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April 11, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singapore-flagged tanker in latest pirate attack
    ARMED pirates have struck yet again in the Malacca Strait, the fifth attack in just over one month, this time storming a Singapore-flagged tanker in the southern reaches of the Strait.
  • Crew kidnap incident cost Idaten's owner 50m yen
    THE owner of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, whose Japanese captain, chief engineer and Philippine crewmember were abducted for ransom in March, said the incident cost his company about 50 million yen . Kanji Kondo, president of Kitakyushu-based shipping company Kondo Kaiji, said the total cost of freeing his captive crew, travel costs and compensation for the job Idaten had been contracted for, amounted to at least 50 million yen.
  • China Shipping orders vessels to double fleet
    CHINA Shipping Group Co, China's second-largest shipowner, will more than double its container fleet capacity by 2008 after ordering more vessels, Oslo-based broker Fearnleys AS said in a report.
  • P&O's biggest cruise liner

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd throughput up in 2004
  • Port of Long Beach predicts strong growth this year
  • NOL looking to expand: report
  • New appointments proposed at Royal P&O NedLloyd
  • BCT adds Panamax container gantries
  • Singapore, Bahrain sign open skies agreement
  • Continental to fly direct to New York-New Delhi
  • UPS opens Tianjin office
  • Shenzhen Airport opens customs administration warehouse

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator raises $ 60 m from FCCBs
  • IOC, Aramco plan oil storage facility in India
  • Seafood exports increase by 7 pc in April-Dec. 2004-05
  • 75,000-tonne new wheat export deals struck
  • Ircon bags Rs 63-cr. Nepal road project
  • Greenpeace faults move for shipbreaking yard at Kakinada
  • Paradip Port to handle Nalco's export cargo again
  • PRCL gets 2-year moratorium on repayment of debt
  • WR hauls up new freight record
  • Kamal Nath fine-tunes NFTP to propel exports
  • DEPB benefits restored for SEZ units
  • Exporters to raise voice over I-T Dept stand on DEPB receipts
  • Exports created 1 m jobs in 2004-05'Kamal Nath
  • Assocham sees transaction costs markedly down
  • Dy CM R.R. Patil attends S.R. Kulkarni's birthday rally
  • CII roadshow begins in US

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Lukoil President unveils new bunker terminal
    Yesterday's opening completes another stage in enlarging Rotterdam's fuel oil storage capacity - eventually doubling the port's fuel oil storage to over 2 million m'.
  • Fujairah joins world's top-three bunkering centres
    With annuals sales in 2004 approaching 12 million mt, Fujairah ranks alongside Rotterdam in terms of turnover.
  • SAMSA confirms Marpol single hull regulations
    The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has confirmed that it is enforcing Marpol Annex 1 regulations 13G and 13H at the country's ports.
  • Chemoil announces exit from Philadelphia
    Chemoil Corporation has announced that it will withdraw from the Philadelphia bunker market as of April 15, 2005.
  • Moller-Maersk shields bunker costs with 'in-house' merger
    Shipping giant takes the unprecedented step of merging its bunker purchasing department with its oil trading operations to minimise the impact of surging oil and bunker fuel prices.
  • Matson up fuel surcharge in view of rising bunker prices
    Matson Navigation decided to increase fuel surcharge by a maximum of 10.5% after a sustained rise in bunker fuel prices.
  • Bunkering spills small compared to other oil spills causes
    Oil spills from tankers have declined from last year, and spills from bunkering were meagre compared with other causes of spills.

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Swift Transportation selects Qualcomm tracking system
  • USA: Michigan cracks down on overweight trucks
  • TNT Austria posts good results for 2004
  • Norwegian road map for HGVs
  • IAM welcomes additional Austrian Airlines direct flights
  • More freight at the port of Rostock
  • Management changes at Inercontainer-Interfrigo

Maritime Global Netweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • IM Skaugen kicks off the year in style
  • London Club sees strong renewals
  • BCT goes panamax

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Cal Dive makes "stalking horse" bid for Torch assets

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Portland Port Commission schedules public budget hearing
  • ITC opening investigation into three trade agreements
  • BoatSwap & Chowder Challenge scheduled for next month in Olympia
  • Good Friday holiday takes bite out of rail freight
  • Two new members named to VPA Board of Directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shipowners disappointed with Norway's tax tweaks
    NORWAY'S shipowners, awash with record profits, have branded the Conservative government's latest round of tax changes as a 'setback' despite a pledge from Trade and Industry Minister B'rge Brende to phase out the wealth tax.
  • Lubricants crisis could keep ships idle
    SHIPOWNERS are facing a crisis in marine lubricant supplies that may keep some vessels in port, unable to complete their voyages.
  • Port inspectors plan starts row with EU member states
    EUROPEAN Union governments are fighting plans by the European Commission to send inspectors into ports around the continent to ensure compliance with the new port security directive.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Asian owners, shippers come closer
    ASIAN ship owners and shippers have set the ball rolling for establishing harmonious relations
  • Tax cut to boost Polynesia cruises
    FRENCH Polynesia is to suppress a cruise tax payable by cruise operators, which has prevented the development of cruises in the area in the past decade
  • Transchart grip loosened
    INDIA'S government has cleared Indian Oil Corp's demand to charter ships for oil imports directly instead of going through Transchart, the chartering arm of ministry of shipping
  • Ocean Village doubles up
    PRINCESS Cruises will transfer its oldest ship, the 1991-built Regal Princess, to UK sister Ocean Village in October 2006, doubling the British line's capacity
  • Senator interrupts Canada service
    SENATOR Lines is to end slot chartering on ships run by Lloyd Triestino and CMA-CGM on the North Europe-Canada service but hopes to commence a similar service soon
  • Qatar delivers first LNG to Spain
  • IM Skaugen posts strong 1Q
  • Drivers leave Calais in droves
  • QM2 gangway tragedy charges
  • Carnival warns on fuel costs
  • Orion launches Australian cruising
  • Ore curbs will drag down Cape rates
  • Singapore urges Malacca action
  • Greek owners slam 'hostile' EU
  • Carnival crew dispute goes to court

