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BRIEFS
July 22, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL extends coverage of Latin America, launching new TLP3 service
  • Hapag Lloyd's addition to its Africa service portfolio, the China Kenya Express
  • China aims to boost smart shipping industry
  • Port of Virginia's FY2020 box volumes down 6.2pc handling 2.8m TEU
  • Eastbound Euro-China rail freight on the increase, rivals air cargo
  • India tells two state firms not to use China telecoms gear
  • CEVA plans to be tops in former British and French Africa
  • South African Treasury helps source SAA funding
  • Alaska Airlines launches 12 new destinations in 2020 from Los Angeles
  • Transpacific gets boost prices speedily react to reduced capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • Alliances & capacity reductions
  • Bahri reports stunning 1,569 pc jump in net profit in Q2, its highest earning quarter since inception
  • European grant for hydrogen project in inland shipping
  • Maersk's Arabian Star service to call Hazira
  • Routeing system in South-West Indian waters separated for merchant & fishing vessels
  • Govt mulling 20 pc basic Customs duty on solar modules
  • India imports record oilmeal in 2019-20
  • Spices exports up 23 pc in June 2020
  • The rail & port projects
  • AAI signs MoU with BEL to collaborate in tapping emerging global opportunities in airports business
  • Creation of small warehouses at farmgate suggested
  • Emirates SkyCargo operates more than 10,000 flights in 3 months
  • Indian air cargo operators transport over 40,000 tonnes of agricultural produce during lockdown
  • Perishable Logistics Network launched
  • Qatar Airways statement on judgment of International Court of Justice regarding airspace blockade
  • Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University starts admission process for new session
  • States can fix minimum & maximum road freight rates, says Road Transport Ministry
  • Truckers demand rollback of increase in fuel prices
  • International cooperation on trade seen critical for post-pandemic recovery
  • CBIC & CBDT sign MoU to facilitate smoother bilateral exchange of data

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • Air freight rates looking up as passenger-freighters leave the market
  • China-Europe rail freight hits the buffers as rocketing demand brings congestion
  • Cancelled sailings out of India causing rollovers and bookings logjam
  • Atlas crash probe increases pressure on FAA to get tough on pilot records
  • 'Well prepared' K+N weathers tough first half, and sees a brighter Q2
  • How much trade is sailing around Trump's China tariffs?
  • Analysis: Expect more K+N disposals as its Q2 numbers boost DSV shares

Marine Logweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • Halter Marine awarded T-AGOS (X) study contract
    Halter Marine Inc. has been awarded the contract for industrial studies for the auxiliary general ocean surveillance ship (T-AGOS(X)) program. The U.S. Navy awarded the $981,000 contract for the T-AGOS class series
  • Posidonia 2020 canceled
    The Posidonia event in Athens has joined the list of major maritime events whose 2020 presentations have been canceled. Originally planned for June of this year, the event had been postponed to
  • Norwegian suppliers' offshore wind ambitions get export credit boost
    Norway's state-owned export credit guarantee agency GIEK is actively seeking offshore wind related new business worldwide as part of its mandate to bolster the participation of Norwegian exporters in the growing, but
  • Tasmania plans to switch construction of two new TT-Line ferries to Australia
    The Government of Tasmania has pulled the plug on plans for TT-Line to build two replacement ferries at Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions. Instead it is setting up a task force to

