MUM-08-06-2023

APM Terminals Pipavav appoints Amit Bhardwaj as Chief Commercial Officer

PIPAVAV: To establish APM Terminals Pipavav(GujaratPipavavPortLtd.-GPPL) as the preferred gateway port, the port is focusing on sustainablegrowthin container volumes, enhancing noncontainer [Liquid, Bulk & RoRo] abilities, developing rail products, integrating MMLP into the port ecosystem and establishing a wider geographical footprint. With the completion of building a new liquid cargo berth, the current capacity of liquid bulk will enhance from 2 MMT to 5.2 MMT. With overall growth in port volumes, Capt. Amit Bhardwaj CCO [Chief Commercial Officer]ofAPMTerminalsIndia willnowfocus...

Deendayal Port Authority celebrated World Environment Day 2023

GANDHIDHAM:Ontheoccasionof World Environment Day 2023

i.e. 5th June, 2023, a massive Tree Plantation of over 10,000 saplings was inaugurated by the Shri S.K. Mehta, IFS, Chairperson and Shri Nandeesh Shukla,IRTS,Dy.Chairperson Cont’d. Pg. 6

Capt. Amit Bhardwaj

APM Terminals Pipavav appoints Amit Bhardwaj as Chief Commercial Officer

Cont’d. from Pg. 3 ... on developing and executing customer centric commercial strategy at GPPL as Chief Commercial Officer of GPPL effective June 1,2023. With his strong business acumen and experience in container shipping, agencies, landside products and ports & terminals, will focus more on GPPL commercial business and will spearhead the port into the next phase of growth.

Amit is a MISE of 1997 batch and has worked across various roles in Maersk and APM Terminals. After ten years in Maersk Line as Trade Manager in Mumbai, Cluster Manager in Kolkata, he moved to Inchcape Indonesiaas Country General Manager for seven years. In his second stint from September 2014 in the Maersk Group, he joined as Business Unit Head for the then APM Terminals Inland Services after which he led the Commercial Function in APM Terminals Mumbai forfouryears.

Deendayal Port Authority celebrated World Environment Day 2023

Cont’d. from Pg. 3 in the presence of all the Head of the Departments, Deputy HeadoftheDepartments and other officials of Deendayal Port AuthorityatKandla.

The Tree Plantation Drive was followed by a plastic clean-up drive to focus on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution as a reminder and to sensitize and spread awareness among mass that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. All the participantsofthetreeplantationdriveaswellasplastic clean-updrivewerefelicitatedwithindoorplants.

A week prior to World Environment Day, in pursuance of Mission LiFE, individuals, students and officialsfromallMajorPortswereinvitedtosubmittheir contributionstowardssolvingplasticpollutionunderthe theme “Be the Inspiration, Environment Warriors and Share Your Story”, respectively. For PAN India participation, the submissions were to be made in the form of drawings, Poems, Slogans, Essays, brief writeupsthroughgoogleformsfrom26thMayto3rdJune,and positive feedbacks have been received under each category.

The winners for the theme ‘Be The Inspiration’ are Mrs. Jalpa Shah from Ahmedabad, Ms. Anupama K. V. from Nagpur and Mr. Aavesh Mukadam from Mumbai, for ‘Environment Warriors’ the winners are Ms. Honey Mahesh Khilwani from GMERS medical College, Vadnagar,Mr.SwastikDahimafromKuchchhUniversity, Bhuj and Kanishk Rathod, first year student of Mechanical Engineering from Adipur and the winners under ‘Share Your Story’ are Mr. R. Sankarnarayanan fromVOChidambarnarPortAuthorityforhiswriteupon Applicability of ESG in Maritime Sector, Mr. Raghavendra Swami from New Manglore Port Authority for Marine Plastic Pollution,

Mr. Swayam Choudhary from New Manglore Port AuthorityforEnergyConservationandDr.NimishPillai from Mormugao Port Authority for Water Conservation. Thewinnersfromeachcategorywereannouncedonthe World Environment Day and rewarded with exciting eco-friendly gifts. The rest of the participants will be rewardedwithe-certificates.

Chief Engineer, Shri Raveendra Reddy in his speech emphasized to work towards a sustainable future and responsiblyconsumeanddisposetheplasticweuseona day-to-day basis. Further, the Program was hosted by Smt. Sangeeta Khilwani, where experts from various fields were invited to deliver a speech on the environmental consequences of plastic pollution and their contribution in solving the social, environmental, and economic challenges of the present time. Shri Shirish Phadtare, Director of Rudra Blue Planet EnvironmentalSolutions (India)Public Ltd andTrustee of “Keshav Sita Memorial Foundation Trust”, Pune shared his contribution in plastic waste management by converting it to fuel using Thermo Catalytic Depolymerization (TCD) technology.; Khamir Crafts Society, Bhuj gave an insight on its interventions in finding ways to re-use plastic waste and protect the environment and also its contribution in financially supporting the marginalized people. and Dr. V. Vijay Kumar from Gujarat institute of Desert Ecology, Bhuj with his expertise on desertification and climate change, enlightened the audience on “Plastics Menace an Addition to Land Degradation and Climate Change –It’sTimetoAct”.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AT DEENDAYAL PORT

TODAY’S TIDE 08/06/2023

VESSELS IN PORT & DUE FOR EXPORT LOADING

SHIPS SAILED WITH NEXT EXPORT CARGOS DESTN.

