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August 5, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • Container ship charter rates on a high
  • High rates, tight capacity, container shortages seen continuing in box shipping
  • Net capacity reduction on Transpac & Asia-EUR
  • Customs Compliance Information Portal launched
  • DGTR recommends removal of anti-dumping duty on VSF imported from China & Indonesia
  • India exports dragon fruit to the UK, Bahrain from Kutch & Midnapore
  • Cargo handling at Major Ports mulled to be privatised through PPP route under different categories
  • Gangavaram Port's maximum permissible draughts revised
  • JNPT registers 21.15 pc cargo handling growth in July; 50.80 pc more container throughput in first 4 months
  • Large Capesize vessel handled for the first time at berth
  • Rotterdam starts vaccinating all seafarers
  • Battery-operated vehicles exempted from payment of fees
  • India aims to more than double annual exports to $1 trillion by FY26 under new FTP
  • Indias GDP estimated to grow at 10 pc in FY22- ADB
  • ASIC felicitates Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Chairman on its Sesquicentennial Year
  • CBDT extends due dates for electronic filing of various Forms

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • Europe's airports and handlers 'ditching cargo' as passenger flights resume
  • Forwarder angst as carriers switch vessels onto the best-paying tradelanes
  • Airfreight rates out of China rise as new Covid restrictions impact airports
  • CMA CGM 'congestion' surcharge at Liverpool just a money grab, say forwarders
  • Korea's first LCL online booking system - 'as easy as booking a bus seat'
  • Forward Air shifts up a gear with expanded services and record Q2 revenue
  • Disaster-hit Ever Given and Maersk Essen pass each other safely at Felixstowe
  • IATA's 'poorly determined' cargo load factors leave observers stupefied
  • On the wires: 'I'm speechless' - Expeditors trails K+N & DSV where it matters

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • Floating wind and green hydrogen - a perfect pairing?
    A floating wind farm planned for offshore eastern Scotland could become the world's first combined floating wind and green hydrogen project. The 200 MW Salamander floating wind project is being developed by
  • Vessel total losses still low, but ...
    There's good news and bad news in the latest annual Safety & Shipping Review from insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS). The good news is that international shipping industry continued
  • Canadian Coast Guard deploys Iridium Certus technology
    The Canadian Coast Guard is using Iridium Certus connectivity to help it meet its mission requirements, which include extensive operations in polar regions that are outside of the footprint of other satcom
  • Novel LNG-fueled box ship puts deckhouse up front
    The newbuilding department of Germany's NSB Group has developed an interesting concept for an LNG-fueled containership of 3,500 TEU capacity, including about 940 FEU of reefer containers. One striking feature of the

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • Shipping risk remains level despite drone strike and hijack
    Middle East tensions are flaring following an abortive hijack and a fatal drone strike against a tanker in the world's...
  • London becoming more attractive for medium IPOs
    There is plenty of mergers and acquisition activity going on in shipping, to the point that it's even sometimes difficult...
  • Ambrey names British security guard killed in tanker drone attack
    Analysis of attack images shows drone deliberately targeted bridge with 'lethal intent', says risk consultancy
  • Detained Wakashio crew face humanitarian crisis
    A welfare charity in Mauritius has called for the release of the Wakashio crew, detained now for a year. This...
  • Diana sees return to 2008 freight levels as 'conceivable'
    Diana executive says that industry has 'overestimated' the extent of emissions and finance challenges, which has helped keep ordering low
  • Supply chain issues threaten US manufacturing recovery
    Durable goods manufacturing is finally back to pre-pandemic levels. But continued growth is competing for space with stimulus-driven retail demand
  • Dorian LPG sees profits drop but declares first dividend
    The liquefied petroleum gas carrier saw net profits for the second quarter of 2021 drop on the back of lower...
  • Greek bulker owners count on promising future
    While Seanergy said its first-half result was the most profitable since it relaunched in 2015, Pioneer Marine is looking to...
  • Cadet training proposal faces backlash
    In a bid for the voice of nautical professionals to be heard, a Maritime Professional Council has been formed to...
  • FSL in the black despite weak tanker market
    The result was 59% lower than in the same quarter last year and comes on top of a 57% fall...
  • Carriers reroute capacity to more profitable services
    Congestion has led to capacity shortages on the main east-west trade lanes. Carriers are now pulling vessels from less profitable...
  • K Line joins Canadian tidal energy project
    This will be the first time that K Line has been involved in an overseas tidal energy project
  • Japanese lines gloomy on tanker outlook
    The tanker market is likely to remain under pressure as it suffers from structural deterioration of the supply and demand...
  • Daily Briefing
    Iran hijacks Panama-flagged tanker Asphalt Princess | IMO extends fraudulent registry probe as falsely flagged ships named | Rising abandonment...
  • Armed hijackers abandon Asphalt Princess, crew 'safe'
    Lloyd's List Intelligence AIS tracking shows Asphalt Princess headed towards Oman after armed boarders who seized the Panama-flagged tanker on...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • MOL orders four LNG-fueled car carriers
  • FMC orders carriers to justify US port congestion surcharges
  • US Wind to build 1.2 GW off Maryland coast
  • UP's latest peak season surcharges target Portland shippers
  • Delayed US imports holding back sales: shippers
  • Disrupted ocean markets a windfall for forwarders

