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March 22, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 21, 2021
  • CMA CGM Overweight Surcharge from North West India to the Mediterranean
  • Global container shipping companies seen doing well in 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd registers earnings growth in 2020
  • MOL to move into ocean shipping of liquefied CO2 through investment in Norway's Larvik Shipping
  • Revised start dates for THE Alliance new services
  • Ruling on detention cum demurrage charges if waiver certificate is issued by Customs
  • APEDA inks MoU with NSIC for harnessing export potential of MSMEs
  • Bangladesh issues tender to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice
  • Garment exporters seek ban on export of yarn & fabric
  • Import of edible oils down
  • Port of Rotterdam wins Port of the Future award
  • PSA Group's volume & revenue up in 2020
  • Regulator sought for e-commerce sector to protect retail trade
  • Demand for Indian exports across multiple categories remains exceptionally strong, says Maersk's latest containerised trade update
  • H. K. Joshi to continue as Director (Finance), SCI
  • Vehicle scrapping policy announced

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Much better than expected
  • Overnight network grows
  • Fedex can't help winning
  • Rushton rises from general manager to director
  • Efficient tool to administer master data
  • Distributing vaccines in East Malaysia
  • Newbuild for DShip Carriers
  • More vehicles for Swiss goods transport
  • BDI at record high
  • Pharma follows perishables
  • DFI Partners: parting of the ways
  • Hegelmann adds 1,000 trucks
  • New option for dangerous goods declaration
  • First flight of last A380
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • 1,000 flat cars for intermodal network
  • Span Alaska announces leadership transition
  • MOL banks on hybrid bonds

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • Carriers 'cherry-picking' customers as rates continue to head north
  • Fury among Australian transport operators at Patrick's new long-vehicle fee
  • A320F on approach, but B737-800 conversions still favourite and at 'full throttle'
  • Bullish FedEx reports 'strong' Q3 results, despite the heavy cost of Covid
  • All shipping has to do to beat air cargo to e-freight, is be nippier than a glacier
  • There's a clearer picture for post-Brexit fine art logistics
  • EU in major cut to post-Brexit red tape for British exporters
  • Against the odds: FedEx - only one thing left to do
  • On the wires: Grandma, this is how you suck eggs

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • NewDock wins two ship Canadian Coast Guard VLE contract
    Canadian ship repairer NewDock (St. John's Dockyard Limited), St. John's, Newfoundland, has been awarded a CAD 20,7 million (about US$ 16.6 million) contract to complete Vessel Life Extension (VLE) work on the
  • Court decision takes mariner a step closer to qualifying as Great Lakes pilot
    According to the Institute for Justice -a 501(c)(3) organization that describes itself as "the national law firm for liberty," - an experienced merchant mariner "yesterday bested the Coast Guard and a private
  • Blakeley BoatWorks delivers Tier 4 linehaul towing vessel
    Recently delivered to Cooper Marine and Timberlands (CMT) by Blakeley BoatWorks (BBW), the M/V Gretchen V. Cooper is the first linehaul towing vessel in the U.S. to be powered by Tier 4
  • Royal Caribbean completes sale of boutique brand Azamara
    Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it completed the sale of its Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail and distribution investments, in an all-cash
  • Sovcomflot and Shell in U.S. LNG bunkering first
    Russia's largest shipping company, Sovcomflot, and Shell marked an LNG milestone March 15, completing the first ever Aframax tanker ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the U.S. when Sovcomflot's Gagarin Prospect received 1,075 cu.m.

