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  CMA CGM Group puts on        P. K. Gangopadhyay takes
  hold all spot freight rate    charge as SCI’s Director
increases until Feb. 1, 2022 (Personnel
                                Exim News Service
                                                 & Administration)
                                                           dia (SCI), from
 Prioritises long-term relationship with customers given
                                                                                Mumbai, Sept. 14                 September 6,
  the unprecedented situation in the shipping industry
                                                                        Mr P. K. Gangopadhyay                    2021. During his
      Exim News Service                       the major imbalance     has taken over as Director,                career span-
          Marseille, Sept. 14                 between demand
                                                                                  Personnel &                    ning over 32
S   ince the beginning of 2021,
    container shipping spot
freight rates have continued to
                                              and maritime con-
                                  tainer transport effective ca-
                                  pacity.
                                                                                  Administration,
                                                                                  Shipping Cor-
                                                                                                                 years in SCI,
                                                                                                    he has successfully handled
rise due to port congestion and    ( Continued on page 15)                       poration of In-    ( Continued on page 15)

Bhavani Foundation organises
 6th Blood Donation Camp
              A noble deed, to save a life
      Exim News Service                          with this belief,
              Mumbai, Sept. 14                   Bhavani Founda-
    Today most medical care                      tion organised its
depends on a steady supply of                      much-awaited
blood from donors, as one in                       “6th blood dona-
seven people entering the hos-                     tion camp” on
pital needs blood. Blood is the                    September 4,
most precious gift that anyone                     2021 at V-Times
can give to another person be-    Square building, Belapur, Navi
cause your decision to donate     Mumbai. Mr K. D. Shetty,
                     blood can    Founder, was eager about this
Appointments save a life.         initiative as he considers it to
    — Turn to page 9
                     In keeping    ( Continued on page 15)
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              veSSelS at bertH iN KDS at KpD, NSD/MHC, CpY, Sagar roaD, DD. Hrb. & buDge-buDge
MHC/NSD	        SteaMer’S NaMe                 ageNtS             MHC/NSD	         SteaMer’S NaMe	                         ageNtS           MHC/NSD	         SteaMer’S NaMe                          ageNtS
  MHC          Xetha Bhum (V. 1169E)     Chakiat Shipg Services      MHC          SOL Stride (V. 2115S)                 TGLS (I) / SOL          MHC          Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238E)                     PIL (I)

  MHC         SOL Progress (V. 2115W)       TGLS (I) / SOL           MHC      X-Press Godavari (V. 21012W)             Sea Consortium (I)       MHC              FSL Kelang (V. 025S)                  Far Shipping

                                       veSSelS at bertH iN HalDia DoCK CoMpleX
		              Panja Bhum (V. 173E)     Chakiat Shipg Services		               Kapitan Maslov (V. 154S)                Far Shipping (I)

                        feeder services ex- kolkata/haldia
                                                                                  tanjung pelepas / sIngapORe / pORt Klang
	eta 	etD     SteaMer’S NaMe 	voY.   ageNtS/liNe 	e. r. No. 	v. C. N.                                                                                        reaDY 	DoCK 	eta 	eta 	eta
 port  port 		                 No. 		              & Date 		                                                                                                StuffiNg 	CloSiNg ptp SiNg p. KlaNg
K-In Port (09/09)    15/09   XETHA BHUM                            1169E       Chakiat Shipg Services / RCL Feeders 229656-28/08 CCU12100405                 LOADING         CLOSED           —        —         20/09
K-In Port (12/09)   K-16/09 KOTA RAJIN KRJN0238E PIL (I) / ACL 229830-31/08 CCU12100422                                                                      LOADING        K-CLOSED —                23/09          —
    H-17/09         H-18/09					                                            HAL12100806                                                                       HALDIA         H-15/09
K-In Port (13/09)   K-18/09 SOL STRIDE 2115S TGLS (I) / SOL 229861-31/08 CCU12100414                                                                         LOADING        K-CLOSED          —       25/09      26/09
    H-19/09         H-21/09						                                        HAL12100802                                                                          HALDIA         H-17/09
H-In Port (14/09)    15/09   PANJA BHUM                            173E        Chakiat Shipg Services / RCL Feeders 229566-27/08 HAL12100861                 LOADING         CLOSED           —        —         20/09
    K-15/09          19/09   KANG PING                              026        Samudera / Samudera                         229902-01/09 CCU12100415              MHC           15/09          —       24/09          —
    K-16/09          18/09   MTT SENARI                            18E         Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders        230021-02/09 CCU12100419              MHC           16/09          —        —         23/09
    K-16/09          19/09   KOTA DUTA                       KDTA0199E         PIL (I) / ACL                               230237-06/09 CCU12100433              MHC           15/09          —       24/09          —
    K-16/09          20/09   REINHARD SCHEPERS                     091E        Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping             230144-06/09 CCU12100425              MHC           16/09          —        —         25/09
    K-17/09          20/09   RATHA BHUM                            739E        Chakiat Shipg Services / RCL Feeders 230244-06/09 CCU12100428                     CPY           17/09          —        —         25/09
    K-17/09          20/09   MCP GRAZ                              21001       OASIS (I) / BTL                             230306-07/09 CCU12100434              CPY           17/09          —        —         25/09
    K-19/09         K-22/09 KOTA RANCAK KRCK0244E PIL (I) / ACL 230232-06/09 CCU12100431                                                                      MHC             K-18/09         —       28/09          —
    H-22/09         H-23/09						                                            HAL12100850                                                                     HALDIA           H-20/09
    K-20/09          22/09   SINAR PENIDA                           100        Samudera / Samudera                         230500-09/09 CCU12100438              MHC           20/09          —       27/09          —
    K-22/09          25/09   SOL FORTUNE                           2112S       TGLS (I) / SOL                              230532-10/09 CCU12100439               —             —             —       30/09      29/09
    K-23/09          27/09   ANTON SCHEPERS                        21013       OASIS (I) / BTL                             230757-14/09         —                 —            23/09          —       02/10      03/10
    K-24/09          26/09   IMKE SCHEPERS                         13E         GSL (I) / OASIS                             230770-14/09         —                 —            24/09          —        —         01/10
    K-24/09          26/09   DA PING                                065        Samudera / Samudera                               —              —                 —            24/09          —       01/10          —
    K-25/09          27/09   X-PRESS HOOGLY                       21019S       Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders              —              —                 —            25/09          —       02/10      03/10
    K-25/09          27/09   SKYLINE                                002        Samudera / Samudera                         230751-14/09 CCU12100449               —            25/09          —       03/10          —
    K-26/09          28/09   X-PRESS MEGHNA                       21037S       Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders              —              —                 —            26/09          —       03/10          —
    K-26/09          29/09   KOTA RUKUN                      KRUK0068E         PIL (I) / ACL                               230754-14/09         —                 —            25/09          —       06/10          —
    K-27/09          29/09   XING PING                              056        Samudera / Samudera                               —              —                 —            27/09          —       04/10          —

