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September 1, 2004
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Unsecured ship supplies could pose terror threat
    SHIPS' supplies and provisions are a weak link in the security chain which could be exploited by terrorists, despite tough new internationally-mandated security rules, according to a leading Singapore-based ship chandler.
  • Manila port opens control facility for dangerous cargo
    THE Philippines' largest container port operator has opened a control facility for dangerous cargo to comply with the new stringent international security and safety rules, company officials said.
  • Oil tanker hits US ferry terminal
    THE Greek-flagged, 98,880-dwt crude oil tanker Astro Altair hit a ferry terminal in New Orleans on Sunday, reportedly putting it out of operation for two weeks.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong revises GDP forecast upwards
  • OOCL orders four new vessels
  • Indian truck strike over
  • Malaysian port throughputs on the rise
  • Exel chooses new Singapore director
  • Oman port predicts shipping boom
  • Lufthansa, Air-India sign strategic alliance
  • Thai Airways to add eight aircraft to fleet
  • HK, Jordan sign air services agreement
  • Northwest expands Detroit-Lincoln service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Kamal Nath spells out 10-point strategy to double India's share in global trade by 2009
  • Highlights of National Foreign Trade Policy'2004-09
  • UK rediscovering inland water transport to take pressure off roads
  • Rayon & Synthetics EPC makes out case for restoring Rule 12-B of Central Excise Rules 2002
  • Members on infrastructure projects monitoring committee named
  • Global transport fair from today
  • Export Import Workshop to present certificates to 15th batch

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • PMSA urges veto of emissions control bill
    The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association urges California's Governor to veto Assembly Bill 2042 on concerns that local limits on air emissions from shipping and other sources would undermine growth at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • Japanese bunker sales climb 22% year-on-year
    Sales hike likely to be shortlived as Tokyo suppliers talk of slow August business.
  • No ill effects after refinery strike in Piraeus
  • Hong Kong and Taiwan undaunted by storm season
  • Latest surveyor in corruption probe due in court Friday
    Bunker surveyor faces three charges for accepting bribes from the same individual with a local supplier for short-supply incidents.
  • MPA issues Annex VI pollution reminder
    MPA has sent circular to shipping community to encourage early response to forthcoming IMO legislation on pollution.
  • Rotterdam softens further with good prompt supply
  • Bominflot acquires ExxonMobil's Esso Bunker
    Bominflot strengthens its position in the German gas oil market for inland waterways with latest acquisition.

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • European ferry reservations for trucks on the internet
  • FMCSA delays rules for transportation of hazardous cargo
  • Rhenus increases Eastern European and Russian activities
  • CCS levies congestion surcharge per container
  • Rome Fiumicino opens cavernous cargo city
  • NYK to move into Nigerian LNG transportation
  • Geest North Sea Line appoints Paul Swaak operations director

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Giant ferry nears completion
  • Enclosed space death toll mounts
  • Wartsila sells high speed engine line product rights

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Rotterdam boss Scholten quits in loan scandal
    WILLEM Scholten, chief executive of the Port of Rotterdam for the last 12 years, has been forced to resign and an investigation has been launched into '100m ($121m) worth of bank guarantees the port boss personally gave to RDM, a defence company specialising in the manufacture of armoured vehicles.
  • Sovcomflot considers New York listing to fund entry to LNG
    RUSSIA'S largest shipping company, Sovcomflot, is considering a New York listing to raise up to $300m to help support the its expansion into liquefied natural gas shipping, writes Tony Gray.
  • Salvors jostle for Hyundai No105 job
    THE world's top salvors are lining up for up the massive wreck removal of the car carrier Hyundai No105 from the Singapore Strait.
  • Converium review sparks reserves cash call
    SWISS reinsurer Converium will have to increase its US reserves by a further $50m to $100m following a review conducted by independent actuaries and consultants Tillinghast.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Rotterdam CEO Scholten sacked
    PORT of Rotterdam chief executive Willem Scholten has been sacked for granting guarantees on bank loans up to '100M ($121M) to a shiprepair and defence equipment manufacturer without informing his board of directors
  • Seven bids for Cochin bunkering
    COCHIN Port Trust request for bids for the first international bunkering terminal in India has drawn a response from seven refineries and shipping companies
  • 20 crew rescued from sinking vessel
    AN INDIAN cargo vessel which was on its way to Somalia from the port of Mundra in Gujarat sank about 20 n-miles from Jakhan coast in the Indian state of Kutch
  • PMA, Miniace sue each other
    PACIFIC Maritime Association and its former president Joseph Miniace are locked in a legal battle in US Federal Court in San Francisco
  • Wärtsilä sells and consolidates
    WARTSILA, the Finnish marine engine and propulsion system supplier, has sold its Wartsila 20 and 200 product ranges to the US-based Dresser's Waukesha Engine unit
  • DANE Sea lines on verge of collapse
    GREEK ferry operator DANE Sea Lines is on the verge of collapse after the Seamen's Pension Fund acquired the right to auction the company's three vessels
  • Builder dreams of Evergreen deal
  • Erie sewage discharge proposal
  • Lifeline for Scottish isles
  • Commissioner Kroes leaves PONL
  • Southern Moana finally refloated
  • Offshore LNG prompts IGC update
  • Norwegian oil strike escalates
  • French catch another polluter
  • Indian truckers suspend strike
  • Simonis calls for safe Baltic route

