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June 23, 2021
International Transport Journalweb site
  • Joint effort to halve emissions
  • Hummelbrunner follows Preschern
  • Pilot train run from Finland to India
  • More responsibilities for Polychronakos
  • New unit for healthcare logistics
  • Drones battling pandemic over Pearl River
  • RST and Kramer do a swap
  • Turkish and German partners to cross borders
  • 100+ cool reefers on the road
  • More ZIM for Alibaba
  • Scandlines finds new CEO
  • Singapore: a warehouse with its own environment
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Reinstalling Serbia - Hungary rail link
  • Logistics park sold before its development
  • MOL's Mauritius fund ready for action
  • Manning supports 2022 Special Olympics airlift
  • SATA and Cargologic continue with Champ

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • Carrier schedule reliability 'through the floor' - no normality till Q2 22, earliest
  • Launch of Freightos white label platform means every forwarder can sell online now
  • Edmonton Airport blazing a trail as cargo drone development hits new heights
  • DSV Panalpina will be world's largest forwarder after Agility buy completes
  • Briese Schiffahrts adds Huanghai quartet to its newbuilding programme
  • Military personnel would need training before they could relieve UK driver shortage
  • Against the odds: DHL Supply Chain - beauty queen status acknowledged
  • On the wires: The Global Ship Lease star - here to guide you, Maersk et al

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • Senators seek to send more offshore wind revenues to coastal states
    Current U.S. law requires all revenues generated from offshore wind leases and production beyond state waters be deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Now a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation
  • Compact new Crowley tug is clean and powerful
    Crowley Maritime Corporation's ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and
  • Furetank's latest delivery meets IMO 2050 target today
    Donsö, Sweden, based Furetank says that its latest delivery, the Fure Viten is the best in class globally in terms of meeting IMO's climate goals for shipping. Thanks to gas fueling and

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders six LNG-fuelled boxships with green loan
    Hapag-Lloyd has ordered six more 23,500 teu containerships due in 2024, having ordered six of the same size in December...
  • Capital Gas orders two more LNG carriers from Hyundai
    The 174,000 cu m vessels come on top of a series of seven newbuildings of this size that South Korea-based...
  • Hot shipping markets could pull banks back in
    'We would look at 16 or 17-year-old ships, but there are challenges for us there, mostly reliance on the corporate...
  • Supply chain change will take time
    Shorter supply chains offer a degree of resilience that appeals to cargo owners. But changing the habits of globalisation will...
  • Höegh Autoliners explores listing to fund ammonia-ready ships
    Norwegian car carrier says it is considering a listing to fund investments in up to 12 multi-fuel and ammonia-ready ships...
  • Union urges release of quarantined workers
    Australia's maritime union has made a fresh plea to release 13 port workers from quarantine, arguing that health authorities overreacted...
  • Marine insurance meets challenge of remote meetings
    'If you have a relationship with a broker and the risks were pretty known, it was straightforward to do it...
  • GoodBulk's Radziwill says slow steaming should be mandatory
    Technology keeps improving, but future fuels development may be some time off yet, Radziwill argues
  • Saadé calls for collaboration to ease terminal congestion
    CMA CGM chief executive apologises for poor quality of service. However shippers can expect another nine months of disruption before...
  • MOL and K Line to develop liquefied CO2 carriers
    The shipping lines will join demonstration projects expected to run through until 2026
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Box Club closes after half a century as container shipping moves on | Reinsurance exclusions limiting cyber...
  • Wind power study for shipping enters next stage
    Dutch research institute MARIN and class society ABS are starting the second phase of a project to establish how much...
  • Precious Shipping refinances six bulkers
    Dry bulk operator says the $38.4m facility has a term of five years

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • Breakbulk carriers flexing pricing power in volatile market
  • 'Box Club' of ocean carrier CEOs to disband by year-end
  • Ocean carriers warn of tight supply for containers, chassis
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds six mega-ships to growing orderbook
  • Private equity group acquires broker software maker Trucker Tools

