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June 24, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • TS Lines in search of new ships as Q1 profits soar 170pc to US$21.5m
  • MPC Containers Ships seeks US$15m in recapitalisation plan
  • There is a future for the shipping world after Covid-19 pandemic: PISR CEO
  • Shandong Port Group and Rizhao Port jointly develop overseas facilities
  • Five ships detained in UK over welfare fears for crew
  • China crucial to Australia's post-Covid-19 recovery: Oz uni study
  • Cautious optimism as air cargo volumes improve in May
  • Nallian expands business by acquiring pharma logistics consultancy
  • Air France offers employees voluntarily buyouts to cut overhead

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Barcelona-Madrid service with LNG vehicles
  • Segro exits Austria
  • Paving the way for methanol in shipping
  • Slovakian cars shipped to Koper by train
  • Pall-Ex picks commercial director for UK
  • Germany's cargo airports on the upswing
  • Port Everglades' long-term strategy revised
  • Ekol strengthens partnership with Regatta
  • ATC appoints group manager charter and solutions
  • An excellent year for pharma shipments by air
  • Change of ship crews still in crisis
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Air Canada moves big life-saving load to London
  • Gebrüder Weiss down under
  • New vehicles to speed up deliveries
  • Higher tolls as incentive for modal shift
  • Harbour commissioner leaves Port of Long Beach

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • Harsh reversal of fortune for containership owners as charter rates tumble
  • Road freight industry needs €75bn from the EU to recover from pandemic
  • After its 'moment in the sun', air cargo will be back to its former 'grim realities'
  • Healthcare & pharma supply chains are 'fragile and infested with problems'
  • As more aircraft are scrapped, 'we must aim to recycle every part of them'
  • Panalpina CFO Robert Erni to take over from Burkhard Eling at Dachser
  • Against the odds: DB Schenker - Fix America and dream billions
  • On the wires: DSV Panalpina - Here comes the smile-shaped recovery

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • Austal USA awarded $50 million DPA Title III agreement
    As part of the national response to COVID-19, the Department of Defense (DoD) has entered into a $50 million Defense Production Act Title III agreement with shipbuilder Austal USA, Mobile. Ala. The
  • Alabama Shipyard wins $23.7 million MSC contract
    Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $23,752,381, firm-fixed-price contract for a 96-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support
  • Schottel launches retractable version of its rim thruster
    The newly developed Schottel Retractable Rim Thruster (SRT-R) covers the power range up to 500 kW, offering many advantages, such as low noise emissions and tailor-made solutions for a wide range of
  • SCA elects new leadership
    Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has become the new Chairman of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), succeeding Terry O'Brien of Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. The new
  • Alaska Marine Lines purchases two big barges from Sause
    Alaska Marine Lines reports that it has expanded its fleet with the purchase of two cargo barges, the Kamakani and Namakani, from Oregon based Sause Bros. Sause terminated its Hawaii service in

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • Bunker price spread keeps scrubber economics unfavourable
    The difference in price between high-sulphur fuel oil and the compliant 0.5% sulphur fuel oil is weakening the economic argument...
  • Panama's green light for extended tours draws criticism
    'Port state control should immediately target all Panamanian ships and detain for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention. This is...
  • From the News Desk: LNG tanker market hit by demand disruption
    LNG demand has been more resilient than other energy commodities, such as oil or coal, during the coronavirus pandemic, but...
  • Dry freight derivative volumes at 12-year high
    Paper volumes are trading at levels last seen during the collapse of Lehman Brothers as volatility in the physical market...
  • Hin Leong owners seek to safeguard tankers from insolvency
    The Lim family may face contests in their effort to shield certain shipping tonnage from the financial damage spilling over...
  • Petrofin: Health crisis continues to impact ship finance
    Survey shows that prior to pandemic, the fall in bank lending to Greek shipping had been arrested, with Credit Suisse...
  • Costamare completes $435m debt refinancing
    New loan deals worth $140m conclude refinancing programme that started earlier this year
  • Cargo market introduces modern slavery clause
    Slavery 'is real and present in all societies and we want to do our part to root it out,' says...
  • China halts US poultry imports after health scare
    The discoveries coincide with China's recently announced plans to test imported meat for coronavirus and to block chicken imports from...
  • MOL to cut 40 vessels from fleet to reduce costs
    MOL will expand its liquefied natural gas business to include floating storage and regasification units, LNG-to-power ships as well greater...
  • Russian reefer arrives in Busan with coronavirus cases on board
    The reefer vessel arrived at Busan's Gamcheon port from Vladivostok on Sunday. The crew were all tested after the captain...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Domestic logjams are main barrier in crew-change problem | Why shipping needs to shout louder about the...
  • Hong Kong's Tung family invests in GasLog
    The Tungs participated in the recent $36m private share offering by the US-listed LNG carrier owner
  • Singamas sells more assets amid bad debts and losses
    The subsidiary, Tianjin Pacific Container Co, produced both dry and specialised containers and had been in the red for two...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • LA-LB proves ability to handle mega-ships, but landside pressures remain
  • BNSF's new Seattle-to-Ohio service avoids Chicago dray
  • Pandemic pushes US shippers to rethink sourcing, tech spend
  • Virginia container-on-barge traffic surging on grocery demand
  • Air cargo rates fall, but historic highs likely through summer

