...ERASMUS MUNDUS MSC PROGRAMME COASTAL AND MARINE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT COMEM MEGA CONTAINER SHIPS: IMPLICATIONS TO PORT OF SINGAPORE City University London 25 June 2012 Liyenita Widjaja 110047669 (City University) 4128761 (TU Delft) The Erasmus Mundus MSc Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management is an integrated programme organized by five European partner institutions, coordinated by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). The joint study programme of 120 ECTS credits (two years full-time) has been obtained at three of the five CoMEM partner institutions: • • • • • Norges Teknisk- Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft, The Netherlands City University London, Great Britain Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain University of Southampton, Southampton, Great Britain The first year consists of the first and second semesters of 30 ECTS each, spent at NTNU, Trondheim and Delft University of Technology respectively. The second year allows for specialization in three subjects and during the third semester courses are taken with a focus on advanced topics in the selected area of specialization: • Engineering • Management • Environment In the fourth and final semester an MSc project and thesis have to be completed. The two year CoMEM programme leads to three officially recognized MSc diploma certificates. These will be issued by the three universities which...
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...Measuring transport systems efficiency under uncertainty by fuzzy sets theory based Data Envelopment Analysis: theoretical and practical comparison with traditional DEA model Sara Braya, Leonardo Caggiania and Michele Ottomanellia* a DICATECh – Politecnico di Bari, via E. Orabona 4, Bari 70125, Italy Abstract In transportation management the measure of systems efficiency is a key issue in order to verify the performances and propose the best countermeasure to achieve the prefixed goals. Many efforts have been made in this field to provide satisfactory answer to this problem. One of the most used methodologies is the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) that has been in many fields. The DEA technique is a useful is non-parametric method that allow to handle many output and input at the same time. In many real world applications, input and output data cannot be precisely measured. Imprecision (or approximation) and vagueness may be originated from indirect measurements, model estimation, subjective interpretation, and expert judgment or available information from different sources. Therefore, methodologies that allow the analyst to explicitly deal with imprecise or approximate data are of great interest, especially in freight transport where available data as well as stakeholders’ behavior often suffer from vagueness or ambiguity. This is particularly worrying when assessing efficiency with frontier-type models, such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models, since they...
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...SYSTEM IN ALEXANDRIA PORT AUTHORITY A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Master in International Transport and Logistics By Mahmoud Aly Supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed ElFayumy January 2013 Abstract Ports of Alexandria, Damietta and Adabia has already developed and implemented operation control and monitor system that can handle Vessel Movement, Cargo Charge/discharge for both General Cargo and Container terminals , also a warehouse system, Gate control system, and Billing Invoice System, all these steps are the very first steps toward Monitor and control Day to day operation Jobs and tasks in ports, but it doesn’t make a big significance in boosting port performance , in order to take full advantages of these IT systems port authorities should implement Business Intelligence System as BI or EIS “Executive Information System” Combine Operation Data from all different department systems then calculate and analysis these Data into performance report , benchmarks, interactive dashboards showing High port management Executives where and when the performance boost or fail, in a another word BI is acting as Information Technology intended to be as Decision Support System for Executives to take the right decision at the right time saving a lot of cost and redirect wasted effort toward the right one , finally collecting in the big objective Port boosting performance...
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...agents attached to the clearance of cargo from the ports has in recent times altered this process creating all sorts of bottlenecks. This has caused a negative set up to the roles of the ports from the traditional transit point of cargo to that of warehousing facilities (Ajala, 2001). The global maritime industry is inclined on the movement of cargo from one port to another. He said that the bulk of world trade owes its success to the efficiency or otherwise of the maritime industry which is arguably the most ancient yet effective means of trade (Autry, 2001). In this global trade, the ports play the most significant roles as the point of entry for cargoes. It will therefore be appropriate to describe the ports as the center point of world trade (Awoletu, 2000) Nigerian seaports are perhaps one of the very few in the world that are majorly service ports. The port industry has over the year been responsible for over 90% of the physical carriage of Nigeria's external trade (Badejo, 2002). The importance of this mode of transportation derives not only from its fundamental overriding economics and untapped marketing, but also from the lack of a more efficient alternative to maritime transport in the carriage of the nation's bulky external trade items. Apapa port, which is the focus of this write-up, is Nigeria's most important and largest port. It contains a number of wharfs and ranges of commodities are handled at this port. These include: Wheat, Cement, Oil and Petroleum products...
