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BRIEFS
April 16, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate drops 5.2pc to US$585/TEU, rises 2.1pc to USWC
  • HPH Trust Q1 net profit down 13pc to US$18.5m, with revenue up 3.5pc
  • UK's Felixstowe port takes delivery of remote STS cranes from ZPMC in Shanghai
  • APL, Hamburg Sud start new box shipping services between Asia and S America
  • Qinhuangdao port first quarter volume growth remains flat
  • HHLA looks to pastures greener for box volume growth outside Hamburg
  • Gulftainer's proposed investment in Wilmington port meets stiff opposition
  • Incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia slashed by 48pc in Q1
  • Chittagong port achieves congestion, productivity improvements
  • Air cargo industry is struggling to meet exploding demand for e-commerce deliveries
  • Air Incheon receives first of two B767-300 freighters under lease from ATSG
  • HNA, Temasek sign MoU to join forces in aviation and logistics development

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 15, 2018
  • Consolidation has not reduced volatility, says analysis
  • Germaneness of the "Himalaya Clause" in the regulations of "Carriage of Goods by Sea"
  • Heung-A & Sinokor Merchant Marine working towards integrating their container businesses in Dec. 2019
  • HMM to order 20 eco-friendly, mega containerships
  • IMO adopts climate change strategy for shipping
  • NISAA holds Annual Meet 2018
  • Resounding response for Softlink's knowledge conclave
  • Port Congestion Surcharge at Aden (Yemen)
  • Port of Long Beach has best first quarter ever
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority suggests North-West European coalition for joint CO2 price
  • Ports across Ireland's Brexit divide reaffirm unity on UN project
  • Avashya Foundation-supported Chirag Shetty part of Team Gold Medal winning contingent at Commonwealth Games 2018 in Australia
  • NHAI signs agreement for its first international project
  • Nitin Gadkari invites Korean companies to invest in infrastructure & logistics
  • Exports up by nearly 10 pc in dollar terms in 2017-18

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Humans as a risk factor?
  • Switzerland: major railway projects on course
  • Wincanton extends Halfords relationship
  • HTS and RWG bundle freight to cut transit times
  • Azul Cargo leasing freighters
  • HTC discovers Europe
  • GAC provides on-site logistics for Special Olympics
  • Tank wagons get link to intermodal service
  • VDB: marked orderbook expansion
  • 40 years in the industry, almost 20 years at Europa
  • Q1/2018 - a milestone for Polb
  • Oman airfreight processing now paperless
  • Substantial railfreight capacity expansion in China
  • Heppner handles oversized cargo shipment
  • Two to tango for Neska
  • Air Incheon receives first of two leased B767Fs
  • Applause for IMO's CO2 emission reduction strategy

IHS Maritimeweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • Shippers may be flouting container weight rules, officials say
  • Investment gains lend boost to Norwegian Hull Club
  • IMO delegates show broad support for initial GHG strategy
  • Soaring interest eats into vessel earnings
  • Hutchison expects minimal fallout from US trade sanctions
  • Astomos Energy Corporation to develop LPG-fuelled bulker
  • Dongbang to ship wood pellets for South Korean utility
  • East Asian shipbuilders regroup in the wake of financial woes
  • US-China tariffs will have little effect on dry bulk, Pacific Basin predicts
  • CDB Financial Leasing buys Sainty Marine ships for BG Shipping charter
  • Chinese-backed fund acquires STX Corporation
  • New president for Japan Marine United

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • Asia-Europe carriers in new battle for market share, forcing rates down
  • UPS pilots call on customers to support 'failing' service standards claim
  • Special report: Logistics under pressure to bridge the gender pay gap
  • Firefighting continues on Maersk Honam as it is towed to Dubai
  • Strong year for Gefco as forwarding and transport units get back in the black
  • China's trade surplus with US soars in first quarter, but March exports falter
  • Rashid Abdulla new CEO of DP World's Europe & Russia region

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • San Francisco's Red and White Fleet switches to renewable fuel
  • IMO's MEPC agrees GHG reduction strategy for shipping
  • Metal Shark delivers second series of patrol boats to Vietnam
  • Vigor strengthens its leadership team
  • Stena drillship is first with new DNV GL notation
  • Shell to charter two LNG fueled AET Tankers newbuilds

