| Santosh Nautiyal next TAMP chief |
Mr Santosh Nautiyal, Chairman of the National Shipping Board (NSB), has reportedly been tipped to become the new Chairman of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP).
Capt. P. V. K. Mohan, at present Chairman of the Hyderabad-based Seaways Shipping, and also a member of the NSB, is likely to take over as the new Chairman of the soon-to-be-reconstituted NSB, sources said. |
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| DP World 1st global port operator to be certified partner in C-TPAT |
DP World, one of the world’s leading marine terminal operators, has been certified as a partner in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) initiative by US Customs and Border Patrol, thus becoming the only international port operator to have achieved this recognition.
This certification is primarily based on DP World’s commitment to the international ISO 28000 security standards, which are independently audited. DP World was the first global maritime terminal operator to achieve ISO 28000 certification and is currently rolling out the standards throughout its network of 44 terminals.
Commented DP World CEO, Mr Mohammed Sharaf, "We are proud to be part of the C-TPAT initiative and to have achieved certification for all our terminals. It is recognition once again of our commitment to maintaining and managing high levels of security standards, procedures and processes at our terminals, which in turn contributes to international efforts to secure the global supply chain".
"We regard security as a baseline service for our customers. This important validation provides DP World’s customers with C-TPAT benefits, including priority clearance of containers, training and sharing of information, which will help the efficient flow of goods to market".
DP World is also involved in the US government’s Container Security Initiative (CSI), which sees US Customs officers based in 14 DP World terminals to inspect containers bound for the US. In addition, DP World is also taking the lead in the most recent public/private initiative to develop and adopt container scanning and tracking technology, participating in the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) pilot with the US government.
DP World’s terminal in Southampton in the UK, and in Karachi are two of the three pilot locations currently rolling out scanning for nuclear and radioactive materials.
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| Details of DP World Terminals - Worldwide |
DP WORLD TERMINALS (EXISTING):
| 1. India Gateway Terminal |
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Cochin, India |
| 2. Visakha Container Terminal |
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Visakhapatnam, India |
| 3. Chennai Container Terminal |
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Chennai, India |
| 4. Nhavasheva International Container Terminal |
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Mumbai, India |
| 5. Mundra International Container Terminal |
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Mundra, India |
| 6. Qasim International Container Terminal |
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Pakistan |
| 7. Mozambique International Port Services |
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Maputo, Africa |
| 8. Dakar container terminal |
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Dakar, Africa |
| 9. Djibouti Seaport |
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Republic of Djibouti, Africa |
| 10. Asia Container Terminals Ltd. |
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Hong Kong |
| 11. Kwai Chung Container Terminals |
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Hong Kong |
| 12. CT3 |
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Hong Kong |
| 13. ATL Logistics Centre Yantian Ltd. |
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Yantian, China |
| 14. Shanghai Ji Fa Logistics Company |
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Shanghai, China |
| 15. Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal |
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Qingdao, China |
| 16. DP World Yantai Co. Ltd. |
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Yantai, China |
| 17. Tianjin Orient Container Terminals Co.,Ltd. |
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Tianjin, China |
| 18. Asian Terminals Incorporated |
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Manila, Philippines |
| 19. Laem Chabang International Terminal |
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Laem Chabang, Thailand |
| 20. Pusan Newport |
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Pusan, South Korea |
| 21. PT Terminal Pertikemas Surabaya |
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Surabaya, Indonesia |
| 22. Fisherman Islands Terminal |
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Brisbane, Australia |
| 23. Port Botany Container Terminal |
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Sydney, Australia |
| 24. West Swanson Terminal |
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Melbourne, Australia |
| 25. DP World Adelaide |
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Adelaide, Australia |
| 26. Fremantle Terminal |
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Fremantle, Australia |
| 27. Vostochny International Container Services |
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Russia |
| 28. Southampton Container Terminal |
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Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 29. Tilbury Container Services |
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Tilbury, United Kingdom |
| 30. Générale de Manutention Portuaire |
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Lehavre, France |
| 31. Intramar SA |
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Marseille, France |
| 32. Eurofos |
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Fos, France |
| 33. Delwaide Dock terminal |
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Belgium |
| 34. Antwerp Gateway |
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Antwerp, Belgium |
| 35. DP World Germersheim |
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Germany |
| 36. Constanta South Container Terminal |
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Constanta, Romania |
| 37. DP World Caucedo |
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Caucedo, Dominician Republic |
