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December 14, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries wins US$700 million ship order from Iran
  • Taiwan lawmakers wrestle with possibility of Yang Ming-Evergreen merger
  • Trump rattles China questioning four-decade-old 'one China' policy
  • Turkey's Petlim port's first phase opens with 800,000-TEU capacity
  • Hapag-Lloyd christens first of five 10,500 TEU ships at Valparaiso
  • Cargo crime still a constant threat to global supply chain: TT Club
  • DB Schenker mergers air, sea and land services under new freight division
  • ACS expands operation in Florida following 'impressive growth'
  • Boeing inks US$16.6 billion deal with Iran Air for 80 aircraft
  • Strong early peak as IAG Cargo's Indian volumes soar 41pc in October
  • Manchester Airports Group cargo revenues increase 3.8pc in first half
  • Local councils seek declaratory ruling on legality of Heathrow expansion

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Cargomen Logistics gets AEO certification for high compliance standards
  • Flag states called to be proactive in today's difficult market conditions
  • Focus on Cargo Integrity stressed
  • Zero pc increase for Swedish Club
  • Antwerp & Houston ports collaborate on global commerce
  • Call for speedy implementation of Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Dedicated Elevated Corridor project
  • JSW forays into port operation in UAE
  • New Chief Innovation Officer appointed at DP World
  • Riverine ports proposed on Mahanadi in Odisha
  • JBS Academy conceptualises 4-day workshop to help candidates ahead of Regulation 6 exam to be held on Jan. 20
  • Centre keen on implementing GST from April 1, 2017: CBEC Chairman
  • Details & progress of ongoing industrial corridor projects

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Night time deliveries far more efficient
  • Reconstruction speeds up trains in Serbia
  • BDP sets up shop in Peru
  • Scottish airline selects MRO firm for P2F conversion
  • Fiata: "Merry welcome" to November's new members
  • Switzerland: Gotthard tunnel - virtually perfect
  • New man down under
  • Anniversary crowned by international river operations
  • Bronka: auto handling contract sealed
  • Chemical cooperation around Duisburg Port
  • Road map for the Sion airfield handover
  • Victory for VICT
  • Linked network opens direct Sweden-Romania connection
  • Interport in new hands in 2017
  • New commercial director for Pangea Shipping Group
  • Mumbai airport doubles export handling capacity

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Tokyo Marine Asia renamed MOL Chemical Tankers
  • Boskalis drops Fugro shareholding to less than 10%
  • Container shipping has enough capacity until 2022, says Maersk's Skou
  • Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering seeks investors
  • Hambantota car transhipment at risk after 'K' Line ship seizure
  • ASL Marine lines up informal meeting ahead of bond restructuring
  • Volumes elusive at Gwadar but mammoth project work continues
  • KDB pledges to stand behind HMM despite failed 2M alliance bid
  • EMAS Offshore secures 5-year refinancing deal

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Change of face for Maersk as it steers towards 'a digital world of logistics'
  • Boost for UK intermodal sector as APMT sells Pentalver trucking unit to Freightliner owner
  • Ports America to develop a new Canadian Atlantic 'gateway for next-generation ULCVs'
  • Ekol Logistics takes control of port of Triest's ro-ro terminal operator
  • Airlines panic as Nigeria and Ghana run out of aviation fuel
  • Air cargo IT improvements translate into increased trade activity
  • CEVA appoints Carlos Velez Rodriguez director of Australasia cluster
  • Eurogate appoints Wolfgang Schiemann MD Hamburg container operations

