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March 1, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US east coast dock strike a risk as ILA, USMX extend talks a week
  • Port of Xiamen to merge three container terminals to provide 50 berths
  • Safmarine drops Maersk agency, picks Socopao as South African agent
  • Chongqing to build 50 central business districts in five years
  • BIMCO opens in Shanghai to enhance relations with Chinese stakeholders
  • Maersk adds 'administratively difficult' Hazira after others shy away
  • Working two sides of finger piers with Liebherr ship-to-shore crane
  • Vancouver installs GPS transponders on 700 trucks - 50pc of drayage fleet
  • CMA CGM 16,000-TEUer offers passenger service on Asia-Europe route
  • NIIT installs cargo handling system for Cathay's Hong Kong terminal
  • GACAG urges global agreement on trade facilitation after Doha talks stall
  • Liege airport posts 14.5pc cargo decline, but new services rebuild traffic
  • Lufthansa Cargo joins German humanitarians to airlift urgent relief
  • Dusseldorf welcomes first B787 freighter by charter flight from UAE

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Hanjin announces East Africa service from Mundra
  • Stimulating deliberations & enthusiastic interaction make for a distinct event
  • FM announces setting up of two new Major Ports
  • Iranian oil companies interested in setting up LNG/oil terminal at Dighi Port
  • JNPT seeks Sebi nod to raise funds through bonds
  • Port restrictions, high barge charges causing ship supply costs to spiral, warns Hutton s
  • Private port operators seek PM s intervention on proposed new guidelines
  • Synergy Seaports facilitates first vessel call at Kandla Port s new Berth 13
  • Budget 2013-14-Some key proposals
  • Highlights of Union Budget 2013-14
  • IDBI Bank, Exim Bank to jointly finance export-oriented companies
  • INR remains firm despite trimming initial gains

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Sichuan Airlines introduces second long-haul destination
    Starting today (28 February), China-based Sichuan Airlines is launching operations to Melbourne, its first destination in Australia. The Chengdu-based carrier began a first long-ha...
  • Quito's new airport opens
    The opening ceremony of Quito's new Mariscal Sucre international airport took place last week. Its brand new cargo facilities (45,000 sqm) have the capacity to handle 250,000 t of ...
  • Finnlines to increase Helsinki - Rostock sailings
    Finnlines, which currently offers three direct sailings a week from Rostock (Germany) and two from Helsinki, will introduce a new departure from Helsinki in week 15. The Finnish sh...
  • CSX started track work in Virginia
    CSX Transportation, a transport service provider based in Jacksonville FL (USA), has started track maintenance work on its line through Ashland VA, to step up the safety and effici...
  • New CEO helms USA Truck
    USA Truck Inc has appointed John Simone as its new president and CEO and given him a seat on the board of directors. The former CEO, Cliff Beckham, has returned to his previous rol...
  • Wim Bosman Belgium receives truck safety award
    Wim Bosman Belgium, a European logistics service provider, has won the Truck Safety Award presented by MMM Business Media in Belgium. The jury was impressed by the results that the...
  • AirBridgeCargo opts for application of Champ Cargosystems
    Moscow headquartered AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is augmenting its cooperation with Champ Cargosystems. The provider of integrated, business-critical IT solutions for all players...
  • Daimler augmenting truck portfolio in India
    Daimler India Commercial Vehicles will put 17 new BharatBenz truck models onto the Indian market by 2014. After last year's record sales of over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks within a th...
  • Etihad Rail: stage one on schedule
    Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, has secured funding of AED 4.7 billion (USD 1.28 billion) for stage one of its railway project. The n...
  • DST opens logistics hub in Karlsfeld near Munich
    DST Möbel Mobil, a furniture forwarder based in Rekingen (Switzerland), is opening a 2,000 sqm logistics centre with twelve truck loading bays in Karlsfeld, on the north-western pe...
  • Streck Transport holds groundbreaking ceremony for new logistics centre in Switzerland
    Streck Transport AG, a forwarding company headquartered in Möhlin near Basel (Switzerland), is investing CHF 12.5 million in a cross-docking warehouse and office building in Pfunge...
