GUJ-29-12-2022

PSA Honeycomb achieved Milestone of handling 2600 Mn Tonnes cargo in a Day

MUNDRA: PSA

Ho ne yc om b ha s achieved a Milestone of handling 2600 Mn Tonnes of cargo in a day, informed a recentcommuniquefromcompany

AHMEDABAD: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has announced that Adani Harbour Services (TAHSL), Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) of the company has incorporated a WOS in the name ofTheAdaniHarbourInternationalDMCC.

The Adani Harbour International DMCC has been incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of TAHSL on 22December2022,forthepurposeofcarryingouttheactivities relating to barges & tugs charter, marine tours operation, sea freightandshipcharter

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A rake carrying a shipment of 2600 MTons of sugar in 42 wagons arrived in Mundra on 26th Dec 2022 at 1030hrs. This shipment of 100 x 20' containers was planned for immediate sailing and required timely transfer which PSA Honeycomb delivered with completion of the entire cargo movementfromrail-sidingtoCFSwithin9hrsoftheplacement oftherake,aheadofallotted12hrstimeframe.

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PSA Honeycomb achieved Milestone of handling 2600 Mn Tonnes cargo in a Day

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The expedient operations was made possible by PSA Honeycomb’s optimal deployment of resources & equipment and ensuring green channel clearance for the arrival of thecargo,togetherwithstrongsupportfromcontractors Active Cargo Movers and forwarding company NarendraForwardersPvt.Ltd.

PSAHoneycomb congratulated & thanked the staff and partners involved for the excellent teamwork and looks forwardtobuildinguponthesuccessoftheoperationsto expandsimilarsolutionsfortheindustry.

Mr. Sandeep Rajwanshi, General Manager

FFFAI presents Customs Trade facilitation measures at IFCBA Conference, also addressed by WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya

SINGAPORE: The International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) held a very successful conference on 12-13th December 2022 in Singapore, welcoming customs brokers from 12 countries in Asia, North and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa, and celebrating the IFCBA’s 30th anniversary. The focus of the conference was on the World Customs Organization (WCO) study review of the HarmonizedSystemofTariffClassification.

In his opening speech, the Secretary General of the WCO, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, congratulated the organisers of the Global Conference and extended his best wishes on the IFCBA 30th anniversary. Dr. Mikuriya expressed his appreciation for the role of customs brokers worldwide and forthecontributionofbusinessoperatorstocustomswork.

The WCO official launch of the study on the possible strategic review of the HS, in September 2022, was in the spotlight of the Conference. In this respect, the Secretary of the IFCBA, Ms. Carol West, shared the consolidated results oftherepliesoftheIFCBAmemberstothesurvey.

The IFCBA includes HS expert practitioners who are committedtotheprogressoftheHSstrategicreviewproject and who have substantially contributed already to the WCO Global Conference for the future of the HS, held in Brussels, inMay2019.

The WCO Secretariat represented by a WCO project officer, whose participation was funded by the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) of China, expressed its appreciation and assured that IFCBA input would be reflected in the study for the WCO members' consideration. Furthermore, she updated the customs brokers on the progress of the study, since its launch, addressed the comments expressed and discussed the

pointsraisedbytheparticipants.

Finally, within the framework of the Conference,theChairpersonoftheWCO Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG), Mr. Jaime King and the Chairperson of the Asia-Pacific Private Sector Group, Mr. Kit Hickey, provided information on their main achievements over the past few years as a result of the opportunities provided by the WCO for theengagementwiththeprivatesector.

FFFAI also participated in this important meet. Representing FFFAI, its Executive Committee Member Mr. Vikrant Gogia made a presentation at the IFCBA Conference to highlight the recent developments in Indian Customs with active collaboration from the pan India apex body FFFAI. He also shared that Indian Customs Act 1962 completes its 60 years and FFFAI shares the common Diamond jubilee year celebration.

Mr Gogia emphasised on the Indian Customs various facilitation measures along with IT and faceless transaction initiatives, which include Electronic Cash Ledger, Anonymised Escalation Mechanism, Electronic Cargo TrackingSystem,CustomsBrokersLicensingManagement Portal, Turant Customs, E-Sanchit, Authorised Economic Operators, Direct Port Delivery, etc, which ensure Ease of DoingBusinessinlineoftheGovernmentofIndia’smission. With a transparent and trust-based system in place, Indian CustomsandCustomsBrokersinIndiaworkingaspartners to promote the Export Import trade in the country. FFFAI is constantly in dialogue through its recommendations and working together with the Indian Customs and Government of India for achieving the set target of $5 trillion economy by 2025. The audience representing different countries from across the world strongly applauded the developments pertaining to ease of Customs Clearance and Customs BrokingBusinessinIndia.

QTerminals commences India to East MED service

DOHA:

The port rotation of the new service is Abu Dhabi Port (UAE), Hamad Port (Qatar), Jubail Port (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi Port (UAE), Karachi Port (Pakistan), Mundra Port (India), Hazira Port (India), King Abdullah Port (Saudi Arabia), Alexandria El Dekheila Port (Egypt), Canakkale Port (Turkey), Tekirdag Port (Turkey), Canakkale Port (Turkey), Aliaga Port (Turkey), Mersin Port (Turkey), King AbdullahPort(SaudiArabia),andJebelAliPort(UAE).

The new weekly service will provide additional opportunities for direct trade between the countries with regular service, faster and cost-effective transit, said a recentcommuniquefromQterminals.

QTerminals is a terminal operating company jointly

established by Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar – 51% shareholding) and Qatar Navigation (Milaha – 49% shareholding) and is responsible for enabling Qatar’s imports and exports, its maritime trade flows and stimulatingeconomicgrowthlocallyandregionally.

