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January 15, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Liners volunteered to use costly eco-fuel, now want it enforced on all
  • Ship schedule reliability dips, but on-time box delivery improves 2pc
  • Egypt's Suez Canal December revenue falls 4.5pc to $424.6 million
  • Zepol: US container imports increase 1.2pc in 2012 over 2011 volume
  • Asia-N Europe demand in decline, but jobless Asia-Med in free fall
  • Rickmers-Linie expands global presence with new office in Singapore
  • PIL ships to get Cargotec cranes from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry
  • Gdynia's Baltic Container Terminal up 13pc to 408,772 TEU in 2012
  • SDV acquires majority stake in Swiss logistics firm Safcomar
  • Logistics response to China overtaking US car production becomes vital
  • GAC Maritime Security to market propeller snare to stop pirate skiffs
  • Perishable air cargo piles up in Chennai ground handlers strike
  • UAL suffers shrinking cargo, passenger volumes in December 2012
  • DHL transports outfits to Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza 2013

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Indus expands its footprint in South India
  • Joint China-Japan shipping service from Coscon & Sinotrans
  • Maersk Line s North Asia CEO exudes optimism for 2013
  • MANSA delegation calls on MbPT Chairman
  • Need for more mainland-Taiwan services stressed
  • Rates looking good at the start of 2013
  • Senior STX Panocean Vice-President appointed to Board of Container Owners Association
  • SPNM growing from strength to strength, says Chairman
  • Timely container delivery improves in Nov.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • Oil imports from Iran hit by geo-politics
  • Guidelines for processing the security clearance of bidders in respect of port projects including dredging projects
  • Shanghai port handles 32.5 m TEUs in 2012
  • NHAI moves SC on MoEF guidelines, forest approval
  • Gujarat now becoming the global gateway to India: Narendra Modi
  • 2012-end sees global manufacturing index in positive territory

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Alitalia extends new Fortaleza operation
    The Italian flag carrier Alitalia is launching a twice weekly Rome - Fortaleza (Brazil) service today (14 January) with B777-200ER equipment. Initially planned to end with the summ...
  • Boeing rolls out first B777 at increased production rate
    Boeing has rolled out the first B777 to be built at the increased production rate of 8.3 per month, or 100 airplanes per year. The airplane is a B777 freighter that will be deliver...
  • Two awards from China for Haropa ro-ro terminal
    For the first time, the China Automotive Logistics Association (Cala), the representative of all the Chinese logistics companies in that sector, has given two awards to the port of...
  • Mouse click for replacement trailer parts
    The Dutch company Broshuis BV, one of the biggest manufacturers of trailers for special, heavylift and container transport services, has just launched an electronic platform called...
  • P&O Ferrymasters extends Kleijn Transport link
    P&O Ferrymasters, one of Europe's leading logistics providers, has signed a trailer trucking agreement with the Dutch subcontractor Kleijn Transport to extend a relationship of...
  • Licences for new rail links in France
    The private rail service provider TX Logistik (TXL) has prolonged its licences for six important routes in France. The company is focussing on connections to the French industrial ...
  • New record for Eurotunnel
    During the peak traffic period between 14 December 2012 and 6 January 2013, Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle broke its previous volume record. Almost 200,000 passenger vehicles (including c...
  • Old and new manager of the port of Turku
    Christian Ramberg was appointed managing director of the Port of Turku Ltd (Finland), as of 1 January 2013. Prior to that Ramberg had been managing director of the public port of T...
  • Change of managing director at Globe Air Cargo
    Globe Air Cargo GmbH, an international GSA based in Germany, named Dirk Grüter as its new managing director, as from 1 January. Gr'ter transferred to his new post from UPS-SCS GmbH...
  • Qatar's "Dreamliner" landing in Zurich
    A Boeing B787 is landing at Zurich airport for the first time ever today (14 January). Qatar Airways now deploys this aircraft on the Zurich-Doha route. Switzerland's largest airpo...
  • New logistics centre near Dusseldorf for Group7
    In August this year property developer Immogate AG will start to build a new logistics centre in Neuss Sued, near Dusseldorf (Germany) for Group7, a German service provider based i...