  • NV Logistics SA accredited by Swissmedic for transport/storage of therapeutic products
    NV Logistics, a Geneva airport (Switzerland)-based company founded by Thierry Moreno in 2010, provides a large and innovative range of logistics services to its clients. The f...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Peene Werft delivers Swedish Coast Guard vessel
  • Big questions on costs of Canada's NSPS
  • Kvichak Marine books order from Savannah Pilots
  • Hercules Offshore buys liftboat Titan 2
  • Scorpio Tankers exercises newbuild options at HMD
  • Commandant delivers State of the Coast Guard address
  • MOL holds naming ceremony for VLOC

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Equipment flap brings lockout at United Grain facility in Vancouver
  • Greenbrier works agreement to sell Kentucky bearing facility
  • Upcoming AAPA seminar to cover administration, legal issues
  • Corps sets March closure of Columbia/Snake navigation locks
  • Mitsui adding new vessel to iron ore carrier lineup

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • CFDA welcomes China move
    Trading platform will boost growing volumes in over-the-counter trades
  • Blackstone to insure Citi shipping book
    Move allows bank to beat capital adequacy rules
  • SSE plans Hong Kong box derivatives trading platform
    Move would sidestep forex controls in mainland China and increase liquidity
  • Scorpio Tankers splashes out on six more eco newbuilds
    Expansion is not abating as company snaps up abandoned slots at Hyundai Mipo
  • Can China-built ships be any cheaper?
    Newbuilding prices might stem the downward spiral
  • Hidden threat in Chinese offshore ambition
    Some of China's yards risk their future to win business today
  • Bourbon vows not to deploy armed guards
    French offshore vessel owner says it would rather stop working if piracy risk mounts
  • Gazprom signs Israel gas agreement
    Russian monopoly eyes greater diversification as monopoly on piped gas to Europe increasingly comes under scrutiny
  • Shell expands LNG business
    Oil major snaps up part of Repsol's portfolio outside North America
  • Suez Canal eyes North Sea crude cargoes
    Promotional tariff wins southbound traffic to Asia
  • Tokyo Gas pumps up the pressure on LNG bills
    Utility wants a new pricing structure for costly liquefied natural gas imports
  • Triangulation will not work for LNG carriers, say experts
    Economies thwarted by varying cargo quality and longer load and discharge times
  • Hong Kong government plans maritime and aviation training fund
    Initiative to recruit young talent tackles industry skills shortages
  • Japanese owners slam Suez fees hike
    Increase of 5% planned for May
  • Banks play down hope of increased lending for shipping
    But owners hear that less money is required for newbuilding and secondhand purchases
  • Every little helps
    Blackstone's insurance deal is not a silver bullet for Citibank
  • Scrap heroes
    Cosco leads the pack in sending ships for demolition over the last four years
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum boosts full-year profit
    Greece-based bunkering outfit enjoys strong 2012 despite flat sales
  • Slack handysize market spells loss for Pacific Basin
    Yearly net loss reflects writedown from ro-ro exit
  • Vale posts its first quarterly loss in a decade
    Iron ore giant takes $5.7bn writedowns on loss-making mines as its maritime freight costs soar
  • Wogan eyes multiple opportunities for GasLog
    LNG carrier owner is relaxed about fixing last open ships as annual revenues soar
  • Brightoil swamped by red ink
    Bunker supplier posts 35% fall in revenue and a $974m loss from derivatives
  • Scrapping emulates last year's record-breaking levels
    Ship recycling players face influx of tonnage in a changing business landscape
  • Cash buyer GMS plugs ship-finance gap
    Operators seeking capital bring business proposals to Sharma
  • Hong Kong Convention entry into force criteria and guidelines
    IMO wording
  • Four years on and the Hong Kong Convention still has no signatories
    Ship recycling industry expects it could take even longer than originally expected to enter into force
  • Owners embrace hazardous materials inventories
    Hong Kong Convention spurs drive to identify asbestos and other risks
  • Spotlight on Bangladesh ship breaking and recycling rules
    An overview of the measures that govern the country's scrapping industry
  • Chittagong is changing its ways
    Bangladesh's shipbreaking industry has been improving working practices in accordance with local government guidelines
  • Industry divided over Brussels moves to regulate recycling
    Success of proposed fund will require more transparent pricing

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Judge refuses to transfer Concordia lawsuit
    A LAWSUIT filed by Costa Concordia passengers will proceed in Florida state court, not Italy - a major legal blow to owner Carnival
  • Earnings put pressure on Aegean shares
    STOCK pricing for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network slumped today after its earnings came in well below expectations
  • Wilson's net losses rise
