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January 12, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • Record deliveries of ultra-large containership in 2018: Alphaliner
  • Ocean Alliance's ULVC capacity to be boosted by 60pc in 2018: SeaIntel
  • Optimism prevails in shipping industry in 2018: Moore Stephens
  • Qinhuangdao container throughput surges 9pc to 1.2m TEU in 2017
  • Taiwan warns China that asserting authority over the island risked destabilisation
  • Brisbane container throughput remains strong despite volume lapse in Nov
  • Intermodal sea-rail services on the rise in Europe, not so in Asia
  • India's JNPT share of DPD imports rises 1pc in December
  • Demand for air cargo surges as adoption of E-commerce expands rapidly
  • Taiwan's EVA Air returns to HK's Hactl
  • Amsterdam Schiphol's 2017 cargo traffic up 5.4pc at 1.75m tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • PM attends NITI Aayog's interaction with economists and experts on "Economic Policy - The Road Ahead"
  • Cochin Shipyard signs MoU with Mumbai Port Trust
  • Frenk Snoeck appointed General Manager of Broekman Project Services
  • HAROPA attains new highs in 2017 & looks to go further on the growth path in 2018
  • India & Iran have sorted out all issues pertaining to Chabahar Port: Nitin Gadkari
  • Ministry of Railways launches Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information application
  • Ministry of Road Transport & Highways signs MoU with Transport for London to revamp public transport in the country
  • National Logistics Plan aims to facilitate smoother cargo movement, reduce costs
  • No new extension of date for filing return in FORM GSTR-1

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The birth of a double port
  • More HGVs and vans in Switzerland/Liechtenstein
  • Duisburg terminal sharpens intermodal profile
  • Logistics solution for food supplier
  • Ever closer to clients VTG
  • Dean Mair named Neska affiliate MD
  • Cargo handling company's long-term stay at JFK
  • Baltic Exchange gives LNG a place
  • L.I.T. hoists flag in Austria
  • Logistics giant slashing use of fossil fuels
  • Piracy wanes in 2017
  • Turkish Airlines continues to grow and invest
  • 2018: an outlook from Maersk's COO Toft
  • Gefco crosses Straits of Gibraltar
  • Waterstones extends contract with Unipart Logistics
  • France: corridors to bundle rail operations
  • Eva Air ends CPSL intermezzo

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Analysts bullish on container market prospects
  • Geest Line, Seatrade combine Caribbean services
  • Swedish timber hub Varberg breaks volume record
  • Bahri Dry Bulk wins finance for four bulker newbuildings
  • Danish shipowners raise cyber-security spending as survey reveals cyber challenges
  • Container rates stabilise, but overcapacity remains a concern
  • China relaxes limits on foreign ownership in shipping companies
  • Wilhelmsen Ship Management HQ move deepens Singapore commitment
  • Woodruff to lead US Jones Act group
  • Collaboration with SM Line 'unfeasible', says HMM
  • Intra-Asia container shipping market intensifies
  • Updated FAL Convention primes ports for automated shipping
  • Asian shipyards look to technology for a competitive edge
  • Tehran asks Japan for help in Sanchi rescue efforts
  • NS United sells off chemical tanker fleet

The Loadstarweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Rising oil price poses another profitablity problem for containership operators
  • Globalisation a stumbling block to efforts to shorten supply chains, say shippers
  • Westports eyes THE Alliance services to compensate 2017 throughput drop
  • Analysis: names to watch in M&A this year as major US shippers eye supply chain control
  • Sanchi-Crystal collision first tragedy in 2018 in the new global casualty hotspot
  • The course of seamless borders post-Brexit never runs true
  • Boeing builds giant drone that can carry 500 pounds of cargo

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Crowley liner services teams make organizational changes
  • New ABS software release includes comprehensive compliance solution
  • Damen delivers fourth security vessel to Nigerian operator
  • HY tug will meet tough environmental demands of new Brazilian port
  • Bourbon partners with BV on digitalization and cyber security
  • Drone inspection specialist gains Lloyd's Register certification
  • PrimeServ and Arkas ink Engine Management Concept agreement

