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BRIEFS
August 5, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Employers: Montreal dockers behaviour threatens to non-strikers
  • CMA CGM ups Far East-India rate US$300/TEU - $500/FEU August 15
  • Shipbuilding orders fall on fear of new eco rules and global depression
  • Samsung Electronics to halt production at its computer factory in China
  • China's factories recover in July, says Purchasing Manager's Index
  • Ecommerce surge experienced by UPS attributed to Covid scare
  • Containership scrapping increases as July hits three-year high
  • Beijing speaks of 'protracted war' when speaking of decoupling
  • Japanese firm offers consultancy to Bangladeshi Matarbari port project
  • Gebruder Weiss spends US$7.9 million on Vienna ecommerce hub
  • Silk Way West inks new five-year ULD deal with ACL Airshop
  • EU Commission clears Alstom's takeover of Bombardier Transportation

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Evergreen joins Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
  • First Bangladesh-flagged vessel constructed under IRClass
  • Low Sulphur Surcharge not applicable: CMA CGM
  • Draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy 2020 put out for inputs/comments
  • Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin for India's exports to Thailand under ASEAN-India FTA
  • Global interoperability among maritime platforms the aim of recently inked MoU
  • Port of Rotterdam Authority in Hydrogen Council
  • PPT starts Covid Care Centre at Port Club for employees
  • Blue Dart Express results impacted by pandemic
  • IAG Cargo reports increased commercial revenues
  • Mumbai airport handles significant volume of cargo in Q1
  • SpiceJet posts a loss in Q4 but cargo operations do well
  • Crowd sourcing of suggestions for review of existing Customs duty exemption notifications/Customs Laws and procedures
  • IT Department hopes to complete all faceless e-assessments by mid-September
  • China's manufacturing activity up in July & export orders increase
  • Govt amends rules allowing NRIs to invest 100 pc in Air India
  • US economy to bounce back in third quarter: Treasury Secretary

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Transporting art in Austria

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Asia-Europe misery for shippers: four-week delays, rate hikes and surcharges
  • Fears air freight rates may soar even higher as tech launches loom
  • Hong Kong forwarder spearheads fight against fake lithium battery certificates
  • Post-Brexit planning brings in threat of personal fines for 'not-ready' hauliers
  • SpiceJet gets slots at London Heathrow airport
  • Rumours fly: Amazon behind new international airline In Brisbane
  • IATA's first cargo head, Aleks Popovich, to retire after 16 years
  • Supply chain radar: Hapag-Lloyd - the first cut is the deepest
  • Against the odds: Taking a page out of Mainfreight's book

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Massive explosions rock Port of Beirut
    Videos appearing on social media show a massive cloud of smoke billowing into the sky as two explosions rocked the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, today, causing massive damage and multiple injuries with
  • Pittsburgh Engineer District to invest $12.9 million at Montgomery Locks and Dam
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburgh District reports that it plans to spend $12.9 million to install two new dam lift gates and a new control system at the Montgomery Locks
  • Carnival Corporation commits to responsible ship recycling
    Days after video surfaced showing the Carnival Fantasy being beached at a scrapping facility in Turkey, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;NYSE: CUK) released details of its ship recycling plans. It said
  • EPF 12 completes integrated trials
    Austal USA and the Navy's Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program successfully completed integrated trials on the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is now ready to
  • Scorpio Bulkers inks LOI for giant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
    Leading dry bulk owner Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc, covering the construction of a large Wind

