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December 18, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin to hike rate US$350 on Asia-north Europe route from January 13
  • Maersk braces for dock strike with contingency congestion surcharges
  • CMA CGM buys into Long Beach's Pier J, San Pedro's mega ship dock
  • Hapag-Lloyd named best shipping line by four major freight forwarders
  • Owners: Time's too short to install multi-billion dollar ballast treatment
  • LNG prices to rise as UN eco-mandates give edge to LNG bunkering
  • Hebei province spends over US$2.9 billion on port construction
  • Vanguard opens in Yangon to run LCL worldwide service from 90 origins
  • Changes in ship design expected from UN environmental rules: DNV
  • United Nations garbage warning signs enforced in Australia January 1
  • Chongqing's November outbound rail cargo volume increases 11.8pc
  • United pilots ratify 4-year contract, latest major post-merger union deal
  • Eskimos groan under safety rules as air cargo screening heads north
  • Cathay cuts costs adopting Lufthansa Systems IT for flight operations
  • Volga-Dnepr flies 300 tonnes of mining great from Ostrava to Nairobi

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Asia-Europe/Med rates spread some year-end cheer, see impressive gains last week
  • CKYH to further withdraw Asia-North Europe/Med loops
  • ELITE formed to represent freight forwarders
  • Evergreen Line announces West Coast of Central America service with X-Press
  • Hamburg Süd to launch direct liner service between North, Central & South America in early January 2013
  • Hanjin expands network in Western Australia, collaborates with K Line
  • Maersk Line wins Shipping Company of the Year award
  • NYK Group receives Japans 2012 Minister of the Environment Award
  • Shippers less captivated by mega boxships
  • Slowdown seen in demand for reefer containers
  • Throughput at Latvian ports up 23.8 pc in nine months
  • Gazprom eyes stake in Ennore LNG terminal
  • GPA unveils North America's first ERTG
  • Sonnagar-Dankuni section of eastern DRFC to be carried out in two phases: DFCCIL
  • Worlds Window Group flags off first train to ICD-Wardha
  • FoodMin to move proposal for wheat export
  • INR weakens against dollar on good demand for the US currency

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Air Arabia increases Pakistan frequencies
    This past weekend the Sharjah (UAE)-based carrier Air Arabia expanded its operations to two destinations in Pakistan. On Saturday (15 December), the thrice-weekly service to Peshaw...
  • DSV Solutions expanding in Hamburg
    DSV Solutions, a member of the Danish transport and forwarding corporation DSV, rented a 33,000 sqm logistics terminal in the Altenwerder district of Hamburg (Germany) this month (...
  • Viia and Modalohr criticise UIRR study: "trade body drew erroneous conclusions"
    Viia, the logistics subsidiary of SNCF Geodis, and the intermodal service provider Modalohr have accused the International Union of combined road-rail transport companies (UIRR) of...
  • UIC's 90th anniversary sees Vladimir Yakunin elected as UIC Chairman
    Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways, has been unanimously elected as the new chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC). During the 81st general assembly, UI...
  • Three new destinations in Africa for Turkish Cargo
    Starting today (17 December), Turkish Cargo is adding three new African destinations to its schedule. Nairobi (Kenya), Khartoum (Sudan) and Johannesburg (South Africa) are served o...
  • Changes at Air France Cargo in 2013
    Air France Cargo has announced that Alain Malka is to succeed Florence Parly as deputy general director from January 2013. Malka has spent all his professional life at Air France C...
  • First bunkering with LNG in the port of Antwerp
    A barge powered by liquid natural gas (LNG) was bunkered (i.e. fuelled up) from a truck on 7 December, the first time that this has ever been done in a Belgian port. The barge, cal...
  • Rail Cargo Austria and Forst Holz Papier prolong partnership
    The partnership between the forestry/timber/paper collaboration platform Forst Holz Papier (FHP) and Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) is to be continued. The agreement to prolong the allia...