LIQUID CARGO VESSELS

SHIPS READY FOR BERTH

SHIPS NOT READY FOR BERTH

I.G.M. Nos. filed at Kandla Customs

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AT ADANI PORT

ADANI PORTS & SEZ LTD. (APSEZ) MUNDRA

SAILED WITH EXPORT CARGO

ADANI MUNDRA CONTAINER TERMINAL (AMCT)

CONTAINER VESSELS DUE / IN PORT FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE

(AICT)

CONTAINER VESSELS DUE / IN PORT FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE

ADANI CMA MUNDRA CONTAINER TERMINAL PVT LTD (ACMTPL), MUNDRA

VESSELS DUE / IN PORT FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE

FOR WEST ASIA GULF & RED SEA PORT

ADANI MUNDRA CONTAINER TERMINAL (AMCT)

ADANI INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL PVT LTD. (AICT)

TO LOAD FOR EAST, SOUTH & WEST AFRICAN PORTS

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AT GUJARAT PORTS PORT PIPAVAV

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AT ADANI HAZIRA PORT

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OTHER PORTS OF GUJARAT

(As on 07-06-2023)

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OTHER MUGDALLA PORT EXPORT ETA ETD VESSEL'S NAME AGENT FROM COMMODITY QTY(m.t.) (As on 05-06-2023) SHIPS FOR DEMOLITION AT ALANG Due/Arrived Name of Vessels Agents Type LDT Plot 1 Stream Enam Transtide Shpg. Container 4750.95 Stream Novo 23 Transtide Shpg. Fish Factory 3861.61

PORTS OF GUJARAT VESSELS ARRIVED AT ALANG ANCHORAGE PORBANDAR PORT (As on 07-06-2023) EXPORT ETA ETD VESSEL'S NAME AGENT TO COMMODITY QTY. IMPORT ETA ETD VESSEL'S NAME AGENT FROM COMMODITY QTY.

NAVLAKHI PORT (As on 07-06-2023) VESSELS DUE / IN PORT FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE ETA VESSEL'S NAME AGENT FROM COMMODITY QUANTITY ETD VESSELS AT ANCHORAGE ETA ETD Vessels' Name Agent Qty. Cargo In PortMalakSeascape Shpg.Coal54,636

Due/Arrived Name of Vessels Agents Type LDT Plot VESSEL’S ARRIVE AT ALANG PORT SHORTLY

DAHEJ PORT (As on 05-06-2023)

EXPORT At Jetty ETA ETD VESSEL'S NAME AGENT COMMODITY QTY(m.t.) IMPORT At Jetty ETA ETD VESSEL'S NAME AGENT COMMODITY QTY(m.t.) GCPTCL In Port BW Lord Samsara Shpg. Chemicals 25000 APPPL In Port Mystras Himani Shpg. Gypsum 55510 APPPL In Port Karunia Gemilang Taurus Shpg. Coal 41600 GCPTCL Stream Kestrel Atlantic Shpg. Chemicals 35000 GCPTCL Stream Ethane Topaz Atlantic Shpg. Chemicals 45000

VESSELS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE

BHAVNAGAR PORT (As on 06-06-2023) ETA Vessel's Name AGENT CARGO Qty. —

(As on 06-06-2023) EXPORT ETA Vessel’s Name Agent To Commodity Quantity ETD SANGHI PORT IMPORT ETA Vessel’s Name Agent To Commodity Quantity ETD

(As on 07-06-2023)

ADANI

PORTS

& SEZ LIMITED (Adani CT, Mundra)

m.v. “MSC PARIS” Voy : IE322A

I.G.M. NO. 2345634 Dtd. 03-06-2023

Exch Rate 85.22

The above vessel has arrived on 06-06-2023 at MUNDRA PORT with Import cargo from NINGBO, SHEKOU, QINGDAO, TIANJINXINGANG, XIAMEN. Please note the item Nos. against the B/L Nos. for MUNDRA delivery.

MUNDRA PORT SEZ

The above vessel has arrived on 06-06-2023 at MUNDRA PORT with Import cargo from NINGBO, SHEKOU, TIANJINXINGANG. Please note the item Nos. against the B/L Nos. for MUNDRA delivery

KANDLA-SEZ/GANDHIDHAM

The above vessel has arrived on 06-06-2023 at MUNDRA PORT with Import cargo from MUNDRA FROM NINGBO, SHEKOU, QINGDAO, TIANJINXINGANG, XIAMEN, JAKARTA, JAVA, PANJANG, SURABAYA, OSAKA, YANGON, PASIR GUDANG, JOHOR, LAEM CHABANG. Please note the item Nos. against the B/L Nos. for MUNDRA delivery.