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Massive explosions flatten port of Beirut
    UPDATE 5: According to Lloyd's List Intelligence, 13 vessels were in port at the time of the blast, the largest...
  • Dorian charts global dip in LPG volumes
    Average rates for US-listed owner's fleet rise 39% compared with the past year
  • Shipping's GHG emissions rising despite efficiency gains
    The report will go before the Marine Environment Protection Committee
  • Sanctions body defends UK shipping guidelines
    'Where there are concerns about the regulations of other jurisdictions then the individual or company should seek independent legal advice...
  • Global supply chain flaws exposed by pandemic, analysts report
    Boston Consulting Group analysts believe supply chain businesses, along with shipping lines, must be aware of seismic changes in trade...
  • From the News Desk: Decarbonisation requires joined-up thinking
    It is clear there is no single answer to shipping's decarbonisation dilemma and it is certain that different fuels will...
  • Chinese shipper accuses carriers of profiteering
    Lockek: 'Not only is the price high, many exporting companies also need to book the slots more than 20 days...
  • Outlook: Is shipping coping with the pandemic?
    The outlooks, forecasts and predictions for 2020 which were compiled at the end of last year now look like they...
  • UK coastguard invests in new radio network
    Move will offer improved tech services access for many remote towns and villages
  • WFW hires Marcus Dodds from Reed Smith
    Former master advises SIGTTO and sits on Lloyd's Register's classification committee
  • Scorpio Bulkers turns to offshore wind
    The company says the deal for a new installation vessel and an accompanying crane marks a major step as it...
  • Danaos sees optimism in container market
    Greece-based owner says it is 'cautiously optimistic' for the medium-term market outlook, with the orderbook currently in single digits as...
  • DHL maintains strategy in face of tighter supply chains
    Lower volumes in eastbound transpacific and Asia-Europe trades confirmed. Elsewhere, strong demand is being seen in intra-Asia and Asia-Oceania
  • Hatzigrigoris steps down from Maran Gas
    LNG company managing director departs Angelicoussis Group after 39 years as part of reorganisation
  • Seafarer crisis is a challenge for the whole marine sector
    First and foremost, shipowners and their insurers will very likely face claims from seafarers
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: UK sanctions guidelines said to be 'misleading and incorrect' | Pandemic fallout delays vessel deliveries and limits new...
  • Evergreen joins responsible ship scrapping platform
    The online platform believes that transparency is a key driver of change in the whole ship recycling process and has...
  • Shell signs charters for six LNG newbuilds
    Knutsen LNG, Korea Line Corp and ICBC Financial Leasing are to place shipbuilding orders for the tankers to be supplied...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Digitization to transform US LTL trucking
  • Container lines diverting ships from strike-hit Montreal
  • Brokers tapping consumer tech to extend value for small shippers
  • UP expands California surcharge to all shippers
  • July jump in Chittagong exports linked to COVID-delayed orders
  • Dredging to boost vessel size limit for Port of New Orleans
  • Forager adds instant long-term contract rates to cross-border marketplace

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Dorian LPG ahead of the curve on emissions compliance
  • Richard Hext is next chairman of Hong Kong Maritime Museum
  • Academics push for high-risk area in Gulf of Mexico
  • FSL Trust cuts debt and keeps cash amid pandemic's 'rough sea'
  • Royal Caribbean dispels Empress of the Seas scrapping rumours
  • Baltic Dry Index moves up again as capesizes and panamaxes strengthen
  • Death toll rising after confiscated cargo explodes in Beirut port
  • FSL Trust cuts debt and keeps cash amid pandemic's 'rough sea'
  • Royal Caribbean dispels Empress of the Seas scrapping rumours
  • Baltic Dry Index moves up again as capesizes and panamaxes strengthen
  • Death toll rising after confiscated cargo explodes in Beirut port
  • Scorpio Bulkers shares dive 12% as owner explains bold move into wind
  • IMO study finds shipping's carbon emissions are increasing
  • Lloyd's of London gears up for opening next month
  • Deiulemar case rolls on after bondholders reject out-of-court settlement
  • Dorian LPG doubles quarterly profit, but Wall Street expected more
  • Norden pursues criminal action against port agency accused of inflating fees
  • Threat emerges over Pakistan recycling tax breaks
  • Adnoc says joint venture with Wanhua will focus on VLGCs and product tankers
  • Torm linked to LR2 fixtures amid renewed appetite from period charterers
  • Angeliki Frangou sees the sunshine as VLCCs bounce along the bottom
  • Tom Peter Blankestijn would be smiling today as Carnival scraps green
  • In a world full of risk, Ardmore Shipping erases one from the equation: Libor
  • Newly independent Blue Ocean fund sees Covid-19 boost
  • Avance Gas finally sells 17-year-old VLGC for 'very firm' price
  • Greece adopts ITF wage deals to boost sagging flag, maritime employment
  • Korea Shipbuilding's second-quarter operating profit beats consensus
  • Shrinking orderbook speeds up Japanese shipyards' urge to merge
  • Hurtigruten suspends cruise restart after virus outbreak among crew
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Japan trade volumes fell 40% in May and June
  • Temasek 'undecided' on $3bn offer for Keppel after clause breach

