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BRIEFS
December 28, 2017
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM announces January rate hikes from last Asia to Red Sea
  • OOCL launches new Far East Chennai Service to expand India network
  • CMA CGM to resume CIMEX 9 service from China to Iran's Bandar Abbas
  • Israeli hack attack controls ship as if bridge directed - but with permission
  • Korea Maritime Corp to start as HMM orders mega ships to match rivals
  • Statistics show China-North Korea trade up 15.9pc month to month
  • Quarterly cargo at big ports worldwide up 6.4pc to 1.52 billion tons
  • Chittagong to ease congestion with US$29 million Karnaphuli dredging
  • West African pirates kidnap 10-man crew off coast of Nigeria
  • New PSA terminal at Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port opens January 15
  • CSX names Jim Foote CEO on sudden death legendary Hunter Harrison
  • HNA's opaque ownership stops sale of New Zealand finance company
  • Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport aims to be European cargo hub
  • Christmas crustaceans post record gain through Halifax Stanfield

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Dutch shippers & entrepreneurs recognise "K" Line as shipping line of the year
  • Master Marine launches CTS mobile app
  • Mega ship delivery lined up in 2018
  • Merger of APL India Pvt. Ltd with CMA CGM Agencies India Pvt. Ltd
  • SCI adds Deendayal Port Trust, Kandla to its SMILE service
  • Refund/Claim of Countervailing Duty as Duty Drawback
  • Key decisions taken at DPT Board meet
  • MANSA ups ante at Mumbai Port to improve desired draught levels
  • Phase-I construction of BMCT at JNPT completed as per schedule
  • Govt focused on providing stimulus to boost exports
  • India's LPG imports to attain new high
  • Redressal sought for backlog of exporters' GST refunds
  • Transworld Group's P. Sethuraman honoured with Dr Kalam International Excellence Award in Dubai

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Outlook 2018: China lessors keep up the financial pace
  • Outlook 2018: US inventory key to LPG trade in year ahead
  • Outlook 2018: Understanding technology's siren song
  • Outlook 2018: Bulk sentiment stoked by ordering restraint
  • Keppel O&M fined USD422 million in global resolution of bribery probe
  • Samkang S&C to continue LNG venture with Kangnam, Gas Entec
  • Busan to exceed 20 million teu target for 2017
  • Sembmarine to offload North Atlantic Drilling rig for USD500 million
  • Hyundai HI's stock price falls after announcing USD1.2 billion rights issue
  • Vale ends transhipment as floating station sold for scrap

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • CMB's Hydroville is first LR classed hydrogen fueled vessel
  • PODCAST: Schoenrock Hydraulik eyes U.S. shipbuilding market
  • U.K. Coastguard assists listing Russian ship that lost cargo
  • ClassNK releases amendments to its steel ship Rules and Guidance
  • SEACOR buys four foreign-flag PSVs
  • NASSCO Norfolk wins Navy contract worth potential $98 million
  • Algoma Central buys four veteran lakers

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • DryShips accesses credit commitments secured by seven vessels
    New bank facilities and alternative financing for listed companies
  • D'Amico announces sale and leaseback deal
    D'Amico unit signs a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of the MT...
  • Overcapacity still looms over boxship sector, Alphaliner says
    Effective fleet growth is rising faster than demand, according to Alphaliner
  • Pinter set to take over top job at Lloyd Fonds
    Former KG house promises new products including transport fund
  • Equipment shortage fears overplayed, Drewry says
    New paint rules threaten supply if demand increases
  • China's cuts to port fees forecast to streamline operations
    Changes to pricing structure will lead to more transparent and market-determined port-related fees, says Shanghai International Shipping Institute
  • Hanjin-affiliated university's president removed after disciplinary hearing
    The university plans to hold another disciplinary committee meeting next month to decide on further penalties against Ms Choi
  • Eyes turn to Sembcorp Marine after Keppel's Petrobras settlement
    Industry observers keen to learn whether shipbuilder's yard in Brazil will face a similar fine
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries aims to raise $1.2bn in share offering
    HHI will offer 12.5m new shares at $96 apiece
  • Cosco Singapore secures loan facilities to fund Cogent acquisition
    Loan of $261m to be repaid once parent China Cosco Shipping ceases to have a controlling stake in the Singapore...
  • Navig8 sees 'business as usual' after Gener8 and Scorpio deals
    Group will retain significant presence in shipping as a pool and asset manager, says chairman Gary Brocklesby

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • 3PL outlook - rising revenue, customer demands
  • Citing congestion, carriers cut services to three China ports
  • US shippers' surface transport concern is capacity, not price
  • Busan's 20 million TEU threatens Hong Kong's global rank
  • Chassis sector eyes reforms to end fragmentation
  • India customs reforms seen easing Bangladesh congestion

