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BRIEFS
March 21, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag delays takeover of United Arab Shipping Company until May 31
  • PIL rises up the league tables as it joins 500,000-TEU ocean carrier club
  • UN: Seizure of 1,800-dwt tanker off Somalia will hurt shipping
  • Panama Canal transits 1,000th neopanamax, 9,008-TEU MSC Anzu
  • South Carolina Ports box volume up 9pc in February, rail volume up 26pc
  • Trump budget would cut Department of Transportation funds 13pc
  • Aden harbour and airport re-open after air attack on refugees kills 40
  • Cool business prompts K+N to invest in 50 temp-controlled trailers
  • Hanjin Philippines wins orders for 4 of the world's largest crude carriers
  • Cathay to cut staff cost 30pc in Hong Kong after US$74 million loss
  • EU to reignite suit against airlines said to be colluding to fix surcharge prices
  • Pakistan International Airlines CEO must stay in country for leasing probe

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • APL expands intra-Asia service network with new China Southeast Asia Service 5
  • BSM Germany to manage first ice class container feeder vessels
  • CIMEX Lines' port congestion surcharge in Karachi
  • Hapag-Lloyd & UASC push back date to close merger
  • MSC & APL to enhance port coverage
  • Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 'Swachhta Pakhwada' at SCI Head Office
  • Panama Canal to launch new vessel scheduling & maritime resource management system
  • SCFI spot rates down
  • DP World announces strong financial results
  • Highest ever volume of cars being exported through Kamarajar Port
  • JNPT observing 'Swachhta Pakhwada'
  • MbPT & JNPT's oil spill response facility ensures readiness
  • V. O. Chidambaranar Port surpasses last fiscal's throughput
  • ICD Wardha commences ex-im rail operations to JN Port
  • King Star Freight partners with Opal Asia (India) for shipment of first lot of ISO tanks from KICT
  • Iron ore production, export up
  • Cabinet approves four GST Bills
  • JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Toll payments made easy with electronics
  • Ground breaking for Gardena
  • In memoriam Jordi Mallol Soler
  • Welcoming the 25 millionth truck
  • Volumes shrink at British ports
  • Mmutlana recruited as Barloworld Logistics' CEO
  • Happy Easter from Fercam's new trailers
  • 177 freight wagons for potash transport
  • Hapag Lloyd and UASC take more time for final step
  • Delta Cargo executive joins global headhunter
  • Saas for British food retailer
  • Twelfth B777F handed to Qatar Airways Cargo
  • New locomotives for heavy freight and timber transport
  • Is the Russian container market doing better?
  • Robust growth at biggest cargo airport in 2M/2017

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • Felixstowe to reclaim land and expand again
  • Europe/Asia shipping capacity squeeze continues
  • Scramble for large box ships sends hire rates soaring
  • Oil theft is down but it remains a problem in the Niger Delta
  • Landlocked Rwanda flexes its logistics muscles
  • Flying the flag for shipping competence
  • Nam Cheong's auditor flags going-concern uncertainty
  • Ezra Holdings files for Chapter 11 protection
  • Seven Hanjin bulk carriers sold
  • Sovcomflot orders LNG-powered Aframax quartet at Hyundai HI
  • Capesize rates cross USD20,000 mark as Baltic index firms

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • Air freight rates out of Asia soar as capacity tightens - 'congestion equals dollars'
  • Dockers' union calls off global action after Spanish MPs reject port reforms
  • Carriers bid to impress shippers with faster Asia-North Europe transit times
  • 'Disciplined investment' the key to boosting profits in a difficult market, says DP World
  • Tigers begins to roar as Asia's e-commerce market starts to bite
  • E-commerce - not as big as you think
  • Lorena Sandoval is AA Cargo's new MD for Florida, Caribbean and Latin America
  • Mikhail Loganov to take over as CEO of Global Ports

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • SunStone to build four expedition ships in China
  • P&I club endorses call for third party warranty surveyors
  • Austal gets $36.6 million mod to LCS contract
  • GD marks milestone in UUV program
  • StormGeo launches latest version of its onboard software
  • Guilty plea in fishing vessel pollution case
  • Change of leadership at Keppel O&M
  • Odfjell signs LOI for two chemical tankers
  • R-R and Stena Line cooperate on intelligent awareness

