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April 18, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk now has world's largest boxship - the 20,568-TEU Madrid Maersk
  • EU regulators approve sale of Hamburg Sud to Maersk Line
  • Seapan's co-founder and director G Porter resigns from the board
  • MOL plans for four 20,000 TEU LNG megaships approved by DNVGL
  • DSME in talks with HMM over deal to build 300,000 tonne crude carriers
  • OOCL launches new 'North Europe-Turkey Service' (NET)
  • Singapore container volume climbs 6.7pc in March
  • China's HNA makes US$995m offer for Singapore logistics firm CWT Ltd
  • Evergreen's Korea-Taiwan-Philippines service adds Subic
  • New eastbound London-China rail freight service on its way to Yiwu
  • Falling freight volumes result in ARRC posting US$4m loss in 2016
  • Japan's booming e-commerce market to get boost from DHL eCommerce
  • Rupert Hogg to be new Cathay Pacific CEO
  • UPS to build new US$200m package facility in Texas
  • GAC is the new general sales agent for Leisure Cargo in the Netherlands

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • APL connects North Asia & Eastern Australiawith new China Australia Service 3
  • East Coast Port Gateway TerminalAgreement goes into effect in US
  • LCL Logistix handles shipment of pipes from India to Indonesia
  • Scotland's deepest container terminal expects to double business in 5 years
  • The renewed role of Panama Canal in global maritime transport
  • ZIM & MSC to improve their joint Med-North Europe service
  • India-Pakistan trade overrides diplomatic tensions
  • DPD facilitation further expanded at JN Port
  • More Major Ports likely to go in for foreign currency denominated loans
  • Rotterdam port has the best quarter ever for containers
  • Sagarmala programme aims at all-round port-led development
  • Proposed Rail Development Authority will make wide-ranging recommendations
  • Railways bags massive Sri Lankan export order
  • Export of organic produce on the rise
  • RVNL, shipbuilding companies among 11 CPSEs approved by Cabinet for listing on stock exchanges

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 18B, 2017
  • TGX upgrade in the Med
  • Safe handling of rail-shipped hazardous materials awarded
  • Autonomous Land transport project goes ahead in France
  • Crane Worldwide makes six new VP appointments
  • Scandlines employs a freight ferry in the Baltic Sea
  • New warehouse at port of Hamburg
  • Volkswagen chooses Tarragona
  • US rail supplier invests in locomotive manufacturing
  • Freight resolutions for the New Year
  • New executive director for the Canadian SC Sector Council
  • Takeover and reorganisation completed
  • Railway transports 8.6 million t in goods
  • Thai Airways to develop MRO, cargo and logistics centre
  • Record SCPA handling figures
  • From DB Cargo to Vossloh

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • Foreign vessels rack up firefighting detentions in US
  • India makes changes to controversial service tax on pre-paid ocean freight
  • Marco Polo Marine plans debt restructuring to stay afloat
  • Two CSBC workers die in fire mishap
  • Swissco to sell OCBC-mortgaged vessel for USD7.2 million
  • Distressed asset investor UAMCO among three bidders for Goseong O&S
  • Breakthrough as DSME's main bondholder green lights bailout
  • Stellar Cosmo not undergoing repairs, says Polaris Shipping

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • ABS breaks ground for new global headquarters
  • NYC Ferry names its first vessel: Lunchbox
  • Vigor in deal to acquire third dry dock for Seattle shipyard
  • VIDEO: USCG rescues two from capsized tow boat
  • Hopes grow for DSME rescue package
  • OPCs to have advanced Auxiliary Propulsion Systems

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • Where next for Graham Porter after Seaspan co-founder quits?
    The Canadian entrepreneur who helped bring a new business model to boxship ownership has plenty of plans for his own investment vehicle Tiger
  • LA March box volumes soar 29% ahead of alliance start-ups
    Shipper concerns about disruption during phase-in of new vessel sharing alliances and a post-Lunar New Year Asia surge contributed to the strong throughput numbers
  • DP World to terminate port concession deal with Fujairah
    Both parties have already completed the transfer of operations to the port authorities at Fujairah
  • Korea Line Corp to order LNG carrier duo from SHI
    Vessels to ship LNG cargoes to Jeju island from 2019
  • Singapore launches LNG truck loading facility
    Move to help facilitate truck-to-ship LNG bunkering activities
  • Euronav tanker still grounded off Indonesia
    Emergency team mulls options to refloat the vessel
  • Marco Polo Marine looks to restructure debt
    Group failed to secure standstill agreement with bank lenders
  • Owner dispels talk of Stellar Cosmo heading to Cape Town for repairs
    Polaris says VLOC headed to Singapore to replenish bunkers
  • National Pension Service accepts DSME's restructuring terms
    Move paves the way for other bondholders and creditors to agree on the plan
  • Asian companies bid for ageing RBD Armatori panamax bulkers
    Prices offered were more than expected but less than market value