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...Conduct a SWOT analysis for the Port of Singapore. Describe the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Strengths There are a number of factors that have given the Port of Singapore its advantage in the business environment. These factors have resulted in businesses in Singapore’s maritime industry to be supported by a secure and pro-business government, that has created a conducive tax environment for businesses to prosper. This is due to the variety of tax incentives that are available for the maritime industry. Examples of these tax incentives includes the Approved International Shipping Enterprise (AIS) Scheme, Approved Shipping Logistic Enterprise (ASL) Scheme and tax benefits for ship registration. The AIS Scheme offers income tax exemption on qualifying income from the operation of foreign-flagged ships for international shipowners and operators who authorizes important operations in Singapore. The ASL Scheme offers concessionary income tax on qualifying incremental income for established ship management companies, ship agencies, international freight forwarders and international logistics operators. Tax benefits for ship registration includes the exemption from Singapore income tax for qualifying income derived from operation of a Singapore ship. On top of that, automatic exemption from withholding tax on interest payments relating to offshore loans taken to finance ships, are given to ships registered under the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore’s (MPA)...
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...LGT5013 Transport Logistics in China | | | CHAN PUI YUK, SIMON 10670562GFUNG MEI SHAN, JO 10670090GLEUNG TING CHEUNG, VINCE 10609081GLO WING LING, WINNIE 10634888GYIP KIM HUNG, CURTIS 09608879GYUEN MAY YEE, ELSA 10670039G | Executive Summary Hong Kong Port, being the world busiest port for 12 years from 1992 to 2004, is globally well known and this container port industry became one of its vital economic pillars. Such a prosperous development began in 1970s with the boom of manufacturing business activities. The effect on the end of ‘close-door policy’ of China was reflected in early 1990s due to the launching and the rapid development of ports among Pearl River Delta. Hong Kong started to face severe challenges from the neighboring ports, its market share drops significantly since 1997; whereas that of Shenzhen grows rapidly. The goal of this paper is to analysis the current situations of Hong Kong Port and its relationship with neighboring ports in Shenzhen; and to derive possible strategies for Hong Kong to maintain and sustain its competitiveness under these circumstances. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Analysis 3 2.1 Hardware 3 2.2 Software 6 2.3. SWOT Analysis 10 2.4 Logistics Synergy (Co-opetition) of Hong Kong Plus Shenzhen 11 Chapter 3: Solutions 12 3.1 Framework Agreement 12 3.2 CEPA 12 3.3 PRD A5 Group 13 3.4 National 12th Five-Year Plan Budgeting 15 3.5 2030 Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan:...
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...UNIVERSITY UTARA MALAYSIA OYA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS BEEG5103 PROJECT TOPIC: A STUDY SUPPLY & DEMAND IN BROMMA (MALAYSIA) GROUP MEMBERS: PREPARED FOR, TABLE OF CONTENT I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 II. BACKGROUND STUDY OF BROMMA (MALAYSIA) 4 III. HISTORY OF BROMMA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD 7 IV. CURRENT TREND OF DEMAND & SUPPLY, FACTOR, ELASTRICITY 9 V. LONG TERM TRENDS IN DEMAND& SUPPLY, SHORT TERM & LONG TERM CHALLENGES IN DEMAND & SUPPLY 11 VI. POSITIONING BROMMA AS RELATIONSHIP MARKETING LEADER 14 A. SWOT ANALYSIS OF BROMMA (MALAYSIA)’S SUPPLY & DEMAND 16 VII. ANALYSIS OF BROMMA (MALAYSIA)’S DEGREE OF COMPETITIVENESS 12 X. CONCLUSION 22 XI. REFERENCES 24 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As defined application of economics theory and the tools of decision science to examine on how an organization can achieve its aims or objective most efficiently. In currently applications, organization construct the event according the demand as forecasted and eventually innovate in order to sustain a constant demand. To better understand the application of managerial economics in an organisation, our group has choosen BROMMA; a well-known brand for automatic crane spreaders and rotators manufacturer and has been in service since the 1960’s; an international company with its headquarters located in Sweden and several branches in Europe, North America and Asia. The study will examined BROMMA’s...