                                                                                                                                                                                    COLOMBO
	eta 	etD     SteaMer’S NaMe 	voY.   ageNtS/liNe 	e. r. No. 	v. C. N.                                                                                             reaDY 	DoCK 	eta
 port  port 		                 No. 		              & Date 		                                                                                                     StuffiNg 	CloSiNg 	COLOMBO
K-In Port (11/09)    16/09   SOL PROGRESS                         2115W        TGLS (I) / SOL                              229817-31/08     CCU12100412           LOADING                   CLOSED            20/09
K-In Port (13/09)    15/09   X-PRESS GODAVARI                     21012W       Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 230018-02/09            CCU12100418           LOADING                   CLOSED            20/09
K-In Port (13/09)    17/09   FSL KELANG                            025S        Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping             229736-30/08     CCU12100408           LOADING                   CLOSED            21/09
H-In Port (14/09)    16/09   KAPITAN MASLOV                        154S        Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping             229743-30/08     HAL12100788           LOADING                   CLOSED            21/09
    H-17/09          19/09   DEVON                                XA136A       MSC (I) / MSC                               230748-13/09     HAL12100883            HALDIA                    17/09            23/09
    K-17/09          20/09   ASIATIC CLOUD                        2115W        TGLS (I) / SOL                              230284-07/09     CCU12100426               MHC                    17/09            24/09
    H-17/09          20/09   FSL SINGAPORE                         031S        Far Shipping (I) / Far Shipping             230573-11/09     HAL12100866            HALDIA                    17/09            25/09
    K-20/09          22/09   X-PRESS GANGES                       21017W       Sea Consortium (I) / X-Press Feeders 230475-09/09            CCU12100436               MHC                    20/09            27/09
    K-20/09          23/09   OEL INDIA                            SK137R       MSC (I) / MSC                               230481-09/09     CCU12100440               CPY                    20/09            27/09
    H-23/09          25/09   OEL SINGAPORE                        XA135R       MSC (I) / MSC                                     —               —                     —                     23/09            29/09

                                                                                                                                                CHITTAGONG / YANGON
	eta 	etD                    SteaMer’S NaMe 	voY.                          ageNtS/liNe 	e. r. No. 	v. C. N.                                             reaDY 	DoCK 	eta 	eta
     port           port 		                                   No. 		                                                    & Date 		                     StuffiNg 	CloSiNg 	CHITTAGONG	YANGON
    K-17/09         19/09    MARIN TRUST-1                    051          Pennon / CJ Darcl                          230038-03/09 CCU12100420              MHC             17/09             21/09                  —
    K-20/09         22/09    GUANG PING                       042A         Samudera / Samudera                        230702-13/09 CCU12100451              MHC             20/09              —                25/09
    K-20/09         22/09    MV NOUKOLLAN 2                  023IN         JAK Maritime / JAK                         230584-11/09 CCU12100444              MHC             20/09             24/09                  —
    K-23/09         25/09    SHEJYOTI                         037          Pennon / CJ Darcl                          230780-14/09          —                —              23/09             27/09                  —
    K-25/09         27/09    SINAR POMALAA                    068          Samudera / Samudera                        230608-13/09 CCU12100447               —              25/09              —                30/09

                                                                                                                                                                 PARADIP / VIZAG
	eta 	etD     SteaMer’S NaMe 	voY.   ageNtS/liNe 	e. r. No. 	v. C. N.                                                                                  reaDY 	DoCK 	eta 	eta
 port  port 		                 No. 		              & Date 		                                                                                          StuffiNg 	CloSiNg 	PARADIP	 VIZAG
    H-17/09         20/09    SSL KUTCH                        220          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230165-06/09 HAL12100844                          HALDIA              17/09             21/09                  —
    H-19/09         21/09    SSL GUJARAT                      106          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230397-08/09 HAL12100862                          HALDIA              19/09              —                 22/09