  • App for calculating CO2 and NOX emissions
    A free EcoCalculator application for checking CO2 and NOX emissions is now available from the AppStore. The app immediately calculates the levels of CO2 and NOx emissions in gramme...
  • Toll charge hike in Austria
    Austria's federal government has decided to increase toll charges by 3% for vehicles over 3.5 t, with effect from 1 January 2013. In addition, tolls on the Inn valley route will ri...
  • Finnair's commercial division with new head in 2013
    The Scandinavian carrier Finnair has appointed Allister Paterson as senior vice-president, commercial division and a member of the Finnair executive board, as of 7 January 2013. Mi...
  • CKYH cancelling voyages on Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean loops in winter season
    CKYH - the Green Alliance (Cosco, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) is to implement an additional service adjustment on the Asia - North Europe and Mediterranean trade lanes i...
  • DHL expands multimodal offering in Africa
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is developing its Asia-Africa trade lane by expanding its multimodal product combining ocean f...
  • Winners chosen for 2012 Seahorse Club Journalism Awards
    This year's Seahorse Club Awards attracted 130 entries from more than 50 journalists in twelve countries around the world. The awards recognize excellence in news and feature writ...
  • Swissport selects VP corporate communications and marketing
    Swissport International, a provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has appointed Sabine Meinitz as vice-president for corporate communications and marketing (CC and M)....

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Huntington Ingalls makes corporate VP appointments
  • TY Offshore launches 30,000 bbl FMT oil barge
  • Captain Dennis Brand rejoins Titan Salvage
  • Rolls-Royce water jets for Finnish 40 knot transporters
  • Teekay's Evensen named next CMA Commodore
  • VT Halter awards Scana Volda orders for OSV propulsion
  • ICS issues position paper on Arctic shipping
  • Kirby completes Penn Maritime acquisition
  • BM-001 motion compensation platform unveiled
  • BOEM seeks interest in North Carolina offshore wind

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Portland Port Commission Oks security officer contract
  • November cargo count down at Port of Los Angeles terminals
  • Coast Guard honors Columbia River Auxiliarist
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage vessel
  • Diana Shipping announces three new charter contracts

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Will the IMO Solas amendments make passengerships safer?
    ICS voices concern over whether there is a compelling need for changes
  • Additional MSC discussion points
    Code on noise levels on board ships will come into effect when the new regulation enters into force, on July 1, 2014
  • Answers needed on ballast water convention's demands
    Cash-strapped owners face huge costs in rush to install unproven technology
  • Paragon reaches debt agreement with Commerzbank
    German bank subscribes to restructuring as Greek owner readies rights issue
  • Speculation mounts over rumoured GL and DNV link-up
    German press expects an announcement this week
  • Water treatment systems need more rigorous testing
    When new rules come into force, thousands of ships will need refitting
  • Evensen named 2013 CMA Commodore
    Teekay chief executive will be inaugurated in February
  • New backing boosts Scorpio's confidence to order
    Dubai-based private investor revealed to hold 12.8% stake in product tanker company
  • Scorpio Tankers charters in two more ships
    Year-end spree adds to newbuilding orders from expansion-minded company
  • Shaping China's shipping
    Third in Lloyd's List's Top 100 most influential people, Xu Zuyuan is a figure of stability
  • Cold climate
    A survey of forwarder and shipper confidence points to a chilly start to 2013 for seafreight
  • Lines face shortages of small and mid-size boxships
    Cheap prices fail to resuscitate new orders
  • Total signs 20-year deal to buy gas from new US Gulf export plant
    Agreement allows Sabine Pass export plant to expand
  • Global Ports unveils capex plans for Baltic and Far East terminals
    Russian operator upgrades St Petersburg and Vostochnay
  • ILA-USMX talks continue as strike deadline looms
    Shippers appeal to both sides to keep talking
  • Scrapping rates rally on promise of new year surge in bookings
    But some offers are speculative, warn brokers
  • VLGC market to hibernate until the New Year
    Few vessels to fix and few cargoes available
  • Hansson triples his shareholding in Nordic American
    Increased stake reflects his intention to remain in charge
  • American Club to boost credit ratings
    Strategy aims to bring P&I club into line with BBB-rated International Group competitors
  • Newbuilding prices dip at Chinese yards
    Official figures show VLCCs at $94.4m apiece last month