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • A quarter of older tankers carry sanctions risk as owners put numbers to issue
  • Product tanker owners confident as rates remain tepid
  • Shipping bankers get bullish: 'It's not a head fake, this is real'
  • Genco Shipping reigns as governance king in new Webber scorecard
  • Oaktree looking to move even more Star Bulk shares
  • UK tumbles down Paris MOU White List rankings
  • Furetank touts new tanker's efficiency rating at half the IMO's target
  • Matson-APL battle in the Pacific rages on with another legal challenge
  • Hapag-Lloyd doubles up on dual-fuel containership giants at DSME
  • Hoegh Autoliners mulls over public listing for low-emission newbuilding project
  • GSL deals cast spotlight on container shipping's busiest double act
  • Stanford Marine eyes growth with $45m loan and new board
  • SITC pens two feeder boxships worth $38.4m at Dae Sun Shipbuilding
  • Australian seafarers protest lack of jobs outside country's parliament
  • Norden sticks to $100m target as first-ever bond sale over-subscribed
  • K Line revises full-year profit forecast upwards by $1.4bn
  • Oaktree to cut Star Bulk stake further with $53m share sale
  • Embiricos company seeks buyers for older VLCC as prices defy spot market

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 6 more 23,500-TEU ships at cost of $852M
    Hapag-Lloyd now will add 12 23,500-TEU container ships to its fleet beginning in 2023.
  • FedEx Freight reverses service suspensions after outcry from big retailers
    Customer backlash against FedEx Freight's decision to terminate trucking service has forced the carrier to reconsider.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 22, 2021
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude prices slide amid profit-taking, low volumes
    Crude prices settled lower June 22 as the market searched for its next driver after pushing to fresh multiyear highs.
  • China's latest round of import quotas likely to prompt caution in H2 crude buying
    China's second batch of crude import quota allocations has created uncertainty over the total volume that qualified independent refineries will be allowed to import for the full calendar year 2021, which is likely to make them cautious in their procurement activities in the coming months, according to market sources.
  • FEATURE: Cheniere leans into cleaning up natural gas supply chain
    The way that Cheniere Energy Inc. responds to the emissions concerns of its customers could be a key driver for a U.S. natural gas industry that is becoming more export oriented.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude prices ease amid profit-taking, lack of fresh drivers
    Crude prices fell June 22 in midday trading as the market searched for its next driver after pushing to fresh multi-year highs.
  • South Korea's Hanwha Total's overall ethylene production at 95% capacity
    South Korea-based petrochemical maker Hanwha Total is producing ethylene at 95% capacity at its Daesan complex, which has an ethylene production capacity of 1.53 million mt/year, the company said June 22.
  • USGC middle distillate shipments to Europe at 280,000 mt in June: cFlow
    US Gulf Coast shipments of middle distillates to Europe are set to be around 280,000 mt in June, all bound for Northwest Europe and none to the Mediterranean, according to S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow.
  • INTERVIEW: Iraq expects southern oil exports around 2.8 mil b/d in July
  • REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Renewable gasoline, SAF, hydrogen takes center stage in Europe
    Swedish refiner Preem has carried out the first tests to produce renewable gasoline from sawdust at its Lysekil refinery.
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders six container vessels with midterm climate goals in sight
    **LNG a cost-competitive fuel **Suitable for midterm climate objectives **Container freight rates 469% higher on year
  • China acts to limit price volatility in upcoming national carbon market
    **Limits set on day-on-day deviations **Shanghai responsible for account opening, O&M
  • EC's 'Fit for 55' package should reflect member state differences: EP official
    **2030 emissions target 'very ambitious' **Fit for 55 package must reflect EU realities
  • July-arrival LSFO arbitrage from West to Singapore seen stable from June
    Arbitrage LSFO from Brazil, a major supplier of the grade to Singapore's bunker fuel market via state-owned Petrobras is also estimated at roughly similar levels to June's level.
  • ADNOC partners with UAE's Fertiglobe to develop first blue ammonia facility
    **Startup of 1 million mt/yr plant in 2025 **Facility to be located in UAE's Ruwais industrial hub
  • SAUDI DATA: April middle distillate demand jumps 14% on year amid firmer jet fuel pull
    **Gains driven by jet fuel amid travel ban lift **Jet fuel demand jumps 198% on year
  • FUJAIRAH DATA: May bunker sales slid 1% on month to 672,991 cu m
    **Marine gasoil bunker sales down 33% **Low sulfur marine fuel share increases
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude steady on lack of new drivers; supported by bullish outlook
    Market analysts attributed the elevated crude prices to a US-led recovery in global demand.
  • Denmark nominates six hydrogen projects for EU IPCEI status
    Everfuel is also participating in the Green Fuels For Denmark project, and the Blue Seal project with fuel cell producer Ballard Power Systems.
  • Singapore July-August gasoil timespread tumbles to 5-week low on demand concerns
    Traders said regional supply may be hit by a reduction in Chinese refinery exports and smaller Chinese export quota for key oil products in H2, 2021.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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