                                                                                                CHENNAI / KATTUPALLI / KRISHNAPATNAM
      eta 	etD     SteaMer’S NaMe 	voY.   ageNtS/liNe 	e. r. No. 	v. C. N.                                                                       reaDY 	DoCK 	eta 	eta 	eta
     port   port 		                 No. 		              & Date 		                                                                               StuffiNg 	CloSiNg 	CHENNAI KATTUPALLi KRISHNAPATNAM
    K-15/09         19/09    SSL CHENNAI                     189          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230288-07/09 CCU12100435                         CPY          15/09            21/09      23/09             —
    H-17/09         20/09    SSL KUTCH                       220          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230165-06/09 HAL12100844                       HALDIA         17/09            24/09         —            25/09
    H-19/09         21/09    SSL GUJARAT                     106          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230397-08/09 HAL12100862                       HALDIA         19/09            26/09         —              —
    K-19/09         23/09    SSL SABARIMALAI                 094          TSAPL / Transworld Feeders 230458-09/09 CCU12100442                         CPY          19/09            25/09      27/09           28/09
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                   NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
               COSCO SHIPPING lines (INDIA) PVT. LTD.
 Vessel B/L No	Port of                                                       ETA
			Discharge

m.v. Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238W) COSU6300664550 Haldia                       17.09.21

m.v. Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238W) COSU6310250570 Haldia

m.v. Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238W) COAU7233454430 Haldia

m.v. FSL Singapore (V. 031N)         COAU7233212350 Haldia                 17.09.21

m.v. FSL Singapore (V. 031N)         COAU7233212390 Haldia

  The above vessel are expected to arrive at Haldia from Singapore / Colombo
with carrying transshipment cargo under above B/L Nos. will discharge her cargo
at the berth allotted by the Port Trust. Consignees are requested to contact us
to obtain delivery order on production of endorsed Original Bills of Lading and
payment of relevant charges.
  As per KoPT Notification Tfc/GZZY/241/CFS dated 16.08.2010 regarding
removal of FCL containers to CFS,Containers will be removed from port to our
nominated CFS at Kolkata at entire risk & expenses of consignees. For Nepal/
Bhutan bound containers BY ROAD, consignee desire of taking delivery from
port premises itself are required to intimate us of the same in writing 5 (five) days
prior arrival of the vessel, failing which containers will be removed from port to our
nominated CFS at entire risk & expenses of consignees.
  In case of Hazardous cargoes consignees are requested to take delivery
directly from vessel’s hook point failing it will be removed to our nominated CFS
or retain on board the vessel and all related charges would be on consignee’s
account.
  The company is not bound to send individual notice to consignees.
                                     Agents:

             Cosco Shipping Lines (India) Pvt. Ltd.
 5/2, Russel Street, “Poonam Building”, 2nd Floor, Flat No. 2B & 2C, Kolkata - 700 071.
                 Tel. : +91-33-22272003 (Dir), Fax : +91-33-22272004
                      E-mail : debabrata.sardar@coscon.com

                  NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES                                                                        NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