  • International Freight Transport Inc is new meber of XL Projects
    Fanwood NJ (USA)-based International Freight Transport Inc (IFT) has become the latest member of XL Projects (XLP) in the USA. IFT, which was established in 1986, has a wide range ...
  • GeoPost to pick up 40% stake in DTDC
    The French express logistics giant GeoPost Group is to acquire a strategic 40% stake in DTDC Courier & Cargo, India's second-largest express distribution company by revenue. Th...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Trailer Bridge makes CEO appointment
  • Vigor orders giant floating dry dock for Portland
  • Consortium to build Zentech jack-up in China
  • Seaway traffic went up in 2012 season
  • Great Lakes Shipyard adds to management team
  • Ezra Holdings divisions win major contracts
  • Court hands down sentences in San Nikunau case
  • ICS issues flag state performance table

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Port of Coos Bay Commissioner resigns to take Oregon House post
  • Commerce Dept. report finds exports up during month of November
  • BTS announces release of transportation guide for 2013
  • US Fab building barge for Harley Marine Services
  • Ticket counters moving at Seattle-Tacoma Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • DryShips sells Samsung suezmax tanker duo
    George Economou-led owner pays buyer $21m to lop $101m off newbuilding programme
  • Port firm's rising stars
    APM Terminals' Middle East and Africa chief outlines regional opportunities and risks
  • New class society established in Middle East to target local business
    Does Tasneef launch signal that shipping needs another class society?
  • MOL inches forwards in ballast-water treatment race
    Japanese shipping giant installs treatment system on second vessel ahead of looming deadline
  • Tsakos underlines continuing interest in container sector
    But Greek group says 'no deal' in response to reports it has acquired Schulte pair
  • Kinder invests in US Gulf tanker dock
    Domestic oil boom allows the country to export more diesel
  • US east and Gulf coast dockers and employers resume contract talks
    Breakdown in New York-New Jersey provides ominous backdrop
  • Chinese breakers pitch for tonnage
    Brokers report continued positive sentiment from all major demolition markets
  • Fall in Indonesia LNG exports raises tonne-mile demand
    Japan and South Korea seek cargoes from further afield
  • Bakri buys secondhand aframax
    Privately owned Saudi player targets short- and medium-haul trades
  • Maersk Tankers beefs up its management to tackle losses
    Maritime consultant hired to head global operations
  • Suezmax sale signals fresh low for tanker asset values
    Further falls are expected this year as overcapacity persists
  • UAE unveils class society
    Launch of Tasneef comes weeks after DNV and GL merger signals Middle East demand growth
  • CSSC Holdings predicts 2012 profit wipe-out
    Flagship unit of state conglomerate braced for flood of red ink after slump in demand
  • Mirow takes the top job at HSH Nordbank
    Kopper steps down early as chairman of world's largest shipping bank
  • Stand and deliver
    Tasneef has lofty ambitions, but it must prove itself in a tough and competitive segment
  • US retail goods imports forecast to hit 1.3m teu in January
    Shippers call for east and Gulf coast ports to be spared strike action
  • Charterparty not frustrated by repair costing over ship's value, court finds
    Game-changer for owners' risks in cases of severe damage to time-chartered vessels
  • CMB and Sovcomflot secure shipping bank loans
    Funds are still available to blue-chip firms despite lending drought
  • World's largest gas-powered ferry starts service
    Viking Grace will test bunker efficiency, refuelling during brief stop in Sweden
  • CSCL and Sinotrans launch joint China-Japan service
    Second shorthaul tie-up for China Shipping Container Lines follows alliance with Coscon
  • Investor to appeal against Rongsheng win in legal battle over losses
    Aegon Industrial Fund setback undermines China's rule of law, says lawyer
  • Jakarta judgment
    Supreme Court annuls moves by Indonesian ministry to block raw material exports
  • K Line to sell three post-panamax bulkers in leaseback deal
    Deal with Wisdom Marine improves Japanese giant's cashflow
  • Ezra reports 41% fall in profit
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider sees profit dip despite rapid expansion

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Crew saved in Channel
    BRITISH lifeboats have rescued eight crewmen from a tug sinking in the Channel
  • Haren owners form shipping asset trust
    TWO MAJOR shipowners and a broker have formed a new ship asset trust
  • New project/breakbulk project service begun