MUNDRA

Consignees are requested to kindly note that the above item Nos. are for the B/L Nos.arrived for Mundra Delivery Separate IGM will be lodged with Kandla Customs for CFS - Gandhidham. Consignees are requested to collect Delivery Order for all imports delivered at Mundra from our Import Documentation Deptt. at Siddhi Vinayak Complex, 2nd Floor, Off. No.201-208, Opp. Reliance Petrol Pump, Nr. Rotary Circle, on Presentation of duly discharged Original Bills of Lading and payment of relevant charges. The container detention charges will be applicable after 5 days from the GLD for containers meant for delivery at Mundra. The containers meant for movement by ROAD to inland destinations will be despatched upon receipt of required documents from consignees/receivers and the consignees will be liable for paymeant of port storage charges in case of delay in submission of these Documents. Our Surveyors are M/s. Master Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. and usual survey conditions will apply.Consignees are also requested to note that the carriers and their agents are not bound to send individual notification regarding the arrival of the vessel or the cargo.

- Charges enquiry on land line - 619100

- IGM No./Item No./Destuffing point enquiries can also be done at our computerized helpline No.(079) 40072804

As Agents :

Gandhidham : Siddhi Vinayak Complex, Plot No. 1, Office No. 201-208, 2nd Floor, Ward - 6, Near Rotary Circle, Gandhidham - Kutch 370 201 Gujarat India. Tel : +91-2836-619100 to 616100 (Board)

E-mail : jatin.hadiya@msc.com, niraj.raval@msc.com, operator.gandhidham@msc.com

H. O. & Regd. Office : MSC House, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059 Tel : +91-22-66378000, Fax : +91-22-66378192, E-mail : IN363-comm.mumbai@msc.com

Seafood exporters demand expansion of aquaculture area

CHENNAI: The more than $8billion seafood industry has reiterated its demand to expand the area under aquaculture and to create an ecosystem where aquaculture will flourish in the country. Indian industry should get a level-playing field like Ecuador, which has forged aheadinshrimpculture,andVietnam and Thailand in terms of wild catch, said Seafood Exporters’ Association of India (SEAI) president Jagdish Fofandi.

He said Ecuador was well entrenched in the US shrimp market, while Indian wild-caught shrimp had been banned in the country over the pastfouryears.AbrahamTharakan,a seafood industry veteran, said Indian shrimp exports to the US used to be wortharound$250millioninthepast.

They were speaking on the sidelines of the two-day dialogue on fishery certification for achieving

sustainable development goals in India. The programme has the support and cooperation from SEAI, Sustainable Seafood Network of India, NITI Ayog, Marine StewardshipCouncil,andWWF.

Mr. Fofandi said the Indian seafood industry, despite handicaps including deceleration in the Japanese market, had crossed the $8 billion-markduring2022-23.Headded that the demand for surimi (fish paste) from India in the Japanese market had slumped precipitously. This has had a big impact as Japan accounted for the bulk of surimi exportsfromIndia.Japanisnolonger amajormarketforIndianseafood.

The seafood industry representatives also pointed out that adropincatchhadnotbeenreflected in the market so far but called for expansion of area under shrimp aquaculture in the country.

Ecuador has done extremely well in the area, they said as they called for the creation of such a conducive ecosystem in India, which would createalevel-playingfield.

While the cultivation of Pacific whiteshrimpVannameihasnottaken off in Kerala despite the fact that around 60% of the shrimp processed in the State is accounted for by imports from Andhra Pradesh. The area under aquaculture in Gujarat has dropped considerably. South Gujarat, which dominates the aquaculture scene, has seen production dropping from around 90,000tonnesto30,000tonnes.

Mr. Fofandi said aquaculture required not only fields for cultivation butalsoanecosystemthatwouldhelp business flourish. The availability of quality seeds, feed, and electricity chargesplayabigroleinaquaculture, headded.

Blackstone bets big on India’s Warehousing, to grow Logistics portfolio to 100 million sq ft

MUMBAI: Global private equity major Blackstone Group is betting big on warehousing and logistics development in India owing to the rising consumption led by demographics, ecommerce penetrationandsupportingregulatory initiativesbytheGovernment.

The institutional investor is looking to expand its warehousing portfolio in the country by 2.5 times to 100 million sq ft from current 40millionsqftinthenext3-5years.

Blackstone will be developing the logistics portfolio further through its existing joint ventures, partnerships and will also be forging new alliances for the same, said a top executive of thefirm.

“India’s demographics and consumption pattern along with promising economic growth prospects certainly indicate a huge

opportunity for logistics, warehousing, and industrial space. The Government’s holistic approach to transform the logistics sector will ensure solid growth potential,” Asheesh Mohta, senior MD and head of real estate acquisitions in IndiaforBlackstone, said.

In April, Blackstone announced the final close of $30.4 billion for the largest ever real estate drawdown fund. A significant part of this fund is expected to flow into the logistics and data centres segment and geographically into Asia Pacific, especiallyIndia.

Blackstone has recently set up a separate India-dedicated platform, Horizon Industrial Parks, to house its 26 million sq ft logistics and warehousing assets and support its rapidly expanding logistics footprint acrossthecountry.

This platform is created through recent key acquisitions including EmbassyIndustrialParks,TARCand Allcargo Logistics with over half a billion-dollar investments. The platform will act as the holding companyforBlackstone’salllogistics and industrial parks-related assets andalliances.

The firm’s logistics portfolio across major Indian cities including Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Pune and Hyderabad is anchored by tenants in fast-growing sectors such as ecommerce,retail,autoandlogistics. Logistics is one of the biggest asset classes for Blackstone globally as it is the largest owner of warehousing spaces. It has so far invested over $55 billion in this segment and owns more than 575millionsqftofwarehousingspace worldover.