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • NTSB releases transcript of El Faro bridge audio
  • Wartsila licenses CSSC subsidiary to manufacture BWMS
  • Gondan launches Europe's third dual fuel tug
  • Bollinger delivers twenty-first FRC
  • Russian yard completes advanced dredge series
  • Chinese owner takes delivery of RAmparts 3300 ASD
  • Why EU Directive on Seafarers' Rights needs a fix
  • Block Island offshore wind farm starts commercial operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Shipping urged to prepare for Indian Ocean piracy resurgence
    Experts call on owners to adopt best management practices as it is unclear how prepared the industry is for renewed threats
  • Time to invest in container shipping?
    With the liner industry at rock bottom, SeaIntel asks whether lessons past point to a grand opportunity or to fool's gold
  • Now supramax bulkers are earning more than capes, too - and by 22%
    US Gulf-Peru grain shipment fixed at $28,500 per day
  • Encouragement for tankers as IEA revises up oil demand growth
    Oil demand growth of 1.2m bpd translates into annual requirement for up to almost 50 VLCCs
  • Maersk Group homes in on 'new direction'
    Group chief executive Søren Skou uses Capital Markets Day to outline Maersk's new transport and logistics vision
  • Visa plea renewed at cross-party Brexit working group
    Visa regime must support ease of access to skilled labour from around the globe, UK ministers told
  • Maersk to publish prices on Alibaba
    Digitalisation drive spurs initiative on online marketplace and world's largest retailer
  • Qatargas and RasGas merger to cut shipping costs
    Proposed marriage to create the world's largest LNG supplier
  • VLCCs climb to $60,000 per day
    Spot earnings on Middle East-Japan route hit their highest since April on active chartering towards year-end
  • Cyber risks uninsured and undervalued in shipping, say experts
    Vessel operators maintain a reserved approach to the potential threat, insiders claim
  • Tankers face higher oil price environment after non-Opec deal
    Latest Russia-led non-Opec deal drives sentiment, but has little substance
  • Hanjin Shipping better off liquidated, says Samil PwC
    Shipping line's independent auditor reveals findings in court
  • Sinotrans Shipping provides financial guarantees for five joint venture LNG vessels
    Financial guarantees are one of the prerequisites to seal the vessels' bareboat charters
  • DSME to receive financial aid from creditors by end-December
    KDB to take up 44.3m new shares from shipbuilder via a debt-to-equty swap
  • US shipbuilders support Trump's 350-vessel naval plan
    Naval vessel deal will lead to more job creation and strengthening of the US industrial base
  • Port of Sydney inks development deal with two parties
    Partnership to develop and market Novaporte container terminal project

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • HMM to pay heavy price for 2M deal, analyst says
  • New entrants could derail Maersk's rosy view of capacity
  • Congress rolls back HOS restart, while DOT adds truck regs
  • Maersk eyes FedEx, UPS style future
  • Gwadar, Pakistan port growth lags as challenges mount
  • New terminal to help Melbourne protect spot as top Australian port
  • Asia Maritime Pacific expands Atlantic coverage with Sono merger
  • Cyclone-hit Chennai Port remains shut

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Aegean Marine shoots for $115m in bond sale
    Peter Georgiopoulos-backed bunkers supplier seeks cash for growth and credit line repayment.
  • Eagle soars for a further $100m
    Stamford company taps private investors for more equity, following up on $85m raise in July.
  • Calls for course change unheeded on El Faro
    Second and third mates suggested diversions to stay away from Hurricane Joaquin but ship continues on.
  • Maersk Energy overseas IPOs possible
    Claus Hemmingsen says listing options not limited to Copenhagen as he sets out stall for spinning off divisions.
  • 2Go eyes another fast ferry order
    Philippines group could return to yards next year as it considers hybrid vessel.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • Commentary: Bringing employees along for the data ride
    I recently watched the first few episodes of an absurd show about a down-on-his-luck rodeo clown called Baskets. Now, this may not seem to ...
  • Moody's holds negative outlook for global shipping industry in 2017
    Moody's Investors Service holds a negative outlook for the global shipping industry in 2017, reflecting thecontinued oversupply of ships an...
  • PierPass advisory committee continues review of extended gate options
    PierPass, the not-for-profit organized by 13 container terminalsat the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, said it met again with an advis...
  • Investing in the CFS industry
    STG Holdings LLC, the holding company of South Kearney, N.J.-based St. George Logistics, is rapidly investing in the consolidation and mode...
  • G&W UK to acquire Pentalver for $110m
    Short line and regional railway Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s United Kingdom subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Co. Ltd., will acquire Pentalver...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2016
  • TENDER DATA: Venezuela's PDVSA seeks 600,000 barrels of blendstock 95 RON
    Venezuelan state-owned PDVSA is looking for two shipments of 300,000 barrels each of blendstock 95 RON to be shipped to one or two ports in the PDVSA system, with a December 15-20 window, according to a market sources and a tender document.
  • FACTBOX: Exxon's Russian business could see boost from Tillerson nomination
    Western sanctions against Russia imposed in 2014 during the Ukraine conflict froze several major ExxonMobil projects with Rosneft, costing ExxonMobil an estimated $1 billion, Tillerson said last year.
  • European high density fuel oil strengthens on limited spot availability
    "The RMK market is stronger now because of the holidays, leaving a smaller volume [of supply] available for the spot market," a source said.
  • Houston Ship Channel boardings remain suspended due to fog
    "There's really a lot of no-visibility in the Galveston area too," the dispatcher said.
  • UPDATE: Singapore November bunker fuel sales climb 4% on year
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • OPEC deal to push oil market into deficit by mid-2017: IEA
    The Paris-based agency had previously predicted that global oil markets would only rebalance by the end of 2017
  • FUTURES: Crude dips as bullish reaction to production cuts recedes
  • Houston-New Orleans MGO spread widest since November 1
    Driven, at least in part, by end-of-the-year push from New Orleans suppliers to draw down their inventories.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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