During the course of the year‚ Gulftainer accomplished a significant throughput of 6 million TEUs at its terminals. This achievement reinforces Gulftainer’s position as one of the leading operators in the Middle East and supports its goal of handling 18 million TEUs and operating 35 terminals across five continents by 2020. Across the Middle East in 2013‚ Gulftainer’s facilities in Iraq and Saudi Arabia witnessed double digit growth and continued to gain momentum as markets expanded due
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port handling capacity is very large‚ about 20% of the container transfer capability globally....Right from the early years of the 19th century‚ Singapore was established as a central trade connection between Europe and the Far East. Consequently‚ the country has only 5 million people quickly developed as a maritime center‚ with 180‚000 jobs in this industry. 1. Identify and evaluate the current key supply chain and logistical issues of MPA in both international inbound and outbound cargo transport
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Maritime Law The value of many shipments depends upon fluctuations in the currency rates‚ freight‚ handling charges‚ and other expenses. By means of insurance protection will be provided to goods from any uncontrollable variables. A contract of Marine Insurance is defined by section 7 of the Marine Insurance Act of 1909 as: "A contract whereby the insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured‚ in manner and to the extent thereby agreed‚ against marine losses‚ that is to say‚ the losses incident to
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in the meantime‚ sold even to a bona fide purchaser. 4. What is an ‘in personam legal claim’? In personam claims are now governed by CPR Pt 58 and Practice Direction 58 (PD 58). An action in personam will be allowed for claims against the cargo belonging to the
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in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled and the number of passengers carried‚ Hong Kong is one of the major ports of the world. Administration: Responsibility for administering the port is vested in the Director of Marine. The Port Operations Committee advises him on all matters
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your own words the differences between each. Under what circumstances might a Freight Forwarder want to act as either a Principal or Agent? When Freight Forwarders act as principal‚ they assume all responsibility and liability for the pick-up‚ handling‚ transporting and delivery of the shipment as a regular common carrier would. Their name is on the BOL. When a Freight Forwarder acts as an agent‚ their liability ends once they hand over the shipment to the carrier. They facilitate the movement
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in the workplace. Forklift trucks are used to move‚ raise or lower objects that are stored in containers or on pallets to other areas of the workplace. Their use helps to improve workplace productivity and reduces the need for excessive manual handling of goods and objects by employees. However‚ according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health there are around 100 fatalities and 20‚000 serious injuries each year. Here‚ in the USA‚ as a result of forklift truck incidents
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Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 3 3. History Evolution 3 4. Purpose of this Report 3 5. Methodology 3 6. Comparative Advantages 4 6.1. Location 4 6.2. Deep Waters 4 6.3. Natural Shelter 4 7. Competitive Advantages 5 7.1. Global Connectivity 5 7.2. Logistic Infrastructure 5 7.2.1. Safety 5 7.2.2. Security 5 7.2.3. Pollution Control 6 7.3. Tax 6 7.4. Registration 6 7.5. Incentives 6 7.5.1. Free Trade Zone 6 7.5.2. Approved International Shipping (AIS) Enterprise
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/day in 2000. Objective: To fulfil NHAI’s responsibility in facilitating connectivity with minimal traffic congestion‚ pollution‚ accidents and fuel wastage and to augment capacity Key Findings: • The project got commissioned on 25th January 2008‚ handling a volume of 180‚000 PCUs per day and is growing at 9% Y-O-Y • PPP financing: The funding at the time of financial closure in 2003 was Rs 547.5 crore with debt of Rs. 383.3 crore and
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INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION: “GO CLEAN – GO GREEN” The supply chain process at Kuehne and Nagel has adopted the "Go Clean - Go Green" initiative which includes joining 14 ocean carriers and 12 shippers as member of the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG). The carrier members measure the actual consumption of bunker fuel and subsequently apply a common methodology for calculating and providing their individual trade-lane based carbon dioxide emissions per gram/TEU/km. The process
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