    A NEW project shipping service focusing on the Europe/South America trade has started operating in the Netherlands
  • Russian civilian orderbook falls by 16%
    RUSSIAN shipyards said revenues were boosted last year by a threefold year on year jump in military builds, as orders for civilian ships fell 16%
  • Siem plans bonds
    SIEM OFFSHORE, the listed Norwegian offshore services shipowner, said it plans to offer six-year bonds on the krone market
  • US boxes take detour
    CONTAINER importers are rerouting US-bound boxes as the threat of an East Coast docker strike continued this week
  • Guohang Ocean lent $480M
    CHINA'S major costal shipper Guohang Ocean Shipping has signed an agreement with China Development Bank on financial co-operation, winning 3Bn yuan ($480M) in financing
  • RINA to partner new UAE class society
    NEWLY founded United Arab Emirates classification society Tasneef and Italy's RINA said today they have formed a partnership
  • Narelle claims second victim
    A SECOND ship has been sunk off Indonesia as Cyclone Narelle pounded the region
  • Arctic issues bullish bulletin on Frontline 2012
    FRONTLINE 2012 is likely to gain from an eventual upturn in shipping markets, said Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic in Oslo
  • CSSC bosses accept 30% cuts in wages
    SENIOR executives with CSSC have taken a 30% cut in salaries as part of the group's efforts to meet Beijing's performance targets
  • Tianjin foreign trade rises 116%
    CHINA'S Tianjin Dongjiang bonded port has reported $5Bn in throughput for 2012, a rise of 116% from the previous year
  • Concern deepens on STX Finland's fate
    CONCERN is mounting over the fate of two cruise liner orders from a German company with STX Finland
  • Ezra profits cut in half
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Ezra Holdings said today profits for its first quarter ended 30 November 2012 dropped 49% to $6.8M
  • Box cargoes fell in November
    GLOBAL box cargoes fell further in November 2012, thwarting hope of cargo growth for the year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd Announces New Baltic Feeder Service
    Hapag-Lloyd has launched the Poland Express Service, a new weekly fixed-day route to and from Gdynia, Poland, to Hamburg and Bremerhaven in Germany. The ocean carrier has also postponed its rate hike on trade from Canada and the U.S. to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to Feb....
  • CMA CGM Announces Rate Hikes
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM today announced several rate hikes that will take effect in February and March. From the Arabian Gulf to North Europe, the Mediterranean, the Adriatic Sea and the Red Sea, the rate increase will be $200 per 20-foot container, effective Feb. 1. From North Europe and the Baltic...
  • Trade Slump Hits Indian Ports
    Container throughput at major ports in India dipped 1.5 percent in the first three quarters of fiscal 2012-13 from a year earlier as a slump in trade hurt traffic growth. The country's 12 major ports handled 5.76 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the nine months through December compared with 5.85 million TEUs...
  • Slump in China-India 2012 Trade Anticipated
    Final year figures are expected to show that trade between China and India suffered a major slump in 2012 despite a softening in political relations between the two countries that have previously clashed over borders. Bilateral trade between the world's two emerging economic giants is on target to fall by up...
  • Apex Maritime India Opens Office in Delhi
    NEW DELHI - Apex Maritime India Pvt. Ltd. is pleased to announce the opening of their office in New Delhi, India. Located in the capital city, the new office will help manage the growing demand to and from the India Subcontinent region. Office details below: Apex Maritime India Pvt. Ltd. ...
  • Hactl Stages Seventh International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest cargo hub - has once again staged its annual International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition on 13 January 2013. This year's overall champion was Air Canada Cargo. The event - now...
  • US Diesel Prices Hit 20-Week Low
    U.S. diesel prices hit their lowest point in 20 weeks, falling 1.7 cents in the week ending Jan. 14. The average price, $3.894, is up four cents from the same period a year ago, according to the Energy Information Administration. Average diesel prices have fallen for the last seven weeks. Prices fell...
  • Port Newark Container Terminal Details Expansion Plan
    The Port Newark Container Terminal said it is investing $500 million to expand its capacity to handle the increase in vessel traffic it anticipates after the Panama Canal opens its new locks in 2105. The infrastructure investment includes the 80-acre expansion of its container yard, which is already underway. The terminal...
