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BRIEFS
July 23, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Baltic index up
  • High freight rates with strong demand seen continuing
  • MOL inks deal for long-term transport using new LNG-fuelled bulker
  • No signs of commodity price-out in Transpacific
  • Govt not to impose anti-dumping duty on a type of fibre board from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia
  • Just-in-time port call interface standards with API definitions released
  • Rotterdam port throughput up in H1
  • SLPA taking steps to expedite work at the new ECT in Colombo Port
  • Govt pushing to develop multimodal logistics parks countrywide
  • National Highways construction saw sharp rise during Covid restriction period: Gadkari
  • CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB
  • Macroeconomic fundamentals seen strong, recovery in progress
  • Govt removes pulses stock limit for importers, relaxes for others
  • Key current trends in supply chain management

The Loadstarweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Wan Hai reconsidering Asia-Europe trades as smaller box ships prove their worth
  • Teamsters hit out, claiming 80s deregulation drives recruits from haulier jobs
  • New UK 3PL GRL unveils big ambitions in Europe - and beyond
  • Amazon fulfilment tie-up for BigCommerce merchants puts heat on integrators
  • Sea Lead charters nine box ships to meet growing demand for feeder services
  • 'Crunch time in the US' - shippers advised to 'brace for extended peak season'
  • Port of LA volume celebrations tainted by export decline as lines 'opt for empties'
  • Poor weather in China forces 4,500 flight cancellations
  • XPO SVP Karlis Kirsis to lead legal team at spin-off GXO Logistics
  • Xpediator appoints Graham Henry as European groupage director of Delamode Anglia

Marine Logweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Stena RoRo orders two more E-Flexers
    The day after announcing that it was ordering a further E-Flexer RoPax for charter to Canada's Marine Atlantic, Stena RoRo today reports that it has ordered another pair from Chinese shipyard CMI
  • Conrad cuts steel for first U.S.-built Multi-Cats
    Conrad Shipyard has hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD). The ceremony, held at Conrad's shipyard in Morgan City, La., signifies the start of construction of
  • Bouchard creditors object to designation of stalking horse bidder
    In one of the the latest developments in the Bouchard Transportation bankruptcy, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors yesterday filed suit in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Insurers among staunchest opponents of closing Lloyd's salvage branch
    'Universal rejection' of move to ditch LOF included dire warnings from across the marine insurance spectrum
  • Can the iron ore trade prop up capesizes?
    Optimism abounds as higher iron ore exports are expected to coincide with greater demand for coal transportation, which has the...
  • Seafarer training for the future begins with attitudes and competencies
    Prof Michael Ekow Manuel believes the Global Maritime Professional model, while a concept, embraces the life skills needed to give...
  • Braemar names Simmonds as chief operating officer
    Gooch to chair remuneration committee as Breuer steps down
  • Newcastle's 'fanciful' box port hopes rejected by court
    An Australian judge has dismissed port of Newcastle's hopes to build a container terminal to rival Sydney, dismissing a case...
  • Indian ports offer discount for LNG-fuelled ships
    The ports will offer a 50% discount on port dues, pilotage and berth hire charges for vessels using dual-fuel engines...
  • Gas carrier prospects brighter but overcapacity seen from 2022
    Almost 200m tonnes of LNG was imported over 2,817 voyages in the first six months of 2021, Lloyd's List Intelligence...
  • Chinese ports brace for typhoon
    Pick-up and delivery of containers remain largely unaffected in Shanghai and Ningbo, but the ports might be forced to suspend...
  • Himalaya Shipping lists in Oslo after fundraising
    Company says the equity issue was 'significantly' oversubscribed and was directed towards a few industrial and financial investors
  • Panamax values surge as carriers seek any tonnage that floats
    The former workhorse of the container sector has fallen from grace in recent years. But the frantic container shipping sector...
  • Daily Briefing
    Lloyd's to continue supporting LOF salvage contract | Japan plans to significantly reduce LNG and coal use by 2030 |...
  • FMC 'asleep at the wheel' over foreign flag ocean carriers
    The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has pressed the Federal Maritime Commission on the progress made since President Joe...
  • Singapore completes first live digital bunker delivery
    The pilot transaction, which was a part of the broader effort to digitalise financing services for Singapore's maritime sector, was...
  • CSSC Shipping issues $500m green bonds
    The bond issue comes against the backdrop of Beijing's pledge to decarbonise the country's economy and the pressing need at...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Norfolk Southern boosts Chicago terminal capacity
  • Uber Freight to buy Transplace for $2.25 billion
  • Intermodal congestion to persist through 2021: CSX, UP
  • Record first half has Rotterdam predicting robust 2021
  • Forwarders warn of growing trans-Pacific pricing chaos

