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November 29, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Don calls for govt-level intra-Asian maritime forum
    A government-level, intra-Asian forum aimed at forging Asian consensus on important global maritime issues would help strengthen Asia's diminutive voice at the International Maritime Organisation , a visiting maritime academic said recently.
  • Oil spill in Delaware River threatens wildlife
    A tanker spilled 115,000 litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 32 kilometre long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said on Saturday.
  • US cruise lines start to clean up their waste
    CRUISE lines, after years of sparring with environmentalists, the coast guard and federal prosecutors, now say they are voluntarily cleaning up.
  • Bangladesh faces freight charge hike
  • Boost for anti-piracy operations

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK's credit rating upgraded
  • "K" LINE to close down European subsidiary
  • Exports of TVs high from Shenzhen
  • Study says best location for new HK terminal is Lantau
  • Record growth at the Port of Seattle drives up investments
  • Part of the Taiyuan-Macau Highway completed
  • Chinese fleet heading for professionalism, says report
  • Eva Air orders additional Airbus
  • US Airways creditor offers cash lifeline
  • TGB to develop Asia Pacific cargo express service
  • Monitoring of air-cargo hazardous shipments plagued by problems, says gov't watchdog

Exim Indiaweb site
  • James Mackintosh celebrates 150 years of service to maritime industry
  • IRS to promote IRCAP to global tanker operators at SMEM 2004
  • Martek Marine to unveil safety monitoring system
  • Mercator to acquire used Suezmax tanker
  • Oil tanker rates may rise on short supply of vessels
  • Exim Bank extends $ 19 m credit to Guyana
  • MbPT invites bids for construction of container berths, terminal
  • New Mangalore Port attracts more container cargo
  • Korean steel giant, Posco, sizes up Paradip Port facilities
  • CoPT Board approves DPI's revised proposal for sops to complete ICTT in 4 years
  • PSA not in fray for Hazira port project
  • Port Authority of NY/NJ to fund New Jersey's 9/11 memorial
  • Manufacturing competitiveness council list of members ready
  • Cabinet nod for ISPS code implementation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Belgium: Contaminated fuel taken out of circulation
    Supplier says fuel batch has been removed from market after confirmation of polystyrene contamination.
  • Yukos facing 'total destruction' management warns
    Management of the once-mighty Russian oil giant Yukos have all but given up saving the company's remaining assets after the forced sale next month of its core oil production unit.
  • Winter creeps into the Baltic
    Supply looked healthy around the Baltic at the end of this week with market largely firmer.
  • Singapore ex-wharf player denies supply interruption
  • Rotterdam holds firm early afternoon
  • ARA gas oil stocks dip, fuel oil rises again
    Local refinery problems and increased end-user buying draw on gas oil inventories, while fuel oil stocks continue at solid levels.

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • FDA programme to put more RFID tags in freight stream
  • General strike in Italy on 30 November
  • Cargo-Partner opens third subsidiary in Romania
  • Russian Railways has thousands of railcars stuck in ports
  • KLM to serve Khartoum and Addis Ababa
  • Cooperation between Smyril Line and Fjord Line?
  • Espo appoints Gallanti as new chairman

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2004
  • Baltic Dry scales new heights
  • Spinnaker and Eurofin in JV
  • Transas to provide Londonderry's VTS system
  • London Club's China membership continues to grow
  • Maersk "worth US$150m p.a. to Panama"

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2004
  • Delaware spill leaves 20 mile slick

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks budget for 2005
  • Lynden International opens new operation in Portland
  • Port of Portland schedules sediment cleanup meetings
  • Port of Portland director heading trade mission to Vietnam
  • Washington State Ferries putting lifts on older vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Restis weighs up options for another bid to buy Stelmar
    Greece's Restis Group has revived its interest in acquiring Stelmar Shipping, the tanker company whose shareholders rejected a $700m takeover bid from Fortress Investment.
  • Bahamas flag report on Prestige tanker disaster 'imminent'
    PUBLICATION of the long-awaited flag state casualty investigation into the sinking of the Prestige is imminent, the Bahamas Maritime Authority has confirmed, writes Hugh O'Mahony.
  • Transpetro maps out $2.5bn fleet renewal programme
    TRANSPETRO, the tanker and logistics arm of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, has opened the tender process for the first phase of a $2.5bn newbuilding programme.
  • Yukos in chaos as tax bill spurs bosses to flee
    TROUBLED Russian oil giant Yukos is facing melt down after its management fled Russia fearing arrest and a huge back tax demand of more than $25bn.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Spain's post-Prestige safety focus
    SPAIN is creating a new maritime salvage plan aimed at preventing disasters such as the sinking of the Prestige, Public Works Minister Magdalena Álvarez has announced
  • EU disputes Korean WTO victory
    EU trade officials have disputed leaked claims that the World Trade Organization is set to rule in favour of South Korea in the long-running shipyard subsidies dispute
  • Moby to sue Rolls Royce
    SHIP operator Moby Spa of Italy is to sue Rolls-Royce over deficient propeller blades supplied by Rolls-Royce subsidiary Kamewa of Finland
  • Dry markets hit new highs
    PANAMAX rates have broken their record highs set earlier this year after an extraordinary weekly leap in the BPI of 666 points, nearly +13%
  • Philippines cabotage still closed
    THE Philippines is not ready yet to relax its cabotage law even if the country wants to attract foreign investors in domestic shipping
  • Greek ferries fight state control
    GREEK ferry operators have threatened to immobilise their ships indefinitely next March unless the market is fully liberalised
  • Cochin agrees DPI proposals
  • IOC to invest $1Bn in Iran LNG
  • Extra time for Izar
  • Iran makes overtures to Pakistan
  • NOL sells Lorenzo stake
  • New Mumbai tender offer
  • ESPO warns EU on port directive
  • Hanjin denies Carlyle rumour

