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BRIEFS
July 6, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC charters 11 vessels at discounted rates
  • OOCL restores two transpacific sailings cancelled in June
  • Container shipping faces continuing low demand and capacity withdrawal
  • Fewer late vessels in May, but degree of delays increasing: Sea-Intelligence
  • HMM names world's largest box ship 'HMM Hamburg'
  • CMA CGM seeks investment opportunities in Africa
  • Indian government gives the nod for new 10m TEU port north of Mumbai
  • IATA: Air cargo picked up in May, demand still weak
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport reports 81pc airfreight increase in May
  • HK's appetite for scallops satisfied by charter services from Japan

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 5, 2020
  • Baltic main sea freight index rises again
  • Global trade might have slumped, but mega container vessels making presence felt on key trade lanes
  • Hapag-Lloyd intimates termination of India Gulf Service 2 (IG2)
  • India's farm exports dip
  • The Risky Exporter issue
  • DPT handles 250.49 lakh tonnes in Q1 2020-21
  • Draughts at Paradip Port temporarily enhanced
  • JN Port maintains 89 pc of export volume in June 2020 as compared to June 2019
  • Paradip Port tops as Major Ports handle less in Q1
  • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port gears up to serve Indo-Bangla trade through new service
  • VPT's revised restrictions regarding berthing of vessels in Inner Harbour
  • Bangladesh stops cargo trucks at West Bengal border
  • Exports recovering fast as unlock process gains momentum & economic activity revives: Goyal
  • Extension of validity of AEO certification for ease of renewal process
  • Forex reserves rise & maintain level at over half a trillion dollars
  • SEZs want tax benefits extended for entire fiscal

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Self-driving truck in terminal
  • Delta Cargo restructures management
  • Next generation CCS for Sète
  • New train connects Serbia and China
  • EMS Log opens new branch in Germany
  • Alyzia appointed new handling agent in Brussels
  • Transnet banks on experience
  • Gridlock on road network
  • Short-term logistics order for Arvato
  • On the coast of Algeria
  • First steps towards a structural recovery
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Fresh hands for Belgium and UK
  • DSV to build large logistics hub in Denmark
  • Some more masks for Utahns
  • Silk Road captured on film
  • Rotor sails cut emissions

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • Air cargo market: 'the first steps towards a structural market recovery?'
  • Container freight rates still on the up - a peak season after all?
  • Mixed fortunes for Australian trade: air freight subsidies but ocean constraints
  • UIA suspends carrying animals on flights pending probe into puppy tragedy
  • Forwarders and 3PLs need to prepare for the rise of the 'Cyber 4PL'
  • Platts monthly container market commentary: 'balance in the force again'
  • EU bans two Pakistani airlines in wake of pilot licence scandal
  • Boeing pulls plug on the 747, ending the era of the jumbo jet
  • Rob Waterman the new CEO at Containerships, as Claude Lebel retires
  • Conf call redux: FedEx - 'We were right all along' (and don't mention 2021...)

Marine Logweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • Car carrier in Jacksonville blaze declared constructive total loss
    The car carrier Höegh Xiamen has been declared a constructive total loss following the fire that broke out onboard the vessel last month at Blount Island, Jacksonville, Fla. The vessel was on
  • Donjon gets $19.6 million dredging award
    Donjon Marine Co., Hillside, N.J., has been awarded a $19,697,607 modification to contract W912DS-19-C-0013 for dredging the Newark Bay main channel. Work will be performed in Newark, N.J.with an estimated completion date

