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November 15, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • World's largest box ship - CMA CGM Marco Polo - makes Hong Kong debut
  • US container imports expected to rise 5.9pc in November: Port Tracker
  • Cheaper oil prompts AADA to cut Far East-Australian bunker surcharge
  • Drewry: Container reliability slips, but historically at 'higher end'
  • APM T rivals Hutchison at Lazaro Cardenas with new container terminal
  • China's October trade surplus rises, but slowing demand dampens outlook
  • Yunnan's rail, roads, pipelines reach out to Vietnam, Laos and Burma
  • Shenyang bonded zone passes test, soon to open in northeast China
  • APL sells panamaxers to Diana, which re-charters them back to APL
  • Damco EBIT up 6pc in first 9 months to US$76 million, sales up 11pc
  • Singapore tightens bunkering rules as new world standards introduced
  • Shipowners and shipbuilders meet at efficiency conference this week
  • GAC & Griffin tie up in to offer 'door-to-deck' crew transportation
  • Hong Kong cargo handler AAT posts 4pc October slip to 59,979 tonnes
  • Insiders say air cargo on the way to recovery, though seaports still lag
  • Symbiotics signs deal to deliver pilot screening to Singapore's WAC
  • Tianjin airport courier centre throughput surges 67pc to 10,056 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Gujarat Junction 2012 : Cargo & Logistics Awards - Nominees & Winners
  • North European container imports to fall, exports to rise: Report
  • Philippe Donche-Gay to head Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division
  • Piracy up in Oct., mostly off West Africa & Indonesia
  • Rishi Shipping's B. K. Mansukhani honoured for Lifetime Achievement
  • Sarjak Container Lines wins key recognition as 'Best Medium Enterprise in Logistics Sector'
  • SCI rebounds to register 297.26 cr. net profit in Q2
  • Milind Deora apprised of aspects concerning
  • NSB calls for more powers to Major Port Chairmen
  • Ex-im shipments delayed at ACC, Mumbai due to failure in EDI link
  • India Warehousing & Logistics Show 2012 on Dec. 7-9 in Pune
  • Centre & states agree to have fresh look at contentious GST issue
  • Forex reserves drop by $950.3 m to $294.341 bn
  • Govt may announce concessions to boost exports
  • INR nosedives by 94 paise against dollar, ends at 2-month low of 54.75
  • India International Trade Fair from Nov. 14
  • The tears & fears of onions

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • BNSF names Columbus & Greenville Railway as Shortline of the Year
    The Columbus & Greenville Railway (CAGY) was named Shortline of the Year by the US transport service provider BNSF. CAGY, which is owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming a...
  • Steve Bobb becomes BNSF Railway's chief marketing officer
    The US transport provider BNSF Railway has named Steve Bobb as an executive vice-president and its chief marketing officer, with responsibility for BNSF's sales, marketing, custome...
  • Kenya launches flagship road project
    Kenya has launched the Nairobi-Thika superhighway, one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the country's history. The 50 km long and eight-lane wide ultra-modern supe...
  • Philippe Donche-Gay to head Bureau Veritas's marine and offshore division
    The classification company Bureau Veritas has merged its marine and offshore activities into one division, with a global network divided into four key areas. Philippe Donche-Gay ha...
  • Slowdown in Denmark's international lorry traffic
    The volume of truck traffic crossing Denmark's borders has dwindled according to the latest border census by the trade association for the Danish road transport (ITD). There was an...
  • Lufthansa Cargo flies Beaujolais Nouveau to wine lovers around the world
    Whole planeloads of red wine are not such a rarity each year in November. The German carrier Lufthansa Cargo alone is flying 550 t of Beaujolais Nouveau this month, to the delight ...
  • Emirates Group sees net profit rise by 68%
    The Emirates Group has announced robust half yearly results, despite continued global economic pressure and continued high fuel prices. The Dubai-based group posted an AED 2.1 bill...
  • Emissions trading scheme: Europe is "stopping the clock"
    The EU Commission said that based on the encouraging results of the ICAO Council meeting on 9 November the EU is convinced that a global solution for addressing the fast growing av...
  • Hapag-Lloyd increases Q3/2012 revenues and profit
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd achieved revenues of EUR 1.8 billion and an operating profit of EUR 86.6 million in Q3/2012. The transport volume amounted to 1.3 million t...
