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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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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
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
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 conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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