Ship Brokering

The shipping industry is a crucial component of the global economy, with maritime transport responsible for over 90% of the world's trade. Despite the emergence of air transport, sea transport remains a vital part of many manufacturers' supply chains, as it is a cost-effective way to move large amounts of goods and raw materials around the world. Additionally, seaborne trade is often considered more environmentally friendly than air cargo.

The success of the shipping industry relies heavily on shipbrokers, who act as intermediaries between shipowners and charterers. Successful shipbrokers are experts in the shipping industry, with a strong interest in business and a talent for developing innovative approaches and ideas. They are also excellent negotiators and influencers who are committed to delivering excellent results for their clients.

The work of shipbrokers is challenging, often requiring them to work across multiple time zones to keep up with their contacts. Even after a deal is done, the best shipbrokers continue to monitor the movements of cargo and stay up-to-date with trends in the maritime industry and the market sectors they support.

As the shipping industry continues to evolve and adapt to new technology and changing customer needs, the role of shipbrokers will remain essential in ensuring the smooth movement of goods and products around the world.

Ship brokering is a vital aspect of the global shipping industry, connecting ship owners and operators with cargo owners who need to transport their goods by sea. The role of a ship broker is to act as an intermediary between the two parties, negotiating terms and facilitating the transfer of cargo and payment. A ship broker must have a comprehensive understanding of the shipping market, including market trends, regulations, shipping contracts, and maritime law. They must also possess excellent communication and negotiation skills, as well as high levels of professionalism and ethical standards. 

The ship brokering process involves identifying the needs of both ship owners and charterers, finding suitable vessels, negotiating terms, drafting and finalizing the charter party agreement, and facilitating the transfer of cargo and payment. There are several types of ship brokering, including dry cargo brokering, tanker brokering, and chartering brokering. Each type requires specialized knowledge of the vessels, cargo markets, regulations, and contracts associated with that type of shipment. 

In conclusion, ship brokering is a complex and specialized field that plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth flow of goods around the world. A ship broker's expertise and professionalism are essential to match the right ship with the right charterer, negotiate terms, and facilitate the transfer of cargo and payment.

In addition, ship brokers must be able to adapt to the constantly evolving nature of the shipping industry, staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends. This requires a continuous learning mindset and a willingness to embrace change.

AGUNSA attends the first Car Carrier ship to call in the Bio Bio region

 

The arrival of the first car carrier to a port in the Bio Bio Region required two months of work and management by AGUNSA.

It is the MV Viking Sea, operated by the Hyundai Glovis shipping company, which will discharge 2,153 vehicles.

San Vicente Terminal Internacional (SVTI) received the first car carrier ship in the history of the Bio Bio Region ports. The ship has arrived in the area due to the congestion that is registered for this type of vessels in the port complex of San Antonio.

This type of operation could become frequent in the Bio Bio Region given the capacity of the ports and because a large number of new cars, vans and trucks that arrive in Chile are destined for the south central zone of the country.

Seeing that a large percentage of the cars that are discharged in San Antonio also reach the southern area of the country, there is a significant number of cars that go from Talca to Puerto Montt that, perfectly, could be unloaded in the area, although there is an apprehension of customers that there is no armed logistics and everything associated with the treatment of cars, that can be implemented.

The ports are capable of carry out a good operation, San Vicente is a very good alternative like Lirquén port.

AGUNSA's Regional Manager in Bio Bio also stated that his company is trying to deliver all its knowledge to the different terminals so that the Bio Bio ports can continue to be considered for the operation of Ro/Ro ships.

We have been in the business for many years, many years working with this type of car carrier vessel, so we can perfectly transfer our knowledge to the ports of the region and this is what we have been doing with Lirquén and San Vicente so that our clients make the decision to operate in the area.

What we want is that our clients have berth upon arrival and hopefully they can discharge their cars and that they be delivered as soon as possible to the car dealers.

Santiago - Valparaíso high speed train and to Pudahuel airport (2019 Public Account)

The announcements in transports

During the Public Account in the National Congress, the President of the Republic Sebastián Piñera, detailed several infrastructure projects. One of the emblematics, the idea of ​​"declaring of public interest" the proposal to create a high-speed train service from Santiago to Valparaíso and San Antonio.

"Announce today that the Ministry of Public Works has declared of public interest the projects to build the much desired passenger and freight trains, which will connect the city of Santiago with the ports of Valparaíso and San Antonio and preparing us to call an international tender", said the President.

The construction would be the first high-speed train in South America, which would be available to around 7 million people. 

Although today there is a layout for railways in the Central Zone, one option is the construction of a new one, which would cross the Valley of Maria Pinto and Casablanca through three tunnels, linking Santiago with Valparaiso in a trip that is estimated to last 45 minutes approximately. At least that is the project of Tren Valparaíso Santiago (TVS), a company that has proposed to carry out the work. In this idea, the tour includes four stations: one in Valparaíso (Baron sector), another in Viña del Mar (downtown), Casablanca and finally in Maipú (Vespucio-Pajaritos).

The new project presented by AGUNSA

The new railway option would start in Mapocho station, would go through Til Til, Olmué and Limache to finish its journey in Viña del Mar and Valparaíso.

The new project was presented by a consortium of companies formed by the Spanish Talgo, AGUNSA and FCC.

Train to the airport, Line 10 and possibility of subway in regions

Another of the points that the President addressed in his speech was the connectivity problem that currently affects the Santiago airport, due to the lack of public transportation to the airport and to which it intends to provide a prompt solution. Well, although in recent years different ways of fixing this problem have been proposed, such as the extension of line 7 of the underground to the airport -a project that different experts have ruled out due to the large investment that would have to be made- or the implementation of more buses.

Piñera revealed that the option chosen by the Executive would be the creation of a train to the Pudahuel airport. On the same occasion, the President took the opportunity to inform that some Metro Lines will be extended and again showed his intention to create Line 10, which had been announced in January this year by the Head of State.

"We are promoting a profound modernization of our public transport system, which includes the duplication of the Metro network in the Metropolitan Region, going from 150 to almost 300 km, through the recently inaugurated Line 3, the new Lines 7, 8, 9 and 10, and the extensions of Lines 2 to San Bernardo, 3 to Quilicura, 4 to Bajos de Mena, 6 to Isidora Goyenechea and the train to the airport", commented the President. Additionally, the President revealed that "we have also begun studies to analyze the feasibility of building underground in other cities, starting in Concepción".

Source: EMOL