  • Russian Railways to invest more than EUR 107 billion next year
    Russian Railways will add RUB 64 billion (EUR 1.58 billion) to its investment programme 2012, thanks to the efficiency raising measures. The previously approved investment amount w...
  • Moldtrans opens new branch office in Seville
    Grupo Moldtrans, a Spanish logistics service provider headquartered in Barcelona, recently opened a new branch office in Seville (Spain).
  • DHL's new logistics centre for Primark now up and running
    The contract logistics service provider DHL Supply Chain has officially inaugurated a new logistics centre for its client Primark, the clothing retailer, in Mönchengladbach (German...
  • DB Schenker gets new logistics capacity for the greater Tokyo area
    Schenker-Seino Co Ltd has signed a ten-year lease agreement with the Redwood Group for a build-to-suit warehouse in the greater Tokyo area. The logistics centre will provide additi...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Upper Lakes responds to criticisms of Davie sale
  • OSG gets a "D" from Standard & Poor's
  • Kings Point names new deputy superintendent
  • Savannah Harbor Expansion Project gets the go-ahead
  • BV classes world's largest containership
  • BP Shipping to use Jeppesen VVOS on 52 vessels
  • OSG files for Chapter 11
  • Demand for high end subsea vessels is still high

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Seattle port board gives preliminary nod to 2013 budget/draft finance plan
  • Officials call on Foss Maritime to provide Superstorm Sandy relief
  • Report finds Maersk Line leads industry in idled vessels
  • Final budget for 2013 approved by Port of Port Angeles
  • Export assistance programs aid Washington state firms

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • OSG Chapter 11 filing follows failure to forge deal with creditors, says Arntzen
    Exclusive interview: 'We are a good company with good people and good assets, but with too much leverage'
  • Survival of the fittest
    Hong Kong's story is one of endurance, resilience and lessons hard learned
  • Hamburg reports drop in box throughput
    Imports from top trade partner China fall 12% during first nine months
  • Did OSG enter Chapter 11 with the exit in view?
    Comment: firm's future demands effective restructuring and creditor negotiations
  • Embiricos orders two boxships from Hanjin's Subic yard
    Post-panamax pair lead pick-up in Greek boxship investment after lull
  • Approaching ice season boosts demand for feeder vessels
    Ice-class 1,000 teu ship chartered for $6,600 per day over winter
  • Is the bunker price rigged?
    Energy price-fixing scandal filters down to marine fuel
  • OSG files for Chapter 11
    Updated: Attention turns to tax issue as company pledges to 'significantly reduce debt'
  • Dover Harbour Board sells freight services firm to Motis Ireland
    Irish freight agency takes a long-term lease to develop lorry park at the port
  • Norton Rose merges with US law firm
    Move creates a top 10 global legal practice by team numbers and gross revenue
  • Fixture rush lifts VLCC rates as supply-demand balance improves
    November bookings hit record for the year
  • Stena chief slams 2015 sulphur emission rules
    Ferry giant will use methanol to reduce bunker consumption by 2.5% a year
  • STX OSV reports slow demand for high-end anchor handling vessels
    Third quarter brings steep drop in revenues and net profit
  • Mutual appreciation
    Strengthening Asian currencies add to pressure on regional yards
  • Swiber's nine-month net profit rises 14%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider sees revenues jump 47%
  • STX Pan Ocean sees its third-quarter losses more than double
    Stronger won delivers new blow to South Korea's largest dry bulk operator
  • No safe havens
    Ten years after Prestige spill, coastal states are turning away ships in trouble
  • Spain's competition authority fines six shipping firms
    'Cartel' controlled passenger and cargo services to Morocco
  • Deals back Goldenport commitment to short-term chartering
    London-listed owner lays up two boxships
  • GL demands emergency response overhaul after MSC Flaminia debacle
    Mandatory ship sanctuaries a possible solution, says class society
  • Now is the time to order eco-ships, says Norden
    Cash-rich owners should seize the moment, chief executive says
  • China sees growth slow for coastal bulker fleet
    Overcapacity worsens in chemical tanker sector
  • Cosco sells stake in aviation logistics venture with China Eastern Airlines
    Move will hardly affect troubled Chinese shipping giant
  • Odfjell hit by weak chemtanker market and troubles in Rotterdam
