[301117.EN.SEA] Maersk, CMA CGM Both Use BoxTech Container Database Functions

CONTAINER shipping lines CMA CGM and Maersk Line have both uploaded technical details about their entire global container fleets to BoxTech's database and are now flagging units whenever they are sold.

BoxTech's fast-growing database, which is provided by the Bureau International des Containers (BIC), already includes the technical characteristics of 30 per cent of the global container fleet. New functions have been added to the database to enable equipment owners to register container sales and flag units with exception alerts.

The function that allows owners to indicate when containers have been sold alerts users searching for a container that it is no longer part of a company's fleet.

This function aims to prevent improperly marked containers from circulating with the markings of their previous owner, so as to improve safety, reduce risk and encourage the proper neutralization of sold containers.

"Maersk is on a journey to integrate and simplify global supply chains, so we are in full support of the neutral BoxTech database as a tool to help improve transparency and efficiency in the industry," said Maersk's equipment head Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard.

  

"The new container sale function offers additional clarity, showing a clear dividing line between our current fleet and containers that have been sold. We appreciate that the team at BIC continues to innovate to bring new tools to benefit the industry," she said.

  

Another new feature, the new BoxTech Recovery Alerts system enables container owners to create alert lists to flag specific units in case of bankruptcies and other recovery situations, such as lost or stolen units. It can also inform users whenever a special status exists for a given unit.

Source : HKSG.

[301117.ID.BIZ] Bandara Lombok Ditutup Lagi, 72 Flight Dibatalkan

KONTAN.CO.ID -  JAKARTA. Bandara Internasional Lombok Praya kembali ditutup pada Kamis (30/11) mulai 10.37 WITA hingga pukul 24.00 WITA. Itu menyebabkan sebanyak 72 penerbangan dari dan menuju Lombok dibatalkan. Penutupan itu sesuai dengan penerbitan Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) nomor B9033/17 oleh Perusahaan Umum Lembaga Penyelenggara Pelayanan Navigasi Penerbangan (Perum LPPNPI).

“Rapat dengan stakeholder penerbangan didukung data dari Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (DVAAC) memutuskan untuk menutup Bandara Internasional Lombok Praya karena area ruang udaranya masih tertutup debu vulkanik," kata Direktur Operasi AirNav Indonesia, Wisnu Darjono dalam keterangan resminya, Kamis (30/11).

Wisnu bilang, sebaran debu vulkanik terpantau mengarah ke arah tenggara menyebar dengan kecepatan 10 knots pada ketinggian dari permukaan sampai dengan flight level 21.000 feet.

Penutupan bandara ini berdampak pada pembatalan penerbangan baik penerbangan internasional maupun domestik. “ Data yang kami terima ada sebanyak 72 penerbangan dari 6 jalur penerbangan domestik dan 2 jalur penerbangan internasional dari dan menuju Lombok yang terkena dampak dari pentupan bandara ini,” papar Wisnu.

Adapun pembatalan penerbangan terdiri dari 34 keberangkatan dan 37 kedatangan dengan rincian sebagai berikut, Garuda Indonesia (11 keberangkatan dan 11 kedatangan), Lion Air ( 10 keberangkatan dan 12 kedatangan), Batik Air (4 keberangkatan dan 4 kedatangan), Citilink (3 keberangkatan dan 3 kedatangan), Wings Air (4 keberangkatan dan 5 penerbangan), dan Air Asia ( 2 keberangkatan dan 2 kedatangan).

Selain itu, sebanyak dua penerbangan menuju Lombok harus kembali ke bandara asal mengalami Return to Base (RTB) ke Jakarta, yaitu Lion 656 dan Batik Air 6506.

“Pemanduan lalu lintas penerbangan dilakukan sesuai standard operation procedure (SOP) yang berlaku dan menghindari area terdampak debu vulkanik sesuai dengan contingency plan yang telah kami susun,” ujar Wisnu.

Sumber : Kontan, 30.11.17.

[291117.EN.BIZ] Port of New York and New Jersey Handle Their First 14,000 TEU Ship

THE Port of New York and New Jersey has handled their first 14,000-TEU ship, the CMA CGM T. Roosevelt that is deployed on the South Atlantic Express (SAX) service from China via the Panama Canal.