  • Box firms step off rates rollercoaster to fix year-end rally
    Early signals suggest mid-December rate rise will stick as teu price tops watershed
  • NYK to sell product tanker as demand mounts for tonnage type
    Buyers flock to inspect ships as interest in secondhand vessels grows
  • US box imports hit a fresh low
    Inbound container volume was the worst November figure since 2003, says Zepol
  • Singapore cancels its second bunker supply licence this year
    World's largest fuel port clamps down on transfers to unlicensed third parties
  • Indian shipowners seek state bond guarantee for fleet renewal
    Association sees a precedent from deal to finance port infrastructure
  • Japan election result dampens LNG growth hopes
    Victory for the Liberal Democratic Party will usher in a new Japanese energy policy that is likely to prove unfavourable for shipping
  • Strike and lost business take their toll on LA
    November sees inbound boxes down nearly a fifth and outbound fall more than a quarter
  • CSSC strategy delivers high-end products at bargain prices
    State major seeks to buy in technological prowess
  • China shipbuilding giant plans a fleet of its own
    EXCLUSIVE: CSSC move to order new tonnage would hedge risk and boost its yards
  • Hanjin to raise Asia-Europe rates from mid-January
    South Korea's largest box operator announces hikes of $350 per teu and $700 per feu

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • EC proposes marine equipment streamlining
    THE EC today proposed a draft directive aimed at streamlining the EU's internal market for marine equipment
  • Scorpio tanker fleet surges
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today announced three charter-ins, upping the ante on its aggressive bet on the products sector
  • Lürssen buys Peene-Werft
    GERMAN shipbuilding consolidations moved ahead with today's announcement that Bremen's naval and yacht specialist Lürssen is buying insolvent Peene-Werft in eastern Germany
  • Orders return Rickmers to newbuilding trail
    GERMAN project and breakbulk line Rickmers-Linie has resumed newbuilding investments by contracting two 20,000dwt multipurpose ships at China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
  • LA box volume dives
    LOS ANGELES box volumes fell 16% year on year in November, as the nation's largest container port was hit by lost business and an eight-day strike
  • Paragon plans rights offering
    NYSE-listed Paragon Shipping today announced an agreement with lender Commerzbank and filed a prospectus for a $10M rights offering
  • Oil spilled in NYC
    OIL SPILLED into a major US waterway during its barge-to-barge transfer over the weekend
  • Sabine expansion confirmed
    CHENIERE today disclosed definitive plans to develop a fifth train at Louisiana's Sabine Pass LNG export terminal - and revealed that a sixth is possible
  • Clock starts ticking on new EU sulphur limits
    TODAY the clock started officially ticking toward the EU's new limits on sulphur content in maritime fuels
  • NAT brings manager in house
    NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers confirmed today that it will acquire 100% of its ship-management company, Scandic American, from NAT's CEO Herbjorn Hansson
  • Women, children sought in migrant capsizing
    A SEARCH is resuming this morning for four children and two women missing since a vessel smuggling migrants capsized, killing at least 21 people off Lesvos in the eastern Aegean Sea
  • Singapore strikes off bunker player
    SINGAPORE authorities have disqualified bunker player G-Fuel Pte Ltd from operating at the port
  • Man killed in pirate firefight
    A FIERCE firefight between pirates and private security guards off the coast of Nigeria has left one man dead and two wounded
  • Union accuses Gorgon of safety cutbacks
    A PORT worker is the latest casualty as pressure grows to get Australia's $43Bn Gorgon LNG project back on track, according to the Maritime Union of Australia
  • FR8 nearly wound down
    THE WINDING down of FR8 is almost complete after the Singapore-based products tanker operator sold its last vessel, the LR1 tanker FR8 Pride

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Graybar's Gurganous to Retire
    Graybar, a company specializing in electrical products and related logistics services, today announced that Thomas S. Gurganous will retire on Feb. 1, 2013, after more than 39 years with the company. Gurganous currently serves as Graybar's district vice president in Richmond, Va., with responsibility for the company's business throughout North Carolina,...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Names Kennedy to Board of Directors
    Logistics service provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems today named John G. Kennedy to its board of directors, replacing Mark R. Holden. Kennedy currently serves as managing director and head of capital markets at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Securities, where has been employed since January 2010. He has more than 25 years...
