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BRIEFS
July 5, 2019
Sched Netweb site
  • World's largest box ship - 23,000 TEU MSC Gulsun - enters service
  • Fire aboard Russian submarine kills 14 sailors in the Barents Sea
  • Box shipping rates come under pressure amid softer demand
  • Maersk to roll out new product to offer shippers increased reliability
  • OOCL chooses Navis' stowage planning solution for its entire fleet
  • ICTSI Manila yard slashes utilisation rate with quicker release of boxes
  • Colombo port plan features development of East Container Terminal
  • Amazon explores offering drone surveillance as a service
  • Air cargo volumes drop globally in May against 2018
  • Amazon Air starts cargo flights to Anchorage airport
  • Aeroflot expands route network for summer 2019

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • CEVA strengthens partnership with world's largest pure play contractor for jack-up rigs
  • Disruption in container market seen
  • SAI Maritime completes another complex & challenging operation at Mumbai Port
  • TKPL organises Blood Donation camp as a prelude to its Founder's Day
  • Duty-free natural rubber imports sought
  • Export Development Fund, reduction in corporate tax among FIEO's wishlist for the Union Budget to chart higher growth trajectory for exports
  • Recapitalisation of Exim Bank & capital infusion to ECGC approved

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • Grim forecasts for shipping peak season - 'even Nostradamus would despair'
  • New owner for Manston, but freighter airport plan faces objections
  • Panalpina goes hi-tech: 'buying from suppliers, adding value and selling to our customers'
  • On the wires: Walmart has no real interest in China's supply chain, and rightly so
  • Peter Waller to take over as CFO of Swissport, triggering speculation on an IPO
  • Supply chain radar: The appeal of Geodis + Bolloré, if CMA CGM is out of the race
  • World's largest boxship, featuring 24 rows across, is delivered
  • Latest Hapag-Lloyd order for new reefers will lift its fleet strength above 100,000
  • Take a ride along the Punjabi American highway

Marine Logweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • Inmarsat to add Arctic Region coverage to Fleet Xpress
    Inmarsat is to add Arctic region coverage to its high-speed mobile broadband Fleet Xpress service. It is partnering with Space Norway, which in late 2022 will have two Northrop Grumman-built satellites launched

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Sanctions busting, data integrity and shipping's grey areas
    We are talking sanctions busting, transparency and data integrity on this week's podcast. In the wake of the latest tanker...
  • Detained Iranian tanker's crew face questions over cargo
    Inquisition of ship's crew is likely to be the start of a protracted legal process about the legality of what...
  • Steamship Mutual defends 116% combined ratio
    'I don't want to be ridiculously upbeat or immodest, but the fact is, I think we are getting it exactly...
  • Gibraltar tanker seizure triggers Iran-UK diplomatic row
    Iran has accused the UK of illegally seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar that British officials said...
  • Neste places tanker order to replace older vessels
    'We do not intend to return to shipowning' - Neste executive Ilkka Iittiläinen
  • Shipping emissions data must be reliable to be useful
    The unveiling of European Union's system for monitoring ship emissions has turned into a shambles as observers expose flaws in...
  • Ports are not equal in green shipping push
    Ports face pressure from local communities to push for lower ship emissions, but they often lack the wherewithal to monitor...
  • Anti-corruption group launches campaign in India
    The campaign, which has support from the Indian government, will start at Mumbai ports and aims to cut out corruption...
  • Delay cover still in place, despite Gulf attacks
    Marine delay cover for Strike Club members operating in the Straits of Hormuz will remain in place, despite the recent...
  • Switzerland-Rotterdam intermodal link starts
    Rotterdam terminals get direct rail link to European hinterland
  • Hapag-Lloyd boosts reefer fleet
    New orders with Internet of Things connectivity will arrive in time for southern hemisphere export season
  • Daily Briefing
    China raises attack alert in Malacca Strait to highest level | EU overestimates shipping's CO2 emissions by 18m tonnes |...
  • Viewpoint: Paying for ports
    In the day of the megaship and with scale economics running almost out of control, the challenges to port and...
  • Cosco Shipping to put scrubbers on ultra large containerships
    Moves come as liner shipping carriers are increasingly embracing scrubber technologies as a preferred alternative to low sulphur fuel in...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • Hapag-Lloyd kicks off online reefer program
  • More North American port automation expected
  • The new oligopoly of container shipping

