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BRIEFS
August 23, 2021
Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 22, 2021
  • Crew changes permitted in Sri Lanka
  • Ship owners & operators urged to adhere to industry guidelines while transporting seed cakes
  • CBIC aims at seamless clearance of export cargo
  • India's sugar export prospects seen encouraging for next season
  • Poultry breeders permitted to import de-oiled cake made from GM soya
  • Significant fall seen in India-Afghanistan bilateral trade
  • DP World reports strong H1 financial results
  • GatewayRail becomes India's first rail operator to join TradeLens
  • Lift & Shift India handles 27 modules of Decks & Jackets for ONGC Mumbai High Offshore Field
  • Exports jump 39 pc in 2nd week of August
  • Minister exhorts exporters to aim higher
  • PUBLIC NOTICE No. 79/2020

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hupac invests in Viennese terminal
  • Italian network grows
  • JAS Worldwide targets Nordic countries
  • Enhancing ship management in Saudi Arabia
  • Covid testing sites for Australian drivers
  • COO for BDP International
  • La Compagnie to carry transatlantic cargo
  • Good results for ESR
  • Second PCTC runs on LNG and battery
  • Heppell to become CFO
  • Constraints on jump-seat cargo flights
  • Hella Polska deepens contract with Hellmann
  • Omani takes next step on the seas
  • Uniform consistency all over the globe
  • Campbell replaces Labonne at Hermes
  • "Curiosity of the Day"

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • Seoul acts to ease cargo bottlenecks and boost SMEs in tough peak season
  • Cargo logjam building after Covid disrupts handling at Shanghai Pudong Airport
  • Lobby group head resigns as UK unveils plan for blue hydrogen as transport fuel
  • UK drivers desert container runs for sectors that deliver better pay and conditions
  • Airbus announces A350 freighter, and conversion orders mount up
  • OOCL joins the carrier billionaires with a record first-half result
  • Maersk aims to convert Russian export market from bulk to boxes
  • Against the odds: Can US Postal Service survive?

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • VIDEO: Ever Given returns to Suez Canal
    The Suez Canal Authority today released video showing the giant containership Ever Given making an uneventful passage through the canal today as part of the northern convoy. The ship returned to the
  • Houston Ship Channel deepening program takes another step forward
    A significant milestone in the history of the Houston Ship Channel was marked yesterday with the formal presentation of the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • MARAD makes new Marine Highway designations
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has designated six new Marine Highway Projects and a new Marine Highway Route as part of the America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The AMHP
  • Goodbye subsea cables, hello power transfer vessels?
    Is there an alternative to bringing offshore wind power to shore via subsea cables? Japanese start-up PowerX thinks so. It says that new Japanese government targets for renewable energy will require a

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • Owners look to future-proof LNG newbuilds, but much is still uncertain
    Ships can choose to strengthen decks and fuel tanks in the hope of lowering the future cost of conversion to...
  • Low earth orbit connectivity brings smart shipping even closer
    A restructured OneWeb is sending a fleet of satellites into orbit to offer much improved connectivity. The offshore sector, cruise...
  • Billion dollar box lines have cash to burn
    Container lines have options on where they will spend their windfall cash piles. But they should keep some aside for...
  • Does dry bulk need to worry about a slowdown in China?
    Capesize market has managed to shrug off softer indicators thus far, gaining 26% in a week to the highest level...
  • Come back Samuel Plimsoll, shipping still needs change for the better
    Supposedly ruinous expense remains an ever-popular excuse for inaction; unfortunately, raising standards does cost money, and will always put those...
  • Bulk carriers continue to enter the boxing ring
    The urge by container lines to rapidly reposition their empty equipment to more lucrative fronthaul trades is likely to have...
  • 'Severe' supply-demand imbalance boosts OOIL earnings
    Outlook for the second half of this year and early part of next year is 'promising', said OOIL expecting the...
  • Measuring maritime emissions demands a well-to-wake approach
    The shipping industry needs better information about which alternative fuels represent practical choices and those that account for lifecycle emissions...
  • Ever Given takes return leg through Suez Canal
    The world's best-known boxship is back in the canal that made its name. Once through, it will head to Singapore...
  • K Line provides vaccinations to Filipino seafarers
    The company is providing the wherewithal to inject seafarers. However, getting all seafarers across the world fully vaccinated is a...
  • Daily Briefing
    Zim looks to first acquisitions to secure growth | West of England P&I paid abandoned crew on Iran-linked blacklisted tanker...
  • The Lloyd's List Podcast: The race for green methanol is on
    Methanol is the focus for this week's podcast. Specifically, green methanol and how the industry can scale up the limited...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • LTL carriers turn to trailer tracking as demand spikes
  • Chassis tire issues hitting Gulf Coast, Midwest drayage
  • Settling container service-contract breaches legally fraught with pitfalls
  • Market forces driving record profitability: OOCL
  • Asia-US air cargo rates spike on China airport lockdowns
  • Demand forecasts crimp container allocation reliability: Maersk

