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December 16, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • Five member lines of 'THE Alliance' gets FMC approval on US trades
  • Korea Line plans two Asia-USWC services in April
  • HMM aims to boost profitability and eyes 5pc global market share by 2021
  • Port of Oakland container volumes up 2.3pc in November driven by exports
  • Project to deepen Charleston's harbour gains green light from US Congress
  • Hamina-Kotka port sees January-November box traffic rise 14.6pc
  • Shipping cargo to Europe made easier with GAC's new declaration service
  • FedEx CEO hammers Trump's trade proposals for China, Canada and Mexico
  • HK's SMEs bullish on exports fuelled by e-commerce potential: FedEx
  • Cathay deploys Cargospot software to gain greater air freight efficiency
  • Finnair wet leases Airbus A330 from Iberia for its Miami route
  • Greater air cargo connectivity through digital platforms boosts trade growth
  • Panalpina donates charter flight to transport aid to needy children in Chad

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Allcargo Logistics & Avashya Foundation recognised at India Sustainability Leadership Awards, 2016
  • Contract rates see rise on East-West trades
  • ICS urges Myanmar govt to reassess new national cargo collection & release policy
  • India & Bangladesh to further facilitate border trade
  • Cabinet approves replacing Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 with Major Port Trust Authorities Bill, 2016
  • KPT awarded special trophy for AIDS awareness efforts
  • 'The complete picture would roll out only in the second half of January 2017'
  • Cabinet approves protocol amending agreement between India & Tajikistan for avoidance of double taxation
  • Definitive duty proposed on steel products being dumped from China
  • Govt gives go-ahead for agreement between India & Kyrgyzstan on cooperation in agriculture, food industry

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Mediterranean ports reformed
  • Jersey Post prepares for growth on and off island
  • Wtransnet welcomes warm breeze from southern Europe
  • Another departure at Captrain
  • "Paderewski" receives name
  • System Alliance reshuffles territories
  • UK forwarder banking on hybrid lorry
  • Van Amersfoort climbs Broekman ladder
  • BBC's new monthly service
  • Promoting Russia-Azerbaijan rail connection
  • Toll goes tall
  • Sweden's AF acquires Switzerland's Edy Toscano
  • Turkish Airlines to start Cuba and Venezuela service
  • Erfa: 4th railway package - a missed opportunity
  • Goldhofer: Fuchs opts out
  • Alaska Air finalises Virgin America acquisition
  • New Cimex 2 launched by CMA CGM
  • Thailand teams up with Alibaba
  • Restoring north line freight services after earthquake
  • Fourth generation to lead Lamprecht
  • New brand strategy of Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig
  • Air Tanzania chooses Dreamliner for widebody market entry
  • Samudera goes for Rickmers
  • Horses in safe hands in Milan Malpensa

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Trump cabinet shaping up positive for US maritime
  • ECSA attacks European Parliament emissions decision
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine unveils newbuilding plans
  • P&I clubs fear premium cost battles ahead
  • Higher speeds add to tanker and dry bulker capacity
  • Trade bodies come together to revitalise South Korean maritime sector
  • India approves shake-up of public port management
  • KMTC snaps up four Hanjin Panamax box ships in fire sale
  • Chinese shipyard orders fall in November
  • Large Durban port tender to be released this month
  • KPMG backs Fincantieri's bid to privatise VARD

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Lufthansa Group buys remaining shares to take full control of Brussels Airlines
  • Shipper customers kick back at 2M Alliance plan to put their cargo on HMM ships
  • Argos strike threat fades as Unite and Wincanton agree back-pay deal for drivers
  • New probe ordered into 'cartel' claims by India's air cargo agents against IATA
  • China's unfinished trade revolution
  • Last-mile logistics could be a choke point early next year
  • David Clark leaves BA for health and safety role at Worldwide Flight Services

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Austal gets $7.8 million mod to LCS contract
  • Appeals Court orders acquittals in 2005 barge explosion case
  • Navy looking for own ballast water management system
  • Split Euro Parliament emissions decision threatens shipping
  • Wartsila wins five year dredge tech support contract
  • Next gen SSBNs will be named Columbia Class
  • Car ferry's dining space gets tasty makeover
  • Calculate your cylinder oil consumption and savings

