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December 23, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • HPH signs MOU for development of Chornomorsk Port in Ukraine
  • Seoul court endorses sale of Hanjin's stake in US Terminal to MSC
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine accuses Maersk-MSC of encouraging false beliefs
  • Maersk digitisation inspired by innovation drivers Alibaba and Amazon
  • Panama Canal's strong performance and autonomy earns Moody's A2 Rating
  • FedEx's profit up 1.3pc to US$700m on revenue growth of 19.2pc
  • Amazon's first drone service in the UK delivers popcorn, electronics
  • HK's big independent groundhandler Hactl wins Enterprise Innovation Award
  • Is there more to Lufthansa's tie-up with Etihad?a possible detente?
  • Revised web site to help AMI USA expand import business

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Banks seen getting wary of shipping sector
  • ZIM announces upgraded liner service structure
  • Adani Hazira Port organises interactive knowledge sharing session in Aurangabad
  • Indian Port Rail Corporation highlights achievements in first year; to boost port connectivity & evacuation
  • JNPT expresses condolence on the passing away of veteran labour leader S. R. Kulkarni
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates Civil Defence Week
  • SOGET & Thales join forces to offer next-generation secured port systems
  • KWE India introduces 'Air Ride Truck' service
  • Overall outlook for India's exports positive: HSBC India Trade Report
  • IBLCCI hosts its annual Christmas party with a purpose

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Digital details for Doha's CT02

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Public shipowners are down but not out on Wall Street
  • Signs of spring for shipping after the winter of discontent
  • Infographic: China's appetite for European and US-built cars slows
  • 'K' Line sues APL Logistics over bankruptcy rumour
  • China EXIM Bank likely to finance CMES' Valemax orders
  • Wilhelmsen and Wallenius agree car carrier, logistics merger terms
  • UPDATE: EC hopes to approve first non-EU ship recyclers in first half of 2017
  • KDB and Mirae Asset Securities invest in shipping fund
  • Hanjin's Asia-US network relaunched as SM Line Corporation
  • Terminal operator Vopak to acquire Exmar's FSRU business
  • Construction of USD375-million grain terminal for Vancouver to start in 2017
  • China accelerates coal reduction as pollution levels soar
  • Ezra Holdings seeks to delay AGM until audit of FY 2016 results

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • A Christmas gift for the air cargo market after a mostly miserable year
  • Containership owners may be next to be buffeted by ripples from the Hanjin collapse
  • 'A great win' for London Gateway as CMA CGM adds services, while logistics park expands
  • 'Whitehall must invest in better facilities to attract desperately needed truck drivers'
  • Walmart tests blockchain technology for supply chain management
  • Spreading festive cheer: stranded crew on Hanjin ship get Xmas tree and gifts
  • Trump's most worrying appointment for trade: Peter Navarro
  • Neovia Logistics appoints Kit Boyd as chief operations officer

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • VLEC Ethane Crystal loads first cargo at Morgan's Point
  • Fathom adds six calls to Santiago de Cuba
  • Clean Arctic Alliance praises U.S. and Canadian move on HFO
  • Alfa Laval sells 100th U-design PureSOx scrubber
  • Norton to take helm at OSG
  • SENER to install FORAN at Spain's Nodosa Shipyard
  • Green award for largest box ship to transit Panama Canal

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Euromar aims to conquer Greek market for soaring Portuguese flag
    EU tonnage tax pressure on Athens and general backlash against offshore business seen as boosting MAR's momentum
  • Diana gets refund for axed newbuilding
    Shipyards bowing to pressure amid the worst dry bulk market in history
  • Navios tops Vale in contract dispute
    London court sided with Navios over 20-year contract with Vale in Uruguay
  • Will free ports help a post-Brexit UK?
    Conservative MP touts free ports as industry insiders weigh the suitability of the idea for the UK
  • Valparaiso Express largest neo-panamax to transit Panama Canal
    Transit ushers new era of 10,500 teu-plus containerships transiting through expanded waterway
  • Baltic's LPG index breaks $30 mark after sudden rush of pre-holidays bookings
    The worst for VLGC markets might be officially over
  • GasLog jumps on FSRU project in Greece
    Company locks down sale and purchase agreement for terminal expected to be up and running in 2019
  • Perri jumps ship to Economou's gas outfit
    Hiring of Robert Perri could signal a public listing for TMS Cardiff Gas
  • APM Terminals agrees Pentalver divestment
    Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary to expand its UK maritime container logistics capabilities with $110m 'complementary' acquisition
  • K Line files lawsuit against APL Logistics
    The Japanese carrier said its reputation has been significantly impacted by a previous incident
  • KDB sets up $416m fund to aid Korean shipping firms
    Fund to invest in new or secondhand vessels owned by medium-sized Korean shipping firms
  • HHI clinches order for a pair of frigates from Korean authorities
    Contract for the two vessels is worth about $583m
  • NAT expects fourth-quarter results to top previous quarter's
    Group has about 75% of available days in the fourth quarter of the year covered
  • 13 more ports sign up for UNCTAD port data project
    Participants now include 42 ports from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe
  • Long Beach port commissioners mull MSC offer for TTI
    Deal could help garner enough business to replace cargo volumes at Pier T that were hit by Hanjin's receivership
  • Singapore MPA increases safety at sea efforts during festive season
    Briefings started in 2014 after three collisions
  • Matson raises $75m in private bond placement
    Proceeds to be used to pay off the loan on its revolving credit facility
  • Maintaining standards
    While modern vessels are often scrapped after short service, old stalwarts prove that spending money and time on maintenance is not wasted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Importers divert away from Moscow on higher prices
  • Long Beach expected to OK MSC lease of former Hanjin terminal
  • India's new port rail company moves ahead with investment
  • Wilhelmsen, Wallenius merger moves closer to completion
  • Idle box ship fleet dips but Hanjin overhang persists