Private companies seek sops to build Great Nicobar Port

NEW DELHI: Private sector playershavesoughtaslewofincentives to set up the roughly Rs. 48,000 crore greenfield International Container Transshipment Port in Galathea Bay, at Great Nicobar Island. The incentives sought include Hybrid Annuity public private partnership (PPP) model under which the central government through its arms hold 70% stake, while the private player gets 30% during the constructionstage.

“Giventhedueconsiderationofhigh investments and strategic nature of the project, it is appropriate to have the construction of marine works by authority which will increase the cash flow to concessioner as well as provide them with construction support,”

suggestions from the private sector representativessaid.

This project is significant for the country as nearly 75% of India’s transshipped cargo is handled at ports outside India. Colombo, Singapore, and Klang handle more than 85% of this cargowithColomboPortalonehandling 45 percent. According to official estimates, Indian ports can save $200220 million each year on transshipment cargo if the Galathea projects comes about.

InJanuary2023,theCentre,through the Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Port, Kolkata, in association with Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited, invited Expression of Interest to

develop the International Container Transshipment Port in Galathea Bay. Ten participants responded and took part in consultations. The participants wereAdaniPortsandSpecialEconomic Zone, JSW Infra, Royal Boskalis Westminster, Rail Vikas Nigam, Container Corporation of India and EssarPorts,amongothers.

According to the participants, the governmentshouldbereadytobearthe costofconstructionwhileoperationisto be left to the concessionaire. Another demand is to have a Right of First Refusal for development of any other terminal for handing of similar cargo or other cargo at the proposed port. A tax holiday has also been sought to lower theporttariff.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

m.v “X-PRESS ALTAIR” V-02321W IGM NO: 2344741 DATE: 22-05-2023

The above vessel has arrived at Mundra on 04/06/2023 as per following details. Item Nos. B/L NOS. 17 EPIROMMESL202571

Consignees are requested to obtain the DELIVERY ORDERS on presentation of ORIGINAL BILLS OF LADING duly discharged and on payment of relative charges as applicable within 5 days or else Detention Charges will be applicable. If there is any delay in CY-CFS / lCD's movement due to port congestion or any other cause beyond the control of the Shipping Line / Agents are not responsible for the same. Also note that the Shipping Line / or their Agents will not be held responsible for auction by Port / Customs / Custodian of uncleared cargo on expiry of stipulated period as laid down in the byelaws.

Consignees are advised that the carriers and/or their Agents are not bound to send individual notifications regarding the arrival of the vessel or the goods.

For vessel ETA / IGM- ITEM/ Exchange Rate / Local charges & Detention Charges please contact our office.

Emirates Shipping Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd

Rajkamal-II, Office No. 103, 1st Floor, Plot No. 342, Ward - 12/B, Gandhidham - 370201. India. In case of any query kindly contact the below E-mail IDS & Phone Numbers :

IMPORT related : ravi.vaghela@in.emiratesline.com

Tel. No. : +91-2836-239378 / 239379 - Mob. : +91 89809 97977

EXPORT related : benoy.varghese@in.emiratesline.com

Tel. No. : +91-2836-239378 / 239379 - Mob. : +91 89800 25092

IGM Tracking : http://www.emiratesline.com : 8090/eadmins/igm_main.jsp.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

The above vessel has arrived on 04-06-2023 at MUNDRA PORT with Import cargo from SHUWAIKH, DURBAN. Please note the item Nos. against the B/L Nos. for MUNDRA delivery. MUNDRA

Consignees are requested to kindly note that the above item Nos. are for the B/L Nos.arrived for Mundra Delivery. Separate IGM will be lodged with Kandla Customs for CFS - Gandhidham. Consignees are requested to collect Delivery Order for all imports delivered at Mundra from our Import Documentation Deptt. at Siddhi Vinayak Complex, 2nd Floor, Off. No.201-208, Opp. Reliance Petrol Pump, Nr. Rotary Circle, on Presentation of duly discharged Original Bills of Lading and payment of relevant charges. The container detention charges will be applicable after 5 days from the GLD for containers meant for delivery at Mundra. The containers meant for movement by ROAD to inland destinations will be despatched upon receipt of required documents from consignees/receivers and the consignees will be liable for paymeant of port storage charges in case of delay in submission of these Documents. Our Surveyors are M/s. Master Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. and usual survey conditions will apply.Consignees are also requested to note that the carriers and their agents are not bound to send individual notification regarding the arrival of the vessel or the cargo.

- Charges enquiry on land line - 619100

- IGM No./Item No./Destuffing point enquiries can also be done at our computerized helpline No.(079) 40072804

As Agents :

Gandhidham : Siddhi Vinayak Complex, Plot No. 1, Office No. 201-208, 2nd Floor, Ward - 6, Near Rotary Circle, Gandhidham - Kutch 370 201 Gujarat India. Tel : +91-2836-619100 to 616100 (Board)

E-mail : jatin.hadiya@msc.com, niraj.raval@msc.com, operator.gandhidham@msc.com

H. O. & Regd. Office : MSC House, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 059

: +91-22-66378000, Fax : +91-22-66378192, E-mail : IN363-comm.mumbai@msc.com

India to remain fastest-growing major economy: World Bank

NEW DELHI: India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in terms of both aggregate and per capita GDP despite the slowdown in growth, the World Bank said recently.

