Maersk Triple-E The World's Largest Ship

The Maersk 'Triple-E' container ship is the biggest vessel in the world. The ship called Triple- because of designed 3 principles with Efficiently, Economy of scale and Environment. 

For the efficiency, the Triple-E is designed and optimized for lower speeds. The unique hull design, energy-efficient engine and system that uses exhaust gas to produce extra energy to help propel the ship, make the Triple-E unmatched in energy efficiency.

 For the economy of scale, the Triple-E breaks the world record in container ship capacity without requiring more engine power and breaks the world record in container ship capacity without requiring more engine power. This design takes economy of scale to a new level and lastly, for the environment, these vessels reduce CO2 emissions by 50% per container moved, compared to industry average on the Asia-Europe trade. These ships are expected to be not only the world's largest ships in service, but also the most efficient containerships per twenty-foot equivalent unit(TEU) of cargo.

For your information the capacity of the Triple-E is the 18,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (or  containers) and compare than to the existing ships that’s three meters longer and three meters wider than the Maersk E-class and the Triple-E offers a 16% increase. Besides that, the dimensions of the Triple-E  is 400 meters long, 59 meters wide and 73 meters high. The weight of the Triple-E is the pure steel weight of the vessel is approximately 55,000 tons. That does not include ballast water, cargo and so on. 

The news in the Triple-E now is the main innovations are two ‘ultra-long stroke’ engines, an innovative efficient shape and advanced waste heat recovery system saving up to 10% of main engine power. The Triple E use the daily consumption to be approximately 100 tons. Shipping is a polluting industry so the must have the impact on the environment. So we believe the Triple-E ships are good news for the environment .How is that possible? The impact of Triple-e on the environment will consume approximately 35 percent less fuel per container than the 13,100 TEU vessels being delivered to other container shipping lines in these years. It will reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50% per container moved, compared to the industry average CO2 performance on the Asia-Europe trade and it will enable better recycling of the materials used to build the ship. Compare to airline, rail or truck? Shipping good by sea is by far most environmentally-friendly transportation mode.

 

The Triple-E will sail an average speed of 16 knots (30 km/hour).This means the Triple-Es will be slow steaming, like the other vessels on the AE10 string where they will be deployed. The slower the ship sails, the less fuel it will burn. It is cost and energy efficient and better for the environment even they are good example of how significant CO2 reductions are possible when the right technologies are combined in new and innovative ways.

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The Important of Shipping Industry in Malaysia

Port and vessel

Malaysia is a strategic country in term of location and geographic area since we are surrounding by sea, our country can be consider as the island. Thailand under Prime Minister Takshin Shinawat have the plan to make the canal on Segenting Kra in south of the Thailand. Based on the plan by the Thailand government show the important of the port and shipping industry to the country. If the Segenting Kra canal becomes the real project and construct, it will change the economy circumstance in future. The canal will reduce the distance from China to India. The shipping company might use this canal to reduce their time of delivery and cut cost of fuel. This will give the big impact to Singapore’s economy since their main economy factor is their port. Even the port of transit (PTP) in Tanjung Pelepas, Johor give the impact on sale for Singapore port.

Segenting Kra

Shipping industry clearly relate to port area. Without the good facilities in port, it will affect the decision of shipping company to harbor their ship or vessel in that port. So, the development of shipping company gives the influence to government to increase the accessibility and facility on the port area. The constructions of highway smooth the shipment of goods through the road mode of transport. So, the customer can enjoy door to door service and satisfy with on time delivery provide by the carrier.

The development of shipping industry gives the job and business opportunity to local community. For local businessman, they can expand their product and target market to others country since it easy to access. Besides that, our country also involve with global sourcing, the unlimited world. The electronic company in our country might get the component part from Japan, which mean the supplier is from Japan, the production is in Malaysia, but the customer is in Thailand. That is the example of global sourcing. Nowadays, this kind of operation and business is available to practices all around the world since every country have the rule and regulation which not allow certain type of product to produce in their country.