Qterminals provides container, general cargo, RORO, livestock and offshore supply services in Phase 1 of Hamad Port, Qatar’s gateway to world trade. QTerminals was established to provide consistent, quality services to its clients and enable smoother trade flows internationally. With a focus on employing and retaining the brightest talents, QTerminals aims to be, within three years, the best terminal operator in the region in terms of overall quality of service and client satisfaction. Its long term vision is to be recognised internationally as the most reliable terminal operatorandanenablerfortheeconomicgrowthofQatar.

Mr. Vikrant Gogia, EC Member FFFAI speaking at the IFCBAConference.Also present Mr. Clive Coke, President, CBFFAJ & Ms.Angela Collins, Director, CSCB

NYK : Change of the Leadership from April 1st

TOKYO:Therewillbeachangein top leadership at Japanese shipowner NYK from 1 April 2023. Takaya Soga currently Senior Executive Officer for NYK will take over the role of President, Representative Director President and Chief ExecutiveOfficeron1Aprilnextyear.

Current President, Representative Director

President and Chief Executive Officer will move up the position of Hitoshi Nagasawa to become Chairman and Director of the Japanese shipping firm.

Present Chairman and Director Tadaaki Naito will resign as Chairman 31 March 2023. He will remain a Director until June 2023 when he will become a Special AdvisortoNYK.

A.P. Moller - Maersk to strengthen its Saudi Arabia operations with a new Cold Storage Facility at Mawani’s King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam

DAMMAM: A. P. MollerMaersk (Maersk), a global integrator of container logistics, signed an agreement with Refad Real Estate to operate a brand new Cold Storage facility at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Maersk will open the doors to the facilityinMarch2023foritscustomers.

The agreement was signed in the presence of His Excellency the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority, Engineer Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, His Excellency the President of the Saudi Ports Authority, Mr Omar bin Tala Hariri, Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director, MaerskSaudiArabiaandtheChairmanoftheBoardof Al Qahtani Holding, Sheikh Abdulaziz Abdelhadi Al-Qahtani. The agreement was signed by Group Director of Real Estate, Mr Abdelhadi Abdulaziz Al Qahtani of Refad Real Estate and the Director of Products and Services, Maersk Saudi Arabia, MohamedSedeekHashish.

“Saudi Arabia is a significant market for us. With more than a fifth of the country’s food imports coming through King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, we wanted to establish a state-of-the-art cold storage facility that will help us serve the food industry better”, said Mr Mohammad Shihab during the signing ceremony. He added, Our ambition is to connect and simplify our customers’ supply chains. To achieve this, we must be close to our customers, collaborate with trusted and reliable partners and build a networkthattrulyenablesglobaltrade.Withournewfacility inDammam,wearesettingourselvesuptoachieveallthree goals, Mr Mohammad Shihab, Managing Director, Maersk SaudiArabia.

StrategicLocation

Dammam enjoys a strategic location in more than one way. Several food processing manufacturers in the different industrial zones and residential communities are based around King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. This means that thereismanufacturingaswellasconsumptionoffooditems in and around Dammam. Moreover, Dammam lies in close proximity to neighbouring Gulf countries like the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, making it a significantly important distribution hub for several markets. On the otherside,KingAbdulazizPortisalsostronglyconnectedto the hinterland through a robust road and rail network, makingitthelocationofchoiceformany.

Astate-of-the-artfacility

Maersk’s Cold Storage facility at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam will primarily serve the requirement to store frozen commodities such as poultry, meat, vegetables, confectionary and processed food. The facility will also house chilled cargo such as dairy products and seasonal fruits. To ensure top-notch quality of service, the facility willbeequippedwithworld-classstandardswhenitcomes totemperatureandhumiditycontrol.Thiswillhelpensure minimum to no food wastage during its storage at the facility. The customers will also get complete visibility on these parameters, thus creating transparent and trusted operations.

Sustainabilityatthecore

ESG, especially decarbonisation, is at the core of every decision Maersk takes. In line with that, several considerations have been made to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions are kept to a minimum through variousactionssuchas:

1. A 600 kWp solar panel plant will be installed on the facility’s roof to generate at least 15% of the power requirement at the start of operations. This power plant can be extended to cover most energy requirementsinthefuture.

2. An on-site water treatment plant will be installed to cater to all facility water requirements. This will avoid transporting water in trucks from external water treatment plants, thus eliminating the carbon emissions from driving these trucks for almost 87,600 kmperyear.

3. In the near future, the trucks shunting between the facility and King Abdulaziz Port’s terminal will also be replacedwithelectriconestoreducecarbonemissions further.

No plan to lower e-invoicing threshold to Rs 5 crore: CBIC

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has said there is no proposal at present to reduce the threshold limit to Rs 5 crore for e-invoicing under the GoodsandServicesTaxregimefromJanuary1,2023.

“There is no proposal before the Government, at present, to reduce this threshold limit to Rs 5 crore with effect from 01.01.2023, as no such recommendation has been made by GST Council as yet,” it said in a tweet. It is clarified that presently, e-invoicing has been made mandatory for registered persons having aggregate turnover more than

Rs 10 crore in any preceding financial year from 2017-18 onwards,CBICfurthersaid.

The GST Council in its 35th meeting in June 2019 had decided to introduce the e-invoicing or electronic invoicing system in a phase-wise manner for business-to-business transactions.

E-invoicing was made mandatory for businesses with a thresholdofRs500crorefromOctober1,2020.Thethreshold has gradually been lowered to bring more businesses under thesystem.

Adani enters into warehousing market

a joint venture with DA Group

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TA HS L in co rp or at ed TAHIDMCC with an initial share capital of AED 1,00,000 divided into 100 shares of value AED 1,000 each and said that it is yet to commence itsbusinessoperations.

