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February 22, 2022
Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • AMTOI & SSPU ink MoU on training in emerging areas of logistics & enhancing availability of qualified manpower
  • Seaways Shipping sets new records at Paradip Port
  • Procedures of application for Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under FTA/CECA for FY2022-23
  • Department of Commerce to be revamped to make it future ready
  • UK competition authorities reportedly form working group to monitor suspected anti-competitive behaviour & collusion in shipping
  • Data, e-commerce & illicit trade addressed at Munich Security Conference
  • India's rice exports seen likely facing competition from Thailand
  • Sugar exports soar 242 pc
  • Maersk's new intermodal freight service between Far East & Europe
  • Los Angeles & Long Beach ports again put off implementing container dwell fee
  • MSC plays key role expediting critically needed medical equipment into the US
  • CMA Terminals to run Port of Beirut's container terminal
  • MSC announces upcoming changes in strategic cooperation with SM LINE on Transpacific trade
  • Hapag-Lloyd to launch China Germany Express service
  • New joint service connecting China & Australia
  • Problem in Corpus Christi Ship Channel being rectified
  • MOL in MoU for collaboration regarding offshore wind power generation related work vessel
  • Anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil from China to continue till June 15
  • India-UAE CEPA to open up new markets: Goyal
  • PSA Mumbai commissions solar farm in effort towards sustainability

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Italy: another 4,000 trucks to shift to rail
  • A bumpy start in Hong Kong
  • 120 vans in retro style
  • Investment in Benelux specialist
  • Zetes promotes Pierre Lambert
  • CMA CGM's second strike in Lebanon
  • Converting signatures in Singapore
  • GXO's ambitious outlook
  • Ro-ro activities return to Karachi
  • Dimos opens its own office in Dubai
  • 40 freight locomotives delivered
  • Atlas Air expands partnerships
  • French takeover in CEP segment
  • K Line's new terminal in Yokohama
  • Infranord to invest in signalling system
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Arpin chooses Ronnie Blanchard
  • Digitally embracing air cargo from Dakar

The Loadstarweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • One trucker dead and 10 missing after fire breaks out on Grimaldi ro-ro ferry
  • CJ Logistics strike in Seoul intensifies, with rally, siege and hunger strike threat
  • Menzies directors will recommend latest Agility takeover bid to shareholders
  • Clipper Logistics and GXO reach agreement on cash and share offer
  • Elevated demand sees Matson transpacific loops become its busiest trade
  • Bullish CFOs have shifted to a 'more pessimistic and defensive' posture
  • M&A radar: GXO goes for Clipper in luxurious deal-making
  • Snapshot: The good, the bad and the ugly in American T&L
  • M&A radar: Kerry's transpac deal leaves all in its wake

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • NES wins major contract on zero-emission freight ferry
    Turkey's Cemre Shipyard has awarded Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) a substantial contract to supply the battery and control systems, plus act as system integrator, for the zero-emission ferry that the shipyard
  • Wife in nuclear sub espionage case enters guilty plea
    Diana Toebbe, 46, of Annapolis, Md., pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships. As we reported earlier, her husband, Jonathan Toebbe, 43, pleaded

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • Fossil fuels will continue to be part of energy mix
    Spare crude oil capacity is getting tighter given a rise in security risks, says Platts analyst, while inventories are low...
  • LNG supply-demand gap to appear within five years, says Shell
    Prices of the supercooled fuel were volatile in 2021, reaching record highs at the end of the year, and emphasising...
  • Forwarders welcome increased scrutiny of container lines
    The chaos within the box shipping sector is concentrating commercial power, says BIFA. It supports an investigation launched by the...
  • The week in charts: Bulk carrier sold for scrap | Crew abandonment cases spike | Bunker prices at two-year high
    It emerges this week that there have already been 20 new cases of crew abandonment recorded this year; a tonne of...
  • Liaoning Port names new chief as business turns corner
    China Merchants port veteran Wang Zhixian has taken over the helm at the port group, which now oversees the operations...
  • Supply chain easing will face flood of empty equipment
    Extended supply chains required additional equipment in the fleet to meet demand. But the slow repatriation of those boxes could...
  • Yacht builder Ferretti eyes $470m Hong Kong IPO
    Proceeds will be used to develop new types of yachts and acquire suppliers as the builder anticipates better market conditions...
  • StormGeo forecasting accelerates Alfa Laval transition
    Accurate weather forecasting has advantages for levels of ship safety and fuel and emissions reduction, says company executive
  • Tanker market may see boost if sanctions on Iran are lifted
    The lifting of sanctions will enable Iran to redeploy its fleet of 63 crude oil tankers, but it may also...
  • Doubts over plan to make and burn hydrogen on ships
    Design for a ship using LNG and hydrogen said to be 'extremely complicated and energy intensive'
  • Cosco wins class approvals for methanol-fuelled VLCC design
    The 310,000 dwt vessel is equipped with two methanol fuel tanks on board. A combined capacity of 10,000 cu m...
  • Daily Briefing
    P&I clubs on a mission and renewals draw to a close | Investigations underway as another sanctions case comes to...
  • K Line to open first finished-vehicle terminal in Japan
    K Line's terminal will showcase its commitment to its Blue Seas for the Future vision and the global bid to...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • Clipper backs 'highly attractive' $1.3 billion GXO takeover offer