    Safety upgrades continue at Dutch tank farm
  • Ocean Wilsons secures finance to build tugs for oil and gas ventures
    Brazil has 'gigantic pent-up demand' for support vessels, says billionaire
  • James Fisher reports 14% increase in third-quarter revenue
    Focus on Asia-Pacific and other developing regions generates growth
  • ICTSI takes control of private Philippines port
    Gulf of Davao terminal handles some 300,000 tonnes a year through two berths
  • Cosco and CSSC form strategic tie-up that will target shipbuilding
    Pact 'a gesture' to secure government subsides, says analyst
  • DVB reports 'sound' nine-month operating performance
    Transport finance business exposures are paying off, says chairman

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Norton Rose, F&J combine
    LONDON'S international law firm Norton Rose, a major transport player, said today it is combining with US law firm Fulbright & Jaworski
  • Asset sale lifts DVB
    GERMAN shipping and transport bank DVB today reported a 7.8% year on year increase in pre-tax earnings for the first nine months
  • Port strikes suspend Prestige spill trial
    SPAIN'S Prestige spill trial was unexpectedly suspended today when a general strike heavily disrupted public services in Europe
  • Semisubmersibles fuel COSCOL's huge rise
    COSCO Shipping said cargoes on its semisubmersibles soared by 124.19% year on year in October
  • German feeder owners suspend eG alliance
    A GERMAN co-operative of owners of feeder box ships said today it plans to suspend activities - just one year after forming
  • EOC timecharters FPSO
    SINGAPORE-based EOC said today it has won a three-year contract to timecharter an FPSO
  • Legal challenge rejected in fatal collision
    A FRENCH court has rejected a Turkish shipping company's jurisdictional challenge in a fatal collision
  • US box imports defy Sandy
    US BOX imports are forecast to increase 5.9% to 1.37M teu in November despite Hurricane Sandy, according to a US shipper group
  • Swiber rides 47% surge in order wins
    OFFSHORE player Swiber Holdings said today profits in the first nine months grew 14% following a 47% surge in revenues caused by healthy order wins
  • Odfjell sees further losses
    ODFJELL today warned of 4Q12 losses after problems in its tank terminals business and weak freight markets for tankers caused a poor 3Q12
  • Norden unveils reason for 2013 optimism
    DENMARK'S Norden expressed cautious optimism about prospects by the end of next year in its key drybulk sector, on better tonnage balance
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard's profits drop by 45%
    HYUNDAI Mipo Dockyard's 3Q12 net profits plunged 45.1% year on year to 31.887Bn won ($29.3M) amid the global shipbuilding slump
  • Gazprom pipeline deal signed
    GAZPROM has completed a deal with Slovenia to build the South Stream gas pipeline to Europe
  • Penguin's profits dive 91%
    SINGAPORE shipbuilder Penguin International posted 91% drop in profits for the first nine months of the year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Multi-Location Distribution Networks Seen as Future for Supply Chains
    Challenges in supply chains, such as shifts in global sourcing and new and multiple channels to market, are likely to cause a switch to multi-location distribution networks, said Peter Ward, cargo supply chain commercial manager at DP World London Gateway, at a Jones Lang LaSalle meeting in Birmingham, England, on...
  • Werner Pays $109 Million Special Dividend
    Werner Enterprises, the third largest U.S. truckload carrier, will pay shareholders special dividends totaling $109 million on Dec. 13, the company said today. The $1.50 per share special dividend is in addition to a 5 cent per share quarterly dividend that shareholders will receive Jan. 22, according to Werner. This is the...
  • Port of Seattle Earmarks $225.5 Million for 2013 Projects
    The Port of Seattle Commission preliminarily approved its 2013 budget on Nov. 13, including $225.5 million for projects to create jobs, promote environmental initiatives and relieve freight congestion. Major projects include renovation of North Satellite Terminal and escalators at Sea-Tac International Airport; dock improvements at Terminal 46 for container cargo; creation...
  • Transportation Insight Promotes Baltz, Easley
    Chris Baltz, new president and CEO of Transportation Insight. Hickory, N.C.-based logistics provider Transportation Insight recently appointed Chris Baltz, formerly chief strategy officer, to president and CEO; and Laura Easley, formerly chief solutions officer, to chief operating officer. Paul Thompson, founder and former CEO, will remain chairman of the board of directors. Baltz...
