World Logistics Passport launched by DED Ajman AND MORE…
A maritime news and analysis weekly, to help you make informed decisions in the weeks ahead.
Issue #96: 29 Jul, 2020
Maersk ends Arabian Express; instead launches Arabian Star via Hazira
The global shipping company Maersk introduced a new service called Arabian Star, commencing on August 17, 2020, out of Port Klang, Malaysia via Hazira and will connect Far East Asia, Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East.
The rotation will be: Port Klang — Singapore — Tanjung Pelepas — Jebel Ali — Dammam — Doha — Hazira — Colombo. The westbound service takes 23 days out of Port Klang, while the eastbound take 19 days out of Jebel Ali.
The last sailing of Arabian Express will be JOSEPHINE MAERSK (voyage 034W), estimated to depart from Colombo on August 21. The rotation will be Colombo — Jebel Ali — Doha — Colombo.
Terminated service: Arabian Express
DED Ajman Signs MoU with PCFC, DP World for ‘World Logistics Passport’
DED-Ajman signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) remotely with Port, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) and DP World in order to benefit from the “World Logistics Passport” Project features and enhance export from the emirate.The aim is to provide exporters with project privileges, and enable them to penetrate world markets, and benefit from the best services in terms of transportation means and smart logistic services. On this occasion, Ali Eissa Al Nuaimi, Director General of DED said:” We are pleased to sign the MoU with PCFC and DP World to give the exporters in emirate of Ajman the opportunity to expand their business through privileges provided by the World Logistics Passport Project.”
India opens new routes to strengthen trade ties with Bangladesh, Bhutan
In a bid to boost its economic and connectivity linkages with its neighbours, India in recent days has opened two new routes for trade with its key neighbours Bangladesh and Bhutan. Responding to a request from the Royal Government of Bhutan, New Delhi opened a new trade route under the Jaigaon Land Customs Station last week. The new trade route is through Ahllay near Pasakha in southeastern Bhutan, two people familiar with the matter said adding that it was opened on 15 July. “This new land route for movement of industrial raw materials and goods destined for Pasakha Industrial Estate will boost bilateral trade and commerce and lead to decongestion of vehicular traffic along the Jaigaon — Phuentsholing route,” one of the people cited above said. Besides the new trade point, India is also looking at fast tracking a railway link between Mujnai in West Bengal and Nyoenpaling in Bhutan. India’s Railways Ministry has already started a feasibility study on the link, the second person cited above said. India’s Land Ports Authority has also identified Jaigaon, in Alipurduar District of West Bengal, for development of an Integrated Check Post to cater to railway link once established. “These efforts will further have a positive effect on the trade growth with North Eastern States of India,” the person added. In another development, last week India flagged off the first trial of container ship from Kolkata to Agartala through Chattogram port of Bangladesh.
Danish shipper Maersk to stop taking waste to China, Hong Kong from Sept
Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world’s top container shipping firm, said on Wednesday (22 JULY) it would stop accepting solid waste shipments bound for China and Hong Kong from September. “We sent out a customer advisory on July 20th, telling customers that solid waste acceptance will be stopped by Maersk into the destinations of Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong, effective September 1st, 2020,” the company said in a statement. China began tightening restrictions on scrap commodities as part of an environmental campaign in 2017 and plans to reduce solid waste imports to zero by the end of 2020. Maersk said in a statement emailed to Reuters its policy would apply to all solid waste materials, including wastepaper, scrap metal, used plastics, waste textiles and waste chemicals. “This aims to fully comply with government requirements of the People’s Republic of China on zero solid waste import as of 2021,” Maersk said.
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