llenos con origen y destino

Perú: APN y CIP – OEA iniciaron el ‘III Seminario Hemisférico sobre Relación Puerto-Ciudad, Responsabilidad Social y Equidad de Género’

17 noviembre, 2022

Fuente: Autoridad Portuaria Nacional de Perú La Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN) y la Secretaría de la Comisión Interamericana de Puertos de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (CIP – OEA) dieron inicio al “III Seminario Hemisférico sobre Relación Puerto-Ciudad, Responsabilidad Social y Equidad de Género: Fortaleciendo la integración sostenible del sector portuario”, el cual tiene lugar este 10 y 11 de noviembre. La sesión inaugural contó con las palabras del jefe de la Secretaría de la CIP-OEA, Jorge Durán, quien saludó el desarrollo del evento en Perú, como país miembro y que preside el Comité Técnico Consultivo de Responsabilidad Social, Equidad de Género y Empoderamiento de la Mujer de la CIP OEA, calificando este tema como un desafío para las organizaciones portuarias con visión de desarrollo sostenible. A su turno, el secretario general del Ministerio de Transporte y Comunicaciones (MTC), José Vigil, señaló que “fortalecer las operaciones portuarias socialmente responsables y promover estrategias sostenibles inclusivas y de desarrollo económico es compromiso del sector transportes y comunicaciones. Saludamos la realización de este encuentro, que permitirá un intercambio de experiencias y conocimientos”. Por su parte, el presidente del Directorio de la APN, Manuel Hinojosa, quien resaltó la importancia de seguir fortaleciendo

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