The milestone was achieved five months after the opening of the elevated Bayonne Bridge.

Fifty ships that could not pass under the bridge before it was raised have now done so, according to the port authority. Fourteen per cent of the ships that entered the port in 2017 could carry 9,000 TEU or more, up from nine per cent in 2016, reported IHS Media.

The CMA CGM mega ship was handled at the Maher Terminals in Elizabeth and comes as the port waits to see how the elevated bridge and the widening of the Panama Canal a year earlier will impact port volumes over the long term.

The latest data shows that October capped the port's best six-month period in its history. The port in October handled 408,764 loaded TEU, with loaded imports rising by 5.8 per cent and exports increasing by 1.3 per cent year on year.

  

Some port stakeholders have questioned whether the port can handle the kind of sustained stress on equipment, resources and the drayage community that is expected when big ships visit the port on a regular basis. However, port officials said the Roosevelt docked and unloaded largely without equipment logjams or truck congestion.

Source : HKSG.

[291117.ID.AIR] Audit ICAO, Penerbangan Indonesia Raih Nilai 81%

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Udara Kementerian Perhubungan (Kemhub) menyebutkan Indonesia menempati peringkat 55 dari 191 negara berdasarkan hasil audit yang dilakukan oleh Organisasi Penerbangan Sipil Internasional atau International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) pada tahun 2017 ini.

Audit ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) merupakan audit bergengsi dengan skala internasional yang dilaksanakan oleh ICAO dalam pengawasannya terhadap negara-negara anggotanya meliputi faktor keselamatan penerbangan.

Audit ini meliputi sejumlah aspek seperti legislation, organization, licensing, operation, airworthiness, accident investigation, air navigation license, dan aerodime.

Pada tanggal 10 hingga 18 Oktober 2017, auditor ICAO melaksanakan audit di Indonesia diikuti oleh Lion Air beserta regulator dan operator penerbangan lainnya. Dalam audit tersebut, mereka bersinergi dan melakukan kerja sama, sehingga berhasil meraih nilai 81,15% dari sisi keselamatan penerbangan.

Hal itu menandakan keselamatan penerbangan di Indonesia telah sesuai, bahkan melebihi standar yang ditetapkan ICAO sebesar 64,71%. Jika dibandingkan dengan negara-negara di Asean, Indonesia menduduki peringkat ke-2 di bawah Singapura. Sementara di antara negara-negara Asia Pasifik, Indonesia masuk dalam peringkat ke 55 yang sebelumnya berada pada peringkat 151 dari 191 negara peserta pada tahun sebelumnya.

Presiden Direktur Lion Air Group, Edward Sirait dalam rilis yang diterima KONTAN, Rabu (29/11) menyampaikan bahwa Lion Air ditunjuk menjadi objek dalam pelaksanaan audit oleh ICAO, serta dijadikan sebagai salah satu maskapai yang mewakili banyak perusahaan penerbangan di Indonesia.

Sumber : Kontan, 29.11.17.

[271117.EN.BIZ] CEVA Logistics Reshuffles Senior Line-up After Departure of Helmut Kaspers

JEROME Lorrain has been promoted to the position of chief operating officer freight management at CEVA Logistics based in Houston, Texas. In his new role he will be responsible for air and ocean freight on top of his current position as head of the ground business line.

Mr Lorrain, a member of the company's executive board, takes over the air and ocean role from Helmut Kaspers who has left the company, reported London's Air Cargo News.

Managing director of the UK, Ireland and Nordics cluster Michael O'Donoghue will assume Mr Lorrain's role as managing director for North America from January 1. It has not been announced yet who will fill Mr O'Donoghue's current role.

"I would like to congratulate Jerome and Michael on their well-deserved promotions. They are two exceptional individuals with wide-ranging business skills which make them ideally suited to their new roles," chief executive Xavier Urbain was quoted as saying.

Before joining CEVA, Mr Lorrain was chief executive officer of Wallenborn Transports in Luxembourg and prior to that worked at Kuehne + Nagel for a decade.

Mr O'Donoghue joined CEVA in 2010 following a 25-year career in the freight and logistics industry which included senior management positions in both contract logistics and freight management for DHL.

Source : HKSG.