APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013

Issue 6, No. 5/2013

APSN NEWSLETTER Networking for Stronger Port Industry and Better Community

Contents

APSN News

APEC News

Industry News

Upcoming APSN Events

Upcoming Maritime Events in the World

APEC Port Services Network (APSN) March, 2013

1 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 APSN News Highlights APSN President Meeting

The 2013 APSN President Meeting was successfully held on March 18 – 22, 2013 in Chongqing, . Mr. President Tim Meisner, Mr. Vice-President Abdullah Yusuff Bin Basiron and delegates of Council Member from Canada and Thailand were in attendance. The meeting identified that Green Port: Time for Actions and Innovations is the theme of the 6th APSN Workshop and Council Meeting on November 4-8th 2013 in Phuket, Thailand. Four sessions/panels were decided as following: 1. Trends and Challenges for Green Port 2. Government Initiatives and Actions 3. Industry Initiatives and Actions 4. Balancing Greening and Being Efficient

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As host, Port Authority of Thailand was very active in holding this Workshop and Council Meeting. All delegates visited The Three Gorges Dam Project of River in Hubei Province. APSN participated Workshop on Supply-chain Benefits of Electronic Information Exchange between Seaports in Selected APEC Economies’ in . At 8 February 2013, delegates of the APSN and the Logistic Engineering Center of WTI attended the Workshop on Supply-chain Benefits of Electronic Information Exchange between Seaports in Selected APEC Economies’ in Shanghai. As host, the Department of Infrastructure and Transport of Australia invited 8 economies 21 delegates including Australia, China, Korea, Indonesia, Papua New Guinean, Philippines, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam to attend the workshop. The objectives and expected deliverables of the workshop are: 1. To strengthen the capacity of port communities in APEC economies through a better understanding of information infrastructure deficiencies hindering the efficient movement of goods through seaports and to provide a framework for strategies to overcome these inefficiencies. 2. To share workshop outcomes, findings and recommendations with port communities in other key APEC economies, aiming to address chokepoints identified by the APEC Supply Chain Connectivity Framework. 3. To provide a pathway for the effective uptake of findings and recommendations. In addition, two industry tour to Shanghai International Port (Yang Shan Port) and Shanghai Shipping Exchange were arranged for all delegates during the workshop.

3 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 Regular Member’s News Port of to merge three container terminals Three Xiamen container terminals operators, the Xiamen International Port Company, the Xiamen ITG Group and the Xiangyu Group, have announced plans to merge their terminals, reports the Xiamen Evening Post. The merger involves a total of 25 container berths, including Dongdu port area's #5 to #16, #20 and #21 berths, Haicang port area's #1 to #6, #18 and #19 berths and Songyu port area's #1 to #3 berths. Unofficially called the Xiamen Container Terminal Group, a joint venture will be established to operate the merged terminal with registered capital of CNY2.44 billion (US$391.04 million) with total investment expected to run to CNY7.31 billion. Xiamen International Port Company will hold 68.24 per cent; Xiamen ITG Group, 9.43 per cent and Xiangyu Group, 8.53 per cent. These three are owned by Xiamen state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The rest 13.8 per cent is held by the -based and listed New World Port Investments Limited. As New World Port Investments is a foreign-invested company, the joint venture will need to get approval from the Ministry of Commerce, an unnamed person from the Xiamen ITG group said. "Nearly all state-owned container terminals in Xiamen will be merged together", an unspecified person close to the deal disclosed. The Xiamen state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission attaches great importance to the merger, which has been planned for years. (News Source: Transport Weekly)

PSA's global throughput increases to 60.06 m TEUs PSA International, the world's No. 1 container terminal operator, posted a 5.2 per cent year-on-year increase in global throughput to 60.06 million TEUs in 2012, according to Exim News Service. Its main Terminals posted a 6.4 per cent year-on-year increase to 30.26 million TEUs, in addition to a 3.6 per cent increase during the same period to 28.8 million TEUs at its facilities in 17 other countries. "The PSA Group has pulled together with resilience. 2012 was another challenging year for shipping as global trade growth continued to be weak, undermined by the ongoing debt crisis in Europe, the sluggish recovery of the American economy, turmoil in the Middle East and the slowdown in China," said the PSA International CEO, Mr Chong Meng. "PSA will continue to invest in new port projects and upgrade our current facilities and terminals to better serve their needs globally," he added. (News Source: Transport Weekly)

Welcome to New APSN Members New Council members Mr. Surapong Rongsirikul, Deputy Director-General of the Port Authority of Thailand, who was the APSN Council member of Thailand, has been assigned to the new position. In this regard, the Ministry of Transport of Thailand nominated Ms. Lawan Oungkiros, Deputy Director-General (Asset Management and Business Department) of the Port Authority of Thailand to replace him.