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...current understanding of intermodal freight movement that was not available when the United States developed its port capacity, the purpose of this scan was to identify how China provides intermodal access to its new, greenfield maritime ports and the possible application of those methods in the United States. The scan also looked at the investment strategies adopted by Chinese officials to foster freight mobility and intermodal connectivity in support of their global competitiveness. The scan team represented a diverse set of interests and concerns for national and State decisionmaking. In addition to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials at the national and division levels, the team included representatives from the departments of transportation for California, Maine, and Pennsylvania; a representative of the I-95 Corridor Coalition; a representative of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); a representative of the American Trucking Associations; and a university professor who also acted as the report writer. These scan members reflected different modal interests and expertise in intermodal freight transportation, trucking, transportation policy and planning, and transportation system operations. The scan team met with government officials at the national, provincial, and metropolitan levels; port authorities and terminal operators; U.S. shippers and retailers; logistics and warehousing companies; and research organizations. Although...
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...would become the Maersk Group in Svendborg, Denmark in 1904. Maersk is a diversified enterprise owning one of the world's largest shipping companies; Maersk is involved in a wide range of activities; it has business operations in the logistics including shipping, transportation and offshore activities. It additionally provides various services in the areas of energy, banking, retail, and manufacturing sectors. Furthermore the Group is involved in the production of Oil, gas and other Oil related activities, including drilling and offshore services. The Maersk Group operates through five core business divisions, which include Maersk Line, APM Terminals, Maersk Oil, Maersk Drilling and Services & Other Shipping. The last business area is comprised of Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Tankers, Damco and Svitzer. The Group owns and operates container carriers, bulk carriers, supply and specialty ships and tankers. The Group is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and comprises approximately 1,000 companies and they employ roughly around 89,000 people with operations spread across more than 130 countries including the triads (Maersk.com). Maersk primarily operates in the Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. The company generated revenues of DKK 277 billion (approximately 47 billion US dollars) during the financial year 2013. The net profit was DKK 20.65 billion (approximately 3.3 billion US dollars) for the same financial year. 2 Maersk has a stable & consistent ownership...
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...Business Administration Optimization of the Trucks Transit in Marsa Maroc Terminal Dr. Youssef Boulaksil Fall Term 2013 Executive Summary The container terminal is a flat modal form that binds the ship to truck, train or to another vessel in the case of transshipment. This connection is done via interfaces: truck / area inter exchange, train / buffer zone, ship / dock. Thus, the major container flows are channeled to or from this system are the result or the source of a multitude of internal flow system (sorting, inspection, shifting, connection, full containers, empty containers). These flows are treated with different tools and different locations around the terminal. That means, the container terminal is to optimize the processing of massive volumes of containers in order to achieve economies of scale (749,000 TEUs'' 20-foot equivalent'' per year), improving the use of resources and more special equipments that are expensive. In fact, responsible for handling division have the prospect of having a solution to balancing and optimization of the supply chain through the design of equipment used (tractors) to import and export in delivery to the end customer. My final project study is in the heart of this approach. It has as an objective, the study of solutions that meet the diverse needs. To do this, I had some operational research to minimize the process of delivery of containers to customers. Then, I implemented a simulation of the problem, with Siman-Arena...
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...Introduction-Mundra Port & SEZ MPSEZ Limited manages the largest privately developed port in the country. The company has also developed a multi-sector SEZ adjacent to this port area in Kutch area. The port project was initiated in 1998 by the Adani Group as o logistics base for the international trade operations when the sector was opened for private sector Today , Mundra Port handles close to 55 Million Tonnes of cargo ranging from Bulk Cargo,wheat,fertilizer,steel,edible oil,coal,chemicals,petroleum products to container cargo, Automobiles & Crude oil & targets 100 million by 2012-13 & 200 million by 2020. The port has been developed using state of the art technologies, facilities & services benchmarked to international standards, and making the most of its geographical & hydrological advantages. Positioned on the west coast of India, the port & SEZ is ideally situated for Exports to African, Middle Eastern & western countries besides being conveniently located to service the huge hinterland of Northern India, which account for two-thirds of India’s GDP. Mundra follows the following principle which has given them the edge over the other competitors:- We follow the principle “Berths should wait for the ships, not ships for berths Infrastructure Facilities Available At Mundra Port-: * MPT/T1 Terminal- consisting of four Multipurpose/Liquid cargo handling berths. * T2 terminal consisting 4 Multipurpose...