                   m.v.”Asiatic cloud” Voy. 2114E                                                               m.v.”FSL SINGAPORE” Voy. 031N
 The above feeder vessel has expected to berth at Kolkata on                                   The above feeder vessel has expected to berth at Haldia on
17-09-2021 and carrying all original containers of the following                              17-09-2021 and carrying all original containers of the following
mainline vessels transhipped at colombo.                                                      mainline vessels transhipped at colombo.
Mainline Vessel	Port of Loading	Port of Discharge                                             Mainline Vessel	Port of Loading	Port of Discharge
m.v. MSC Gaia (V. IS131A)	Antwerp, Hamburg,                          Kolkata		                m.v. MSC Gaia (V. IS131A)	Rotterdam                             Haldia
	Rotterdam                                                                                      Consignees are requested to contact us to obtain delivery orders on presentation
  Consignees are requested to contact us to obtain delivery orders on presentation            of ORIGINAL BILLs of LADING and payment of relevant charges.
of ORIGINAL BILLs of LADING and payment of relevant charges.                                    At Kolkata: As per KoPT Notification ‘Tfc/GZZY/241/CFS dated
  At Kolkata: As per KoPT Notification ‘Tfc/GZZY/241/CFS dated                                16.08.2010 regarding removal of FCL containers to CFS, containers will
16.08.2010 regarding removal of FCL containers to CFS, containers will                        be removed from port to our nominated CFS at Kolkata at entire risk &
be removed from port to our nominated CFS at Kolkata at entire risk &                         expense of consignees. For Nepal/Bhutan bound containers BY ROAD,
expense of consignees. For Nepal/Bhutan bound containers BY ROAD,                             consignees desirous of taking delivery from port premises itself are
consignees desirous of taking delivery from port premises itself are
                                                                                              required to intimate us of the same in writing 5 (five) days prior arrival
required to intimate us of the same in writing 5 (five) days prior arrival
                                                                                              of the vessel, failing which containers will be removed from port to our
of the vessel, failing which containers will be removed from port to our
nominated CFS at entire risk & expenses of consignees.                                        nominated CFS at entire risk & expenses of consignees.
  At Haldia: Consignees desirous to take delivery directly from Port                            At Haldia: Consignees desirous to take delivery directly from Port
premises itself are required to intimate us of the same in writing 5                          premises itself are required to intimate us of the same in writing 5
(five) days prior arrival of the vessel, failing which containers will be                     (five) days prior arrival of the vessel, failing which containers will be
removed from Port to our nominated CFS, A.L. Logistics at Haldia, at                          removed from Port to our nominated CFS, A.L. Logistics at Haldia, at
entire risk & expenses of Consignees.                                                         entire risk & expenses of Consignees.
  We reserve the right to destuff the container and place goods in CFS /                        We reserve the right to destuff the container and place goods in CFS /
Kolkata Port Trust’s shed at entire risk and expenses of the receiver.                        Kolkata Port Trust’s shed at entire risk and expenses of the receiver.
  Hazardous cargo in containers should be taken direct delivery from Hook                       Hazardous cargo in containers should be taken direct delivery from Hook
Point on arrival of the vessel at Port, otherwise cargo will either be removed                Point on arrival of the vessel at Port, otherwise cargo will either be removed
to any CFS or retain on board vessel at consignee’s risk and expenses.                        to any CFS or retain on board vessel at consignee’s risk and expenses.
  The company is not bound to send individual notice to consignees.                             The company is not bound to send individual notice to consignees.
           For Any further information kindly contact us over :                                         For Any further information kindly contact us over :
 Telephone nos. 2254 3400, 2248 5420 and 2248 0928 , Fax : 2248 4044                          Telephone nos. 2254 3400, 2248 5420 and 2248 0928 , Fax : 2248 4044
                  E mail : calimpserv.dept@sci.co.in                                                           E mail : calimpserv.dept@sci.co.in
                                     Agents :                                                                                   Agents :
    The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.                                                       The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
               (A Government of India Enterprise)                                                           (A Government of India Enterprise)
     “Shipping House”, 13, Strand Road, Kolkata - 700 001.                                        “Shipping House”, 13, Strand Road, Kolkata - 700 001.
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   Govt to disburse all pending incentives due
       to exporters this fiscal year itself
    Aims to provide timely & crucial support to this vital pillar of the economy
            Exim News Service                   for exports made in FY 2021-22.                   categories and rates, is being notified. This
                      New Delhi, Sept. 14           Exports from India have seen robust           support would have a multiplier effect and
   The Government of India has decided          growth in recent months. Merchandise              spur employment generation.
to budget Rs 56,027 crore in Financial          exports for April-August 2021 was nearly              The apparel sector, which is a major la-
Year 2021-22 itself in order to disburse all    $164 billion, an increase of 67% over 2020-       bour-intensive sector, would get past arrears
pending export incentives due to exporters.     21 and 23% over 2019-20. This decision to         under RoSCTL and RoSL, and all stakehold-
This amount includes claims relating to         clear all pending export incentives within        ers in the interconnected supply chains would
MEIS, SEIS, RoSL, RoSCTL, other scrip-          this financial year will lead to even more        be strengthened to meet the festive season
based schemes relating to earlier policies,     rapid export growth in the coming months,         demand in international markets.
and the remission support for RoDTEP            emphasised a release.                                 Export claims relating to earlier years
and RoSCTL for exports made in the 4th              For merchandise exports, all sectors          will need to be filed by the exporters by
quarter of FY 2020-21. Benefits would be        covered under MEIS, such as pharma-               December 31, 2021, beyond which they will
disbursed to more than 45,000 exporters,        ceuticals, iron and steel, engineering,           become time-barred. The online IT portal
of which about 98% are small exporters in       chemicals, fisheries, agriculture and allied      will be enabled shortly to accept MEIS and
the MSME category.                              sectors, auto and auto components would           other scrip-based applications and would
   The amount of Rs 56,027 crore of ar-         be able to claim benefits for exports made        be integrated with a robust mechanism set
rears is for different export promotion and     in earlier years. Benefits would help such        up by the Ministry of Finance to monitor
remission schemes: MEIS (Rs 33,010              sectors to maintain cash flows and meet           provisioning and disbursement of the export
crore), SEIS (Rs 10,002 crore), RoSCTL          export demand in the international market,        incentives under a budgetary framework.
(Rs 5,286 crore), RoSL (Rs 330 crore),          which is recovering fast this financial year.         The decision to clear all pending export
RoDTEP (Rs 2,568 crore), and other legacy           Service sector exporters, including those     incentives within this financial year itself,
schemes like Target Plus, etc. (Rs 4,831        in the travel, tourism and hospitality seg-       despite other budgetary commitments
crore). This amount is over and above duty      ments, will be able to claim SEIS benefits        arising out of the pandemic, is in line with
remission amount of Rs 12,454 crore for the     for FY 2019-2020, for which Rs 2,061 crore        the objective of providing timely and cru-
RoDTEP scheme and Rs 6,946 crore for            has been provisioned. The SEIS for FY             cial support to this vital pillar of the Indian
the RoSCTL scheme already announced             2019-20, with certain revisions in service        economy, the release stressed.

CBDT allows taxpayers an opportunity to file application for settlement
      Exim News Service             draw their applications within       the same due to cessation of          of section 245A of the Act and
         New Delhi, Sept. 14        the specified time and intimate      ITSC vide Finance Act, 2021,          shall be disposed of by the In-
    The Finance Act, 2021 has       the Assessing Officer about          it has been decided that ap-          terim Board as per the provi-
amended the provisions of the       such withdrawal.                     plications for settlement can         sions of the Act.
Income-tax Act, 1961 to inter           It has been represented          be filed by the taxpayers by              It is clarified that taxpayers
alia provide that the Income-       that a number of taxpayers           September 30, 2021 before             who have filed such applica-
tax Settlement Commission           were in advanced stages of fil-      the Interim Board if the fol-         tions shall not have the option
(ITSC) shall cease to operate       ing their application for settle-    lowing conditions are satisfied:      to withdraw such applications
with effect from 01.02.2021.        ment before the ITSC as on               H The assessee was eligi-         as per the provisions of sec-
Further, it has also been pro-      01.02.2021. Further, some tax-       ble to file application for settle-   tion 245M of the Act. Further,
vided that no application for       payers have approached High          ment on 31.01.2021 for the            taxpayers who have already
settlement can be filed on or af-   Courts requesting that their ap-     assessment years for which            filed application for settlement
ter 01.02.2021, which was the       plications for settlement may        the application is sought to          on or after 01.02.2021 as per
date on which the Finance Bill,     be accepted. In some cases,          be filed (relevant assessment         the direction of the various
2021 was laid before the Lok        the High Courts have given in-       years)                                High Courts and who are oth-
Sabha. In order to dispose of       terim relief and directed accep-         H All the relevant assess-        erwise eligible to file such ap-
the pending settlement appli-       tance of applications of settle-     ment proceedings of the as-           plication, as per para 3 above,
cations as on 31.01.2021, the       ment even after 01.02.2021.          sessee are pending as on the          on the date of filing of the said
Central Government has con-         This has resulted in uncertain-      date of filing the application for    application shall not be re-
stituted Interim Board for Set-     ty and protracted litigation.        settlement                            quired to file such application
tlement vide Notification No.           In order to provide relief to        Such applications, sub-           again.
91 of 2021 dated 10.08.2021.        the taxpayers who were eli-          ject to their validity, shall be          Legislative amendments in
The taxpayers, in the pending       gible to file application as on      deemed to be “pending ap-             this regard shall be proposed
cases, have the option to with-     31.01.2021, but could not file       plications” under clause (eb)         in due course, said a release.