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Five seafarers hurt in lifeboat drill, RMT claims
    P&O Cruises confirms 'incident'
  • Greek authorities make arrests and probe ship with explosives headed to Libya
    Crew of eight and Greek-owned vessel held after illegal shipment found
  • Navig8 Group's Karlsen joins Norwegian Air Shuttle
    Shipping veteran Geir Karlsen will have the same position at the budget airline from April
  • Baltic Exchange forms panel of LNG shipbrokers for index development
    Move marks the first foray into LNG by the historic institution, whose dry bulk and oil tanker freight assessments markets...
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Influx of orders is leading carriers to defer delivery to avoid overcapacity
  • Calls in Iran to speed up search for burning tanker crew
    The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate is calling on China to do more to locate the missing crew
  • GT Nexus looks to capitalise on container shipping's digital drive
    Cloud-software giant confident that the e-commerce platform will finally fulfill its potential
  • Chabahar port: India's golden gateway to central Asian countries
    The port holds strategic and economic significance for India
  • Asean region may see 8.5% annual growth in maritime infrastructure by 2020
    Asean members are ramping up cargo capacity and operational efficiency at 47 ports while minimising transportation costs, according to Kotra
  • Wilhelmsen Ship Management moves HQ from Malaysia to Singapore in digitalisation drive
    Company aims to tap into the city-state's trend towards digital innovation to grow business
  • Bahri Dry gets $96m loan to fund bulker quartet at HMD
    Loan facility to help finance 80% of the newbuildings contract price
  • Concordia Maritime charters in MR tankers for expected market upturn
    Contracts are 50-50 joint charters with Stena Bulk
  • Australian ports shut ahead of tropical cyclone
    UPDATE: Tropical Cyclone Joyce formed off the west Kimberley cost earlier today and is expected to intensify tonight as it...
  • A waste of space
    The Chinese government's new environmental regulations have brought the plastic waste export trade to a halt
  • Could Nusrat Ghani become the UK's latest shipping minister?
    Conservative Party MP for Wealden, who moved to transport Tuesday night, would be only the second woman to hold the...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • YRC Freight to pay Teamsters $1M for contract breach
  • E-commerce reshaping supply chains end-to-end
  • Shipper embrace of Maersk reefer tracker shows visibility demand
  • Hoegh Autoliners to add US East Coast-Oceania service
  • Shippers eye Haldia port to beat Chittagong congestion
  • HMM declines SM Line's trans-Pac pact offer
  • JNPT attracts new intra-Asia service
  • French ports expand reach with new Swiss rail link