4 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 APEC News Submarine cable resilience critical to connectivity Issued by the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment Increased harmonization of submarine telecommunication cable protection ensures seamless internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific’s fast-growing web-based economies, says a report commissioned by the APEC Policy Support Unit that was endorsed on Monday by the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment. The issue was discussed in Jakarta at the Committee’s first gathering of regional trade and investment experts this year, on the eve of the First APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting here on 6-7 February 2013. “Goods and services trade, financial transactions and socio-economic welfare increasingly rely on uninterrupted internet data flows which are delivered to the region’s economies by a network of submarine cables,” said John Larkin, Chair of the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment. Protecting submarine cables from disruption and implementing measures to expedite their repair are central to improving trade and business within the APEC region. “APEC members recognize the importance of cooperating on initiatives that can help to create a more coherent regulatory environment to facilitate vital submarine cable protection, repair and maintenance,” Larkin noted. The trade impact of damage to submarine cables is being addressed by APEC economies as part of work plan to enhance the harmonization of cross-border communications. The goal, outlined in the APEC Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Action Plan, is to improve supply chain performance in terms of time, cost and uncertainty by 10 percent by the end of 2015. According to the report, over 97 percent of cross-border data traffic is carried by submarine cables given that they are cheaper and more reliable than other channels such as satellites. Submarine cable infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region is especially important due to the way many APEC economies are geographically positioned which further limits alternatives, the report explains. But the equipment is susceptible to damage from natural disasters such as earthquakes as well as shipping activities, illegal fishing and equipment stress which can affect more than one cable and occasionally could lead to widespread outages in the region. “Because almost all submarine cables are built between continents, it is crucial that economies work together to reduce the regulatory impediments that keep them from operating,” said Larkin. This includes facilitating the process of cable maintenance by allowing ships to travel efficiently across borders to repair damaged cables which are generally owned and operated by the private sector, says the report which includes a simulation of the impact of a disruption on APEC economies. “There is scope for APEC economies to facilitate bringing cable owners, operators and regulators together to discuss good practices for protection as well as recovery and repair,” Larkin concluded. (News Source: APEC Committee on Trade and Investment).

Industry News Shore power arrives at the Port of Halifax The Port of Halifax will be the first port in Atlantic Canada to implement shore power for cruise ships, beginning with the 2014 cruise season. Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to the electrical grid in order to provide necessary

5 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 power while docked. This initiative represents the second shore power installation for cruise ships in Canada. Today's announcement, which was made at Canada's largest East Coast port by the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, Graham Steele, MLA Halifax Fairview on behalf of Percy Paris, Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism for Nova Scotia, and Karen Oldfield, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Halifax Port Authority, represents a $10-million cooperative initiative among the Government of Canada, the Province of Nova Scotia and the Port of Halifax. "Our government continues to make significant investments in Nova Scotia's future. We know that a thriving tourism industry is a key part of ensuring Nova Scotia's economic prosperity and we are happy to grow this sector of Nova Scotia's economy while helping the environment,” said Minister MacKay. “Be it the $25 billion federal initiative to build ships in Nova Scotia, offshore oil exploration or tourism, our government is committed to growing Nova Scotia's economy and creating more jobs." Transport Canada will contribute up to $5 million to the project. The Province of Nova Scotia and the Port of Halifax will each contribute an additional $2.5 million. "We know Nova Scotians want good jobs and a thriving tourism industry, and this investment represents part of our jobsHere plan to move toward a more prosperous future," said MLA Steele. "The province is supporting the businesses and workers that depend on the cruise ship industry, creating quieter and cleaner conditions for visitors and Nova Scotian families, and positioning Nova Scotia as a more attractive destination." "The support of this project from both the federal and provincial governments will both help the environment and ensure Halifax remains a marquee port-of-call on the Canada-New England itinerary," said Ms. Oldfield. "The cruise industry is an important part of our local economy, generating an estimated $50 million per year in economic impact." Once installed, shore power at the Port of Halifax will have immediate benefits by decreasing cruise ship idling by seven per cent, and will contribute to improved air quality and human health. This percentage is expected to increase over time as more ships equipped for shore power use the facilities. The seven per cent reduction represents an annual decrease of approximately 123,000 litres of fuel and 370,000 kg of greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. Halifax is one of the largest natural harbours in the world and has the deepest berths on the Eastern Seaboard of North America. In 2012, the Port of Halifax generated approximately $1.5 billion in economic impact and over 11,000 port-related jobs. Annual cruise activity accounts for about eight per cent of all tourism traffic in Nova Scotia.

