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BRIEFS
January 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's TS Lines launches HK-Tianjin Incheon container service
  • Qingdao to build major container port at Aoshanwan between 2015-20
  • GrandBuy Group purchases Renhe Logistics Base for US$42.48 million
  • Dredging to accommodate 10,000-ton ships on Yangtze's Anqing shores
  • Singapore MPA's first port operations control centre decommissioned
  • IMO backs US Coast Guard proposals to shift shipping to save whales
  • Disabled Filipino seaman wins compensation after 12 years of litigation
  • Delhi sceptical, but Kingfisher pilots pin hopes on new Gopinath venture
  • Samsung expects to ship 20pc more hand-held electronic devices in 2013
  • Philippines honours aviation leader's contribution to world pilot training

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • 2012 year-end rates better than 2011
  • Freight Wings executes heaviest-ever transport in South India
  • MPHRP welcomes release of Iceberg 1 crew
  • Shipping confidence on the up again as scrapping increases
  • Govt approves licensing of land to concessionaires for PPP projects at Major Ports
  • JNPT to decongest approach roads to Port terminals
  • KoPT mulling INR 25/t royalty charge on HDC cargo handlers
  • Proposed VOC Port berths attract bids from infrastructure majors
  • INR shows moderate gain against dollar

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Electric Boat gets $307.8 million for Virginia class work
  • MEO's Thai JV takes delivery of newbuild PSV
  • Coast Guard issues safety alert on pressure switches
  • Anthony Veder newbuilds to get Wärtsilä DF packages

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver, USA warns of possible picket lines
  • Panama Canal marks 13 years of Panamanian control
  • Coast Guard cutter now calls Honolulu home
  • Port of Coos Bay celebrates completion of safety project
  • California shipping lanes becoming whale friendly

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Shell orders 10 more tankers at Hyundai Mipo
    Energy giant pushes ahead with fresh tonnage plan at bargain prices

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • China-Japan ship management venture forming
    CHINA Energy Transport Investment is setting up a ship management venture in Hong Kong with Japan's MOL
  • Bond proceeds to repay loans in China
    CHINA'S Evergreen Industries Holding Group, parent of Sinopacific Shipbuilding, today issued a 400M yuan ($64M) short-term financing bond
  • STX Pan Ocean predicts recovery in 2013
    STX PAN Ocean has said the steps it is taking to revive its profitability are making a 2013 recovery imminent
  • NS United KK cancels timecharters
    JAPANESE shipowner NS United Kaiun Kaisha said it is cancelling some timecharter agreements prematurely to minimise losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Slowing GDP Growth Dampens China Truck Market
    Chinese sales of heavy-duty trucks declined in the third quarter of 2012, a reflection of slowing manufacturing and overall economic activity in Asia's largest trading center, according to ACT Research. The 7.4 percent growth in GDP for the quarte rwas the slowest rate since 2009, according to a recent report issued...
  • UK Mulls Accelerating Royal Mail Sale
    The government of the United Kingdom is mulling accelerating the privatization of Royal Mail to as early as 2013 in what would be the biggest sale of state assets since the railways were sold to private investors in the 1990s. A flotation of the state-owned mail company on the London Stock...
  • Hapag-Lloyd-Hamburg Sud Merger Faces Hurdles
    The planned merger between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg-Sud is long overdue, but the outcome of negotiations is far from certain, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. The Hamburg-based carriers resume negotiations, which started in the summer, in the new year with the aim of reaching agreement by the end of the first quarter...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Textainer buys majority stake in managed box fleet
    Textainer Group, the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers, has paid USD78 million for a majority interest in a 99,000 TEU container fleet that it previously ...
  • US east coast 'container cliff' averted
    An 11th hour 30-day contract extension agreed between the International Longshoremen's Association [ILA] and the employer's US Maritime Alliance [USMX] will see ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • Outbreak on Cunard ship
    More than 200 passengers and crew on Queen Mary 2 stricken with vomiting and diarrhoea.
  • Kulluk back under tow
    Shell's Kulluk drilling rig is back under tow off Alaska but the three-day drama continues as strong weather continues to cause trouble.
  • HFW partner killed
    Leading maritime lawyer Bill Kerr has died in the Philippines.
  • Top cuts loss
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships has seen its half year loss cut considerably.
  • Rig claims victim
    A rig which tilted and resulted in 90 people being rushed to hospital earlier this month has now claimed a fatality.