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • Pacific Basin expects losses on hefty impairments
    The company expects a net loss of $212m to $227m in the first half of the year versus a profit...
  • Greek tankers abort Venezuela trade as US moves to seize cargoes
    The owner of four tankers alleged to be carrying Iranian gasoline for Venezuela has spoken of his dismay at how...
  • Calls to standardise shore power to start greening ports
    Regulators need to be ambitious setting targets and time is short if the industry is to meet climate goals
  • Digital technology should drop the science-fiction
    He believes the sci-fi videos of autonomous vessels took the discussion about digital technology in completely the wrong direction. The...
  • The week in charts: Floating storage sets record; seaborne trade turns negative
    Increased numbers of very large crude carriers anchored off China, Singapore and Malaysia have brought the total amount of crude...
  • UK quarantine easing is boost for ports and ferries
    'We normally carry 800,000 passengers between July and August. If we carry 350,000 this summer we will be delighted ......
  • Global fleet mostly following IMO fuel collection rules
    The IMO has received fuel consumption data for 2019 from over 26,000 ships, around 80% of the required vessels
  • PIL vessel targeted by pirates off Benin, five crew missing
    BIMCO says Nigeria holds the key to the piracy problem and urged it to step up patrols
  • Dry bulk 'not out of the woods yet'
    Speaking on an Arctic Securities webinar, Mr Bugbee said that he does not see the company stepping out to buy...
  • Antong owners get China stock market ban
    China Merchants has gained de facto control of Antong through an earlier bailout deal
  • MPC Container Ships seeking bigger cash shot to avert covenant breach
    The operator of 68 smaller boxships has admitted that it has been subject to liquidity pressure in the wake of...
  • CMA CGM launches decarbonisation coalition
    Group of 11 organisations to work on future fuels and options for transport and logistics
  • Cosco sets up maritime university
    It can contribute to China's existing educational system for maritime professionals, which is led by two public universities, Dalian Maritime...
  • Digitalisation vs human intelligence; it's a matter of trust
    Shipping is trying to understand why it has come later to the digital party. There are many reasons, including culture...
  • Understanding the collaboration conundrum
    Companies trying to apply digitalisation to all their processes discovered that the outcome was not what they had anticipated
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: The new normal, according to Sadan Kaptanoglu
    Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your free weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Greek tankers removed from US' Venezuela blacklist | XRTC warns of new wave of bad loans |...
  • US acts to seize cargoes on four Venezuela-bound Iranian tankers
    The four vessels have turned off their identification systems since May and their whereabouts are unknown, but it is unclear...
  • Port of Long Beach sets plan for recovery
    'We're noticing not just a slowdown in blank sailings, we're actually seeing a reversal. Shipping lines are basically introducing sailings...
  • Philippines grants freedom of movement for seafarers
    The measure comes into immediate effect and was created by the Philippines government to ensure that seafarers are accorded speedy...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • Third GRI in a month pushes Asia-US container rates higher
  • Asia air cargo exports show signs of recovery
  • JOC Uncharted: Digitalization will reduce LTL costs, improve service
  • Asia-Europe container spot rate rally extends into July
  • CMA CGM helps expand clean-fuel initiative in Europe

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • Bulker markets finish higher after wobbly week
  • Capital idea: Smedvig shows how investing out of shipping and oil can pay off
  • Stolt-Nielsen can weather 40% revenue drop as it eyes new financing
  • Hapag-Lloyd teen apprentice still smiling after nine months on board
  • Ince adds former P&I man and master mariner Dalby as partner
  • Risky times set up dry FFA market for bumper year
  • Wirecard scandal sees seafarers' cash at risk, cruise lines escape
  • Joe Hughes reflects on 25 years at helm of American Club
  • SevenSeas opts to safeguard future ship value
  • Bahri and Petrobras rise through the ranks as tanker charterers
  • Pacific Basin Shipping warns of $198m in expected asset impairments
  • Stolt-Nielsen eyes tanker consolidation through buys or pools
  • Aon reveals how P&I mutuals rely on investments to balance books
  • Petredec beats price expectations in sale of 12-year-old LPG carrier
  • Tradewind Voyages casts off as UK's newest cruise operator
  • Tradewind Voyages boasts having 'ship of the moment'
  • Northern Sea Route to open early after record temperatures
  • German buyers emerge as new owners of smaller boxships
  • Interunity and NSC take over restructuring of boxship fleet
  • Master among five crew kidnapped from PIL ship off Benin
  • Evalend Shipping plays down talk of VLCC sale
  • Kleven Verft owner pressures lenders with bankruptcy threat
  • AM Nomikos bulker probed after fatal fishing boat collision
  • Eleven crew members test positive on MSC boxship in China
  • Singapore to tighten rules on commodities financing
  • Eastern Pacific scoops up 10-year-old capesize amid big bulker focus
  • MPCC wins backing for new $42m rescue plan from bondholders
  • Hyundai Glovis scores $432m shipping contract from Volkswagen
  • Norwegian shippers open tender for zero-emission bulker newbuildings
  • Asian players take lead as boxship demolition derby rumbles on
  • US moves to seize Iranian gasoline headed to Venezuela

American Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • FreightWaves Flashback 1955: Shipside to Chicago in three nights
    New and stronger ties between the Port of Jacksonville and the Midwest are being developed by truck lines bent on developing return traffic to Florida.
  • Pandemic prompts DHL to beef up expedited LCL services
    Excerpt: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, transport and logistics giant DHL is enhancing its time-definite less-than-containerload sea freight delivery service.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 3, 2020
  • External: Global Risk Management

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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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