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• Prem iere Vision: Martedì 13 set tembre, alle ore 13,30, alla Hall 5 – Aisle 5F North, verrà presentato il proget to Wasatex nell’ambito del sem inario su “Water preciousness & innovat ion” .

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• Tessile, l’export da segni posit ive – Milano Unica • Hanj in Shipping Disrupt ion Worsens Quickly • Retailers face shipping chaos following Hanj in bankruptcy • Levis St rauss takes clean text ile pact to four count r ies • Tunisia - Bizerte Factory Closure Leads to 350 Job Losses

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Hanjin Shipping Disruption Worsens Quickly by Tara Donaldson

Posted on September 1, 2016 in Logistics

The shipping world is in a tizzy thanks to Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy.

After creditors rejected its restructuring plan, the South Korean shipper had to file for court

receivership Wednesday and ports are already trying to cease all dealings with the company

since there’s no telling whether they’ll be able to pay for anything.

According to the Los Angeles Times, shipping at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

has already been disrupted as massive container ships are being held out of port, some

terminals aren’t accepting any new Hanjin imports or exports and others aren’t releasing any

already-accepted Hanjin containers.

In short, it’s a mess not expected to go away any time soon and estimates of expected

shipping delays as a result have been as high as three months.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission issued a statement Thursday trying to quell the

surging uncertainty among the American shipping community.

Apart from the obvious (this is a non-United States legal matter, consult your attorney to find

out what remedies may be available), the Commission said it “will be vigilant in watching for,

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and quick to act on, any improper behavior by other carriers and regulated parties (such as

marine terminal operators, non-vessel-operating-common-carriers, and freight forwarders) that

would constitute violations of the Shipping Act.”

While there’s certainly more to it, the Shipping Act essentially says there should be a

nondiscriminatory regulatory process for the carriage of goods by water, that the transportation

system should be efficient, and that there should be an economically sound fleet of vessels

that promote the growth of U.S. exports.

Hanjin’s bankruptcy filing couldn’t have come at a worse time for retailers who are trying to

bring in holiday merchandise for the sector’s biggest shopping season.

“Retailers’ main concern is that there is millions of dollars worth of merchandise that needs to

be on store shelves that could be impacted by this,” said Jonathan Gold, the National Retail

Federation’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. “Some of it is sitting in Asia

waiting to be loaded on ships, some is already aboard ships out on the ocean and some is

sitting on U.S. docks waiting to be picked up.”

While it isn’t surprising that terminal operators, truckers and railroads aren’t interested in not

getting paid for their services, and as such won’t work with Hanjin anymore, Gold said all

parties need to work together to avoid a broader impact on the economy.

“There are more questions than answers at this point, but retailers are working to get all issues

addressed,” Gold said. “Retailers are working with all of their service providers to find ways to

get their cargo moving to ensure that there is no or limited interruption in the supply of

merchandise.”

As Richard Ormond, shareholder at Los Angeles-based law firm Buchalter Nemer added,

“This will have a significant impact on supply chains and inventory for manufacturers, delaying

shipments right before the holiday season gets started and, many lenders provide loans based

on collateral that is funneling through these manufacturers, which will have an almost

immediate impact on capital flows. Retailers, large and small, will be impacted significantly and

customers will be facing either empty shelves or higher prices or both.”

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Bizerte Factory Closure Leads to 350 Job Losses ByElizia Volkmannon September 6, 2016

A textile factory in northern Tunisia has closed without notice or prior indication leading to

the loss of some 350 jobs.

Workers at the Eutriko garment factory in Menzel Jemel, Bizerte discovered the news via a

note that had been pinned to the door prior to their arrival on Monday morning. No

apparent reason has been given for the factory’s closure.

According to the Tunisian General Union of Workers (UGTT) Regional Secretary in

Bizerte, Beshir Sahbani the business’ owner, named as a ‘Mr Spence,’ (a Dutch citizen

resident in of Bizerte of 40 years) was in any kind of difficulty.

According to the UGTT, workers at the factory are currently without either a job or final

salary. Speaking to Tunisia Live Sahbani said “It is a catastrophe.” The majority of the

Eurtriko workers are female and married, with large families to support. Sahbani said that

“textile and garment workers average salary was 450 TDN ($204 USD), a poor wage

which is close to the monthly legal minimum salary of 395 TDN ($179 USD)”, it is 69% of

the national average of 649 TDN ($249 USD).

“For us, such a sudden closure does not respect the Tunisian Work code, nor does it

respect the convention regarding textiles production.” According to Sahbani, a meeting will

be held on Thursday 8th September between the owner of Eutriko, the Bureau Syndicale

Regional, the Bureau de Travail and either the Governor of Bizerte or Premier Delegate of

the Governerate of Bizerte to discuss a solution to the problem and determine the reasons

for the factory closure. For workers this means negotiations for a final severance pay

which may ease difficulties in the short term.

Workers at the Eurtriko factory will be eligible to apply for unemployment benefit. However,

any benefit they receive will be calculated at around half of their current earnings,

approximately 200 TDN. Sahbani says that: “There is little hope to find more work in the

sector.”

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News of the factory’s closure comes a week after the announcement of around 1,000 job

losses at Tunisair, the country’s national carrier. The last quarter has seen a rise of 0.2%

from 15.4% unemployment to 15.6% nationally.