"Growth is projected to pick up slightly through 2025-26 as inflation

moves back toward the midpoint of the tolerance range and reforms payoff,"WorldBanksaid.

The World Bank kept its April forecasts unchanged, projecting India's growth for FY24 at 6.3%, increasingto6.4%inFY25.ForFY26, it has projected a growth of 6.5%.

It said India will lift the growth prospectsoftheSouthAsianregion.

"Unexpected resilience in private consumption and investment, and robust growth in the services sector in India, underlie an upward revision to growthin2023,"saidthereport.

Vizag Multipurpose Terminal ties up funds from Axis Bank

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag Multipurpose Terminal Pvt Ltd, an equal joint venture between J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Ltd and Indian Potash Ltd, has tied up funds from AxisBanktoachievefinancialclosure for mechanising and operating a multi-purpose cargo berth for 30 years at State-owned VisakhapatnamPort.

Thefinancialclosureoftheproject was achieved much ahead of the timeline set by the Visakhapatnam Port Authority, J M Baxi Ports & Logistics said on Tuesday while lauding the agility and efficiency shown by Axis Bank and the leadershipsupportofIndianPotash.

The J M Baxi Ports & LogisticsIndian Potash team placed the highestroyaltyofRs55.44atonforthe project to emerge the successful bidder on a tender issued by VisakhapatnamPortAuthority.

Port tenders at major ports (owned by the Centre) are decided on thebasisofroyaltyperton–theentity willing to share the highest royalty per ton of cargo handled at the berth with the port authority wins the deal for30years.

The royalty payable will rise annually in tandem with the increase in wholesale price index (WPI), a measure of costs. The terminal operator will be free to set market rates under the new Major Port Authorities Act and the model

concessionagreement(MCA).

Indian Potash Ltd – more than 70 percent owned by fertiliser co-operatives- is India’s biggest fertiliser importer and the second largest buyer of fertilisers in the global market. Indian Potash imports fertilisersthroughalltheIndianports and it is the only company in India which handles fertilisers throughout theyearatallports.

This will be the fourth cargo handling contract to be developed by J M Baxi Ports & Logistics at a Stateowned major port in recent times. Mumbai-based J M Baxi Ports & Logistics, India’s third most valued logistics company, secured contracts lastyeartoruncontainerterminalsat Jawaharlal Nehru Port and V O Chidambaranar Port (formerly Tuticorin Port) and the shallow

water/coastalberthsatJNPort.

The contract at Visakhapatnam Port involves mechanising the easterncoastport’sEastQuayberth7 (EQ7) for handling dry bulk cargo including fertilisers with private funds worth Rs201 crores. Whenmechanised,theEQ7berthwill have a capacity to handle 3.61 million tonnes(mt)ofcargoayear.

The project is part of the national monetisation pipeline (NMP) of the government wherein operational infrastructure assets including port terminals will be privatised through the public-private-partnership (PPP)route.

J M Baxi Ports & Logistics separately runs a 1.5 million twentyfoot equivalent units (TEUs) capacity container terminal at VisakhapatnamPort.

IMD tells Gujarat Ports to hoist warning signal amid possible cyclonic storm in Arabian Sea

GANDHINAGAR: All ports in Gujarat have been asked to hoist a warning signal as a depression formed in the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saidrecently.

Fishermen have been told not to venture into the deep sea due to the weatherphenomenon,itsaid.

“Depression has formed over Southeast Arabian Sea and lay centered at 0530 hours IST of today, 06thJune,2023nearlatitude11.3Nand longitude 66.0E, about 920 km westsouthwest of Goa, 1120 km southsouthwestofMumbai,1160kmsouthof

Porbandar and 1520 km south of Karachi,”theIMDsaidinastatement.

“It is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a cyclonic storm during next 24 hours over East-central Arabian Sea & adjoining southeast Arabian Sea duringnext24hours,”itsaid.

The weather agency has told that signal “Distant Cautionary-1 (DC-1)” behoistedatalltheportsofNorthand SouthGujaratcoasts.

According to the IMD portal, DC-I ishoistedataportwhenthe(weather) system out at sea is a depression or a deep depression and while the local weather at the port itself is not likely to be affected immediately, ships

leaving the port may run into danger duringtheirvoyage.

“We have issued a warning to fishermen not to venture into the sea. This warning is for north Gujarat ports. If fishermen are fishing in the deep sea (North or South Gujarat), they should immediately return,” Ahmedabad Met Director Manorama Mohantytoldreporters.

Thedepartmenthasnotpredicted thatthecyclonicstorm,whichislikely tointensifyintoaveryseverecyclonic storm, will make landfall on the Gujaratcoastasofnow.

However, it can cause rains in coastalareasandleadtoanincreased windspeed,IMDsaid.

ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES

m.v. “IAN H” V-33/E

The above vessel is arriving at MUNDRA PORT on 11-06-2023 with Import Cargo in containers.

Consignees are requested to obtain DELIVERY ORDERS from our office address given below on presentation of ORIGINAL BILLS OF LADING, duly discharged and on payment of applicable charges. Consigneesarerequestedtonotethatthecarrierandoragentsarenotboundtosendfurtherindividualnotification regarding the arrival of the cargo vessel or their goods.

