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December 6, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2021
  • Congestion easing at US West Coast container ports
  • New cross-channel ferry link from Le Havre to Ireland
  • Premium surcharge seen continuing
  • KisanKraft eyes overseas markets in SAARC, West Asia, Africa
  • APSEZ container volumes reach 5.5 million TEUs
  • Several Rotterdam terminals to be ready for hydrogen imports by 2025
  • Shripad Naik engages with stakeholders, briefed on future expansion plans during comprehensive JNPT visit
  • Strike threat at Major Ports
  • Warehouses & silos being developed at ports
  • BLPL expands capabilities
  • Knee-jerk reactions to Omicron variant putting global supply chain at risk, caution international transport organisations
  • Mahindra Logistics in transaction representing India's largest warehousing facility in a single park
  • PM GatiShakti, coordination across infrastructure ministries to help improve coal logistics
  • Global recovery continuing but with reduced momentum, says Outlook
  • GST collection in Nov. seen as sign of economic recovery
  • Expounding on locution of "Merchant" in a Bill of Lading (B/L)
  • Govt releases National Strategy on Blockchain

International Transport Journalweb site
  • China-Laos rail service cuts transit time
  • Los Angeles: an almost genuine treasure hoard
  • Yang Ming's growing capacities
  • New network for truck-mounted forklifts
  • Conqueror's tenth anniversary
  • Kangaroo returns to India
  • Navia holds the Key(s)
  • 500,000 t of perishables by train
  • Déjà vu: danger zone Gulf of Guinea
  • Mena Cargo Airlines partners with Unilode
  • HGK Shipping picks Susanne Kluthe
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Polish sales doubled during pandemic
  • First Dutch snaps up all shares of S5
  • Clecat's first woman secretary general
  • A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
  • Silver Airways takes parcels on board

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • Maersk forwarder clients left in limbo as carrier restricts them to Spot deals
  • DSV sticks with ship chartering to bring Vietnamese goods to US
  • Carrier confirms Zim Kingston move to Port Nanaimo today
  • Forwarding now 'a chore - and a stressful one' - having to face angry shippers
  • A multimodal first as DHL freight train uses new China-Laos high-speed link
  • Unilever supply chain chief Marc Engel to move on after more than 30 years
  • 'Time for change' as Alan Shaw becomes Norfolk Southern president and CEO
  • M&A radar: Cargotec + Konecranes merger - increasingly shaky, with two 'buts'
  • Market Insight: Goodbye sea forwarders, says carefree Mærsk (but we can sell you air!)

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • VIDEO: Kongsberg tests full-scale hydrogen propulsion drivetrain
    In a world first, Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, designed for ships and ferries. The project, which marks a critical step in
  • Siemens Gamesa to tap Candies IMR vessel for offshore wind role
    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) is to use an Otto Candies LLC Jones Act-compliant offshore IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair vessel), the Paul Candies, during the construction phase of the South Fork
  • Transport groups slam knee-jerk reaction to Omicron variant
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other major transport organizations say that world leaders' knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron COVID variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at
  • Crewmember falls overboard from American Queen steamboat
    The Coast Guard suspended its search December 2 for a man who fell overboard from the M/V American Queen a day prior near Mile 229 of the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge,
  • Mental health: Green places and wild spaces
    By Emily Reiblein, Crowley I have a colleague who recently admitted to feeling a loss of connection with nature. As a young man, he was a hunter and a fisherman. Today, he
  • Sembcorp Marine's LMG Marin to design green ammonia tanker
    Sembcorp Marine reports that its Bergen, Norway-based subsidiary, LMG Marin AS is to design the world's first tanker to be both fueled by green ammonia and carry it as fuel. The tanker,

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • Warning over risks to supply chain from 'knee-jerk' reaction to Covid variant
    Governments urged not to reimpose border restrictions that further restrict international transport workers
  • Supply chain crisis? What crisis?
    The shipping and logistics industries have worked so well for so long that politicians and public have had little real...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: The nightmares before (and after) Christmas
    The annual Lloyd's List Outlook Forum and industry poll is a reliably insightful gauge of issues keeping business chiefs awake...
  • Dry bulk likely to have weaker rates in 2022
    While average rates will be lower than this year, volatility will continue, although the range for capesizes may be tighter...
  • Maritime innovation event offers snapshot of start-up talent
    Bulgarian start-up 13 Mari won $25,000 and a year of free legal advice from HFW for its glue-on hull device...
  • Bornheim makes history at German shipowners' association
    With a membership of around 220, Verband Deutscher Reeder represents the majority of Germany's merchant fleet
  • Maersk seeks 80% of emissions excluded from EU climate change rules
    Position of World Shipping Council is at odds with other shipowner groups, including the Union of Greek Shipowners which has...
  • Daily Briefing
    The five steps to zero-carbon shipping | Uncertain shipping outlook requires 'a juggling act' from industry | Methanol alone will...
  • Barge firm reaches $15.3m settlement over Texas oil spill
    The March 2014 oil spill forced the closure of the Houston Shipping Channel and caused 'significant impacts and injuries' to...
  • Singapore restricts seafarers from some African countries over variant concerns
    Move confirms industry concerns that stricter border controls because of the new strain could lead to further headwinds facing crew...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • Investment options abound for container lines riding profit windfall
  • Transport groups slam 'knee-jerk' government response to Omicron
  • Drayage appointment tech gaining traction in LA-LB amid record congestion
  • 'Tramp' ships coming to NY-NJ port, hoping for berth space