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • Seanergy completes successful refinancing
    The refinancing results in a $6.6m reduction in company debt and a material gain of $5.6m
  • Maersk joins Microsoft and Starbucks in corporate climate alliance
    The nine founding corporations, with combined annual revenues of $500bn, commit to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest
  • Denmark alters visa rules to assist crew changes
    The move is expected to see about 500 seafarers a week changed
  • Operator of cruiseships held by UK goes into administration
    Administrators Duff & Phelps say the vessels are not part of the insolvency proceedings
  • Wilhelmsen takes 50% stake in MPC Capital ship management unit
    Move likely to have been driven by need for economies of scale, Hamburg shipping grapevine claims
  • Capesize market sees a slow decline
    Vale said the lower end of its 310m-330m tonnes of iron ore production range was likely this year, meaning it...
  • Stranded seafarers make direct appeal for more action on crew changes
    Crews tell their stories of resilience, missing families and not stepping on land for nearly six months as coronavirus pandemic...
  • From the News Desk: Progress made in digitalisation and decarbonisation
    While the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down or brought to a halt many aspects of the shipping industry, the movement...
  • K+N results show 'profound impact' of pandemic
    Lockdowns had a negative impact on international trade and outlook remains uncertain
  • Bahri posts record second-quarter profit
    The Saudi Arabian tanker company reported its second quarter of the year net profits jumped to $203m
  • Ocean freight and idle rates said to have 'peaked'
    A small recovery in container demand next year will be offset by idle capacity returning to the market
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Crew crisis is shipping's 'most acute problem' in 50 years | Posidonia 2020 cancelled | UK detains...
  • Is shipping to blame for the crew crisis?
    Shipowners who shun publicity and choose to flag vessels in countries with which they have few or no commercial connections...
  • Hyundai Mipo wins $144m in MR tanker orders
    Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, formally known as Hyundai Heavy Industries, has so far hit only 11.1% of its 2020...
  • DSME and Rotterdam sign three-year research deal on smart ships and ports
    DSME and Port of Rotterdam are planning to work on technologies that enable smart ships to interface with smart ports...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • E-commerce fuels Roadrunner's LTL expansion
  • Tech creating forwarding diffusion, not consolidation: Logixboard
  • K+N air, ocean volumes see sharp Q2 decline on COVID-19
  • US breakbulk steel imports face new woes on Halliburton focus shift
  • 'First mile' startup targeting pre-freight activities gets additional funding
  • Smarthop targets small truckload carrier standardization
  • Trucker Tools adds depth to its broker customer list

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • Russian foreign ministry working to free kidnapped seafarers
  • CLIA: 'Only time will tell' how long cruise outfits can last
  • Capesize bulker market sinking as sentiment wanes
  • Seanergy lowers debt while seeking more payback time
  • MSC Cruises holds onto ships but delays some newbuildings
  • Weco Shipping denies it is exiting shipowning as fleet shrinks to one vessel
  • To hire the talent shipping needs, it can't turn its back on women
  • Does pregnancy testing of mariners violate UN convention?
  • Sanitary products a symbol of challenges facing women at sea
  • Personal protective gear: making shipping a better fit for female seafarers
  • Japanese trading giants join forces to save shipbuilding
  • Box lines cut CO2 emissions in 2019, says Clean Cargo
  • Wilhelmsen buys 50% of MPC Capital's Ahrenkiel Steamship
  • International Salvage Union says declining revenues are putting the squeeze on salvors
  • Bergshav set to sell one of three aframax tankers
  • South Africa probes container loss from MSC boxship
  • Number of scrubber retrofits so far is 'peanuts', Wartsila says
  • New Dayang wins $86m in bulker orders from Chinese owners
  • Princess Cruises prevails in swathe of coronavirus lawsuits
  • Incat eyes $600m ropaxes as Tasmania looks to keep jobs at home
  • Cruise & Maritime Voyages becomes latest pandemic casualty
  • Denmark tweaks visa system to allow seafarers to come ashore

American Shipperweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • United Airlines records $1.6B Q2 loss; cargo revenue soars
    United Airlines got pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic in the second quarter, losing $1.6 billion before special charges. But cargo revenue jumped because of the...
  • PierPass: OffPeak program diverted 48 million truck trips
    OffPeak praised for enabling Southern California distribution centers to operate second shifts.
  • Kuehne + Nagel uses 'agile structure' to weather 1H 2020
    The coronavirus' whipsaw effect on the global supply chain took a toll on Kuehne + Nagel during the first half of 2020, but without a...
  • Will shippers miss British Airways' 747?
    British Airways' decision to retire its fleet of 747 jumbo jets is a loss for aviation lovers, but businesses that ship goods by air will...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 21, 2020
  • 10 ppm ARA barge premium to 0.1% diesel at 14-week high on lower arrivals, lack of heating demand
    Warmer temperatures, high stocks play key role in demand fundamentals shift.
  • PORTUGAL DATA: Fuel demand drops 24% in first half 2020
    Bunker fuel demand down 21% in 1H as decline steepens from 17% drop in April.
  • Bunker trader Sing Fuels makes key appointments to grow business
  • EU leaders open to adding aviation, shipping to emissions trading
    Efforts aimed at raising money to help fund bloc's recovery from the pandemic lockdowns.
  • Crude climbs as demand outlook firm amid slowing virus spread, EU stimulus
    Oil futures ride vaccine gains to four-month highs.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
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
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
››› File
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
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%
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