  • US Diesel Prices Drop for Third Straight Week
    The average cost of diesel in the U.S. dropped 4.6 cents in the week ending Dec. 17, falling for the third straight week. The average cost per gallon, $3.945, is up 11.7 cents from a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Association. The price drop is the eighth in...
  • Army Corps of Engineers to Start Blasting Rocks in Mississippi River
    The Army Corps of Engineers has announced that on Dec. 18 it will begin blasting and removing rock pinnacles at Thebes, Ill., located south of St. Louis on the Mississippi River, to prevent the Mississippi's water levels from reaching critical lows that threaten barge transportation. The corps also recently started to...
  • US Steel Exports in 2012 Expected to Set Record
    Government data showed U.S. steel exports in October were 1.19 million tons, down 12.1 percent from 1.06 million tons in September and up 3.0 percent from 1.15 million tons in October 2011, the American Institute for International Steel reported today. Exports to North American Free Trade Agreement countries and the smaller...
  • Famous Pacific Shipping Handles Steel Delivery
    FPS delivers 52 containers of steel coil. Famous Pacific Shipping's branch in Melbourne, Australia, has secured a contract to handle the import, unpacking and inland delivery of 52 containers with 1,138 metric tons (about 1,254 tons) of steel coil. The steel arrived in Melbourne on an ANL sailing from China. FPS Melbourne...
  • Strike Hit LA-LB Container Volumes
    LONG BEACH-The volume of containers in Los Angeles-Long Beach in November dropped 2 percent compared to the same month last year as the strike by office clerical workers apparently took a toll on traffic in the port complex. The Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 struck...
  • Ryder System Names Sanchez CEO, Chairman
    Miami-based transportation and trucking company Ryder System today announced that Gregory T. Swienton, chairman and CEO, will retire at the time of the company's annual meeting of shareholders on May 3, 2013. Robert E. Sanchez, Ryder's president and chief operating officer, will assume the company's CEO role on Jan. 1, and...
  • Cathay Pacific, Dragonair Tonnage Rises 6.3 Percent
    Hong Kong-based air carrier Cathay Pacific and wholly owned subsidiary Dragonair carried a total of 140,824 metric tons (about 155,231 tons) of cargo and mail in November, an increase of 6.3 percent compared with November 2011, Cathay Pacific Airways has reported. Capacity, measured in available cargo-mail metric ton kilometers, rose...
  • Hanjin to Hike Rates in Asia-Europe Trades
    South Korean ocean container carrier Hanjin Shipping is hiking rates for Asia-Europe trade routes, effective Jan. 13, 2013, to cover losses from falling freight rates, the company said. Rates will increase by $350 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $700 per 40-foot-equivalent unit. The increases apply to routes from the Far East...
  • Russia's Global Ports to Boost Domestic Capacity
    Russia's Global Ports said it will boost its domestic container-handling capacity by 20 percent as it unveiled a $139 million capital investment program for 2013. The London-listed company will spend $120 million on its ports division, including expansion of container, roll-on, roll-off, and car-handling operations in Saint Petersburg and upgrading rail...