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • Shipping's climate strategy was a hard-won battle, but now the real work begins
    Following intense global pressure and scrutiny, the IMO can count the strategy as a political victory
  • Pick-up in dry bulk vessel orders leaves the market unfazed
    The rise in new contracting should not derail the recovery, say market participants, as demand growth is still higher than...
  • Why counter-intuitive boxship ordering makes sense
    The only way to be competitive in the Asia-Europe trades is to reduce slot costs through the operation of ultra...
  • Climate change agenda spearheads sales of barnacle-repellent paint
    Paint manufacturers claim investment into removing barnacles from ship hulls is paying off as climate change, port congestion, and fuel...
  • Young is beautiful for crude tankers
    Modern tonnage takes larger proportions of incremental tonne-miles, especially in VLCC markets
  • Renewal and bargain hunting drive tanker newbuilding interest
    Asian and Greek owners come out to book VLCCs, with Korean yards more favoured
  • Delo takes stake in Maersk's Russian port venture
    TIHL agreed to sell its shares last year subject to regulatory approval
  • Viewpoint: Another great depression
    Should we be surprised by increased mental illness afloat and a rise in seafarer suicides, considering the way we expect crews...
  • HPH Trust expects less than 2% fall in volumes from US tariffs
    It expects potential excess capacity in vessels to keep tariffs in check
  • ONE may order more 20,000 teu ships
    The 'hybrid' carrier wants to have the scale to match the top carriers but also the agility enjoyed by niche-market...
  • Shell charters AET's LNG-fuelled aframaxes
    AET chairman Yee Yang Chien noted that the International Maritime Organization has concluded a further round of discussions on limiting...
  • Disrupting the disrupters: Why systems solutions might not be solutions at all
    The international shipping industry has this week been debating whether competition between digitally driven companies will become counterproductive

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • Bangladesh's double-track to substantially reduce rail transport time
  • US Gulf ports build on importer draw
  • Analysis: E-commerce era ushers in smart, flexible warehouse
  • Dense fog blankets North China, disrupting port calls
  • Santos customs officers' strike delaying cargo
  • Asia-Europe spot rates slip below $600 per TEU
  • Global economy boosts revenue, niche buys among Top 50 3PLs

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • Shipping faces multi-year riddle on CO2 limit
    Carbon pricing, shoreside power, slow steaming among the possible changes from limits on carbon dioxide emissions.
  • DYT Yacht Transport appoints new GM
    Florida-based yacht carrier promotes area sales manager Laura Tempest to leadership post.
  • Shareholders mull Fincantieri plan to delist Vard
    Vote to privatise Norwegian shipbuilder is set for 30 April.
  • Hutchison Port Holdings sees better results
    First-quarter earnings for Singapore-listed container port business trust improve on the backs of higher revenue and operating profit.
  • Pod propulsors are the driving force behind latest cruiseships
    Operators explore new opportunities with help of azimuth thruster technology
  • Shipping groups heap praise on IMO CO2 move
    'Ground breaking' and 'ambitious' agreement wins universal praise as details still unclear.
  • IMO reaches historic CO2 reduction deal
    Shipping must cut carbon emissions by 50% by 2050 and improve efficiency
  • Pangaea Logistics to buy panamax bulker
    US-based bulker operator signs memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire 76,600-dwt Madeleine (built 2006) to complement its fleet of 20 bulk carriers.
  • Survey ship to search for Shackleton's lost Endurance
    South African vessel heading to Antarctica next year to look for explorer's sunken ship.
  • Diana Shipping fixes at higher rate
    Greek owner banking $14,000 per day for kamsarmax.
  • Aston orders first ships in series of 10
    Russian owner renewing dry cargo fleet at Chinese yards.
  • PGS seismic fleet busier in first quarter
    Layup figure falls for Norwegian owner.
  • UPDATE: cargoship spilled oil in Mississippi
    Stretch of river closed after incident involving Pac Antares.
  • NYK sold VLCC Taga for more than $27m
    Indonesian interests coughed up more than originally reported.
  • Shih Wei posts $73m loss for 2017
    Taiwanese bulker owner hit by non-operating charges last year.
  • Sudan joins queue for FSRU as it works on onshore terminal
    Sudanese natural gas buyer Sunagas is tendering for a floating storage and regasification unit as a quick start-up solution while it pursues a land-based import terminal project. Sunagas has gone out to pre-qualified bidders asking for offers on an FSRU or any solution that will allow it to supply gas for a planned Port Sudan power station on the Red Sea coast, which is being constructed by Sudan
  • First cargo date slides for Golar's Cameroon FLNG unit
    Golar LNG's first floating LNG (FLNG) production unit Hilli Episeyo is not likely to load a hotly anticipated initial cargo until the end of this month. Industry sources tell TradeWinds that a first loading off Cameroon has been put back from the first week of April to around the 23rd to 24th of the month as engineers try to get the liquefaction process running smoothly onboard the unit. The 138
  • PLN floats LNG proposals for Papua region
    Indonesian power provider PLN has gone out to developers with a request for proposals to provide a mix of onshore and offshore regasification plants and associated shipping for the Papua region. The proposed development is part of PLN's small-scale LNG import plans as it tries to switch its power-generation capacity from oil to cleaner-burning gas. Consultants following the business said PLN has
  • Shell's Prelude FLNG gears up to receive its first LNG
    World's largest floater nears another historic milestone at its new home off Western Australia
  • Orderbook at TMS Cardiff Gas inches up to five ships
    Christos Economou leads LNG charge by reserving two berths at Samsung shortly after inking trio at rival yard
  • EMGS ship utilisation plunges
    Seismic survey vessel owner down to 37% use in first quarter.
  • Norden-Frisia inks ro-pax deal
    German owner renewing fleet with new ferry at Pella Sietas.
  • Asian piracy levels down 48% in first quarter
    Fewer incidents compared to a year ago, while severity of attacks also declined, says ReCAAP.
  • Noble restructuring support passes 75% threshold
    Hong Kong commodity trader says it is still talking with shareholders and SGX.
  • Titan expands with Engie project portfolio
    Growing LNG bunkering incomer and sister outfit acquire LNG Solutions arm of French energy company