AALSL is incorporated in Dubai and registered under regulations of

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre authority on 22 December 2022. It belongs to shipping and marine industry

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone is engaged in the business of development, operations and maintenance of port infrastructure (p or t se rv ic es a nd r el at ed

infrastructure development) and has linkedmultiproductSpecialEconomic Zone (SEZ) and related infrastructure contiguoustoPortatMundra

The company’s consolidated net profit surged 68.53% to Rs 1,677.48 crore on 32.83% jump in revenue from operations to Rs 5210.80 crore inQ2FY23overQ2FY22.

CJ-I MV Jaohar UK Interocean 01/01

CJ-II MV Propel Progress DBC 02/01

CJ-III MV Suvari Kaptan DBC 31/12

CJ-IV MV African Harrier Synergy Seaport 30/12

CJ-V MV Ioanna Pol Synergy Seaport 01/01

CJ-VI MV Vita Kouan Ambica Shpg. 30/12

CJ-VII MV Clia Chowgule Bros. 02/12

CJ-VIII MV Ellen Sofia

CJ-IX VACANT

CJ-X VACANT

CJ-XI MV Thorswind ULSSL 30/12

CJ-XII MV SCI Mumbai J M Baxi 30/12

CJ-XIII MV Shikoku Island Synergy Seaport 03/01

CJ-XIV MV AN Hai Star Interocean 02/12

CJ-XV MV Anasa Interocean 30/12

CJ-XVA MV African Finch Synergy Seaport 03/01

CJ-XVI MV Fratzis Star Upasana Star 02/01

Tuna Tekra Steamer's Name Agent's Name ETD

MV Arizona Interocean 30/12 MV Beijing 2008 Interocean 30/12

Oil Jetty Steamer's Name Agent's Name ETD

OJ-I MT Tilos

OJ-II MT Bow Cedar GAC Shpg. 30/12

OJ-III MT Owl 2 GAC Shpg. 30/12

OJ-IV MT Bow Tribute GAC Shpg. 30/12

OJ-V VACANT

OJ-VI MT Patriot MK Shpg. 30/12

CJ-XIV

VESSELS IN PORT & DUE FOR EXPORT LOADING

CJ-XV MV Anasa Interocean Chittagong 11,700 T. Sugar Bags 2022121272

Stream MV Bao Tong 1 Rishi Shpg. 20,205 CBM Pine Logs 2022121009

Stream MT Dawn Mansarovar MK Shpg. 12,000 T. FO

CJ-I MV Jaohar UK Interocean 26,500 T. Sugar In Bags 2022121114

Stream MV Katya ATK GAC Shpg. U.S.A. 11,000 T. SBM

Stream MV Lady Demet DBC Sudan 29,000 T. Sugar Bags (50 Kgs) 2022121157

Stream MV Mont Blanc Hawk Interocean Sudan 71,000 T. Sugar In Bulk 2022121042 30/12 MV Neptune J DBC Sudan 23,000 T. Sugar Bags 2022121048

Stream MV Obe Heart Interocean Sudan 31,600 T. Sugar Bags 2022111247

Stream MV Obe Queen Ocean Harmony Sudan 40,100 T. Sugar In Bags 2022121014 05/01 MT Oriental Viola Allied Shpg. Rottardam 14,800 T. C. Oil OJ-III MT Owl 2 GAC Shpg. Japan 4,500 T. C. Oil

Stream MV Panoria Arnav Shpg. Abidjahan 35,500/ 14,000 T.Rice Bags/Bulk

CJ-II MV Propel Progress DBC Sudan 25,000 T. Sugar Bags 2022121003

Stream MV Sabeel Star Interocean 24,000 T. Sugar Bags

CJ-III MV Suvari Kaptan DBC Durbara 9,500 T. Sugar Bags 2022121249

31/12 MV Tai Harvest BS Shpg. Madgaskar 20,850/16,000 T. Rice Bags 25kg/1

Stream MV Teacher O DBC Somalia 11,000 T. Rice Bags (25 Kgs)

Stream MV Wooyang Dandy Chowgule Bros. 55,000 T. Salt

T. Sugar Bulk 2022121212

CJ-VII MV Clia Chowgule Bros. Australia 82,500 T. Aus. Coal 2022121265 CJ-V MV Ioanna Pol Synergy Seaport 26,274 T. CBM T. Logs 2022121354 07/01 MV Lancang River JMBaxi 6,500 T. Wood Pulp 02/01 MV New Noble DBC Japan 5,504/196/14/13 T.CRC/S Pipes/S Plat 29/12 MV Qi Cheng 3 Parekh Marine 3,326 T.P.Cargo/Steel Cargo CJ-XIII MV Shikoku Island Synergy Seaport Australia 38,376 JCBM Pine Logs 2022121263 01/01 MV Spar Lynx Aditya Marine 26,383 T. Iron Ore Fines

Stream MV Star Altair Genesis 54,239 T. Cooking Coal 05/01 MV True Cardinal Tauras 78,388 T. Coal CJ-VI MV Vita Kouan Ambica Shpg. 59,309 T. Coal 2022121252

LIQUID

Stream MT Adriatic Gas Samudra Sohar Oman 12,234 T. Propane 2022121294 Stream LPG/C Berlian Ekuator Nationwide 20,000 T. Propane & Butane OJ-II MT Bow Cedar GAC Shpg. Al Jubail 5,000 T. Chem. 2022121021 31/12 MT Bow Platinum GAC Shpg. Singapore 7,900 T. Chem. OJ-IV MT Bow Tribute GAC Shpg. Malaysia 11,000 T. Chem. 05/01 MT Chem Bulldog Interocean 3,311/2,583 T.CDSBO/Phenol Stream MT Dawn Mansarovar MK Shpg. 3,990 T. LSHS In Bulk 2022121189 31/12 MT DS Cougar Samudra Malaysia 6,500 T. Chem. 07/01 MT Gladys W Interocean 29,485 T. CDSBO 01/01 MT Greener James Mackintosh 18,000 T. CPO Stream LPG/C Jag Vikram Nationwide 20,000 T. Propane/Butane 2022121284 06/01 MT Nord Victorius Interocean Arjentina 30,500 T. CDSBO/CSFO 08/12 MT Oriental Jasmine Allied Shpg. 4,000 T. Chem. 29/12 MT Pacific Citrine Interocean Arjentina 19,000 T. CDSBO 2022121160 OJ-VI MT Patriot MK Shpg. 31,500 T. HSD In Bulk 2022121339 Stream MT Rustaq Silver Interocean 32,000 T. CPO Stream MT T Arcturas Samudra Kuwait 5,000 T. Chem. Stream MT TSM Dubhe James Mackintosh 18,000 T. CPO

