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BRIEFS
April 23, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • SOL Stride joins Straits Orient Lines fleet
  • Agri exports & imports up despite pandemic
  • Oilmeal exports surge
  • Passenger vehicle exports slump
  • Submission of documents for specified items of work through e-mail- a measure to minimize human contact
  • India a key driver of DP World's increased global volumes in Q1 2021
  • Allcargo Logistics bringing 500 oxygen concentrators immediately by air
  • Railways waives off charges to make oxygen transportation cheaper
  • Overall port volumes growing & truck freight rates up: Analysis
  • Customs duty on Remdesivir waived off
  • DRI seizes suspected contraband from vessel at VOC Port

International Transport Journalweb site
  • LNG trucks delivered
  • Growing demand on west-east axis
  • Distributing vaccines in the islands
  • Indigo to take Spicejet's path
  • Ships' values soar
  • Founder of EMO Trans USA dies
  • Last mile service for pipe transport
  • Kering's new world hub soon fully operative
  • AAL's Asia-Americas Trade lane scores
  • Technology promotes sustainable deployment
  • Groupe Hautier's next takeover
  • Plass follows van der Schalk
  • British cargo airline doubles Saab 340B fleet
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Powered by 100% green electricity
  • Radiopharma Logistics Group certified
  • A bigger fleet for Harren Bulkers
  • Funding for female-led Frisco drone company
  • Experienced transport analyst joins GXO

The Loadstarweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • Supply chain radar: The box lines Super League - risking world trade?
  • Air freight market 'going nuts', with volumes and rates climbing
  • Carriers 'scraping the barrel' for tonnage as charter supply squeeze goes on
  • Box troubles still hitting forwarders in China and India as prices keep rising
  • New lockdown and suspension of passenger flights hit Bangladesh exports
  • Set party politics aside for a roadmap to ease export hurdles for UK SMEs
  • Hopes high for post-Covid resurgence of cruise industry logistics sector
  • Morven McCrindle takes new role spearheading Menzies Aviation fuel strategy
  • EMO Trans USA says farewell to founder and former CEO Jo Frigger
  • M&A radar: Base case - DSV Panalpina, the next target of DSV Panalpina

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • GLDD wins USACE Mobile Harbor contract
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $53,910,509 firm-fixed-price contract to deepen and widen Mobile Harbor. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received. Work
  • Activity picks up at Port of Little Rock
    The Port of Little Rock, Ark., reports that it ended the first quarter of 2021 with "significant improvement" in both river and rail activity. "We are excited to see the increased activity
  • SeaspanLNG bunkering vessel gains AIP
    North Vancouver, B.C, based SeaspanLNG reports that Bureau Veritas has given an an Approval in Principle (AIP) for the design of a 7,600 cu.m LNG bunker vessel. The vessel has been designed
  • AAM-built Teknicraft catamaran joins Major Marine Tours fleet
    Seward, Alaska, based Major Marine Tours has taken delivery of the 150-passenger hydrofoil-assisted catamaran Spirit of Matushka from Bellingham, Wash., shipbuilder All American Marine (AAM) . The 87-foot-by-32-foot Teknicraft aluminum catamaran is
  • VIDEO: Bollinger delivers 44th Fast Response Cutter
    Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., by Bollinger Shipyards, the USCGC Glen Harris is the 44th Fast Response Cutter built under the current shipbuilding program and will be
  • Kerry: U.S. seeks IMO goal of zero emissions by 2050
    It's official. The United States wants to set an IMO target of achieving zero-emissions from shipping by 2050. The current goal is far less ambitious. The commitment was made by Special Presidential
  • Barge Master offers Jones Act WTIV feedering solution
    Rotterdam, Netherlands, headquartered motion compensation specialist Barge Master BV has developed a solution for Jones Act compliant feedering of Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs). Barge Master's BM-Feeder is a new motion compensated
  • Jury finds Unix Line first engineer guilty in "magic pipe" case
    Following a two week trial in Oakland, Calif., Gilbert Fajardo Dela Cruz, the first engineer of the 26,060 dwt Unix Line tanker Zao Galaxy, has been found guilty of aiding and abetting

