[110612.EN.SEA] JICT’s New Gate System To Cut Waiting Times

Jakarta: Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT), the biggest terminal operator at Jakarta's Tanjong Priok port, yesterday unveiled a new auto-gate system (JAGS) which it hopes will significantly cut transaction times at the gate and waiting times in the parking area.

The system replaces check booths at the entry and exit gates, which previously required loading cards, with an automatic checkpoint machine using radio-frequency identification cards and tickets. JICT has so far signed up 12,000 trucks for access to the terminal.

JICT plans to raise annual handling capacity from 2.5m teu to 2.8m teu.

Source : STA, 24.05.12.

[110612.ID.LOG] Hatta : Biaya Logistik 2014 Di Bawah 10% Dari Ongkos Produksi

JAKARTA: Pemerintah akan melakukan sejumlah upaya untuk menekan ongkos logistik yang dirasakan masih tinggi di Tanah Air, sehingga bisa mencapai di bawah 10% dari ongkos produksi  pada 2014.

Menko Perekonomian Hatta Rajasa  mengatakan saat ini ongkos logistik di Indonesia masih berada di angka 14,08% dari ongkos produksi. Diharapkan dengan  diciptakannya konektivitas yang lebih baik akan bisa ditekan menjadi di bawah 10%.

 “[Target] logistic cost kita turun di 2014 [menjadi] di bawah 10%. Sekarang 14,08%, tinggi,” kata Hatta menjawab pertanyaan wartawan di Pangkalan TNI AU Kamis, 31 Mei 2012.

Upaya yang akan dilakukan untuk menekan ongkos logistik tersebut, ujarnya, adalah dengan membangun transportasi  yang menghubungkan antarwilayah di Indonesia.

Mengingat sekarang ini ongkos transportasi antarpulau atau ke luar  negeri masih dirasakan tinggi. (Bsi)

Sumber : Bisnis Indonesia, 31.05.12.

[100612.EN.SEA] Hapag-Lloyd Bag Trio Of Awards For North America Operations

HAPAG-LLOYD America has received three awards for its supplier and service performance in the last year by its North American customers Alcoa, Eastman Chemical Company and PPG Industries.

The New York-relocated Alcoa, global manufacturer and processors of aluminium, awarded Hapag-LLoyd its "Ocean Carrier Award" fulfilling the judges criteria of volume of North American imports and exports, and punctuality of deliveries.

The glass and chemical manufacturer PPG, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, gave Hapag-Lloyd its "PPG Excellent Supplier Award" for outstanding customer service, the first liner shipping company in the last 20 years to be singled out from among all it's worldwide suppliers for the title.

Eastman Chemical Company awarded the ocean carrier its 2012 Excellence Award, an element of its Eastman Supplier Excellence Program (ESEP), to acknowledge Hapag-Lloyd's reliability and high quality of service which strengthened the company's efficiency and competitiveness.

Hapag-LLoyd America president Wolfgang Freese said in a statement: "On behalf of our dedicated staff I am very proud of these achievements which clearly recognise the sound quality of work provided to our valuable customers."

Source : HKSG.

[100612.ID.BIZ] Samsung Tawar Nokia Rp 172 Triliun?

KOMPAS.com — Samsung, perusahaan elektronik Korea yang sedang naik daun, dikabarkan berencana memperluas bisnisnya dengan mengakuisisi Nokia, produsen ponsel asal Finlandia. Pemberitaan tersebut memicu kenaikan harga saham Nokia hari Jumat kemarin.

Surat kabar Swedia Dagens melaporkan bahwa Samsung menawar saham Nokia sebesar 4 dollar AS  per lembar dengan nilai total 18,7 miliar dollar AS atau sekitar Rp 172 triliun.

Angka tersebut ditaksir sebagai "penawaran enteng" dari Samsung yang sedang kebanjiran order smartphone Galaxy SIII yang mencapai 9 juta unit bulan lalu, belum termasuk pesanan dari Amerika Serikat dan Kanada.

Pada perdagangan hari Jumat (8/6/2012), saham Nokia ditutup menguat sebesar 0,19 poin atau sekitar 6,71 persen menjadi 3,02 dollar AS per lembar.

Nilai kapitalisasi pasar Nokia saat ini sebesar 11 miliar dollar AS, turun jauh dari 24 miliar dollar AS satu tahun lalu ketika perusahaan Finlandia ini sempat dirumorkan akan dibeli oleh Samsung untuk pertama kalinya. Harga saham Nokia mengalami penurunan sebesar 40 persen dalam tiga bulan belakangan.

Kemungkinan langkah Samsung ini dipertanyakan oleh beberapa pihak. "Keuntungan apa pun yang diperoleh Samsung dari portofolio paten dan fasilitas produksi Nokia agaknya tidak sebanding dengan rumitnya proses integrasi kedua perusahaan itu," ujar analis Ovum Nick Dillion, seperti dikutip dari PhoneArena.

Sejumlah analis percaya bahwa Nokia lebih baik dibeli oleh Microsoft ketimbang Samsung karena produsen ponsel tersebut menggunakan sistem operasi bikinan Microsoft dalam produknya. Dengan membeli Nokia, Microsoft bisa mengikuti langkah Apple dan Google yang memproduksi hardware untuk platform mobile buatannya sendiri.

Sumber : Kompas, 09.06.12.

[090612.EN.SEA] CMA CGM Posts First Quarter Net Loss Of US$248 Million

FRENCH shipping group CMA CGM has suffered a net loss of US$248 million for the first quarter of 2012 and an EBITDA loss of $31 million, despite a 2.6 per cent rise in consolidated revenue against the same quarter a year earlier to US$3.6 billion.

The company attributed the loss-making results to a particularly difficult first quarter shaped by persistent overcapacity that prompted freight rates to fall to new lows during the period, while oil prices climbed sharply until mid-March, with Rotterdam bunker prices rising to nearly $720 per ton.

First quarter container shipping volumes increased by 13.4 per cent year-on-year to 2.6 million TEU, after partnering with MSC on the Asia/Northern Europe trades and with Maersk on the Asia/Mediterranean lines.

In response to the challenging market conditions, the group said it will continue to implement its cost reduction plan, which delivered $96.5 million in savings over the quarter under review. It is anticipating cost-savings of $400 million by year-end.

Looking ahead, the group is forecasting a 'strong improvement' in the second quarter against a backdrop of rising freight rates and lower fuel prices. As a result, the group said its performance has improved sharply since the beginning of the second quarter. In particular, it reached breakeven in terms of operating profit in April. It also expects to return to the black in 2012, a company statement said.

It noted that since the end of the first quarter, the market has significantly rebounded with several successful freight rate increases. On the Asia/North Europe trade, the benchmark Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) stood at $1,666 per TEU as of June 1, a 3.4-fold increase from $490/TEU in December 2011. Similar gains have been observed on the other leading trade routes, particularly the Asia/Mediterranean, Asia/US and Asia/Latin America lines.

Over the same period, oil prices have decreased significantly, with heavy fuel oil falling close to $560/ton in Rotterdam at the beginning of June, more than 20 per cent below the March peak.

APL recently celebrated the delivery of its newest and largest vessel, which is also its most environmentally-friendly and fuel-efficient. The 10,700-TEU APL Southampton, fitted with a ballast water treatment system and an electronically-controlled main engine, signals a new era of sustainable ships entering the liner's fleet. APL says it will deploy 30 more new vessels in the next three years. It also announced that it will reduce carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2015.

Source : HKSG.