TO LOAD FOR FAR EAST, JAPAN, CHINESE PORTS & AUSTRALIAN PORTS

FOR INDIAN SUB CONTINENT

06/01 06/01-AM

06/01

FOR

EAST,

JAPAN, AUSTRALIA,

ZEALAND AND PACIFIC

ISLANDS

Singapor, Cai Mep,Hongkong,Shanghai,Ningbo,Schekou,Nansha (CI1) 01/01 01/01 01/01-AM

01/01 01/01-AM

Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Busan, Kwangyang, 01/01 08/01 08/01-AM Shijing 301E 22425 Ningbo, Tanjung Pelepas. (FM3) 08/01 02/01 02/01-AM

Chiba 013WE 22416

Shpg. Port Kelang, Singapore, Laem Chabang. 02/01 09/01 09/01-AM Wide Juliet 026WE 22434 ONE ONE (India) (TIP) 09/01 07/01 07/01-AM One Competence 083E 22415 ONE ONE (India) West Port Kelang, Singapore, Leam Chabang, Busan, Sanshan, 07/01 Ningbo, Sekou, Cai Mep. (PS3) 08/01 08/01-AM Zim Charleston 10E 22427 APL/OOCL DBC & Sons/OOCL(I) Port Kelang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, 08/01 Gold Star Star Shipping Busan (Ex. Pusan), San Pedro, Kwangyang, Chiwan. (CIXA)

TO LOAD FOR WEST ASIA GULF, RED SEA & EAST AFRICAN PORTS

30/12 30/12-AM SCI Mumbai 554 22428 SCI J. M Baxi Jebel Ali. (SMILE) 30/12 30/12 30/12-AM AS Alexandria 251E 22418 Maersk/GFS Maersk India/GFS Jabel Ali, Dammam, Mundra (Shaheen) 30/12 30/12 30/12-AM Maersk Atlanta 251W 22409 Maersk Line Maersk India Salalah, Jebel Ali, Port Qasim. 30/12 06/01 06/01-AM Maersk Pittsburgh 252W 22422 (MECL) 06/01

TBA SLS SLS Hazira, Cohin, Mangalore, Tuticorin, Mundra. (PIC 1)

TBA X-Press Feeders Merchant Shpg. Jebel Ali, Sohar (NMG)

TBA SLS SLS Mangalore, Kandla, Cochin.(WCC)

TO LOAD FOR INDIAN SUB CONTINENT PORTS

01/01 01/01-AM COSCO Thailand 090E 22419 COSCO COSCO Shpg. Karachi, Colombo (CI1) 01/01 01/01 01/01-AM EM Astoria 252S 22420 Maersk Line Maersk India Colombo, Bin Qasim, Karachi (JADE) 01/01 01/01 01/01-AM ALS Apollo 252E 22421 SCI J. M Baxi Colombo. (FM3) 01/01 02/01 02/01-AM Seaspan Chiba 013WE 22416 X-Press Feeders Merchant Shpg. Karachi, Muhammad Bin Qasim. 02/01 09/01 09/01-AM Wide Juliet 026WE 22434 ONE ONE (India) (TIP) 09/01 08/01 08/01-AM Zim Charleston 10E 22427 OOCL/APL OOCL(I)/DBC Sons Colombo. (CIXA) 08/01

TO LOAD FOR US & CANADA WEST COAST

30/12 30/12-AM Maersk Atlanta 251W 22409 Maersk Line Maersk Line India Newark, North Charleston, Savannah, Huston, Norfolk. 30/12 06/01 06/01-AM Maersk Pittsburgh 252W 22422 Safmarine Maersk Line India (MECL) 06/01 02/01 02/01-AM Seaspan Chiba 013WE 22416 X-Press Feeders Merchant Shpg Seattle, Vancouver, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, 02/01 09/01 09/01-AM Wide Juliet 026WE 22434 ONE ONE (India) Norforlk, Charleston, Halifax. (TIP) 09/01 07/01 07/01-AM One Competence 083E 22415 ONE ONE (India) Los Angeles, Oakland. (PS3) 07/01

IMPORT

L0332 - 2.54L0453 - 2.55L0602 - 2.44 H0044 - 5.90 H0127 - 5.97H0204 - 5.95H0235 - 5.88 H0925 - 5.16H1032 - 4.98H1134 - 4.87 L0658 - 2.31 L0744 - 2.25L0822 - 2.23L0855 - 2.24 L1605 - 1.28L1703 - 1.19L1755 - 1.12 H1226 - 4.82 H1310 - 4.81H1348 - 4.83H1420 - 4.86 H2250 - 5.43H2352 - 5.70 L1840 - 1.10 L1920 - 1.11L1957 - 1.14L2029 - 1.17 08 JANUARY

H0302 - 5.83H0328 - 5.82H0355 - 5.87H0423 - 5.93H0456 - 5.95H0531 - 5.89 L0000 - 1.87 L0923 - 2.22L0951 - 2.16L1019 - 2.04L1050 - 1.90L1125 - 1.77L1205 - 1.66 H0612 - 5.71 H1451 - 4.91H1522 - 4.95H1555 - 4.98H1631 - 4.99H1711 - 4.97H1758 - 4.94 L1249 - 1.57 L2100 - 1.19L2131 - 1.22L2203 - 1.27L2237 - 1.39L2316 - 1.58 H1854 - 4.93