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • Death toll climbing after Port of Beirut explosion
    Lebanese officials blame confiscated highly explosive material for the blast, according to reports.
  • FMC finds NY/NJ port 'minimally impacted' operationally by COVID-19
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission found during its Fact Finding 29 investigation that the Port of New York and New Jersey showed supply chain resolve...
  • 'Land is plentiful' for APM Terminals Mobile seaport growth
    Two logistics parks are in operation nearby and more are to come in Alabama.
  • Swiss Air Lines cleared for more types of cabin cargo
    Shipping seafood, electronics or a spare part by air? It might get a window seat now on Swiss International Air Lines.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2020
  • US crude draws likely extend as exports, refinery utilization edge higher
    US crude inventory draws likely extended during the week ended July 31 amid steady exports and an expected uptick in refinery demand, an S&P Global Platts analysis showed August 3.
  • India's June gasoline exports drop 11% as refiners divert barrels to domestic market
    India's gasoline exports in June slid 11.11% from May to a two-month low of 985,000 mt as refiners channeled cargoes to the domestic market to meet a rise in demand, amid a backdrop of a heavily supplied Asian market.
  • Russia's Tuapse August VGO loadings down 25% on month to 90,000 mt
    Vacuum gasoil exports from the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse will consist of three cargoes of 30,000 mt each in August, down from 120,000 mt in July, according to a copy of the program seen by S&P Global Platts.
  • USGC regular-premium finished gasoline spread narrows to tightest level in nearly six years
    Premium grades of gasoline and the blendstocks needed to make them dropped to their lowest levels compared with regular gasoline in multiple years on the US Gulf Coast July 31, as the typical end-of-summer lull piles on to the demand destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  • German 2020 primary energy demand seen 7%-12% lower, emissions 10%-17% lower
    Germany's primary energy consumption could fall 7% to 12% this year after a 8.8% drop in the first half of the year, research group AG Energiebilanzen (AGEB) said Aug. 4.
  • MARINE FUEL 0.5%S: Global marine fuel supplies still holding back price recovery
    Global marine fuel 0.5%S prices improved in July, though demand still was below normal levels. Market sentiment was overall more positive than in June, though fundamentals of oversupply and slow demand resulted in a short-term bearish outlook for much of the globe.
  • Oil climbs on upbeat US economic data
    Crude futures settled higher Aug. 3 on the back of bullish US economic data.
  • S Korea allows private companies to launch LNG bunkering business
    South Korea has eased regulations to allow local private companies to launch LNG bunkering businesses and compete with state-run Korea Gas Corp., boosting prospects for LNG as a marine fuel as stricter environmental rules in international shipping gain traction.
  • India's June gasoil output rises 8.5% on month on domestic demand recovery
    India's gasoil production climbed for the second straight month in June as local refiners hiked run rates in line with emerging domestic demand as the country gradually eases coronavirus-induced restrictions.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Container shipping alliance The Alliance blanks two transatlantic sailings in Sep
    For August, The Alliance has voided one transatlantic sailing on AL4 and one on AL1.
  • BRAZIL DATA: Diesel, bunker fuel buoys June refinery output
    Year-to-date through June, bunker fuel and fuel oil production was 58.1% higher year on year at 53.4 million barrels, the ANP said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Signed the act for the rebalancing of the concession in chief of Venice Terminal Passengers
Venice
Spain : The aim is to "create a new normal", which is aimed strongly at an upper-middle customer segment, with the aim of creating a pole for luxury cruises in Venice, " he said.
PORTS
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Ligure
Genoa
Recorded increases of 2.5% and 21.9%, respectively. It continues the downturn of cruises in both scallops
CRUISES
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vela to Viking
Trieste / Los Angeles
Can accommodate 998 passengers
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
PORTS
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
Podgorica
Will evaluate the possible acquisition of the majority stake in the Turkish Global Ports Holding
PORTS
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
Beijing
Containers amounted to over 24.4 million TEU (+6.2%)
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
PORTS
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
The Spezia
Marina di Carrara has been recorded a decrease of -15.6%
PORTS
At Spezia they don't want a president of the AdSP "parachuted"
The Spezia
They ask for a president "plug & play" able to deal with the problems right away
PORTS
Defined the location in the port of Gioia Tauro of the construction site for the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Joy Tauro
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
PORTS
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
Ankara
Expected the realization of a terminal container
SHIPPING
T&E calls for EU measures to limit ship speed and greater use of wind propulsion
Brussels
Summary complaint of the organization on the progress made by the shipping industry for decarbonisation
CUSTOMS
To extend the customs corridor to goods in export and on transhipment in the port of Spezia
The Spezia
He was speaking at a meeting between the AdSP and the Customs Agency.
SHIPPING
After Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd also initiates an agreement with Chinese Goldwind for supplies of green methanol
ENVIRONMENT
Messina (Assshipowners) : yes to the environmentalist push, but the timing and the ways are wrong
Rome
Local, often untimely, local norms have the only effect of moving traffics out of the Old Continent.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, final visit of the EU representative to the project "Ravenna Port Hub : Infrastructural Works"