  • Big finish for Mipo
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has ended 2012 with a bang after scooping an order for 10 products tankers.
  • Seachange scraps boxship
    Seachange Maritime has tossed one of its container vessels on the scrap heap, it is claimed.
  • HHI orders slide
    Seoul-listed Hyundai Heavy Industries recorded a 23% drop in orders for 2012 booking new contracts worth a total of $19.49bn for the year.
  • Pirate trio jailed
    Three pirates have been sent to a Somali prison after being convicted of hijacking the Iceberg 1 and its crew.
  • Samsung deal gunned
    Samsung Heavy Industries has seen an FPSO newbuilding order shot down by funding difficulties.
  • Textainer buys into box owner
    US container lessor Textainer has acquired at 50.1% stake in Bermuda-based box owner TAP Funding in a deal worth $78m.
  • China Merchants buys Djibouti stake
    Hong Kong-listed China Merchants Holdings has acquired a 23.5% interest in the Port of Djibouti for $185m.
  • Singamas issues profit warning
    Hong Kong-listed container manufacturer Singamas Container Holdings says it expects to report a substantial decline in profit for the year ending 31 December 2012.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • U.S. airports see domestic cargo growth
    Recently released cargo results for the international airports at Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles paint a picture of revived domestic air freight in the waning months of 2012, with a big boost coming from mail.
  • Shutl brings same-hour shipping to U.S.
  • U.S. loan to support Australian LNG project
  • ITC to update U.S. import restraints report
  • Dulles airport inspection unearths khat in cargo
  • ITC continues silica brick import investigation
  • Panama Canal expansion about 50% completed
    The Panama Canal Authority said Monday that the expansion of the waterway, begun five years ago, is now about half completed, and the official date for the completion of the expansion project remains October 2014.
  • American pilots approve MOU, pave way for merger
  • Chinese box maker looks to U.S. for funds
  • U.S. shrimpers claim damage from subsidized imports
    A coalition of shrimp producers in the Gulf region filed a petition with the ITC on Friday asking for imposition of countervailing duties on imported shrimp from seven countries because of alleged unfair subsidies.
  • Commentary: A watchword for 2013
    New tile-based dashboards allow users to quickly configure a system to meet their needs, while allowing developers to update particular functions of a broader system on the fly. It really gets to rethinking the bare bones of a system.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2012
  • North American markets mixed leading into 2013
    Little activity as trading year draws to a close.
  • More needed from Hong Kong government to promote cleaner fuel
    Announcement comes as Fair Winds Charter ends on December 31.
  • Marine technology firm seeks investment
    Company claims to offer investors opportunity to be part of 'cutting edge technology'.
  • Bunker spill in Philippines port contained
    MV Ocean Legacy could have still been carrying at least 20,000 litres of bunker fuel when it docked.
  • Ship-Service SA closed for New Years holiday
    Business will resume on January 2.
  • Markets show little movement as year-end holidays approach
    MGO prices in Suez, however, fall sharply.
  • Slow-steaming raises legal risks for ship operators
    Contracts typically call for vessels to 'move with all speed', lawyers warn.
  • Turkish suppliers set 2013 delivery charges
    New rates effective from Tuesday.
  • Prices slip on last day of 2012
    Low sulphur fuel oil prices weaken in major European ports.
  • LNG prices expected to rise
    Emerging market for LNG bunkers among factors that could cause a 'permanent upward shift' in prices.
  • Fuel oil demand could fall as reactor comes on line
    South Korean reactor to be back in operation this week.
  • Staff changes at Aegean
    Bunker trader takes over publicity duties from Tsogas after his departure.
  • Gas-tanker specialist opts for dual-fuel engines
    Vessels will be able to operate in ECAs without restriction.
  • China raises diesel consumption tax
    Changes, which will take effect from January 1, could push up domestic bunker prices.
  • Mandatory offer for Titan 'not fair and reasonable'
    Shareholders urged to remain invested in company.
  • Year closes with lower bunker prices
    Thin demand across key Asian ports due to holiday season, traders say.
  • Brightoil directors resign
    Trio will continue to assist the company as upstream consultants to one of its subsidiaries.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
SHIPPING
Maersk estimates that in the third quarter, its revenues grew by 30% percent.
Copenhagen
Sharp gains in EBITDA values and quarterly EBIT
COMPANIES
MSC expands the network of port terminals and technical-nautical services with the acquisition of control of Wilson Sons
Rio de Janeiro
It will acquire 56.47% of the share capital for about 764 million
PORTS
New historic record of quarterly container traffic in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In the April-June period of this year, almost 2.9 million teu (+ 26.3%) were handled.