  • US Pork, Beef Exports Dipped in November
    The U.S. Meat Export Federation reported that U.S. beef and pork exports dipped slightly in November 2012. Pork exports in November declined 7.7 percent in volume and 5.4 percent in value compared with November 2011. However, November 2011 was the second best month in U.S. history, behind October 2012, for U.S....
  • Purolator International to Open Three Branches
    Purolator International today announced plans to add three new branches during the first quarter of 2013, bringing the logistics provider's total number of branches to 33. Offices are scheduled to open soon in Columbus, Ohio; Newark, N.J.; and Phoenix, Ariz. "Purolator International is focused on opening new locations across the U.S. in...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Systems to Expand Philadelphia Terminal
    Trucking and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems today announced it will expand its less-than-truckload outbound service center in Philadelphia, which opened in June 2012. The center provides outbound service from southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. The expansion will further increase Roadrunner's footprint in the Northeast. The company opened three other terminals...
  • USPS to Accelerate Cost-Cutting Reforms
    The United States Postal Service board of governors has directed USPS management to accelerate its restructuring of operations to further reduce costs in the face of financial challenges and the lack of comprehensive postal legislation from Congress. Specifically, the board approved restructuring initiatives and instructed USPS to revise its 2012 five-year...
  • Canadian Pacific Opens Saskatchewan Intermodal Facility
    Canadian Pacific today opened its new Regina Intermodal Facility, which replaces the now-closed Regina Intermodal Yard. The Canadian rail carrier is an anchor tenant of Saskatchewan's Global Transportation Hub in Regina. The gate hours of operation will be Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from...
  • With UPS Deal Dead, What's Next for TNT?
    UPS's withdrawal of its $6.9 billion offer to buy TNT Express likely will lead to a "fire sale" of the Dutch shipping company's Asian and Latin American ground networks, health care supply-chain operations, and European road and parcel assets, a senior analyst for research firm Transport Intelligence said on Monday. "TNT is...
  • Little Change in Spot US Intermodal Rates
    U.S. domestic intermodal rates continued this week to show little movement, as the market after declining in the late fall seeks clarity on the strength of volumes headed further into the New Year. "Rates dropped and now are in a holding pattern until the market has a better idea as to...
  • Oral Arguments in ATA Clean-Trucks Challenge Likely in April
    The U.S. Supreme Court will move quickly to hear the American Trucking Associations' appeal of an appellate court's decision upholding certain provisions in the Port of Los Angeles clean-truck case, with oral arguments likely to take place in April and a decision to be reached by June. Curtis Whalen, executive director...
  • Livingston International Acquires MBLX
    North American customs broker Livingston International has acquired New Orleans-based MBLX and MBLX Resources, according to Peter Luit, Livingston's president and CEO. MBLX, a barge freight handling and forwarding business, is affiliated with M.G. Maher and Co., which was acquired by Livingston International in April 2012. MBLX will become a division of...
  • Global Sourcing: Elusive Profits, Expensive Mistakes
    The Pitfalls of Overseas Sourcing: Recognizing and Managing the Real-time CostThis white paper exposes hidden pitfalls that organizations encounter when they move sourcing and supply operations overseas. It will also present a discussion of "next generation" global cost control methodologies and systems....
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Tonnage Rose 4 Percent in 2012
    The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation today reported that tonnage during the 2012 navigation season was 38.9 million metric tons, rising 4 percent from 2011's 37.5 million metric tons. Traffic exceeded the company's original forecast by 300,000 metric tons primarily because of a late season surge in grain traffic. Canadian grain...
  • Giumarra International Berry Picks Port of Savannah
    Giumarra International Berry has begun moving blueberries from Chile through the Port of Savannah, Ga., to better serve Atlanta and other Southeastern markets. The first shipment of South American blueberries arrived on Jan. 8. Shipments of conventional and organic blueberries will arrive in Savannah through late March or early April. Giumarra, which...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Chinese exports smash forecasts
    Exports from China rocketed by 14.1% year-on-year in November beating analyst predications by a massive 10%. It added to the positive sentiment following the recent ...