As Agents :

ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

First Floor, Plot No.86, Sector 1A, Near Quality Enterprises Hero Showroom, Gandhidham - Kutch, Gujarat - 370201

Tel: (0091-2836) 229543 235282 235283 235383, Fax: (0091-2836) 230433

Export Marketing Queries: Mr. Parmar Devendra - 9824413365, E-mail: parmar.devendra@zim.com

Mr. Trinath Pal 9824504315 Email:pal.trinath@zim.com

Import Marketing Queries : Mr. Mitesh Rajgor - 02836-235282,229543 E-mail: imp@starship-knd.zim.com

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

m.v “EVER URSULA” V-02319W IGM NO:

2345538

DATE: 04-06-2023

The above vessel has arrived at Mundra on 07-06-2023 as per following details.

Consignees are requested to obtain the DELIVERY ORDERS on presentation of ORIGINAL BILLS OF LADING duly discharged and on payment of relative charges as applicable within 5 days or else Detention Charges will be applicable.

If there is any delay in CY-CFS / lCD's movement due to port congestion or any other cause beyond the control of the Shipping Line / Agents are not responsible for the same. Also note that the Shipping Line / or their Agents will not be held responsible for auction by Port / Customs / Custodian of uncleared cargo on expiry of stipulated period as laid down in the byelaws.

Consignees are advised that the carriers and/or their Agents are not bound to send individual notifications regarding the arrival of the vessel or the goods.

For vessel ETA / IGM- ITEM/ Exchange Rate / Local charges & Detention Charges please contact our office.

Emirates Shipping Agencies (India) Pvt. Ltd

Rajkamal-II, Office No. 103, 1st Floor, Plot No. 342,

: 8090/eadmins/igm_main.jsp.

Cargo traffic handled by Major Ports up 3.2 % at 68.06 MT in May: IPA

MUMBAI : Cargo traffic handled by Major Ports in the country witnessed an annual rise of 3.2 per cent to 68.06 million tons (MT) in May this year, an official release said. These ports had handled a total of65.94-milliontonsin May2022,itsaid.DuringMay2023, the major ports handled a total 68.06 MT of cargo, against 65.95 MT handled during the corresponding period of last year a year-on-year growth of 3.20 per cent, Indian Ports Association(IPA)saidinastatement.

There are 12 Major Ports, — Deendayal (Kandla), Mumbai, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin,

Chennai, Ennore (Kamarajar), Tuticorin (V O Chidambaranar), Visakhapatnam, Paradip and Kolkata (including Haldia) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port. Of these, eight ports witnessed a surge in the cargo traffic handled by them during the previous month while the remaining four saw cargo traffic at their facilities declining on a year-on-year basis in May,thestatementsaid.

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata Port (Including Haldia) registered the maximum cargo growth at 10.01 year-on-year in May,followedbyVisakhapatnamPort at9.61percentandMormugaoPortat

9.43 per cent and Paradip Port at 7.77 per cent, IPA said. Besides, Paradip Port with 7.77 per cent, JNPA with 7.13 per cent, Cochin Port with 6.86 per cent, New Mangalore Port with 3.88 per cent and Mumbai Port with 0.77 per cent also logged positive growth during May 2023,asagainstayearago.

On the other hand, the negative growth was witnessed at Kamarajar Port, Deendayal Port, Chennai Port and V O Chidambaranar Port with cargo traffic at Kamarajar seeing the highest fall of 8.75 per cent during the reporting month, as compared to May2022,IPAsaid.

DCSA & FMC collaborate on Maritime Data Standards

AMSTERDAM, Commissioner

Carl Bentzel of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) met to discuss the way forward for setting maritime data standards in the United States and beyond. The meeting was part of Commissioner Bentzel’s Maritime TransportationDataInitiative(MTDI) of which the final recommendations willbepublishedsoon.

“During the COVID pandemic the inefficiencies in global maritime supply chains became painfully clear. These inefficiencies costed trillions of dollars which contributed to the high inflation US consumers are experiencing today”, Commissioner Bentzelsaid.“Theissuesarecausedto a large extent by a lack of meaningful and real-time exchange of the data necessary to ensure an efficient and economic transportation system. And, because providing an efficient and economic transportation system in ocean commerce is the core responsibility of the FMC, we started theMTDI.”

André Simha, Chairman of the DCSA Supervisory Board and Global Chief Digital & Innovation Officer of MSC, confirmed the need for better data; “The traditional methods container shipping has been using to exchange data have revealed their limitations in recent years. Thatiswhy,despitebeingcompetitors, the containers shipping lines came together in 2019 and founded DCSA. The association has made a lot of progress advancing digitalization through common open-source standards, but we can’t do it alone as ocean carriers. The maritime supply chain is made of separate links which

all need to be equally strong. We welcome the FMC’s MTDI initiative which brings together all stakeholders to identify and address theshortcomingsofstandardizeddata exchangeinmaritimetransportation.”

Already in June 2022, it was concluded in the material provided for theMTDISummitthatthedataandthe solutions to process it exist in abundance. Equally, numerous standards exist for information related to maritime freight transportation. However, “few sources have been developed and vetted across stakeholder groups. Exceptions to this are the information collected by Customs and Border Protection, the information collected by the U.S. Coast GuardonvesselentriesintoU.S.water, andstandardsdevelopedbyDCSA”.