Funding for the Shore Power Technology for Ports Program was provided under the Clean Transportation Initiatives in Budget 2011 as part of the renewal of the Government of Canada's Clean Air Agenda. These initiatives focus on aligning Canadian regulations with those in the United States and with international standards, improving the efficiency of the transportation system, and advancing green technologies through programs such as Shore Power Technology for Ports. These initiatives will help Canada achieve its economy-wide target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. (News Source: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2013-h003e-7035.htm)

Harper government invests in Canadian ports VANCOUVER – The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Wai Young, Member of Parliament for Vancouver South, today announced that the Government of Canada is continuing its commitment to limit air emissions from the

6 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 Canadian transportation sector. "The Government of Canada is pleased to launch the Shore Power Technology for Ports Program," said Minister Lebel. "This $27.2-million contribution program will help Canadian ports install shore power, which will reduce air emissions from ships, protect the environment and health of Canadians, and further Canada's economic prosperity." Shore power technology for ports, also called marine shore power or cold-ironing, is a leading-edge technology that allows ships to turn off their diesel engines while docked and connect to an electrical power supply at the port facility. This technology will improve local air quality by reducing air pollution from ships in some of Canada's largest urban centres and will also contribute to ports' competitiveness. "As we have seen with the success of shore power for cruise ships at Port Metro Vancouver, this program will also help Canada's tourism sector to take advantage of growth opportunities, increase tourism revenues and create jobs in all regions of Canada," said MP Young. The Shore Power Technology for Ports Program builds on Transport Canada's successful Marine Shore Power Program that was introduced in 2007 and concludes in March 2012. This demonstration program provided $2 million to Port Metro Vancouver to install shore power technology for cruise ships and $1.8 million to the Port of Prince Rupert to support the installation of shore power for container ships. Following consultations with port authorities and terminal operators in winter 2012, a call for proposals will be issued this spring. Canadian Port Authorities and private entities engaged in operating and/or that own marine ports and terminals in Canada will be eligible for funding. Funding for the Shore Power Technology for Ports Program was provided in Budget 2011 as part of the renewal of the Government of Canada's Clean Air Agenda. The Clean Transportation Initiatives will focus on aligning Canadian regulations with those in the United States and with international standards, improving the efficiency of the transportation system and on advancing green technologies. These initiatives will help Canada achieve its economy-wide target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020. (News Source: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/release-2012-h004e-6622.htm)

Harper government partners with Port Metro Vancouver to improve movement of exports through the Asia-Pacific Gateway to fast-growing Asian markets OTTAWA—Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Member of Parliament for Delta—Richmond East, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today announced that the Government of Canada is funding an important new project in Delta, B.C., which builds on its commitment to open new markets for Canadian exports and increase transportation and trade capacity through the Asia-Pacific Gateway. “Our government’s top priority is creating jobs, economic growth and securing long-term prosperity for Canadian families,” said MP Findlay. “This new project will not only make it easier for Canadian exports to travel through the Asia-Pacific Gateway to high-growth markets throughout Asia, but will address some of the transportation pressures port growth has placed on local transportation.” The Government of Canada is contributing a maximum of $19.9 million, through its Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI), to a $45-million overpass on the Deltaport Causeway, part of Port Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project. The export facilitation project is an efficient and cost-effective plan to increase container capacity through improvements to existing port infrastructure at Port Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport Container Terminal. The overpass will improve the efficiency, safety and fluidity of traffic to and from the terminal, by eliminating conflicts between rail and truck traffic. The project involves the construction of a two-lane overpass that will provide grade separation between rail tracks and the Deltaport Causeway access road adjacent to the Deltaport

