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Source: http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/software-glitch-affects-export-of-seafood-agri-cargo-from-chennai/ The i ntroduction of Risk Management System (RMS) for exports coupled with technical glitches in Customs’ software ICEGATE, which is the platform for online filing of shipping bills and other necessary documents, has badly affected the export of agricultural commodities from Chennai region. According to EXIM players engaged in exporting agricultural products like onion, groundnut, chillies, coir products and seafood items, they are facing serious trouble of failing to meet consignment obligations as the newly introduced system opts for multiple verifications of products packed inside containers meant for export. Speaking to Sagar Sandesh, one of the exporters seeking anonymity, said: “We are not opposed to the new system, which has been touted as a best method to reduce time consumed for processing export containers. However, for the past few days, more than 80 per cent...

Source: http://www.sagarsandesh.com/news/equipped-with-fire-fighting-system/ Keeping its promise for environment-friendly handling of cargoes, more particularly coal, J SW Jaigarh Port, located in Maharashtra, has taken a major step towards the goal by planning and constructing a fully covered coal stack yard to meet the coal requirement of its 1, 200 MW power plant in Ratnagiri. It may be noted here that thermal coal remains India’s most important fuel used to generate electricity. With increasing environmental concerns, storage and handling of coal in large quantities have thrown up additional challenges to the ports. In other words, ports are forced to create adequate facilities bearing in mind the growing concerns in handling such dusty cargoes. One of the major challenges lies in handling the coal in an environment friendly manner. According to an official of JSW Port, the project involves construction of 440-metre long covered shed housing 16-metre high coal stack with m...

Source:  http://gcaptain.com/2013-year-in-maritime-photos/ BY  MIKE SCHULER   January 1, 2013 - Shell’s conical drilling rig Kulluk seen hard aground on the southeast shore of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, on January 1, 2013. The rig grounded after breaking free during a tow from Dutch Harbor, AK to Everett, WA days earlier. The Kulluk was later pulled from shore without incident, but the grounding was the final straw in Shell’s mishap-plagued arctic drilling plans in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. U.S. Coast Guard Photo January 17, 2013 - Heavy waves crash against the grounded U.S. Navy mine countermeasure ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines, on January 17, 2013. The 23-year-old ship was so badly damaged that salvage crews were forced to cut the wooden-hulled vessel up and remove it in pieces. A preliminary report later determined that faulty digital charts  co...