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Maersk Sealand passing on box charges
    World's largest container line says it will pass on demurrage and detention fees it is assessed for late box pick-ups.
  • Analysts: No slowing China growth
  • Trans-Atlantic conference carriers raise fuel charge
  • TSA chief steps down
  • Postal Service seeks rate hikes
  • Bridgeport taps barge hub operator
  • Indian ports traffic up 11%
  • Gain for HK air cargo
  • EU plans transport corridors
  • Improved income for UTi

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • APM Terminals' Apapa award mystifies the market
    The basis of APM Terminals' (APMT) recent selection as preferred bidder to operate Lagos' Apapa terminal has prompted questions from players in the Nigerian shipping-industry and the global terminal-operating industry.
  • HKTDC urges textile exporters to prepare for US safeguards
    The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has warned textile exporters in town to make early preparations for the US safeguards which may come into force between May and June.
  • Trucker ID aimed at easing German terminal turnaround times
  • CIMC expects profits to surge fivefold
  • CSCL buys vessel for domestic trade
  • Shortsea trio shuttling between Poland and Germany
  • TECO's Finbest to add call in Aarhus
  • Visakhapatnam terminal records 120% throughput growth
  • Canadian National Railway beefs up locomotive fleet
  • Port of Portland to tighten budget to expand port
  • Gdynia's BCT to go over-panamax
  • Lithuanian line to celebrate 10 years by bringing business in-house
  • Gwangyang aims to become a hub port
  • Korea exports for digital products grow in March

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Action over Blasco land grab
    Odessa prosecutor takes company accused of cheating Ukrainian owner out of land and property to court.
  • Teekay payout unchanged
    Dividend flat despite record earnings from booming tanker market.
  • EC bans Italian yard scheme
    Neelie Kroes' two-year investigation finds loan guarantee plan contravenes state aid rules.
  • APL seeks new deals
    Discharge of Exmar LNG carrier boosts Norwegian company's hope for more offshore terminals.
  • Arpeni on the prowl
    Indonesian owner planning share issue to raise cash for 14 new vessels for cabotage trade.
  • LPG boost for Skaugen
    Profit more than doubles as Norwegian owner sees gas carrier earnings at ten year high.
  • Nauta notches profit
    Polish shiprepairer turned around previous year's loss in 2004 as it worked on Lys-Line ro-ros.
  • Idaten boss paid negotiator
    Deal with pirates freed Japanese tug crew in Malacca Strait.
  • Ocean Village expands
    Princess Cruises' UK brand to get another vessel aimed at younger customers next year as newbuildings arrive.
  • CSCL acquires boxship
    China Shipping Container Lines is buying a boxship, which was once a tanker, from a subsidiary.
  • Make my day
    Genmar ensures Peter Georgiopoulos will profit handsomely from any Frontline takeover.
  • Petrobras extends Ultrapetrol unit
    Brazilian energy giant picks up two-year option on Ultrapetrol's Alianza G3.
  • Transpetro clears 8 yards
    Petrobras transport arm provisionally eliminates three local shipbuilders from mammoth 42-tanker tender.
  • Matson inches up surcharge
    Rising fuel costs prompt US-to-Hawaii container line to increase its fuel surcharge by 1.3% to 10.5%.
  • Senator withdrawing from ECS
    German boxship operator is to stop taking slots on ships operated by Lloyd Triestino and CMA-CGM.
  • Moby sees another profitable year
    Increase in passenger numbers to the island of Sardinia helps lift profits at Italian ferry owner

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Pacific ship capacity up 18% before peak season
  • China Shipping plans 8 new services this year
  • PIL joins CP Ships' Asia/Canada link
  • Indotrans joins U.S./Middle East discussion agreement
  • Deutsche Post, UPS battle for express market shares in Europe
  • UPS to open Singapore distribution and logistics hub
  • CN, grain shippers in argument over rail service
  • CN orders 75 locomotives, options another 75
  • GAO: U.S. arms export control system static since 9/11
  • Taiwan reopens borders to U.S. beef imports
  • Iraq buys 60,000 metric tons of U.S. rice
  • ITC investigates impact of 3 U.S. trade agreements signed in 2002
  • USDA considers uniform pork import policy for 15 EU members
  • Airbus selects Stute for Laupheim logistics center
  • Gdynia port gets new Panamax cranes, post-Panamax to follow
  • CORRECTION: NY/NJ terminals reduce container free time

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 8, 2005
  • Norwegian supply vessel hull assembled in Sweden
    Marieholms Mekaniska Verkstad, MMV, in Surte near G'teborg has received an order for a supply vessel hull from Norwegian Kleven ...
  • Svithoid orders two more
    Svithoid Tankers exercises its first options and orders two 4,450 DWT product carriers from the Russian shipyard MNP Onshore & Offshore ...
  • Strong growth on Tallinn-Stockholm route
    108,000 passengers travelled on Tallink ferries on the Tallinn'Stockholm run during the year's first three months, up by 43.6 ...

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%)
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.
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
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
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
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
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.
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention
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%
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%
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
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
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April
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
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
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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.
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
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"
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
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
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
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
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
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
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%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
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.
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.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
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
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
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
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
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
Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018
Athens
The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone
Joy Tauro
He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues
Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste
Trieste
Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state
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