  • Miami, FEC Railway Position South Florida As Big Ship Gateway
    ANAHEIM, Calif. - The ports of Miami and Port Everglades and the Florida East Coast Railway are deploying a "build it and they will come" strategy to position South Florida as a gateway for trade with Asia in the new era of big ships. The multimodal strategy includes deepening the Port...
  • Sandy-Diverted Containers Costing Shippers a Bundle
    Shippers this week are still struggling to recover import cargo that was bound for the Port of New York and New Jersey at the end of October when Hurricane Sandy forced inbound container ships to unload at other East Coast ports. The diversion is presenting importers with a hefty bill...
  • US Poultry, Egg Exports Set Year-to-Date Records
    U.S. poultry exports in the first three quarters of 2012 were valued at $4 billion, increasing 14 percent from the same period in 2011 and setting a new year-on-year record, according to data from the Foreign Agricultural Service, the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council reported. U.S. exports of table eggs and...
  • OIA Global Acquires International Transport Services
    Transportation and supply chain company OIA Global has acquired International Transport Services, a Cleveland-based transportation and warehousing provider. OIA's acquisition reinforces the company's acquisition growth strategy by expanding its footprint in the Ohio region, specifically the Cleveland, Akron and Toledo areas. It broadens OIA's network from six to seven offices in...
  • JLL's Meyer Discusses E-Commerce, Container Demand in 2013
    Craig Meyer, international director and head of industrial brokerage at Jones Lang LaSalle, discusses his outlook for container demand in 2013, as well as his thoughts about how e-commerce has changed buying patterns in the industry with Joanne Bestall at the NAIOP Development Conference in Washington, DC. ...
  • Yusen Launches Taiwan-Los Angeles LCL Service
    Supply chain firm Yusen Logistics recently added a less-than-containerload service from Taiwan to Los Angeles. The direct service sails from Keelung, Taiwan, every Tuesday and arrives in Los Angeles 13 days later. The company has been bolstering LCL services to match demand for flexible shipping options, according to Joseph Goldman, director of...
  • Sweden Opens First Liquefied Biogas Facility
    Goteborg Energi, the municipality of Lidkoping and Swedish Biogas International have opened Lidkoping Biogas, Sweden's first liquefied biogas facility, providing support for sustainable fuel for heavy transportation. The opening ceremony was held at the biogas plant by Kia Andreasson, chairman of Goteborg Energi; Kjell Hedvall, mayor of Lidkoping, and Peter Unden,...
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Dispatchers Ratify Contract
    Outsourced aircraft and aviation operating service provider Atlas Air Worldwide announced that dispatchers of its subsidiaries, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement. The company's dispatchers are responsible for planning and monitoring the progress of aircraft during flight and, along with the pilot in...
  • Hurricane Cost ABF Freight Tonnage, Revenue
    Hurricane Sandy contributed to a 1.7 percent year-over-year decline in daily tonnage in the early fourth quarter at ABF Freight System, the company said today. ABF Freight is one of the first motor carriers to try to quantify the financial damage the October storm did to its freight business in the...
  • US House Votes Against EU Aviation Emissions Tax
    The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved legislation to ensure the U.S. will not participate in a European Union plan to tax American and other nations' aircraft operators and air carriers for emissions when flying into or out of the EU. The bill, H.R. 2594, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme...
  • INTTRA, Security Cargo Network Team Up
    INTTRA, an e-commerce shipping platform, and Security Cargo Network, an alliance of international freight forwarders, have partnered to provide INTTRA's ocean shipping solutions to all SCN members. The partnership allows SCN members to plan, execute and track ocean shipments through a single network, increasing productivity and efficiency, SCN President Dave Lucia...
  • Descartes Acquires UK SaaS Provider Exentra
    Logistics technology company Descartes Systems Group today acquired Exentra Transport Solutions, a U.K.-based provider of software as a service in the European Union. Exentra's cloud-based compliance management platform, Smartanalysis, helps customers leverage data from a vehicle's tachograph, a device that automatically records speed and distance, to comply with EU legislation governing...
  • US Toy Imports Inch Up
    Containerized U.S. imports of toys inched upward in the third quarter, growing 0.3 percent versus the third quarter of 2011, according to data from PIERS, a JOC sister company. During the quarter 159,976 20-foot-equivalent units of toys were imported through U.S. ports, up from 159,515 TEUs in the third quarter...