The expended of shipping industry make the Malaysia government privatize the port since the cost to maintain and provided the facilities are expensive. The port management under privatize system is better than under government since government have many priority on other matter of the country.

The development or construction of highway gives the impact around the region nearby. Even though the facilities is to smooth the movement of motor carrier for cargo in land, the facilities directly use by the people or community on the country to move from one place to other easily. The people have the accessibility to move and upgrade their standard of live.

Highways and facilities

Since the port area needs the labor in large quantity to operate the operation on the port, they need good human resources. This gives the opportunity to the people to work which also increases the migration of people to that port area.         

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Multimodal Transport

Malaysia uses containers for the maritime part of trips, loading and unloading them in the ports rather at the origin and destination of their cargo. This eliminates the main cost-saving advantages of container use. Countries that can best encourage door-to-door movement of containers using multimodal transport will be best equipped to compete and to bring trade benefits to their more remote areas, such as between West Malaysia and East Malaysia. To achieve this integration, Malaysia needs to

·         Match inland with maritime infrastructure.

An important reason that containers do not move inland from container ports is that road and rail 

Infrastructures lack the right carrying capacity and vehicle dimensions for the transport of loaded containers. This scenario can be seen in East Malaysia.

·         Simplify trade documentation.

Examples include the use of through-waybills and single invoices for all modes. In customs clearance times, the economy of Malaysia is quite similar to those of other developing countries but if taken together; developing countries are significantly slower that developed countries. Another regulatory change – to allow containers to be cleared for tariffs, customs, and health and taxation charges at inland locations away from the ports – would help reduce port congestion but could raise additional security concerns.

·         Develop an efficient freight forwarding industry.

Third-party logistics or 3PL is not a well-advanced concept in Malaysia. In industrial countries, almost a third of logistics turnover is contracted to 3PL providers, but even in industrialized Malaysia, barely 10 percent of trade-related transport services are provided in this way. Progression to the earlier stage of second-party logistics or 2PL – which companies unify their internal transport and warehousing functions and create their own internal logistics departments – in Malaysia is still underway

·         Develop effective communications systems.

So that freight forwarders can take advantage of the shipping alternatives available and keep their clients aware of the status and location of their freight

Even the least accessible countries in this region have improved the quality and scope of their information systems – such as Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia – but few have been able to develop freight forwarding agencies that perform as well as those in the more accessible and trade-open countries, such as Singapore

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA)

In logistics and transportation industry, we have five modes of transportation, which is, rail, road, air, pipeline and sea. As we know, air cargo is a premium transport service used when speed is paramount and cost is a secondary consideration. The advantages of air cargo movement are highest movement speed, warehousing cost are reduced and insurance premium in air transportation is lower.

In air cargo industry, the rate is stated by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The International Air Transport Association is a non-government trade association for the world’s airlines which representing some 240 airlines or 84 % of total air traffic. IATA’s stated mission is to “represent, lead and serve the airline industry”. All the Airlines rules and regulation are defined by IATA.         

The main objective of this organization is to assist airline companies to achieve lawful competition and uniformity in prices. IATA acts as a price setting body through bilateral government agreement. IATA fare calculation divided into 3 regions:

1.      South, Central and North America

2.      Europe, Middle East and Africa

3.      Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Ocean’s Islands

IATA involved in a charity and humanitarian. They manages $20 billion in industry settlements annually in the Japan market, minimize the impact of taxation impose by government, have the policy on aircraft noise and other emissions, and advice the industry on new aircraft and system for hijacking and sabotaging. It also regulates and publishes Dangerous Goods Regulation Manual for global standardization, coordinate scheduling process of slot at congested airports and imposed IATA Safety Operational Audit (ISAO) as a mandatory requisite for all the members.

Dangerous goods often called hazardous materials may be pure chemicals, mixture of substances, manufactured products or articles which can pose a risk to people, animals or the environment if not properly handled in use or transport. It can be in form of liquid, solid and gas.