  • CEVA Logistics Sells Intermediate Bulk Containers Business
    Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics today signed an agreement with Australian company Brambles for the sale of both its European container logistics business and Asia-Pacific Pallecon business, subject to standard closing conditions. Both businesses, which offer intermediate bulk containers, lie outside of CEVA's core focus of non-asset based integrated supply chain solutions, primarily...
  • DP World's Jebel Ali Handles Record 500,000 Autos
    DP World's flagship Jebel Ali terminal in Dubai has handled a record 500,000 automobiles so far this year, 21,000 more than in the previous full-year pre-recession peak in 2008. "This translates into almost one vehicle imported, exported or re-exported every minute of the day, 24/7," Dubai-based DP World said. The general cargo...
  • Q&A: Carrier Is Liable, Contractually
    Q: We had an unusual situation arise when our shipping dock unfortunately misdirected a small load. The shipment was given to a motor carrier with a bill of lading identifying the wrong consignee. When the load arrived, the consignee of course refused to accept it (among other things, the labeling...
  • NRF Urges Obama to Head Off ILA Strike
    The National Retail Federation urged President Obama to "use all means necessary" to head off a threatened Maine-to-Texas container port strike by the International Longshoremen's Association. "We call upon you to use all means necessary, including Taft-Hartley, to keep the two sides at the negotiating table and head off a coast-wide...
  • Yale Now Offering Canadian Quick Ship Program on the Global King Electric Wire Rope Hoist
    Global King Wire Rope Hoist. AMHERST, N.Y. - Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has made its popular Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist available in Canada as a Quick Ship Program. The Canadian 24 Hour Quick Ship Program offers select Global King...
  • AVEVA Acquires Global Majic's Simulation Software Suite
    CAMBRIDGE, U.K. - AVEVA today announced the acquisition of all assets relating to the advanced visualisation and simulation software of Global Majic Software, Inc. (GMS). This strategic acquisition includes all Intellectual Property Rights which will be used to support AVEVA's growing simulation offering for plant Owner Operators. The highly skilled...
  • IAG Cargo Flies Wheelchair Donation to Zambia Hospital
    IAG Cargo delivers wheelchairs to Mpanshya Hospital in Zambia. LONDON - IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has announced that it has freighted a donation of wheelchairs from Swiss Paralympic champion Heinz Frei to Mpanshya Hospital in Zambia. The wheelchairs...
  • Gati Receives the Dataquest Business Technology Excellence Awards 2012 and the Dataquest Technology Innovation Award 2012 for the "Mobility" Segment
    Ravi Kumar receiving the award. HYDERABAD, India - Gati Ltd, India's pioneer in Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions received the "Dataquest Business Technology Excellence Awards 2012" for their overall excellence in the use of business technology. Gati was amongst the very few who to also receive another award the "Dataquest...
  • ILA and Perishables
    A sharp-eyed JOC reader pointed out something in our International Longshoremen's Association coverage that needs clarification. We reported last week that if the ILA strikes, the union would keep working breakbulk, perishables and military shipments. That's only partially correct. Complete Coverage of ILA-USMX Negotiations The ILA will continue working breakbulk ships, because it...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Baltic nations vie for Asian cargo
    The Baltic states of Lithuania and Latvia are battling to woo Japanese and Chinese transit freight, bound for markets in Western Europe, through their ports. Both ...
  • CMA CGM buys into Long Beach
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, is to purchase a stake in the port of Long Beach's Pier J.The deal will bring an additional 2.6 million ...
  • 'Stay at the table' plead USEC shippers
    Ahead of Tuesday's resumption of talks between the International Longshoremen's Association [ILA] and US east coast port contract negotiators [USMX] trade ...
  • Liners in late fight back
    A mid-December general rate increase of USD600 per TEU on the troubled Asia to Europe tradelane appears to be sticking and was reflected in last Friday's Shanghai ...