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • Handysize bulker earnings float up
    All routes contribute to the gains over the past week
  • 'Market volatility' blamed for 40% Sovcomflot profit fall
    But Russian tanker giant has built $1bn-plus war chest
  • EU splurges $72m on largest ever maritime drone deal
    Martek Marine snatches second contract with Emsa for pollution monitoring and security surveillance services
  • Volume shippers set to benefit from new alliance launches
    Service improvements skewed in favour of the main Asia-North Europe corridors, Drewry reports, with customers on more niche trades facing downgraded services
  • VLCC rates out of West Africa rise as Middle East Gulf falters
    Further increases possible on demand for loading in first half of April
  • Ten AIS technology myths busted
    Lloyd's List Intelligence AIS experts take a look at the truth behind the myths surrounding the vessel tracking technology
  • East-west tie-up to strengthen UK's Northern Powerhouse
    Mersey Maritime and Team Humber Marine Alliance to target investment in marine, ports and energy
  • Recovery in bulker rates to boost FFA trading
    FFA cleared volumes in 2016 at highest levels since compilation began in 2007, despite physical rates at historical lows
  • A fierce advocate for the human element of shipping
    The winner of this year's Capital Link Shipping Leadership Award is a humanitarian as much as a businessman
  • Too early to tell the impact of new container alliances, says DP World
    Group welcomes capacity generated by container shipping consolidation
  • Ezra becomes latest offshore operator to go bankrupt
    Filing for Chapter 11 follows an earlier filing by Ezra's joint venture Emas Chiyoda Subsea and suspensions of share trading in two subsidiaries
  • HHI affiliate clinches $240m order for tanker quartet
    Vessels scheduled for completion between the third quarter of 2018 and the first quarter of 2019
  • Dry bulk sector on track to hit profitable freight rates in 2019
    Drop in operating costs more than offsets weak market fundamentals
  • DP World profits surge nearly 30%
    Result lifted by contributions from Jebel Ali Free Zone and Prince Rupert operations
  • Sunstone orders up to 10 cruisehips from CMIH
    Deal comprises four firm orders and options for six additional newbuildings

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • US antitrust regulators raid Box Club meeting
  • Truckload rate index slips, intermodal gains traction
  • US Xpress sees 'disruption' as truckload threat, opportunity
  • Spanish rejection of dock labor reform averts global port strike
  • VIDEO: Digitalization key to cutting supply chain costs
  • Need for NY-NJ port extended gates comes into focus
  • DP World profit tops $1 billion for first time
  • Zim adds Wilmington, Charleston to Asia-US services
  • Panama Canal aims to double big-ship transits with tech aid
  • PIL eyes Indian cold chain growth with joint venture