    WILSON, one of Europe's biggest shortsea operators, today posted significantly higher net losses for 2012
  • Rise in debt protection seen for Germany
    MORE shipowners in Germany are likely to use reformed debtor protection rules under a debt restructuring bill, an insolvency administrator has predicted
  • Lending squeeze halts German fleet growth
    LIQUIDITY and capital shortages are taking their toll on Germany's merchant fleet, the third-largest in the world
  • Shipping hails Delhi's moves
    INDIA'S finance minister today disclosed duty exemptions for domestic shipping companies
  • Pacific Basin swings to losses
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin said today it swung to 2012 net losses of $158.5M, on a $199M write-off of its ro-ro business
  • Kreuz's profits soar 49%
    SINGAPORE-listed Kreuz Holdings said today profits shot up 49% for FY12
  • China's output of ship plates falls 37.2%
    CHINA'S production of ship plates reportedly fell 37.2% in 2012
  • Luka Koper's profits surge but miss target
    LUKA KOPER, which owns Koper, Slovenia's only port, said net profits for 2012 surged to €10.4M ($13.9M), '10M more than its 2011 results but '3.2M less than its prediction
  • Brightoil reels to 2H losses
    HONG KONG-listed Brightoil today reported losses of HK$871.1M ($112.3M) for the six months ended 31 December 2012, reversing profits of HK$965.2M a year earlier
  • Profits for DFDS dive
    DENMARK'S ferry and logistics group DFDS said today recession in Europe and overcapacity were behind a deep fall in 2012 profits
  • Torm warns on profits
    TORM, the listed Danish product tanker and bulk shipping group, said today it faces deeper losses than forecast this year
  • German turbine installation deal awarded
    FRED OLSEN Windcarrier said today it has been awarded an installation contract by the Siemens group
  • Profits tumble 56.3% at China's Sainty Marine
    SHENZHEN-listed Sainty Marine said today its net profits fell 56.3% year on year to 80.7M yuan ($12.9M) in 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Wan Hai Lines Launches New 4,680-TEU Container Vessel
    Wan Hai Lines christens Wan Hai 515.Wan Hai Lines has christened its Wan Hai 515 container vessel at a ceremony at CSBC Taiwan's Kaohsiung shipyard in China. Po Ting Chen, chairman of Wan Hai Lines, presided over the ceremony. Wan Hai 515 has a maximum loading capacity of 4,680 20-foot-equivalent units. It...
  • MAPI Report: Manufacturing Production to Rise 2.2 Percent in 2013
    Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product will expand by 1.8 percent in 2013 and by 2.8 percent in 2014, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation's Quarterly Economic Forecast report. The figures show no change from MAPI's previous November 2012 report. However, manufacturing production is expected to show increases of 2.2...
  • Japanese Shipowners Knock Plans to Hike Suez Canal Tolls
    The Japanese Shipowners' Association is urging the Suez Canal Authority to rescind the toll increase scheduled to go into effect on May 1. In a letter submitted to SCA, the JSA expressed "deep disappointment" regarding the unilateral toll increase "without any dialogue between the SCA and Canal users," following the 3 percent toll...
  • Shuster, Boxer Urge States Officials to Get Word Out on Infrastructure Needs
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bill Shuster and Barbara Boxer - the respective chairs of the House and Senate's major transportation infrastructure committees - told state transportation officials Thursday that their efforts to educate the public and Congress on the nation's infrastructure needs are essential to passing key legislation. The duo's comments highlight the push to...
  • Canada's West Coast Ports on the Rise in 2012
    U.S. and Canadian West Coast ports: market share by country in 2008Canada's West Coast container ports saw robust growth in 2012 while for the most part their U.S. counterparts stagnated or declined, according to analysis of each port's published data. The result is that Canada's share of total West Coast...
  • North American Rail Traffic Drops
    For the week ending Feb. 23, North American carload and intermodal volumes dropped from the previous week because of U.S. and Canadian volume decreases, according to the Association of American Railroads. U.S. Carload vs Intermodal Traffic Week-to-Week Percent ChangeSource: AAR For a larger chart, click on the image.Combined North American carload volume,...
  • India Increases Duties on Imported Luxury Goods
    India's Ministry of Finance has increased the customs duty on imported luxury goods, such as high-end motor vehicles, motorcycles, yachts and similar vehicles. For motor vehicles, the duty has been raised from 75 percent to 100 percent. On motorcycles with engine capacity of 800 cubic centimeters or more, the duty will...
  • Echo Global Logistics Names Reed CTO
    Echo Global Logistics has appointed Michael Reed, its interim chief technology officer, as the official CTO. He has served as interim CTO since April 2012. Reed began his tenure with the Chicago-based transportation and supply chain management company in 2007 as a lead application developer, and has held several positions since...