| 38. Terminals Rio de plata |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 39. DP World Puerto Cabello |
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Puerto Cabello, Venezuela |
| 40. DP World Vancouver |
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Vancouver, Canada |
| 41. Port Rashid |
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Dubai |
| 42. Fujairah Port |
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Dubai |
| 43. Jeddah Islamic Port South Container Terminal |
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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DP WORLD TERMINALS (NEW DEVELOPMENTS):
| 1. International Container Transhipment Terminal |
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Cochin, India |
| 2. London Gateway |
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London, United Kingdom |
| 3. Saigon Premier Container Terminal |
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 4. Doraleh Container Terminal |
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Republic of Djibouti, Africa |
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| Release of 'SAMANWAYAM' (In-house journal of IGT) |
by Chairman & Deputy Chairman of Cochin Port Trust
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| Award Winners of DP World-Cochin Customer Day 2008 |
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| Top performing vessel operator for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘SHREYAS SHIPPING & LOGISTICS LTD.’ Cochin
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| Top performing line for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘MAERSK LINE’ Cochin
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| Second top performing line for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘SHREYAS RELAY SYSTEMS LTD’ Cochin
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| Third top performing line for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘CMA CGM’ Cochin
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| Top performing CHA for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘JAI NARAYANA SHIPPING CO.’ Cochin
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| Second top performing CHA for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘CHAKIAT AGENCIES’ Cochin
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| Third top performing CHA for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘NATIONAL TRADE AGENCIES’ Cochin
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| Top performing exporter for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘RIETER-LMW MACHINERY LIMITED’ Coimbatore
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| Second top performing exporter for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘APOLLO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED’ Cochin
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| Third top performing exporter for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘D.C.MILLS PVT. LTD.’ Alleppey
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| Top performing importer for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘MALAYALA MANORAMA CO.LTD.’ Kottayam
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| Third top performing importer for the year of 2007 |
Awarded to ‘MRF LIMITED’ Cochin
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| Pictures of ICTT Vallarpadam Different Phases - 1, 1A and 2 |
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| Cochin Customs introduces risk management system |
To enable seamless clearance of selected imported goods, Cochin Customs House has introduced Risk Management System (RMS), thereby making it the 13th Customs House in the country with this facility.
The objective of the RMS is to strike an optimal balance between facilitation and enforcement and enable clearance of low risk consignments based on importer’s declaration. The new system will project the Customs department as a facilitator instead of a regulator by not compromising on the quality of scrutiny, a press release said.
On an average, Cochin Customs House handles 20,000 to 25,000 bills of entry in a year.
The introduction of RMS in Customs will enable quicker clearance of goods imported and utilise existing resources in an effective and efficient manner for checking consignments that are seen as high revenue risk instead of assessing and examining all goods imported. As part of RMS, some importers will be granted an accredited client status wherein their goods will not be assessed and checked anywhere in the country.
RMS will reduce the dwell time resulting in faster clearance thus reducing the transaction costs to the benefit of the trade and increase the competitiveness of Indian business. As part of RMS, importers will file a true and complete set of documents. Scrutiny will be done on selective basis by electronic data system. System approved consignments will be exempted from concurrent audit and examination of the goods.
Customs Department introduced this quality assessment system by concentrating on selective consignments picked up electronically since majority of the consignments will be cleared without scrutiny, examination and audit. With the facility of filing documents through the e-commerce portal and e-payment facility being provided, the trade will benefit from the automation offered by customs as it will save a lot of time expediting the clearance of cargo. |
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| DP World Cochin (IGTPL) bags Lloyd’s List ‘Innovation Award’ |
Like all other modern container terminals in the world, DP World Cochin also handles various types and categories of containers, including hazardous cargo containers. While a separate area was allocated to stack hazardous containers as per the International Maritime Organization (IMO) classification, there was no system to handle leaky tank containers stuffed with barrels of liquid cargo. This posed a serious problem, as hazardous cargo leaking from the containers could pose a threat to safety and environment.
To deal with such an eventuality, the options available were the conventional method of constructing a bund or having a mobile collection unit. Posed with the constraints at site with regard to the available space and the heavy monsoons, the mobile unit was a preferred option. This could facilitate ease of transportation from the point of origin to the point of disposal, keeping under covered space etc. as required.