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • JB Hunt profit falls on lower truck, rail rates
  • If you build a port-adjacent, three-story DC, will BCOs come?
  • XPO wins union elections at two of three facilities
  • US shippers expect pinch, not capacity crunch, from ELDs
  • Trans-Pac spot rates slip awaiting peak season demand
  • Indian dockworker strike postponed

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • Scorpio Bulkers back in sales mode
    New York-listed Scorpio Bulkers surprises with $46m deal for its two 'oldest' panamaxes.
  • Vulcan Materials scraps self-unloader
    US construction materials company offloads Bernardo Quintana A amid declining demolition prices.
  • Oldendorff agrees to settle Uttam Galva case
    Agreement puts end to dispute over Indian charterer's complaints of cargo damage.
  • Seaspan's founders end voting bloc agreement
    Dissolved agreement comes as majority owner steps up oversight at Seaspan.
  • Navios bulker suffers fire at UK port
    RNLI and Maritime Coastguard Agency respond after blaze on Navios Orbiter.
  • Link Energy tanker attacked off Somalia; two pirates killed
    Incident marks sixth armed attack or hijacking this month in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
  • GulfMark winds clock forward again
    New waivers extend until late April after notes payment grace period ends with no cheque posted.
  • Stifel surveys shipyard wreckage
    Bank calculates 49 yards to have secured orders since 2010 have now shut up shop.
  • de Chateauvieux sells supramax pair
    Vessels reported to have fetched more than they were set to secure from failed sale in February.
  • Morgan Stanley raises forecasts for boxship pair
    Higher profit forecasts and target prices introduced for Costamare and Seaspan.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • Commentary: FAA reform brings potential policy shift
    In early March, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened its third hearing focusing on airports and airline concerns,...
  • Singapore gains LNG truck loading facility
    Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) last week opened a facility within the SLNG...
  • Shanghai's Yangshan Port suffers massive delays
    Bad weather and shrinking capacity following a recent realignment of shipping alliances have created a perfect storm of port congestion tha...
  • DP World, Port of Fujairah to terminate port concession
    Port operator DP World UAE Region and the Port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to terminate the joint port conces...
  • Port of Oakland expects to benefit from new alliances
    The Port of Oakland expects to benefit from the new alliance groupings that launched this month, as well as a new transpacific service Taiw...
  • J.B. hunt ups earnings, revenues in Q1
    J.B. Hunt posted net earnings of $102.7 billion for the first quarter of 2017, increasing three percent from the same period in 2016. The ...
  • XPO drivers in Trenton, N.J. vote to join Teamsters
    XPO Logistics drivers in Trenton, N.J. voted to join Teamsters Local 701 on Friday, the union said. However, drivers in Elgin, Ill. and do...
  • Peloton lands $60m in funding for automated vehicle tech
    Mountain View, Calif.-based connected and automated vehicle technology provider Peloton Technology recently closed a $60 million Series B f...
  • Platten: Physical customs border a 'nightmare scenario' for post-Brexit UK shipping
    The head of the United Kingdom's Chamber of Shipping is warning lawmakers about potential negative effects on area ports and trade volumes ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 17, 2017
  • ANALYSIS: Rising US crude output offsets seasonal refinery demand
    - US crude output weighing on market - WTI discount encouraging US exports - Ample USAC stocks weaken NYMEX RBOB spread
  • NYMEX May crude falls below $53/b under pressure from growing US output
    NYMEX May crude settled 53 cents lower at $52.65/b. ICE June Brent settled down 53 cents at $55.36/b.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • FUEL FOR THOUGHT: Is Russia's cooperation with OPEC a long-term strategy?
    There has been little criticism of Russia, despite the slower pace at which it is implementing its cut compared to OPEC countries.
  • FUTURES 1: Crude slips on US oil rig jump, weaker demand forecast
    Year on year, the number of active oil rigs were up 332.

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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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