TRANSPORTATION
Letter to the EU to urge the abolition of the tax exemption for fossil fuels used by aircraft and ships
Brussels
Twenty-one organizations list the reasons for cancelling it and the benefits that would result in it
MARITIME SERVICES
Spain's Boluda buys Finnish towing company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering
Valencia
The Scandinavian company has a fleet of six tugboats
INDUSTRY
Konecranes expands its presence in the Dutch market for port and intermodal means
Hoogvliet / Helsinki
The group will acquire two branches of the Peinemann
Two new ship-to-shore cranes for the container terminal of the port of Rijeka
PORTS
Two new ship-to-shore cranes for the container terminal of the port of Rijeka
Rijeka
They are part of an investment of 200 million euros in the first phase of the project
SHIPPING
New ro-ro service between the Turkish port of Matras and the port of Trieste
Istanbul
Made by DFDS, it provides for two weekly rotations
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
GTS doubles the frequency of the intermodal link Piacenza-Nola
Rome
From Monday it will rise from three to six weekly rotations
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean collaborates on a project to realize a cruise terminal in Juneau
Juneau
It is expected to be completed in the crucieristic season 2027
PORTS
New historical record of quarterly traffic of containers in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In September the growth stopped
PORTS
Genovese AdSP does not rule out the appeal of the ruling by the Council of State on the concession to Spinelli
Genoa
The institution will ask for clarification of State Advation
PORTS
Spinelli will propose a decision to revoke the ruling of the Council of State which cancelled the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
Genoa
SHIPPING
Adopted the delegated act for the inclusion of ships in service of the offshore industry in the European MRV Regulation
Brussels
The application of the standard is planned at the beginning of next year
PORTS
The State Council has upheld the appeal of SECH against Spinelli's "full container" activity in the port of Genoa
Rome
The ruling notes "an obvious distortion of the competitive attitude as regulated by the port plan".
CUSTOMS
Fedespec calls for changes to customs reform
Milan
The risk is a strong negative impact on the national import and export business and the efficiency and competitiveness of the logistics system
PORTS
Oriental Liguria's AdSP lists the benefits of passing Carrara's port under its jurisdiction
The Spezia
PORTS
New historical record of quarterly container traffic in the port of Singapore
Singapore
In the July-September period of 2024, almost 10.5 million teu (+ 5.1%) were handled.
PORTS
In the first nine months of 2024, freight traffic in Russian ports fell by -3.5% percent.
St. Petersburg
In the third quarter alone, 218.8 million tonnes were handled (-1%)
In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno marked increases of 9.2% percent and 0.2% percent.
PORTS
In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the ports of Naples and Salerno marked increases of 9.2% percent and 0.2% percent.
Naples
13.3%-year-old Cruserists in the capital's capital span and down -21.2% percent in the Salernitan scalp.
SHIPYARDS
Spain's Navantia in talks to acquire British shipbuilding company Harland & Wolff
London
Expected deal by the end of November
Le Aziende informano
ITS Costruttori, il futuro dei cantieri inizia in Accademia
Oltre 420 posizioni aperte in 17 corsi totali, con un tasso di occupazione post diploma di circa il 95% in media
PORTS
The Montenegrin port of Bar plans to buy two new mobile cranes
Bar
They are needed to replace the means of lifting damaged by the storm last July
PORTS
Work at the cruise terminal in Calata Paita, in the port of Spezia, prevents the arrival of cruise ships
The Spezia
SHIPPING
By the end of the year the Grimaldi group will order nine more new ro-pax ships
Athens
They will be employed in the Mediterranean and the Baltic
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal link between the port of Venice and Montyone (Brescia)
Venice
With a load capacity of 46 containers, the initial programming provides for 50 rotations per year
PORTS
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by Trieste Marine Terminal grew by 7.5%
Trieste
In the first nine months of this year, a decline of -3.0% percent
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova, new Customs office and the entire intermodal terminal will become customs area
Padova
Agreement to develop further fast customs arrangements with ports in addition to those already active with Genoa, La Spezia and Gioia Tauro
In the first nine months of 2024, the number of piracy acts against ships was the least high since 1994.
PIRACY
In the first nine months of 2024, the number of piracy acts against ships was the least high since 1994.
London
In the July-September period, only 19 have occurred.
