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July 24, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Yang Ming to boost fleet with three new 11,500 TEU vessels
  • Tianjin Port inks deal with Cosco to become regional port hub
  • CMA CGM levies rate hike peak season surcharge in August
  • US box imports slide 10pc in June, better performance by west coast ports
  • China-Africa trade down 20pc, hit from coronavirus in first half
  • Aussie parliament look into Australia-China trade reliance
  • Cathay Pacific delays Airbus deliveries, in advanced talks with Boeing
  • SF Airlines' freighter fleet hits 60
  • Airfreight rates tick up as passenger-freighters depart from the market

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • BDP International launches digital shipping platform
  • First movement of transit containers from Kolkata to Tripura via Chattogram Port achieves success
  • Protocol for repatriation of Indian seafarers amended
  • Shipwaves joins Maersk-IBM developed TradeLens platform
  • India seeks US preferential treatment on pharmaceutical exports in lieu of opening dairy & farm markets
  • Preferential trade agreement between India & the US suggested
  • Thirty pc export duty on iron ore pellets & ban on exports above 63 pc Fe sought
  • CCI approves acquisition of Krishnapatnam Port by APSEZ
  • Reduced approach channel draught at New Mangalore Port
  • Ministry invites suggestions on hydrogen-enriched CNG as automotive fuel
  • Smart logistics along with AI seen redefining supply chain excellence
  • New Form 26AS seen better facilitating taxpayers
  • New targets required for economic recovery post-pandemic, says report
  • GAC brings 3,000 Indian seafarers home
  • Sahil Seth, IRS, appointed Honorary Advisor Committee Member of BRICS CCI YOUNG LEADERS

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Strong demand sees carriers pile back capacity into east - west trades
  • Conversion market sees high demand for freighters as DHL orders four 767s
  • China-Europe rail service expands through UK as volumes double
  • Bangladesh starts work on Matarbari deep sea port
  • Will Urban joins Flexport as chief revenue officer
  • Gartner: 17% of chief supply chain officers are women
  • Walmart Plus: everything you need to know - except one thing
  • M&A radar: Rumoured JAS Worldwide sale tests M&A pulse

Marine Logweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Carnival Cruise Line sells two, lays up two
    As its cruise operations remained on hold because of COVID-19, Carnival Cruise Line today announced new plans for its fleet that it says "will generate tremendous guest excitement once it resumes sailing."
  • CMS carries out first ever major overhaul of twin WingGD X-DF engines
    In an operation involving an LNG tanker anchored in the Sabine Pass, Texas, CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS) has completed the first ever major overhaul on two Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD)
  • Crowley awarded MSC contract extension worth potential $450 million
    The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has awarded Crowley Government Services, Jacksonville, Fla., a $24,070,898 contract extension to continue the operation and maintenance of five T-AGOS ocean surveillance ships and two T-AGM
  • New sulfur sniffing "nose in the sky" patrols Danish waters
    Demonstrating that authorities are taking enforcement of IMO 2020 seriously, a new sulfur sniffing drone has started checking the emissions from ships operating in Danish waters. Provided by the European Maritime Safety
  • NASSCO gets $10 million Navy contract mod for Bonhomme Richard dewatering and clean-up
    General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co.(NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., has been awarded $10,000,000 for emergency firefighting support, dewatering, safety and initial clean-up efforts on the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), which was