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • $300,000-a-day VLCC after attack? Good days are gone for tanker owners
  • Supramax bulker market hits highest level since 2008
  • Analysts seek answers: exactly how liquid is Scorpio Tankers and is Eneti just all wind?
  • Stabilis Solutions targets US LNG bunkering move as it teams with Galveston port
  • Hijacked tanker's call to coastguard: 'People on board with ammunitions'
  • Peter Dohle secures record fixture as new faces enter small containership sector
  • Royal Caribbean posts sixth-straight quarterly loss amid return to service
  • Squire Patton Boggs poaches Clyde team to boost London presence
  • Clarksons unit sees boxship slowdown ahead despite Maersk outlook
  • Japanese and Greek owners fix tanker period charters at 'meagre' rates
  • UK Army head urges retaliation against Mercer Street tanker attack
  • Hyundai LNG inks optional LNG order at DSME for Spanish business
  • Tufton buys ultramax as it sells containership and new shares
  • Containerships, dry bulk and car carriers boost K Line's earnings
  • Olympic Subsea lines up $300m debt deal to shunt maturities into 2023
  • Hijackers reported to have left bitumen carrier Asphalt Princess
  • Crew evacuated as supramax goes aground off the Philippines
  • ONE windfall boosts NYK Line's first-quarter profits
  • CJC buys Shipowners' Club's in-house legal business
  • How to spend cash: the new challenge for box and dry bulk players
  • Dorian LPG returns more than $40m to shareholders in first payout
  • WFW's Sumeet Malhotra warns of further 'cascading waves of defaults' due to Covid-19
  • Bridgette Gasa to breathe new life into South African ports
  • Ship recyclers under siege after spate of beached tanker arrests

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • Revived Trump reforms in infrastructure bill could be freight-project windfall
    Lawmakers use Trump-era reforms in the infrastructure bill to attract Republican support.
  • Canada border officers to begin work slowdown
    The union representing nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency personnel warns of slowdowns at Canada's ports of entry starting Friday as it issues a strike...
  • DHL Express orders electric cargo planes from Eviation
    DHL Express has joined UPS in placing orders for all-electric cargo aircraft.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2021
  • OIL FUTURES: Oil price slide accelerates following unexpected US crude stock build
    **US crude stocks climb 3.63 mil barrels **Crude exports hit 12-week low
  • NWE gasoline exports to the US rise as demand recovers: Kpler
    **Export demand boosts Atlantic basin gasoline margins **Transatlantic clean freight rates rise amid higher demand
  • FEATURE: Demand supports North Sea crude differentials, WAF, Med grades struggle
    **West African crude hit by backwardation **Prompt Azeri Light available amid demand struggles
  • China to submit climate pledges before COP26 summit: Special Envoy
    **NDCs to include carbon peaking by 2030 and net zero by 2060 **China backs flexible climate goals instead of 1.5 degree hard target
  • Competition drags Singapore LSMGO differential to multi-month low
    The trader also said that bunker suppliers in Singapore are contracted to receive additional cargoes of LSMGO exported from South Korea, so the suppliers seek to sell their July cargoes prior to the impending arrivals, which would further overwhelm the supply situation.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude stable to lower on mixed US inventory data
    "Nearly half of China's provinces [are] being gripped by the latest outbreak... This is likely to see crude oil demand come under pressure," ANZ analysts said.
  • Possible vessel hijacking off Fujairah over; ship safe after boarders leave: UKMTO
    "Boarders have left the vessel. Vessel is safe. Incident complete," UKMTO said.
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: Oil product stocks fall to four-month low as fuel oil exports rise
    The total inventory on Aug. 2 was 18.747 million barrels, down 10.5% from a week earlier and the lowest since March 22, the data showed.

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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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