  • CSCL and Sinotrans launch joint China-Japan service
  • MSC to kick-start Tampa boxes
    The Floridian port of Tampa - hitherto better known for its processing of bulk, bulk liquid and scrap commodities - has been casting an envious eye across the state ...
  • G6 co-op extends to USEC
    The Grand Alliance partners, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL are to extend their G6 Alliance co-operation with the New World Alliance members, APL, HMM and MOL by combining ...
  • Shippers face carrier crackdown over cargo safety breaches
    Shippers risk having their cargo rejected by global container lines as carriers take a far more robust approach to customers that flout safety standards.One prominent ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Excel slides
    Shares of Excel Maritime Carriers lost momentum Monday amid concerns surrounding ongoing efforts to overhaul debt.
  • Suezmax sendoff sets stage
    A deal that saw DryShips pay $21m to part with a pair of newbuilding contracts has been met by mixed reactions on Wall Street.
  • DNB adapts to 'new reality'
    A leading Nordic lender is overhauling its organisational structure in response to the dramatic evolution of the global banking industry.
  • Scrap scrape snowballs
    One of the most recognizable names in the demolition game has been dragged into court on the back of an arbitration battle with Frontenac International of Switzerland.
  • Queen trial begins
    The criminal trial of a former BC Ferries crewman gets underway in Canada this week, nearly seven years after the Queen of the North sank with the death of two passengers.
  • DryShips pays to sell
    DryShips has sliced more than $100m from its capital expenditure requirements after paying to have two suezmax newbuildings taken off its hands.
  • ORIG seals drill deal
    George Economou's Ocean Rig has firmed up a six-month contract for one of its semisubmersible drilling rigs.
  • SCI sheds handysize
    Shipping Corporation of India has offloaded its oldest bulk carrier.
  • Gefo takes three
    Gefo Gesellschaft has turned to Turkey for a trio of small tankers, it is claimed.
  • Bakri linked to aframax
    Bakri Navigation of Saudi Arabia has reportedly snapped up another tanker from Japanese sellers.
  • P+S ready for ro-ros
    Insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften has resurrected its cancelled DFDS ro-ro order, the yard's administrator said on Monday.
  • Powell joins Maersk Tankers
    Maersk Tankers has hired former BP and Glencore man Michael Powell as global head of operations.
  • Siem plots bond raid
    Siem Offshore is laying the ground work for a raid on the Norwegian bond market.
  • German Dry Docks born
    Germany's MWB Motorenwerke Bremerhaven and Rickmers Lloyd Dockbetrieb are joining forces on shiprepair operations.
  • Oldendorff still top
    Oldendorff Carriers retained its title as the largest charterer of bulkers last year, Clarksons data shows.
  • Marivia hit with $1m fine
    Nigeria's government has slapped a $1m fine on a German boxship accused of bringing in two containers of toxic waste.
  • Ezra bags $160m deals
    Ezra Holdings has revealed a slew of new contracts as it reported a big drop in its first quarter earnings.
  • Rina partners Tasneef
    Italy's Rina will support the development of a new classification society set up in the UAE.
  • 'Follow the money'
    Shipbuilders are losing up to 10% on orders taken in from John Fredriksen's new baby Frontline 2012, Arctic Securities says.
  • Filipino crew poisoned
    Three seafarers have been airlifted from a cargoship in Denmark after suffering severe gas poisoning.
  • Orna crew go free
    Somali pirates have freed the last three Syrian men kept as hostages after the hijacking of the UAE bulker Orna.
  • Tribute for Concordia dead
    Survivors of the Costa Concordia disaster returned to the scene of the accident to mark the one-year anniversary this weekend.
  • Korean orders slashed
    South Korea's shipyards bagged 45.7% fewer ship orders in 2012, but remained on top of the pile in terms of market share.
  • CSSC warns on profit
    China CSSC Holdings has warned that its full year net profit is likely to plunge by up to 100% year-on-year due to the market downturn.
  • BW buys at Samsung
    Helmut Sohmen has finally entered the FSRU sector after placing an order at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • CSSC warns on profit
    China CSSC Holdings has warned that its full year net profit is likely to plunge by up to 100% year-on-year due to the market downturn.