L0053 - 2.23L0200 - 2.59L0322 - 2.82L0449 - 2.84L0602 - 2.69 H0038 - 5.85 H0129 - 6.03 H0659 - 5.44H0755 - 5.13H0901 - 4.87H1012 - 4.73H1121 - 4.74 L0701 - 2.48 L0752 - 2.26 L1340 - 1.50L1439 - 1.42L1544 - 1.29L1649 - 1.11L1750 - 0.90 H1223 - 4.85 H1319 - 4.99 H2001 - 4.96H2117 - 5.10H2232 - 5.34H2340 - 5.61 L1846 - 0.72 L1939 - 0.61

22 JANUARY 23 JANUARY 24 JANUARY 25 JANUARY 26 JANUARY 27 JANUARY 28 JANUARY

H0215 - 6.14H0257 - 6.20H0338 - 6.23H0418 - 6.22H0459 - 6.13H0543 - 5.92 L0032 - 1.88 L0839 - 2.04L0923 - 1.81L1006 - 1.57L1050 - 1.36L1135 - 1.20L1223 - 1.13 H0632 - 5.59

H1410 - 5.14H1459 - 5.25H1548 - 5.31H1638 - 5.31H1731 - 5.27H1830 - 5.20 L1315 - 1.17 L2028 - 0.59L2115 - 0.66L2201 - 0.83L2248 - 1.10L2337 - 1.46 H1939 - 5.14

29 JANUARY 30 JANUARY 31 JANUARY

L0136 - 2.30L0256 - 2.60L0427 - 2.66 H0730 - 5.16H0839 - 4.75H0959 - 4.48 L1413 - 1.28L1518 - 1.41L1626 - 1.47 H2056 - 5.14 H2215 - 5.24H2326 - 5.40

L0549 - 2.52 H0025 - 5.55 H0111 - 5.63H0147 - 5.65 H1114 - 4.41 L0649 - 2.33 L0732 - 2.20L0806 - 2.13 L1730 - 1.45 H1214 - 4.48 H1300 - 4.60H1336 - 4.73 L1824 - 1.38 L1908 - 1.29L1944 - 1.22 05 FEBRUARY 06 FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY H0216 - 5.65H0242 - 5.68H0305 - 5.76H0330 - 5.86H0356 - 5.94H0425 - 5.95H0457 - 5.83 L0835 - 2.07L0901 - 1.99L0925 - 1.85L0951 - 1.67L1019 - 1.49L1051 - 1.32L1126 - 1.21 H1407 - 4.85H1436 - 4.97H1506 - 5.08H1536 - 5.17H1610 - 5.23H1647 - 5.27H1728 - 5.26 L2016 - 1.17L2045 - 1.14L2115 - 1.14L2145 - 1.19L2218 - 1.31L2254 - 1.51L2335 - 1.81 12 FEBRUARY 13 FEBRUARY 14 FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY

H0532 - 5.60 L0023 - 2.18 L0124 - 2.57L0246 - 2.85L0425 - 2.88L0551 - 2.63 H0025 - 5.63 L1205 - 1.18 H0613 - 5.26 H0705 - 4.86H0818 - 4.52H0947 - 4.38H1111 - 4.50 L0652 - 2.28 H1816 - 5.21 L1252 - 1.22 L1350 - 1.31L1502 - 1.37L1622 - 1.31L1737 - 1.11 H1219 - 4.76 — H1917 - 5.12 H2034 - 5.07H2201 - 5.15H2320 - 5.37 L1840 - 0.88 19 FEBRUARY

L0008 - 1.89L0107 - 2.27L0223 - 2.57 H0554 - 5.31H0648 - 4.82H0758 - 4.36 L1230 - 1.07L1323 - 1.37L1427 - 1.68 H1859 - 5.29 H2010 - 5.13H2131 - 5.04

Coastal Shipping traffic grows from 74.9 MMTPA in 2014 to 133 MMTPA in 2022

NEW DELHI: The Coastal Shipping traffic has grown from 74.9MMTPAin2014to133MMTPAin 2022. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has stated that the promotion of Coastal Shipping is topmost priority under Sagarmala and the ministry has undertaken several initiatives to promote Coastal ShippingintheCountry.

In order to continue this pace and seekfurthergrowthofcoastaltrade,a perspective plan up to 2025 on development of Coastal Shipping in India has been prepared by Asian DevelopmentBank.

To encourage a modal shift, Coastal vessels are being provided a discount of 40% in port charges over foreign going vessels. Other measures such as reduction of GST on bunker fuel from 18 percent to 5 percent, Cabotage relaxation for cargo vessels, integration of inland and coastal cargo, Subsidy support toIndianshippingcompanies,Green channel clearance for coastal cargoes and priority berthing for coastal vessels at major ports are some of the efforts to promote CoastalShipping.

The Government is providing

assistance for construction or upgradation of exclusive coastal berths, platforms or jetties, mechanization of coastal berth, and capital dredging. Five dedicated Coastal Berths have already been constructed at various ports and another six are under development at various other ports.

With the advent of PM GatiShakti and National Logistic Portal, Coastal shipping will get further required boost and will help in realizing the goal of bringing down the overall logisticcost.

India’s NIRYAT portal to monitor export targets in real time

NEWDELHI:India’sDepartment of Commerce (DoC) has developed the National Import-Export Record forYearlyAnalysisofTrade(NIRYAT) portal—a real-time online monitoring system—to supplement the offline monitoringofexportperformance.

NIRYAT, which was launched in June 2022, covers 200 countries / territories by 31 commodity groups via a digitised data-driven framework

for facilitating timely policy making/ interventions in international trade, India’s DoC, Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in its Year End Review2022.

