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Vol. LXI No. 67 th FRIDAY 16 APRIL 2021
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Jumbo Shipping and SAL Heavy Lift launch Jumbo-SAL-Alliance Joint venture creates a new commercial heavy weight in project and breakbulk shipping with a fleet of 30 advanced heavy li vessels
HAMBURG: Today, the heavy lift industry sees a new and powerful constellation unfold. Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, the German-based breakbulk and project cargo specialist, commence operations with their joint venture as the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance. Combining their fleets and all commercial activities, SAL and Jumbo are gearing up to create a new powerhouse in the heavy lift sector. This is a very proud moment for Jumbo and SAL. Both companies believe that this move propels them to a greater level of geographical outreach and commercial capacity. To serve clients worldwide, the joint venture acts as
the single commercial entry point for its joint sales network of offices and agents in 20+ countries. Significantly, it Dr. Martin Harren Mr. Michael Kahn h a n d l e s t h e Managing Director, Harren & Partner Managing Director, Jumbo Shipping complete marketing of 30 highly versatile project cargo vessels with lifting capacities up to 3,000 t SWL, marking it as the largest fleet in the 800+ t sector. This ensures availability, flexibility and the right transport concept at the right time for customers seeking reliable and high quality shipping solutions. Cont’d. Pg. 6
India plans expansion of Iran's Chabahar Port, mulls linking it with INSTC: Report NEW DELHI: Chabahar port had handled 123 vessels and 1.8 million tonnes of bulk and general cargoes from February 2019 to January 2021, India's Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in March. India is planning to expand Iran's Chabahar port by supplying two more cranes. India is also planning to link the strategically located port with the International North-South Transport Corridor
VCT sets ship productivity record for a Maersk vessel VISHAKHAPATNAM: Visakha Container Terminal (VCT) has set a new ship productivity record of 110 moves per hour while handling the CHX service vessel Mexico, completing a total of 2113 moves in just 19.4 hours on 8 April 2021 with an average gross crane productivity of 28.8 moves per hour. The latest achievement of 110 moves per hour exceeded the terminal’s earlier productivity record, achieved in December 2019, of 108 moves per hour. These achievements underscore the commitment of VCT to provide consistent and reliable best-inclass services to the shipping lines. With the enhanced operational efficiency at the terminal, VCT is facilitating faster ship movements, thereby reducing the cost of logistics and improving the effectiveness of the supply chain for the Export Import trade. VCT’s strategic location, hinterland connectivity and on-dock rail facilities are attractive to shipping lines globally. Extending the rebates for vessel-related charges, VPT’s accommodation of container vessels of 390 metre LOA and developing an empty container yard are some of the recent initiatives taken to facilitate the trade. With an additional 395-metre-long quay getting ready for operation during the third quarter of the year, terminal capacity will increase to 1.3 million TEUs annually by the end of 2021.
(INSTC) to boost trade with Russia and Eurasia. New consignments might be traded through the INSTC in near future, the report said. India is mulling supplying two mobile harbour cranes for the Chabahar port by the middle of 2021 to deal with the increasing traffic, The Economic Times reported. India had already supplied two similar cranes to the port earlier this year. Cont’d. Pg. 2