“Throughout the initial MTDI meetings, it was emphasised that the FMC should not reinvent the wheel or impose requirements onto the industry which won’t work in an international operational environment”, Commissioner Bentzel said. “DCSA’s standards fit these criteria and provide an excellent basis on which to develop our national standard for maritime data exchange. However, due to their voluntary nature, the uptake of those standards is slow. Therefore I will put forward an inquiry to stakeholders to see to what extent a rulemaking could be beneficial. If it would be deemed necessary to regulate, I do not intend to set detailed requirements, but rathertocreateguardrailsensuringit goesintherightdirection.

The DCSA Supervisory Board, which consists of the global CIO’s of the largest container shipping lines and representation of the cargo

owner’s community, appreciated this approach. Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA, said: “collaboration between the public and private sectors, as displayed in the MTDI, is essential to solve the challenges still inherent in supply chains. Such collaboration will provide better resilience, visibility and efficiency to the benefit of all ecosystem participants.. The MTDI is anextensionoftheworkwebegan,and we are proud and excited to see our efforts accelerated in this way. Therefore, we highly appreciate the leading role Commissioner Bentzel is taking.NotjustintheUSbutglobally”.

In the light of globally leading the way, Commissioner Bentzel also met with his counterparts at the European CommissionandEurope’slargestport authorities; the port of AntwerpBruges and the port of Rotterdam. “IsawthatEuropeisveryadvancedin data exchange for both maritime and inland transportation, more advanced than the US. However, everybody I spoke with agreed that my recommendations to establish a (eco)system for data sharing is an essential piece to their puzzles which is still missing. This, together with the support of DCSA and its members, confirms and strengthens my belief that turning the MTDI into Maritime Transportation Data System (MTDS) isnecessary”.

Commissioner Bentzel’s final recommendations will be published soon. All stakeholders will again have an opportunity to provide input, after whichtheFMCwillconsiderwhethera rulemaking is the appropriate way forward for achieving an efficient and economictransportationsysteminthe ocean commerce of the United States andbeyond.

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Sarbananda Sonowal calls for greater cooperation among BBINM countries for maximising maritime trade potential

NEW DELHI: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, ShriSarbanandaSonowal attended a crucial meeting along with Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Shantanu Thakur of stakeholdersofmaritimedevelopment intheBayofBengalareainKolkata.

The Minister - after interacting with the envoys of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal as well as industry & trade representatives - called for greater cooperation among all the stakeholders for unlocking value in the maritime sector of the region. Shri Sonowal also underlined that Narendra Modi Government remains deeply committed to enable Act East Policy reach its maximum potential for growth & development of the eastern region of India as well as India’s neighbouring countries like Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal. The meet was also attended by senior leadersofthecorporateworldlikeSAIL, Tata Steel, IOC, Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., BPCL, Jindal Steel, MAERSK ShippingLinesandmanyothers.

Speakingontheoccasion,theUnion MinisterShriSarbanandaSonowalsaid, “Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, the Act East Policy of Government has gathered unprecedented momentum ushering a new age of growth & developmentintheregion.ThePMGati Shakti National Master Plan is yet another boost to rationalise logistical paradigm and make an attractive

business proposition. The maritime sector as well as the inland waterways sector are major agents of change in this visionary scheme of transportation which is likely transform cargo movement through an economic, sustainable and efficient mode. In this momentous journey, we aspire your active support and swift cooperation to extrapolate maximum value creation foreveryone.”

Someofthekeyissuesdeliberatedin the meeting were Trade through National Waterways 1 and 2 to NER for ensuringtransittransportationofNorth East Cargo through Bangladesh/North East Region/Myanmar, to strengthen Trade Ties with Bangladesh through facilitation of movement of goods betweenSMPKolkataandvariousports of Bangladesh (Chittagong, Mongla) involving IWAI; Collaboration with Myanmar's Sittwe Port in Myanmar, as apartofKMMTTP,totransportcargoto NE India, via Mizoram; Using Deep Drafted Facilities within SMPK limits for overcoming the constraints of shallow draft for STS/Transshipment operations; Capacity Enhancements at SMPKthroughPPPMode.

Adding further, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal said, “The Act East policy has

been a harbinger of growth, not only for the eastern part of India but as consequence, for the trade and business interest of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar. The success of Ganga Vilas, that traveled from Varanasi to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh, has accentuated the viability of rich potential of river tourism in the South Asian region, showcasing our rich culture and heritage. Similarly, we have successfully started operation at the strategic Sittwe Port in Myanmar which will open a new route for Northeast India as well as Bhutan and Bangladesh. We affirm our commitment towards development of maritimesectorintheregionandunlock value by empowering transportation solutions using our rich inter web of riverine system for the growth and development in the region. This will be a truereflectionofourPMNarendraModi ji’svisionof‘SabkaSaath,SabkaVikas’.”

The meet commenced with discussion with IWAI/allied partners regardingincreaseduseofInlandWater Transport through River Ganga (NW1) and River Brahmaputra (NW2) via IBP/KMMTTP route. This was followed byaninteractivemeetofMinisterswith the Consul Generals of the neighbouringcountries(Nepal,Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar) of India. The Union Minister commended all stakeholders for their stellar role in the growth of trade & commerce through SMPK and the region as a whole since 2013-14, and through continued collaboration & enterprise aided by multi-prongedinitiatives.