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Pinter takes reins at Lloyd Fonds as new strategy unfolds
    CEO Torsen Reichert is stepping down over disagreement regarding company's future.
  • Kawasaki cancels Island Offshore order
    Japanese shipbuilder hit by $115m extraordinary loss after cancelling drill ship order
  • Diana Shipping panamax nets higher rate from Glencore
    Deal latest in a line of higher-paying contracts for New York-listed owner.
  • Vale in scrap sale of giant transhipment unit
    Mining company said to have collected close to $20m from demolition deal.
  • Cosco Shipping acquires loans to fund Cogent buy
    Shipowner enters into two loan facilities totaling $261.3m to pay for part of acquisition.
  • DryShips inks fresh loans as veteran bulker is sold
    George Economou-led company reveals new debt facilities and the exit of 16-year-old panamax.
  • Russian ship founders off Portsmouth
    Tugs on standby as Mekhanik Yartsev is in trouble off the English south coast
  • Angelopoulos retires from Bureau Veritas
    Sixth-seven-year-old has been instrumental in Bureau Veritas expansion
  • Boxship leaders consolidate power in active 2017
    Alphaliner says top 10 lines hold record share of the market with tighter grasp to come.
  • Regulations fuel Marinakis optimism and investment
    Shipowner says chunk of the world fleet will be scrapped due to new regulations.
  • Alder Investment snaps up shares in Tufton Oceanic Assets
    London-based investment firm has taken a holding in freshly floated asset play vehicle.
  • Northport chases PDZ Holdings over unpaid fees
    Malaysian port goes after compatriot, but shipowner says funds were owed by former liquidated subsidiary.
  • Trafigura trades first Middle East, India LNG futures contract
    Initial transaction comes less than a year after Singapore Exchange launched DKI Sling.
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries plans $1.2bn rights issue
    Shares plunge up to 28% as it becomes latest Korean shipbuilder to look to bolster balance sheet.
  • GoodBulk takes extra CarVal capesizes
    Deal leaves Oslo OTC quoted shipowner with 25 vessels at the end of an active 2017.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Trump enforces GSP as Dec. 31 expiration looms
    U.S. President Donald Trump has recently taken steps to enforce eligibility requirements for countries enrolled in a U.S. trade preference ...
  • CMA CGM to resume Asia-Iran CIMEX 9 service
    CMA CGM has resumed its CIMEX 9 service, which connects Asia with Iran, the French shipping company announced Dec. 26. The CIMEX 9 feature...
  • U.S.-Mexico trade holds strong despite transport challenges, NAFTA uncertainty
    Trade between the United States and Mexico has been increasing over the last several years, but the market continues to face headwinds from...
  • ZIM modifying Greece-Turkey loop
    Israeli ocean carrier ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is modifying the rotation of its TGX service by adding a port call in Turkey and shi...
  • MOL develops augmented reality system as precursor to autonomous vessels
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has sealed an agreement with Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. and MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. to jointly develop a syst...
  • CSX taps acting CEO Foote to replace Harrison
    The board of directors of CSX Corp. has unanimously voted to name James M. Foote as the company's new president and chief executive officer...
  • Singapore shipyard to pay $422m in bribery case
    Singapore-based shipyard operator Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. (KOM) and its U.S. subsidiary, Keppel Offshore & Marine USA, have a...
  • Calif. DMV employee plead guilty to illegally selling CDLs
    An employee with the California Department of Motor Vehicles has pleaded guilty to being a co-conspirator in a scheme to illegally sell com...
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 18 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 27, 2017
  • Arctic blast lifts NYMEX ULSD crack to around $26/b
    NYMEX February crude fell 33 cents Wednesday to $59.64/b. ICE February Brent settled 58 cents lower at $66.44/b.
  • US DATA: December West Coast-Mexico refined product vessel traffic spikes year on year
    This month's refined product vessel traffic going from the US West Coast to Mexico more than doubled from December 2016, S&P Global Platts trade-flow data showed Wednesday.
  • OUTLOOK 2018: Mexico, Venezuela outlooks key in 2018
    As the oil industry heads into 2018, Latin America is poised to take advantage of rising prices and ramp up in investment activity.
  • Russia's Gazprom Neft eyes long-term output growth on OPEC deal extension: CEO
    Gazprom Neft, Russia's fastest-growing crude producer by volume, will continue boosting liquids and hydrocarbons output in the long-run while viewing the OPEC/non-OPEC output freeze through 2018 as short-term that will not interfere with its strategic goals, CEO Alexander Dyukov said Wednesday.
  • Trump administration eyes Atlantic drilling, but hurdles remain
    From 1976 to 1983, the US government held 10 auctions offering oil and natural gas leasing rights off the East Coast.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • OUTLOOK 2018: Fujairah's bunker woes to spill over to 2018 on diplomacy, policy doubts
    Lack of clarity on some government policies raises questions on outlook for the region's shipping industry.

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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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