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • WTO approves sanctions against US
    The EU, Japan and Brazil received clearance to impose tariffs on U.S. imports over the handling of corporate subsidies under the so-called Byrd Amendment.
  • India offers tax breaks to exporters
    The tax concessions, along with proposed free-trade zones, is part of a plan aimed at doubling the country's share of global trade in five years.
  • Ceres to open auto terminal at Jacksonville
  • N. Dakota panel says Canadian wheat battle not over
  • Mexico faces mass protest as president prepares to address nation
  • Alitalia could cut up to 7,000 jobs
  • Furniture importers join forces to combat import barriers
  • Russian ship line presses for IPO on NYSE
  • Thailand urged to coordinate logistics

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Temasek bid: APL 'controlled carrier' reclassification would have 'immaterial' financial impact, says NOL
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) independent directors expect 'immaterial' financial impact on APL from US reclassification as a 'controlled carrier' if Temasek Holdings controls over 50% of NOL's issued capital.
  • Auckland faces four-day strike
    The Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has selected Auckland as the first port to be hit in a nationwide campaign to reverse increasing use of part-time and casual dockers.
  • South Korea to hold investment promotion meeting in the US
  • CSCL deploys super-postpanamax on Asia/Europe trade
  • Rate-rise season reopens, with an alarm-call against charter-costs
  • Northport berth upgrading to super-postpanamax
  • Kunsan to install four cranes
  • Fake Russian goods join market of brand-name fakes for sale, discovers Customs

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Top tops last year's profit
    Rising spot and charter rates push newly listed Greek tanker owner to healthy earnings in first half.
  • Oily wake? What oily wake?
    Seafarers seem to have blinked when French coastguards caught them red handed.
  • Jinhui takes the money
    Hong Kong bulker player to pocket $20m from capesize charter cancelled four years early.
  • Tankerska returns to Split
    Croatian owner signs for two aframaxes at domestic yard that has been building suezmaxes for the company.
  • Skarga appeals for share sale
    Sovcomflot boss wants government to sell up to 40% of owner to fund expansion into LNG.
  • First Steamship plunges
    First half losses three times greater than revenues at Taiwanese bulker owner.
  • OOCL reveals newbuilding hand
    Hong Kong owner confirms order of four panamax boxships at Samsung in Korea.
  • Bad to worse at Anek
    Greek ferry operator sees losses mount in 2004.
  • Evergreen soars
    Taiwanese box giant sees profit rise twenty-fold in first half on boom in demand.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Maersk's container shipping business boosts earnings
  • FMC proposes revisions to filing and service fees
  • OOCL orders four 4,500-TEU vessels from Samsung
  • Pate Stevedore brings freezer cargo service back to Pensacola
  • European/South Pacific conference sets rate increase Oct. 1
  • "K" Line orders new LNG carrier from Kawasaki Shipbuilding
  • British Airways reduces flight delays
  • DF Young opens office in Port Adelaide, Australia
  • Coote ousted at Manugistics
  • IES releases four new logistics management applications
  • Growth of U.S. exports, inventory levels slows
  • U.S. Commerce Department to examine trade barriers
  • Black & Decker seeks own duty-free warehouse zone
  • India cuts steel tariffs
  • BSY Associates moves office
  • Corps to conduct Long Beach terminal redevelopment study

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 31, 2004
  • Danish ferry strike postponed
    The Danish Car Ferry Association has in motion to the Danish Labour Court argued that the notice of strike filed ...
  • Kvaerner Philadelphia at break-even
    Kvaerner Philadelphia achieved a break-even result in the second quarter of 2004 after a loss of NOK 109.0 million ...
  • Norwegian Navy will sail again
    Reports last week that the Royal Norwegian Navy had to deactivate 20 vessels for the rest of the year due ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
In the third quarter of 2024 the traffic of goods in the port of Tanger Med increased by 11%
Anjra
In the first nine months of the year, growth was 12% percent.
PORTS
Project of the ovadese Vezzani to set up a terminal for the automotive in Porto Marghera
Venice
Filed for the release of a demanial concession for the quay ex Sirma
PORTS
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
PORTS
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
Last month the Port of Long Beach established its own new historical record of monthly container traffic, while ...
PORTS
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
SHIPPING
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
CRUISES
In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.
Los Angeles
Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises
PORTS
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
COMPETITION
Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast
Rome
According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
ENVIRONMENT
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
Brussels
Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
COMPANIES
DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November
PORTS
Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter
Hamburg
Stable container traffic
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INDUSTRY
Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton
Helsinki
Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%
Lubiana
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.
COMPETITION
Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company
Kiev
The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa
PORTS
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
SHIPYARDS
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
ENVIRONMENT
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
LOGISTICS
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
SHIPPING
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
PORTS
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
SHIPPING
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
SHIPPING
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
ASSOCIATIONS
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
LOGISTICS
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
INDUSTRY
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
ASSOCIATIONS
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
SHIPYARDS
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
PORTS
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
SHIPYARDS
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
PORTS
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
EDUCATION
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
MEETINGS
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
MOURNING
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
NEWS
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
NEWS
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
SHIPPING
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
SHIPPING
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
PORTS
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
PORTS
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
PORTS
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
LOGISTICS
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
COMPANIES
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
COMPANIES
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three years
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
PORTS
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
PORTS
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
COMPANIES
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
PORTS
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
SHIPYARDS
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
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