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • Grindrod's Martyn Wade joins chorus of bullish bulker owners
  • Baltic Dry Index exceeds 4,000 points for first time in 11 years as capesize rates leap
  • Booming market helps Wallenius Wilhelmsen sell $166 in bonds
  • Editor's selection: Parrying with the pandemic and hunting for ghosts
  • John Fredriksen to gobble up Avance Gas through mandatory offer
  • Marsh: Individual insurers to be spared from Suez Canal crisis fallout
  • BW Group LNG carrier-to-FRSU conversion heads to El Salvador
  • OOIL stays bullish on containerships after best ever six-month profit
  • American Shipping sees evidence of recovery in Jones Act tanker trades
  • VLCC scrapping gets another boost as two Asian storage tankers are sold for recycling
  • Maersk Product Tankers sells another MR in continued asset disposal
  • Greece's shipping landscape shifts amid market upheaval
  • Turkey's Devbulk buys Premuda handysize and eyes further bulkers
  • Walmart charters vessels as struggling smaller retailers look on in envy

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • Shanghai airport facility in COVID lockdown, cargo backlog expected
    COVID closes a big cargo facility at Shanghai airport, creating another bottleneck for shippers ahead of the holiday inventory buildup.
  • China bulker pileup dwarfs California container-ship gridlock
    Extreme measures to contain delta variant create unprecedented backlog of dry bulk ships off China.
  • Retailers eye more air cargo as COVID lockdowns intensify in Vietnam
    It costs $1.2 million to charter a cargo jet from Vietnam as air exports slow because of the government's response to a wave of COVID...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2021
  • NYMEX WTI enters correction territory as delta surge threatens outlooks
    Rising inventories and slowing demand have weighed on gasoline cracks.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks up 1.4% on week at 1.252 million mt: Insights Global
    **HSFO barges lose pricing strength **Hi-5 spread drops on week **Bunker demand strengthens
  • BUNKERWORLD INDEX: Macro-economic headwinds steer bunker prices lower amid varying fundamentals
    **Monsoon hampers operations in Mumbai **Tightness in 3.5%S FO at Gibraltar **Suppliers chasing business at Vancouver, USGC
  • OIL FUTURES Crude turns lower as bear run continues
    "We view this price slide as exaggerated. So far, the demand concerns that are responsible for it are for the most part only in the minds of market participants," Commerzbank analyst Carsten Fritsch said.
  • Fujairah sees 11th licensed bunker supplier as delivered premiums firm up
    **Montfort joins as the 11th licensed bunker supplier **Fujairah could see more new entrants in coming months: sources
  • Mumbai-Colombo bunker fuel spread widens to 2-month high amid monsoon
    "The monsoon season has limited our bunkering capabilities at the Mumbai port for this week," said a Mumbai-based supplier.
  • SINGAPORE DATA: Residue stocks dip 2% on week as fuel oil imports fall, exports rise
    **Fuel oil imports drop 9.8% with no volumes from the Americas, Russia **Fuel oil exports rise 10% on week
  • Asia's thirst for HSFO remains unquenched amid thrust for cleaner fuels
    **Sri Lanka, India ports ramp up HSFO supply **Scrubber technology crucial to meet 2030 milestone: Platts Analytics
  • China's July oil product output rises 4% on year to 42.23 mil mt
    China's fuel oil production rose 8.3% on the month to 3.78 million mt in July.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude rises on bargain hunting, but pandemic concerns remain
    "WTI has declined six days in a row, falling 8.3%. This may encourage some short-term bargain hunting," Yang said.
  • Planned two-week Panama Canal maintenance to severely impact transit capacity: ACP
    The ACP advised that during maintenance periods, non-booked ships have experienced delays of up to 14 days.
  • Venezuela's PDVSA aims to process blends of upgraded crude at refineries to boost fuel output
    PDVSA will utilize upgraded crude and blends from the Orinoco Belt to increase gasoline and diesel production for local market.

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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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