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BRIEFS
August 28, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Conditions ripe for container shipping rates to spike, as utilisation levels rise
  • Maersk Mumbai sets new world record carrying 19,038 TEU load
  • Port of Hamburg gets the go-ahead to dredge the Elbe
  • Seattle, Tacoma and other NWSA ports see July box volume rise 10.6pc
  • ICTSI hails Ecuador's plan to improve access to Guayaquil port
  • Chittagong grapples with China, Singapore, Korea, India proposals
  • US-headquartered Centurion Air Cargo shuts down its business
  • Marken to send biological samples from Brazil to US using parent UPS' airline
  • Los Angeles to be Finnair's fifth US destination

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • APM Terminals Maasvlakte II commences expansion
  • Container handling capacity growing in line with demand, says report
  • MOL makes additional investment in Malaysia's PKT Logistics Group
  • PSA & SIT groom Systems Engineering talent for Singapore's future port
  • SCFI rates up
  • Chennai Port stakeholders send relief materials to Kerala
  • Dealing with cases, where importer / Customs brokers are submitting multiple DPD intimations (72 hours advance intimations) (sometimes from the different Customs Brokers of the same importer) for the same consignments
  • Ending the Licence Raj legacy: Post cabotage scenario
  • Nitin Gadkari lauds JNPT for its all-round growth & performance
  • Procedure to be followed for obtaining unique DPD code to DPD importers
  • DGFT considering policy to facilitate export of specialised chemicals under 'Dual Use' category
  • Economic outlook survey pegs median GDP growth at 7.4 pc
  • India to double exports by 2025: Suresh Prabhu
  • G20 international merchandise trade at new highs in Q1

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Answers to a serious question
  • Financial support for 28 US rail projects
  • DHL Express attains 300th TAPA certification
  • New sales manager for Dachser European Logistics
  • Freighter landing gear collapse - cause now known
  • Rail line refurbished in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Saving electricity in Hamburg
  • Schneider stakes claim in Uzbekistan
  • Freja and CF&S join forces
  • How African airports can improve cargo business
  • Bremen - port railway goes digital
  • Western Australia better served by AAL
  • US short line railroad gets new owner
  • Unilode lands Nepal Airlines ULD management contract
  • Hellmann prolongs partnership with REC Group
  • Fresh blood for Royal Vopak's supervisory board
  • MSC leasing 2,000 green reefers
  • «Curiosity of the day»

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • CSSC returns to profitability in first half of 2018
  • More detail needed so shipping industry can plan for 'no-deal' Brexit
  • ICBC Financial Leasing buyer of DryShips bulkers
  • Capesize period demand defies summer lull

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • Bristol Harbor Group designing new high-speed boat for Sayville Ferry
  • Outpouring of admiration for McCain, following his passing
  • MTUs for new Fred Olsen high-speed trimaran ferries

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • Cosco Shipping Ports beats analyst estimates in first half results
    Hong Kong-listed port operator sees net profits decline 56% in the first six months as it continued to build up...
  • Hyundai Heavy yard workers launch 72-hour strike
    Unions are protesting against the company's decision to lay off about 2,000 workers at its offshore energy project division
  • Missing tanker Pantelena was held by pirates for nine days, ship master says
    The pirates did no physical harm to the crew, the master said, adding the ship was released on August 23
  • Daily Briefing
    Shipping faces up to trade wars | UK Chamber chief says 'no-deal' Brexit would have 'huge' impact on trade ...
  • China insatiable crude demand may be reaching a turning point
    A weakening growth in Chinese crude imports, not the Sino-US trade spat, should be a bigger concern for the tanker...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • US shipping industry: Tariffs will crimp demand, increase equipment costs
  • Fluidity-boosting LA portal grapples with public-private issue
  • Brownsville port moves past trade threats with breakbulk growth
  • Analysis: How US rails can further capitalize on domestic intermodal gains
  • India's cabotage reform help carriers cut repositioning costs