  • Excel sale less Attractive
    Excel Maritime Carriers has admitted to the sale of one of its oldest ships at the same time as confirming some slack on troublesome loans.
  • ABG plots new yard
    India's ABG Shipyard is planning a new plant in Gujarat at a cost of INR 5bn ($92m).
  • Crew saved from tug
    Eight crew members have been rescued from a tug off the UK coast after it was holed by the ship it was towing.
  • Crew die as tanker sinks
    Three seafarers have been killed and others are stranded on lifeboats after a tanker sank off Indonesia.
  • K Line sells trio
    K Line has agreed a sale-and-lease back deal with Taiwan's Wisdom Marine for three 82,000-dwt kamsarmax bulkers.
  • Aussie ports re-open
    Rio Tinto has resume loading iron ore at its ports in Western Australia following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
  • Transocean in play?
    Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has emerged as a major shareholder in Transocean, the world's largest drilling rig contractor.
  • Cargill boosts profits
    Cargill continues to see an improvement in its business performance with a four-fold increase in second quarter profits.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • ILA strike may lead to a cargo spike
    Retailers are expected to ship heavier cargo quantities through the nation's ports in January to beat a strike by longshoremen at East and Gulf coast ports on Feb. 6, if a contract isn't reached.
  • FAA looking into Boeing 787s
    The review, which is a joint undertaking between the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing, will also examine how the electrical and mechanical systems interact.
  • U.S., Peru tighten stance against illegal timber trade
  • European Commission blocks UPS-TNT merger
    A case team from the European Commission has informed officials from UPS and TNT Express that it's rejecting a proposed $6.3 billion merger between the two integrators.
  • VPA reports second highest box volume in history
    The Virginia Port Authority said its terminals handled 2.1 million TEUs of containerized cargo in 2012, 9.8 percent more than in 2011. The TEU count was just 22,479 units shy of Hampton Road's biggest volume year in 2007.
  • NY/NJ auto terminal gets capital injection, new lease
    FAPS, Inc., the leading terminal for import and export of automobiles in the Port of New York and New Jersey, said on Friday it had completed a recapitalization with investment firm Seacoast Capital.
  • Savannah to receive blueberry shipments
  • Hapag-Lloyd offers additional German-Poland feeder
  • U.S. exports up 11.7% per year since 2009
  • PSA reports TEU volumes up 6.4% in 2012
  • Chinese forwarder starts trucking business
  • UAE developing new classification society
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 14, 2013
  • Prices off track in Fujairah
    While markets softened in South Africa.
  • Prices in Europe open on soft note
    Sharp falls seen in Piraeus.
  • Storage terminal will almost double in size by mid-2014
    Malaysia's Tanjung Bin terminal stores crude oil, light and middle distillates and fuel oil.
  • December bunker sales at 'five-month high'
    'I think the drop in prices might have helped,' says Singapore player.
  • Shipping lines switching to low sulphur fuel 'quietly'
    Backing emission reductions schemes in Hong Kong could leave shipping companies facing 'tremendous pressure' to use low sulphur product elsewhere.
  • Company waiting for new ECA rules before expanding fleet
    'Right now we are not quite on an even footing,' says Baltic fast ferry operator.
  • Bunker prices in Asia continue downward trend
    Singapore benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel down $3 to close at $633 pmt.
  • Chemoil restructures Singapore team
    Most of the fuels team let go this Monday in 'second phase' of process.
  • Chemoil sees less than 1% of sulphur 'off-specs'
    Efforts to control supply chain to make sure LSFO is below 1.00% sulphur has paid off, but remains a challenge.
  • Oil, diesel spilled along US West Coast
    Spills reported from two sinking vessels.
  • Ships overtake power plants in sulphur emissions
    HK politician says pollution problem won't be adequately addressed by the Fair Wind Charter.
  • Kochi refinery project gains environmental clearance
    BPCL intends to increase refinery capacity to upgrade low-value refinery residue streams.
  • VLCC earnings slump for eleventh session
    Bunker prices in Singapore climbed to their highest level since October.
  • PetroChina unit to start internal bunker business
    The Shandong-based unit will start the business in Dongying city.

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A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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