SHIPPING
Switzerland to ease rules for the enrollment of ocean vessels at the national naval register
Bern
The aim is to increase the number of ships flying the Swiss flag.
Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived in the harbor of Gioia Tauro
PORTS
Four new ship-to-shore cranes have arrived in the harbor of Gioia Tauro
Joy Tauro
Two more will arrive at the end of the month. In the first nine months of 2024, container traffic in the Calabrian climbed increased by 10.4% percent.
MEETINGS
Next year the world's coast guard organizations will meet in Rome.
Rome
In 2025 the Italian Coast Guard will preside over the three international forums : European, Mediterranean and global
Last August, shipping traffic in the Suez Canal declined by -49.1% percent.
SHIPPING
Last August, shipping traffic in the Suez Canal declined by -49.1% percent.
The Cairo
In the first eight months of 2024, the decline of the transits was -48.4% percent.
PORTS
Satisfaction of Assoports, Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltransport for the assumption of agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
It allows-they stress unions-the recovery of the purchasing power of the wage
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the first half of 2024, FS Italiane's Logistic Pole posted record operating revenues and rising 13.0%
Rome
Net profit of 65 million euros, down from 22 million euros
Initiates the agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers
PORTS
Initiates the agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers
Genoa
Assiterminal, in the end the responsibility of all of them prevailed
Turkey's METAG Holding has signed an agreement for the construction of the Somali port of Hobyo
PORTS
Turkey's METAG Holding has signed an agreement for the construction of the Somali port of Hobyo
Mogadishu
It is located near the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
CRUISES
Fincantieri, cutting off the first sheet of the first of two ultra-luxury cruise ships for Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Venice
It will be delivered in 2026
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail starts transport of the new Frecciarossa 1000 of Trenitalia from Pistoia to the Czech Republic
Pistoia
They are headed to the Velim Test Center
PORTS
New ro-ro traffic at the San Cataldo Container Terminal in the port of Taranto
Istanbul
Two ships have landed more than 1,500 vehicles
PORTS
Uiltransport urges the Venice AdSP to review the ban on temporary port work
Rome
Verzari : umpteenth attempt to unload the current balance in the national port system
PORTS
Concluded the first start-up phase of the Port Community System of the AdSP of the Straits
Messina
On 23 and October 24 meetings with stakeholders for the further development of the system
ASSOCIATIONS
Guido Grimaldi confirmed president of the Logistics Association of Sustainable Intermodality
Rome
ALIS celebrates eight years of life
NEWS
File the charges against four employees of the AdSP of the South Tyrreno and Ionian
Joy Tauro
The Gip of the Palmi Tribunal in Palmi has been definitively established.
INDUSTRY
In the third quarter, new orders to the ABB group grew by 1.8% percent.
Zurich
Revenue up 2.3%
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
Visit by Giani, Guerrieri and Macii to the Darsena Europe shipyard in the port of Livorno
Livorno / Florence
In the port of Piombino inaugurated the new plaza in front of the quay of the regasification ship
LOGISTICS
Gruber Logistics opens its own first headquarters in the Middle East
Time
Initially the new Dubai branch will focus on cargo project and air and sea transport.
PORTS
Delivery of works for the completion of the port of Tremestieri
Messina
They are expected to be completed in two years
MEETINGS
Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade
Genoa
PORTS
In the third quarter of 2024, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -7.1%
Hong Kong
In the first nine months of the year, the decline was -5.7% percent.
LOGISTICS
CEVA Logistics constitutes a joint venture with Saudi Almajdouie Logistics
Riyad
It will operate the transport-related and logistical activities carried out by the two companies in Saudi Arabia
PORTS
Concern of the Spezia's maritime agents for the possible curb to cruise traffic in port
The Spezia
PORTS
APSEZ completes the acquisition of 95% of the company that operates the Indian port of Gopalpur
Mumbai
The port climber has a traffic capacity of 20 million tonnes per year
PORTS
Fit Cisl La Spezia, no to the passing of the Carrara port management at the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno Northern
The Spezia
The Tuscan port has benefited from substantial financial resources from the Via del Molo.
COMPANIES
Changed Risso enters the capital of Maritime Maritime Agency Ravennate
Ravenna / Genoa
Established a joint venture joint venture
MARITIME SERVICES
Minerva Bunkering has purchased the US Bomin Bunker Oil
Singapore
The American company has been ceded by Germany's Mabanaft
PORTS
Approved the new safety regulation of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Processed by the Capitaneria in Porto with the involvement of port operators, it will enter into force on the first November
SHIPPING
Evergreen's trend of revenue growth continues, Yang Ming and WHL
Taipei / Keelung
In September 2024, however, a double-digit percentage decline was recorded compared to the previous month.