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Capital Products takes aframax from parent
    Acquisition of modern, ice-class tanker with attached time charter will be funded with cash and term loan.
  • RBD declared bankrupt by Italian court
    Fate is sealed for another Neapolitan owners with fleet of 13 bulkers and tankers.
  • PSA participates in engineer programme
    Port operator partners with Institute of Engineers, Singapore to offer an engineer certificate for maritime.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Report: Trump to unveil infrastructure plan in February
    President Trump's infrastructure package may be finally released next month, White House officials told senators on Tuesday, according to T...
  • Canada files broad WTO complaint against US AD/CV duty process
    Canada filed a broad complaint on Dec. 20, 2017, requesting World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the legality of the Unit...
  • Port of Portland, Ore. contemplates new multi-use terminal
    A consulting firm that spent the past several months studying what a sustainable business model for container shipping at the Port of Portl...
  • Haropa posts record year in container traffic for 2017
    Haropa, which operates the French ports of Le Havre and Rouen, posted an over 15 percent increase in container traffic for 2017 and a 6 per...
  • Port of Virginia sets yearly box volumes record for 2017
    The Port of Virginia (POV) handled 2.84 million TEUs in 2017, a 7 percent increase compared to 2016. In 2017, loaded import volumes totale...
  • Port of Oakland says 2017 was the busiest for container shipping in its 90-year history
    The Port of Oakland handled the equivalent of 2.42 million TEUs in 2017, making last year the busiest in its 90-year history, the port anno...
  • Global Trading Resources joins Janel Group
    Global Trading Resources, Inc. (GTRI) has joined Janel Group, a Lynbrook, N.Y.-based global integrated logistics solutions provider, the co...
  • Port of Seattle takes steps to combat human trafficking
    The Port of Seattle is instituting a new port-wide strategy to combat human trafficking through its facilities, including Seattle-Tacoma In...
  • Port of Prince Rupert thrives in 2017
    Cargo moving through the Port of Prince Rupert hit a record in 2017, totaling 24.1 million metric tons, with growth fueled by a 26 percent ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 11, 2018
  • Mnuchin expects new Iran sanctions but offers no clarity on oil waiver
    Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he expects the US government to level new sanctions on Iran, but he did not indicate whether President Donald Trump was prepared to reimpose oil-sector sanctions frozen under the July 2015 international nuclear deal.
  • Front-month ICE Brent tops $70/b for the first time since 2014
    ICE March Brent crude oil futures broke above $70/b Thursday morning in US trading, the first time the prompt contract has been above that mark since December 2014.
  • OPEC's woes in Venezuela, Africa could give other members room to boost output
    If any OPEC members have been tempted to cheat on their quotas with oil prices hovering around three-year highs, they have yet to act on it.
  • Med bunker fuel prices surge to 3-year highs on bullish crude futures
    Bunker fuel prices at some Mediterranean ports have soared to a three-year high driven by the surges in ICE Brent futures, sources said.
  • Gibraltar bunker buyers disappear as Brent futures near $70/b: sources
    Buy-side activity disappeared from the bunker fuel market in Gibraltar Thursday amid the ongoing surge in ICE Brent futures, sources said.
  • Friday union strike likely to disrupt bunkering at Piraeus
    A 24-hour strike throughout Friday by the Shipping Association, Tug Boats and Salvage Vessels in the Greek port of Piraeus on Friday is expected to disrupt bunkering operations there over the weekend, sources said.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Maersk estimates that in the third quarter, its revenues grew by 30% percent.
Copenhagen
Sharp gains in EBITDA values and quarterly EBIT
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
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.
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
Spain's Boluda buys Finnish towing company Yxpila Hinaus-Bogsering
Valencia
The Scandinavian company has a fleet of six tugboats
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
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
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
GTS doubles the frequency of the intermodal link Piacenza-Nola
Rome
From Monday it will rise from three to six weekly rotations
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
New historical record of quarterly traffic of containers in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In September the growth stopped
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
Spinelli will propose a decision to revoke the ruling of the Council of State which cancelled the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
Genoa
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
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".
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
Oriental Liguria's AdSP lists the benefits of passing Carrara's port under its jurisdiction
The Spezia
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Work at the cruise terminal in Calata Paita, in the port of Spezia, prevents the arrival of cruise ships
The Spezia
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Guido Grimaldi confirmed president of the Logistics Association of Sustainable Intermodality
Rome
ALIS celebrates eight years of life
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.
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
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
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.
Delivery of works for the completion of the port of Tremestieri
Messina
They are expected to be completed in two years
Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade
Genoa
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.
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
Concern of the Spezia's maritime agents for the possible curb to cruise traffic in port
The Spezia
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
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.
Changed Risso enters the capital of Maritime Maritime Agency Ravennate
Ravenna / Genoa
Established a joint venture joint venture
Minerva Bunkering has purchased the US Bomin Bunker Oil
Singapore
The American company has been ceded by Germany's Mabanaft
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
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.
Ferfreight's proposals for the infrastructural development of the last mile and for the resolution of criticalities
Padova
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
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
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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
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"
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
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.
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!
VARD will build a Commissioning Service Vessel to Navigate Capital Partners
Trieste / Ålesund
It will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027
Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy, Apulia, Calabria and Liguria have signed up to the Mit.
Rome
The Regions integrate with own resources the state appropriation
Fatal accident in the port of Naples
Naples
A worker lost his life overwhelmed by a mechanical means
Partnership of Magellan Circle and EETRA to promote sustainability in the port and logistics sectors
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.
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%
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
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
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
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.
New training project of Assologistics in collaboration with Randstad Italia
Milan
Creation of a digital platform to facilitate management and fruition of training courses
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)
A strike blocks the ports and airports of Corsica
Ajaccio
Protest against the assumption of entrusting its management through a contest
The Transport Regulatory Authorities of Italy and France have started a cooperation
Paris / Rome
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
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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