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BRIEFS
December 29, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Nairobi WTO meet completes 50-year-old job, ends export farm subsidies
  • CP disappointed with NS response, will review 'strategic alternatives'
  • Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference discussed Hong Kong future role
  • Panama Canal looks back on historic year of development
  • Peel Ports Liverpool aims to draw off boxes from southern gateways
  • California Labour Commissioner awards US$6.9 million to striking drivers
  • China pressured by animal rights groups to ban Canadian seal pelts
  • Duisport bucks northern range declines, posts 6pc box volume increase
  • Brazil's coffee shippers drop jute bags for containerised bulk shipping
  • Russia AirBridgeCargo flies 27pc more tonnage in 2015, FTK's up 25pc
  • CAS sees quick return on US$2.5 million expansion of Miami perishables centre
  • Qatar Airways Cargo to add new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • CMA CGM to improve connections between Asia & Mexico, Central America & WCSA
  • DB SCHENKER reorganises its European business
  • Hanjin Shipping expands Far East-Australia service
  • Panama Canal expansion in final stretch
  • YANG MING LINE restructures Far East-Latin America services
  • Grape growers expect a good export season this year
  • Gadkari lays foundation stone of JNPT's Jalna Dry Port
  • CONCOR, CWC & CRWC to provide infrastructure to set up cold storages under 'Kisan Vision Project'
  • Argentina removing export duty on soyabean, soya oil seen impacting India's domestic industry
  • Cheap imports harming India's rubber industry: UPASI
  • 'Make in India' week to be held in Mumbai from Feb. 13

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Sparring intensifies over canal completion timetable
    New locks near completion.
  • Argentina's president boosts bulker demand
    Soybean storage silo in Argentina.
  • Port security oversight found lacking on lower Mississippi
    Port of South Louisiana's Paul Aucoin.
  • POSH Xanadu remains in operation amid harsh weather conditions
    Singapore-listed Pacc Offshore Services Holdings' (POSH's) semi-submersible accommodation vessel (SSAV) POSH Xanadu has managed to continue working despite harsh offshore environments. POSH Xanadu, nicknamed 'The Tick', is currently deployed to support oil and gas production activities in Campos Basin, Brazil. "We are very proud of its nickname, The Tick, coined by the client's...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Vigor gets go ahead for fourth 144-vehicle ferry
  • Eastern Shipbuilding delivers another towboat to FMT
  • China fines car carrier firms for price fixing
  • Concordia Maritime charters out P-MAX
  • Wartsila to power Shell's 15 LNG fueled barges
  • USCG Cyber Command warns of ransomware threat

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Port of Grays Harbor seeking marina management software bids
  • Diana Shipping Oks charter of dry bulk vessel MYRTO
  • Coast Guard rescues pair from grounded fishing boat
  • NYK vehicle shipping service breaks Chinese monopoly law
  • TOP Ships nets loan from Family Trading Inc.

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • TOP Ships secures $15m loan from Family Trading
    Credit facility to be used to finance newbuilding programme and for working capital
  • Beijing fines eight ro-ro operators Yuan407m for anti-competitive behaviour
    NYK, K Line and MOL provided key evidence about price collusion between operators
  • Oil, product flows to continue shift towards Asia into 2040, says OPEC
    Asia Pacific crude imports set to reach 30m bpd by 2040
  • Bahri to buy two VLCCs from Tanker Investment unit
    Both carriers to be delivered by February 1 next year
  • Reinventing Father Thames
    Would it be so unrealistic to see just some of the boxes from Thames Gateway destined for London coming up the tideway by barge?
  • Navios Maritime Partners tops MLP performance rank
    Greek player also carries highest residual risk in Lloyd's List survey

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Supply chain cooperation marks beginning of trans-Pacific mega-ship era
  • West Virginia opens first intermodal terminal
  • Northwest US ports continue to make volume gains
  • UPS expands natural gas fleet in US South
  • Panama Canal expansion now 96 percent complete
  • Russia's Bronka port increases Baltic competition
  • China fines eight container lines for freight rate violations
  • Record haul of fake goods found at Brazil's port of Santos
  • Mumbai Port offshore terminal begins container operations
  • Adani-CMA Terminal at Mundra gets new cranes

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Dorian LPG says director steps down
    The New York-listed VLGC owner has no immediate plans to replace director who resigned last week.
  • Windstar cancels cruises
    The luxury cruise operator will drydock ship following last week's grounding.
  • Norden confirms sale of capesize bulker
    Danish owner to record accounting loss on deal but will have cash to re-deploy in core sectors.
  • Siomar of Greece sells off its final ship
    Owner is said to have found a trading buyer for a 1998-built bulker.
  • Greek owner Athenian in Indian scrap sale
    Hellenic company signs first demo deal in four years as it sheds one of two veteran ships.
  • Athenian sends panamax for scrap in India
    Greek owner signs first demo deal in four years as it sheds one of two veteran ships.
  • Hyundai Heavy pay deal voted through
    Over half of staff support package that will freeze salaries but contain bonus and incentive cheques.
  • Navigator chalks up $290m newbuild loan
    Wilbur Ross-backed owner nets cash to help fund series of six new vessels, filing shows.
  • Atlantic Offshore ERRV fixed to Talisman
    Shipowner secures fresh work for veteran starting early in the new year.
  • Concordia nets cover for P-Max tanker
    Kim Ullman says new time charter will secure "good income" and fits stated strategy.
  • China hands out price-fixing fines to owners
    Beijing hits car carrier companies with collective $63m change for violating competition law.
  • TIL's $50m Christmas gift to investors
    Oslo-listed owner to share out the profit from VLCC pair after completing successful dip into market.
  • $5m docker lawsuit heads to trial in LA
    Longshoreman suing Zodiac Maritime claims improperly stored turnbuckle led to brain injury.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • Winter weather causes delays for FedEx holiday shipments
  • Commerce downgrades U.S. Q3 GDP projection
  • Southern Calif. drayage company ordered to pay $6.9m in driver misclassification case
  • GRI Roundup: Maersk Line and Emirates Shipping Line
  • FMC reviews 24 OTI license applications
  • China pumps up U.S. ethanol exports
  • Thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations increases prospects for future trade

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 28, 2015
  • LNG-fuelled barges to be chartered by Shell
    Wartsil to provide dual-fuel main engines for inland fleet.
  • 'Unprecedented' spike in ship arrests
    OW collapse and downturn in dry bulk sector are key factors.
  • European stakeholders conclude LNG Masterplan
    Project promoted inland waterway use of LNG.
  • OIL 2015: Cheap crude, strong refinery runs bearish for European feeds
    The European feedstocks market experienced a broadly bearish year.
  • SHIPPING 2015: Tanker market in renaissance on global oil glut, storage issues
    A particularly bountiful year in 2015 for shipowners in the dirty tanker market.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Naples
The "systematic non-application of the contractual conditions" to which the three acronyms refer - the institution replies - in fact concerns the punctual verification carried out by the competent offices of this administration of contractual institutions to which the dependent personnel were not entitled.
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
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
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› 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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
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