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Ferfreight's proposals for the infrastructural development of the last mile and for the resolution of criticalities
Padova
FREIGHT TERMINALS
High-automation drones to surveil the areas of Interporto Padua
Padova
They take off and land in a "robotic hangar"
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
MEETINGS
Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade
Genoa
It is scheduled on 22 and October 23
RIVER TRANSPORT
In Mantua the annual meeting of the European Federation of Inland Ports
Mantova
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Russia and India join forces in the Arctic, leaving China aside
(News.Az
The Overlooked Legacy of Black Dockworkers: Forging Justice On America's Waterfronts
(BET)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
TRUCKING
Rexi : Financial will not introduce increases in the cost of diesel for self-transport
Rome
They are not expected-he assured-changes to the current tariffs
RIVER TRANSPORT
In Mantua the annual meeting of the European Federation of Inland Ports
Mantova
Tomorrow the international workshop "HyMantoValley project Creation of the Hydrogen Valley in the Valdaro inland Port"
PORTS
Joy Tauro, possible further extension of the Agency for the administration of labour in port
Joy Tauro
Agostinelli : It will be required in the event of failure of the next meeting for the establishment of the ex art enterprise. 17
NEWS
In the port of Gioia Tauro, 280 kilos of cocaine were seized
Reggio Calabria
More than 40 million euros could have been made in the market.
PORTS
Baker Hughes to renounce industrial settlement in the port of Corigliano Calabro
Joy Tauro
Agostinelli : who did not want this project to enjoy this tragic victory!
SHIPYARDS
VARD will build a Commissioning Service Vessel to Navigate Capital Partners
Trieste / Ålesund
It will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy, Apulia, Calabria and Liguria have signed up to the Mit.
Rome
The Regions integrate with own resources the state appropriation
ACCIDENTS
Fatal accident in the port of Naples
Naples
A worker lost his life overwhelmed by a mechanical means
ENVIRONMENT
Partnership of Magellan Circle and EETRA to promote sustainability in the port and logistics sectors
INFRASTRUCTURE
Agreement for the design and realization of a new maritime railway station in Savona
Savona
The link between the Savona Parco Doria station and the new plant is expected to be adapted.
SHIPPING
In the third quarter, the revenues generated by the OOCL container business grew by 73.7%
Hong Kong
Volumes of truckloads transported increased by 3.6%
MEETINGS
On Wednesday, Padova will take over the third edition of Green Logistics Expo
Padova
Among the appointments, the States Generals of the Logistics of the North East and Mercintrain
COMPANIES
Three new appointments to top executives of TESYA group companies
Milan
Pierre-Nicola Fsheep new general manager of group, Flavio Castelli new CEO of CLS E Vincent Albasini new CEO of CGTE
PORTS
Rixi : winning idea for a maritime country is the possibility of having foreign shareholdings with concessions in extra-European ports
Naples
They would be useful-he explains-to stabilize the logistical lines in every geopolitical condition
PORTS
Port of Spezia, in mid-2025 the electrification of the Molo Garibaldi will be completed
The Spezia
In recent days in Estonia the test of the robot from the quay will connect the power grid to the ship.
EDUCATION
New training project of Assologistics in collaboration with Randstad Italia
Milan
Creation of a digital platform to facilitate management and fruition of training courses
COMPANIES
A Vietnamese delegation in Geneva to increase cooperation with MSC
Hanoi
Proposal participation in the project of the new deep-water port in Lien Chieu (Da Nang)
PORTS
A strike blocks the ports and airports of Corsica
Ajaccio
Protest against the assumption of entrusting its management through a contest
TRANSPORTATION
The Transport Regulatory Authorities of Italy and France have started a cooperation
Paris / Rome
SHIPPING
T&E, the only system based on a Global Fuel Standard is not enough to decarbonize shipping
Brussels
The organization highlights the need for it to be accompanied by the application of a global tax on emissions
FREIGHT TERMINALS
The AdSP of the East Ligurian Sea completes acquisition of 2.4% of the capital of CEPIM-Parma Interport
The Spezia
Buy the share of the Municipality of La Spezia and of the Riviere Chamber of Commerce in Liguria
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