  • YRC Freight Buys Four LNG Trucks for Pilot Project
    YRC Freight has completed its agreement with Clean Energy Fuels to purchase four liquefied natural gas trucks that will serve the Port of Long Beach and other surrounding areas. The pilot project will leverage the Clean Energy fueling infrastructure in Southern California. The LNG trucks will be operated by YRC Freight...
  • Africa's Logistics Market Ballooning, Study Finds
    Logistics spending in Africa by manufacturers and retailers (both in-house and outsourced) is set to increase by almost $28.8 billion by 2016, as the size of the outsourced logistics market increases by 38.4 percent, according to an "Africa Logistics" report by Analytiqa. The study of eight markets across the region predicted...
  • ILWU: United Grain Lockout Is Unfair Labor Practice
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 4 charged that Wednesday's lockout of its workers in Vancouver, Wash., by United Grain Corp. constitutes an unfair labor practice, and a union spokeswoman said the ILWU plans to file formal charges in the next few days. The company stated that it was locking out...
  • Port of Houston Authority's Commission Approves Budget
    The Port of Houston Authority's commission has approved the port's 2013 operating budget, which reflects increases in operating revenue, net income and cash flow. The budget forecasts a 3 percent rise in container traffic and a 10 percent increase in auto cargo in 2013. Accordingly, the port budgeted $225.6 million for...
  • Drewry Sees Average Rate Hikes of 4 Percent
    Though ocean freight rates have stabilized, importers and exporters should prepare for a "choppy ride" through the rest of this year, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors warned Thursday. Despite another year of excess capacity growth, Drewry expects global freight rates to rise through 2013, even though the majority of new ship deployments...
  • Baltimore Sets Cargo-Handling Record
    Maryland's Gov. Martin O'Malley reported that the Port of Baltimore's public and private marine terminals handled a record 36.8 million tons of cargo in 2012, valued at an all-time high of $54 million. The port's public terminals moved 6.29 million tons of container cargo in 2012, up 7 percent from the...
  • EU-Peru Trade Agreement Takes Effect March 1
    Trade barriers between the European Union and Peru will be lifted as of , when the EU's trade agreement with Peru and Colombia, signed in 2012, will be provisionally applied with Peru. The agreement will open up markets for EU and Peruvian exporters, which is expected to yield more...
  • Court Again Rules in Favor of Port Mackenzie Rail Extension
    Tthe 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has again denied environmental groups' request to block construction on the Port Mackenzie Rail Extension, a 32-mile rail link connecting the main line of the Alaska Railroad with Port Mackenzie in Alaska. The order was issued in San Francisco, denying an emergency appeal by Cook...
  • CMA CGM to Add Port of Charleston to Pacific Express 3 Service
    CMA CGM will add South Carolina's Port of Charleston to its Pacific Express 3 service, providing an additional connection for the region's shippers to ports across Asia. The French carrier has deployed 11 vessels of between 4,400 and 5,100 20-foot-equivalent units capacity in the weekly service. The first ship to call...
  • Port of Los Angeles Appoints Sidley General Counsel
    Janna Sidley, the Port of Los Angeles's new general counsel.The Port of Los Angeles has named Janna Sidley as general counsel, effective March 4. In her new role, she will supervise the City Attorney's port operations and serve as in-house counsel to port management and the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. She...
  • Ship Finance on Life Support
    The drip, drip of bad news from Germany's beleaguered shipping sector threatens to burst into a flood at any time. More than 150 of the single-vessel companies, mainly container carriers, that dominate the nation's shipping fleet, have gone belly-up in the past year. And with charter rates still heading south and...
  • EU to Help Fund $3.3 Million Swedish Infrastructure Project
    The European Union will co-finance more than €2.5 million (about US$3.3 million) from the TEN-T Programme to improve the maritime infrastructure in Lake Mälaren in Sweden to accommodate larger vessels. The project aims to increase the role of maritime transport in the area, foster intermodality and relieve congestion on road and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Brazilian ports await March reform
    After a six-hour protest strike by 30,000 Brazilian port workers on Friday - that left a backlog of an estimated 50 general and containerships to service - ports ...
  • G6 Alliance deny reports that it plans to speed up EUM service
    G6 Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd has moved to deny reports that the alliance has bucked the recent trend for slow steaming by speeding up one of its Asia-Mediterranean ...