International shipping competition agencies meet
    to discuss sectoral issues at a key time
            Exim News Service                   demand and an identification of                   Summit provided key competition
                  Washington, Sept. 14          bottlenecks in the ocean-linked sup-              authorities responsible for the
    US Federal Maritime Commission              ply chain and the causes of service               oversight of the container ship-
(FMC) Chairman Mr Daniel B. Maffei              disruptions. Second, actions under-               ping industry the opportunity to
joined his colleagues from the European         taken so far by relevant jurisdictions            share information about what their
Union and the People’s Republic of China        and authorities in response and their             respective monitoring and en-
for the fifth biennial meeting of the Global    results. Finally, the way forward                 forcement regimes are observing
Regulatory Summit to discuss competi-           and possible actions to increase                  in the marketplace and compare
tion issues related to the shipping             resilience and smooth operations                  conclusions about carrier behav-
industry.                                       in the sector.                                    iour. I applaud my colleagues from
    The meeting was hosted by the Eu-              “The performance of ocean car-                 the European Union for holding this
ropean Commission and held virtually            riers in meeting historic demand                  meeting and providing a forum for an
last week.                                      for their services and the unusu-                 invaluable exchange of information,”
    Three broad agenda items were               ally high costs to move ocean                     said Mr Maffei.
discussed during the meeting.                   containers are of interest and                       The delegations agreed to hold the
First, sectoral developments since              concern to regulators, legislators                next meeting of the Global Regula-
the start of the Covid-pandemic                 and the public globally. Today’s                  tory Summit in Beijing in 2023, said a
including an analysis of supply and             session of the Global Regulatory                  release.
12                        Kolkata, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021

AD Ports Group & CMA CGM Group announce agreement
to invest AED 570 million in new terminal at Khalifa Port
      Exim News Service                                                                              W i t h               CMA CGM, a
          Abu Dhabi, Sept. 14                                                                    this major         committed partner to the
    AD Ports Group, the region’s                                                                 invest-                 UAE’s economy
premier facilitator of logistics,   ing in 2021, the new termi-                                  ment, the           The UAE and Abu Dhabi’s
industry and trade, and France-                                            CMA CGM Group pushes                  central geographical location,
                                    nal is set to be handed over
based CMA CGM Group, a                                                     ahead with its global expansion       at the centre of international
                                    in 2024 with, in phase 1, an
world leader in shipping and                                               strategy as a leading terminal        trade routes, enables the CMA
                                    initial quay length of 800
logistics, have announced the                                              operator. The Group currently         CGM Group to implement
                                    metres and an estimated an-
signing of a 35-year conces-                                               operates 49 port terminals in         strategic development plans,
sion agreement.                     nual capacity of 1.8 million           27 countries via its subsidiaries     strengthening its position in
    Under the terms of the          TEUs. AD Ports Group will              CMA Terminals and Terminal            the Gulf and providing the best
agreement, a new terminal           be responsible for devel-              Link.                                 services to meet its customers’
will be established in Khal-        oping a wide range of sup-                  Khalifa Port, a hub for          needs, said a release.
ifa Port, the first semi-au-        porting marine works and                    three of the world’s top             Mr Falah Mohammed Al
tomated container port in           infrastructure. This includes             four shipping companies            Ahbabi, Chairman of AD Ports
the GCC region, which will          up to a total of 1,200 metres               CMA CGM Group is the             Group, said that the “agreement
be managed by a joint ven-          of quay wall, a 3,800-metre            third of the world’s top-four         will aid us to realise our long-
ture owned by CMA CGM’s             breakwater, a fully built-out          shipping entities to join forces      term ambitions to become a top
subsidiary CMA Terminals            rail platform, and 700,000 sq.         with Abu Dhabi’s leading fa-          10 ports, industrial and logistics
(with a 70 per cent stake)          m of terminal yard.                    cilitator of trade, logistics and     operator by expanding our
and AD Ports Group (30 per             The terminal will provide           industry. The agreement con-          capacity and growth across the
cent stake). The partners           CMA CGM with a new regional            firms Khalifa Port’s standing as      region and beyond. In all, we
are expected to commit ap-          hub and will enable the Group          one of only a few major ports         project that over the next five
proximately AED 570 million         to develop its service offering        in the world providing hubs for       years the CMA Terminals joint
($154 million) to the project.      between Abu Dhabi and South            three of the world’s top ship-        venture will drive the further de-
       A state-of-the-art           Asia, Western Asia, East Africa,       ping lines, as well as serving        velopment of the Khalifa Indus-
  terminal to accompany the         Europe and the Mediterranean           as an instrumental part of the        trial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD),
     growth of Khalifa Port         as well as the Middle East and         global maritime trade connect-        while simultaneously contributing
    With construction start-        the Indian Subcontinent.               ing markets from east to west.        significantly to the national GDP”.