One of the objectives of the IATA is to help decision makers be informed and understand more about the industry by increasing awareness of the contribution of aviation to the economies of different countries in the world. IATA takes up the causes of airlines across the world, fighting their case when charge or taxes are unreasonably high and tries to advocate pro airline regulations. They also aims to help airlines simplify their systems and processes and serve passenger better, while at the same time reducing costs and increasing their efficiency.

They works with its member airlines to ensure the easy travel and transfer of goods and services across different airlines and across the world to make sure they move with ease traveling within a country in the same airlines. It also helps airlines to train staff, offer consultation and has publications that provide similar support.   

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Brussels Airport Diamond Heist

On 18 February 2013, eight masked gunmen in two cars with police markings stole approximately US$50 million worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound Fokker 100 operated by Helvetic Airways on the apron at Brussels Airport, Belgium. The heist was accomplished without a shot being fired. The robbers hid in a construction site outside the airport prior to the robbery. Entering the airport through a hole they created in the airport security fence, the robbers drove on the property with two vehicles, a Mercedes van and a car, both of which were black with flashing blue police lights. The robbers stopped the plane and then brandished their guns, stopping the pilots and transport security. The whole robbery took about 20 minutes. The robbery did not appear to disturb any of the passengers. In fact, the passengers did not know that anything had happened until they were told to disembark because the flight had been cancelled. The van believed to be used in the robbery was later found abandoned and burned. The robbery surely knew it would be too risky to make their move in Antwerp, which is the world capital of diamond-cutting, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from the airport. The city's diamond industry has some 2,000 surveillance cameras, police monitoring and countless identity controls to protect its $200 million in daily trade of rough and polished gems. There is no doubt that they know a lot of information regarding the diamond heist will be on flight on that day.

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Improve Security

Network IP – an essential tool for system flexibility
The use of IP (Internet Protocol) connectivity provides flexibility in optimizing security camera placement, with wireless transmission methods such as 3G mobile phone signals meaning that physical connections such as fiber optic cabling are not required, with their associated cost and installation disruption. The relative ease of IP-enabled cameras' installation can serve a dual purpose, helping keep an eye on staff working in remote areas of the airfield for both security and health and safety purposes. Managers can also dial-in to a camera network remotely, to view images without needing to visit the control room.

Use of video analytics software in airport security solution

Video analytics provides an advanced surveillance-related filter that helps to sort through multiple scenarios that security teams are routinely faced with. This type of analysis is also benefiting from ongoing investment by systems suppliers who are addressing the need for cost effective, meaningful, reliable and user-friendly software. 

In practical terms, video analytics involves software processing algorithms that analyses security camera data from a scene, detect situations that meet a certain set of conditions, filter them for possible false alarms and then, if verified, issue an alert that security staff can react to appropriately. Use of such advanced video analytics software is a step up from traditional video motion detection and offers significant future potential in combating crime threats.

At an airport perimeter, the technology could, for example, use what's called a ‘virtual tripwire' - essentially an area of the scene that triggers an alarm when an object enters that zone. Closer to the center of passenger operations, video analytics technology can also flag up the presence of left baggage in a terminal or other sensitive area.

Security team training

A holistic security systems environment will involve different types of protective equipment communicating collectively to contribute more than the sum of their parts. For instance, CCTV cameras on automatic area ‘tours' will immediately react to the opening of a vehicle barrier by instantly refocusing on this area and triggering the digital recording of the event for subsequent identity validation or prosecution purposes.

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CILT in Malaysia

CILT stands for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. CILT is the international professional body for all sectors of logistics and transport industry. Founded in the United Kingdom in 1919 and granted a Royal Charter in 1926, it was established to promote knowledge of the science and art of logistics and transport and to provide a source of authoritative views for communication to government, industry and the community.

The Institute is a progressive and purposeful organization which provides a forum for professionals and academicians engaged in transport and logistics industry. The Institute’s Qualifying Examinations are internationally recognized professional transport and logistics qualification of a high educational standard. A member with a pass in the CILT Qualifying Examination is accepted as equivalent to a general degree. 

