Wednesday, 14 January 2009. Evelyn Maersk is in the Mediterranean en route from Yantian in China to Algeciras in Spain on Maersk Line’s AE7 (Asia-Europe) service. On board are 7,345 containers the equivalent of 12,083 TEU. They were loaded in China and contain a wide variety of goods destined for European consumers.

A new fuel saving record
On this voyage, good planning will enable Evelyn Maersk to save approximately 150 tons (equivalent to 4% lower consumption) of bunker fuel on the voyage from Yantian to Algeciras. It is a new record for Evelyn Maersk. But it does not stop there. As Captain Niels Beyer Nielsen says, “That is also a record to break!” Therefore - a week before the vessel starts the voyage back to China - Second Officer Stanford Cardoz is already busy planning. Not only to ensure a safe passage, but also to identify bunker saving opportunities. In cooperation with operational departments on shore, the voyage and schedule are constantly reviewed with an eye on cutting down any type of slack time. The possibility to depart earlier and/or avoid waiting for berthing upon arrival gives Evelyn better opportunities to sail at economical speeds and save bunker fuel.

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Kuta is the center and the largest tourist resort on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
Kuta is very short drive away from the airport, and transportation is readily available to take you from and to Kuta to and from anywhere else in Bali.

Kuta beach is one of the first favorite beaches discovered by tourist. Coconut trees line the sand beach as far as the eyes can see towards the north stopped by the runway of Denpasar’s airport far in the west. The sunset in Kuta is most breathtaking. On the south, the beach is fenced by the airport’s runway, which gives the visitors a breathtaking landing experience. Kuta Beach bustles with tourists’ vendors and locals. It’s the most popular beach in Bali and the island’s number one party zone. The beach stretches as far north as the eyes can see. As short walk away north, the waves will invite to surfing. Rapid development and an influx of visitors haven’t kept the surfers away and Kuta still remains one of Bali’s best surfing beaches and a great place to enjoy a beach lifestyle.

With a long, broad beach on the Indian Ocean Kuta was originally discovered by tourists as a surfing mecca. Long a stop on the classic backpacking route in Asia, back in the 80’s they used to talk about the three Ks (which were Katmandu in Nepal, Khao San road in Bangkok and Kuta). Today Kuta is a showcase of excessive development gone wrong. It is a chaotic, tightly packed mass of concrete and congestion with a run down infrastructure. The beach is overrun with touts and most serious surfers have headed elsewhere.

The 5km long arcing white sand stretch of Kuta is still arguably the best beach front on Bali. The beach is safe, partially clean, well-maintained, although the vendors remain annoying. Kuta is far from the fishing village it once was: it is now a Pacific resort and its streets are clogged with traffic, particularly during the peak seasons of July and August. The northern beach resorts of Petitinget (within the greater Seminyak area) and Kerobokan are in many ways more laid back versions of Kuta, less crowded and more suitable for longer stays. Further north still, Canggu and Dalung offer even more tranquility.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s competition watchdog said it has initiated court proceedings Monday against 13 airlines, including some of the world’s leading international carriers, alleging “extensive and long-term cartel activity in the air cargo market” over seven years.

The Commerce Commission alleges airlines throughout the world colluded to raise cargo prices in and out of New Zealand via fuel surcharges.

It alleges the airlines entered an illegal global agreement in 1999/2000 under the auspices of the trade organization International Air Transport Association.

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The cost of shipping Middle East crude to Asia, which ended a week-long rally yesterday, may decline further as bookings slow, eclipsing demand for ships to be used as storage.

No double-hulled very large crude carriers were booked to ship consignments from Persian Gulf ports to Asia, according to reports yesterday and today from Athens-based Optima Shipbrokers. Rents advanced 51 percent last week, buoyed by demand from oil companies to hire the carriers as storage.

“I don’t think the storage has been enough to really make an impact,” Halvor Ellefsen, a tanker broker at SeaLeague AS in Oslo, said in an e-mailed note today. The supply of ships to collect cargoes at the end of December is “far from tight.”

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SHANGHAI, China - (Business Wire) UPS (NYSE:UPS) today placed in service a new international hub here, improving access to China and speeding the movement of express packages and heavy freight around the world.

The facility is strategically located at the Pudong International Airport, right in the heart of the Yangtze River Delta area, and now becomes the key gateway linking China to UPS’s global network.

It features the largest on-site 24/7 customs inspection area in Shanghai and was built to a unique design that facilitates rapid handling of express packages in addition to heavy freight.

“Everything about this facility was built for speed and reliability,” said Dan Brutto, president of UPS International. “Linked now to our vast integrated transportation network, it opens wider the doors of commerce with China. We believe Shanghai will become an even more attractive business location because our customers will recognize the importance of a world-class UPS facility that provides rapid access to the world.”

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The French classification society Bureau Veritas has issued new guidelines for the design of 10,000 TEU + ships

The new guidelines from Bureau Veritas (BV) are aimed at yards designing ultra large container vessels (ULCS) – defined somewhat broadly as ships of 10,000 TEU capacity and above.

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Air China Cargo will add three 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) to its cargo fleet, PR Newswire reported.

The modification work on the three Combi airplanes will take place at Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) in Xiamen, China. They previously were operated by Air China.

