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2019 Newsletter week 41

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European Commission Approves €47 Million Public Support For Greek Port Of Igoumenitsa

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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Greece’s plans to grant €47.3 million of public support for the construction of a new quay in the port of Igoumenitsa.

The aim of the project is to decrease congestion, harmful emissions and the risk of accidents, by relocating the port’s international activities to a new quay situated out of the city of Igoumenitsa.

The Commission assessed the measure under EU State aid rules. It found that the public support was proportionate and necessary for the implementation of the investment. Furthermore, the Commission considered that Igoumenitsa, while being a relatively small port with limited transport volumes at EU level, is part of the core trans-European transport network (TEN-T).

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NCC To Build New DFDS Headquarters In Copenhagen

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The new DFDS headquarters will be located close to the water on the Marmormolen wharf at the Nordhavn harbor. On completion, the building will resemble a large vessel docked in port.

The design of the building is inspired by the structure of a cruise liner. The bottom “deck” of the building will be a parking garage. The next three decks will contain office spaces. The building will also have meeting rooms, a restaurant and a two-deck auditorium that seats 200-300 people. A roof terrace will be on the top deck of the building with a view over the water.

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Oct 10
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

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The President for the next 2 years is Claes Berglund (photo left). Mr Berglund is Director Public Affairs & Sustainability of Stena AB. He has been a senior executive in the shipping industry for 15 years, before which he worked for 12 years in road-based transport and third-party logistics services. Mr Berglund is also a reserve officer in the Royal Swedish Navy.

The Vice-President for the next 2 years is Philippos Philis, founder and Managing Director of Lemissoler since 1996 (photo right).

Lemissoler owns and operates a modern fleet of owned designs of eco bulk carriers and stresses its R&D activities to continuously develop a greener fleet. Mr Philis is the President of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) as well as of the Cyprus Shipowners’ Employers Association (CySEA) and has previously served on the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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Björn Boström Re-Elected Chairman For The BPO Comprehensive Ports Working Group

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During the meeting on September 4 th, Björn Boström, CEO for Port of Ystad, was re-elected for yet another term as Chairman of the Baltic Ports Organization’s (BPO) Comprehensive Ports Working Group.

BPO is a regional ports organization established in 1991, with the aim to facilitate cooperation among ports and to monitor and improve the possibilities for shipping in the Baltic Sea region. The organisation currently comprises of 47 members, representing the most significant ports and stakeholders in the Baltic Sea region, with the mission to strengthen the global competitiveness of the region’s port industry.

Oct 10
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One Sea Appoints Riku-Pekka Hägg As Chairman With Mission To Grow Autonomous Ship Alliance

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One Sea Appoints Riku-Pekka Hägg As Chairman With Mission To Grow Autonomous Ship Alliance

ONE SEA, the industry alliance whose primary aim is to lead the way towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem by 2025, has appointed Riku-Pekka Hägg as Chairman of its Management Board.

Hägg, who will oversee ONE SEA will retain his current role as Vice President, Ship Design and Integrated Solutions Sales at Wärtsilä.

Having fulfilled an array of strategic roles at Wärtsilä, his current focus is on leading business transformation with particular emphasis on smart technologies. In his current position he is also responsible for overseeing Wärtsilä’s Smart and Autonomous Ship strategy. In stepping up to the ONE SEA chairmanship from his previous Vice-Chair role, Hägg says his interest will remain focused on connecting businesses with the possibilities new digital technologies create for safety, efficiency, growth and profitability to enable sustainable shipping.

“It’s exciting to see that smart and autonomous systems are rapidly gaining interest and ground in shipping, but the technology is unregulated, and interoperability is not standardized,” Hägg observes. “ONE SEA is a fantastic collaboration network comprising leading, global and multi-industrial companies who want to co-create proposals for industry standards and regulations in this fast-developing technology area.

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INTERESTING READS

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Brexit: HMRC Impact Assessment For The Movement Of Goods If The UK Leaves The EU Without A Deal

 One of the conclusions of the document published by HM Customs and Revenue is that “UK supply chains face an additional £15 billion annual cost burden in the event of a no-deal Brexit.”

This is the third edition of the impact assessment that was first published on 4 December 2018. This edition includes the impacts of the customs, VAT and excise regulations laid before Parliament in February, March and September 2019, and the EU Withdrawal Act 2018, and adds to the impacts that were published on 25 February 2019.

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the customs, VAT and excise arrangements in place as a result of the UK being part of the EU will no longer apply. The UK would no longer be subject to EU law and new legislation will be needed to replicate the current rules for trade with non-EU countries, ensuring that this also applies to EU trade. VAT and excise legislation will need to be amended to reflect the fact that the UK is no longer part of the EU.

One section relevant for the ferry industry is C1 (ii and iii) “Movement of goods from roll on roll off ports”.

Read the full document here