Red Sea crisis may disrupt global shipping
Red Sea crisis may disrupt global shipping,
global shipping,
▍Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS)
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology released Electronics & Information Technology Goods-Requirement for Compulsory Registration Order I-Notified on 7th September, 2012, and it came into effect on 3rd October, 2013. Electronics &Information Technology Goods Requirement for Compulsory Registration, what is usually called BIS certification, is actually called CRS registration/certification. All electronic products in the compulsory registration product catalog imported to India or sold in the Indian market must be registered in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). In November 2014, 15 kinds of compulsory registered products were added. New categories include: mobile phones, batteries, power banks, power supplies, LED lights and sales terminals, etc.
▍BIS Battery Test Standard
Nickel system cell/battery: IS 16046 (Part 1): 2018/ IEC62133-1: 2017
Lithium system cell/battery: IS 16046 (Part 2): 2018/ IEC62133-2: 2017
Coin cell/battery is included in CRS.
▍Why MCM?
● We have been focused on Indian certification for more than 5 years and helped client obtain the world’s first battery BIS letter. And we have practical experiences and solid resource accumulation in BIS certification field.
● Former senior officers of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) are employed as certification consultant, to ensure case efficiency and remove the risk of registration number cancellation.
● Equipped with strong comprehensive problem solving skills in certification, we integrate indigenous resources in India. MCM keeps good communication with BIS authorities to provide clients with the most cutting-edge, most professional and most authoritative certification information and service.
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The Red Sea is the only way for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It is located at the junction of the two continents of Asia and Africa. Its southern end connects the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and its northern end connects with the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean through the Suez Canal. The route through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea and the Suez Canal is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. The Suez Canal should currently be the largest transportation artery in the world, especially when the Panama Canal is currently facing severe water shortages and reduced navigation capacity. As the main navigation channel for Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, and Asia-Eastern United States routes, the Suez Canal, its impact on global trade and shipping is increasingly important. According to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, approximately 12% of global cargo transportation passes through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
Since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Yemen’s Houthi armed forces have frequently launched missile and drone attacks on Israel on the grounds of “supporting Palestine” and have continuously attacked ships “associated with Israel” in the Red Sea. In view of the increasingly frequent news of commercial ships being attacked near the Red Sea-Mandeb Strait, many shipping giants around the world – Swiss Mediterranean, Danish Maersk, French CMA CGM, German Hapag-Lloyd, etc. have announced to avoid the Red Sea route. As of December 18, 2023, the world’s top five international shipping companies have announced the suspension of sailings on the Red Sea-Suez waterway. In addition, COSCO, Orient Overseas Shipping (OOCL) and Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) also said that their container ships will suspend sailings in the Red Sea. At this point, the world’s major container shipping companies have started or are about to suspend sailings on the Red Sea-Suez route.
The Red Sea crisis has restricted bookings on all westbound routes in East Asia, including to the Middle East, Red Sea, North Africa, Black Sea, eastern Mediterranean, western Mediterranean and northwest Europe.