  • LA suffers double-whammy
    In a reversal of recent fortunes the Port of Los Angeles had one of its worst cargo months of the year in November, in contrast to neighbour Long Beach which earlier ...
  • New Editor At Containerisation International, New Editor-in-Chief- Containers
    Roger Hailey [pictured], currently the Ports & Logistics Editor of Lloyd's List, is to become Editor of Containerisation International, the world's leading ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Odfjell inks scrap pact
    Odfjell of Norway appears to have taken the torch to one of its oldest handysize chemical carriers.
  • Iran debate reignites
    Growing tensions between Israel and Iran have reignited questions about how a military conflict between the nations would impact the tanker market.
  • Unipec gorges on VLs
    Activity in the top tier of the tanker market is expected to continue to pick up prior to the holiday season but the week was off to a slow for tonnage outside the suezmax segment, ICAP Shipping told clients Monday.
  • WFS buys Multi Service
    World Fuel Services (World Fuel) has agreed to purchase a leading US commercial billing and payment solutions provider in a deal worth $137m.
  • Scorpio adds three
    Scorpio Tankers has put an end to speculation surrounding reports that it has chartered in another trio of products carriers.
  • Stopford's switch hit
    Shipyards looking to adjust their offerings to survive the downturn face a battle akin to Toyota switching from building cars to heavy mining equipment, Martin Stopford says.
  • Viking Supply extends
    Viking Supply Ships has won a charter for its supply ship SBS Typhoon.
  • CMA crowns commodore
    Teekay CEO clinches Connecticut shipping association's highest honour.
  • Captain held over drink
    A Wagenborg cargoship was detained in the UK after its captain was arrested following a breath test for alcohol.
  • Speed hiding 75 VLs
    A winter rally in the VLCC market has delivered a chilly message about the level to which slow steaming is manipulating the market.
  • Commerzbank backs waivers
    Paragon Shipping appears to be inching closer to a comprehensive a debt overhaul after striking a deal with Commerzbank.
  • Class merger talk revived
    Germanischer Lloyd has said it is not for sale following a report of a potential merger with Norwegian classification rival DNV.
  • Diana denies buy
    Diana Shipping has torpedoed reports that it has acquired a panamax bulker controlled by embattled Japanese operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen.
  • Two legacies ended
    Diana Shipping has seen two peak-time contracts come to an end.
  • Arachnophobia
    James Fisher workers beat a hasty retreat after opening a container with hundreds of black widow spiders inside.
  • Gard bounces back
    The Gard marine insurance group has regained an 'A+' rating after a strong third quarter that puts it on course for a profitable year.
  • Cape crash hits bottom
    Some positivity was in the air today for the capesize market after rates were cut in half last week.
  • Oceanteam wins new charter
    Norway's Oceanteam Shipping has clinched a bareboat charter contract with vessel partner McDermott for a construction service vessel (CSV).
  • Eukor linked to order
    Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has reportedly added another car carrier to its orderbook from Eukor.
  • Cosco wins FPSO order
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has secured a contract to build a floating production and storage unit for an mystery customer.
  • Hansson nets $25m
    Nordic American Tankers has made a $25m swoop to buy Scandic American Shipping from its CEO Herbjorn Hansson.
  • Arklow wins wind ship
    Ireland's Arklow Marine Services has won a new order for a wind farm service vessel.
  • Novoship's next challenge
    Novoship's High Court triumph over Yuri Nikitin, Wilmer Ruperti and former executive Vladimir Mikhaylyuk marked the end of a six-year pursuit of the trio.
  • NorthLink strike halted
    Strike action by NorthLink ferry crews in Scotland has been suspended as the RMT union continues to negotiate with operator Serco.
  • Rem bags newbie charter
    Rem Offshore has entered into a charter agreement for its latest newbuilding.