  • Kaliningrad the 'crossroads' between Europe and Russia
    No more than 600km separates the Kaliningrad Sea Canal at Baltiysk, the westernmost point of the Russian Federation, from the capitals and ports of Poland, Germany, ...
  • PIL launches new Africa-Middle East Service
    Singapore-based Pacific International Lines will launch a new service covering the Africa-Middle East trade in March.The Africa Middle East 2 Service (AM2), which ...
  • SCCT back to normal for now
    The Suez Canal Container Terminal appears to have worked without restriction this week after a non-violent disobedience group shuttered the APM Terminals facility ...
  • OOCL announces eastbound transatlantic rate hike
    OOCL has unveiled plans to hike rates on the eastbound transatlantic trade, following the announcement in January of plans to increase rates in the westbound direction.The ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Vitol storms US Gulf
    Vitol is getting ready to take a bigger bite out of the marine fuel market with the launch of a new operation that is targeting the US Gulf.
  • Cleartrade courts investors
    Cleartrade Exchange has invited outside investors to participate in a share offering aimed at raising the capital it needs to accelerate the pace of an international growth campaign.
  • Seadrill on the up
    Seadrill turned a profit in the fourth quarter but the results fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
  • Thanks, Partners
    Golar LNG Partners' fourth quarter report has revealed two developments which will aid its parent.
  • Latvian cuts losses
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has reduced its annual loss as rates improved.
  • Trafigura eyes LNG
    Sale-and-purchase brokers were reeling Thursday following reports that Trafigura is on the lookout for LNG carriers.
  • Scorpio still hungry
    The latest batch of orders for six products carriers from Scorpio Tankers is unlikely to sate the company's appetite for expansion.
  • Merle still stuck
    A Turkish cargoship aground on a Portuguese beach for more than a month has not been abandoned by its owner.
  • Fiori in order tease
    D'Amico International Shipping will soon place its fourth newbuilding order since the summer of 2012, its CEO hints.
  • "No decision" on move
    No decision has been made as regards moving the management companies of John Fredriksen's shipping activities from Norway.
  • Courage in the red
    A fourth quarter and full year loss is reported by Hong Kong based bulk carrier owner Courage Marine.
  • Grimaldi steps in
    Italy's Grimaldi Group is backing a new share issue to boost ro-ro operation Finnlines.
  • DIS cracks red run
    D'Amico International Shipping has snapped a four-year losing streak to return to the black in the fourth quarter.
  • Antigone towed away
    A general cargoship caught up in a wages row has ended its 11-month stay in a French port.
  • Alaska reprieve for OSG
    OSG and BP have struck a deal which means its Alaska Tanker venture will not be scrapped just yet.
  • Rem banks $61m
    Norway's Rem Offshore has completed a bond issue worth NOK 350m ($61.26m) that it announced only yesterday.
  • Less tonic for JIN bosses
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation returned to the black in the fourth quarter amid signs of austerity at the bulker owner.
  • Wilson back in the red
    A tough fourth quarter that accounted for most of the bottom line loss incurred through the year is reported by Bergen based Wilson ASA.
  • Hindu hitch for India?
    India is pressing ahead with controversial plans to build a deep water shipping lane to Sri Lanka straight through the Adam's Bridge coral chain, regarded as sacred by Hindus.
  • A first for Cargill
    Cargill has used a first electronic bill of lading (eB/L) for a dry bulk grain shipment in a move that is expected to see the commodity trading group expand its use to various agricultural trades around the Atlantic Basin.
  • Seacor slips into the red
    Lower than expected revenue and asset sales led Seacor to a loss in the fourth quarter.
  • Alberni up for sale
    Canada's Nanaimo Shipyard is looking to sell its Alberni Engineering unit as part of its efforts to avoid bankruptcy.
  • DOF turns it on
    Norwegian offshore group DOF has bounced back into profit as revenue rose in 2012.
  • Spot bothers Siem
    A weak spot market has dented fourth quarter returns at Siem Offshore.
  • JSA joins canal row
    The Japanese Shipowners' Association (JSA) has added its voice to protests over the planned Suez Canal toll hikes.
  • PB remains in red
    Losses on its ill-timed ro-ro investment continue to plague Pacific Basin Shipping's balance sheet.
  • DFDS declines
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS has posted a lower 2012 profit as its markets were hit by recessions in Europe.
  • Pac Basin's buying blitz
    Pacific Basin Shipping has been quietly blazing an acquisition trail over the past five months, the owner revealed this morning.