Together with appropriate work experiences, they lead to full Membership and the designatory letters of “CMILT” which recognized by the Public Services Department in Malaysia as equivalent to an honors degree of a local university.  

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Malaysia (CILTM) had its beginnings in 1965 with the formation of Malaysia Section. This was to fulfill the need for the qualified of logistics and transport after independence and the increasing demand in the transport industries. In October 1990, the Malaysia Section was upgrade to that of a National Council.

Internationally, the institute has about 33 000 members with about half the number residing outside the UK, mostly in the Commonwealth countries. Malaysia has about 2 000 members of all grades. Membership of the CILT not only offers today’s transportation a breadth and depth of training through its excellent examination system, it also offers the opportunity to exchange valuable ideas and experiences with other logistics and transport professionals.

In Malaysia, the CILT office is at Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The address is, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Malaysia, 12D, 4^th Floor, Block 1, Worldwide Business Centre, Jalan Tinju 13/50, Section 13, 40675 Shah Alam, Selangor.

On 29^th September 2004, MITRANS was officially appointed as the Examining Body for all approved Professional Qualifying Examinations (PQE Logistics and PQE Transport), the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in Malaysia, and for students in the Asia Pacific and African Regions who are undertaking study courses provided by CILT in Malaysia leading to the professional membership of CILT. MITRANS is Malaysia’s advisory transportation institute and in responsible for transportation research, consultancy and training.    

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Innovation of railways transportation in Malaysia

In peninsular Malaysia railway transportation industry, we have Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), KTM Komuter, KL Monorail, Express Rail Link (ERL), Light  Rail Transit(LRT), Star and Putra. This modes of transportation move both, passenger and freight. KTMB is the only rail that offers the long term journey service from Perlis (north) to Johor or Singapore (south) and Kelantan (east) Malaysia. KTMB is important in freight service because the rail network connect with seaport such as Penang Port, Kelang Port, Tanjung Pelepas Port and Tanjung Pagar. While other rail transportation such as KTM Komuter, KL Monorail, ERL, Star and Putra only provided short term journey and exist in busy city such as Kuala Lumpur.

To compare railways and motor carrier mode of transportation, the demand for motor carrier is high that railways. This happened because of the number of rail or the schedule of rail transport is not flexible. Which mean the journey not including all the region or area of the country. This does’ not mean to increase the number of terminal but more to increase the number of gondola and railways from new area connect with the terminal. So, the passenger will have more choice to use either rail or motor carrier.

According to Statistics Department of Malaysia, every years especially in seasonal period, the accident in road increase. The accident will affect to the damage of road, loss of living and property and traffic jam to other road passenger especially for freight service. They need to deliver the product to their customer on time, when something like this happened, they need other alternative to deliver the product to the customer if not, their customer services will be poor and affect the company names and reputation.

Based on five mode of transportation, road, air, sea, rail and pipeline. Sea in the most mode of transportation used  in logistics industry while rail is the less mode of transportation used in logistics industry. Normally, rail only brings the low value and in bulk quantity of product such as sand and coal. But, in Malaysia the rail transportation can be used for freight service for domestics or in Malaysia area such as for letter or online product in Malaysia. Since the possibility of accident in railways is less than roadways, the products can arrived on time.

In order to reduce the accident and traffic jam in roadway. The government should build more railways and increase the number of gondola and the speed of railways. So, people have many choices and can attract them to use railways services. In certain rail terminal in Malaysia, there was the double tracking of rail. This project gives the advantage to the people and the community in that terminal area to used the rail services frequently. Besides that, the rail service should be more speed compare to motor carrier since they have their on track. The rail company can use the resources such as green technology as the energy to move the rail. So they can keep the environment in good condition.The maintenance of the engine should be done frequently, so the live span of the rail can be longer. Malaysia can create the collaboration with other country’s rail company especially from Europe in order to increase the growth and the use of rail transportation whether in passenger or freight industry.

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