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • U.S. restarts pork trade to Argentina
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of the Trade Representative finalized an agreement with Argentina's Ministry of Agro-Industry...
  • IMO adopts greenhouse gas emissions strategy
    Shipping groups praised a greenhouse gas (GHG) strategyadopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) at the Marine Environment Pr...
  • Swissport shelves IPO plans
    Opfikon, Switzerland-based airport ground and cargo handling services provider Swissport International Ltd. has put its plans for an initia...
  • Mississippi governor closes 83 unsafe bridges
    Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday declared a state of emergency with regard to numerous bridges throughout the state that have been d...
  • Vancouver Island lands auto terminal
    A new terminal for imported automobiles in the Port of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia plans to open next January. The Nan...
  • Oil spill shuts down lower Mississippi
    The U.S. Coast Guard has shut down a portion of the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans to vessel traffic following an oil spill, acco...
  • Air cargo soars in 2017, but trade war threat looms large
    Air cargo volumes at the 20 busiest airports in the world soared 6.8 percent to a combined 51 million metric tons in 2017, according to the...
  • Executive Moves: Day & Ross and Air Partner
    Day & Ross has promoted Doug Tingley to president of Day & Ross Freight. Tingley was most recently the company's vice president o...
  • Port of Vancouver USA makes waves in 2017
    Port of Vancouver USA handled a record 7.5 million metric tons of cargo in 2017, nearly unchanged from the 7.49 million metric tons handled...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 13, 2018
  • UPDATE: IMO GHG cuts present unprecedented challenge for shipping
    "Please remember, this initial strategy is not a final statement but a key starting point," IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim said.
  • Bids dominate 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barges MOC despite oversupplied NWE market
  • IMO adopts plan for 50% cuts to shipping GHG emissions by 2050
  • Philippines intensifies operations to rescue sailors; Asia piracy ebbs - ReCAAP
    Ship masters and crew urged to exercise extra vigilance while transiting the Sulu-Celebes Sea and the eastern Sabah region.
  • OECD oil stocks could return to five-year average levels in April or May: IEA
    Global demand growth and key producers continue to rein in production.
  • TANKERS: Shell signs time-charter deal with AET for two LNG dual-fueled Aframaxes
    AET's two 113,000 dwt vessels are due for delivery from Q3 2018.
  • FUTURES 1: Crude slips after Trump's tweet, but drivers supportive
    Oil futures had surged this week against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions.

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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
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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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