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • Argentinian pier closed following collision
    Bulk carrier owned by Asia Maritime Pacific runs into San Lorenzo Port's TFA Pier on 17 August.
  • WISTA brings back Panama
    International nonprofit representing female leaders in shipping continues expansion into South America.
  • Navios hires Cargill man as new COO
    Jeremy Bryan to join New York-listed tanker owner from February 2019.
  • Cosco Shipping Ports benefits from strong economy
    Hong Kong-based ports operator sees higher profit, throughput, partly due to CMA CGM-led overseas shipping alliances.
  • Oldendorff inks deal for Vietnamese transhipment project
    Agreement struck to import coal to northern Vietnam on capesizes over quarter of a century
  • Ship Finance pursues bond issue
    Roadshow aimed at raising cash as Fredriksen company expands fleet.
  • Siem Offshore extends PSV charters
    Norwegian owner adds potential two years to duo's workload.
  • HHI workers strike over job cuts plan
    About 12,000 staff walk out in Korea as bosses prepare to axe 2,000 posts.
  • ADS Crude Carriers set for Oslo debut
    Listing of new VLCC vehicle to take place on Tuesday after exchange approval.
  • Bergen Group merging with Endur Fabricom
    Maritime services company expanding oil and gas reach with new agreement.
  • Drifting Japanese bulker towed off New York
    USCG steps in as Santoku vessel disabled 100 miles offshore.
  • Master confirms hijacking of Greek tanker Pantelena
    Georgian master says crew was held for nine days off West Africa before being released.
  • WWL warns over trade tension and tariffs
    Car carrier company says potential for new import levies presents a risk.
  • Shipowners face drug smuggling threat at Brazil ports
    Much of cocaine reaching Europe thought to have moved through Port of Santos, warns Gray Page.
  • D-Day for Noble as investors vote on restructuring
    Hong Kong-based commodities trader finally approaching end-game in drawn-out saga.
  • Pacific Radiance secures approval for bond restructuring
    Singapore offshore vessel operator describes result as "a vote of confidence in our business".

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • Executive Moves: Long Beach, Swissport
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners named co-deputy executive directors, and Swissport extended the contract of its president and CEO.
  • U.S., Mexico reach trade deal
    The United States and Mexico, at the exclusion of North American Free Trade Agreement partner Canada, Monday morning announced a separate bilateral trade deal.
  • Shippers feel transpacific squeeze
    Container freight rates in the eastbound transpacific container trade continue to rise, with tight capacity and reports that shippers are seeing their exports from Asia to the U.S. being "rolled" from ships they are booked on to subsequent voyages.
  • July record for New York and New Jersey
    The Port of New York and New Jersey set yet another monthly record for cargo volumes in July, according to the latest figures from the port authority.
  • Infinity adding containers, staff
    Infinity Transportation Logistics LLC, which provides refrigerated intermodal services across the United States, is strengthening operations through acquiring more refrigerated intermodal containers and adding staff to its Kansas City, Mo., office.
  • COSCO Ports revenues up nearly 80 percent
    COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd. recorded a profit attributable to equity holders of the company of $169 million for the first six months of 2018, down 56.1 percent from the corresponding 2017 period, according to the global port operator's latest financial statements. Excluding one-off effects from completions of the subscription of non-circulating domestic shares in Qingdao Port International Co. Ltd.
  • Commentary: Piling on export compliance confusion
    The U.S. State Department's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation on Monday published a Federal Register notice listing the latest sanctions applied to Russia for alleged recent poisoning attempts by agents against dissident nationals in the U.K.
  • FAA awarding nearly $617 million
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that it will award $616.9 million in airport infrastructure grants as part of the $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program funding.
  • Intermodal 'very good solution' this year
    As shippers enter their peak season, they face a steeper and tougher peak to climb than in seasons past. A panel of freight industry experts discussed this phenomenon during Thursday's "Navigating New Realities: Peak Shipping

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 27, 2018
  • Russia's August crude output seen flat on month: Novak
    Russia's August crude and condensate output is expected to be flat month on month
  • Glencore's private terminal in Mexico's Dos Bocas port receives its first gasoline cargo: sources
    Glencore has received its first gasoline shipment at its new 600,000-barrel marine terminal at the Port of Dos Bocas
  • External: Marine Bunkering(Rotterdam)B.V.
  • TRADER NOTE: UAE's Viking Marine Services expands in the Mediterranean
    Gibraltar office comes four months after its Limassol setup in Cyprus.
  • Sinopec likely to hit 2018 throughput target despite plan to lower H2 runs to 81%
    Despite plans for a lower run rate in H2, Sinopec's throughput could hit 241.72 million mt for the whole year.
  • TRADER NOTE: Crude oil trader Kevin Ng leaves Itochu
    He will be joining Hengli Petrochemical as a crude oil trader from October 2018.
  • FUTURES: Crude slips amid mild profit-taking; awaits fresh cues
    Investors are keeping an eye out for US inventory reports, due for release from the American Petroleum institute on Tuesday.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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