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • JP Morgan takes on dual-fuel Shell chemical tankers
    Project Solar quartet will trade in Baltic Sea region
  • Tsuneishi Shipbuilding secures $250m Nissen Kaiun order for 10 log/bulk carriers
    Japanese owner is thought to be the buyer of a series to be built to a new enlarged TESS42 design
  • Dae Sun inks feeder boxship order
    South Korea's Dae Sun Shipbuilding has added a feedership to its orderbook. Busan's Dong Jin Shipping has inked a deal for a 1,000-teu vessel at the yard, according to Clarksons. Delivery is set for 2021. No price was given. Dong Jin has a mixed fleet of 14 tankers, container vessels and general cargoships. Its last delivery was a 1,785-teu boxship from Dae Sun in 2017.
  • Grindrod Shipping eases covenant strictures
    Nasdaq-listed owner agrees amendments with lenders like DVB and Credit Agricole.
  • Titan LNG set to reveal details of third and fourth bunkering units
    Dutch LNG bunkering company set to double fleet as it thinks about a global, longer-term strategy
  • Fredriksen linked to VLCC grab as Chinese berths dropped
    Norway's Fredriksen Group has canned potential orders for up to eight VLCCs with two Chinese shipyards amid intense market talk that the party is homing in on 10 dual-fuel VLCC newbuildings in South Korea. Fredriksen's back, with $500m newbuild orders John Fredriksen's interests penned letters of intent (LOIs)with both Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, both
  • Wall Street expects Euronav to stay in red during second quarter
    Tanker giant Euronav is expected to post a quarterly loss in the coming days ahead of a sharp rise in its bottom line anticipated next year. Consensus numbers guide for Euronav to book a loss of $42.5m in the three months to the end of June 2019, deeper than the $13m red number seen at this stage a year ago. New Euronav boss Hugo De Stoop connects to company's roots and future challenges Analys
  • Oslo shipbroker Steem1960 anticipates stronger markets
    Oslo shop's profit little changed in 2018 in over-supplied sectors.
  • 'Captain wanted' notice offers rare insight into crew salaries
    A Piraeus shipping agency employs an unusually direct advertising technique to spot ship officers
  • Coral Shipping doubles down on product market with MR2 buy
    Expanding player emerges as new owner of product tanker sold by Greek peer Sun Enterprises
  • Carlsson launches campaign for IMO 'board' to push net zero emissions
    Tanker veteran and wind power proponent argues more must be done much faster to counter climate change
  • Second LNG carrier waits off Prelude FLNG
    An LNG carrier has been holding position near Shell's Prelude FLNG liquefaction unit off north-west Australia this week as the floater prepares to export a second cargo. More Prelude FLNG details emerge as attention turns to second shipment The Shell-chartered, 170,000-cbm Methane Julia Louise (built 2010) changed its destination to "Prelude" several days ago and has been idling around 11 kilome
  • Shell advances pioneering LNG-fuelled VLCC project
    Energy major is scouting for shipowners to work with
  • Langh supplies scrubber to new Chios MR
    Finnish company provides open-loop hybrid kit for Mipo newbuilding.
  • Big CNG carrier deal just the start for GEV
    Australian company says it could build at least 12 ships for three projects.
  • Crewman dies as ro-ro abandoned
    Other passengers and crew rescued from Chilean ship.
  • Columbia Shipmanagement promotes mental health and diversity with new projects
    Columbia Shipmanagement has introduced new initiatives around mental health and in promoting diversity, its chief executive says. At a time the British royal family have helped catapult awareness of mental health issues to public prominence, Columbia will become one of the first shipping companies to introduce dedicated psychological support. Wilhelmsen's Benedicte Teigen Gude becomes 11th Norw
  • New Columbia Shipmanagement venture targets offshore and renewables business
    Mark O'Neil says offering of management services extends to wider energy market as well as windfarm tonnage and green recycling
  • Tsakos Shipping & Trading kick-starts family's sell-off of older tankers
    Major Greek owner divests 15-year-old aframax in its first straight S&P tanker sale in years
  • 'Mild' ice conditions tempt first eastbound LNG sailing on NSR
    Good ice conditions have facilitated the first 2019 shipment of LNG eastbound along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The 172,600-cbm, Arc7 Vladimir Rusanov (built 2018) left Yamal LNG's Sabetta terminal in the Russian Arctic on 28 June bound for South Korea. First LNG cargo of 2019 moving east along Northern Sea Route Those following the vessel early this week said it was moving well without iceb
  • Greeks warm to handysize bulker buys as market heats up
    With markets thawing and values seen as low, increasing numbers of handysize bulker deals involving Hellenic players come to light
  • Marines board VLCC suspected of sanctions breach
    UK forces detain Grace 1 in Gibraltar after believing it was en route to Syria.
  • Fagervoll builds Golden Energy Offshore stake
    OSV owner's CEO converts stock options worth $35,000.
  • EIB to help fund Sweden-Finland ro-pax newbuilding
    European bank says its "glad to finance" highly fuel-efficient dual-fuelled ship
  • Indonesian cops nab Kyla kamsarmax raiders
    Robbers in custody after quick thinking officials react to robbery attempt off Kalimantan
  • Decommissioning a potential lifeline for hard hit Malaysian OSV players
    Rapidly developing Asian market could be worth upwards of $1.5bn, says analyst.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 4, 2019
  • DUBAI FUTURES: Middle East sour crude steady as market awaits OSPs
    Market participants are awaiting more prices from producers in the Persian Gulf for the September trading cycle.
  • TRADER NOTE: Dan-Bunkering appoints new traders at Stamford office
    Kasper Christiansen and Janek Ekel have located from other offices in the company to Stamford.
  • FUTURES: Oil slides as demand concerns outweigh stocks fall
    The draw put regional stocks at the lowest since March 2018 and 9.7% below the five-year average for this time of year.

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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
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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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