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Health screening failures threaten crew change cause
    Hong Kong shipping associations have advised their members to suspend crew changes amid a sharp increase in cases
  • China's congested ports boost floating storage as oil imports hit record
    Floating storage hits a record 311m barrels in June, and topped 300m barrels for four of the past seven weeks
  • Coronavirus: Hong Kong under pressure to suspend crew changes
    At least six vessels are said to be anchoring in Hong Kong waters under a 14-day quarantine period after infected...
  • Australia cracks down on container handling after spate of losses
    Poor adherence to Solas rules on container stowage behind box losses, says AMSA
  • Yard Talk | Tie a knot and hold on
    While the South Korean majors are being vexed by weaker prospects of liquefied natural gas carrier newbuildings, China's largest shipbuilding...
  • Box port throughput shows signs of stabilising
    First-half of the year volume figures indicate declines may not be as bad as feared
  • DP World set sights on Indian carrier Shreyas Shipping
    The deal, if successful, would be DP World's third acquisition in the container feeder segment in two years
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Singapore sees rising cases of coronavirus-infected crew | Seafarers disembark after months trapped on vessel | Low...
  • India eyes crude oil storage in US
    Tanker owners would enjoy a boost to tonne-miles if India imports US crude when domestic demand recovers
  • US port group's volumes decline 16.4%
    NWSA co-chairmen say 'we cannot afford to allow the usual "Seattle process" of chattering minds to create conversational delay in...
  • Fleet agrees LNG carrier management deal with GTT
    Fleet Management will leverage on GTT's expertise in design and technology in the newbuilding, and subsequent operation and maintenance of...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Forward Air seeks door-to-door LTL density
  • Shipwaves engagement signals TradeLens' progress in India
  • COVID-19 tempers intermodal peak season optimism
  • 'No full recovery' in volume this year: Rotterdam
  • Chassis equipment issues reemerge at LA-LB port complex

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Golar keeps pushing into LNG infrastructure with Brazil terminal
  • American Club takes Spanish owner to court over abandoned ship
  • Scrubbers 'extremely misleading,' Seanergy CEO says
  • Maritime crime in Asia increases
  • Seaspan forks out $146m for boxship pair
  • PGS launches talks with banks to push back debt as Goldman Sachs buys stake
  • Crisis insurance launched as threats to shipping grow
  • Exceptional rally on transpacific comes to an end
  • JP Morgan executive joins Clarksons board of directors
  • Beazley improves profits in its marine lines
  • Engine builder MAN to sack 4,000 staff due to Covid-19
  • India eyes US strategic petroleum reserve for overseas crude storage

American Shipperweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Amazon Air launches operations at new Florida hub
    Amazon cargo planes will make daily deliveries to and from the company's newest airport in Lakeland, Florida.
  • Hapag-Lloyd promising cargo loaded as booked
    Delivering on promise will mean fewer headaches and delays, container shipping line says.
  • American Airlines cargo revenue sinks, along with Q2 profit
    American Airlines' cargo revenue for the first half of the year was $277 million, or 37% lower than the first half of 2019.
  • COVID hits Southwest Airlines with $1.5B Q2 loss
    Southwest Airlines wrote its second-quarter results in red ink -- $1.5 billion to be exact. It is not alone. All airlines are suffering financially from...
  • Shipwaves goes with TradeLens information flow
    Developed by A.P. Møller - Maersk and IBM two years ago, the neutral platform was publishing 2 million events per day within a year and...
  • United Airlines: Least worst is best
    United Airlines lost $1.6 billion in the second quarter. Given that a pandemic has hammered passenger travel, that's relatively good. Company officials say maintaining capacity...
  • American Airlines suffers $2.7B Q2 loss from COVID-19
    American Airlines lands $2.7 billion pretax loss in second quarter.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 23, 2020
  • Suncor's refining flexibility helped to stem Q2 losses: CEO
    Company was able to quickly adjust its production of oil sands-derived synthetic crude to meet changing demand, cut capital spending.
  • Marine fuel price gap narrows across Chinese ports as supply ramps up
    Previously, suppliers imported LSFO, LSMGO in bulk from South Korea, Singapore.
  • Clean Arctic Alliance calls for switch to distillate shipping fuels
    Tackling black carbon emissions a priority to group.
  • Oil complex retreats as economic uncertainty clouds demand outlook
    US Labor Department data shows initial unemployment claims up 1.416 million week on week.
  • Port of Virginia container capacity expansion fails to stall drop in H1 volumes
    Total container throughput at the facilities centered on Norfolk fell to 1.27 million TEUs in January-June 2020.
  • Kuehne+Nagel's Q2 container traffic declines 11.7% on year
    In H1 2020, a clearly negative market environment translated to reduced shipping volumes, the company said.
  • UK government provides GBP350 million to help businesses decarbonize
    Some GBP 139 million is to be made available to 12 projects identified by the government's Industrial Decarbonization Challenge in April.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rises on coronavirus vaccine hopes
    The US government announced a contract with Pfizer and a German biotechnology company to supply 100 million doses of a vaccine by December.
  • Methanol bunkering set to jump after regulatory approval: Methanol Institute COO
    Interim guidelines for methanol bunkering debated, confirmed.

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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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