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Total joins SEA\LNG group
    French company plans to double its liquefaction capacity by 2020
  • Euroseas buys feeder boxship and issues $1m of shares
    Greece-based operator buys a 1998-built, 1,645 teu vessel for 900,000 common shares
  • LA volumes go from strength to strength
    But traffic in neighbouring Long Beach continues to suffer from the Hanjin fallout
  • Maritime sector included in latest EU emissions trading scheme
    Environment and public health committee passes new ETS version in which maritime CO2 emissions are restricted by allowance system
  • Bourbon appoints ex-BNP Paribas manager as finance chief
    Offshore vessel giant is focusing on cost control
  • Cosco shipyard delays one dry bulker
    Vessel is likely to be an ultramax carrier ordered by Lomar Shipping
  • East-west contract rates on the rise
    Average Asia-Europe and transpacific rates climb 3% in fourth-quarter 2016, and the trend is set to continue with 2017 annual contracts, says Drewry
  • Fred Olsen Energy amends $2bn credit facility amid offshore turmoil
    Move gives Oslo-listed company more time and flexibility
  • Neste to supply Tallink with low-sulphur fuel oil in 2017
    Volumes to be more or less in line with this year
  • Wan Hai buys $19.2m containers from Singamas
    Boxes to meet the company's operating demand
  • HMM makes LA-LB terminal concessions to save 2M deal
    Update: South Korean line remains interested in TTI stake but stays committed to CUT in Los Angeles
  • US interest rate rises could hurt shipowners
  • Outages and cold wave trigger Asian LNG market boom
    Liquefied natural gas vessels' rates top $48,000 per day as Asia pulls in long-haul cargoes from Atlantic Basin
  • Tianhai Investment to dispose of shipping unit
    Shanghai-listed company is transforming itself into a supply chain service provider
  • Chevron axes FPSO contract with HHI
    But no losses incurred as construction had yet to start
  • Samudera picks Rickmers Shipmanagement to manage two bulk vessels
    Rickmers Shipmanagement is a subsidiary of the Rickmers Group
  • US rate hike to impact emerging market economies, says Moody's
    Interest rate could reach 1.5% by end of 2017
  • India approves revamped major ports legislation
  • The Alliance gets approval from US FMC
    Agreement to come into effect on Monday
  • Flat VLGC market offers few Christmas surprises
    Don't expect Santa to spice things up in the coming 10 days
  • Picking up the pieces
    The shipping industry needs salvors, but they have to be paid properly if equipment and expertise are to be maintained

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Shippers, truckers would rally for LA-LB night gates if more efficient
  • OOIDA renews challenge to US electronic logging mandate
  • NY-NJ's GCT Bayonne moves forward on near-dock rail link
  • Work resumes at Port of Chennai
  • Project cargo helps offset drop in Great Lakes bulk shipments
  • Truckers challenge US regulators over sleep apnea
  • Contract rates forecast to rise in 2017 for first time since 2010
  • Durban upgrades sought so port can handle larger ships
  • Digitization accelerates in Indian transportation industry

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Maersk's 30% rise sends share rating down
    Clarksons Platou Securities analyst cuts outlook to 'neutral' after share price gains narrow upside.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • Canada's e-manifest rule rolls to forwarders
    Under new rules that went into effect Nov. 7, freight forwarders managing inbound shipments to Canada must now submit electronic house bill...
  • NTSB adds VDR transcript to El Faro public docket
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has added five factual reports to its investigation docket for the El Faro , including the ...
  • Report: HMM withdraws bid for TTI
    South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine(HMM) is backing out of a joint bid with Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) for a controlli...
  • Danmarks Skibskredit: Seaborne trade volumes will see slow growth in the coming years
    Danmarks Skibskredit (Danish Ship Finance) has released a downbeat forecast for the shipping industry in the latest issue of its "Shipping...
  • Hanjin liquidation 'more economical,' accountants say
    Accounting firm Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers told the Korean court overseeing the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping that liquidating the carrie...
  • Executive Moves: PANYNJ, SEKO and WFS
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has named Huntley A. Lawrence as its new director of aviation. A 20-year PANYNJ vet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2016
  • REFINERY NEWS: Shell to increase production after union actions stop at Pernis, Moerdijk
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • GoodFuels says biofuels may form up to 10% of global marine fuels mix by 2030
    Sustainable marine biofuels offer ship operators a way to reduce a vessels' CO2 emissions by 80-90%.
  • Neste renews contract to sell Tallink low sulfur bunkers
    Neste has been selling the product to Tallink's vessels calling at Finnish ports since 2015.
  • FUTURES 2: Crude stable as investors assess supply levels
  • OPEC sees 2017 call on its crude at 32.6 mil b/d, just above agreed ceiling
    Crude oil output adjustments from non-OPEC producers needed to balance market fundamentals
  • FUTURES: Crude steady as stronger dollar offsets US stock draw

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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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