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • Panama OK's crew change, citing humanitarian reasons
  • Lawyer: Pullmantur ships rumoured to be headed for scrapping
  • Rush for paper in the capesize futures market is not over yet
  • Fourfold rise in cyber attacks on shipping due to remote working
  • RCGS Resolute expedition cruiseship sold at auction
  • Marinakis yanks Diamond S ships into commercial control of his Curzon Maritime
  • MSC leads raid on big boxship charter market
  • Fred Olsen fixes $85m of green finance for wind vessels
  • Virus disruption to remove 16% of ships from 2020 delivery schedules, Clarksons says
  • Maersk Tankers' new venture: We do not hire shipping experts on purpose
  • ITF crew change call is not 'incitement to strike'
  • Martinos brothers sell veteran aframaxes as S&P market cools
  • VLCC owners making the best of a 'bad hand', analysts say
  • Competition hots up as engine designers adapt for future fuels
  • WinGD reveals hand on the next generation of greener engines
  • Excelerate FSRU newbuilding fixed for Chinese charter on yard delivery
  • 'Bored' Braemar brokers looking forward to office return
  • Video shows bunker tanker steaming into breakwater
  • Indian LPG imports on road to recovery despite continued lockdown
  • Keppel cancels rig deal after Awilco 'fails to make payment'
  • Mitsui OSK Lines to cut 40 vessels from fleet due to virus

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • FourKites gives logistics aid organization a communications boost
    The American Logistics Aid Network says partnership with supply chain visibility platform facilitates contact between disaster relief organizations and ready-to-serve shippers, carriers and warehouses.
  • Triton aids Doctors Without Borders with branded reefer containers
    Maersk Container Industries donated services to apply artwork showcasing lifesaving work.
  • Supply chain's response to pandemic dominates annual 'State of Logistics Report'
    The annual "State of Logistics Report" by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals finds a damaged but resilient industry in the wake of the...
  • DHL adds flight from LA to UK hub
    DHL Express continues to adjust its airline network amid changing shipper needs in the COVID era.
  • 'The whole world is watching'
    If all goes well, scientists will defy the longest of odds and bring to market a vaccine, or multiple vaccines, to defeat the novel coronavirus...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 23, 2020
  • August cargo cancellations at US LNG terminals push summer total over 100
    More than 40 LNG cargoes scheduled to be loaded in August at US export terminals were said to have been canceled by customers - similar to what was reported for July, market sources said.
  • NWE diesel paper at 13-week high on limited resupply, closed arb
    Northwest European 10 ppm diesel paper values have risen to a 13-week high on limited resupply due to refinery run cuts, a closed East/West arbitrage as well as a closing US arbitrage, but demand continues to lag despite the lifting of lockdowns in most European countries, sources said.
  • Crude climbs amid tightened supply and demand outlooks
    Crude futures edged higher June 22 as the market weighed a tightening global supply picture against uncertain demand outlooks amid a spike in COVID-19 cases around the world.
  • New York jet fuel faces supply-demand mismatch as outright prices surge
    East Coast jet fuel prices jumped to their highest level since early March June 23, as flights resumed operations, but a rare, lengthy premium for Colonial Pipeline barrels over Buckeye Pipeline showed a supply-demand mismatch has yet to be worked out.
  • Higher Brent crude prices squeezing refiners' margins: sources
    Higher Brent crude prices are leading to difficulties for refiners, as margins are being squeezed despite a marginal pick-up in end-user demand for oil products, market participants said.
  • Global carbon emissions from energy to plateau this decade: S&P Global Platts Analytics
    Global CO2 emissions from energy consumption are expected to hit a plateau this decade before starting to decline after 2035, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics Scenario Planning Service.

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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
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
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
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