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Navios shares, bonds jump on Vale win
    Stock price jumps 21.8% after arbitration tribunal leaves gift under the tree.
  • Euronav, International Seaways renew FSO charters with Total
    Contract renewal extends until 2022 for two FSO units moored off Qatar.
  • Hanjin seeks US court OK for terminal sale
    Lawyers turn to bankruptcy judge after Long Beach officials approve sale to MSC and HMM.
  • Oman Shipping confirms pull of 15 VLCCs from Navig8
    Tanker owner gears up to bring management in-house, which still leaves VL8 as 31-strong pool.
  • Oman Shipping to pull 15 VLCCs from Navig8
    Tanker owner gears up to bring management in-house, which still leaves VL8 as 31-strong pool.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • Matson adds Okinawa to transpacific loop
    Matson, Inc. said it has began calling the Port of Naha, Okinawa and dropped a call to Xiamen, China on its China-Long Beach Express (CLX) ...
  • POLB Harbor Commissioners approve TTI sale
    The Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioners approved the sale of Hanjin Shipping's 54 percent stake in Total Terminals International (TTI)t...
  • Containership scrapping nears 700,000-TEU mark in 2016
    Containership scrapping continues its breakneck pace in 2016 and looks likely to break the 700,000-TEU mark before year's end, according to...
  • U.S. investigates EU's continued ban on beef imports
    The White House said it will investigate the European Unions continued ban on U.S. beef imports, which it concludes is not based on "sound ...
  • Commentary: Aligning corporate and warehousing strategies
    Recently, as I was having my morning cup of coffee and scanning my daily news briefing headlines, I was struck by a glaring error that many...
  • FedEx stock slides after earnings miss
    Stock in FedEx Corp. slipped yesterday following an earnings miss for its second fiscal quarter of 2017, which ended Nov. 30. The Memphis,...
  • GPA posts boost in November box volumes
    The Port of Savannah handled 300,671 TEUs in November, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) said. Of that amount,

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2016
  • OUTLOOK 2017: All eyes turn toward planned cuts to crude production
    While production cuts mark a change from established policy among crude producers across the Atlantic Basin and the Middle East, they follow in the wake of a year that saw healthy production and sellers looking further and further afield for crude buyers.
  • REFINERY NEWS: Hydrocracker returns at Valero Meraux: trade
    High-sulfur vacuum gasoil, which is fed through hydrocrackers and similar refinery units to make ULSD, drew tighter to low-sulfur VGO on the news.
  • OUTLOOK 2017: European bunker suppliers face more pressure on margins
    2017 will see pressure on bunker suppliers' margins from both ends, against a shifting political and economic landscape
  • RUSSIA DATA: Nov fuel oil exports down 11.5% on year to 3.7 mil mt
    While exports and domestic deliveries continued to follow a downside trend on an annual basis, the monthly volumes rose partly tracking the higher November output.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Grimaldi orders scrubbers to meet new marine sulfur cap
    The International Maritime Organization decided in October to cut the global marine sulfur emission limit from 3.5% to 0.5% from the start of 2020
  • FUTURES 2: Crude trades sideways on year end lull
  • Strong PG-East freight rates lift short-haul ESPO Blend crude spot premiums
    ESPO Blend crude for February loading was heard this week to have traded at premiums of between $3.50/b and $3.80/b to Platts front-month Dubai crude assessments on a FOB basis.
  • FUTURES: Crude pares losses after surprise build in US crude stocks

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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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