  • India Seen as Fastest Growing Market for US Exports
    India will be the fastest growing market for U.S. exports in the future, set to expand at an average rate of 12 percent per year from 2016 to 2020, and 10 percent annually from 2021 to 2030, according to a report released by HSBC Commercial Banking. India, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt,...
  • Tampa Port Picks Jaxport's Anderson for CEO Spot
    Florida's Tampa Port Authority board of commissioners appointed A. Paul Anderson as port director and chief executive on Nov. 13, after a selection committee chose him as a top-ranked finalist for the position. Anderson will succeed Richard Wainio, who had served in the position since 2005. The TPA board directed William "Hoe"...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • GL demands emergency response overhaul after MSC Flaminia debacle
    Germanischer Lloyd is calling for a complete overhaul of emergency response procedures for ships in distress in or close to European waters after coastal states ...
  • Act of God and other threats to JIT
    A casualty at sea; severe weather; strikes and even lack of consultation on slow-steaming, these are some of the situations that can put a spoke into the ocean ...
  • RCL slips back into the red
    Thai-based Regional Container Lines [RCL] fell back into negative territory in the third quarter after moving back into the black in the previous three months emphasising ...
  • Eurozone workers walk out
    More trouble for the beleaguered eurozone as workers in many states downed tools in solidarity today in a general strike against rising unemployment and draconian ...
  • Intermodal restructuring sees profits dip at HHLA
  • MSC celebrates maiden direct Haifa call
  • Samskip offers new 'fast' Russian link
    Netherlands-based Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics has commenced a weekly express short sea container service from Rotterdam to St. Petersburg via Stockholm.In ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • American plays down OSG
    American Shipping Company (AMSC) has told shareholders that it does not expect to take a major hit from Overseas Shipholding Group's filing for bankruptcy protection.
  • Westgarth to exit Teekay
    Intertanko chairman Graham Westgarth is leaving his role at Teekay, where he is in charge of innovation, technology and projects.
  • Norton Rose in US merger
    Law firm Norton Rose has unveiled a merger with Houston-headquartered Fulbright & Jaworski.
  • Ultrabulk ditches and fixes
    Ultrabulk has cancelled charter contracts for a pair of delayed kamsarmax newbuildings under construction at Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard in China and has instead plumped for a new eco-design supramax at a Japanese shipyard.
  • Strikes shut European ports
    Key ports in Greece, Portugal and Spain have been closed or disrupted by coordinated anti-austerity strikes.
  • Capital extends for more
    Nasdaq-listed Capital Product Partners (CPP) has tied up two tankers on time charters for another year at better rates.
  • DESSC looks elsewhere
    John Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply is still on the lookout for alternative employment for a trio of North Sea-based anchor handler tug supply vessels.
  • OSG finally files
    Cash-strapped US tanker owner Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has admitted defeat in restructuring outside court by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware.
  • Great Harvest warns
    Hong Kong bulker owner Great Harvest Maeta has told investors it expects to post a six-month loss as rates tank.
  • Rokke buys, BlackRock sells
    Kjell Inge Rokke has taken a significant chunk of shares in OSG at the same time as financial heavyweight BlackRock is slimming its interest in the ailing US owner.
  • Swiber adds $140m
    Swiber Holdings has made the first major addition to its contract backlog in the second half of the year.
  • CP Offen crewman missing
    The search for a Filipino crewman missing from a German boxship has been called off.
  • Ultrapetrol in cash coup
    Argentina's Ultrapetrol has secured a huge cash injection from a major private equity investor.
  • Bulk blues bite STX PO
    STX Pan Ocean slipped to a loss of more than $250m in the first nine months of the year as red ink ran through its bulker, container and tanker divisions.
  • Gulf Nav cuts loss
    Dubai tanker owner Gulf Navigation has reduced its third quarter loss despite a fall in revenue.
  • STX OSV profit shrinks
    Korean-controlled shipbuilder STX OSV has seen nine-month profit fall as revenue dropped in the shipping slump.
  • Norden breaks dry duck
    Norden has returned to the dry-cargo newbuilding market for the first time in a couple of years as it looks to update its fleet with fuel efficient vessels.