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • Brazil files charges concluding Greek-flag tanker was to blame for oil spill
  • Laeisz buys into Gram Car Carriers through two-ship sale
  • VLCC spot rates keep languishing while suezmaxes show some improvement
  • US-Iran talks turn negative as Tehran pushes for more oil exports
  • Diana Shipping makes first capesize purchase in six years
  • Dry bulk market headed to 'overcorrection', Platts analysts say
  • MSC and Costamare lock horns over California oil spill as attorneys race to investigate
  • LNG industry hears horror story: the market could run out of ships
  • Switch Maritime claims world's first hydrogen bunkering in US
  • Vitol approves first completely digital inspection of KCC carrier
  • Demand for LNG as bunkers set to top 9 mtpa by end-2025
  • LNG-fuelling believers have one eye on the energy transition
  • Shipping's energy transition is a catalyst for radical change
  • FSL fails to sell tanker after customs probe delays delivery
  • Eitzen's Christiania offloads tanker oldies as it eyes fleet renewal
  • LNG industry soul searches as it starts on its own decarbonisation path
  • NRP teams with Briese to buy bulker with 'eternal' charter to Oldendorff
  • MOL places wager on floating offshore wind farms with UK partner
  • Omicron curbs risk supply chain crisis, transport groups warn
  • Tsakos Energy brings new charter coverage to $500m with aframax deals
  • Veteran urea carrier hit by engine room fire off Indonesia
  • Car carrier rates bounce back to 'pre-Lehman shock' levels for first time since 2008
  • Kim Ullman signs off with message of hope for tanker owners
  • Carriers eye 2022 profit bonanza as long-term freight rates 'explode'
  • Samsung Heavy Industries finds buyer for orphaned drillship
  • Singapore restricts crew changes for those with Southern Africa exposure

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • APM Terminals Elizabeth courts customers needing intermodal rail service to Midwest
    The terminal says it has "abundant space" at the Millennium Marine Rail facility in New Jersey, as well as competitive import dwell time.
  • Analysis: Fixing port congestion takes politics and patience
    Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 3, 2021
  • FEATURE: COP26 sets stage for hydrogen market boom, if policy supports investment
    The UAE announced a target of 25% of the hydrogen market by 2030. A group of 40 global leaders announced 2030 ambitions to make clean hydrogen widely available.
  • Front month open interest for ICE Singapore gasoil contracts falls 37% in Nov
    Prices for the benchmark 10 ppm sulfur gasoil grade have been supported by tightened supply following leaner export volumes from the major supply centers of Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China in November, traders said.
  • Singapore bunker premium to Zhoushan rise to all-time high on tight supply
    The downstream low sulfur marine fuel market in Singapore has been gaining ground on the back of a strengthening upstream market.
  • Front month Singapore HSFO, LSFO open interest on ICE rises in November
    Open interest for the entire HSFO forward curve contracts, however, bucked the trend by falling 8.5% month on month to 30.29 million mt end-November, the ICE data showed.
  • Australia announces three new hydrogen clusters in Queensland, WA
    Australian hydrogen production for export and domestic use could also generate more than A$50 billion in additional gross domestic product by 2050, the statement said.
  • Singapore Hi-5 spread rises to near two-year high on tight VLSFO supply
    East West Power had issued a tender looking to buy 25,000 mt of 0.3%S fuel oil for delivery at Ulsan over Dec. 13-17, according to the company's tender document. The tender closes Dec. 3.
  • Zhoushan ex-wharf marine fuel 0.5%S bunker premiums settle at $10-$13/mt for Dec
    Demand-supply fundamentals in the Zhoushan bunker market remain stable, while offer prices have risen in line with Singapore cargo values, market sources said.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks fall 13% to 3-month low on 32% decline in imports
    Stocks were last lower Sept. 8 at 18.73 million barrels, the data showed.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
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%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› 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
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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