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Pudong Railway will be ready to connect Yangshan Port
    Phase I of the Pudong Railway is expected to be operational by the end of 2005 just as the five berths at Phase I of the Yangshan Port are completed.
  • Unhappy Canadian shippers criticise 2005 Atlantic rate rises
    Canada's shippers today expressed 'serious concern' over large freight rate increases announced by Canadian North Atlantic conferences that will be implemented in three stages in 2005.
  • Australia-SE Asia trade slates 2005 rises
  • China and ASEAN to step up transport co-operation
  • Taiwanese steel producer raises prices
  • Rail boost for Fremantle
  • Positive 2005 volume growth for Bintulu Port

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Moby to sue Rolls Royce
    Italian ferry owner to seek $38m compensation over alleged propulsion problems.
  • Golden future for Stelmar?
    Victor Restis takes another look at up-for-sale tanker company following shareholder rejection of $703m Fortress bid.
  • Baltic index hits new record
    Main dry bulk signifier breaks 5,800 barrier for first time.
  • K Line takes Luxembourg hit
    Decision to close overseas investment company costs Japanese owner JPY 2.8bn.
  • DFDS picks it up
    Latest quarter transforms nine-month result for Danish ferry group.
  • Sweden hints at tonnage tax
    Shipowners may get valuable Christmas present from finance ministry.
  • Solitaire hits SembCorp
    Share price of Singapore shipbuilder falls as it loses key battle in $490m bulk carrier conversion dispute.
  • Keppel seals Bergesen deal
    Singapore yard wins eight-month contract to convert and upgrade FPSO Berge Helene.
  • Aqaba congestion improves
    Boxship group EMERA cutting surcharge at Jordanian port.
  • Ultrapetrol wins bondholder vote
    South American owner gets green light to redeem older, costlier bonds.
  • Hanjin ends Carlyle talks
    Discussions between South Korean owner and US investment group over sale of terminal assets break down over terms.
  • Bharati set for IPO
    Indian shipbuilder and ship repairer looks to listing to raise cash to fund expansion plans.
  • Korea claims WTO victory
    In controversial leaked report, trade body rules loans to country's yards in the nineties were legal.
  • Seafarer feared overboard
    Worst feared as cadet on tanker Jag Pratap goes missing during transit of English Channel.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • Montreal/Europe carriers seek multiple rate rises
  • Sabine Transportation CEO convicted in oil dumping case
  • MSC makes changes to Americas services
  • Hyundai expands tanker business
  • Alianca adds two ships to South America coastal link
  • "K" Line closes Luxembourg subsidiary
  • Report: Air China IPO to raise $1.1 billion
  • UPS Canada strike ends
  • Another intermodal traffic record for U.S. railroads
  • Schenker gets "A class" license for Shanghai office
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI licenses
  • USDA helps Georgia shrimpers, not for catfish farmers
  • Carlyle shows interest in Hanjin terminals
  • Inbound box traffic down again in L.A.
  • Long Beach calls ended in MSC's Asia/West Coast/U.S. East Coast link
  • APM, AKWA consortium win Tangiers port concession
  • Indiana port Burns Harbor reports highest tonnage month since 1970

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 26, 2004
  • "Casino Express" aground
    The car and passenger ferry "Casino Express" drifted aground outside Ume' on Wednesday evening. The ferry was being assisted by ...
  • Gotland prepares for oil spill
    There is more oil in the sea than expected after the grounding of the 33,680-DWT bulker "Polo M" off ...
  • Shipyard bankrupt - no catamaran to Bornholm
    Christiansøfarten ApS, ferry company with routes to and from Bornholm, will not get a newbuilding next year as planned and ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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