High Container Availability (CAx) points at Container overcapacity at Indian Ports

• Between January-May 2023, Indian ports have seen a surge in inbound containers, attributed to a drop in demand for outbound containers.

• Despite a 13 per cent decline in exports, the Indian government is encouraging an increase in shipments.

• The strengthening India-US trade relationship resulted in a 7.65 per cent increase in bilateral trade in FY 2022-23.

MUMBAI: India has recorded a substantial increase in inbound containers at its ports from January–May 2023 with the Container Availability index (CAx) persistently surpassing 0.75 since the beginning of the year. This rise is attributed to a declineinoutboundcontainerdemand.

The high CAx values imply an excess of containers, which reflects a surge in imports leading to container overcapacity.

In April 2023, the first month of the fiscal 2023-24, India witnessed a considerable 13 per cent drop in merchandise exports, amounting to $35 billion, compared to the previous year. This is the steepest monthly fall in the past three years, indicating a significant downturn in export performance, according to data from ContainerxChange,anonlinecontainer logisticsplatform.

Nevertheless, the Indian Government is encouraging pro-export

industry groups to enhance shipments and increase annual trade volumes. India’s average container price for 40 HC containers and 20 DC containers hasnearlyhalvedcomparedtolastyear, while pickup charges on the India-US trade route have significantly risen. Thissuggestsanincreasingdemandfor containersfromIndia.

The bolstering trade relations betweenIndiaandtheUShaveledtothe latter emerging as India’s top trading partner in the fiscal 2022-23. Bilateral trade surged by 7.65 per cent to $128.55 billion,withamoderateriseinexportsto theUSandanotablesurgeinimports.

Lastly, according to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways of India, the country’s Major Ports handled a record 795 million metric tonnes of cargo in the fiscal 2022-23, markinga10percentincreasefromthe previousyear.

“The Indian economy has been persistently prioritising the promotion

of exports, driving economic momentum. However, container traders, shippers, and carriers in India are experiencing a slowdown in containerised exports. There is a noticeabledeclineinconsumerdemand from the US, European Union, and UK markets. This trend has had an impact on the volume of orders received by exporters,” said Supal Shah, CEO, ARCONContainers.

“Despite the export slowdown in India, there is optimism that export growthwillreboundstartinginJulythis year. The third quarter of the calendar yearisexpectedtobringimprovements asfreshordersandbookingsincreasein preparation for the upcoming festival and new year season. Industry stakeholders are hopeful that this positive trend will drive a resurgence in containerised exports and contribute to the overall growth of the Indian economy,” said Christian Roeloffs, CEOandCo-Founder.

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Adani Group delivers record-breaking performance across portfolios

MUMBAI: Adani Group, India’s largest critical infrastructure developer, has released the Adani portfolioresultssnapshotcompendiumforFY23.

Thegroup,whichhasinterestsrangingfromportsto airports,fromelectricitygenerationtotransmissionand distribution,fromedibleoiltoFMCGproducts,logistics, cement and roads, recorded its highest ever EBITDA at thegroupportfoliolevel(allgroupcompaniescombined) ofRs57,219crore,achievinga36percentgrowthoverthe previousfinancialyear.

For run-rate EBITDA, which considers the annualisation of EBITDA from projects commissioned duringtheyear,thenumberisashighasRs66,566crore.

“Adani portfolio companies operate in utility and infrastructure businesses with more than 83 per cent of EBITDA being generated from core infrastructure

businesses providing assured and consistent cash flow generation.

Theplatformhasastrongassetbasewhichhasbeen built over three decades that supports the resilient critical infrastructure and guarantees best-in-class asset performance over the entire life cycle,” said the compendium.

TheAdaniportfolioupdatealsostatedthatthereisno material refinancing risk and near-term liquidity requirement as there is no near-term significant debt maturity.

Further, rating affirmations from international and domestic rating agencies signify the underlying credit quality with adequate financial profile with many businesses having underlying rating of ‘BBB’, but it remainsconstrainedbysovereignratings.

Deendayal Port Authority honours its Retired Officers as noble gesture

GANDHIDHAM: The Hon'ble Minister of Ports, ShippingandWaterwaysduringhisrecentvisitto

Kandla had mooted the idea of recognising and honouring the Retired Officers of DPA. A letter to this effect was also sent by the MoPS&W to appreciateand recognise the services rendered by Port pensioners, which is a noble gesture. The progress made by the Port sector is commendable and is a great honour to the retired officers.

As a step in this direction, a Port visit of the Retired DPA Engineers, who had given 30-40 years of their prime life in building the Port, was organised on20.3.2023whohavegiventheir young life of 30-40 yrs in building and developing the Port. Thisgoodwillgesturewaswidely appreciated. The Retired Engineers also thanked the Ministry, Chairman, Dy. Chairman and Shri Raveendra Reddy, Chief Engineer for recognising their services and arranging the visit. During Port visit, ShriReddyandhisteamshowed ongoing construction activities andprogressofthePort.

The Retired Officers while expressing their gratitude wishes DPA more success in all futureendeavours.