The portal also displays state/UT wise export performance with respect to 31 commodity groups. It is accessible to government stakeholders (including embassies/HCs/missions) and export

promotion councils (EPCs)/commodity boards / authorities, etc through individual login and password, for regular monitoringoftheexportperformance oftheirrespectivejurisdictionsandto take necessary action, wherever required.

Moreover, the DoC has said that a public portal has been created and is nowaccessibletoall.

Merchandise exports may drop 2.3% this year: CARE

NEW DELHI: Slowing global growth and cooling demand are likely to shrink India’s goods exports by morethan2%in2022-23andgrowjust 1.5% next year, CARE Ratings said in a recent research report, signalling a sharp drop in outbound shipments overthenextquarter.

India’s merchandise exports have grown 11.1% through the first eight months of the year to touch $295.3 billion, but the rating agency cited recent months’ trend of moderating exports to reckon that the full-year figure would be 2.3% lower than the record $422 billion achievedin2021-22.

With major economies likely to experience a sharp slowdown and global trade growth moderating, India’s manufacturing sector, whose Gross Value Added to the economy contracted4.3%inthesecondquarter, will feel the pain of lower external demandasisevidentinthe4%dropin industrial output in October,

economists at the rating agency pointedout.

“Sectors with high export intensity will specifically be hit hard bytheensuingglobalslowdown,”they said, identifying gems & jewellery, ceramic & glassware, leather & leather products, drugs & pharmaceuticals, engineering & electrical goods, and textiles as the most export-intensive sectors in manufacturing.

“Some of these export intensivesectors like textiles and garments, gems & jewellery, leather products are also highly labour-intensive. Hence, slowdown in these sectors will have implications for the overall employment scenario in the economy,” they cautioned in the note.

India’s average monthly trade deficit of $25 billion so far this year compares with an average of $16 billion last year. CARE said it expected India’s overall trade deficit

for the year to be $294 billion, or 8% of GDP, compared with $189 billion, or 6% of GDP, in 2021-22. This deficit could moderate to 6.9% of GDP in 2023-24 with easing commodity prices,itprojected.

Thecurrentaccountdeficit,which hita15-quarterhighof2.8%ofGDPin the April-to-June 2022 quarter, is pegged at 3.6% of GDP for 2022-23, but may moderate to 2.2% next year, partly helped by lower commodity prices and partly by an expected easing in domestic demand, CARE saidinthereport.

“Region-wise analysis of trade balance data shows a worsening of trade deficit with China. Given that India has a large trade deficit with China,worseninggrowthprospectsin China are worrying for the Indian economy. Moreover, with the U.S. and EU slowing down, India’s trade surplus with these regions has also been falling,” it pointed out in the report.

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PM GatiShakti NMP in full swing in 2022 : Commerce Ministry Year End Review

NEWDELHI:Withover1,200data layers of concerned central ministries/departments and 755 essential layers of states/ union territories (UT), India’s PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) is fully operational in 2022, as per the year-end review of Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI). PMGatiShaktihasalsocomplemented the National Logistics Policy for any transportrelatedchallenges.

Individual portals for 22 infrastructure and user economic ministries and all 36 states/UTs with necessary data layers, customised tools, and functionalities were developed,accordingtotheMoCI.

Altogether thirty-eight meetings of the Network Planning Group (NPG) were held during the year, wherein 57projectswereexamined.Inaddition, user ministries shared 197 critical infrastructuregapspertainingtoroad, rail, and port connectivity. These were examinedbytheNPG.

Online course on PM GatiShakti was hosted on Integrated

Government Online Training (iGoT) platformtobuildcapacitieswithinthe government. Resolution of issues for time bound project implementation gained momentum through the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) mechanism.

Twenty-eight states submitted their annual action plans. Plans of all states worth 5,023 crore were recommended to department of expenditure(DoE).

For efficient operation of the PM GatiShakti NMP, training and capacity building of over 1,000 State level officers in physical mode at Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N) was completed, apart from6zonalconferences.

Furthermore, 15 states developed logistics policy. States of Karnataka and Punjab notified their logistics policy in the month of November, the MoCIsaidinitsyear-endreview.

A new digital platform—ease of logistics services or E-Logs — was also started under the

NationalLogisticsPolicy.

The integration of Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP), with 32 systems of 7 different ministries through 100+plus application programming interfaces (APIs), covering 1600-plus fields was completed successfully. ULIP was designed and developed by NICDC undertheguidanceofNitiAayog.

“Through this portal, industry associations can directly take up any such matters which are causing problems in their operations and performance with the government agencies.Acompletesystemhasalso been put in place for the speedy resolution of such cases,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said during the launch of National LogisticsPolicyinSeptember2022.

National Workshop on PM GatiShakti was also organised on October 13, 2022, during which the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 report was released by the union minister of commerceandindustry.

India-Australia FTA to help increase Apparel exports: AEPC

NEW DELHI : An outreach programme with apparel exporters was organized by the Department of Commerce (DOC) in association with Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)atApparelHouseGurugram. This was the first outreach programme on Indo- Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) where the government and exporters exchanged their views to harness the best potential of the ECTA deal. The prominent members of the garment trade including members from OGTC, GEMA, ATDC, etc. were presentatthemeeting.

Parul Singh, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce, made a presentation on Indo- Australia ECTA which highlighted the benefits of the deal for the apparel industry. Singh said, “This FTA is a pathbreaking initiative of the government to promote exports. This deal is likely to benefit various labour-intensive sectors which are subjected to 5 percent import duty by Australia currently. This deal will provide immediatemarketaccessatzeroduty accounting 98.3 percent of tariff lines accounting for 96.4 percent of India’s exports in value terms to Australia and the remaining 1.7 percent lines over 5 years. Overall, Australia is offering duty elimination on

100 percent of its tariff line which will ensure duty-free access covers all labour-intensive sectors, such as textilesandApparel.”