  • Nexus heads for exit
    Nexus Floating Production looks set to be liquidated after an FPSO newbuilding in South Korea was cancelled.
  • Korea's cash plea
    The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has pleaded with the government to boost financial support for shipyards in the slump.
  • Collision kills crewman
    One man has been killed in a clash between two cargoships off China.
  • Ezion at it again
    Ezion Holdings good fortune seems to show no sign of stopping after the company picked up its second contract in as many weeks.
  • Profits build at PACD
    Pacific Drilling has seen profits increase by over 40% on a year ago as its drillship newbuildings enter operation.
  • Aegean profits halved
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has seen fourth quarter profits drop by almost 50% on a slight fall in revenues.
  • Scorpio set to order
    Scorpio Tankers is not waiting long to start using its new $300m of financial firepower.
  • Keppel wins jack-up deal
    Keppel has won an order for a jack-up drilling rig in a deal that takes its recent contract haul to almost $500m.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • ILA, USMX allow more time to reach local agreements
    The extended deadline will coincide with the wage scale meetings planned by the union for the week of March 11 where union delegates will consider a tentative six-year master contract agreement reached by USMX and the ILA on Feb. 1.
  • XPO acquires Covered Logistics
    "Don't count on us doing one every two weeks," Chief Executive Officer Brad Jacobs told American Shipper in an interview. "We'll do at least three more acquisitions this year. We're looking at acquisitions of all different sizes."
  • Maersk drops U.S. West Coast Oceania string
    The carrier said it "remains committed to serving the trade. We will replace the 'PSW' service with use of our existing reliable Pacific network, connecting with Oceania through our transshipment hubs in Asia."
  • ATA says FMCSA costing industry $320 million
    According to the American Trucking Associations, it will cost $320 million to prepare the industry for the impending hours of service rule change, and if a current court challenge is upheld, that money will be spent in vain.
  • Revenue up, volume down at IAG Cargo
  • Full-steam ahead at Norbert Dentressangle
  • Sequester update: Impacts on CBP and DOT
  • First rock removal work on Mississippi River finished
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
  • Petrobras bunker department undergoes reshuffle
    Company announces a number of internal changes.
  • CIMC to adopt fast oil recovery system
    CIMC will equip six of its container ships with fast oil recovery systems.
  • Hong Kong considering lower voluntary sulphur limits
    Comments being sought on plans to tighten 'at berth' sulphur limit to 0.1%.
  • Chemoil's Helios sale boosts results
    Singapore-listed bunker company sees annual profits jump.
  • MGO prices unchanged for second day in Fujairah
    Tight avails reported in Fujairah.
  • Prices in Europe fall for third consecutive day
    Bunkering interrupted at Gibraltar.
  • Shipping fund denies breaking sanctions
    Ship-to-ship transfer claimed to be used as loading method.
  • Vitol-backed supplier enters US market
    Newly formed V-Marine Fuels to start operations in Houston, Texas City and Galveston.
  • Gibraltar: Bunkering interrupted
    Bad weather causes queues to lengthen at bunkering port.
  • Fuel oil stocks at 12-week high
    Arbitrage into East Asia expected to remain high.
  • Norwegian shipowner orders LNG-fuelled fish feed transporters
    The vessels will have an advanced LNG-gas-electric propulsion system which promises fuel savings.
  • Smaller stems allow ship operators to 'max out on cargo'
    Firmer freight rates could be boosting Panama's bunker sales.
  • Grindrod 2012 profits up 54% year-on-year
    Firm achieved a 35% increase in earnings for its marine fuels business.
  • Bunker prices in Asia soften
    Singapore's price of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel dropped $6 to average at $633 pmt.
  • Brightoil 'to restart' Houston operations
    Bunker player is looking to expand in 2013.
  • Crew arrested in Malaysia for allegedly smuggling bunkers
    Ship was stopped following report of theft of 70,000 mt of fuel.
  • Two more charged in Malta corruption case
    Former financial controller and ex-oil procurement committee member of Enemalta deny charges.
  • Seacor falls to loss in Q4
    Firm's operating results for harbour towing and bunkering were $4 million higher in Q4 2012, it says.
  • Brightoil sinks into the red
    But company aims to expand into 'top tier bunker ports' in 2011.
  • Bourbon receives third fuel efficient vessel
    Its seven diesel-electric generators provide intelligent and improved energy management.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
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Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
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Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
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Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
Rome
The Marevivo Foundation and the Federation of the Sea report it
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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