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...UNCTAD Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 For further information on UNCTAD’s work on trade logistics, please visit: http://unctad.org/ttl and for the Review of Maritime Transport 2014: http://unctad.org/rmt E-mail: rmt@unctad.org Layout and printed at United Nations, Geneva 1418912 (E)–November 2014–2,062 UNCTADRMT2014 United Nations publication Sales No. E.14.II.D.5 UNITED NATIONS ISBN 978-92-1-112878-9 Photo credit : © Jan Hoffmann To read more and to subscribe to the UNCTAD Transport Newsletter, please visit: http://unctad.org/transportnews U n i t e d n at i o n s C o n f e r e n C e o n t r a d e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 U n i t e d n at i o n s C o n f e r e n C e o n t r a d e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t Review of MaRitiMe tRanspoRt 2014 New York and Geneva, 2014 REVIEW OF MARITIME TRANSPORT 2014 ii NOTE The Review of Maritime Transport is a recurrent publication prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat since 1968 with the aim of fostering the transparency of maritime markets and analysing relevant developments. Any factual or editorial corrections that may prove necessary, based on comments made by Governments, will be reflected in a corrigendum to be issued subsequently. * ** Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Use of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. * ** The designations...
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...transport is the domain the most mattering in the world of transport of the goods. He assures from now on more than 90% of the world traffic among which 85% of finished products are it by containers. The international trade will be practically not successful without this way. Then, while returning the accessible transport of the goods and the raw materials, the sea transport maintains its considerable place in the economy and the world trade. The containerization is doubtless one of the most striking revolutions of the sea transport. The essential place which occupies at present the sea transport by containers imposes a successful management and an optimal control of these logistic flows. The movement of these boxes lead to the prosperity for the company, while their fixed asset, for any reason, Threatens the survival and the fame of the latter. In consideration of the volume importing containers the rotation of which the CMA CGM assures the port of Casablanca; my work consisted in developing logistic processes for the establishment of the circuits of containers, the detection of those overdue and the broadcast of the recommendations by way of the solutions that must assure a good control of the logistic flows within the company. Part 1: The management of the logistic flows of containers to the CMA CGM Chapter 1: The Company CMA CGM Shipping company of chartering maritime general company Usuel Initial: CMA CGM Location sites social: Marseille, France Adresse:...
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...1. Overview Meli Marine is a leading player in the container shipping industry on intra-Asia routes and has built a strong presence in the market and demonstrated very high operating margins and operating ROA from 2002 – 2007 compared to its main competitors. As Meli Marine’s CEO, David Tian seeks to steer the company towards expansion in 2008, with an option to acquire 16 vessels from Teeh-Sah Holdings. With these ships, he plans to expand to the trans-Pacific market. However, we believe this deal will not be in Meli Marine’s best interest at the moment, and the company will be better off without the acquisition. 2. Prelude to Acquisition Consideration 2.1 Market Attractiveness: Trans-Pacific route appears attractive as number of shipping lanes has grown by 48.9% between 2002 and 2007, and projected to grow by 42.9% from 2007 to 2012. Loyal customers have also approached David expressing interest in staying with Meli should they provide trans-Pacific operations. Therefore, this market can potentially be a big revenue driver if Meli’s assets are properly aligned to capitalize it. 2.2 Benefits of Diversification: Trans Pacific route, particularly outgoing flows to North America, could offer diversification of income source to Meli Marine in periods when Intra-Asia’s demand is weak. Moreover, in most cases of macroeconomic downturns, countries such as Asia in 1990s will resort to export-push policies to stimulate the economy and a race to affordable transport options; these...
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... which plays a vital role in the development of the country, comprises ports, shipping, shipbuilding and ship repair, and inland water transport systems. According to the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, approximately 95% of the India’s trade by volume, and 70% by value, is moved through maritime transport. India is among the top 20 leading countries having large number of merchant fleets in the world. The Gross Tonnage (GT) under the Indian flag was 10.1 million GT as of 1.09.2010, with as much as 1029 ships in operation. Ports act as an interface between ocean transport and land transport. India has 12 major ports viz. Kolkata (including Dock complex at Haldia), Paradip, Vishakapatnam, Chennai, Ennore, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore, Mormugao, Jawaharlal Nehru at Nhava, Mumbai, and Kandla, and 187 minor ports. Despite recessionary conditions, traffic handled at major ports has grown on an average by 5.7% in the year 2009-10, over the year 2008-09. However, ports like Haldia (-20.4%), Ennore (-6.9%) and New Mangalore (-3.2%) are few of the main ports that witnessed negative growth in 2009-10. Nevertheless, most of the ports have not achieved their target for the year 2009-10. Mormugao (8.5%), Tuticorin (8.1%) Mumbai (2%), Kandla (2%), and Paradip (1.8%) were the only ports which achieved their growth target for 2009-10. Haldia (-22.1%) and Ennore (-14%) were the two ports which showed huge variation in traffic compared to the traffic targeted...
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