Highlighting the benefits for the Apparel Sector, Singh stated, “India’s 70 percent of textile products and 90 percent of apparel products face a 5 percent tariff on export to Australia vis-à-vis competitors such as China, Vietnam and Bangladesh whichhavezerodutyaccess.Withthe elimination of duty, India’s exports of textiles and apparel are expected to gain from US$ 0.5 billion to US$ 1.1 billion in the next 3 years. Further, additional capacity creation due to exports and re-investment is likely to create additional employment of 40,000personsperannum.”

Delivering the special address Sudhir Sekhri, Vice Chairman AEPC said, “Australia is the largest importer of garmentsinthe Southern Hemisphere. While China’s share of import of apparel into Australia is morethan70percent,India’ssharein imports is less than 5 percent. With the India-Australia ECTA getting operationalized, India will have a slight duty advantage over Vietnam and Indonesia for imports in the Australian market”. India’s RMG exports to Australia have seen a growth of an average of 11.84 percent over the last 5 years, which is purely

onaccountofChinaPlusOnestrategy adopted by most countries. Going by this growth trend and with the ECTA coming into play, AEPC believes that India’s RMG exports to Australia would grow three times by 2025, Vice ChairmanAEPCadded.

Sekhri noted that as MOQ is small for Australia it will provide a big opportunity for even smaller and medium size exporters to supply Indian products. P M S Uppal, President OGTC in his address said, “Time has come for us to ask the top ten Australian importers what they actually need, as most of the fabrics arenotavailableinIndia.Alotofstudy needstobedoneandgovernmentand trade would need to walk hand in hand.” He said most of the big Australian companies have deep roots in China. They will only be considering India as an option if we give them lucrative incentives and reasons to shift to India for sourcing their requirements. AEPC senior EC members along with other small and medium exporters raised the issue of direct shipping lines with FTA countries and faster clearance at customs. Members suggested ways how the fabrics imports can be easily facilitated without going for an advance authorization scheme and suggested ways for faster clearances attheports.

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Japanese firms rank India as top investment destination

NEW DELHI: Japan Inc is upbeat about Indias economic growth story despite rising geopolitical uncertainties. More than 72 per cent of Japanese companies said they were keen to expand their business operations in India which topped the chart, a survey by Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) revealed. Notably only 33.4 per cent said that they would be keen to expand their business operations in China,thesurveyrevealed.

Vietnam is a close second with 60 per cent firms opting for the SoutheastAsiannation.

Notjustthat.Indiaalsotoppedthe list of countries from which Japanese firmsexpectedtoincreasetheirprofit

margins amid the rising global challenges. According to the survey 63.2 per cent of the companies expected their profitability to increase while the figure was 26.8percentforChina.

“Most Japanese companies are looking at India to expand their businesses. The experience of the Japanese companies which are already operating in India has been very good. The sentiment here is positive,” Takashi Suzuki, Chief Director General (South Asia), JETRO, wasquotedassaying.

Suzuki added that Japanese companies are also looking at India for their product development for the global markets. “They would

manufacture here and then export. Africaandthewesterncountries–are the main regions that the companies would be looking to export their products from India,” he said, adding that the Aatmanirbhar Bharat programmewillbeagamechangerin thisrespect.

“It goes with (Prime Minister Narendra) Modiji’s vision as well –that you make in India and then export,”Suzukisaid.

In May, Prime Minister Modi, who was in Japan to attend the QUAD summit, held a meeting with the top 30 CEOs of Japanese companies. “Make in India for the World” –was Modi’s message to the Japanese businesscommunity.

Grape exporters wary as Europe stares at possible recession

NASHIK: Good crop and lower freight charges have failed to excite grape exporters from India as demand from the European markets continues to be low. As European nations stare at a possible recession, demand for Indian table grapes is down by 20 per cent, which can seriously hamper the price realisation of the growers.

Vilas Shinde, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Nashik-based Sahyadri Farms–the farmers’ producer company–said early trends show that the demand fromsupermarketsandothersources in the European market is down by 20 per cent. “This is a serious down turn at the start of the season itself,” he said. European countries like Netherlandsaccountfor38percentof the Indian exports. Fears of an

impending recession, Shinde, said could be the reason why demand is lowthisseason.

Ironically, this damper comes at a time when farmers have reported good quality of fruits with little or no adverse climatic events like heavy rains or hailstorms ahead of the harvest season. The season, Shinde said,wouldbedelayedbyamonthand exports which normally start in the middle of December would start only towards the end of January. Also freight charges, which had caused concerns last year, have more or less come back to normal levels. Freight charges had sky-rocketed due to the global logistic crisis, post-Covid. Due tolackofstaffandcontainers,exports hadslumpedmajorly.

Exports of over 2.5 lakh tonnes of table grapes are shipped to countries like the Netherlands,

UnitedKingdom,Bangladeshandthe Middle-East being the primary destinations. Indian grapes fill in the slim window when grapes from South Africa is not easily available in the global market. Maharashtra is the largest grower of table grapes in the country with the Nashik region being dubbedasCaliforniaoftheEast.India has nearly 2 lakh hectares of area undergrapeswithMaharashtraalone accounting for 71 percent of the cultivation. Grapenet, a unique traceabilitysystem,allowsfarmersto register their export ready plots and prepare for harvest in the right time. While the European markets might be down, Shinde mentioned that they areoptimisticaboutChinesemarkets beingopen.Lastyear,duetothestrict Covid protocols of the country, Indian table grapes could not be sent toChina.

Work on Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated Corridor expected to begin in next 3 months

CHENNAI: Construction on the 20.6kmdouble-deckerelevatedhighway between Chennai Port and Maduravoyal, which is being built at a cost of Rs 5,855 crore, is set to begin at theendofthisfinancialyear.