New Mangalore Port handles steel cargo for export
     Exim News Service              29, 2021 to load 22,825 MT
       Mangalore, Sept. 14          of JSW steel cargo destined
   N ew M a n g a l o r e P o r t   for ports such as Damietta in
achieved another landmark           Egypt, Marghera in Italy and
recently when it loaded export      Sagunto in Spain.
           steel cargo (HR/CR          The vessel, which came aside
           coils, slabs, billets,   at Berth No. 3, had a GRT of
           TMT, etc.) for the       33,044 and DWT of 57,000. This
           first time. The ves-     was a first-of-its-kind export con-
           sel was M.V. Minion      signment from New Mangalore
Grace, which arrived on August      Port, it highlighted in a release.

                                                                               Hiralal, Mangalore was the        dling of export steel cargo and
                                                                           steamer agent, while Delta was        patronising of the port by a lead-
                                                                           the stevedoring and shore-han-        ing business house of the coun-
                                                                           dling agent of the vessel. After      try, also threw light on the multi-
                                                                           completing the loading operation,     dimensional friendly initiatives
                                                                           it sailed on September 3, 2021.       that made this happen, such as
                                                                           The port extended all its commit-     online gate admittance, improved
                                                                           ted resources and infrastructure      storage facilities, better service
                                                                           to make the handling hassle-free      and cost-effective measures.
                                                                           and a pleasant stay for the vessel.   He expressed the hope that this
                                                                               Dr A. V. Ramana, Chairman,        will encourage more exporters to
                                                                           NMPT, while expressing hap-           ship break-bulk cargo through the
                                                                           piness over the first-time han-       port in the coming days.

                                                                           of Lading, but also with other        being a premier digital carrier
                                                                           vital trade documents.                by providing a much needed
                                                                               By using the WAVE BL net-         electronic Bill of Lading release
                                                                           work, printing, signing and           solution to our customers,” said
                                                                           releasing paper-based docu-           Mr Juan Carlos Duk, Managing
                                                                           ments will come to an end. The        Director Global Commercial
                                                                           platform optimises the flow of        Development of Hapag-Lloyd.
                                                                           cargo in a blockchain-backed              With the new solution,
Hapag-Lloyd introduces worldwide                                           digital infrastructure, taking the    Hapag-Lloyd gets one step
                                                                           place of manual workflows in          further in going paperless with
    electronic Bills of Lading                                             exchange for a more secure,           its customers. Physical docu-
      Exim News Service                                                    automated solution, where car-        mentation sharing on paper has
          Hamburg, Sept. 14                                                riers can issue, possess, trans-      high costs and exposes risk of
   As of Sept. 10, 2021,            cooperation with WAVE BL, a            mit and sign documents within         forgery and loss in an industry
Hapag-Lloyd is offering its         digital platform for supply chain      minutes, a release explained.         that grosses over $19 trillion
worldwide customers the use         partners, customers can go                 “We are reaching the next         in goods annually, the release
of electronic Bills of Lading. In   paperless not only with the Bill       milestone in our journey of           added.
13                          Kolkata, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021

                   VESSELS INPORT & DUE FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE                                                               w.e.f. 3rd September, 2021
     VESSELS INPORT IN KDS AT KPD/NSD/MHC/SAGAR RD./Dd. Hrb. & BUDGE-BUDGE                                                  CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES
Arrival Steamer’s Name 	Agent’s Name                               Container / 	Type / Berth             Imp. R. No.     Ref.: Notification No.: 71/2021, CUSTOMS (N.T.)
			                                                                 Metric 	Container 		                   & Date        Foreign Currency (w.e.f. 3rd September, 2021).
 09/09 Xetha Bhum (V. 1169W) (Sing)     Chakiat Shipg Services 969 Teus         Container     MHC        2291490-08/09                   All Rates per unit
                                                                                                                         	import 	export
 11/09 SOL Progress (V. 2114E) (Sing)   TGLS (I) SOL              624 Teus      Container     MHC        2291430-08/09
                                                                                                                          Australian Dollar                     55.05       52.75
 12/09 Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238W)        PIL (I)                   203 Teus      Container     MHC        2291650-10/09    Bahraini Dinar                       200.15      187.80
                                                                                                                          Canadian Dollar                       58.95       56.85
 13/09 FSL Kelang (V. 025N)             Far Shipping (I)          543 Teus      Container     MHC        2291671-10/09    Chinese Yuan                          11.50       11.15
                                                                                                                          Danish Kroner                         11.85       11.40
 13/09 SOL Stride (V. 2115N)            TGLS (I) / SOL            650 Teus      Container     MHC        2291577-09/09
                                                                                                                          Euro                                  88.10       84.95
 13/09 X-Press Godavari (V. 21012W) Sea Consortium (I)            552 Teus      Container     MHC        2291549-09/09    Hong Kong Dollar                       9.55        9.20
                                                                                                                          Japanese Yen (100)                    67.70       65.20
             VESSELS INPORT AT HALDIA dock complex/HALDIA OIL JETTY                                                       Korean Won                             6.50        6.10
 12/09 Kapitan Maslov (V. 154N)         Far Shipping (I)          471 Teus      Container     HALDIA     2291672-10/09    Kuwaiti Dinar                        251.25      235.20
                                                                                                                          New Zealand Dollar                    53.00       50.65
 14/09 Panja Bhum (V. 173W)             Chakiat Shipg Services NIL              Container     HALDIA     2291192-04/09    Norwegian Kroner                       8.55       8.25
                                                                                                                          Pound Sterling                       102.40      98.95
 VESSELS DUE IN KDS AT KPD/NSD/BUDGE-BUDGE/Dd. Hrb. & SGR Rd. FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE                                        Qatari Riyal                          20.55      19.20
 Due         Steamer’s Name 	Agent’s Name 	From 	Container        Metric                                  Imp. R. No.     Saudi Arabian Riyal                  20.10       18.90
	Date            & Flag             		           Bulk / B. Bulk	Tons./Teus                                  & Date        Singapore Driollar                   55.30       53.40
 15/09 Kang Ping (V. 026) (H’Kong)      Samudera                  Singapore     Container     368 Teus   2291653-10/09    South African Rand                    5.25        4.90
                                                                                                                          Swedish Kroner                        8.65        8.35
 15/09 SSL Chennai (V. 189)             TSAPL / Transworld Feeders Kattupalli   Container     367 Teus   2291848-14/09    Swiss Franc                          81.45       78.25
                                                                                                                          Turkish Lira                          9.10        8.50
 16/09 MTT Senari (V. 18W)              Sea Consortium (I)        Port Klang    Container     790 Teus   2291686-11/09
                                                                                                                          UAE Dirham                           20.55       19.30
 16/09 Reinhard Schepers (V. 091W)      Far Shipping (I)          Port Klang    Container     483 Teus   2291894-14/09    U.S. Dollar                          73.95       72.25
                                                                                                                              We are not responsible for any mistake
 16/09 Kota Duta (V. KDTA0199W)         PIL (I)                   Singapore     Container     361 Teus   —                     ALL RATES ARE PROVISIONAL.
                                                                                                                           The rates in these columns are only meant for guidance.
 17/09 Asiatic Cloud (V. 2114E)         TGLS (I) / SOL            Colombo       Container     530 Teus   2291860-14/09
                                                                                                                           w.e.f. 3rd September, 2021
 17/09 MCP Graz (V. 21001)              OASIS (I) / BTL           Singapore     Container     379 Teus   —