7 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 Container Terminal. The grade separation will contribute up to 200,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of additional capacity annually at Deltaport. “The Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project will increase capacity and efficiency within our existing footprint,” said Robin Silvester, President and CEO, Port Metro Vancouver. “This project increases industrial density, adding container capacity at Roberts Bank, while easing the impacts of a growing port on nearby communities.”

To date, the Harper government has invested $1.4 billion in almost 50 infrastructure projects, valued at over $3.3 billion, in partnership with all four Western provinces, municipalities and the private sector. These investments are positioning Canada as the Gateway of choice between Asia and North America and have helped Canadian exports to the region reach record levels. In fact, Canada’s west coast ports are more than two days closer to Asian markets than any other ports in North America. (News Source: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/releases-2013-h004e-7036.htm)

PM announces job-creating investments in the Port of Saguenay Investment will create vital rail link for regional mining industry Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced support for the modernization of the Port of Saguenay. He was accompanied by Denis Lebel, Member of Parliament for Roberval – Lac-Saint-Jean, and Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. “Quebec’s ports play a vital role in ensuring the constant flow of goods and linking Canada to global markets,” said the Prime Minister. “An important part of Quebec’s maritime transportation system, the Port of Saguenay is no exception. By supporting its development, we are helping to create employment and economic growth in the region and in Northern Quebec.” Support for the Port of Saguenay will be used toward the construction of a 12.5-kilometre rail link from the Roberval & Saguenay Railway line to the Port, as well as an intermodal rail yard. The new rail link will provide additional transportation options to shippers, and will boost the effectiveness and capacity of port operations. The Government’s contribution to this project is made possible through Transport Canada’s Gateways and Border Crossings Fund, which aims to improve the flow of goods between Canada and the rest of the world. According to the Port of Saguenay, the improvements, which are expected to be completed by March 31, 2014, are anticipated to generate 125 jobs.

The Port of Saguenay is an important part of Canada’s Continental Gateway, the nation’s busiest trade corridor, carrying over 74 per cent of Canada’s international trade via road, rail, air and marine. Since 2007, the federal government has committed over $2 billion to projects in Quebec to improve its transportation infrastructure as part of the Continental Gateway. (News Source: http://pm.gc.ca/eng/media.asp?category=1&featureId=6&pageId=26&id=4586)

Development of Container Terminal 10 at Southwest Tsing Yi The Government of the HK SAR is committed to enhancing the competitiveness of the Hong Kong Port (HKP) and will ensure that necessary supporting infrastructure facilities are provided in a timely fashion to meet the demand. In view of this, we are actively studying the feasibility of developing Container Terminal 10 (CT 10) at Southwest Tsing Yi (SWTY) with a water depth of 17 metres which is able to receive the next generation of mega size container vessels at all tides. In parallel, we also undertaking the study “Study on the Strategic

8 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 Development Plan for Hong Kong Port 2030” to update port cargo forecasts as well as the future development plan of HKP. Upon completion of these two studies this year, the Administration of HK SAR will carefully consider the study results, the then global and local economic situation, the performance of the port sector, and the views of stakeholders when deciding on the need, scale and timetable of CT 10 development. (News Source: Council member of Hong Kong)

The first berth of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal will commence operation by mid 2013 With a view to shaping Hong Kong not only as the hub port for container vessels but also the hub port for cruise ships, a new Cruise Terminal is now under construction at the former Kai Tak Airport runway in the Victoria Harbour for completion in phases with its first berth to start operation in June this year as planned. The second berth is expected to come on stream in 2015/16. This new Cruise Terminal is capable of receiving the new generation of cruise ship up to 222,000 gross tons. Furthermore, it is expected that this new Cruise Terminal will attract homeporting operations and new shipping business as well as benefiting Hong Kong’s port and maritime-related sectors as a whole. (News Source: Council member of Hong Kong)

