[200616.EN.BIZ] Ministry, Tokyo Exchange Names NYK 'Competitive IT Strategy Company'

JAPAN'S Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has selected the NYK Group as a "Competitive IT Strategy Company" for 2016, making it the first company in the maritime industry to receive this award.

The award recognises NYK's appropriate internal governance of the planning, execution, and utilisation of IT, in addition to the company's active IT efforts, the shipping line said in a statement.

Since 2015, METI and TSE have assessed companies listed on the TSE for proactive IT implementation that creates management innovation, enhances profitability and productivity, and leads to increases in mid-to-long term corporate value and competitiveness.

In support of the creative solutions advocated in the company's "More Than Shipping 2018" medium-term management plan, NYK has reinforced its disaster-resistant data-centre.

It has also migrated to a cloud service and adapted new enterprise systems for box ship and car carriers to improve IT infrastructure.

In addition to the company's development of a tangible IT system, NYK is competitive and proactive in the rapidly developing fields of Internet of Thing (IoT) and Big Data.

NYK has established an optimising container management system and a ship information management system to share data timely between sea and land for optimal economic ship operation, the statement added.

Source : HKSG.

[200616.ID.BIZ] JICT & TPK Koja Sukses Uji Pintu Gerbang Otomatis

JAKARTA. Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) mengumumkan keberhasilan dalam melakukan uji coba joint-gate JICT dan TPK Koja.

Dengan perkembangan tersebut, JICT menandai sebuah langkah maju dalam pengembangan sistem inovasi pelabuhan di Tanjung Priok.

"Uji coba joint-gate pertama ini telah berhasil dilakukan pada pukul 02.00 WIB tanggal 20 Juni 2016, sesuai dengan komitmen perusahaan," kata Plt Direktur Utama JICT Riza Erivan, Senin (20/6).

Riza mengatakan, 21 Pintu Gerbang otomatis yang dilengkapi dengan alat timbang berteknologi canggih tersebut, merupakan pintu gerbang otomatis terbesar di Indonesia.

"Dengan keberhasilan yang bersejarah ini, JICT dan TPK Koja telah siap untuk mendukung kelancaran arus barang di Tanjung Priok," imbuh Riza, seraya mengatakan bahwa uji coba itu sesuai dengan jadwal.

Menurut data JICT, pada Senin pagi, jumlah truk yang dilayani melewati gerbang baru tersebut mencapai lebih dari 9.000 unit.

Untuk mendukung keamanan kontainer terkait pemeriksaan isi petikemas, pihak bea cukai bekerja sama dengan JICT dalam penyediaan fasilitas Gamma Ray.

Minggu lalu, dalam pernyataan yang disampaikan, Riza menyatakan, JICT telah siap mengembangkan sistem joint-gate yang pertama dan terbesar di Indonesia. Klaim itu disambut optimis oleh para pengguna jasa.

"Uji coba terbaru ini, yang sepenuhnya dilakukan ahli IT dan operasi di JICT dan TPK Koja, menegaskan bahwa teknologi joint-gate yang baru dikembangkan sangat akurat dan menunjukkan dampak positif bagi kemajuan pelabuhan Indonesia," kata Riza.

Sumber : Kontan, 20.06.16.

[190616.EN.BIZ] Mergers Transform Logistics Landscape: A&A Report Says

THIRD-PARTY logistics (3PL) was dominated by mergers and acquisitions last year with major deals hitting a sector already hit by overcapacity and collapsing fuel prices.

Such were the conclusions of Milwaukee's Armstrong & Associates (A&A) analysts whose new report detailed activities in a critical year for the sector.

The largest merger and acquisition in the 3PL sector last year was Brad Jacobs and his XPO Logistics team's purchases of US-based Con-way and French-owned Norbert Dentressangle since A&A began tracking activity in 1999.

The resulting integrations have led to greater efficiency and profitability and should in time increase emphasis on quality and 'lean" process improvement initiatives.

While many 3PL warehouses were full in 2014 and 2015, price competition restricted value-added warehousing and distribution to a 2.2 per cent increase in net revenue for the year.

A&A said the other big story was the growth of Amazon's fulfilment centres, which total 100 million square feet, the third biggest global value-added warehouses after DHL and XPO holdings.

Said A&A analysts: "Amazon is also growing its internal freight forwarding and domestic transportation management skills, so we are awaiting the day when it truly goes to market as an integrated 3PL."

