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January 13, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL parent company shares surge on merger speculation
  • Shanghai handles record 37m TEU in 2016, remains highest globally
  • Hanjin terminal sale faces obstacles from creditors
  • MOL to levy US$1,000/TEU Asia-East Coast South America rate hike Feb 15
  • Shipping kingpins hedge their bets moving ahead without any direction
  • UPS acquires UK Freightex to enter European truckload market
  • US adds 14,700 transportation jobs in December due to courier growth
  • IMO hits out at EU plan to extend carbon trading to shipping
  • Global airfreight volumes surge 6.8pc in November: IATA
  • Vienna airport to expand cargo facility by 30pc
  • Canadian North flies B737-300 from Ottawa to Baffin Island

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Benchmarking said to be increasing among cargo owners
  • Regional emission trading system not the right approach, says IMO Secretary-General
  • KPT inks MoU with govt of Gujarat for Smart Industrial Port City
  • PSA Group volume up in 2016
  • Essar Steel India records highest ever quarterly production
  • Global growth forecast at 2.7 pc in 2017
  • India & US ink MoU on cyber security cooperation
  • India could find itself in crossfire of US-China trade spat under Trump, says status paper
  • Most GST issues resolved: Arun Jaitley
  • Exim India's Vibrant Gujarat 2017 Special Issue released
  • Mohd Jamshed, Member Traffic, Railway Board, to be Chief Guest at CONquest 2017 Business Forum in New Delhi on Jan. 17

International Transport Journalweb site
  • An unequal marriage
  • Upgrade for main Georgia-Armenia crossing
  • New leader for trade associations in north Germany
  • Fair pay for Italian engine drivers
  • Three decades in business
  • South Carolina achieves throughput record in 2016
  • Steady growth for Dubai-based ground handler
  • Huge investment for 136,000 new carloads
  • Acquisition carousel now turning in Italy
  • No turn of the tide for Brazilian trade yet
  • Shipping safety initiative elects deputy chairman
  • Vienna airport adding acreage
  • Trial operation of Mombasa-Nairobi line in June
  • Xeneta expects further rise in container rates
  • Big deal for logistics network
  • Swiss Worldcargo volumes up in 2016
  • Forwarder throws in the towel

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Syndicated shipping loans sink, but do not collapse
  • Protectionism threat to global trade, forum warned
  • Shipbuilding powerhouses see orders plunge in 2016
  • Latest data shows how bad 2016 was for new ship orders
  • Cosco China Shipping signs USD26 billion financing pact with China Development Bank
  • PSA global throughput expands 5.5%, Singapore volumes flat
  • Rising bunker prices will push up intra-Asia rates, says regional carrier
  • BIMCO research upbeat on dry bulk terminals but uncovers areas of concern
  • Asahi Tanker books MR tanker at Minaminippon
  • Qinhuangdao's throughput slips
  • Fincantieri adjusts buy-back acceptance levels to delist VARD
  • Banks to sell stakes in STX Corporation

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • PSA saw global container throughput grow 5.5% last year
  • Already hard-hit feeder operators paying the price as bunker costs soar
  • E-commerce giant Alibaba adds WCA network to its list of logistics partners
  • Pallet-Track branches out with takeover of haulier Horley Services
  • Supply chain operators hit back as new technology comes under attack
  • Carousel appoints Andrew Lowery as head of national operations
  • Changes at The Loadstar... we'd like to get to know you
  • Trump's next supply chain target: big pharma
  • Amazon granted patent for subterranean package delivery
  • OPEC production cuts greatly overrated

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Virginia institute of Marine Science orders 93 ft research vessel
  • Circle Line owner hops on New York Water Taxi
  • Two companies to pay $2.7 million in magic pipe case
  • TVIB approved by USCG as Third-Party Organization
  • Foss Maritime completes CEO transition
  • CMA releases initial Shipping 2017 program
  • NASSCO Bremerton gets $19 million Stennis contract mod
  • VIDEO: First of LNG fueled ferry trio arrives in BC
  • Chao: Kings Point will be my first priority at MARAD