Busan Port ranked No.5 World Container Traffic League in 2012 The Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) announced that the total containerized cargo volumes through major Korean ports a increased slightly to 22.5 million TEU in 2012, up by 4.1% from 21.6 million TEU in 2011. Among them import / export cargo traffic recorded 13.6 MTEU, increasing by 1.9%. The transshipment cargo volume also expanded to 8.5M TEU by 9.53% compared with the 2011. Container traffic at Busan Port, the biggest port in South Korea, climbed by 5.2% to 17M TEU compared with the last year. According to the Busan Port Authority (BPA), reaching 17M TEU thanks to increasing transfer volume from global shipping companies. Transfer traffic increased 10.2%, totaling 8.1 M TEU and earning the impressive world ranking. Overall, Busan Port as the world’s 5th container port has ambitious plans to become the maritime hub for Northeast Asia and is actively pursuing a range of developments including new port construction, a massive logistics distribution centre and Free Trade Zone, and redevelopment of the old port. (News Source: Council member of Korea)

NEAL-NET will expand its service ports among China, Japan and Korea Since Northeast Asia Logistics Service Network (hereinafter referred to as “NEAL-NET”) was founded in December 2010, the first-stage port logistics information sharing has produced good results, through joint efforts of China, Japan and ROK to promote the logistics information sharing service project. Under the cooperation mechanism of CJK Ministerial conference on transport and logistics, the three countries have focused to develop the interface for “Dynamic vessel status information sharing” and “Container status sharing information” to share and utilize this information on logistics activities, supply chain visibility and so on. Dynamic vessel status information sharing has been achieved among three pilot ports, namely Ningbo-Zhoushan port in China, Tokyo-Yokohama port in Japan and Busan port in Korea during 2011. In 2012, China extended 8 ports which included Tianjin Port, Yingkou Port, Yantai Port, Rizhao Port, Shekou Port, Weihai Port, and Port. Japan extended 3 ports which included Kawasaki Port, Osaka Port and Kobe Port. Korea extended 2 ports which included Gwangyang Port and Incheon Port.

9 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 Three sides confirmed the extending, promotion and pilot plan of vessel status information sharing service and container status information sharing service in 2013, and discussed the content and plan of research work and international cooperation. In order to develop and expand NEAL-NET service, 8th technical meeting will be held in June in Korea. (News Source: Council member of Korea)

Upgrading of Port Operations Control Centre The newly upgraded Port Operations Control Centre at PSA Vista (POCC- Vista) was unveiled on 5 September 2012. The upgrading works, which took about a year to complete, was done with the aim to enhance navigation safety and protection of the marine environment in Singapore's port waters and the Singapore Strait. The centre is equipped with the next generation Vessel Traffic Information System (VTIS) which cost about $10 million and was first used in the POCC in Changi which was commissioned in 2011. The enhanced system allows the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's (MPA) Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) officers to manage sea traffic operations in a safer and more efficient manner. The upgraded VTIS is able to handle up to 10,000 vessel tracks at any one time, which is two times the capacity of the VTIS before upgrading works. They assist VTM officers in detecting potential collisions and grounding situations, and facilitating timely provision of information and warnings to ships. The system is able to integrate data from various sources such as radar, automatic identification system, harbour craft transponder system, closed-circuit television system and ship databases. Vessel traffic management operations are conducted at the upgraded POCC-Vista and POCC-Changi. The two centres are manned round the clock and are fully integrated to serve as a mutual back-up system to each other. Each centre is independently equipped to assume control of all operational areas in times of an emergency affecting one centre. (News source: Council member of Singapore)