Going a step further, the Engineering team of DP World Cochin made use of the available resources in the terminal, vis-à-vis, an unserviceable trailer, in-house designing / labour and built a product which was just suited for the purpose.
First, a platform with full reinforcement was made on the trailer and then a tank of 1,800-litre capacity was provided in the middle of the platform with a drain valve. The slope of the platform from all the sides is towards the rear end so as to collect the liquid in the tank through the funnel and pipe provided at the rear. The cargo collected in the tank can be drained out easily and disposed of safely. The unit is easy and inexpensive to maintain.
The project expense was less than 2500 USD. and was completed within a month.
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| DP World submits project proposals to CPT |
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| Interactive Voice Response System & SMS Facility |
The Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) of India Gateway Terminal was launched by Sri. N.Ramachandran, IPS, Chairman, Cochin Port Trust and the Short Message Service (SMS) facility was inagurated by Capt.Subhash Kumar, Dy. Chairman, Cochin Port Trust on 1st September 2006.
Any customer can query container or vessel status like position of a container in the yard, last out date of container, sailed out vessels, Cargo cut off time of vessels, expected vessels, etc through the IVRS or SMS.
How to use IVRS
1. Dial 4080100.
2. Dial 1 for Container information 2 for vessel information.
3. Dial the numerical part of the container number or voyage number.
Eg: For container number ‘MSKU2029890’ dial 2029890.
For voyage number ‘18e’ dial 18.
How to use SMS
SMS the container number prefixed with ‘c’ to 9895704440 for getting information about a container.
SMS the voyage number prefixed with ‘v’ to 9895704440 for getting information about a vessel.
Eg:
For the vessel with voyage number ‘21e’ send SMS v21e to 9895704440.
For the container number MSKU2029890 send cMSKU2029890 to 9895704440.
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| Steps to end 'unhealthy' practices at port |
SOURCE : THE HINDU - NOV. 7, 2006
Karim says action will be taken against illegal collection of money at Kochi port
- Holds meeting with stakeholders on Monday
- Government to extend necessary help to enforce law and order in Willingdon Island
The State Government has decided to crack the whip to discipline the errant labour at Cochin Port Trust and to bring a modicum of discipline for smooth functioning of the Kochi Port.
Industries Minister Elamaram Karim, who held a prolonged meeting with the stakeholders at the Cochin Port Trust here on Monday, made it clear that the Government could not be a “mere spectator” when the “unlawful collection of money goes on in the port” to the detriment of trade and commerce.
Later briefing newsmen, the Minister said the Government decided to stop forthwith all illegal collections from vehicles plying in the port area with immediate effect.
The allegation was rampant that there were illegal collection of money from trailers and trucks at the port.
An all-party meeting was convened by the Industries and Labour Ministers with the port management, port users and trade unions in the port to sort out the issues which the authorities feared were getting out of hand.
Action promised:
It was also decided at the meeting to take legal action against those who indulged in unauthorized collection of the port and that the State Government should extend all necessary help to enforce law and order in Willingdon Island with the help of officials from the Industries, Law and Labour departments.
Fearing that such “shady practices” would send wrong signals to prospective investors who want to do business in Kerala, the Government would be instructing the Customs House Agents not to give any illegal money by name ‘Kettu kooli’ to anyone. There would not be any hindrances to trailers coming from other states.
Contractors had every right to hire any lorry for the movement of cargo to and from the port, the Minister pointed out.
Welfare scheme:
P.K.Gurudasan, Labour Minister and the Government would formulate a welfare scheme for the benefit of workers in the port in consultation with the Union Government.
It was also proposed to open an office of Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Board in the island and all labour bookings should be done through the Board so that the money collected in the name of workers was genuinely spent for the welfare of workers and not siphoned off by middlemen.
All existing casual head load workers should be asked to register in the Board, he added.
These measures come in the backdrop of the Cochin Port Trust’s efforts to stop the illegal collections which were continuing without let up.
The port authorities had filed police complaints in this regard and represented the matter to the Government.
According to Port Trust sources, this sort of illegal collections had resulted in high handling costs in the port and led to diversion of cargo from the port.
When major ports had recorded a growth rate of 20 to 30 per cent with annual cargo throughput, the productivity of the Kochi port remained stagnant over the past several years.
The diversion of cargo from the port resulted in considerable loss of revenue to the port as well as to the State Government and loss of employment opportunities to people.
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