Source : HKSG.

[190616.ID.BIZ] Kemdag Evaluasi Aturan Distribusi Barang

JAKARTA. Baru saja di sahkan pada Maret lalu, Kementerian Perdagangan (Kemdag) sudah berenca melakukan evaluasi Peraturan Menteri Perdagangan Nomor 22/M-DAG/PER/3/2016 tentang Ketentuan Umum Distribusi Barang.

Menteri Perdagangan Thomas Lembong mengatakan, pihaknya mengakui aturan tersebut minim konsultasi publik, sehingga tidak mengakomodir seluruh pemangku kepentingan di dalamnya. "Mungkin aturan ini tidak melalui proses konsultasi publik yang selayaknya, sehingga mungkin akan diperlukan penyempurnaan lagi dan itu sedang dikaji," kata Thomas, akhir pekan lalu.

Permendag tentang Ketentuan Umum Distribusi Barang dinilai banyak poin yang tidak fleksibel dan terlalu kaku dalam pengaturan sistem distribusi dalam negeri. Menurut Thomas, hal yang paling penting dalam distribusi barang adalah transparansi dan pendataan yang lebih tertib.

Dalam beleid itu, poin yang menjadi keluhan kalangan pengusaha adalah terkait dengan distribusi. Pasal 19 dari aturan itu mengatakan, distributor, subdistributor, grosir, perkulakan, agen dan sub agen dilarang mendistribusikan barang secara eceran kepada konsumen.

Selain itu, produsen skala usaha besar dan menengah serta importir dilarang mendistribusikan barang kepada pengecer. Bagi kalangan pengusaham aturan inibertolak belakang dengan semangat pemerintah yang menginginkan untuk mempercepat lajur distribusi barang.

Wakil Sekretaris Jenderal II Himpunan Penyewa Pusat Belanja Indonesia (Hippindo) Satria Hamid mengatakan, penyederhanaan terhadap rantai pasok distribusi barang menjadi penting, apa lagi hal itu akan berdampak langsung terhadap harga ditingkat konsumen.

"Tantangan bagi kami adalah bagaimana mendistribusikan secara massal, cepat serta efisien. Kalau ditambah dengan simpul (alur distribusi) maka akan menjadi lebih panjang dan harga yang diterima konsumen menjadi terpengaruh," kata Satria.

Oleh karena itu, Satria berharap agar Kemendag melibatkan pemangku kepentingan dalam penyusunan aturan termasuk dalam proses revisi. Sosialisasi juga harus dilakukan secara terus menerus dalam jangka waktu yang cukup panjang.

Sumber : Kontan, 19.06.16.

[180616.EN.BIZ] CargoSmart signs Nippon Express, Globaltransol, ACX Global for VGMs

NIPPON Express, Globaltransol and Al Dahra ACX Global have selected Hong Kong's CargoSmart site to convey official verified gross mass (VGM) container weight data to carriers in compliance with the UN's Safety of Life at Sea rule, which comes into force July 1.

CargoSmart, a global shipment management software provider that uses big data for greater visibility also announced that other customers are also preparing to submit verified gross mass (VGM) data via its electronic platform.

When the new regulation goes into effect, the shipper named on the ocean bill of lading will be required to provide their carrier and terminal operator with the VGM of each packed container.

Weighing services, weight accuracy tolerance levels, cutoff times, and penalties for non-compliance vary by country, terminal and carrier, making it challenging for shippers to prepare for weighing, verification and processes in time for the implementation date.

CargoSmart opened its EDI and online testing environments in May for shippers to prepare to submit the VGM to their ocean carriers.

Nippon Express USA has connected to CargoSmart to submit the VGM by EDI and online for multiple carriers.

"Each steamship line has its own procedure to receive the VGM," said Rei Goshima of Nippon Express USA's ocean cargo division.

"CargoSmart has one window to submit the VGM, making it easy and simple to comply by the implementation date," he said.

"We are pleased with the feedback from customers about the VGM submission process and are continuing to enhance our platform to facilitate collaboration and to support the unique requirements that countries, terminals, and carriers are implementing," said CargoSmart's chief commercial officer Lionel Louie.

Source : HKSG.