Ravenna
The European contribution has been more than 30 million euros.
TRANSPORTATION
In 2023, the performance of road and rail transport services fell in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel
Modal shares remained unchanged
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal service Melzo-Marcianise of Hannibal
Melzo
Two weekly rotations that from the first quarter will rise to three
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
PORTS
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
Singapore
The new company will become operational by the end of 2024
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
TRADE
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
Paris
Down the value of goods to and from China
PORTS
Omanita group Asyad will manage the port of al-Suwayq for 40 years
Muscat
The expansion of the stairway and the construction of a quay
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of an intermodal terminal in Budapest
Astana
A delegation of the Kazakh KTZ Express to the port of Rijeka
SHIPPING
The BIMCO has adopted the FuelEU Maritime Clause
Copenhagen
The European regulation will enter into force next January.
SHIPPING
Kenon Holdings (Idan Ofer) announces the next exit from the capital of ZIM
Singapore
Currently owns 19.8 million shares
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
NIM and EH Group will develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for shipping
PORTS
In the third quarter of 2024 the traffic of goods in the port of Tanger Med increased by 11%
Anjra
In the first nine months of the year, growth was 12% percent.
PORTS
Project of the ovadese Vezzani to set up a terminal for the automotive in Porto Marghera
Venice
Filed for the release of a demanial concession for the quay ex Sirma
PORTS
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
SHIPPING
Rixi, without the ETS review, European maritime fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage
Rome
According to the deputy minister, it is necessary to intervene at the root of the problem
PORTS
PSA Italy continues in purchase of equipment for Marghera terminal
Genoa
Committed total value of 8.5 million euros for three rubber-tyred gantry crane electric
JOBS
Corsica Sardinia Ferries in search of navigating personnel
Go Ligure
The wanted profiles are different, for machine areas, room and kitchen
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Agreement for the digital integration of the FS and AdSP Polo Logistics systems of the Western Liguria
Genoa
SHIPPING
New Oriental Mediterranean Service-Adriatic via Malta of CMA CGM
Marseille
Will have a weekly frequency
COMPETITION
Brussels to give state aid for 1.9 billion euros to German railway company DB Cargo
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Renewed the Governing Council of Wista Italy
Milan
Constancy Musso confirmed president
SHIPPING
Maersk completes orders to three shipyards for 20 new container ships
Copenhagen
In Yangzijiang Shipbuilding committed for six 17,000 teu ships and two from 9,000 teu. At Hanwha Ocean and New Times Shipbuilding ordered six units from 15,000 teu each
ASSOCIATIONS
Biagio Mazzotta assumes the post of Vice-President of the Federation of the Sea
Rome
President of Assonave will be running for vice president of ENMC
PORTS
ESPO calls on the new EU Commission to maintain and strengthen the CEF programme
Brussels
The exhortation is also to better adapt it to the needs of ports and their stakeholders
EDUCATION
The agreement on training between the AdSP of the Tirreno Centre Northern, the ITS Academy, " G. Caboto " and the European Escola
Cyvitavecchia
SHIPPING
Consultation on the extension of the UK ETS to the maritime sector
London
Shipping would be included since 2026
COMPANIES
MSC completes acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
ONE acquires a stake in Jakarta's NPCT1 terminal container
Singapore
It has a traffic capacity of 1.5 million teu per year
PORTS
Transped orders a mobile crane Konecranes Gottwald for its Porto Marghera terminal
Helsinki
It will be taken in delivery in the second quarter of next year
LOGISTICS
Dutch Raben Group and Swiss elvetica Sieber Transport make up a joint venture
Oss / Berneck
It will detect the Swiss company's groupage transport activity
LOGISTICS
Dachser & Fercam Italia has opened a new branch in Arezzo
Bolzano
Three thousand square meters of operational surface area and 400 of offices
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri initiates agreement with SIMEST for the growth of watermark businesses
Milan / Trieste
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
PORTS
Approved the Plan of the Organic Ports of Sardinia
Cagliari
There are 938 workers in the 36 enterprises operating in the scallots
OFFSHORE
Saipem has awarded an EPCI offshore contract from BP in Indonesia
Milan
SHIPPING
Container ship charterer MPCC's revenues fell by -28% in the third quarter
Oslo
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci reports delays and cuts to incentives for rail freight transport
Rome
Paper: Real risk of losing 115 million euros
PORTS
In the third quarter, traffic in shipping containers of Moroccan Marsa Maroc increased by 5% percent.
Casablanca
Exhaustion of the growth of transshipment volumes
SHIPYARDS
At Samsung Heavy Industries orders for the construction of four 16,000-teu container carriers
Busan
Commits the value of about 781 million
ENVIRONMENT
Eni-MSC agreement in the field of sustainability and energy transition
San Donato Milanese
It was subscribed by Claudio Descalzi and Diego Aponte
PORTS
The Grimaldi terminal in the port of Barcelona has been equipped with Onshore Power Supply
Barcelona
It will become operational in January
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
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJSC adjusts a salesperson for four new 7,900-teu container ships
Busan
ASSOCIATIONS
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
LOGISTICS
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
INDUSTRY
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
ASSOCIATIONS
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
SHIPYARDS
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
PORTS
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
SHIPYARDS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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