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December 31, 2004
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises may be hit by travel cancellations
    ANALYSTS have expressed concerns that the operations of Malaysian cruise operator Star Cruises could be hit by travel cancellations in the aftermath of Sunday's deadly tsunami.
  • India shuts Chennai's port, puts it on 'high alert'
    CHENNAI's container port, India's second-largest, was shut down and put on 'high alert' after the government warned that fresh tsunamis may hit the country's coastal states and islands.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Cruise liners liable for off-ship assault by staff
    A US appeals court ruled last week that cruise liners are, under federal maritime laws, strictly liable for any assault by a crewmember on passengers during a cruise, even if the assault occurs outside the ship while the crewmember was off duty.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Star Cruises may be hit by travel cancellations
    ANALYSTS have expressed concerns that the operations of Malaysian cruise operator Star Cruises could be hit by travel cancellations in the aftermath of Sunday's deadly tsunami.
  • India shuts Chennai's port, puts it on 'high alert'
    CHENNAI's container port, India's second-largest, was shut down and put on 'high alert' after the government warned that fresh tsunamis may hit the country's coastal states and islands.
Admiralty Casebook
  • Cruise liners liable for off-ship assault by staff
    A US appeals court ruled last week that cruise liners are, under federal maritime laws, strictly liable for any assault by a crewmember on passengers during a cruise, even if the assault occurs outside the ship while the crewmember was off duty.

Sched Netweb site
  • World's largest ship propeller built in China
  • ECT, PONL given go-ahead to build new Rotterdam terminal
  • SITC becomes MICT client
  • Administrative changes needed in China to boost logistics development
  • DHL moves relief supplies to tsunami victims in Asia
  • Evergreen Group announces management changes
  • Qatar Airways becomes 1st ME airline to fly to Beijing
  • American Airlines cargo division cuts fuel surcharge

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Petronet gives bidders 15 more days to submit RFQs
  • Essar Shipping to spend $ 1 bn to expand capacity
  • Cabinet clears way for seamen to seek jobs abroad
  • Cashew export industry poised to register phenomenal growth
  • Vietnam sets $ 1-bn trade target by 2006
  • Exports to Pakistan shoot up by 257 pc in April-August
  • China emerges India's fifth largest export market
  • Baalu announces wall against future tsunamis
  • Bharati Shipyard shares listed at premium of 97 pc
  • Chennai, Tuticorin ports placed on high alert as sea swells menacingly
  • Gati wing offers free transport of relief materials to the Andamans
  • Unshredded metallic scrap imports at Ludhiana & Dadri ICDs to ease JNP pendency further
  • Integrated food law to give thrust to agri-reforms on anvil
  • $ 500 m hedge funds coming in'IMC chief
  • No tsunami wave on fiscal front, says Chidambaram
  • Kamal Nath promises to correct inverted duty structure
  • PM rules out calamity cess
  • Cabinet clears way for private airlines to fly abroad

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Port of Rotterdam sees cargo growth at 8%
    Oil and oil products see significant growth as does container throughput, according to provisional figures released by the Port of Rotterdam.
  • Japan: Product shipments to continue despite refinery fire
    No immediate threat to bunker supply unless refinery restart is slow, but market already seen tightening.
  • New bunker team member at Curoil
  • China to double port capacity in five years
    Chinese authorities develop strategic plan to double the country's port capacity by 2010.
  • Singapore fuel oil inventories reach 13-week low
    Onshore stocks of residual fuels fall to their lowest level in thirteen weeks.
  • Rotterdam firm ahead of midday
  • Singapore: Two bunker alerts issued in two days
    Two bunker alerts have been issued in Singapore in the last two days. Market sources however play down the significance, one parameter is not included in the ISO 8217 specification.

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Evergreen boss prepares succession
  • American Club shrugs off difficult year
  • Aker orders boom continues with ferries deal

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taking over terminal operations
  • Port of Los Angeles takes top freight gateway spot
  • Continental Airlines becomes first major US airline to order Boeing 7E7
  • Port of Tacoma taps Dorsett as governmental affairs manager
  • Evergreen Group making changes to top management positions