 17/09 Ratha Bhum (V. 739W) (Sing)      Chakiat Shipg Services Port Klang       Container     471 Teus   —
                                                                                                                          Vessel Expected 	Date
 17/09 Marin Trust-1 (V. 051)           Pennon / CJ Darcl         Chittagong    Container     —          —
                                                                                                                         Kang Ping (V. 026) (At Kol)                       15/09/21
 19/09 Kota Rancak (V. KRCK0244W) PIL (I)                         Singapore     Container     —          —
                                                                                                                         SSL Chennai (V. 189) (At Kol)                     15/09/21
 19/09 SSL Sabarimalai (V. 094)         TSAPL / Transworld Feeders Krishnapatnam Container    —          —

 20/09 X-Press Ganges (V. 21017W)       Sea Consortium (I)        Colombo       Container     489 Teus   —

 20/09 OEL India (V. SK137R)            MSC (I)                   Colombo       Container     —          —

 20/09 Sinar Penida (V. 100)            Samudera                  Singapore     Container     —          —

 20/09   Guang Ping (V. 042A)           Samudera                  Yangon        Container     —          —
                                                                                                                          Vessel Expected To Sail 	Date
 20/09 MV Noukollan 2 (V. 023IN)        JAK Maritime / JAK        Chittagong    Container     —          —
                                                                                                                         OEL Singapore (V. XA134A) (F. Hal)                14/09/21
 22/09 SOL Fortune (V. 2112N) (Sing)    TGLS (I) SOL              Singapore     Container     —          —

 23/09 Anton Schepers (V. 21013)        OASIS (I) / BTL           Port Klang    Container     —          —

 23/09 Shejyoti (V. 037)                Pennon / CJ Darcl         Chittagong    Container     —          —

 24/09 Imke Schepers (V. 13W)           GSL (I) / OASIS           Port Klang    Container     —          —

 24/09   Da Ping (V. 065)               Samudera                  Singapore     Container     —          —                     Ships Sailed with Export
                                                                                                                              Cargo from Kolkata / Haldia
 25/09 X-Press Hoogly (V. 21019S)       Sea Consortium (I)        Port Klang    Container     —          —

                                                                                                                                    Vessel 	Date Next Port
 25/09 Sinar Pomalaa (V. 068) (Panama) Samudera                   Singapore     Container     —          —
                                                                                                                         Kota Restu (V. KRSU0170E) (F. Kol)       03/09   Haldia
 25/09 Skyline (V. 002) (Lib)           Samudera                  Singapore     Container     —          —               Kota Duta (V. KDTA0198E) (F. Kol)        04/09   Singapore
                                                                                                                         Asiatic Cloud (V. 2114W) (F. Kol)        04/09   Colombo
 26/09 X-Press Meghna (V. 21037S)       Sea Consortium (I)        Singapore     Container     —          —               MV Noukollan 2 (V. 022IN) (F. Kol)       05/09   Chittagong
                                                                                                                         Kota Restu (V. KRSU0170E) (F. Hal)       05/09   Singapore
 26/09 Kota Rukun (V. KRUK0068W)        PIL (I)                   Singapore     Container     —          —
                                                                                                                         SSL Kutch (V. 219) (F. Hal)              06/09   Paradips
 27/09   Xing Ping (V. 056) (H’Kong)    Samudera                  Singapore     Container     —          —               Kota Rancak (V. KRCK0243E) (F. Kol)      07/09   Singapore
                                                                                                                         X-Press Ganges (V. 21016W) (F. Kol)      08/09   Colombo
    VESSELS DUe IN haldIA DOCK COMPLEX FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE                                                              SSL Sabarimalai (V. 093) (F. Kol)        08/09   Chennai
 17/09 Kota Rajin (V. KRJN0238W)        PIL (I)                   Singapore     Container     250 Teus   2291650-10/09   SSL Chennai (V. 188) (F. Kol)            08/09   Chennai
                                                                                                                         SOL Fortune (V. 2111S) (F. Kol)          09/09   Port Klang
 17/09 FSL Singapore (V. 031N)          Far Shipping (I)          Colombo       Container     636 Teus   —
                                                                                                                         OEL India (V. SK137R) (F. Kol)           09/09   Colombo
 17/09 SSL Kutch (V. 220)               TSAPL / Transworld Feeders Chennai      Container     —          —               FSL Singapore (V. 030S) (F. Hal)         09/09   Colombo
                                                                                                                         Kota Rukun (V. KRUK0067E) (F. Kol)       10/09   Singapore
 17/09 Devon (V. XA135A)                MSC (I)                   Colombo       Container     —          —               Da Ping (V. 064) (F. Kol)                10/09   Singapore
                                                                                                                         Sinar Pomalaa (V. 067) (F. Kol)          11/09   Singapore
 19/09 SOL Stride (V. 2115N)            TGLS (I) / SOL            Port Klang    Container     NIL        2291577-09/09
                                                                                                                         OEL Colombo (V. XA133R) (F. Kol)         11/09   Colombo
 19/09 SSL Gujarat (V. 106)             TSAPL / Transworld Feeders Chennai      Container     —          —               Devon (V. XA134A) (F. Hal)               11/09   Colombo
                                                                                                                         Panja Bhum (V. 173E) (F. Kol)            12/09   Port Klang
 22/09 Kota Rancak (V. KRCK0244W) PIL (I)                         Singapore     Container     —          —               Imke Schepers (V. 11S) (F. Kol)          12/09   Port Klang
                                                                                                                         X-Press Meghna (V. 21036S) (F. Kol)      13/09   Singapore
 23/09 OEL Singapore (V. XA135R)        MSC (I)                   Colombo       Container     —          —               Xing Ping (V. 055) (F. Kol)              13/09   Singapore
14