Taiwan Ports are promoting Free Trade Zones

Established on March 1, 2012, the Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) is celebrating its first anniversary. The TIPC is the headquarters of all Taiwanese ports including international ports of , Keelung, Taichung, Hualien, Taipei, and Su-au. For the past year, the TIPC had initiated incentive projects of the Transshipment Cargo Intensive Scheme, and the Blueway Incentive Scheme to attract cargo transshipment and domestic water transportation call at their ports. For the coming year, TIPC has targeted to promote the Free Trade Zones (FTZ) in port areas. The FTZ project was initiated in 2003, currently the FTZ of the ports are Kaohsiung (415 hectares), Taichung (536 hectares), Keelung (71 hectares), Taipei (94 hectares) and Su-ao (72 hectares). By end of 2012, there are 75 companies in the port FTZ generated 10.16 million tons of cargos which created US$ 13 billion of trade value. The growth rates were 170% in 2010, 50.16% in 2011 and 121.57% in 2012. Taiwan port FTZ provides advantages as: 1. Strategic location: Taiwan located at the middle of Asian , en route of nearly 250 shipping lines, making preferable ports for choosing transshipment hub. 2. Multifunction: FTZ welcomes diversified business to station; the current tenant business includes logistics, inspection, maintaining, multi-county containerizing, international trade, transshipment, exhibition, and etc. 3. Tax incentive: FTZ is free of tariff, excise, and business tax for domestic company; free

10 APSN Newsletter Issue 6 No.5 / 2013 of business income tax, harbor service charge, and trade promotion service charge for foreign companies. 4. One door service and express customs clearance for FTZ tenants. In addition, the FTZ is expanding its areas, Kaohsiung will be adding 89 hectares, Taichung 90.5 hectares, and Taipei 15 hectares. Business sectors around the world are welcomed to join. (News Source: Council member of Chinese Taipei).

Kaohsiung, Keelung vie to be cruise home ports Cruise line tourism has been well developed in the Europe and North America for decades, yet it is not as popular in Asia. Given the high population density and rapid growing economy, it is believed that there remains a great undiscovered market potential for cruise tourism in Asia. The Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) sees huge market demand and would like to grab the unprecedented opportunity to develop cruise business in the very near future. TIPC said there are two market niches for Taiwan: 1.tourists from both sides of the : People are keen to sightseeing the land which is part of home but was not free to visit years before; 2. tourists from the rest of the world: Visitors other than local Chinese may want to travel both sides of the Strait to see the two identical but slightly different Chinese societies and landscapes. The immediate target of TIPC is to attract more cruise lines call at Taiwanese ports making Keelung and Kaohsiung be cruise home ports. Buildings of Tourist Reception Center & Offices are under construction in the ports of Kaohsiung and Keelung respectively. Taiwan is a beautiful island with mountains and coastlines full of natural wonder, and is famous worldwide of its unforgettable delicious food. The TIPC said that in Taiwan, cities are modern, culture is traditional, weather is warm, landscape is breathtakingly beautiful， and people are sensationally friendly; with such wonderful combination of essential elements, the development of cruise tourism is promising. (News Source: Council member of Chinese Taipei).

Upcoming APSN Events

The 6th meeting of the APSN Council and its Workshop will be held in Thailand in Nov 4-8 2013.

Upcoming Maritime Events in the World

Date Event Venue

Mar. 4-15,2013 APEC Port Security Seminar Antwerp, Belgium

Mar. 5-6,2013 9th Annual Terminal Management and London, UK Planning Seminar

Mar. 12-14,2013 TOC Container Supply Chain: Asia HKCEC, Hong Kong

Mar 19-20,2013 World Ports and Trade Summit Abu Dhabi

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Mar. 25-27,2013 2nd Global Free Trade & Special Economic KL, Malaysia Zones 2013 Exhibition & Summit

Mar. 27-28, 2013 2nd Global Free Trade & Special Economic Dakar, Senegal Zones 2013 Exhibition & Summit

Apr. 7-12,2013 Singapore Maritime Week 2013 Singapore

Apr.8-13,2013 37th Transportation Working Group Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Meeting Nam.

May.2-4,2013 Inamarine: Indonesia International Jakarta, Indonesia Shipbuilding, Offshore, Marine, Machinery and Equipment exhibition & conference

May.21-23,2013 Asia Shipping Fortune Summit Shanghai, China

Sep. Transportation Working Group Meeting Bali, Indonesia

Note: APSN members are kindly requested to submit their news to the APSN Secretariat via: Add: No. 8, Xitucheng Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100088, China Tel: (8610) 6207 9411 Fax: (8610) 6238 0257 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.apecpsn.org

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