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Lars Mikael Jensen to oversee Hamburg Süd amalgamation
    Maersk veteran heads up integration of German line into Danish group
  • Brussels wants 'more action, fewer letters' on emissions
    European Commission downplays Kitack Lim's concerns over ETS regulation as Intercargo sides with IMO
  • Chin up, it's a new year
    With global indicators looking good there are plenty of opportunities among the upheavals ahead for the shipping industry
  • Pleiades inks orders for two MR2s
    Deal is Greek owner's first with Hyundai Mipo yard and includes two options
  • Canada's gas export hopes hit by new legal action
    Canadian indigenous people launch fresh proceedings against the Pacific Northwest LNG project
  • China's quota cuts to hurt intra-Asia product tanker trades
    Short-haul MR trade faces growing risk from Beijing's crackdown on teapot refineries
  • Sovcomflot tanker sets northern sea route winter sailing record
    December-January voyage comes later than in any year before, signalling potential for future traffic growth
  • Mixed results for Californian majors
    Los Angeles reports record box volumes for 2016, while Long Beach's figures stutter following Hanjin's bankruptcy
  • Cape earnings plunge 28% on week as iron ore demand vanishes
    High stocks in China curb Brazilian and Australian exports ahead of lunar new year holidays
  • Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co starts management reshuffle
    Six senior executives resign due to 'work reasons'
  • Japanese land first VLGC time charter of 2017
    Spot market versus time charter market strategies will add drama to this year
  • Trading to Iran - P&I insurance and the legacy of the Iran sanctions programme
    Clubs and shipowners should anticipate that the use of primary and secondary sanctions will be further refined
  • PSA posts 5.5% rise in volumes for 2016
    Growth restricted to overseas as domestic volumes remain static
  • SM Group in talks to buy Hanjin's South Korean terminals
    Both parties now negotiating the price for the deal
  • Korea's three major shipbuilders could slash more than 4,000 jobs in 2017
    The trio are also looking to offload non-core assets
  • German shipbuilders' group takes swipe at foreign protectionism
    VSM asks government to look more deeply at challenges faced by domestic shipping industry
  • Industry body questions IMO remarks on revised EU ETS
    Clean Shipping Coalition says it is inappropriate for IMO to interfere in the EU's internal democratic procedures
  • Liquid hydrogen carrier a step closer to reality
    Hydrogen energy supply chain pilot project to begin in 2020
  • Two lives lost as Uni-Asia bulker hits fishing vessel off South Korea
    Group looking into cause of the incident and assessing damage to the vessel
  • Residual values
    The green pressure groups are deluded when they demand that ships should be scrapped n the countries where they are owned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Chinese consortium pours $300 million into logistics property developer
  • Tepid US port metrics report limps to DOT
  • US truckers expand high-end chassis availability
  • US Customs postpones more ACE rollouts
  • Failure of alliances to lift rates to hurt shippers long-term
  • Gothenburg told to invest or lose Nordic hub title
  • DP World leads productivity at top Indian port
  • PSA volume rises despite flat Singapore traffic
  • Alibaba expands global logistics network
  • Rising bunker prices to push up intra-Asia rates

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • North Energy takes major stake in Reach
    Knud Saeberg-led energy explorer targeting 30% holding as Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner launches private placement.
  • UBS: new rules to push owners to scrap
    Survey finds ships 15 years or older not worth retrofit spending ahead of environmental regulations.
  • Odfjell returns to Oslo bond market
    Norwegian owner raising fresh debt to support refinancing and expansion.
  • Collapsed share deal costs GulfMark $4m
    US owner's failed bond buyback leads to termination fee for cancellation of private placement to two funds.
  • Last Efploia vessel goes under the hammer
    A 2010-built ship owned by the Greek company will be auctioned by the end of the month.
  • Malta gets first LNG cargo
    Shell LNG carrier brings in first shipment to FSU for new import terminal
  • Crew rescued as cargoship sinks off Japan
    Seafarers taken from life rafts after North Korean vessel lost off Kyushu.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • AS launches trade-focused Adam Smith Project
    Earlier this week, American Shipper launched an ambitious new initiative aimed at uniting the import/export community under a common goal: ...
  • China hits animal feed product with higher duties
    A leading containerized export commodity from the U.S to China, distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), is being hit with anti-dumpi...
  • Alibaba inks forwarding deal with WCA
    The freight forwarder network WCA on Thursday said it has agreed a partnership with e-commerce marketplace Alibaba to offer sellers on the ...
  • Commentary: History Lessons and the Alibaba-Maersk partnership
    It's good to study history. It reminds us of adage: "the more things change the more they stay the same." It gives us a way to learn from ...
  • U.S. Customs postpones deployment of ACE functions
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection made a surprise announcement Wednesday that it was indefinitely postponing deployment of several post-re...
  • GlobalTranz acquires fellow freight broker
    GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. has purchased Milwaukee, Wis.-based freight brokerage and third-party logistics provider Global Freight Sourc...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 2017
  • Houston Ship Channel reopened to all traffic
  • Storms curb bunkering, crude operations in East Med, Black Sea: sources
    Bunkering suspended at Novorossiisk
  • REFINERY NEWS: One CDU offline at BP Rotterdam; impact unknown: source
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • SPAIN DATA: November refinery throughput rises 11% on year: CORES
  • FUTURES: Crude futures continue to remain flat in afternoon trade

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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
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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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