       Int’l
        Int’l Shipping Scene
              Shipping Scene
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
15                         Kolkata, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021

Bhavani Foundation organises 6th Blood Donation Camp
( Continued from page 3)
be the need of the hour, em-
phasised a release.
    Under the guidance of
Founder Mr K. D. Shetty
and President Mr Jeekshith
Shetty, the entire team of
Bhavani Foundation worked
day in and day out to or-
ganise this camp. Mr K. D.
Shetty, Mrs Sarita K. Shetty
and other Managing Commit-
tee members were present at
the event. Along with a warm
welcome, Mr Jeekshith Shetty
gave a brief introduction of
all the Chief Guests present.

Mr K. D. Shetty thanked all the   were invited as Chief Guests         perience. Around 250 people             of the most important things one
guests, the people present,       to the event.                        voluntarily participated in the         can do to help others in need.
the donors and the Managing            Bhavani Foundation had          event. Mr K. D. Shetty thanked          There is no substitute for blood,
Committee members for taking      a tie-up with NMMC Hospital,         all the donors as well as all the       as it cannot be manufactured.
some time out from their busy     Navi Mumbai for this initia-         Chief Guests. Mr Dinesh Shet-           One blood donation can save
schedules to be a part of this    tive. Dr Priyanka, who led the       ty, Vice-President, then heartily       three whole lives; thus blood do-
noble event.                      team, said it was the first time     gave a vote of thanks to all for        nors are superheroes without
    Mr Nilesh Khare, Editor       she was witnessing such great        their contribution.                     a cape. Hence, a healthy person
and Business Head of Zee          enthusiasm and participation.            It was a wonderful experience       should donate blood once every
24 Taas, Zee TV Maharash-         She personally appreciated all       overall. The Managing Commit-           three months as it is not only
tra Head; Dr Bhaskar Shetty,      the enthusiastic donors and          tee was thankful to every par-          good for the recipient but also for
Founder of Deepak Hospi-          was impressed with the won-          ticipant for taking out their valu-     the donors. Thus, donating blood
tal, Mira Road, and Mr Sunil      derful arrangements made by          able time and participating in this     is a way to turn yourself into a
Sutar, BJP Yuva Morcha            the Bhavani Foundation team.         noble work. Bhavani Foundation          life saviour as the satisfaction of
President of Navi Mumbai,             Altogether it was a great ex-    believes blood donation is one          saving a life is priceless!

CMA CGM Group puts on hold P. K. Gangopadhyay takes
                       tainer lines are expected to
( Continued from page 3)
Although these market- follow suit, it is learnt.
                                                    charge as SCI’s Director
driven rate increases are             CMA CGM is also invest-          ( Continued from page 3)                  During his stint ashore,
expected to continue in the       ing heavily to strengthen its        diverse portfolios, both                he held varied management
coming months, the CMA            service offering. The Group          on board vessels and
                                  has increased the capacity of                                                level positions in the domain
CGM Group has decided to                                               ashore.
put any further increases in      its operated fleet by 11% since                                              of Techno Commercial and
spot freight rates on hold for    December 31, 2019 through               Mr Gangopadhyay, post                Human Resources manage-
all services operated under       the addition of new vessels          completing Mechanical                   ment and, therefore, has
its brands (CMA CGM, CNC,         and the purchase of second-          Engineering and obtaining
                                  hand vessels. Over the last 15                                               rich experience in manage-
Containerships, Mercosul,
                                                                       Certificate of Competen-                ment and execution of tech-
ANL, APL). This measure is        months, the Group has also
effective immediately from        increased its container fleet by     cy, joined the SCI fleet in             nical projects, review and
September 9, 2021 and until       780,000 TEUs.                        1988 as a Marine Engineer,              optimisation of business
February 1, 2022. The Group           Through these measures,          wherein he served and
                                  CMA CGM aims at strength-                                                    processes, sourcing and
is prioritising its long-term
relationship with customers       ening its valuable customer          gained valuable experience              management of appropri-
in the face of an unprece-        relationships and providing          on board diverse vessels.               ate manpower for fleet and
dented situation in the ship-     support as they navigate             After serving as Chief En-              shore operations, and ad-
ping industry, it emphasised      today’s difficult supply chain       gineer, he was absorbed
                                  challenges, the release                                                      ministration, highlighted a
in a release.
   Some other leading con-        added.                               ashore in 2002.                         release.

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