The two-tier, four-lane elevated corridor will be built in four sections. The 12-kilometre section of the 20.6-kilometre corridor will be doubledecked.

It is between Maduravoyal on the Chennai-Bengaluru highway and the Napier bridge, which is close to the ChennaiPortgate.

In accordance with Prime Minister Gati Shakti programme, tenders for its construction were called in July. However, the bids could not be finalised becausetheprojectwasawaitingIndian Railways’ clearance of the coastal regulationzoneandapproval.

According to an NHAI official, Indian Railways needs to approve the drawing because the elevated roadway crosses railway lines in two places. The agreement would be executed with the selected bidder by the end of the currentfinancialyear.

“Wearepursuingitanditmayhappen shortly. We are extending the bids for thesetwoissues,”theNHAIofficialadded, reportsTheNewIndianExpress.

The project will be carried out using the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) model. A detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the executing agency for theproject.

The Chennai Port, the State government and the Centre jointly implementtheproject.

The first level of the corridor

facilitates the movement of light vehicles between Koyambedu and Chennai Port. The corridor has ramps for entry and exit at 13 different locations. They include Chintadripet, Monteith Road, Binny Road, Spurtank Road, Aminjikarai police station, KamarajSalai,SivanandaSalai,College RoadandArumbakkam.

The second level was designed specifically for heavy motor vehicles between Chennai Port and Maduravoyal. Currently, cargo traffic from the south or west region of the state has to detour through the Outer Ring Road at Perungalathur towards Maduravoyal, Red Hills, Tiruvottiyur and enter the Chennai port in Royapuram — nearly 75 km away, taking about two hours. However, using the proposed elevated corridor, itwilltakejust45minutes.

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Evergreen Marine acquires Charing Yang stake, boosting holding to 50%

TAIWAN:

Evergreen

Marine Corp yesterday said that it has acquired a 10 percent stake in Charing Yang Development Co for NT$450 million (US$14.67 million) as the nation’s largest container cargo shipperaimstoseekstabledividendincome.

The investment raises Evergreen Marine’s stakeinCharingYangDevelopmentto50percent, company president Eric Hsieh told a news conferenceinTaipei.

Hsieh said Evergreen Marine increased its investment in Charing Yang, as the developer has reported stable profit growth and dividends in the past few years on the back of rent revenue from department storesincentralTaoyuan.

The shipper expects the value of real estate in the areatoincrease,hesaid.

Evergreen Marine has also decided to purchase two office buildings in Taoyuan from Evergreen InternationalCorpforNT$4.74billion,Hsiehsaid.

The property purchase is for the shipper’s own use andaimstoreducerentalcostswhileseekinginvestment gains,hesaid.

Commenting on the outlook of the cargo shipping sector, Hsieh said that Evergreen Marine has seen demand rebound from last month, with its load factor risingabove90percentthismonthfollowingtheeasingof COVID-19restrictionsinChina.

Freight rates on some routes have decreased at a slowerrate,whilesomehavebeguntorecover,hesaid.

With some of its peers planning to charge higher fees from next month, Evergreen Marine plans to follow suit by imposing an additional fee of US$1,000 per container on US routes, given rising demand, Hsieh said. “Business should be rosy before the Lunar New Year holiday,”hesaid.

Next year, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the implementation of stricter emissions rules by the International Maritime Organization would affect the shippingmarketthemost,Hsiehsaid.

Evergreen last month reported a double-digit annual fall in revenue to NT$36 billion, but its cumulative revenuestillrose37percenttoNT$597billionforthefirst 11monthsofthisyearthankstostrongrevenuegrowthin thefirsthalfofthisyear,companydatashowed.

DPIIT seeks views of different Ministries on draft National Retail Trade policy

NEW DELHI: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has sought the views of 16 departments and ministries on its draft national retail trade policy, which is aimed at the overall development of all formats of the sector, anofficialsaid.

After getting comments from all the Departments and Ministries, DPIIT would seek approval of the Union Cabinetonthepolicy,theofficialadded.

The policy would focus on formulating strategies to provide a globally competitive and sustainable environment for the overall development of retail trade throughtargetedefforts.

Theobjectivesofthepolicyincludeensuringeasyand quick access to affordable credit, facilitating modernization and digitisation of retail trade by promoting modern technology and superior infrastructural support; development of physical infrastructure across the distribution chain; promotion

of skill development and improve labour productivity, and providing an effective consultative and grievance redressalmechanismforthesector.

India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in theretailspace.

According to a report of CII-Kearney on retail, a cohesive national retail policy can help generate 30 lakh more jobs by 2024. The report was released in November2020.

The retail industry is likely to see 10 per cent annual growthtoreachaboutUSD2trillionby2032,accordingto aBCG-RAIreport.

Besidestheretailpolicy,theDPIITisalsoworkingon formulatinganationale-commercepolicytopromotethe growthoftheonlineretailsectorinthecountry.

A new industrial policy is also on the anvil, the official said.

Thiswillbethethirdindustrialpolicyafterthefirstin 1956andthesecondin1991.

Anil Kumar Lahoti appointed as next Chairman of Railway Board

NEW DELHI: Anil Kumar Lahoti, a Railway Engineer, will be the next Railway Board Chairman and CEO from January 1. Currently, he is member (infrastructure)intherailwayboard.

This is the first appointment of the Railway Board chief after the government notified integrated railway service,IRMS.LohatiisamemberoftheIndianRailways Services of Engineers (IRSE) batch of 1984. Earlier he waspostedasthegeneralmanagerofWesternRailways.

A native of Guna in Madhya Pradesh, Lahoti post graduated from IIT Roorkee with a Master of Engineering (structures). His brother late Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was the 35th Chief Justice of India.

Hehasawiderangeofexperienceinrailwaysandhas workedfortheCentralRailwayinvariouspositionsinthe divisions of Nagpur, Jabalpur, Bhusaval and Central Railwayheadquarters.