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • Vale ordered to suspend operations at Brazil's Guaiba terminal
    The halt at the terminal, which handles an average of about 60,000 tonnes per day, comes as a time of...
  • Tankers, gas and others to be excluded from EU green finance access
    The European Commission's proposed sustainable finance criteria for the EU would see vessels dedicated to transporting fossil fuels denied access...
  • Euronav's LNG-ready tanker order underscores shipping's decarbonisation dilemma
    Climate change goals raise questions about the longevity of LNG even as the commercial viability for zero-carbon fuels like ammonia...
  • Wärtsilä looks to green R&D as pandemic hits sales
    Wärtsilä has pointed to a string of decarbonisation research projects, saying shipowners are still divided over the right way forward...
  • Shipowners' Club stays in red despite improved performance
    'We have had to adapt to an extraordinary working culture, alien to a club which has been built on strong...
  • Brave Maritime triples LPG order at Hyundai Mipo
    Brave's three liquefied petroleum gas carriers are all scheduled for delivery in 2023 and will cost $47m each
  • Capesize surge lifts BDI beyond decade highs
    'People are getting over-excited but it needs to be seen in the context of a lost decade' - BIMCO chief...
  • Dynagas agrees new two-year Norwegian deal for LNG carrier
    New charter is expected to start in September, in direct continuation of existing three-year employment agreed in late 2017
  • DP World reports strong volume recovery
    Throughput volumes return to growth after pandemic slowdown. Short-term outlook is good, but risks remain from geopolitical threats
  • Carriers warned to avoid 'ego-driven mass ordering'
    Carriers could 'mess it up if they go back to ego-driven massive ordering and alpha-male type of fights for market...
  • UK lawmakers question trade benefits of freeports plan
    The UK's International Trade Committee has recommended more evaluation of whether freeports will attract overseas investment
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: US green shipping ambitions hint at emissions target battle | Shipping gets another warning for sluggish decarbonisation...
  • Tanker market fundamentals remain weak
    Any near-term recovery will likely to be hampered by the reduction in extraordinary factors influencing fleet availability, such as floating...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • ODFL ups LTL ante with $275 million expansion
  • Port NOLA terminals delay new container fees
  • Freightos sees marketplace SOPs as path to curbing bad booking behavior
  • Growing DTC retail volumes require additional last-mile, returns capabilities
  • Stalled spot rates on Asia trades add complexity to contract talks
  • South American shippers face delays, cargo rolling to US West Coast

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • Seafarer heading home after spending three years trapped aboard abandoned ship
  • Viken delivers stronger profits as charter coverage pays off
  • Singapore prohibits crew changes for seafarers with recent travel to India
  • Stifel slashes tanker rates assumptions for rest of 2021
  • TFG Marine begins to supply biofuels in Europe amid drive to cut shipping's carbon
  • Croatia files bankruptcy petition against Brodotrogir yard
  • Dry bulk market continues to rally on China's insatiable appetite for iron ore
  • Shell's Grahaeme Henderson talks up hydrogen over ammonia for shipping
  • Ocean Yield clears 2021 bond maturity with $30m payment
  • 'Hopes are high' as return of US drivers poised to support Atlantic product tanker demand
  • New Zealand to enshrine seafarer welfare funding in law
  • Italy's d'Amico Group rings in the changes at its dry bulk division
  • No injuries reported as explosion rocks Bohai Ferry ropax in China
  • Wartsila's Roger Holm sees positive signs of cruising return from July
  • EnTrust Global's Engh and Proctor stand by for Spac role
  • Shipowners' Club boosts free reserves in 'very challenging year'
  • Lone seafarer isolated from Covid-infected colleagues as Inge Kosan leaves port
  • Maersk and Allseas back DeepGreen Metals ahead of seabed mining Spac
  • Tufton Oceanic plays long game as containership cover holds back NAV for now
  • Avance Gas confirms expansion of ammonia-ready VLGC orderbook

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 22, 2021
  • Crude prices tick up slightly during tough week for oil
    Market maintains watch on COVID case levels in India.
  • Wartsila sees continued interest in exhaust cleaning systems, future clouded
    **35% rise in takings from marine systems, incl scrubbers **Platts Analytics sees scrubbers losing momentum
  • Fuel cells critical to net-zero emission shipping: Shell Henderson
    **Shell endorses LNG amid criticism of fuel **Hydrogen-powered fuel cells could be key to net-zero
  • TENDER DATA: S Africa's Engen buys IMO-compliant fuel oil for H2 May
    Engen operates a 120,000 b/d refinery in Durban.
  • Shipping bodies call for market-based measures to hasten decarbonization
    Industry collaboration to help de-risk investments
  • Japan's erex to start up country's first hydrogen-fueled power plant in 2021-22
    erex plans to build and start up a 360 kW hydrogen-fueled power plant in the area of TEPCO Power Grid by the end of March 2022.
  • Iraq's OPEC+ compliance less than 90% due to Kurdistan overproduction: oil minister
    Iraq's compliance averaged 88.32% compared with 120.57% compliance for the 10 OPEC members that have quotas, the the latest S&P Global Platts OPEC+ survey showed.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude falls on uneven demand recovery concerns amid India's COVID-19 surge
    India reported its highest single-day COVID-19 death toll at more than 2,000 April 21.
  • Tokyo Bay bunker supply expected to remain tight in May on refinery glitch
    Eneos reduces shipments of bonded bunker fuel unexpectedly from Negishi refinery, suspends taking fresh orders
  • May LSFO arbitrage volumes into Singapore seen falling near 1 mil mt from April
    Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5% delivered premium to FOB Singapore Marine Fuel 0.5% cargo assessments dips to near nine-month low

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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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