  • Bulker grounds on reef
    A Chinese bulker has been forced aground off Fiji by Cyclone Evan.
  • Strike three for Fiori
    d'Amico International Shipping has added two more tankers to its newbuilding catalogue.
  • Boskalis offer still too low
    Dockwise has welcomed the improved takeover offer tabled by Boskalis but says it still falls short of a fair value for the company.
  • Citadel saves Torm ship
    Pirates have narrowly failed to hijack a Torm tanker off the coast of Somalia.
  • Huigang assets for sale
    Some of the assets of bankrupt Chinese shipyard Nantong Huigang Shipbuilding will go up for auction on Tuesday.
  • Hanjin hopes for better
    Korea's Hanjin Shipping is plotting a rate restoration in Europe to cover losses.
  • Koreans set to miss
    Most of the major South Korean shipyards look set to miss their sales targets for this year, figures from Morgan Stanley show.
  • Essar makes dollar switch
    India's Essar Shipping is planning to convert rupee loans to dollars to cut costs.
  • LA volumes head lower
    The Port of Los Angeles in the US saw a 16% year-on-year decline in container volumes during November.
  • Willis in offshore move
    Willis Group has set its sights on the offshore decommissioning market with the launch of a new insurance facility.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • ILA contract talks continue this week
    USMX has said it wants to cap royalty payments "and use the excess, not as savings for employers but to help pay for other benefits for ILA workers," while ILA President Harold Daggett has vowed to keep the cap unchanged.
  • Maersk, CMA slow TP3/TP9/Columbus pendulum again
    The ocean carriers have once again slowed their joint weekly service between Asia and the east and west coasts of North America. Roundtrip voyage time on the loop has increased from 112 days to 119 days, or 17 weeks.
  • Ryder Systems CEO retires
    Robert E. Sanchez, the 3PL's current president and COO, will assume the role of executive chairman on Jan. 1, as a transition to replace retiring Chairman and CEO Gregory T. Swienton, who is stepping down.
  • CEVA sells IBC businesses
    CEVA Logistics will sell its Pallecon business, an intermediate bulk container (IBC) services provider with operating divisions in Europe and Asia-Pacific, to Brambles Ltd. of Australia for $177 million.
  • Prince Rupert's 2012 volume surpasses 500,000 TEUs
  • More time needed to install ballast water treatment systems
  • Drawback for Hurricane Sandy-damaged goods
  • Florida East Coast Railway taps Nashville market
  • Rickmers orders 2 multipurpose ships
  • ICS: International groups should regulate Arctic shipping
  • Vanguard opens in Myanmar
  • Obama signs Russia's PNTR status into law
  • Quality Distribution aims at organic growth
  • NJ man arrested for illegal tusk imports
  • MSC's Bozzo to be honored by NY/NJ forwarders, brokers
  • Evensen named CMA 'Commodore'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2012
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Public holiday in South Africa.
  • Softer prices open week in Europe
    Single digit falls seen in Rotterdam market.
  • Spill investigation 'could take weeks'
    Punctured fuel tank cause of spill but reason for collision not known.
  • End to navy vessel's plight in sight
    Training ship holed up in Ghanaian port should be released, says UN court.
  • Bomin expands in Europe
    New office to focus on bunker locations in the Weser/Ems area.
  • Dynamic posts bouyant monthly bunker sales
    Trader is on the look out for more staff.
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Demand mixed across key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Noble appoints chief operating officer
    William Cronin 'well known' in the industry and the group's board, it says.
  • Singapore bunker supplier's licence terminated
    Bunker supplier found to have breached the condition of the bunkering licence, says MPA.
  • Fuel efficient vessels give 'competitive edge'
    Danish firm eyes investment in new, fuel-efficient vessels.
  • Amended EU sulphur directive in force
    aNew regulation calls for use of the stricter IMO sulphur verification procedure when testing samples for compliance.

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Rome
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Rotterdam
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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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