  • James Fisher on track
    UK marine services group James Fisher said on Wednesday its small products tankers continued to make progress in the third quarter, but its main focus has shifted elsewhere.
  • EOC bags FPSO deal
    EOC has finally found a taker for an FPSO that has lain idle for the past year.
  • Wilson finances tugboats
    Wilson Sons has tied up finance for the 12 tugboats purchased from Damen Shipyards yesterday.
  • Norden short in third
    Norden has turned in a weaker than forecast third quarter performance.
  • Condor back at Weymouth
    Cross-Channel operator Condor Ferries will return to the UK port of Weymouth when the ferry berth is fixed in 2013.
  • Odfjell loss grows
    Norway's Odfjell has posted a bigger deficit in the first nine months as chemical tanker markets remained weak.
  • DVB profits head higher
    DVB Bank has bucked the shipping industry downturn to post a 13% rise in profits after nine months of the year.
  • Nexim eyes new line
    Nigeria Export Import Bank (Nexim) says it is still looking into a way to set up a regional shipping line that would be run by the private sector.
  • Vopak in Sabic tie-up
    Vopak is teaming up with Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Co (Sabic) to jointly invest in a new terminal in Saudi Arabia.
  • LDC profits down 20%
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities has revealed a 20% fall in interim profits in its first ever set of published results.
  • CIT back in shipping
    CIT Group Inc is returning to blue water ship financing after an absence of well over a decade from the sector.
  • Uni-Asia eyes handies
    Uni-Asia Finance Corp says the continued depressed state of the shipping sector could tempt it to invest in new tonnage.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • WCI endorses American Waterworks Act bill
  • House votes against EU aviation emissions tax
    "Imposing this tax over the entire flight, the bulk of which may be in another nation's airspace or over international waters, clearly violates international law and U.S. sovereignty," said Rep. John L. Mica, House T&I Committee chairman.
  • Descartes buys UK compliance company, offers cloud service
    The Exentra acquisition brings thousands of U.K. routing-centric customers to Descartes' Logistics Technology Platform, where more than 35,000 trading partners connect and collaborate to improve logistics operations.
  • GAO calls for more Army Corps-DOT coordination
  • UPS releases cloud-based order platform
  • OIA Global acquires ITS
    OIA said the acquisition will expand its footprint in the Ohio region and allow for enhanced opportunities for import and export forwarding services, and warehousing and distribution services for its customers.
  • Atlas moves into the 3PL business
  • Anderson to head Port of Tampa
  • INTTRA partners with forwarder network
  • Uptick in container volumes forecasted
    Import cargo volume at the nation's 12 major retail container ports is expected to total 1.37 million TEUs in November, 5.9 percent more than in same month last year, according to the Global Port Tracker report.
  • CargoSmart starts shipping delay newsletter
  • Lynden to use CargoWise in Belgium
  • Yusen starts Taiwan/LA LCL service
  • Balz new CEO at Transportation Insight
  • Trailer Bridge's Gotimer opens consulting, legal office
  • Fix named Bellingham port director
  • Military Sealift Command's first mobile landing platform
  • Corpus Christi finalizes Navy property sale
  • Justice bites rattlesnake traffickers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2012
  • Furairah: Prices moving but with narrow margins
    Suez prices steady but falls seen in South Africa.
  • MGO prices head down in north west Europe
    With big falls seen in some ports.
  • MPA circular outlines SS 600 update
    Changes come into force from January 1.
  • Three LNG bunker stations planned for north Baltic
    'This market will grow fast.'
  • Singapore bunker sales 'unlikely' to set new record
    'Spot demand has been weak for a while.'
  • Vopak in Saudi downstream JV
    Jubail facility will have around 40 storage tanks.
  • Boom predicted for marine coatings sector
    Need to reduce emissions and cut fuel consumption will drive innovation.
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Prices moving in opposite directions across key Asian ports mid-week.
  • Singapore bunker sales improve in October
    Amid an increased number of vessel calls at the port.
  • Chemoil Q3 profit up on increased volumes
    Sales volume improved by 27%.
  • Titan court hearing adjourned
    Court petition to appoint joint provisional liquidators re-scheduled.
  • Abatement technology to play 'key role' by 2020/2025
    Fuel oil will remain 'important part' of the marine energy mix, says ExxonMobil Marine director.

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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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