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • Golden Ocean's Andersen: our focus is fleet upgrades and shareholder payouts
  • To scrub or not to scrub? Frontline ponders fate of its non-eco tankers
  • Signed, sealed and delivered: Erasmus jumps on secondhand kamsarmax
  • How the Jones Act US-build requirement harms the environment
  • Braemar says chemical tanker fleet to shrink for first time
  • Mind the gap: Shell predicts LNG supply-demand shortfall
  • 'Five Eyes' nations watching container lines' pricing in record markets
  • Galbraith's profit up as it sheds pension scheme and seeks to build market share
  • Supercars push loss estimates for MOL car carrier blaze to over $500m
  • Belships plans extraordinary dividend after another record quarter
  • Proman eyes charter of methanol-fuelled tankers to Trinidad's NGC
  • OceanPal fixes panamax for $4,600 less after Crystal Sea charter torn up
  • Clarksons tallies record $47bn S&P spend in 2021 - but 2022 could set new high
  • Crude tankers to benefit from lifting of Iranian oil sanctions
  • Grimaldi and truck drivers trade barbs over deadly ferry fire

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • Bunker Holding, Renewable Energy Group partner to advance bio-based diesel in shipping
    "Partnering with Bunker Holding will accelerate the marine industry adoption of biodiesel to achieve aggressive carbon reduction goals," said Bob Kenyon, senior vice president of...
  • Global logistics giant Expeditors suffers cyberattack, shuts down operations systems
    Global logistics provider Expeditors International shut down most of its operations systems after a cyberattack, limiting the ability to book shipments.
  • Carrier transporting luxury cars to US still smoldering in Atlantic
    Volkswagen Group has not said how many vehicles are on the Felicity Ace or the breakdown of the models, although it has been reported they...
  • Understanding Mars helps rocket cargo on Earth, military official says
    One hour. That's how long it could take a rocket to carry troops and material from a base in the Midwest to the Middle East...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
  • Asia residual fuels: Key market indicators for Feb 21-25
    Low inventory of low sulfur cargo in the Middle East is expected to support premiums for the marine fuel 0.5% grade at Fujairah, according to local suppliers, while a narrowing ex-wharf to cargo spread in Singapore is expected to put suppliers in the country under pressure in the week of Feb. 21.
  • Oman to start general cargo operations at newly-opened Port of Duqm
    One berth is a general cargo facility with the capacity to handle 1 million mt/year, a second is a bulk cargo berth with a capacity of 5 million mt/year and the third one is a Ro-Ro vehicles berth.
  • SHIPPING: Tanker owners slow steam to cut losses as bunkers soar - sources
    There has been a sharp rise in bunker prices as crude hit its highest in seven years, while several tanker sizes have slipped into the red.
  • INTERVIEW: Oil's rally towards $100/b may diversify India's crude buying further, says FIPI chief
    "In the current scenario, [the] demand for oil has outpaced production growth as economies slowly rebound from the worst of the pandemic, leaving the market with a small buffer to mitigate an oil supply shock," Singh said.
  • OIL FUTURES: Crude slips after opening surge as risk appetite wanes
    "The standoff is now at the height of volatility, and crude's roller-coaster may have some way to go before coming to a halt," Hari said.
  • Leaner LSFO inventory lifts Fujairah's balance Feb term ex-wharf bunker premiums
    Term contractual supply for March ex-wharf marine fuel 0.5%S parcels was heard concluded at $21-$23/mt premiums, traders said.

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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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