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • Cyber security means more than compliance
    If depth of knowledge is helping ClassNK support owners in their transition through IMO's new cyber security regime, the society...
  • Equinor looks to fuel-efficient charters in decarbonisation push
    The Norwegian energy company has 30 long-term charters with fuel-efficient vessels and expects to have added 10 more of those...
  • Decarbonise together, not owner by owner
    Shipping is a dirty industry, and planting a few carbon offset trees and hoping for the best is not going...
  • The week in charts: BDI hits five-month high | Libyan crude lift |Gasoline peak
    Strong appetite for panamax and supramax vessels has pushed the Baltic Dry Index to its highest level since October last...
  • Decline in number of overdue seafarers does not signal end of crisis
    Although the total number of overdue seafarers has fallen from 400,000 to just over 200,000, there are fears that number...
  • Western Bulk sees firm market through 2021
    Oslo-based operator expects demand from China and other Asian countries to support the Pacific market, while recovering demand from the...
  • Easing congestion brings Asia-Europe spot rates off the boil
    Asia-Europe spot rates have fallen back nearly 10% since the Chinese New Year, but remain extraordinarily high
  • Container lines warned over US exports
    Box carriers are accused of prioritising empty equipment returns over cargo exports. Regulatory pressure could be brought to bear on...
  • Divided US united in bipartisan support for Jones Act
    Democrats and Republicans in Congress strongly favour the Jones Act, which protects merchant marine jobs and ensures that the US...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Lawyer denies accused Israeli oil-spill tanker polluted beaches | What next for Irish sea trade? | We...
  • Vopak eyes LNG import terminal in Australia
    Vopak's proposed regasification project is the seventh such LNG import facility proposed for the eastern and southern states of Australia
  • Chartworld orders four containerships at New Times
    The vessels are the largest containerships ordered by the Kollakis family company, while also being the largest to be constructed...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: Why sustainable shipping is about more than just carbon reduction
    Sustainability is about more than carbon reduction, but we are currently evaluating the shift to new fuels on the basis...
  • Bunkerers hit back at VLSFO 'vilification'
    The International Bunker Industry Association says the 'continued vilification' of VLSFOs is based on misconceptions and falsehoods
  • US threatens sanctions over Russian gas pipeline
    US says the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline aims to bypass Ukraine, depriving it of substantial transit fees while...
  • MOL makes a foray into liquefied CO2 shipping
    The company says liquefied CO2 ocean transport plays a key role in the carbon dioxide capture utilisation and storage value...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • NY-NJ chassis providers pledge new capacity amid import surge
  • Mining, renewables to usher in next economic cycle for breakbulk sector
  • NLRB complaint allows new Charleston terminal to begin operations
  • TPM21: Shippers hunger for near-term progress on decarb goals
  • Solution elusive to avoid next LA-LB port backup

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • Analysts like terms of Scorpio Tankers notes despite added debt load
  • Karpowership and Total selected for South Africa FSRU projects
  • IMO head urges caution as crew crisis numbers cut in half
  • NYK clinches COA to carry renewable diesel for Neste Shipping
  • Scorpio Tankers frees liquidity in $138m bond deals
  • Jones Act charterer backed by billionaire Sam Zell gears up for Spac
  • Is 'Prexit' set to spread from Genco to Eagle Bulk?
  • Trafigura poaches VLCC chartering 'rising star' from Shell
  • GEV to talk to yards after initial approval for compressed hydrogen carrier
  • London P&I Club strengthens in South Korea with new hire
  • Stena Bulk and Grindrod Shipping linked to MR sales
  • Shell and Sovcomflot bunker first aframax with LNG in US
  • Probe begins as seafarers injured in lifeboat drill on Sir David Attenborough
  • PSV owners 'must resist temptation to reactivate' after rate spikes
  • NS United set to sell 2012 capesize amid buyer stampede
  • Equinor reveals charters for 40 eco-tankers as it pursues emissions cuts
  • Pilot dies in fall while leaving Greek bulker in Russia
  • Seafarer repatriation hopes to get shot in the arm from vaccination hubs
  • Ship managers improvise and adapt to overcome in pandemic crisis
  • No shipping, no shopping: sector seen as victim of own success during crew crisis
  • Ship design has to start thinking outside the box to tackle carbon
  • MOL targets CO2 trade with investment in Norway's Larvik Shipping
  • Vopak joins race to build Australian LNG import terminal
  • China Merchants yard to build new small-scale LNT A-Box LNG carrier
  • Tsakos set to enter MRs in Cargill-Maersk Tankers pool
  • Private jabs an option as ship managers face 'logistical nightmare'
  • Bahri says UACC chemical tanker charters 'anticipate pandemic recovery'

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • Exclusive: UPS pilots detained in Hong Kong while awaiting COVID test results
    Hong Kong has ratcheted up quarantine requirements on inbound pilots, escalating tensions with the U.S. and impacting the operations of express carriers UPS and FedEx.
  • Déjà vu as Port of Montreal strike looms
    Another strike at the Port of Montreal could begin after truce between longshore workers and employers expires Sunday. Railroads and trucking companies, meanwhile, brace for...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 19, 2021
  • Crude snaps five-session slide as Europe resumes AstraZeneca vaccinations
    Demand outlooks remained under pressure amid concerns of resurgent coronavirus cases in the US, abroad.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Light distillate stocks fall 2.8% on week to three-week low
  • Diesel CIF NWE cargoes at lowest premium to 0.1% cargoes in 7 weeks
  • ITALY DATA: Feb oil product demand down 17% on year to 3.8 mln mt: Unem
  • CHINA DATA: New quota holders lift Jan-Feb gasoline exports 30% on year
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Middle distillate stocks slip 3% to 33-week low on strong outflows
  • Iran installs first SPM in new oil exports terminal
  • REFINERY NEWS: Total Antwerp refinery interested in adding co-processing biofuel units
  • Japan domestic clean product shipments fall 12% in Jan on weak demand
  • BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Prices dip amid soft crude outlooks
    In Fujairah, the premium for low sulfur marine fuel, which had soared to multi-month highs over the course of the week ended March 19, was likely to edge lower in the near term, said traders.

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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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