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • 'Whole of government' approach means an expansive look at shipping
  • Capesize bulkers may see $40,000 per day amid 'healthy' iron ore and coal volumes
  • Fidelity's Genco 'seal of approval' comes with caveat
  • Fidelity's big Genco buy is part of wider push into dry bulk
  • Cleaves upgrades LNG sector in busy charter market as shares 'skyrocket'
  • Pantheon poised to sell aframax as it pushes tanker-fleet renewal
  • Newbuild tanker investments viable despite peak oil, say analysts
  • RMK Maritime expands into Greece with Super-Eco finance man Petros Kefalonitis
  • Braemar shares management burden by promoting broker Tris Simmonds
  • Wakashio's master still languishes in custody, one year after disaster
  • Ex-Nobu Su lieutenant coaches Chailease in shipowning move
  • Yangzijiang poised to scoop LNG-fuelled containership deal worth more than $1bn
  • Stena RoRo adds more E-Flexer hybrid ropaxes to Jinling Weihai order tally
  • Rising steel plate prices drag world's biggest shipbuilder to a second quarter loss
  • Sembcorp Marine defends rights issue in 'unprecedented times'

American Shipperweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • United Airlines ditches cargo-only flights as passengers return
    Ghost freighters - passenger planes flying without passengers - were a big part of United Airline's pivot to cargo during the pandemic. Now they are...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 22, 2021
  • Iran inaugurates new oil exports terminal outside Strait of Hormuz
    **Goureh-Jask pipeline bypasses Strait of Hormuz for oil exports **Secures Iran's shipments amid rising tensions in Persian Gulf
  • Prompt ICE LSGO contango hits 4-month high on stronger demand
    Traders continue to describe the market for ultra low sulfur diesel, the physical product deliverable under the ICE LSGO contract, as balanced.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude continues recovery, shrugging off US stockbuild
    Crude inventories in the US rose unexpectedly by some 2.1 million barrels in the week to July 16, marking the first inventory build in eight weeks, data released by the US Energy Information Administration July 21 showed.
  • CHINA DATA: June output of key oil products up 2.5% on month to 41.9 mil mt
    **China's oil output rises on firm demand **Jet output surges 30% on year
  • REFINERY NEWS: Moscow refinery starts output of VLSFO bunker fuel
    Refinery: Moscow, Russia Owner: Gazprom Neft Capacity: 11 million mt/year (around 220,000 b/d)
  • DUTCH DATA: H1 oil products throughput at Rotterdam rises amid higher Russian fuel oil imports
    **Russian HSFO exports to US 12% lower on year: Kpler **More petrochemicals demand on naphtha imports **Dry bulk rises on higher German steel production
  • Singapore-arrival arbitrage LSFO volumes in Aug to dip from July levels: traders
    "There are fewer cargoes this time from Europe and North America; in America bunker demand has increased while in Europe, the arbitrage window to the East is closed," a trader based in Singapore said.
  • Singapore June bunker fuel sales gain on soaring HSFO demand
    **June HSFO sales rise 31.9% on month **Favorable Hi-5 spread supports scrubber adoption **Singapore LSFO market faces stiff competition from Zhoushan
  • Zhoushan halts bunker operations on Typhoon In-Fa: sources
    **Barge supply to tighten **Availability in August to normalize

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Naples
The "systematic non-application of the contractual conditions" to which the three acronyms refer - the institution replies - in fact concerns the punctual verification carried out by the competent offices of this administration of contractual institutions to which the dependent personnel were not entitled.
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
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
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
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
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
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
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