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Samudera bulker capsize leaves 15 missing off Aceh
    FIFTEEN crew of a Samudera Shipping Line cement carrier were missing yesterday after it capsized off Aceh, Indonesia, in the disaster that swept the Bay of Bengal.
  • Clubs expecting tsunami claims
    SEVERAL of the big mutuals providing shipowner liability cover are likely to face claims resulting from the killer tsunami.
  • Industry warned of ever-growing cost of counter-terrorism measures
    SHIPPING companies have been warned of potential mounting costs and business disruption from the multiplicity of anti- terrorism measures.
  • Marine hull renewals to stay static
    MARINE hull rates are likely to emerge from the January renewal season little changed, say market analysts, writes James Brewer.
  • Izar will 'find private investors'
    ENRIQUE Mart'nez Robles, president of Izar's state shareholder, Sepi, this week said he was confident that private investors would be found for the troubled shipbuilder's merchant facilities, writes Brian Reyes in Gibraltar.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Summary of port conditions
    FOLLOWING Sunday's catastrophe in the Indian Ocean, most ports are returning to normal
  • Chennai, Tuticorin ports on tsunami alert
    CHENNAI and Tuticorin ports have been placed on high alert and operations at both ports are at a standstill following a government warning about a possible new tsunami
  • Even Phuket port escapes
    OFFICIALS at Phuket in Thailand have confirmed to Fairplay that the port suffered no damage from Sunday's tidal wave and is still operating normally
  • India: New tsunami warning
    CHENNAI port authorities today advised all port users that another tsunami wave was likely to hit the coast near Chennai in the immediate future

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Intermodal strong for U.S. railroads
    Carriers moved more freight than any other year on record through mid-December.
  • Interpool seeking re-listing
    Container lessor applies to NYSE as revenues improve.
  • Wave warning roils India ports
  • Buoy transmitters to extend U.S. port security
  • Hanjin: $15B in '05 sales
  • NWA Cargo reduces fuel surcharge
  • Korean airline boosts freight
  • Security group elects Harrison
  • Continental first U.S. buyer for 7E7
  • Record China ag deficit
  • Ningbo capacity nearly doubles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • 'Transport is too cheap,' says record-breaker Rotterdam
    Rotterdam has reported a record cargo-year, with container-growth outstripping almost all sectors, but success has a price, and transport is 'too cheap', according to a Port of Rotterdam (PoR) spokesman.
  • Another tsunami warning alert for EC India, but Chennai counts opportunities
    India's east coast ports are on high alert, following today's fresh tsunami warning across Kerala, Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Lakshaweep and the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, while Chennai, though hardest-hit, is examining opportunities.
  • Roelf de Boer quits Rotterdam Port Authority board
  • Port of LA discusses 73 ways of cutting pollution
  • NYK mixes up Asia-Latin American services, trimming transit-times
  • Hauliers protest at Penang Port service
  • Germanischer Lloyd accelerates container-inspection market-share
  • CMICT adds three post-panamax cranes for next-generation ships

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Holiday stocking
    New Orleans dry operator ISH will devote $40m shares proceeds to 'projects.'
  • Tsunami claims ship
    Fifteen seafarers missing from Samudera cement carrier that sank in Indonesian port.
  • Waterman flags in P&O Nedloyd boxships
    Newly acquired vessels put on long-term charter to Farrell Lines under MSP.
  • Eitzen raises Sigloo stake
    Norwegian shipowning group gains majority ownership of gas carrier partnership.
  • Hefty fine for Schlussel
    German container ship owner in plea bargain over pollution offences in Hawaiian waters.
  • Erik Eik gets a gift
    Chairman of IM Skaugen gets a belated Christmas present from conversion of newbuilding bond to shares.
  • Seatrans starts the giving
    Bergen shipowner's donation gets wave of aid going to victims of tsunami.
  • More ghosts sent for scrap
    Two more ships from the US James River Reserve Fleet are heading for domestic scrap facilities.
  • Florida eyes anchorage limits
    USCG to restrict Fort Lauderdale anchorage in effort to stop ships running aground on reefs.
  • Concerns over tug and crew
    Anti-piracy watchdog fears Singapore registered vessel is latest victim of new piracy trend.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2004
  • Ocean carriers win another legal case against EC
  • Two Waterman vessels enter U.S. security program
  • Zim, China Shipping confirm Asia-Eastern Med direct link
  • Survey predicts DHL parcel gains in U.S. market
  • Continental orders 7E7
  • China Southern diverts cargo flights to relief effort
  • FedEx donates services to relief effort
  • State Department reviews addition of cargo lanes at Nogales, Ariz.
  • Maersk Logistics promotes Ramskov
  • Congress considers single committee on homeland security
  • USDA to allow live cattle and beef imports with strict BSE controls
  • U.S. reviews dumping of Japanese outboard engines
  • ITC administrative law judge Terrill retires
  • BKA Logistics ships dried milk to Angola to fund landmine clearing
  • Port of Shanghai opens capital to China Merchants

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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