Air China Cargo currently operates eight freighters, including three 747-400 Freighters delivered new in 2005, 2006 and 2008, as well as two other 747-400 Freighters on lease and three 747-200 Freighters.

Modifications include a side cargo door addition, a strengthened main-deck floor, full main-deck lining installation, provisions for a new cargo handling system and complete revisions to the airplane systems.

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Sanur locate on the east side of Bali only few minuet drives to the west from Denpasar. sanur has many interesting places that can be visited which each of them has they own unique characteristics. Sanur beach is one the beautiful beach that owned by Bali with the quiet surf and beautiful sand. At jln Danau tamblingan are the main street for shopping, art shop, and it has a number of Car rental places, as well as bicycle rentals and hundreds of metered taxis patrol the streets looking for passengers, and the other facility are many villas and hotel can be found.

Sanur is very popular for its mysticism, legend and for having the first star rated resort in Bali. Until now Sanur is still considered as one of the favorite areas in Bali where you can feel the true spirit of Bali. Quiet and relatively laid back Sanur has certain flair about it that appeals to just about everyone.

This place has a great stretch of white and black sand beach, with a variety of water sport activities for all ages to enjoy, fine hotels, villas, restaurants, traditional drama places as well as modern entertainment establishments. It is also one of the preferred areas in Bali, where affluent residents prefer to setup residence. Being almost in the center of Bali’s major tourist areas, Sanur is a good location to explore Bali. The people of Sanur were know as very kindness person, where most of them are an actor some art was born here like painting, dancer and many other. There is very famous art museum are located here namely the art museum of Le Mayuer.

Le mayuer was born in 1880, he was the youngest son of a noble Belgian family. As an adult he was passionate about travel and spent time exploring various countries before arriving on Bali’s shores in 1932. Spellbound by the sights and sounds of the island, he journeyed south to Denpasar in sanur he rented a small house and chose to live within a Balinese community and merid with one of sanur girl namely Ni Polok., much to the displeasure to the ruling Dutch authorities.

Sanur is a perfect places with beautiful views beach with black and white sand, in the morning we can see the beautiful sunrise on the beach while relax and having a great day in the Sanur beach. Enjoying the beach braze doing some water sport activities like banana beach, water sky, air modeling, and many other.

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Seminyak is the most up market of the west coast’s beaches, which is located ten kilo meter to west from denpasar near by kuta. Seminyak is one of heart of Bali where the tourism activities are beating here, in south side is Legian if you confused about the located you can cheek it on the map .

Seminyak has a beautiful beach with white sand and the blue ocean and the great surf for surfing. There are many water sport Here many facilities already building to support your vacation like hotel and villas, shops, restaurant art shop, so you don’t need worry about it, make you feel comparable and enjoy your holiday in Bali.

Seminyak is very famous place for shopping so this reason why seminyak has a nick name for the most up market, because along the street their much mini market, art shop, restaurant, jewelry market, and many traditional market which offering some traditional art like painting, jewelers and many other. And about the night life in Seminyak there are many places here which are offering some night life like bar, disco tic, and café, which each of those place offering some beautiful night entertainment.

About the beach Seminyak has great beautiful beach especially the surf even thought it has beautiful with white sand and good surf for those who love to surfing this place is great places for try the ability to facing the surf. There many water sports in seminyak which are giving you some water sport choice like banana boath, paraseling, water sky, and many other water sport that can be try it.

Seminyak is the most up market places where this places is famous with the trend mark for it market along the street. Many tourist facility all ready build here like hotel, art shop, restaurant, mini market, villa and many other, this facility build to easiness to the tourist so they should not worries about it when having the vacation in bali especially in seminyak area.

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Kuta is the first favorite places to visit, which is located ten kilo meter to southwest from Denpasar which it including to Badung regency sees map north side is legian, kuta is the most popular palace in bali. The nick name for kuta is the heart of Bali most of the tourist activity beatings hear, this city is never sleap

 There are so many vacility all ready build here like hotel and villas, shops, restaurant, art shop and the location is strategies so you don’t need worry about it near to the airport and to the centered of Denpasar. The beach of Kuta is one of the first favorite beaches discovered by tourist.

Kuta is a very famous place in the world. It is the most favorite places visited in Bali. Kuta know well with its beautiful beach panorama, white sand, Blue Ocean, great surf and beautiful sunset in the afternoon. Kuta daily activities fulfill with tourism visitor where in kuta the tourism activities centered and beating for 24 hour. Tourism activity in kuta it’s all ready supported by many facilities, where around the street we can find many mini market, art shop, show room, restaurant, hotel and villas. Kuta tourism daily life activities are never stop for beating from the sunrise till the dark night side came around the kuta area, so in other names kuta celled as the city which never slips or the heart of Bali.

About the beach Kuta has beautiful beach in the world with white sand and beautiful sunset in the afternoon, and along the street you can find the mini market, art shop, restaurant, and many others. Kuta is the town which never slip for 24 hour and about the night life kuta has many night entertainment which presented in many bar, disco tic and café.

Kuta is the most favorite place visited by the tourism, they came from all over the world just to having fun spend their long vocation while in Bali and join the beautiful view of kuta beach with white sand, great surf and sun set.

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