[180616.ID.BIZ] Jonan Minta Pelindo Jual Tiket Sistem Daring

JAKARTA. Menteri Perhubungan Ignasius Jonan meminta PT Pelindo III Banjarmasin, Kalimantan Selatan, segera melaksanakan penjualan tiket dengan sistem daring (dalam jaringan) atau "online" untuk memudahkan calon penumpang kapal laut.

Menurut Ignasius di Banjarmasin, Jumat (17/6), pembelian tiket dengan sistem daring juga akan mengurangi terjadinya penumpukan penumpang di Pelahuhan Trisakti sebagaimana tahun-tahun sebelumnya.

"Penyebab terjadinya penumpukan penumpang, salah satunya karena penjualan tiket masih manual, calon penumpang harus ke pelabuhan untuk mendapatkan tiket," katanya.

Sistem tersebut, tambah dia, tidak terlalu menjadi soal bagi calon penumpang yang berasal dari Banjarmasin, namun menjadi masalah bagi calon penumpang dari luar kota, bahkan dari luar provinsi.

Karena jarak tempuh yang sangat jauh, tambah dia, membuat para penumpang memilih membeli tiket, dan langsung menunggu pemberangkatan di pelabuhan, sehingga terjadi penumpukan penumpang.

Menurut Ignasius, Kementerian Perhubungan terus berupaya meningkatkan pelayanan untuk menghadapi angkutan lebaran Idul Fitri 1437 Hijriah di Pelabuhan Trisakti Banjarmasin.

Beberapa upaya yang telah dilakukan antara lain pembenahan fasilitas terminal penumpang, yang saat ini fasilitas maupun pelayanannya sudah menyerupai pelayahan di bandara.

"Dibanding tahun lalu, fasilitas di Pelabuhan Trisakti sudah semakin baik, dan kerbersihannya juga cukup terjaga," katanya.

Sebelumnya, pada Kamis (16/6) Menhub melakukan kunjungan ke Pelabuhan Trisakti Banjarmasin untuk memastikan kesiapan Otoritas Pelabuhan dan PT Pelindo dalam menghadapi arus mudik lebaran tahun 2016.

Menhub memastikan, dibanding tahun-tahun sebelumnya fasilitas pelayanan arus penumpang di Pelabuhan Trisakti jauh lebih baik, bukan hanya fasilitas untuk penumpang, tetapi juga kebersihan pelabuhan juga yang semakin terjaga.

"Untuk pembelian tiket, bila dilihat dari tiket yang dipegang oleh penumpang, masih sama dengan tahun sebelumnya," katanya.

Selain meninjau pelabuhan, pada Jumat pagi, Menhub juga meninjau Bandara Syamsudin Noor Banjarmasin, sekaligus untuk melanjutkan peninjauan ke beberapa daerah lain, sesuai dengan yang dijadwalkan.

Sumber : Kontan, 17.06.16.

[170616.EN.BIZ] Hamburg Normalises Links With Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines

THE Port of Hamburg is rapidly normalising maritime relations with Iran in general and with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in particular.

Germany has been Iran's largest trading partner in the West. Hamburg, in particular, where so many Iranians have settled, has had very close relations with firms and state organisations in Iran.

The rapprochement started with the call of the 2,478-TEU Azargoun in March as IRISL reopened its regular liner service "European Container Line" (ECL) between Northern Europe and ports in the Persian Gulf following its closure in mid-2010 on account of nuclear sanctions.

The new service will be operating with 2,500-TEU ships, calling at Hamburg and Antwerp, along with Genoa, Istanbul, Port Said and Bandar Abbas.

In addition, the geared 28,164-dwt Sevgi will be resuming the conventional liner service with multi-purpose tonnage between Northern Europe and the Persian Gulf.

IRISL's liner services will be represented in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands by the firm currently being jointly set up by Peter W Lampke GmbH & Co KG (PWL) and IRISL (Europe) GmbH, namely IRISL Agency (North) GmbH, based in Hamburg and with branches in Antwerp and Rotterdam.

Since the restricted opportunities for trading of recent years have generated immense pent-up demand for investment goods for the oil, automotive, chemical and energy sectors, German industrial companies, especially, anticipate an early revival in business activity.

Before sanctions, the main imports via Hamburg were barley, potash fertilisers, feedstuffs and machinery. As exports from Iran, fresh and tinned fruit, yarns, other textiles, rubber and vegetables topped the list in the Port of Hamburg.

Source : HKSG.