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • Washington ruling hikes shipowners' risk of punitive damages
    Legal experts say state supreme court decision threatens to create divided regime in unseaworthiness claims.
  • Korean shipyards a concern for tankers
    Executives see the potential for the newbuild tap to be reopened if yards don't close.
  • Rod Jones says bulker sector should set own safety benchmarks
    Dry bulk sector should take page from tanker industry, says retiring CSL chief executive.
  • Did somebody say initial public offering?
    IPOs might return later in 2017, but maybe not in the way shipowners came to expect in past cycles, bankers say.
  • Banks feeling encouraged but wiser
    Lenders say bad times should lead to good times for shipping, but that doesn't mean a return to easy money.
  • DNB Markets highlights tanker challenges
    Highest fleet growth in 40 years, combined with OPEC cuts, will hurt tanker rates, analysts say.
  • Sovcomflot profit falls as tankers soften
    Russian owner says "strong" results come during a period in which the industry has been "severely tested".
  • China not only driver of dry bulk recovery
    Slow steaming and scrapping help, executives say. Minor bulk also remains good.
  • Ukraine seizes ship over 'Crimean call'
    Court wants to confiscate Sky Moon over alleged voyage from annexed region.
  • Scrap chat around Zodiac bulker misplaced
    The 1994-built Handan Steel has not been sold for demolition, market sources say.
  • Economou's Dryships puts $2bn on shelf
    Recapitalised owner sets the scene for further fundraisers at a busy time for its chief executive.
  • Alaska selling laid-up ferry
    US state can no longer afford to maintain veteran Taku.
  • Pareto expects Flex to fly in rising market
    Growth and premium pricing predicted for Oslo-listed LNG specialist.
  • Fearnley Securities charts bulker price climb
    Analysts suggest steel values could see further significant gains by the end of 2018 as market turns corner.
  • Leeside announces new Irish Sea service
    Agent for BG Freight Line says first run from Cork to Liverpool is launching.
  • Zim expands US east coast coverage
    Israeli container line adding calls in Wilmington and Charleston.
  • Genting falls to $500m loss for 2016
    Hong Kong cruiseship and yard giant blames depreciation and impairments.
  • Songa Bulk set for buy number six
    Arne Blystad-backed owner believed to be purchasing vessel from BW Dry Cargo in rising market.
  • Ship supplier J McCready closing its doors
    Belfast company admits defeats after 90 years in the business.
  • NOC expects to regain control of terminals
    Libyan oil company coordinating with eastern troops after battle for oil ports.
  • Basili takes Shearwater job permanently
    GC Rieber CEO quits to run geophysical joint venture with Rasmussengruppen.
  • Troim's Borr taps investors for $800m
    Fledgling venture raises the capital to support $1.35bn Transocean deal.
  • Odfjell adds two more tankers in China
    Norwegian owner extends 38,000-dwt series at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.
  • HHI puts a price on pioneering SCF tankers
    World's largest shipbuilder values order for LNG fuelled aframax tankers at around $240m.
  • Crnogorska swings to profit
    Montenegrin bulker owner turns around loss despite operating income falling.
  • Puntland: NATO must do more on piracy
    Somali officials want western ships to tackle illegal fishing that sparked Aris 13 attack.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • Agility boosts operations at Changi airport
    Third-party logistics services provider Agility has acquired a two-story, 177,000-square-feet warehouse near Singapore's Changi Internation...
  • Georgia Ports Authority records 7.7% boost in February box volumes
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) said its terminals handled 330,539 TEUs in February, 7.7 percent more than in February 2016, but measured...
  • eBay unveils 'Guaranteed Delivery' product
    Multinational e-commerce corporation eBay said Monday that beginning this summer, it will offer a "Guaranteed Delivery" product to customer...
  • Special Coverage: Shippers, carriers share lessons learned from Hanjin collapse
    It was no secret that the ocean shipping industry was fragile. Carriers had essentially been operating in survival mode for nearly a decade...
  • EC reinstates price fixing fines against 11 airfreight carriers
    The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers after the European Union competition watchdog's init...
  • K+N buys two pharma logistics companies
    Third-party logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel will acquire Zet Farma in Turkey and Ferlito Pharma Logistics in Italy. In an effort to expa...
  • ZIM adds calls to Asia-U.S. East Coast loops
    Source: ZIM ZIM will add a Wilmington, N.C. call to its Z7S, and will add a Charleston, S.C. call to its ZCP. Israeli oceancarrier ZIM will...
  • Mexican antitrust authorities find rail competition lacking
    A preliminary report from Mexico's Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) has found a fundamental lack of competition between Kan...
  • Commentary: Dangerous goods documentation
    A recent opinion and order stemming from the litigation resulting from the 2012 explosion and fire aboard the containership MSC Flaminia hi...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 20, 2017
  • US to withdraw from global oil, gas transparency effort: sources
  • Crude futures settle lower on reports that Libyan exports set to rise
    NYMEX April light sweet crude settled 56 cents lower at $48.22/b, while ICE May Brent fell 14 cents to settle at $51.62/b
  • ISO publishes new marine fuel specs, paving way for more biofuels in blend
    No changes have been made to residual fuel oil standards in the latest edition of ISO 8217
  • Gibraltar re-opens to bunkers as weather improves
  • TRADER NOTE: Pavel Popov joins Global Bunkering
  • Istanbul bunker fuel premium to Piraeus reaches fresh low
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • S Korea's HSHI wins $240 mil order to build 4 LNG-run Aframax tankers
    The Ice-Class IA tankers are scheduled to be delivered from the third quarter of 2018 and will be chartered to Shell.
  • FUTURES: Crude edges lower on ninth weekly rise in US oil rigs

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.
Los Angeles
Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast
Rome
According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
Brussels
Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November
Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter
Hamburg
Stable container traffic
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton
Helsinki
Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%
Lubiana
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.
Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company
Kiev
The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three years
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018
Athens
The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone
Joy Tauro
He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues
Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste
Trieste
Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state
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